Who: Gale, Silicon, Lioriley and Aymeric
What: Gale leapt off a speeding train with Silicon. Now they kinda need to be found and picked up. Oops.
Where: Somewhere in Everglade (then probably Fayren)
When: Day 3 of the Doom Train (August 20??)

( Why couldn't someone have suplexed that train? )

WHO: Allen Walker, Belle French, Flandre Scarlet, Gale Reinhardt, Koishi Komeiji, Mayu Nozaki, Papyrus, Remilia Scarlet, Sakuya Izayoi, Silicon, Sousuke Kuze, Ted, Uai
WHAT: Characters receive a mysterious boarding pass for a ghostly train in Everglade. Where will it lead? And how will they get home when the fare is only one-way? All aboard the Doom Train!
WHEN: August 18th - 23rd
WHERE: Everglade - Doom Train

( I Think I Can I Think I Can I Think I Can I Think I Can! )

[OOC: Please refer to the sign-up post if you need a refresher on what the event is about! Sign-ups are now closed!]

I have recently discovered the beauty of the "cinema!" Apparently, movies are made by combining many talents into one finished product. There is costumes, writing, music, cameras, lighting, acting... So much goes into creating a greater product.

So I was thinking... Movies remind me of alchemy. How we alchemists combine the best components of many materials into a grander finished product. For that reason, I wish to attempt to film a movie in Genessia. Does anyone here have experience with that? I would love to know. As long as I'm in another world, I really want to try to learn some new things.

 .video

Wow..! This month has been so amazingly busy, hasn't it? Especially with all of these Pokemon! I've never been able to explore so far for alchemy ingredients, but my new friends do so well keeping me safe. I hope that they stay a while.

Oh! But but. With it being summer, I've got to start rrrreally gathering ingredients and storing them for winter. Otherwise, I can't make as much with my alchemia when the plants die. I don't know if anyone is looking for work, but I'm hiring another adventurer for the AlcheMagia Workshop! Is anyone interested? I'd be really grateful if I could hire someone before summer ends.

The same for apprenticeships! If anyone wants to learn an extra skill, please consider alchemia! I even put together a whole lesson plan! I think it'd take like... four... six months, to teach the basics? And then you can open your own workshop, and make your own stuff, and teach more people, and then they can teach people, and then...! (giggle) Wouldn't it be great?

I'm gonna give samples at the shop this week, so please! Stop by and see what sort of amazing stuff you could learn to make!

.action @ fayren / alchemagia workshop

[Hoping to attract new apprentices and customers alike, Silicon is handing out free samples at the workshop. She has a tray of small glass vials, each containing a different coloured liquid. Whenever someone slows down to take a peek, she launches into an excited explanation.]

He~llo! Are you interested in alchemia? [She holds up the tray.] I'm handing out samples today. The blue ones are a seasickness medicine, and the green ones are for brushing your teeth! Oh, and those yellow ones are a natural shampoo. And the red ones are for putting on burns. They're super basic recipes, but also crazy effective! Want one?

((ooc note. adventurer is a 3* position, apprenticeships are 1*.))

[video]

Wow~! Did anyone else get one of these "Pokemon?" They're positively adorable, aren't they?

[Silicon herself is accompanied by a Snivy, who is clinging to her shoulder. He peers into the camera curiously, then chirps in her ear.]

I make a lot of potions and stuff at AlcheMagia, my alchemy shop. I was thinking that these Pokemon might great assistants for gathering materials... Snivy even seems to know a lot about plants. I hope that he'll stay for a while. Maybe if I pay him a wage...

What do you all think would be a fair wage for a Pokemon? Do you think they care to spend red bills? Or is there something Pokemon prefer to trade with? I'm so curious! In Sevia, "monsters" were usually quite mean and it was difficult to bargain with them.

Is it normal for monsters to be this peaceful in other worlds, or is it only Genessia?

[catch-all log]
( Read more... )

[After Papyrus' flight accident--stay tuned--he'd eventually recovered to read the newspaper that prematurely ended his spree. It turned out one joy had felled its lesser, and he could not be happier. The whole network must hear about this!]

OH MY GOD!!! I WON!!! I'M THE GREAT FAYREN GUARDIAN, AND I GOT ALL THE VOTES!!!!

