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TEAM ONE EVENT LOG

PESGARE

READY: START.

Roster: Theodore Leonhardt + Atsushi Nakajima, Augustine Sauveterre, Shinji Matou + Makoto Yuuki, Nazuna Nito + Apollo Justice, Sakutarou Oda + Howard Phillips, Carter + Mao Yata + Izumi Miyamura, Hitori Togusa + Sora Pu'uwai, Pitou Blythe + Astin Beaufort, Elizabeth Brisby + Ritsu Sakuma, Junpei Tenmyouji, Light Averly, Kiyotaka Ishida, Soujirou Katsuki + Peter Hoboken

On the morning of the fourth at 9am, you'll find yourself gathering at the beach with several other volunteers. Many of you will find yourself partnered up and with a name in mind, and awaiting in front of you is a small fishing boat equipped to carry your group. A text comes through not long after, Zee's name attached.

All aboard! Welcome, good morning, thanks for coming out. We've got a little journey ahead of us. Hope you like the ocean.

Stepping aboard, you'll notice that the boat is equip with everything you could need for a short trip three hours south of the city: fishing poles, breakfast, life jackets, etc. In addition, you'll find a handful of flares with the Retrospec symbol stamped on them that you may want to take with you. At the end of this trip, you'll find yourself pulling into a harbor of a region known as Pesgare.

Constantly overcast with the threat of rain, Pesgare is a bustling little harborside town with a wide ocean and streams leading fishermen and traders in from all parts of the world. There’s greenery and the scent of salt in the area and it’s a balmy sort of feeling the longer you linger outside.

The region known as Pesgare is filled with cramped quarters and cobblestone-esque roads and it’s hard to tell who is and isn’t from the area. There are multiple languages that can be heard (including some that are absolutely not from this earth) and it’s hard to track all of the activity in the main village. Along the roads are brick buildings and wooden shacks and the general area of the town itself is only about 500 square miles. Most of the area to explore ahead is the ocean itself to other ports and islands around.

Everyone in the town is friendly. Literally everyone. It’s hard to find anyone who isn’t in a jovial mood and who isn’t willing to help a neighbor or a stranger and they will be happy to chat about the places they’ve traveled or the people they’ve met along the way. Several of the stories revolve around travels around the globe from once upon a time, and there are others that speak of worlds far off and strange planets that you may never have heard of. It’s hard to tell if they’re serious stories or not though as the townspeople regale the tales and laugh all the while. It’s hard to go anywhere in the town without someone stopping to offer you a free loaf of bread or rush up to talk about how you remind them of someone. It’s busy, busy, busy. A lot of the places in the area appear to be trade posts for certain specialties. This includes weaponry, types of fish, cured meats and veggies, bakeries, books, equipment, curio wares and more. It’s all about supply and demand and barter and trade here.

It’s not recommended to travel at night, so most out-of-towners are directed to the inn at the top of the hill, The Ontispan. Several stories high and easily the most recognizable building in the port, you will find that it’s near the lighthouse and the owners, an elderly couple, are more than happy to take you in. There’s plenty of room! The lodging is nice and comfortable and the rolling sea outside your window is calming. However, payment must be made in the morning. No problem, right? You must have your wallet on you, mustn’t you? But the amount due is in a currency you do not have. You’ve never even heard of it! How are you supposed to pay for something like this?

It’s all about supply and demand and barter and trade. The boat you came on is nowhere in sight and none of the other fishermen will consider taking you back to the mainland while you're trying to leave without payment.

Looks like you'll just have to work off your debt, now won’t you?

This is the Team One Event Log! You are free to toplevel and thread as you choose on this log, but only team members may utilize this log.

Remember, your activity to qualify for your two free memories and one item is supplying at least 30 comments spread over the three objectives per group (minimum of 5 comments per objective!) with at least three members of your groups. You will not be eligible if you do not participate in all three objectives somehow, and you will not be eligible if you only stick with your preferred partner!

People who are paired with partners will experience some of the following:

-Telepathic connections, but only the thoughts you don’t want your partner to actually hear. You can also use this to influence your partner’s thoughts.
-Color fades when you’re not cooperating, it brightens when you are.
-Cause and effect. If something happens to your partner, you feel it (i.e. if your partner trips somewhere, you’ll feel the effects.)
-Timers. You and your partner will have a countdown embedded somewhere (hand, foot, chest, whatever) and if you don’t complete your missions and see each other before the timer runs out, consequences occur.

