TEST DRIVE MEME ⚔️️ 9

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{ QUICK NAV } Premise ⚔️️ Rules ⚔️️ FAQ ⚔️️ Taken ⚔️️ Reserves ⚔️️ Apply ⚔️️ Locations ⚔️️ Bestiary ⚔️️ Top-Levels Only ⚔️️ SUMMARY: New arrivals drop into the lake and have to climb up a cliff to the Rent a Ride, where they are given their device and some headphones and can retrieve their personal materials. There is a small earthquake during this (shaking, some things may fall off of shelves, but no structural damage) that upsets the normal arrival creatures, limiting cliff-falling rescues and sliming the water. They travel to Camelot, which is a multiple day journey, so they stop at the Red Springs along the way and stay at an inn there. A ⦿ Soaking in Your Arrival KERPLUNK, SPLASH! Regardless of what you were in the middle of, you and your familiar have been magically pulled into the world of Avalon just above the Bay's waters. After a brief plunge into the Bay, the rush of water filling your ears and soaking up into every creak and crevice of your body, you may need to cough to clear your airways when you rise above the surface. It's still chilly, but not enough that you can't manage on your own. The Lady of the Lake is swimming around under the water, helping to rescue any wayward travelers who look like they're struggling in the water. This month's helpers are giant pillow jellies, a species of jellyfish that is capable of ballooning itself at the surface to create bouncy pads for characters to hop across to the shore, should they choose or not be able to swim. They come in a variety of bioluminescent colors, but do not seem to be very talkative even to animal magic users. Those who try may find themselves being ignored, even if they hear the jellies talking amongst themselves about this and that. In the middle of the new arrivals, there is a small earthquake that shakes the island and makes the waters choppy. The jellyfish are startled and release a glow-in-the-dark slime that may dye your characters' hair and skin until they can get a proper bath. The Lady of the Lake seems disquieted by the earthquake, but there isn't much to be done about it where they are now besides make sure that everyone is outside of the water as quickly as possible. If anyone tries to ask the Lady of the Lake for directions, she will direct you to Archimedes at the Rent-a-Ride. The shores themselves are littered with new arrivals complaining their way up a staircase carved into the walls of the White Cliffs. There is no railing, so be careful, as the earthquake has scared the cliff beast into hiding, meaning for July's arrivals, there is no safety net. They may need some serious help if a fall occurs! *Reminder: Your character's familiar may or may not be with your character in their initial plunge. If the familiar isn't partial to water, it may meet your character on the beach or sit atop their head while they swim. Or if they are, they might splash about and swim alongside your character. Familiars have different personalities and body specs and we leave those up to the players. B ⦿ The Caravan to Camelot Once everyone is wrangled up to the top of the White Cliffs, the handsome owner of the Rent-a-Ride, Archimedes, will distribute smart phones, sunscreen, a pair of sunglasses, and a pair of ear buds and tell them to "Check the Shit Box." The "Shit Box" refers to wardrobe more formally known as the Wardrobe of Finding, a hammerspace-like wardrobe that opens to each person's items and pets when the person touches the handle. It was enchanted by Merlin to prevent people from having to fish their waterlogged possessions and pets out of the water with them. From there, Archimedes directs everyone to settle in groups into modernized carriages pulled by horses and gives them a basic explanation of why and how they've been brought to Avalon: The rest of the universe is frozen in time and your character has been brought here by a familiar that was able to bond with them. They'll have to learn magic to help save their own world from destruction, but first they've got to get them to Camelot. It is here that you have the first opportunity to decide who they will be in their new home. You'll have about an hour to wander around here, meet and greet, and pet the horses before it's time to go. These carriages use fae technology that combats weight, so your character will be able to get in regardless of whether they're light as a feather or weigh two tons. The carts have air conditioning when it's hot, heating when it's cold, and a mystical shield to protect from bugs. There is also a mini-bar that pops out of the console with nip bottles. Characters can use their smartphones to connect to Camelot's internet service, avalononline (AOL), to chat with other characters, watch dumb videos, learn about the world, contact Camelot Support (they'll answer any questions they can for you, from how to use a smart phone to where to find quests and resources to learn more about your magic). Be careful if you decide to use your phones while in the caravan-- if you don't use those earbuds and start forcing everyone to listen to your nonsense, Archimedes may make you walk. C ⦿ The Red Spring The journey from the White Cliffs to the City of Camelot is a long one, and the first evening you arrive you'll end up spending at the Red Spring, a booming resort town. Because of the volume of new arrivals and vacationers, inn rooms are assigned two-to-a-room. The rooms have two twin beds, a bathroom, a mini-fridge and microwave, and a TV equipped with a couple of entertaining video games and a few free movies. If