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December FamMeet
Who: The Grove
What: Town Hall
When: Mid-Late December
Where: Inn Lobby
Warnings: Child death mentions, torture, body horror all probably will be brought up.
[ In the morning, Irene will trek around the Grove to knock on doors and let everyone know she's setting up a information sharing meeting in the Inn's lobby. She figures there would be best, considering the new fireplace (thread pending on my behalf) set up and the fact it's about as safe as they're going to get.
Irene also lets everyone know that any fights and any blatant drama starters will be met with punishment. She doesn't elaborate on this further. Zahliya is invited. Irene tells Moder if she wants to sit by the door to listen, she can. She does not invite the merchant siblings, however - though she'll make no objections if someone else does.
She seems to be writing things down in their shared journals this meeting so people can reference this later. ]
What: Town Hall
When: Mid-Late December
Where: Inn Lobby
Warnings: Child death mentions, torture, body horror all probably will be brought up.
[ In the morning, Irene will trek around the Grove to knock on doors and let everyone know she's setting up a information sharing meeting in the Inn's lobby. She figures there would be best, considering the new fireplace (
Irene also lets everyone know that any fights and any blatant drama starters will be met with punishment. She doesn't elaborate on this further. Zahliya is invited. Irene tells Moder if she wants to sit by the door to listen, she can. She does not invite the merchant siblings, however - though she'll make no objections if someone else does.
She seems to be writing things down in their shared journals this meeting so people can reference this later. ]
Introductions
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Guess I'm pretty new here, since I haven't made it to one of these things. Name's Vash the Stampede. Formerly of No Man's Land. I guess I'm one of three guys from there, now? It's a little complicated.
cw for body/eye horror, anyway it's elsword from elsword everyone clap
[He is... in a state. His left arm is horribly burn-scarred all the way past the elbow; the right is completely black, with white flowers blooming out of his skin, thorny black vines looping up said arm, and white lilacs growing out of his right eye socket. If you were there to hear him screaming earlier in the month, yeah hi that's because his eye got yeeted out of his skull. He is... not okay. He's going to pretend he is if anyone asks, though.
Anyway, other than that, he has a halo in case anyone ever got Human vibes off of him somehow. The halo is a bit dim at the moment.]
I'm a knight. Or I was, before I came here. I have something called the Illuminous Phenomenon, which is sort of like amnesia, and I also can't feel emotions much at all. That also means that I might forget about you if you disappear for too long, because it resets my head all the time. Sorry. [Sometimes he forgets his own name! That's fun!] I want to try to remember everyone here as best I can, so please tell me about yourself so I can try to memorize you.
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Oh, and the Forest corrupted me, which is why I look like this. I don't want anybody to worry about me, but it's getting harder to cover all of this up recently. If my face scares you, you don't have to talk to me. I'll understand.
I think that's it.
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I'm N! Like, the letter. I'm from Copper 9 — an exoplanet that had a core meltdown and became too radioactive for humans to live there anymore. I'm… well, my previous directive is kind of obsolete now! I don't have a purpose anymore. [ :) ]
I don't really have anything to add here, buuuuut I brought Rusty. He's a very good boy.
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If anyone finds a white bunny mask, let me know. It got taken last month and I don't know where it ended up…
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That's all.
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[No. Who are you.]
I hail from the land of Terra, born in the deserts of Sargon, a Vouivre with unspeakable, unfathomable powers. My skills are likened to that which they speak of in the history books, and I must temper myself so that I may keep my abilities properly contained...for the benefit of us all, I can assure you.
I am a weapons engineer. If you ever find yourself with a broken gun, grenade launcher, crossbow, or anything inbetween, I have the knowledge to repair and enhance it, no matter what world you hail from. In fact, I would quite like to see things from worlds I am unfamiliar with!
In my spare time, I enjoy playing videogames. I am always available for spirited competition at the therapy building, should you find yourself at a loss for something to do.
