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The people from under the water seem very friendly and kind. They certainly provided us with things that we can use to make life a little easier.

Who: Katharine and Kaz
What: meeting
Where: her house
When: Day 14- morning
Warnings: should be low
Status: closed

( ~+~+~+~ )

I don’t recall booking a trip to the apocalypse. Geralt, didn’t we prevent this already?

I found a box of hooks and various other fishing supplies.

I also have my trident. I'm willing to see what I can catch in the way of fish and seafood if people think it's safe to fish here? I don't want to hook one of the merpeople.

Survivors will find more items on the beach, but now see heads poking up from the water's surface. Interactions can be had.

( Threads and Handwaves )

It seems that when I picked out a house a poison garden appeared.

How very fortunate for myself, as I feared a lack of access to poisons.

Please do not touch or taste from my garden, for your own safety.

The shore is covered with containers which appear to have washed up overnight.

ETA: One container is filled with silverware, plates, bowls, etc. Another is full of fabric and sewing supplies.

I'm feeling the need to get some sparring practice in. And I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one.

ETA: Any of you folk who can heal others magically interested in being available during sparring sessions just in case? It would make our doctors feel better.

( First Rule is: Don't Mention That Movie )

Which of my new pen pals can shed some light on the situation we now find ourselves in? The travel brochure was a little light on details.

Peter Parker, you better be making yourself available.

Who: Inej, Kaz, Nina
What: hounds
Where: their house
When: day 8 (morning?)
Warnings: some violence
Status: complete g-doc


( Dreams and hounds can bite me )

I would like to never deal with anything like that again.

A bag of supplies was left with my name this morning. It appears to be items for hygiene and grooming. Does this sort of thing happen often here?

Who: Kaz Brekker and Obi-Wan Kenobi
When: Morning of Day 6
Where: The Beach
What: Having an informative chat.
Rating: PG-13ish
Status: Closed; Completed Gdoc

( A meeting of the minds on a beach. )

Aye, Dios...

Um, hi? Never received an ominous letter and communication device upon arriving to a universe but, I've always wanted a phone and to see what the big deal was soooooooo, plus?

Can anyone direct me to where I might find this food? I assume the letter means other people from the multiverse, but I've been wrong before. Others doesn't mean ancient inhabitants, does it?

If it does that's cool. We can be friends. Why can't I leave!?!

Hey. I wanted to introduce myself. I got here a couple of days ago, but with the whole hell hound thing, I didn't get a chance to do this.

Name's John Sheppard. Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force. Got a lot of experience exploring uncharted territory and fighting the unexpected. Is there some kind of organized security force? Seems like setting up a structured watch schedule might be a good idea in case something else happens.

I GOT IT! I found it! I know how to get rid of the hounds. Everybody find some chalk or something to draw with. Go to corners and draw a curve in front of them. It blocks the corner with roundness. It'll take a while, but eventually the hounds will have less and less access, grow bored and find something else to do.

When I woke up today, there was a sewing kit with my coat. At least we can make repairs to multiple things now.

I know this isn't the ideal situation - far from it - but the views here are incredible!

Is the water toxic? Is that why they warn us to stay out? It looks so fresh.

I have a lot of other questions that can probably wait, all things considered.

Well, good news - we have actual medical supplies now. A well-stocked, hardcore first aid kit. The deluxe kind that has things like instant ice packs, bandages, gauze, and ibuprofen to fancier things like airway stabilization supplies and the essentials to control bleeding.

This isn't an invitation to bleed out and have us use up the entirety of the kit in one fell swoop, thanks. But rather, our infirmary is just in better shape. And I can see what kind of duplication spells there are to work with that won't upset the balance of the island too much or its magic.

[Filtered to the Crows and Zoya]

My wish came true. I have a tailor kit handy now if we need it for anything.

Saints!

It got me...the dog...it got me...

I'm bleeding to death...

...at least it didn't get my face.

If anyone needs a quick trip to the infirmary, let me know and I'll come get you. We don't have a whole hospital's supply to work with but we'll do our best to fix you up during this...situation.

Kaz, I guess we're taking a rain check for fixing the boats. Please check in, I'm wor--

I was talking to Davina at the latest feast and mentioned it might be a good idea to gather all magic-inclined types for some kind of cohesive group - now that there's a library (of sorts) maybe we can even pen some of our spells, notes, or other tidbits and consult that if there's anything that comes up. It's also good to have team spirit, I guess?

Hell if I know. Just guessing there - I'm usually an independent contractor.

But, right, let me know if you're interested. Oh, and we're making progress on soap and clothes - also good to note. Not as exiting of an update as tentacles, but still pertinent.

[Filtered to Crows]

Everything in the main part of the house should be repaired. Let me know if I missed anything.

Also, I'm bored. There's got to be something fun to do here.

Are people here always so testy?

I mean, if anyone threatens any of you no one will see my knife.

Name's Vince Leone.

I've been in a lot of life and death situations. I can only assume this is my brain's way of protecting me from the trauma.

Because I really don't know what other explanation there is.

