Event Log #005

[caelumstaff]

EVENT LOG number 005 Happy February, folks! The hotel is chugging along as it always does and nothing really seems that out of the ordinary, actually. Mr Bennet is at the front desk as per usual, greeting new guests, checking out old ones, generally being mediocre at his job but there's something a little... off about him this morning. A little more Springtime focused. Is it the suit? No, no, that's the same as it always is. Is it the face? No, Mr Bennet's face is unable to be perceived by eyes as per usual. No, it's the — The bunny ears? HOP TO IT It seems Mr Bennet has developed a pair of bunny ears and a tail overnight, but he's not the only one. Every staff member and guest of the hotel will find that they have grown a pair of animal ears and a matching tail when they wake up that morning. It's nekomimi time, y'all! But not just neko, characters will find themselves with all categories of ears and tails. Cats, dogs, rabbit, deer, fish. Whatever animal best suits the characters are what they'll find themselves sporting. For all intents and purposes, these will be part of your characters bodies and real additional limbs. It will hurt if someone hurts them and they will bleed if someone cuts them. There will be some added bonuses as well as characters will also take on the traits of the animals they become. However players want to interpret this is up to them — it can be light like a cat person just being more aloof or heavy like a spider person having multiple eyes and limbs. Whatever is most fun for the player and most hectic for the character, of course. This effect will last till the end of the month. Of course, an additional note: For characters who already have animal ears and/or tails — they will either keep those ears and tails and develop more traits of that animal. Or they can become something entirely different for the month. Player preference! ANIMAL CRACKERS Mr Bennet has found this to be hysterical though so he has set up a stall in the main lounge that's advertising animal crackers. They're a little less cracker and more cookie though, and larger than the traditional animal cracker. They also come in all shapes and sizes. If you can think of the animal, you can have an animal cracker with it. There is a dog cracker. There is a whale cracker. There is a spider cracker. All kinds of things. Even fictional animals, like gryphons and dragons! The only catch is — once your character eats the cracker they will become that animal entirely. This is probably tipped off by the bunny rabbit hopping around the lounge in a little hotel jacket, huh. Thanks Mr Bennet. The effect of these crackers will last as long as the player prefers and characters are free to eat another cracker and become another animal afterwards. One thing though, as the animal, characters will still be able to speak in animal form. So there's that! The animal crackers will also be available till the end of the month. NAV | PREMISE | RULES | FAQ | TAKEN hotelcaelum | caelumserver | caelumooc

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[vecna]

[Except a bluebird is so much bigger than a tiny little jumping spider, that "perching" on his head is the equivalent of bearing down on him with something far too big, and he flattens out on the ground, eight legs splaying.

What the fuck!!!]

I'd reconsider if you're trying to eat me-

[help get off of him]

THE LIDDOLEST GUY

[animated]

Huh? Oh, crap!

[ He clearly doesn't seem to realize he's landed on someone, and lifts his foot with an awkward hop. ]

Sorry! I didn't even realize you were there!

8[ FEARSOME SPOOD

[vecna]

[Henry immediately gets up, skittering forward and turning around, tilting his head up to look at Charlie with those two huge front eyes. He should be leery, or at least a little instinctually afraid of a predator like a bird, but... Well, it's Henry. So.

Indignantly, his front pedipalps rub at his eyes.]

Look before you leap. [Or fly, in this case.] It seems everyone with wings is having trouble around the hotel.

[animated]

[ It's a good thing that Charlie doesn't actually mean any harm, then! He nestles down, tucking his little birdie legs into this feathers. ]

Yeah, it's kind of an adjustment, and walking takes forever with these little legs.

[ He tilts his head. ]

I can't even imagine how long it takes you to cross a room.

[vecna]

[Tilts his little spider head right back.]

This body isn't so bad. But it's small, and yes, it's taking too long to get anywhere.

[Skitters closer, assessing.]

If you can get a hang of flying, maybe you'd be kind enough to give me a ride?

[animated]

I can sure try, but at the rate I'm going, I'm not sure if you want to take the Charlie Express anywhere just yet. I hit a window earlier.

