INTRO LOG

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Week Zero
32 in Competition

The transition from unconsciousness to the waking world is practically seamless. Though you're certain this wasn't where you meant to end up, for a few brief moments it's hard to grasp the situation and take in your surroundings.

A soft twilight lights your way, casting a glow over the sprawling village that fans out around you. Just outside of the large meeting hall you'll find yourself awakening among several others who have found themselves in this place. There's a sense of peace that looms over the area, the only sounds being the cheerful chirp of a stray bird or two and the babbling brook that runs through the village itself.

Stand up, dust yourself off and set out. There are plenty of places to explore and should you venture far enough you'll even find several little houses throughout the village. It may take some time, but as you check out each house you'll soon come across something that belongs to you...along with something that doesn't. It seems that this new residence is yours to share. As for the village itself, the other buildings appear open and well-stocked, providing you with a variety of amenities to utilize. The paths leading out of the village, however, are guarded by four ornate wooden gates. No matter how hard you try, they will not let you past. It seems that the time isn't right yet.

Speaking of, the only way to truly track the passage of time is by charting the movements of the sun but that can prove to be quite difficult as well. As the sun dips below the horizon and the night sky fills with stars, the bell at the shrine rings out to signal the end of your first day. No one else has arrived. It's only you and these strangers for now.

It seems as though you'll have plenty of time to get acquainted with your fellow companions. Make yourself comfortable; when the time is right, answers will appear.



Welcome to the soft intro of Subdivided! This is your intro mingle and the current conditions will last through the weekend until Monday, June 3rd at which point the weekly log will go up. Your characters will not know anything about the partner system, how powers work or any plot-relevant information until Monday. However, characters are free to discover their power through trial and error and will have access to their item from home immediately.

Please note that an additional top-level to introduce NPCs and Game Mechanics will go up on Sunday, 4 PM EST.

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Comments

[twinsightful]

[Good point. Please don't ask for those, Kaoru has zero cooking skills. Still, he's glancing at the flower and pushing his hand away.]

Some flowers are edible for people but they're not edible for other animals. But daylilies are a safe bet. [He's walking forward, leading Minato onward and stopping in front of a patch of orange daylilies.] Like these ones.

[compendiem]

Safe bet for people and animals?

[ Or safe bet for people only? Or just animals. Speak fast, because Minato crouches down in front of the patch, reaches for the flower... ]

Stem or petal...

[twinsightful]

These ones are safe for animals, too. [This is so weird. But sure.] All of it's edible but some of it probably doesn't taste as great.

[He's absolutely not eating flowers, but now he's concerned what Minato's doing.]

[compendiem]

[ Minato is eating the flower, just plucks it by the stem and shoves the entire thing in his mouth, chews, makes a face, and swallows. ]

Hmm.

[ He will need to find another flower to feed the horse, this one's no good. ]

[twinsightful]

[What in the fuck.]

Do I need to bring up the kitchen again...?

[compendiem]

[ He would spit it out, but he's not that rude. ]

Oh... Was this one of those flowers that's better cooked?

[twinsightful]

I guess you can cook it? Most flowers aren't going to be tasty. But there's a farm?

[compendiem]

Hmm... Could've sworn they put flowers in tea and stuff.

[ But you also don't straight up eat the flowers, so maybe that's invalid. ]

But I guess a farm would be more useful. Could find another horse and see what flowers they eat.

[twinsightful]

...are you trying to feed yourself or a horse?

[compendiem]

Horse. But knowing how to feed myself might also be helpful.

[twinsightful]

Shouldn't one of those be a bigger priority than the other?

[compendiem]

I know... That's why I'm trying to find an edible flower for it.

[twinsightful]

You can eat things that aren't flowers.

[compendiem]

So can horses...

[ This doesn't sound like a conversation he's going to win, so Minato shakes his head to take a step back. ]

I was sorta hoping for apples, actually. But I think in movies horses eat flowers too? Just something different than everyday grass.

[twinsightful]

[Hm.]

There are trees out at the farm. We could check there? [He's not concerned that this teenager doesn't know how to actually feed himself.]

[compendiem]

[ Don't be concerned about him, he'll be able to live off flowers for the rest of the game. ]

Hm. Good idea. [ The obvious idea, the idea Minato should have had, but he likes wandering here and there checking things out instead of going directly where he needs to go. ]

The farm is...

[ That-a-way. He turns towards it. ]

[twinsightful]

[I meant now and also that's the worst.]

Right. I was going that way soon. [Because he can't stop looking. This place is pretty big, it's entirely possible he's simply missed what he's looking for and not that it's not here at all. He'll turn as well.] It doesn't hurt to get a better look at our surroundings either.

[compendiem]

[ Oh. Well. It's like midnight or something as far as Minato's concerned, he probably had a cup of coffee to steel himself before killing Ryoji so he isn't very hungry rn anyways.

Minato nods along with Kaoru's words, eyes naturally sweeping the area as he walks, hands in his pockets, a terrible slouch. ]

...I wonder...

[ Hm... He turns to Kaoru. A very important question: ]

Do you think horses like red apples more, or green ones? Yellow?

[twinsightful]

[Well. That's fine. He's also putting his hands in his pockets as they shuffle along.]

Red ones are sweeter, so probably those. Why don't you try all three of them?

[compendiem]

[ Kaoru is full of good ideas, he should be Minato's sounding board ]

I can do that. If the horse doesn't like one of them, I can have the leftovers, too. Win-win.

[twinsightful]

Are you going to try and live off of apples then? [Not his problem, but sure.] I don't think horses are too picky.

[compendiem]

That and flowers. But, you know... Horses get tired of grass.

[ He says it as a fact. It's a fact; Swift Wind says so. ]

It'd good to have variety in your diet anyways, right?

[twinsightful]

I haven't talked to many horses, so maybe you're doing them a favor by asking around. [He seems amused at least.]

But I guess so. Most of what we have at home is whatever the chefs feel like making.

[compendiem]

[ Chef...s, in plural... ]

And they like making...? Bread? I'm kinda jealous.

[twinsightful]

They'll make a lot of savory dishes mostly. Traditional Japanese dishes. Eggs and bacon in the morning. [Shrug.] Typical. I wonder who's cooking for us tomorrow.