Day 001

[allthekeys]

|| Day 001: GENERAL For those newly awoken, daylight feels like pressure behind their ears. They will wake dressed in the uniform of their new home. Further exploration will reveal a thin, metal, seamless collar around each of their neck. It is thin and rather easy to ignore and seems to serve no purpose. A Jester sits in one of the thrones in the throne room, his legs tossed over the arm of it and his gaily painted face pulled into a thoughtful frown. He strums a light, cheerful song on an unfamiliar stringed instrument, fingers expertly manipulating the cords to produce the music. The Guards nearest him shift and sigh, but do nothing to remove him. In the Kitchen the Cook is kneading dough, grumbling under their breath as they work. Those assigned to the kitchen will find the cook unwilling to be an ally. The Stable Boy keeps to himself in the hayloft as morning breaks. As the day goes on and people trickle into the Stables for stable duty, he somewhat reluctantly greets them and spends his time both working alongside them and watching to make sure the animals are properly tended to, tail twitching. The Guard Captain paces through the castle halls. He seems uneasy about something, though why this feeling is perceived none of the castle guests can guess. As he passes by windows and openings, his head always tilts towards the sky. Perhaps it is the far off feather forms that cause his anxiety, or perhaps it is something else. A few of the Grey Maids approach him as the day moves on, and though none can perceive that they speak, it seems that some order is given. These women always seem to move with a renewed purpose as they stride away from him. Outside, the morning sun dawns brightly on a clear blue sky. White-winged shapes can be seen circling overhead; they are high enough to avoid the range of guards armed with bows on the walls, but anyone looking closely will note that they are far too large and the wrong shape to be birds. While the gate to the Town is locked and guarded, the guards at either side will do little more than watch anyone who is not attempting to mess with the gate or get over the lower wall; occasionally someone can be seen ducking between buildings or out of a house, but only briefly, as if the people of the small collection of homes are trying to avoid going outside. Each person opening their note book will find that a single page has been written on. The chores for the day have been assigned: Dorm 18 - Basement Dorm 19 - First Floor Dorm 20 - Groundskeeping - gardens Dorm 21 - Kitchen Dorm 22 - Kitchen Dorm 23 - First Floor Dorm 24 - Groundskeeping - Yard/road, Stables/animal tending Dorm 25 - Groundskeeping - gardens Dorm 26 - Groundskeeping - Yard/road, Stables/animal tending Dorm 27 - Basement For the first day, the gardens are completely overgrown; the groups stuck tending them will find themselves almost needing to bushwack their way in, with flowering vines and bushes overtaking paths. Plants with thorns or stinging hairs and oils seem to be actively trying to get in the way, while those hacking the paths clear may find some of the less defended plants flinching away. Younger teenage characters will find things much more cooperative, and are likely to get by without the thorn scrapes, rashes, and quite as much struggling as their older group members. If there are any requests for NPC threads, please post a comment here or contact a mod! Test drive threads that do not conflict with the update arrangements can be counted as "canon" if all players involved agree; this includes NPC threads, which we are more than happy to let you maintain.

Comments

[toothaches]

Maurice wants to check out the Jester! It's been forever since he's heard music! May I put a section for it in his post?

HERE'S THE THREAD"

[whiteofcrime]

Kaito would try to talk with the Stable Boy if that's alright!

[allthekeys]

sure thing! do you have a starter anywhere you'd like me to tag or would you prefer something else?

[whiteofcrime]

I have a starter here although I can write a thing specifically for the stable boy!

[allthekeys]

that'd be great! you can always respond to yourself to keep it in the same place, and we can thread off that, if that works for you.
or I can absolutely tag into that toplevel with something as well, but that'll be after I get some sleep. c:

[whiteofcrime]

It'll be a while until I can get up something since I've got several other posts/top-levels to write, so if what's currently there works for you then I can wait! ^^

[allthekeys]

there you go, sorry that took a little while! I hope that works for you!

[whiteofcrime]

It is just fine, I will get to it asap!

[grayatonement]

Is it possible to find the entrance to the stone maze?

[allthekeys]

With some difficulty - the garden paths are all pretty badly overgrown and the plants act a little alive and unhappy to be pushed back, but if you're willing to fight your way through some plant life you can find it.

How long is he planning on poking around in it?

[grayatonement]

ALAS, probs not very long. He doesn't have that kind of patience.

Maybe next month. c;

[spare_parts]

whoops dist is eating food in the kitchen

[angel_of_death]

Walter will... accidentally start dusting the Guard Captain around the middle of the day while dusting the armor suits in the Grand Hallway (area 10 on the first floor).