Day 1 - Morning

[wizardseason]

Morning: 06:00am - 12:00noon

[ IRL Timeframe: February 18th - February 25th, 2019 ]

The day begins quietly, with no indications that anything strange could occur today. The Princess and the Knights have all arrived on the island. Maybe you arrived a few days ago or maybe you just got off your red-eye flight before the sun came up. Everyone's on Harsen Island and so is the Wizard.

Things start simpler for Luka Eutychia, Olivia Walkyr, and Rory Honeycomb. The instant they set foot on the island, Olivia and Rory will both get an image of Luka in their heads and realize that they are the good-allured knights and he's the Princess. Luka, meanwhile, will see both Olivia and Rory in his thoughts and realize they're the good allured knights.

The Weather

• Sunny.


• 72°F / 22°C


• Slightly breezy, makes the trees wave.

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Prompts:

• 6:00am: It's the early morning celebration van! In all three towns, someone's driving around a vehicle playing blaring music and shouting "Let's go Knights! Let's go Princess! Beat that Wizard!". Seems like someone wants the heroes to succeed, hopefully your characters weren't sleeping. If you confront them, maybe they'll have something to say?



• 8:00am: Far Haven: All Knights and the Princess are invited to a big breakfast banquet. Come one, come all! Maybe meet some of the locals? Maybe chat with your fellow heroes? All knights are given lanyards, but the princess gets a lanyard and a crown if he's here, and they're all seated at the big hero table.



• 9:30am: Bamborough: All Knights and the Princess are invited to an oceanside brunch! Wether they live in Bamborough or they live elsewhere and visited here, they're welcome to eat the brunch and participate in waterfront games. Thank the resort owner for this welcome! Or chat it up with your fellow heroes by the water. By now everyone should be full.



• 11:00am: Craydon: Craydon's welcome is much more modest, the locals have invited the Princess and his knights to the local Multipurpose Center. They've set out a spread of light appetizers, chips and dips, vegetables and spreads, fresh breads and cheeses, modest drinks. It's the least extravagant of the welcomes but the locals are still here to meet and greet everyone. With a smile and a handshake they wish everyone the best of luck. How are you and your fellow heroes holding up with all this attention? Did you skip all these events? Attend all of them?



• 11:30am: The Wizard (Year 40 She/Her/Hers) strides in to the Craydon Multipurpose Center with her hands in her pockets and casually looks around the room with a gentle smile on her face and huge bags under her eyes. Her eyes are black with cyan sparkles in them, looking very much like outer space itself as she scans the room and everyone in it. Good luck for anyone here, they get first dibs on seeing the Wizard. She'll be shuffling around the multipurpose center in her light blue pajamas and bunny slippers, occasionally adjusting her tiny glasses as she looks around. At least she's got her wizard hat on so no one could miss what she looks like this year. It's a shocking difference from the big muscled dude (Year 39 He/Him/His) she was last year or the slick suit-wearing smooth talker (Year 38 They/Them/Theirs) they were the year before but it's still absolutely the same wizard.

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Procedure::

Reply to the appropriate toplevel comments for events below. Indicate if a post is a private conversation with "Private" in the subject otherwise all threads should be open to interaction with others. Plan OOCly how you'd like to toss everyone around. Several simultaneous wizard conversations can exist in the replies, she's going to stick around to talk to everyone. Feel free to OOCly decide what order they spoke in or leave it a mystery.

Comments

6:00am

[wizardseason]

It's the early morning celebration van! In all three towns, someone's driving around a vehicle playing blaring music and shouting "Let's go Knights! Let's go Princess! Beat that Wizard!". Seems like someone wants the heroes to succeed, hopefully your characters weren't sleeping. If you confront them, maybe they'll have something to say?

6:00am : Bamborough, Terrence's Beach House

[fop_lop]

Despite his usual partying lifestyle, Terrence is very much a morning person when there's Work To Do. Like, too much of one in some cases.

So it's not really too surprising when he flings open the glass balcony doors of his Bamborough beach house to wave at the adoring fan, clad in nothing but neon pink shiny silken boxers. After only arriving last night, it was nice to get some recognition so soon!

"Why, thank you!" he beams (or is that just the sun reflecting off of his pale-ass form?), continuing to wave at the van.

