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thalassino) wrote2011-12-25 06:05 pm
thalassino) wrote2011-12-25 06:05 pm
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nostalgia nook
◣ Nostalgia Nook ◢
In the center of a cluster of shops,
There is a small area called the Nostalgia Nook.
What's inside there? Well, see for yourself.
As of 12/25/10, Vatheon has grown a new area that shifts and changes as much as the rest of the city does. Shops appear and disappear on a whim and in the center of the circle of shops always reflect the mood the city appears to be in. When it's happy, you will find a small park area with an even smaller koi fish pond. People who come into the area will find themselves suddenly extremely happy and full of cheer. On the other hand, when the city is sad, people will find a broken down playground, dangerous for children and adults alike. There may be rats that will bite you or broken pieces of metal strewn about. Anyone entering this area will feel extremely sad and lacking hope.
But that's not the main part of the Nook!
The main part is the shops. When characters enter the stores they will find that some seem awfully familiar to them. These are shops based around character's home worlds, bringing items from there and even small pamphlets giving a synopsis of what that world is like (all purposefully vague of course, other characters won't be able to get secrets about others from it). All sorts of things can be found there, it's up to YOU, the player, to describe it below.
As of 2/6/11, things in Nostalgia Nook are no longer free. They cost Starfish Tokens, which may be earned throughout the city, through all sorts of jobs or tasks. More information can be found here and here at the FAQ!
Fill out below the little form below describing your character's stores. If more than one character shares the same homeworld, comment underneath that character's original comment to avoid spam and duplicates.
Please keep in mind that other characters might not agree with your shops or that it might cause confusion later on in the game. Be responsible with your shops and when the entire canon leaves Vatheon, the comment will be deleted. Have fun, and enjoy!
GETTING STARTED: premise ☆ rules ☆ taken ☆ reserves ☆ applications
GAME INFO: faq ☆ the city ☆ the island ☆ nostalgia nook ☆ welcome brochure ☆ information database
OOC INFO: mod contact ☆ player contact ☆ dropping ☆ hiatus ☆ residency
INDEX
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Hyrule Market
Shop Name: Hyrule Market
Shop Description: A quaint little shop with a rather creepy owner who seems to have a deep fondness for bizarre masks. Many things from Hyrule can be found in this shop. There is an entire wall devoted to tunics of all sizes of three varieties (red, blue and green) that seem to be enchanted somehow, but their purpose is not stated explicitly. Other clothing from Hyrule is available as well but it holds no special properties. A small selection of weapons and shields is available, with basic swords, arrows, bombs, pouches full of hard seeds, slingshots and bunches of large nuts of an unknown purpose. The main attraction of the shop is the delicious Lon Lon Milk, said to have restorative properties in addition to its excellent taste. On your first visit, you will be given a bottle to keep the milk in. For any future visits, you'd best bring the bottle back or you won't be given any milk!
Vendor
Shop Name: Vendor
Shop Description: This particular shop appears to be built directly into a wall of the Nostalgia Nook, marked only by a door with an odd yellow symbol. When you step inside, you'll see that there aren't any shopkeepers... and not very much in the large room in general. But there's a podium at the far end of this room which has a slot that's curiously shaped to fit the card from you SFC in it. It even has a little symbol indicating the card right above the slot. Put your card in the slot and turn... and voila! The goods have arrived!
The items stocked are all combat oriented. There are items that are medicinal in nature (all very potent; these are made for the battlefield, after all), as well as items with spell-like effects. If you want items to attract or repulse demons, the Vendor has those, too! There are also guns and ammunition. Lots of guns and ammo. Expect all but the very basics (i.e. ailment curing medicines) to be very expensive; the creator of the Vendor had wanted its customers to fight for their survival, not have it handed to them on silver platter.
Anything that you pick up and don't replace when you take back your SFC card from the podium is considered SOLD. If you don't have the tokens for your purchases, you won't be able to remove your card until enough items have been put back, and no one is allowed to leave the Vendor while there's still a card inserted in the podium.