you don't want to relax in the room, try taking a dip in the spring for another chance to meet your fellow travelers. The waters have restorative properties that help horses and travelers recover quickly when drunk. It is known to relieve stress, improve energy levels, and mildly accelerate healing. It may be a little chilly when you get out though, so make sure you don't slip rushing back indoors when you get out! The springs are also home to a large training grounds just outside town limits, where there are teachers who will teach basic magic safety and help you discover what kind of magic you have together with other new arrivals. Try target practice, obstacle courses, meditation circles, and other ways to try to figure out just what you can do... if you didn't already have an accidental discovery on the ride there. SUMMARY: Camelot throws a carnival to combat the warming up weather featuring "cool" foods and contests, Queen Elphame sent gifts of aquatic mounts to practice in gratitude for the offering and peacemaking with Celliwig, and the clean-up for the carnival goes haywire as cleaning implements magically seek to clean everything. Thankfully, not every minute of Avalon is adventure and trials and rituals. There are moments of respite, and moments to have fun. This July, for example, locals have decided to invite everyone to what they're calling the "Cool Down Carnival"! A ⦿ Cool Carnival, Bruh Vendors of all kinds have taken to selling cooling goods throughout the carnival grounds. Shaved ice, frozen yogurt, gelato, ice cream, iced tea and boba drinks are everywhere, and each and every vendor is vying for the attention of customers. Whether it's coupons for free snacks if they fill out a punch card for all three days of the carnival, or trying out their new, more magical recipes of frozen slush that make you temporarily behave like a penguin and try belly-sliding down a slip-n-slide that's been set up to occupy the unfortunate victims of that slush (It wears off, don't worry.) Perhaps most notably is the Margaritaville Pair Challenge. If you and an acquaintance can down a giant schooner of frozen margarita in less than a minute together, you'll both get a free happy hour item once a day for the next month from the restaurant and they'll do you a solid and teach you (Recipe) Hangover Moveover, a recipe that instantly cures hangovers. The brain freeze caused by downing that much frozen drink is yours to deal with, unfortunately... B ⦿ Surf New Turf In the evening, the fae folk of the carnival crew lead the way to uproot the party off toward the docks near Camelot. The Elphame Traders came back this past month with good tidings from Queen Elphame, who was impressed both with the gift of a ship and the winning over of Celliwig's people. To this end, a second ship was sent with the Elphame Traders to provide a means of transportation to the faery Kingdom of Elphame without passing through the Forest of the Felled: aquatic mounts. However, they aren't exactly easy for anyone who isn't an animal mage and will require practice before anyone can set out. You'll need at least one person to steer and one person to act as a combatant, as the lake north of the arrival point is more than a little treacherous but that will be a journey for another day. (Maybe the 20th? Stuff seems to coincidentally always happen around then, huh... Weird.) For now, the fae who stayed behind from the Elphame Traders this month are sticking around to help you find a partner and an aquatic mount that gets along with the two of you. Most of the creatures who have agreed to be mounts are hanging out alongside he beach near the old docks, so you can go around and check out the different kinds of available mounts: Alpacapies: Cousin to the much more violent water horse fae the Kelpies, Alpacapies have been mistaken for baby loch ness monsters on more than one occasion given their penchant for sitting with just their hump and long neck above the waterline. They can be ridden in the water and tend to bond with people who are polite to them upon greeting. They will assist in combat by spitting water at their enemies or kicking with front legs, but they may shake you off if they need to deep dive to gain speed for an attack. They do not have back legs, only a dolphin-like fin. For some reason, they're really impossible to take photographs of. Mossatees: You're familiar with the mossatee already. A special breed of manatee that grows flowers and moss on its back like a miniature garden. They blossom in the spring, and their backs can be very comfortable. They're a little clumsy and tend to run into things, both accidentally and on purpose, so it may be a bit of a derpy ride if you and your partner choose a mossatee. They also just had a lot of children, so part of riding with them will mean protecting their young on the journey. They're not good in combat and will prioritize defense. Deinosuchus: A Cretaceous crocodile that gets up to about 10 meters long. It's huge and carnivorous and very well could eat you if you piss it off. It is fast, but has to take a lot of breaks. It will also terrorize in a fight. The fae recommend bringing it a goat or some other similarly sized meal to get it on your side if you want to go for this one. This pack is the only one left, transported by fairies to Avalon long, long ago, so you'd better not let them down. Once you've found a mount that seems right, try to practice balancing on its back. They don't much like saddles so that may be a challenge, but if you hold onto your partner it might be easier! Once you're settled, try racing