May Adventure: I Want to Go Where Everyone Goes

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NEW ISLAND: IO

Who: Everyone!
What: Io appears!
When: May 10th and onward
Where: Io
Warnings: The possibility of drug use and alcohol may come up. Otherwise, tag as you go!

Things Are Shaping Up to Be Pretty Odd
As of May 10th, the mana pools on Ensō and its islets will now allow for travel to Io. Though you could always opt for sailing, if you wanted. As we mentioned on the island's introductory post, no exploration is necessary! The island is small enough and easily traversed, and with a minimum of dangers, you have plenty of time to visit each of Io's six draws.

The temple is the easiest place to get in touch with the local avatar, though you can contact them just as easily by striking up a conversation with just about any honeybee you see in the vicinity. The lazy drone of them can be heard all over the island, though they're quite complacent, and not at all prone to disturbing adventurers. The temple itself is twined with grapevines and smothered with inlays of rubies, proud and sparkling. Inside, it smells of honey and wine, and seems to exhibit a naturally contented glow. Just outside, numerous fruit trees sprout all about the temple's courtyard, to be sampled at your leisure.

The bathhouses are located just south of the temple, and are prime locations for some rest and relaxation. Bathe, swim, take a spa day! There are innumerable rooms to do exactly that, and more space than be reasonably filled by some sixty-or-seventy people. Or maybe you're interested in getting absolutely sloshed instead. The vineyard is perfect for that, located to Io's northeast on one of its long, tapering peninsulas. Rows upon rows of grapevines lead up to the crown jewel of the region: a proud winery with enough goods to satisfy even the most parched.

For those less keen on mind-altering substances, the tea gardens are a far safer bet. They practically emanate tranquility, with their soft paper lanterns, thickets of tea trees, and a tea room with a seemingly endless supply of every supplement to your drink that you could ask for. And if none of the teabags or tea leaves in there suit your preference, you're free to wander about the gardens yourself and sample whatever you like.

The Honeycomb at the island's heart is much more akin to a play structure or jungle gym than anything else, but its interlocking passageways and erratic, hexagonal architecture aren't for nothing. It's an ideal spot for play or exercise, if you're into that kind of thing - or for getting positively sick on honey sticks.

The campsites ensure that you don't truly have to depart from Io, if you don't want to. Tents full of chairs and cushions and blankets make it a wonderful place to spend the night if you're so inclined, and the lockers full of food and drink are assurances that you won't go hungry. And with all these massive bonfires and firework cannons, why would you ever want to leave?

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Welcome to the island of Io! Please, enjoy your stay and make full use of this island's many faculties! For further information in regards to the island, or plotting, the following links may prove handy:

[ ♆ ] OOC info and introductory post
[ ♆ ] Io on the Locations page

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Comments

[journalname]

I have not! I did see their temple, but only from a distance.

[had to GET THAT TEA, and also the last new god did not go, uh, well?]

Have you?

[assoverelbow]

I visited their temple, briefly. Lovely trees.

[He threw so many apples at passerby. It was great.]

But I did not speak to them. I am wondering, now, if I should have.

[journalname]

I am sure you still have time! Although I would not leave it for too long - new islands often bring...some amount of unrest, along with them.

[That's a weird and vague way of putting it, but Asgore's really trying to avoid anything along the lines of "something terrible is gonna happen soon probably".]

[assoverelbow]

[Unrest is a word you can use, yeah.]

How often does a thing like this happen?

[He hasn't quite gotten the full picture of life out here, but...He gets the feeling islands like this are relatively common place.

And by islands like this he means ones that are bizarrely magical.]

[journalname]

Roughly every month. The Storyteller does let us know when a new island is about to appear - though they are not always so bad.

[He's sure there's been times it didn't lead to disaster! Like, this island seems nice, maybe it'll be okay here?]

[assoverelbow]

Must have missed the memo.

[This island is very nice! It's incredibly pleasant, which means if something bad happens it's going to be absolutely terrible.]

But I'm certain things cannot always be terrible. There is always a light.

[journalname]

Oh, no. It can be quite peaceful, when there is nothing going on! Before we got this island, even.

[The tea garden is quite charming.]

[assoverelbow]

How often is there something going on?

[He sounds more amused than worried. By now, everyone seems to be waiting for the other shoe to drop. What's up with that?]

Is it with every island, or more often than that?