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- c: taranza,
- c: verstael besithia,
- c: will,
- intro log
♥ July 2019 Intro Mingle
July Intro Log
Welcome to Havenwell! The walled city and its robotic inhabitants welcome all of the offworlders to Aellyn. New arrivals are given their tablets and showed to open housing, given tours around the city, and generally helped with settling into their new world. Some robots are more curious than others, more helpful than others, but overall the atmosphere of the city is one of hope and celebration. It is, however, a city that needs some help, and as newcomers wander, they may find that they can do a lot to aid Havenwell in its recovery.
❥ PROMPT I: Temple Jobs
The priests of each temple have a digital bulletin board in front of their temple doors that lists several tasks that each temple is asking of natives and newcomers alike. Havenwell is protected from the worst of the damage outside the walls, but it's still an ancient city and there's always something that needs to be done. Of course, the priests won't ask you to do these things for free, so anyone who wants to join up and complete a task will receive a reward of Dora sent to their bank accounts.
The sudden weather changes sometimes results in localized floods, so businesses and homes are always looking for help cleaning debris and mopping floors. The temples themselves always need a little extra help picking up after the temple animals or cleaning the altars. Some stores need help transporting goods across the city - normally a two person job, pulling carts and wagons. And lately, temples have been asking for help in cleaning up the city square for a "big *wink wink* project" coming soon. The priests won't say more than that, but they will offer payment for anyone willing to keep the square clean. Which may be a little difficult with the influx of new people, maps, and general trash and broken debris everywhere. It may be smart to team up to keep things clean!
The sudden weather changes sometimes results in localized floods, so businesses and homes are always looking for help cleaning debris and mopping floors. The temples themselves always need a little extra help picking up after the temple animals or cleaning the altars. Some stores need help transporting goods across the city - normally a two person job, pulling carts and wagons. And lately, temples have been asking for help in cleaning up the city square for a "big *wink wink* project" coming soon. The priests won't say more than that, but they will offer payment for anyone willing to keep the square clean. Which may be a little difficult with the influx of new people, maps, and general trash and broken debris everywhere. It may be smart to team up to keep things clean!
❥ PROMPT II: Repli-fails
One thing that new residents might find that needs some help are the food replicators found in each home. They've been unused for so long that issues and trouble were inevitable. People who can fix them are few and far between, however, so until an antiques' maintenance-minded robotic denizen stops by, characters may have to suffer through some glitches. When characters ask for potatoes, they might find blue-flavored toothpaste getting dispensed instead. Or if they ask for 1 carrot, they get 20 hot pink ones instead. Or asking for a drink becomes a never-ending stream of said drink. Or they might not dispense anything that looks like food at all and instead inundate you with vaguely fish-shaped wooden blocks. Good luck, newbies. Even the natives are a little baffled by this one.
❥ PROMPT III: Virtual? Reality?
The VR simulation of the month, Petting Zoo, seems to still be pretty popular. Natives are plugging in to pet animals in record numbers and it's encouraged the proprietors of the VR parlors to keep the game a little longer than normal. New arrivals are encouraged to take the VR headsets for a spin to help proprietors gauge how to better adjust them for non-robotic clientele. That said, they'll still ask characters to pay for the experience, just not at a slightly discounted rate if they answer a survey afterwards. Characters will notice that holding hands with someone else during their VR experience significantly improves the quality of the visuals and audio input.
Unfortunately, as with most things in Havenwell, the VR experience doesn't always go as planned. On occasion in the city, glitches happen while residents are plugged in and suddenly that flock of giant pink sheep they were petting? Yeah, they're now manifested in the real world. In and around the entertainment districts, illogically colored sheep, giant house cats, miniature ponies, and - of course - the dreaded aggro rainbow chickens suddenly start appearing in packs. Their images glitch in and out, fuzzing into static in places, but they're very real and very confused about not being in their happy green pastures. Which means they panic, of course, and start running amok. Help the citizens corral these strange beasts until the glitch ends, run away from the now very real flocks of rainbow chickens that want to dogpile you, or simply stand by and watch the chaos occur. It's up to you how you want to help!
