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'Walk A Mile' by The Birby Blues
Summer. Often a time of relief and delight for the school student, of party for those in higher education, and dread for those without some form of central air system. Agra-10 has been many things over many years for its residents, from swelteringly hot to perfect beach weather. There have been volcanos and birthday parties, games and fights for survival, and trying to tell early on which would be which was never something a He Row should bet on.
But this year the middle of the summer seemed to be going just well. Not too hot, not too cold, but just at that sweet spot of enjoying yourself with the down time. If, of course, He Rows find living with their growing Agrii neighbor populous and waiting for Venidelosia’s updates enjoyable. There’s good news on that front at least. Venidelosia has stated she’s finishing her analysis on the data brought back from the dead planet and its space station. The information is due to be turned into the He Rows by the end of the month to help decide where they will be travelling next month.
So really, it is time to kick back and relax. And would you look at that, the now local Agrii seem to have something up their sleeves. They scurry around the city like it’s some big secret, clearly trying to hide something from the He Rows as they go back and forth to the beach. What in the world could they be up to? Maybe a new attempt at violence? But surely your little Plantkin allies and the Wanderer would tell you if they noticed something, right? That was part of the agreements. And Te Mi’s translators seem involved as well, and they were definitely not the aggressive sort.
Actually, while you’re wondering about that, why are the Funfronds also seeming to be sort of secretive right now? Is it an illness? Did you forget about your own birthday or something?
Well, that last one isn’t too far off. Because one morning the city seems more alive with Agrii that are laughing and dancing and… rudely knocking on your door to wake you up. Yeah, they seem to be morning people through and through, who knew? Whether you’re asleep or not, in your room or not, on a ship or not, an Agrii with a little Funfrond friend perched on their shoulder will find you. The Funfrond dances a dance of joy that Communications experts will have no problem understanding as party party party. Those lucky He Rows that don’t speak the native’s language might get an Agrii who can get the word ‘beach par tea’ out. Others might just find strong hands around their wrists ready to drag them off to their clearly Agrii and Funfrond mandated afternoon of fun.
To the beach the He Rows will be dragged, encouraged, herded, or otherwise guided. There they will find a great party prepared. The Agrii have dragged out tables to the sands, covered them with harvested foods and prepared dishes, and lots of drinks to keep you energized and healthy for the day. They were even kind enough to bring their moisturizing creams, because clearly He Rows don’t use it nearly enough. Some enterprising Agrii even have set up changing rooms besides which are boxes with… swimwear of all sorts, in He Row sizes.
Here’s the thing though: Agrii really aren’t very good at figuring out just how He Rows like to dress themselves. You’d think that after all of these years of observation they would understand it, but no. So enjoy the weirdest print colors imaginable, and even some situations where designs meant for women are instead made in men’s sizes, or men’s styles are covered with sequins, jewels, or have a lot of strings down the sides. Step outside of the box if that makes you comfortable. And you really should be aiming for comfort because in addition to food and clothes the Agrii clearly have fun in mind.
What sort of fun? Well, all your usual beach sorts of things. They have set up an Agrii height net for volleyball and have even convinced the Wanderer to stand in as referee. How they talked it into bedecking itself in white and black streamers to show its official position is anyone’s guess. But it seems content with its role. Elsewhere there are attempts at umbrellas up, like the Agrii have their beach awareness from movies. Thankfully they are sunk deep into the purple sands so stiff winds won’t send them flying.
Out in the water there are lines of vines run out with wraps of bubble-like almost-kelp wrapped around it at regular distances like the markers for pools and swim competitions. Which of course the Agrii are working on. Some have even taken a chance to mimic other games like an inflated cloth ball for bouncing around, awkward attempts at carving surf boards, and one very lopsided frisbee. The one thing that doesn’t seem too changed is water jousting, with taller, stronger Agrii in the waters with lighter Agrii on their shoulders. Okay, no, it’s changed because Agrii have four arms, but they’ll offer to lift up He Rows anyway.
One thing at Agrii didn’t account for was just what their little party would inspire. Something some He Rows might have warned them about, if they had just thought to ask first. You see, the Agrii forgot to account for the Birbs. You know, those loud, noisy creatures that live in the trees near the beach and carry off green lobsters. The ones that the Agrii cooked up and have on food tables amid the fruits and salads and their attempts at baking?
