[OPENING] island hub - day 1

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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

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[potentite]

[Jake was just really tired anyway so it was easy to take a nap here. Shifting in his sleep, he curls up tighter, huffing.]

I'm sorry... Just don't leave yet...

[At least he sounds like he's starting to wake up from it.]

[p_mortem]

[ ...Minato had liked the idea of telepathy, but sleep talking like this is a whole other story, with him having conversations late at night with what he suspects is himself. Sorries, especially, he doesn't want to hear if they're not meant for him, so he makes his mental font a little louder, a little bolder. ]

I'm not going anywhere.

[potentite]

[It's a nice sentiment and it relaxes him a little while also waking him. Something like that definitely doesn't belong in his dreams, especially not after today.

Right, today. So much happened.

He realises he must have fallen asleep outside and sits up, groggy and blinking slowly.]

What? I— Oh. I'm sorry. Did I talk in my sleep? [It's hard to focus but that's his immediate concern.]

[p_mortem]

Yeah. A bit.

[ Minato continues the mental conversation because it's so much easier than having to speak out loud and raise his voice so that it would reach Jake, especially when he has no intentions of wandering out into the drizzle himself. ]

Nightmare?

[potentite]

[Jake switches mostly to match Minato. He's a follower.]

Something like that. More like a memory mixed with one? I guess. I had a really bad day, so... I guess it's still on my mind. Ugh, telepathy sure is going to be a thorn in my side though if it starts poking people back with my half-asleep blathering.

[p_mortem]

It's been a hard day for everyone. They probably understand. ...The telepathy will take time to get used to, though. I wish it could be turned off completely.

[potentite]

Not fond of people poking through your thoughts? I mean, um, no one probably is. I don't think most people like the idea of a stranger taking a gander at their thoughts, no matter how harmless they might be at the time. Maybe with practice we can shut it off?

[p_mortem]

Thoughts are more honest than words.

[ and honesty isn't always for the best ]

But mostly... I hope it can be shut off because it's noisy. Disorienting. There are a lot of voices, all at once.

[potentite]

[Boy does Jake know that.]

That too. It's pretty... Well, I don't like it one bit. I'm not used to being around many people in the first place so... just being physically present like this is rather taxing.

[p_mortem]

Are you from a small town? The number of people here... I'm used to it, but not having so many want to talk to me.

[potentite]

Umm, something like that? My grandma was, among other things, a rather acclaimed botanist always looking for new discoveries. So she moved us to a remote island when I was small to study the untouched wilderness there.

[p_mortem]

That sounds pretty cool. Peace and quiet... Though I'd imagine there's more birds to make up for noise. Is the island like this one?

[potentite]

This place seems a bit safer. Just a smidgen. But yeah, the birds were nice! There was a lagoon... and some ancient ruins, too. My room globe was in the tower and I had a nice view of everything.

[p_mortem]

A tower...

[ He's glad they're talking through text instead of voice, because there would definitely be some disdain staining his thoughts that don't carry over here. ]

That sounds nice. There's a lake somewhere in the forest here. I wonder if there are ruins too. It would be interesting, but I don't know how helpful that would be.

[potentite]

Probably not too helpful, I admit. As much as I love exploring, I don't know much about real archaeology or such things. So far, I haven't seen hide nor hair of any other people besides us, though.

[p_mortem]

You probably know more than a lot of us. How to get around without trains and such. How to handle the boars?

[potentite]

I can probably handle any sort of critter, so um, if you ever need help, you can leave it to me. If you want, I mean? I don't, um, know how well everyone here handles themselves but... I've lived like this my whole life, so... I don't mind.

[p_mortem]

That would be a huge help. Really, thank you. I don't have much experience with animals... a stray cat, a dog, that's it.

[potentite]

Oh I've always wanted to play with a dog... Oh but I'm Jake. Um, it's nice to meet you.

[p_mortem]

My name's Minato. Nice to meet you too. Hopefully we come across a dog sometime... They're nice to have around.

[potentite]

Maybe someone has a dog summoning power! Well, it might be nice, to have some creature comforts, I mean. I'm not really sure what I think of all this business yet, but... a sense of home wouldn't be amiss.