against another pair or going through a Survivor-esque obstacle course with your mounts. C ⦿ Clean Up Chaos As people head out for the second day of practice with their mounts or recover from a crazy carnival experience, things around town... seem a little off. It seems like someone tried some experimental magic after competing in the Margaritaville challenge feeling particularly benevolent. All around Camelot, cleaning utensils have taken on a life of their own. Brooms are sweeping customers right out of restaurants, sponges are scrubbing up dishes and chasing down patrons for the most public sponge baths of their life, and the local woodland creatures are assisting in picking up and taking away anything that touches the floor that ought not to be there. Some are even hopping up on residents to do their hair! Whatever the source is, the only solution is to either destroy or scare the cleaning supplies off to the woods before they take over the whole town! A little magic should help, so why not test out the magic you've been working on since arriving in Avalon? SUMMARY: The earthquake busted some of the Land of Rot wards and zombies are attacking Camelot's farmland. Save the farm, restore the wards, fight a giant worm, and then find a mysterious marsh before getting transported back home just as mysteriously. The earthquake on arrival day was a little frightening, but ultimately didn't seem to cause too much trouble around New Camelot. That is, until a few days later when the farmlands seem to be under attack.. by the undead!? It seems like the wards surrounding the Lands of Rot were disrupted by the earthquake near Camelot's northeast farmland. ' A ⦿ The Farming Dead Step one is to fight the hoard of zombies spilling out into the farm and stop them before they contaminate Camelot's food source. Use whatever means you can to dispense of the undead, keeping the following in mind: death mages are going to be the most effective combatants against the undead, but anyone can follow the basic rules of zombies to clear a path. Loud noises attract their attention, they shamble during the day and can move more quickly during the night, they don't feel pain so if you hurt the they won't be deterred-- you have to kill them, and always double-tap if you aren't sure. Just be careful not to set them on fire. Flaming zombies can spread fires to buildings and other surroundings and are just generally worse than regular zombies! Once the zombies are cleared out, farmworkers will bring out gifts of fresh lemonade and some extra mixed herb seeds they gathered throughout the year. They're still good, please take them as a thanks for helping save the farm! B ⦿ Of Wards and Worms After searching the perimeter of the Land of Rot, sources have found that the wards were damaged on the west side, so the zombies haven't fully penetrated any areas but the farm. Pair up with another person to draw the attention of the zombies away from wards while the other person resets the wards. While doing this, you'll find the earth is rumbling again-- a little heavier this time since you're much closer than back in the Bay of Avalon. Rather suddenly, a huge sinkhole opens up in the desert landscape of the Land of Rot nearby... and out leaps a thousand-toothed worm, flying through the air and diving back toward the ground teeth-first... with your character right in its target location! Maybe you're lucky and get out of the way only to get knocked down by another huge tremor, or maybe you've just been swallowed whole by a giant worm and really, really need to find a way out for you and your partner! Maybe you'll find something interesting while you think... Is that a broken boat in here? Hopefully you find your way out (or.. if you don't, you find someone to resurrect you, but that would really suck if you just arrived!) C ⦿ Wake Me Up Before You're Go-Gone First zombies, then a giant worm... today's been exhausting! And now you're.. somewhere in the middle of the Land of Rot and you seem to have run into some kind of marsh that you don't remember passing on your way in. The water itself is murky and the only creatures around seem to be bugs, bats, snakes, and frogs. Everything seems sickly, rotting, and is pretty awfully stinky. But none of it is quite as terrifying as when you and whoever you wandered into the Land with stumble upon what appears to be some kind of old hag. What happens next? Who knows. She screams and both you and whoever you're with pass out and wake up snuggling in an inn room. You were definitely in that marsh though, because your pants are still sopping from trudging through it... Well, enjoy the panic, maybe interrogate your neighbors, and try to find out where in the Land of Rot you were! It sure doesn't seem to be on the map... What a mystery! MOD NOTES: • All test drive prompts are open to anyone in the game at any time to create your own logs with, but this post should have top-levels by potential new characters only. Current characters may reply to any threads, but should not top-level comment on this post. • If your application is accepted, you may accept TDM threads as game canon as long as both players consent. Characters may begin threading as soon as their journal is accepted to the communities. •If nothing here tickles your fancy, try one of this month's Quests for your TDM prompt. • The first "Arrival" prompts are present on every TDM, but contain seasonal tweaks for flavor. All other prompts will change monthly. • Questions about this TDM's content? Comment here! If you have a question about the game at-large, please head over to the FAQ.

