INTROS + MONTHLIES

[trainmasters]

Who: Everyone
When: Day 60, evening
Where: the Aurora

[The Candy Hearts are gone-- or at least, they're no longer all over the place. If you kept a few for your own purposes then well, feel free to enjoy yourself. Live your best life!

Though you may have just got out of a Trial recently, there is the sound of an announcement on your Chain: ]

WELCOME NEW HEROES

[And indeed, there is another round of newbies waking up in their rooms, in the usual nondescript undies or team pyjamas. They'll get their basic welcome message and a prompt to view the IC Guide.

"Someone" has seen to bring refreshments to greet the newbies. It's sparkling water, refreshingly cool and surprisngly sugar-free considering the surroundings. If you choose to drink it, you will find yourself instantly refreshed, almost as if you'd gotten a full day's rest. You will also find that the very next thing you say to someone is a mildly inconvenient truth. It cannot and will not compel you to tell someone your deep, dark secrets but it MIGHT compel you to admit you forgot to brush your teeth this morning....

Have fun and enjoy meeting your new people! ]

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

Comments

[daydreamshimmer]

It is possible. Earth ponies and Pegasus could study unicorn spells, but without a horn, could not do unicorn spells themselves.

That's fair. Time is a tricky thing like that. At least days here seem to be about the twenty-four cycle.

[tobluerafters]

So the horn works in a way to cast spells rather than using components?

Perhaps it is better if I don't remember how time worked for me before. If it is different here, I should adapt as quickly as I can.

[daydreamshimmer]

Correct. That's why rituals are usually a big deal. Horns just means you need to understand how the magic works and have the raw power for it.

That is a fair point. I guess the big question is what your sleep cycle is.

[tobluerafters]

[At that, he reaches up and feels his forehead. No horn there. But his hair kind of sticks up like horns. He's pretty sure they aren't magical, though.]

Well, I'm not sure. I could try sleeping when everyone else sleeps and waking when everyone else wakes. That shouldn't be too hard.

[daydreamshimmer]

[She nods.] So we can see what happens then.

And this is the garden car.

[And opening the door and welcome to SO MANY PLANTS.]

[tobluerafters]

[Glad to have that subject put to rest for the time being, Klarion followed her on through... and immediately his jaw dropped and eyes went WIDE.]

[He had never. Never. Seen so much green in one place. And that was no exaggeration. Even without his memories he felt distinctly blown over by how brilliantly green everything was. Sure, there were other colors, but that one seemed to reign above all others. It was also very bright. He wasn't crying, but his eyes did begin to water from the sight. He couldn't keep them open wide for long, needing to squint against the light.]

Oh, this is heavenly! Everything is just so... beautiful! And delicate! And it all smells so... unique!

[daydreamshimmer]

[That is quite the reaction.]

[...so he definitely lived in a cave. While still being able to handle light without seeming to be in pain. Eyes are sensitive, but he's not screeching at the light.]

[That....probably says something.]

Most perfumes do come from plants because of that. [Walking inside.] Want me to tell you what I know about the plants?

[tobluerafters]

[It definitely hurts but not to a debilitating amount. He'll probably get used to it. Eventually. For now, he's going to happily fall down into the nearest bed of flowers and look at them all as closely as possibly, feeling the grass and the leaves and twigs scattered about, taking in all he can see, smell and touch.]

Oh, yes please! I want to know all about it! All of it!

[He's beaming at her again.]

[daydreamshimmer]

[Will plop down in the grass beside him.]

Well, I feel I should say not all these plants might be edible for you. Some even I shouldn't eat and I'm a herbivore. You've got canine teeth which usually means you're a bit more limitde on what plants you can eat.

Which is a bit of a shame. Daisies are delicious. But human me's stomach didn't take to them well.

These right here are flowers. Flower is a wide variety of plants, the most varied in flower and most fragrant.

[tobluerafters]

That is a certainly upsetting. I definitely would have wanted to try them if they were safe. But maybe there are some I can still try without dying. [He's curious enough to take a risk. Or two. Or five.]

Which one in particular is a daisies? [There are so many, but he likes the look of these flowers. So much variety and so bright.]

They do smell nice! [He takes a big whiff and immediately sneezes.] Oh! [Then he laughs, almost a little too much, but he definitely didn't expect that.]

