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middleofsomewhere2020-09-15 10:10 pm
voidtreckermods) wrote in middleofsomewhere2020-09-15 10:10 pm
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Onward: Orange
Island Hopping
The islands don't move fast but they float through the air, never clashing with one another but often getting close. For the brave this means they can jump from one island to another to get around. Flying would be safer, for those with the means.
The calla lilies don't cover each island, sometimes they can find small fields of them, other times they must go through undergrowth and forests to hunt down the small flowers.
The flowers themselves are delicate, but with steady and careful fingers the crystal can be plucked out without damaging the flowers. The huma birds fly around the islands and if called to swoop down to take the crystals. It's probably easiest if they are in a bag that the birds can carry with their claws, otherwise they carry them gently in their beaks.
Huma
The swoop of wings is a constant sound around the islands, the Huma birds have nests all around the islands, high in the trees. The chicks stick to their nests, protected by their parents though they might venture out under the wing of an adult, never going far. Huma birds run as well as fly and will often waddle across to those harvesting, to demand crystals. A competition of sorts appears to be developing between several groups of birds, regarding numbers of crystals freighted down from the woodlands, and competition for the attention and loyalty of efficient gatherers is heating up.
More worryingly though are the blighted birds. These are pretty obvious, their feathers stick each and every way as if they are constantly in a fierce storm. They divebomb crystal harvesters, talons out, screeching in rage.
Other times they fly at any who are island hopping, trying to knock them off course. Luckily for the voidtreckers, their regular fellows are keeping a close enough eye on proceedings to turn any falls into something rather less lethal… if a little too thrilling.
Sprites
The first sign that the sprites are aware of the trespassers in their domain is a flurry of leaves and down that whistles through the islands like whispery laughter. Smaller gusts and breezes break off to investigate individuals or wind through stands of smaller trees to collect stray leaves, whipping hair or loose clothing around and rattling branches.
Some sprites are more mischievous than others, and while lone sprites can do little more than disturb and bluster, changing directions and messing up hair and clothing, larger groups of sprites are capable of more alarming feats. Such as winds that spin a person rapidly on the spot, or ‘helpfully’ increase the distance of a jump several times over, or blow things carried loosely from fingers too slow to grip when the breeze comes by. They’re easily entertained, however, and can be distracted very easily by being given things to carry, or new scents to bring drifting along within themselves.
The islands don't move fast but they float through the air, never clashing with one another but often getting close. For the brave this means they can jump from one island to another to get around. Flying would be safer, for those with the means.
The calla lilies don't cover each island, sometimes they can find small fields of them, other times they must go through undergrowth and forests to hunt down the small flowers.
The flowers themselves are delicate, but with steady and careful fingers the crystal can be plucked out without damaging the flowers. The huma birds fly around the islands and if called to swoop down to take the crystals. It's probably easiest if they are in a bag that the birds can carry with their claws, otherwise they carry them gently in their beaks.
Huma
The swoop of wings is a constant sound around the islands, the Huma birds have nests all around the islands, high in the trees. The chicks stick to their nests, protected by their parents though they might venture out under the wing of an adult, never going far. Huma birds run as well as fly and will often waddle across to those harvesting, to demand crystals. A competition of sorts appears to be developing between several groups of birds, regarding numbers of crystals freighted down from the woodlands, and competition for the attention and loyalty of efficient gatherers is heating up.
More worryingly though are the blighted birds. These are pretty obvious, their feathers stick each and every way as if they are constantly in a fierce storm. They divebomb crystal harvesters, talons out, screeching in rage.
Other times they fly at any who are island hopping, trying to knock them off course. Luckily for the voidtreckers, their regular fellows are keeping a close enough eye on proceedings to turn any falls into something rather less lethal… if a little too thrilling.
Sprites
The first sign that the sprites are aware of the trespassers in their domain is a flurry of leaves and down that whistles through the islands like whispery laughter. Smaller gusts and breezes break off to investigate individuals or wind through stands of smaller trees to collect stray leaves, whipping hair or loose clothing around and rattling branches.
Some sprites are more mischievous than others, and while lone sprites can do little more than disturb and bluster, changing directions and messing up hair and clothing, larger groups of sprites are capable of more alarming feats. Such as winds that spin a person rapidly on the spot, or ‘helpfully’ increase the distance of a jump several times over, or blow things carried loosely from fingers too slow to grip when the breeze comes by. They’re easily entertained, however, and can be distracted very easily by being given things to carry, or new scents to bring drifting along within themselves.
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He wasn't going to charge into her, but moments after her landing, here came Senku. He'd taken a bit of a run and he landed on his feet, sliding slightly before falling back onto his back. He was mostly in neutral colours too, except for a few orange accents, like the band of his magician's hat.
Senku allowed himself to catch his breath.
"Alright, well, I'm not dead."
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"Looking for crystals?"
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"You as well, my Lord?"
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"Yeah, since that's what we're here to do." He blinked at the address. "You can call me Senku, that's fine."
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"You can call me Selenay."
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He inclined his head slightly, in askance, if she was willing to join him and started walking, looking out for lilies.
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But she can't stay silent forever. The royal in her, perhaps. Always looking for information.
"Have you been on the...train, I suppose, for very long?"
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That didn't mean he minded, most people tended to talk.
"Not really, about six weeks, unless you consider that to be a long time, it's all kind of relative."
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"I suppose you must be right, though. Six weeks could seem like a lifetime to some."
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"Six weeks is kind of nothing to me at this point." Senku hummed. "There's a lot of mysteries to think about on this train, it's a nice enough distraction."
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"It mostly gives me a headache. I've felt like a bad morning after since I arrived on the platform."
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Senku responded as he stopped for a moment, looking into the distance. "I think I see one."
"I have a mystery to solve at home too, but since it appears as though time won't pass without me, then I'm not worried about it."
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Oh, she does see a flash of something purple-ish. Enough that it's worth a look, anyway.
"Well, let's go see if you're right."
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"I'm not stuck on the basics like some people might be, but even I don't know how the void works, and that's interesting to me. I enjoy learning new things."
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"I used to think I enjoyed learning new things, but it seems this place has proved me wrong."
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He smiled a little bit. "I don't know what I would do if I stopped wanted to learn things. I think something would be drastically wrong if that happened."
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"I would hope they'd be strange to anyone." She scowls some as she speaks, eyes still cast down and looking for hints of purple flowers. "It seems insane to even imagine, let alone actually witness."
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"I'm starting to get a picture that a lot of the worlds I haven't been to can be pretty strange compared to mine. Then again, I'm sure they think mine is odd too."
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"Life is more exciting if it's got a few odd things in it."
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"My world ended when all of humanity was petrified for nearly four millennia, so it's odd enough."
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"I'm sorry, they what?" That definitely qualifies as odd, yes, and she isn't all that certain she even wants the answer, but the question is already out there and there's nothing to be done about it now.
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He pointed to the right. "I see one."
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She glances over at where he's pointing, and nods. "I think you're right, though I think we may want to be careful. It can't be that easy."
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"Undetermined. But we've seen it. I understand. The scope of it is difficult for the human brain to comprehend. Even living through it, I can't always wrap my mind around it."
He didn't see anything dangerous, so he approached the flower.
"It's the biggest mystery my world has to offer, it's really fascinating. Even more fascinating is how the petrification and depetrification process works, in that it heals damage at a cellular level. It can't do anything for genetic conditions, but injuries? Not a problem."