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

[deathfindsaway]

[He is personally hopeful not to get the shit bitten out of him, but it would all be worth it for what's coming next. She obliges, and he can't help the little smile as he moves himself just behind, reaches out to take it with his thumb and forefinger.

(He does one little bean squish. Just one. Those beans...!)

But once that's done, he guides the side of her paw to the sand, and moves it to spell out her name in the sand.]

So as we know, this is a y, then an e...

[HE GOT TO TOUCH THE BEANS!!!!]

[taxusbacatta]

<sub>[Yellowfang is (mostly) content to continue their lesson in this way. She pays attention to how her whole foreleg moves, not just the shapes she makes in the sand. If she could remember this...the wisdom of the Clans would be saved.]

[Name after name, her writing grew closer and closer to Kravitz's own handwriting. Those round letters would always be a struggle and a little too skinny, but she was making progress. If she were not good at learning, she would not have made such a good medicine cat.]</sub>

You are a patient teacher. I appreciate that.

[deathfindsaway]

[He gives her a gentle smile, releasing her paw after another repetition so she can practice.]

I have had quite a long time to live and learn it. Though I hardly have the pause with more dangerous issues, it is nice to... be afforded the time to do something correctly, instead of simply finishing it. Does that make sense? I am enjoying having the time gifted to do something... gently. Without stressors.

[taxusbacatta]

_{[If she made faces like a Twolegs, a bitter little smile would have wrinkled her muzzle. Their down time was precious, wasn't it? It was hard to tell what kind of strange and dangerous weather of magic was coming.]}

I have heard that, that Twolegs live much longer than cats.

[deathfindsaway]

[That makes his gaze turn a bit outward, towards the water.]

I... find myself with more than most, as it stands. Most humans will live somewhere in the realm of fifty to a hundred years. It has been far longer than that, for my experience. But that is not typical.

[He looks back to her, to the writing in the sand.]

We have time here, though. More than I would have suspected. Perhaps that can mean something more, if we choose to let it.