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DATES: 11/22-11/26*
(*Trial period through 11/25, then AOL will work as intended from then on)
Ten in the morning rolls around and an alert pops up on everyone’s phone for an update to their devices. Attached is a video announcement.

”Hello, hello, hello there. It’s been a while, Camelot. Hold your boos, you missed me.” The man winks, then smiles and takes off a pair of sunglasses he was wearing. “It’s Merlin! Don’t look like I’ve got a few millennia under my belt, do I? If you haven’t been following me on Instagram or heard my story, here’s the TL;DR: Greatest sorcerer of all time, been hanging around Earth… ehh, let’s not number them. People get offended. Don’t come for me. Hottie who travels the multiverse making magic and.. Well, let’s not get NSFW.

Sadly, not here to do an InstaStory today, though I don’t mind a follow if you’re into that. Sponsored video day. I’m here with Avalon Online today to let you know about the new version that yours truly put a little work into. This has been in the works for a while, but the apocalypse really lights a fire for motivation. AOL technology has been upgraded with a little thing called MagiCast. Hit upgrade and your phone will get the technology-infused magic that lets you use thoughts to transfer images, sounds, smells, tastes to consenting friends. Here’s a little test. Rewatch after you install, skip to this point.” If installed, at this point in the video, the smell that comes in is pure petrichor. Because it’s done with magic, even if your sense of smell is bad, it comes in at full strength. “Disclaimer, may be some trial and error since this is the first roll out, call the hotline. Should make following magic tutorials, sharing, all that much easier which we need. You know, tight spot. Merlin out.” He makes a V sign with his hands for victory and ends the video.

Thus begins the trial period of MagiCast, a special combination of magic and technology developed by AOL and Merlin to enhance communication in Avalon. (For full details, limitations, and so on take a look at the new FAQ entry.) The trial period will feature a number of different errors that people may run into, including thought oversharing. It’s entirely possible to accidentally broadcast or send thoughts unintentionally to one or two people, or en-masse to the whole network. Someone should definitely report those privacy errors. It’s also entirely possible there’s something a little off about the physical sensations limits, as you may accidentally share physical feelings with someone you’re connected to. Stub your toe? Sorry, person on the other end of the call. Or maybe do, you could share a massage session with a buddy for free. Just be careful, that could really get awkward if taken the wrong way. There’s also the possibility that you’re going to connected to the wrong person and end up sharing with someone new. Regardless, one thing’s for sure.. While they’re still working out the kinks, everyone’s going to get bonded a lot faster than they probably planned.

DATES: 11/23-11/26
As if you needed more stress. The multiverse is on your shoulders one way or the other, whether you’re planning on generating magical energy to help restore Avalon and keep the universe frozen until Excalibur can be located or stubbornly refusing to help. Which… probably makes the fact that the next time you’re taking a relaxing bath or filling up a sink with water to do the dishes-- or even stumbling around a puddle deep enough, a small whirlpool forms in the water (yes, even if you’re already in the bath). Sparkling with magic, it seems to go way deeper than the water itself. Take a deep breath, get your heart rate under control… it’s just a glass bottle that pops up on the surface of your water, cork in the top, parchment inside. Upon opening it, you see that it’s a message from the Lady of the Lake:

Sorry we didn’t talk much, was a little busy getting you all safely to shore. It wasn’t the cleanest drop, and there are a bunch of possessions scattered across the ocean floor. If you’re missing something, that may be where it went. If you’re not, volunteer to come help clean up anyway. Let me know when you’re here, I’ve got an underwater breathing spell with your name on it. You need the magic practice anyway. I don’t care if what you bring me isn’t yours, but if you bring me five items, I’ll send a gift your way next month.

Don’t waste my time if you just want to take a swim. Otherwise?

Thanks.

-The Lady of the Lake

For this prompt, if you haven’t already actively interacted with an item in your inventory, you can assume that it’s lost and find it while searching. You can also retrieve random items from the bottom of the ocean that accidentally got washed up from other worlds (nothing valuable or personal). The underwater breathing spell will last one hour, not long enough to reach any particularly notable setting beyond general underwater features so feel free to assume anything ocean-y in the underwater setting.

