Event Log: The Beach Episode

[hadrielmods]

Who: Everyone!
What: The event log for the transition to our new planet!
Where: The city, which has now been fragmented onto four separate islands.
When: May 27th-June 10th
Warnings: Surf's up! If by 'surf', you mean separation from your friends, weird sea creatures, and cold rainfall.

The sun and the sand and a drink in your hand- well, it all sounded pretty nice when you voted for the island planet, but ultimately what you're getting is a bit less glamorous.

The transition takes place instantaneously, with very little noteworthy shakeup, though those of you who are particularly in-tune with the supernatural may feel a bit dizzied or nauseated by the sudden movement. And that's exactly what it is: for those of you who are outside, the change is fairly noticeable, as in the span of a single blink, what used to be miles of desert is now rocky ocean. The city is simply in one place one moment, and then somewhere entirely new a second later.

And that somewhere new is exciting! The islands have plenty of landscape to explore and weather conditions to adjust to, fish to catch, and- wait, how do you get to the other islands? What if your friends or your home or the bar is on these other islands? Enjoy having to figure out who is where and how you're going to get by with only a small fraction of the city to work off of- hopefully those boats will come sooner rather than later...

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Delmar | West Island | OTA

[imhisaunt]

May 27th-29th

The bakery is gone. Many of the buildings he recognizes are gone. He cannot locate a good number of his friends. The only small relief is that he was moved with his home and that, being someone who hates wearing less than two layers at any given moment, Delmar is well supplied for such weather when it comes to wardrobe. He's bundled up in his heavy overcoat and green felt hat as he fretfully searches the island looking for familiar people and places.

May 30 - June 10th

Once his friends and his bakery are accounted for, Delmar finds himself drawn to long walks along the shoreline, something from his routine back home that he's missed desperately. True, this is no Rockaway Beach with its dazzling sunset and unbroken horizon but with the gray skies and chilly weather its not too far off the mark of New York in the fall and winter. So he can be found trudging up and down near the water, occasionally reading from a book as he walks, at other times simply carrying it under his arm and staring off into the distance.

He'd be more than glad for company if you'd care to join him.

oops i mean 2nd prompt tho

[laststartofall]

Jet is at the beach because he's never been to a beach, much less seen a body of water as huge as the one currently in front of him. The crashing of the waves and the whistling breeze coming off the water is a unique an experience as they come for someone who lived their entire life in a desert, and once he'd managed to keep Party from having a 24/7 tantrum over their current situation he'd started to head out this way fairly frequently.

He sees Delmar easily enough but doesn't rush to catch him, rather closing the distance between them naturally and falling into soft step beside him.

"Hey."

[imhisaunt]

Delmar had been walking in slow even strides, nose in a book as he walked and read. His head turns quickly in surprise when he's spoken to, but only because he had been lost in thought. When he gets his bearings, the who, what, when and where of the moment, he smiles softly but tiredly, moving to tuck the book under his arm.

"Oh. Hello there, Jet. Are you alright?"

[laststartofall]

The wind is playing all too boisterously with Jet's mop of curly hair, but he doesn't seem to mind at all as it whips here and there and occasionally across his face. He does brush it back, though, to address Delmar when he's spoken to.

"Mm." A nod, the softness of the response almost swept away completely by the sea breeze but followed up with a gentle nod. "'M good. Like this. Never been to the sea."

[imhisaunt]

"Really??" Delmar's surprise borders on horrified and instinctively he reaches out to clutch Jet's arm with his free hand.

"Then you must walk with me!"

This is very important to Delmar.

[laststartofall]

He's surprised by the contact, though it shows only mildly in his expression and not at all in his posture. Delmar has long since been assigned 'not a threat' and no alarm bells ring against the light clutch on his arm.

Jet smiles, and briefly clasps his hand over Delmar's.

"Sure. Both going the same way anyway, right?"

Why not go that way together?

[imhisaunt]

Delmar nods in perhaps a bit too dramatic a fashion, not relinquishing his grip on Jet's arm as he has now made it his mission to make sure Jet has a nice beach walk.

