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

[seacub]

Well, for all that Reach is trying, Emporio is still jumping.

"-aAH-!" It's a small jump, at least. Just enough that he moves out of the way and anxiously nods. He can't even say why he's so nervous, honestly. He just...is? Is.

"I...guess? ...it feels like...a lot somehow," he admits, looking away. "...There's somewhere to cook food, sleep... ...I know that sounds like it's simple, but I just didn't expect it..."

[notyourmonster]

That's about what they expected, though this poor kid is apparently almost as out of it as Reach was at the Wallflower. They drum a finger on their elbow as their gears start turning.

"Friend, I'm probably the last person you should fret over expectations for. That aside, though, you seem pretty awfully out of sorts about it. You have bad history with, ehh..." What should they say?? "Amenities?"

[seacub]

"Erm.........." ....Well. How does he answer that one.

"....I don't think so...?" It's not really an answer anyone typically gives. "...I've been having a lot of problems with memory since I...woke up..." the boy admits, his voice growing quieter and quieter as he goes. "I can get certain ideas of things...it's like muscle memory, I know what some things are...but there's nothing... ...clear."

[notyourmonster]

"Uh huh."

Yeah, that makes about as much sense to Reach as the stuff they've heard certain unlucky folk spewing after taking an unplanned trip into Dreamspace. Which is to say none at all. They're still under the impression this is where they're meant to live, though, so best to at least make an attempt at patience, right?

"Maybe where you're from's not so hospitable, then? I imagine it'd be jarring with amnesia in the mix."

[seacub]

"I...maybe?" There is an admittedly tense shrug. He knows it sounds...Bad. That 'uh-huh' only makes it feel worse, honestly, and it has the boy grimacing as he looks even more resolutely to the side.

"Not having everything... ...that wouldn't mean people weren't taken care of, right?"

There...had to have been someone who looked after him, right? So even if the amenities were unfamiliar, there had to have been...a person, anyone...right?

[notyourmonster]

They chuckle at that and pitch their head slightly to the side. "Everyone's taken care of in some kinda way, son. Some...people might be less inclined to look out based on some kinda arbitrary whathaveyou, but there's always somebody." Then they sigh and rock their chin back the other way. "Not that it does ya a lot of good, I guess. You coulda been one of the neglected types. Four - er, three? - square meals a day 'n' not much else, if that. But if this is a step up it's a good thing, isn't it?"

They do feel for him, in the round-about far-away way they feel for most souls, anyway. The life Reach lived before they died was even less than they described most of the time, even if it was free from the nightmares that plague their counterparts beyond the veil. That life feels no closer than Emporio's, but there's still some spark of sympathy in it, blinking back a familiar pattern to what they imagine might be his.

"Might be jarring, but y'know..."

[seacub]

Everyone is taken care of. The words ring through him, and even while he tries to hold onto them, he can't quite feel them...land. Surely, Reach is right. But somehow instead of being comforted by them there's an undefinable sensation of sinking in his chest, counteracted only somewhat when he nods in agreement with the other.

He buries it.

He doesn't know why the feeling is there to begin with. So he just looks back through the dorm. "..Yeah. I guess, the fact that it's a good thing doesn't change in the end...especially if I can't remember anything better! Getting used to something like this...that just means it's a good thing," Emporio determines aloud, as if to reassure himself while he inspects the hearth and what hangs over it.

"...I might have to ask someone for help with this though..."

[notyourmonster]

A soft sigh escapes the Toin. Hopefully the reassurance means something worthwhile.

As for the hearth...they take a look at it themself, privately relieved to be moving away from difficult rationalizing for a bit. "You 'n' me both. I've seen somethin' like this before, but line me right up if I remember how it works."

[seacub]

"Right..."

Inspecting it at least gets some good ideas on what it takes at least. "The fire is definitely straight forward...but can we only cook soups in this then..?" he wonders aloud, looking over the pot. "To handle anything without liquid, we'd need some sort of grill..."