ironwood: (MISC / continent)
[personal profile] ironwood
Characters: ALL!
Date: June 17th to July 8th
Location: Zeshora
Situation: Tu Vishan has washed up near the cities of Atoce and Uessaire.
Warnings/Rating: Add warnings as needed.



The cities of Zeshora were renowned across all of Konryu as works of art, and even with the upheaval which sank and destroyed many of them centuries prior, that distinction remains evident. The Erol'a will recount, if asked, a terrible series of earthquakes and resultant tsunamis that rolled over Zeshora, and how great chunks of the continent simply dropped away. Zeshora was one of the oldest continents, and its landmasses upon the backs of long-dead Great Turtles had been so constant, that no one had even thought it possible such a thing could have happened.

Testament to the Erol'a's resilience however, they adapted and reclaimed the cities that had fallen to, or just below, sea level. Arches, pillars and soaring ceilings dominate the architecture in both cities, and every surface is painstakingly decorated with tiny inlaid shells and coral, turning every hall and room into a mosaic of colour. It's not uncommon for Erol'a dwellings to have multiple stories, and likewise it's not unlikely to have at least a few of those levels under sea level. So it's entirely possible to have one's upstairs be above water, and one's downstairs be below the water! Imagine having to take a swim to get a midnight snack. Of course, the Erol'a don't find that strange at all. Likewise, it's perfectly normal to them to walk down the hallways of their homes in ankle, knee or waist-deep water, something that the Foreigners and even some kedan might take some getting used to. The water temperature during the day is a delightful 80℉/26℃, and about ten degrees cooler throughout the night, so it's pleasant for nearly everyone.






LINKS
Atoce - City of Pearls | Uessaire - City of Lilies | Ollesse - The Coral Ruins | Secessi - The Floating Reefs | Hatchling Messages
Astegune | Landfall Surprise | Landfall Update - Jun 23 | OOC Post


OOC
Please direct questions to the OOC post! You can either use the areas described under header, or create your own -- don't feel you have to be limited to threading only in the locations mentioned in the starters! Just don't forget to label your top-levels with specific locations (eg the Height or the Deep).

ACTIVITY CHECK NOTE: Due to the late-month timing of this landfall, threads from this log can be counted toward either June or July AC. Just don't use the same comment thread for both and you'll be fine!
stonebird: (❅ a newer sevres pleases)
[personal profile] stonebird
Characters: Valdis and Alayne.
Date: May 19th
Location: The Dojo.
Situation: Valdis is helping Alayne to become stronger as a woman.
Warnings/Rating: None.

She could be strong too. )
stonebird: (❅ at recess)
[personal profile] stonebird
Characters: Alayne & Open!
Date: Mid-May?
Location: Midnight Hotel - Common Area.
Situation: She is trying to pick up new skills.
Warnings/Rating: None so far?

Or, rather, she recognized that they were good, well-intentioned people and that they did not deserve the burden of her past. )
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[personal profile] akito
Characters: Wanijima Akito, Agito + OPEN
Date: April 15th +
Location: Everywhere
Situation: Introducing Agito to Keeliai
Warnings/Rating: Agito has a potty mouth

this isn't how it's supposed to be. this isn't how they work. )

Akito is the one who eventually suggests taking Agito on a tour of the city.

I have some friends here, he explains. Agito isn't surprised. Akito was always so much better at people than him, and it's hard for anyone not to adore his better half.

Despite how badly Agito wants to keep Akito wrapped up safely in his arms until his mind settles, he also knows Akito needs this as much as he does - establishing some sort of normalcy when none can be found. Sharing in the things that kept him strong in Agito's absence. And he would be lying if he said he wasn't interested.

They go by foot, starting with the Fire Sector and working their way back around until they reach the Metal Sector again. Akito makes sure to introduce him to everyone he's remotely acquainted with, and it isn't long into their journey that it's Agito clinging tightly to Akito's hand rather than the other way around. He's never been good with people. And he doesn't like the way they stare at them both. It makes him want to grow big enough to hide Akito under him like a hen with her chicks. To keep him warm and safe and away from the prying eyes of people who might want to harm the most precious person in Agito's world.
gistful: ([Midnight Hotel])
[personal profile] gistful
Characters: Anyone, everyone.
Date: Month of April, 2016.
Location: The Midnight Hotel.
Situation: Catch-all post! Feel free to use this post for anything that happens within the Midnight Hotel during the month of April, using the subject header to label specific rooms or for specific people. See also the OOC note at the bottom.
Warnings/Rating: None thus far.

The last month has seen some new faces, including a young man by the name of Yuri who’s taking over the Hotel’s breakfasts. Thanks to a suggestion by Skulduggery Pleasant, there is now a sheet on the desk for newcomers to write their names and languages—an informal Foreigner census sheet, as it were.

There is also a new feature in the lobby—a birdhouse with a peppermint-fragranced candle on the porch and an owl tucked inside to project the nest. It’s hung from the balcony over the desk, and in fact its presence there has dissolved some tensions among the kedan which had not been readily apparent until they were gone. If anyone asks, the kedan will freely explain that a house-guardian traditionally protects a homestead against nightmares, bad luck and ill-will. Fighting under the eye of a house-guardian is Very Bad Luck, even if fighting in the Hotel wasn’t bad luck already.

The garage is also newly opened, shiny and bright and still smelling of steel and brick from the construction. The Bentley has claimed her rightful place inside it, but be careful about touching her; her owner is possessive. There is a sign-up sheet at the front desk for the four fee-based work-spaces now available there. They’re medium-sized and in cubicles against the wall, with some space underneath for storage and power outlets. Chairs are bring-your-own. There are also storage spaces on the other wall, for those who’d like to lock their things away somewhere more private.

