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Welcome to Medietas! Are you interested in joining the game? Do you have an old muse you want to dust off? Are you looking for a place to voice test a brand new character and would like to do so in our little island setting? Well, you've come to the right place!

You all know what to do but if you don’t, just follow the instructions and HAVE FUN!

How To Play:

→ Comment with the character you’d like to test drive. Don’t forget to add their name and canon in the subject line.
→ Choose a scenario, or start your own!
→ Tag around!

Possible Scenarios:

1. New Arrival: You have just arrived on the island of Medietas, in the city of Aerilon via a floating boat with people you may or may not know. Of course, you can't help wondering what the heck is going on here, or how you even got on the boat in the first place. But as soon as the vessel docks you are greeted by some lovely locals who offer you a map and a communications device before leaving you to your own. You probably have questions and there seems to be a number of people there already who may or may not have those answers. Talk to them! Or, get on the network and introduce yourself!

2. Getting Settled: So, you've arrived, but now there's five islands you should get yourself acquainted with. Meet your starter home neighbors! Start your new job! Check out the market on Aerilon!

3. Event: The Faire's in town! Feast, socialize, dance, play games! There's plenty to do and the grounds on Mundus are packed with festivities for all to enjoy.

4. Wild Card: Got something else in mind and want to create your own scenario? Go for it!

Comments

[waterproofed]

Percy was hanging out by the docks. Not because he was waiting for anyone to arrive on the boats, but because he liked to hear all the news the marine life brought in. It wasn't always helpful or useful news, but they were always pleased to see him.

He could sense boats coming in and people arriving. He popped his head out of the water and hoisted up to watch.

"Hi," he greeted the woman with a friendly wave. As if popping out out of the ocean yet being completely dry was not going to be weird. First impressions and all that.

[ladenga]

The greeting caught her off guard since everyone else was ignoring her. Elsa turned to see the boy up on the docks. Her brow knitted a little. Wait, wasn't he the boy she saw in the water as they were docking? Nevermind, not important at the moment. She moved her dress out of the way so that she could turn toward the docks and walk toward him.

"Where is this place? When is the next boat departing? There must have been some mistake. I need to be on your next ship to Arendelle right away."

[waterproofed]

Most people probably wouldn't be able to follow the rapid-fire questions. But they bounced around at just the right pace for Percy to understand. He could even offer the same rapid fire in his answers.

"Medietas, I don't know, it probably is, and there won't be any ships going to Arendelle. Sorry," he added with a sheepish look. "You're stuck here for a while."

[ladenga]

It was a good thing that he fired his answers back as rapidly as she was asking her questions. Something she found comfort in. Elsa wrung her hands together as she took a few steps closer to him, a trail of frost covering the ground in her wake. She noticed it out of the corner of her eye and waved at it, making it disappear.

"Who's in charge, then? Who said that people are to be stuck here?"

[waterproofed]

Percy noticed that frost. It reminded him of Hazel's problem of bringing up cursed precious metals when she was upset. It was the same with this lady, except with ice.

"Huh?" This time he had to focus to hear her question. "Sorry, uh, I don't really know who's in charge. But it's okay," he added. "This place is kind of like... limbo. When you do get back, it'll be like you never left. So all your friends and family will be okay."

[ladenga]

She looked concerned. Someone had to be in charge and had to have set everything up here. And if all these people were here, were any of them like her? In her worry, snowflakes began to form and fall around her. What about Arendelle? The boy said that it would be like she never left. Was it true? Could he be trusted with that information?

"And who are you?"

[waterproofed]

"Percy." He offered her a friendly smile. "Want to see something cool?" It was a rhetorical question. He reached out toward the water, causing a small stream to shoot straight up in the air like those timed fountains in Vegas.

"I can't do snow, though. That would be pretty awesome: I could make snow days whenever I feel like." Percy's grin got a bit wider. Hopefully this would help calm the woman and let her know she wasn't alone in the weird ability department.

