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]

[huffs a laugh, amusement appearing on the edges of his features]

Sure. Why not?

[lapofluxury]

Excellent.

[clasps hands together, pleased]

All I could've offered you now was a kiss.

[purrtagonist]

Tempting, but I'd at least require you take me out to dinner first.

[he's back on his feet, linking his hands together and stretching them above his head as he prepares for a jump]

[lapofluxury]

Still broke, unfortunately.

[eyes emoji]

[purrtagonist]

Sounds like it's just not meant to be.

[tilts his chin up, takes a few steps back, and. . .]

[RUNNING LEAP off the end of the train, and he does an impressive little half-twist backflip in the air on his way down, which ends with him landing into a nice tuck and roll. and he's on his feet again a few seconds later]

[TAH-DAH]

[lapofluxury]

[hot damn that was actually incredibly impressive? he wasn't expecting that much flair and panache, Akira has exceeded all expectations.

claps!! :0]

10/10, made that much better by the unicorn onesie.

[purrtagonist]

[swats at a floppy unicorn ear to get it out of his face]

Huh. Glad to hear the outfit isn't too corny.

[HA HA. . .]

[HA. . .]

[lapofluxury]

[snorts...]

Sounds like you need to go to uni-court for pun crimes.

[purrtagonist]

[. . . . . . .]

[stares for a moment, before just whispering under his breath]

Shit. I can't top that one.

[lapofluxury]

[bats eyelashes at]

I do my best.

[purrtagonist]

[!]

Ah-- wait. I've got one.

[stares at him with DETERMINATION!1 in his features]

What do you call a scary unicorn?

[lapofluxury]

Do tell.

[purrtagonist]

A nightmare.

[BADUM TISH]

[lapofluxury]

Hah! Good one.

[hm...]

I think I'm fresh out of unicorn puns, unfortunately. Purrhaps mew might be interested in some cat puns?

1/2

[purrtagonist]

[!!!!!!]

[purrtagonist]

I absolutely and pawsitively can't turn down cat puns.

[lapofluxury]

I can see you'll be a fur-midable opponent.

[purrtagonist]

I'm an expurrt in all matters pertaining to felines. It'd be better for you to give in now.

[lapofluxury]

Unfurtunately for you, I've been known to be purretty stubborn.

[purrtagonist]

I can tail. It's a little impressive.

[lapofluxury]

"Impurressive"?

1/2

[purrtagonist]

[SHIT]

[purrtagonist]

[bows his head a bit, arcing his arm in a conceding gesture]

Sounds like I've lost this one.

[lapofluxury]

I'd ask what I won, but...

[he doubted mr. parkour unicorn had a dollar to his name, either.]

[purrtagonist]

A chance to cancel your IOU? That’s about the only thing of value I have on me right now.

[wags his fingers at this punny stranger]