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๐š‚๐šข๐š—๐š๐š•๐šž๐šก ๐™ผ๐š˜๐š๐šœ ([personal profile] synfluxmods) wrote in [community profile] synflux2024-07-29 12:33 pm

TRAVEL LOG #2

TRAVEL LOG #2


CONTENT WARNINGS: natural disaster, acid rain, vehicle crash.

โ–ถ 001. WINGING IT.

In the early morning hours of the 1st, Outsiders will receive a rude awakening blaring through their implants. No matter what they do, the alarm will not stop sounding until they are forced to get up. A message will flash through their vision:

ALL OUTSIDERS ARE TO REPORT TO THE HANGAR IMMEDIATELY FOR DEPARTURE

Get up, get dressed in your plugsuit, and itโ€™s time to go! Once they report at the hangar, they will be met with a huge spacecraft, large enough to fit at least 80 people. This will be their mode of transport to their next location.



"My Angels of Lilith. You are needed once again. We have received distress signals from the neighbouring country of South Korea. Unfortunately, since we have not established data portals in that country, we require you to embark via air. Your aircraft is ready for you and your seats have been assigned. I bid you a safe journey."


True enough, there are more than enough seats on the LILITH SKY CRUISER to accommodate every Outsider, and to get everyone organized quickly for departure, all Outsiders will receive a seat number. Like any plane, seats are rather cramped and there isnโ€™t much leg room. Once the seatbelt sign is off, Outsiders are free to stand up and move around the cruiser, but they might have to climb over other people or make the whole row stand up to give them room. The aircraft is serviced by robotic stewards serving light snacks of nuts and crackers, and coconut crab kimbap and seaweed soup at meal time. Any characters who use a cloaking device will be instructed to use it during the flight to accommodate the aircraft. Also, any characters who rely on a weapon or anything else (such as a Gundam), it will be loaded onto the cargo of the aircraft.

The flight will take about 2-3 hours. Outsiders may take a nap, chat or try the inflight entertainment available. This inflight entertainment is delivered through a virtual reality headset. Outsiders may pick a selection of AI movies of questionable quality, along with several virtual reality games. There are single player or multiplayer options available for every game.

Available games include:
  • The Sims 30: One player gets to become the โ€˜godโ€™ of a world and build houses or dictate the lives of other players and NPCs within the game as they see fit.
  • Farm Crossing: A farming simulator game where players get to build and manage their own farms. Harvest your crops and tend to your animals! Impress the friendly villagers in the town with your beautiful ranch!
  • Tales of Heroes: A fantasy game where players are reborn into a world of monsters and magic and have to level up by fighting monsters and slaying demons.
  • And many more โ€ฆ (Feel free to design your own VR games.)

Eventually, the sky cruiser will touch down on Incheon Airport. Thereโ€™s no need to be stuck waiting in line at immigration... it appears as if the Incheon Airport has not been used in decades and seems completely abandoned with the exception of the Outsiders. The old scanning machines and luggage belts are simply collecting dust. Outsiders will be ushered immediately to the nearest train station, where they will continue their journey by train.


โ–ถ 002. WELCOME TO SEOUL.

Once descended from the train ride, they will have arrived in the city of Seoul, South Korea. Similar to Neo Tokyo, a lot of the people on the outskirts moved to this area in order to receive shelter and the benefits of being amongst civilization, rather than fending for themselves. As such, there is a certain hustle and bustle, but considering the state of their dilapidated airports and most of the other cities falling to ruin, there definitely is a more somber vibe to the city. Despite that, the residents carry on and there is no shortage of shopping, food stalls (mostly with foods that are not easy to perish), cafes, pojangmacha to have a late night food or drink at, and many more smaller businesses. The people are resilient and have every single desire to continue making a living. As such the prices here are competitive and Outsiders will find if they look hard enough, there are some fairly good deals to be made. Currency exchange is no issue, as KRYPTOS is the universal currency.