[ladenga]

Before she could decline, he already moved. Elsa stepped back when the water spout popped up. He had powers. He had powers that were similar to hers. Not exactly like hers but definitely similar.

"How did you do that?" she asked.

[waterproofed]

The water spout dropped without splashing anybody. Percy never tried explaining his powers before. He tried to think about how best to do it.

"I just tell the water where to go," he said at last. "Where I come from, lots of people can do stuff like that. Not exactly, but, like, a good friend of mine can navigate her way through underground tunnels, another can use lightning... You get the idea." He watched her, curious.

"Not so common where you come from, huh?" he guessed.

[ladenga]

She watched as the water spout stopped itself then looked at Percy, silently wondering. There were other people with powers like them? Lots of people? He backtracked and said that two friends of his could.

Elsa shook her head and walked closer to him. "No, it's not. I just learned that only one other member of my family is like me."

[waterproofed]

"Well, now you know another person. And I bet there are a ton of other people, too." He gave her a thoughtful look. He got the sense she needed companionship. "You know, ice is just solid water. So our powers are pretty close."

[ladenga]

"Have you always been like that?" she asked. Elsa took another step forward, torn between being wanting to know about his powers and wanting to know more about this place, wanting to know where she had to go to and who she needed to talk to to get home with Anna. Her hands wrung a little.

[waterproofed]

"Yep! I mean," he amended quickly, "I was born with it, but I didn't know about it until I was eleven. It took me a while to get the hang of it. What about you?"

[ladenga]

"How did you not know about it until you were eleven?" she asked. She looked around then finally sat down next to him. "I've always known. We tried to conceal it when I was younger. For the protection of my family." she offered.

[waterproofed]

"Well, I didn't know for protection reasons, too," Percy told her. "My mom wanted me to have a normal life for as long as possible. We try to conceal our powers too, when we can, but it's not always easy. I hope not too many bad guys went after your family."

[ladenga]

She was quiet for a while.

"Not so much. There was a suitor that didn't work out well with us. My sister's suitor. That's...kind of a long story."

But it was nice to be with someone that felt the same she did and experienced as she did.

"Do you mean it? That time will not have passed when we are returned home?"

[waterproofed]

"Well, that doesn't sound too bad." He gave her an encouraging smile. As bad as Smelly Gabe was, he was probably the least bad thing he and his mother ever dealt with.

"Yeah, some guy who was home for a while told me. His name's Jamie if you want to talk to him yourself. He works at the stables."

[ladenga]

"Well, he did try to kill my sister. And me. A few times."

She noted Jamie. A stable boy. She could talk to a stable boy. It would be something familiar.

"So it is possible to go home. But it sounds like he was returned here?"

[waterproofed]

"Good news is nobody's tried to kill me or any of my friends yet, so that's something for you to look forward to." Yeah, Percy didn't even bat an eye when it came to talking about attempted murder. Sadly, that sort of thing just came with the territory.

"Apparently the whole coming and going thing is totally against our will. Which isn't to say you shouldn't try, but... you know. Don't get discouraged if you can't figure it out."

[ladenga]

She drew her knees up and held them a little, a bit of frost appearing on the dock they were sitting on and down the posts a little.

"I...it's just--my sister's newly married and I want her to enjoy her time with her new husband and I have a kingdom to run and--"

[waterproofed]

Percy noticed the frost and touched it with his fingers. He could probably melt it for her-- it'd be easy after breaking apart a glacier. Instead he turned his attention on her.

"Hey, relax. Breathe. I know how you're feeling. Not about the kingdom thing, but I want to be back home so I can be there when my sister is born. I bet a lot of people here have people they're worried about." He gave her what he hoped was an assuring squeeze of her shoulder.

"We'll find a way out. It may take a while, but we will."

[ladenga]

She took a deep breath and gave an awkward smile. The squeeze was strange but comforting all the same.

"You're to have a sister? And...and will your sister have powers as well?" she asked.

[waterproofed]

"Nope. She's going to be, uh, non-powered." He wasn't sure what word to use that the woman would understand. "I inherited my power from my dad, and her dad is a different guy."