chasma | WEEK THREE MINGLE

ahnkeen: week 3 mingle

in the sands of time

32 Remain

Waking up this morning will reveal some unfamiliar surroundings. The soft ripples of the canals and dulcet tones of otamatone fade from your ears, replaced by a steady, dry breeze and the ambient noise of the local populace filtering in through open windows. Another thing you'll notice is that it's warm - very warm. Light dress is recommended here.

You all awaken in your beds—although they aren't the beds that you found yourself falling asleep in previously, and you might not even see the same face as you had the previous night. But one by one, as you filter out, you find yourselves in a house, a bit on the older side but still comfortable. The decor is neutral and inoffensive, much like you'd expect of a place that sees many visitors.

Unlike the previous worlds you've visited, Ahnkeen is a bustling, busy place, full of people of all sorts - and not all are human, so please check your biases at the door. Though the world around them is dry and scarce of resources, the market town itself is alive and well, business booming, and the merchants here keep a close eye on their wares in case of any thieves.

Traversing down the streets of the housing district are the Temporals. For the most part they seem ready to receive everyone. Throwing their hands into the air and meandering down Rameel will be spearhead the introductions this time—their puma daemon trailing behind them. As an extra treat, they'll even seem to have their “black box” from previous with them this fine morning on full blast.

"Hello, hello everyone! WELCOME TO AHNKEEN!! The home to the great markets...probably. I hope more of you are used to these scenery changes by now, and by popular demand are your favorite Temporals. We've changed the set for the hat trick, but we won't stop there."

Satariel is standing close to Yomiel, their undercloak absent and their daemon raven-formed on their shoulder - it squawks after Rameel yells the welcome, but they offer everyone a warm smile. They do reach over to... turn down the "black box" of Rameel's, without looking, smile still intact. "For those of you that kept your things from previous worlds, especially the treasure from our adventures underwater, you might find that they come in handy here. We are in a market, after all."

The last Watcher has also shed their undercloak, staring at Rameel while their polecat daemon chitters. "Anyway," they turn to the rest with a vague gesture at Satariel. "Try not to steal too much this time. The last few worlds were pretty quiet, but you might run into trouble with the locals here if you keep that up."

With the new week, travelers will find that they are no longer connected physically and emotionally to another participant. As opposed to being drawn to one person in particular, they'll find themselves with the need to be physically close to any other participant they speak to. Go on, hold their hand, get your snuggle on - it'll make you feel better. This effect lasts all week.

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That’ll make it happen quicker?

[ hmm. ]

So you just… put it down and it’ll take a photo whenever?

[there's a nod. he can pretty much do anything either by sheer skill or bruteforcing it, so it's fine.]

Yeah. Well, it's a little more like...

[give him a second to set up the little droid, posing it so it faces yuri.]

If you look right here--[he points to a little glass lens on the front]--and say "cheese", it'll work. Go ahead and test it out if you want.

-- Alright?

[ he will trust you, small strange child of techonology. he moves around a little so he's facing the droid and then Looks at it. ]

Cheese?

[ is he a model now? ]

[he's a beautiful model. but when yuri says the key word the droid whirs softly as it rises up on a few extendable legs, gaining some height to frame him better. there's a click and a flash and then the droid spits out a small photo of yuri! the vendor looks incredibly pleased. ]

I can install a stealth mode, too. Quieter and no light but just as effective. The pictures would just be a little darker.

[ amazing. that's a photograph. his first one actually, wow. ]

How much does it and all these extras cost once you've put it all together?

[proud of him. he can have it as a souvenir for free, too.]

Hm...[give him a moment to think.] Make me an offer? I can work from there and let you know how much I can get you.

[ this generosity. ]

Hmm.

[ i don't have an exact track, but he puts down a bunch of gems and treasure from the mini event and, after a moment, a coil of wire that seems to have been cut in two at some point. where is the other half? a mystery. ]

Any of this good?

[given the way his eyes immediately light up at all of the treasure and you can practically see the dollar signs in his pupils, yeah, it's pretty okay. the wire is also of interest though and he pauses to take a look. huh.]

...how durable would you say the wire is?

It's a bit rusted. It was kinda old when I found it, but I think it can be cleaned up just fine.

I think it might have been used as a makeshift fishing line, so it's strong in that regard.

[he's taking the wire in his hands, bending it this way and that lightly and checking out the strength for himself.]

Useful then. Even if I can't use it...[he has something in mind.]

Okay. You've got a deal.

Nice. Alright, I'll take one.

[ ... ]

Hey, is it possible to -- [ he's gonna lean in to ask hiro something quietly. ]

[...ah?]

...think so. I'd have to change some of the coding inside but it shouldn't be a big deal. I can set that up no cost and we'll hope for the best.

Anything's better than nothing.

[ here is your wire and the agreed upon amount of treasure. heck yeah. his first tech. ]

Consider it done. You can probably come back at the end of the day if you don't wanna wait around for me to finish it.

Sure. I'll come back then.

Cool. Sounds good. [a few of the droids roll out to collect yuri's payment and hiro turns to begin to work. congrats on your new loot, yuri, it'll be ready in a few hours.]

[ sweet. ]

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