Unfortunately, as with most things in Havenwell, the VR experience doesn't always go as planned. On occasion in the city, glitches happen while residents are plugged in and suddenly that flock of giant pink sheep they were petting? Yeah, they're now manifested in the real world. In and around the entertainment districts, illogically colored sheep, giant house cats, miniature ponies, and - of course - the dreaded aggro rainbow chickens suddenly start appearing in packs. Their images glitch in and out, fuzzing into static in places, but they're very real and very confused about not being in their happy green pastures. Which means they panic, of course, and start running amok. Help the citizens corral these strange beasts until the glitch ends, run away from the now very real flocks of rainbow chickens that want to dogpile you, or simply stand by and watch the chaos occur. It's up to you how you want to help!
❥ PROMPT IV: The Ribbon Games
A couple weeks after everyone has arrived and had time to mostly settle into the weird weather patterns and machinery muck-ups, a notice is plastered across the network:
Once a task is completed, the priest will remove a ribbon from their box and affix it to your clothing. Don't let anyone steal your ribbons! Good luck keeping them safe, offworlders.
The citizens of Havenwell wish you well, offworlders! To show our appreciation for your assistance in saving our world, we cordially invite you to participate in an ancient tradition: The Ribbon Games! In the old days, this festival was held as a celebration of joyous events. You have a week to collect as many ribbons as you can from your temple by completing their Ribbon Task. Then, at the end of the week, we are hosting a party in your honor where you can compete to collect ribbons from the other temples to win fabulous prizes! Please visit your deity's temple to find out more and we hope you will join us for the Ribbon Games Party at the end of the week.Those who choose to participate and head to their deity's temple will find a priest with a sash and a box of ribbons in the colors of your chosen deity. They point to a digital board at their side that lists the task you'll need to complete in order to earn one of these ribbons, and will allow characters to complete a ribbon challenge once a day until the week is over for a total of 7 ribbons if they come each day. You may only earn the ribbon of your assigned deity, so if you are an adherent of Rawna and go to Ainea's temple, even if you complete Ainea's task, you cannot receive her ribbon. The tasks are:
With all our gratitude,
The Citizens of Havenwell
- Rawna: Give comfort to someone or ease someone's pain within Rawna's temple to receive a shimmering silver ribbon.
- Ainea: Do an act of kindness or show compassion to someone within Ainea's temple to receive a soft pink and purple ribbon.
- Diacht: Reveal an honest truth about yourself within Diacht's temple to receive a bold red and white ribbon.
- Ohma: Learn something new about or from someone within Ohma's temple to receive a delicate blue and gold ribbon.
Once a task is completed, the priest will remove a ribbon from their box and affix it to your clothing. Don't let anyone steal your ribbons! Good luck keeping them safe, offworlders.
❥ PROMPT V: The Fanciest of Welcome Parties
At the end of the month, once the city square is clean and the ribbons have been distributed to participating citizens, the newest residents of Havenwell will wake to the sound of music floating over the city. During the night while people slept, the natives decorated the city with streamers, brightly colored lanterns, and strings of beautiful lights that glow no matter the hour of the day. The natives have decorated themselves, too, and provide the offworlders with clothing and decorations to match. Garishly colored sashes, brilliantly (artificially) plumed hats, skirts and tunics, boas and fake flower leis - just about anything you can imagine, they're wearing. In and around the city square there are long tables of oddly colored finger foods - orange-colored grapes, bright pink meats, blue cheeses and the like are provided along with golden chocolates, fuchsia frosted cupcakes with pink cake underneath, and minty green cookies. The foods might look strange, but at least they mostly taste like they're supposed to. The citizens are trying, they promise.
