february player plot log

[savmods]

Who: Everyone
When: February 20th to February 28th
Where: Thisavrou
Warnings: death, blood, murder, and sweet sweet love

thisavrou monthly info ( the tmi )

⋆ All information is current as of day 51 ( there are 100 days in a cycle, which started on January 1st).

⋆ Other information about the state of Thisavrou can be found here.

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savrii traditions

⋆ With an increase in visitors this month, the Savrii have made several attempts to ease the transition by researching particular activities that their guests might be familiar with. However, due to the lack of proper information provided on some of these, the rest has been filled in with variations of known Savrii traditions as well as those from other worlds. Beginning on the 20th, everyone who visits the Ingress Complex will be given small capsules with very specific instructions of do not ingest. These small things can be planted in soil and yield unexpected results! Other noticeable differences across the planets will vary from fliers and other sources of advertisements depicting an odd-looking and very tentacle-like infant denoting this month as “Sweets and Sweeter”, gifts of tiny chocolate hearts that are literally chocolate-coated meat hearts made from a common lizard found on Chioni, and commemorative glasses with a special drink inside that compels one to speak a blunt and possibly uncomfortable truth to the person they’re with.

⋆ Located in R3, the natives of this region have filled the air with love—quite literally. A special chemical released from the rare flowers that sometimes grow in the trees has bloomed, causing the moods of those who breathe it in to lift and their inhibitions to lower. The effects can range from causing someone who isn’t normally open to be very flirty to incensing an individual to make the worst decision of their life. Once an individual leaves R3, the effects of the gas will subside after about an hour. While visiting, however, join the natives in their annual Golden TangleSnake Hunt in an attempt to catch the yellow-tailed Tanglesnake and win a prize for your sweetheart!

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the prompts

⋆ Love Is Forever. To help all new visitors acclimate to Thisavrou and its Sweet Month, a few long-time residents bring out their own traditions in hopes of garnering enthusiasm and promoting kind, loving acts. On the morning of the 21st, every person (no matter where they live on Thisavrou) will find a heart with a pleasant message by their door. There’s only one problem; the hearts aren’t made of paper, they’re real (some form of alien animal hearts not native to Thisavrou). That very same day, a married couple is found outside their home with an arrow (a big one) shot through their chests, pinning them together. This occurs three more times before it is reported to the Savrii - intermediaries are dispersed to help find any information, and anyone looking to help stop more deaths from happening can ask an intermediary for facts. Characters can investigate to find the culprits and learn their motives.

( OOC Info: If you thread out the investigation and you get to a point where you need clues or direction, then please PM savmods and we’ll give you some plot! This goes for both the heart and arrow sections of the prompt. )

⋆ Four Minutes. This one is what it says on the tin—a round of speed dating that occurs over the TABs and in-person. On the 20th, a notification pops up on all TABs noting a date and time (that evening) for all people to come to. At this event, TABs are synced up, and everyone who attends will be sat at tables with one other person. They will be given four minutes to get to know them. If you decide you want to see them again, mark yes on their profile on the TABs, and if not, hit no. Don’t worry though, whether you’ve got matches or not, the event-runners will be sending out random suggestions of who to go out with! If you accept, they’ll pay for a luxurious evening. At the end of the evening, all matches will be sent to your character’s TAB, and whether you pursue anything further is up to you.

( OOC Info: the speed dating event at the beginning is up to the player to decide the details. You can thread out random meetings or being matched up after or even a date that you arrange with a match a week from now. The sign-ups below are for the random match suggestions. If you sign your character up, they’ll be given a match and a date, completely paid for. )

⋆ Sleep On It. Even the Savrii seem to have an old wives' tale about finding one’s true love. A mixture of herbs were bundled together and placed under a pillow, allowing the person to dream of their soulmate that night. A Savrii, who found the tale romantic, synthesized a mixture of herbs that, when certain steps were followed, lets the user have a vision of themselves with the person that they can find the happiest life with. Step one: Take the herbs in hand and twist until the bundle snaps, it’ll smell of lavender and honey. Step two: Lift pillow and place bundle underneath. Step three: Sleep. Step four: Not all results are conclusive; you may have seen your soulmate, someone you hate, someone you have strong feelings for, or some might have dreams that make no sense at all. The only common thing is that the dream will only feature one other person. Step five: Go find that person and tell them what you saw! Whether something comes of this or not is up to fate.

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Thank you to Kitten, Jaina, and Hattie for these plot ideas!!

Comments

[promises_to_keep]

Lea's really not doing any jerking, he's just not the sort to spill his life story until he knows someone isn't going to use it against him. He's a champion at jerking people around, sure, but really, you ain't seen nothin' yet. He jerked his old coworkers around so hard you'd think they were Jamaican food.

He pulls the door open and steps inside the sub shop, looking up at the signs behind the counter to see what they offer. There are a few... unusual sandwich choices, several he's not even sure he can pronounce, but from the look of the fixin's along the line, they do appear to have something that at least resembles roast beef. He presses his lips together and gives Badou an uncertain look.

"So. Ah... what's your recommendation?"

[brokeassgoing]

Not to mention its fresh. Even if it's hobomeat or something of the sort. Again, he doesn't ask these questions.

"Turkey, ham, the normal stuff. Unless you're feelin' adventurous."

[promises_to_keep]

Lea isn't sure he would ask those questions either, to be honest.

Lea examines the sandwich line a moment, then decides on that roast beef--or... whatever it is. If it looks like a duck, right?

