{ GAME OPENING LOG }

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✵ 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.

Comments

[the_obedient_servant]

[* They chuckle, before reaching a hand down and picking her up. Sorry, Sumi, if you want out there's gonna be a struggle.]

That seems like a good idea, yes. Now, let's see if we can't find any cakes with the words "Eat Me" written on them.

[* They may be enjoying this a little.]

[bravesteps]

H-hey wait!

[ she was sure NOT EXPECTING to be picked up omg but i mean, there's not much she can do about it either.. not unless she wants to wriggle free and fall to her death on the far away ground. if you can even die in a dream world?? she doesn't want to find out. ]

-- cakes? What do you mean?

[ clearly she has never read alice in wonderland. ]

[the_obedient_servant]

Have you never read Alice in Wonderland? Or at least watched the films? I assumed it had reached enough cultural relevance that anyone would understand the reference.

[* Their nature as a condescending prick and the fact that they love explaining things are in active combat.] In the story, there's a bottle with a tag attached to it. It reads "Drink Me". Our protagonist, a girl who has fallen through a rabbit hole and found herself in a new world of madness and dreams, drinks it without too much thought. There are also cookies that cause her to grow. They balance eachother out.

[* They notice a plate full of cookies shaped in a smiley face and reach for one before the plate suddenly vanishes.] ...This might be harder than expected.

[bravesteps]

No, sorry..

[ sumire's a little lost when it comes to cultural references. she's heard of alice in wonderland, but she's never read it or seen the movie - there's like.. a white rabbit?? a girl in a blue dress?? that's about the extent of her knowledge.

anyway, she's listening closely to the explanation. ]

Right, so we have to find a cookie, then --

[ .. and there they go. ]

-- oh.

[the_obedient_servant]

It's no matter. If that damned pie didn't escape me, then nothing can. [* They draw a knife. They may be attempting to stab the cookies???]

Keep an eye out. I understand you're significantly smaller than me, but all the same.

[bravesteps]

.. pie?

[ DID THIS CHILD JUST DRAW A KNIFE?? SUMIRE IS SENSING DANGER.. normally a child with a knife wouldn't feel like too much of a threat, but she's like five inches tall right now. chara you're such a creep.. ]

R-right..!

[ she can't help in too many ways, but she can definitely keep an eye out! in fact, the plate seems to have reappeared some ways down the table. ]

Oh, there!

i'm so sorry sumire

[the_obedient_servant]

[* There you are.

They dart forward, knife in hand and stab that fucking plate before it can disappear. It makes a sound almost like it's deflating. The cookies seem to rattle as they try to escape but Chara snatches one up first.]

And thus concludes the hunt. Your help was certainly valuable. [* With a smug look of victory, they break off a tiny piece of the cake and put it in front of Sumi, so she can eat it without breaking her teeth.]

I will put you on the floor so you do not crush my hand.

IT'S FINE...........EVERYTHING IS FINE

[bravesteps]

[ oh my god this child is insane..... briefly, sumire can't help but wonder if maybe this is what akechi was like when he was young.

anyway, those cookies seem positively terrified, for as much as a cookie can show emotion, and sumire can't help but feel a little sorry for them.. until she remembers that they are, in fact, just cookies. enchanted cookies. uh oh, enchanted cookies don't have feelings, do they??

well, if this is what she needs to do to become her normal size again, then so be it! sumire picks up the little cookie piece in both hands. ]

O-okay! Ready!

[the_obedient_servant]

[* They lower their hand and gently place Sumire on the floor to feast on her cookie crumbs.

Their personal opinion is that it doesn't matter if something has feelings, if that something also exists to die.

They'll step back to allow her some space to transform, a bit pleased with themselves. It's not that they helped another person and feel like something other than scum, it's just that they solved a puzzle which was proving elusive.]

[bravesteps]

[ carefully, sumire hops her way off of chara's hand, careful not to drop her cookie slices, and also trying to act like she isn't a little terrified of this knifey giant child, but hey, if this works then she won't have much to fear anyway.

r-right..??

anyway, there's nothing but to try it, so sumire takes a big bite of the cookie crumb, chews carefully, swallows -- and poof! she's her normal size again! and almost losing her balance, she quickly snaps a hand onto the tabletop to right herself. ]

W-wow.. well, good job, you were right!

[the_obedient_servant]

Of course I was. [* Their smile is a little smug.]

You're welcome, by the way.

[bravesteps]

[ knife child is less scary now that sumire is normal sized again, but.. you know, they're still pretty unnerving so she's just going to be as nice as possible. she quickly bows her head. ]

Oh, yes, um, thank you!