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{ GAME OPENING LOG }



✵ GAME OPENING LOG ✵
Normally our TDMs serve as intro logs, but we have prepared a special character intro log for game opening! It is a massive, chaotic feast that can only be found in a dreamworld like Songerein. You can also use this to continue ongoing TDM threads, especially as it nears captcha. Reminder that any thread from the TDM can be carried over. Players are also welcome to make their own logs for things if they would rather skip this part. Be sure to read the Mod Announcement for other information and you can ask any questions regarding the log here.


I. THE FEAST

As the sleepy looking sun begins to set, the small little tapir fairies will buzz around to find all the new inhabitants and usher them to the plaza. There everyone will find several tables of various lengths, sizes, and shapes. Yes, that is a star shaped table along with a moon one. A special feast has been made just for them to welcome and celebrate their arrival. Some may even recognize decorations: leaves mottled and changing to an assortment of colors, festive streamers, popcorn strings, glittering garlands and bows, string lanterns, and maybe a few small gravestones here and there. Some areas might look a bit brown and withered while some of the trees take on a more cherry blossom look. It's a bit of a strange mashup, and yet the chaos seems to have a sense of harmony as well—especially when considering everything else that the feast has to offer. This is one divine feast that is going to be completely topsy turvy.

A. What's Your Sign? Everyone will find themselves mysteriously "tagged" with a special sticker and will suddenly gain special characteristics based off the animal: ears, tails, behavioral traits. They're mostly mild and to add flavor, but they may also feel different compatibility towards another, such as more attracted or opposed. The sticker will be hard to remove, but it is possible to swap with someone if they want to try a different experience.

B. Special Bowls. There are many tables and anyone can sit wherever they want. Just don't forget to pick up the special dinner bowl already personalized with their name on it. Of course there are some extra paints and decorations that can be added to it if one desires.

C. Wild Food. Every table has the same kind of food, and there is plenty to go around. Of course, that's only if the food can be caught and if one can keep an appetite for some of them. The boar's head is a bit talkative and might settle down if someone stuffs an apple in its mouth or tells it a joke. However, it might just get several laughs by the barrel of monkeys funnel cake nearby, monkey shaped pastries hiding within it to chuck out various candies and fruits. Not even the candy is safe, at least not the stringed ones. Licorice, chocolate coated taffy, and others will start slithering around and even hiss, sometimes wrapping around the arm of those who try to eat them. Playing some music might calm these sweet serpents so they can be eaten properly. How about that special carousel cake stand with the horse cookies prancing about?

D. Spice Up Your Li—Meal. However fear not. There is normal food around so it is possible to have a proper meal. However, some helpful little dragons may fly by to add a few herbs and spices to the dishes. They are quite friendly and will listen to requests, however if one is rude or too demanding, they may just dump a bunch of a hot pepper and other unsavory seasoning instead. Make a good enough impression and they might make house calls, even follow someone home. They live to spice up food, after all.

E. Drink Tea. Although there is an assortment of beverages, the prevalent one will be tea. They are similar to the ones found in the cafe and all will help bring out festive dreams and restful sleep later for everyone. However, someone is clearly making mischief as they have slipped in some rodentia tea. Drinking it will cause the drinker to shrink to the size of a rat. The only way to return to normal is to find the elusive cat cookies, which can be strangely hard to find; they seem to vanish and reappear at random, but only the ones with wide grins and “Eat Me” written on them can be eaten.



II. FUN & GAMES

Perhaps the food isn't up to one's tastes, or they just would rather have some fun. There are a few games around the plaza that everyone is welcome to participate in and they are encouraged to play to their heart's content. Just beware of the geese as they are being a menace not only at the tables but disrupting games as well.

A. Playing Chicken. A simple game, really, one that will test one's creativity and taste buds. There is a goat cheese fondue fountain surrounded with various platters of cooked chicken: grilled, steamed, boiled, baked, fried. This fondue fountain, however, is special. The flavor of the fondue can be altered depending on the kinds of emotions near it. Joy and love make it sugary sweet, anger and jealousy spicy hot, despair and distrust salty sour. And of course everything in-between including a chaotic mix. The challenge is one person will try and alter the flavor of the fondue, lather it on a piece of chicken, and then hand it to their opponent. The chicken must then be consumed. If not, the one who "cooked" it wins. If it is consumed, then the second person can now do the same to the other. This continues until one forfeits. It should be noted that the emotions of the one eating can also affect the fondue. (It is of course possible to take either the fondue or chicken without playing this stomach churning game.)

B. Gravity of Luck. There is a special wheel lottery set on a table decorated with rabbits. In fact there are a lot of rabbits congregating here and would love a few carrots. Anyone is free to spin the wheel one time per round to determine what kind of special "gravity" effect they receive. Each time the wheel is spun, a ball will drop and the color will indicate the type. A gold ball will cause them to lose all sense of gravity, their bodies starting to float away and although they can fly and float around, they'll need help being tethered down. White balls allow them to jump higher, small mushrooms appearing at their feet so others can follow. A black ball will cause them to be stuck in place, even fall flat all the way to the ground and need help standing up. Those imbued with the power of the different balls can help balance each other out until the effect wears off in half an hour.

