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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Comments

[so_dark_a_road]

"It's a good thing he understood that this is food for you." Because Leo is right, deals with the gods are perilous. Though it is true they usually make you pay up front, so it's not a debt.

Curufin nods. "I hope that you will be able to survive here without eating anybody's soul. The hunger I can understand, as I have the experience of a driving force taking over my existence -- indeed, it felt, at the time, as though it were the reason for my existence. I am controlled by it no longer. But it doesn't sound as though you have that choice."

[stealyoursoul]

Leo looks off to the side when Curufin says he hopes he won't eat anyone's soul. He hasn't done anything like that so far, but old habits always die hard. If anything happens to Hope or if he loses control, he'll end up taking souls without an ounce of regret. "We'll see."

The idea that Curufin has had something similar happen to him is an interesting one to Leo. He's shown much more understanding towards the monster than anyone else here. "Has anyone ever told you that you're pretty wise?" Maybe it was just an Elf thing, he certainly didn't know.

[so_dark_a_road]

Curufin smiles. "No, people don't generally tell me I'm wise. I've made plenty of mistakes in my time, even here. But I have things I care about, and people I care about. And I'm committed to the continued existence and the welfare of this community." He shrugs and smiles again. The smile contains mixed emotions.

But it is true that he is trying to understand Leo, and that he has some basis for understanding, different though their worlds and origins are.

"What else can we do but do the best we can?"