Sabra La Tau

[Endgame. The final frontier.

These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise.

It's ongoing mission, is to get a hell of a lot of people home. Deal with disturbingly well mannered velociraptors as roommates. Help get old ant workers used to two feet again. And occasionally jettison Horn off into space at random intervals.

To boldly seek out new universes and parallel dimensions. To party hard as it has never been done before.]

Who: Everyone
Where: The Arena
When: Messenger's Year 1, Day 1
What: Closing Time.

[Ptou reforms, sand solidifying into marble, the robes, tattered, become the tapestries of royalty and a thin, circular crown sits on his head.

He stares down at the ground a long moment, silent.]

Is that... it?

Is this what it's like?

(( Links:

Part 1: osnap | Part 2: PSYCHE

WISH THREADS:

Wanjima Kaito | Snow White | Flonne/Victory | Elliot/Shrubbery | Red | Bombastic | Tide/Chrono | Himura Kenshin | Scowl | Edward Elric | Extreme/Kurono | Amy Pond | Kuchiha | Rapunzel | Minami Ikki | Kazuha | Trigger | Jace Beleren | Harmony/Alice | Chaz | Wanjima Akito | Yuta | Lark/Uchiha Obito | Jinx/Kaito | Sokka | Yayoi | Parrot | Spear/Itachi | Allen Walker | Kurow | Bond/Dean | Rory Williams | Claude C Kenni | Haruto/Humor | Mitsuru | Mao | Aven/Meta-Crisis Doctor | Nakamori Aoko | Kanda Yuu | Yoi-te/Night | Great | Aeris Gainsborough | Kudo Shinichi/Quartz | Trixie | Shinjiro/Thumper | Captain Kirk | Emil/Ratatosk | Ender/Nicholas D Wolfwood | Phoenix Wright | Maya/Cheer | Nico/Shield | Spark | Molotov/Amami Riku | Juuri | Akin | Apollo Justice/Badger | Kishitani Shinra/Harm | Lucky/Excel | Raenef/Apple | Lumiere | Santa/Crown | Edge/Magneto | Antillar Maximus | SASAGAWA RYOHEI | Impmon/Boomer | Sakura | Tazendra Lavode | Nia/Sparkles McGee | Lenalee Lee | Anchor | Royal | River | Rolo Lamperouge/Arsine | Sumeragi Kururu | Charles Xavier | Lulu | Ryougi Shiki | Zelgadis | Kohaku | Dagger | Franz d'Epinay | Tifa Lockhart | Rory Williams-Pond | Wisp/Miharu | June | Flames | Lotus | Rena | Kokuto Mikiya | Arianna | Razzy | Selendis | Kanou Taisuke | Watanuki Kimihiro | Albert/Simba | Elgala/Lovely Amethyst | Peter Parker | Aerich/Temma | Emiri | Haley/Hyatt | Daisy/Weed

FINAL DEPARTURE

If any links are misdirected or missing, PM Claude! ))

Who: ???
Where: ???
When: ???
What: ???

[You are in white space, floating gently on your back. It's comfortable and warm. The lassitude in the air seeps into your muscles, letting you truly relax. Pushed by something unseen, you rock gently in that empty space, as if floating on small, rolling waves.

Everything is calm and comfortable. What were you just doing? You can't quite fish up the memory but you have a vague, muted anxiety that it was important.

Something urges you quietly to just give it up, just forget.

As you drift... you see someone sitting next to you, calm, understanding...]

Claude | Lenalee | Tazendra | Edward | Maya | Zelgadis | Trixie | Chrono | Alice | Chaz | Rory | Rapunzel | Kenshin | Kurow | Arson | Scowl | Tailmon | Red | Mitsuru | Crown | Razzy | Badger | Shiki | Itachi | Yayoi | Akin | Sharks | Kazuha | Jinx | Lucky | Merry | Ikki | Link | Aoko | Aeris | Kaito | Taisuke | Hizumi | Flonne | Quartz | Parrot | Jace | Kurono | Anchor | Bombastic | Trigger | Flames | Amy | Thistle | Haruto | Allen | Violet | Dean | Almaz | Gray | Blaze | Kohaku | Tifa | Mikiya | Lotus | Poppy | Emil | Apple | Peter | Elgala | Albert | Emiri | Erik | Charles | Impmon | Kururu |

Who: EVERYONE
Where: The Arena
When: >(
What: YA'LL ARE DICKS

[Lightning arcs through the air, spreading out just over the heads of the gathered blanks with deafening thunder. Where it strikes the walls the marble chips and cracks, leaving small craters dotting the pristine surfaces. The face of King's statue is contorted in plain displeasure. Each time you blink, his gaze falls on a different person.]

That is quite enough. Let's have no more of these childish shenanigans. My patience has worn thin enough already, blanks.

Will you be handing over the keystones, yes or no?

