TEST DRIVE MEME ⚔️️ 6

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{ QUICK NAV } Premise ⚔️️ Rules ⚔️️ FAQ ⚔️️ Taken ⚔️️ Reserves ⚔️️ Apply ⚔️️ Locations ⚔️️ Bestiary ⚔️️ Top-Levels Only ⚔️️ 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, but seems to be focusing on coordinating a band of mossatees to help rescue any wayward new arrivals. Mossatees are a special Avalonian manatee that is green in color and has what appears to be a patches of grass or other short plant life growing on its back. While some are fully green, many sport blooming flowers or fairy circles of mushrooms. If anyone tries to ask the Lady of the Lake for directions, she will direct you to Archimedes at the Rent-a-Ride. Those with animal magic may get their info from the manatees, though may notice that they're really overly friendly and have zero concept of personal boundaries. Everyone may notice they have no concept of personal space, as they will happily run right into someone's belly for a snoot squishing. 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. *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, a pair of earbuds, and animal-themed ponchos 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 recently 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. Which given the fact that it's pouring down rain in April? Not ideal. You were only given ponchos, not rain boots. 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. Unfortunately, due to a bee infestation and massive amounts of rain, the hot springs of the Red Springs are not available this month! Instead, an underground salt cave is offered as a way to relax and unwind. Gather around in the rejuvenating, dimly lit caves and breathe in the relaxing effects of salt crystals. Feel the sand between your toes, or if you don't like sand, try one of the many pools with tiny garra rufa for a fish pedicure. Or, lie down in a recliner and stare up at the "stars"-- magic sparkles in the ceiling that move to spell out single-word concepts you may be experiencing. (Maybe you're relaxed? You might get something like "Chill." Find your relaxation buddy hot? Just be careful to look away before the stars spell "Thirsty" to the whole room.) 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. As it turns out, a mythical land that's been around for a few centuries has a few things in common with many modern worlds. It's got the internet, and games have evolved a little bit past hoop trundling and draughts. April, being the traditional month of mirth and games and lots of rain making it hard to have fun outdoors, is the time for Camelot City Gaming Convention, affectionately shortened to CameCon. Come into the large convention center located in the south part of town, get dry, and check out some of the awesome things to do. A ⦿ Couchless Co-Op Without the massive audiences required to really run MMORPGs, Avalon is much more a fan of couch co-op style gaming. Though most games are available on mobile devices throughout Avalon when they are released, there's nothing quite like coming to CameCon to utilize the gaming stages for everyone's favorite fighting games. Multiple players at a time can plug in their phones and connect their accounts to a light magic-based illusion stage (powered by multiple light mages at a time, once a year only!) roughly the size of a basketball court. Fighting games can be played tournament-style on the phone next to your opponent for some awesome trash talk during your battle. Race through space with this year's popular NASTAR Racing Game (National Association for Space Travel Auto Racing) game and fight off space pirates in an epic Mario Kart-esque racing and item battle adventure with your choice of star ship. Or plug your phone into the stage podium and get away from the humdrum fantasy life by joining in a live-movement game that combines synchronous kinetic and light magic. Move your body in the vortex illusion of your favorite rhythm dance game with a buddy! Or maybe you're more into the free-style gaming of Grand Theft Automation with both friends and strangers-- step onto the illusionary stage itself to explore crawling cityscapes and live the life of crime you always dreamed of... at least the cops won't really arrest you if you do it here. Just make sure if you use magic you remember you're on a stage and don't accidentally send some flying off at a poor convention go-er just past the illusion stage. B ⦿ Arthurian RP in your Arthurian RP None can forget one of the most important of game types: the roleplaying game. There's a huge historical set game going on right now where characters can LARP as their favorite Knight of the Round Table. There may be a couple of arguments if two Lancelots end up in the same game, but don't worry, there's a fair way of determining who gets the part for this game if you don't want to wait for the next storyline: rock-paper-scissors-magic. Instead of the traditional version of RPS, you shake your fists and open up to whatever hand-held spell you can make with your particular brand of magic. If it's something that can overcome the other kind in less than three seconds, you're the winner. (And yes, even healers can play-- some protective magic to block a dark magic pain curse is definitely going to win out, for example!) Either way, once your role is decided, put your acting skills to the test! ...and if you