[Walkabout] *grabs conch shell*

[senpaidol]

Okay.

This looks pretty weird for a Jaunt, huh? I don't see most of the people I expected to, or anyone native. It's almost like we were shipwrecked without a ship, right?

Anyway, this kinda thing usually goes badly pretty fast in books and movies, so I think we should get organized early. Everyone who can hear me, let's please gather up and figure out who's here, what we can do, and what we're supposed to be doing. I haven't seen any natives or people acting like natives at all, so I don't think we have to worry about being suspicious.

The first thing I think we want to worry about is who's here and what we know how to do. I've never even been so much as camping, but I do know how to coordinate people when we're exploring. Got all kinds of magic stuff to do things like mapping, detecting monsters (which'll probably work on like, animals too), giving information to and from people really fast, and uh, literally helping anyone with anything. I don't totally understand the how on that last one, but basically anything you can do I can figure out a way to help.

Oh, and if we can't find food or water easily, I can turn into a Synthetic and save a little bit of that.

So yeah, sorry this isn't the most professional thing, but I think we should all check in and coordinate stuff here, so we can figure out what we're going to do...

[She forgot to mention her own name, though.]

((OOC: And oh yeah, feel free to use this post to ICly organize exploration groups if you aren't doing that elsewhere/off-camera.))

Comments

[flumine]

Might be hiding, burrowed down deep beneath the earth and hoping the volcano won't find them. If they aren't themselves, they wouldn't know to bring you in from the cold. It's a flaw in the system.

[itsananimalthing]

Well, we're not all here, so yeah. Split up is my guess. Unless they just dumped three quarters of us into nothing.

[tobegood]

[He's still suspicious of these people, but it does seem true that they had no more choice in being brought here than he did, and sharing what they can do, how they can help each other survive, is something he can't argue the merit of.]

...I'm Imriel. I grew up in the mountains, so I know my way around that kind of terrain.

[senpaidol]

In that case, you can avoid the ambush and give us a heads up.

[senpaidol]

Well, last time, everyone in Brooklyn started in the same place and the other three quarters of us were in the other Jaunt. Although I guess that counts as "really split up".

[senpaidol]

[......give her a second.]

[......and another second.]

So...you think we're split up and they're all Infiltrating?

[senpaidol]

Nice to meet you, Imriel. I'm Rise.

That'll be really helpful. If I know anything about how the Trumps do things, they're going to want us to explore.

[tobegood]

...They want us to explore? For what? There's no-one here!

What can we find on a deserted island that they can't, when we don't know what we're looking for?

[flumine]

It's a theory.

[And one she likes better than the alternative: that they're worlds away from anyone who's more than passingly familiar.]

We couldn't arrive together. The lack of obvious means of transport would be suspicious.

[summerorange]

I'm Natsumi, and...well, if we do end up where we have to defend ourselves, I can help in that area. So can my two friends, who are with us. And I can help carry any supplies and cook. ...ah!

...though if you do detect a little white bat with that particular skill, don't worry about her; she's with me, and she doesn't bite.

Often.

[senpaidol]

You have a pet bat?

[summerorange]

She's not a pet, per se. She's my partner.

It's a little complicated.

[senpaidol]

Hey, my partner's a part of my personality in the shape of an ancient Japanese queen. Say no more.

[heartofmetal]

My name is Edward Elric. I'm rather experienced with surviving in the nature as well as hunting for food.

I picked up metal elementalism from the previous Jaunt, so if we need something made of metal, I can try and work with that.

[summerorange]

[There's definitely a shocked silence for a few moments.]

...that's...new to me.

[itsananimalthing]

Pretty sure this is gonna be the side Jaunt, yeah, unless we suddenly run into a bunch of people on the other side of the island who happen to all be Travelers, too. Ain't gonna rule it out.

[failgoyle]

Trust me, you'll hear the screaming.

You will definitely hear the screaming.

[capital_asset]

[Raidou doesn't speak up immediately. As much as he knows this sort of information is necessary, his first instinct is always going to be to keep his powers hidden. Eventually, he has to force himself to speak up, and when he does, it's with a distinctly mechanical air.]

I've... kept a number of skills from various Jaunts. Questing Sense. Ritual magic, if scrying ever becomes necessary. A wraithwolf transformation and some of the skills inherent to it. My Sithen form retains its flight capability. I still have access to Siren Magic, should things come to that. I can jury-rig some technology and I retained wood elementalism from the last Jaunt. I'm an accurate shot. I have a handful of additional transformations and access to healing skills.

And... summons.

[He still can't bring himself to say the word "demons" around these people - and not just because he knows certain parties are liable to go into hysterics upon hearing the word. Nor can he bring himself to go into detail. It's not how he was trained.]

...And I can cook. A bit.

[summerorange]

[That's quite a list of seemingly-useful skills. There's a sense of being impressed coming from Natsumi's end of the network...and also some very strong curiosity as well.]

Questing Sense? How does that work, if you don't mind explaining...?

[Seems like the best place to start. She can ask about the other skills later on as necessary - especially the summons.]

[capital_asset]

[He's not sure quite how to take that sense of being impressed. He suspects he should take some small pleasure in that, but mostly he feels uncomfortable. He wonders if that will ever change.]

I'm not sure how best to explain it. It... pulls you towards some person or destination that needs your attention - sometimes very insistently. You're left to figure out why for yourself, though. At least, that's been my experience with it thus far.

[senpaidol]

We'll definitely have to keep an eye out. This psychic thing has a limited range, right? I think it's longer than my Detection skill, but it might not cross the whole island. Everyone could be Infiltrating, too.

[senpaidol]

That's true. A crowd of people can show up in New York or a junk planet without much explanation, but without a boat or a plane here...

[senpaidol]

I think that's part of what we need to find out, sadly...

[senpaidol]

It's surprisingly common here, actually. Has anyone explained "Persona" to you yet?

[senpaidol]

Eh, that's...

...

Okay, now I'm hearing things or really confused.