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EVENT LOG: PLEADER

EVENT LOG:
PLEADER

characters: everyone.
location: the floating night market, docked at the harbor.
date/time: december 12-16.
content: the night market arrives.
warnings: n/a.

yo voy a volver tu vas a ver.

In the wee hours of December 12, the lights return, appearing just under the waves in the harbor, approaching the dock, until the lights surface entirely. They're submarines, glowing a dim blue now that they're up out of the water, and the fleet is three vessels strong. They've brought with them a floating bridge system to attach to the harbor's main dock to allow access to all three submarines, and they start to unpack...

By "morning", under the light of the full moon, the Night Market is open for business!

This time, it's three vendors that arrive: Aaravos, an expert in all things magical; Michelle Cheung, master of papercraft; and Pluto, the Night Market's leader, who rolls out of her submarine in a custom-built wheelchair. They've brought a handful of helpers with them to set up the market and run the various booths and games. Though they have no torches among them, the docks are lit with the blue glow of the submarines, their lights rippling slowly in intricate patterns and shapes, reminiscent of carnival lights.

•••
Accepted currencies at the Night Market include: Building and scrap materials, old tablets, old lanterns, captured forest spirits, torches, information, and most importantly... Plutonium. Of course, attempting to barter is always an option... but these currencies are your best bet for dealing with the various vendors offered by the Night Market.

Here are the vendors and their inventories for the current Night Market visit:
PLUTO
Special orders - Pluto can procure items just like Rastus, but she can get you specific goods from homeworlds. The more specific the request, the more it will cost. Items ordered through Pluto will arrive on the next ferry.

Heals - A borrowed gun-looking device allows Pluto to heal even the most grievous of injuries. This item doesn't belong to her, though, so... results may vary. If you want proper healing, you'll have to wait until the Night Market's medical unit shows up in the future.

GPS coordinates - Looking to discover more locations and resources out in the forest? Pluto can hook you up with hints to do just that.

Lantern charms - These charms can be attached to your lantern to provide BENEFITS as well as DRAWBACKS. The following charms are currently on display, with these labels attached: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Wisdom, Intelligence, Charisma. You'll be given instructions for use at the time of purchase, or you can try asking Pluto for more information.

AARAVOS
Drugs - You want it? He's probably got it! Cigarettes, marijuana, alcohol, and pretty much whatever else you can dream up is worth inquiring about.

Magic potions - These potions last for no more than 24 hours unless otherwise noted. The following potions are currently on display, with these labels attached: Hair change, genderswap, body swap, love potion, luck potion, night vision, weather in a bottle, fake an injury, invisibility potion, furry shit, daemon shit. What does all of this crap do, exactly? You'll be given instructions for use at the time of purchase, or you can try asking Aaravos for more information.

Lantern charms - These charms can be attached to your lantern to provide BENEFITS as well as DRAWBACKS. The following charms are currently on display, with these labels attached: Disguise, Energy Boost, Charmer. You'll be given instructions for use at the time of purchase, or you can try asking Aaravos for more information.

MICHELLE
Handcrafted paper contraptions - Michelle can craft nearly anything out of paper, and don't let the lightness fool you—she can make her paper sharp and solid as steel. As long as you keep it out of the water (or do something to protect it from water damage yourself), your one-of-a-kind paper contraption is built to last! (She'll accept the typical Night Market currencies, as well as payment in the form of books. Any book will do! She'll even provide something to help you if you chose to go on a mission to steal a book for her from the library. These library stealth missions can be handwaved while making purchases from Michelle; just let us know in the form below if you'd like to pursue this.)

DR. SCHICKSAL'S HINT-O-MATIC
AMA - Does your character have any burning questions they just need to have answered? Dr. Schicksal's Hint-O-Matic is a phonebooth-looking device with a screen prompting the user to input a question. When a question is asked, Dr. Schicksal's Hint-O-Matic will spout out an answer! Questions can be typed in via keypad or spoken aloud, and answers will be automatically read aloud for characters that can't read the screen. These answers are always true, no matter what the question, but this information comes at a cost—your character will be blessed with a random status effect for the remainder of the month. We will check permissions posts before issuing a status effect, so there's your hint for what to expect. 😃 And, yes, you can literally ask anything.
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Other than the vendors, the Night Market has brought with them the following attractions:
COFFEE CART - The coffee cart offers every variety of hot drink a person could fathom, and it's complimentary! A few small tables have been set up in front of the cart around an outdoor heater, glowing happily as it warms this little section of dock.

CANDY SHOP - Sweet treats offered at the candy shop are also free for the taking, but be careful—some treats carry with them a random status effect that will last for the next hour. The treats and resulting status effects are left entirely up to you players, so feel free to create your own hijinx! This is us trusting you not to break the game, so don't abuse this privilege, and feel free to ask us if you're unsure about limitations! Not all treats will produce an effect, but those that do will have no tells, meaning characters will not be able to strategize when eating the candy. (In meta terms: if you want your character to engage in wacky bullshit, but they're a party pooper and hate fun and wouldn't willingly indulge, this is your opportunity to trick them into shenanigans.)

CARNIVAL GAMES - The small section of carnival games includes ring toss, skeeball, balloon darts, a shooting gallery, a fishing game, a plinko game, and an RC racing game with toy vehicles. The rules are all somewhat nebulous, but feel free to play out your characters interacting with these games on your own! They're all free to play, and prizes include knitted forest spirit plushies, wind-up goldfish that float through the air, and buckets of those plastic spider rings and finger topper guys that cost like one ticket apiece at Swings-N-Things.

