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The Locals ([personal profile] npcsofmana) wrote in [community profile] gameofmana2016-07-29 09:15 pm

♪ Our house ♪ in middle of this tree ♪ our house

Who: Everyone
What: The first morning of an adventure begins.
Where: Home
When: Day 1
Other: Be courteous and warn for any of the usuals in your thread subject title if it gets to that point.




You wake up to a serene and idyllic morning.

Outside, a pleasant glow from the sun fills the room including the small crannies in which the beds are tucked. All windows have been latched close, but it's easy to see a gentle breeze ruffling the leaves of branches which loom overhead. Faintly, bird song can be heard from outside. In this place, it'd be a simple matter to close your eyes again and drift back to sleep.

There's simply one problem: this is not where you last went to sleep.

Waking up properly will display not only how the picturesque and cozy little room stands out in stark contrast to where you should be, but that you are sharing this space with someone else. Depending on things, they might be very mundane or very... unusual. Either way, they seem just as bewildered as you are. The good news is that at least all the things you immediately had on you at the time are right nearby the foot of your bed along with what seems like a small gift- a small pouch of some sort of coin. (500 Lucre, although that might not be immediately realized anytime soon.)

Exploring the rest of the house shows it to be otherwise quite empty, except for some writing utensils and paper in what appears to be the study along with basic kitchen tools in, well, the kitchen. There's no food, however, and no decoration. Venturing outside onto the grounds reveals an expansive but not particularly well tended estate including another building that is fairly run down. Attempting to venture down the path from the front door out into the world reveals... well. Nothing. It's a fruitless endeavor.

However, not for long.

Hajime Iwaizumi will be the one to find what appear to be a few discarded children's toy blocks. The Colorblocks immediately seem off in some way, strange even as they should seem inconspicuous. Something about them will compel him to pick them up. The nature of this apparent toy will not be obvious until he ventures near the edge of Home himself. A sound, almost like distant bellchimes, will start to emit from the Colorblocks.

When exposed to the air, suddenly they emit a glow and shoot off into the sky with all the brilliance of a falling star. Its trail is both noticeable and easy to follow, curving an arc through the sky until it falls some distance away... and its impact bursts an aurora of colors through the distant and dimmer sky, encircling the site. As the whirlwind of color fades, what appears to be a town can be just made out...

That is the town of Domina.


Some OOC notes:
➸ Prior to the activation of the Colorblocks, the only books which will be filled out in the Study will be "Artifacts" and "Visitors".
➸ After Domina has been unlocked and some characters have explored the town, "People" and "Locations" will be filled out in the Study as well.
➸ To see who your character is initially rooming with, check the Home page. These rooming assignments are not permanent or mandatory by any means, and characters can change them whenever. Officially letting me know will be present and explained in the next mod post coming in a week's time, but for now we can play it relaxed and loose. Just don't burn down the tree in the meantime.




deadlycynical: (gw049)

[personal profile] deadlycynical 2016-08-02 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There's a murmured thank you before he flips through this new book with the same look of irritation on his face. Nope, this one's blank too. Rats. ]

As much as I could. There isn't anything written at all. All of them seem empty. Save for one.
amorality: Hear them howling (045)

[personal profile] amorality 2016-08-03 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
Which one?

[Ryan will go ahead and get every book that was out of the short little creature's reach. He's slightly taller than average for a human male, so he shouldn't have any trouble. He'll join him in flipping through them immediately.]

...they are all blank... it's like they're journals.
deadlycynical: (gw051)

[personal profile] deadlycynical 2016-08-09 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Which begs the question... were they meant to be blank in the first place? If so, why? What purpose does shelving empty books serve?

[ More flipping before hopping off the pile to pace. ]

Unless someone's decided this would be what my own personal hell would look like...
amorality: But I'm way too smart for you (013)

[personal profile] amorality 2016-08-13 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
You would have to ask whatever brought us here.

[Ryan will take a particularly small book and tuck it in his pocket along with a writing utensil if he can find one.]

It can't hurt to use them to record our experiences, at any rate. Let's leave one of the larger books open by the door so we can make a compendium of sorts. For instance, I've noticed there aren't any notable medical facilities here — I'll leave some first aid information for humans.
deadlycynical: (gw062)

[personal profile] deadlycynical 2016-08-13 01:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll certainly give them a piece of my mind once I find out who it is.

[ There's a small thoughtful hum at that suggestion as he folds his arms and tilts his head slightly. ]

That does sound reasonable. I've seen a table with paper and pencils which seem to be free for everyone's use which is where I got the necessaries to make a small headcount chart.

Though I would recommend leaving at least a few... in case something comes up in the future.
amorality: And pretend to understand each other (088)

[personal profile] amorality 2016-08-15 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
I don't plan to take them all.

[He selects a large book and leaves a good fifteen pages at the front for anything that might be vital to go there, then starts in writing down everything he can think of when it comes to first aid. He'll even turn on his phone and waste some of that precious battery to help him with the wording since he knows he tends to be verbose and he has some concise guides saved on there just in case.]

You should probably add in something for... whatever your species is too, [he comments idly while he's writing.] I don't know if there are any other people with any medical experience around here, but I at least wouldn't know how to treat you.