July Event: Riding the Wave

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JULY EVENT: RIDING THE WAVE

Who: Everyone!
What: The Jormun reappear to allow some transformative fun...and potentially some underwater exploration as well
When: July 10th and onward
Where: Ensō and the ocean floor around it
Warnings: Potential (and fully optional) body/transformation horror may arise when undergoing shifts from land-based to sea-based shapes, and vice versa. Otherwise, tag as you go!

I'll See You on the Other Side
The Jormun resurfaced to greet their old allies on July 8th, bringing with them the offer to explore the ocean floor alongside them. They're not the only old friend that's made a return, however. The kaleidoshells, placid, rainbow-tinted creatures reminiscent of sea turtles, have also made their way to Ensō's shores for their nesting season. For much of the month of July, you'll have to tread carefully around mounds of sand hiding delicate heaps of kaleidoshell eggs. Those of you uninterested in sea exploration can remain on the surface, if you like - the kaleidoshells can make for a stunning sight if you're glimpsing them for the first time as their shells throw off vibrant rainbow swirls of light reflected into the ocean waters.

Predators are always keen to feast on easy prey, and kaleidoshell eggs are no exception. If you feel like protecting them from any hungry slypers or pterax, you'll find that some of the Jormun are happy to stick on the surface with you and assist. They'll even lend you a schlacknorkcvic, which is the Jormun equivalent of a simple driftwood training staff, to help keep any thieving creatures away from the nests of kaleidoshell eggs - though they recommend that you do so peacefully, if possible.

Get Carried Away
Or you can brave the sea waters with the Jormun, instead. With the help of the sne'akleriad pendant, your new, aquatic shape will allow you to navigate the waters just as easily as they. Whether you intend to make use of this new skill to go roaming about and explore some of Ensō's uncharted ocean squares, take a look at that underwater structure that's been sighted before, or just have a joyous time beneath the waves with your new scaly, tentacled, flippered, or be-gilled form, the choice is yours.

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In the meantime, the following links may prove handy:

[ ♆ ] OOC Event Info and Plotting Post
[ ♆ ] Underwater City Exploration Page
[ ♆ ] Jormun NPC Information
[ ♆ ] Ensō's Locations Page

Event Timeline

[ ♆ ] July 8th: The Jormun and the kaleidoshells return to Ensō's shores
[ ♆ ] July 10th: Underwater exploration begins
[ ♆ ] July 17th: Part Two of our second year anniversary Test Drive Meme goes up
[ ♆ ] July 20th: Monthly Storytelling occurs
[ ♆ ] July 22nd: The final island in this voting round appears
[ ♆ ] July 25th: The Jormun return to their home beneath the waves

LOGS ● OOC ● STORIES ● MAIN NAVIGATION

( CODED BY BOOTYCALL )

Comments

[thermalwind]

Right, Zidane go ahead and guard our backs. [Keith calls out as he drops down to float beside Castor. The hole is large enough he could easily fit especially if he swam slowly. But what about everyone else. His braid swishes as he swims to the side.]

Looks like I can fit. What about everyone else? No one should go in there alone.

[atailoftwoworlds]

[And he stopped pounding on the wall and turned to Castor. Seeing what she had done, he grinned.] Hey, you’ve found an entrance. Nice going! [And he turned back to Keith.] Got it. All right, I’ll give you guys a yell if something comes. Be careful in there!

[hyperlit]

[It's a little strange to have someone acting as a leader. But Keith was the most...leaderly...in their shared Trial, so at least it isn't too far out of left field to follow that command, nominally. They size up the gap. They're lithe enough that they might fit, small as they are.]

can follow inside

[littlemhigan]

Then let us be about it! In ye go, lads; I'll follow once yer in.

[ Castor drags the rock a little farther, widening the gap as much as she can and trying to angle it so as not to fall closed as soon as she let go. ]

Ye'll be alright out here by your lonesome, Zidane?

[thermalwind]

[He glances at Castor then at Zidane. She's right. Leaving Zidane to watch by himself feels wrong. But, he'll trust him if he says he'll be fine.]

If you're alright with this we'll head in. I'll activate a light source once we're inside.

[Keith thinks it over, his brows coming down. He lightly runs his hand along the edge of the opening.] Zidane can you post yourself just inside the entrance? If should shield you from view of anything outside.

[atailoftwoworlds]

[And Castor's words cause him to look really surprised and confused.] Gosh, Castor, you're worried I'd get really bored and lonely while you guys were having all the fun? Didn't know you cared about me THAT much.

......[And then he grins.] Just kidding! I'll be fine. I've got my own powers up my sleeves if things go really bad, anyway. But guarding just inside the entrance is probably a good idea. Besides, it means I'm closer to you guys if you get attacked instead. [No reason to suspect there aren't monsters lurking in the building already.]

[hyperlit]

[If Zidane says he can handle it, then he can handle it. The Drifter takes this all in calmly, then nods.]

signal if attacked

[...and proceeds to just swim for the entrance without any further warning to anyone. Either catch up or try to get ahead of them if you want, 'cause they're not stopping.]

[littlemhigan]

I don't much like the thougt've draggin' you back to the shore if something decides te pick a fight, that's all. Yell if somethin' looks hungry, aye?

[ Castor drags the rock just a bit farther back before clambering over it and heading into the darkness herself.

It's too dark inside for her to really see properly, but she moves carefully across the ground, with tentacles skimming across everything close. Touch guides her way. ]


Hn. Can any've ye see well down here?

[thermalwind]

We’ll yell if we need back up. [Keith says as he slips in with the others. He slips the pendant off his neck and wraps it around his arm as the light flares like a small star.]

I can see. If you let me lead we’ll have a light to guide us.

[The walls of the inside of the building look worn and broken. Whatever happened here, debris is scattered everywhere. His sword feels light in his right hand. No strange sounds yet.

But the mission is young.]

[hyperlit]

[The Drifter's instinct isn't really to let anyone else lead...but Keith is also the only one with the light. So.]

[They move back to allow him to take point. Their sword is soon out and offering its own weak, cerulean light out into their surroundings. It's not much, particularly when compared to Keith's own pendant, but it's better than nothing at all.]

guess who lost track of turns!

[littlemhigan]

S' the second time ye've come through with a light for me. I've a mind te let you pack my things next time we go explorin'.

[ Something about the gloom of the ruins makes her voice seem small and dull, swallowed by time and darkness and water. ]

S' a lot of loose down here; ain't been anything through this way in a long time.

it's fine. birthday plus hurricane here

[thermalwind]

Nothing big, at least. [Keith says as he moves as quietly as he can manage, casting the light in careful sweeps. He spots something on the floor of the passage and pauses, raising his blade. He motions with it.] Come over here, I found something.

[One swish of his tail brings him closer to a ruined wall and away from the mess on most of the floor. The material catching the light seems like pieces of glass or something close to it. As hard to follow as the interior has been so far it's just as difficult to tell what the material had once been in the shape of. The only hint is some of the pieces are curved like the side of a sphere that happened to break.]

...Looks like glass. [He says as he drifts closer to the floor, his tail kept well above the fragments. Keith pokes at them with his blade and instead of sliding along the floor there's a give to the substance.]

all good!

[hyperlit]

[The Drifter glances in Keith's direction at his behest, moving closer.]

[Before they can pick over the pieces with any more interest, a distant, gurgling sound alerts them to the presence of something else in these walls. Immediately, they swivel around, eyes straining to pick out hostiles in the dark.]

not alone