GAME OPEN - INTRO MINGLE

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INTRO MINGLE: BOUNTIFUL BUFFET
	NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
	New arrivals will continue trickling in as time goes on, always arriving close enough to the Obsidian Fieldlands base camp to be spotted and shepherded back to the safety of Jubilife, or in the vicinity of a material-gathering party who can gather them up as well. Characters are given a spare set of clothes once they arrive at the village. It's usually something resembling a casualwear kimono and trousers, fitted to them specifically. OOC NOTE: If your character arrived during the TDM, feel free to use that as game canon!
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PLANNING PHASE
As the new arrivals begin to show up in force, the Galaxy Team's leader, Kamado, makes more and more visits to the Wallflower. Soon after, the Wallflower's chef and owner puts out a call for help: Ingredients, of all varieties, and extra hands that can prepare and cook food. It seems a big buffet is in the works - and the whole village is invited! OOC NOTES: ❧ The in game length of the gathering, prep, and meal phases totals 4 days, but feel free to thread well beyond that. ❧ Wildcards and additional prompts are absolutely encouraged here! ❧ Characters who arrived during the TDM may consider those threads canonical to the game if they wish. ❧ Have fun!
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	GATHERING PHASE (DAYS 1-3)
	The request goes out in the early morning on Friday: Ingredients! Food items! As much as you can carry! The reward, the green haired maestro of cooking assures you, will come in time. Though if you can’t be convinced to work for free, he’ll turn over some coin with minimal grumpy mumbling. The ingredients he’s looking for are all easy to locate in the Obsidian Fieldlands - a variety of berries, the ever sweet combs of Dazzling Honey, and the savory Springy Mushrooms that grow at the bases of trees. There are other herbs and plants on the list as well, so feel free to make some up as you go. The largest barrier to progress is the Combee that guard their precious honey and the Paras that hoard the mushrooms, guarding them fiercely. Whether you choose to sneak in, grab your goods, and sneak out, or do battle with these boisterous pokémon is up to you.
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MEAL PREP PHASE (DAYS 3-4)
As loath as he is to admit that he needs help, Beni is allowing folks into his kitchen to slice, dice, and sauteé in preparation for the big day! Ingredients need to be washed, sorted, prepared, and stored safely. Wood needs to be chopped for the cooking fires. New additions to the pantry are still being accepted. Whatever you can contribute helps, Beni assures everyone. If you’re feeling like there’s too many cooks in the kitchen, tables and benches need to be set up outside. The tables inside need to be washed and set up as well. Decorations are discussed - maybe some colorful lanterns or banners…?
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	FEAST (DAY 4)
	When the day comes, tables and benches are set up in front of Galaxy Hall and filled to the brim with food. Rice, great big hotpots of ramen, plate after plate of mochi - potato or otherwise - and a truly incredible selection of clay pots containing quality teas, brewed fresh for the occasion. And that’s just scratching the surface! Between the Agriculture Corps tireless work on harvesting food and all the new arrivals’ hard fought spoils, the feast is truly grand. Kamado appears in front of the table just as the first guests start to draw closer to the wonderful arrangement. He gestures with a sweeping motion at the food, and bows his head respectfully. "If you eat from this table-" he says. "-then you are one of us and we welcome you to our home. We only ask that you work to put food back on our tables moving forward. That you work hard and give Jubilife, and indeed all of Hisui, your best."
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GOOD OMENS (NIGHT)
After the feast, as night begins to fall over the village, characters may look up to see that in the clear starry sky, a meteor shower has begun. The shooting stars come in all colors, too, filling the night with a cheerful rainbow incandescence. Locals stop and point, the superstitious among them exclaiming that this is a good omen. A sign that things are looking up. They say there’s an old legend about this sort of meteor shower - that if you make a wish on the colorful streaks in the sky, it just might come true...
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Comments

[sevens_road]

[Yuga only just notices Yuzu's eyes change colour but dismisses it as a trick of the light at first.]

You ran, threw me and jumped so quickly... That was... really cool.

