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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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[Tifa's already tried to fight off the tapir labeling people with stickers, so by the time she ends up at the food table, she's already equipped with a full set of large curled horns on the sides of her face and a tail that flicks when she's addressed. She's never seen the transformation happen in real time, and hardly noticed her own until she was wrestling with streamers, but this... is a weird sight to behold.

Her head turns to Eizen when he asks, but her eyes are moving up to his head where the horns seem to suddenly grow out of nowhere, and the black scales start to sprout across his face.

...

....

Stop staring, Tifa!]

Uh...! It's alright, I guess. Never had to chase my food before...

[ He noticed the staring, mostly because back home he was more used to being practically invisible to everyone (again). Still, her staring seemed harmless enough. With all the almost magical like things happening in this world? The lady was probably just overwhelmed. He reached up to idly scratch at his neck, damn why did he feel so itchy all of a sudden... ]

Not much of a hunter then I suppose?

[ he snorts softly, a small smile forming on his lips. ]

[Does he... not know that it's all there? He comes so close to scratching near the horns that she has to stop and wonder about that...]

Not when it comes to food, no! I prefer it cooked when I'm ready to eat it.

[This only freaks her out. Why is she suddenly feeling so terrible about wanting to eat some cookies that are leaping around like they're alive? They're not, but she still feels like they are, and that's the frustrating part! She's hungry!!!

But that takes a backseat to the fact that more scales are starting to crawl up this man's neck and across his jaw, and Tifa leans in to take a closer look...]

I think... you've got something on your face.

[ Clearly the only way for her to eat is to become a savage, stab the cookies to assert dominance!

He was glancing around at the other foods when he noticed her staring a little harder now. Was there something on his—oh ]

Ah...?

[ He reached up to start wiping and squishing his face with the palms of his hand. Nope, nothing... He turned his head to stare at her a little more curiously. When he opened his mouth, she could see he was growing small fangs as well.]

Higher up? Lower down?

[How do you tell someone that they have scales on their face, or... that their teeth are turning into fangs? The answer? You don't. You make them discover it on their own instead apparently.]

Uh... Here. Don't freak out.

[Tifa takes him by the wrist and moves his hand so that it rests right on his jaw, where he'll be able to feel the scales expanding over his skin. And then the other hand she moves up to the top of his head where the horns are... All while she offers him an apologetic smile before touching her own horns.]

Looks like you got hit by the magic stickers, too.

What the—

[ A look of surprise as he feels the horns on his head quickly turns into a look of irritation for the most part. Not at Tifa, but— ]

These are scales, aren't they.

[ This world really had an ironic sense of humor, now didn't it!]

I swear to aifread....

Yeah.

[She tries to offer him some consolation by bringing their attention to the horns on her head, while her little sheep's tail flicks back and forth in irritated solidarity with him.]

The tapirs have been going around putting stickers on people. Guess they turn us into part animal based on whatever we get.

[There's still a little bit of popcorn in her hair from her earlier mishaps, tucked away between the curls of her horns.]

... So, at least you're not alone?

[If it makes him feel any better...]

[ "Did they have to pick dragon of all things though?" he mutters under his breath. He does happen to look at Tifa's horns though which was when he noticed something sticking to them? He didn't ask, it just sort of came as a habit that he reached out, fingers delicately brushing against her horns as he plucks the popcorn from them. ]

Yeah, I suppose this chaos is one we all share, huh.

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.

I dunno, the horns kinda seem fitting on you at least.

[ He gives her a teasing look as he tosses the popcorn to the side. ]

A sticker is still a sticker, even with magic. It'll probably fall off on its own if we let 'em.

[She brings her hands up to touch the ends of her horns.]

You think so...?

[Tifa's been feeling very self-conscious about them, so even a little bit of reassurance helps, even if he might be teasing her. At least, if he's right, they'll just vanish eventually.]

Hopefully before we all try to sleep tonight. I can't imagine what it'll be like trying to sleep in these... [It's her turn to put on a teasing smile.] Especially yours. They'd take up half a bed all on their own.

[ That gets a laugh out of him as he fluffs out his coat a little. ]

I guess if I want to see a bright side, at least I haven't grown a tail. Now that would be difficult to sleep with.

You think so?

[Tifa pauses, pretending to think it over for a moment before wagging a playful finger at him.]

Maybe... but I know a guy with a tail and I'm pretty sure he loves to sleep any chance he gets.

Okay, but I'm sure this friend of yours is probably more used to having a tail than I would be.

I guess you're right about that.

[She's pretty sure that Zidane has just always had a tail his entire life... She remembers him talking about how there were other people from his world with animal-like features, so...!]

I don't think I know anyone with horns, so we're at a loss there. You think they make special beds for people who live with them permanently?

If your luck is anything like mine, we'll be lucky we dont wake up with our horns attached to something.

[ He seems far more amused by this thought than anything else. ]

I guess we'll just have to find out what happens tomorrow.

[God forbid they don't somehow find a way to get these horns off by the time they go to sleep...]

If we both have them by the time we wake up, then we'll go have a word with those tapirs together, yeah?

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