[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

[puddingemote]

Wow, this guy's pretty bossy. But then, he is also at risk of suffocation, so Tamaki looks around for something that could solve this problem. Something fan-like, something fan-like...

With nothing visible in his immediate area, Tamaki gets a different idea and quickly yanks his hoodie off. It's a bit too big, so fanning it will be a little slow, but it does create a much bigger gust of wind as he waves it up and down.

[teratias]

The hoodie is more than perfect, and as the gusts go, the smoke begins to move away, then calms down entirely. In the wake of the smoke is an annoyed looking Waver, coughing and spluttering, the whole experience mortifying.

"Thanks," he manages, waving the last of the smoke away.

[puddingemote]

"Yeah," Tamaki responds dismissively, waiting to make sure Waver isn't going to start smoking again to put the hoodie back on. At least he looks like he can breathe again.

"Is that your magic?" Because it seems like the most useless magic possible, but then Tamaki has only learned magic can even be real today.

[teratias]

"Unfortunately," Waver replies, voice dripping venom. He felt incredibly useless right now, so having another say so would only end in yelling from Waver.

"Useful sweatshirt though."

[puddingemote]

"Thanks." Feeling reasonably confident that Waver isn't about to burst into smoke again, he puts it back on. Now Waver can see it has a cat ears. "If you need it again, I can help."

A pause, and then he adds helpfully, "I'm Tamaki."

[teratias]

Cat ears?! Waver tries not to stare, and absolutely fails in the intent. It was hard not to.

"Waver," he manages, eyes on the ears. "Are those new or...?" he gestures upwards, approximating where the ears are on Tamaki's head.

[puddingemote]

"Mm?" He reaches up and brushes where Waver is pointing. "Oh. Yeah, I bought it like this."

He means the hoodie. He liked the cat ears on it, even if they're a bit childish.

"It's comfy, too."

[teratias]

"Oh, I didn't realize they were part of the sweatshirt." Now Waver just felt silly. His cheeks flush red as he explains further.

"I thought they were part of whatever weird magic you got given here."

[puddingemote]

"People get cat ears!? Really!?"

He is at once interested, a little jealous, and also worried about what that could mean for his friend Riku. He's not supposed to be around cats, after all...

[teratias]

"No! Not that I know of!" Waver splutters, feeling more and more foolish by the second.

"I just wasn't sure, that was all and oh, never mind, forget I said anything!"

[puddingemote]

Tamaki blinks at him, once, twice, and then he can't help but laugh.

"You're kinda funny," he says when he quiets down. He reminds Tamaki of another friend, who also gets wound up when he's embarrassed. Waver seems kind of stuffy, too, which just makes it more amusing.

[teratias]

Stuffy and wound tight might as well be Waver's two middle names. It doesn't help that he lets out a low hnnnnnnnn at being called funny either.

"I'm not feeling like I'm in a joking mood," he muttered, now wanting to die from all sides. This incident was nothing short of mortifying.

[puddingemote]

If he keeps making sounds like that, it will only make Tamaki want to laugh more.

"It's okay, Waverin." And yes, he did just sound an een sound to the end of Waver's name. "Everyone makes mistakes. It was just a funny mistake."

[teratias]

"Wait, what did you just call me?"

Waver did not do nicknames. They were cutesy, and he did not want to be seen as anything like that. He was a strong mage, damnit.

[puddingemote]

"Waverin."

There's nothing not strong about having a cute nickname. Cute nicknames are just cute and fun to have, right?

[teratias]

Right. Waver went red in the face, wanting to be anywhere but here.

"Could you never call me that again?"

[puddingemote]

Tamaki can't help but laugh at that, once again. He should probably take pity on the hapless man, but really, this is too much fun.

"Mm... Do you like Wave-chan better?"

[teratias]

"I prefer my name," Waver corrected in a low growl. This wasn't funny! It wasn't remotely okay!

[puddingemote]

Tamaki just shakes his head. "I think Waverin is better."

He seems really determined to use a nickname here.

[teratias]

Waver glares, unimpressed and starting to lose his patience.

"I won't respond to anything but my name. Got it?"

[puddingemote]

Tamaki pouts, folding his arms. "You're no fun," he judges, narrowing his eyes. "I call everyone by a nickname. No one else minds."

[teratias]

"Well, I do. And I'd really appreciate it, okay?" Waver snapped. His name was weird, he knew that already. He didn't need anyone making it weirder. Bad enough he answered to Rider when the man just called him "boy" at this point. Anything else? No. Absolutely not.

[puddingemote]

Tamaki glares back at him for a moment, but he finally shrugs and relents.

"Fine. I'll call you Waver."

To his face, anyway...

[teratias]

"Thank you."

There was a little undercurrent of was that so hard?, but Waver managed to bite back on actually saying it. "And thanks for your help."

[puddingemote]

"Sure," Tamaki says, in response to both things. If Waver is going to keep being like that, there's not much he can do right now to change it. "Good luck with your smoke thing."

And with that, he'll be going.