♥ April (Lasai) Event Log

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April (Lasai) Event Log

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❥ PROMPT I: Fourth Dimension

The Fourth Wall log will be posted on the 20th! See the plotting post for details.

❥ PROMPT II: Star Candy

The unique stars of the previous month continue to shimmer within the night sky, and the constellations continue to shift depending on the person who views them. Some stars may even appear brighter than the others as if twinkling to a melody, and others may appear to be growing larger.... or, more accurately, closer. As the night progresses into day, those stars that had been but itty-bitty specks of light in the distance are now tiny flakes of light that fall from the barrier! As they descend, they solidify into small, multicolored morsels, dusted with a sugar that gives them their celestial sheen, which may make them appear positively irresistible to sample. Do you dare try this treat from the heavens?

Strawberry. These pink-colored delectables make the taster feel rather cuddly and giddy inside, as if one has no worries in the world. Perhaps this might be a relief to those who are stressed, but it may also make others not worry of dangers like heights (or other such perils).

Blue Raspberry. What was that, "blue raspberries" do not actually exist in the wild? These azure-tinted candies have the very serious effect of making another want to confide in anyone who would listen. Even the quietest wallflower will find themselves confessing an opinion or secret, mundane or grand.

Pineapple. This sun-colored treat packs a wild, tropical flavor, imbuing the taster with an exceptional amount of energy they never had before. Careful, though, the taster may seek someone, anyone who will fight them, or they may randomly cause fights simply because they can.

Lime. This earthy-toned confection is sweet as it is sour! You may find yourself being a little on edge, or perhaps irked, at any random, minor thing… Or worse, completely preoccupied by something unresolved that has been bothering you for a long while. Moreover, there's this strange desire to vent your frustrations in a way that may not be the healthiest.

❥ PROMPT III: Speed (Not!)Dating

The robots of Havenwell have encouraged the off-worlders and any visitors to get to know each other, and the locals have designed what they believe may be the perfect ice breaker! Speed Not-Dating: in which two people sit down across from each other in a typical get-to-know-you setting. There are cards with conversation starters, candles, and roses on the table, all which the locals insist isn't for any romantic reason. Say hello, and exchange names and contact information! Holding hands is highly encouraged, but not necessary. Suspiciously, however, once two people do hold hands, they may not find the bond easily broken. Nevermind that, though! A pair who decides to leave from the speed (not) dating while hand in hand (or more, the locals won't judge!) will find themselves awarded with a gift basket. Within the present are a pair of matching onesie pajamas, of which the hoods sport ears of any animal you wish.

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This event will run from April 15th-30th. Click on each prompt's title to see the text. If you have any questions, feel free to direct them to the FAQ or to the Mod Question thread. You can also use the Havenwell Status page or the General Plotting Comment to give you other ideas for original prompts!

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Shinji Ikari | ota

[hedgehogsdilemma]

I
Wow, how weird and strange it is to see sugary little treats falling from the night sky, or to wake up to them littered on your lawn.

Or in your garden. Definitely normal stuff, as fast as Havenwell nonsense goes, but Shinji isn't too keen to just chow down on mysterious little space candies, no matter how tantalizing they may look. No, no taste-tests for these celestial treats today, but they are in the way now that the weather is nice enough to start working on the garden outside of his home, so before he can get started with the dirty work, he needs to collect all the sweets hiding among the yard.

This leaves him with a bowl of star-shaped sweets, which he keeps nearby for a while while he's still discovering them in the way of his work, but eventually he ends up leaving it out front, out of the way while he sinks himself into cleaning up the garden. A tempting little treat bowl, perhaps, for any casual visitor that may to drop by, who want to grab a snack from the inviting looking bowl.


II
Of course, sequestering himself away in familiar territory isn't great for, like, meeting new people. He steps out decently often to pick up some supplies he may not have or simply be short on, and that's the perfect time to get swept up by the natives and shuffled into their latest scheme to get the offworlders cozy and familiar with each other.

"Whoa - hey!"

His protests mean very little, and he's quickly shuffled into an empty seat, either in front of a fellow offworlder, or at a completely empty table to wait for a partner to be ushered over. "Sorry," he mumbles once the robo-chaperones have made themselves scarce in favor of letting them ~bond~

"We... really don't have to do this, if you don't want to."

