[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

[actus]

what's more exciting than super-powers?
ah... maybe a theme-park. at least those have concession stands.

[windeity]

not much.

[There's a pause because. Well. This is from someone who's used to having powers now and okay, maybe Akira has a point.]

but it's been a while since i have been to any kind of themepark. i think even longer than i've had powers. i do miss the food options though...
the ocean would not be a bad option either. a real ocean.

[actus]

[ !!! ]

you had powers before this?
like what.
could you fly?

[ please stop. ]

[windeity]

yes, actually! that was definitely a thing all of us could do before we got here. i am not sure why it stopped? but we could all fly and we all had other powers, too.
it was all dependent on our aspects.

[Akira it has been a long day, do you really want to learn about Sburb.]

[actus]

[ why not make the day longer? totally a sunk cost at this point. ]

aspects?

[ so maybe everyone had powers before coming here. that certainly explain some things. maybe. ]

"all of us." does that mean you're all here?

[windeity]

yes. it was all part of the way the game ran. we all had classes and aspects assigned to us once we started playing, i think.

[That explains nothing, but. Hm.]

but not all of us are here. right now it is me and two of my friends from my session, and then two others from a different session. none of the players from the trolls' session seem to be here either.

[actus]

i see.
so like a game of dungeon and dragons brought to life.

[ akira no, please don't?? ]

[windeity]

you could say that except we didn't have a dm or anything dictating what we were doing or whatever. we just got into the medium and figured things out from there.

[Akira is definitely better off asking one of the others how Sburb works because John is useless in that regard.]

that and i do not think that d&d would mean creating a whole new universe.

[actus]

you created a whole new universe?
see, that's even better.
that's far beyond d&d.
what'd you end up calling it?

[windeity]

i do not think we really had time to think of a name.
there was sort of a lot going on back there.

[And if it had a name John really wasn't paying attention, whoops.]

[actus]

what an opportunity.
it's a shame.
i've always wanted to name something.

[windeity]

wouldn't it just be easier to get a pet?
you can probably name some of the boars running around here.

[actus]

...that's a good idea.
i'm not sure how friendly the boars are, though.

[windeity]

do you think they could be tamed?
they're probably just mad that we showed up on their island without warning.
i would be kind of mad, too.

[actus]

i can see that.
wanna find out?
i'm down if you are.

[windeity]

nothing else to do here until we have a new planet to hit.
sounds like a plan to me.
how and when do we start?

[actus]

i'm free now.
i can't sleep.

[windeity]

me either.
now's as good a time as any. want to meet at the edge of the woods?

[actus]

sounds good.
see you soon.


[ oh my god these idiots - continue here or log or??? ]

[windeity]

[May as well continue them here because I can't believe them and we'll go for however long.

Which is how we segue straight into John not keeping up a telepathic connection as he heads for the edge of the woods, but then it sort of occurs to him that he's not even sure who exactly he should be looking for? So there's a moment's hesitation before he stops and sends one last message.]

ok so i do not think a lot of people are going to be out here this late, but uh. give me a sign you're out here or something?

[actus]

[ a sign. he can do that! he thinks. he's going to murmur a joke under his breath, his fingers catching on fire afterward. it's as good of a sign as anything else, right? bright and shining! ]

you catch that?

[windeity]

[Whoa. There's a light and John's immediately honing in on it, heading that way. It's probably not hard to spot him considering he's also lugging around a giant hammer with ease just in case, but it doesn't take long before he speaks up.]

Caught it. [And a few more steps brings him not far from Akira's location, allowing him to lift an eyebrow.] Your magic is...being a human torch?

[actus]

Something like that.

[ he grins, eyes flicking to the hammer. all right, he can't resist asking. ]

... Are you related to Thor?

[windeity]

That'd be pretty sweet, wouldn't it? [He's fairly calm in that answer, but he shakes his head.] Hammerkind was just what I ended up with a few years ago, it's not a big deal. But most people can't wield the hammer's power so...maybe, actually!

[Yeah he never actually thought about that. Huh.]

[actus]

[ that is ... kind of awesome. ]

So do you have the same power here, then?

[ which would be neat! since he doesn't, and he's stuck with being the human torch. ]