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[staymods]

Nightly Visitor

It hasn't been that long since your arrival to this island, and everything is still new. Each day brings new surprises and more questions than answers, and there seems to be no easy way to find out anything about this world. What little outside contact you get from the radio or your Friday visitors certainly isn't helpful in any meaningful way.

Unfortunately, the questions will only continue to pile up. Because eventually, after a week or so of being on the island, anyone who stays out late will start to hear strange sounds outside. They're almost animalistic, in a way, but they will not resemble the cries of any animal that you might be familiar with. This is Something Else.

They're not close to the Town Hall though, and the sounds seem to be coming from the North, but that is about all you can get without further investigation. And investigation may be necessary, as the noises will return night after night, starting right at sunset and tapering off as the sun starts to rise. Whatever is out there, it's nocturnal. And it sounds desperate.

What will you do? Will you talk to others and make a plan? Will you try to search for the source of the strange noises? Will you look at day, or during the night? Or will you use the radio to call for advice?

You can also use this space to play out any prompt from the test drive meme, or anything else you may want to do.

Everyone can do a search and get some plot information once per character. This can be done either solo or in pairs, so there can be some overlap to make sure everyone gets a shot at getting plot information. If A and B form a search party at night, then that will count as both A and B's searching. A could then help C make a radio call and get some information that way, but B and C could not then subsequently do another search (as B and C would have been involved in a search somehow already).

This post will be open to investigating until May 24th, 2021. At that point, no further mod responses will be given. Even characters who app in after game start can come in and investigate, so long as it is before May 24th.

Comments

[relictus]

The noises are coming from outside the islands. So long as it stays that way, it's not our problem.

[...]

My name is Faust. I don't mind sharing that, but I could care less about getting to know each other.

[maidofmistakes]

Wait, why not? We're going to live here until they can get us back, right?

[relictus]

That's exactly why. We'll return to our respective worlds sooner or later. We weren't even summoned here for any clear reason, so getting to know all of you is unnecessary.

[maidofmistakes]

You're making it sound less hopeful and more depressing. And shouldn't we at least be working together and trying to make this place livable? The people of this dimension were nice enough to give us a place to live in the first place, so we should be helping them out. Why not make friends?

[relictus]

Give us a place to live? By forcing us onto abandoned, ruined islands? They're merely containing us. Just because they send us a few supplies doesn't mean we can trust that they have only good intentions.

I'm just looking at the situation realistically. Work together all you'd like. I don't need the help.

[maidofmistakes]

I guess, but if it's that dangerous out there, we should probably stick together, right? And fixing this place up and forming a community is part of that.

[relictus]

I've no interest in being part of a community. But it does seem safest to stay here for the time being, so don't go flying out to the mainland again like you did the other day. Save your power for "fixing this place up," if that's your goal.

[maidofmistakes]

[She flinches.] Sorry... I thought there might be something in there we could use.

[relictus]

...Nothing bad happened this time, but try to think before you act in the future. There's enough to work with here already. Magic or not, you have more power than a human. Focus your strengths on what you can do to help here and now.

[maidofmistakes]

Okay. I'm working on the farm, if that helps? Oh -- have you noticed getting tired sooner? After you use your powers, I mean.

[relictus]

That should be helpful, yes.

...Is that what you've been experiencing?

[He's a little hesitant to admit to it, but if it's affecting everyone, well. Not much point keeping it secret.]

[maidofmistakes]

Yeah! Ever since I got here. I can't lift as much as I normally can without getting tired and having to stop, or run as fast, or anything.

[relictus]

I see. That's all the more reason to use your power wisely and in moderation, in case we ever do have to deal with a dangerous situation.

[maidofmistakes]

I guess you're right. It must be a side effect of whatever caused the dimensional travel.

[aono]

[Behold, a tsundere. Rin at least knows how to deal with that, maybe.]

You think it'll stay out? That might be what the nets are for, yeah?

[relictus]

I'd imagine so. ...Supergirl [that sure is a name] and I flew over to the mainland briefly, but we didn't see any signs of what was causing the noise. It didn't feel safe to investigate further.

[maidofmistakes]

[hey, she didn't come up with it]