TO EVERYONE

[nomnoms]

[ He may have had some help from his alphabet wall and settlement children to write this. ]

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@ DOMAIN

[nomnoms]

[ For those who decipher the invitation and come looking for Nanaue's domain, they will find a beautiful beach.

He is, however, not actually there, having gotten distracted messaging people. ]

[princessvegas]

[ Unlike the others, Julie understands this message immediately. What could be more clear than "speshel plays u go"? Obviously he wants people to visit his Horizon domain.

Fucking duh, losers.

Instead, as requested, she go, easily finding his beautiful little beach. She does not, however, find Nanaue, so she leaves a present in her stead: a grove of tropical flowers growing in one grassy area. Hibiscuses, birds-of-paradise, plumerias, flamingo flowers, jasmine and gardenias. In the sand, she writes her name in large, swooping letters, along with a smiley face and a small heart.

And, just in case he can't figure out the sounds, she also leaves dozens of pink butterflies fluttering amongst the blooms. ]

[aquaveiled]

[ She does show up as promised, with a variety of seafood themed snacks--including but not limited to a bucket of shrimp and oysters. Said bucket being lovingly dragged along by The Major General, someone she's been hoping to introduce to Nanaue since they met.

Though their host doesn't appear to be where she expected... ]

Hello~?

[ Well, she's not the kind of person to sit around idly. He made a fairly large announcement so she's certain he's bound to show up soon to begin the festivities or whatever it is he has planned. So for the time being she arranges the various snacks and meals along the beach with the help of her tiny assistant. Should Nanaue take longer than fifteen minutes or so, the pair will begin to attempt to build a sandcastle.

Attempt is the important word... ]

[itookashot]

[ Jesper's seen the shark from a distance and planned on approaching him at some point because he's not afraid of anyone. He got into it with Goro a few times just to be a pissant to someone who annoyed Julie. Still, now that he knows it's the shark-man who keeps drawing pictures on the network, it all is coming together. And he seems sweet.

He goes looking for him in the Horizon because he's figured out the 'special place' insinuation after a few minutes of staring at the words. Jesper cuts a dramatic figure in all green and with his gunslinger look, his pearl-handed revolvers in their holsters. He's not sure really if the shark plans on going there, so he hangs out on the beach.

After a while he starts drawing in the sand and creates a rather artistic representation of Nanaue himself from his observation. Jesper's got a close eye for people. After designing the sand portrait of Nanaue, he turns the sand into gray marble so it will stay there if he wants it to. A piece of artwork of himself in his special place.

Jesper signs his name at the bottom so Nanaue knows he came and then goes back to his own cabin. ]

[vecna]

(( cw; linked image has spider imagery. it's sand, but still. ))

[He arrives as promised, everything about his demeanor relatively unhurried. And good thing, too, because as the minutes pass, and pass... and pass, it appears that Nanaue himself is nowhere to be found.

Did he forget so soon? Distracted by his own post to the mind-network? Ah, well.

Henry doesn't terribly mind. He takes to exploring, walking down the long stretch of beach with its golden sand and hushed, whispering waves rolling in and out. Eventually, he finds a spot untouched by any of the other Summoned, and decides to do a little artwork in the damp sand below.

Next to that, he signs his name in large, easily legible letters for Nanaue to stumble upon later: Henry Creel.

And departs soon after that.]

[ofthesword]

[At least with enough driving around, Nero's sure to find what he's looking for. So there is a beach, and honestly... it's nice. Fortuna had plenty of pretty beaches, but the water's super blue here.

And... there's no one fucking around.]

Hey! Hellooooo?

[Nero peeks into the cave, but it's empty, too. (Nice ceiling, though. He digs it. And it looks like someone's living in it, so...) In the end, he waits around, he swims a bit (why not?), but before he leaves, he shoves some freshly grilled kebabs in the sand by the cave.

Might as well share Solvunn's delicacies.