Since a lot of efforts were made to keep Seoul intact, there are still some important sights that were kept up and can be visited if desired. While LILITH urges people to keep their eyes peeled out for any clues to the next kaijuโ€™s whereabouts, Seok Dang may or may not have sent each Outsider a map of the best sightseeing amongst many other not-so-innocent suggestions. He calls it the difference of experiences and โ€œdoesnโ€™t want anyone missing out!โ€ If people check back on the message a day later, they will find it was almost as if it didnโ€™t exist at all. On the list, however, includes sights like the Gyeongbokgung Palace, COEX mall and aquarium, Seoul Sky, and many others. However, some of them may or may not exist anymore. How long was he out of the country for? For an extra โ€œfreebieโ€ he throws in, Outsiders will find an odd message on their style upgrade saying there is a new outfit available, when opened, it will download a hanbok that they can wear at any time.

"Well, well. Unfortunately, whatever fun could have been planned will need to be halted just a mere two and a half days to get settled. Once again, a message will be produced on everyoneโ€™s oculars suggesting an emergency is on the horizon. Guess we better get to that instead of showing you my home country!"


And Seok Dang wonders why he is the Commander's least favorite.

Beep! An alert pops up on the Outsiders' ocular devices. According to the information LILITH just received, there is not just one large kaiju occupying this region, but two. In order to chase both of these leads, Outsiders are split into two groups in order to chase these two kaiju. They have described these kaiju as being very agile and fast, but resembling a serpent from the few sightings that have been spotted. As for the rift that it originated from, there is no sign of a rift in South Korea. Did it migrate here from somewhere else? More details will pour into the Outsider's devices as soon as possible, but for now, Outsiders are called to pursue the hunt.


โ–ถ 003. TEAM SEOUL.
EVERLIGHT & REDEMPTION

Within the next hour, rain will begin to fall upon the city, but this is far from the average summer shower. The precipitation doesnโ€™t seem weather-related as much as it does seem to be a proponent of the kaijuโ€™s abilities. They find this when studying the rain itself, which is acidic to the touch. While the buildings and other structures will remain sound, the people will need to evacuate quickly in order to avoid any lingering effects to the skin. Skin contact with the acid rain will cause both minor and severe burning, depending on how quickly it is rinsed off with normal water. At the first discovery of the acid rain's danger, Outsiders will be commanded to press a button on their plugsuit on the left shoulder, activating an invisible helmet to keep their heads and faces safe.

The Outsidersโ€™ plug suits prevent them from receiving any damages from the rain, but thatโ€™s certainly not the case for everyone else. The first team, made up of the members of Everlight and Redemption are to prioritize the initial evacuation of the people, especially those who live slightly outside of the city limits of Seoul. They are the most vulnerable during crises like these and will need to be pulled from their homes, and those who live in the basement shelters will need to be pulled to one higher ground in case of potential flooding with the acid rain. Individuals who have skills in healing will also be called forth in order to tend to the injuries of those who are saved.

Between evacuation, there will also be tidbits of information provided to those on the team that remains in Seoul to check out specific locations in order to figure out more about this kaiju. The first location listed is Gyeongbokgung Palace. Outsiders that remain in Seoul will be utilizing that as their base. They are set to look at any remains the kaiju may have left behind. Any findings are commanded to be surrendered to LILITH. Emergency response of South Korea will use this palace as a safe haven, providing cots for sleeping overnight and other emergency supplies.


โ–ถ 004. TEAM BUSAN.
BRIMSTONE & REVELATION

The second team will depart via train on a journey to the city of Busan. The journey is expected to take 2 hours, and while there are comfortable seats available on the train, any luxuries beyond that are minimal. At least LILITH has brought along a few VR headsets for whoever wants to kill time with games or bad movies? Anyone can sit where they'd like for this ride.

An hour into the trip, a loud crash is suddenly heard, with the entire train rocking and falling to its side. This causes a complete blackout throughout the train and it stops functioning completely, leaving Outsiders stranded within the pitch black tunnel. The train system is completely inoperable in this condition. Outsiders will need to make their own journey to the city, following the rails by foot and helping any Outsiders who happened to be injured in the crash. Itโ€™ll be dark within the tunnel, but light will soon emerge once they exit it, and they will find themselves at the foot of Mount Geumjeong.