C. Ox Go-Kart. For those who really want some speed and action, there are ox driven carts stationed by various streets. Two people can partner up with one driving and the other serving to help try to slow the other cart down. In this race, all non-lethal, non-destructive abilities are allowed to try and disrupt the other racer. Perhaps utilizing dreamotion based abilities may fare better. Just beware of other obstacles, especially any random crying dodos that create giant pools of tears as water hazards.

D. Tiger Fishing. There are special colorful ponds filled with sparkly gummy koi fish. At each one there is a little round tiger(?) with a pair of tiger mittens. In the same vein of fish scooping games, players must wear the tiger mittens and catch the gummy fish with them. It won't be easy as the gummy fish are even more slippery than normal. Perhaps some other skills could be used...but the little tiger will be watching and will latch onto anyone's heads who try to cheat. But if caught, they will make for a delectable treat—or interesting pet.
starshower: (temp 187)

[personal profile] starshower 2021-09-22 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
It was, but—

[As Tifa holds onto the garland and what popcorn is left, with each pop, it flies out of her grip and... is the popcorn getting bigger!? So big that they won't even fit in hands anymore, so how the heck is she supposed to restring this now!? Even the pieces on the floor and the ones still stuck in her hair are starting to expand...]

How do I make it stop?

[Is this dreamotion magic or something else!? She wasn't feeling that anxious anymore, not after Sumire managed to untangle her, but is this what her emotions are doing?

Unbeknownst to her though, there's a tapir hovering nearby, hiding behind the table, watching them and snickering... The very same mischief maker that managed to slap a sticker on her back.]
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[personal profile] starshower 2021-09-22 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I've only really ever held one once, but... never got the chance to use it.

[It was longer than she was tall. Sephiroth's sword. And when she did try to use it, things hadn't exactly gone as she planned they would.]

You're gonna have to start from the ground up, but if I've got a patient teacher, it shouldn't be too hard, yeah?

[Kaine sounds like she knows what she's talking about. There were things that she could never really get close to either, so hitting it with magic was what she would do, but Tifa never did turn down the thought of learning other ways to defend herself.]

How bad could it be?

[And then she swings her arms as if wielding a sword, coming very close to knocking her cup of tea over.]
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[personal profile] starshower 2021-09-22 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm...?

[She leans back when his hand approaches, but not far enough that he can't rescue her from the grips of the popcorn. It's relentless, and she's embarrassed that there's even still some there from earlier.]

I've heard people saying they can't even get the stickers off... At least, not while they're at the party.

[ ... ]

I hope this isn't a permanent thing.
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[personal profile] starshower 2021-09-22 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. It's kind of a lose-lose for me.

[If she does the lifting, it likely won't be easy to have him on her shoulders with them jutting out the sides of her head, and if he does, then she risks getting caught up in the garland. There's no easy way to do this, which is why she let him decide.]

You'll be fine. You've done this before.
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[personal profile] starshower 2021-09-22 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
You're not wrong. Or even the trees, themselves, if they'll let them.

[Tifa pats on the tree they're standing under, and it when it shakes she responds with a surprised gasp. Is that a yes or no? It's always hard to tell with these.]

I'm no decorating expert, but it might bring a pop of colour. [She takes a step back and frames the tree with her fingers.] I'm thinking a splash of red.
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[personal profile] starshower 2021-09-22 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[With the explosion being so close, it's a miracle at all that neither of them was hurt, but this is a dreamscape... Maybe it was designed so that they weren't physically injured in the process of learning? Once the dust starts to settle and all that's left are small fires and embers among its remains, Tifa lifts her head next to Zhao to look over her shoulder.]

I think so.

[Her voice is a little loud from the ringing in her hears, too. Sorry for practically shouting.

Tifa's eyes widen when she sees that it's completely destroyed—hardly anything left of it, and she laughs, relieved.]


Yeah, we definitely got it. Nice moves back there.
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[personal profile] starshower 2021-09-22 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[There had been so much that happened in those few seconds that the last thing Tifa's able to process is her being right on top of him, despite her nose just recently being buried in his chest, or his shift sticking to her face. It's not until their eyes meet and she can feel his breath on her rapidly reddening cheeks that she realizes, and she leaps back so quickly that the puppy that had been sitting on her tumbles to the ground and rolls several feet before she's able to right herself.]

Are you okay!? I'm so sorry, next thing I knew, she was running right through my legs...

[Despite all of that, she's stretching a hand out to help him up. Meanwhile, the female puppy is barking at Tifa while her brother continues to growl at Eustace.

Hoo boy. Has she earned the ire of one of the dogs now!? She had been licking and sniffing Eustace, how dare Tifa stop her from that.]
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[personal profile] starshower 2021-09-22 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Um, it was alright. I had a roof over my head, which is as much as I could want in Midgar.

