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acatalepsy_ooc2018-08-20 11:54 pm
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test drive meme # 3
 test drive meme #3 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 the tinier inhabitants of the Forest of the Fey are acting a little cheeky.  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 -- the sprites that reside within the Forest of the Fey seem to be exceptionally active, today, and tricks abound wherever you look. KINGS AND QUEENS.  Typically, the sprites of the Forest of the Fey remain within the protective canopy of the surroundings. However, there seems to be something different in the air, and these little bastards are flitting about and giving out flower crowns to everyone. They are beautifully made, intricate and gloriously decorative, and most people would be happy to adorn one!There's just one problem, though -- they don't come off. No matter how hard you try, those damn flower crowns are stuck on your head, and you cannot remove them no matter how hard you try. Hope you enjoy being a fairy princess for a day. And, if you are alighted with a flower crown, your skin turns the same color as whatever flowers now sit upon your head. A wreath of blue roses? Congratulations, Violet Beauregard -- you're now as blue as a blueberry. The effect wears off in about an hour, and you can remove the flower crown then -- but have fun being every shade of the rainbow as the sprites take their time to torment the new arrivals. BALLOONS FOR EVERYONE.  Normally, there are some animals that wander within the ancient stone buildings of the Temple. Tiny little white bats, sheep that grow on the vine . . . that sort of thing. However, the sprites have elected to add a little bit more flair the Temple, and balloon animals have invaded the living space. Where the sprites got the idea for balloon animals, no one can really be sure -- Astoria seems to think the sprites are waltzing through the spirit realm and seem to have garnered an idea there, whatever that's supposed to mean.So, no matter where you go, there are balloon animals. Little dogs, brightly colored fish, dinosaurs, giraffes . . . except they seem to move, and make noise, and act like their real counterparts. Tiny balloon dogs nip at your heels, balloon fish flicker about in the waters that sprinkle themselves throughout the Forest, and balloon birds float through the skies. Bonus? If you pop them, they explode into (biodegradable) glitter. DECAYED DECADENCE.  Despite the shenanigans from the sprites, however, there seems to be something happening within the Temple that may be cause of concern. Flower crowns and balloon animals aside, there seem to be odd spots of the Temple that suddenly wilt . . . flowers that bend over and wither at a moment's notice, saplings that seem to creak as if suddenly dried from the inside out . . . and it seems, oddly enough, that it happens whenever you, an Arrival, get closer to the wild life. Astoria seems to think that something is wrong . . . perhaps something the Circle members brought back from their last trip. An illness, or something more? Care to poke about and see how far you're willing to take it? Or does your magical gift enable the protection of plant growth? Try out your green thumb and see if you can help. 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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[And a sigh expressing such follows.]
Are the sprites... That's what they are right? Do they usually behave this way or is this erratic behavior?
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This is the first time I've ever seen them act this way, but we don't actually spend a lot of time at this temple.
[a shrug!]
So I don't know if this is normal for them or not.
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If it isn't obvious already, this is my first time waking up in the temple.
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Ask as many as you want. I've been with Astoria for about three months now. I don't know everything, but I can help.
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Yeah, we aren't. I don't know what planet we're on either. But it may be less of a "planet" and more a "pocket of space" in the universe.
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[bingo bango, Bedivere]
Astoria grabs people at random, I guess. Or if there's a pattern to who she brings here, I don't know what it is yet.
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[Not a question, he answered it himself. Good job Bedi.]
And if we're fortunate, we can find other companions we knew beforehand. It seems to be a rather miscellaneous operation. What kind of tasks has this Astoria given the people here?
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Mmm. There are two other people from my home here so far, so you're right about that.
[maybe giving this new arrival a bit of hope that he'll meet any important companions from home here will help]
As for tasks, sheeeee-- hm. [HOW TO PUT THIS] She doesn't really give us specific tasks. She just ships us off to other worlds and tells us to "help." We're the ones who decide exactly how to do that.
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Would... Would you say you and the others were successful to some extent?
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[it's an answer given without hesitation, although he has no problem following up on it, too]
I don't think the solutions we've found have been perfect, but I like to think we left El Minha and Struxta in a much better state than they were when we arrived.
[as least. . . he hopes they did. but there's always only so much a group of world-traveling strangers can do]
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Nothing as large as full-scale war, but there was a lot of political unrest in El Minha. The people didn't trust their king, although he genuinely was trying his best to help the poorer people of his country. A rebel group known as the Syndicate was rising up against the crown and the upper classes too, which didn't really help much with the unrest.
. . . and then one day, one of the crown guards killed a little girl.
[he has to pause after saying that, because he remembers how horrid of an event it had been]
This event incited a series of violent riots throughout the city. Syndicate members raised arms against the crown guard, and vice versa. The people caught in the middle were normal, everyday citizens with no particular allegiance.
We took it upon ourselves to quell the fighting as much as we could, while finding safety and shelter for those stuck in between.
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[It's a scenario that feels too close to home even though it was a vice versa situation for Bedivere who was part of a complex web of those events, to begin with. He looks pained but continues his line of questioning.]
Were there any casualties among you? Civilians would be an unfortunate given, but what were to happen if you perished?
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As far as I know, no one from the circle died. Hurt, yes. . . but not killed.