All around the fountain depicting the four gods in the center of the square, pre-recorded music is playing and the natives are dancing in pairs, groups, and lines. Join them for a dance and they'll happily teach you the local customs, or break out your own moves and share your world's best moves to earn some applause and awkward attempts at recreating them.
The big game of the night is shared by the natives and it's announced halfway through the party. The culmination of the Ribbon Games is a contest to try and collect a set of four ribbons - one from each different god's temple. The rules are simple:
If you successfully manage to get all four ribbons, a little shower of confetti will burst from your ribbons and a nice little chunk of Dora will be transferred to your account. This can only work once unfortunately, but it's a nice little bonus for your first month in Havenwell! The party continues late into the night and the natives are happy to keep the party going as long as any of the offworlders wish to keep dancing.
All around the fountain depicting the four gods in the center of the square, pre-recorded music is playing and the natives are dancing in pairs, groups, and lines. Join them for a dance and they'll happily teach you the local customs, or break out your own moves and share your world's best moves to earn some applause and awkward attempts at recreating them.
The big game of the night is shared by the natives and it's announced halfway through the party. The culmination of the Ribbon Games is a contest to try and collect a set of four ribbons - one from each different god's temple. The rules are simple:
- Attach your ribbons to yourself in a clearly visible location.
- Tag and hold someone else for more than 1 minute. You can bear hug them, hold their hands, link arms, anything!
- After sustaining contact, you can take one of their ribbons. If you aren't the character who initiated contact, you can't take a ribbon.
- Gather one of each god's ribbon in order to win a prize!
If you successfully manage to get all four ribbons, a little shower of confetti will burst from your ribbons and a nice little chunk of Dora will be transferred to your account. This can only work once unfortunately, but it's a nice little bonus for your first month in Havenwell! The party continues late into the night and the natives are happy to keep the party going as long as any of the offworlders wish to keep dancing.
As a reminder, please post your character to the Taken Character list and your own information to the Player Contact list as soon as possible. It helps us keep track of our player cap!
If you have any other questions, please ask them in the QUESTION thread below. Feel free to use the CR/Intro Meme to do OOC plotting. Otherwise, welcome to Hugtopia's first mingle log!
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[Regis chuckles, unwinding the boa from his shoulders and then holding it out to Will. The man looks so pleased by it. Obviously, he must try it on himself.]
Go on. I suspect it will look even better on you.
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I don't know, you're a pretty tough act to follow.....
[Will accepts the boa nonetheless, draping himself in it and striking a dramatic pose as he twirls for inspection.]
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[Regis claps excitedly as Will strikes his pose.]
I don't know what you're talking about. You look absolutely splendid in it!
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[Will bows with a grandiose flourish of hands, grinning as he straightens.]
Are there more? We could be twins!
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No more pink, but this is purple and black. An even better match to my outfit, if I do say so myself.
[And not as likely to clash with those green eyes.]
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[Will pulls out his tablet and clicks over to camera mode, sauntering over to throw an arm around Regis' shoulders and strike a new pose. Are selfies a Thing in Eos?]
Smile!
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Regis is startled for just a moment and then shrugs and poses every bit as dramatically as Will does, a wide smile on his face. Why, it's almost like the drama is natural to him.
It may or may not run in the family.]Now if only I could get the painters to allow a royal portrait like this instead of all those stuffy ones!
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Drama runs naturally in this family? He is shocked, sir. Shocked, horrified, and appalled!]There! What do you think? It might be a little hard to hold poses like these long enough for a painter--but for a photo, they're perfect!
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We are just starting to work on technology like this. Nothing we have could take a picture this good unless it was actually a camera.
Before or after reuniting with Cor? He can conveniently forget he's heard of Eos. /hoards FFXVers
[Have a playful grin--which melts into a sheepish look a moment later, as the topic points out how little he actually knows about his new friend.
Aside from his excellent fashion sense, of course.Oops?]Oh--I'm Will, by the way. What's your name? Where are you from?
