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Entry tags:
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[EVENT|4TH WALL] THE NEWCOMERS’ ARRIVAL | APRIL 15-22
Characters: ALL and plus ones.
Date: April 15-22 2015 (2016 in-game)
Location: Farmlands outside the city walls, but this log can also be used for locations within the city.
Situation: Spring planting - fourth wall event, week one!
Warnings/Rating: Add warnings as needed.
The days for the festival dawn sunny if a bit chilly, but the air is clear and the soggy ground has dried enough that there isn’t too much mud in the lanes between fields and homesteads. The broad dirt path to the Woodsmen’s land leads past the tram-line construction, lined with waving ribbons on sticks along the sides. The Woodsmen’s territory circles the city, separated from the city’s walls by five hundred yards of neutral land.
The festival’s central area is Liangken’s Clearing, and this is where the festival will begin and end each day. Liangken is an ancient tree, among the oldest on the turtle’s back. Though it doesn’t flower or bear much in the way of leaves anymore, the kedan have cultivated it carefully and now it’s an excellent representation for the revitalisation of old wisdom.
The lanes between the fields and homesteads will house the stalls, contests and walking areas. The Woodsmen will be keeping an eye on these to prevent anyone from walking off the marked paths. The homesteads provide ‘hotspots’ in among the lanes and fields, with Woodsmen families lending their yards to the comfort and entertainment of their guests.
In general, the Woodsmen are a taciturn, soft-spoken lot who nevertheless take great pride in their work. Their lands are all but sacred -- they accept no attitude, no trespassing, no attempts to thwart their authority. This causes some noticeable tension with the Snakes, who are accustomed to being the sole enforcers within the city; but though there may be some ill tempers and raised voices, at no point will anyone come to blows. It’s hard to argue with someone built like a brick wall and carrying sharp farm implements.
The Woodsmen are a touch anxious about having strangers on their land and this shows in them being overly officious or bossy, but at the same time their pride shows clearly and they are eager to show off the state of their lands, their greenhouses, and their farming processes -- practically without being asked. The residents of Keeliai tend to think of the Woodsmen as ‘cowards’, and the Woodsmen are taking this opportunity to prove themselves otherwise with feats of strength and tall tales.
Due to the farmers’ hours of “early to bed and early to rise”, the festival ends in the early evening at sundown, but begins again before dawn -- usually by greeting the sun with a song.
LINKS
Heojin, Ran and Lin | Liangken’s Clearing | Stalls and Lanes | OOC Information post | 4th Wall Character Check In
OOC
While Heojin and his bodyguards are open to everyone (including fourth-wall characters!), they are not available for small talk and general directionless CR. For the integrity of the mod’s inbox, please only request a thread with him if you already have an idea of what you’d like your character to ask/do. Other NPCs can be requested by sending a PM to the appropriate journals directly, with the same guidelines.
The top-level comments are for the festival, but fourth-wall characters should feel free to use the rest of the post for anything within the city of Keeliai itself! Just remember to label the top-level comment for location and date.
Date: April 15-22 2015 (2016 in-game)
Location: Farmlands outside the city walls, but this log can also be used for locations within the city.
Situation: Spring planting - fourth wall event, week one!
Warnings/Rating: Add warnings as needed.
The days for the festival dawn sunny if a bit chilly, but the air is clear and the soggy ground has dried enough that there isn’t too much mud in the lanes between fields and homesteads. The broad dirt path to the Woodsmen’s land leads past the tram-line construction, lined with waving ribbons on sticks along the sides. The Woodsmen’s territory circles the city, separated from the city’s walls by five hundred yards of neutral land.
The festival’s central area is Liangken’s Clearing, and this is where the festival will begin and end each day. Liangken is an ancient tree, among the oldest on the turtle’s back. Though it doesn’t flower or bear much in the way of leaves anymore, the kedan have cultivated it carefully and now it’s an excellent representation for the revitalisation of old wisdom.
The lanes between the fields and homesteads will house the stalls, contests and walking areas. The Woodsmen will be keeping an eye on these to prevent anyone from walking off the marked paths. The homesteads provide ‘hotspots’ in among the lanes and fields, with Woodsmen families lending their yards to the comfort and entertainment of their guests.