These are not required and you may play with these as little or as much as you want!

Important links to mod toplevels are: Mod Questions, Participation Reporting, NPC questions. Please be aware you are responsible for reporting your own participation & objective completion efforts with links. You must ICly tap into the log within the first 48 hours, or you will be removed from your team.
If your activity is low per objective, the moderators may reach out to you about reassignment as well.

The schedule for Team One is as follows:

3RD: Objective 1 posted (9PM EST) | Threading for Location Travel | Threading for Object One
Objective 2: Info for Objective Two | Threading for Objective Two
Objective 3: Info for Objective 3 | Threading for Objective Three
Mar 3rd: Outro

Objectives will be given in mod toplevels to this post with instructions; please check the log currently for Objective 1 to see how this will work.

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[ For his part, Mao is more than willing to let the actual adult here engage with the other adults, and while he doesn't know a lot about sailors, he's pretty sure the fact that she's a woman isn't going to do them any harm. Not having to talk to anyone, at least not yet, leaves him free to observe a little more. The ships here are far larger than the ones they came in on which means there are probably a lot more supplies they could use. They just have to figure out how to get them. ]

We'd really appreciate it. These are so huge, we'd probably get lost on our own.

[ Pride is for people who aren't trying to save the world. ]

[Are they sweet talking? They're absolutely sweet talking. But Mrs. Brisby seems to be on the right track, so once Mao joins in, Izumi only nods in response and offers a genuine smile in turn.]

We're new here, so all of this is unfamiliar to us. If you have any advice on what to do here, we'd appreciate that too. But for now, it's really interesting just walking around your ship!

[While the sweet talking was a good idea Ritsu was still curious about the woman. She seemed nice but in this kind of situation he was curious what could be a game changer item. Not really into chatting with the others he remains quiet for the moment. His eyes look over the ships, they were much larger than the one they arrived on but that meant more things to get, right?

Looking to Mao he then continues to survey what he can see, taking mental notes of the people around the ship and more. When he feels the sailor might be staring at him he moves to hang onto Mao with a yawn.]

We could get lost for days without someone's help.

[They're brought through a tour of the boat, which isn't terribly interesting, but at the very least Mrs. Brisby does her best to charm the pants off the sailors. But inevitably they present the more awkward and disinterested looking teens with some of the navigation tools, passing them over to start explaining.]

Oh, wow! I can hardly grasp how to use a normal map, I can't imagine trying to figure it out with the ocean.

[That's not Brisby schmoozing, that's just an honest statement.]

[ Mao huffs, surprised when Ritsu slumps against him, but why should things be any different now than they would be at home, right? He doesn't jostle his friend off but if Ritsu doesn't keep up once the tour starts, the older boy will find himself being dragged along by the wrist.

That is, until the instruments are brought out. Mao doesn't really know anything about astronomy or navigation but he does know interesting and potentially valuable things when he sees them. The telescope looks the most familiar and the show he makes of checking it out is less feigned than it might seem. ]

You'd never think that just a few pieces of glass could let you see things like this... do you have to have these customized like you would eyeglasses, or can just anybody use them?

[ One of the sailors chuckles and acknowledges that anyone can use it as long as they know how, and Mao nods, turning his enhanced gaze toward the horizon. ]

I wish I had one of these I could practice with but it doesn't seem like anybody here will take our currency.

[ He can't exactly look at the sailor but he listens, hopeful that the reaction will be a... generous one. ]

[So this is the type of person Ritsu is? On one hand, it's a little interesting to finally put Mao's vague mentions of him together with a face, but also.... Well, he doesn't seem like a bad person, if nothing else.

The tour starts out rather standard (on a scale of 1 to 10, how forced were his reactions to the far-fetched giant whale stories), but as time goes on and the sailors begin to show off the far more interesting items, Izumi's reactions are nothing but genuine.]

Wow, it's made of gold! How far away can you see with one of those?

[Pretty far, it seems? And the compass is equally interesting, beautifully ornate and unique. These have to be the special items that were mentioned to them! Instead of talking to the sailors, he's going to look over to Mao and have a "conversation."]