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Eri | My Hero Academia | Healing/Light Magic (Familiar undecided, but probably a unicorn)

[candyapplechild]

[1] Soaking In Your Arrival

[ So... something to know about Eri... she hasn't had the chance to ever learn how to swim. She's six, so considering how the majority of her life has been, swimming wasn't exactly something she could ever really begin to think about.

So... Avalon's preference in dropping it's arrivals into water right at the start is... not the best for this poor six year old. She's plopped rather unceremoniously into the water, and... ]

A-Ah! H-Help!!

[ There's a lot of kicking and flailing, but since she can't swim, it doesn't do much to keep her head above water. Fortunately, the pillow jellies are here to save the day as they lift her above water again. ]

E-Eh... w-where am I...?

[ The glowing pillow jellies start to float up, creating a path that she can easily hop across... but that still doesn't answer any of her questions, and she's a little scared. Wasn't she just at UA just a second ago? What's happened? Where is everyone?

You might spot the soaked girl from the shore as she eventually decides that sitting here on the pillow jelly won't get her anywhere, so she starts to hop across each jelly, one at a time. She's got both of her arms out so that she can balance herself with each hop, almost falling over a few times, but managing to right herself. Of course, this does mean that she's making pretty slow progress. ]

[2] The Red Spring

[ Unfortunately, she'd taken a bit too long to get onto shore, and so the earthquake hit while she was still on the jellies. The result? There's a part of her face around her left eye (along with some of her hair) that got sprayed by one of them, and now that area of skin (along with that part of her hair) has ended up getting dyed blue until she can wash it off.

Except... she has no idea what to do next. ]

Um... ah...

[ There's just... a small child now standing in the lobby not sure what to do next. She'd gotten on the caravan to get here and all, but... she's six. What do you mean two to a room? What rooms? Also, she needs a bath to get this weird blue stuff off of her...

So now there's just... a small girl on the verge of tears off to the side of the lobby. Where are her friends? Where are the people she recognizes? Why won't this blue stuff come off no matter how hard she rubs? What's all this talk about magic? Why is this happening to her? ]

[3] Cool Carnival, Bruh

[ Despite the not-so-great method of arrival... this is fun! It's unbearably hot, but there's so many sweet things to try that just so happen to be cold! The only thing that'd make it all better would be if they had Candy Apples, but stuff like the Shaved Ice, the Ice Cream, and the 'new recipes' of frozen slush will do!

Speaking of the new recipes... yeah, Eri's had some, and... well, it's had the exact effect that it's having on everyone else. Behold, Penguin Eri-chan!

Which... isn't exactly too much of a difference aesthetically, but she is walking around with her arms straight down her sides but at an angle... and she's even waddling a bit! All in all, it's not that big of a change, but she is eyeing that slip'n'slide. ]

Wildcard!!

[ There are so many prompts, there was no way for me to possibly do them all... but if there's something specific that you want, then put it here or plot with me at OddEyes! ]

1 - Oh no Eri!!

[tantailizing]

[He thought he’d heard yelling from this direction a moment ago and had to investigate. However, by the time he reached the shore where it’d come from, he noticed a little girl hopping along the jellies. Phew, good thing those were here.]

Hey kid! You okay??

[She was making her way to shore, but if she needed help coming in sooner, or wanted help…]

[candyapplechild]

A-Ah...