II

[daikonrose]

But what if even getting out and about and set up on a not-date still fails to lead to Shinji meeting someone new? What a shame. But it can't be helped, Kyoko is already here.

His offer is met with a quick "shh!" as Kyoko glances over her shoulder at the robot who'd brought her in. They might be giving them some space, but it's clear they're still being watched. "I got them to bring me to you, so let's win quickly and escape for good."

[hedgehogsdilemma]

Oh no, how terrible, having to spend time with Kyoko. Truly awful, for the both of them, really.

"Win...?" Hold on, was this more like a game than he'd anticipated? Surely, he'd thought, it would be easiest to simply slip away as soon as eyes were off of them, but... hm. He doesn't really want to argue with Kyoko either, considering that the romantic atmosphere, the candles and roses despite the insistence that this isn't a romantic endeavor, is probably more uncomfortable for her when combined with someone who is not her boyfriend. If she wants to get out of this the intended way, he should be as gentlemanly about it as he can. His focus flickers from the adornments on the table, toward the robots still milling around, and then back to Kyoko.

"Okay." Win quickly. They can do that. "We just have to read off these cards, right?"

Let him pick up the cards on his side of the table and see what they say, then.

I

[whenyouneedme]

Wow look at all these treats left out so invitingly! Kai was just going to help himself to a small handful of candies. Surely they would not have been placed in such an offering bowl if they were not meant to be cronched upon. That just made sense.

And wow look at that even better treat in the garden! Popping one of those sugary stars in his mouth, Kai wandered over to squat at the garden's edge and grin widely at his boyfriend.

"Yo."

[hedgehogsdilemma]

What is a bowl of treats meant for if not snacking? Nobody could blame Kai for just grabbing some.

Shinji, at first glance, is truly none the wiser. With the garden cleared of any sugary hazards, his gloved hands are busy getting the soil ready to transplant the seedlings waiting in the greenhouse, and his thoughts are otherwise too occupied to worry about the fate of the candies.

"Hey," he answers, sitting back a bit from his work. "What's up?"

Did you need him for something? Or are you just here for hangouts?

Devon Darconin - OTA

[the4united]

III

Seated at an empty table, Devon looks completely stricken. Sitting in a cafe is way outside of his comfort zone even when he's there willingly. Getting dragged there definitely doesn't count as willingly, which leaves him even more uncomfortable. Every time he's tried to get up and leave he's been ushered back to his chair almost immediately. The fact that there appears to be no escape leaves him teetering on the edge of full blown panic.

"Wh-wh-what is going on? Why can't I leave?"

[connectsthedots]

"It seems as though we're being requested to participate in a little event and they don't want us leaving until we do," Dot answers calmly from her seat across from him. She'd been escorted over to his table while he was making his last attempt at a break for it.

"Hello Devon." ...She probably should have lead with that, but oh well.

[the4united]

Devon moans and lets his head fall back in dramatic annoyance.

"Requesting doesn't mean forcing people to stay. Requesting is asking and accepting if people say no."

With a heavy sigh he finally sits back up to look at Dot. Or at least he appears to look at her.

"This doesn't bother you at all, does it?"

[necromanswers]

( II: lets make poor choices with food )

[Guess who's awake again? It's Lup! And she's in an incredibly good mood, it turns out. Usually people who fall asleep and wake up after revisiting their own world are less stoked than she is, but hey, not everyone can be Lup.

She opens Affurgato for extra hours the whole first week, sending out a broadcast-]

What's up hungry nerds, I'm back in business. Affurgato's got some new specials on the menu, come feed your curiosity if you dare!

[Said new specials are a series of pastries and cookies that are most definitely decorated with the sky konpeitō. There is... technically a warning sign at the entry. It's a little bit on the small side, though, but it's totally not her fault if you forgot to read it on your way in. Come and order your future disaster, or you can always chat her up via the network. Or just visit her in the kitchen, yolo.]


( III: speed quasi-dating )

[Lup is more amused than annoyed when she gets snagged and urged to park herself with whomever happens to be her victim partner. She's even got her hand offered out, fingers waggling.]

Do you think if we devolve into a raunchy round of truth or dare they'll let us leave early?


( IV: wildcard )

[Find Lup around town, tell her you missed her or something. Who wants to hear about Greg Fucking Grimaldis and the cross-dimensional casino heist?]

III

[iustaegis]

[ Glad to see that Lup is awake, Pyra doesn't need any coercing into taking the chair opposite of Lup in speed-dating.

