❪ 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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Merlin

[razzledazzles]

[From here.]

No. He's in one of those pods. [His hand is impossible to miss? Anyway, he's not sure what to make of this warning, so he waits until Merlin is all finished to take a step inside.]

After sleeping with a handful of men in an overpacked tent, this is like paradise. [There's space? He can ignore the mess? This is fine.]

[politrick]

[That sure is something to say. Merlin laughs, though—]

I know what you mean. Although we didn't have tents much.

[But great, he'll continue to be a complete mess without shame, then. With that out of the way he can come away from standing shamefully by the door, and while he doesn't move to pick up any of his things, he does nudge a few articles of clothing out of the main walking space. There it goes...]

My friends are up there, too. They wouldn't last a day down here on their own, but... [He shrugs; when will his precious morons arrive?! This is torturous.]

[razzledazzles]

It's the same here. He would cause a ruckus in one day, knowing him.

[Jae-Ha steps carefully through the walking space, avoiding anything hanging over into it as he makes his way further inside. He's poking around, trying to see what the place is like. It definitely looks different from anything he's used to. More modern, more... western, probably.]

But with someone like you or I here to watch out for them, it shouldn't be a problem, right? [He looks back at Merlin, understanding.] I hope your friends wake soon.

[politrick]

Oh, I'm always coming to the rescue. Then they thank me by eating all my food and making me carry their things.

[But don't get him wrong, he loves them, they're just big and stupid. All of them.]

[razzledazzles]

[That gets a fond laugh out of Jae-Ha.]

That does sound just like friendship. [How sweet, honestly. It makes him nostalgic... Ah, he's been stuck behind bars for so long, he missed it so much. Thank goodness Hak and Yona are here, as behind as Yona may be. If he was all alone, it might be a bit too much.

He hums thoughtfully, poking through some parts of the house.]

By the way, what's the quickest way to earn silver around here?

[politrick]

[His wonderful idiot friends... Each and every one of them would panic about this dragon leg man, but that's alright. Merlin kicks another shirt out of the way, casually.]

Selling your body, I suppose. [this was a joke before he said it out loud, and now that he thinks about it—] I deliver parcels and I'm always being sent over there and there are always plenty of people.

[He is newly mortified every time.]

[razzledazzles]

Really...

[That makes sense, really, but Jae-Ha actually seems to be considering it. The more he thinks about it, the more he thinks about the two people he's considering himself responsible for, and the more it becomes a possibility.

Which, to be honest, he is not as thrilled about as he could be. Mostly the whole leg thing.]

I wonder if I could get away with selling only my upper half. [Haha...]

[politrick]

[Oh, another deviant. Of course, someone he lives with has to be a deviant...]

You'd have to ask someone else about that. I don't know what they do down there. [A beat.] Besides the obvious.

[razzledazzles]

Really? Are you the pure type?

[Now that Jae-Ha is looking at him, he guesses he does exude that aura... That's kind of funny.] I'm only half serious. The other dragons may be locked away, but I still have two friends of mine that I should look after.

[Though he's sure Hak is already finding a way to get money, Yona may have even more expensive tastes the way she is now... It's a good buffer to have extra money.]

[politrick]

[Selling himself to help his friends... That's almost noble apart from how it's lewd. Merlin shrugs, doing his very best not to get prudish and judgmental only because Jae-Ha is a dragon and he needs to be friends with a dragon.]

Well if they don't mind your crudely-gotten gains, then I suppose... [that's still prudish, Merlin.]

[razzledazzles]

You suggested it first.

[He's just saying!!] And it's not as if they have to know how I earn my silver.

[But he laughs, choosing some wall to lean against.] What about music? Street performance? There were whispers of fighting, but I haven't been able to look into that very far, either.

[politrick]

Oh—they have that. Performers, all kinds- I got to join in with some of them when the rest of us first got here.

[It was great!! He literally, purposely ruined the show, but it was very exciting. The change in him from awkwardly muttering about the red light district to this is pretty overt; he perks up, almost childlike enthusiasm for street performers. Love that shit... juggling, yeah...]

I don't know about fighting, though. Wouldn't be any good. [look at him, he's a wet noodle.]

[razzledazzles]

[Haha, he is a noodle.]

I prefer not to fight when possible myself, so if street performance is an option, I'll have to try my hand at that, first. I don't have any instruments with me, but I could figure a few things out.

[He could use his leggie for entertainment, make it look wild but not too wild. Probably.] Since we're roommates, and I don't have anything to my name just yet... you wouldn't happen to have anything to eat that you can part with, would you?

[He's hungry...]

[politrick]

[Make an instrument out of a tissue box and rubber bands, Jae-Ha. Fantasy DIY. Merlin blinks at him, apparently surprised that he would even ask—]

Oh- sure! [And he's already zipping over to the little kitchen, assuming that the food he already had in the house made it over with the rest of his mess.] We're both here, so what's mine is yours. You don't have to ask.

[Here, come look at the bread and stuff that he has. It's nothing very exciting or heavily seasoned, since he isn't used to that kind of food, but it's here. Share with him.]

[razzledazzles]

Really? Thank you!

[Honestly, Jae-Ha isn't used to much more, though Yoon's cooking has always been delicious. This is just as well. More familiar than the mystery soup on the station. He'll gladly take some bread, hooray.]

Once I have my own source of funds, I'll help purchase food, too. I'm surprised the people of this city are able to be so hospitable... [He's still wondering if that's going as smoothly as it looks on the surface, especially after what the guards were saying on his way in, but he'll look into that later.]

I appreciate the help, Merlin. At this rate, I may wait here until this tag goes away. [No, because he gets restless, but he'll try.]

[politrick]

[It's just bread, Jae-Ha. Merlin's already given away a shirt today, so obviously bread is nothing.]

Well, you do live here now... [So feel free to sit here all afternoon? He's not going to.] You're welcome, in any case. I don't see any reason not to help someone who needs it.

[He shrugs, like this is the way of the world and he's not easily taken in by sad eyes and pitiful looks. Shh.]

[razzledazzles]

What a kind heart you have. And you're sure it's not over all of that excitement about dragons, hm?

[That was kind of pure, looking back on it, but he's still going to tease.]

[politrick]

[UM.... LISTEN....]

I'm sure! [Now he's embarrassed?! How dare this guy.] I'm not that strange.

[razzledazzles]

Now, now, there's nothing wrong with being excited. They call me the beautiful monster who soars across the skies for a reason.

[He is beautiful, admire him. He even winks as he finishes his bread. Thanks. He has more questions!!]

One more thing. Do you drink?

[politrick]

[Gives him a look... he's okay. He has green hair which is still strange. But he's not denying that he's pretty, so take it as a yes.]

I'm terrible at drinking. Someone usually has to carry me.

[razzledazzles]

Ahh, that's too bad. How am I going to find a drinking partner like this?

[He keeps running into pure prudes who need to be carried? Or, at least like, parts of those options separately.]

[politrick]

[Wow, sorry he gets knocked out by one beer... He's weak.]

Surely someone somewhere in this city of thousands of people will want to drink with you. I have faith.

[razzledazzles]

But finding that special someone is another story! [Why special someone]

[politrick]

Make it part of your top half advertisement.

[Why special someone, indeed... Also this is about as lewd as he can go, appreciate his efforts.]

[razzledazzles]

[The effort earns a chuckle. Jae-Ha is surprised he went back to it? But then, that gives him permission to tease a little, too.]

That's not a bad idea. Should I practice it here and now?