❪ introlog: #2 ❫ THE CALM. -- the overflow.

[natha]

ORIGINAL POST

You have spent the last few days on Thesa Station, taking in the knowledge that your world is no more. Perhaps you’ve made some friends (or maybe an enemy or two). Either way, you aren’t expected to spend all of your time on the Station. El Nysa needs you, after all, and you promised you’d help the planet thrive. Are you ready? Submit any AC eligible thread of participating in this log's prompts for Two (2) Olympia REP points HERE. TRAVEL LIGHT     You're really lucky, new refugee. Because of the efforts of those that came before you, your own descent into El Nysa will be quick and relatively painless. You get to reap the benefits of others' experience. Those that came before you are all well-versed in the art of teleportation now, and descending into El Nysa is simply a concentrated thought away. A teleporter has been placed in the common areas to help the new refugees descend, but for this first time, you're going to need a little guidance. You're going to need to take the hand of someone who has been on El Nysa for a while now and learn the ropes. Hold on tight, Refugee, and don't be afraid when the blinding light hits you. The actual journey will feel like a sudden whiplash— painless, but sudden, and maybe a little nauseating. Keeping your balance may be difficult, and it’s possible you might end up toppling onto your poor partner. Hopefully you’re at least thankful. You have landed in a back alley in the Residential District of Olympia. HOME SWEET HOME     Immediately, you notice that everything you've been told about El Nysa is true. There are people of all races here, and although no one bats an eye at your appearance as you enter the district, a member of the Royal Guard asks for your passport. They have a keen eye, and can tell that although you may be a new refugee to their city, they've never seen you before. Certain rumors of an outside force making preparations to do some major damage has them particularly on edge. It's a good thing the Orbiters made sure you have an Olympian passport ready to go. You present it, and with a small nod, the Guard says nothing more and slaps a patch on your chest; to your surprise, it reads: Hello! My name is ________________! I am in House #___! Are you my housemate? ... No matter how much you try, there's no removing this sticker. "It'll come off tomorrow," says the guardkeep. "Lots of refugees here, limited housing. It's an easy way to get to know the people you're living with. Though, if you ask me, why are we accepting so many foreigners when so many want to watch this city burn? Well, I don’t give the orders." If someone greets you, the message on the patch will magically change: Secretly, I _____, _____, and _____! What are yours? There's no telling how they'd known these things, but it likely has to do with Zasere. AGAIN. It may be a good idea to get situated in your new home and set down some ground rules with your roommates. There is also, of course, much of Olympia to explore. FLONA COVE     Word around the city is that one very cute and enthusiastic Olympian, You Watanabe, has been asking around earnestly for the nearest place to find some coastal fun. It didn't take long before a few locals pointed her in the direction of Flona Cove. Maybe it’s a good idea to check out the area. There are only a few more days left of summer, after all. Even if you're not the beach type, exploring a new area certainly can't hurt your understanding of El Nysa. Flona Cove is just a quick train ride away. BEACH PARTY: Chances are, you've heard about the beach party being organized by You Watanabe, whether it be from her directly or someone who knows her. A lot of careful planning has gone into it, and it looks like a great time, so why not check it out? Full speed ahead towards a great time! There's plenty of food for everyone, and plenty of watermelons that need splitting! 1. Various food vendors from around Flona Cove have agreed to offer free food for the new refugees, and they line the shoreline near the harbor, enthusiastically offering goodies such as seafood kabobs, ice cream, fresh fruit (including whole watermelons!), and hot dogs. You Watanabe herself has a grill where she’s cheerfully serving up her trademark "Niceoodles" yakisoba as well as other Japanese food like takoyaki and rice. What makes her noodles so nice? It’s obviously the cheerful smiley-face sun drawn on the omelette. In exchange, the chefs and vendors only ask that you spread the word, though most of them have buckets for donations if you want to help chip back in. After the party is all done, however, there seem to be plenty of dishes that need doing, all in a big pile. You herself is working on getting through the mountain of dishes, but maybe you could lend a hand? 2. It's just not a beach party without the traditional watermelon splitting! For those of you who don't come from modern Japan on Earth, it might be perplexing at first seeing the literal mountain of watermelons grown with the help of Keyleth, another recent Olympian. If the bat-like sticks and blindfolds next to them don’t explain the purpose, though, you might just sit back and watch as a brave competitor sets a watermelon on the sand, ties a blindfold around their eyes, and has people start yelling at them which way to go. They consider the shouts of the crowd, take a swing... and strike nothing but sand. Perhaps you can do better? There are beach activities galore. Now's the time to build the sandcastle of your dreams or play a game of beach volleyball. Maybe you're brave enough to surf the waves, or you’d just like to enjoy a swim. Mom friends who just want to lounge in the sun and read a book while working on their tan are welcome too, of course. BENEATH THE SURFACE: 