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savedbyasong ([personal profile] savedbyasong) wrote in [community profile] lifeaftr2018-04-13 07:44 pm

Islander meeting!

Who: Everyone!
What: An information gathering meeting, mingle log style!
When: 13th as advertised Here!
Where: Big tent, islet 4 (sorry Ardyn!)
Warnings: Keep an eye on subject lines for warnings!

[The tent is a good place to have this. It's sheltered at least. Shion has collected strawberries and also water. He hopes that people will turn up, there's a lot to discuss. About this place, how they are here and how to leave. But also surviving here. Helping each other make the most of being here.

They had done such things in the Tower and it was a good way to get things organised. He knows he has questions and he thinks other people probably do as well. If it's anything like the Tower then people all have different bits of information that will fit together eventually.

He greats people as they enter and will encourage anyone who looks less than certain to enter and offer them strawberries.]


((OOC: So I'll put up a subthread for mingling before the meeting, then discussion points can be posted as a reply to this main thread. I'll do a few for things Shion will bring up but feel free to post your own points as well! Tag around, do breakout threads, discuss all the things. Don't worry if things go off topic. Have fun!)
want_to_belong: (Upset)

[personal profile] want_to_belong 2018-04-20 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
Why does there have to be something? Why can't we just have a cool island?

Can we just not go where it was?
shatteredlenses: Thoughtful (Thoughtful)

[personal profile] shatteredlenses 2018-04-20 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
I'm afraid I also don't have an answer for that. Perhaps we should ask the Storyteller?

[So far this island has been better than the last, but that might change very rapidly.]


We could simply avoid it, but that will only be easily accomplished if it is a unique creature.

[Ignis doesn't want to think of there being more than one, but...]
want_to_belong: (Frustrated)

[personal profile] want_to_belong 2018-04-21 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
Oh Atsrals you think there might be more than one?!

I don't have enough bullets for this!
shatteredlenses: Rain (Rain)

[personal profile] shatteredlenses 2018-04-23 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Ignis holds out a hand to calm Prompto.]

I have no idea if there is or not. It's simply a possibility we can't discount at this moment.
want_to_belong: (Serious)

[personal profile] want_to_belong 2018-04-24 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
[He let out a frustrated grunt.]

Guess we should stick to parties either way, huh? Don't want anyone to get stuck alone.
shatteredlenses: Will Not Stand Still (Will Not Stand Still)

[personal profile] shatteredlenses 2018-04-27 08:17 am (UTC)(link)
Precisely.

[As much as he was considering going out alone earlier in the month, his run into Mira after she was hurt made it very clear just how foolish a plan that was.]

Speaking of parties, how did your exploration with Laurent and Damen go?
want_to_belong: (Camera boy)

[personal profile] want_to_belong 2018-05-01 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
We found cactus looking things! Those usually have water or something good in them, right?

[Needless to say, Prompto didn't know aloe vera offhand. He did have some general ideas, though. Especially after all their time exploring their world.]
shatteredlenses: Curious (Curious)

[personal profile] shatteredlenses 2018-05-01 07:06 am (UTC)(link)
Cactus looking things?

[Well, at least they aren't cactuars or the almost-cactuars that were on Monsun. But what kind of plant is like a cactus? He can think of far too many.]

Did you happen to bring any back? I suspect getting my hands on it will allow me to figure out if it's familiar faster than you trying to describe it to me.
want_to_belong: (Attentive)

[personal profile] want_to_belong 2018-05-01 03:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it wasn't too hard! I thought it looked useful so I dug some up and planted them in some baskets.

[All those practice weaving fronds had to be good for something.]

They're not exactly cacti cactuses, but they are pointy and they have really thick leafy things.

[With that he lightly tapped Ignis on the arm to signal lightly to follow him. The plants weren't super far since he'd pretty much just brought them 'home' and tried to deal with them himself, meaning he had a trio of kind of planted aloe vera plants in some bowl-shaped baskets sitting nearby their home.]
shatteredlenses: Cheesy Grin (Cheesy Grin)

[personal profile] shatteredlenses 2018-05-02 08:03 am (UTC)(link)
[Ignis follows without question, quite curious to find out what Prompto's found. When they get to the baskets, he kneels in front of one, carefully running gloved hands over its surface. He makes a thoughtful humming sound and then breaks a small part off one of the branches. There is indeed a liquid inside and when he catches a whiff of the light scent the liquid puts off, a wide smile crosses his face.]

