Newbies + Monthly Prompts!

[trainmasters]

Who: Everyone
When: Day 47, morning
Where: the Aurora

[It's that time again: this morning, you're awoken by the jingle associated with an official message from your Chain -- the usual "newbie time" balloon animation and text:]

WELCOME NEW HEROES

[This round's newbies are waking up in their rooms, in the usual nondescript undies or team pyjamas.

Outside, the cold snap has broken. It's back to jungle warmth, though the sudden change in temperature appears to have caused a thick fog. So thick, in fact, that you can't see more than a few feet in front of you -- and it doesn't burn off with the daylight.

For the next few days, Origin Star will be lost in the mist, and should you venture too far, you may be too. Because out there in the humid dim are willow-the-wisps, faint lights in the fog that will lead you to perilous terrain or into the jaws of beasts.

Sometimes, you may also hear a voice -- a distant song from across the sea, in the direction of the corrupted island. If you get too close, long and spindly arms will reach out of the water and pull you down, for a kiss from a scaly human-like being that sucks all the emotion out of you and leaves you feeling hollow and lacking empathy for others. The cure is time -- you'll be better in a day or so, but you can speed it up by basking in the warm feelings of others.]

[[OOC NOTES: As the monthly prompts, the fog and mermaids will continue until next month's placements. If you have any questions, please ping the mods via the q&a. Thank you!]]

Comments

Jasmine and out

[comingstorm]

Jasmine

[There's a dude in the stupid team pjs with.. just a hint of white scales peeking from the collar and sleeves.

He's coming out quite a while after the announcements so he's been reading on the phone.]

So. Come out, whoever is here.

Lounge

[In the lounge is a new jasmine in the outfit. He sits in a military correct posture, though loosely, and... he's also in the sweater. No scales visible.]

You. Name yourself.

[deerlyloved]

[!!!!

WELL. Probably not getting any demands to name himself but even if Sousei was going to demand something he won't get a chance because he's being instantly flopped on.]

[voreaciously]

[Without missing a beat, a voice replies from the kitchen.]

You can come here, instead. I am busy.

[it smells very nice and if sousei does arrive he'll see a young lady in a light blue apron with three large stylised water droplets on it busying herself with chopping vegetables.

she is wearing a blindfold]

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Well, that's direct.]

I'm Dusk. Not much for politeness, huh?

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow glances over and waves casually. ]

The name's Crow. And what's yours, new guy?

[crimeson]

[hmm? emerging.]

Mornin'.

[bowtiedbones]

You can try asking that more nicely, first.

Lounge

[malignstar]

There's an introduction. The name's Felix.

[featherbeaned]

[ bounces right up towards him, her tail up and crooked like a cat's ]

Me? Hi! Hullo, I'm Meridian, who are you?

jasmine

[nhaamasblessing]

[Guess who else is covered in scales, except black?]

Hm? Hello?

[peeking up from the common room]

[deerlyloved]

Licorice;
[A tall, scrawny redhead with a scarred up face emerges from Room 2, wearing his pyjamas and looking very sleepy and confused.]

...This is new...

Elsewhere;
[Having settled and gotten dressed, Francis has gone off to explore. You may find this beanpole staring at you, or staring into space while poking at the scars around his right eye in dazed awe.

If he bumps into you or makes eye contact, he'll jolt back into awareness and back away.]

Oh-- Sorry. Hi.

[daydreamshimmer]

[Well, to be fair, she is certainly a thing to Stare at.]

[Will stare right back,]

....need something?

[dismemberthename]

[eyeing him like a feral animal would eyeball a threat. dirty!!! and. with mushrooms growing out of them though that's hidden by clothes.]

Is it?

[bowtiedbones]

[the little skeleton perched on her shoulder stares RIGHT BACK]

Oh! It’s fine, hi! You’re new, right?

Elsewhere

[malignstar]

[ Hullo fellow eye scar friend ]

Do they hurt?

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow glances over from the kitchen. ]

Nah, this is pretty old. On the other hand, you're new.

[daydreamshimmer]

[IS this a newbie? Depends who got the memo and is paying attention, probably.]

[But there's a tiny unicorn around the train. A little under four feet tall, and also very much not moving like a normal horse. There's a lot more....springiness to her.]

[Wearing Sunset's usual geode necklace, but she's also got a hairclip, with the clip part the Senna orange, but with a yellow sun on it and a phone case necklace with her Chain.]

[She's out in the mist, not far from the train, waving giant leaves in the air telekinetically, her horn glowing red as well as the leaves. She's studying the movement of the mist, a hoof rubbing her chin.]

[comingstorm]

[Okay he's seen weird shit. Neon horses are new though.]

[crimeson]

[in the train!]

--Oh, hey, looks like you solved your problem.

[bowtiedbones]

Solar Flare! Oh my gosh!, look at you!

[malignstar]

Aww, I was getting used to the other look too.

[featherbeaned]

[ On the one hand, looks tasty?? On the other - ]

Hi, Solar Flare!

[ruinatings]

[mrrghghggh someone just woke up from hiatus sleep and is groggy and a little grumpy. You can find him drinking coffee in the lounge, or wandering around checking things out, seeing if anything has changed since he last looked.

If he knows you, he's looking for you, too. Just to be sure you're all in one piece.]

How inconvenient...

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Oh good, a Ginger came back, even if he's only talked to Rufus a little.]

Is there even enough coffee to help wake up from that kind of sleep?

LICORICE! AND OUT!

[dismemberthename]

[there's a new someone in team pajamas! looking kind of. dirty and half-wild. so that's fine probably.

in any case later they will have maybe calmed down in the slightest. still dirty and sprouting mushrooms though. they find a nice spot in the garden car to just lay down on the floor in the grass.]

1/2

[voreaciously]

[80H is wandering into the garden car for some flowers because she feels like doing arrangements. It might be nice to do to live--]

THYME / OUT

[beeknighted]

Thyme
[Good morning everyone your new boy has sleepily stumbled out in his pyjamas, eyes barely open, walked into a table, grumbled and shuffled around it, and is now heading towards the kitchen cupboards to rifle for cups. He's only rifling with one arm though. The other one looks to be missing, the sleeve just flopping around uselessly.]

Out
[Welp he's put on clothes but he doesn't look any less tired as he explores the train cars. He will smile and wave at anyone he passes.]

Good morning.

[malignstar]

[ There is a lithe red wolf bounding into the kitchen from his morning run (on top of the train), claws skittering along the floor. Though he stops abruptly at the new scent. ]

You're new.