don't have any, well, they have costumes that will help you get into the mood with a little dress-up and props that will magically give you sword skills... though only while using the dull-edged plastic props. Or you can just sit on the sidelines and have a picnic on the concrete floor of the center with a potential new pal and watch other people play-- there's a lovely little buffet table with pastries, coffee, and juice in the corner. C ⦿ It Figures... A convention isn't a convention without a little shopping. Come check out what cool games are upcoming in the exhibit hall, buy figurines of your favorite game characters (or.. new ones you've never heard of since this is a new world, but are still cute and/or kick-ass), and most importantly, check out the cool magic you can apply to them. A spell available for purchase in the convention hall that's popular this year is Recipe: Figure Anima, which makes your figures move in place and say popular lines as if they're an actual, miniature version of the character. It's recommended you practice while you're in the convention hall though so figure experts can help if things go.. awry. People have been known to have their own emotions influence the spell, and sometimes toys have started taking on the attitude of the caster. There's nothing quite as tragic as your favorite angelic game character telling you they're gonna kick your ass because you were in a fighting mood. So OOC. Maybe you can find someone who's a little better at magic to fix the problem? Of course, when the rain breaks through and floods the exhibition room, there's a lot of mass hysteria as people scream and climb up onto tables, trying to protect their merch above all else. Hurry, help someone else up onto your table before their ent dakimakura they just purchased gets wet! Only you can save the gamers from water! ..Or that's what you thought, until a second later the electricity goes out and you're left in a total electricity blackout in the convention hall. It may be a good idea to use some magic to try to light the way and find a way out of the flooded hall... A ⦿ Keep Your Vines to Yourselves With magic blossoming left and right because of the bountiful spring equinox rituals, things have been getting a little stranger around the Broceliande. Though it's always been known for being a little odd, there is an overgrowth of prehensile, very friendly vines populating the forest now. The vines seem to have minds of their own, sometimes grabbing people, pulling them up into trees, or generally wrapping around them as if trying to get a warm hug. Ultimately, they seem relatively harmless.. except when you can't get down from them. Hopefully, you've got some kind of destructive magic that can help you fight off the overly friendly vines as you head into the forest to investigate the strange reports citizens have been making of their friends and family disappearing in the generally friendly, if odd forest when they've gone to fetch herbs or other supplies, gone on walks, or who knows what else from the forest. It seems like the best way to get the vines to let go without magic is to tickle the person the vines have captured, so you really better hope you're ticklish... and there's someone willing to really go in on it. It takes a lot of laughter to get these vines to leave you alone! B ⦿ Selfies with Selkies Those who continue on with their investigation after avoiding or escaping the vines will find a very, very large flower that seems to have taken route in a sink hole in the middle of the forest. Hundreds of vines seem to be coming from it, and it seems like this flower may be the source of all of the vines throughout the forest. It won't attack unless you attack it first and it seems to almost immediately regrow any vines that are destroyed. If the flower itself is attacked, it will rise up and attempt to eat your character with thousands of tiny shark-like teeth that lie where the pollen of its flower should be. Those who try to fight will find it seems virtually unkillable and immovable. It is neither plant nor animal and seems to have a thousand minds and souls held within it that somehow feel incomplete, so it's largely incommunicable even with cognitive or death magic. It's definitely a strange find, and it could be easy enough to assume the missing people tried aggression as their first tactic and got gobbled up... Take a trip up to the Archivist will lead them to find a book that includes information on the species: The Cereus de Anima. This giant flower rapidly grows when a seed from the Land of Rot transfers via someone's clothing to an appropriate forest environment and is known to absorb a piece of a person's essence from anyone it touches with its vines. People often seem to go missing for a short period of time when one of these appears, then come back behaving a little differently but ultimately don't seem to be in distress. No one is quite sure what the cause of this is. There doesn't seem to be any record of there being lasting damage, however questionable the plant is... The Archivist, upon seeing you researching the plant, says that he's heard some of the lake's residents just off of the Silent Shore have some experience with one. He hands you a couple baskets of some specially anti-rust enchanted parts and tells you he was supposed to deliver them to a Selkie man living in the lake for a project