It's a shame that we can't buy anything, isn't it? But if we're lucky, maybe some of the people in Pesgare would be willing to trade things with us.

[Not quite having to be dragged by Mao he does look around lazily as they walk around then they come to the mapping devices. It was interesting to see the tools of the trade.]

I doubt it being gold helps it work better...It is interesting though?

[He makes the statement he feels like the gold on it is much like a royalty statement. So these people were more than loaded as far as he could tell.]

Yeah, we don't have any kind of currencies that they take here.

[The sailors laugh - it's a world wonder! They weren't exactly offering, just showing off... Brisby picks up the compass and turns it in her hand, smiling ear to ear.]

We don't need these for long anyway! It's things like tea or blankets we really need to collect first.

[She passes the compass back, listening as the guy explains all the fancy little details about it. They also mention a special harpoon, but a small wary look on Brisby's face keeps them from boasting about it to her at least. For now some less engaging sailors are taking stock of the smaller items Mrs. Brisby requested, seeing what they can reasonably give to these four.]

But maybe the spyglass would be good for us, if you wouldn't mind us properly borrowing it! At least, I think that'll be more useful than a harpoon or marine compass for navigation. And the boys seem to like it?

[She directs the question more at them since she's apparently leading the negotiations...]

[ Mao perks up and nods with what he hopes is the right look of embarrassment. It's the only thing he really has to offer since his standard approach to these things (begging) only really works if you do it right out of the gate. Following Mrs. Brisby's lead has been much easier on his pride if nothing else. ]

Yeah, without knowing how long we'll be here it'd really be helpful to have more basic supplies, even if this is pretty cool. Thanks for letting us use it. I always figured career sailors would be kind of unwelcoming but you guys have been great.

[ Build a rapport, right? Everybody likes a compliment, especially a sincere one. The idea of haggling with sailors had been somewhat intimidating at first, but Mao's not finding that expectation holds a lot of water.

One of the other sailors returns, saying they think they've found the tea but it's in a container stacked behind several others so it'll take them a while to get it out. The sailor leading their tour looks back at the boys and grins--many hands make light work and all that. Just two of them should be enough and that way the lady's not left alone. ]

I can go help, sure. Just show me what needs to be moved!

[It's admittedly a little surprising that the sailors have been so welcoming and friendly, but on the other hand, literally everyone in Pesgare has been, and Izumi's introvert battery already needs recharging. Talking to people for so long is draining.... But he's keeping up a smile anyway, well aware that this is what they'd been tasked with.]

Yeah, it's really nice of you guys to help us out like this. We'll give the blankets and everything back when we're done, promise!

[Izumi is far from athletic and doesn't have much stamina, but as physical labor is alluded to, he immediately looks back to Ritsu.... and how low-key dead he seems. Well, if it's between the two of them, then--]

Okay, I'll help out too! I'm not very strong, but I'll do my best.

[Ritsu didn't really expect them to start gathering things to give them for free. It was a kind offer but he still wondered if it would be enough to last them any sort of time here. With his experiences so far he was a little doubtful. If the others didn't pull up something it might become a everybody for themselves situation. For now he will be thankful though.]

Thank you.

[About to say he would join Mao he hears the other and shoots the other a little of a look. He doesn't know him that well but Mao seems to and it is a little irritating for Ritsu...he doesn't know why but it is. He didn't need to leave Mrs. Brisby alone with a big sailor though, even he knew that could be bad.]

I'll stay here then...Sir, could you show us how big your kitchen is? I was curious how many people you can feed here?

[Very good at feigning his curiosity. The sailor seems a little surprised that Ritsu would ask anything but seems happy to show.]

[Mrs. Brisby couldn't help but feel a little worried at the hint of cynical mindset she was getting from their strange bond, but followed along to the kitchen.]

Well, I'm a little out of shape compared to when I was much younger, but I can cook for you gentlemen as a thank you.

[Ahh, that makes sense, to the sailor! Mrs. Brisby isn't sure what exactly Ritsu was thinking, but she figured that they could keep themselves busy with that much at least.]

