Day 1: Evening

[wizardseason]

Evening: 5:00pm - Midnight

[ IRL Timeframe: March 11th - March 18th, 2019 ]

The first day has come to a close, the only things left to do are get some food and get some rest. Fortunately the residents of Bamborough are hosting a party to congratulate the heroes on their first victory, unfortunately it's running for several hours this evening. There's only so much time for sleep. What kind of balance will your hero try to strike?

Unfortunately for everyone, the evil-allured knights will be treated to a rude wake-up surprise when they finally go to sleep. No matter when they finally set their head down to rest, they all wake up at the same time, in the same place. Only the evil-allured knights will have access to this post, click to see if you've been chosen.

The good-allured knights, meanwhile, are free of a visit tonight with the Princess and the Protector. The two of them, however, are due to have a chat. Questions have to be answered, after all! He's dressed in his usual attire:

He's the same height as Luka with dark skin and vivid blue eyes that match the color of the sky. He has wicked winged white eyeliner to accent his eyes and curly black hair with white tips piled on top of his head, it's a wonder how it stays up there. Surprisingly, or unsurprisingly, he's wearing a pajama robe that looks either blue or silver depending how it's touched or how it moves. Most importantly is that he's got brass knuckles on both his hands, like he's ready to fight. But he's not here to fight, he's here to give a whisper about what comes next.

First Night Event: Bamborough: Everyone invited.

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The Weather

• Starry Night.
• 64°F / 18°C
• Quite breezy, all the trees are rustling.

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Prompts:

• Bamborough Party: To celebrate the defeat of the first monster, a full banquet is being held near the beach in Bamborough. Unlimited food, unlimited drinks, and most importantly of all was a small stockpile of blankets, sheets, pillows, and toiletries to offer any knight who might've forgotten something on the way out here. Naturally, every item is sponsored.


• You're all over Social Media!: Videos were successfully taken of all twelve knights and the princess during the first battle, and now the world is abuzz about what happened! What are they saying about your hero? How did they even get this footage? Or worst of all, how bad are they dissing your camera skills for those that recorded themselves?


• A late night walk: The first day is over, the first monster is dead. How's your character holding up? Do they seek out support from a fellow hero? Do they spend it alone? What kind of night are they having now that it's all real?


• A late night meal: Anyone leaving the Bamborough party late enough will be able to spot that a local late night ramen shop is open for business. If your hero hasn't quite eaten enough, they can drop by for a bite. But be warned, a certain sleepy villain is getting a bite to eat herself. Care to share a ramen bar meal with the enemy?

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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.

Comments

[scandeled]

"Delilah always liked nice chocolate, so I keep some on me all the time. Other kinds of candy worked in a pinch, but nothing like chocolate."

She's relieved Seth likes it though, it would have been a shame to let so many sweets go to waste.

[silentwords]

Seth raises an eyebrow in curiosity.

"Delilah? Are they your friend or...?"

[scandeled]

“Oh! Almost. I think.” Her cheeks color faintly and she smiles at him. “She’s an adventurer I know! She’s amazing and brave, and beautiful and interesting! And she really loves sweets.”

[silentwords]

Huh.

"She sounds awesome. Adventurer huh...it'd be cool to go around the world...if I could first just get used to getting out of my own house..."

[scandeled]

Matilda just keeps on beaming, cheered by being able to talk about Delilah. "She is." She pauses, then gently bumps her elbow against him, kind of awkwardly, but she's seen people joke with friends like this before! "You already are out of your house! Isn't that great?"

[silentwords]

Seth is a little taken aback and surprised by the nudge, so he kind of reflexivesly sort of slightly jumps before relaxing again.
Though at what she says...

He blushes and hides his face against a hand with a silent groan.

"Gods I guess I technically am...and I still don't like it. Everyone keeps telling me it's good for me but...I'm just terrified pretty much every single moment. This...place, is kind of the closest thing to a safe place...I was thinking of making a pillowfort for an extra comforting and...safe spot...to retreat to when things become too much for me to handle..."

[scandeled]

Matilda turns slightly so she can watch him try and hide against his own hand, her smile only slightly less bright. She rests her chin on her fist, humming thoughtfully. "Me too. Ever since I found out this thing's for real... It's okay to be really scared. A pillow fort's like, a great idea! We should all make one together!"

[silentwords]

Making one together with everyone sounded nice...though Seth felt like he'd rather avoid at least Luka alltogether so...
Well he'd settle for just making one for himself and possibly inviting friends to come chill there with him.
It gets his lips to quirk into a smile for a moment though.

"No I mean, yeah I'm really scared because of the whole, I might die thing, been trying to not think about it really, but I'm terrified and anxious in general everytime I'm outside...this just happened to be the latest time I needed to. I generally only went outside if I couldn't get something delivered back on Tellan."

[scandeled]

"Really?" This seems to catch Matilda off guard, more than the puppets had, even. "But... Wasn't that sad? Thinking of a world full of adventures, just outside your door?"

[silentwords]

Seth shakes his head.
"I...well I guess I wasn't exactly happy with the situation...but I just kept putting off asking for help with my anxiety and fear. I wasn't miserable though! After all, I had all my friends keeping me company constantly!"

He gestures around him to the puppets.