From then on, theyโ€™ll need to put their trekking skills to the test and cross the mountainous, forested region, where they will encounter various local fauna such as snakes, deer and black bears. They will also spot many destroyed villages and temples on their way to Busan. However, evidence of the Kaiju can be found in both the subway tunnel and throughout the mountain trek, suggesting that the kaiju has moved through here. This encourages LILITH to keep Outsiders in this area. The Outsiders will need to make a campsite in one of the destroyed villages, though emergency response will also pay them a visit several days later with sleeping cots and emergency supplies. In the meantime, hopefully they brought enough food with them or know how to forage and hunt for food in the wilderness. Some of those berries out there are poisonous....

The team here will be encouraged to explore the area to find further traces of the kaiju and help any villagers who are still alive.

โ–ถ 005. STATUS REPORT.

Promptly, at the same time, all Outsiders will receive a text message and be put in an encrypted chat-room: OPERATION: RED/BLUE
CODENAME:
LOCATION:
STATUS:
FINDINGS:

Outsiders are instructed to fill out this information and send it into the chat to communicate with one another.


โ–ถ 006. AFTERWORD.

Welcome to our second travel log!

Characters do have ASSIGNED SEATS for the duration of their flight to Incheon airport, though there are just enough empty seats that some characters can move around if they really don't like their seat buddies. Teams BRIMSTONE and REVELATION will be traveling to Busan, while teams EVERLIGHT and REDEMPTION will be staying in Seoul.

RNG below to discover what your character will find in both Seoul and Busan respectively. For the STATUS REPORT Prompt, treat it as an open chat room for all Outsiders and respond to the HEADER COMMENT. Feel free to threadjack and discuss among yourselves. You may also include this as a text prompt in your top level if you would like for people just to reply to you instead of using the header comment.

All tags on this log are worth 2 points and will count towards August AC.


EVENT BREAKDOWN/RECAP (CLICK TO EXPAND)
1. WINGING IT: Characters are told to head to the hangar for DISPATCH to SOUTH KOREA where reports of a kaiju have been seen. Characters sit in their assigned seats for a short air travel ride.

2. WELCOME TO SEOUL: We arrive in Seoul and are given orders to split into two teams: Everlight & Redemption in Seoul, Brimstone & Revelation in Busan. Seok Dang has tried to sneak in some sight seeing in between mission briefs, but it looks like there won't be much time for that, as two kaiju have been found in South Korea.

3. TEAM SEOUL: Everlight & Redemption deal with acid rain in Seoul, ushering civilians to refuge, tending to acidic burns and using Gyeongbokgung Palace as a makeshift base. Investigation hints at the kaiju being somewhere in this area as Outsiders find claws, teeth, droppings and other things that belong to a dragon-like creature.

4. TEAM BUSAN: Brimstone & Revelation board a train to Busan which has an outage, trapping them to travel along the tunnel in the dark. They arrive at the end of the tunnel at the foot of Mount Geumjeong and create a makeshift base in the village there. Investigation hints at the kaiju being somewhere in this area as Outsiders find claws, teeth, droppings and other things that belong to a dragon-like creature.

5. STATUS REPORT: Outsiders are encouraged to share their findings and speculations on the kaiju in an encrypted chat room.


30storieshigh: (hhhehehe)

[personal profile] 30storieshigh 2024-08-08 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Polite, ready to offer help, listens pretty well. Godzilla will remember that. Yuji is good people. ]

That is very kind of ๐Ÿ˜„. I will admit, humans baffle me in the strangest ways. Just as one thinks they have learned properly they commit another "adversarial paw", as they call it. You can be a very unclear species sometimes ๐Ÿ˜•.

[ He means faux pas...? Probably?? ]
30storieshigh: (looks at camera like jim on the office)

[personal profile] 30storieshigh 2024-08-08 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[ No wait now he's confused. Did he not use that saying right? Did the internet lie to him!? ]

Ah, I believe my meaning has been misplaced in the train station ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ. Apologies.