Oops.
Around noon the Birbs will start to gather in the trees, curious. By mid afternoon they will finally find themselves brave enough to test the riotous gathering. Anything shiny, foodlike, or not generally heavily weighted down might become victim to their snatching behavior. The Funfronds seem immune, perhaps the Birb species have long since learned the little people are not palatable. But the Birbs are very strong for their size, and could easily carry off small animals and even children. Best run for cover, or maybe get into the water? Who knows what might keep them off. They’ll be a menace until the evening comes or people find a good way to repel them, hopefully in a humane manner.
Of course Mu Ly, for who else could have or would have arranged this, apologizes profusely over the network the next day for the disaster. But he will also wonder if it wouldn’t be fun to do this every few days. Didn’t they have fun? See, Agrii can do well with He Rows and the little people.
That said, he does see the value in apologizing, so he has created a traditional apology gift, to be delivered to each He Row the next day. Which they are, those He Rows that can be easily found by his messengers. Others will just have to pick them up at the Hotel Lobby. Some He Rows are very hard to find after all.
As for the gifts, well they do look nice. Some diligent Agrii have spent time weaving long tree leaves and grasses into baskets, into which they have put a variety of foods. There are muffin attempts (and those are too burnt to be trusted in most cases), a variety of fruit from both Agra-10 and the Agrii ship, and some other foods that they have clearly replicated, because surely the Agrii don’t have colorful foil to wrap chocolates in. Or chocolate for that matter.
What the He Rows do with the baskets and their contents is up to them. Though those that chose to enjoy the offered berries might find some… unexpected effects. Thankfully they will find that the changes brought on by the fruits will pass within two days time. And after one taste, surely they won’t go back for more. Right? Right?
What are the dates for this event?
Can we opt out of this event?
Are there any benefits to any of the beach games?
Okay, tell us about these berries. What are we dealing with here?
Blue Raspberry - They really do look like they are raspberries but in a particularly vivid shade of blue. In fact, they taste just like blue raspberry to anyone who is from a world that has experienced that. And they will turn your tongue blue. But they also turn your hands blue, and organic things your hands touch (including other people’s skin) blue where you touch them. While the color lasts on the hands for two days, the color will only linger on what they touch for three hours. But repeated touches will deepen the color and increase the length of the change by another three hour.
Green-Orange Swirl Berry - A round berry about the size of a cherry that is swirled in green and orange colors. They taste like eating orange pixie sticks at the same time as a tart green apple. After consuming one of these berries a character will swap bodies with the next person they touch for two days. Further touches will not change them beyond this swap, only the first touch in your own body. Make sure there is discussion and consent before doing this, PLEASE.
Crystal Strawberry - A fruit shaped like a strawberry, but with no external seeds. It is semi-transparent and the skin is a soft blue shade. Biting in is like the taste of pineapples and kiwi but with a fizzy sensation on the tongue. By consuming these a character will feel like they are in a musical. While they won’t sing every line, they will break into relevant songs, and they sure believe they have a chorus backing them up. Every action will be extra dramatic, and who knows, maybe there will be dancing.
Faux Golden Drop - A small, singular berry that He Rows who have been present for longer may find familiar. Its skin is a honey gold in hue, and it looks akin to a particularly juicy grape. While nearly identical to the fruit coveted by the Barries and known to renew energy and give a sense of warm hope, this fruit can be distinguished by the very slightly browner shade and the still attached green stem. Those who consume this fruit will find that their body emits a low but obvious glow for the next two days. Think something akin to a glowstick. Shade is chosen by the player, but eyes will always glow in their original shade.
Lilac Cloudberry - These clustered berries look a lot like cloudberries from earth, save for their soft lilac color. When sampled they taste of cinnamon, ginger, and guava all in one, or something akin to that. Sampling these berries will result in a sense of lightness and euphoria. Oh, and the lightness? It’s because the eater will spend the next days capable of independent flight. Well, make that more like a hover as they will not be able to move faster than their normal speed. Just try and be close to the ground when the effect wears off.
I wanted to ask something infrequent and special. Where should I do that?
Questions?
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