[React || TRICKSTER || King Keystone Retrieval ]

Who: All Ophi, traitor and loyal, all Blanks. Good ended DO NOT hear the call, but can come
Where: The Arena
When: :)
What: Ladies and Gentleman, we understand that you have come to bear witness to the sound of drums and bass.

[As you enter the arena today, it is like you have stepped into a gala floor. Round tables with black and white checkers are arranged in a semi circle around the southern corners of the room, leaving the vast majority of the marble floor open for dancing. Austere marble pillars break the expanse of the floor in neat rows, affording a couple a moment of privacy as needed. Against the east wall, a bar is set with several classy appetizers, and a single platter of ten shrimp next to a crystal punch bowl.

At the very end of the expansive room, a black marble stage has a band set up, and ready to play. Behind that, stretching up and up, is a regal black throne. No one sits on it yet.

The double doors close after the last of you with a certain finality.]

Welcome, my dear blanks. And welcome to your guests as well! Quite unexpected to see so many familiar faces again. It does bring back memories, doesn't it?

I do hope you'll find the festivities to your liking. I know we've had our differences in the past, but I've put quite a bit of effort into ensuring that everything goes perfectly. As long as everyone, and that does include the delightful guests you've brought along, stays on their best behavior, I think we'll get along quite nicely.

((OOC: WE BEGIN! First event begins in an hour 8PM EST.)

[ Mingle || HORN!!!! || Rules :) || PART TWO])

Who: ???
Where: The Arena AND BEYOND
When: Day ۞۞۞
What:

[There is, in many ways, a strange anticipatory silence and darkness in the Arena before games. It's often hard to put a finger on, and those who've gone in and searched the ruins or forages for small branches, might have a hard time defining why THEN is different. A bit like they should be holding their breath, or be wary at their own torchlight.

However, today, instead of the spreading of a false environment of a Game... a shower of lights materializes in the Arena, near the South Block doors... as it fades, it leaves behind a group of people who never really expected to be here again.]

Who: Everyone
Where: The Southern Fields
When: Day 303?? Late
What: A little squiddy said...

[Should you have followed a squidrat that STOLE YOUR THING! YES THAT THING! or just one that was acting oddly, or even just a Delphinus who knocked and said there was a picnic arranged...

You eventually find yourself in the soft light of the southern fields, surrounded by wildflowers and the wary shret looking at you balefully from the ceiling.

In the red glow of the saltwater pools here... seems multiplied, many pockets of water scattered throughout the field, a breeze surrounding them... If you look INTO one, you seem to see somewhere else... hear the SOUNDS of another world...

But before you get that far, there really IS a picnic!

A few checkered blankets have been spread across the soft moss, and are filled with salads, a few fruity, girly wines and drinks, fruit slices, cubed cheese, egg custard, a variety of cold cut sandwiches. (and a few loaves of fresh bread and pies.. because Link is Link.) ... there is also a very, very burned thing of cole slaw. The squidrat by it is eating it PROUDLY.]

((OOC: GOOD END COMMUNICATION! GO. GOOD ENDERS, feel free to start a thread with your name, you'll be visible and audible in the pool, both of your connections are a little wavy and watery though...))

Who: ANYONE coming or going
Where: The Delphinian capitol of Dulfim
When: King’s Year 199, springtime (before the flash in the sky)
What: End of the world's a'comin' time for a BAR POST \o\ /o/

[Many people from the richer landlocked nations like Cygnus and Pavo, or neighboring nations without their own ships, like to make their way to Delphinus to seek passage to the northern countries without having to pass through the deserts of Canis or the treacherous swamps and forests to the west. It is generally a more comfortable and speedier journey, more suitable to people who either travel a lot or others who are less used to a wanderers life.

Usually at Dulfim (the capital) there are a lot of comings and goings through the canal and port. However recently, due to the unpredictable tides, more ships have been coming in than going out, and many of Delphinus's larger and more famous seagoing ships have been put to harbor. Walking around the city you notice that there are rumors about how more than several ships met their unlucky ends on the rocks when an unexpected current carried them and smashed them into the islands and reefs that line the mouth of the Delphinian gulf.

AS FOR THESE BEACHED SAILORS... well, what else is there to do but find a tavern until they're reassigned to a smaller ship? It might be somewhere you'll want to head too, as the inn's are filling up quickly with travelers dealing with unexpected delays.]

Who: Bunnycorn
Where: Lepus and Monoceros
When: King’s Year 199, summer
What:

[It’s always a shame to lose one or your hideous abominations of science. They were created not just with long nights and spare parts, but with hopes and dreams. From the “It’s alive!” moment to the first peasant it devours, each monster carries many fond memories of its own uniquely accursed existence.]

[But they’re all dying now; not due to angry mobs or plucky heroes with swords going snickety-snack, but simply poor environmental adaption. You really should have weatherproofed them better. And with Lepus’s primary predators on the decline, a new creature has stepped up to fill the niche: the Lepus lepus, a soft, woobie-eyed bunny with large ears and big feet and sharp, pointy teeth. These days it seems like you can barely walk outside without stepping on one (or two, as there is a reason for their rapid reproduction rate).]