1. Diving beneath the waters in Flona Cove yield a whole new world on its own. Rent a scuba suit and take a trip to explore the corals, and you may even be lucky enough to run into a playful school of dolphins. Be careful-- they tend to get carried away and will happily drag swimmers for a wild ride. 2. You might want a boat for this scuba adventure, unless you're a strong swimmer. Venture deeper into the ocean, farther away from the coast, and adventurers will find some interesting stuff. Two miles southwest of the harbor, deep, deep into the watery abyss, lies a shipwreck. Exploring through the various rooms of the ship yields a few knick-knacks here and there-- rusted spare parts, cracked tea sets... a surprisingly well-preserved pin-up painting of Koralle? The real treasure awaits for those who have the courage to swim beneath the ship's hull. Here, covered in algae and debris, lies the skeletal corpse of a winged, fanged, clawed beast. This is only a distant memory of its former glory, as nothing but bones are left, but something— something brilliant, catches your eye. Those hundreds of teeth are not bone, but a material so lustrous and pure, it nearly blinds. It will take some work, but with persistence and strength, it is possible to extract a tooth. Those that work in Simwe Institute or The Sanctuary may find it beneficial to take an extra for their boss— this is definitely something that is of interest to study. 3. Olympians love their luxury. There's nothing more luxurious than a secluded lagoon, the water at just the perfect temperature and pristine. This is one of the most sought-after spots for the natives, but when you come across it, it is completely peaceful and empty. For the tourists? Well, this place simply gets overlooked due to its distance from the main beaches. It's also relatively hidden. Soon you start feeling oddly friendly? Cupid’s Pool is also described by the people of Olympia as the touchy-feely pool. It has an inherent property that makes those who soak in it crave physical affection. Chances are you probably wanted to know this before you decided to take a dip, huh? (Please warn for threads appropriately) EARN SOME SILVER     1. While many of the locals came together to offer their hands to provide a bit of entertainment for the surge in tourism, that isn’t to state that they’re fully staffed. Have a few hours to spare? They're willing to pay for your help. Maybe you’re just the cooking champ they needed? The lifeguard who showed up just in time? Or the star salesman at their humble accessory shop so desired? 2. The man who approaches you is even offering more than most of the vendors down the street. Sure, the guy and his entourage look kind of shady, but money is money, isn't it? If you accept, he’ll shove a strange swimsuit or two your way and lead you to the dressing room. What kind of job is this? Modeling, he says. Hopefully you aren’t camera shy! Hey there, hot stuff. I like your look. Or maybe it's your... aura? Either way, I like what you're working with. How about you flaunt what you've got for some fat silver stacks? He also wants to be able to test your charm, and is willing to pay a whopping 400 silver in exchange. He may even ask you to go "talk" (did you hear him say "hit on"?) to a couple of people, and “sell” yourself. Whatever that means... Incidentally, he says he’ll give you a signal once you get a pass. Feels like forever, doesn’t it? 3. Once night begins to fall and the people gradually begin to clear out, you’ll notice something... odd. There are some shady looking people around, and maybe you’ve been hearing whispers all day about a certain "fight club." Initially, no one will tell you a time or location, but if you are persistent, your efforts will pay off. Perhaps in light of helping a vendor clear out their stall or assisting that one Olympian native in distress, they’re willing to tell you a few things about this exclusive club. They explain to you that it’s been a long-standing tradition of Olympia. Secret fight clubs. A place for people to stretch their wings and their fists. Moreover, the pay off seems to be pretty good! Though, they warn you that there are some aggressive competitors out there this time around. Things have been tough politically for a while now, and there is much unrest among the people. What better way to blow off some steam than to beat someone up and make a bit of bank! Fights are not to the death, simply until a knock out, but accidents (and "accidents") do happen. Finding the crowd of people will take some searching, even with directions. They meet along the northern coast of Flona, by following a path leading underground, well away from any civilization. Once you’re there, why not participate? You may find yourself facing off against a fellow refugee. OOC     An AC-eligible thread for 2 OLYMPIAN REP POINTS may be submitted from this log. SUBMIT THE THREAD HERE by OCTOBER 15 11:59 PM EST. In the event of CAPTCHA, we will be providing an overflow. In the event of a second CAPTCHA, players are advised to move threads to an overflow post on their character journals. These threads remain eligible for AC, AC Rewards, and REP. 1 SILVER = 1 US DOLLAR. QUICK NAV premise ● faq ● world ● map ● reputation ● npcs taken ● reserves ● application calendar ● hiatus/drops ● modbox [ FULL NAVIGATION ] elnysa nysalogs nysaisles nysaooc elnyan

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[congratulating]

[ He allows his hand to be swatted away with a half-smile. ]

You see him as attractive. [ Kirei cannot help but allow the disappointed look to stay. His eyes close for a second before he opens them. ] Well, you will do what you wish to do in regards to Archer. I have given my warning and it is up to you to decide what to do with it.

