Kelendi Drakin ~ The First Appearance

[Kelendi Drekin]

No one knows
No one knows
So why do you ask?

The nature of
These curious things
It's too random to mask

So don't call them bats
And don't call them birds
For these little creatures o' mine

Are simply
A random event

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As you follow the adress given by the Kelendi shop owner, you look up to see a small building best described as a shack. However it looks welcoming enough, and so you walk in. The shop owner turns at the sound of the bells jingling on the door, and waves at you. It looks like they might recognize you from the temporary setup from the help booths!

"Hey! I'm a little busy right now, but feel free to look around. I will have a few things going in just a little bit."

With that, they turn back around to whatever they were doing before. Dismissing them, you turn your attention to your surroundings. It looks like some events are in the process of opening close to the front of the store, while crammed in the back are a few shelves stocked with some rather odd trinkets.

[Kelendi Drekin]

Event 1
"There's a few lights out back which are out of sync. See, each switch controls certain lights, but when we moved in they didn't give instructions as to which switch does which. But see, we need all the lights off! This Drakin here has a slight fixation with getting the lights all off, but is having a little trouble with the puzzle. Want to take a crack at it?"



Current light pattern -

On|Off|Off|Off|Off|Off

Switches -
Switch 1| Switch 2|Switch 3| Switch 4| Switch 5

(To flick a switch, post "I flick Switch (Switch #)" in Bold. Once we see this post, we will update the light pattern. You may flick a switch every hour. You may post before the lights are updated, but beware that you might cause more harm than good in this game.)

Event 2

"We suppose this activity is like a raffle with a twist. Read the sign on the pen to know more if you are interested. Sign-ups are over here."

Looking over to where they pointed, you see a clipboard with a few leafs of paper and a pen. You suppose you are meant to write your name down.

"Sign ups for the first round are being accepted currently."

Deciding you're at least vaguely interested, you head over to the covered pen to read the sign (As well as look at the Drakin)

The sign:
These Drekin tend to disappear when given the chance! So we decided to make this into a game. We will give everyone a chance to see it before it is released into the shop! Then those who signed up for the round get to go find it. Just remember, finders keepers!

(To sign up, post "(Username) wrote their name for round (The current round)" in red and bold, and send 5k to this account. We will try to keep this list from getting too long so that everyone has a decent chance. There will probably be about 5 rounds, depending on how this goes.)

Participants:
red_uni387
Kadana Sorano
Rosedawn
Saturnalia
sera
YLO
Winged

Event 3

The third event looks a bit like an auction, and you walk over to view the prize. As you peer into the covered pen, you see a curious face blinking back at you.



The shop owner sees you investigating the event, and comes over to explain. "This is an auction to help the shop grow. Unfortunately we can not simply expand without some gold to back it up. So this little guy is helping! Auctions aren't our favorite event, but we do hold them once in a while."

Starting bid: 5,000 Sg
Min increase: 100 Sg
Current high: 20,000 Runi
End time: 23:59:59 PM March 31st

[Kelendi Drekin]

Items


Acki stone - Kelendi Drakin are obsessed with Acki stones. Leave one out to watch and you might find a curious drakin investigating yours.


Sull blood - Ew! is that blood?


Etinu flower - Very nutritious. Drakin love eating it.


Ceinsay plant - The Ceinsay plant has a rather distinct aroma.

[Kelendi Drekin]

Pick-ups

[red_uni387]

I flick Switch 1!

red_uni387 wrote their name for round 1

yay events

[Kelendi Drekin]

This is the new light order!

Off|Off|Off|On|On|On

[Bunraku]

I flip Switch Two!

[Kadana Sorano]

"I flick Switch (Switch #3)"

"(Kadana Sorano) wrote their name for round (One)"

[red_uni387]

20k on the auction~

when does it end? <3

[Kelendi Drekin]

Thank you, Runi! We knew we were forgetting something... The auction will end 23:59:59 PM March 31st. So right before the beginning of the new month.

Bunraku flips the switch, but as the lights flicker, Kadana flicks switch 3 and the lights settle into this pattern.

On|On|Off|On|Off|Off

[Keilin Alyr]

I flick Switch #4!

[Rosedawn]

I flick switch #5

[Rosedawn]

Rosedawn wrote her name down for round 1, though she must scurry off to bed now.

[CrystalAngelNeko]

I flick Switch # 1

[Saturnalia]

Saturnalia wrote their name for round 1!

[Kadana Sorano]

I flick Switch  #3

Anyone else notice there are only 5 switches, but 6 lights?  *peers at them suspiciously*

[sera]

Curiouser and curiouser.... x3

sera wrote their name for round 1!

[YourLoveOnly]

YourLoveOnly wrote their name for round 1!

[Winged]

Winged wrote their name for round 1!

[Rosedawn]

Rosedawn flicks switch 5

Though we will not likely see a pattern this way lol

[Bunraku]

I flick Switch  #3

Anyone else notice there are only 5 switches, but 6 lights?  *peers at them suspiciously*

I has a theory one switch turns off two lights O.O

[Kelendi Drekin]

Yes, there are only 5 switches! We shudder to think what the wiring looks like above. Meanwhile, after much flicking of the switches, the lights finally settle into this pattern.

