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the temple of beginnings.

we're all a little mad here.

Needless to say, the Circle has been out of sorts as of late.

Fortunately, the weather has stabilized — residents will find that they are no longer plagued with snowstorms or heat waves. However, it appears that the flora and fauna have...come to life. Vines may wind around your feet and legs, entrapping you in a vice-like grip. They will eventually let go, but it seems like you need to speak nicely to them first. Bizarre, but it'll get the job done.

Mushrooms have also sprouted and now sing at you when you pass by — they aren’t particularly good singers either. Trees extend their branches to poke at you from behind, but when you turn around you’ll find that no one is there.

...And worst of all, the flowers seem to be especially privy to your thoughts; when you’re close, they’ll blab out whatever is on your mind at the moment and will only be silenced once they are picked. Best of luck surviving in this more, er, animated environment! Perhaps even plant-life can be reasoned with…? Or destroyed.

That’s always an option, isn’t it?

oh my god they were roommates.

It isn’t a proper welcome until you’ve picked out your room! In the hallways, you may find a table or two offering cookies and tea as you survey your newfound surroundings. They seem to be left by invisible people . . . weird? The Unseen Servants seem to be playing a bit more nicely from your arrival, and seem to be apologizing for their antics with sweets! (These cookies, neverfear, are not magically cursed. They are just normal cookies.)

These rooms are a bit magical, you see — should you decide to room with another person (or multiple people), you’ll find that the room itself will accommodate your needs and expand accordingly. They look the same for the most part, so some might say that it would be wise to make your decision based on what your neighbors are like.

Say hello or potentially someone else’s room by accident; it’s a bit of a Russian roulette.

Regardless, it seems that this is your new home in sense of the word. Make the most of it!

wildcard.

The Temple is a pretty big place! The Forest of the Fey stretches on endlessly, Lake Dona (and the resident Nessie) is free to explore, and there are plenty of creatures who are curiously inspecting the new arrivals.

The wyverns seem to be particularly precocious today, given the singing mushrooms, the psychic flowers, and the new people checking into new rooms! They are relatively harmless (as are most of the creatures in the Temple), but can be pretty annoying . . . especially if you have something resembling a snack in your hand.

At any rate, free to explore the rest of the Temple, the Forest, or the Lake at your leisure! Unless otherwise designated in the bestiary, everything is free to play/free to explore. :)

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I wasn't -

[He pauses. The vines aren't loosening all the way, but there definitely isn't as much pressure on his leg any more. Maybe he can...?

Screw it, he's going for it. YOINK. The vines abruptly contract and squeeze, but to no avail. Ritsu scrambles backward one way, landing heavily on his butt in the grass; one of his sneakers, caught at the last second, bounces the other.

He glares at the plants, his heart pounding. Definitely not a picture of relaxation, this one.]

I was talking to them. [Shiro answers as he steps into the space Ritsu was to block their path to him. If they're going to grab someone they'll have to snag him. He holds up his hands to the plants rising up.] Easy. There's no need to keep going after him.

I think you'll find it far more peaceful in the forest. [He motions with both hands in a sweeping gesture.] Come on. Time to go.

[See your way out of this conversation, vines.]

[Vines have neither tails nor legs, but the manner in which these ones slowly retreat back into the foliage for now can only be described as reluctant slinking. It seems like Shiro's coaxing has won the day. It can't have been Ritsu's contribution, which right now is just a low-key glare.]

Sorry about that, too. [Definitely to Shiro, not those damn plants.] If I still had powers, I could've handled them...

[He could also, you know, retrieve his shoe without having to go over there. Since that isn't an option, he finally gets to his feet, looking wary all the while.]

I think you could handle them now whether you had powers or not. [He gestures to the vines leaving like sulking children. Shiro watches them go.] I had a run in with them earlier while I was shifted. I was trapped just like you.

Until someone came along to talk them down.

[He nods to him and glances about, keeping an eye out for trouble.]

And I don't mind helping a teammate out.

[Midway through pulling his shoe back on, he jerks his head up rather abruptly to look back at Shiro.] A teammate? All I was doing was sneaking around.

[He raises his eyebrows and gestures to the world around them.] You're here as part of the Circle. That makes you a teammate to me.

But, what is your power?

[Ritsu looks down at his white sneaker in silence. Whether he's annoyed by the question or just deep in thought about how to answer is hard to tell. But after a few seconds, the grass around him seems to wobble, and... the shoe he's tying turns orange.]

I can demonstrate.

[Then green. Then dark blue. Then it's a rubber boot, his hands conspicuously clipping through the sides. Then it vanishes altogether. Then it reappears, but it's full of silverware. Then, at long last, it goes back to being a white shoe.]

That's all. [That faint tinge of annoyance extends to his voice, even though he's keeping it mostly level.]

[He watches closely as the magic shifts the color and even the shape. Shiro's eyes widen when new details are added. By the time the shoe returns to normal ideas swirl in the back of his mind.]

That is a really useful ability. How much of an area can you affect at once?

[The ways one could trick the egg and keep others shielded...it's a lot to ask someone. Yet, they have to master these skills for their own survival.]

[With his shoes back on, he gets to his feet. For an unpleasantly dizzying moment he isn't sure that he'll stay on them, but he does. It'll take practice for him to adjust, just like his psychic powers did. Nothing to be concerned about, nor mention to a relative stranger.]

Hmm...

[Better to show than tell. He plants his feet, crosses his arms, and raises them as if to shield his face - a pretty ridiculous pose, but one he clearly doesn't need to think twice about. Just like forming a barrier back home... focus, focus... there. A perfectly round transparent bubble tinges the air dark blue, about three times as wide as Ritsu is tall.]

That much, it looks like.

[He holds the pose and the bubble just long enough to feel a little awkward, but eventually he straightens up and lets it disappear.]

[Shiro walks the edge of the boundary and silently maths out how large of a space that would be affected. The stance is odd but he'll ask questions about that at the moment. His job here is to see what he can do to help Ritsu find more uses for his power.

Or think in paths to put it to more uses. It is far from useless. ...and maybe warn him to keep high energy snacks on him for when he pushes it too far. The dizzy spell hasn't gone unnoticed.]

That's a sizeable area. It doesn't have to be today, in fact, don't attempt this today. But I want you to see if you can subtly alter the space within that field. Then try to drastically alter it. If you want to of course. It's just better to test your limits while we aren't in harm's way.

If you can really call those limits. ...Yeah, alright, I know. That is what I was trying to practise just now.

[Before suffering a horrible death (of his dignity) by plants, which weren't fooled by the invisibility.]

I can stick around if you want someone to watch your back or to try illusions on. I don’t think those plants will leave you alone all day.

[The plants seem super friendly. Way too friendly.]

What are you, a decoy?

[Calm and tactful as he is, he would leave things there and resume his sneaking, but something makes him hesitate first. Other than his creeping sensation of lightheadedness, even.]

What... was your name again?

[He pauses and shrugs.] I’m fine with being a decoy.

And I’m Shirogane Takashi. Call me Shiro. [He glances to where the plants went. They keep trying to creep up on people.
Best to work in pairs for at least a little while.]

( intro log # 1 )

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