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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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[He peeks under his umbrella, wincing a little at the sun. He can't see it, not without being acquainted with direct sunlight.]

Rescuing sodding cats from trees... think it'd be easier to send a daemon?

Kitty!

[ Pspspsps. She points up atop a big skeleton or whatever it is that's out here. ]

It's up there!

[ Her keen cat senses. ]

[Nero looks up.

Nero has Some Regrets as he considers the height of the bone compared to the group.]

Who feels like climbin' up there? Daemons can only go so far away from us, so that might not work out too well.

[Turning to the others.]

Why don't we.....increase our height? Power can stand on my shoulders. Surely we could reach it then, no?

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[He has a feeling Power'll scare it off, but she likes cats and cats seem to like her, so there's worse matches.]

That works. C'mon, devil brat, up and at 'em.

[ She was totally gonna climb this skeleton like a creature, but she can do this instead. Alright Herlock, come over here and she's just going to climb on top of him like a tree until her legs are over his shoulders. She actually does this with little issue, and now we are here.

She raises her arms for balance. The ultimate T-pose. We are Sholtron. ]

I'm up! Go steed, go!

You got this, Detective.

[ Now Power on your shoulders is your problem!

Also because Nero will not be climbing on top of anybody today. ]

Bark, bark!

[WHY ARE YOU A DOG, NOW! Anyways, this is happening. He's very okay with all of this. Maybe he has experience. He holds onto her legs, grinning.]

Now, my rider, lets! Get! This! Cat!

[And just going up close to the bone so she can attempt to reach!]

Careful not to drop her, yeah?

[He's a little uneasy.]

[ NOTIFS HATING ON ME AGAIN SLIDES HEADFIRST IN ]

Cat! Here! Now!

[ WHY IS SHE SCOLDING IT. She's just reaching up over the top of the skeleton to try to get the cat to come over, except -- uh. Huh?

You guys blink? 'Cause the cat's suddenly gone. ]

Where'd it go!

[ And now Sholmes has to deal with a small flavour of chaos as she starts flailing to try to get up on the skeleton from this angle. ]

I think she'll be okay. Stay strong, Sholmes.

[Nero's just watching this chaos for a moment, before he starts actually looking for the cat.

SQUINT... kind of hard to see against the glare of the sun, but he'll point to what looks a lot like cat ears on a different bone.]

There?

Cat! Heaven! Now!

[And...wuh-oh. Cat is NOT THERE. NO CAT HEAVEN. Power is moving, and it's. Very Chaotic, but he's holding onto her, tight.]

Miss Power, please! Stay still! [And looking over at Nero.] Hold on. It jumped...?

Teleported, more like. [Spike is blocking the sun with his hand now, and he feels like he's going to burst into flame but he's not. Instead, he just stares bleary eyed at the roof.]

...Not gonna lie I think Daemon's are a better bet. [With a gentle tap to the side, Erastis transforms into a vampire bat and flaps his wings into the air.]

[ No... our cat heaven... instead it is Cat! Hell! Soon...

Well, when the cat's new location is pointed out, she will stop flailing and her hands come to rest on top of Sholmes's head. Idk if he's wearing the hat or not, but she bongos lightly. ]

To the next skeleton over, then!

[ From their feet, Ritty is barking in dog form. ]

The cat ain't dead?

[What's this about cat heaven now??]

Might as well give it a try.

[Disce switches to cat to snake to mole, back to cat. Sad little mew.

But she will try climbing up of the bones, in case the other cat teleports to where she is instead.]

The next bone it is! For our...oddly teleporting cat.

[ow ow ow ow he is being bongoed ow ow ow]

[Irene at his feet changes to a beagle, barking merrily.]

The game's afoot! Let's [ow] go! [ow]

[Running over to the next bone!]

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[Oh, motherfucker, why are they running. Spike tries to run, but Zieks hit him in the knee with a sword, so he winces in pain and limps the rest of the way.]

Motherfucker...

[At least the bat is flying on target.]

[ IT'S A LIGHT BONGO. Tap pat tap pat. She points towards the new skeletal structure. ]

Ho there! Faster, before it disappears on us again! Go Ritty!

[ Ritty barks and runs towards the structure too, barking around the foot of it, and pawing at it like the creature he is. ]

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[Power voice: HO!

The cat startles at the barking and immediately teleports to a completely different bone. No barking!]

Damn, this is gonna be a pain.

Faster it is-!

[Sholmes, a faithful steed, runs to the next bone, Irene also keeping up with the barks as she runs beside him. She's more than happy to run forward as Sholmes keeps up, Power in tow.]

[As Spike grimaces and straightens up, he's internally glad that Sholmes is the one who was assigned the role of horse.]

Think this cat's just mocking us now.

Ugh! Stop running away, why are you doing that!

[ Addressing the cat, naturally. Ritty is just barking some more. She curls in on top of Sholmes's head and the light bongo tap continues. ]

Hurley! The alpha plan!

What...what's the alpha plan?!

[PLEASE TELL YOUR HORSE THESE THINGS]

Do tell, I will follow!

The what?

[The alpha plan.... Fortunately, ABO as a concept has not been applied to humans yet, though there was that one episode in which Xander turned into a weird hyena hybrid.]

As a guess? Probably wants you to throw her, mate.

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