Week 1

[vellamods]

WEEK 1 LOG ♬
Weather: Clear skies all week!

Arrival

At 9AM Monday morning, Tom Nook will take his place at the microphone once more. He has several bins in front of him that are filled with tools. Shovels, fishing rods, bug nets, watering cans, and axes. They look...well. Functional, but flimsy. Next to the tool bins are foldable carts that you can wheel around, presumably for the tools, and some Nook Inc. knapsacks. And now that the sun is out, you can see all of the red, yellow, and white cosmos growing about the island alongside all of the weeds.

Now. Whether you’re around or not, he’s going to start his announcements when a sizable group is present.

“Good morning, everyone! Now, I know yesterday was quite a rough start for all of us, but while we’re here, let’s make the most of our stay, hm? We have a few things to go over today.” He gives everyone his best smile (though he isn’t expecting much in return) and continues: “I know a lot of you must be hungry; overnight, we had another plane fly over seasoning, milk, eggs, and vegetables for us! Soon, we’ll have more ingredients; for now, if you need anything, the food we have on-hand can be found inside of the fridge in my tent.”

Well, that’s one thing taken care of, at least. It’s not much, but it’s better than nothing.

“Next, the tools! These are what you have to start with, and, well, they aren’t exactly the most durable...but they will last for a little while. I estimate 20 uses each -- but when they break, never fear, for we have DIY Recipe cards for you to use in order to craft these tools again! I’ve included the DIY cards for your tools inside of your knapsacks; they give you the ingredients necessary to craft different things. You’re free to use the workbench in my tent to craft your new tools after they break. My best advice is to lay the materials out in the general formation of what you’re crafting and let the workbench do the rest.”

If you reach inside of your knapsack, you’ll find the cards in there...along with a cellular device of some sort. “Ah, yes,” Tom Nook says, “those are your Nook Phones. So far, you’re only able to send mass texts to everyone and receive text and call alerts from myself. Feel free to play around with those as much as you’d like, they’re solar-powered; just try not to break them, yes?”

And then, finally… “Lastly, I would like to talk about currency. I’ll provide you our currency -- bells -- and I will buy anything from you! Weeds, fish, bugs...anything! I have an ATM set up in my tent for you to easily deposit and withdraw your bells if you wish, yes, yes. If you’re wondering what you’ll be using those for...we’ll be having some special features for you starting next week! … If we can’t send you back home by then, that is.”

He looks nervous at that last part, but doesn’t mention anything beyond that regarding your situation. Tom Nook smiles at you and closes out the announcements; you now have several things you can do this week.



Possible Objectives

1. Gather natural resources to sell to Tom Nook and make some money! Bugs and fish list can be found here.
2. Use those resources to craft a variety of different things -- DIY Recipes will speed things up and make them more refined, but you're free to do your own variant of crafting, too!
3. Do some other exploration; the island section of the setting provides you with possible ways to get more resources (bottles, x-marks, balloons, etc.). Shaking trees and hitting rocks are also ways to get special items as well! If you are going to do these methods of exploration, please write “MODS” in your subject header and ping us on Plurk or Discord so we can reward you appropriately! All we ask is that you try not to go too overboard with this method of exploration (ten times a week per person, as an exaggerated example); use your best judgment!

As far as resource gathering + currency goes, we won't be keeping track of those so feel free to handwave as much as you'd like; as long as it's within reason (i.e. a character getting 1 million bells by the end of this week is...a little extreme).


OOC Questions
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(OOC: Welcome to your Week 1 Log! We apologize for the info dump; Mod Coco who plays Tom Nook has work and will not be able to NPC throughout the week, so we wanted to get the information to you folks as soon as possible. That being said, our OOC Questions top level is available for you to use!

And last but not least, we have a Weekly Plotting Post for you all to use. We aren't sure how these will shake out, but we thought we should give them a try anyway.

As always, if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to let us know! Have fun!)

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BEACH PARTY

[regression]

[ Since Laurent bought Joonghyuk out to cook for this... Beach party, they are here! Some time in the evening, but before it goes dark (it will go dark though). With a bonfire with roaring flames and an ensemble of food ready for people to pick and choose, it's time to really enjoy the island life.

There's an assortment of seasoned seared fish with an optional dark sauce (it's made of crushed ants. seasoning, and cooked milk, but it's very difficult to tell), tartar sauce, or tomato-based sauce. There is also a light white-fish and clam soup. Lastly, there are salads topped off with apples and edible weeds (bitterness adds to the sweet and savory). The dressings are improvised because they don't have oil or vinegar... Not exactly right, but it works?

For! Dessert! We have cored apples filled with (more) baked apples and sweet potatoes, drizzled in caramel and sprinkled with cinnamon and a bit of salt. ]

FISHING TOURNAMENT

[regression]

[ Respond with a fish exploration comment with "MODS" in the subject header to participate! Don't worry about linking the mods your comment, we will pass them the link. Biggest fish wins and prizes are provided by Laurent Heath.

Deadline is today, 7:30 pm est.

Joonghyuk will be providing bait for all who need. ]

crabPls MODS crabPls

[afterword]

[ It's not cheating if he asked for some bait from Yoo Joonghyuk beforehand, right? Not at all. It's just fun and games- not at all wanting to win any of the prizes. ..Maybe. It would be nice, but even still fishing seems to make for good currency. Well, depending on the catch.

