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TEST DRIVE MEME ⚔️️ 6

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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. 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, [community profile] 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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[personal profile] flamekthunder 2021-04-08 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
Eustace.

[Just a quiet return in greeting before he starts walking towards the caravan, his familiar trotting alongside still looking a bit amused at the situation.

Adelle is going to quickly realize he's not really much of a small talker.]

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[personal profile] everydayeveryway 2021-04-08 02:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Adelle falls in a little beside him. She glances sideways -- cracks a smile -- then she looks back ahead as they approach the wagons.]

It looks like you're the quiet type.

[She can make up for it.]
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[personal profile] flamekthunder 2021-04-09 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
...Hm. I prefer peace and quiet.

[Just a another quiet response.

Although...he's grown more used to the "noise" of others so he's at least a little less prickly compared to before.]
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[personal profile] everydayeveryway 2021-04-09 03:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[Adelle glances sideways at him and smiles.]

Well... maybe there will be some, in this new home of ours.

[She sort of doubts it, though. She pats the dog on the head, as they keep walking.]
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[personal profile] flamekthunder 2021-04-10 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
[His expression darkens a bit as he's reminded that they're here against their will. Of course he knows what she really means as a kind of phrase, but it still rubs him the wrong way.]

I wouldn't be so quick to call this world "home."

[Rather he'd like to be here as little as possible given he has things he needs to return to. Of course...if what they said is true and everything is frozen, then the objective is more to undo the mess this world caused so he can get back to what's more important.]
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[personal profile] everydayeveryway 2021-04-10 01:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Well... maybe not home by choice.

[She wrinkles her nose as she walks. It's not really their prison -- unless they're being lied to, but her instinct is that they're not -- but it's complicated. Moreso in that if they can't find a way to fix things...

...well, she has her mission, still. Adelle glances at him, then shakes her head.]


I'm not sure what a good word for it is.
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[personal profile] flamekthunder 2021-04-10 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's just a small sound of irritation as he honestly can't think of anything good, either. Kidnapping of course comes to mind, followed by "enlisted" and "drafted" given how they're taken to fulfill some kind of mission here. But none of those are that encouraging, either, even he realizes that.]

There isn't.

[And he doubts there ever will, at least for him. Others are free to consider it one, but for him no matter how long he's here he won't be able to. What he considers "home"...

Anyway, less brooding, more cute puppy shenanigans. As if sensing their discomfort, the young pup in Adelle's arms squirms a little and whines before licking her chin. Eustace also picks up the "message," something along the lines of, "Home, I want to go home! Please cheer up, don't be sad! Bark bark! Hungry!"

...Yeah something along those lines.

"Hearing" it, Eustace is unable to keep that hardened expression and softens a bit. They might be here against their will, but this world is someone's home and is affecting theirs. He's not happy, but he'll treat this like any other mission and complete it. He then glances around before stopping to look at her.]


...You can rest with him over there. [A small nod toward a shady area.] I'll find him some food.

[Typical Eustace fashion, he'll just move on and focus on something else less troubling. also settling the matter once and for all the doggo is male]
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[personal profile] everydayeveryway 2021-04-10 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[There is a flicker of concern across Adelle's expression. Something about that response worries her; there's something about it that seems brooding. She keeps it contained, though, especially when the puppy wiggles like that.]

Aah, hold on, little guy!

[She smiles at the dog, with a laugh, and then she glances sideways at Eustace. She nods her head. She pats the dog, before she starts heading that way.]

We'll be over here, then.
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[personal profile] flamekthunder 2021-04-10 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[He slowly reaches out as if to pet the dog, but seeing how it's still a little guarded and closes its eyes as if flinching, he retracts his hand with a slight flicker of disappointment before he turns to find something suitable for not only the pup, but for Adelle as well.

Yes, when he comes back a few minutes later, he had investigated and popped into one of the carriages to find those strange mini bars and procured some food and drinks for the both of them. More of a snack, but better than nothing.]


Here.

[He'll first hand Adelle's her share before he sets down a cup to pour out water for the pup and then sits down on the ground to pull out his knife and cut up some of the appropriate fruits he had picked out for it. It might not be immediately obvious, but he didn't pick out anything for himself as he doesn't really feel any need for anything.

His wolf familiar is also sniffing around, and after a pointed look he tosses her a piece of fruit which she munches on happily, tail swishing languidly before she lies down next to him.]
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[personal profile] everydayeveryway 2021-04-10 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Adelle waves as he comes back. She blinks at the food -- taking her share, and then she glances down at the pup. She has him on the ground next to her; close enough to grab if he wanders off, but not corralling him inward.

She looks at the food curiously. She's always been interested in human food. She licks her lips -- then blinks.]


Not hungry?

[She pats the pup on the head.

In the distance, her familiar -- a round, flightless bird with googly eyes -- is walking in circles. Then it flops over. That would be Adelle's familiar. She seems used to this, at this point.]
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[personal profile] flamekthunder 2021-04-10 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[...That's an odd one. Eustace eyes Adelle's familiar for a moment before he idly runs his hand through the soft, cold yet somehow comforting and warm fur of the wolf resting next to him.]

No. I'll eat later once we're in town.

[Instead he has his fill just watching the pup first sniff at some of the apple slices before chowing down.]
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[personal profile] everydayeveryway 2021-04-11 02:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Adelle is, perhaps, used to this.] She's a Wiki-Wiki. She's... like that.

