[OPENING] island hub - day 1

[spellbindmods]

Who: All Characters
Where: Main Hub
When: Day 1
Open/Closed: Open to All

TDM threads can be considered canon if you so choose, they contain the power that you apped with and both parties confer that the thread is canon.

For characters that were on the TDM and who were not accepted/didn't app, these characters will be considered dropped characters that were magicked away.

Night has fallen upon everyone. It's thus far been an eventful day -- you've met some new people, discovered some new aspects of yourself that weren't there before you appeared here (however that might have happened). The original inhabitants of the island have been working hard to prepare a few things. One activity might have been one you were a part of, but there's still time to get your hands dirty. A ▢ Brie has rolled out a large copper pot and created a pit on the beach. It's unrealistic to think everyone can subsist on the few foods she's collected from other words and boar jerky alone. She's got a few boar carcasses sitting on the beach that need attending to as well. Your characters can help feed themselves and others, and here's what needs to be done: Fire needs to be started for cooking the meat AND a large bonfire for light and warmth. The large copper bowl needs to be filled with water. Crabs need to be bravely collected from the bath house for boiling. The boar needs to be either cut up for kebabs or stuck through. Does your character know anything about spit-roasting? Any other helpful magical skills are welcome to help make food. Post feasting, there are dozens of crabs and a pile of roasted boar meet that are up for eating. Even if you didn't offer to help in making any of the food, they're open to eat it -- even if the true helpers may give you dirty looks. The boar is fine, if not a little bland and chewy, but it's probably better than the jerky. The crab is delicious, if not a little tasteless...there problem with the crab isn't exactly the taste, though. B ▢ The crab isn't a species that's immediately edible for most species, though your character will grow to get used to it eventually. For now, the meat isn't settling well within your character's system. Your character will experience sweats, a high fever, blurred vision, potential vomiting, hives...it's very obvious their body is rejecting the unfamiliar meat. This may also cause a bit of an issue with your character's powers. They're still getting physically and mentally acclimated to these new changes, so expect their telepathy and magic to go a little haywire.

It's almost completely dark outside when the next event of the evening happens. You're living your life when you see it out of the corner of your eye -- it's absolutely hard to miss. What you see is a large lit caravan, larger than even an army tank. It's bright white and shining, covered with golden, ornate details that emanate an even more dazzling sparkle. The entire thing is aglow, and it's quickly coming towards the large bonfire that's been made. It's not rolling across the sand, but instead it's floating, and so is a matching trunk that's sailing along next to a figure beside the caravan. C ▢ A tall, slender woman has also come along with the large caravan, quickly opening the trunk that eventually lands on the sand with a large thud. She's handing out sacks, very similar to the ones previously in the large lobster cage. These contain a parka, a type of candy of your choice, a bottle of water, a large shard from a broken mirror and a letter rolled up and bound with a roll of twine. There are two other thread options associated with this prompt: Genette's top level and her telepathy training post. Around the same time as Genette is handing out this new little goody bag, you suddenly receive a telepathic message. It might seem a little strange at first -- but on that note, what about tonight isn't strange? D ▢ The telepathic message your character will receive is a simple one: Hello. It shows up in text form across your character's line of vision and it doesn't go away until they respond back, though the message that's sent out won't go to the original telepath. Instead it will ping pong to a random person in the group. You've made a new friend! After you've met Genette, she's also got a few more supplies that she pulls out a small door in the base of the caravan. She's insistent that you only get two items, since there aren't exactly a lot of them to go around! E ▢ The last of the starter supplies are being handed out, and these are items that are more cumbersome or rare -- they may not be immediately useful for your character, but maybe you can make use of them somehow, whether eventually in another world or with your power. An electronic/technology: these can be as obvious as an MP3 player, as useless as a garage door motor or as scandalous as a Hitachi Magic Wand. If it can be powered by electricity or batteries, there's a tub of them. They're also partially charged if they don't need constant electricity to work. A fashion accessory: there are a lot of these, surprisingly. Flower crowns, belts, bras, shoes, earrings, other types of jewelry. Your character can look cute while suffering from crab vomiting. Books and stationary: maps of various worlds, books written in a myriad of languages (maybe even one you recognize!), writing paper, ink pens, gel pens, stickers. Any kind of stationary can be found here. Other household items: this can include cleaning supplies, furniture, and other miscellaneous goods. These won't be personal affects from your character's home, but they may be useful! Feel free to come up with unusual or alien items -- these have come from all over the universe, remember!