He'll try ocean fishing with the whale shark he caught earlier in the week on mind. If he's lucky, he might get another one. And if not.. well, could make a good meal or sell whatever it is? ]

MOOOOOOODS

[livefreely]

[Well, if they're at the beach, Iori's gonna go and do some ocean fishing even if she doesn't necessarily care about winning. She's just here to have fun, okay? Okay.]

mods!

[compendiem]

[ Minato takes his spot on the tip of the plane's wing as a pier to do his fishing, hoping mostly for something tasty he can convince Joonghyuk to grill up for him. ]

MODS!

[guideyouhome]

[ Kairi's gonna fish during the party!! ]

mods

[sugooooooooi]

[Serval can barely use the fishing rod, but she's doing her best, okay.]

MODS

[whereswalder]

[heh heh! He’ll just catch one fish from the ocean so he doesn’t mess too much with the streams.

...

Hopefully his rod holds out until he’s actually reeled the fish in!]

mods

[toushiro]

[ he's gonna try his hand at some fishing. what do we have here? ]

mods

[sunspark]

[ Fishing isn't exactly his thing, but when in Rome...? Hopefully he gets something edible! ]

mods....

[southclaw]

[Kevin has forgone the fishing rod entirely and is trying to catch something with his bare hands]

Mods~

[jokersonyou]

[Ren hasn't had a ton of luck fishing so far, but really, why not give it a try? He gives it a shot, hoping for the best.]

ODSMAY EASEPLAY

[thezekeinator]

[Zeke already has the perfect technique: the Shoebill Tailbait! Simply dip his rear feathers in the ocean and wait for a fish to be hopelessly attracted to it!]

mods...!

[pr159]

[ Meanwhile, Rideaux is not at all here to have fun because fishing sucks. He's just here to be competitive.

Smirking at Ren's anchovy... let's see if karma hits. ]

mods

[spiritoso]

[ She still isn't great at fishing but she's going to try her best!! ]

MODS :3

[turnaboutson]

[Edgeworth has no idea what he's doing. He has HAD no idea what he's doing. But he wants that goddamn computer. So he casts his line in the ocean......]

Mods, please!

[hypnowhip]

[Sylvando's pretty confident in his fishing skills, so he'll give it a go! Even if it's not big, hopefully it'll be pretty...?]

MODSS

[regression]

[ who said he couldn't fish too? oceanfishing, lesgo. ]

mods!!

[worldregeneration]

[ She really doesn't want to win, she just wants to participate and have fun with everyone. ]

mods!!

[philoxenia]

[ Let's get in on this tournament, because someone is competitive-- what've we got in the ocean, mod friends? ]

HERMIT CRAB DERBY

[conceptualize]

[ Due to a request, it has been realized, which also involved Laurent spending a good portion of the day trying to catch hermit crabs. The gist is, there is a hermit crab in each lane, made with notebooks, wall scrolls, and so on--whatever makes a barricade to prevent overlapping. There are four lanes. The rules are simple!

1. Have your character bet on a hermit crab #1-4. Only one can be chosen per character.
2. Minimum bet entry is 100 bells. They can drop off their bells in something that looks like a small cardboard box. Just mention that they're entering with how much they're paying, preferably in bold.
3. Winner will be RNG'd at 7:30 PM EST! (I'll do it)
4. If there are multiple people who picked a winning hermit crab, the prize money will be divided in how many people chose that hermit crab.
5. Winner(s) will be gifted an additional 500 bells.

Make some easy money while you're here!! Discuss which hermit crab will win, how stupid this idea is but you're here for the money anyway, or just watch people bet money on tiny hermit crabs.

Also, hermit crabs will not dig into the sand and disappear forever. They're on grass, not sand. Still very close to the beach though. You are not allowed to touch the hermit crabs or suffer the consequences. Laurent will be watching. :) ]

SMOOCH OR DARE

[conceptualize]

[ Now, for a favorite(?) party game, Smooch or Dare. People will sit in a big circle, spinning a (empty) bottle that someone found on the beach. It's very similar to Spin the Bottle, except you have the option to pass on the kiss and accept a dare instead. Let's try to keep the dares PG, please.

The rules will be explained to everyone!

If you need an excuse for your character to play, just assume Laurent somehow either conned them or dragged them here to play. "It'll be fun," he says. ]

[conceptualize]

[ Anyway, Laurent will be here and there, making sure there aren't any overt problems and that things go smoothly. He's here to chill and watch everyone have fun at the beach. He seems to really like the dessert though. Instead of his usual cryptic smile, it seems to be genuine. Amazing. He loves it.

He's dressed pretty lightly--swimming trunks and a t-shirt. You'll most likely find him a little distant from people or on the shoreline where small waves are crashing in. It feels nice on his feet. ]

[transfusionem]

[Well, she didn't get too lucky with the gifts and didn't get anything especially cute to wear, but she does show up in a breezy clover dress and flip flops so she's not...not prepared for a beach party. Still! That doesn't matter, because she kicks off her flip flops as soon as she's able to. Live life to the fullest, kids.

She flitters around the beach, taking a moment to appreciate the food and really get a grasp of what's going on here. She seems to be in bright spirits! She certainly has a smile for everyone she sees, anyways.]

[lovewingbell]

[...You know, Rin really, really doesn't like fish, but maybe she'll...make an exception for this? It seems a little rude to not to, when someone clearly went through all of the trouble, and besides, we can't live on salad alone, so...

That said, she seems in pretty high spirits tonight, picking at the fish a bit more than she normally would and waving people over if they seem to be wandering over to the party itself.]

Good to see you here - are you enjoying yourself?