[ She takes another hop, waving her arms in circles a bit as she starts to lose her balance and tilt backward...! Until thankfully regaining her balance and standing firmly on the Pillow Jelly.

That's when she notices someone yelling at her from afar and looks up at whoever is trying to talk to her with a nervous look on her face. The voice isn't familiar, after all. ]

I-I'm... okay...

[ That was barely even above a whisper, impossible to actually hear from this distance. Oops. ]

[tantailizing]

...???

[It looks like she said something, but he didn't hear it. Also, he can notice from her posture she might be scared of him. Whoops.]

Well, you're doing great so far! Just a few more and you'll be on the beach!

3 let's play it cool

[patchricide]

[Eri's not the only one who's enjoying all the cold treats. In fact, Allura would have already tried everything on the menu if she hadn't lost the Altean immunity to ice cream headaches. For now, she's sipping on the relatively safe boba tea.]

[And then she sees the little girl waddle by. One who looks very young and... possibly not human as well? Right now, it is incredibly hard to tell.]

[She approaches timidly. As long as she's polite, maybe she can check to see if anyone is already watching over this child.]

Excuse me — hello there! Are you enjoying the carnival?

[She leans forward and smiles kindly.]

[candyapplechild]

[ Well, the only thing differentiating her from a "normal human" right now was the small little horn on her head. Speaking of which, it would normally be growing gradually as it stockpiled power... but it hasn't been doing that lately, meaning that for the most part it's just a small little nub on her forehead.

Oh, plus her "Penguin Posture" and all. Fortunately, for a six year old, acting like a penguin doesn't necessarily mean talking like one. ]

Mm! It's lots of fun!

[ So she says while she seems to... waddle in place? Her arms remain out and she lifts one leg up and then the other, so it's the best way that can be described. Frankly, it's adorable. ]

[patchricide]

[See, it's the waddling that makes her wonder. Given how little Allura knows about humans, they very well might have horns when they are very young. And if so, then perhaps this girl is just reaching the age where she's shedding hers.]

[But the waddle seems far more odd. There's no way humans normally move like that at any age.]

[Anyway. More importantly, this girl doesn't seem to be scared or otherwise upset, which is a good sign. Now Allura simply needs to make certain that it stays that way.]

That's wonderful! What stands have you visited so far? [Maybe she'll get lucky, and one of them will have someone who looks like her parents.]

[lendedahand]

[Lavellan typically tended to avoid human children, what with humans thinking they ate them or sacrificed them or somesuch nonsense. However he wasn’t heartless, and after no one claiming ownership of the small child he decided to step in. He knelt to her level with a small smile.]

Hello there da’len, you look a little lost. Is everything alright?

[candyapplechild]

Ah... um...

[ She takes a small step back, clearly nervous around strangers and such... but kneeling down to her level definitely helps a bit in terms of first impressions. ]

I-I can't f-find anyone... [ From home, that is. ]

ERI! So precious. Prob gonna give Kyo Kisa vibes. Also 2.

[juzubeads]

[Kyo is. Not so used to kids quite this young. But it's. Well, what would he do if he saw Kisa there about to cry? Take her to Tohru? Or something. Probably. Except that Tohru might be busy elsewhere checking on others for the time being or some such. He's....kind of awkward about it but he wants to -- he has to try and help? Kyo kind of awkwardly approaches, crouching down a little in front of her.]

Uh...hey....you alright?

[He's new too but. Hopefully between them they could figure at least asking where she could clean up or something?]

[candyapplechild]

Ah...

[ Ah, another new person... she tenses up a little when Kyo approaches, though she does seem to relax a little bit when he kneels down closer to her level... though she's still evidently nervous. It was her usual (and understandable, considering her childhood) response to new people in general... though she wishes she had someone familiar around to that she could hide a bit behind their leg or something. ]

M-Mm...

[ Still, she nods in response to the question. It's not exactly the most vocal of responses, but it's something. ]

2!! oh my god

[eardrums]

[By this time, Jiro still hasn't gone and looked at places to stay aside from the Red Spring. Not that any of them were in a rush to leave - the inn is pretty nice, and it's handy being so close to where the newbies come in - but nonetheless, it meant that there's always a good chance that that's where she could be found.
Like today, in fact! Newbies tend to pile in around this time of the month, and it's always important to at least meet and greet. The earthquake just a bit earlier is the main reason she wants to go out and meet them - small as it was, the idea that they may have had to deal with it in the water or when they just arrived on the shore is still a pretty scary prospect.

