Welcome to the supernatural creature's haven, Kinau. Kinau is a fictitious town on the O'ahu island of Hawaii. Why supernaturals have congregated in the island city is still unknown, but the inhabitants, human and supernatural alike, are learning to adjust to their new reality.
This site aims for a supernatural spin on a slice-of-life city, complete with an academy and college to ensure everyone has a place here.
Events
the valentines dance is open to all. staff will post a starting thread and you can post an entry or make a thread of your own. the dance will take place near the beach. its all outdoors with the dance floor being in large pavilion.
for those that show up without a date. fret not. we have a little sign up sheet for blind dates.
if you don't want your character to participate in the blind date, don't worry they can still be part of the dance.
apart from the dance there will be food/drinks and of course access to the beach.
Updates
01/29 we have a new skin! a new species and are now accepting gradeschoolers incase anyone feels like making younger characters!
Post by Emrys Auley on Dec 29, 2016 5:17:51 GMT -5
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Emrys did not want to be in Hawaii. It felt like backing down, but Daiki seemed to need it... [break][break] So, there they were, in a paradise that felt more like an island hell. [break][break] Then again, telling anyone he was upset to be in Hawaii would definitely not go over well. Shouldn't he be happy? Plenty of people loved Hawaii, and he, being a German native, had to admit that it had a certain exotic charm. Besides, it was sunny and the peole were often scantly clad, very tan, and almost always attractive. [break][break] Still, Emrys wanted as much of a 'home' feel as he could get, so he'd wandered inland to a park, texting Leon to meet him there instead of the local shops. What was more "home-y" than a park? Er, an abandoned park. School was in session, it was just past noon on a Thursday. [break][break] At least that meant the swings were free. The white-haired young adult slipped into the second of four swings, idly building up his swing as his gaze watched the ground move beneath him. Higher, higher, faster, and faster, until it was a blur- Emrys let go, tumbling to the ground in a less-than-graceful fall. [break][break] Okay. That hadn't been as charming or as carefree as he'd imagined. With forming bruises providing sore spots against his chest and left arm, Emrys laughed. Rolling onto his back, he pulled his now-cracked phone from his pocket, only to laugh harder. He had a text from Leon that he hadn't heard come in, but the spider webbing of cracks made it indecipherable. He slipped the broken phone back into his pocket: out of sight, out of mind. [break][break] Emrys could just lay here. Sun above, woodchips below... Emrys closed his eyes, both hands resting comfortably, one on top of the other, on his chest.
he wasn't sure how easily they would be recognized. he wasn't sure where all their music reached. so far leon wasn't approached by anyone. of course that didn't stop him from donning on a hat and sunglasses. he wasn't sure why emrys decided to meet outside the hotel. maybe it was his way of dragging leon out. sadly leon stayed holed up in the hotel. you think his paranoia would of gotten better. but he had his moments. it always took him a couple of days to get used to the new environment. that was one of the things that he hated, traveling.
he checked his phone as he walked towards the destination. he had to grab a map just to make sure he was going the right way. sure the island only had the one town, but it was still rather large. he texted em he was on his way. he took a wrong turn, but eventually he ended up at the right place.
his eyes locked on a person in the air. were they flying? no it didn't appear that way as they gracefully landed on the ground. he winced as he watched them. that looked like it hurt. it took him a couple seconds to realize who it was."are you drunk or what?"leon said as he rushed towards em. he wasn't sure if he should help him up or wait from him to come to his senses.
Post by Emrys Auley on Jan 2, 2017 16:30:23 GMT -5
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"Not drunk." Emrys answered, a grin across his features as his eyes opened again.
[break][break] "Try it, Leon. Live a little," Emrys got to his feet, mischief in his eyes. "Or we could get drunk. It's a little early, but I could be persuaded."
[break][break] "You worry too much- let's just enjoy being in Hawaii. The sun, the sand, the pretty fans~" The incubus was definitely appreciating the Hawaiians, but the tourists were pretty, too. And well, they were away from home, with no real consequences for their indiscretions: Leon should embrace it.