[daydreamshimmer]

I can ask Eliza or 80H. They'd probably know what's safe for a human to consume. Or at least detox procedures.

These ones. [Gonna pick a daisy telekinetically and bring it over.]

That'd be the pollen, I think. Most creatures will sneeze to an overexposure to pollen.

[tobluerafters]

I would like that a lot! [More beaming!]

Ooooh! [He stares at it in reverence. It's a fairly simple bloom compared to a lot of the others, but it is still brilliant. Now he kind of wants to taste it.]

It tickles! I like it! [But he won't be enjoying it if he sneezes too much so he refrains from doing it again. For now. He'll probably do it again later. Or maybe tomorrow. Whenever he feels like it.]

Flowers aren't anything like carrots and potatoes. Though potatoes do sometimes have a flowerish thing on them when it's time to harvest, right?

[daydreamshimmer]

The simplest flower, but they make great sandwiches. [And now she's gonna eat it.]

[Chewing thoughtfully as she thinks about it.] A lot of plants that produce fruit will have flowers, yes. Most trees with fruits and a number of plants in the ground get flowers on top too.

Potatoes are like that. Though generally where they're grown is dry enough the flowers will wilt and die. Sometimes those flowers can make fruit though, but it's poisonous to most things. It's a bit like nightshade which is pretty bad on the poison scale.

[tobluerafters]

[Now he's hungry for realsies. He might be tempted to take one and eat it in half a minute...]

Trees with fruit. You've mentioned that. Could you point one out to me?

Nightshades... Tomatoes and eggplants, too, yes? [But he scrunches his nose, apparently not a fan.]

[daydreamshimmer]

Sure. [She takes a look around, see if there's any in this section.] Ah, over there. That's an apple tree.

Yes, they have flowers too. Though it looks like you've never had a good meal with those?

[tobluerafters]

An apple tree... [It looks kind of delicate and frail, but the fruit was definitely something he'd never seen before.] They're so colorful.

[He shakes his head, not even trying to hide his dislike.] Beets, carrots and potatoes are always better.

[daydreamshimmer]

A lot of fruit trees are. Plums, peaches, oranges to name a few. Apples are a pretty big staple in Equestria.

Huh. More for the rooty vegetables then?

[tobluerafters]

Can I eat them? [Even if she says "no" he'll probably end up swiping some at some point.] I want to try them all.

I guess. Potatoes are just good in general. But beets and carrots are sweet. I like sweet things.

[daydreamshimmer]

Yeah, though you want to make sure they're red before you do. This tree, at least. Under ripe apples aren't very good.

[Gonna pull an apple with telekinesis down for him.] Well, then you'll definitely like fruit.

[tobluerafters]

Red. Okay, I can do that. [He'll have to snag one soon. But for now, he's content to rest on the soft earth with Solar.]

[His eyebrows raise in surprise when she gets one for him. He smiles warmly, happily taking the apple in hand. He's actually sincere when he says:] Thank you!

[Biting into the apple is an Experience. It makes a nice sound, and it's also immediately juicy, which he did not expect. The sweetness is unlike anything he's ever had, or that he can remember having, and his eyes fall shut as he just savors the taste for a few seconds... Only to immediately start gobbling up the rest like a starving man. Not an easy task, considering the skin of the apple wasn't exactly the softest thing and kept getting stuck in his teeth, but it was delicious. Too delicious to just not tear into like the feral child he could easily be when he wanted to be.]

[daydreamshimmer]

[Jesus.]

....you really don't know how to savor things, huh?

[tobluerafters]

What's that mean?

[Though by the sticky smile he gives her, he's either 100 percent serious or 100 percent joking. It's really hard to tell.]

That was delicious! I only want to eat apples forever and ever.

[daydreamshimmer]

There's a lot more fruit, you know.

I'm also not sure if you're joking. DO you know how to savor things?

[tobluerafters]

How many more kinds are there?

I do know what it means. But what's the point in doing that when you can enjoy it to its fullest all at once?

[daydreamshimmer]

....dozens? At least.

Because you aren't enjoying it to the fullest? You shorten the time of each bite of enjoyment.

Instead of being able to enjoy a few seconds each of two bites, you half it.