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Gnosis Edelweiss. On Terra, I was the Chief Technical Officer of Karlan Trade, a business co-founded by myself and my partner, [(romantic)] as well as Speaker of the Parliament of Kjerag, my home country. I also work closely with Mizuki, Sesa, and Irene as an Operator of Rhodes Island, a pharmaceutical company, though I more specifically work within the technological development department. In college, [stop talking] I majored in life sciences and technology. While I am capable of providing medical assistance in some capacity, I leave such roles to Doctor Add, who works at the clinic adjacent to my lab.
Here are my business cards.
[Slaps a couple of these bad boys down on the table.]
The hawk on my shoulder belongs to my partner as well. His name is Tenzin. Mind the talons if you decide you want to interact with him.
That aside, like most Terrans, I am not what you would refer to as "human" but rather Liberi — a bird. I in specific am a black-necked crane. [no one cares bro] In addition to all of this, I'm interested in learning new languages, and I've been teaching languages including Terran sign to interested parties. I'd like to trade knowledge for knowledge, no matter what it is, so please speak to me at any time if you'd like to make an exchange or learn something new. I'm pleased to help.
Outside of the need to swap knowledge, please do not bother me when I'm in my lab. If I need something, I'll come to you, barring emergency situations where you are more than allowed to barge in. I check the notebooks regularly, so if you insist upon correspondence with me, simply write it down and I'll get back to you within the hour.
It's a pleasure to meet all of you. [....................] And I apologise profusely for my drunken stupor earlier this month. I have not been known to be good with liquor.
[UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE CENTURY.]
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He's glowing, too, so maybe the "trying to be inconspicuous" thing is not going to be easy. Blue glowing freckles on his face and the light blues of his hair glow like plankton in the sea. He will chime in with the rest of his Terran buddies, though. ]
I'm also from Terra. My name's Mizuki.
[ …
That's it, apparently. ]
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Unlike everyone else though, he isn't introducing himself. He seems more interested in listening in, and has no intention of staying longer than fifteen minutes or so (lol).]
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He mostly keeps to himself, and sweats visibly when it appears to be his turn for introductions.]
Uh... Hi. I'm Livio. Also from No Man's Land.
[He still has next to no idea what the fuck is happening. Help.]
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Ah... There is so much that I can say, stories that I could tell from my world. Though, when I last left it... We were in a dire state, with a being... Threatening to destroy it all... I believe they are all safe now but... Um, those were my circumstances before this place now.
Oh! I... Have good memory, [ She thinks to say in contrast to Elswords introduction. ] if you are afraid you will forget something. Tell it to me, and I shall remember it for you. Always.
[ Other than that, if you can get a glimpse of people's true origins. Caoimhe was created from the sea itself, and Primordial Gods (Wind + water = Seafoam). To those who know of Mystra's destruction, her world comes post that. The two Primdoals stole some of Mystra's essence and used it to help make Caoimhe (Her existence follows the alchemical principles. If she dies she returns to dust). Her current Weapon, at her side, is in the shape of a Lyre. This is a God Artifact. ]
not even REMOTELY a gagtag
SDFSDFSDFSDFSD LMFA
plot important NPC hours
Those of you who haven't spoken to me yet might recognize me as the stone creature that sits on the inn's roof. I can be summoned to your side with a call of my name, Zahliya, and any one of my titles:
[oh boy here we go] the Purifier, He Who is the First Sentinel, the Grove's Guardian, Liberator of the Lost, the Champion of the Faithful, Watcher of the Realm, He Who Cleanses the Corruption, [stop please] and Keeper of the Sun.
[by the fucking STARS, shut UP]
My magic is thin and difficult to utilize, so I would appreciate help learning to harness it. I could also use sparring partners at the moment.
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More importantly, can someone explain why so many of your human foods are melty? Cheese, for example. [buddy this is not the fucking time]
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very polite, as always. besides, he may as well, right? )
Allow me to reintroduce myself- ( now that he's no longer being INTERROGATED. ) Call me Kreide. Like Irene, Mizuki, Sesa and Herr Gnosis, I am from Terra- specifically the Leithanian city of Vyseheim. Unlike the others, I do not work for Rhodes Island. I play the cello, however, and am happy to help out however else I may.