[Technically he was the only one running, but he likes that interpretation better.]

I'M SO....

POPULAR!
POPULAR!!
POPULAR!!!!

AND SO BUSY!! I HAVE A MILLION THINGS TO DO!!! THERE'S PUZZLES TO INSTALL, DEPUTIES TO RECRUIT, COOL RIDES TO SECURE!!

FRET NOT, FAYRENITES!! THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL VIGILANTLY GUARD YOU FROM DANGER! ESPECIALLY THE DANGER OF HUNGER, FOR THIS GREAT GUARDIAN IS ALSO A GREAT CHEF!!! I BETTER GET STARTED! AHEM.

FOR MY FIRST ACT OF GREAT GUARDIAN BUSINESS, I HAVE AN URGENT REQUEST TO ALL THE OTHER ONES AND THEIR DEPUTIES! SEND ME YOUR BEST ACTION-SELFIES ASAP!!! THE COOLER THE POSE, THE BETTER! THIS WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT LATER, YOU'LL SEE!

OHOHO, FINALLY, THE RESPECT AND RECOGNITION I'VE ALWAYS WANTED! EVERYONE WILL WANT TO BE MY FRIEND; I WILL TIPTOE THROUGH FIELDS OF HUGS!!

GENESSIA, CONGRATULATIONS ON MAKING THE BEST VOTING DECISION OF YOUR LIFE!! THE SECOND BEST IS COMING UP IN A WEEK OR SO, SO DON'T FORGET THAT!!!

PLEASE DON'T BE SAD IF I DON'T RESPOND RIGHT AWAY TO YOUR CONGRATULATIONS, ADULATIONS, AND COMPLIMENTATIONS!! I'M UP TO MY EYESOCKETS IN PLANS!! SEE YOU SOON! NYEH HEH HEH!!!

[Don't worry, he's pretty punctual about the phone regardless. At least someone's publicly excited about the results. He just has a few...affairs to settle first...]

[OOC: More mini-threads to come in the comments below! I'll ping the relevant parties; in the meantime, feel free to tell him how awesome he is.]

 [video]

This is pretty embarrassing, but... So. I've been reading a lot of the books at the library here. Amazing idea, actually. Great praise to whoever invented libraries. Oh but, I bring it up because I found the "science" section. Back home, I think we call that "alchemia." And you so... A lot of your-- or well, the library's--- science is well beyond my understanding.

My point being... I'd be interested to learn more about it. Where can I learn science here? Are there any experts? I feel like learning more about the science in Genessia could significantly improve my own experimenting. We call those who practice alchemia "alchemists" back home, so I'm assuming that I am looking for a ... Scientist? Is that right?

[The video feed shows Jinbei sitting at a table, sake cup in hand. It took a while, but he managed to find one that suited his size.]

It seems like there were a lot of departures as of late. Unfortunately, Ace and Sabo, my captain's brothers, were among them. Shame that Luffy couldn't be here to see them, but they'll be missed.

[With that, Jinbei downs the sake, setting the empty cup on the table before continuing.]

I probably should have told them more about Luffy's adventures while I was here, but it's probably for the best that I didn't - last I saw, he was taking on one of the most influential people in the world, and preparing to take on one of the strongest, so I'm sure it'd just worry them.

[His serious expression gives way to a hint of nervousness; he's not overly sure about asking for advice.]

I... also had another purpose for making this video. Work has proven to be more difficult than I figured; I've been tasked with showing a zombie woman "the time of her life", and all I know about zombies is that they can't eat anything salty. I'd appreciate any advice that I can get.

I was at the Guardian debates recently, and I've been reading all of the information, but... I still don't understand.

What authority do humans have to choose those that govern them? Isn't that a birthright, reserved for royal families? We might make a mistake and doom this world, right?

Or maybe... Is it a mistake that I'm receiving this notification? Maybe this is meant for some sort of "chosen" voting council? 

[VIDEO]

Oh my gosh! I never knew snow was so mean and cranky! Thank goodness that we don't have snow in Seria, or no one would be able to go outside! [baby's first snow is turning out weird.]

