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

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( CODED BY BOOTYCALL )

Comments

[lesbeau]

[Listen, Ren, you're doing a really good job with that hey look move, but Beau is taking no chances. So she does just kind of... half land on her, half wrestle her to the ground. It's not hard, but it's probably harder than it needs to be for the fact that Ren is a kid and she's a fully grown woman. At this point, she's mostly just throwing her weight around.]

Hah! I did!

[But she wiiiill maybe look once she thinks she has Ren subdued. Just in case. Juuuuust in case.]

[catpiper]

[The wind gets knocked out of her and it takes a second to get her bearings, while trying to force the woman's attention anywhere else.

But the thing is, she's not struggling. She's not trying to squirm free-she was caught, wrestled and pinned to the ground. There's no point in attempting to escape when Beau's got the literal upper hand.

The thing is-

She looks.

She looks and that makes Ren's tiny little mind go 100 miles per hour because that means she believes her.

It means there's a chance she can win, so-]

There's bacon in that tree. You should go get it.

[lesbeau]

[That answer makes her snort, and she looks back down at Ren.]

Yeah, good try.

[But she does get off from pinning her to the ground, and holds out a hand to help her up.]

You are really fast, though. I can show you how to go faster.

[There's a grin on her face that says she's already excited about this, and is kinda hopeful Ren is too.]

[catpiper]

[Help her up? Look, she still doesn't understand that. Because she thinks hold hands and that's what's happening until Beau shakes her free.

But she does look very excited at the thought of going faster.]

As fast as you? I want to try-how do you run like that?

[lesbeau]

[Okay, the extended grip is kinda weird, but lots of things about Ren are kinda weird, so.]

You don't have to hang on.

[As usual, she's blunt with those observations, but moves on just as quickly.]

Alright, watch. This is some secret monk shit, so like, don't just go telling everyone about this.

[She curves her ankle so her foot goes diagonally instead of vertically in front of her, and bends her knees.]

This is what we call a crane step. You start like this, and kick off from the back.

[For ease of simplicity here? It's a jazz run. This is what she's illustrating.]

[catpiper]

[If it's a secret, that's no problem. She'll take learning monk shit to the literal grave and then she can tell Kravitz postmortem. No secret breaking there.

And she watches the way Beau moves, eyeing the odd way her feet touch the ground and-

Attempts to do it herself. She's already light on her feet-it's the pointing that needs work, but by a few runs back and forth, she's got the hang of it.]

Did that look like cool monk shit?

[lesbeau]

[Yeah, by that point it's probably fine. She's thinking more along the lines of not advertising all her tricks or inadvertently collecting students. It just seems ill-advised. But children, sure, that works.]

Yeah, there you go! See, your footprints don't look like feet, so they won't know you're a person. That makes it really sneaky. Make sure you bend your knees!

[She twists her wrist in a 'show me again' kind of motion.]