Also, she's taking that hand. Jokingly, ]

Ah, but I'm only starting to get to know you!

[necromanswers]

[Lup doesn't seem to mind. It's par for the course with Pyra, and hey, the 'bots will appreciate the effort.]

Aww, but I do love making a big scene.

II

[ghoulserrand]

[Well, shoot. He is definitely very hungry and he is also maybe a nerd. Guess that's him.

And this must be the owner of that cat restaurant! He'd hoped to drag Faust there...]

Nice to see a local business back up! I was hoping to stop in here. Just one question, which might be a bit weird: I came from an apocalypse and, I guess cats in the last world could tell. [Specifically, they could tell he was dead. But details.] Do you think that'd be a problem with the cats there?

[necromanswers]

Can you maybe be a little more specific than that, bud? My cats can't smell apocalypse.

[Or if they can, they certainly aren't saying anything about it.]

Clifford Norman | ota

[awooligan]

[ candies - strawberry and blue raspberry, perhaps with a hint of pineapple. ]

[Cliff has learned his lesson when it comes to eating random, unusual food. Really, he has! He has no intention of eating these little star candies and suffering strange effects designed to make him want to hold hands like a weirdo. Nope. Not gonna do it.

Unfortunately, Cliff feels safe enough with the food he acquired himself that he doesn't keep an eye on it at all times, and wouldn't you know, the dang things just kinda dust themselves over his meal while his attention is elsewhere? A crying shame.

...Only, there are no tears when there's a big cute dog around!! Maybe that dog is actually a wolf, but he sure looks like a happy fellow, running around the city and whooping with laughter as he tackles those he thinks can take it, or snatches something to play keep-away. Wait, laughing? Hm. That definitely sounds like a boy laughing, rather than a canine approximation. To really cement that idea in -- ]

Hey!

[Hello! He's so happy to see you!]

[ wildcard - anything else! ]

[YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO, or contact me on plurk at goblinhood!]

time to be very slow (what is new. nothing.)

[whenyouneedme]

[Yeah shove your friends in the dirt YEAH THAT'S WHAT FRIENDSHIP IS ALL ABOUT HELL YEAH. Kai had approximately two seconds to register that there was DOG coming at him at high speeds. Surely Dog was going to stop.

Dog did not stop. Down they go! It was a direct hit, but Kaito was quick to playfully shove back at him.]

Hey!

[awooligan]

[That IS what friendship is all about!! Cliff gets to tackle a very select few people as a wolf, and he cherishes the opportunity. Normally. Right now, he's just excited.

Cliff cackles and is back to being a human for a moment just to catch himself more naturally on his hands, falling back, but then the wolf is back and sitting expectantly, tail sweeping across the ground.]

How's it going, man?

[Okay, he can't just Sit Here like a good boy any longer, he has to trot on over again and rudely step on Kai to keep him down. He is winning the wrestling. He is king.]

[relictus]

[Faust probably looks like he would snap in half if tackled by a large dog, but he sure does wear plenty of things that can be snatched... though his hat is the easiest to grab for keep-away without pulling along the rest of him in the process.]

[Not that he doesn't nearly topple over anyway at having a wolf suddenly lunge at his head. At least he only loses his hat, but boy, he didn't ask for this much excitement today?? The laughter and speech are pretty obvious signs to him that this is, if not some kind of wizard messing around in another form, more than a simple wolf.]

-Oi! What do you think you're doing? Give that back this instant.

[awooligan]

[He can't taunt as effectively -- at least in a verbal manner -- while he's got the hat in his mouth, but luckily, canines get that sort of playful body language built in. Cliff's tail is like a flag waving through the air as his butt goes up, and his front half lowers in a way that tempts someone to chase. There's tension in his legs that says he's ready to bolt at a moment's notice.]

Rrr 'ut? Rut 'ou uhnna do abou ih?

Time for dog

[hedgehogsdilemma]

[It's probably for the best to not outright tackle this one - he'd probably be fine, but he definitely stands no chance at not getting bowled over spectacularly if he needed to hold his ground against a whole-ass wolf attempting to body him. On the other hand, he is very susceptible to having something snatched right out of his hands, and a dog with a garden stake in its mouth isn't too out of place at all.]

H-hey!

[What! What! Is this another weird Havenwell scheme like the cyborg corgis? Give that back!!]

