Character Meet and Greet: Winter Wonderful!

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i.Main Street

Main Street has settled in for January, but there are still Christmas Decorations here and there to liven things up a little bit. Feel free to shop, mingle with the locals or explore the castle grounds.

Though after hours there are still some shadows that venture into the streets. Not everything here is as peaceful as it seems, and it’s best to defeat the corroded trespassers before they cause trouble.

ii. Cookie Overload

Do you like free cookies? Of course! Everyone does. After the Christmas Rush, there are plenty to go around, available only after the sun goes down to any hungry passerby. There are cookies of all styles and flavors. But watch out for the dreader sriracha cookie. It will make you breathe fire in three flavors and gives a bit of heartburn after, but the aftertaste will leave you craving more.


iii. The Eighth Wonder of the World
Now that the jungle has been purified, Apprentices can wander through to explore all the things the jungle has to offer. Take a (still somewhat shambly) riverboat and explore the river, or come to chat and trade with the villagers. (Shrunken heads, two for one special!) But beware. Even though the jungle is purified, it’s not a safe place. In this kingdom of animals, someone is always hungry.


iv. Pin It On Them
Some smugglers are hanging around the outskirts of New Orleans, selling dubious looking items from even more dubious looking bags. Do you buy from them? Haggle? Steal? (not recommended) Or quietly try to alert any sort of authority (good luck) The choice is yours.


v. Battle Mesa Gate
While the jungle may be purified, many other Kingdoms are still seething with corrosion. Erstwhile Apprentices will find such corrosion on the banks of the Rivers of America, right where the jungle river joins in. Fight corroded creatures on the shore and in the water and be careful, they are stronger than they look and cleverer than they seem.

Comments

[rathersophistical]

Oh. He's behaving much like a child experiencing the world for the first time. That makes things quite different. Her demeanor instantly changes to that of a firm teacher. She gestures to the seat across from her.

"Sit down. And don't slouch." Folding her hands on the table in front of her, she explains. "In polite society one does not eat anyone. There are specific animals fit for consumption and one needn't speak to them at all. Meat can and should be purchased at a proper shop or dining establishment and prepared by a skilled cook or chef." Satisfied with that explanation, she moves on to the tea. "It did not bite you. Tea is hot water in which tea leaves have been steeped to draw out their flavors and aromas. It is also a term for a light meal typically including small sandwiches or pastries. In this case." She gestures, "cookies. Hardly a proper tea, but one does what one can."

She smiled kindly, "Do you understand?"

[abys_keeper]

He is still trying to figure out the sitting down part. The chair is very small and he is very big and his bell doesn't bend that way. So instead he perches over the chair which is not very tasty so he moves it out of the way and tries to sit as best he can on the ground.

"Dead food is disgusting. It's not tasty at all." Aby ate dead food. Other mers did too. He hated it. "Though cookies are good. I don't know if that's dead or if it was even alive." He tendriled one up and began to munch it. "I don't like tea."

He considers the question. "A little..."

And he watches her. "I guess that means I can't eat you then." Which is a disappointment. "You look really delicious." Munch munch the cookie.

[rathersophistical]

She couldn't help but be a little flattered that he thought she looked delicious. It was a sort of compliment, after all.

"Under no circumstances." She shook a finger at him. "While I appreciate your asking for permission, I must decline."

She thought about his other comments for a moment. He was certainly a curious sort.

"I've never eaten anything alive, nor do I have any desire to, so I've no way to compare. I do hope you find enough to eat here without eating our neighbors."

[abys_keeper]

"Okay." He shook his finger back at her, curious at the gesture. "Even if I'm dying I won't eat you." He beamed at her and then frowned, taking another cookie.

"I don't know. Everything here is so small except for humans. And they are very nutritious. I can tell." And then! "D'you think any of them would agree to be eaten?"

[rathersophistical]

She nodded, satisfied enough with his answer. It was quickly followed by a slight head tilt as she lifted her tea.

"Well I can't speak for everyone, so I wouldn't know. You could ask but I believe all of the apprentices are intending to return home. It would be difficult to do that if they were eaten."

[abys_keeper]

"I don't like that." Said gloomily. "I'm very hungry. But if they say no they say no." It was very frustrating.

"What would you do?"

[rathersophistical]

Well this was quite the predicament. She gently set her tea cup down so she could think more properly. One gloved finger gently tapped against her cheek.

"Let's look at this logically. There have got to be things in this world you can eat." She thought for a moment. "We are on the water. What about fish?"

[abys_keeper]

"What's logically?" He'd never heard of that one before. "There are lots of things I can eat. So long as it's not dead." He nodded. "I can eat fish. But the fish here are so very small. And there are big lizards but they don't see the dance." The star-like lights under his skin begin to move in a mesmerizing pattern.

"So I am always hungry." A deep frown.

"But humans are very nutritious."