Some Godawful Early Hour: Craydon

[spookyroomba]

Web, the mischievous menace(?), is the last person who should have caught sight of the van. For you see, they're not content to just watch the van go by. Oh no.

So it is that Web dashes up to the van, a big grin on their face, and excitedly blurts out: "Lemme help!"

They're practically dancing, too.

6:00am : Bamborough, Seth's cozy medium sized house around the center of the town

[silentwords]

Seth had arrived at his place of residence for the duration of this only a couple hours ago. He'd busied himself by making the place feel a bit more comfortable himself, mainly by arranging for there to be several puppets or dolls in every single room, sitting on a sofa, in a bookself and so on, Marion of course taking up one of the pretty plush beds in the house. He'd also drawn the curtains to cover every single window there was in the house. Every. Single. One.

He'd finished doing that only a moment ago, and jumped when he heard the blaring music and shouting, internally swearing as he switched from posting photos of his puppets in the house on the Insta-account he had, filled with pictures of puppets, both his and ones he'd made as commissions, to writing a rather angry and snarky rant on Twitter about some Knights needing their space and you know, usually probably sleeping still around this time of day.

He rub his temples in annoyance from where he's sitting on the sofa, mostly curled into himself. God he really wasn't looking forward to today, or any of this really.

6:00am : Craydon, Zafika's tiny house

[zafika]

Zafika has been awake for a while, enjoying the perks of the sun rising early on the Island by laying on their housing's roof and soaking up the warmth of the sun. For once they have their blindfold off, it laying by their side on the roof as they enjoy their sunbath.

Their peace is broken by the blaring music they hear approaching, and they sit up quickly to notice a van approaching their lodgings, picking up the shouting coming from there. They frown slightly before they quickly place their blindfold back on, planning to head back inside out of the line of sight of the people in the van.

never sorry

[daddykong]

Oh hell no! He has to deal with poorly timed flights and goddamned jetlag, the (preferable) shift in temperatures, and being separated from his kids. Then as soon as he's able to get a good night's sleep, he's interrupted by this?!

Not. Fuckin. Today.

So Garrot finds himself skulking out from the backyard of his temporary house in New Haven, muttering about the indignity of this entire situation. The unmitigated gall! He's up now, for better or worse. And then as the celebration van drives past he throws a shovel like a javelin towards one of the van's wheels. And then he's shouting.

"Yanno, it's gonna be hard for us to beat the Wizard if we can't get any damn sleep!" He growls, and just clenches his fists. "Just whose side are you even on?!"

6:00am, Bamborough, Haizea's Hotel Room

[tropicalstorm]

Haizea does not rouse at the the van cheering, not because it didn't wake her up but at a concentrated effort to try and sleep in. She's never been very good at it, but fuck, she might as well give it a shot now, her days might be numbered after all. Eventually though, she can't ignore her hunger anymore and gets up. She'll even go to the window dressed in just the leotard she sleeps in and see if that cheering is still going on.

6:00am : Craydon, the front porch of Rory's tiny house

[roaryrory]

If you thought this woke Rory up, you were wrong. Rory is used to her family's overly eager rooster, who always screeches out his 'good morning's at 5:30, no earlier, no later. So, by this point, Rory was all dressed and in the process of eating her breakfast. The noise causes her to sprint to her door, toast in mouth like in the animes. Upon seeing the van, she waves at them excitedly and grabs the toast from her mouth so she can shout back at them.

"Hey guys!!! Wow!!! Thank you for your support!!!"

Re: 6:00am - Bamborough; five star hotel

[disguiseself]

[Olivia waved at the van from her balcony on the top floor of the most luxurious hotel in town. She was usually one for small, cozy rooms but, considering she had been chosen to do the impossible, she figured she at least deserved to spoil herself for a few days. The bath was huge, the minibar was full, and the bed was incredibly comfortable.

Not that she was able to make any use of it, with these loud assholes driving around.]

If I die, I'm gonna haunt them.

6:00am: Bamborough, one horse sized house

[partyhorse]

Gail was unsurprisingly awake at this hour, having the lifestyle he did it was very often he was awake till morning before falling asleep. Though usually he wasn't sober, or in a very nice house on an island where people expected him to save the world. Just the thought gave him anxiety. His hands were shaking bad, though he didn't know if it was his nerves or his withdrawl effects. Quickly he took a deck of cards from his fanny pack, and started to suffle them, get his mind out of things.