[break][break] "It's good to see you out and about, Leon." Emrys stated. Leon had a calming effect on him- he was relaxing, ready to settle into a calm mood for Leon's sake. "How's your hotel? Are you enjoying it? Do you have a good view from your room?" Emrys had avoided the commercial hotels, preferring the cozy inn feel. He'd prefer that to the stale business feel. He felt like he was in a home- an actual, honest-to-goodness home. Part of him knew he wanted that, a home after all this touring was behind them, not that he'd admit that. Who would expect him, Emrys, to aspire to settling down?
[break][break] Yep, Emrys was keeping that deep down. Some things were better left unsaid.
leon couldn't help but chuckle."you sure?"he asked rhetorically as he rolled his yes."im not laying on the sand. who knows what's hidden underneath."leon said another chuckle escaping his lips. honestly if he was to lay on sand it would have to happen at the beach and there would have to be a towel underneath him. he wasn't normally this afraid of microscopic bacteria.
leon shook his head."didn't you have enough to drink on the plane ride here?"he asked with a teasing tone."how about we go walk around?"he suggested. em would get his drink, but he was right it was still a bit early.
it was never good to drink on a empty stomach."hey i am living a little...i showed up didn't i."he said replying a little late to that last remark."can we relax with out attending to fans twenty four seven. don't get me wrong i love our fans, but i don't want to run away from a ginormous horde."he said with a small laugh."we should probably have a meet and greet....."okay that was odd, leon rarely suggested fan interactions.
it was no secret fans made leon nervous. after the stalking situation, he was still a bit on edge, but it seemed like he was getting used to it. after all leon was the last person to suggest such a thing."anyways..."leon said hoping to change the subject. he moved towards the swings and sat down. it had been a long time since he visited a playground. he swayed slightly before answering emrys."it's alright. the view is pretty nice. nothing but blue skies and the open sea."he told him."stop by sometime, i'll get you that drink you want."leon said with a wink.
as soon as everyone arrived they made their own room arrangements. "how about you?"he asked curiously. emrys seemed to avoid lavish hotels and while leon didn't mind them he didn't get anything too extravagant.
Post by Emrys Auley on Jan 2, 2017 21:44:07 GMT -5
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"Aw, Leon~ C'mon, even the creepy crawling bugs are friendly," Emrys teased. If they weren't adults- which Emrys told himself they were- he would have tickled the other male, as if "creepy crawly" couldn't be said without a little physical reminder of what that meant. But somehow, he didn't think that'd go over well with Leon, and well, he wasn't five ... right? So he dug his own hands in his pockets, further incentive to resist the inclination. [break][break] "Nope. But there was a bottle of whiskey on our flight that I wouldn't mind a bottle of." Emrys shrugged. Emrys liked whiskey. He liked clear soda, and he liked whiskey- not exactly the typical combo, but Em wasn't trying to impress anyone, least of all his bandmates. [break][break] When Leon insisted they should have time without the fans, Emrys lifted his hand as if in surrender, letting the man finish. To his surprise Leon suggested fan interaction. Wasn't that Emrys' line? They were all acting strange, it seemed... [break][break] "I'm holding you to that." Emrys cautioned, grinning. "As long as your hotel's selection isn't awful- if it is, you're going to see the inside of a Hawaiian bar, Leon." Or, even if his hotel's available liquor was adequate, it was still on the table that Emrys would drag the poor man into public... or, well, try. He followed Leon back to the swings, but this time he didn't seem inclined to jump. It had hurt. [break][break] "We're in Hawaii. How do you think I'm doing?" Emrys responded cheerily to the question, not providing a direct answer. Though Leon was the perceptive and understanding one, he still didn't think he could explain why he wanted nothing more than to return to Japan with the band.
leon grimaced and shook his head."ugh, no don't even. i can feel them crawling all over."he said as he started scratching at his skin and running his fingers through his hair. he hated that feeling. like something was on you, even if there wasn't.
