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vella mods ([personal profile] vellamods) wrote in [community profile] vella2020-07-27 10:42 am

Week 5


WEEK 5 LOG
Weather: All Week - Clear Skies...?


    A New Week

    Another Monday is here, and that means another round of weekly announcements. You haven’t had any strange dreams since that odd one on Friday evening, but some of you can’t help but feel something…familiar stirring up inside of you. Some kind of energy, some kind of power…

    But before you can think too much on it, your train of thought is interrupted by Tom Nook’s voice booming over the speakers again, as per usual.

    “Good morning, everyone! Happy fifth week on the island, yes, yes! I have a very special announcement for you today, and that’s that the museum will be open starting on Wednesday! We are currently detailing where to lay out the plot, and you will see another construction area tomorrow. We’ll most likely have it near Able Sisters for ease of convenience. I’m very pleased with our two new establishments!”

    He claps delightedly to himself. Tom Nook seems very pleased with how the island is coming along so far!

    “Next, please give a warm welcome to our new neighbor, Raymond! Raymond is working as the Able Sisters’ accountant, though he is a little confused about the number of clocks in his house… Ah, but I digress. I’m very happy that we’ve filled up all three of our villager plots!”

    Snake, Audie, and Raymond...what an interesting trio. One who enjoys working on his muscles, one who loves fashion, and one who crunches numbers.

    “And finally,” Tom Nook continues, “while I don’t have much for you all this week, I am curious about something. I’d like to know how the Meteor Shower went for all of you! It was your first one, no? I hope your wishes will come true!”

    Little does he know...some of them already have. Perhaps they will continue to, too, throughout the week.

    --

    After the morning announcements, you may notice that there has been a new posting on the bulletin board. Upon closer inspection, the new posting is from no one other than Snake himself!

    His posting is as follows:


      Hey hey! I’m CRAZY excited about living here on Isle Sonrisa, where the biggest attractions are my biceps! I wanna build up my muscles even more, so can you help me with something?

      I want as many barbells as I can get! Yep, no limit, just give me everything you’ve got! You know where to find me, and I’ll give anyone who gives me a barbell a special surprise! Thanks!

      P.S. If anyone wants to arm wrestle sometime, give me a ring! I’ll be right there in a jiffy!





    Possible Objectives

    1. Fulfill Snake's odd request
    2. More to come...

    OOC: Tom Nook will be available for NPCing. In fact, we encourage interactions with him on Monday specifically! Your interactions may unlock more objectives, so stay tuned!
    We also will be discontinuing weekly plotting posts. Thank you!



    Turn-Ins
    Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday



[personal profile] compendiem 2020-07-31 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ Without a title on the plain notebook, Minato doesn't recognize it right away- he reaches for the amulet, turning it around and setting it back down in Joonghyuk's hand without taking it, but he doesn't see any name etched onto it. He checks the bottom of all four paws of that cat too the same way, letting Joonghyuk continue to carry everything, and upon finding no name, he flips open the notebook-- ]

...talk about coincidences...
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[personal profile] regression 2020-07-31 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
I read the story in it.

[ Of course, he didn't intend to read it all. He was looking to see if there was any name tied to it and if it's someone on this island. The other items are stowed into his pocket. ]

The ending is unexpected.

[personal profile] compendiem 2020-07-31 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's what Minato would have done, flipping through any book he got his hands on to check the front and back pages for dedications, the insides for anything familiar if it were handwritten like this one.

But instead, it's a storybook, rough draft at that, written in red ink and a very shaky hand. ]


"Happily ever after" is a pretty standard ending...

[ He flips to the end and sees that that's indeed how the story ends, no epilogue. No time to write one, no point. ]

It's how he thought to end it. What he wanted to say about the meaning of life. I'd forgotten all about it...
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[personal profile] regression 2020-07-31 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
A cruel and sad ending that mirrors the universe is more prevalent.