Off|On|On|Off|Off|Off

Also, sign-ups for round 1 are closed with seven entrants. As the clipboard is taken, the first Drekin is let out of the pen.



You are only given a moment before it darts off! The shop owner distracts the participants before they can chase after the Drekin.

"Now now, before you go rushing off, you should try searching in these places first."

• Behind the counter
• On the sign out front
• Under the items shelf
• In the storage room
• In the fish supplies cabinet
• Alley next to the shop
• On the roof

(please avoid double checking someone's work! It would be a good idea to check a new place, not one someone has already checked.)

PS Saturn, please send 5k before searching.

[YourLoveOnly]

I will search •In the fish supplies cabinet

And I flick Switch 3

[Rosedawn]

Under the items shelf! Since this one seems to love accessories so much!

I will flick switch 1

[Bunraku]

I flick switch 2

[Winged]

My first guess was the fish, but since he seems an adventurous sort, i'll try the roof.
•On the roof

[Winged]

I'm not seeing a pattern from all this switch flicking guys, maybe try keeping it to one or two goes at a time? Tricky game xD

[sera]

i will search on the sign out front!

i keep wanting to try the lights, but i'm waiting until there's less flicking. ^.~

[Kelendi Drekin]

Don't blame you, sera! For all the flickers here, feel free to collaborate and talk about the lights. This sort of game may not be the best for chance. And with that, you'll look over to see the lights in this pattern:

Off|Off|On|Off|Off|On

• Behind the counter
• On the sign out front (sera)
• Under the items shelf (Rose)
• In the storage room
• In the fish supplies cabinet (YLO)
• Alley next to the shop
• On the roof (Winged)

Runi, Kadana, and Saturn still have available places to search.

[YourLoveOnly]

I flick Switch 3

[Kelendi Drekin]

YLO flicks the middle switch, and the lights change to this order:

Off|On|On|On|Off|Off

[CrystalAngelNeko]

I flick switch 2

[Kelendi Drekin]

On|On|On|Off|On|Off

[sera]

I flick Switch #4.

[Kadana Sorano]

I'll search in the  Alley next to the shop

[Kelendi Drekin]

Sera flips the switch... And only one light remains on. So close!
On|Off|Off|Off|Off|Off

[Rosedawn]

Switch 2

[Kelendi Drekin]

Rose flicks a switch... And while the light on the end turns off, two more turn on!

Off|Off|Off|On|On|Off

[CrystalAngelNeko]

Switch 5!

[Kelendi Drekin]

On|Off|On|On|On|On

Three more lights turn on!

[red_uni387]

I'll search the storage room!

[YourLoveOnly]

I flick switch 1

[Kelendi Drekin]

Off|Off|On|On|Off|Off

By default, Saturn gets to check behind the counter.

After everyone is assigned places to search, the shop keeper blows the whistle for everyone to begin searching.

Behind the counter - Saturn gets to check behind the counter. Looking everywhere, she finds... Papers, pens, and other things typically found behind counters. Maybe next time?

On the sign out front - it was a far stretch, but sera checks there anyway. Looking about, she finds... nothing, really. Too bad!

Under the items shelf - Rose heads to the back, following her head to where the little Drekin might be hiding. Looking underneath, she finds... Nothing. However, as she looks up, she sees an Acki stone up on a raft, farther than she could reach. The shop keeper couldn't have possibly intended to put one up there, could they? Asking the shop keeper about it didn't solve much of the confusion.

"Really? I wonder how it got up there, I certainly didn't put it there! Ah well, finders keepers! Just try not to knock anything down when trying to get it."

In the storage room - The lights are off as Runi enters the room, however the light switch is easy enough to find. The lights flicker on, revealing... The Drekin! Congrats, Runi!

In the fish supplies cabinet - The fish supplies cabinet is a small little thing, reserved for the water Drakin the shop hosts. YLO opens the door to find... Nothing but the bottles of chemicals.

Alley next to the shop - The alley next to the shop is a little crammed, but perhaps the perfect spot for a little Drekin to hide. Scanning the narrow space, Kadana spots... Something gleaming! Going to pick it up, she realizes it's one of the stones from the shop. Taking it in to the shop owner, she catches what the shop owner said to Rose. The shop keeper spots her with the stone and nods.

"Same for you! Finders keepers."

On the roof - Another odd place to search, but perhaps a likely place for a Drekin to be. Borrowing a ladder from the shop keeper, Winged climbs up to find... Another Acki stone? It seems like a Drekin might have been up to mischief. As she climbs back down, she is told the same thing as the other finders.

[Kadana Sorano]

Congrats guys!

*plays with shiny stone and buffs it on her jacket*  Now I wonder.. how and where do I use you? *shrugs and slips it safely into her pocket*

[Winged]

Ooh, an Acki stone! I shall hoard that till we find their use xD

[CrystalAngelNeko]

I flick switch 3.