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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. You'll definitely see other new arrivals plopping in. If you can't swim, a red-headed woman known only as the Lady of the Lake will drag you to the shore if she doesn't spot someone else near you helping so no one ends up drowning. She's a little busy casting directive magic to make sure everyone lands safely and playing lifeguard, so if anyone attempts to talk to her, she'll tell them to head up to 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, but if you do fall, be prepared for a mysterious sand hand to reach out of the side of the cliffs to catch you. The hand will pat you atop the head twice before retreating back into the wall. This is the Cliff Beast; despite the name, he is quite friendly.

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 and a pair of earbuds to everyone before getting them settled in groups into modernized carriages pulled by horses and give them a basic explanation of why and how they've been brought to Avalon: 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.

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.

A ⦿ Get Fresh

Upon arrival in Camelot travelers are ushered to a large set of wash rooms where they can clean up and make themselves presentable for the Welcome Feast. They are informed that once the feast concludes there will be an announcement on where they can seek lodging and how to begin their magic studies.

B ⦿ Be Merry

After they freshen up, travelers are led into the main dining hall. The decorations range from simplistic to a little more grandiose, it is likely everyone will find something familiar. A modern mash up with a medieval flair. The jester makes his rounds, perhaps he has a joke or two to tell, go ahead, give him a listen or perhaps volunteer to participate in one of the jester's shows, like knife-throwing or hypnotism. Within the crowd of staff there are mummers, a juggler, here and there dabbled through small troupes perform mini skits, perhaps they’ll perform a well known verse from a traveler’s world or tell a tale of fancy from this realm.

C ⦿ Eat Well

A banquet is prepared with food that while all “rustic” in appearance are usually a version of modern dishes ranging from basic roast chicken and veggies to Korean-Mexican fusion and French patisserie. The drinks are much the same; while served in old fashioned goblets, they are drinks modern travelers will be familiar with.

Have a seat, meet a new neighbor, find a roommate, maybe a new or old friend? Talk to the person to your left, your right, across from you. Mingle, enjoy the food, the music, it shouldn’t be long before the information promised is provided. Till then take your fill and get to know your fellow travelers.

You've been here a few days now and have gotten a chance to settle in, find a place to stay, and Camelot's citizens have decided that you've been here long enough to start living your life again. Well, your new life.

A group of citizens have decided to give everyone their first quest.

"Hear ye, hear ye!" a man in chain mail with a tablet with his statement typed up on it declares to a crowd from atop a pedestal. There are two other citizens around him with phones to post the video to AOL later to make sure the word gets heard ye all around.

"Those with magic, we beseech thee! Findeth us a grail most holy hidden in the depths of the Brocéliande! This holy grail is known to grant thine wishes three, a most noble quest for noble souls! Great reward will come to those who find it and proclaim at least one of their wishes to find the great Excalibur for King Arthur!"

This is the first you've heard about King Arthur, and it seems curious that he hasn't yet shown his face around town. It also seems strange that this guy is speaking like he's stepped out of a bad period piece, and probably should be the clue that this is more or less an attempt to haze some of the newcomers by sending them into the forest... but no one is telling newcomers this. It's better to get them out there and start praciticing, after all.

A ⦿ Lost, and Lost, and Lost Again

The Brocéliande is well-known around Camelot for being a forest that's both bountiful and mysterious. Oddities are known to happen that may never happen again to the point that even if something weird happens and you can't prove it, most citizens will assume you're telling the truth.

Which is what makes it peculiar when you keep passing the exact same locations over and over again, as if you've been traveling in circles or reaching the end of the map in a video game and coming out the other end. You're stuck in a space loop. The only way out is to successfully find the one difference in each loop five times in a row and collect it. Maybe it's a strange frog, a crystal that wasn't there before, a small wooden step that doesn't lead anywhere, or some other singular item, you've got to find what stands out... pick the wrong item, and you'll have to start your five count over again, and again, and again...

B ⦿ Grail, and Grail, and Grail Again!?

If you either missed the space loop or managed to get out of it, eventually you'll come to find one of... quite a few copies of a grail with holes in the side placed throughout the forest. They look like they might be good for draining noodles, but that's about it. Though they're spread out, it's entirely possible you'll find more than one, but each of them are placed in situations where it's impossible to get to by normal means. You'll have to use magic! It may be hidden in a bird's nest at the top of the tallest tree, inside of a hole in a rock with bars that prevent you from reaching in (perhaps an animal friend could reach it), inside a boiling pond, or inside the body of a bear fir... there are a load of possibilities, and now's a chance for you to try out your brand new magics! Use one of those samples, find something from the bestiary, or come up with your own adventure to get your hands on that less-than-holy grail.