( shame dynamo's not here yet so add can learn about oripathy. )
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Irene's Infodump
Let me fill you all in on what we know so far, yes?
Reincarnation plot
The Residents
The Guardians
Purification, Zahliya, and why Nene and Elsword can't be in the room sometimes
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Belief and Magic
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Forest Entity
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Re: Forest Entity
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Places outside of the usual Grove Hotspots
About the Manor // cw child death cont.
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Honestly, with how still he is - you could swear he was just a fully plated armor for display. Though if you know him, and have spoken to him - you know that is not true. ]
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No words are exchanged just yet. It's like when people try to bother the royal guards outside Buckingham Palace to see if they can get a reaction.]
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So. Best make the most of the time he has here.
Which is to say, when Irene finishes speaking, Sesa will...literally raise his hand, like he's a child asking for permission to speak. Though, he does not wait for actual permission, he just starts to speak once enough silence has gone by to feel like he won't be interrupting anyone.]
Elsword and I delved into the forest earlier in the month, upon realization that the fog had pulled back enough to do so. And within...we found life, albeit brief. A small stoat scurrying about the underbrush...it seemed rather normal and insignificant, which Elsword noted to be curious, as creatures such as these simply do not exist uncorrupted there.
We continued further, until we came upon trees wider and taller than any I'd ever seen. We couldn't even see their tops. The ground all about was littered with star shards exhausted of their magic, some of which I have with me. What was more, there were tracks...gargantuan footprints belonging to a Moose the size of a building. [He's never seen a whale, he can't make the comparison, Elsword help] We followed it...to the sea, which supposedly is much further out and not easily accessed.
The sea, where this moose would later plunge into for a swim, is currently home to a massive whirlpool. At the bottom of which resides some sort of massive, slumbering sea serpent. This was all we discovered before we returned, seemingly days later when it had only felt like hours passed.
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W-What did he look like? Does he have a name? Oh, PLEASE!! You MUST tell me!
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plant horror, teen death, the usual stick bones horrors.
Oh, also. Bein' that I'm new here, I might be saying some stuff some folks already know so. Sorry about that. Anyway!
[He flutters his hands around.]
First things first. The trees out there are... real creepy? I accidentally touched one and got smacked in the face with... a memory? It's hard to say. There was snarling, people screaming and. Fire. A lot of fire. And also laughter but... not? They definitely were laughing, but it didn't sound like the fun kind. Like they were crying out, almost?
Probably shoulda turned around after that but... We kept going. And we found a body. It was a girl, pretty young. Pink hair. I wanted to bring her back but - [He trails off here, grimacing.] She had something growing out of her chest. Some kind of bush. And there were others nearby. They all sorta... woke up. Rose Hound-y things, I guess? And we got attacked.
It was pretty bad. I... barely made it out myself. But in the middle of it we... remembered something? Not of us, but of her. That girl. She said we could punch 'em in the noses to disrupt their sense of smells. Not that it does much against a whole pack.
We ended up runnin' after that. And when we started runnin' the fog caught up. It up and poofed the hounds away. I'm pretty sure I heard it say something, too. That they needed to rest. That "we" could have fun later.
[He looks around for a few seconds.] After that, we ran into the big moose with hands and the Gargoyle thing. Uh... Moder and Zahliya? I think you said. Got patched up and here we are.
[He slaps his chest, wincing only when he whacks his fingers on some of the metal plating.]
I think that's all of it. Unless Wolfwood saw anything else?
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Fortunately, Vash has summed up everything better than he could have anyway. He sort of tilts his head over his shoulder when Vash basically offers him the floor, to which Wolfwood responds eloquently:]
Just a lot of words to say: don't go into the fucking woods.
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also here comes the mod-mandated weather change. also a goat.
there's a thump against the door, before it manages to creak open and promptly shut itself. curious go-getters may spot a young man- though he's gained some fun new horns, goat ears and a tail since wolfwood and vash saw him last- leaning against the door shivering for a moment. it was not a fun walk, folks. once he turns around, though- )
Oh- ah... am I interrupting something? I'm sorry. This is an inn, right? If it's not too much trouble, could I speak to someone about arrangements...?
