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

[postictal]

How 'bout we each pick a color, and we shoot 'em both off at once?

[That's a fair compromise, right? If they pick small enough fireworks, they can launch several into the air at once, he's pretty sure.]

[catpiper]

[That's fair enough and she doesn't want to argue at all, when Tim is playing along in a way he typically doesn't. There's no way she wants to ruin it for him-not when he's taking an active role blowing stuff up, even if it's for the fun of others and not himself.

So she immediately goes for the line again, picking up another purple one.]

Will they mix and make a different color? Does that kind of thing happen with fireworks?

[postictal]

Uh, sorta. I mean, not...literally, but if you see them up in the air together, it's kinda like you're seeing new colors.

[So no, not even a little, but he's trying not to just say that.]

You know, like how red and blue together make purple? It wouldn't make a purple firework, but it'd...look a little like it, maybe?

[catpiper]

[That's good enough for her and that explanation checks out because all she hears is 'yeah, sure.']

Okay, that'll be a 'surprise.' Our new color will be very pretty.

[postictal]

[Yeah all right close enough. That's the most he's gonna get, and he's willing to accept that.]

[So he picks a red firework, and carefully slides it into the cannon.]

They'll probably look good together, if nothing else.

[catpiper]

[They're gonna look amazing because colors are dope.

And she begins the process of loading up the canon again, trying to balance it between her feet while she lights that sucker up and-

Boom!! Red and purple as far as the eye can see. She drops the canon again, but instead of running off again, she picks it right back up. Baby explosion steps here.]

It's very pretty! So pretty!

[postictal]

Red 'n purple look good together, I guess.

[And she didn't even go running this time.]

Look at you, firing this stuff off like it's no big deal. You're getting good at this.

[catpiper]

[She likes it-whatever that combination became. Purred? Rerple? That's for god and nature to decide.

But at the compliment, she just beams. It's a scary noise-one that's less scary when Tim's behind her. She doesn't need to run, and she knows that, even if her flight response takes over sometimes.

Once the cannon cools down, she pulls it up to her chest and hugs it against herself like a stuffed animal.]

Let's go find Chara and blow something up in front of them.

[postictal]

[Well, you can't say she doesn't know their interests.]

[There's something almost like a smile that settles unevenly over his features - a vague, upward twist to one side of his mouth, pinching the corners of his eyes like wrinkles.]

Yeah. Okay, kiddo.

[catpiper]

[Near, far, wherever they are, she's gonna find them.

So she ambles along, slowly, because she's got this canon in her arms and it's probably not gonna make it back to its original owner after this. That's a problem for future people though. Right now, she just checks to make sure Tim's following and wanders who knows where to find that kid.

It's gonna be GREAT.]