A full list of items sold by the vendor can be found [HERE].
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Shop Name: Radiant Peddler
Shop Description: An orange red booth with a conic roof. Flowers and intricate carvings line the interior where the owner sits, while samples of products are displayed on the front. Overall, it's a tiny shop.
Products are heavily fashion-inclined, being attires and accessories from what the pamphlet describes to be "mythological creatures." All pieces of clothing are white and outlined in blue, generally reaching below the hips for men and the knees for women, complete with sandals or boots. Common accessories are earrings and tassels. Examples: males, females
The peddler also offers an assortment of potted flowers.
Fortune's Market
Shop Name: Fortune's Market
Shop Description:
Generally speaking, Fortune's Market is one of the five Master Guilds, and has members in almost all of Terca Lumireis' towns and cities. There's only one merchant to deal with, usually carrying a pack on his or her back and a small stall set up with some goods on display. It's built into a wall, with a small sign showing a handful of black bottles, and a black blobby thing on a yellow background.
The merchant sells a variety of items, and you can synthesize items if you have the right ingredients – which unfortunately are harvested off monsters that aren't in Vatheon, so Synthesis isn't available.
In general, he will sell:
A variety of Gels and Bottles for healing (Apple and Lemon for physical wounds, Orange and Pineapple for healing MP/SP/TP, Melange and Miracle for a mix of both, and Lottery if you want a chance of full heal or barely heal), a selection of weapons; blades - oversized and normal sized -, axes, spears, hammers, staves, 'wands', scarves and belts, chains and whips, light and heavy sword-bows, daggers. There's also a selection of armor, and strange things called Attachments.
For hilarity's sake, the "Memo" is attached to the item on a small tag.
(I'll update with better pictures/more Attachments at some point, shhh.)
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Shop Name: Paulownia Express
Shop Description:
At a glance, Paulownia Express seems to be just a pharmacy. Shelves are lined with medicine as patrons first walk in, and there is a refrigerator or two near the first cashier which seems to hold several restorative drinks, for anyone who needs a quick pick-me-up. There are pamphlets at the counter, which the cashier will happily offer anyone who shops-- detailing information about Iwatodai and Tatsumi Port Island in general. One might get the feeling that they're a visiting tourist, even.
However, the store is bigger than it looks.
As you go deeper into the store, one might see the back wall lined with weapons. Bows, guns, spears, axes, swords; and a more gruff looking cashier who may be cleaning or caring for some of said weapons-- all of which are for sale.
The tone of this section of the store is starkly different, but taken together, one could say the store as a whole is perfectly designed to prepare for battle. The natives who run it seem quite happy to serve, hopefully, it won't very often be necessary...
(( For those of you familiar with Persona 3, this is basically a hybrid of Aohige Pharmacy and Officer Kurosawa's shop at the police station. See other Persona 3 related stores here! ))
Frosty's
Shop Name: Frosty's
Shop Description:
you saw no failThis particular shop is rather chilly compared to the cozy atmosphere of some, as the name would imply, and with good reason! It sells all manner of (you guessed it) Jack Frost related goods. From towels, cups, snow globes, shirts and clothing, to plushes and candies, or even the very same hat the little sprite itself wears, if it's Jack Frost-related, apparel and merchandise of it can all be found here lining the shelves, on the counter, and in the freezer!
The shop is in the shape of a white igloo, and is actually quite large. Although it isn't really made of snow, it's always a comfortable, breezy 60 degrees inside. Freezers full of ice cream, frozen yogurt, and other sweet, frosty treats (all with an adorable little Jack Frost print and wrapper) are sold here, as well as all manner of merchandise that looks like the little fairy known as Jack Frost.
Even the workers here are into the spirit, dressing up in the same snowy, wintery outfit (down to his cute hat!) as the little fellow. Walking in, you'll be greeted with a cheery 'hee-ho!'
If it is themed after any Frosts you'll find it here. Be it the original Frost, to Black Frost, to even Pyro Jack, it's all here. There is also a little crane grab out front full of plush toys, all Frost-related, and it is restocked daily.