( after all, surely they wouldn't mind putting him up for a bit for some work? it's certainly a better shot than going back outside.
especially since the wind and the flurry only seems to worsen by the second. looks like no one's leaving the inn now. )
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Vash is screaming, actually. Like full on, hysterical wailing.]
Ghost!!
[He's absolutely diving behind Wolfwood and his Punisher, thank you.]
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Mizuki here with information, probably
Returning home
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I'm not saying we should stay or anything like that, I just wanted that to be noted, is all...
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The Church and the Temple
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The Well
The Burnt Part of Town and Potential Expansions
Medical Records
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ok REAL moon shard info-
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Anyone order a little Chaos today?
[ How does she make a fucking flower come out of her mouth - don't worry about it. ]
That sounds similar to OH-HA-WAii!!!
Well, guess what you are just in luck - sick and tired of the big moose lady outside who is actually a sweetheart, and not a sexy hot monster babe wanting to wreck your ass?
[ Then she suddenly points at someone else. ] Tired of this shitty snow outside? Burying you deep in its heavy weight, almost reminding you that there's no where ę̷͇̾̊̈ľ̸̹̤͍̹̘͉̪̄̊̋͆͐͝͝s̸̮̬͇̘̩̰̙̜̯̜̯̗̥̅̀́̌͛̍̈́̑̓̕e̴̡̍ ̵̣͈͋̋͊͌͝ͅt̷̩̦̗͉̣̲͚̤͕͇̱̭͋́̉̋̉̽͒ỏ̷̡̺̗̬̉̃͆͒̎̀͒̑̆̂͘ ̴̗͖̤̙̝̰͉̥̳͉̬͖̑̓̐̾͗g̶̛̦̝̮̭̥͛̌̅̐͗̓̑͗͒̆̔͗͂͝o̷̰̭̊̈̇?
[ You could have sworn a flicker of darkness centers your peripheral, and a cosmic horror was momentarily upon you within seconds - but as soon as it happens. As soon as you think you remember - it's gone. Then, BB is there pointing at someone else - ]
Tired of all the death, and monthly events here to make you feel as if it's a sick horror film over and over again?
WELL LOOK NO FURTHER!!!
Plan your trip to pretty little Luluhawa! It'sliterallyjustHawaiismashedtogether don'tthinkaboutittoohard. [ Yes she says that really, really - fast. ] All for the low low low price, of something from your home world! That of course, I am interested in.
That means, technology! Cute clothes! Magical items or more!
What do you mean you wouldn't waste your precious little bonus activity on that - oh wait here, I will tell you why!!! [ She has a little stick, that she has been slapping everywhere and pointing at everyone with. In a quick second and snap of her fingers. A tendril with diamond patterns, drags itself out of shadows and plops before you the map I linked earlier! ]
As long as you pay the fee, you will have full rights to do anything you want within this Luluhawa! Literally, anything you want! The beaches are beautiful! [ She then snaps her fingers, and an image of beautiful beaches are shown. There are weird monsters in the background of the image you swear you can see... But the image changes quickly, to other places within Luluhawa. An arcade, a spa resort, a 5-star hotel, etc. ]
Just remember though! Time passes differently here, so any time you spend here. No time out here passes by. [ She fails to mention that you know, every week the island resort resets, and if you spend longer than a week there. You can get caught in a loophole. Don't do that, but BB is also actually being nice and stresses - ] Only for seven days at a time within this resort though. No longer than that, trust me.
[ She slaps the board that dropped in momentarily, and then it quickly slips back in to the darkness along with the Tentacle that was holding it. ]
Icannotberesponsibleforanylostitemsleftbehind, or anyfluctuationsofmemoriesthatmayoccurwithin, or responsibleforyourlifeifyoustaybeyond7dayswithintheresort!
Schedule in your holiday vacations! Don't you want to bring your loved ones to a nice place for Christmas? [ She smiles looking at Vash, and then looking at Elsword. ]