WHACKY WAVING INFLATABLE ARM FLAILING TUBE MEN - They are also here, and they have a jukebox with them with an unfathomably large selection of songs. This area of the dock is probably meant for dancing.
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Finally, though you can trade with the various NPC vendors in this log, check out the new Night Market Purchases page for fast-tracked transactions.

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How far have your people ventured into space?

[He let Ambrose take the lead since he wasn't sure what they were looking for.]

Yes, in space. Star destroyers aren't practical to land on planets because they are so massive so we have shuttles and transports for that.

As far as I know, only within our solar system unless the government is hiding things which they might be.

( he wasn't a conspiracy theorist but hey, you never know. )

We've gone to the moon and such. But star destroyers, huh? Your galaxy have a big need for those?

The moon? Impressive.

[His tone indicated that it was anything but.]

Unfortunately, yes. The galaxy has been in one war or another since before I was born.

[A pause.]

Star destroyers don't actually destroy stars. They are just the capital ships.

Hey hey hey, we're doing our best. We'll get there when we get there.

( they were having enough fun on earth with their wars, okay. they didn't need to go the stars to want to beat each other up. )

Sounds pretty common. Where I'm from, even if people don't say there's a war, there's a war. Maybe not an official one but there's a war.

That's what I've dedicated my life to. Doing what I can to end the wars that have plagued the galaxy for over fifty years.

[He had sacrificed so much for this goal and for what? The Resistance still existed and Kylo Ren took his throne. But he wouldn't think about that now.]

There is nothing I can do about that here, however.

No, here you're tasked with avoiding evil spirits and eating too much chocolate

( one sounded more fun than the other. )

Not so bad to have a break from war, is it?

It's strange. I grew up in the military, I was trained to serve as soon as I could walk.

[It was a strange thing suddenly having free time and a break from his demanding duties. He often didn't know what to do with himself and it was unsettling.]

I don't know any other life.

So, this is hard for you, then?

( that's something he could understand. )

I know it's not a complete vacation because weird stuff happens but you do get downtime and that's strange for you, isn't it? Feel like you should be something?

There is a lot I need to do back in my home galaxy, I can't stop thinking about it.

[He could at least admit that much. He wasn't sure if he could get used to having downtime.]

It will be a difficult adjustment.

How'd you die anyway?

( was that too blunt to ask? too bad, they're all dead so might as well. )

Doing the whole war thing?

I don't remember how I died. It happened so suddenly.

[He remembered that he was on his shuttle and there was a bright flash of light but he wasn't sure he was ready to face it. At least he was sure Kylo Ren wasn't responsible.]

How did you die?

[It was only fair, right?]

Murdered.

( he shrugs and sighs. )

Angelic witch hunters. And considering that I am a witch, it was their job to hunt me down and kill me and that is exactly what they did.

( it's still a little bit of a sore spot. )

[He came to a sudden stop, frowning. He always had negative experiences with magic and sorcery, especially the Force. He didn't trust anyone who used such tricks. Ambrose hadn't attacked him or Force choked him but those who used magic couldn't be trusted in his experience.]

You're a witch.

For about ninety five years now, yes.

( he shrugs. )

That a problem?

Magic and sorcery are not to be trusted.

[He stepped back. He refused to be afraid but he didn't trust anyone who used sorcery.]

So you use magic to keep yourself young. How interesting.

Says who?

( gosh, he's so tired of running into people like this. )

And no, I don't use magic to keep myself young. The fact that I'm a warlock means I age slower. That's all.

Says most people in the galaxy. There was a time when those who used sorcery ruled and they attempted to overthrow the government. They had to be hunted down and exterminated.

[He has no sympathy for the Jedi and, as far as he was concerned, the Jedi were gone with the death of Luke Skywalker.]

Even now such Force users are considered dangerous, to say the least.

I don't even know what the Force is.

( man hux, he just wanted to get some chocolate with you! )

You're generalizing, you know. You're expecting me to be just like whoever did you wrong where you're from and you're not even giving me a chance. Not very nice.

It's what we call magic. Sorcery.

[Hux doesn't back away but he stays where he is, still wary.]

Sometimes it's necessary. I don't know you, after all.

You don't.

( he holds his hands up. )

I'm not gonna hurt you, man. Understand if you don't believe me but I got bigger fish to fry than you.

[Ambrose didn't seem to be a Jedi- he hadn't recognized Hux and he didn't seem to be working on behalf of the Resistance. He had never trusted someone who used sorcery or the Force before but he decided that he would at least extend a tentative trust for the moment.]

If you use magic on me, I will make you regret it. But for now, I will trust you at least that far then.

I'm not going to use it on you but word of advice: don't threaten me.

( it's not a good way to make friends! )

You've given me no reason to use magic on you so why would I? Lighten up.

I'm not helpless. Just so you know.

[Hux realized there may not be much he could do against a magic user but that didn't mean he would go down without a fight. He nodded, still wary though.]</small.

I never said you weren't.

( hux man, relax. )

You're the one making all the assumptions here.

I've learned the hard way what magic users are capable of.

[Being Force strangled once was enough for him.]

Fine, I'll trust you for now.

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