Event: A Prelude

[trainmasters]

Who: Everyone!
When: Day 8, evening
Where: around

[It's a beautiful evening in the jungle tonight. It's warmer than usual, and some new plants have appeared, black vines that climb up the trees near the Aurora, opening hundreds of tiny white flowers that glow in the darkness. They let of a sweet smell that's soothing like a chamomile tea, and are filled with a dew that, if consumed, leaves characters feeling relaxed and just a little more likely to act on positive impulses.

However, the vines of this plant aren't so harmless. When broken they drip a milky white substance which irritates the skin, leaving red welts that burn and last anywhere from an hour to a full day, depending on how long the substance is in contact. Eating this won't kill you but it'll give you really intense heartburn and nausea for a few hours.

Additionally, if you're walking around in the nearby jungle, you might trip over one of the small cracks that have appeared in the forest floor. Mostly they're not visible underneath the grass and underbrush, but the bigger ones have caused a slight unevenness in the ground that can catch careless toes. There doesn't seem to be any particular pattern or origin to the cracks, nor do they have any other affect on their surroundings. They're just there, suddenly, in a roughly 100-foot radius from the train.

But there's plenty of reason to ignore these natural phenomenon, because there are some new teammates waking up in your carriages! In response to this new wave of arrivals, existing players will hear a cute jingling ringtone come from their Chain. Upon checking, the screen displays... a silly animation of balloons and confetti and the words "WELCOME NEW HEROES", which goes away on its own after a few seconds or when characters tap it. The same display is shown on the big screen in the lounge, in which trays full of colourful drinks have mysteriously appeared. The drinks taste like Kool-Aid and change some part of you the corresponding colour -- pink hair, blue skin, purple eyes, or maybe just a literal green thumb!]

[[OOC NOTE: Newbies can review the arrival scenario on the navigation page if necessary. The drinks in the lounge come in any colour you want, and cause colour shift in whatever and however large an area you want. It could just be a strand of hair or it could be your entire body, whatever you feel like playing with.]]

Comments

[purrtagonist]

[WHAT IS UP HEROES!! if you’re inside the train you may hear a mysterious?? thumping noise??? coming from the rooftop of your car?? hm! weird]

[if you’re outside the train you may see flashes of something pink climbing all over the train car roofs. is it dangerous? is it a monster come to attack you??]

[. . . no it’s just some moron dressed in a unicorn onesie. . .]

[come say hi!]

[stakesthesame]

[ she's coming back to the train from the forest and

pauses. when she sees that. ]

... nice digs.

[purrtagonist]

[pauses in. . . whatever it is he’s doing and peers over the edge of the train at her]

[blinks a couple of times]

Oh. Thanks.

It’s very Lisa Frank chic, isn’t it?

[stakesthesame]

Whatever that is, sure. You just decided to come out in your jammies?

[bitterwiththesweet]

[ hi I'm

also up here, actually ]

What are you doing.

[purrtagonist]

[someone has ENCROACHED ONTO HIS TERRITORY]

Hanging out.

What are you doing?

[thereisnowhy]

[Multiple people are up here on the roof of this train.]

Hm? It is a unicorn? Hello!

[purrtagonist]

[where did you all come from!!1]

[instincitvely tugging down the hood of his onesie to hide his features a little better]

Hi— wait.

[what sound do unicorns make. you should know Kurusu your soul was a unicorn once]

Hihiin?

[crimeson]

[sticking his head out a window to investigate and




cracking the fuck up]

[purrtagonist]

[~sparkle sparkle~]

[leans over the side of the train to investigate this laughter, the ears of his onesie flopping over his face]

Ah. Hey there.

[friendly wave, then a pause]

What do unicorns call their dads?

[bowtiedbones]

[but why]

If you fall, that's going be just, like, so embarrassing.

[purrtagonist]

[but why NOT]

[he seems to be maintaining a pretty good balance though, like a cat balancing on a beam]

Make sure you video it and put it on Instagram for me when I do?

[ewestmarch]

[Comes out of the train to investigate.

Pokes head up above the rooftop holding a knife.

SQUINTS AT THIS DISPLAY.]

Why.

[purrtagonist]

[SQUINTS RIGHT BACK AT HER, before responding in a blase tone]

Because I'm a unicorn.

[. . . no. . .]

[lapofluxury]

[watching him from below, cups his hands around his mouth to call out:]

Do you take requests?

[purrtagonist]

[balancing on the edge of the train with cat-like reflexes, tbh. he pauses, cups his hands over his mouth, and calls back]

I reserve the right to refuse!

[a pause]

. . . also, requests for what!

[legis_vox]

[peering up at him curiously]

Anything interesting up there?

[purrtagonist]

[leaning over the side of the train, peering down at him curiously]

There are a lot more people here than I thought. . .

[mumbled quietly to himself, before he speaks up]

Nothing up here but us unicorns, it seems.

[saddleclub]

What in Aidios's name are you doing?

[Hello teammate have a blond in the pink outfit.]

[purrtagonist]

[SAME HAT!!!]

[eyeing him from the top of the train, but making no moves to come down]

Climbing.

[duh]

[thereisnowhy]

[While in passing at some point- I swear I asked on plurk before tagging this]

Mm~? It is a person with the same color as Mister Rufus? Maybe not exactly the same? Good evening!

[hissoff]

[ ... first the feral girl and now this. he is also in pink, though notably bundled up in pink coats. ]

Is this your attempt at a prank?

[purrtagonist]

[leans over the edge of the train and blinks right back down at him]

Ah. . . no?

It'd be a pretty bad prank, wouldn't it?

[nihilmancy]

[Tabby looks rather tired as she floats out of her car's window and onto the roof, deadass staring at the pinkboy in his kigu.]

Sure, okay.

[purrtagonist]

[. . . . . . . . . hi]

[kiiiiind of blinks at her slowly, before lifting his hand in a two-fingered wave]

Good evening.

[a pause]

Morning? Night? What time is it, anyway?