Be cautious about the dangers under the sea though-- this is Avalon, there are a few things you might run into that aren’t anything you’d find in an aquarium nowadays. You may want to learn some of your magic to avoid getting eaten by a megalodon. There’s one lurking in the waters and it’s hungry.

As you travel around, there’s a huge underwater kelp forest that’s very easy to get trapped in, but seems to have some rather sparkling items lost within. If you have the right magic, you may be able to get out… or you and whoever you’re trapped with could try to convince one of the traveling merrow swimming through to help you. They seem to have smart phones so you can connect to them telepathically without a language issue since they’re part-human and part-fish... buuuut they also are known to devour human souls. Perhaps you can trade just a nibble of yours for your freedom… a taste won’t hurt, right? It’s better than drowning when your spell runs out and you still haven’t gotten out of the kelp. Those who give a bit of their soul to a merrow will find themselves feeling more willing to make impulsive and unethical choices for a day or two until they recover. How you interpret that is up to you.

DATES: 11/27-11/30
The network seems to be working again. Secrets are secret; pardon if you know your neighbor a little better than you did before. Those who braved the waters have returned, their tales have been told, and a night of rest has been had.

When dawn breaks on the 27th, sleeping and awake alike will hear a general clatter ring up from the streets below. Camelot's citizens are already buzzing in excitement as the caravan of fairy folk make their way through the gates. No sooner will you make your way out the door than the seemingly abandoned building that has remained empty for weeks springs to life. The caravan makes short work transforming the area and settling in to peddle their wares, so to speak, they’ll call this the preview.

Welcome the Elphame Traders; while they will not begin officially selling till next month, they have decided to provide a few samples, show off their goods and entice the new arrivals they heard about into purchasing a trinket or two come the next month. For today browse the shop, talk with one of the fairies demonstrating different sorts of magic. Please pick up one of the many free samples they’ve brought! A delicious looking hot sauce mini-bottle. When this particular sauce causes a significant explosion of magic, consider it a small side effect. Those who use the hot sauce may find themselves unable to control their magical abilities for about an hour after consumption, releasing explosive amounts of magic into the atmosphere… hopefully your magic type isn’t dangerous to do that with! Sample a candy bon-bon that will send you floating, literally. Try out that chapstick sitting there; for the next twenty minutes, you may find people can’t take their eyes off you, a little sample of obsession-based love spell mixed into the batch. Take a sip of cider that will leave you hiccupping bubbles flavored with your favorite dishes. These things should come with warning labels, but fairies enjoy a bit of dangerous fun. Why spoil the surprise?

The more cautious traveler may want to watch the basic magic demonstrations given by various fairies, perhaps take in the whimsical décor around the previously drab shop. Admire the beauty the fairies seem to meld in by blending nature and the architecture, the gargantuan elder tree that creates natural support; everything is shaped to work with nature; perhaps this is a clue as to how best to treat their new home and help magic thrive. Or maybe the lilting music, ethereal in nature, has caught your attention and you merely wish to stop and listen.

However you come to stand before the shop before you leave, the fairies will offer you a FREE Recipe: Pigmentia. Characters who choose to accept this will be given a recipe that allows them to change the color of items at will. Go forth and make your surroundings more your own or get too excited and mistakenly change your hair color; maybe someone can help you figure out how to fix that?

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Yes. Your constitution might shorten it, however. It is always something to count in. [Not all magical potions work the same way on all people. There's a twitch of surprise on Ignis' face when brick comes flying and he frowns, looking at the surroundings. There's nothing he can really do without getting himself caught up in it too.]

Ah, faeries tend to be capricious and playful in a chaotic way sometimes. I am not sure what they are gaining from this, as we can't control our powers just yet, but getting a few free samples of that hot sauce, as funny as it sounds, might become useful.

[And he briefly wonders if there is a stronger version of it.]

[Nero can't do much about random flying objects at the moment either, so he just flops back on the grass to lie down and make himself less of a target. Hopefully.]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Anything that makes me stronger has to be good for something, right now.

[He's sounding a little sulky about it, too. They're all in the same boat here, but having none of his normal powers still really sucks.]

