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

[thunderbeast]

[Inside of Jasmine]

[ Brand new Jasmine member who has finally made his way down the stairs to find the fish all over everything. He's actually a little weirded out by the fish. To him that seems to be stranger than the notice on the phone that claims he's some potential hero that is sent by some 'Star Prince'. Totally sounds reasonable.

The fish on the other hand he completely feels like should not be in there--but rather just make him hungry. He wonders how much pressure it would take to get to them. You might find him tapping on the glass at a particularly large fish. ]

You're making me hungry.

[ There he is tapping again. ]

[Chocolates]

[ He isn't one to turn down free food--at least not yet. Things might be different after today though. He's got a giant squirrel tail and little squirrel ears. ]

At least it's not the cheeks?

[ He pokes and pulls at his cheeks to demonstrate. ]

[malignstar]

[ Smol child is definitely gawking at that giant tail... ]

[thunderbeast]

[ Go ahead and gawk. He'll even stare at you and pet the tail, just to...be that way? It's like he's saying 'Don't you wish you had one?'

In reality he's wishing you'd take it. ]

[malignstar]

[ Swallowing carefully... ]

... are you a human? Or a were... squirrel?

[thunderbeast]

I wasn't a squirrel until about five minutes ago, so...

[ Just shrugs. ]

I assume I'm human. I don't remember anything otherwise.

I don't really remember anything, actually.

[malignstar]

I don't remember anything either...

[ Pauses ]

Have you heard of Europe?

[thunderbeast]

Uh...no.

Sorry. Did you just get here today too?

[malignstar]

Aw man.

[ Looks more put out than disappointed ]

Yeah...

Jasmine

[comingstorm]

[There's a grumpy looking guy... Whose lower half is just a giant snake right now, in the common room who just looks annoyed when Hak appears...

New people!! Oh well. It's probably a good sign.]

Don't break the cabin for a snack.

[thunderbeast]

It looks sturdy enough. I think even I would have trouble breaking that glass.

[ Not sure where the confidence of 'even I' is coming from, but that's what came out of his mouth. ]

I just feel like that one in particular- [He points at 'his' fish again]-would really taste good right now.

[comingstorm]

You'll just have to go without. Get 80H to cook you something if you're starving.

[thunderbeast]

You say that like I can't get my own food.

[ He's sure he could manage cooking some fish at least, but knows this particular fish is display only. ]

I can hunt down my own food.

[ He just needs some weapons and a fire. He thinks. ]

[voreaciously]

...Fluffy.

[tiny child is eyeing you from a bit of a distance, transfixed by the ears and tail]

[thunderbeast]

[ You shouldn't talk to strangers, kid. But whatever. He won't hurt you. ]

It's soft too. You can touch it if you want. I don't really care.

[voreaciously]

[she shouldn't do a lot of things but here we are.

she reaches her fingers out, only to hesitate]

...Is it really okay, sir?

[thunderbeast]

[ The fur is a familiar feeling to him, for some reason. Calming. ]

Sure. The texture is interesting. It's more course than you might think it would be.

[voreaciously]

[she reaches out to touch it now that she has permission.]

Oh! You're right.

[touchtouchpet moves to another side so she can touchtouchpet from another angle. And then again.]

Wow...

[thunderbeast]

[ It might be weird to let someone just pet his tail like this, but he doesn't mind and it's not really something he identifies as a part of him. ]

I didn't realize there were going to be so many kids in this place. Have you been here long?

[voreaciously]

Ah, no, sir, I just got--arrived here? But I haven't seen this many kids before...

[still petting and analysing.]

Jasmine

[crimeson]

[currently an incredibly buff lady but hey]

We can make you like, actual food we don't have to hunt out of our walls?

[thunderbeast]

Really?

[ He likes food. ]

How does that work? I like meat.

[crimeson]

I'll cook. Chili sound okay?

[thunderbeast]

I have no idea what chili is but I'm not very picky.

[ He has no idea they are actually IN their kitchen right now. ]

[crimeson]

Totally doable, then. Gimme a few.

[gonna buy up ingredients and fetch them from the lockers!]

[thunderbeast]

[ Don't mind him. He's just watching as you aren't making any food. Why? What are you doing? ]