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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.
rokubro: (‡ 172)

[personal profile] rokubro 2021-09-21 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh ho.]

Nice! Keep that up and this will be easy winnings!
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[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2021-09-21 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Lucky for you, you happen to have one hell of an earth malak on your side.

[ Praise him more, Rokurou. Let him show you what a real reaper can do. ]
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[personal profile] rokubro 2021-09-22 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
[He's gonna have to earn that praise, bro.]

See, isn't it better that I'm driving?

[Fufufu. Anyway, going around this next turn but wait there's a junction up ahead! Both paths seem to be legit but which one?]

Quick, left or right?

[SEE AS A REWARD HE'S LETTING YOU CHOOSE EIZEN.]
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[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2021-09-22 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ He didn't even have time to argue back because they were already speeding on pretty quickly. He'd have to rely on his instincts for this one, and his instincts were telling him to go left. It was hard to tell what was different about the paths from there, but— ]

Quick, lets go left! We'll have an even bigger element of surprise that way!
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[personal profile] rokubro 2021-09-24 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Got it!

[He steers the ox hard to the left and they quickly clatter down the path.

Now...will this be a wise or cursed decision?]
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[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2021-09-27 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ Of course any path picked by Eizen, no matter how perfect they were, was bound to be cursed one way or another. Eizen uses more of his powers to sort of help clear out the pathway as they ride down this path, but it almost seemed like the pathway was getting more and more narrow the more they traveled. ]
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[personal profile] rokubro 2021-09-28 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Uh....]

I'm starting to think this path is cursed.

[Pointed glance at Eizen.]

But we can't turn around now—see another path or a way to widen the road?
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[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2021-09-30 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ . . . ]

Do you trust me?
rokubro: (‡ 192)

[personal profile] rokubro 2021-10-03 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
That's a loaded question coming from the Cursed Reaper.

[Just a smirk.]

But yeah, whatever you have in mind go for it!
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[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2021-10-07 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
You say that as if you don't have fun.

[ Eizen grins as he shifts closer to the front of the cart, carefully keeping down low so he doesn't fall out, because wouldn't that just be his luck??

He braces himself and the road starts rumbling beneath them.
]

Alright... be prepared to go as fast as this thing can take us.

[ is the only warning Rokurou gets before Eizen creates a huge ramp ahead of them to launch them out of the forest growing around them. ]
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[personal profile] rokubro 2021-10-07 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Whoa—!

[Whatever he was expecting, it was not that! But sure, he can take it!! AND UP THEY GO...

....


.....................


Except one problem.]


HOW ARE WE GOING TO LAND?
tailsneverfails: (pic#12877618)

[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2021-10-20 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
WHAT ARE YOU SO AFRAID FOR? YOU LANDED A SHIP, LETS SEE HOW YOU LAND THIS?

[ Eizen sounds far more excited than he probably should. With their lives in danger, it just felt like a ridiculous adventure which Eizen more than welcomed. ]

(ooc: I completely understand that this tag is late nbkjfnsj so if you arent feeling it anymore that's totally fine.)
rokubro: (‡ 207)

[personal profile] rokubro 2021-10-21 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
THOSE ARE TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THINGS!?

[But down they go with a hard jolt, the cart bouncing, creaking...and maybe cracking???]

(ooc: WE WILL SEE THEIR DEMISE)
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[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2021-10-21 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ Eizen was practically clinging to the side of the cart as they fell, but instead of a look of terror on his face, Eizen just lets out the most joyous of laughter. ]

Almost enough to make me want to call you captain!
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[personal profile] rokubro 2021-10-21 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Somehow this seems backwards— But Rokurou just gives him a wry look.]

Then as your captain, make sure this thing doesn't break before we hit the finish line!
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[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2021-10-21 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ C'mon Rokurou. Where's your sense of adventure??

Honestly it's easier for Eizen to be more carefree with this cart because they don't actually own it. So that means they aren't responsible for what damages come to it... right? ...... right?
]

C'mon, it's fine. What could— Did you hear something?

[ The cracking from the fall might be making a little bit louder of a cracking sound. ]

... SHIT!

[ Eizen spots a part of the cart trying to pull apart and quickly lunges to hold it together. ]
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[personal profile] rokubro 2021-10-21 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
[HE HAS IT he just also wants to win in one piece!

WHICH IS PROVING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT.]


Keep it together, Eizen!! We're almost there!!!
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[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2021-10-21 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Eizen grips the cart as tightly as he could, even using his magical chains to keep the cart from splitting more. It was proving to be rather difficult especially with the speed they were going in, but damn if he wasn't determined! ]

Don't worry about me, I got this!
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[personal profile] rokubro 2021-10-25 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
[They're getting closer.....AND CLOSER.....



And then the road suddenly cracks wide open in front of them!?]


What the—!?

[He has no other choice but to suddenly swerve off to the side.]
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[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2021-10-30 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Shitshitshit—! What the hell is going on!?

[ He's trying to concentrate on keeping the cart together, but it's getting harder with the swerving around?! It takes every ounce of his strength not to fall off the cart all together. ]
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[personal profile] rokubro 2021-11-02 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Hell if I know—whoa!

[And suddenly the ground is breaking and erupting beneath them, causing them to jump up and down!?]

Eizen! You're the earth malak!!

[DO SOMETHING EARTHY]
tailsneverfails: (pic#12877576)

[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2021-11-11 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
H-Hold on I think I have an idea, but we might have to ditch the cart!
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[personal profile] rokubro 2021-11-12 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
Wouldn't that mean we lose??

[Well not like they have much of a choice huh.]

Argh, fine!

[HE'S READY TO DITCH WHENEVER!!!!]
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[personal profile] tailsneverfails 2021-11-16 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ With the ground shaking and breaking up underneath them, Eizen concentrates as hard as he could. His powers didn't seem to come out as easily as the usually did so it took even more concentration than usual. Still, he was determined and he wasn't about to let them die like this.

What a way that would be, dead via cart race?? No pirate or daemon's spirit would last long enough to live down such a pathetic way to end!

Eizen's magical chains bursted out, wrapping around both Eizen and Rokurou, binding them together before shooting out and digging straight into the ground, to keep them from falling.
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