[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.]

[senpaidol]

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

[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.

[senpaidol]

Well, that's the way with regular singing too, isn't it?

I'll be careful, though. Really, it just...sounds like a big step up in the abilities I already have, especially the navigation or strengthening ones. Those sound like exactly what I try to do for people already.

[capital_asset]

[That question is not really helping her case. Unless it's a joke, in which case it's... still not helping her case because for all Raidou knows, she's from a world where that actually does happen. Which is not impossible: case in point, this entire subject.]

It results in physical withdrawal symptoms?

[senpaidol]

Uh...no. More habit-forming than addictive, I guess.

What kind of withdrawal symptoms?

[capital_asset]

From what my overlay remembers, addicted Sirens mostly didn't eat or sleep, and were worn down accordingly. The majority of the effects were more mental: They were depressed and listless, but at the same time emotionally volatile, and they were highly suggestible.

[senpaidol]

[Well that's a little like getting burnt out on being an idol.]

I can't say I've had that happen from singing, but I've gotten over that kind of feeling before...if you don't want to teach me, you don't have to, but I'd do anything to help out, even dealing with that.

[capital_asset]

[Raidou is silent for a long moment as he thinks that over.]

...As long as you're sure.