[Open] Intro + April Catch-All

[badsunrising]

WHO: A scrunkly new arrival and YOU
WHAT: Intro and Catch-All for April
WHEN: Throughout April
WHERE: Mostly in Nightwake, with a little in Amberfall



ARRIVAL
[ His head still swims with the memory of the last few moments. The phantom scent of fresh flowers was almost intoxicating. The dazzling bursts of living color and the powerful sense of rebirth were mesmerizing. As if he had been walking through a brilliant dream.

And then it was gone, melted away. He's left only with the moving crowd around him and the feeling of confinement he always felt among walls. A frustrated growl rises silently in his throat. He'd let that vision distract him. He needs to know where he is and how he'd gotten here. He strains to listen among the faint din of confused conversation.

The eventual explanations that come from the one called Olwen do little to alleviate his irritation. He offers skeptical glances toward the bits about a troubled world and seasonal powers. But his most dismissive reaction, a sharp "tch" forced through his teeth, is saved for the line about the necessity of physical touch. What a bunch of nonsense.

As soon as this Olwen is through, he's moving again. His pace is slightly staggered, as if he hasn't moved too much recently. But it's essential to discover how much truth was in Olwen's words. Which means finding others to observe. (Instead of just talking to people like a normal person.) Something he was not especially skilled at doing with any degree of subtlety, being used to doing it in a slightly different form.

Whether he's leaning against a wall and obviously people-watching or staring from behind some restaurant table is entirely up to you!

OR maybe you catch him browsing deeply through books at the Amberfall library while muttering to himself:]

So I'm just supposed to ask a random person to hold my hand?

WINDS OF CHANGE
[ He's gathered enough basic information to learn that he's allegedly been appointed to the Spring season. Whatever that means. Apparently, there were more details to be found at the Spring Guild in Blossomcrown.

After more half-believed explanations, finds himself in the practice area, trying to visualize anything dealing with wind. So far, his focus has resulted in a faint orange-red glow from the amulet beneath his shirt but little else.]

What does spring have to do with wind anyway? Shouldn't it be rain?

[ As he mutters it, a gust smacks him directly in the face, disheveling his already messy hair even further.]

HERE KITTY KITTY
[ He hadn't actually intended on questing. Sure, he'd seen the posters talking about some sort of strange cats roaming about. But his focus had remained on gathering as much information about this place as possible. It was only when he'd noticed his amulet feeling oddly hot that he decided to track down the source of the magical disturbance.

Just when he thinks he's discovered its location, he notices the glow fading entirely from the artifact. Something that's never happened before. Alarmed, he looks around himself to find the culprit.

A light mewl startles him, followed by an inky black creature dropping down from a ledge.

A kitten. His brows furrow in concern, as the animal's fur bristles. Hardly an unfamiliar reaction.]

It's not a good time, cat.

[ He goes to nudge it away with his foot, as he continues to search the place with his gaze. Despite its lack of brightness, his amulet still feels warm against his chest. To make matters worse, any light around him seems to be slowing fading as well. The kitten hisses at the motions of his foot and takes a quick swipe at him.

Sighing in frustration, he scoops the animal from the ground to make a quick exit. Only to watch more lights flash out as he walks briskly. All while the cat yowls in protest.

Sorry if you happened to be enjoying any bright technology along the way!]

Comments

winds of change

[paradiseunboxed]

[A teenage boy with long white hair tied up in a fluffy ponytail is also in the Spring Guild practice area.]

...Rain is frequently accompanied by wind, isn't it?

...As weather phenomena go, the two are not mutually exclusive.

( arrival )

[nilhilistic]

That is the gist of it.

[ nil closes the book he was reading. it seems to deal with flora and fauna. ]

My impression of people here is that they're empathetic enough to do so with strangers without question. I don't think you'll have any shortage of volunteers.

[forgingfires]

[He's there to look over the guild information for quests or any changes in his own status and hey, he's been thinking about it.]

Rain isn't an element. Water is, but water is more present in winter.

Its how the seasons add to life.

Summer is fire, because the warmth and light of the sun is necessary for all the growth.

Autumn is earth because that is when the soil is replenished by the sleeping and dying plants.

Winter has snow, which raises the water table of the land, keeping it from suffering droughts in the other reasons.

And spring is wind because the change in temperature from cold to hot allows for more movement of air, which allows for things to warm up without getting cooked, and it allows for a large number of plants to spread their seeds.

[Also have a high powered magic demon.]

here kitty kitty

[carrionmywaywardsun]

[as he's walking away with the cat, a voice from above calls down just as he passes a light and makes it wink out]

How the fuck are you doing that?

Winds of Change

[knightofwinds]

"I'm having some difficulty with that leap myself." Madeline admits, a few feet away where she has also been attempting, with so far little success, to activate her magic. "Perhaps it has something to do with the first breeze of spring?"

Then Wolf manages to hit himself in the face with his own wind gust. "We're losing focus. Here, why don't we try practicing together?" She offers. Training separately hasn't been effective.

Lior - Harvest the Colors

[badsunrising]

[ Questing is not something he's overly familiar with, given that in his world, he's only ever had the same mission. And it superseded everything else. But as he has no income and cannot depend on this place's "generosity" forever, he figures he might at least try a few of the options.

One of which finds him by the Unfrozen Lake, thankfully less affected by the cold than others might be due to the amulet pulsing faintly beneath his closed jacket. He looks around himself, listening carefully to the sounds on the wind. The description had said that the animals here were supposed to be unusual colors due to absorbing some natural phenomenon. But it hadn't given much detail about what sort of animals he was supposed to find. He'd opted not to assume his wolf form for this, in case prey animals should be most common.

Though the howl in the distance has him regretting his decision. Only to have it drowned out by a strange barking and then a sort of nasally buzz. What in the world was he walking into here? ]