Aloe Vera! Oh, Prompto, this is a wonderful find! It has so many uses.
want_to_belong: (Smile)

[personal profile] want_to_belong 2018-05-04 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
I did good?

[A hint of surprise with some apprehensive joy mixed in, but he immediately followed up with some mock confidence.]

Well, yeah. I figured something like that had to have something good in it! With leaves that thick and all.
shatteredlenses: Profile Smile (Profile Smile)

[personal profile] shatteredlenses 2018-05-07 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ignis can't help but chuckle softly at that mock bravado.]

Indeed you did. This is one of the most versatile plants you could have found. It has several medical uses along with non-medical ones. We will want to bring over as much for replanting as we can. Do you think you can take me back to where it was found?
want_to_belong: (Smile 2)

[personal profile] want_to_belong 2018-05-11 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
I figured it would!

[Not exactly, but he did at least figure it would serve some purpose for hydrating people.]

Yeah, I can totally take you. If they're good, we should move as many as possible before that island disappears, too.

...Do you know where to grow them? I was just sticking them in our baskets until we figured it out.
shatteredlenses: Flash to the Past (Flash to the Past)

[personal profile] shatteredlenses 2018-05-11 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
They like drier and sandier conditions to grow in which means they should enjoy an area similar to the coffee plants.

[So, into his garden with you!]

We should also see some of the plants to Muffet and Mira. They both have gardens and it is better to have such a useful plant growing in as many places as possible. Fortunately, should we run out of seed plants, Aloe Vera can also be grown from cuttings.
want_to_belong: (Attentive)

[personal profile] want_to_belong 2018-05-11 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Awesome! I wish we had a wagon or something so we could go move a ton at once. Maybe in the future?

[Just needed to invent the wheel or something.

With a pat on Ignis' arm, he pointed thoughtlessly towards the mana pool.]


Wanna head out now, then? We could grab some baskets to carry them in.
shatteredlenses: Days of the Past (Days of the Past)

[personal profile] shatteredlenses 2018-05-11 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Hopefully, there won't be too much of a rush.

[It will be nice, strange vines or no, for this island to stick around a while longer than the last did. Still, Ignis isn't about to reject Prompto's suggestion, especially since the meeting seems to be winding down.]


That sounds like a wonderful idea. Bringing a few more back will ensure we have enough for everyone who wants some. Even if they don't have a garden, it won't hurt for almost everyone to have at least one plant at their cottage or shack. The nice part is they aren't hard to raise, so they don't need a whole lot of attention once planted.
want_to_belong: (Side glance)

[personal profile] want_to_belong 2018-05-14 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Guess that's what we'll be doing for a while then, huh?

[A little tedious, but he didn't sound upset by it. He was still proud that they'd found them.]

...How well are you getting around on these new islands? I mean, is it hard to navigate or anything?
shatteredlenses: Rags (Rags)

[personal profile] shatteredlenses 2018-05-14 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
For a little while, yes, but I suspect it won't take too long with us working together.

[Boring jobs are a little less so in the company of others.]

I've been doing fairly well. Rory's been my eyes in a way and I've made it a point...

[...after finding Mira hurt anyway...]

...of not going alone. Things could be much worse.

[Especially with those vines.]
want_to_belong: (Thoughtful)

[personal profile] want_to_belong 2018-05-16 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
You know I'll always go with if you need.

[He was quite unsure of Ignis wandering around these new places, but much more so when none of the other guys were around. He could always make time if he needed to.]

She's been going with you?
shatteredlenses: Relaxed (Relaxed)

[personal profile] shatteredlenses 2018-05-16 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
Of course, but I also don't want to keep you from going out with others like you did with Laurent and Damen.

[Ignis gives Prompto a warm smile and then nods.]

She does. She doesn't like the idea of me leaving the cottage alone anymore than I imagine you do.
want_to_belong: (Camera boy)

[personal profile] want_to_belong 2018-05-21 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
Never hurts to have backup. I wonder how big she'll get when she's all grown.

And you don't have to worry about me. You know there's always a spot open for your company. I mean, we're a team.
shatteredlenses: Profile Smile (Profile Smile)

[personal profile] shatteredlenses 2018-05-21 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
It's hard to say, aside from my assumption that she certainly won't get as big as her mother. It would be quite difficult for any life to survive with multiple phoenix-suns so close to each other.

[He drops his arm around Prompto's shoulders then, giving him a gentle squeeze.]

That we are, and I have no intention of forgetting it. Don't worry.
Edited (A better thought arrives!) 2018-05-21 06:52 (UTC)