auroraexpress | EVENT: ~*~Heat Wave~*~

Who: Heroes! Old ones, new ones...!
When: Day 42, afternoon
Where: Around the train

[ Good news, everyone! Those pesky cicadas are gone at last! You might have even had a chance to relax, except....

Except for the heat wave.

It's like the worst parts of the last dregs of summer come to torture you with excrutiating heat. It's heat so bad you could swear that you've started melting yourself the second you step outside. It's terrible. At least with the cold you can add more layers on, how are you supposed to deal with heat?? You can't just walk around naked??

(That's not a suggestion.)

Here's the thing about the heat, though: It's bad enough that it's causing mirages-- mirages of people you may even recognize, people who are lost in the dark. People who will try to lead you into danger, people who don't want what's best for you after all....

That aside, you may or may not have noticed that there's some new teammates on the train! The notification appears cheerfully on everyone's Chains:

WELCOME NEW HEROES

And you may find yourself wearing a label you can't seem to remove until you've spoken to at least one other person: "Hi, I'm ______! Talk to me about ______!"

There's a mischievous giggle in the wind that you may recognize as the same one that ran the plants and secrets game. ]

[[ NOTES: You're welcome to make team posts if you like, or intro directly into this mingle if you haven't already. Until next month's placements, the heat wave will persist. Characters stand the risk of seeing castmates not in the game until that point, mirages from the heat. Enjoy! ]]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Well, yeah, it has to be a mutual thing. But if you're both focused on generating sparks, it should still do the trick.

[ Also glances at the books ]

Sparks can be used to buy lots of useful things.

Can it buy a shape change artifact?

Probably. Lots of people ask for magical stuff.

....wait, seriously?

Yeah, it's pricey though. Like double the regular stuff. But makes sense if it's magic, right?

Depends on the magic. Some enchantments are easy, but shape chance spells are definitely harder, and harder to put into an artifact.

I think here magic is just double, regardless of what particulars you're asking for. Unless you're asking for something really crazy.

That seems dangerous. Some magic is easy, some is ridiculous hard. Not all components are made equal.

But then again, a lot of this place is highly dubious if it's meant to be genuine.

I mean, I can't say for sure how any of that works. But I see no reason not to try and see what you get. I don't think this place particularly cares what magic people get a hold of since bonds are the real power here.