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test drive meme #4

It happens in the blink of an eye.

One moment, you are home. Perhaps you are with your family, perhaps you are at work. It's a completely normal day . . . and then, suddenly, your stomach drops. You are overcome with a sudden sense of vertigo. You cannot see up, or down, or where you are.

All you hear is a voice -- light, bubbly, warm, soothing, in your ear:

Don't worry, darling. This won't hurt a bit~ ♥

For those who recognize the voice, it will sound a bit strained. Possibly tired. But the moment happens so quickly it's hard to pin down, and once that moment is over, you fall flat on your face. It's bright, warm, and humid. It takes a few seconds for you to gain composure and catch your breath. You think, for half a moment, that a hand is on your back, rubbing between your shoulder blades in comfort, but when you open your eyes, no one is there. You are surrounded by ancient stone buildings, with carvings you do not recognize etched into the stone. There's a sense of nausea, overwhelming and sudden, when you realize you aren't in Kansas anymore.

Even worse, it looks like Astoria has started to feel a bit festive, maybe even a little spooky.

THE TEMPLE OF BEGINNINGS.

Welcome to the "Home Base" of Astoria's Circle. What the actual name of the base is called is lost to the ages, and there's no sense of where you could find it, unless you started asking around.

At any rate, this is a central hub of the Circle, a place of powerful magic and mysterious energy. It is a scattering of ancient stone buildings and for the most part, it looks abandoned . . . except for what seems to be a few items, some rooms taken, items moved or organized, even a small garden planted. These are just the smallest hints that there are people here that have been here before you arrived.

Overall, it's fairly beautiful. However, it is definitely not modern.

Upon exploration, you find that the buildings are kept up by some kind of magic. Some of the rooms have items, things from other Circle members already settled, and others appear to be unclaimed. Pick your rooms, explore the grounds, see the beauty and wonder all around you in such a magical place. However, be careful -- there is some additional movement around the Temple that seems specific to the time of year.

THE GREAT PUMPKIN.

Fall has certainly arrived in the Circle . . . rich colors adorn the leaves, a crisp breeze is in the air . . . and in the center of the Temple itself appears to be a massive pumpkin. And, really, the word massive doesn't appear to do the gourd justice. It is nearly twelve feet tall and twelve feet wide, round and bulbous in nature. But what is even more bizarre is that the entire structure seems hollow . . . and the front of it, in a Jack-O'-Lantern facade, has a large grinning face.

No one says you have to go inside it, but if you're so inclined to scale through the mouth of the massive Jack-O'-Lantern, you will find a couple of things inside! One, the thing seems to be full of bowls of candy. Some candy might look familiar, but most of it looks a little weird. Two, there are floating candles spread throughout the pumpkin, creating odd shadows that cast about as the sun goes down. Three, the pumpkin changes expressions throughout the day. When you aren't looking, it goes from grimacing to smiling -- and it never seems to happen when you look!

Have fun celebrating the holiday, Circle. Astoria is just getting started.

SPOOKY SCARY SKELETONS.

If the pumpkin wasn't quite enough of a giveaway that Astoria has become spookily inspired to welcome her new guests, then this will have to do. Because right along the outside of the Temple of Beginnings, there seems to be a somewhat constant and fairly thick fog. It's the kind of fog that makes you think there's something there. And with some exploration, you'll find...there is.

Right in the distance there is movement, unnatural and sporadic.

Any further investigation into the movement will involve you moving further and further into the fog. But be careful, because this fog is thick enough to lose sight of where you've come from. With enough time, you can catch up with the movement, to find that what you've heard and seen just beyond your peripheral, are...skeletons. Animated skeletons. They're humanoid, almost cartoon, and are moving with little to no direction. They just seem to be shambling in whatever direction they can, with no purpose or reason. They are entirely harmless.

Except that if you get too curious, and get close enough to touch them, their heads will jerk towards you. They won't do much more, until you try and step away. It seems that by touching the skeletons, you've attracted their attention, and as you try to move away from them they will follow. And as they follow, they will attract the attention of other skeletons, and others, and others. If you're not careful, you'll collect an army.

They will not follow you across the boundary around the Temple of Beginnings, but everywhere else you wander, you will have an entourage. Depending on how long you spend with your skeletons friends, you might even find out that they will answer simple commands. Like dance.

FALL FEAST.

No matter how Astoria's thoughts on holiday cheer, she seems to have at least gotten one fall related item down- because on one of the days, you will wake up and find that in the middle of the Temple of Beginnings, where there is usually some green space and open grass, is now a very large table, extravagantly decorated. It seems to go on forever in each direction, which feels...a little impossible (but what isn't impossible here?) with plenty of chairs. The table has been decorated with fall ornaments (anyone familiar with the American 'Thanksgiving' will find quite a few similarities) with the only difference instead being the wide variety of food available.