In general, however, the Hotel is running quite smoothly and more and more the kedan are relaxed about being there. Those who are regulars are less likely to call it ‘the Foreigner’s hotel’ and more likely to call it by its name, in passive recognition of its place in the city at large rather than as a representative of the outsiders.

[ooc: The Midnight Hotel’s status page is available here, with the rules at the top and ongoing status at the bottom. PLEASE POST TO THE STATUS PAGE IF YOUR CHARACTER WOULD LIKE A ROOM OR A JOB. Anton will manufacture means of payment until Foreigners are able to properly offer recompense or choose to move out.
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[personal profile] akito
Characters: Wanijima Akito + GUESTS (Hamada Brothers, Southern Water Tribe Reps, Old Man Professor, Alayne, that one Mongolian, and Stark Industry's Founder-but-no-longer-owner)
Date: April 5th; 6:00pm.
Location: Akito's apartment; Metal sector, near the Fire/Metal border
Situation: Easter dinner because he can
Warnings/Rating: will update as needed

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Easter has never been a big deal in Akito's life. )


((ooc: this is basically going to be a free-for-all, I guess? i can put up sections if need be, but for now I think just stating in the subject line what your character is doing should work fine! :) an idea of his apartment layout can be found here. since it's in the metal sector it's made with lots of metal and higher-tech stuff, but akito keeps it all simple. 8)b GET CR WITH EACH OTHER, FRIENDS!!! birb will serenade everyone))
stonebird: (❅ we passed the school)
[personal profile] stonebird
Characters: Alayne and Jack Frost!
Date: March 13th? Yes? Yes.
Location: The Hotel!
Situation: Meeting and bonding. Frandship ftw.
Warnings/Rating: Cute?

Beware a wandering Stark. )
akito: akito / gazelle (Default)
[personal profile] akito
Characters: Wanijima Akito + OPEN
Date: March 10th
Location: all around Keeliai
Situation: delivering baked goods to choice people; trying to enjoy himself on his first birthday on Tu Vishan.
Warnings/Rating: n/a

earlier )

It takes Akito the better part of the day to make sure every cookie, cupcake, and letter were left with who they were intended. Starting with the Metal Sector, then Fire, then Water, then finding a Woodsman, heading to the Welcome Center, and then finally the Midnight Hotel.

Whenever queried as to why he's decided to give out these gifts, Akito will just laugh and explain it's an early White Day gift, meant to show he appreciates what they've done for him.

When he has no one left to visit, Akito lingers in the Hotel for a while longer. Finding a quiet, empty space he removes his jacket and takes one last cupcake out of his bag. It's a little squashed by now, and the icing somewhat melted, but it's still good for what it's meant to be.

Today he is twelve. Today he is seventeen. He doesn't feel any different from yesterday, or the day before.

Today he turns fifteen again.

He pulls out one tiny candle, places it in the cupcake, and lights it with a match.

When Akito blows out the candle he doesn't bother making a wish.



((ooc: GET YOUR COOKIES AND CUPCAKES AND LETTERS! 8D)-/ Feel free to have characters not receiving anything run into him during his deliveries. The same can go for characters who are receiving something, if you want them to run into him instead of the other way around! He won't be lingering for too long in the Hotel, but anyone is free bug him there before he leaves. OR DO WHATEVER YOU WANT, I'M CHILL WITH WHATEVS.))
walkthedarkpath: Made By <user name="opticon"> (Nelo Angelo - sad/mindwashed)
[personal profile] walkthedarkpath
Characters: Vergil/Nelo Angelo, Open!
Date: From January 5th onward
Location: The Midnight Hotel, and Various other places.
Situation: The brainwashed knight is trying to find some peace.
Warnings/Rating: None

Restless creature wandering the city. )
gistful: ([Midnight Hotel])
[personal profile] gistful
Characters: Anyone, everyone.
Date: Month of January, 2016
Location: The Midnight Hotel
Situation: Catch-all post! Feel free to use this post for anything that happens within the Midnight Hotel over the month of January, using the subject header to label specific rooms or for specific people. Please also see the OOC note at the bottom.
Warnings/Rating: None thus far.

The Midnight Hotel was among the few buildings which showed no sign of having been damaged by the invasion six months ago. That followed, of course; the Hotel hadn't even been present. But either way it stood out, and many of the kedan knew by now that the building, so different from the architecture of the rest of the city, was a safe-haven. Too many mistook it as a Foreigner safe-haven alone, but not all; even now there was usually one or two kedan present.

Some of them were gang-members, ones with whom Anton had forged closer relationships before the Foreigners' year-long disappearance or simply those who chose to visit in defiance of the general public's opinion.

Anton had taken great pains to give the Foreigners structure and normalcy. While the means of payment were, in some cases, not much more than an illusion, he gave as much in the way of purpose as he could. As a result there were now many Foreigners on staff at the Hotel, though of course the rules were still in strict effect. Anton himself was readily available at most given moments if needed for assistance, questions or otherwise.

There was also an oddity in the lobby: a construction in one of the corners where a long bank of three public consoles was being built. The Metalworkers responsible for its construction were generally taciturn and more concerned with their work than with interactions, but they didn't seem worried about being observed or by the close proximity of the Foreigners.


[ooc: The Midnight Hotel's status page is available here, with the rules at the top and ongoing status at the bottom. PLEASE POST TO THE STATUS PAGE IF YOUR CHARACTER WOULD LIKE A ROOM. Anton will manufacture means of payment until Foreigners are able to properly offer recompense or choose to move out, so you can assume they're 'paying' in some method.

If you have a specific job for your character to do around the Hotel (eg working the kitchen, security, house chores) please also note that so I can keep track of Anton's casual staff.]
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