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dreamposts ([personal profile] dreamposts) wrote in [community profile] songerein2021-09-04 02:28 pm

{ 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.
66th: (pic#14638118)

[personal profile] 66th 2021-09-09 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ ah????!?! ah??!??!?!? oh no.

gaelio stares at him in annoyance. he draws himself to his full height - all of his over 2m tall height - and without so much as faltering in his lie, he says, ]


He's my friend's pet. I'm taking care of him, because I'm a good person.

[ whatever. mcgillis will forgive him for his crimes. ]
rokubro: (‡ 092)

wildcard: ox kart disaster

[personal profile] rokubro 2021-09-09 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Rokurou looks at the ox kart with an eager grin.]

Now this is going to be interesting.

[He says as he reaches for the driver's side.]
stupidmammon: (pic#14157988)

[personal profile] stupidmammon 2021-09-09 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
H-huh? Oh yeah yeah sure that's what— but ya know you should totally let me look at yours first. To get the feel of it.

[ Nothing could possibly go wrong, right? ]
stupidmammon: (pic#14021961)

[personal profile] stupidmammon 2021-09-09 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
I won. I got the best prize in the whole world! The golden marble!!!

[ Actually, it wasn't written anywhere which prize marble would give the best results, but since it was gold, Mammon assumes it was the best. ]

And then instead of givin' me something, I almost fell into the sky!
opportunitycosts: (• temp 05)

tiger fishing

[personal profile] opportunitycosts 2021-09-09 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Alvin's not sure if he'd fare much better. This is definitely the weirdest version of fish scooping he's ever seen... And he may or may not want to risk getting his suit wet.]

What do you have in mind? Each taking a turn or taking a glove?

[...Would it be allowed...]
opportunitycosts: (• then i sink to the bottom)

wild food

[personal profile] opportunitycosts 2021-09-09 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Well this isn't how he expected to find—]

Milla!?!?

[TIME AND PLACE MILLA TIME AND PLACE]
tailsneverfails: (pic#12877635)

[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2021-09-09 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh. Well. That sure is one hell of a way to show off your strength. Give Eizen a moment to regain his composure so he can marvel at it. As of right now though, luckily he was pushed up just high enough that he could dig his hands into the ground above and frantically pull himself up.

Gasping for air, he finally pulled himself up enough to climb out, almost looking like a rainbow himself.
]

Damn...!
angelbirth: (10 cats)

[personal profile] angelbirth 2021-09-09 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ Satan is at a loss of what to do here. Normally, when he breaks a human it's on purpose. Here he was trying to be helpful, but instead all he's done is probably scar the poor human for life. Actually, Satan supposes that breathing actual fire would very likely burn any ordinary human's mouth at the very least. ]

Okay, perhaps--

[ He is genuinely trying to solve this problem!! But it's like someone slapped Ren with half a dozen dragon stickers. Glancing at the spread again, he's not particularly sure he wants to suggest anything else!! ]

--perhaps if you--skewer another chicken and do the fondue yourself?

[ Satan will understand if that's not the most appealing idea right now, especially when Ren isn't exactly as cool as a cucumber like he was when he first dipped the chicken into the cheese. ]
tailsneverfails: (pic#12877636)

[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2021-09-09 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ He grabs onto her hand tightly and does his best not to pull her in with him as he tries to awkwardly shimmy the rest of the way back onto land. ]

Wonder... if this is what they meant.... when they said fishin' is a slippery slope..

[ Look. If one can't laugh at their own misfortunes, than who can they laugh at. ]
angelbirth: (1 cat)

[personal profile] angelbirth 2021-09-09 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
Did you at least get to keep the marble?

[ He sees that Mammon has his feet firmly planted on the ground, so he's not terribly worried about whether his brother might suddenly float away. ]
tailsneverfails: (pic#12877576)

[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2021-09-09 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
Skyfarers...? As in, sailing in the sky rather than the ocean?

[ As the wheels in his head start turning, the more his face grows with excitement. He was much rather hear about that than talk this this boar with obviously no sense of humor. ]
tailsneverfails: (pic#12877580)

[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2021-09-09 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ Eizen's head turned toward Kor with a faint amusement. This Boar's head clearly didn't know what was really funny, but maybe he could humor this kid. Kids were easier to make laugh, right?



....right?
]

It's a play on words, kid. Despite how they'd be spelled, when you say 'em out loud, Dock and Doc sound the same, right? But one means a place to park your boat while the other is a short form of Doctor. The joke is, it's ridiculous to think someone would park their vessel at a doctor's clinic, but the man in the joke did. Pretty good, right?
stupidmammon: (pic#15127405)

[personal profile] stupidmammon 2021-09-09 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't want anything to do with that dumb marble after all that. It was so annoyin'!
rokubro: (‡ 192)

[personal profile] rokubro 2021-09-09 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
[...Mhm. It's clear Rokurou doesn't really buy it.]

Is that why you're being so careful and gentle with it? Quite a turnaround from the last time when you wouldn't even touch one without freaking out.

[He's not letting up at all.]
lethechained: (That's the best smile you've got Namine?)

[personal profile] lethechained 2021-09-09 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ Again with the fish? The tilt to Naminé's head becomes that much more pronounced, but fortunately the dragons seem to take Toge's offered plate at face value. They're only too happy to come over and help out, fussing amongst themselves as they gleefully set about adding spice to his food.

It takes a few seconds of watching contemplatively before Naminé catches up with the opportunity he's created for her, and at his motion she straightens, eyes widening with a soft, understanding, 'oh!' Surreptitiously Naminé gathers up her own plate, shifting it down to hold it on her lap and out of sight of the table.