[ Mao's not sure what he's thinking either and it shows on his face. He glances at Ritsu, simultaneously suspicious and concerned. He saw that look Ritsu shot at Izumi, after all. Ritsu probably would've been just as helpful in the whold cargo moving part of this, but Mao's glad to have Izumi along, too. After a second he shakes his head--he'll talk to Ritsu later--and follows the sailor toward the cargo area.

The crates aren't that large but they are heavy and the wood is rough on his hands, but he's here for the duration. ]

Should we just stack them? ... we're not really as tall as you guys.

[ Sure, make the short kid stack stuff. ]

[Ritsu is so confusing.... Izumi offered to help Mao as a favour because Ritsu seemed like he wouldn't be up to it, so receiving that look in return definitely makes him visibly uneasy. It's only there for a second, however, as he's quick to follow Mao and the sailor over to the crates.

Well, he did sign up for this. Mao will definitely be the more helpful of the two of them, given that Izumi is clearly struggling just a little bit with the weight of the crate he's holding, but he does have it under control! Here's to hoping that they'll actually get everything they need out of this in the end.]

We can probably stack two, but I don't know if I can hold one of these above my head....

[He and Mao are the exact same height, but he's the weakest link.... literally.]

[Later he might worry that his look was a little too harsh, but he wasn't in the best of moods being here. As he watched them walk away he makes sure to stay close to his partner.]

I don't know how much help cooking I might be...

[He can actually cook but it never quite looks good, the taste is there but not the appearance.

The sailor just kind of laughs at how blunt Ritsu is before thanking for the offer.

Even as they walk to the kitchen he keeps a close eye on things as they move.]

Oh, I'll teach you! It'd be a help if you could watch the pot or help me chop vegetables. Besides, if you get good at cooking, it'll be a good skill for when you start dating.

[She giggles a bit - no unintended or hidden thoughts here! Just straightforward teasing.]

Let's roll up our sleeves and give it a go! Then we can head back.

[ Mao doesn't mean to pick up on Izumi's confusion but, well, it's not like he can help it right now. It makes him feel a little bad, but he's also learned in the time he's known him that Ritsu's not the easiest person to understand so confusion around him is pretty normal. At least Izumi doesn't seem put off by it, but that's no surprise either; Mao would be shocked if he was, really.

He tries to work a bit more quickly to make up for his friend, smiling as he does. It feels good to be useful. ]

If you can take some of the higher ones and just set them down, I can lift the lower ones to stack them on top and we'll get through it that much faster.

[ And indeed they do. It's hardly an instant process but it's not overly long before the supervising sailor steps forward to stop them, either. They've gotten a space clear to get at the crates storing the tea! ]

[As usual, at Mao's suggestion, Izumi is quick to brighten once more. He and Mao work well together, after all, and even if he isn't quite as useful in this scenario, he can at least set the higher boxes down as asked.

By the time they've finally cleared a path and obtained the tea, he's just about ready to collapse, sweating enough that the pieces of hair that have fallen free from his ponytail stick to his face and neck. But even after thanking and waving goodbye to the kind sailors, their job isn't complete yet.... Now they're tasked with bringing everything back to the others.]

Do you think we're actually going to have a place to stay tonight? I could really use a nap. [Priorities.]

Dating? That sounds like a lot to deal with.

[Plus he has seen what it did to someone like Sena...he isn't sure he wants to deal with something hurting on that level. It was exhausting enough to fight with Mao that one time. Ritsu nods before he starts to roll his sleeves up.]

What do you need help with?

[As he moves to start grabbing stuff, he seems to be keeping mental notes on things.]

It can be, but it's also so nice! To have someone there to support you, thick and thin...

[Ahh, a nostalgic sigh! There's a subtle ache as she misses her husband, but it's a dull and old pain compared to the fond memories associated with it.]

Alright, do you know how to safely chop veggies?

It is? I don't even know who would want to date me.

[He does seem to keep feeling jealous of Mao, but still hasn't figured out right.]

Yeah, they might not be pretty.

Well, here, let me show you a trick to keep your fingers safe. You'll need to fold your knuckles over it like so...

Fold them?

[That does make it easier...are they actually looking nicer?]

That's right, it'll help guide the knife and keep you from cutting your fingers.

[She demonstrates it, slowly at first before showing off a little more speed.]

And you want to rock the knife a little, rather than chop straight down.

That is helpful.

[Watching he is curious about cooking more so this is nice.]

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