ADVENTURE IS OUT THERE...

[pleasureislanders]

The first thing you notice upon gaining consciousness is the smell. The air smells musty and woody, like the back corner of some forgotten tourist trap. As you stir yourself awake, you find yourself in a wicker bed with a soft sheet draped over you. The room’s walls are wood-paneled, and a nearby desk displays a digital clock reading “9 AM”. A singular potted plant provides the barest amount of decoration--though, the exact plant species differs between rooms. A note written in flowing cursive has been taped to your door.

MEETING IN THE LOBBY AT NOON
- G ♥
As you make your way out of your room, you’ll find yourself on a balcony overlooking a octagonal lobby below. Various artifacts and trophies decorate the club from top to bottom, cluttering the walls and any available surface. From here, you can clearly see that the marble floor of the lobby is decorated to look like a compass. Descending the stairs will reveal that, in addition to the artifacts mounted on the walls, several plaques have been put up detailing the lives of those trapped here--including you.

If you peer out the windows, you’ll see a tropical island sprawled out before you, overgrown with palm trees and shrubs. If you peer far enough above the treeline, you might even be able to see the ocean. No matter how hard you try, the front door is sealed shut and the windows seem impossible to break.

You've got until noon 'til the meeting happens. For now...enjoy the club, if you can.

[ OOC: Welcome to the Adventurers Club! We're so excited to have you here. This is the intro log--feel free to mingle on this post to your hearts content. At 6 PM EST, we'll be introducing the host! If you have any questions, feel free to direct them to the mods. ]

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[feudalladyshandmaid]

[This is already so much and yet reminding Cass of a certain other person in her life. Can't say why. Maybe her life is just that weird now.]

Did you say "genie?" Like that type that grants wishes?

[neverhadafriend]

[The is an audible "ding ding ding!"]

Don't know there were any other kinds of genies, but you got it, kid!

[feudalladyshandmaid]

Ooooh, well, in that case...

[Oh she's so happy- And now she's not.]

I wish me and Rapunzel were out of here.

[neverhadafriend]

[... You know, it's a long shot but...

Why not try?

The Genie puffs out his chest and grows larger, pointing his fingers at Cass and Rapunzel.
Small sparks shoot from his fingers... only to quickly fart out. The Genie heaves an exaggerated sigh.]

Sorry kid, but only my master can ask for wishes. And even if he didn't have wishes left, I don't think my lamp is anywhere you guys can access!

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[...She didn't actually expect anything to happen.

And yet, she's still disappointed.]

Oh great. And let me guess, your master doesn't want us to leave?

[But she'll tuck that thought about lamps away for later.]

[neverhadafriend]

[More dinging.]

Exactly! The master wouldn't have asked to bring you here if they wanted you to leave.

But I'm sure the front door will be unlocked sooner or later! If not I probably have enough free will to open a door!

[Hopefully.]

[feudalladyshandmaid]

["Front door" perks her interest! Then again.]

And you can't open the front door for us now, because...?

[neverhadafriend]

Hey I never said I couldn't. Let the Genie get you out of here.

[He approaches the front door, and...]

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[...]

Did anything happen?

[neverhadafriend]

[Tries to open the door.

...]

You'd think the master wouldn't care that much about leaving right now

[feudalladyshandmaid]

Oo-kay...

[This bodes poorly.]

So much for that free will. [She feels... kind of bad now.] Sorry.

[neverhadafriend]

Hey kid, there's not much we can do about the door, but the master'll probably let you out sooner or later!

Spoilers, I've seen the island and there's not much that the master would be horrified with you seeing.

[feudalladyshandmaid]

That doesn't sound like an entirely good thing.

[What would horrify the person keeping them here?]

Wait, so we get an entire island to ourselves?

[neverhadafriend]

[No spoilers ;)]

Hit the nail right on the head! Pleasure Island is a fabulous vacation destination and once the master decides to open the door! I"m sure you'll just love it!

[feudalladyshandmaid]

Ohhh, a vacation.

I'm not the type for those. [Even though she was kinda on her way to one.] I would have at least liked to be invited first.

[prodigalhairess]

[Cass isn't the only one that's having a sense of deja vu. From next to her, Rapunzel leans over and whispers:]

Hey... is it just me, or does this guy kinda remind you of Lance?

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[She's glad your here Raps. Because a Not Good feeling is brewing in her stomach. Even as she leans over all casual like.]

Yeah. Same theatrics. Same beard.

[it ain't the blue skin.]

[prodigalhairess]

[Cass isn't the only one feeling that sort of anxious bubbling in her gut; it reminds Rapunzel of the first time they met Matthews, in the House of Yesterday's Tomorrow. Just... a sense of wrongness, despite the outwardly friendly attitude.]

And Lance is a total sweetheart, so maybe this guy will be too. [Or so she hopes.] Maybe we can get him to help us....

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[This entire place just reeks of the same nonsense as the House of Yesterday's Tomorrow. All that had been missing earlier was the enigmatic host... a spot that was now filled. Magic was definitely involved, but if it wasn't Zhan Tiri, than...]

Or maybe we'll play into his hands. [And she's already done that one too many times before.] He says he has a master, so... maybe we should just be careful.

[prodigalhairess]

[Mmmm. Don't like that. Even as they talk, Rapunzel is half-paying attention to the genie's conversations with the others. Maybe...]

Maybe we can get him to help us. He says he can't, but it doesn't sound like he's happy doing what his master wants. We could help him somehow, and then he can help us.

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[She looks from Rapunzel to the Genie, watching him interact with the others. It all rang hollowly familiar to their past run-ins with other people that faked sentimentality... including her. It's a bitter pill to look back on.]

I don't think anybody would be happy working here. [She thinks it over, expression soft.] But you're right. Maybe if we free him somehow, he can get us back to Corona.

[prodigalhairess]

[Rapunzel nods.]

Yeah... maybe he'd be happier, too. Being trapped and used because of the magic you can do... [She lets out a slow breath.] Nobody deserves that.

[It's... clear what's on Rapunzel's mind right now.]

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[Oh. Oh....

Funny how they could both see their pasts in this moment that would otherwise be delightful, if not for the ominous air hanging over it.

Cass's hand finds Rapunzel's shoulder, squeezing it once.]

Nobody deserves that. [With that,] Looks like we have a genie to set free.

[prodigalhairess]

[It's a horrible sort of bonding point, but... at least they're on the same page. At least it helps them see the picture from the same angle.

Rapunzel reaches up, placing her hand over Cass's, and squeezes it tightly.]

That should be no problem for us, right?

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[There's a long held look into Rapunzel's eyes. She... missed this. The idea of this. Back before she took the Moonstone and set off the chain of events that changed all their lives. Back when things were simpler.]

There's that optimism I missed. [she missed that too.] We already reassembled a cosmic force and returned it to where it came from. This should be easy.