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acatalepsy_ooc2019-01-19 05:03 pm
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TEST DRIVE MEME #5.
 test drive meme #5 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. You fall flat on your face. It's bright, warm, and humid . . . for now. Weirdly, the weather seems to be entirely in flux. One moment, it is warm and humid, and within the next handful of hours, it is starting to snow. Whatever is going on with Astoria seems to be messing with the atmosphere of the Temple, and as a result, you are having something of a wild entrance to Acatalepsy. It takes a few seconds for you to gain composure and catch your breath. 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. Indeed, it seems as if you have fallen down the rabbit hole. A weird, mysterious, snowing-yet-humid rabbit hole.  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. HAPPY UN-BIRTHDAY.  The kitchen has become overtaken with a flurry of activity. Vines have woven their way into the area of the Temple typically reserved for food, and there is a massive tea party! What a splendiferous thing -- surely this can't be all that bad. There is such a massive array of food here that it almost seems impossible to know where to start . . . tea and cookies set out with messages that read “EAT/DRINK ME." Well, if you insist. However . . . certain foods and drinks have certain effects upon your person that are wholly unexpected. Well, drat. If you taste the rosehip tea, you are suddenly infatuated with the first individual you lay eyes on. They are everything to you. You think you may even want to propose, immediately, right now. Weddings, I love weddings! Tasting the ladyfingers will cause you to spill your deepest secrets to whoever is nearby. Have a secret crush? Not anymore! The entire room has to know about it, and you somehow can't seem to shut up about whatever you've been trying to keep quiet. A sip of the chamomile tea will cause you to become ridiculously sleepy. That corner looks like a particularly delightful place to take a nap, doesn't it? Maybe someone else wants to nap too. The Madeline cakes cause a ridiculously high spike in happiness. Nothing can get you down, not even the grumpiest of people. Smile, smile, smile! You need to spread this joy to everyone in your reach. A nibble of the scones will prevent you from lying. . . and, in addition, you will be brutally honest on whatever question you're asked. Maybe now is a bad time to give an opinion on your friend's outfit or new haircut, hm? And, finally, the Earl Grey tea will cause an enhancement of your Astoria given powers. Make sure you have that under control, or you may accidentally blow out a window, depending on what it is. YOU'RE LATE, YOU'RE LATE.  The Unseen Servants will be a little, well, mad. Not that anyone will be able to see them, but there will seem to be things moving around the Temple at random, whether they be sheets, clothing, food, furniture, etc. with very little if any logical reason to it. It almost appears like the sheets and the like are moving throughout the air without any rhyme or reason to it . . . someone certainly isn't happy that the Temple is all astray.In addition, the Unseen Servants may also be attempting to steal things off of you. After all, you are also new to their world, and they want to make sure everything is put into their proper place, so beware any silent mischievous Unseen Servants dipping hands into pockets. Also . . . some of the rooms in the Temple are shifting around. Certain entryways could lead you to a select location at random. You may have thought you were entering your room, but it appears you’ve wound up in someone else’s. Or the bathhouse. Or the forest. Either way, you may find yourself lost for a bit...until the Temple decides to stop playing tricks on you. Keep track of your location, or you may wind up in the Forest of the Fey by mistake. OFF WITH YOUR HEAD.  Should you approach the fighting ring, you’ll find that isn’t quite what you’d expect — there are no training dummies to be found, the rusted gates are colored a lavish gold, and the dirt ground has been replaced with a red and black checkered flooring. More notably, the ring itself seems to have expanded to make way for seating so that it’s become more of an arena than anything. There is an audience of spectators: many of them are typically known as the bestiary of this Temple. They are a bit more, er, refined and chatty today.When you enter, the gates will shut behind you. They will not budge. You have now entered a makeshift Royal Court. Suddenly, a playing card manifests in your hand. It might be… A Heart: A princess-like figure is displayed on this card. She appears to be singing.On the back reads a message that states “This card withholds your role. You’ll be permitted to leave once we are thoroughly entertained. Best of luck!” No further instruction is given. Those who have entered with you are in the same predicament. How will you interpret your card? Who are you stuck with and how will you satisfy the audience? Or are you a member of the audience instead? Either way, good luck getting out — it’s up to you! 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! ♥ |
temple of beginnings
Then he realizes, no he isn't dreaming, and more importantly: she needs help. Without any of his usual shyness, he strides over to her and puts one hand on her shoulder and another on her back so he can quickly lead her.]
