INTROS + MONTHLIES

[trainmasters]

Who: Everyone
When: Day 51, evening
Where: the Aurora

[It's evening, and as the stars come out you get that text again:]

WELCOME NEW HEROES

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

Outside, the fog is gone. In its place is a pleasant evening, its beauty enhanced by tiny, softly-glowing flowers along the jungle paths. Unfortunately, should you peer closer toy may notice these flowers have blackened, curled leaves -- and the scent that wafts up when you step on them will either heighten or dull one of your senses.

But hey, why go in the jungle when you could eat questionable snacks in the lounge again? This time there are towers of round chocolates in varying colours, and sparkle blue and white snowflake decor on the walls and hanging from the ceiling. In typical Star Prince and Knights fashion there is a lot of glitter, and the chocolates definitely have a magical side-effect: in this case, transformation.

☆ Blue-wrapped chocolates cause your character to shift in age. They may get older or younger, and this transformation may be purely physical or may include mental shifting as well.

☆ Silver-wrapped chocolates cause your character to gain animal features -- anything from cat ears to fully becoming a cat is acceptable, and any animal real or mythical is game. It won't change you to a size that doesn't fit in the train, though.

☆ White-wrapped chocolates cause a transformation to a different physical sex.

☆ Black-wrapped chocolates cause you to take on the form of another person -- someone on the train or someone you remember from elsewhere. It won't turn you into anyone you don't personally know, however.

These effects wear off within a few hours, and you can combine more than one. Enjoy your icebreaker and make that fresh meat feel welcome!]

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

Comments

[dereban]

[ and here's yet another new Thyme that seems to just pop out of the room after she is decidedly not in pajamas just staring at the snacks with curiosity and just scrutinizing it with a bit of a frown. . . ]

I definitely don't trust any of these snacks. Who even brought these?

[ she's absolutely getting war flashbacks to some of the fortune cookies.

nevertheless, she's probably going to wind up people watching; if only because she does need to get to know who else is here, or if there are any familiar faces. ]

[overworker]

[This girl is in the same team color that Towa’s wearing— it wouldn’t be a bad idea to introduce herself. Unfortunately Towa wasn’t as cautious as Inaba, and is currently sporting arctic fox ears and the fluffy tail to match.]

Ahaha... I don’t know but they’re definitely not trustworthy...

[dereban]

Oh, so they're those kind of chocolates. . . what is this, an early Valentine-slash-April Fool's joke?

[ because she's fairly certain that chocolates aren't meant for Christmas, much less December. ]

[overworker]

This isn’t the only kind of effect but— they are harmless at least. Just... yeeeaaaah.

[They seem to be intended as more of a fun party favor than anything, but that was still pretty unexpected.]

[dereban]

At least there's that.

[ she is, unfortunately, extremely used to "food that can potentially kill you in a way that isn't poison" but she's not going to say that out loud. ]

I could probably eat them and bypass their effects, but I sure as hell am not going to take that risk. [ not today, Satan. ] Anyway, looks like we're on the same team, so maybe introductions are in order?

I'm Inaba.

[ casually leaving out her first name, there. ]

[overworker]

It's probably best not to risk it. Unless you enjoy changing up your age and gender. I know one guy-- or, girl, now-- who's enjoying it a great deal.

[Bless you Randy.]

Oh, right. My name's Towa Herschel-- it's nice to meet you Miss Inaba.

[Whether it's her first or last, that kind of title would still work.]

[wontforbidtherain]

You probably shouldn't.

[Cat did trust the snacks, and she is now a giant bipedal fish-frog scaly person... still in her normal Thyme clothing, as it's a clear point of 'look, I'm not one of the mermaids that had been hanging out in the foggy oceans'.]

[dereban]

Good to know my worries weren't unfounded.

[ answering that rather calmly with her shoulders sagging just ever so slightly ]

[wontforbidtherain]

It seems mostly harmless. Well, for me.

[She's not sure if this one is a transformation or aging up -- lack of memories make this tricky. If it's aging up, that might be more years than most people could take.]

Has someone given the introduction to you?

[dereban]

I. . . guess?

[ she sounds a little unsure.

but she also shakes her head in response to that question ]

And not yet.

[wontforbidtherain]

There is information on the 'Chain'

[Cat holds up her own]

But we were brought here apparently as souls rescued from the corruption that has overtaken many universes. There's a patch of it nearby if you want to see it; we've mostly cleared the surroundings.

[beeknighted]

They're gifts, but not trusting them is smart. Hello.

[dereban]

That doesn't explain as to who it's from, though.

[ like gifts from who??? and why? ] Hello, though.

[beeknighted]

The star prince probably?

[dereban]

. . . 'probably'?

Does he do this sort of thing often?

[beeknighted]

Ummm, I've only been here for four days, but it seems like it? He has knights that could be doing it too, and there's the Conductor Construct.

[malignstar]

[ She can people-watch this child who is also in Thyme colors (what a coincidence!) trying to steal as many chocolates from the towers as possible, sometimes darting glances around him to see if anyone's looking ]

[dereban]

[ yeah, he's definitely going to notice that there's someone watching, because there's also most definitely a suspicious glance that they're taking so many chocolates. . .

maybe she should say something? ]

Are you really going to eat all of that?

[ there's nothing strict about the way she speaks, instead opting to go with something a little gentler. ]

[malignstar]

[ He yelps in surprise and drops half his candies. ]

[dereban]

[ Um.

That certainly was not as planned, which is why she's holding her hands up apologetically. . . ]

S- Sorry, did I spook you?

[malignstar]

I didn't take that many!

[bowtiedbones]

[also in Thyme colors]

That's the question I should have asked myself, isn't it? Don't eat the blue ones.

[dereban]

Yeah. . . I assume weird shenanigan food is uncommon on this train, then, if a bunch of people ate them?

[bowtiedbones]

Oh no, we all should have absolutely known better.

[dereban]

So it is common.

[ sighs a little melodramatically ]

That's. . . unfortunate?