[ Lost in translation. If he didn't understand trolling you'd think he was doing this intentionally. ]

I do not take the furred quadruped's shape by the technology, I appear as a human ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ. Five clawed, clothed in hide, and tailless just like any other Normal Human Person ๐Ÿ‘.
30storieshigh: (horrible grimace terrible snarl etc etc)

i am so sorry.

[personal profile] 30storieshigh 2024-08-08 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He was going to answer that question but, well. Bakugo hit a button finally. ]

๐Ÿ’ข๐Ÿฆ=โ™”โ“โ“๐Ÿ’ข๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ’ข๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿ’ข๐Ÿคฌ
๐Ÿ’ข๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ’ข๐Ÿคฌโ—๏ธโ—๏ธโ—๏ธ
๐Ÿ’ข๐Ÿฆ=โ™”โŒ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ’ข
๐Ÿ’ข๐Ÿฆ=โ™Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’€โ˜ ๏ธโšฐ๏ธโšฑ๏ธโ—๏ธโ—๏ธโ—๏ธโ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿ’ข๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿ’ข๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿ’ข

๐Ÿ‰=โ™š๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ—บ๏ธโ™š๐Ÿ‹๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฏ๐ŸŽ–๏ธ๐Ÿฅ‡


[ Literally too angry for words. KING Kong?! Since when was that upstart ape king!
Edited 2024-08-08 22:04 (UTC)
undrowned: (pic#17221821)

001

[personal profile] undrowned 2024-08-08 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
... what do you mean? The type of fish?

[ or just the fact that he doesn't have fish at all in his world ... what an even stranger thought to consider. ]
30storieshigh: (smells like bs but ok)

[personal profile] 30storieshigh 2024-08-08 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I am not sure at what point the territorial marking crystalized, nor do I see how it would help us ๐Ÿค”. I have answered it in kind as is proper, but shall seek out this one who knows of "piss" that you speak of.
sensehispresence: (Default)

[personal profile] sensehispresence 2024-08-08 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
It would seem that I have a lot of reading to do then.
sensehispresence: (Default)

[personal profile] sensehispresence 2024-08-08 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Stay safe out there.
30storieshigh: (lizard.exe is loading)

@gojira

[personal profile] 30storieshigh 2024-08-08 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, you are the one who knows of this "piss". That is... many words. You appear knowledgably enough ๐Ÿ‘.

I am unsure if the effort would reveal anything useful about our enemy. Either they claim territory and eat deep of the minerals of life, or they are ill. Neither makes them less dangerous.
yuwon: (pic#16662903)

[personal profile] yuwon 2024-08-08 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ the irony if they both got eaten, though...

when the feed shifts over to video, he sees the natural vibrations and shift of each step that propels bakugo forward, the rain surprisingly seems to avoid whatever head gear the hero has on. in turn, yuwon also shows his video, but it's not nearly as exciting in a sense. instead, it just shows him in the middle of a forest.

... and the pile of shit in the distance in the background. but, he does seem done with his tasks of taking a sample, and he had marked the general area on his map. why is he still standing in its general area, and why is he sharing this...
]

Well, good luck. Try not to get wet.
sensehispresence: (Default)

[personal profile] sensehispresence 2024-08-08 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Whatever was being placed in front of him was hot. That much could be seen from the steam coming from the cup. He does not, at the moment, touch the cup and merely listens to the other talk. ]

Do you not move amongst them often?

[ Hands wrap around the cup and the warmth actually feels good against his skin. Especially when he ran a bit colder than normal humans. All remnants ran a bit colder.

When he does take a sip of the new concoction he's not sure what to make of it. The taste was a bit bitter for him, something he's not used to. It almost made him wonder if big brother liked things like this. Or if Yazoo or Loz would.

Even if the man he no longer sensed within him would. Not being able to sense Sephiroth anymore was taking a bit of an adjustment. It was also giving him a bit more freedom to learn more about his own personal emotions. ]

The lairs?

