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vella mods ([personal profile] vellamods) wrote in [community profile] vella2020-06-28 03:25 pm

Week 1


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
    Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday


    (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!)




seacub: (AND NOW A PIPE TOO??)

[personal profile] seacub 2020-07-01 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah! He seems pretty thoughtful too, so far...

...Um- [Oh, introductions- he'll focus on that while walking along to the tent.] I'm Emporio- it's nice to meet you too! ...Have...um, what have you been doing on the island?
pinkmacaron: (S23)

[personal profile] pinkmacaron 2020-07-02 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
Hi Emporio!

[She smiles, walking with her arms behind her back.]

I've been collecting weeds and selling them to mister Nook! Also trying to fish!
seacub: ('boy i sure hope nothin bad happens')

[personal profile] seacub 2020-07-02 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
He's buying weeds?

[Huh.] Hm. I almost wonder if we shouldn't try to do something with those instead of just giving him them as they are... [He can't think of what just yet though...hm.]
pinkmacaron: (S23)

[personal profile] pinkmacaron 2020-07-02 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
He did say he'd buy anything!

[and he's bought weeds!]
seacub: ('boy i sure hope nothin bad happens')

[personal profile] seacub 2020-07-03 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
I guess that's true. It feels like we could do better somehow all the same...

[Well at least the tent is in sight. They can get rid of this moth.]
pinkmacaron: (S03)

[personal profile] pinkmacaron 2020-07-03 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe we will, later on?

[Who knows what might happen in an island.]
seacub: ('boy i sure hope nothin bad happens')

[personal profile] seacub 2020-07-03 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe...

[By the time he's trailed off long enough that he feels he should think of something else, they're at the tent. There's no fuss or muss given as things are turned over- just a bunch of bells, before Emporio looks to the ATM.]

...Do you think we should try using that thing..?
pinkmacaron: (S01)

[personal profile] pinkmacaron 2020-07-03 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah!

[She nods.]

Do you know how to use it?
seacub: (AND NOW A PIPE TOO??)

[personal profile] seacub 2020-07-03 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
I think I can figure it out at least, [he says without entirely answering, tapping a button.] Hmm...looks like they connect to our phones...
pinkmacaron: (S35)

[personal profile] pinkmacaron 2020-07-03 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
Oh!

[Sonico is off to the side, avoiding seeing the screen unless Emporio asks for help.]

That makes it a lot easier!
seacub: (AND NOW A PIPE TOO??)

[personal profile] seacub 2020-07-03 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Yep. So....

[The phone taps, and the menu clicks on.]

...It looks like the most we can do is store and withdraw money... [There's a slight grunt as he stretches to see where the drop slot is for the bells.] I think there?

I'll access the account to check.
pinkmacaron: (S06)

[personal profile] pinkmacaron 2020-07-04 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
[She watches him, and nods.]

Yes! we can't do anything else, but it'll save our money for later!
seacub: (PLEASE LISTEN TO ME OH GOSH)

[personal profile] seacub 2020-07-05 07:18 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly..! Um...

[He strains to reach to drop his bells in.] I just need to get them all...in...
pinkmacaron: (S25)

[personal profile] pinkmacaron 2020-07-07 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
You did it!

[Well done, Emporio!]

Are you going to go back to find more bugs?
seacub: (AnxietyBoy prevails)

[personal profile] seacub 2020-07-07 01:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I think I might. I'll...probably try something else later, [he admits quietly.] I shouldn't just catch bugs all week....

[but he will,]
pinkmacaron: (S23)

[personal profile] pinkmacaron 2020-07-08 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
It's ok! There's no much else we can do!

[She pats the sheep's head because he looks so soft!]

Catch bugs to your heart's content!
seacub: (: ' D)

[personal profile] seacub 2020-07-08 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Ah- [Sonico !!!]

I guess so...still, I think I'll try..!

And...thank's for helping with these bugs...
pinkmacaron: (S24)

[personal profile] pinkmacaron 2020-07-10 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
Good luck! and you're very welcome~

[She's fidgets for a moment, then decides to ask anyway.]

Is it ok if I hug you? You're just so soft!
seacub: (oh no why this Again)

[personal profile] seacub 2020-07-11 08:41 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah!

[And he was About to head off when-

what
] Uh-

[Oh. Yes. He is a sheep, isn't he.] ...I guess that's okay?

[Like a walking plush toy...]
pinkmacaron: (S29)

[personal profile] pinkmacaron 2020-07-14 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you!

[And so he gets a full out hug!]

So soft~

[Sonico pets Emporio's head and giggles, letting him go.]
seacub: ('boy i sure hope nothin bad happens')

[personal profile] seacub 2020-07-14 12:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[This is very odd, mostly because he's not used to Being soft. He's suddenly very aware of his existence as something akin to a stuffed animal.] Um-

Thanks?

...I guess not a lot of the others look like this huh...
pinkmacaron: (S23)

[personal profile] pinkmacaron 2020-07-16 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
Nope! You're one of a kind!
seacub: (AND NOW A PIPE TOO??)

[personal profile] seacub 2020-07-16 12:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow...

[Super weird...] Um, I guess that makes it easy to find me huh...
pinkmacaron: (Default)

[personal profile] pinkmacaron 2020-07-20 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe!

[Sonico giggles and nods.]

Well, I'll see you around! Make sure you take care ok?
seacub: (: ' D)

annnnn wrap,

[personal profile] seacub 2020-07-20 12:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah..! You too!