After is fine! No need to retread the same ground you've already been over. :-D
[He is quiet a moment and then chuckles self-consciously.]
Such a dramatic way for me to put it, isn't it? I apologize. My name is Regis and the world I'm from is called Eos. It's a pleasure to meet you, Will. Most of my friends back home tend to get cross with me when I let the dramatics slip out, so this has been quite an enjoyable bit of fun.
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[It sounds like a difficult, touchy thing, a war back home that he's been taken from, robbed of a vital position his people were depending on him to maintain..... So better to spin it into something a little more enjoyable before steering the topic back away again, right?
Will jumps up nimbly to land on the edge of the cart, twirling back around to face Regis as he ]plants his feet and throws his arms wide as though he's shielding someone behind him; his coattails, hair, boa, and the plume on his hat billow dramatically.
Has be mentioned being psychic is fantastic for cheating that in when there's no breeze?BRB monologuing in a dramatic narrator voice.]Never has our royalty produced a man so truly noble of spirit in these dark and troubled times. He stands alone against the world, never once faltering, imbuing the wall that defends his land with all the courage in his heart. For he knows that he will never be truly alone, but that the united will of his people are truly what gives him the strength to stand unmoved by the oncoming storm!
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[You lucky bastard. Mors was not known for his charisma or his sense of humor. He was just known for getting things done for good or ill.
Fortunately, there are a lot more interesting things to focus on than Mors' morose personality. Like Will leaping up onto the cart and starting that monologue. While he appreciates the sentiment, Regis can't help but feel Will is 15-20 years too soon to say such things about him. Nonetheless, he claps loudly as Will finishes.]
You could teach my speech writers a thing or two. I don't suppose you would give up your day job for a royal appointment, would you?
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[Will bows with a flourish, and bounds back off the cart, tumbling into a handspring. He's got to show off at least a little for someone who can appreciate it, right?]
Somehow though, I'm not sure you'll be making a lot of speeches here. What would you even talk about?
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[Regis chuckles as he watches Will 'dismount' with as much flash as he had hopped up with.]
Do you have any idea some of the boring topics I've had to listen to people make grand speeches about? I could talk about the color of the stone used in the pathways or the absolutely stunning new carpet that they recently put in the VR center. They did many studies to make sure that it was just the right level of plush to enhance their customers' virtual experiences. I bet you didn't know that.
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I had no idea. I'm going to have to make that dramatic and engaging?
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[Regis shakes his head, expression deadly serious even as his eyes twinkle with mirth.]
I can add the enthusiasm, but there are just some topics that require double teaming if we have any hope of making them something people won't just sleep through.
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I didn't expect you to ask for miracles before I even started.....
[Look at your poor, suffering employee, Regis. Look at that pitiful pout. You and your carpet did this.]
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I suppose we should start you with easier topics, shouldn't we? It wouldn't do to have you burn out too quickly.
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I'll need a chance to warm up before I can really work my magic, after all! And I'm sure it'll take you at least a few days to find yourself a suitable public speaking position around here. It's not automatically part of the job for you anymore, is it?
[Do you even have a steady job here yet, Regis? Because he sure doesn't.]
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No, it is not, and if certain parties around here have their way, I have the distinct impression I'm not going to be allowed to work nearly as much as I would like, speaking roles or otherwise.
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Ahahaha! You may not act as serious as him, but you two are cut from the same cloth, hmmm~? ♥ Sounds like you boys could both use a spa day or three.
[Why yes, he may have met Cor earlier. Why yes, he may be far too amused at the image of someone as serious and diligent as Cor trying to get Regis to relax. If even Cor thinks Regis should take it easy, how awful is Regis about resting?]
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[Regis has an unfortunate habit of going from 0 to 60 in a few seconds and then forgetting how to go back again. It drives everyone around him crazy.]
We may have to change your title from 'Royal Speech Writer' to 'Royal Miracle Worker' instead, though.
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