acatalepsy_ooc | TDM # 6

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test drive meme #6

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 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.

. . . or maybe you are. It seems oddly like a state fair, except a bit more mystical, and a bit more . . . well, touched by faerie-magic..

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.

Once you're done with that, though, get ready -- there's a carnival in town.

FEAST FOR THE PEOPLE.

An array of familiar scents welcomes you — it reminds you so terribly of your roots. Perhaps it’s the clam chowder your grandmother used to make, or the distinct smell of your least favorite kind of enchanted crabapple pie traveling through the air.

Regardless, it leads you to a variety of food stands, each and everyone being manned by one of the unseen servants.And lo and behold, you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for: food from the very place you’ve come from. The plates and portions are . . . er, floating in air due to how unseen the servants are, but when you reach forward to have a bite, you are promptly stopped. It seems as though the servants are asking for something in exchange.

A sign floats up before you…

“The food is free ♥ But first, find someone and show them…
Your best smile!
A flower! Spring is abound ♥
A neat trick using the power I gave you~”

You’d best get on it — of course, you could try to simply steal if you’re hungry enough, but well...we’ll see how well that goes over.

Ironically enough, the foods you may not be especially partial to will be offered to you without any trouble. Huh.

TEN TICKETS GETS A PENCIL.

There are a large variety of other stalls too. While the food definitely follows you wherever you go, there are small booths set up with games. Anything from a ring toss, target practice, games of strength or games of balance have been constructed and set up all around this patch of grass. You might notice a game from home, no matter how specific or seemingly out of place it appears to be in this festival. You’re here to have fun! And maybe the person standing next to you does too. Will you challenge them? Or let them go ahead?

Besides, don’t you want those prizes? There is a wide selection of "stuffed animals" made out of grass and flowers to be won, but it all comes down to you. These prizes won't wilt or die, either! How lovely. Additionally, some of the booths give you out some arbitrary amount of tickets, regardless of how well you do. If you win, you seem to get . . . less tickets? But if you lose, you get the lot.

Astoria doesn't seem to really get the point of carnival games.

There is a booth to turn in said tickets, though! Ten tickets will get you a bright pink pencil. Fifty tickets will get you a kazoo that makes you irresistibly happy for thirty minutes at a time. A hundred tickets will get you a massive stuffed puppy made out of flowers. And two hundred tickets will get you a tiara made out of flowers. . . . these gifts seem to be Astoria-centric, but you'll surely like them, right?

LOVE IS IN THE AIR.

What is a festival without some carnival rides? They’re scattered around the faire grounds at random intervals, and seem familiar enough, if not for the fact they seem to be held together primarily through magic.

The ferris wheel is made entirely from giant leaves and vines, but is still running, and absolutely safe. You might want to jump on it to see the entirety of the Temple . . . in the (near-ish) distance, you can see Lake Dona, stretching on for what appears to be miles. You can see the Forest of the Fey, equally massive and sprawling . . . and neither seems to have an end in sight. But hey, at least you got a free carnival ride.

Bumper cars? More like bumper logs, floating in a small lake of sorts that (for those who have been in the Circle for some time) definitely wasn’t there before. Crashing into one another is a load of fun, but if you get up-ended, you might wind up being shoved back into the logs unceremoniously by some kelpies. Where in the heck did they come from? (They're harmless, for the most part. Astoria seems to have recruited the more tame ones.)

And, even better, the unseen servants are keen to get new people to know one another! Are you in line with someone you know? Or next to a complete stranger? Either way, you’ll get shuffled into the next cart and put on your way. The Tunnel of Roses is a great place to meet someone, right? It's seemingly sprung up out of absolutely nowhere . . . a dark, quiet, romantic ride on a tiny little boat, just big enough for two! You’ve got some...time to break the ice. The ride apparently lasts four hours.

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 month!?

[That was crazy talk. She gives Yang a confused look but the gears start to turn in her head when she mentions that. A fight. They hadn't seen each other in months. She was sorry for pushing her away.]

Wait. So what you're saying is we haven't had another fight-

[She squints at her sister for a second as the pieces fall into place.]

-...Have you not made it to Haven?

[ she shakes her head. ]

I was...getting sent there [ by her mom, though she doesn't say that ] before I wound up here.

[ ... ] What's the last thing you remember?

Oh.

Ohhh.

Ooooooh.

[That answer stunned Ruby. So much had happened between then and now. Haven, the trip to Argus, stealing the airship, Salem, the fight they had shortly after Yang arrived at Haven. N All these moments danced about in Ruby's mind and she felt a lump in her stomach form.]

We were on an airship. We were on our way to Atlas.

Atlas?

[ ...she doesn't know what to say. she's confused, more than anything. what in the world happened in that time she was gone...? ]

Why?

[ a pause. ]

What's going on?

[Ruby wished she could feel relieved that it was Yang's turn to be confused, but it just felt more and more like she just got punched in the gut.]

We have the Relic from Haven. We couldn't lock it back up in there, so we're taking it to Atlas where it might be safer?

We're kind of working on a plan as we go?

[She paused briefly. Then back tracked from there.]

You know what the Relics are, right?

[They had been over so much when Ozpin had explained things at Haven. She knew Raven had filled Yang in on some things but she had to be sure she wasn't jumping ahead.]

[ they have the relic.

yang only knows so much about them--enough to know that it has to be protected. and this only confirms that raven was right.

salem is real. salem is out there. and the relics must be kept away and out of her grasp. ]

I do. ...Sort of.

[ she moves her hands off of ruby's shoulders. ]

Is everyone okay? Weiss, Uncle Qrow, Jaune and Nora and Ren...

[ and then, softly: ] ...Blake?

[That took a bit of the weight of Ruby's chest. It helped her sort out some of the updating she would have to do.

...It was just the heavy lifting now. The truth about Salem.

-And Blake. Yang had beat her to the punch on that one. She remembered the argument over Blake and flinched when Yang brought it up. She knew things were better now, but the time Yang was from was another story.]

They're all fine. We've even got a few new faces with us now too.

And yeah... Team RWBY's back together again. Things are good.

[She tries to be reassuring as she can about that.]

[ ah. ]

...Good.

[ there's still some resentment in her heart towards her teammate. her friend. yang cares more about blake than she'd like to admit right now--but knowing she came back helps ease the pain in her heart.

she exhales deeply. ]

I'm glad you guys are okay.

[Ruby notes the pause there and leaves it at that for now. She knew how Yang felt about the situation and her reaction was better than she had expected. That was good. It was a good first step in keeping her updated.]

Yeah, we're all okay.

[Then she tilts her head curiously and moves to take Yang's hand.]

What about you? Are you okay? You look tired.

[ yang doesn't think twice when she puts her other hand on top of ruby's. she's honestly afraid of what else will happen--what the next world jump will bring. she worries for her sister's safety.

selfishly, though, she's glad she's here. ]

Yeah. I've just had a long day, that's all.

[ because she didn't sleep very well the other night. it's fine. it's fine!

what matters is that ruby is here, and because of that, yang wants to try harder for her sister's sake. she gives ruby her best attempt at a smile. ]

But don't worry about me, yeah? C'mon. I've got a place to stay for the both of us.

[Ruby gives Yang a curious glance at first. She's about to write off the tiredness to a long day but she catches that smile. Something about it doesn't sit right with her.

She tightens her grip on Yang's hand a little. She decides to trust her sister for now and just smiles back.]

Alright, if you say so! Let's take a look at our new home!

[She fills that up with as much pep and cheer as she can. Maybe that's just what Yang needs at the moment.]

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