[ Oh, that reminds him. ] Rin Tohsaka. You have met her, haven't you? [ He doesn't speak this like a question since he already knows that she has. ] This may surprise you but she is my student. [ His eyes flicker up as he can't say that is a lie, but anyway. ] She's aware that you are my Servant. [ If this were the real Holy Grail War, he would have ordered Jeanne to kill Rin to ensure that she would not interfere with his plans. Even without a Servant, Rin isn't someone that he feels should be on the board for long when she knows he's a player on it.

However, he has no reason to do so here. She has no Servant and while it may be easier to do away with her, while it may be simple, he would rather she keep living and seeing what is to come. ] Though, she already knew that you had a Master so it was only a matter of time for her to put two-and-two together. Why am I hashing out something so pointless to you? I am wanting to let you know what is happening so that you are not caught unawares. You did the same for me just now, and so you now have the knowledge to ensure that you will not be at a disadvantage.

[ With Rin, anyway. ]

Gaius

[abyssalflame]

[Sid's always found that birds tend to have minds of their own, from the largest chocobos to the tiniest chicks. Trained hunting hawks are no exception, it seems. His leg moves as if he's tempted to splash the thing for sassing him, but he decides the better of it, crossing his arms and huffing.]

...Damn birds. I'm going to guess you're not leaving without him, either.

Mipha

[courageunforgotten]

Don't worry, this won't take long.

[Another nod and he turns to step into the ring once more, and stops to look up at his opponent. A big, burly and rather savage looking man... they're really going all out in selecting somebody to put the newcomer in their place, huh?

The fight kicks off and the two rush each other. The first heavy blow is easy enough to dodge and he winds back to throw a shot to a hair gut in return. It's only a split second later that he catches the gleam of steel and hops back quickly, just slow enough for the edge to draw red line across his middle.

He comes to a stop in the sands, glancing down at the cut before throwing an angry look back over his shoulder to the man holding the money who gives a sort of "helpless" shrug.]

Tch. Anything goes....

[He tosses one final glances to where he came in from, toward where his sword is still leaning up against the barrier. Only a brief one though, because the fight is still happening and the man with the knife is coming at him again....]

Mikazuki

[courageunforgotten]

II.

[chaoticlootral]

[ This is a completely normal occurrence for Taako, who fully expects people to strut up to him, kiss his hand and tell him he is a ethereal vision of beauty. Which isn't to say that people actually do that, but he definitely expects it. Nice to get your expectations fulfilled that's all. ]

Yeah, no kidding my dude. Tell me some shit I don't know.

[baguablade]

Not too far out, according to the map.

[ He gestures to a ratty scrap of paper tacked to the boat's single, wobbly sail that can barely be called a map. It's more a collection of wobbly scribbles with a large X a bit out from the shore, but there's at least a couple landmarks that make it not entirely useless. Leaving Lancelot to examine that, Cain crouches over the motor and sets it pumping, hissing as he gets blasted with a cloud of steam.

He sits back abruptly and fans at his face. It's a good thing they're heading out to sea because his hair is already damp and drooping courtesy of their boat. ]

The man who gave that to me said I can't miss it. [ His tone is dry; he bets it's exceedingly easy to miss. ] We should know for sure we're in the right place as soon as we get there, whatever that means.

Archer

[otiosity]

[Hawke glances up at the creature floating around in the sky and then shrugs.]

Generally, I wait for them to take the first shot. Otherwise I'm just that person shooting fire balls at poor animals.[

Richard

[courageunforgotten]

[Ah, right, the fire thing. Not that it isn't an understandable thing to worry about, but....

He glances down at the tag before lifting his eyes back up to the older man's.]

I take it you'll be the one arresting me if something happens?

[lahaine]

[ A sneer at his response. The clergy would certainly pursue all outlets when it came to their quelling of those deemed as heretics. Truth be told, he looked the part. The fact that he was snappy with her, only spurred her interest more. She was one of those types that was too stubborn to know when she wasn't wanted. ]

Forgot?

