JASPER

[dramatispersonae]

[After the requisite amount of time, a blinding flash fills your vision. When it clears again, you find yourself standing (or sitting, for the less balanced among you) on the beach … except you’re a hell of a lot smaller. And the sand dunes are a hell of a lot bigger.

You and your knights are each approximately an inch tall, with exceptions made for the lucky dragons and other large non-humanoids, who are the correct size, proportionally. A large flat stretch of sand is on one side of you, with a fresh mound of easily moldable sand next to that. Not that there’s any shortage of sand on the beach. In addition to that, you will find a box full of tools that you can use to craft your sandcastles, including shovels in all shapes and sizes, buckets, cups, and other basic sand stuff. There is also a box labeled SPECIAL SUPPLIES, which has the following items in it:

+ One flag (in team colors)
+ One collapsible drawbridge (push the button to make it life-size)
+ One collapsible portcullis (same as the drawbridge)
+ One cute plastic dragon (person-height)
+ One packet of “instant moat” (just add water!)

You will find that all the tools work at amazing speeds with very little effort. Constructing an epic multi-story castle is very doable even within this short time frame.]

Comments

Re: EXPLORE

[dramatispersonae]

[the octopus seems interested. well, as interested as octopodes get. It shifts in the water awkwardly though, not really moving from the spot it's in now. Or rather, maybe it can't move...?]

Re: EXPLORE

[mythlology]

[ Tries to squirm and get a better look at why it's maybe not moving... ]

Re: EXPLORE

[dramatispersonae]

[looks like some jerk stuck a piece of driftwood through its tentacle. it's pinned to the beach here.]

Re: EXPLORE

[mythlology]

Hey!

[ Way indignant!!!1!

Trying to squirm out of the octopus's grip and down to the bit of driftwood. ]

Re: EXPLORE

[dramatispersonae]

[Hey no :(( The octopus resists, but you squirm free anyway. That driftwood's been stuck in there pretty good. Obviously intentional.]

Re: EXPLORE

[mythlology]

If Automaton did this for the game...!

[ Grits his teeth and pushes a fairly strong (for Percy's significantly diminished size...) current of water underneath the pinned-down tentacle, trying to shove enough sand aside so that he can hack at the driftwood between the sand and the tentacle later. ]

Re: EXPLORE

[dramatispersonae]

[The sand begins to drift away under the force of your water-manipulation. With some effort, the entire thing comes free - and the giddy octopus immediately grabs you and sets off for a victory swim.]

Re: EXPLORE

[mythlology]

[ W-was expecting to have to hack the driftwood in half, so this is a good development.

Laughing at the victory lap and forgetting the game for a second to enjoy the rush. ]

Re: EXPLORE

[dramatispersonae]

[It's like that one scene from Neverending Story, except you're riding an octopus and it's harder to shout YEAAAHHHH underwater.]

Re: EXPLORE

[mythlology]

[ I AM TRYING ANYWAY

but at some point tapping the octopus on the tentacle to get its attention. ]

Re: EXPLORE

[dramatispersonae]

[the octopus slows to a less-excited pace.]

Re: EXPLORE

[mythlology]

I'll come back and play later, when I'm big. I promise. But right now, I've gotta help some girls build a home out of sand and cool stuff.

Re: EXPLORE

[dramatispersonae]

[???

the octopus swims lower in the water, down towards ... something shiny?]

Re: EXPLORE

[mythlology]

[ OOOOOOOH? ]

What's that, big guy?

Re: EXPLORE

[dramatispersonae]

[It scoots down to a glass bottle on the bottom of the ocean. a cluster of various team colored stones are inside.]

Re: EXPLORE

[mythlology]

[ Actually lets out a gasp. ]

That's amazing!

Re: EXPLORE

[dramatispersonae]

[The octopus clings to it proudly '-']

Re: EXPLORE

[mythlology]

... can I borrow two of the orange beads? I'll bring them back before the end of the day.

Re: EXPLORE

[dramatispersonae]

[octopus still seems pretty pleased, so that's probably a yes]

Re: EXPLORE

[mythlology]

... and if I borrowed the whole bottle...?

Re: EXPLORE

[dramatispersonae]

[octodude is pretty chill with that too]

Re: EXPLORE

[mythlology]

[ Rubs the tentacle holding him fondly. ]

Is there any chance that you'd chuck me and the bottle on the beach if I pointed where I need to go?

Re: EXPLORE

[dramatispersonae]

[octodude lifts the bottle? it's pretty heavy. looks like it might manage to drag the bottle, but not throw it.]

Re: EXPLORE

[mythlology]

[ Gives him a reassuring pat. ]

That's cool, too. I'll drag it once we get to land.

Re: EXPLORE

[dramatispersonae]

[drag, drag, drag the bottle]