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A Day In Paradise; Open
Topic Started: May 15 2014, 11:14 PM (2,386 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 laughed. "What sort of question is that? Many things seem rather normal to me that would seem alien to you and I wouldn't necessarily know it. But there are a lot of native plants that are only found here, so I suppose that might cover your question. After all, I have yet to figure out why someone believed a pineapple was something one should try to eat."
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"Well you mentioned zat you eat zings zat may be unusual in ozer cultures, so I assumed zat you had examples," Andrei said with a shrug, "And as for pineapple, zey may look spiny but zey are still fruit."

"I am more interested in ze person who decided to drink ze milk of ozer animals," Vlad added, "I just want to know what was going zrough zeir mind."
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"Yes, exactly! And actually, that is one of the things we don't do. We have learned to cook with it, but we do not drink it. That seems rather disgusting."
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"You do not drink milk?" Andrei said, obviously surprised by the fact though he was trying to hide it, "Well it is not disgusting at all, at least in my opinion. Zere are far worse zings."

"Maybe you should try it sometime," Vlad added, "Zen again, maybe not. After all, not even everyone from places zat do drink it like ze way it tastes."
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Kakia shook her head. "It is something produced by an animal that is not meat. Do you drink milk from all animals?"
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"No, only certain ones," Andrei replied, "As for why it is only certain ones, I am not sure."

Vlad was silent for a few moments, contemplating something before he decided to speak up, "Wait, if you do not drink milk do you also not eat cheese in Feoras?"
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"It is sold in specialty markets, but as a general rule we do not, no. Neither our cultures nor Demoness consumes dairy products on a large scale."
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"Oh, you have got to try it at some point," Vlad said, "Cheese is absolutely amazing. Well, some types of it are; ozer types are less so. But zat is not ze point, cheese overall is just delicious."

"Vlad, it is just cheese," Andree replied, "It is good, but not quite zat good."
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Kakia shook her head. "Perhaps if I find the right dish I will try it, but it does not really spark my interest. There are thousands of other dishes out there that don't use cheese or dairy at all." She paused. "Though the introduction of ice has made quite an impact. We don't really much much ice cream, but we do serve a kind of frozen yogurt."
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Vlad tilted his head, and all he could respond with was, "The introduction of ice? Ice had to be introduced?"

"Vlad, zis is a tropical island, you know," Andrei said, "It is a bit difficult to have ice in a land zat never freezes."

"Yeah, you are right," Vlad replied with a shrug, "It makes sense, but it is still a bit of a shock. After all, ice is one of zose zings zat you zink of just being zere."
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