... Of course, she freezes in the doorway to the lobby on seeing someone she'd never expected to see in this world with them.
And it's only just half a second before she jogs over toward Eri with worry in her eyes, but her best attempt at a smile on her face.]

Eri-chan, hey! Hey... are you okay? [Jiro kneels down, just so she can be a little more level with her.]
Did you just get here?

[Ah, look at all that blue she's been splashed with... she can only figure something really must have happened during that small earthquake earlier. The magic around here is always pulling some bullshit like this.
It worries her, of course... but she's doing her best not to look it, for Eri's sake.]

hello i come bearing baby child

[candyapplechild]

[ Eri gasps as she finally hears the voice of someone familiar. She'd of course been introduced to everyone at the 1-A dorms (with the exception of Durian-Head Bakugou, who was never really around her much and also very intimidating), so seeing anybody from there was cause for her eyes to widen as she turns to see Jiro there. ]

E-Earphone-san... [ She... likes to refer to everyone by hero names. It'd started with Deku-san and Lemillion-san... and then Eraserhead-san... which ended up just spreading to anyone with a Hero Name that was simple enough for a 6-year-old to say without stumbling on the words (such as Tsukuyomi. Sorry, Tokoyami, but your hero name is hard for Eri to say). ] Y-Yeah... I...

[ So seems fine at least, outside of the blue that stubbornly won't come off even as she starts to tear up and rub her eyes... but again, she's starting to tear up as she finally meets up with someone from UA.

Words are hard, and she can't hold back the tears as she suddenly tackles Jiro with a hug... which of course, doesn't have that much force behind it considering it came from a 6-year-old, but she's not gonna be letting go anytime soon. ]

3

[fullgauntlet]

[The carnival is kind of nice. It's full of so many activities and magical occurrences. Some of it is really strange (like a broom attacking him earlier) but he's starting to come to expect these sorts of things now that Celliwig is getting actively involved with Camelot. And when tricky fae are involved...

There are many of Izuku's classmates in this world too. Probably out and about checking out the carnival for themselves. But what he's not expecting in that moment is seeing the fair-haired little girl waddle-walking just in front of him. Right there. In front of him.]

Eh- Eri- Eri-chan!?

[He's shocked! Eyes going wide and taking a step forward. Is it really her? Is she okay? What and how?? Why is she walking like that?!]

[candyapplechild]

[ Eri's eyes go wider than ever before since she's arrived here. It's not enough to get rid of the penguin-effect on her completely, but she whips around to look for the source of the oh-so-familiar voice. ]

Deku-san? DEKU-SAN!!

[ Yup, she's immediately dashing at Deku at full speed, tackle-hugging him. The only reason she didn't waddle over was because waddling isn't fast enough for her, and she needs to run at him. ]

2. /bursts through the wall/ I'M HERE TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER

[floatsaway]

[Ochako will sometimes come to the Red Springs to make use of their Training Ground and hot springs (after aforementioned training), and today is no different!! She's dressed in some workout gear - athletic shorts over some black leggings, a sports bra, and some pink and white sneakers - a shoulder bag on her arm with all her things she needs to workout and then change after. It was supposed to be a routine and casual sort of day...but nothing is ever any of those things in this bizarro world, especially when it's just about the time for new arrivals.

Ochako knows to expect, sometimes, people from home, but she had never once thought to see this little girl just about ready to burst into tears, standing about in the lobby like a tiny scarecrow or something. Oh my gosh, i-it can't possibly be--?!]

Eh--...E-Eri-chan?! [Ochako drops her bag, hurrying over towards the small girl quickly. What the fuck, really?! This place brought her here, too?!]

/rip wall/HELLO MAAM HERE IS YOUR DAUGHTER

[candyapplechild]

[ Eri's eyes go wide and she gasps, immediately locking eyes with Ochako. The poor scarecrow has been stiff this entire time until finally... someone familiar... ]

U-Uravity-san... Uravity-san!

