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Test Drive Meme #2
Meet and Greet
Summertime has brought more visitors to the island than usual. Instead of the typical 'one visit a week' from the supply dropoff, small passenger boats have been coming by a couple times a week. Mind, Settlement #5 isn't the only stop for these boats. But they always do bring something new to the settlement. 'Something', meaning new Otherworlders.
After several dropoffs, the resident NPC Mauri has decided to arrange a little get-together. He's not the best cook, but there's plenty of grilled fish and grilled vegetables to eat, and enough space to relax and chat for a bit. Why not take a break and say hello? This is the perfect chance to introduce yourself to someone you might not have seen before.
After several dropoffs, the resident NPC Mauri has decided to arrange a little get-together. He's not the best cook, but there's plenty of grilled fish and grilled vegetables to eat, and enough space to relax and chat for a bit. Why not take a break and say hello? This is the perfect chance to introduce yourself to someone you might not have seen before.
Natural Protection
Even for newcomers, life in Settlement #5 is largely peaceful. It takes a lot of hard work to keep the settlement running, but usually nothing unexpected ever pops up. Cooking, washing, repairing, all of those actions become familiar and everyday quickly enough. It's so ordinary that it's almost easy to forget that this world is hiding some pretty glaring secrets.
But sometimes, especially on warm summer days, whispers can be heard from the forest across the waterway. If you stop and listen, you'll hear quiet murmurs cross the calm waters and dig right into your brain.
"Hello?"
"Is anybody out there?"
"I'm so scared, please..."
But when you hear those voices, the hairs on your neck start to stand up, and you'll find it difficult to speak. It's like your very body is trying to warn you away from answering.
And if you happen to be near someone experiencing that reaction, you might see a flash of some kind of light near that person, somewhere between them and the direction the voices are coming from. It looks almost...animal-shaped? But as soon as you see it, it's gone. How strange.
But sometimes, especially on warm summer days, whispers can be heard from the forest across the waterway. If you stop and listen, you'll hear quiet murmurs cross the calm waters and dig right into your brain.
"Hello?"
"Is anybody out there?"
"I'm so scared, please..."
But when you hear those voices, the hairs on your neck start to stand up, and you'll find it difficult to speak. It's like your very body is trying to warn you away from answering.
And if you happen to be near someone experiencing that reaction, you might see a flash of some kind of light near that person, somewhere between them and the direction the voices are coming from. It looks almost...animal-shaped? But as soon as you see it, it's gone. How strange.
Incoming Storm
It starts with a rumbling in the distance. A swell of dark clouds, a roll of thunder. The particularly observant might notice the local feral cat population scurrying off to shelter too. Even the noises of the land beyond the safety of the islands grows still.
The clouds roll in, blotting out the sunlight.
And then, all at once, the sky opens up and unleashes a torrential downpour on the islands.
Heavy rain like this is the perfect time to find out just how leaky all the buildings are too. While some of the buildings are inhabitable, that in no way means they're perfectly watertight. Time to find ways to stop the drips from making everything inside the buildings wet too!
The clouds roll in, blotting out the sunlight.
And then, all at once, the sky opens up and unleashes a torrential downpour on the islands.
Heavy rain like this is the perfect time to find out just how leaky all the buildings are too. While some of the buildings are inhabitable, that in no way means they're perfectly watertight. Time to find ways to stop the drips from making everything inside the buildings wet too!