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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[semistableman]

[Bucky is not the sort of man to turn down a direct challenge like that.

He likes Beau on top of that, the sort of person he'd having a drinking competition with if he could actually get drunk.]

You're on!

[He's already climbing up the structure.]

[lesbeau]

[She is a great person to have drinking contests with, as proven by the fact that she has started quite a few of them. Not won all of them, of course, but started like, a lot. Beau's really just a good person to start something with, especially when that something is stupid.]

Hell yes! If you can catch me, you win. If you give up, I win-- ohshit.

[He's moving and she should too, now that the rules are set up, and she jumps off the structure she's standing on to grab a rope and start her grand escape to... somewhere. She doesn't know where. Just somewhere.]

Good luck, sucker!

[semistableman]

[He laughs, cheerful and clearly enjoying this game of... whatever the hell they're doing for what it is. There aren't many people who can keep up with him, but Beau is definitely one of them.

He's already up on the structure by the time she's grabbed the rope, though he probably won't make it in time to stop her from fleeing to what's probably going to be another another structure.]

No fair chickening out now!

[lesbeau]

[Beau may not be any kind of enhanced super soldier, but thanks to her training in ki, she's got a lot of speed and stamina a regular person wouldn't. With a base movement speed of like 10 miles an hour, she's stupid fast in short bursts, so the constant movement means she's in her element here. Beau whoops out a laugh as she swings, landing gracefully on the next structure over and starting to climb the tower there.]

Oh, did you think it was gonna be easy?? Challenge was catch me, sucker! You better catch up, I could be going anywhere by now!

[As if she isn't just going Up, right now.]

[semistableman]

[Yeah, he's pretty sure he's going to be getting along with Beau just fine. She's fast, clearly strong, and exactly the sort of person who doesn't back down from a challenge. Reminds him of someone else, to be honest.

He's already following her, swinging over to the same structure, landing on his feet with the skill of someone used to making ridiculous jumps on the fly.]

I didn't say anything about giving up!

[He's absolutely following her up.]

[lesbeau]

[Don't go comparing her to Steve at all Bucky, she's a mess. At least she is totally willing to rumble any damn time, as evidenced by her movement. She's no enhanced superhuman, but she does have a few tricks up her sleeve to give an edge where she needs it. Beau doesn't stop, even as he's quickly following with deft precision.]

Good! I wanna see what you got!

[Maybe he'll spar with her later. Or well, doesn't he have a metal arm? That might hurt.

Eeh, she's fought worse. If she can get decked by a rock golem into unconsciousness and not die, this is probably fine.

Regardless, Beau turns her head back to the sky, away from watching him to keep moving with the knowledge he can probably close the gap.]