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

[npcsofmana]

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.

Comments

[thebiggestguy]

If it helps, it's not the weirdest thing I've ever seen.

[That's really small consolation though, isn't it? Dread folds his arms -- not an intentionally intimidating gesture, but his size and bulk and frown combine to form the picture of a man who would make the person or force that kidnapped them regret it.]

Still, to leave no sign of what happened? Impressive.

[itsjustanaccount]

[A quiet huff- something that isn’t really a laugh, and more a surrender of air that shakes his shoulders.]

Should I ask what the weirdest thing was?

[thebiggestguy]

[Dread takes exactly two seconds to consider this answer.]

My wife's moogle ride.

[itsjustanaccount]

...What?

[thebiggestguy]

Sara learned how to summon a moogle that's about three times my size and ten times my weight. Tiniest damn wings you can imagine and it still manages to flap them hard enough to lift not only itself, but a seat carrying her and me as well.

[Dread shakes his head.] There's some magic behind it, I'm sure. I don't know how moogles work. But it's ridiculous.

[itsjustanaccount]

That’s….

[Yeah, no, he still has no words for it. Aren’t Moogles from that one game or something? Nevermind, his life doesn’t make sense anymore. That’s fine. He’s fine. Tsukishima takes off his glasses to pinch the bridge of his nose.]

I can imagine.

[Magic. Wow. Well. Alright then.]

[thebiggestguy]

[Dread nods. The kid's response has him confident that he has conveyed just how absurd the fat Moogle is.]

In a world where that can happen, this doesn't seem too strange.

[itsjustanaccount]

I’m glad someone can adjust to this easily enough, then.

[He’ll try to get over the weirdness of everything himself, elbows resting on his knees.]

I don’t really have a lot of survival skills, but if there’s anything you need help with if we need to find our own food…

[thebiggestguy]

My wife's an accomplished cook. [The difference between frowning Dread and a Dread talking about his wife makes night and day look like ten minutes apart at sunrise.] We have shelter and likely we can find things to hunt if need be.

[itsjustanaccount]

If you say so.

[Getting up to his feet again, he bows slightly and politely.]

I’ll leave myself in your care then.

[thebiggestguy]

We're good at taking care of people. [He nods, a familiar and practiced motion. Quest, he supposes, accepted.]

[itsjustanaccount]

I’m going to look into the rest of this place.. But if you need to find me again, I woke up on the third floor. My name is Tsukishima Kei.

[thebiggestguy]

Dread Thunderstorm.

[Here, his expectations fail him. Hyurs are generally familiar with Roegadyn naming conventions in Eorzea, after all.]

[itsjustanaccount]

[That is… that is sure a name. Tsukishima stares for a second.]

Is it alright if I address you as Thunderstorm-san or…?

[thebiggestguy]

Dread is fine too. Whatever you're most comfortable with. It's just a name.

[itsjustanaccount]

[Right, foreigner. A foreigner from an entirely different place other than Earth, but still.]

In Japan, it’s important to address people properly, especially if they’re older than you. I wouldn’t want to be disrespectful.

[He saves that for people his age.]

[thebiggestguy]

[This brings a smile to Dread's face. Well, he can't deny that he's older...] I'd rather be respected than addressed respectfully. But I understand cultural pressures.

[itsjustanaccount]

[Having things be understood seems to be enough for Tsukishima, and he gives another bow.]

Thank you for understanding… I’ll go look around some more. If I find anything or anyone who seems to know what’s going on, I’ll let you know.

[thebiggestguy]

We all should know. And if there's trouble... we'll handle that too.

[Dread drops a hand to the book that hangs off his belt -- forgetting that he could do nothing with it for the moment.]

[itsjustanaccount]

[Fortunately, as a completely normal and non-magical person, Tsukishima has no idea that Dread isn’t packing full magical heat. He accepts his words with a simple nod, not questioning it.]

Like I said, I’m in your hands.

[Now to go find out if anyone he knows is around and gotten into trouble.]