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]

...Red what?

[They DO but not that BRAND.]

[schrodingerscockroach]

An energy drink, one that has caffeine and sugar and supposedly a bunch of vitamin stuff that'll give you energy like coffee does. Usually crash harder from those though.

[ruinatings]

Oh, an energy drink. I suppose that could be beneficial. But it may ruin the flavour profile.

[schrodingerscockroach]

If you're mixing coffee and energy drinks, you're not doing it for the flavor profile.

[ruinatings]

Perhaps not, but I see no reason to give up the luxury of the coffee, so I suppose I'll have to wake myself up.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Fair enough. [Shrugs.]

Need any questions answered or anything? You were gone a while.

[ruinatings]

I wouldn't mind a general update. Have I missed anything exciting?

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Considering.] Well, no terrible trials or adventures elsewhere.

A couple of trials. One was a body switch one, that was weird, and Ginger just won the last one where we made ship fight each other. Weather's been all over the place, but nothing too exciting in a general sense.

[Paaaaaause.] But, uh.

Faito got a really bad memory recently. It's too soon to call how well she's dealing with it, but I'd probably keep an eye out to make sure she's actually sleeping.

[ruinatings]

Ah, I see... Thank you for informing me. I'll be sure to check up on her for you.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Nods.]

....bright side, our matching necklaces are apparently magic, so that's cool.

[ruinatings]

There are magical necklaces now?

[schrodingerscockroach]

Oh, didn't hear about this?

[Pulling his pendant out from under his shirt.]

Faito and I woke up with these. It's how we figured we knew each other, combined with other stuff.

They're apparently magic.

[ruinatings]

I see! What kind of magic, if I may ask?

[schrodingerscockroach]

Shields, teleportation, and I think she might have made someone faster? That might have been a coincidence, but not sure what else she was doing.

[ruinatings]

Ah, how convenient. That should give you both an edge should we find ourselves beset by creatures again.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Definitely. A lot can be done being able to get somewhere fast or getting someone else to freeze. Even if they're short burst spells.

Just....need to figure out how to use it properly and what the limit is.

[ruinatings]

I wish you the best of luck. If you should require a sparring partner, I could always make time.

[schrodingerscockroach]

That'd be good. It's a big difference just practicing alone and actually against another person. So far I've just been mostly teaching people things.

[ruinatings]

A worthy pursuit. Fortunately, I have confidence I can give you a fair challenge.

[schrodingerscockroach]

I think so. [Rean does, and he's seen at least some of Crow's skills, he figures Rufus should be around there.] We should do a test punch. Augmented strength, don't want to accidentally break something.

[ruinatings]

Yes, of course. Better safe than sorry.

[schrodingerscockroach]

Later then.

I think there's also someone else in Ginger? Pretty sure I saw your colors, but I didn't have the chance to talk to them.

[ruinatings]

Oh, really? I'll have to investigate, then. Hopefully we'll all get along.

[As if they don't already. Haha.]

[schrodingerscockroach]

Could always meet with Faito.

Hard to not want to get along with her around.

[Maybe the moe can help Rean and Rufus with Whatever Issue They Have.]