[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

Re: E

[rebells]

[He's flipping open the notebook to test a pen now, and the glitter gets an eyebrow raise--gel pens are a little beyond the technology of the world he came from.]

Perhaps. I think I'd prefer a notebook that's a little less . . . pink.

[windeity]

You could probably find one with some digging. [In fact, he's just turning to join Jay near the supplies pile.] But if it was pink at least you would have a hard time losing it.

[rebells]

Ah, but I'm not sure my dignity would survive the blow.

[He says that with a perfectly straight face, but he's continuing to look through the pile.]

I'm Jay, by the way. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, although I wish it was under better circumstances.

[windeity]

[Jay...are you one of those people with little chill? John's biting back a grin to try and keep a straight face, too, but he settles for a nod.]

I'm John. And I'd hate to see your dignity suffer from a pink notebook, so I can help you look for a better one if you want. [A shrug.] Even if meeting under better circumstances would be better, we can still make the most of everything.

[rebells]

[Excuse you, he has so much chill. That does make him crack a smile, though.]

Well, that's kind of you. I'm not that picky, honestly; I'd just prefer to avoid pink dolphins.

[windeity]

I think we can manage that. [There's even a confident nod as he starts to push through a new pile of notebooks.] Is that a yes on the glitter pens then?

[rebells]

I don't think they'll write well on white paper, but I might as well keep them. Did you have these on your world? They're . . . interesting.

[windeity]

They did, yeah. They also had this really cool colored paper that made the ink stand out. [Shifting, shifting...] Maybe they could be used for something else. You never know with all of the new magic everyone has now.

[rebells]

I'm having trouble thinking of a power that would depend on writing with glitter.

[But his lips quirk upward at the thought. He continues searching through the pile of notebooks and eventually finds a small leather-bound journal with black and colored paper, which he thumbs through for a moment before looking up.]

Something like this?

[windeity]

Exactly like that. [He actually looks fairly pleased and he's taking a space gel pen, uncapping it and taking the opportunity to write a "J" on the page in sparkly blue ink.] And considering the kind of powers people are getting here it may be very possible. A friend of mine can draw things and bring them to life.

[A beat.] But if he drew them in glitter I wonder if the contents would be glittery, too. [Hum.] Glitter also sparkles so if you really winged it you could make it into a light source, I think? It would take some practice though.

[rebells]

Ah, the power to create shiny objects.

[He's joking; he can see how the pens could help someone focus their . . . artistic imagination.]

Do you know if he can literally create life?

[windeity]

Hey, do not underestimate the power of shiny objects as a means of distraction. [But he can roll with it so long as Jay's taking it in stride.]

Uh. He created a real brain, does that count? We are still not sure how that was possible, but it happened.

[rebells]

. . . did the brain work . . . .

[windeity]

I did not examine it long enough to really find out, but it works pretty good as a lamp now.

[rebells]

[ . . . oh my god what.]

That's intensely disturbing.

[windeity]

Yeah, that's Dave. [Stop smiling, jackass.] I think he only drew it to see if he could. He also drew a watch and an umbrella. The brain's fine now, it is merged with a shell and a coat rack so it can light up Rose's hut. It doesn't look too weird...

[rebells]

That's not reassuring me much, you realize. How did that happen?

[windeity]

Magic? [If Jay thought there would be another answer, unfortunately he will be disappointed.] We wanted to see if we could combine our powers and it turns out that is possible.

[rebells]

And whose power is to merge bizarre objects together?

[Though he has a suspicion.]

[windeity]

[Oops.]

Mine. Dave draws, Rose enchants, I combine. It is actually pretty effective but also kind of stupid since it can be hard to tell what the result will be.

[rebells]

[He looks mildly intrigued.]

You can't control it at all?

[windeity]

Not really. [Shifting through office supplies seems better than really concentrating on that.] I can control what two items get combined, but I have not figured out how to control what the end result will be. I'm not even sure if I will? All I know is that it is the ability to combine any two objects and there doesn't seem to be a size limit.

[rebells]

[No, this is an interesting problem.]

I assume you've tried the "thinking about what you want to make very hard" approach already . . . .

[windeity]

Yeah, that was one of the first things we tried. I think most of my magic goes into getting them to stick together in a way that makes sense. It does whatever it wants especially when combined with other magic. But maybe I am missing something.

[rebells]

Likely most of us are. We've been given powers that don't seem to work on the logic that any of us are familiar with, from our worlds. I'd be more surprised if we immediately understood everything about them.

Have you detected any sort of pattern or logic to how things are combined? Or have you not done enough--fusing--to tease that out yet?

[This is much more enjoyable than thinking about his own power.]