lifeaftr | May Adventure: I Want to Go Where Everyone Goes

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?

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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Bee careful!

[It's not too surprising that one of the first things Chip is drawn to is the Honeycomb--once they were sure the island was safe enough they'd gone running right for the closest thing they've seen to a proper playground in a year. They spend nearly an hour running around and through it with delighted laughter, pockets full of honey sticks (and fingers sticky with the remains, of course), before they manage to pop out to an opening at the top.]

[They've begun to very carefully climb across the 'roof' of the complex, jumping over gaps and edging their way down some of the steeper sides to keep from sliding off. Whatever this stuff is made of, it's pretty tough--but still just slippery enough that they have to watch their footing. Which means that if anyone happens to come across Chip, they're probably not going to notice until they right right into whoever it is.]

Who ever heard of a cultivar?

[Later on Chip wanders around the vineyards, pulling bunches of grapes off the vine to snack on as they wander around. Unfortunately, the edibility of some types they come across leave something to be desired, and they wince when they bite into one and feel a crunch against their teeth.]

Ow! What the heck--

[Spitting out the seed into their hand, they make a face and look between it and the little bundle they'd just pulled off the vine.]

Since when do they have seeds in them?!

[ The Knight is on one of their meandering trips through the Honeycomb when they hear thumping overhead. Curious to see what it is, and reasonably confident it won't be some kind of hostile entity, they make their way upwards with little trouble, popping their head out to look for the source of the noise.

This is probably ample opportunity for Chip to accidentally almost step on them, or something similarly alarming, however. ]

[And indeed, Chip is mid-leap when they see a familiar white mask pop up right in their path, which has them yelping and twisting to try and avoid disaster.]

Move--!

[Rather than taking two dirty sneakers to the face, Knight is instead treated to the sight of Chip sailing over them to fall hard on their side. They then skid backwards down the slope of the roof, and don't quite have enough time to grab for a handhold...]

[Might want to get out of the way to avoid being squished, buddy.]

[ Oops. That's not good. They scramble out onto the roof themselves, sorting quickly through their charm collection. Their shape shifts as they skid, the sound of tiny hands pattering on the Honeycomb's surface changing to the clack of something like hooves.

They leap forward over Chip, bracing their larger body against the roof's odd angles so that their friend will hopefully hit them and stop. ]

[Chip does indeed land on the Knight's now larger back, grabbing on by instinct as tight as they can. Perhaps predictably, they're already stammering out an apology before they realize all of what just happened.]

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to--you changed?!

[Hello, Chip, there's a very large goat woman standing next to you, looking amused. She also has a lorby on her neck, which she's feeding fruit to.]

Since always, dear child. Who has ever heard of a grape with no seeds?

None of the ones I ate ever had any!

[They look startled when they turn and see who it is they snapped at, blanching and ducking their head quickly.]

I-I mean...I know they've gotta have them but I never...noticed 'em.

May Adventure: I Want to Go Where Everyone Goes

Chip Abaroa | OTA

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i'd like some boneless grapes please

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