C ⦿ A Quest Completeish

Or it would be, if you could ever find the guy who announced it... The AOL posts have since been deleted. You may end up spending a lot of time trying to find the guy. At this point, citizens will start telling you that you shouldn't take quests unless they're on the quest board or else you're going to get scammed... that's definitely an olden times themed noodle strainer. If that doesn't make you give up, or perhaps motivates you to find the guy to kick his ass, you'll have to head out to the farmland and chase them through a cornfield. (Be careful not to get lost, it's a maize in there.) If one of the boys are caught, they'll explain they were just testing you-- and hey, you got a free addition to your kitchen! If pressed, they'll apologize and give you a bit of money for your trouble. It's not much, but it'll get you at least a meal.

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Kise usually only needs attention. Like a puppy in a way. Don't leave him alone for too long.

"Yeah. And after that we can save up to buy our place." But they can handle that down the line.

Kise chuckles, head leaned against Takao's as he rests, "mmm, well, it was an illusion so you didn't really see them. It's like... seeing a picture in adult magazines." If that's any consolation.

[ All that gets a good giggle from the girl in turn. Funny guy, not just calm and helpful; she's liking him already. How right that her first acquaintance in this realm should be some nice, normal Japanese boy; clearly more lighthearted than Hiro, still something vaguely reminded her of her lost-and-then-found childhood friend, and it draws her to him naturally. She needs someone fun but even-keel like him in her life. ]

Hehe, I think that sounds like a battle plan~ Disorienting surprise attack! We'd be a good team, nee? This world better watch out!

Lily was in love with this creature. It was really cute and kinda weird to her but Lily loved weird things. As it moved she swayed with it absolutely smitten with it. Not a thought in the world of hurting it she giggled softly at it when it blew more bubbles. She soon grinned at the creature and approached it more.

"You're hungry? What kinda food so you like?" Lily asked as she bounced excitedly on the balls of her feet. "My name is Lily!"

"Okay! You would like Lottie! She's really pretty and tough!" Lily trying to set Lottie up for a date without realizing it. She just really admired the other.

Lily giggled and nodded. "Bandersnatch would you like that?" She asked as the chain barked and looked at the cat that jumped onto the wagon with them. She reached out and picked the cat but before she petted it, most cats were scared of Bandersnatch so this one was nice to not be.

A hand reached out she grabbed the candy offered. "Thank you! Are you getting something too?"

Though the creature is speaking to Lily, it's keeping it's large glassy black eyes on Gokudera. He's staring back at it, slightly unnerved as it blows a small bubble at him that bounces off his chest. He brings a hand out and touches it, but it does not pop, and rests in his palm.

"It's hard..." He's gently poking at it, curious. It's starting to glow with the impact of his finger and he's trying to figure out how it stays together.

As far as a response to the girl is concerned, the creature does not answer, not particularly talkative. It watches Gokudera, then blows another bubble for Lily. Then another. There are a bunch of un-poppable bubbles floating about the girl as the creature watches. Gokudera pulls out a stick of dynamite and pushes it against the bubble. It's absorbed in, then hidden. He frowns, wondering if it's really gone, or just a trick of light.

"That so, well maybe you'll get lucky huh and she'll show up soon." Samatoki does not realize that is what Lily is trying to do, to him it sounds like Nemu, that admiration for an elder, someone who is special to you.

Samatoki has to wonder about the cat that just came out of nowhere, but since it seems to like the girl and her pet, he is going to let it be, it seems to make her happy.

"Yup, might as well if they're gonna just give it away." Samatoki reaches in, taking a sweet bun out and unwrapping it, he pops a piece off and tosses it to Bandersnatch, he might be hungry too, who knows.

"Probably have somethin' more than snacks once we get where we're goin'."

"That would be really good!" She doesn't either, it's a habit to talk a lot about the people she loves. Sometimes it leads to Lottie being thrown into situations where people are fawning for her.

A hand scratching the cats ears she then gave Bandersnatch a scratch with the other hand. It did make her happy she would probably have to address somethings that happened before she arrived but for now...she pushed it aside.

The food offering earns a sniff from the chain before he chomps on it and swallows. This guy wasn't so bad to him already.

"Where do you think we are going?"

How could Gokudera be mad at this thing? It was silly and cute looking! Lily was certain Gokudera was just a grumpy guy by default at this point. The bubbles around her only earned another laugh as she bounced against them. That was a cool trick, she really was more certain this thing might be a friendly chain. Unpoppable bubbles would be an amazing trick to have.

"It really likes using bubbles, huh?"

