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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.]]
nihilmancy: (A Look)

[personal profile] nihilmancy 2019-01-23 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
No, not last time.
ewestmarch: (stare)

[personal profile] ewestmarch 2019-01-23 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe this batch is special. Like, they remember their names and can do magic. What a concept.
nihilmancy: (Neutral)

[personal profile] nihilmancy 2019-01-23 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
Wonderful. I love them already.
ewestmarch: (stare)

[personal profile] ewestmarch 2019-01-23 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
Or, they don't know either, and they're going to make a mess and be scared until we explain. Which is why I came in.

[Emilia heads to the bottom of the stairs to the second floor and peers upwards. No signs of movement yet.]
nihilmancy: (Curious)

[personal profile] nihilmancy 2019-01-24 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
Do you really think they'll wreck this place?
ewestmarch: (stare)

[personal profile] ewestmarch 2019-01-24 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm surprised we haven't gotten a mage that's woken up shooting fireballs yet.
nihilmancy: (Neutral 2)

[personal profile] nihilmancy 2019-01-24 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Not everybody can be as civilized as myself, I suppose.
ewestmarch: (sly)

[personal profile] ewestmarch 2019-01-24 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Emilia laughs, just at how deadpan it is.]

How'd you wake up?
nihilmancy: (Neutral 2)

[personal profile] nihilmancy 2019-01-25 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
When the first batch of us woke up, there wasn't any power on.
ewestmarch: (stare)

[personal profile] ewestmarch 2019-01-25 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
So it was dark, and you had no idea who you were. Fantastic.
nihilmancy: (Wistful)

[personal profile] nihilmancy 2019-01-25 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
But there were others around, and we managed to help each other. Even if I didn't trust them at first.
ewestmarch: (stare)

[personal profile] ewestmarch 2019-01-26 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
[...Huh.]

You trust these guys?
nihilmancy: (Wistful)

[personal profile] nihilmancy 2019-01-26 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
...Do you trust me?
ewestmarch: (light)

[personal profile] ewestmarch 2019-01-26 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
No.

[Glances over, briefly.]

We've known each other for less than a week.
nihilmancy: (A Look)

[personal profile] nihilmancy 2019-01-26 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
...Mm. That's fair.

[She does look a little hurt, though, even if she's trying to hide it.]

I suppose my answer is that I provisionally need to work with these people. So I do.
ewestmarch: (sly)

[personal profile] ewestmarch 2019-01-26 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
I don't mind working with you. ... But we get rewarded for working together. I don't know how we'd be acting if we were rewarded for fighting each other.
nihilmancy: (Sneer)

[personal profile] nihilmancy 2019-01-26 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
That's simple. I'd easily destroy you, because I have my magic and you do not.
ewestmarch: (light)

[personal profile] ewestmarch 2019-01-26 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
[yeah, honestly, posturing about killing each other is much more in line with what she'd been expecting from a bunch of strangers.]

Mm. Wish you wouldn't.

[Very dry.]
nihilmancy: (Neutral 2)

[personal profile] nihilmancy 2019-01-26 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
I'll do my best not to annihilate you.