Even if the kid's a dick for ditching.]

[frontlinetitties]

[She heads on over and, of course, finds him absent. She'll mooch about for a while, looking for him, and on doing so it won't take her long to spot the littering of gifts and names written out in the sand for him to find.

Eventually, when he shows no sign of appearing, she'll go ahead and do the same. Writes her name in large, easy-to-read letters, and leaves a gigantic sword embedded in the sand beside it. It's far larger than anything she'd had in her own armoury, but the totally tasteful skull embellishments are very much a Gideon Nav touch.]

[ofthesword]

[Maybe the ONLY reason this has caught Nero's attention is the little shark drawing, which definitely has the hand of a Solvunn kid. Did Solvunn seriously snatch some kid...? He hasn't noticed anyone new, but. They've been busy.]

Hey, little guy. I don't, uh, really get it, but props for trying! Are your "special plays" like, er... Shakespeare?

[He has a feeling it is not Shakespeare.]

[nomnoms]

[ He must decipher this carefully, picking out the letters and words he knows... ]

SPES IAL PLAYS

HO RIZIN

UU GO

FREN D

BEEE ECH

[ There, perfect. ]

[ofthesword]

[The distinct feeling he may have misread the situation occurs to Nero. Right. Horizon. Special plays... place. Place.. Right. He's getting this down, but he does get distracted by --]

Did you just call me a bitch?

[aquaveiled]

[ Writing is hard. She remembers not being able to read or write the common tongue... you're doing SO GOOD, shark friend. ]

A speshel plays?? I would love to go! Where is it?

[nomnoms]

[ At his little red barn, a swarm of children are helping him translate as he traces the words that appear in the dirt. ]

ME SPESHUL PLAYS BEECH

BIG OSHEN

HORE IZIN

U LOVE SEE

[aquaveiled]

[ GASP! He is so correct. A beach? A big ocean? She WOULD love to see it, he's correct. ]

That sounds wonderful, I will be right over! Should I bring anything? This is your new special place, after all.

[vecna]

[Henry sure is used to having sudden and unwanted messages blasted into his brain and vision these days, but the nature of this one gives him pause.

He actually replies to it.]

Nanaue?

[...Plenty gave it away. But mostly the shark.]

[nomnoms]

[ !!! his name is his best word ]

HELLO NANAUE ME

?

[itookashot]

So you're not offering a spa? It's crossed out.

[ Jesper's seen these drawings around the network, it tickles him. ]

[nomnoms]

SPA ?
SPESHU L

LIEK FISSH?

GOOD S AND

[restingstitchface]

Congratulations. You are making wonderful progress with your words.

[Here, Nanaue. Have a gold star.]

[nomnoms]

NO GESS

ME STRON HAND

RITE AL TIEM

[familysucks]

[It's only by virtue of having introduced Nanaue to the 'special place' that Michael manages to make out his invitation.]

A coherent message, well done. You've been practicing.

What's the occasion?

[nomnoms]

[ By now some of the children think he is conversing with the gods. They help him read the words MESSAGE and PRACTICING, while OCCASION they stumble over. ]

FREIND BEECH
ALL GO
PARTEE

[beautifullies]

[ This truly might be the most charmed Claire has ever been while receiving messages, and it's by a shark. Nanaue helped make the bee houses happen, and for that she's grateful.

It isn't difficult to decipher the meaning of the message which makes her smile; raising a child doesn't make her an expert in everything, but it does help her to puzzle out his meaning. ]

𝐴𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑦?

[ The concept of emojis and how to make imagine them is completely foreign to her so she has no fun smiley faces to add. :( ]

[nomnoms]

PARTY!!!

[ He would add more exclamation points, but his wrist hurts. ]

ALL FRENDS GO

[frontlinetitties]

Yo, shark-dude.
You've made your special place in the Horizon?

[nomnoms]

SPE CIL PL ACE
HO RI ZO N

YU GO BEECH