[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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[puddingemote]

[Tamaki is sifting through the items and examining a pair of shoes when he's suddenly spoken to. He looks over the pile of fashion accessories before looking back at the other guy, shrugging.]

Dunno. Isn't it magic?

["Magic" is going to be his explanation for everything ever from now on.]

[windeity]

[There's a slow languid shrug because yeah, that's a pretty okay explanation but also:]

It's possible, but at the same time it seems a little weird to be thinking that she was waiting for us and holding all of this back for us to sort through on our own.

[puddingemote]

Is it weird?

[Tamaki considers, looking around the pile of assorted stuff. Maybe it is a little weird...]

Maybe it's just a present... like, a welcoming gift? And she didn't want to spoil the surprise.

[windeity]

When you put it that way it almost sounds a little thoughtful. [Huh.] But these are all things you wouldn't think to find here. That is the other thing, but who knows? Maybe it's her way of making us feel at home kind of like what you said. Have you found anything interesting?

[puddingemote]

Hmm... [Tamaki looks around at his finds, considering.] I found this hat. [It has a wide brim, useful for keeping the sun out of his eyes.

He looks over at the pile of electronics.] Do you think there are any phone chargers?

[windeity]

[There's a nod. John can appreciate hats, seeing how he's still debating if he wants to take the fedora with him.] The accessories are all pretty different, too. It's kind of a big collection.

But probably? [He ponders for a moment.] If there are electronics here even without electricity I am willing to guess there are chargers. But then how would you get a charge?

[puddingemote]

Use an outlet...?

[It hasn't quite dawned on Tamaki that there might not be an abundance of outlets here, or electricity to run to them. He's just used to it being there. His one camping trip wasn't enough to expose him to a life without twenty-first century technology. There does seem to be some around, but...

None of this is as distressing as the total lack of wifi, though.]

[windeity]

[Bro...well. John won't be the one to tell him, but there's a smile tugging at his lips even has he keeps a mostly straight face.]

Oh, they had those in the mansion? I didn't get a good look when we were exploring the rooms. My best bro said there were spycams, too, so maybe that is the one electricity hub we have.

[puddingemote]

Spycams?

[Which is about all he'll say to prompt John to tell him more. He's not sure why there would be spycams in the mansion - does that Genette girl think they're going to steal something?]

[windeity]

Little cameras. I guess Brie put them in there though I'm not sure why? They were apparently there and working though so that is something to keep in mind I guess.

[puddingemote]

Eh... that's a little suspicious... I guess they're watching us...

[Do they think they're going to steal from the mansion?]

[windeity]

Wouldn't you want to get to know the people that showed up on your strange island-planet, too? Sure, it's a little weird and unconventional but at the same time if we stay out of the mansion maybe it won't matter too much.

[Either that, or John is too used to being watched. That's possible.]

[puddingemote]

But it's not like we asked to come here! [Tamaki huffs, folding his arms.] If we could go home, no one would have to watch us.

[It's just rude, honestly.]

[windeity]

That's also true. [And he hasn't come to a conclusion of why they're here in the first place either.] What's the last thing you remember anyway? Just curious.

[puddingemote]

Hmm... [He thinks back.] My fourth alarm went off... then, Iorin yelled at me to get up for school... and then I probably fell asleep in math, and when I woke up I was here.

[Maybe this is all just a weird math dream.]

What about you?

[windeity]

[Whoa. He actually looks a little surprised because that all sounds so. Normal.]

Huh. I think the last thing I remember is saying goodbye to my friends. We were splitting up to travel. [It's the more polite way of saying "I realized most of my friends had been destroyed, I buried a best friend, her mom-daughter and I made a deal to go talk to our giant monster overlords and a troll yelled at me."] So it seems like they were not too picky about when they would interrupt our lives.

[puddingemote]

[Tamaki just nods, because the polite explanation sounds pretty normal, too.]

When you were splitting up, I guess you didn't mean to travel here...

[Though that does make him think. Maybe this other guy's friends won't notice at first, because they were splitting up, but what will his friends think when he doesn't show up at rehearsal tonight?]

What will everyone think, when they realize we're gone?

[windeity]

[This is a good point, and he frowns in thought for a moment.]

Do you think they will? Realize we're gone, I mean. If this place is magic there is really no telling what kind of enchantments were done before we even showed up. [John has dealt with Too Much to panic just yet.] But I guess we could ask around and see what other people were doing and see if there is a pattern.

[puddingemote]

You think they won't? [Tamaki doesn't know anything about magic, so he supposes it is possible. But that sounds like it would take a lot of magic, especially with so many people...

Well, there's no way to know for sure. John's other suggestion is a good one though.]

I'll ask other people I talk to. Maybe someone else has had something like this happen to them...