He's not mad anymore! It is strange and interesting, and he's puzzled, pinching at the bubble and grabbing the fuse of the dynamite he'd stuck inside. Then, he's grabbing his lighter and lighting the fuse. He tosses it away and takes a few steps closer to Lily as it drifts away much slower than he wants. He can see the fuse burn off behind the bubble, see it sparkling inside, and then braces himself for the quick explosion. The bubble expands, but there's no noise. Gokudera still watches it as his familiar takes one of Lily's bubbles and bounces it on the tip of its nose. It mentions something to her about juggling.

And then the bubble pops with a much louder and violent explosion than if the stick had gone off normally. The Ogopogo does not even notice. It has much more important things to focus on... like juggling and playing with a little girl.

Meanwhile, Gokudera is inspired to make a bubble bomb. He takes one of those juggling bubbles and curls his hand to make a small, curved shield of light. It happens, but it wobbles and seems to have no form once he stops. Then, it just falls and scatters into light until it's invisible.

Even if it's to survive... I mean, if I had been there without Mikasa I guess I would have had to.

[Maybe. He doesn't want to think about it though.]

At least it doesn't seem like we have to worry about it here.

"Have to keep your eyes peeled for her then." Poor Lottie, at least that does not seem to be happening here, then again who can ever honestly predict Samatoki Aohitsugi when they only see one part of him. Lily is seeing a layer he usually keeps hidden from others.

Everyone has baggage and if she honestly needs to touch upon something or work through it, the yakuza who has seemed to adopt her will be there for her.

He barks out a short laugh when the chain chomps on the morsel and swallow it.

"Don't know, by the looks of it their gonna be puttin' us up somewhere."

Takao is good at giving attention, Kise does not have to want for that except when Midorima is being a brat, but Takao can balance his attention between the two.

"I like the sound of that, all of us in one spot, then we can always know everyone is safe." Though it will probably have to be Kagami moving in next door versus under the same roof since the other does like his space.

He chuckles at that, closing his eyes and relaxing into the comforting hold and warmth of Kise behind and beneath him. "Guess it's a good thing I ended up more into guys." Maybe a little, since he is not looking to complicate his romantic life any more than Lunatia did so he has no intention of seeing any girls naked now or in the future.

It's like they planned for us.

[The Tanuki's reaction only feels more ominous. But Takao is going to keep following Midorima and his familiar.]

That would mean they brought us on purpose, we've really been abducted this time.

I guess it just taught me it's possible to care about more than one person romantically. It's not so bad. And I met good friends who it was just comforting to be close with.

[He grew up there more than he realizes, his first time being completely on his own without his parents, he did come to rely on his friends but he also was someone they could depend on.]

Nope, instead, here we get to turn into magicians with massive parlor tricks.

[Takao gets along with most everyone, she'll see that when she meets the two guys he is dating, they are similar, yet opposite in a lot of ways and one is most definitely not the easiest personality to get along with. Lunatia definitely made his life a little weird but even out of that Takao made the best of what he had and ended up finding happiness. He never expected to be in open relationships but even with it not being necessary here, his heart is already invested in both of them and they all seem content to continue as they have. at the end of the day, it just comes down to he is going to make the best of whatever hand he is dealt.

Plsu she reminds him of Usagi and he misses her a great deal, so it's nice to stand here talking with her. At her enthusiasm he gives another snicker, it filters into a full belly laugh that ends with a grin.]

We'll take them by storm, they won't know what hit them! Though, maybe we should practice first?

Thing is, they are in a magical universe, breaking it down and finding out the how is fine but the next time it could be all switched around, because magic, Takao is not sure he is such a fan of the concept but it is what it is and as Gokudera launches into his lecture the point has to let out a soft snicker. Boy does he sound like Midorima, thinking of the shooter reminds Takao to give him a piece of his mind, the point guard would not even be here in the forest if not for the other.

"Okay, so when you think about it in magical terms versus real life, since that's what this world is all about, there are four main elements that people get, those would be the main, fire, wind, water, earth. You figure, you need wind and water to make lightning or storms, so those two would interconnect, fire can stand alone and really doesn't feed much into the others so I figured it would be considered the strongest magically, the earth can encompass more than dirt, it could be it's more nature than just dirt since earth is made up of a lot more than just dirt, don't know for sure not an elemental user but banked on it and went with green for earth, it worked, indigo was the storm if only because lighting and how it can change the color of the horizon depending what type of storm it is. I could have been all wrong, thankfully I wasn't and my instincts were right."

Probably not the sound science Gokudera was looking for but he's more interested in figuring out the riddle, at the mention of the grim reaper he shakes his head "Too literal for a riddle. It mentions death in the wording so we want to go with what's not obvious. Eight pallbearers and weaving a shroud that makes sure they can't move. Plus if it's like the other clues, it will have us follow whatever the answer is probably." He is staring hard at the tree thinking, just focusing on the words as he processes ideas in his head.