"I am an adventurous soul at my core, but when it comes to strange food, I prefer to start with the stuff I'm more confident won't kill me," he says, wagging a finger importantly. He pulls out his TAB and offers it to the cashier a bit awkwardly--he's not used to this invisible money phenomenon, and part of him is worried it won't work, but the TAB is accepted and he is handed his sandwich without issue or comment. Well, it is easier than carrying around what amounts to basically a pouch full of marbles for currency. To this day he wonders how Sora ever carried his munny to all those different worlds, through all those different fights, without his pants falling down (the answer, obviously, is his plethora of belts).

He scopes out a table near the window and waits a moment for Badou, then slides into a chair and opens up the paper wrapping around his sandwich to investigate. Well, it seems normal enough.

"So," he says, "you say your roommate was turned into a frog?"

[brokeassgoing]

The TAB certainly isn't as messy as crinkling bills in your wallet or ass-pocket, but credits still seem easier to handle. At least the TAB isn't clunky, and soon enough Badou's got his sandwich too-- something with some turkey and lots of different cheese.

He joins Lea after he grabs some chips and two offbrand-- cokes? pepsis? Does it matter? Either way, here he is.

"Yup. Ribbiting and everything. And the slime is still leftover. AND THEY STILL LISTEN TO HIM!" It seems like its still troublesome....

[promises_to_keep]

"'They'?" Lea echoes, then takes an experimental bite of his sandwich. "Ah--hey, this ain't bad!" He swallows and gives Badou an apprehensive look. "But whaddaya mean 'they'? And 'still'? Is he still a frog?"

[brokeassgoing]

"Listeners, boobs on the radio," not literally but...you know. He gives a nod, at least Lea hadn't started a big scene about the sandwich.

"He's not still a frog but I think he can slime people still? And he's got control over the frogs. They listen to him."

[promises_to_keep]

He snorts a bit of a laugh at the boobs on the radio bit. Yes, yes, he gets the joke, he is still a dude. No heart for twelve years doesn't mean no lewd sense of humor.

"Sliming people, huh?" Another snort of laughter and he takes another bite of his sandwich, shaking his head. "Now there's a superpower I'm not sure I'd ever want. Though I guess slime has its advantageous merits." He wags a finger. "If you get your head stuck in a railing, nobody'll need to butter it to get you free."

Not that that ever happened to him. Never. Nope.

"Frog whispering seems a little more niche, though," he admits, looking perhaps a little disproportionately contemplative. "Not sure how well that one would stack up in a superhero audition."

[brokeassgoing]

"ITS NOT ADVANTAGEOUS AT ALL! ITS FUCKING GROSS AND ANNOYING!" He's very Unanimous about this, Lea. Please. He even bangs a fist against the table before them.

Badou harrumphs around his sandwich which is flattering. "You clearly never read the bible. The plague of frogs drove some fuckers mad."

[promises_to_keep]

Badou's response is so unexpectedly vehement that Lea is a little startled, and he quickly holds his hands up like he's trying not to get arrested. He bites his lip to keep from laughing, because Badou just seems so very perturbed by this whole conversation it's rather comical, but he doesn't want to be rude. Somehow he supposes that if Badou thinks he's laughing at him, he might wind up in some trouble.

He blinks in puzzlement at Badou's accusation, then shakes his head.

"The Bible?" he echoes. "Isn't a bible just an authoritative account of any given religion's tenets? I mean, I haven't read any of 'em, religion isn't really my thing, but if there's a story about plagues of frogs and people going crazy, that sounds like an interesting read."

[brokeassgoing]

He's more sulky than taking offense to Lea underestimating frogs. He knows most don't understand. He hadn't until experiencing it.

"I'm not exactly one with Jesus either but its good to know when you're dealin with people. It's interesting to see that kinda stuff...how they reacted, what happened. The bible; plagues, boils, being struck dead by angels."

[promises_to_keep]

"Jesus, huh?" Lea scratches his head. "Think I've heard of him, isn't his birthday the day that Sandy Claws guy breaks into people's houses to leave presents for their kids or something?"

He really doesn't understand why so many holiday patrons seem to base their entire profession on breaking and entering. He makes a bit of a face then.

"Whoa, whoa, killer angels?" He gives Badou a genuinely surprised look. "I thought angels were supposed to be like..."--he pantomimes a bird with his hands linked together--"you know, winged harbingers of good fortune and so on."

[brokeassgoing]

He gives Lea a look, sandwich in his mouth-- then has to yank it out in order to laugh a gasket. Holy shit--

"Sandy Claws!!" Holy SHIT these other worlds are great!! Forget aliens, this is good.

Once he's done, he wipes a tear from his eye.

"They're that but they do jobs for God too I guess, talked about how they killed an entire encampment of enemy soldiers in a night. Thousands of em."

[promises_to_keep]

Lea is once again a bit startled by Badou's raucous response to his statement, but he winds up just kind of laughing helplessly to the reaction. Honestly, it's kind of refreshing to see someone just get really passionate about things, or laugh really hard--after so much time spent around folks with no hearts and no emotions, it's nice to spend some time with someone who obviously has no issues emoting.

"Isn't that his name?" he asks, a little puzzled. He's pretty sure that's what those people in Halloween Town had said, but he didn't really stop and ask for clarification. Admittedly, it is kind of a scary name for a holiday patron.

"Oh, huh." He takes another bite of his sandwich and chews thoughtfully. "So they're like... God's minions?" He gives a nod. "I guess an army of badass dudes who can fly and smite people would be pretty useful." He snorts a bit of a laugh. "Maybe I'll see if I can't find this Bible and give it a look; sounds like some pretty exciting stuff."

[brokeassgoing]

He waves a hand--

"Nah, no it's Santa Clause, like uh, a clause and effect." Badou doesn't actually know how to explain that one but we'll see.

A hum and a nod. "It's not a waste of an afternoon-- until you come to all the commandments and all that, but for people to turn into Beasts for twenty years and all, s'pretty okay. The flying minions too."