[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.

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[p_mortem]

[ praise the gods, it's a coffee maker

Minato is happy, really, though there's no hint of a smile on his face as he approaches Sorey and crouches down next to him, a hand raised in greeting while he peers down into the coffee maker— disappointment shows on his face in furrowed eyebrows and a slight frown. ]

...It's empty.

[imsorey]

[Sorey takes another look at the coffee maker and reassesses what it could possibly be for. that it's for making some kind of drink is apparent, but the specifics have escaped him.]

Oh yeah? What's it supposed to be full of? We might be able to find it around here.

[p_mortem]

Coffee.

[ Lowering his face into the pot, Minato can tell that it's never known coffee; it smells like salt, probably from sitting out in the sea breeze. Disappointment. ]

You could probably use it for other stuff though. Like boiling water.

[imsorey]

[that makes him reappraise the little machine with renewed interest]

That's definitely useful! Hopefully there are coffee beans on this island too. I don't see why there wouldn't be if there's a coffee maker.

[p_mortem]

[ p l e a s e

Minato feels that he could survive anything with coffee flowing through his veins again. He doesn't know anything about coffee beans or what type of tree they grow on, but it could be possible. ]

Hopefully. Are you thinking of taking it?

[imsorey]

[after a moment Sorey shakes his head and sets it down.]

I'll keep it in mind, but I don't have a use for it myself at the moment. I'd rather give someone else the chance at it if they're interested.

[p_mortem]

[ Minato reaches forward to take it, but stops short of touching the handle. ]

...Even if there were beans, we'd need electricity to power it. That'd be hard if we're on the move.

[imsorey]

You can't just ask for some electricity to borrow?

[it will take him a few minutes to figure out what electricity is as applied to electronic devices]

[p_mortem]

If somebody had a charger or batteries, maybe. But those will also run out eventually.

[imsorey]

Oh. Then it's no good without a reliable power source.

[wracking his brain for a minute for a solution, but he doesn't know enough about...electricity or electronics to have much in mind.]

Well, there's plenty of time to look around for one, and the mansion might have something that they don't mind us borrowing. If there is something then we can come back for this later.

[p_mortem]

That's true. The leftovers will probably go into storage somewhere, not gone forever.

[ They'll probably be kept in the mansion, probably, along with the crates of other things that were provided for them, indoors where the boars can't come in and destroy everything so easily. With that thought, Minato leans his hands on his knees and stretches out his back and legs. Time to go. ]

I might go back to scout out the mansion more, now that it's quieter and emptier.

[imsorey]

[there's only a slight, curious hesitation before Sorey follows suit and stands]

Do you think there's more to find there, now that we know what's going on?

[p_mortem]

No idea. But now that we know we're leaving, we should pick up what we can, even if we think it's useless.

[ maybe he'll comb through the forest too and collect the rest of the felt bags and granola bar wrappers, who knows ]

[imsorey]

Is it better to over-pack than under-pack?

[the only thing he knows they'll want in ample supply is food, so he can't say it's a problem to have too much rather than too little]

It's not a bad idea though.

[p_mortem]

With the power I've been given, weight and space isn't a problem. There's no worry of over-packing.

[ Food's another story, but maybe they can get by on boar until they have to leave. ]

[imsorey]

Really? What power did you get?

[he hasn't even started thinking about what power he could have possible gotten, so the fact that some people are well aware is more than a little surprising to him]

[p_mortem]

[ Instead of answering, Minato decides to show him: he takes the coffee maker in both hands, and then claps his hands together dramatically, coffee maker seemingly having collapsed in between his palms. But it's really just been turned into a small golden bead that rolls in the palm of his hand when he opens them up again. ]

[imsorey]

[his expression goes from surprise to excitement in less than a second]

--That was amazing! How does it work? Can you do that with anything?

[p_mortem]

[ How does it work? No idea; he just sort of visualizes it and makes it happen— with more practice, he hopes it to become second nature. The other question he can better answer though ]

It doesn't work for animals. I tried on a crab and got pinched in return. Not sure about what else doesn't work, though.

[imsorey]

Even if it's just for small things, it's still pretty handy! And it makes for a cool trick.

[not to mention it could save a ton of storage space. which, upon thought, is likely the intention.]

[p_mortem]

Party trick, yeah. [ That's what it feels like at the moment, nothing too flashy nor versatile as some of the other powers he'd seen, but there are various ways he could use the power if he thinks about it, he's sure. ]

What about you? Do you know your new power?

[imsorey]

[there's a pause as he stops to mull it over, a little frown on his face.]

I'm not really sure. I kind of have an idea, but I haven't tried it out. It's something I can't do on my own...probably?

[he has no idea]

[p_mortem]

Is it something I could help with?

[ Considering Sorey isn't sure what his power is, nor has he tried it before... maybe it isn't a smart idea. But he has to try someday. ]

[imsorey]

Huh...

[since he's not completely sure what his power is he can't say with certainty, and it makes him hesitate]

I wouldn't want to put you in a position where you're helping me with something I have no idea how to use. Let me look into it first and see what I can do. Once I have a better idea of what I'm working with I'm sure I'll be asking around for help.