MarinaNova Asylum

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Um... Excuse me, this is probably a silly question but, um... [ Come on Wendy, this isn't the first time you have made a post, you can do it! ] What sort of family are the Suidae family? Were they important? Did they make shoes?


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[ Look, she's curious. She has no idea what she might be getting into but she has to visit the museum to have a look at this ungulates thing that she doesn't know about. Maybe it's useful, right?

She's a whole lot confused, while she's inside the museum having a look, and after she exits.

Cue a very puzzled girl who doesn't understand what she just saw. ]

(OOC: EVENT INFO | RAFFLE THREAD)

(OOC: EVENT INFO! )

Happy Day 365, Marina Nova!

Hear ye, hear ye! Inmates, prisoners, fellow underwater dwellers! Lend me your ears and hands and actually just bring all of you because we're having a ye olde Renaissance Faire to celebrate a full year in this bubble under the sea!

The dome has of course been decked out appropriately. Flickering torches light the pathways, interspersed with larger bonfires that you can cosy up to with that special someone - or perhaps just a glass of honey mead. Pennant banners hang across the gates and along the buildings, sporting the proud coat of arms of the prison (a lot of purple and octopi, for some reason) and many of the clothing stores offer time-appropriate options for those of you who still knows how to have fun. The kiosk has even been re-imagined into a castle.

Many areas within the dome has activities to partake in and, if you're skilled or lucky or both, prizes to win!

( Let the celebrations begin! Fanfare! )

Enjoy!

[Pucker up, inmates! It's that day again—your favorite prison holiday! And, of course, the wardens provided lip balm stations for your convenience.

(OOC: Mistletoe Bot INFO)

[Maybe you're at the media store or educational center to play your disc. Maybe you're just out and about somewhere contemplating what you saw or whether to see it. Either way, you're bound to run into someone!]

(OOC: Instant Replay Event Info)

[Mal looks... happy and cocky... and generally not at all as angry as he has been lately. And then he opens his mouth.]

Stand back everyone, nothing here to see!
Just imminent danger and in the middle of it ME!
Captain Hammer's here hair swaying in the breeze,
The day needs my saving expertise!

[Yes... he really did just sing that...]

Who's the nefarious plotter who brought me to this prison... and where's my darling Penny? Is Dr. Horrible behind this?

[Everything may be a bit topsy turvy today. Maybe you lost your head. Maybe you lost everything else. Or maybe you're perfectly you and it's just your friends and neighbors who don't make any sense.

Good luck going out and about to figure out your new surroundings.]

(MIND/BODY SWAP EVENT INFO)

Twas the day after Newbie Day, when down by the beach in the dome--

Stockings and other decorations were hung alongside jack-o-lanterns, baskets full of colored eggs, boxes of heart-shaped candies, and other things. The only creature that seemed to be stirring in this early morning hour was Quinn Fabray, who took it upon herself to see to a good bulk of the set up. Tables and chairs were set up alongside a makeshift stage and dance floor, with bright orange extension chords stretched out across the sand to give life to the lights, music, and karaoke machine. Games, should anyone want to play them, were set up to the immediate right of the food tables.

Don't be late! The Holiday Mash-Up starts promptly at 5PM. Bring your dates, wear your gowns and costumes, and celebrate all those holidays from home.

[ audio - locked to Gon ]

[ Haruka has been promising Gon to show him her cool hobby for quite some time now. And it's finally a day ending in 1 or 4 again. So: ]

I'm ready. Come out to Sector 4.

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[ That's right, it's time for driving class! Haruka has dirt bikes ready for anyone who wants one, as well as a lone motocross bike she'd found in the bike shop. The engine isn't great, though. It won't take her much faster than her motor scooter, which is parked off to one side.

There's a lot of puddles on the streets and in the parks today. What better time for a lesson on hydroplaning...?

She's putting one of the dirt bikes through its paces on a grassy spot, both wheels leaving the ground on occasion as she jumps puddles. The bike is splattered. The bottom of her riding jumpsuit is splattered.

But when she takes her helmet off and shakes out her bangs, her skin and hair are still impeccable. ]

[You have a lot of baggage for your stay. Not the kind you stuff free robes and toiletries into. No, the kind of baggage that helps drive the sort of scenarios you experience. Your fears and your hang ups. Or maybe not everything is about you after all and you have a perfectly random, horrific time. Either way, the adventure starts now. Ring the bell for service.]

OOC: Haunted Hotel Info/Plotting

Open Action

Link rolled over in his sleep, trying to avoid the various rocks digging into his back. His eyes flew open a moment later. The rocks were gone. He squinted a moment trying to make sense of what he was seeing, then moved to rub his eyes. Except that was just as confusing. His tunic was gone. Goddesses, his whole pack was gone. Along with his horse. Instead, he was wearing an orange garment, brighter than an Ordon pumpkin.

