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INTO THE BLOOMSWELL.
In the beginning...
No, even before that.
There was the Bakunawa.
It wrapped its coils of void around the universe. As it did, time began to flow, riding on its back and flowing outward in a spiral.
It drew two breaths. Which one are you?
- Heat Haze
- Monsoon
>heat haze
You are the HEAT HAZE BOY, personification of all that is hot, bright, and restless. You are one of the supreme forces of the universe, sharing it only with your twin, the MONSOON GIRL, who is currently staring you down in this endless void.
She is everything you aren't - cold, dark, flowing. She gives off... a melancholy aura. You hate it.
What do you do?
>leg so hot
>hot hot leg
>leg so hot u fry an egg
In your infinite power, you conjure forth an EGG, and crack it onto your thigh. It sizzles, frying before burning to a crisp. You disintegrate it into particles due to your intense energy.
"Typical," your sister scoffs. "All the power in the cosmos, and you use it to fry an egg."
>backflip
You BACKFLIP, which is the first backflip in the history of... well, anything. It's literally the time of creation.
You do so, and end up flipping endlessly into the void. Your sister sighs and snaps her fingers, bringing you back in front of her. You feel like you've done this shenanigan countless times before.
"Ahem. Now, I think, is time for us to create the world," she says.
>alright sis what flavor
"I suppose we could make intelligent beings, for starters. Unpredictable, but with finite lives. That could prove to be entertaining. Of course, they'll also need a place to live."
She waves her hand and a gigantic mass of earth and water comes into being, circular and perfect. However, it's dark - it could use your touch.
>point at fried egg
>The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever will be born must destroy a world.
The fried egg sizzled into nothingness, remember? You decide to do it again, but temper your heat, resulting in a regular SUNNY SIDE UP.
You put on a thoughtful face, and muster up as much eloquence as you can.
"The bird fights its way out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever will be born must destroy a world," you say.
"That's profound," she laughs. "If a bit nonsensical. What are you driving at? That the person to destroy this world will be a descendant of its residents?"
>dramatically, "The Meaning Is Up To Your Interpretation" (didn't think it through)
She gives you a puzzled look.
>ok let there be light
As you utter those words (very original), a bright ball of sunlight comes into being. So does a smaller ball of rock, reflecting its light. A breeze blows over the earth, and there is light.
The world is now complete.
Continue playing as the Boy, or become one of the Twelve Guardians?
>twelve guardians
Pick a domain.
1. Moon + war
2. Love + beauty
3. Sadness + the sea
4. Wind + freedom
5. Earth + time
6. Rain + mystery
7. Music + sleep
8. Harvest + mercy
9. Light + justice
10. Coffee + inspiration
11. Death + endings
12. Stars + food
>10
You are MARIANG KAKAW, Guardian of chocolate, coffee, renewal, inspiration, and motivation.
You have just woken up - it's still early in the morning. You are currently standing outside your humble cave residence on the peak of MT. LANTOY. Around you, endless cacao fields as far as the eye can see.
What do you do?
>motivate the cacao fields
Easily done.
You cheer them on, and with your powers they grow to full size in an instant! They should be ready for harvesting now - then, you can take them to the foot of the mountain and barter with the mortal villagers.
>make a three bean soup
Where... where would you get the other beans? You have cacao beans, sure...
>chocolate and coffee and soy!
Soy is... not in your domain. It's Ikapati's, Guardian of agriculture. How do you contact her?
>can you connect to her banana phone
Ah, of course.
Bananas are a sacred tree for the Guardians, second to only the coconut in their sacred...ness. You ENCHANT a banana tree and turn it into a telephone, taking a fruit and putting it towards your ear.
"Hello, Ikapati?"
She picks up. "Yes dearie?"
"I need uh. Soy beans."
"Of course! I'll send them through Lihangin."
Aw, great. That guy.
It should be about five minutes before he gets here. What do you do in the meantime?
>backflip in the cacao fields
You BACKFLIP into the fields, sticking the landing and fumbling into the foliage.
"Ow."
Soon enough, a hot breeze swirls to the ground, and in a flurry of green and red, LIHANGIN appears before you.
"Looks like you're in a bind, Kakaw. Need some help?"
>you saw nothing >:c
He raises up two of his six wings in resignation.
"Alright alright alright," he says. "I didn't see nothin'. Anywhoooo, here's the soybeans Ikapati wanted you to have. Are ya cooking something up? Hehehe."
-- End of session --