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acatalepsy_ooc2019-01-19 05:03 pm
acatamods) wrote in 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! ♥ |
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Wait, for real? [He's still a little peeved at losing his powers after finally getting the hang of them, but maybe this can help make up for it.] Alright, let's do it.
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I take it that means you had cool stuff before. What could you do? Fly? Turn invisible? Turn everything you touch into gold?
[ just... spitballing... ]
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You got one of them right. [Surprisingly, given that it was just spitballing.] I could turn invisible, stick to walls and stuff, had super strength... Like a spider, basically.
[Way better than singing a theme song, right.]
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[ just saying. they make it out to the courtyard and tony is ready to show off a little... though he probably shouldn't. the sketchy intermittent snow storms aren't really boding well and he's exhausted from akvos, but showing a young hero the ropes obviously has to take precedent. right? he just has to... clear his mind. because that always goes so well for him.
tony closes his eyes and tries to feel calm, forcing the feeling on himself and projecting it on the sky. the weather clears, the sky turning a hazy if pleasant blue as the clouds scatter away and the snow abruptly stops. ]
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He watches Tony though, nothing the sudden switch to calm and focus... And suddenly, it's not even snowing anymore. The whole area brightens up, and when he looks up at the sky, he's shocked to see actual blue instead of just clouds.]
You're changing the weather? [There's no hiding the wonder and awe in his voice.] That's so cool!
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[ tony has to laugh at miles' reaction, his delight causing a strange anomaly: the snow starts back up but the blue skies persist in the evening scene. the snow is soft and gentle, flakes drifting to the ground in slowmo so you can pick out each individual pattern if you were so inclined. or catch them on your tongue. ]
Yeah, it doesn't suck.
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[He's still a bit confused on why he had powers the rest of the Spider Gang didn't, but that's neither here nor there right now.
As for the snow, he definitely WANTS to try and catch them on his tongue, but he refrains for now. Look, he's talking to another superhero, he wants to look at least a little bit mature and put together. Granted, that doesn't stop him from watching the snowfall and trying to pick out the patterns.]
I'd say it's awesome. You can always get the perfect snow without getting any of the crappy parts of winter like blizzards or ice!
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[ and it is! miles didn't pick his powers any more than tony picked these. he's doing his best to stay neutral so it will keep snowing, but his thoughts start to dive deeper and as such the sky grows darker, the snow grows colder and starts coming down a bit quicker. ]
...Sorry. I'm still learning. I'm not old hat at this like you.
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It's cool, man. I'm just grateful you showed me. [It's not like Tony had to, right? But he did, and Miles got to see some pretty cool stuff because of it.] So how do I figure out what I can do now?
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I have to be feeling something... strongly, for it to do anything. This place has a way of doing that so I guess it wasn't so hard to work out. Still, it took me... six weeks? Maybe?
[ to believe the circle's weird weather had anything to do with him, he means. ]
The problem with working out your abilities is - there don't seem to be any patterns, thus far. My teammate can heal people by touching them. I know this elf who can trade anything for anything else. A girl who can sing really, really loud. Sometimes it's connected to what people can do at home and sometimes it's not.
[ he's uneasy with this data dump if only because it essentially means nothing. ]
But there are a fair few connected to... emotions. [ whatever that's about. ]
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[No reading comics to figure out his powers again... Although the emotions part kind of makes sense. Looking back, he can tell how a lot of the times he used his spider powers were out of an emotional response, at least before he figured out how to control them.]
Does it have to be specific strong feelings, or is anything game?
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[ and yyeeppp you guessed it just thinking about astoria has thunder booming overhead, a bright shock of lightning flashing across the sky. ]
I guess that's one thing that last place was good for. [ he got good at controlling it in akvos, is what he means, but everything else there is bullshit. and thinking of that whole situation has cold, cold rain falling down all around them as the sky darkens up. ]