he's working on. You and a partner can make the delivery and ask your questions from him. The Selkie isn't going to be particularly friendly to fellow men, not trusting human men farther than he can throw them, but will decidedly try to seduce women as Selkie men are known to be extremely handsome and flirtatious with human women. Non-humans he will be neutral toward. It's best to go in pairs so you don't end up on a whirlwind candlelit beach picnic with a shirtless selkie in exchange for information about how to uproot a Cereus de Anima. (At the very least, the selkie will want you to take a selfie with him before you leave so that you have something to remember him by, and you'll always be welcome back if you change your mind.) Regardless of how much of a challenge it is for you to get to that point, as long as he gets the delivery from the Archivist, he'll eventually tell you and your traveling partner about how he heard that there used to be a village at the edge of the Dusklight Woods that was overrun with one of them, and that there's only one survivor who moved to in a cottage on the other side of the Pure of Heart Bridge.. Those familiar, yes, it is the old man that Morganna tried to kill and save in a quest a couple of months ago! Time to travel all the way back to the Pure of Heart bridge and make your way over to the cottage and talk to the man and it sure seems like this quest is long and tedious and you may be wondering if someone will have noticed you're gone... C ⦿ The Answer is No Back in Camelot City, it seems that anyone who's been touched by the vines has been replaced by a doppelganger in their lives. They're just barely off from the original- they have all the memories, but may be slightly more skilled at things they didn't used to be, or may seem to make less ethical choices than they might otherwise. There's just something slightly off. But when people start using AOL to contact their friends and let them know they've been gone.. well, it may seem like the jig is up, or at least in question. Those who find out they've been replaced may want to return to Camelot quickly to try to reclaim their lives. Doppelgangers will attempt to kill their original if they come into contact with them when they aren't around other people, so you may need to flee for your life if you haven't gotten good enough at magic to defend yourself yet. Around other people, the doppelgangers will do their best to try to prove themselves the real person and since they were made from the original, will have the same memories as the original character so asking questions that "only ___ would know" may not work. Eventually it will come out that the doppelgangers have occasionally wriggling vines instead of spines underneath their clothing, if you're willing to check that to see who's real, but that won't be common knowledge. What can be found out from the old man at the Pure of Heart bridge if you choose to leave your doppelganger alone is that Cereus de anima doppelgangers can only live for a month without killing their original and absorbing the rest of their essence. However, if the original plant isn't taken care of with a special venom you can only obtain from certain creatures in the Forest of the Fisher King, the problem will just keep happening over and over until the city is overrun and becomes nothing but a breeding ground for the flower and its replicas. 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. • You can have any animal-style poncho you want! They are themed, not made from actual animals. No animals have been harmed in the making of these ponchos!! • TIMELINE: The resolution to the third prompt will be in April's event! The first two prompt sets will be during the first week of the month. The doppelganger problem and obnoxious traveling and research will be occurring for the second and third weeks of the month. • People with green magic may be able to fill something off about the doppelgangers, but may not be able to identify what it is right away. Blood mages will be able to feel that their blood feels the same as the original as they are essentially copies. Cognitive people will be able to use their magic normally except for hypnotic suggestion- the doppelgangers are immune to it, so while you may be able to find other ways to out them, hypnotizing people to tell the truth won't work this time. Doppelgangers are made from the essence of the person, so they will be able to access their phones and accounts. Note that the Cereus de Anima and doppelgangers are not fairies and cannot be contracted with. If a Death Mage attempts to possess a doppelganger, it will technically come in contact with the doppelganger's vine and may end up with more than one doppelganger depending on how many times they try it. Siphon magic can be used to destroy a doppelganger easily, however, the essence that was stolen from the original's soul may be destroyed in the process so it is not recommended as the original may start to feel as though they are no longer a whole person. • 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. Make sure to read the Red Spring section on this month's even if you're normally familiar-- the springs are closed this month, check out the alternate prompts! • 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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Fumikage Tokoyami || My Hero Academia