[And a decent roof, at that. Her previous home before Stargazer Heights left plenty to be desired, but homes were sometimes hard to come by depending on what part of the slums they lived in. It really was an uphill climb just to make a living on the ground floor.]

People really had to work together to make ends meet in the slums. Even something like tomatoes were hard to find, so it helped to know the right people. It was all about making connections.

[That's why it's lesson number one.]

It was tough, but... there was a sense of community you don't see everywhere else. The kind that's hard to come by. Know what I mean?
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[personal profile] starshower 2021-09-22 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[Someone so ready to learn is always like a breath of fresh air, so Tifa wastes no time, eager to get them started on repairing this place, one nail at a time.

Next up are the nails themselves, and she takes out two, offering Mirai only one for now.]


With your fingers, hold this right where you want to put it, under the head. Be steady and careful, we don't want you getting hurt. And then, when you're ready, give it a little tap with the hammer. Just enough to get the sharp end of it in.

[ ... ]

Take a deep breath first if you're feeling a little nervous.
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[personal profile] starshower 2021-09-22 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
There were a small number of friendlier ones, yeah. A couple people helped me get them out of the way, down off the trees so that we could keep working, so down on the ground might be our best bet.

[There's a small ladder nearby for them to descend if they choose to.]

They couldn't have gone very far. Those ones seemed pretty attached to the place, but at least they're keeping out of the way for now. [Ah! ...] As for talking to them, we found our ways.
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no worries! 💕

[personal profile] starshower 2021-09-22 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course I am.

[He doesn't even need to force her, let alone ask! Tifa already decided long before that she would be back out here to visit as often as she could. She would never forget about little-big Abe.]

How about next time, we visit together? I'm sure Abe and his friends would appreciate some snacks. That right?

[Abe opens his shell and lets his wings flutter, but doesn't fly off. She's going to take that as an enthusiastic yes.]
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[personal profile] topgun_textiles 2021-09-22 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[His gaze turned owlish. Whoa, what? ...Huh... guess not everyone was like Rise.]

Uhh... y-yeah? You into somebody?
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[personal profile] seemagicshit 2021-09-22 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. So apparently how you concentrate can affect shit, yeah? That's gonna have some fun and practical uses. Mostly fun though, once I figure this out.
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[personal profile] seemagicshit 2021-09-23 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
[He was trying to be good, but Sora just dropping that knowledge makes Zhao have to lean against the table and laugh.]

Oh man...guess I needed that.

Anyway, let's look for something to reverse your curse, yeah?
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[personal profile] tantailizing 2021-09-23 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
Damn right! And she's the best woman in the whole world!

[Don't mind him being loud and proud, and undeniably in love. He might've scared a spice dragon drifting by.]
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Sounds good!

[personal profile] tantailizing 2021-09-23 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Zidane doesn't miss the slight change in tone, but he kept his expression trained. If he could, he wanted to mend things between them somehow - and if he had to be rough on Eustace for it to happen, he would do it. Even if it had been different - if Tifa had been similarly new and Eustace had just been rude to a fellow person within the dream realm - this would still happen.]

Sure! I was about to head that way myself.

[He's got a good idea what condition this area's in... and his back might be feeling it for a few more minutes.]
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[personal profile] seemagicshit 2021-09-23 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
[The dragon eyes Eizen with suspicion but sprinkles flakes of ghost pepper over his dish until he's told to stop, then he flutters away.]

Well, first mate, take a bite and let's see how you handle it.
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[personal profile] topgun_textiles 2021-09-23 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
Shit...

[That's so... passionate. How can he-]

Does she know, or are ya feelin' like a damn hotshot 'cause you're here and she's outta earshot?
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[personal profile] tantailizing 2021-09-23 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
[He grins over to his new friend.]

Trust me, she knows. I couldn't just dig myself out of a hellhole and not let her know somehow.
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[personal profile] chippedsoul 2021-09-23 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
[He tilts his head.] ...Didn't you want it? [He moves to stand back up.] I imagine you eat it or...keep it as a pet? [Are gummy fish suppose to be pets?]
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[personal profile] galacticstar 2021-09-23 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
No, it's ok, I'll go with you.

[It might be scary but Shuzo won't back down!]

I want to see what's in there~
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[personal profile] galacticstar 2021-09-23 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
You need to learn how to move your fingers on the strings! Can't do that with one note~

[So Shuzo will be the most patient teacher!]
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[personal profile] galacticstar 2021-09-23 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, yes, food is a good idea!

[He chuckles, ready to go get food now.]

Want to go together?
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[personal profile] galacticstar 2021-09-23 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
I absolutely am!

[He's grabbing the glue gun and pasting ALL THE GOLD THINGS to the bowl.]

It's going to be beautiful~
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[personal profile] galacticstar 2021-09-23 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
Oh! I'm sorry, in my excitement I forgot to introduce myself! I'm Shuzo and it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance!

[He wants to shake hands but...Fire making.]

Is there anything I could help you with?