[brokeforgood]

[Wait a second, that laugh sounds familiar---

Farrah's just gonna stare this dog down, trying to remember what you do against wild animals. Make yourself big, right? She stands on her tiptoes.]

Hey! [AND THEN SHES TACKLED.]

---Hey!

[ghoulserrand]

[Funny. Despite his ventures into woods and becoming a predator himself, he still has never run into a wolf. He has no idea how a wolf might react to a creature like him-- though maybe the sense that, as tempting as it would be for the sheer amount of meat, he probably still shouldn't hunt threatened creatures.

But somehow, in the most unlikely place of all, there's a wolf. Or a dog? Honestly, is a dog that much more likely than a wolf in this city? Well, it's some kind of canine and it's here and he has to wonder when it got here and how.

Thankfully, he's got time for that wondering as he's bowled over.

He makes a strangled noise in place of a simple 'oof'. His hood goes back and he has two thoughts. One, to catch his gaiter and make sure it stays in up. Two... don't eat the dog. The third, fourth, and fifth thoughts are a repeat of that. Oh, but he's so--

What.]

... Hi...?

Hummy | Suite Precure♪ | OTA

[nyakama]

II. Cat on a moderately warm tile roof
[Candy! Hummy should probably know better than to eat strange candy that fell from the sky but she's a simple creature with simple desires and after her last experience with candy here (which was all kinds of bizarre flavors), she can't resist a nice normal strawberry treat!

After enjoying...several handfuls, she finds herself full of energy and feeling totally carefree! She wants to RUN! She wants... to CLIMB!!! Such is a natural urge for a cat, after all. She finds herself running about, to and fro, scaling everything. Like the fountain, and the shop stalls, and the sides of buildings! There she is up on a roof!?

Wherever you find her, she's... she's really close to the edge, isn't she? Don't worry,though, if she falls, she'll land on her feet! Maybe! Probably??? Hey, actually, perhaps you should try to talk her down...]


III. Cat at the table, what will she order?
[Look, I could write an elaborate prompt for this, but what if instead I just offered you this picture? Because that's what you're going to be looking at as you are escorted to a table. That's right. Your (not) date is a cat. What are you going to do about it?

For her part, Hummy seems very excited about the prospect! She smiles brightly up at you.]

Hello, nya!

X. Wildcard
[I'm late af, i know i know. Here this is, though. And if you have anything you want to play out otherwise, I'm totally game! Hit me up with a starter or give me a shout via PM or at carrieface to plan!]

II

[hedgehogsdilemma]

[Surely it's normal for cats to be running around and climbing stuff, but the little flash of pink and white getting the zoomies isn't something he's actually expecting to see today. Ohma's cats don't usually run around too far in town, and that...! That is not actually one of Ohma's cats! That's a cat he knows! So, it's sort of like seeing any one of the other offworlders hanging around on a rooftop? That's not too weird, honestly, but,]

Are you okay up there...?

Teo | OTA

[ghoulserrand]

I

It's just as Nico said. This place really is weird. But, it's also pretty wonderful too. Stars twinkle down and just invite him to try them. It's tempting. It really, really is.

But, so is every other non-robotic person he passes on the street. And more importantly, he can't just take the gaiter off in public. Tragically, the first few bits of glittery temptation are left be.

Then, he returns with a mug. A bowl would've been better, but also more unwieldy to carry around with him. This way, he can pluck the little stars one by one as they fall and deposit them into the mug. Maybe he can try them later. Or, he can offer them out... maybe to a passing stranger.

II

Maybe he shouldn't have completely bought it wholesale when the robots said "not-dating". Roses, candles, atmosphere... this sure seems romantic. And for that, it sure seems like a mistake that he's here.

"In my... defence..." He says. "I really thought... this was platonic... It sounded fun..."

Which is all to say, he is so, so sorry to the person sitting across from him. Whatever their hopes might have been.

II

[relictus]

Once again, Faust finds himself being nudged into something against his will by the natives (not that he couldn't cut and run if he really felt threatened, though he's tempted to once he sees what their idea of "not romantic" is), and once again he finds himself confronted with Teo, trying to defend how he ended up here. He gets a vague sense of deja vu.

"...I don't know if these people don't know what they're talking about, or if they're intentionally playing a trick on us."

At least he doesn't seem mad. Just irritated and uncomfortable at most.