As the night winds down, it's recommended by Brie that you should probably go to be in your hut -- or at the very least get somewhere inside. There are a lot of people around the camp, however, so it's no surprise that there are a few people waiting around to get their fill of food and supplies before heading to bed. The noise of the new members and the light of the fire have attracted a very large pack of boars, who you'll later find make routine trips to the beach every night. Boar mating season has made the wild hogs rather testy, and the smell of food -- even if it's their own boar brethren -- have made them even more volatile. F ▢ If your character isn't quick to get inside tonight, they're likely to get a boar charging at them. The chances are doubled if they happen to be holding onto a food item. Female boars can leave a few bruises and trample you, but beware the males -- they've got tusks. However, it's not like staying up at night doesn't have its advantages. Once midnight hits, another species of animal makes its regular rounds across the base camp. In the sky, characters can see an Aurora Borealis-like sight. Instead of being dancing green and blue lights, however, the reality is that they are a massive species of space worm, and hundreds are wiggling past on their way to travel back home. They're shimmering and in every color imaginable, lighting up the sky with their magnificent hues. G ▢ The space worms operate outside the natural barrier of the hub, but they still are in close enough proximity to shed a film as they travel. If you're still awake, boars or no, you'll be in the middle of a shower. The film sheds from the worms and enters the atmosphere, creating multi-colored, sweet-smelling mists of worm water vapor. Worm water vapor is kind of weird, but it's also pretty cool. It's also calming, and that's a bonus. Inhale too much and you might become a little too calm.

Comments

the crabventures continue... (\/)o,,o(\/)

[pussywhips]

[ Ann takes note of the way Haru steps back, though it seems like a fair reaction—would her crab mob decide to attack if the other girl got too close? Protect their mistress or something? Best not to find out the hard way. ]

Right? I think maybe I charmed them a little too much... I haven't really gotten the hang of it yet.

[ She smiles a little sheepishly. A lone crab starts trying to climb up her leg, and she gently shakes it off. ]

Hey! What's your power? Did you figure it out yet?

[mapsio]

[She doesn't want to step back, truthfully! But the crab mob truly is a little intimidating.]

It's still a vast improvement from the last time. They seem so strangely docile like this.

[At the mention of her own power she lights up a little.]

I'll show you!

[At the wave of her hand, she is able to form a protective barrier that looks big enough to fit herself and maybe two other people under.]

I can protect people like this, even if the barrier isn't very strong right now.

[pussywhips]

Yeah, I mean... like this, they're actually kinda cute, huh?

[ Her little crab children... that she's about to go throw into a boiling pot so the entire coven can eat them. Actually, let's not think about that right now, before she gets unreasonably attached to these little suckers. ]

Whoa! That's really cool!

[ She doesn't move closer to touch the barrier due to crustacean-related reasons, but the look in her eyes says that she wishes she could. Haru-senpai... ]

You got something super useful. Geez, why did I have to get this weird charm power?

[mapsio]

They're like kittens almost. Kittens with huge pincers and a mean attitude.

[Don't get too attached to dinner, Ann. That might not be good.]

I thought it was pretty neat too, though, it isn't very strong right now.

[Maybe later Haru would ask Ann to stand under here with her so she could test how many people could fit comfortably.] The charm power could be useful, you never know!

[pussywhips]

[ They'll have to put their powers to the test later, when she isn't in the middle of preparing dinner. Speaking of, it's been a hectic enough day as it is. ]

So far all it's useful for is charming these crabs.

[ What a grim fate. Truth be told, Ann is jealous of Haru for her cool power—barriers have a lot of useful functions that could come in handy in a fight. What does Ann have? The ability to beguile her enemies into dropping their weapons? ...Actually, that is useful. But still embarrassing! ]

Hey, are you busy? Do you want to help me load these guys into the, um... [ She suddenly feels bad about talking about their inevitable demise right in front of them?? Even though crabs don't speak English. Her voice lowers. ] Into the pot.

[mapsio]

[She can only imagine the embarrassment that Ann might be feeling. Haru might be the one between the three of them that were here that actually gained a power that wasn't ridiculous to explain.

Never fear though, Ann! Haru wouldn't bring light to the details of that.]

I'm not busy. [She glances down at the crab colony. Poor guys, they were about to meet their doom...]

Sure, lets do this quickly, okay?

[pussywhips]

[ Ann looks down at the crabs too, feeling a little guilty. Okay, a lot guilty. Sorry little fellas... ]

All right!

[ She starts leading the way back to the bonfire, her army trailing behind her. For what it's worth, it seems that they're less inclined to pinch Haru as long as they're busy trying to keep up? ]

Hey, I know we didn't really have a choice, but I'm really glad that you and Akira came here with me. [ So that she's not alone. She flashes Haru a wan smile. ] That's probably pretty selfish, huh?

[mapsio]

[She won't use her barrier then, she'll walk calmly next to Ann. As close as the crabs would allow.

She turns her head, giving Ann smile in return.]

Don't worry, I thought the same thing. I thought that I was really glad that you and Akira-kun were here with me. I don't think I would have survived on my own, truthfully.

my embarrassing html failure, preserved for all eternity......

[pussywhips]

That makes me feel a little bit better, actually. That I wasn't the only one...

[ She laughs a little sheepishly, reaching up to tug on one of her pigtails. The crabs scuttle away around her feet. ]

It's pretty tough being cut off from everyone else, huh? I kinda wish there was some way we could... at least tell them we're okay?

there there.....

[mapsio]

It makes me worried to know that they are there without the three of us. If you and I weren't there it might not be as bad of a deal. But Akira-kun is here when he needs to be there.

[She knows everyone would worry about them regardless though.]

Maybe one day we'll get a way to send a message back home.