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

[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?

[ruinatings]

Not remotely, but I'll do.

[slowly ginger becomes less of a zombie zone...]

[schrodingerscockroach]

...I wonder if red bull mixed with coffee would do it.

[Does their world have energy drinks, who even knows with how lopsided developement is.]

[ruinatings]

...Red what?

[They DO but not that BRAND.]

[asteionknight]

[ He has entered the lounge for his own drink,



still completely memoryless, so, like ]

[ruinatings]

[Just. Stops mid-coffee sip and stares.

He knows there's no memories but what if he remembered by now? But if he didn't, should Rufus bother him or avoid him or...????]

[asteionknight]

[ Nope! None! He passes right by Rufus with Literally no recognition! ]

[ruinatings]

[aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

[ruinatings]

[okay.

...okay. He can be polite and pretend there's no problem!]

Good morning. Can I help you find anything?

[voreaciously]

[he will wander upon 80H doing flower arranging with native flowers.]

[ruinatings]

[Oh, good. A familiar face.]

Good morning, 80H.

[voreaciously]

[she stands up from her work immediately.]

Ah, sir, it is good to see you up and about.

[ruinatings]

Thank you. It's good to see you still present and well. Are these local flowers?

[crimeson]

[FLOPS! IN SEAT! NEXT TO!!!!]

[ruinatings]

[!!

considers being his stuffy self but

nah

just leans on gently]

Good morning.

[crimeson]

[counterlean and whine]

And I thought I slept in, yeesh.

[ruinatings]

Hmm, well. One should get adequate rest to maintain one's beauty...

[daydreamshimmer]

[Rufus is gonna have someone else joining in the coffee drinking.]

[Namely the neon unicorn also walking into the lounge, a cup of coffee floating in the air beside her, taking a few sips as she looks around the place at her new angle.]

[ruinatings]

[.....Well. Okay.]

Good morning.

[daydreamshimmer]

[She looks up, and pauses. And. Well, she likes Faito, so might as well be friendly with Gingers.]

Good morning. You new?

[ruinatings]

Not at all. I've simply been asleep for some time. You, on the other hand, must be relatively new yourself.

[bluediligence]

Rufus! Oh my gosh, you're awake, how are you feeling?

[ruinatings]

Quite well thank you. I apologize for the sudden absence.

[bluediligence]

It's okay as long as you're okay.

Do you want something to eat?