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Happy 2-Year Anniversary, Bete Noire!

Nov 06, 2011 22:07

Today, November 7, the tropical island comes to life.

Five springs across the island start spouting water. The sun dawns on several new types of berries and fruits that weren't there before.

Feel free to snack away, but be warned: these foods have consequences.

SPRINGS: All effects from the springs can last anywhere from fifteen minutes ( Read more... )

{ tensa zangetsu (au), nyota uhura, amy pond, { ruth buggs, { peeta mellark, { charles xavier (au), { ichigo kurosaki (au), finnick odair, some ovmennet, { rukia kuchiki (au), james t. kirk [st:tos], [narration], the doctor (eleventh), [npc] the magistrate, cho takahashi, christine chapel, { cinna

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Cinna - Underwater berry, aphrodisiac spring cinnful November 7 2011, 07:12:11 UTC

At first, he doesn't know what's happening. The air chokes in his throat. Suddenly, he feels as though he's being strangled, suffocated. His hand claps to his throat, and he feels lines of flesh part underneath his fingers ( ... )

Ruth ate the berries waspsinmybrain November 8 2011, 20:27:29 UTC

In retrospect, it probably hadn't been a good plan to eat strange berries found on a mysterious island that hadn't been there a few weeks ago. But Ruth hadn't thought to plan ahead and the water taxi service wouldn't be back for hours. She'd been starving, so she'd eaten them.

Now she was having a grand time swimming through the clear water, laughing and twirling. She probably should be worried about how long she'll be stuck in this state, but she can't be bothered at the moment. This is so freeing and fun!

She spots someone else in the water and waves as well as one can underwater. Then she beckons for him to come join her. She wants to explore and it'll be fun with a companion.

cinnful November 11 2011, 03:06:44 UTC

It actually hadn't occurred to Cinna that eating the berries might be a bad idea. He was still so used to the pampered life of the Capitol, where the Games were bold and terrifying but distant, safe behind screens and broadcasts.

He's not used to having to fight for his survival.

He gives her a smile and a wave. Pushes off of a rock and swims towards her, with sweeping, smooth strokes. He's never swum this way, but he likes it. He could get used to it.

His new companion's hair is a cloud around her, swirling and shifting with the currents. He reaches out to touch the edges of the strands, and they're silk-shiver against his skin.

waspsinmybrain November 11 2011, 05:49:57 UTC

Ruth grins at him and tries to say hi. But water vibrates differently off vocal chords than air does and the sound is muffled. She's not too concerned though. Taking his hand, she tugs and points off to her right. She wants to go exploring that way, and wants him to come with her.

Keeping her legs together, she kicks off, resembling a mermaid with the way her legs are waving through the water.

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Cho (as Ryuuko) - water berries, accidental air berries, then intentional air berries tenuefarfalla November 9 2011, 06:21:41 UTC

Someone had told her about a dark blue berry with a sheen in the sunlight that allowed you to breathe underwater. She wanted some of these berries. Yes. Then she could go diving with Ryuu-chan properly, and that sounded wonderful ( ... )

13th, predawn. gruesomething November 15 2011, 16:36:51 UTC

The light was just a suggestion, and Some knew it was time for him to take off from the night-long Hellsing revel. In the early morning breeze, the island actually felt wonderful, and he was in no hurry to to return to the chilly mainland, but the sun would rise soon, so he had no real choice. But he could take a little time to explore the beach first, and walked along the treeline.

Seeing a woman flying- or flailing- against the dimly gray sky was not what he expected, and he stopped to stare a moment before he realized...

"Cho?"

tenuefarfalla December 1 2011, 10:03:13 UTC

Nope. Not Cho. Well, sort of Cho.

She said nothing, not able to focus on the fact that he was talking at her even though he had the wrong name.

gruesomething December 1 2011, 10:15:30 UTC

To him, she looked like she was in trouble. He hesitated, not wanting to scare her by approaching, but she was getting higher by the second. Did she know how to get back down?

He ran down the beach, to the edge of the water. "Hey! Do you need help?"

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Uhura - purple bananas talentd_tongue November 9 2011, 06:33:14 UTC

Jim was completely right. She needed this. The sun, and the sound of the sea, and the sand under her feet, and the calm atmosphere. It was wonderful. She'd convinced him to take a little time for himself, go have a dip, but only just barely. He was such a good friend.

So now she was reclining on a beach towel, her eyes closed, skin sun warmed and mind at peace. Yes, this was exactly what she needed.

magistrated November 9 2011, 06:55:52 UTC

Enter Glory, wandering in from the left, convenient purple bananas already in her hands.

"Uhura!" she says, joyfully. "I brought you a snack."

She plops down next to Uhura and offers.

talentd_tongue November 9 2011, 19:08:52 UTC

"They're purple." Clearly stating the obvious is going to become a thing with the two of them. Still, she's been here a while and a snack sounds nice. A snack she doesn't have to get up to go find, or buy from a questionable vendor sounds even nicer.

So she reaches out and takes one. "Thanks." Part of her is still waiting for the other shoe to drop when it comes to Glory. Another part of her wishes it wouldn't, likes having a boss who recognizes her value. Or, at the very least, recognizes that there is value she should be recognizing.