[Owww... his everything hurts. Yuga groans and he lies back on the grass, spreading his arms and legs out as he collapses.]

Pokemon... can be really scary, huh?

[songstressedout]

A-Ah, right...

[ Yeah, she remembers now... she suddenly felt what she could only describe as a "surge" of Serena... it still felt like it was Yuzu herself moving, but suddenly with Serena heavily influencing her actions. Rin and Ruri are just as shocked and confused, while Serena suddenly feels incredibly tired.

Still, that's... a topic for later, when they aren't out here with somebody else. ]

Haah... yup... I don't think I stepped on one of them or anything, so I guess they were just coming after the honey...

[ She collapses herself, spreading her own arms and legs in exhaustion. She's never thrown a whole person before... though Yuga is pretty small. That being said, it wasn't as hard as she thought it'd be... maybe she wrongly assumed she was working on her own physical prowess here. Her situation is some confusing stuff. ]

I think... we also... just had a bad matchup...

[ Maybe she should try catching another Pokemon like they said... ]

[sevens_road]

[Yuga looks over at Yuzu as she lies down near him. Man, she really is much stronger than she looks. He really needed to work on his physical prowess. He's tired and he was definitely scared but now that he was winding down

...what a rush.

Yuga laughs and grins from ear to ear. He opens his eyes, staring up at the bright blue sky. This really was an adventure, huh? A whole new world with so many things to try and learn.]

Rocks like honey. Guess you learn something new every day.

[He rolls onto his side so he can face Yuzu, still tiredly lounging on the grass.]

By the way, I'm Ohdo Yuga. Thank you for saving me!

[songstressedout]

Ah, no problem!

[ She turns her head to face him. It's definitely an exciting idea, being on an adventure... but Yuzu would be lying if she said she wasn't a little tired of adventuring. At least give her a few months before yanking her into another dimension again, god! ]

I'm Yuzu, Hiiragi Yuzu. [ She decides to maybe hold off on anything concerning the strangest case of Multi-Personalities for now. ] Seriously, don't mention it. There's no way I'm gonna leave someone behind like that, y'know?

[sevens_road]

[An adventure is just what Yuga needs. Especially since he can't do anything about the situation at home at the moment...]

Nice to meet you, Yuzu. [Yuga can't really nod in agreement so he turns back onto his back.] That's fair. If our situations were reversed, I'd do the same. Uh... well, the sentiment, I mean.

[songstressedout]

[ Yuzu can't help but imagine the image of this small boy trying to pick her up... it's a funny image, and one that she can see immediately going wrong. She can't help but giggle a bit. ]

Ehehe, I appreciate the sentiment, no worries!

...leave him alone with me and I can whip him into shape, I bet.

Serena! No!

Why not!??

[ ...and immediately lets out a more exasperated sigh. Seriously... ]

[sevens_road]

[Yuga can't hear the other girls but he does hear the tired sigh. He tilts his head curiously.]

What's up? You still kept the honey, didn't you? Or something else on your mind?

[songstressedout]

[ Multiple somebody's, actually... is what she wants to say to that. ]

N-Nah, I still kept the honey, just... something for another time.

[ When she can explain it without being perceived as a crazy person. Mind you, Yuga seems like a good kid who would understand, but in the first place their focus should be getting home at this point. ]

Let's head back, I think I'm all done with expeditions for today after that... ]

[sevens_road]

That's fair.

[Yuga's not one to pry. He's a little... a lot curious, sure, but he's not going to pester a stranger about it. Yuga smiles, stretches one last time and then sits up.]

Heading back sounds good. I wish I got more iron ore and tumblestones but there's always tomorrow. Shall we, Yuzu?

[He hops up to his feet and grins at her.]

[songstressedout]

[ At any rate, she can't really keep it a secret forever... especially since she ultimately intends to at least find out how to swap control of the body. She's not so selfish as to assume full 100% control, obviously!

So once they all manage to figure that out, they'll have to make it pretty clear what's going on. ]

Yup, let's go, then!

[ She gets to her feet as well. All in all, despite the Geodude attack, things went pretty well. ]