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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.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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“Well, not bad for a first time Animagus,” he praises Jack for the effort, “Normally in my world, a normal Animagus just sticks to one animal form, but this is impressive already.”
When he hears Jack trying to say something but in chitters, he begins to speculate that the fae may some connection to Jack not being able to control his magic right now, “So you’re telling me that you tried some magical hot sauce earlier, causing you to change into various animals rapidly, right?”
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But he has no idea how long this lasts. And communicating via nods and angry squirrel noises is going to be a pain.
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“I do apologise for staring at you in confusion in the first place: it is not every day I witnessed something like this in my world,” he explains himself, “Anyway, is there anything I could do to help you while you’re in animal form?”
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Maybe he can at least get this tall guy to get him something else to eat. Who knows, that might make it wear off faster, right?
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“By the way, I happen to work at a cafe right now, maybe I could try to get you something to nibble on over there while you’re still stuck as a squirrel or whatever animal you might change into next,” Harry offers to Jack.
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Onwards, brave ex-wizard steed.
He'll change back before too long here, just maybe not while riding around on Harry's head.
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Soon enough after a few minutes of walking, the two of them reach the cafe as it is getting ready for another day. Harry signals Jack to jump onto the counter and quietly asks his manager for some extra snacks for ‘a friend who is having a bad day right now’, while the manager isn’t sure what he is talking about, they let him get some bread and he gives it to Jack to munch.
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And three bites in, he turns back into himself and falls right off the bartop with a clatter of barstools. "Ow."
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“Hey, are you okay? Do we need to call for help?” he calls for him.
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God, it's good to be able to talk again.
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And luckily for the two of them, it is just a few minutes before the cafe would open and, besides the two of them, there are a few staff members and the manager present at the moment.
“Me neither too,” he chimes in, “The fae has a way to make things a little more interesting once in a while. I guess I should introduce myself before I forget. I’m Harry, Harry Potter, just Harry will be fine. What’s yours?”
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Harry gets a lop-sided, not terribly happy smile. "Sorry about this, Harry. I knew the hot sauce would do something but I didn't know what."
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“It appears that I must have skipped out on trying out that hot sauce,” he muses on the possible consequences, “I guess I was too engrossed by the shop’s decor that it just slipped past my mind.”
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“Chocolate bon-bons can make anyone float in the air? That is something I never heard of until now, but the fae don’t mean to do any harm, right?” he tries to get a quick recap of what Jack has told him.