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

[taxusbacatta]

Hmm.

_{[So Twolegs become bones in their own...land of the dead. Curiosoty sparkles suddenly in the old cat's eyes.]}

Tell me about that. It never occurred to me until this moment that Twolegs might have a place where their ancestors look down on them. We cats have StarClan.

[vagabone]

Truth is, it's not the afterlife I was expecting. Not in a bad way. It's full of buildings stacked on top of older buildings. Lots of towers, like...

[What's a good cat-friendly analogy, one that isn't building blocks?]

Trees, with all the most interesting old stuff at the bottom. And a lake that seems to go on forever. What's StarClan?

[taxusbacatta]

A beautiful place...

_{[She continues her crude copy of Hector's buildings as she remembers her visits to the Moonstone.]}

Full of sunny places to nap, plenty of prey to eat, and no sickness or strife. Our ancestors live there and they send us messages from StarClan to guide us.

[vagabone]

See, that's not so different from what we get. We're a little short on food, but we don't get hungry and what food we do have tastes better than ever... eating less often makes you look forward to it, really savor every bite. And we sleep too, I suppose because it feels good to lie down when you're tired.

[Food and sleep, two of life's greatest things no matter what species you are.]

[taxusbacatta]

_{[Yellowfang humms thoughtfully to herself.]}

This strange place stole both of us from our eternal rest. What do you think of that? Are we ghosts?

_{[Weeks ago this would have sounded like nonsense for kits to her ears, but now she is opening up.]}

[vagabone]

Ghosts, absolutely. I know I am. I shouldn't be able to touch stuff, but here I am... making castles.

[He shrugs, hands in the sand. Castles!!]

Nothing's the way it should be.

[taxusbacatta]

_{[Yellowfang slowly lays down on her side and watches Hector's sandy empire grow.]}

No, it isn't, is it? This place is like a dream full of nonsense we can touch. But perhaps not all of it is bad. There is no war here.

[vagabone]

[He looks away from his very important work of smoothing the sand flat, blinking at her.]

Cats have wars? Huh. That's kind of disappointing. See, there's where you don't want to be like humans.

[taxusbacatta]

We are nothing like Twolegs!

_{[Her stumpy little ears lay flat and she is suddenly electric.]}

We must protect our territory and our Clan! To be a warrior is noble and a sacrifice!

[vagabone]

Easy, easy.

[She's about a thousand pounds too small to be the size of cat who can actually scare him, but still. He holds up his hands defensively.]

I didn't mean that in a bad way, that's not an insult. There are hum... twolegs who'd say the same thing about their homes.

[taxusbacatta]

_{[She's not going to budge on this one, boney buddy!]}

It doesn't surprise me that Twolegs cause chaos amongst themselves, but I can assure you it is nothing like Clan battle! Twolegs pay no mind to anything around them, it is why we must struggle with one another for the ground we can get! Thunderpaths, monsters, dogs! All of it seeps into the Clan grounds.

What threats do Twolegs have?

[vagabone]

I don't like half the stuff we humans do either, believe me. I'm just telling it like it is.

[Is she asking how humans die? It's as good a guess as any.]

Diseases, old age, bad weather, accidents. [He's not smiling.] Other Twolegs.

[taxusbacatta]

_{[Yellowfang appraises him with her hard, leaky, yellow eyes. He's already dead. It would be cruel of her to berate him further on how awful Twolegs were. After all, she did not know how he died. Perhaps it was by the hand of another Twolegs. She doubted he was run over by a monster.]}

Well, we shall see how similar cats and Twolegs are then. I don't have much choice but to watch while I'm here.

[vagabone]

[He shakes his head, dragging himself away from bad memories and gives half a smile at the kittycat.]

Anything you want to know, just ask.