"Tch technically a storm is a hot and cold front. So less about water and air and more about fire and air. I could agree fire sits alone, but considering the core of earth is fire, I'd be willing to debate that." Whatever, Gokudera, they're through it. Shut up.

"He weaves his shroud. It's someone other than the pallbearers?" He's thinking too literally. "There are usually six pallbearers. Eight's a bit excessive." So then there's probably another meaning for that.

Gokudera looks up, trying to imagine what the shroud may be. He keeps imaging a miasma but that wouldn't stop anyone. The tree this is carved in has plenty of knots in it, and there are no other riddles written on it. Gokudera's looking on, spacing off as he watches a spider shake in the wind on a low hanging bough. "Eight pallbearers...."

"Oh! A web?" He watches as a fly gets caught and the spider moves to catch it.

"It's a spider!" Gokudera points to his answer, looking gratefully up at the creature.

Lily continued to giggle as she played with the bubbles provided by her new friend. She started to watch it juggle and clapped her hands before she attempted to juggle too. This was really cool. It was a lot more friendly than some of the chains she had experienced before.

"Wow! How do you keep them from popping?" The loud pop did get her attention as she looked at Gokudera with a frown. "Hey! Don't hurt it!"

"Okay!" Lily then lit up. "Her chain is a biiig lion!" She smiled really wide at that, she had rode that lion a few times with Lottie. As far as Samatoki she really like him, he was a nice person.

As she continued to snack on her own candy she watched Bandersnatch then looked to Samatoki.

"Really? So we just live here now?" There was a small frown on her face.

“I’m not hurting anything!” Gokudera says, alarmed as the next bubble he tries to make just crumbles away.

The creature nudges Lily’s arm and opens its mouth, dropping a bunch of bubbles against her. They act more like plastic balls, because the creature wants to make sure this child stays safe!

"Everybody got one of those where you come from?" He is just curious, though her smile is met by one of his own. To Lily, he is a nice person, just not always for everyone else. He is a very layered man.

He knows that can't be too great to here, he's not happy about it, and to be young like Lily would have to make it worse.

"Just for now, I'll get us out of here." Though, if he has his way, he may be trying to take Lily back to his world versus hers, after the way her parents did her, he thinks it may be best.

"You're being too technical, man, it's magic, sometimes you just got to go with what isn't as obvious." Takao shrugs it off, in truth, Midorima and Gokudera could probably spend a long time talking this over. The shooter would have laid the same questions at the point guard's feet and gotten the same response except it would have come with a snicker at his friend's habits.

His response really covers both scenarios and as he is thinking it over, beginning to look around. Gokudera mentions a web and the basketball player's eyes go to where the other's gaze is.

"Good one!" He perks up, the trail before them suddenly twisting, light dew appearing on webs that are high in the air, making them more visible.

"Follow the spiders..." That's kind of gross, but beats being stuck in there so he is going to plow forward like they have been.

"Oh shut up," Gokudera grumbles. Being technical comes in handy more often than not. He's not so accustomed to magic, or even what may seem obvious. He has the tendency to overthink most everything.

"Looks like a gross giant spider tunnel," Gokudera says and he's uncomfortable walking through it, even if it's where they're supposed to go. Are they walking into a trap? This is all just wildly uncomfortable, unfamiliar territory. He's not going to admit to being scared, but he will be uncomfortable and grumble about it, following Takao despite being the one who solved the riddle.

Takao snickers at the sentiment. He hears Shut up Takao enough that it just amuses him, he takes no offense. The point guard is not either, he is just a tad more laid back about life and thus going with the flow is something he can do. When he does overthink, he tends to keep that to himself, debate internally before he does anything about what he is thinking about.

"Yeah, like some horror movie scene." He is not so much scared as kind of grossed out. He feels just as uncomfortable as they begin their way through the tunnel. Eyes glancing around, his familiar suddenly coming to existence again on his shoulder as they come to the end of the line. He can see light and the tunnel continuing, the problem, it is all very much blocked by webbing. There do not seem to be any spiders present in it but it still does not make it look pleasant at all.

"Wonder if kinetic magic would make it move...." It's that or plowing through it, he'd rather try and use his magic and his familiar to get through if possible.

As long as the spider web isn't touching Gokudera, he's not to grossed out. The way the dew sort of clings looks like gems on chandeliers, so he's fascinated. Doesn't stop this from feeling like they're being lured into a giant spider's home, attracted further in by the beauty of the dew on such delicate, intricate webs.

"Go for it," Gokudera motions and wonders if he could pull it apart. Probably not. It looks like it'd tangle and stick.

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