Hagakure
Shop Name: Hagakure
Shop Description: This is a ramen shop that Akihiko would usually go to with his friend, Shinjiro, but after he passed away, he barely went anymore. However, he did go with all of SEES at some point. They sell a variety of different types of ramen and everything is delicious.
You can sit at the counter to watch the chef cook or sit at the tables and wait to be served.
The Church
Shop Name: The Church
Shop Description: At first glance it would look like a small single story church with stain glass windows but as soon as you step inside you will see it is everything but your everyday church. Instead of pews to sit down and pray on there are large shelves stocked with various herbs, minerals, and liquids all neatly listed in small writing that tells it's Latin name, medical uses,and what sort of demon it is best used against. Past the aisles there is an opening where there are more stand alone shelves filled with various holy scriptures and manuscripts. Towards the very back of the shop there are four confessional stalls- but like everything in this store they are not your average confessionals. The very first one is connected to the second confessional to create the register to buy your goods from the nameless and faceless "father", while the other two confessionals are rather empty except for the ordering boxes inside. The ordering box inside the third confessional lists a series of various firearms on one side while on the other side lists different types of bullets that range from tranquilizers, elemental based ones, simple paint filled ones, blanks, holy silver bullets, and even the everyday sort of bullets. Meanwhile the ordering box in the fourth confessional is where you can place your Bulk orders.
The Church is rather nice but not so nice upon your pockets- everything they have is of the finest quality and justifiably high in costs.
Shape of the Soul
Shop Description: The sign for this store is simply a small, smiling soul. The second half of the store is not generally advertised.
The first half of the store is a warm bookstore, with all manners of phasmology books and paraphernalia. It has a small nook for studying. It also sells all manner of office supplies and the like, all emblazoned with the DWMA logo and pictures of Lord Death. Everything about this shop is warm and inviting, and looks a little like a bookstore from a school.
In the back, behind all the twisting shelves and through all the rows, there's an oddly out-of-place rusty metal door. Inside, there's a dark, extensive shop filled with all manner of scientific and surgical paraphernalia - metal tables, latex gloves, scalpels, drills, etc etc - all crammed together in a claustrophobic and dark mess. The light always seems to be flickering on and off, and in the back there's a radio constantly on and emitting static.
Chocobo's Stable
Shop Name: Chocobo Ranch
Shop Description: [idea by
At the very edge of Nostalgia Nook is a shop run by local Chocobo breeders of Vatheon: an elderly man and his young son and daughter. Inside, you can find everything you could possibly need to raise your very own Chocobo including food (they love their greens!), treats, racing equipment and more.
Behind the shop is a path that leads all the way down to a stable in a clearing. It's an expansive field for the Chocobos to roam and graze. It's even wide enough to race the Chocobos if you're competitive. Say the right word or sing a little tune and they may even dance for you.
But take heed! Chocobos have been known to have all sorts of temperaments, including one particular ornery Chocobo named Cocoa who likes to ruffle the feathers of the others if the gate is left open! So be mindful, or the city Vatheon might have their hands full with a flock of incensed Chocobos!
Crown Parlor Arcarde & Fruits Parlor
Shop Name: Crown Parlor Arcade & Fruits Parlor
Shop Description:
Situated closer to the middle of Nostalgic Nook, is a two story building. On the first floor, there's sign that says GAME CENTER CROWN. By games, what does that mean? Well, when you slip in through the double doors, the sound of different sound effects from different video games mesh together. There's a crane game or two closer to the front. But the majority of games are fighting, car games, a few music beat games (Man that Beat Beat Dance has some catchy tunes!) and there are a few gems in here.
There's a situated near the back of the Center named Sailor V. Your typical sidescroller shoot 'em / beat 'em up game.. but if anyone notices carefully, there seem to be quite a few 'Sailor' paraphanelia in the crane games and where one can turn in tickets to get prizes. ... Interesting.