he pushed off a bit, not letting his feet sink in the sand."fine we'll go get you a drink...eventually."he said with a smile. out of the four, leon didn't drink much. he claimed he didn't like the taste, but because of that his tolerance was low. if he drank he knew he'd make a fool of himself. he did that plenty of times sober, he didn't need anymore help. he just hoped it wasn't leaked out on the internet. also from the four, he shied away from the media. which seemed to make matters worse, as they'd want to know more about the mysterious one.
he laughed softly."just don't tell the others. i'll let you take the credit."he said with a grin. he shrugged."i have a mini fridge. i haven't checked."he said with a chuckle. "yeah i guess they have a good bar. i haven't actually been in there, but there's people there like all the time."he told him with a slight head nod."well....i hope they don't suck."he said with a laugh."i bet they are nice."
leon smiled faintly. everyone was sort of dragged on this unexpected vacation. leon didn't mind, he'd never been to hawaii. despite looking all cheery it didn't sound like emrys wanted to be here."where would you rather be? alaska?"he asked jokingly. he wasn't good with picking what was wrong. though he couldn't assume something was wrong with em. he'd hoped if any of the guys had troubles that they knew he had their backs.
Post by Emrys Auley on Jan 12, 2017 12:58:46 GMT -5
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Emrys didn’t even have to touch him, and his band mate still reacted. Emrys laughed- that would have been well worth the awkwardness of touching Leon, he decided. Next time. [break][break] “Eventually?” Emrys repeated, drawing out the word for emphasis. “Am I being punished for something I don’t know about? Because, I didn’t do it… or if I did, I’m sorry.” Emrys was joking. Mostly. He didn’t need alcohol this early, but the thought that Leon would decide was amusing to him in a good way. [break][break] “It’s those airport times. People always go to hotel bars while they’re waiting for flights, or, y’know, waiting for people on flights.” Emrys offered in explanation. Though… Leon hadn’t really asked, had he? Leon was smart, he could figure things out himself. Maybe it was Em’s need to fill the quiet. Like, if he could keep talking, Leon would keep paying attention to him, with those alert, golden eyes of his. [break][break] “I’ll definitely check the fridge and let you know.” Emrys promised. Now, the real question: where would he rather be? Emrys turned his attention to his feet- he was idly kicking back and forth, as if swinging, without ever lifting his feet from the ground. In essence, he was controlling his own swinging, his motion very limited- a slow back-and-forth motion. [break][break] “I wouldn’t mind Alaska. Tahiti. Somewhere that when you tell someone you went there, they don’t say, ‘I went there last year,’ - you know, original.” Emrys answered. Truthfully, he’d go back to Germany, spend some time with his father. It would calm him, settle his emotions, wouldn’t it? But Tahiti sounded much less I’m-not-okay than saying he’d run home to his father.
you after his was done with his squirming session leon looked at em and laughed."some time today. is that better? or how about. before you go back to your place. i promise."leon said with a grin as he stuck out his pinky towards em."pinky promises are some serious deal making procedures."he said with a laugh and dropping his hand away.
leon continued to sway and nodded."plus their like super expensive."not that that really counted. they had all the money they could want and then some. leon liked to think he was planning ahead. putting some way in savings. what was he going to do when he couldn't play in the band anymore. okay he was twenty-one. he needed to slow down. he wasn't even sure what he was going to have for lunch.
he turned his attention back to emrys. he figured he'd be nice and get him a drink sooner than later. or at least one before they did whatever. they never planned things. it sort of just happened. leon was all about plans, but when he was with em they didn't matter as much. probably because he knew that he would do anything as crazy as daiki would."fine by me. i guess i could always buy you a bottle of whiskey or something."he said with a chuckle.
leon shook his head."so you've been here before? i've never traveled outside japan."he told him with a nod."so you want to go somewhere someone doesn't usually go. hmmm...."leon thought about a place that was rarely visited by tourists. he would have to stay away from large cities and well known places."we should go to the desert. or the mountains"he said with a laugh as he got out of the swing."should we go on a hike? find a volcano?"he said with a bit enthusiasm. his curiosity was peaking."all this time stuck in my room and i could of been out here finding a waterfall or something."he said with a laugh."sorry, i don't know why i got excited all of a sudden."
