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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.

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Huh...

[Roxas frowns, shaking his head.]

Well, I don't think it's a silly thing. Just because they're different doesn't mean they're any different, right?

[That makes him think of himself as a Nobody, and not quite human. That didn't mean his heart was any different from anyone else's, right?]

I don't think you're wrong to think that.

( He can feel himself relax then, offering a smile at his words. )

... Yeah, you're right. Every living thing has feelings... just like we do.

( It's... nice to meet someone who understands. )

T... Thank you. It's kind of you to say that.

Yeah, that's right.

[And boy does Roxas know that. From sentient doorknobs, talking animals, magical objects, unnatural beings not meant to exist... living things have feelings, no matter what they were.]

Don't mention it. I just think it's wrong to assume something alive wouldn't have feelings.

It... may be easier for others to remember something like that when something can't respond to what we do to them.

( For a moment, Basil can't help but wonder if Roxas speaks from experience. He knows far too well that experiences, good and bad, can change a person for better or worse. )

Uhm... s-sorry, I don't think I've even asked for your name yet. My name's Basil.

Hmm... Maybe you're right.

[He perks up at the introduction, and nods back with a grin.]

It's nice to meet you, Basil. I'm Roxas.

It's nice to meet you, too.

Uhm... Are you adjusting alright to this world? There's... a lot to get used to.

( It's a little too overwhelming to him, but he's trying. )

So far, yeah. It's different than some of the worlds I've been to, but it's alright.

[He's been to a lot of weird worlds, that's for sure.]

What about you? Are you doing alright here?

( Other worlds...? He can't even imagine... It doesn't seem like it should be possible for someone his age to travel like that. And even then, he's talking like he's been to other places like this... )

Me? Uhm... I... I don't know. ( He shifts uncomfortably. ) But... this is all just a dream, isn't it? S-So, it's nothing we really have to get used to.

( It'd... feel like too much to handle all at once if he did. )

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[Roxas definitely has more experience with this than most his age should. He hums, nodding.]

Yeah, that's true... I've never really been to the Realm of Sleep, so things are probably different than when traveling to regular worlds.

Realm of Sleep?

( Brows furrow then, as if contemplating his words closely. )

... Is... traveling to different worlds normal for you...?

( What a strange thought... The idea of visiting to different worlds, muchless something like this not being a surprise? He can't even begin to fathom something like that being real. )

[Roxas pauses, because, well... he probably shouldn't be so candid, should he? But then again, everyone here is from different worlds, so it should be ok to talk about.]

Actually, yeah. It's not a very common thing even where I'm from, but I've been to other worlds before. I've seen some pretty weird worlds.

( Basil can't help but find it difficult to believe. To him, everything truly was a dream - even as real as all of this felt. After all, things like magic, faeries, and... well... bugs as giant as they were here didn't really exist. )

... T-That... almost sounds as magical as everything else here.

Heh, yeah. that does sound pretty magical, huh?

[Roxas does have to agree. But to him, magic was as natural as rain or wind.]

To be honest, something like this? It's more like what I'm used to. In the world I was in before this, I wasn't able to use magic, and it felt... really strange, not having something I've had all my life.

( In all honesty, Basil isn't so sure that he believes Roxas. Or, at the least he can't help but further feel like this is nothing more than a dream. )

... I... It's strange, isn't it? Magic is something that doesn't exist in my world at all. It's more strange to be around so much. I still can't really believe that any of this is real... I... It feels like I'll wake up any minute now.

Really? Well, I guess you might. We are in a dream world, after all.

[How did Sleeping Worlds work? Roxas will have to ask Sora about the details later. Or Riku; he might be more reliable.]

But just because we're in a dream, doesn't mean we can't do our best to experience what we can. And help out where we can.

... I can't help but think so, too. Even though -- usually when you wake it up... it's really like it never happened.

( It's... a strange feeling. A part of him feels as though it shouldn't matter, because he'll wake up soon. But, another part of him is telling him that there's more to this than just that. )

Well, maybe... but just because we don't remember doesn't mean it's not important. Even if memories are forgotten, our heart will remember.

( Basil stops at that, his expression softening, albeit still a little uncertain. He can't help but be touched by those words. They're awfully poetic, but there's truth to them. )

... I can't help but think that that's true for a lot of important memories.

( At least... even if the memories of his friends feel bittersweet now. The happy times they shared with one another... it feels like a vivid memory at this point, even if it feels like somethin that's far away as well. )

Yeah. It's true for the most important ones, at least.

[Boy, does Roxas know that. He knows just how precious, and how powerful, those kinds of memories could be. Maybe he sounds a little poetic, but for him, that was a real part of his life.]

[He lets out a small breath, then looks up at the trees.]

We should probably get back to helping the trees, huh?

... Yeah. ( He looks to the tree with an apologetic expression. He didn't mean to keep them waiting. )

If you'd like... I can help you with the next one, too.

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