Anyway! I've been working on some, uh, spells. Definitely spells. If anyone needs some tools to fight the snow, please let me know! I think... My potions can be useful, and I've made some, uh, magic objects to help. I should go into Fayren to pick up some other things too, huh... But most importantly, I want to help however I can, so! Please ask!

[ACTION - FAYREN]

[Silicon comes from a world where modifying things is technically illegal. She feels okay speaking openly about "spells" and "magic objects," but heaven forbid she talk about anything remotely scientific in public. Still unsure of how alchemy would be treated in this new world, Silicon continues to practice it entirely in secret.

Which is why she's in Fayren. One way to make alchemy is to combine existing materials in a pot, then use a spell to modify them: Quite illegal, and not something you want to be caught doing. So Silly has been burying her pots underground, deep in the mountains of Fayren. She's worried about her experiments and heads off to make sure they're safe from monsters. In the process, she is encountering said monsters.]

Ugh... Please go away from there! [She holds her large, clunky staff in front of her as she faces down a large, dragon-isc snow monster.] I'm warning you... I have fire bottles, and you're not gonna-- [Silly reaches for one of her magic weapons, then freezes. Oops. She doesn't have fire bottles anymore. She already used them all.]

... Eek. [help.]

Right. I just remembered being unapproachable has been kind of my life-long style, and while my backup always made sure people came to her with their problems, she's not here. So this is an open anon warm-up before the actual guardians debate. Anon so if you're too chickenshit or your question is too stupid to put in front of everyone, do it now, relatively free of consequence.

This is Smoker, ask me anything. Or fling your insults this way, I don't really give a shit.

[Qubine could only sigh as he hears the whispers of certain people who like to talk shit. He's been hesitant to announce his own campaign to the world, but after running twice before, he's learned that mingling with the people is one of the keys. So he begins his feed.]

Greetings, everyone. I am Qubine, a dragon from Sornieth, and a candidate for Guardianship of Fayren. I was hatched in the Southern Icefield, but I've lived most of my life in the Viridian Labyrinth. I lived with the Filia Clan, founded by Grim and Usha, until the clan became crippled by a devastating plague. I then raised a new clan of my own, in order to save the Filia Clan from said plague. The clan I raised became known as the Kalma Clan.

If anyone has any questions about me, you can ask now, or wait until the City Guardian debates, which should take place later this month. In the meantime, I would like to clarify one thing:

There is nothing that anyone can "bribe" me with that I would want or need. In fact, I find the people's dependence on money to be rather astounding at times. All of Fayren will be protected under my wing. If I don't get to protect it as the City Guardian, then I will simply protect it as me. If there's a threat that endangers Fayren, especially on a larger scale, then I'll be there to fight.

...Thank you.

[He makes a bow with his head before ending the feed.]

 [video 1 - no replies]
[As the video comes to life, it shows a petite girl with short, messily cut red hair and startling golden eyes. She seems to be fiddling with the device until the last minute, causing it to shake and the camera to move all over the place.]

How- Does- This- Woooork? Is it magic? I'm not picking up any magical auras. [She begins tapping it with her finger.] Hellooo? Are you alive? My name is Silicon. I know this is troublesome of me, little box friend, but might you assist me? Are you my friend, or my enemy-- [She must have been waking while she played with the device, because Weiss' welcoming message can suddenly be heard in the background.

Silicon shrieks and throws the device against a wall.]

GHOOOOST!

[action]
[This is followed by Silicon tearing out of the Bay as fast as her legs can carry her. A big thank you to everyone who tried to make the Bay a calm and informative experience. But you missed the mark on this girl.]

Ghooost! Waaah-haaa I don't know any holy arts! What do I do, what do I do--- Ha! [She skids to a stop, still in a panic. Realizing she's surrounded by civilians and afraid she's led the ghost into this ?town? It looks funky. Silicon spins her long wand and turns to face the "ghost."] I-I can't let it hurt these people--- eh?

Where'd it go? Why's it not following me? H-Hey, I'm worthy prey, aren't I?

[video 2 - responses okay]
[And now she's back! Having returned to the Bay to pick up her device, after someone hopefully told her what it is. She's poking at it again, but this time she's not shaking it or anything.]

H-Hello? Is it true I can talk to people in this box? Is anyone there? May I speak to someone, please?