He had hard time believing he could actually live his stay in this very nice, actually centaur size house! He was ready to camp outside if necessary, so even after few days this seemed bit unreal. The loud van outside however was Very real as Gail jumped when the loud music started blaring. Good god that was not good for his sensory defensiveness.

He walked to the yard with a smile on his face, he was going to at least be nice about this. He would die if this continued much longer.

"Hey everyone! I'm so glad of your support but could you please keep it down? My hearing is very sensitive and you're making a little too much noise for my poor ears."

8:00am : Far Haven

[wizardseason]

All Knights and the Princess are invited to a big breakfast banquet. Come one, come all! Maybe meet some of the locals? Maybe chat with your fellow heroes? All knights are given lanyards, but the princess gets a lanyard and a crown if he's here, and they're all seated at the big hero table.

[fop_lop]

Characteristically, Terrence arrives early in an immaculate black suit and seats himself in the most visible spot of the big kid's table possible. While he remains seated rather than wandering around, he's more than pleased to meet and chat with both his fellow champions and any locals. He picks at his food between conversations, but doesn't eat much.

[silentwords]

Seth sits on his chair with his legs pretty much drawn to his chest, the seat big enough for him to, perhaps a little barely, do that. He's mostly just picking at his food, only eating very little, and when he's not picking at his food his wringing his hands anxiously.

He'd come here, and was planning to go to all of the welcome parties due to wanting to be polite, feeling it would be extremely rude and have other looking at him unfavorably or disliking him if he skipped any.

However, he was honestly scared of what to do now that he was here, his anxiety already pretty high up from all the people around him, never mind looking at him. He quietly reached into his bag to hold onto Abigail's hand inside it.

[tropicalstorm]

Haizea pretty much comes straight here after waking up and makes a beeline to wherever the food is. She always wakes up ravenous and today is no different. When she seats herself at the hero table, she's mostly focused on her food but tries to check out who else is here between bites.

[eutychia]

A breakfast banquet sounded like a fine welcome to Luka. He'd risen early that morning to meet his stylist, who'd carefully planned a flashy seafoam green ensemble for his big debut. After dressing, he's escorted by his entourage to the banquet the locals had put on.

Luka arrives, naturally, a bit fashionably late. But not too late. He heard about the crown and was wondering exactly what he'd be in for.

For now, he sits at the table and waits to be served. An assistant buzzes around him and occasionally whispers things in his ear.

8:00am : Far Haven

[roaryrory]

Wow! Breakfast! Rory loves a good breakfast. She may have not got a whole lot of sleep, but she's confident she can make it through the day if she just has something in her stomach.

Also importantly, she's looking forward to meeting the Princess, the one person she knows for sure is on her side. Well, she's hopeful everyone will be (even the evil allured ones), but the point still stands. She instantly starts looking around for Luka when she gets to the banquet.

[daddykong]

Luckily for Garrot, he didn't have to travel too far for this banquet, so he could spend some time... decompressing. This time, that meant training, and that always got his adrenaline pumping a bit too much.

After that horrible wake-up van put him in such a foul mood, he knew he'd want to put a conscious effort into making some good impressions! No point in being surly all morning. Since part of growing up for Garrot was learning how to not seem threatening, he knew he'd be best off wearing a blue suit, sleeves rolled up just past his elbows. The jacket, of course, was simply slung over his shoulder because damn was it hot on this island!

After some more light primping, Garrot found himself just minutes late to the banquet itself. In an effort to mingle, his gut reaction is... small talk.

"So a lot of doctors say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right?" He's saying this to whoever is unfortunate enough to be near him as he loads a layer of food onto his plate. "But other doctors have found that it doesn't so like, fat lotta good that does, yeah? Me, I just like bacon." And then his eyes peer around the frames of his glasses to the pile of bacon that seems to have just appeared atop the rest of his food before glancing towards this poor soul nearest him.

"What do you think?" Then his eyes dart back down to his bacon pile. Bacon for knights means it's the good shit, too.

[scandeled]

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, or so society says, so Matilda does not miss it. She's dressed very carefully for this event- a cream jacket and frilled skirt, delicate lace gloves, white boots accented with bows, and she even has pantyhose on, as if that were a thing people still wore. Still, she'd look nicer if her precisely curled hair wasn't held back from her face with those ridiculous rose-colored goggles she insists on wearing at all times.