Astoria is not limited to Turkey and Stuffing on this day - but rather, almost any kind of food or drink (minus any kind of magical abilities it may contain) is here on this table. Food and snacks from every reach of every world and galaxy is on display. Maybe you're going to spend some time searching out your favorite from home, or maybe you're feeling adventurous and want to try a piece of whatever is in front of you - you think it might be some kind of potatoes? If potatoes were slightly bioluminescent? Also, did that side dish move just now?

COMMUNICATIONS.

Upon arriving, you will notice on whichever is your non-dominant hand, you will have a fairly simply screen. A smart watch, if you will. Upon exploration, you will find that it has a directory of all those here with you at the Temple of Beginnings- names, and access to a direct message to them. The watch also has video, audio, and text capabilities, as well as what looks like a collection of messages sent to everyone who wishes to open them. This is your 'network', and also how Astoria can reach out and communicate with you.

There is nothing keeping you from removing and/or losing your watch! But remember that you will not have access to this network without it.

OOC: Also feel free to join us and other possible players on our discord server!

enjoy! ♥

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[ a. spooky scary skeletons ]

[Well. Asami is fully aware she brought this on herself. She should have known better. She really should have known better. But no, she went and touched the skeleton. She couldn't help it. Curiosity got the better of her. Was it a spirit? Some mechanican construct? So she poked it. A little. And now.

...whatever it is, apparently it likes her. And so do its friends. And those friends' friends.]

You all... really should head on back to your... wherever you're from, shouldn't you? It's getting late.

[Why this.] And I should go too. Look. It's nothing personal, all right? [Someone help her please.]

[ b. fall feast ]

[This is a lot of food. Asami isn't even sure where to begin, honestly. How many people is this supposed to feed? And some of it is... really different.]

Hi...

[Her best and brightest smile.] Sorry to interrupt, but... do you know what this is? [Is food supposed to glow?]

Have you tried it? [...try it? Try it. Asami is only kind of looking for a guinea pig.]

[ c. network - video ]

[Okay so once Asami figured out that the thing in her wrist was a communicator, she's been fascinated by it. It took her a little while to work out the various functions -- it's far beyond what she's used to in terms of technological level, but it's kind of amazing.

So when she finally turns the video on, there's a delighted look in bright green eyes.]

So... if I did this right, everyone should be hearing and seeing this. This technology is amazing. Has anyone looked into what their power sources are? Or how they're connecting to one another... it's like radio, but it's transmitting images too.

[Righ. Yes. Okay. She's focusing anyway.] Sorry. I think I got a little carried away. Anyway, I actually was hoping someone out there could answer a question or two for me. Mostly about what we can expect here... and what's the story with the forest? It reminds me a little of the spirit wilds back home.

[ d. wildcard ]

[Anything else not here? Asami will be wandering around the temple or forest anywhere, so feel free to catch her out and about.]

[Oh! Hey, someone interested in technology and power sources and transmitters. Hunk always appreciates when they can 'add' to the science team...even if based on what's she's saying she might be a little behind the time. But that's okay.]

You're probably not going to like the answer...since it seems like it's just an excuse. But, Pidge DID try dismantling it so we could at least rule out a few things.

[He pauses and then realizes he didn't actually say what the power source was.]

It's powered by magic. Specifically whatever magic Astoria uses in his place, kinda like how she brought you here.

[She doesn't particularly like that answer, but not for the reason that Hunk thinks.]

I've seen machines drawing power from spirit energy before. It... didn't end well.

[But she forces those thoughts and memories back, even if it takes an effort, and manages a grateful smile. Hey, at least someone is talking to her. It means she at least managed to operate it correctly.] Is that common around here? For things to run on magic?

[But more importantly.] Someone already took it apart? What's it look like inside?

Oh yeah? Some of the tech we dealt with from the Alteans runs off of what I can best describe as magic...and that was just fine. I guess it depends on where you're from.

[He is certainly curious about this 'tech' powered by spirit energy. But that's definitely out of his expertise.]

But...I guess. Astoria seems to rely on it a lot.

Yeah, my friend Pidge. She's a tech genius. [He shrugs.] Nothing too fancy...I guess the only weird part is the fact it's powered by magic.

I suppose so. And what you do with that tech.

[Powerful things in the wrong hands and all.]

Astoria. She's the one who brought us here? So she made these devices?

[Interesting. But she blinks at what he says next, head tilting to the side.] They seem pretty fancy to me. We're transmitting sound and images instantaneously across... well. I don't know how long. But some distance. What is their range, do you know? Something like this could connect people in a way that I've never even considered possible.

As far as I can tell. I guess I could ask her, last time we talked I didn't think about it.

[He'd been busy asking about muffins and the food she liked. Not the most serious conversation.]

I guess we come from places with very different technology then. I'm not sure about the range on these, but my guess would be you could still communicate with people quite a distance away. At least, if it's anything like the comparable tech we have back home...we can instantly communicate with people all over the world and, with some delay, even into space.

I'm not sure I could demonstrate here. [He pauses, considering something. Then he smiles.]

But I could certainly try to draw you up some diagrams that might help illustrate it a bit better. It might also help if I had a better idea of what level of technological development your world is at and try to go from there.

Asami Sato | Legend of Korra

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