[She eats some more of her food, then glances down at the pup -- couple scritches but not too much, one doesn't want to get between a dog and food -- and then looks at Eustace.]

Sure, if you want. Ah... thanks for the help, today.
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[personal profile] flamekthunder 2021-04-11 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[A "Wiki-Wiki"? What a strange yet.... Kind of cute name for strange bird. He'll just look at it a little curiously before he glances at her when she expresses gratitude.]

It was nothing. 

[Would it kill him to be more expressive? Probably. But at least he's a little less terse and more relaxed compared to before. Of course this is mostly due to him watching the young dog but still.]
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[personal profile] everydayeveryway 2021-04-12 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
[When Eustace looks at the Wiki-Wiki... she starts to sparkle. Sparkles literally just start raining down around her. But then she falls over on her side. Flops, really.

A strange bird, truly.

Adelle cracks a smile, and tilts her head.]


Oh, I don't know. I'd say it was something for this little guy. Do you think he has an owner?

[If she has a pet dog, this. is. AWESOME.]
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[personal profile] flamekthunder 2021-04-12 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
[...Sparkle...it's...sparkling. Eustace can't help but watch in some amusement, but he's not the only one. His familiar has perked up and is now eying it...and slowly stands to pad over to it before poking it with its nose, a soft dust of snow trailing after it.

...His familiar isn't going to try and treat it like some toy is it... Feels like it's more cat than wolf.]


It mentioned something about wanting to go back home, so I assume so.
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[personal profile] everydayeveryway 2021-04-13 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
[The Wiki-Wiki rolls around on the ground. She looks at Eustace's familiar -- granted, with those great big wobbly eyes, it's hard to get a sense of her feelings. She just sort of rolls around, side to side, and then comes to a stop.

Adelle laughs, then looks back at Eustace. She scritches the wolf again.]


Aw... but... I wouldn't want to be separated from my family. [Hits a little close to home, that thought. Her eyes are distant for a moment.] Do you know where the owners are? Er... if he said?
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[personal profile] flamekthunder 2021-04-13 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Wolf is very intrigued. What if it paws it a little? Will it roll around?]

...Mm. [He actually shares that sentiment although his own expression is a bit more guarded before he turns his attention to the young pup now resting a lot more relaxed than before.] Let me see if I can get any information from it.

[And so begins the questioning—which isn't really that extreme. After getting the dogs attention, Eustace asks in a quiet voice where its home is. The people, what does it look, anything it remembers.

The dog seems to contemplate before it gives an excited Bark! and wags its tail. Eustace, on the other hand, has a bit of a troubled expression as he tries to parse what he's "hearing."]


.......It's still not very clear...but it's in the city with a large garden and by a park.

[The dog barks again, but despite his best efforts, it's too muddled for Eustace to understand so he just shakes his head.]

I'll have to try again once we're in town.
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[personal profile] everydayeveryway 2021-04-13 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[The Wiki-Wiki rolls over... then bolts up, and run-waddles off about a hundred feet. Then flops over again.

Adelle stares for a second. Then, she looks back at Eustace; she boggles a little at how he talks to the pup. He wasn't kidding, she realizes. His magic really lets him talk to them. Even if it's not clear...

She couldn't do that.]


I think it's enough to find it. And I bet once we're in the city, he can help us even more.
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[personal profile] flamekthunder 2021-04-13 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[The chase is on! His wolf leaps after and once it flops over it just noses it as if trying to push it back up.]

Mm, hopefully it will recognize landmarks and we can narrow it down.
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[personal profile] everydayeveryway 2021-04-14 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
[And the Wiki-Wiki gives quite the chase! The bird is fast. Despite its funny, awkward waddle. It just zooms away.

Adelle watches the familiars running. Then, she looks back at Eustace. Yes, let them do their thing.]


Sounds like we have a plan!
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[personal profile] flamekthunder 2021-04-14 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Wolf is very pleased with this game and will chase the ball bird merrily.

Eustace watches the two play in silence for a moment before he reaches over to gently pet the now snoozing dog. The caravan should be ready to go soon, which means more noise... But, well, at least right now it's not so bad. So hope Adelle doesn't mind his silence because once again, he proves him the worst person to have as a conversation partner.

At least he doesn't think of her as much of a nuisance anymore?? At least right now, anyway—]
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[Adelle, somehow, doesn’t interrupt or break the silence. Oh, she loves to talk — but she can read the mood. There’s times when she should be quiet. She knows this.

Besides... sometimes a little quiet isn’t bad. It’s companionable. It’s a chance to enjoy the puppy before they see them home.

And her familiar is causing enough mischief for them both, besides.]
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[Ah, what wonderful peace and quiet... Even the sounds of their familiars playing only adds to that sense of freedom and tranquility. And then all too soon it's finally time for everyone to load up into the strange carriages and head into the mysterious city known as Camelot. The pup seems a little nervous and is once again going to be clinging to Adelle as Eustace sits next to her, his wolf at his feet.]

Are you okay holding him for the whole way?
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[Adelle's already got him -- held gently in her arms, one arm supporting his backside. She sits down in the caravan, pup in her arms; she glances sideways at Eustace. Her familar is... well... rolling around in the corner.

Wiki-Wikis are weird.]


Mm-hm! It's a perk, getting to hold the little guy.
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Hm... Then it's fine.

[It's not like he wanted to try holding him or anything he might have a little—]

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