[ That is the first time he's heard anyone call them that. As for the silence... ]

I am not used to the silence. So, I do not know how welcome it will be.
yuwon: (pic#17021390)

[personal profile] yuwon 2024-08-08 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he doesn't necessarily mind leading the way, but something about the way he gestures reminds him of someone. especially, since it happened quite recently, almost in quick succession to one another. pushing the thoughts from his mind, he does end up heading out in the direction of the scattered trees.

his sensory field didn't always have a lot of success here, but it did give him some insight to the immediate 50m radius, in which he does seem to use it to move around, and at least detect any immediate danger.
] I don't feel anything nearby, but it's not like my skills always work.

[ little does he know it's because he's been nerfed. ]

Did you always have those gloves?
yuwon: (pic#16662919)

[personal profile] yuwon 2024-08-08 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not. If I think about it, I lived here for a pretty short time compared to in the Tower. [ age-wise, this obviously doesn't seem to add up, but considering ereshkigal herself was a goddess and had the lifespan to match, he's sure she could comprehend the implications all the same. ]

I think being here again, really made me realize that the Tower might have been the closest thing. [ to a home. to a place that he would genuinely want to return to, or stay in. ... albeit, it feels a bit weird to admit that out loud. he supposed it was fine, though, it's not like revealing his embarrassing past as an orphan or anything. if he could even label it embarrassing...

maybe the real embarrassment is the fact that he still recalls such memories.
] So you're right. I guess this place was never home.
bemist: (You better run and hide)

[personal profile] bemist 2024-08-08 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not like I'm going to leave it untended for days. It's fine.
30storieshigh: (camo; im still gonna bite it)

[personal profile] 30storieshigh 2024-08-08 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
City, buildings, dwellings, lairs, any name you wish to give them. I have spent my life as high above them as we sit now, only since waking here have I been of a scale to walk in them rather than through.

[ He waves his free hand the way people do to illustrate things, more because he's seen people do it than that he understands the gesture. ]

Perhaps you will find you enjoy silence as you begin to know it, or perhaps not. Every being has their own preferences, it is what makes us ourselves.
redsoil: โ€” PLEASE CREDIT! (Default)

[personal profile] redsoil 2024-08-08 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh! Bet on me, bet on ME!
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[personal profile] frostfist 2024-08-08 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Look, it's just because Yuwon is enough of a tank that he can take any surprise attack that might suddenly come out of the shadows at them. It's just the logical explanation.

The illogical explanation is that Wriothesley has ESP and wants Yuwon to step in poop first.

Or not. The mention of skills has Wriothesley peering curiously ahead, his own (feeble human) eyes doing their best to assist by taking in their surroundings as well. Nothing out of the ordinary that he can see, just shrubs and trees and a couple of small animal tracks here and there. He's always been better at spotting manmade trails rather than animal made ones. ]


These?

[ He lifts up one gloved hand. ]

Usually only when we're out on missions. It's easier to carry around a small pair of gloves than two large gauntlets. [ Not all of them are webtoons with access to hammerspace. :/ ] Why, looking for a new pair?
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[personal profile] sensehispresence 2024-08-08 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Lairs was still an interesting way to put it. That? He associates with wild animals more than humans. Then again... there's a lot about the people around him that are different. Perhaps it was the same with the person before him.

The gesture is not one he's ever used. One of the Turks has probably used it, on more than one occasion. They were neither here nor there though. ]

So, you were above them before? Higher than we are now?

[ That would be tall... for a human. However, not everyone was who they seemed. After all, one could use him for an example. Humans did not have cat-like eyes the way he did. His eyes came from the man he was the will of, his whole being did. Which was why learning emotions was interesting and a bit slow going. ]

I do not believe I will ever enjoy the silence. Though, perhaps you are right. That is something I will learn as we go.
busternaut: (SEED 83)

actually, 2/2, fuck it

[personal profile] busternaut 2024-08-08 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[...A second later he texts Yzak a picture of Silco's snarling face that's wayyyy too close for comfort. Takes up nearly the entire frame.]

