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Aurora Express Mods ([personal profile] trainmasters) wrote in [community profile] auroraexpress2019-01-15 10:48 pm

Event: A Prelude

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.]]
purrtagonist: (I’m strong as fuck and I do dope things)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2019-01-17 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
[SAME HAT!!!]

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

Climbing.

[duh]
saddleclub: (28)

[personal profile] saddleclub 2019-01-17 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
For what purpose?

[ he's leaning out a window and looking up to talk.]
purrtagonist: (My corpse is worth at least three of you)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2019-01-17 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
[at that he just]

[shrugs]

Boredom, mostly.

[A PAUSE]

Kidding. I can see more of the jungle from up here.
saddleclub: (37)

[personal profile] saddleclub 2019-01-17 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
And do you see anything interesting, whoever you are?
purrtagonist: (passing out from being drowned)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2019-01-17 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
I see someone making a very grumpy face.

[that counts]
saddleclub: (35)

[personal profile] saddleclub 2019-01-17 08:54 am (UTC)(link)
If you're talking about me this is my normal expression.
purrtagonist: (You punch the fire)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2019-01-17 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[is it. . .]

. . .

Have you tried smiling, or is it too much work?
saddleclub: (30)

[personal profile] saddleclub 2019-01-17 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I smile when it's warranted. If you want some smiling idiot who goes around with a big irritating grin for no reason, that's Ceylon.
purrtagonist: (your response to the Orc discourse)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2019-01-17 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[soft snort]

That seems fair.

[peers at him thoughtfully, rocking back on his heel, tapping one foot against the ground]

What do you get when you cross a unicycle with a cob of corn?
saddleclub: (11)

[personal profile] saddleclub 2019-01-19 07:33 am (UTC)(link)
Pardon?

[What.]
purrtagonist: and a great personality (I just have a short sword)

[personal profile] purrtagonist 2019-01-23 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
A unicorn.

[BADUM TISH]

[. . .]

[but he doesn't have a drum and cymbol set, so he's just. fingergunsing instead]