[blackabyss]

Soaking In Your Arrival
[Arriving in a splash of water wasn't the most shocking thing. Nor was being spoken to by the Lady of the Lake, or even being assisted to shore by strange-looking manatees. The most shocking thing for Tokoyami came after he landed on shore, and wrung out his clothes of water.]

What a strange place... I suppose we will have to gather information, won't we Dark Shadow?

[Normally he would expect a witty reply, or a nod, or a "uh huh!", or something from his Quirk. But instead he's met with absolute silence.]

Dark Shadow..?

[Tokoyami looks around for his wayward shadow, but when he finds no trace of it? That's when the shock sets in.]

Dark Shadow? Dark Shadow!!

The Red Spring - Rooms
[After a long day of travelling (and world-hopping), Tokoyami is definitely tired. So when the caravans pull up to the inn, Tokoyami is all but ready to check into his assigned room for the night.]

[Perhaps you see him at the front desk as he gets his keycard. Or maybe you'll see him later in the hallway, as he makes his way to his room. He's mostly looking for his room, but he will perk up if you approach him.]

Are you looking for your room as well?

Arthurian RP in your Arthurian RP
[A convention seems strange in a place full of magic like this, but it doesn't take long for Tokoyami to be intrigued by the spectacle of it all. And when it's found out that the LARPing group is allowing guests into their ranks? Well, he can't exactly say no to trying, can he?]

[Whether you're an ally or opponent in the ring, you might see Tokoyami dressed up in some shadowy-looking armour; the kind that makes him look like a Black Knight from an anime or something. He holds himself with the same amount of confidence as well, his cape billowing as he points a plastic sword forward.]

Do you think you have what it takes to combat a disciple of darkness? Then step forward and challenge me in my domain!

[Is he acting? Is he being serious? Who can say. But he is having fun.]

It Figures...
[Of course Tokoyami would be drawn to the exhibition hall once his LARPing was done. With so many things on display, he can't help but eye all the wares available. He can be found lingering around the stalls that sell more gothic and macabre items, like swords and gemstone skulls. Perhaps he can decorate his room...]

[Or perhaps you see him later, when the Exhibition hall starts flooding. When it does, he will jump into action, trying to help keep the merchandise safe.]

Quickly! These merchants need our help!

Wildcard
[Got something you'd like to thread out with Tokoyami here? Feel free to come up with your own starter, or plot with me via PM or at pocketnoivern! I am still voicetesting, so please be gentle!]

Oops! All Arthurian RP!! 1/2

[floatsaway]

[The convention aspects wasn't exactly unfamiliar to Ochako - there's plenty of conventions back in Musutafu and all over Japan proper, for comics/manga and anime, video games, and especially hero conventions. One for a fantasy aspect is little funny to Ochako, but then again...not everyone has and can wield various types, or are able to use a sword and shield, or a bow and arrow and stuff. She's not about to be judgmental, because these sorts of events are a ton of fun!

The LARPing gets her attention real fast, and though Ochako doesn't have a costume for herself, that's not an issue at all. Practically magicked (literally) into a frilly outfit and given a fake magical staff that lit up and sparkled with a shwing! sounds when waved around, she steps up onto the stage and is ready to perform and have a good time.

That is, until--]

Eeeh?! To-Tokoyami-kun?! [She blinks, and then stares out into the crowd as the silence becomes a bit heavy. Heck.]

2/2

[floatsaway]

[AHEM.]

I-I mean--...Tsukuyomi... [Pause.] ...san. Never would I believed it to be true that you'd fall to the darkness. I have waited, searched near and far upon the isles for...uhh. Two? Two!! Two months!

[Ochako, your acting stinks.]

To think I'd have to fight you, my friend!! [Grips. Fist. BIG (fake) SNIFFLE.] My heart aches...my soul shakes...and soon my tears will fall like the rains.

[Ochako, have you been watching K-Dramas again?]

[blackabyss]

[Tokoyami's knight armour is definitely much more grimdark than Ochako's cute magical girl one, but the spectators seem to love it. A clash of light and darkness... Perfect for LARPing!!]

[But Ochako's not the only one surprised. Tokoyami visibly jolts when he sees her, his facade briefly faltering.]

U-Uraraka-san..?

[She was here too?? He had no idea! Though, he has to force himself back into the acting when he realizes she is still playing her role. Right, despite their reunion, ]

Right... Uravity-san. To think you have searched for me for so long... But you failed to search the places where my soul feels most at home. You know my true allegiance is with the shadows!

It matters not that we were friends. If you will not submit to my power, then we are fated to battle!

[There's so many things he has to ask, though! But they have to get through this scene first.]

[skybound_knight]

[Link's ears twitched when he heard someone talk in his direction: he was... sleepy. He spent a couple of hours in the salt cave under beautiful stars that spelled 'relax' and his feet in a basin of water filled with little fishes, the knight wasn't sure what living in paradise felt like but he was rather sure it had to feel more or less like that.

He turned in Fumikage's direction while yawning, and his eyes immediately widened. The bird-loving adventurer immediately smiled in the other man's direction and he had to remind himself some people in that place had animal traits. 'Don't be a good and show how childish you can be', he told himself before approaching. There was no need to bother the other, no matter if he had so many questions. Did he molt even if he was humanoid? Did he preen? Was he able to fly or were the wings functional hands that didn't allow proper flight? 'Control your own curiosity', he added mentally. There was no need to weird out a poor man.]