I know more people are arriving every day and for some that means a significant other. If there are any couples, or really anyone, who would like some soundproofing, I’m more than happy to cast the appropriate spell to help with a little privacy. Thankfully, I've found the appropriate ingredients for this spell.

[Filtered to the Crows]

So Crabby Grandpa (Clay) and Grumpy Uncle (Dean) are high on my list of never learning about Grisha or Jes’s or my powers.

I'm aware there are a few of you here who require blood. I'm happy to offer up some of mine. Probably not for all of you, though, due to...I'm only one Netherling.

But if you require some, please reach out and I'll see what I can do.

I'm leaving this open in case anyone else wants to volunteer.

'Determined not to be well suited'? By whom?

Who: Dirtyhands and the Wraith Kaz and Inej
What: Catching up
When: After Jes finds her.
Where: The house Nina and Kaz settled in.
Status: Closed; Incomplete
Rating: TBD

( I would come for you. And if I couldn’t walk, I’d crawl to you. )

What in the name of all Saints is this place?

I don't know about the stairs (always such fun choose-your-own-adventure options) but Michelle and I brought back some goodies from the ghost ship that was here before. Beans, plenty of beans, and enough bolts of fabric to make clothes - if anyone's decent at sewing, now's your time to shine; let me know and I'll sign you up. The material is easy enough to work with - linen, silk, brocade, that sort of thing. But we could especially use the linen for the infirmary.

And speaking of that, check-ups are a good idea. If you haven't gone for one yet.

I know different groups have mentioned saving seeds from the banquet and we acquired some food yesterday that we can do the same. I have some abilities with assisting seeds to sprout and helping keep plants healthy, and an...easy way to till the earth. I wasn't sure who to contact or where to go to see where the gardening work was happening?

That feels far more useful than exploring the trap stairs. I would like the chance to do something productive today.

[Padmé]
I can't believe we had her and lost her in such a short amount of time. I can't feel Leia anywhere. I spent some time meditating on the beach and there wasn't any trace in the Force of her having been here.

One minute I'm encouraging Kol to stop playing with his food and another minute I'm...

here.

The letter certainly leaves a lot to be desired.

Did anyone else see the weird stairs?

[Wolves]

In case we haven't met, I'm Hayley. I met Nick at the feast and have spoken with Clayton. I was thinking that we should all meet up. Unless I'm mistaken, our kind works better as a group. I'm not talking about forming a Pack. Not everybody might be interested in that. I'm just suggesting that we talk about working together.

Did anyone notice a set of steps in the center of the island before? They don’t appear to lead anywhere. But I don’t remember seeing them on earlier sweeps of the terrain.

You think I'd be used to insanity by now, considering the last couple of years, but here I am; completely flabbergasted by recent events.

Hi. I'm Sharon. I'm new around here--just arrived yesterday. Came through Madripoor, New York, then San Francisco. Mobius is here with me. We picked out a house no one else seemed to be using and crashed there last night.

Is there a system by which houses are distributed to this island's new inhabitants? Who's in charge around here?

Anyone found a useful power source yet? I've been trying to find a way to extract the power from the phone, but it's like the laws of physics are actively being ignored.

Since the person who penned the cows in unfortunately (or maybe fortunately depending on how you look at it?) disappeared, I wasn't sure how the magic would hold up so I went ahead and made a similar barrier to the one that holds the sheep. The cows are grazing and are protected. Because people obviously come and go, that means we sort of need to be discretionary about hunting and whatnot - not that anyone has gone and butchered cows as far as I know, but having some sort of system in place for breeding and butchering ensures a successful farm life (save for the inevitable hiccups that always occur when you're trying to maintain a farm). Where are all my other farm people at? I say 'other' I mostly mean 'you' because I haven't revisited that life in ages.

Anyway, vegan soap was next on my list (and it was discussed a little at the feast) so we don't have to butcher animals quite yet - if anyone wants to come with me to see what's out there in terms of alternatives for making soap, I could use an explorer buddy or two.

You have got to be fucking kidding me? Please tell me this is a joke and not the universe giving me the middle finger. I've got a life... a mission... my head on straight for once. Has anyone heard of Chuck Shurley?

What’s the deal about not going in the water?

After the creepy message a few hours ago about people being sent back to their lives, we're being thanked for our "efforts" with actual real food.

I'd strongly encourage everyone to get down to the pier by the white house and eat between now and sun up. We have no idea when we might get food like this again.

The following were determined not to be well suited for this endeavor and have been returned to their lives.

Ray's gone. I had a friend in this place and now Sent... back to his life? We didn't have a chance to spend much time together here, but he was from my home. I'm gonna miss him.

Should we... is there something we should do? When people are sent away?

[Eliot Waugh, Kaz Brekker, Kate Bishop]

Hi, I'm new here. Michelle Webster. Colonel Carter suggested I reach out to you, since Eliot and Kaz were dealing with cattle and sheep, and Kate hunts. I know how to raise and care for livestock, but more importantly, I know how to butcher animals for meat and hides.

Kate, have you seen rabbits on the island? If we can capture some alive, breeding them would be easier and more reliable than hunting them.