[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

[senpaidol]

Uh, wow. MVP here. I wouldn't even know where to put you to start with.

What can Siren Magic and your summons do?

[capital_asset]

Siren Magic varies based on the Song. It can enable people to breathe underwater, alter their moods, put them to sleep, strengthen or weaken them, help them navigate unfamiliar areas... It really depends.

Summons... also vary, based on the skills they possess. Some are geared towards combat, others towards healing. Most of them have at least some skills that are useful in a more investigatory context, such as illuminating dark areas and finding hidden objects. All of them are capable of functioning autonomously.

[He knows it's unrealistic on his part, but he still hopes she doesn't ask for many more details than this. This is uncomfortable enough as it is.]

[tobegood]

So... what happens if we don't do what they want? [That's one portion of the Traveler introduction that he feels is particularly lacking.]

[itsananimalthing]

From what I hear, it managed to cover the whole Bando peninsula, last Jaunt. Don't think this place is quite that big. We should be fine for talkin' to each other.

[runawaystory]

The city didn't take up the whole island. I recognize the beach...

Plus, there's the forcefield. Out over the water -- you can see a distortion in the clouds. The whole island's enclosed in one.

[solvethepuzzle]

Thank you, Miss Kujikawa. [Yes he eavesdropped on other conversations. It's a thing. His psychic voice is exceptionally clear, but there is no discernible tone to it.]

I am called Near. [Phrased that way deliberately, mostly to evade confusion.] I'm afraid my practical skills for this situation are limited, though I am also capable of Interfacing. And I have magics that can create light, detect poison, and if necessary, assist in co-ordinating attacks.

[He'd debated adding that last one, considering he would rather not put himself into a position where he would be able to use it, but considers it better to say so in the end.]

[comebewe]

...So when you say summons, were you actually meaning to say, 'ridiculously oversized dragon'?

[Yeah, Matthew definitely hasn't forgotten about that]

[capital_asset]

[...He probably should have expected something like this sooner or later.]

No. Although he is one.

[comebewe]

Do you happen to have any non oversized dragons who could scout out this place without freaking out any locals that might be hiding away somewhere?

[capital_asset]

I have a non-oversized non-dragon who could scout, but she dislikes humans on general principle. And she is herself obviously nonhuman, which could present a problem if any remaining locals are able to see her.

[That and she has a distressing tendency to get lost and then make life miserable for anyone she happens to stumble across along the way. Raidou is very fond of Moh Shuvuu, but he'd be lying if he said she was always easy to work with.]

[comebewe]

If any are able to see her?

[capital_asset]

Most humans in my world can't see them, unless they happen to have some sort of spiritual sensitivity. That seems to be the case in several of the other worlds we've visited as well, but it's by no means consistent.

[comebewe]

...Okay. Then maybe you can send the skyscraper of a dragon scouting.

[capital_asset]

...

Does his size bother you that much?

[comebewe]

Bother me? No. But it is kinda memorable.

[and they might, perhaps, still remember being so much smaller and maybe just a little bit jealous of Kohru's impressive size]

[capital_asset]

...It's possible that I'm too used to him to properly appreciate that by now.

[comebewe]

I'll appreciate it enough for the both of us.

[capital_asset]

I suspect he'd appreciate that.

[comebewe]

Not really the modest type, is he?

[capital_asset]

Not as such, no.

[senpaidol]

All of that sounds pretty handy, actually. You should probably be in a different group from me, but it sounds like you can do a lot of the same stuff.

I think what we really need to worry about is people with skills to survive out in the woods...

[senpaidol]

Huh. You know, if it'll help us navigate, I might want to learn that song...

[senpaidol]

Well, that's an interesting question. Supposedly, this is the same world where Travelers asked that question before and just...wandered off.

Afterward, most of them disappeared from Liminal Space while the rest were brought back to it. Maybe they escaped, or were sent home because they weren't playing along, but the conditions for the people who stayed got pretty bad. No access to food or water, that kind of thing.

[senpaidol]

And if no one else can hear us, it means they're Infiltrating or not on the island.

[capital_asset]

[Raidou hesitates.]

I could probably teach it to you, but... Singing is addicting. The more you do it, the more you need to do it.