[Ignis can sympathize for wanting power right now. Ignis himself has been stripped away from his elemancy and other abilities he had. Still has his dagger and fighting skills but it is extremely useful to be able to imbue ice or fire into the daggers.

But he can't complain, the powers he got instead could be extremely useful. And dangerous.]

We just need to focus on what we have at hand here. Mourning over what we used to have will get us nowhere.

Hey, it's a free kingdom, I can bitch if I want. This is the second time lately I lost all my power, and it doesn't suck ass any less this time.

[And complaining makes him feel better, if nothing else. He sits up again, eyeing Ignis and his familiar.]

What's your magic do, anyway?

I'm sorry you had to deal with that twice. It is just an advice.

[He can complain all he wants, Ignis doesn't even blink at it. He grew up with Noctis, after all, who was (is?) a master at complaining.

Ignis' lips curve into a small smirk for the first time, and he straightens, looking Nero straight in the eyes.]

"This."

[A telepathic message straight to Nero's mind- you can tell because it is a bit echoey and Ignis doesn't speak as the words ring out.]

[Nero blinks, looking startled.]

You can... talk with your mind? How far does it reach?

[It takes people off guard, yes, which is why Ignis made sure to make eye contact before doing it.]

For now, I can send a mental message to people I see in front of me. It came quite useful during our "fishing" job earlier, for coordinating. I suppose the reach will grow over time.

Seems like a fun party trick. If you got creative, you could pull off some pretty good pranks with it.

[...Because a serious-looking guy like Ignis is definitely the pranking type, of course.]

[It's the serious-looking people that you should be wary of. They are the most unpredictable ones.]

It could definitively be used as a good wake up call, [he says casually. Yes, he's going to use it to wake Noctis up in the morning. It should send him flying out of the bed.]

[Nero snorts.] Now that, I'd love to see. Tell me how it goes if you try it sometime.

[The smirk on Ignis' face says "Yes, I'll do it for sure, the person I want to use it on deserves it".]

I'm Ignis. Ignis Scientia.

[Even the straightlaced types can have a mean sense of humour, deep down.]

Nero. Where are you from?

[With a name like that he could be from Fortuna... but probably not.]

[Those types usually return the favor with sprinkles on top.]

Eos. [Usually people just recognize Ignis because of his status as a future royal advisor so that Ignis' cue that this guy is not from his place.] Are you familiar with the name?

Nope. Is that the name of a world, or a country?

[Or maybe just a town, he has no idea.]

The world. I personally come from the crown city of Lucis, called Insomnia. I was only wondering, whether you have ran into some people around here that hail from the same place.

[This is the best he could explain.]

Where do you come from?

Dunno. Haven't really been asking people where they're from.

[There's a lot to take in, and he's just assuming in most cases that people are from other worlds until proven otherwise.]

I'm from Earth-- a place called Fortuna. It's an old castle town on an island.

I suppose we don't have a habit to do so. After all, we weren't aware until recently that other worlds exist.

[As odd as Ignis appears to him, the same goes for Nero. He doesn't seem like a bad guy though.]

A nice name for a city.

Wish it lived up to the name, but it's had some pretty rotten luck recently. It's still home, though.

[He just throws up his arms in an exaggerated 'what can you do' shrug. You know, much like his current predicament.]

[Well, his hometown is living up to its own name. They've been getting barely any sleep from what happened.]

It is home, indeed. [Ignis nods with a small sigh.] There is a lot to be done back on Eos as well so I wish we can figure the problem here soon enough so we can return. [The only consolation he has is that Niflheim can't do anything while they are here.]

You got some important business back home or something?

[Ignis seems like the type, especially from how he talks about it. Or a busybody with way too many responsibilities, at the very least.]

Yes. Quite a lot actually. Time freezing won't help with the situation, but it will give us time to return and put things in... order.

[Ignis has been trying not to think about it, the vision, and what is the price to make things right, but talk about it brings it back. There's nothing he can do here about it so he tries not to focus on it. Unless he runs into some solution here for it, it is of little importance to people here.]

EVENT ✨ Roll out the Welcome Wagon

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