[ "Happily ever after" is an ordinary yet fabled happiness Joonghyuk has always wished for. To see it on paper is almost like a mockery, though he finds his chest swelling with warmth. He's a bit contemplative. ]

It's a good story. [ ... ] There was someone important in his life that helped him.

[ It's what he can see in the way the unstable red ink crosses the pages. ]

[personal profile] compendiem 2020-08-01 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ Not for children's books, and not for most of the movies Minato watches either, where a bad ending is just asking for viewer dissatisfaction and low reviews. ]

The bird, right? [ Him... alligator... ] That's one of the morals, yeah. How the outcasts of society- the feared, the hated, the unwanted- they can be good people. Weirdos are the most interesting.
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[personal profile] regression 2020-08-01 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ... Him pink and cute alligator. Strong and almost swallow bird friend. ]

It's an important lesson to teach. [ Not that he ever needed to care what other people thought of him. Joonghyuk used to take things by force. ] Are you also a "weirdo?"

[personal profile] compendiem 2020-08-01 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He likes to think he's pretty normal, actually. Which often leads to surprise that others don't think the same as him. ]

That's your opinion, isn't it? Do you think I'm a weirdo?
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[personal profile] regression 2020-08-01 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
What's important is what you think of yourself.

[ But he guesses with how Minato responded to him, he doesn't think he's a weirdo. ]

I don't.

[personal profile] compendiem 2020-08-02 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
Oh.

[ He looks... slightly disappointed, for some reason. ]

I guess that's okay. Getting to know everybody else here, I'm one of the more normal ones, anyways, coming from a normal world.
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[personal profile] regression 2020-08-02 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... Minato. That look. ]

It almost sounds like you wanted to be seen as a weirdo.
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[personal profile] compendiem 2020-08-02 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
It's not like that...

[ Does he sound convincing? No. ]

It's just that... I guess... I'm kinda afraid of being forgotten. When I'm dead and gone.

[ For better or for worse, you don't forget the weird ones. ]
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[personal profile] regression 2020-08-02 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ No, he does not, but Joonghyuk understands his line of thinking a bit. Weirdos do leave an impression. ]

We are remembered for our actions, weird or not. [ He can't just say that Minato must have left his mark on his world. Not his place to say since he doesn't know. ] I won't forget when you stole the seaplane.

[ Yes. Stole. ]

[personal profile] compendiem 2020-08-02 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
I returned it... eventually...

[ Yes, stole, but not permanently!! It's not even the most criminal thing he's done in this place, and even then, Orville and Wilbur never faulted him for it. ]

You're still "the jail guy" to a lot of people here. You won't ever be forgotten.
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[personal profile] regression 2020-08-02 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
It was still stolen.

[ Good thing it was returned, though. Then they wouldn't be able to go on some mystery island trips. ]

... I don't need to be remembered, especially for that.
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[personal profile] compendiem 2020-08-02 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
You don't have a choice. Even without the jail... Adelaide thinks you have a nice ass. No way she'd forget that. You helped me out a lot too. I won't forget.

[ You have three whole things going for you, Joonghyuk. You'll be imprinted in the minds of many for sure. ]
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[personal profile] regression 2020-08-02 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Uhhhhmmmmmm???? Joonghyuk's face twists so much from hearing the second part. He doesn't want to touch that. ]

This isn't about me. [ He isn't the one with the fear! ] This is about you.

[personal profile] compendiem 2020-08-05 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Minato almost cracks a smile at Joonghyuk's discomfort, until he turns it back on Minato. ]

I don't want to talk about me.
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[personal profile] regression 2020-08-05 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Then we understand each other. [ At least the "I don't want to talk about me" part. ] You can go back to whatever you're doing.

[ He'll watch. ]

[personal profile] compendiem 2020-08-05 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He also doesn't particularly like being watched, but he'll take that over talking about himself any day, turning back around to skewer the scarecrows with flaming arrows. ]
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[personal profile] regression 2020-08-05 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Thank you, Minato. He will watch to assess and appraise Minato's skill and prowess if any, but eventually he does sneak away without a word.

A happy ending.
]