Link sat up, rubbing his hand through the mop of hair and starting when he caught a piece of wire. He pulled the earpiece out and examined it, gasping slightly when, at the push of the button, a voice started talking. He put it back up to his ear in time to hear the words "MarinaNova."

Link listened attentively to the message, though it made little sense. There was nothing else to do except start exploring. And perhaps searching for money in the bushes...

Open Video
[The video opens on a clearly confused kid. Teenager. Well... he's eighteen, but his eyes look older. Perhaps he's been forced to grow up quicker than most.]

Er... hello? I can communicate with this device? It's... How does it work? And more importantly, how did I get here, how do I leave, where is my horse, and by the name of Farore what do you mean by assault and battery?

[The video opens on Euphie's face, smiling, but there's an undertone of uncertainty. Everything seems normal. Same pink-haired princess as usual sitting in her room, still on her bed apparently. Does she wear frilly night dresses to bed? Of course she does.]

Good morning, everyone. [A little pause as she decides how to continue.] I was wondering if someone might be able to provide a little assistance. I'm wondering what's going on, and if someone could help me to the beach?

[She lets the video pan down from her face and over her pink fish tail. That's princess mermaid to you!]

(OOC: Backdated to early morning.)

[ Something is weird. Perhaps you've had a snack that had some unfortunate side effects, maybe it's something in the water or you just got out of bed wrong this morning. It takes so incredibly little to end up with a strange day on your hands, although this is perhaps a little stranger of a day than usual.

Duck your heads, watch where you put your paws and be careful about yiffing the poodle next door. ]

(( ooc: EVENT INFO! All animal side effects will be reversed by daypost tomorrow! ))

[The Not Quite Normal Group Therapy Session was set up in one of the workshop rooms in the Education Center. The individual tables were pushed together into one with the chairs around it to promote a sense of belonging for the outcasts participants.

Activities were fairly free-form with a loose structure of a schedule. Introductions, bonding activities, and snacks. There were also name tags for all to wear, already printed with their names. Paper and pencils are provided.]

Introductions

My Name Is...
Go around the group and ask each young person to state his/her name and attach an adjective that not only describes a dominant characteristic, but also starts with the same letter of his name e.g. generous Grahame, dynamic Dave. Write them down, attach to their name tag, and refer to them by this for the rest of the session.

Catch Me if You Can
Everyone creates two parallel lines facing one another, opposite someone they don't know very well. Partners introduce themselves to one another, having about a minute to talk back and forth about things like hobbies, likes/dislikes, unique features. Both lines then turn back to back. They have one minute to change something small about themselves, like how their hair lies, what hand their watch is on, remove or add glasses, etc. The change should be discreet, but visible. Once time is up, the lines turn back to face one another again. Each person has two minutes and three guesses to identify the change in the other person.

Fact or Fiction
Everyone writes on a piece of paper THREE things about themselves which may not be known to the others in the group. Two are true and one is not. Taking turns they read out the three 'facts' about themselves and the rest of the group votes which are true and false.

Intermission
Snacks will be served! Take a break and talk casually to others.

Bonding Activities

What Makes You Unique
Everyone shares something unique about themselves. Show and tell if possible. Discussion welcome.

What Makes You the Same
Break apart into smaller groups of two or three. Each person must find 10 things they have in common with the person/people they're talking to.

Unique Isn't Bad
Each person talks about a time when the unique thing about them helped themselves or others. Alternately, each person discusses how they could re-purpose their uniqueness if it's something they see as bad in themselves.

Worries in a Hat
Participants anonymously write down a worry or fear related to their unique attributes and drop them in the large hat. Specificity with anonymity is encouraged. For example, "I'm worried that having magical powers and special duties because of these powers will interfere with having a family." Each person then picks a random card from the shuffled hat, reads the worry out loud, and attempts to explain what the person who wrote the worry means, trying to describe their own understanding/reflection of the person's emotions associated with the worry. The next person then picks. If someone picks their own worry, they place it back in the hat, reshuffle, and pick again. If someone figures out who wrote the worry, they must respect anonymity and not say who it was. After all the worries in the hat are read, the group can then discuss common fears and themes among what was in the hat.

Free for All
Feel free to make your own activity until the end of the session!

Dismissed!
Have fun with your new friends! Post session chatting is encouraged.

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{OOC: Group Therapy Event Info}

[You'll find the Murderers Anonymous group in one of the rooms at the Education Center. Snacks and drinks are provided. Chairs are set up in a circle in the center of the room. The door will be kept shut for privacy.]

[Paper and pencils and materials are provided on tables throughout the room. Feel free to move around.]