Greetings. [He offered him a polite bow.] I actually already found my room earlier, do you require any help in locating yours?

[blackabyss]

[Tokoyami blinks when he sees the bow, and returns it with one of his own; even in a strange world, it pays to have manners. He nods after, looking at his keycard.]

Yes, I might require assistance. I thought I was going the right way, but it seems I went down the wrong path...

[skybound_knight]

[He swallows, forcing himself to bring his attention to the man-bird's functional hands and nodding in his direction.]

I see... Well, it would be my pleasure to help you, sir. May I see your key? [He offers his hand to the other, palm up.] I think there are twenty rooms each floor, finding yours shouldn't be too hard.

It Figures

[recommendations]

[ Momo doesn't really play video games, so there isn't much for her at this convention. But, she is enjoying the craftsmanship of these figures and souvenirs! The artists' handiwork is impressive, and Momo finds herself taking mental notes on the construction of the various swords and polished gemstones. Now that she has something resembling her Creation quirk back, she can start trying to make things of her own.

She's lost in her own thoughts and doesn't notice the conspicuous figure of the person reaching for the same gemstone skull as her, until their hands touch and she pulls back, offering an apologetic smile. ]

Ah--! Sorry, I-- [ Waitaminute... ] Tokoyami-san! You're here!

[blackabyss]

[It was a pretty amethyst skull that he was reaching for. It's sheen reminded him a little of Dark Shadow's hue. But when he reached for it, he hadn't noticed another was reaching for it as well.]

Ah, forgive me--

[And then he realizes just who it is he's speaking to.]

Yaoyorozu-san? So you are here as well!

[recommendations]

I am! [ Obviously, otherwise they wouldn't be having this conversation. ] There are a number of us here from U.A., actually.

[ Mostly their class, but not exclusively so. All students, so far. Momo still isn't sure why there are no teachers or heroes chosen to come to Avalon.

(There is also Shigaraki Tomura, but Momo is blissfully ignorant of his presence yet.) ]

Have you only just arrived recently? I've been here for about two months, now.

Arrival (this is Momo mun I was so excited I just had to tag you twice...)

[justlittle]

[ Bean is soaking wet himself, and taking his sweet time reorienting himself on the foreign looking beach before he goes up to the top of the cliffs to get more information. His modus operandi is 'Know, Think, Choose, Do.' He doesn't know where he is, so he has to think about how he got here before he can choose what to do about it.

He's not the only one on the beach. There's someone else here who is... either wearing the head of a hyper-realistic bird costume for some reason (which Bean doubts), or not human. But he speaks like a human. It's definitely curious enough to get him to venture closer.

When he hears the older boy calling out something about a dark shadow, he looks up into the sky. ]

It looks to be late morning here. The shadows won't get really dark until the sun starts to set.

Haha that's alright! I am all for the extra tags owo

[blackabyss]

H-Huh?

[Tokoyami looks up at the person, frowning in confusion before he shakes is head.]

No, it's not that. Dark Shadow is my Quirk. H-He should be here, but..!

[He looks quite distraught. He looks around, and down at his own shadow, but it's just... a normal, regular shadow.]

[justlittle]

[ Is it possible for extreme distress to cause some kind of temporary aphasia? Did this bird person hit his head, and get a brain injury that is hampering his power of speech? Because while Bean knows what the individual words in what the boy said mean, they make no sense when strung together in that combination. ]

Is a Quirk some kind of pet, where you come from?

[ What does a bird person keep for a pet? A dragonfly? ]

Soaked

[heart_demands]

[ Among other things, Shinsou is trying to retrace his steps to learn more about this place. It just so happens that the lake is on that list, pretty high on it in fact due to his familiar being of the aquatic persuasion. He's seen other familiars come and go, so he's pretty sure Protostega CAN appear anywhere... but maybe just PREFERS water. So he's appearing a lot lately.

That's how Shinsou ends up not very far away from Tokoyami when he surfaces and starts yelling for Dark Shadow. ]

What the... That guy?

[ Shinsou isn't exactly "flying" yet, mostly just hovering, and to practice he's been "walking" on water alongside Protostega swimming, but it's good enough to get him nearby. ]

Hey! Listen to me - can you swim?

[ Because surely that's what he's panicking about, right? But it gets Tokoyami a hand outstretched anyway. ]

[blackabyss]

[The call catches Tokoyami's attention, and he turns sharply to answer it. What he sees then is a pair of baggy eyes and familiar blue hair.]

Shinsou??

