BLUEBELL BARN

[wooliefrand]

Who: Bluebell
Where: Bluebell Barn
When: Day 1, Post Awakening

[Making your way to your new barn, you'll find your personal meadow is peppered with blue flowers, the occasional blue brainless sheep, a small pond full of clear, fresh water, and curiously a big, blooming blueberry tree. Blueberries don't grown on trees! Don't worry about it.

When you enter your barn, you'll find it's. . .quaint.

The first thing you see is your team's name painted in blue on a wall, surrounded by a wreath of flowers. Above it is a wooden plaque with an inspirational message in the style of those Live, Laugh, Love fixtures, just. A bit hard to read.

Your eyes will be drawn to a tall crystalized bluebell sculpture below the plaque. You may feel the urge to touch it, and if not, some nearby framed instructions on the wall may give you a nudge. "Touch to regain your lost abilities!"

Unfortunately, while you may innately know how to activate them, what exactly do they do? You'll have to figure that out.

As for the rest of the barn itself, it's two stories and fairly basic. There is hay everywhere, and six extremely basic cots, three upstairs, three downstairs. If you examine them and remove the hay, each member of the team will find three outfits (+pajamas) for their use.

There is also a sign pointing the way to an attached portapotty--thankfully, it somehow opens up to a basic bathroom. There's one toilet, one very small bath, rickety shower, and sink. In the cabinet is enough soap, paper, and dental hygiene products for all.


Rustic is putting it lightly, but it seems that this is your home away from home!]

Comments

[vivace_ultimate]

[Touches the sculpture?]

Well, I don't know if that did anything, but better safe than sorry?

[plied_magic]

It didn't seem to hurt anything.

[vivace_ultimate]

I couldn't test it without a piano...

[sadface]

[plied_magic]

We should try to find the way out, now that we have a group, but if we can't... we might find a piano somewhere?

[vivace_ultimate]

...Actually, it's probably better we don't. I'd be tempted to sit at it for a while.

[still, she's smiling]

[plied_magic]

Right. No distractions.

I also want to check if my siblings are here. If not, they are probably very worried.

[and without magic, she can't just speak to them mind to mind.]

[vivace_ultimate]

Oh no, you think that might've happened?

What do they look like? I've met a few people.

[plied_magic]

Tris is slightly shorter than me, with pale skin, braided red hair, and eyeglasses and a very stocky build. Briar is a man with dark hair, brown skin and plant tattooed up his arms. Daja is a Trader woman -- very tall, dark skin and hair, and her left hand is brass-colored. We're all about the same age.

[These are probably not biological siblings given the descriptions; that probably would be relevant information.]

[vivace_ultimate]

[she thinks, then shakes her head.]

...Hm. I guess they wouldn't remember their names, so we can't even ask "Do you know Tris, Briar, or Daja..."

[plied_magic]

[and they have yet to figure out that if she can remember their names, they aren't here]

Right. But... if I have my magic back, that should also let me contact them.

[and she's going to make the attempt...]

They aren't here.

[not sure if she should be relieved or worried. They're stronger together, but also, presumably they are safe.]

[vivace_ultimate]

Contact them? Like a telepath?

--That's probably for the best. We'll get out of here before they get too worried.

[plied_magic]

Just them. We have a bond.

[vivace_ultimate]

Then, it's even more important.

[noarchitact]

[ he touches it too and... nothing. he needs his vision to be able to perform impressive feats. ] I think better safe than sorry.

[vivace_ultimate]

I really hope so. There's nothing about my life that's magical, except for my piano playing, and I couldn't bear to lose that...

[noarchitact]

Piano? I wonder if we'll be able to find one, because I would love to hear you play. If we can find a dutar, then perhaps we can play together.

[vivace_ultimate]

Really?

[Her eyes light up at the encouragement.]

I'd love to! Of course, if I had one I'd be glued to it anyway, but that's wonderful! I'm not sure what a dutar is, but we can bridge that gap! It's got to be a string instrument, right?

[noarchitact]

Really. [ he smiles, her enthusiasm contagious. ] I love all manner of artistic expression. I'm an architect, so building something that's functional, practical, and beautiful~ is what I always aim to do. But that's just my job. I spend my free time [ drinking and wallowing in sadness and debt. ] learning to express myself in other ways... like drawing, interior design, and playing instruments.

[vivace_ultimate]

You do all that?! That sounds really impressive! Architecture... that's a huge responsibility, isn't it? I'd be terrified.

At least, I'd be nervous of making sure the construction was done perfectly.

[noarchitact]

Ah h- hahaha ha. It is just a bit stressful, because there's a lot involved. A bunch of different moving parts, but when it finally does come together it's something special.

I had a project that ran into a couple snags and the setbacks were, well, they... [ he just shakes his head. ] Anyway, music. We should find out how we can get some items for the barn. It's pretty sparse in here. If we have to live here, then we've got to do something with the place.

[vivace_ultimate]

...It'd be almost abuse to the instrument to put a whole piano out in the open like this, though. There's hay all around that could get inside it. If there's bad weather it would be vulnerable...

[frets]

No, no. We won't be here that long. No need to worry about that. More necessities, right?

[noarchitact]

A keyboard then?

Hopefully not. [ eh heh. the sheep just need a sacrifice... ] More anything at this point. I'd like to be a little more comfortable. [ this barn is offending his delicate sensibilities. ]

[vivace_ultimate]

That would work. I'd hate to be choosy. I'd be happy if it had a full eighty-eight keys, at least.

Comfort would be nice, wouldn't it?

[noarchitact]

We'll have to see what we can find. I don't think we're going to be able to be picky.

I think so. [ eying the cots AND EYING THE HARD. ]

[vivace_ultimate]

Ah... it might help to actually lay hay on top of it, too?