Warm Up
- How do you feel today? Circle all that apply. Why do you feel the way you do? Pick some other other emotions on the chart and discuss those. ("I feel angry when...", "It makes me happy when...")

Activities
- Fold a piece of paper in half. On one side, draw a representation of the part of you that is dangerous, violent, or evil. On the other side, draw a representation of the part of you that is kind, nurturing, and good. Share the result. Explain why you drew what you did and how you feel about each aspect of yourself.
- Silhouette Collage - Make a silhouette of yourself and fill your head with whatever is going on in your brain. What do you think about? What do you like? Dreams. Fears. Hopes.

Exercise
- Write your own eulogy. What would you want to read at your funeral if you were to die tomorrow?
- Write a eulogy for someone who has died/could have died as a result of your actions.

Discussion
- Discuss this paraphrased quote from Elie Wiesel: "Violence is a form of communication for a person who fails to find words." What are you trying to communicate?
- What are your views of death and the afterlife? What happens to us after we die?
- Do you have any regrets? Things you would take back, do again differently...
- Do you feel murder is justifiable? Explain your position.

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((OOC: Feel free to add in your own activities or prompts! Info.))

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Hi again!
I’ve already explored most of the prison and it’s only been two---[pause, give him a second]-three days? It’s not as big as I thought but easy enough to get around. I also managed to find a decent fishing rod thanks to you, Yen, but it doesn’t quite have the same feeling as the one I’m use to. But it’s still better than nothing!


I wanted to ask! If I break something at Athletic Complex or anywhere else...would that count as property damage? That’s one of the reasons I got sent here so I don’t want to get in trouble. [For now anyway. He laughs sheepishly.]
If I punch too hard, I think I'll break the equipment, even if it's made for punching!

Oh!
Harukkaaaaaaaaa! [Because cheerfully yelling someone’s name over open comm makes them more likely to hear you...]
Thanks for the advice. The beach is really nice and the apartment I found is great!

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[Video]

[A new inmate with a very long ponytail eat your heart out, Rapunzel is kneeling on a hardwood floor. Do you recognise it? It's the bowling alley in Sector 2.]

Does anybody have a spark plug I can borrow? In lieu of that, I'll take anything ceramic.

Let me know? Thanks.

[Action]

[If you're in the bowling alley, you will notice that the guy is not wearing anything except boxer shorts. He's definitely not human, because his torso is covered in gills, leathery scales, and...you don't want to know what's on his legs. He seems to have fashioned a makeshift bag out of his prison jumpsuit...and he's stuffing bowling balls inside of it. What could one pirate want with so many bowling balls? The world may never know.]

I think.... Mmmn…

[There are some random beeps and clicks as he continues to fiddle with the device curiously. He wasn’t completely horrible with technology but it definitely wasn’t his thing. But with his cell phone gone, he'd have to make due. Still, it was a bit unnerving since the device looked so expensive! He didn't have money to pay for it, if it broke!
Luckily the video finally clicks on reveling the devices new owner. A fairly young looking spiky haired boy is blinking at the screen, looking pretty baffled but overall unusually calm about the greeting and waking up in some prison.]

I think I got it. . . .maybe. . . [ He hopes, giving the device another light tap for good measure]

Ah! Hello? Anyone there?
I’m Gon!
I get why I’m here...sorta but, it’s still really weird!

But really impressed you managed to get when I was sleeping though. [An amused chuckle escapes his lips, smile ever present.] Heheh~ You must be pretty strong!! Whoever you are, Warden, I’d really like to have a match with you sometime!

[His smile grows and becomes a big eager grin. If his appearance wasn't enough, his voice brimming with confidence and excitement. This was different from his boring day-to-day routine. Ever since the lost of his Nen...--well no use in lingering on that! Prison or not, it was clear the young boy was ready to make the most of his stay. It could be fun! It was going to be fun!]

I’ll play along for now but Mito-san is going to be really mad at me if I stay too long.

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[Have Euphie's smiling face on the screen. Kanji and I would like to invite you all to a picnic today! Of course we want to see all our family there, but friends and soon-to-be friends too. [That means strangers.]

You don't have to worry about bringing anything, but if you'd like to bring something extra to share or a game that would be fun or even just an extra blanket just in case that would always be welcome.

We'll be in Trois Park near the koi pond and fountain at noon today.

[There will already be some blankets laid out and pink picnic baskets with a variety of food—many of which have been prepared in extra cute ways like rice balls shaped like cats. You probably think this was mostly Euphie's doing, but it was mostly that boyfriend of hers, Kanji.]

(OOC: Mingle! Tag yourself in or hit up Euphie on video here or at the picnic here. Want to be a relation of Euphie's? Just let me know!)