[He was here too? He has questions, but right now Tokoyami is treading water and Shinsou is offering a hand. So he will do his best to swim over and reach for the hand.]

I can, but... this is a little deep. Thank you.

Arthurian RP.

[frogiveness]

[Alright. Well. The instant that Tsuyu spots Tokoyami in that ridiculous getup, she's already heading that way. Flanked by a pair of pixies, both of whom are new friends that she'd promised to buy some merch for in exchange for some favors later on. Bargaining with the Fae isn't exactly smart all the time, but she's got a handle on it for now. Probably.

As he begins his spiel, she taps her chin, giving him a concerned frown, and then holds up one hand. A glowing globe of light appears over it, shifting and twisting above her palm.]

Sure, but my magic is Light magic. I'm supposed to banish the shadows.

[Another step closer, and she smiles, breaking out of that deadpan expression.]

I'm glad to see you, Tokoyami.

[blackabyss]

[Seeing a friend across from him makes him perk up in surprise, before he chuckles under the helmet of his ridiculous outfit.]

Then it appears we are destined to battle one another.

[Despite his dramatic words, he lifts up his helmet visor to get a better look at his "opponent", offering her a smile.]

I am glad to see you as well, Tsuyu. It appears there are a lot of us here in this world, isn't there?

soaking in your arrival

[fullgauntlet]

[Losing their quirks is a pretty harrowing expierence. For all of them- since having a quirk is essentially a part of who you are... Izuku has been feeling it too. As someone who was quirkless before that feeling of shock when you realize your quirk is gone? Is a lot.]

Tokoyami-kun?!

[Izuku spots the boy from the road and quickly starts sprinting over once he realizes it really is his classmate. He wouldn't miss that look from a mile away.]

Tokoyami-kun! Are you alright?! ... You- You can't feel Dark Shadow, right...?

[If this is Izuku's way of trying to greet and calm down his classmate, he'd not doing a good first impression! But he's just making sure!]

[blackabyss]

[The familiar yell draws Tokoyami from his troubled thoughts, and he looks up to see a familiar face approaching.]

Midoriya? You're here too?

[The question makes Tokoyami pause, and he looks down, clearly distraught.]

No, I... I can't feel Dark Shadow. I don't know what happened...

[Losing one's Quirk is unsettling enough; you're essentially losing a part of what makes you whole. But Dark Shadow is more than just a Quirk, in Tokoyami's opinion. The wayward shadow may be troubling at times, but Tokoyami had known him all his life. He was a constant companion, an ally who was never too far away. He could even consider Dark Shadow a friend.]

[To be without him... it's more than unsettling. It's more than just a loss of power. It's a loss of a friend. Where is his friend?]

Soaking

[roseeclair]

[Makoto's been watching the beach all day for friends from home, even greeting a few strangers or helping them calm down. And it seems she might again, drawn to the cries from the... bird man...?]

Hey hey, easy! [The tall auburn girl runs over to him.] You okay?

[blackabyss]

[So focused on looking for his shadow, Tokoyami is caught off-guard when the girl calls out to him. He turns to her, clearly confused.]

I... I'm not sure. But my Quirk, I... I can't find it. I can't feel it.

It Figures

[apshot]

[ As if he needs told twice! Though is it really life or death here? Someone could just open the doors and the water will start to head out that way and maybe flood the streets a little instead. Or maybe that's part of the spell too. Otherwise it would just be merch and tables and booths getting a little water damaged. ]

Weird spells and shit always going wrong...

[ He's about to look for higher ground and a way to use his barriers to get people there when the lights go out. Well shit. Things just have to get worse!

Thankfully with a flick of his wrist he can light the way! ]

[blackabyss]

[It's a hero's duty to help out, no matter how small the task! But this is a bit of a strange condition indeed.]

[The lights going out is surprising, but it's not long before there's a flicker of light. Tokoyami looks over and perks up when he sees a familiar face.]

Bakugo? You are here as well?

The Red Springs

[tantailizing]

[Tokoyami's heading to his room... but fun fact: it is also Zidane's room. The only reason he's outside might be because he's trying to understand something.]

[Looking over at the other boy that walked up, he shakes his head, beaming. His tail waves a bit.]

Nah, I found it. Looks like we're sharing.

[blackabyss]

Hm. Is that so?

[Not that Tokoyami is disappointed! He just wasn't sure what to expect of his temporary roommate. But looking at the other's keycard, it looks like they are indeed sharing a room!]

Well then. Shall we go inside?