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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.
stupidmammon: (pic#14021956)

[personal profile] stupidmammon 2021-09-09 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
No 'course not!!!

[ Ugh this topic is so embarrassing! Drop it already!!!! ]

Why can't it just be a reality where all eight of us get to be together!
angelbirth: (9 cats)

[personal profile] angelbirth 2021-09-09 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sure one of those exists somewhere. We just weren't fortunate enough to be part of it.

[ Satan folds his arms, a thoughtful frown on his face, his hors ears still flat. ]

Anyway, we're here now. We can't spend our time thinking about what-ifs.
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[personal profile] bloodinbloom 2021-09-09 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know, but... looking at everything, they must've been nice ones.

[Despite the mess, there's still love in the treehouses. And with the kind bugs, they must've been friendly. At least, that's what she thinks.]

... I wonder what happened that made them stop dreaming.
stupidmammon: (pic#14157984)

[personal profile] stupidmammon 2021-09-09 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I guess not... It ain't gonna find us a roof for our heads or anything like that.
masqueraid: (☆ 39)

[personal profile] masqueraid 2021-09-09 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, no it's—

( oh god, that face! that sweet pumpkin face! what has he done?!
open mouth, insert foot. foot...
with a sudden fwoosh his feet, shoes and all, grew several sizes at the idea— making him stumble again with the shift in weight, though he managed to remain upright. )


More like "umdu" now, that you've wiped some of it off. ( but, perhaps as a bit better of an explanation for his transgression: ) They really made quick work of us, there.

( he'd be embarrassed at the ambush if the handicap they were suffering hadn't been so great.... )
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[personal profile] darkcharge 2021-09-09 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's a little different for Vanitas. He's never had things of his own before. Never wanted friends either, but he had those. Had something of a family. It's the first time he's ever had any of those things. For all he knows, they are gone? For good?

His own ear and wrist feel barren. Chest aches not just from the loss either. A phantom pain that he had nearly forgotten about.

So while Sora being around definitely makes it easier, he's still having this sense of loss that he's never really had to deal with nor process. Van will struggle! ]


Exploring... Right. Place looks like people up and ditched it.
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[personal profile] tantailizing 2021-09-09 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
Suuure you weren't.

[No, he figures he wasn't.]

You were standing over there like you wanted to be involved so I just included you.

[Which is a long way to say yes.]
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[personal profile] angelbirth 2021-09-09 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
A lot of people helped to resolve the... issues... plaguing the residential district. We can take a look together and see if any of those tree homes look... habitable.
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[personal profile] topgun_textiles 2021-09-09 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
[He bit down and froze. Fear turned sour in the stomach, and this...? This was like a ranch dressing that had gone off. Kanji groaned and shut his eyes, regretting this mistake.

But does he swallow the piece, or find somewhere to spit it...?]
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[personal profile] stupidmammon 2021-09-09 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
I mean if anything, they'll be a good temp home for us for now. An' we got plenty o food here too so that won't be an issue!
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[personal profile] angelbirth 2021-09-09 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm.... Do you think they'll feed us every day?
tantailizing: Dissidia (Oh come on!)

[personal profile] tantailizing 2021-09-09 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, sorry to hear that.

Me? I was part of a theater troupe. Things happened and I had to leave, but we're still on good terms. I'm in the process of figuring out what to do next since things have settled down.
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[personal profile] flamekthunder 2021-09-09 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
[She's going to make him spell it out isn't she... Well, he supposes that's deserved and fair, too.]

How did he say it... Something about meeting some girl who recognizes people, but they don't have any recollection. And how her first encounter was with a... [He pauses for a moment as he recalls the words exactly.]

"Cagey jackass that just enjoys crushing whatever hope" she has.

[He says this in such a dull, nonchalant tone as if not bothered that it's talking about himself. Well, not that it can—it's not wrong. Coupled with the fact he's used to being called that and similar, it really can't ruffle him that much.

At this point he tosses his glove down with the rest and turns to finally look at her.]
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[personal profile] stupidmammon 2021-09-09 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
What the—?! What kinda prize is floatin' off into the sun?!

[ Nevermind the fact that he's been so panicked he hasn't even tried seeing of he could control the floating. ]

What kinda backward kinda logical place is this?? Just— DONT LET ME GO!
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[personal profile] catarou 2021-09-09 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
Now, what could it be?

[ But he reaches into Dice's coat pocket and pulls them out. For a moment, his eyes widen--even after all this time, for someone to get something for him...

He's touched. Gentaro lets out a quiet chuckle. ]


Ah, how thoughtful, Dice. I shall treasure them forever.

[ And that is certainly not a lie. ]
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[personal profile] stupidmammon 2021-09-09 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
Ahah..... it's hard to tell. I mean so far it seems like we aint gotta pay for nothin' here.
tantailizing: Artwork by: Sunagimo (Nagimo) (Bliss is fleeting)

[personal profile] tantailizing 2021-09-09 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Zidane's tail curls at the taste and his face pulls a bit. This was worse than it being tart, but again, fear made your stomach just feel awful.]

[But instead of spitting it out, he forces himself to swallow, making a gagging sound after.]


Ugh, that was gross...
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[personal profile] chippedsoul 2021-09-09 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
[He clears his throat to hide a cough.] Yes. [It's not that spicy, but when you weren't expecting it, it catches your mouth by surprise.]

I was expecting to receive the same seasoning though. [He eyes the little dragon curiously, who was not chirping anymore. He looked a little sad, as if he had done something wrong.] It's fine. I do like a little spice to my food. [He reassure the little dragon with a small smile, which perk him right back up, flying in a circle.]

Do they just pick up your preference too...?
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[personal profile] chronicgambler 2021-09-09 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
[He beams, and in a stirring moment of confidence, manages to catch a fish in his mitts. He lifts it out of the water and manages to keep his hold long enough that he's considered a winner.]

Hell yeah! Gotcha this too!

[He practically dances, tail going wild, waiting for the fish to be put in a little bowl for him to take home to the current posse tree.]

It's me sayin' thanks! 'cause I sucked at the games last time we did a festival!
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[personal profile] mincingminuet 2021-09-09 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I agree.

[Penelo shoots a glance at the nearest tapir, frowning deeply. She takes the bowl that had her name on it, and attempts to smack it against a table to break it. Unfortunately, the soft plastic doesn't budge.]

What are these damn things made of?
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[personal profile] masqueraid 2021-09-09 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
Several, probably.

( there are many offenses this feast is committing, but probably the one that sat the worst with him so far was the talking centrepiece-slash-main course?
he didn't want to dwell on it to hard just yet, at any rate...

he won't draw any more attention to those ears though, assuming she was wearing the hood for that purpose. )


If people start getting adventurous though, there's no telling he'll see the other side of the evening or not. So unlike him, least we should be able to survive past dinner.
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[personal profile] angelbirth 2021-09-09 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
Mhmm. It's all very... odd. It's a lot to take in at once.

[ He doesn't say it out loud, of course, but Satan really is glad he's not entirely alone. ]
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[personal profile] stupidmammon 2021-09-09 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ Mammon reached out to squeeze his shoulder. ]

Well whatever happens, we're in this together, Satan.
angelbirth: (7 cats)

[personal profile] angelbirth 2021-09-09 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ Satan looks at Mammon and considers his response for a good long moment. ]

Thanks, big bro.

[ Mammon earned it. This time. ]
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[personal profile] stupidmammon 2021-09-09 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Ooooi, don't get all sappy on me.

[ He says with a smile on his face. ]