Post by Emrys Auley on Jan 18, 2017 13:31:43 GMT -5
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“You’re a saint,” Em agreed, content by the compromise, though of course ‘some time today’ sounded much sooner than ‘before you go back to your place’. No need to put up too much resistance- Leon was serious. Pinky-swear serious. Em grinned as he wrapped his pinky around Leon’s for a moment. Yep: done deal. He pulled his hand away after a few moments, satisfied. [break][break] “What’re you wasting your money for?” Em scolded playfully. Leon was very sensible, but Emrys resisted spending his money whenever possible, including on standard hotels. He’d rather get the cheap, homely experience of a bed and breakfast- complete with the home cooked breakfast- than the hotels his bandmates ended up in. Though, Emrys figured it had something to do with the creepy stalkers that took an interest in Leon and Drake both. Hotels were certainly more safe in some respects. [break][break] “I’ll never live down drinking this early.” Em joked, waving his hand dismissively. It wasn’t truly that he minded, it was more that he didn’t think Leon would drink with him this early. He wasn’t going to risk it, he’d rather drink with Leon than get drunk now. [break][break] “Nah- it’s just somewhere all those rich kids get to go on summer vacation. I grew up in Germany, though.” Emrys stated, not actually sure if he’d ever told his bandmates that. It wasn’t something he talked about often, and well, they’d met him in Japan so there was no reason for them to think otherwise, other than his preference for speaking English.
“Let’s go- Sahara. Dai and Drake won’t miss us.” Emrys agreed, actually excited about the idea. “Maybe Death Valley?” Go find a volcano? That was even better! It mixed the warmth of a desert, with a mountain. The idea excited Em, too.
“No, let’s go.” Now it happened. Leon had done it- Emrys was excited about this prospect now. “Let’s go find one!” Em pulled out his phone, ready to pull up a map to locate the nearest volcano, as if it were easier than just looking around at the horizon. “Do you know where they are? Have you looked this up?”
leon shook his head and laughed. he couldn't come up with anything to say. though em knew leon would keep his promise after all he did just pinky swear. leon laughed."what. i can spend money on you."he said with a grin."not to say that you are cheap or something. i just mean if i get you something it's usually worth it."he said with a playful grin. then again he did spend more time with em than the rest of them. of course it wasn't that he wouldn't buy the guys something.
well maybe not here, because he decided to hide himself away from the beautiful world. he was slowly coming out of his safe zone. the only time he wouldn't hide away was when he knew he wouldn't be by himself. back in the day the boys all had to share a room whenever they had to travel far. he didn't mind, they would stay up late practicing anyways.
"im sure one drink wouldn't hurt. that's the thing, you need more than one."he said teasingly."im willing to get one drink with you. just one."he couldn't remember the last time he had more than one drink. to say the least leon was terrible at holding his liquor. two or three shots of the strong stuff and he was acting funny. it was rather embarrassing, its why he avoided drinking.
"really? well i mean you do have a funny accent."he said jokingly."im kidding though, i honestly would of never guessed. is it nice there? well i mean it has to be right?"like em leon didn't meet the guys till he was in high school. he had transferred from the school he had been attending because of a certain person.
he suggested places they could visit and he smiled as he saw how excited emrys became."are you sure. we should leave a note."he said with a laugh."or i guess we can send them pictures."it wasn't something leon would do, but with emrys leading the way, there wasn't anything he wouldn't try. okay he'd be hesitant and weight the pros and cons and then decided. still traveling to new places, it did pique leon's interest."death valley? you pick the place and i'll tag along."by the sounds of it it seemed like emrys already had a few places in mind.
he shook his head and jumped out of his swing. he wasn't going too fast and he was able to land on his feet. he patted his pockets around for his phone."i barely came out of my room. this was spur of the moment talk."he said as he began to do a search."wait? right now? should we get a map first? hold on i think i found something on my phone."leon said as he handed him his phone. he was able to pull up a website with a map that listed off the volcanoes. surely there had to be one near by.
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