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

Re: Cw mentions of bad things

[comingstorm]

How many times must I repeat I'd already be dead if it came to that? No matter. If you can be of help with the rest I'll certainly use you.

Re: Cw mentions of bad things

[daydreamshimmer]

You've only said it once before and considering how much you were burying the lead already, you weren't gonna tell me hayseed until I forced it out of you. You know what that does?

'What if we can still save him?' 'No, it's so risky!' 'But I have to try!'

That. That is what happens. Hope and bad decisions. And of course I can be of help. Bare minimum, I can easily tell you two apart on a soul level which should make most any magic to separate you two far easier to pull off. Then there's magical genius.

Then there's whatever all this is. [She gestures at her ears.] But if it's making temporary alicorn, that's gonna be a powerful kick.

Re: Cw mentions of bad things

[comingstorm]

You lost me at the end.

Re: Cw mentions of bad things

[daydreamshimmer]

Alicorns are a pony who has the power of all three of the pony tribes. Immortal, a lot of power, connected to fundamental parts of the world. The Sun, the Moon, and there's someone who has Love who was originally a Pegasus? That's a vague story.

Basically, a god.

One of the components for the ritual to make an alicorn is an unparalleled display of magic. Essentially needing to invent a new kind.

The wings are why I know I could match a god. I'm a unicorn. Only reason those would shown up would mean something.....alicorny is happening.

Re: Cw mentions of bad things

[comingstorm]

I see.

[Well that's a good enough explanation actually.]

You have some control of your potential then.

Re: Cw mentions of bad things

[daydreamshimmer]

Of course I do. [She gestures at the flower.] That spell is years of schooling to accomplish, unicorns only get two spells naturally.

This other stuff, I don't remember how it works, but its more instinctual. I sing a song, suddenly ears, I touch someone wanting to know something, memories. I'd guess either strong emotional reaction or danger sense went off now.

Re: Cw mentions of bad things

[comingstorm]

So only half control. Better than nothing. But rather reckless to be so full of magic that it uses you.

Re: Cw mentions of bad things

[daydreamshimmer]

It's less being full of magic as having a certain kind of magic.

Unicorns can have all sorts of raw potential. And it means very little if you don't know the spells. To be a great sorcerer, you have to be at least a good mathematician. Know the numbers, the symbols, the words. Whatever thoughts and emotions might be necessary. Don't know that, can't use the magic. There's been more than one unicorn with a lot of raw power who never learned beyond levitation.


Whatever I'm doing isn't unicorn magic. It's something else. And with how powerful it is, it's no wonder it's hard to control. It's like speaking another language and unfortunately, I don't remember what the language is or it's grammar rules, just the words I'm throwing out at random.