Ah. Here, this way.
[He cuts her down a side hallway and out a back door into the crisp evening air. It's secluded so if she has to puke then no one will be watching. He rubs her back gently.]
Umm, putting your head between your knees might help. That helps me when I get carsick. Or... it's okay to just let it all out! I threw up a ton when we came back from Akvos and also when I first arrived... And when I first used my power.
[Oh wait. Is he grossing her out telling her about all the times he's barfed? Because he's much less "cool hero" now and much more "shy, kinda awkward, deku".]
Or I can just turn around-!
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except zilch. aside from a burp—which, remarkably, does help ease her nausea some—and a couple droplets of spittle, nothing. still gross, but in really anti-climatic way. figures that when she's actually ready to throw up, it all goes back down the hatchet.
once she's finally regained at least some of her bearings, she tosses an appreciative look over her shoulder, at deku. there are more than a few questions that come to mind, like, what are you doing here? and where are we?, but all she can manage to articulate is—]
Thanks, Deku. I'm still a little queasy, but I think the rubbing really helped!
[the words come out unevenly, but uraraka hopes that her gratitude still gets across to him...!]
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I'm glad! And glad you didn't throw up. It's awful, isn't it. Oh! But if you're still nauseous you should sit down. I can bring you some water...?
[He glances around, shifting his weight from foot to foot, positively brimming with energy that he's trying to expend any possible way he can. What he really wants to do is grab her and pull her into a hug and tell her how much he's missed her, how he and Kacchan are getting along (mostly), and how he spent months underwater.
But no, he's got to take care of her first. That's the most important thing.]
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[uraraka's one word away from great, but she forces the sentence to an abrupt halt, her eyes flashing with uncertainty. if they were back home and stuck in the same situation, she probably would have asked for a glass herself, without any prompting. but they're in unfamiliar territory. deku's familiar face, his idiosyncrasies, are a small comfort, and she'd hate to lose sight of him. with a weak smile that doesn't nearly match her friend's in intensity, she shakes her head.]
Actually, ah, no. That's alright! Do you mind just staying here? Just a bit? [heeding his earlier advice, uraraka none too gently drops back onto her rear.] You said that you threw up when you first arrived...
When was that?
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Umm, maybe two months ago? But we were only here for a little bit before we ended up on an entirely different world called Akvos. It was underwater! But Miss Astoria's magic made it so we could breathe but...
Well, we came back only just a few days ago. It's strange. It's sort of like our home base and yet, I feel like I've barely been here.
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if she were in better shape, she'd probably be hopping up, pacing, restlessly moving, as if all that frenetic energy would make her feel any less stuck in place. any less confused. except she can't, so she settles for reaching a hand out to deku's shoulder and shaking the living the daylights out of him.]
Wait, wait, wait. Two months? Two months. And you were in an underwater world? What? [she feels a little like kaminari after expending the capacities of his quirk. maybe less dumb-looking, but still.] That...
[she trails off for a moment, her eyes dipping down and away as she considers the implications of deku's experiences. and then—]
That must have been really hard.
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[Suddenly she’s shaking him so violently that he’s in danger of also succumbing to motion sickness. He can’t blame her though. If she’d been the one here first and he’d shown up, he’d struggle to comprehend the vastness of everything that’s happened. So he lets her have a moment to try and take it all in before he starts going into the details.
Then she speaks first.
“It must have been hard.”]
It’s-
For a second he freezes, his breath quickens, shallow, and his eyes seem to stare far away.
He remembers Akvos, people screaming, hugging their children, as the world was ripped and torn apart until the void consumed it all.
Then he swallows it all down.]
I’m fine. Kacchan is here too, you know? And Sensei. So I haven’t been alone. You don’t need to worry about me.
[His smile is convincing but he wouldn’t be surprised if she can see through it by now.]