[ She breaks off from the part of the lobby she'd been occupying and runs at Ochako as well, practically tackle-hugging the girl. ]

2

[colchismagecraft]

[Caster had spent her time moving between various different places she saw as 'safe' since the Celliwig excursion- the Red Springs being one of them. And, well, it was on one such trip where she saw what appeared to be a very small, very scared and very sad looking little girl.

...Oh the poor thing.

It wasn't fair at all, to bring children alone here like this- and she had no way of telling whether there would even be anyone from her world here to look out for her. She knew she was far from the most comforting presence here- and was certainly not a good mother- but she couldn't just ignore her.

At the very least, Caster knew approaching in full suspicious witch mode might go down poorly. So she took down her hood before slowly approaching and crouching near her.]

...Are you alright, little one? I take it you've just been brought here.

[candyapplechild]

Uu... um... ah...

[ The poor child is... definitely a little nervous. She spent most of her time at UA with the big three, the other heroes, or the 1-A students... and whenever someone new came along, it was always her first instinct to immediately find the closest reliable leg and hide behind it, no matter who the new stranger may be.

Unfortunately, she doesn't have that social escape right now. So she takes a deep breath, gulps, and... ]

Y-Yeah... I just got here...

[ Her voice is tiny and quiet, and it only gets softer from there. ]

COOL CARNIVAL, BRUH

[forgeabettertomorrow]

[Now this was something Darin missed; carnivals and festivals! This time of year was always his favorite back home. There was food and games and prizes and dancing! It was a rare chance to just lose yourself in some good times, good company, and good food.]

[When he sees Eri wandering around, waddling like a little bird though, he can't help but laugh. He walks right up to her and squats in front of her so he can meet her gaze.]

That's some creative walking there, kiddo! What are you supposed to be?

[candyapplechild]

I'm a penguin! Peep!

[ She even raises her hands up to make it dramatic! She's a penguin! At least, in spirit, and for right now. She's also got plenty of sugar in her system from all the sugary treats being handed out here, hence why she's not staying still—even when she's not walking. She's still raising up one leg after another as if still waddling while she looks up at Darin. ]

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[apshot]

[ Bakugou doesn't live here at the Inn. There's another place that he lives at. However, Kirishima still lounges about here. So Bakugou does come every now and then to check up on his shitty friend.

In fact, that's what he's doing now when something solid hits against his legs. ]

Hah?

[ Now he's looking down. What the fuck? ]

[candyapplechild]

[ Eri looks up as Bakugou bumps into her, her eyes widening. This person… they were from UA, right? She’d only seen him in passing because of how intimidating he seemed… plus he never really stuck around anyway.

But no, she’s definitely seen him before! W-What was his name? Or his hero name? ]

Aah… um…

[ She stands there, looking up at him like she wants to say something, but she’s not sure what. ]

2- Eriiiii

[kirijo]

[ Mitsuru had been in something of a hurry her first time through Red Spring. Between learning that her friends were here and discovering that Kotone was alive, she'd been far too preoccupied to pay any mind to the amenities that the resort had to offer.

[ Now that she's had an opportunity to acclimate, though ...? Returning to the training grounds and potentially availing herself of the hot springs sounded like a pleasant and productive way to spend a weekend.

[ Arriving at Red Spring, she's greeted by the familiar sight of the Rent-A-Ride caravan. It isn't a surprise - she knows that the next wave of arrivals reaches Avalon the same time each month - but it does pique her curiousity as to whether there could be any familiar faces among them.

[ Entering the lobby, though, she didn't see anyone she recognized.

[ What she did see was a scared little girl who couldn't have been older than six or seven, standing in the center of the lobby, looking utterly lost with tears starting to well up in her eyes.

[ Immediately, Mitsuru decided that her plans for the day could wait a little while, and walked towards the younger girl. ]

Are you lost?

[ She asks, voice gentle as she kneels down in front of the child. ]

[candyapplechild]

[ Yup, Eri's been standing there stiff like a baby scarecrow. She was a cheerful girl, but... she's not the best at dealing with strangers. Her first instict was to find a familiar leg and hide behind it, after all.

So when Mitsuru comes over, her automatic reaction is to hold her arms a little closer to herself as she looks up at Mitsuru with a nervous expression on her face. Still, in response to the question, she nods silently. ]

Mm...