Around the side of the building is a staircase leading to the second floor. The sign above the door says Fruits Parlor CROWN. It's a simple cafe. Plenty of ample seating and booths for people to have a big group and still sit comfortably. They serve an array of food typical to the every modern day japanese cafe, although their desserts are to die for.
When you're ready to pay at the counter, there are also plenty of different trinkets and souveniers that you can buy but they all seem to be themed...
Gatito
Shop Name: Gatito
Shop Description:
It looks like an everyday shop you'd find in a modern-day mall. However, there's one key difference in what it sells.
Pins. Lots and lots of pins, each one sporting a different design in CAT's style of art, which is typically graffiti art. There are pins from each of the different brands found in TWEWY, such as Mus Rattus, Lapin Angelique, and others. Each pin has a different ability, if you know how to use it, and not everyone can. Otherwise, they're pretty accessories to have or just something nice to start collecting. Also, to shake things up a bit, the selection changes randomly everyday.
A complete list of brands can be found here.
GrubMart
Shop Name: GrubMart
Shop Description:
GrubMart is a somewhat sprawling store, containing quite the variety of things inside. They range from the practical, including troll cuisine and general toiletries, to the entertaining, such as Alternian movies (including posters) and books (from fictional vampire rainbow drinker literature to informative books on law). Even stuffed dragons or, for some reason, pet cuttlefish can be found here. And other items, while perhaps not the most common of purchases, are useful too: the sopor slime-filled pods called recuperacoons in which trolls sleep, or captchalogue cards for expanding shrunken inventories. Suffice it to say, there's quite a variety.
Mall of America
Shop Name: Mall of America
Shop Description: Despite being named after the country, America, that's only really in name and perhaps, style. Outwardly, it looks like a little tourist shop, with flags of all kinds in the windows which obscure the inside too much to look in. Yet, when you step inside -- it changes.
A HUGE expansive mall welcomes you, very busy and very open but really -- it doesn't sell much stuff worthwhile. Each floor seems to represent a different country, while the floor being entered from is just a small welcoming floor.
The second floor below is the floor that represents the United States of America -- a little tourist shop with "I ♥ NY" or little flags welcomes as you step off the escalator and the rest of the floor is mostly filled with restaurants you would find in America or American brand names of clothing (with a slight twist that might seem sea themed, perhaps?). There's also a toy shop and a book shop (though the titles all seem familiar and yet... not familiar at the same time. "Of Fish and Men"? "To Kill a Jellyfish"? "Lord of the Clams"?). It' just a very very vain floor with very very vain shops...
But hey, at least there's a Starbucks and McDonalds?
Castmates can comment to this comment with the appearance of their countries floor too! Remember about fourth walling and try to go around it and don't game break too badly!
PokeMart
Shop Name: Pokemart
Shop Description: What looks like a brightly-lit convenience store has cropped up in the Nostalgia Nook. The sign, on day or night, proclaims the building a Pokemart. Inside you can find all the things one might need to battle: potions, antidotes, heals -- even Pokeballs, though what you might catch with one in Vatheon is unknown.
In addition what seem to be tourist items stack the shelves, such as plush toys, Pikachu key chains, and brightly colored envelopes.
Perhaps most important of all is the machine that stands in the corner, however, with a simple sign saying "Free Self-Service." It has six bowl-shaped inserts, and a touch-screen monitor. There is only one question on the entire program: WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAL YOUR POKEMON? YES/NO
Camp Store
Shop Name: Camp Store
Shop Description: A shop that looks very much like the store at Camp Half-Blood. There are racks full of t-shirts with sayings like "MY OTHER RIDE IS A CENTAUR", "PARTY PONIES: VATHEON CHAPTER", various souvenir shirts from places they've been to including "THIS IS A DAM T-SHIRT", and orange "CAMP-HALF BLOOD" t-shirts. Plain purple t-shirts can be found at any regular store should any Roman demigods arrive and want them. Also available are nectar and ambrosia, celestial bronze, imperial gold, Greek and Roman style armor and shields, as well as any important items they might wish to retrieve from home.