So how's your view at the moment? Hope it's prettier than mine.
blastedass: by bokunoicons @ tumblr (๐Ÿ’ฅ Don't go spouting that shit at me.)

[personal profile] blastedass 2024-08-08 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
A battlefield or a celebration?

[He can't think of another occurrence where that would happen. Most people keep their god-calling moments to themselves if they're not in some... demand for it. Unless Tsurumaru was talking some spirit-related event.]

Tch. Relying on someone else to achieve your goals is pathetic. [He leans back from the railing, catching a leaf as it floats by.] Save it for when you want something you can't possibly accomplish on your own.
peoplewatch: (225)

[personal profile] peoplewatch 2024-08-08 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That's different from what he's been taught, but different worlds have different systems. Once her arms are around him, he starts to feel comfortable enough to wrap his around her as well, patting her on the back. March will probably be able to feel that he's rather skinny. Without his party around to remind him, he doesn't always remember to eat.

There's a warmth flowing through his body, and Kabru relaxes into the hug. ]


I see... People in the dungeon usually heal at a price. You're very kind, March.
peoplewatch: (8)

[personal profile] peoplewatch 2024-08-08 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ As someone very new to virtual reality, all of this looks all too real to Kabru, and that plant looks very much like something you might find on the second floor of the dungeon. ]

Hey -- [ He's about to tell that person to watch out when they are prompted eaten whole by the plant. ]

We should help him?!
yuwon: (pic#16660362)

[personal profile] yuwon 2024-08-08 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he doesn't repeat it. not because he was deterred by the inflection in bakugo's tone, or in the invisible threat that may have been wedged between his words... but, just because he never planned on continuing. whether true or not, he's sure his point was punctuated, regardless (unsure). ]

For some reason, I thought you would be more rebellious. [ in that sense, just like before, there were moments in which yuwon was impressed by bakugo's maturity and level of acceptance. perhaps, this went along with his desire of being a worthy hero, someone who was capable of catching up to figures like "all might." he remembers the conviction in which bakugo spoke of villains in their world, too.

even now yuwon isn't sure he could ever relate, and yet—
] You just have to start back up from the ground up. It's the same for me, too. [ in that he had to start back from zero. begin to hit the tower from the very lowest floors. ] But, I think my circumstances are different.

[ it's not like he had a large circle of influence. rather, he only affected a very small group of individuals, and yet... ] It's not like you have to think on it all on your own, right? [ surely bakugo had companions. perhaps, those had far more pull on certain aspects of their world. ]
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[personal profile] blastedass 2024-08-08 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Katsuki gives him a look in agreement.]

If they can establish a portal here, it'll be like like Kyoto, Okinawa, and Vegas.

[Meaning they can go back almost whenever. The Outsiders are able to at least go to Okinawa repeatedly, taking a break on the beaches. If they don't mind the giant grabs and the huge vegetation. This means other cities with portals can request Outsider aid, whether they have them or have to get them set up...

Katsuki watches Raidou haggle a better price from the shop owner. It reminds him of a poker match, Raidou's impassive face going against the seller's attempted savvy. And the summoner comes out on top.]


How much did they give you for being the Capital Summoner?
lovebombing: (snake oil)

[personal profile] lovebombing 2024-08-08 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
If you say so....

Why is the rain even LIKE that anyways!
lovebombing: (fake check)

Sampo Koski | Honkai Star Rail | Redemption

[personal profile] lovebombing 2024-08-08 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
CODENAME: Brughel Poisson
LOCATION: Seoul
STATUS: Stinky.....why is there poop out here!! This kaiju needs to clean up after itself!!
FINDINGS: As said above. Poop. :(
STATEMENTS: Let's play a game! Your old pal Poisson is getting a liiiitle bored
Word association!
I name a word, you say the first thing that comes to mind. Then *I* say the first thing that comes to mind for your word. And so on and so forth
Here's my word!


Flower ๐ŸŒธ
Edited 2024-08-08 23:54 (UTC)