[ Why was it so CLEAN. He didn't know it was there! ]

[vecna]

[Well, that sure is the opposite of promising. Henry pauses.]

I can move anything that gets in our way out of the way. I still have my telekinesis, even like this.

[What's a few smashed windows? Better than a smushed bird and spider.]

So what do you say?

[animated]

[ His head perks up. ]

Oh, you're psychic? That's handy. Sure, we can give it a shot if you want. Where are you trying to go?

[vecna]

Back to my room. Floor 3.

[They're on a higher floor right now, so it's up to Charlie what's easier: flying to the elevator and taking it down, or flying to the stairwell and letting gravity do much of the work on their journey to floor 3.]

[animated]

[ Charlie's not so sure he trusts himself to make it down that many flights of stairs without crashing and burning so-- ]

Let's see if I can work an elevator with a beak. Hop on.

[ He lowers a wing for Henry to skitter up. ]

[vecna]

[He literally hops on! Jumping spider, after all.

Up his wing and onto his back, settling himself with a bit of security silk. Sorry for the mess.]

You won't need to. Easy enough for me to press a button.

[With his mind!]

[animated]

[ The mess is fine, as long as his new little buddy isn't going anywhere. ]

Oh, yeah, I guess you did just say that, didn't you? Well, hold tight-- oh, um, what's your name? I'm Charlie.

[vecna]

[wow friendship already]

I'm Henry.

[He's never seen or heard about a Charlie hanging around (sorry Charlemagne) so-]

Are you new here?

[animated]

Yeah, just arrived. Great timing, huh?

[ Could be worse maybe? Anyway, Charlie takes a couple of little hops, wings unfurled. ]

Hold tight, Henry!

[ And away he goes, taking to the air a bit awkwardly, but he manages to fly decently well for now. ]

[vecna]

There's no such thing as good timing heeeere-

[He loses the tail end of that sentence as Charlie starts flapping away, his whole world jostling for a few precarious moments as his little spider feet cling to his feathers.

Feathers that are flinging up and getting in the way of his spider-vision, so he has to adjust. HOW'S IT GOING? ANY WINDOWS?]

[animated]

[ So far they're in the clear, since he's just zipping down the hallway. No windows yet! ]

Still with me back there?

[vecna]

[Very stubbornly, albeit slowly, crawling up to rest on his head if he lets him.]

I need to see what to divert, in case you try to slam into another window.

[animated]

[ Yes, of course he's allowed. Charlie hardly notices anyway. ]

Wow. I didn't try to slam into anything, thanks. You try driving a pair of wings for a change and tell me how good you do.

[vecna]

I have, and I'd do just fine-

[HE HAS HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE IN DEMOBAT!!!

Anyhow, the corridor curves up ahead.]

Turn!

[animated]

I got it!

[ Does he, tho? He banks a little too hard and almost loses his balance, flapping wildly for a second to stay on track. ]

Whooah—! I didn't ask for an arachnid GPS you know!

[vecna]

[The flapping actually jostles hiim off balance, and he skitters back and clings onto Charlie's tail feathers.

Suddenly unsure if this was one of his better ideas.]

Clearly you need it!

[He even knows what GPS is thanks to his stay in this hotel!]

[animated]

Dude, I can navigate the hallway. That part's fine. Don't freak me out by yelling directions at me.

[ Even in his tiny spider voice, it's startling. ]

[vecna]

[He'd argue that they barely made that turn, regardless of if he yelled or not. But Henry spends his effort trying to crawl back onto his back.

How about some telepathy, then:]

Then what about this?

[animated]

[ Help? At least it's not quite so jarring, but it still gives him a start. ]

Jesus Christ. A little warning?

[ A beat, as he flaps his way back toward the center of the hall to hopefully avoid colliding with anything. ]

Can you hear me if I think back or-? Sorry, I don't know many psychics.

[vecna]

Just think back, and I'll hear you.

[He digs his little legs into Charlie's feathers. He's not gonna get blown off this time!]

But you know a few psychics?