"Yes. And you can look at the horizon. That is very important." He gestures with his book-holding hand towards the open ocean. "You see people can get some of their best thoughts when they look at the ocean....and sometimes if you look out there long enough things seem...well...better. It seems like you can get through the day."

wow i totally lost this tag

[laststartofall]

It was already pretty damn pleasant but he doesn't object to the company, either. Delmar is about as unintimidating as they come, and it's kind of difficult to not want to be around someone who taught you how to make chocolate cake.

"Talking from somewhere deep, hm?" he says, a little softly, catching a meaning to the words that perhaps Delmar did not intend, and yet...

Jet does understand needing something to just get you through the day.

[imhisaunt]

Delmar looks down at his feet shyly when he realizes belatedly the implications of what he'd said. "I'm sorry. S-sometimes I talk too much....I just....say things...."

James used to get upset with him for that. Saying stupid things.

"Why don't you tell me something about yourself, Jet?"

Smoothest transition ever.

May 28th

[toiletseat_girl]

[on one of the days of his search for friends, he runs across George. she's just gotten done with her shift at the clinic and she's on her way home. she can't help but notice that he looks worried. she decides to pass up going home for now and go to Delmar. she doesn't know him as well as she does some people, but she can recognize worry when she sees it]

Hey. You all right?

[imhisaunt]

[A harried Delmar can't stop himself from reaching out to pat at her shoulder as though to simultaneously express his relief and to reassure himself that she's there]

Oh! Miss George...it is very good to see you.

[toiletseat_girl]

[woah, touching. she's unused to friendly touching. but she allows it because clearly he's in a state]

It's good to see you, too. Are you--doing okay?

[imhisaunt]

[When he has ascertained fully that she is in fact there, he retracts his hand, bringing it up to knot with the fingers of his other hand worriedly]

I can't find the bakery...I don't know where everyone is....everything has changed....

[toiletseat_girl]

[...well, shit. that kind of makes her wish he'd left the hand there]

We could go looking for it? If you wanted to?

[imhisaunt]

You wouldn't mind??

[Because he very much wants to say yes]

[toiletseat_girl]

Why would I mind?

[in the past, she would've minded. but it's been a long almost-year]

[imhisaunt]

Well you must have people and things you want to find too....I'd be distracting ya.

May 27th, video

[roseofthetyrells]

[Margaery was at the Sewing Shop when the shift happened. she was looking out of her window at desert and in the blink of an eye, she saw rocks and what looked like rain lurking in the distance. she ventured outside long enough to ascertain that not all of the town moved with the Shop to this island and immediately set out to contact her friends to see where they'd ended up.

of course her first call is to Delmar]

Delmar? Hello! Where are you?

[imhisaunt]

Margaery!

[Delmar sounds somewhat panicked, having similarly found the world outside his window strange and different]

I...I am at my apartment. But I...I don't know where anything else is. Where are you?

[roseofthetyrells]

[she can hear the panic in his voice and it worries her greatly. so she pitches her voice as soothingly as possible]

I'm on one of the islands, the one with the Sewing Shop on it. I'd gotten up early to get a little work done and found myself stranded. I've done some looking and while we do have the Armory, the Park, and the Guard Headquarters, my home is not on this island.

I'm grateful that you weren't stranded elsewhere away from your home.

[imhisaunt]

[He chews his lower lip nervously as she talks, trying to focus on the details of what she's saying]

Is there any way for you to get home? What are you going to do for food??

[roseofthetyrells]

[she can tell how upset he is and wishes she could be there in person to soothe him]

We've no boats. None that I've seen, at least. About that. . . we do have a shop here. It has little in the way of food, but I should be able to manage if I'm not too greedy.

[imhisaunt]

Are any of the monsters there?

[If only he had Harlan's magic, then he could be more useful]

Do you have your sword?

[Though he hates the idea of Margaery fighting, he'd rather she be armed than not]

[roseofthetyrells]

No, we've no monsters here. I hope that there aren't any on your island!

[he's already useful just being himself. and she hastens to reassure him]

I do. I also have the wards the elves put in place for me. I should be safe.

[imhisaunt]

I'm afraid we do have some of those beasts here but don't you worry, I'll be careful.

[Delmar learned his lesson about running into danger when the Null invaded]

Is there anyone else you know with you? Any of your friends?