When the dragons finish their critical duty, two of them fly off readily enough; the first one looks back to discover Naminé's empty stretch of table. She offers a contrite smile and a polite shake of her head, and that prompts the little creature to depart, perhaps a wee bit droopy. Some people just don't have any taste...!

Naminé makes a mental note to find them and give them a proper apology later. For the time being - she takes a quick glance around to make sure there aren't any more well-meaning spice bearers headed her way before sneaking her food back on top of the table. That done, she looks back at Toge, the subtle upturn to her mouth and warming of her eyes as grateful as they are immediate. Although her lips flatten together slightly, uncertainly, it'd be wrong not to say, ]


Thank you...!

[ He really got her out of a bind, there. ]
Edited 2021-09-09 05:56 (UTC)
fatedmahou: 𝑫𝑵𝑺 (pic#14344204)

[personal profile] fatedmahou 2021-09-09 06:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, that's much better. Glancing around the area herself... That's something she had experience with. Something that she didn't sit right with her.]

If we can make this a better place then I'm more than happy to do what I can. Maybe we can help whoever felt the need to leave?
fatedmahou: 𝑫𝑵𝑺 (Default)

[personal profile] fatedmahou 2021-09-09 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Maybe he'd be able to catch her if she drifted. Even if she hadn't tried to use her magic to fly before, it should just be mind over matter, right? Letting him go, she covered for a moment, trying to maintain balance. After a moment of trying to get a feeling of it, she started to gain control.]

I think I've got it!
lethechained: (b-blush)

[personal profile] lethechained 2021-09-09 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ Regardless of her reaction to his comment, she's not trying to stash the artwork out of sight, at least - although that'd be a pretty bad idea to begin with when the paint is still wet. She's never actually had to think about having her work observed before, not really; her shoulders rise, expression growing bashful under the praise. For a moment, it looks like she doesn't know quite what to do with herself, but his question makes her perk up again. Questions she can handle. ]

The crests of the waves aren't light enough yet, see?

[ Carefully turning the bowl, she presents the island side of the painting to him. Sure enough, the waves could use a more defined shape. ]

I was waiting for the paint there to try a little bit so it wouldn't get mixed in, and on the other side--

[ Realizing she's starting to go on, the girl trails to a stop, sheepishness back in full force as her chin tucks. Condensing what she might otherwise have said, ]

There are, um... a few other things.

[ Faltering, the girl studies him carefully, then seems to realize she obviously attracted his attention somehow. Upon a brief consideration of what it might have been, she straightens a little, looking apologetic. ]

I'm sorry-- am I in the way of something you need for your painting...?

[ That seems a lot more likely to her than that he just really liked what she was working on, even though she gets the feeling he meant every word he said about it. (That's what has her so flustered.) ]
fatedmahou: 𝑫𝑵𝑺 (pic#14397703)

[personal profile] fatedmahou 2021-09-09 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
Something? What do you mean? [She's not entirely sure what caused this.] Do you remember what you were doing before you grew the ears?

[She's assuming that that's what he meant.]
fatedmahou: 𝑪𝑹𝑬𝑫𝑰𝑻 𝑰𝑭 𝑼𝑺𝑬𝑫 (pic#14344170)

[personal profile] fatedmahou 2021-09-09 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I did. I had a friend tell me about stickers.

[Does Ferran think of her as a friend? Who knows, but she considers him one already.]

It was a lot of fun.
fatedmahou: (pic#14397806)

[personal profile] fatedmahou 2021-09-09 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
Mhm! I specialize in magic related to nature and healing. That's wonderful to hear. I'm happy that I can help make everything pretty.

Oh right! Where are my manners? My name is Mirai Akarui.
volleygenius: (retort)

[personal profile] volleygenius 2021-09-09 06:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ Marui tips his head indicatively to the path leading into the forest. ]

Seems they want us to go this way. Might as well see what they've got planned.
lethechained: (oh....)

[personal profile] lethechained 2021-09-09 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her fingers splay awkwardly in his grasp, not quite able to grab his hand in return given the angle he caught hers at. Knees tucking in slightly, she does her best to keep the rest of herself from floating any higher as he pulls her down. It's an only semi-successful effort, and when she can, she brings her other arm around to take careful hold of the wrist of his hand that's already holding her opposite one, hoping to keep their connection steady. ]

Yes, I'm... I'm fine, I think.

[ Other than feeling vaguely sick to her stomach and not quite being able to get her feet on the ground again. They hover awkwardly as she frowns at him apologetically, looking slightly embarrassed. ]

I really am sorry about your hair...! I couldn't see where I was grabbing.
volleygenius: (listen to your senpai)

[personal profile] volleygenius 2021-09-09 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
Right?

[ Marui is a bit disappointed himself-- that balloon of a fuzzball has no appreciation for cleverness! It was clearly in the minority opinion here. He rubs the back of his head thoughtfully, then shrugs and looks in her direction with a smile. ]

Well. Working together should be ok. What do you think? Will you double up with me?

[ She looks like she's been considering how to go about the same task, anyway. Didn't hurt to try. ]
rebirths: (genramu1)

[personal profile] rebirths 2021-09-09 07:36 am (UTC)(link)
Aha~ That was your first mistake! Don't trust anything around here, yeah?

[ ...He says, right as he plops a little piece of fruit into his mouth. He seems kind of careless about the whole thing, but he doesn't have any animal features, nor is he Nier's size. He certainly had the latter earlier in the celebration but he seems to be free of any strange characteristics right now. ]

I gotta admit, though, the animal stuff is adorable! Did you get anything like that, Nier? I think dog ears would suit you really well, don't you think?