She's the very image of refinement while she eats, very precise manners- removing her gloves before eating, returning them back to her hands once she's finished. She's quiet while eating at least- but in between bites, if she catches someone's eye, she can't help herself. "Hello!" She chimes, cheerfully, at anyone that dare makes eye contact.

[partyhorse]

To say Gail felt out of place would have been putting it lightly. He was not dressed for the occasion, though he had tried to take one of the Least gaudiest shirts he had, a pale pink with white and yellow flowers. It would have to do in this case. At least the food was good, he thought, as he picked whatever he thought he would like on his plate, while trying to smile and make small talk with people obviously curious about him. Not everyday you see 7'9 centaur.

9:30am : Bamborough

[wizardseason]

All Knights and the Princess are invited to an oceanside brunch! Wether they live in Bamborough or they live elsewhere and visited here, they're welcome to eat the brunch and participate in waterfront games. Thank the resort owner for this welcome! Or chat it up with your fellow heroes by the water. By now everyone should be full.

[fop_lop]

You bet your magical ass the bunny knight is going to every one of these celebrations!

Again he sticks mostly to the tables despite eating very little, declining any games. He's more than happy to watch said games, however, and even bet on them with anyone willing.

[zafika]

Zafika hadn't bothered to show up at the Far Haven banquet, but they do show up at the oceanside brunch in Bamborough. However, they're sticking to the far edges of the crowd, and are seated on some rocks on the beach with a plate on their lap, and are holding a glass with their tail while they poke at the food on their plate a bit. They're more focused on listening to their surroundings than eating, not that they really even have any form of appetite at the moment.

They know they should approach some of the other Knights, but they don't feel comfortable removing their blindfold in such a big crowd long enough to locate any of them. So, here they are, seated further away from the crowd and slowly trying to get some food down.

[silentwords]

Seth was nervously walking around the edges of the brunch welcome's crowd, having escaped the brunch table as soon as he'd grabbed some food, that he was now eating at a somewhat fast pace without really thinking about it.

He was honestly starting to debate just escaping to the house he was staying at.

11:00am : Craydon

[wizardseason]

Craydon's welcome is much more modest, the locals have invited the Princess and his knights to the local Multipurpose Center. They've set out a spread of light appetizers, chips and dips, vegetables and spreads, fresh breads and cheeses, modest drinks. It's the least extravagant of the welcomes but the locals are still here to meet and greet everyone. With a smile and a handshake they wish everyone the best of luck. How are you and your fellow heroes holding up with all this attention? Did you skip all these events? Attend all of them?

[fop_lop]

Yup, Terrence makes it to this one too. He actually seems overjoyed at meeting with all of the locals even after doing so for hours, evidently still shifted into PR Mode™.

This is actually the one time he's seen doing more than nibble idly at the presented food, as he is just destroying some of that cheese between conversations.

11:30am : The Wizard's reveal

[wizardseason]

The Wizard (Year 40 She/Her/Hers) strides in to the Craydon Multipurpose Center with her hands in her pockets and casually looks around the room with a gentle smile on her face and huge bags under her eyes. Her eyes are black with cyan sparkles in them, looking very much like outer space itself as she scans the room and everyone in it. Good luck for anyone here, they get first dibs on seeing the Wizard.

She'll be shuffling around the multipurpose center in her light blue pajamas and bunny slippers, occasionally adjusting her tiny glasses as she looks around. At least she's got her wizard hat on so no one could miss what she looks like this year. It's a shocking difference from the big muscled dude (Year 39 He/Him/His) she was last year or the slick suit-wearing smooth talker (Year 38 They/Them/Theirs) they were the year before but it's still absolutely the same wizard.

[fop_lop]

"Wait, so are you a cosplayer sent here to freak us out or the actual deal?" To be honest he'll believe either, but he very much hopes for the latter. While the threat of universal destruction and the more-than-threat of localized destruction aren't exactly good things, in a way the Wizard is indirectly responsible for the success of Terrence's business. Plus they just make things so damn interesting!nevermind that they put on their best MILFin' hat this year The slippers don't escape Terrence's notice and even get a wry grin.