[ Picking up the tube of sunscreen she would inspect it before turning it towards the crispy edgelord. A wicked grin on her face, she would firmly squeeze the tube, making the lotion splatter all over the man. ]

Hahahaha! There! Be thankful someone took pity on you. [ What a schoolyard bully... ]

[ruffboi]

[He laughs, too! She has really long sleeves. That's the joke, right? The sleeves? Nice one.

He pats himself as they land.]

Think so! At least, I'm here. You might want to double check yourself.

[congratulating]

[ His head gives a small nod as he agrees that humanity in and of itself is a miracle. Yet he thinks why zaShunina thinks that it is a miracle and why Kirei thinks so will differ drastically. Especially with the comment of occurring by happenstance. No, everything has meaning. ]

You wish to save it from a calamity that is coming a billion years in the future.

[ He repeats what he understands carefully, to ensure that he is understanding what he is being told. ] You wish to save a miracle, is that so?

[buildindreemz]

What, you mean, like... superheroes? Magic?

[ayes]

Hmmm, that's a good question! [You pauses to ponder.] I don't think it grows in water... but it's really juicy. I mean, like, really juicy; you always need like a napkin or a cloth when you eat one 'cuz it gets everywhere. So that's probably why they call it that. You should totally try one!

Byerly

[otiosity]

A brilliant oath. Leave the mothering to the idealists and ones who are bad at playing bar games so they leave before the sun even goes down.

[She raises her hand as in a "cheers" motion.]

Rosalind Lutece | Bioshock: Infinite

[originallutece]

[Original toplevel here, still open to new tag-ins!]

[ayes]

No, nothing like that! It was just a normal girls' school out in the sticks! [She says, a little sheepishly.] Back home, school idols are really popular, though! There's this big nation-wide competition called Love Live every year, and Chika went to Tokyo a little while back and just fell in love with how glamorous it all was! So even though we're not one of the cool stylish city schools, she thought it'd be fun to start a club of our own.

[theycalledmeacurse]

I'm guessing you don't have those in your world?

[ It sounds boring, but after what Rogue's been through, she might prefer it. ]

[buildindreemz]

Nope, nothing like that.

[ She gives a faint shrug and starts stuffing another beignet into her mouth. ]

No flying people or people with x-ray vision. Not even space travel, not like this. We'd made it to the moon and back but that's about it.

Ariadne

[otiosity]

Well, in this theoretic case of a sea monster attack, it definitely has eyes. There's just something sad about lacking eyes and I'm doing him a favor.

...Before we throw sand at him, anyway.

[gekkajuu]

[In retrospect, it feels silly to point up the way he did, but not trying to tell her that he's going up at all seems rude. He had to at least try to communicate; he doesn't want to seem like he's just leaving her! He nods at the question, then follows her up, quickly enough, but not nearly as quickly as her.

He gets there eventually, removing his mask and mouthpiece, then pushing his wet hair back out of his face. It doesn't improve his haircut any.]

Thank you for showing me that skeleton! The Simwe Institute will be happy to investigate those teeth.

Keyleth | Critical Role

[zephrah]

original top level here

[ruffboi]

Yuck! Like soup? Well - don't! Don't boil my blood. Let's just have a clean, honest fight where no one holds back, but also no one boils anybody's blood. Unless I'm really kicking your ass, and then we can revisit.

[He puts out his hand for a handshake.]

Deal?

Beach Party

[deathstiny]

[Wrathion, in his haste to explore, had clearly been unprepared for the trip to the beach. He's done his best to fit in anyway, a pair of sunglasses sitting half-way down his nose completely failing to cover his red eyes and black-slit pupils. His dragonscale leathers still sit at his hips, and his white parachute pants type attire is clearly not waterproof.

But he's trying. At least he thought to remove his tunic, even if it drew attention to the orange and gold inhuman pigmentation at his joints and spine.]

Do you think so?

[It wouldn't surprise him. Azeroth was full of them -- maybe that's why he doesn't quite pick up on the joke right away.]

--oh. You're joking. Yes?

[He...can't tell? What is this place doing to him?]

[toten_sie]

Yes, ma'am.

[ The Empire in general was landlocked, or at least as he'd ever seen, and he'd been assigned many places over the years. And the ma'am is pretty much instinctual. ]

[ruffboi]

Uh... [What about anything that he just said would spark a reaction like this? It was a perfectly normal sentiment. He gives the Doctor a chummy slap on the back.]

Oh, hey, don't worry! I'll kill them all before they reach the city, let alone your bowtie storefront, my mysterious magical salesman friend. I've got it covered. You don't have any bowties that give a boost to AC, though, do you? I didn't wear my armor today, because it was the beach.