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A Day In Paradise; Open
Topic Started: May 15 2014, 11:14 PM (2,384 Views)
Demoness
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Feoras is a land of great beauty and great sorrow. In ancient times, the isolated island was its own world, warring, celebrating, and living by its own rules. Its first contact with the outside world was violent, but it resulted in the assimilation of the invader culture into its own. However, this would not be the trend and the next encounter ended with Feoras being the assimilated party. For centuries, it was subjugated by Demonessian masters until the modern age brought with it change: enormous destruction, followed by brief freedom and then patronizing stewardship.

The island suffered from poverty, but there was still beauty to be found. While its five remaining ethnicities live in an enforced peace, the tourist areas benefit from the economic boon and generate a false sense of wealth. Tourists are attracted by Mauna Inaka, the volcanic center of the island, and the black sand beaches she generated. The gentle slope of the continental shelf allows swimmers to wade into a seemingly endless sea and walk up to boats parked in the shallows. Its coral reefs are untouched in certain parts of the island and the fauna found there are unmatched.

With the economy centered around the tourism trade, it is hard to leave the main areas. However, the adventurous tourist may find other ways to pass the time. The Genfiotes in the south control the tourism areas, making sure they are clean and presentable, as do their neighbors in Ahi'iana. The Genfiotes, however, present a curiosity: their religious leaders, known as the Undying. These leaders dress entirely in grey and cover their faces with a mask and veil. When they speak, they speak as if they are not an individual; they speak as if they are from a collective consciousness, which can be unnerving for some. In Fuwoku, one can find the farmers, who toil away in the dirt and respect animals as much as humans. For the adventurous, there is Kain, a land of warriors where the leader is determined through battle prowess. While Mpali represents the industrialized portion of the island, Isis certainly fairs the best as the seat of the former colonial masters.

Humanitarians may seek to provide relief from poverty and criminals may find a new foothold, but tourists, explorers, and travelers may find adventure.
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Demoness
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Kakia smiled. "Neither of you ordered dishes where it is appropriate to use fingers," she teased. "Let me teach you," she offered, and took time to correct both brother's hand positions and grip. "Further away from the tip makes it easier to control," she advised. "Gently. You hold too tightly. They are extensions of your fingers." To Andrei, she added, "You may pick up your bowl and eat. It is less of a distance to carry food and acceptable to do so. Cradle it, like this." She showed him the proper way to hold it and then mimicked drinking. "You may also sip the broth as you go."
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The twins listened closely to Kakia instructions, doing their best to do as she was saying. It wasn't easy for them, since they'd gone their entire life only using spoons, forks, and knives. However they did eventually get the hang of it, at least somewhat. It was still obvious that they were inexperienced, even if only from the way they concentrated on the chopsticks and occasionally flubbed and dropped something, but they were at least able to eat their dishes.

"Well zat was fun," Vlad said, smiling as he took bite of his fish, "It is always nice learning new zings, right?"

Andrei nodded his head in agreement, too focused on not dropping the noodles and the bowl to actually respond with words. Vlad laughed at his brother for a moment, before looking back over at Kakia, "Well, zank you for taking ze time to teach us. I am zankful, especially considering how delicious zis fish is."
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Kakia smiled. "It is no problem," she said as she took a bite of her meal. "You will get much practice here. Some of the larger establishments will have silverware, but most of the island eats the Demonessian way, so you will learn or starve." Her grin widened.
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"Well I can guarantee you zat neizer one of us feels like starving," Vlad laughed, then he stopped for a moment and thought, then looked over at his brother, "Do you zink Gavril knows how to use chopsticks? I do not remember if he ever mentioned chopsticks on his visit."

Andrei shrugged, since he was in the middle of eating some noodles. He quickly finished what he had in his mouth before speaking, "I know he enjoyed ze food, but I do not remember if he had to use chopsticks."
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Kakia shrugged. "Perhaps he used his fingers. That is also permitted, depending on the dish and the part of the island."
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"Huh? Oh, he did not visit Feoras. Gavril is our brozer and he went on a visit to Demoness a few monzs ago," Vlad said, "He talked about it quite a bit afterwards too."
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"Hm. Must have made an impression," Kakia replied. She didn't sound overly pleased with the country's mention, but she wasn't outright disdainful either. "Why did he visit?"
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"He just wanted to visit ze country. It is a razer interesting place, at least from what I have read and what he told us," Andrei replied.

"Not everywhere lets big cats just waltz around ze city, for example," Vlad added with a smile, "Ozer cultures are just fascinating."
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Kakia shrugged. "Perhaps if I learned a culture off the island, I would see your point."
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"Maybe, zough zere are some people who just are not interested. Which is truly a shame, I zink. After all, it is always good to go out and broaden your horizons," Vlad said, "It is why we are sitting here talking, too. I could have just gone to one of ze beaches in Cetatsenia, but I wanted to go out and see anozer country."
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