[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

[windeity]

it's a thought i don't like much either.

i think i see you?

[As such, he's waving both of his arms over his head from his position on the ground. It's probably not too difficult to spot him parked in the space near a blue and a purple hut. The red one is on the other side of the purple, as said, too.]

[teratias]

[Waver does see both arms, and he makes his way over to the spot between the two huts. Once he's there, Waver pauses. This is an experiment, after all.]

Ok do you want to just try talking and seeing if the text cuts out or something else?

[windeity]

yea, i guess we can try that.

[Wait.]

Sorry, I think I got used to it? Which is weird since telepathy is not a thing I'm used to. [The spoken words, of course, don't display as text.]

[teratias]

I think used to only gets to be invoked after many weeks of this.

[Waver frowns. He doesn't want to get used to this.]

[windeity]

That's also implying we're really going to be here for many weeks. Is that a possibility you really want to entertain? [He sees that frown, Waver. This is definitely a struggle.]

[teratias]

It is not. [Waver's tone is as serious as the grave, with a flare of anger at being corrected too. Even if it is a good thing to remember.]

[windeity]

[When you're used to someone shouting a lot, serious tones are only met with light expressions.]

But at least we know how the telepathy works now. Better, at least. The words are gone but now it's just about the distance.

[teratias]

But is that actually true? We should confirm that it is about distance, and not say, intent to speak with another person.

[The thought had only just occurred, but it seemed like something worth confirming or denying.]

Meaning, is this like picking up a ringing phone, or genuinely just distance?

[windeity]

I didn't even think of that. [He'd really only thought as far as dealing with one person, but Waver brings up a point. He's shifting to his knees so he can stand at least.]

Let's start with distance first. How far apart do you think we need to be?

[teratias]

Hm.

[Waver pauses, tapping his cheek with his finger. It is a very, very good question.]

We could do it in increments? There's no measuring equipment here, so equal paces apart might work.

[windeity]

[Oh. Ohhh okay, he's got this. He perks up and he's on his feet, swaying just slightly before focusing again.]

Start with five paces and up the distance with each message?

[teratias]

[Waver nods.]

Yeah. And try and block me out and vice versa. We should probably be looking away from each other too.

[windeity]

Back to back works for me. Blocking would be good practice, too. [With that he's up and turning, already beginning his five paces.] Wanna start or should I?

[teratias]

[Waver's surprised that anyone is this up for weird telepathy experiments right off the bat, but he doesn't question it. It's nice, and nicer to be surprised.]

If you want to, then by all means.

[windeity]

[It's either start testing things out and exploring options or be bored and confused. Being used to this, John finds himself stopping five paces out and he doesn't verbally respond. Instead, he takes a moment to focus and seek his target.]

can you see this?

[teratias]

[It was strange. Waver couldn't see John, or the words, but he felt a small sensation where the signet was implanted. That meant incoming message, but the goal was ignoring it. So Waver did, then yelled back.]

I felt the message, but managed not to open it!

[windeity]

Awesome! [Don't sound so excited about being ignored, John.] So with practice we should be able to filter messages from multiple people even better. Is it weird? Not opening it, I mean. Or does it just go away and bounce back and now I am waiting for it?

[Does this work like a rejected email? Questions for the ages.]

[teratias]

[Science is worth being excited about!]

It didn't feel too weird, but maybe if there's a lot of messages, it might be harder? [Waver doesn't want to yell again, but there's another question to answer.]

Do you feel it bouncing back?

[windeity]

It would probably be harder if you're fielding a lot of pings, but I'm not getting anything back at all. Maybe it's sort of just stuck there now? Waiting to be opened, alone and lost in the telepathic field.

[teratias]

Hm. Maybe. I could open it and see, just so that we're certain of how this all works. [Waver does wonder if there are other factors at play too, levels of mastery, but better to keep it simple right now.]

[windeity]

Worth a try. See if you can find it to open it and then try sending a reply back to me.

[teratias]

Hang on.

[Waver turns around and scuttles back to where he was standing.

There! Message is still there.]

I can still get it. What about this response?

[windeity]

[And because John is a reactionary person, he "opens" the message immediately. However, he doesn't mentally respond.]

I opened that one, too. I think we answered at least one major question. [He seems pretty pleased by that, too.] I bet you could let messages stack up if you really needed to, but I am not sure how long they'd stay either. But it's something.

[teratias]

Also, I'm not sure opening them all up at once is a good idea either.

[This is all excellent information.]

Thanks for helping figure this stuff out.

[windeity]

Probably not. [Then again, he's used to messages from friends stacking up while he's unavailable to answer.] But sure, any time. We can probably do something like this again after we get some practice in and we're here for a few days. It's worth knowing if this is how things are going to be.