In general, the Woodsmen are a taciturn, soft-spoken lot who nevertheless take great pride in their work. Their lands are all but sacred -- they accept no attitude, no trespassing, no attempts to thwart their authority. This causes some noticeable tension with the Snakes, who are accustomed to being the sole enforcers within the city; but though there may be some ill tempers and raised voices, at no point will anyone come to blows. It’s hard to argue with someone built like a brick wall and carrying sharp farm implements.
The Woodsmen are a touch anxious about having strangers on their land and this shows in them being overly officious or bossy, but at the same time their pride shows clearly and they are eager to show off the state of their lands, their greenhouses, and their farming processes -- practically without being asked. The residents of Keeliai tend to think of the Woodsmen as ‘cowards’, and the Woodsmen are taking this opportunity to prove themselves otherwise with feats of strength and tall tales.
Due to the farmers’ hours of “early to bed and early to rise”, the festival ends in the early evening at sundown, but begins again before dawn -- usually by greeting the sun with a song.
LINKS
Heojin, Ran and Lin | Liangken’s Clearing | Stalls and Lanes | OOC Information post | 4th Wall Character Check In
OOC
While Heojin and his bodyguards are open to everyone (including fourth-wall characters!), they are not available for small talk and general directionless CR. For the integrity of the mod’s inbox, please only request a thread with him if you already have an idea of what you’d like your character to ask/do. Other NPCs can be requested by sending a PM to the appropriate journals directly, with the same guidelines.
The top-level comments are for the festival, but fourth-wall characters should feel free to use the rest of the post for anything within the city of Keeliai itself! Just remember to label the top-level comment for location and date.
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The corners of her lips twitched upward. Somebody who didn't want to mess with the magic stuff was always preferable, in her book, to somebody denying its existence altogether.
"I'm Zatanna, by the way." Since he had just indirectly introduced himself. "And you would be Kevin, I'm guessing?"
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He leaned on the stall idly, much to the visible annoyance of the Kedan who was manning it. "So you're telling me we get warped here by magic? Don't suppose anyone's tried clicking their heels together to get home yet, have they?"
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"It's a little more complicated than that. Far as any of us can tell, the person who cast the original spell is long gone now, so it's been running on autopilot. Which means...people come and go almost at random."
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"Okay, I know I'm kind of coming at this from an outsider's perspective, and all, but..." He paused to step away from the stall to put some distance between himself and the shopkeep, "don't spells have some kind of default off switch? I mean, when you got a computer freakin' out, just hard boot it. Or cut the power completely. Can't you do that with magic?"
He paused again, then added, "I really wanna get home is what I'm saying here."
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Eh, she was good for it.
"A lot of people do, unfortunately." He may or may not note the fact that she didn't include herself in that count. "But, see, the thing is...not everybody can do it. Magic, I mean. I don't know what the rules might be where you're from, but I can guarantee you that my magic doesn't follow all of them. Neither does the magic here--you can't stop it. It has to run its course."
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"Personally? Can't say I do at the moment." Not unless he had a motorcycle newly refurbished he was willing to sell her. "Couldn't hurt to ask around, though. There's a whole group of tech-friendly people if you know where to look. Metal Sector might be a good place to start."
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Call it a hunch. Something about the hair.
"But, no, I'm sorry to say they've never heard of any of the music from our worlds. It's been so long, I'm almost starting to miss boy bands."
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He said it like an inside joke... which it was, alien powers and all. But moves on from that thought without elaboration. "Bummer I didn't bring a CD or something with me. Not that I think they'd have anything around to play it on. I'd probably have to build it myself."
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"Probably. They're not quite up to date with their tech here. We don't even have cell phones. Just radios and the Network consoles, which are literally rooted to the spot."
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"Rooted to the spot, huh?" He leaned back, crossing his arms and looking thoughtful. "Sounds like an invitation to do a little gardening."
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Her tone took on a borderline sing-songy nature to it.
"If you mess with the consoles, things can get a little messy. So I've heard."
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Neither option sounded optimal, really.
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Yet she was still holding back a smile as she thought of a certain someone's subsequent ranting over the public Network.
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Fortunately, she had some time before she needed to get back. A moment's consideration, a glance around to judge the immediate crowds, and she gave a jerk of the head to her right.
"This way. There's a cafe roughly half a mile from here."