Uhura doesn't think she's ever tasted a better banana in her life.

magistrated November 11 2011, 04:12:46 UTC

"Good, right?"

Glory is smirking. So much smirking.

She settles, scooching a little hollow in the sand for her butt.

"The ocean," she says, "is like football." The waves sound like crowds, to her. Distant crowds, so that roars become hushed murmurs.

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Amy eats starfruit and gets animal pal lovesaroman November 9 2011, 18:21:40 UTC

The impromptu nap Amy took after having a starfruit snack left her with a new friend standing next to her side.

"Are you going to sleep all day?" a voice calls out to her.

Rubbing her eyes, she groans and sits up. "I'm up, I'm up." Then she blinks rapidly a few times and spots the peacock beside her.

"Uh, that wouldn't have been you talking to me just now, right?" She chuckles to herself.

The peacock's beak opens. "Of course it's me."

Amy gasps and jumps back on her rear end, but the peacock spreads his wings and follows.

"Not too far! If we get too far apart, we'll start to feel very unwell."

Standing up, Amy glances around, wondering if anyone can explain this to her, or if anyone has animals trailing after them and talking nonsense.

Yay animal friends! frostyoutodeath November 12 2011, 21:51:11 UTC

"Peeeeeeta." The voice is echoing through his head when he wakes up. Peeta feels drowsy, like it'll take an entire's day effort to just open his eyes. So of course, he keeps them closed.

Peeta remembers being curious about the starfruit, remembers that Katniss taught him not to eat anything he couldn't identify, then he remembers his concerns wandering out of his mind like a receding tide. This wasn't the arena, they weren't home, and the starfruit - it had been so beautiful.

He can vaguely hear another voice in the distance, it seemed familiar, but he couldn't recognize who.

"Peeta wake up," it was that voice again. It was gentle, definitely a female voice. Very soothing.

So when Peeta finally open his eyes, he let out a loud shriek of surprise. Above him, staring at him, standing there patiently, was a 15 foot elephant. And Peeta had never seen an elephant in his entire life.

Awesome funtiiiimes! lovesaroman November 12 2011, 23:05:51 UTC

It's not long before Amy appears, her daemon in tow. Seeing an elephant outside of a zoo is a sight enough, but seeing it so close to this guy makes her wonder if it has something to do with the strange things going on with this island.

"Hey," she said gently, not wanting to spook the elephant. "I remember you from Halloween." The peacock struts out beside her, flapping its wings.

Yeah phone tagging! frostyoutodeath November 13 2011, 02:00:46 UTC

Peeta, still on the ground, had propped his upper body up by his elbows. He looked over at Amy, and the elephant follows his gaze.

"Amy!" He had always been good with names, and the sight of someone familiar was slightly reassuring, given that Peeta was terrified of the large animal crushing him.

He scooted himself backwards, slowly getting to his feet and walking towards Amy and the peacock.

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For TOS!Jim and AU!Charles - aphro-tastic fallsoutofbox November 10 2011, 19:40:32 UTC

Never accept drinks from strangers. Unless etiquette demands it. Or unless you're really thirsty.

To the Doctor's credit, he'd been reasonably suspicious of the person selling water on the beach. He'd poured just a little into his palm to taste-test, figuring if there was anything fishy going on, he'd be able to detect it and shrug it off. He'd been right on the first point - very wrong on the second.

He's retreated into the trees in an attempt to get away from people, especially Romana, until the effects wear off - but as luck would have it, he's headed toward the source of that same water. He can hear what's going on over there long before he's able to see it.

But he's not going to see it. Not going to hear it, either. The Doctor presses his back against a tree, shuts his eyes and tries to shut his ears, but only gets as far as clapping a hand over one ear before he hesitates. He's been in situations like this before; knows it's only going to get more painful if he tries to ignore it. But what else can he do?

goldn_boy November 10 2011, 20:37:40 UTC

Jim knew better than to try the food and water on untested planets. Or islands. Whatever. But there was a healing spring, and one that, as far as anyone could tell, was just really good waterTrust Jim to get them mixed up ( ... )

fallsoutofbox November 10 2011, 21:00:56 UTC

At first, he's grateful. Something to focus on aside from what's going on... oh, about twenty feet in that-ish direction? The Doctor opens his eyes, though the hand stays on his ear.

"Oh. Hello, Jim." Going for casual. When that fails, he shakes his head. "No. Not terribly."

xprofessor November 10 2011, 21:04:52 UTC

Charles follows the taste of familiarity blindly. At this point, he doesn't care who it leads to, only that it leads to someone he trusts, and when he steps out of the thicket of trees, stumbling from a vine grasping at his ankle, he breathes out in relief.

Jim. And the Doctor. Two people that he trusts with his life.

"Oh, good," he says, "good. I was afraid I'd gone completely crazy."

Though, knowing what had happened, they probably couldn't understand him any more than anyone else could.

Jim is the closer, and Charles gives in to the urge low in him, the urge to be close, to communicate. He steps up and hugs Jim close. Expressing relief and closeness through skin and bone, because he can't express it any other way.

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