♪ 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

[vowlyball]

[Don't be rude Glasses, it's not like Bokuto was a complete savage. He was just going to make a lot of noise is all, it wasn't like there was anything to ransack.]

There has to be something! Unless this place has a manager or a chef...

[Clearly Bokuto was just going to be treating this like it was just another trip for training. And not something potentially sinister.

The question made him glance back curiously.]

A few people, but no one knows much. What about you?

[itsjustanaccount]

[What a charming life the oblivious must lead... But Tsukishima isn't going to point out the flaws just yet. Instead, he just nods back towards the rest of the house.]

It looks like a few of them know how to survive in the wild. They could probably fish or hunt something.

[Which is better than any of them, as hapless teenagers, know how to do.]

[vowlyball]

[Hey if you look at what Bokuto did at a different angle it could be genius okay.

Bokuto perked up, thundering back over to Tsukishima energetically.]

Fishing's fun! Have you done it before? We should go now, I'm starving.

[itsjustanaccount]

[Wait what-]

No. Do you even know how to make a fishing pole?

[He leans back like that'll do anything against Bokuto's overwhelming energy.]

[vowlyball]

We can use our hands! I've seen it in the movies! It'll be so cool!

[Sorry Four Eyes, Bokuto was on a roll now and no one was here to reign him in. He clapped a hand on the back of Tsukishima's back, beaming widely.]

Where's the river? Let's go! Let's go!

[itsjustanaccount]

[By this point, Tsukishima has learned that there’s no fighting against Bokuto when he’s like this. But, still, he’s blatantly not happy as he nearly buckles under the force of that smack.]

Just because it’s happened in movies doesn’t mean we can do it.

[vowlyball]

[Was Tsukki ever happy? Asking for a friend.]

Not with that kind of attitude!

[He was already moving to push the taller boy out of the kitchen, grinning resolutely.]

Where's the river?

[itsjustanaccount]

[The last time he got to make fun of his teammates being immature messes?]

I don't think- [fuck he's being shoved along] -attitude helps.

[As much as he'd like to dig his heels in, well, Bokuto is an unstoppable force when he's not moping. He goes along with it, although reluctantly.]

I only just came down here. It's not like I'm going to know.

[vowlyball]

[Tsukki... Your happiness is so petty and shallow.

Unrelenting, Bokuto laughed happily at Four Eyes' weak retort, getting him out the door before figuring that the taller boy could walk on his own. Still, don't get him wrong. If Tsukki even thought of bolting, Bokuto was going to drag him back. He was a man with a mission, and unfortunately Tsukishima had prompted it.]

Even better! Let's see who can find it first!

[itsjustanaccount]

[He has never stated otherwise]

[The idea of a competition visibly makes Tsukishima's shoulders heave along with the sigh he makes. Still, maybe he can get Bokuto off of his back.]

So you go looking one way and I go looking another?

[vowlyball]

Right, right!

[Bokuto seemed to be pleased at how quickly Tsukishima picked up on it, but then he turned and shot him an almost predatory, see-right-through you look.]

But if you're not going to actually look, I'll have you doing diving drills.

[Once a captain always a captain, maybe.]

[itsjustanaccount]

[Dammit]

This isn't even training camp.

[vowlyball]

[Bokuto only beamed back, expression completely lacking any seriousness, as if it hadn't been there at all.]

How do you know? Do you know why we're here?

[Bokuto, not everything was volleyball even if you liked to think it was.]

[itsjustanaccount]

[This is going to be the dumbest argument ever. Tsukishima can feel it right down to his bones.]

If it was a training camp, Coach Ukai or Takeda-san would have told us at Karasuno.

[Along with, you know, everything else, but baby steps with this troublesome senpai of his.]

[vowlyball]

[Spoilers: Every argument with Bokuto was pretty dumb.]

It could be a spiritual training camp that they didn't know about!

[He didn't sound angry, just matter of fact and confident in his answer. Which would clearly make this argument worse.]

[itsjustanaccount]

[...Dammit. Just. Goddammit. He can’t even argue and say for sure that something like that isn’t the answer. His roommate is a tiny alien creature with big ears and they’re in a giant tree that doubles as an apartment complex. “Spiritual volleyball training camp” would be the least weird addition to all of this.]

[Tsukishima takes in a deep breath that moves his shoulders and just surrenders any hope of this conversation making sense.]

Have you even seen a court or volleyball around?

[vowlyball]

[Bokuto chuckled lightly, clapping a hand against Tsukishima's shoulder almost indulgently.]

Sometimes you have to start back at the beginning to really get somewhere!

[Did that sound cool? He was pretty sure it did, even if it probably wouldn't make any sense.

Also, Bokuto was done talking about this for now, instead starting to jog in place, restless to find the river.]

We'll meet back here in ten minutes! If you don't look earnestly I'll know and you'll have to do a set of diving drills!

[itsjustanaccount]

[Bokuto he hates you so much]

[Still, he tries to wave him off, huffing.]

Right, right, I get it. I'll meet you in ten minutes.

[But like hell he is looking earnestly.]

[vowlyball]

[There's a thin line between hate and love bro, just saying.

Bokuto, ever the optimist, was already dashing off, waving enthusiastically as he shouted behind him.]

No slacking Tsukki!

[And all was blissfully quiet for ten minutes by the Home Tree until Bokuto came thundering back, arms pumped high into the air.]

I found it!

[itsjustanaccount]

[To his credit, Tsukishima did give a cursory try. Was it much? Of course not. But an attempt was made instead of not at all. He’s rubbing the back of his neck back at the front of the tree when Bokuto comes yelling back, and he jolts in surprise.]

Really?

[Holy shit he wasn’t expecting that.]

[vowlyball]

[Wow that was more than he expected of you, Tsukki, so he will accept it.

Bokuto only skidded to a stop in front of him, grinning widely, clearly pleased with himself.]

Of course I did! Who do you take me for?

[Before Tsukishima could say something like 'an idiot', Bokuto was going to start steering him towards his discovery, pointing to it proudly.]

See!

[Calling the tiny creek a 'river' was pretty generous, but clearly Bokuto was still going to expect praise.]

[itsjustanaccount]

[Apparently threats of diving drills work. Who knew. ]

[Tsukishima is warily unsure of what to expect as he lets himself be dragged along, but he really should have been expecting something nonsense. For a second, all he can do is stare at the creek before heaving out a sigh.]

[Sometimes, the people he knows are so stupid, he doesn’t even know which part to start with.]

...You’re not catching fish in that.

[vowlyball]

[Say what you will about Bokuto, but he could inspire people. Through diving drills or with his stupid enthusiasm.

Bokuto pouted slightly at Tsukki's less than awestruck manner, putting his hands on his hips.]

How do you know until you've tried?

[itsjustanaccount]

[Sorry, Bokuto, Tsukki is a very hard to impress kouhai. But that just means him giving in is all the more special, or something? Whatever.]

[Either way, he gestures at the creak.]

What kind of fish is going to live in that?

[vowlyball]

[It feels more like he's just smart enough to know that fighting Bokuto would take far more energy than he was willing to expend. But Bokuto will take it!

Undeterred, Bokuto beamed.]

Easy to catch fish!

[Look no one said he was a biologist, okay.]