[They’ve invaded the neighboring country of Monoceros as well, but Monoceros has a far greater disaster on their hands. Before they knew it, they had the greatest supply of vinegar in all the land. That’s what happens when all your booze goes bad.]

Who: Those who have waited through the day
Where: The arena
When: Day 185, evening
What: A conclusion

[Dim light filters down from the arena’s heights; not so bright as to leave the ruins of buildings more than shadowed silhouettes, not so dark as to keep you from finding your way down, and down, to where a single flickering torch lights a broken courtyard.]

Who: Any
Where: The Arena
When: Day 166
What:

[The Call that resounds from the Arena is loud, echoing even to every part of Sabra. A regal crescendo of notes and then anticipatory silence. Should you follow it today, the Arena is not any landscape you have seen before...

Simple darkness fills your vision, no delineation of up or down, walls or even the floor. You can only see the throne in the far off distance, and four pathways each covered with a lush carpet: Brown, Green, Black with gold trim, and Yellow. They bear the sigil of a hare, a lizard, a skeletal snake biting its own tail and a club embossed into the weave. Should you turn around, there is no exit yet, but there is a small table, filled with punch, and several large party platters filled with cold cuts, olives and the occasional odd vegetable.]

[However, should you follow any of the pathways, the landscape begins to change...]

Who: whoever!
Where: Outside the bunnycorn dorms
When: Day 161, eveningish
What: ..... bad choices?!


[if one walks by the Monoceros and Lepus dormitories, one may stumble upon Jimmy, and by stumble upon I mean stumble upon, because he's making fantastic progress through the alcohol he discovered stashed away by Badger Almaz one of the others, and he's doing so lounging outside. like you do. there's also a likelihood he doesn't remember anything about the concept of alcohol poisoning. so that's fun. do you approach y/n]

Who: Bunnycorn & company
Where: Bunnycorn dorms
When: Day 160, late morning
What: Brunch, bearbees, blue paint and a beebat

[Monoceros Kitchen

> Examine

That's Van! He's usually here earlier than this, but it looks like he brought breakfast as usual.

Van's wings. We don't see them often, but they're really huge! . . . and they shed all over the place. How can he move around a room this size with things that big?

Van's hair sure is looking more blue today.
Wait. Since when did Van start dying his hair? And why blue? And why with paint?

Mmm, roasting bearbee. Always a delicious way to start the day. Those look a bit more mangled than usual, but they still smell good.

Van's shirt and cape. Looks like he left them on the counter when he came in. The cape's folded strangely . . . wait, did it just move?]

Who: Anyone
Where: Bunnycorn area
When: Day 159, morning
What: A thinly-veiled excuse for more kid antics

[Today, like nearly every day past the early morning hunting hours, there's a gargoyle on Lepus's roof. Sitting and watching, and today, contemplating a small pile of berries as he waits for everyone to come home.]

Who: Everyone!
Where: Arena
When: Day 159, bright and early.
What: Game~

[Mirror's familiar silver statue is in the arena today, though the pose seems more thoughtful than usual. Mirrors line the arena, casting your reflections in all directions. But something seems slightly ... off about them. Like they've been warped just a liiittle, and don't quite reflect the truth of what you look like...]

I suppose I should start from the beginning, shouldn't I?

...

Quiet.

(( Brief mingle, then there'll be a thread to trigger the actual de-aging. Info posts go here and here. ))

Who: Anyone
Where: ~the arena~
When: Day 157, evening
What: I heard a rumor there was a game . . .

[ A roll of thunder followed you to the arena, so you may have expected storm clouds but instead a new judge greets you. The statue is impressive! Well, if you find rabbits impressive. A rabbit with antlers is sitting on the throne tonight, and an excitable voice greets you. ]

I heard a rumor there was a game! A game, an exciting game! Well, perhaps it is not an exciting game, but you never know until you try. Maybe a shiner, maybe two, maybe a greeting or . . . three. Soon we'll get started. Sooner than soon, but before then . . . what's round and tasty and a choking hazard for children under the age of five?

[ There are also closed doors, as many as there are teams, all color coded. And a large round table with several plates of grapes. Well, mostly plates of grapes, but some are wax replicas and probably don't taste very good. ]

[mingle | rules/instructions/team posts | #fuckingrabbit if you wish to harass in a chan | play for one team only prz | endgame | memories/winners ]

Who: Monoceros, Lepus, and anyone nearby
Where: Bunnycorn common area
When: Day 157, morning
What: Intropost!

[This fine morning, a young noodle VERY HURRIEDLY exits Mao's room. He ignores anyone in the Lepus dorms as he QUITE QUICKLY walks outside into the common area and sucks a few grateful breaths of fresh air.

Only then does he turn toward those around him]

Um... hello. Sorry, but can you tell me where this is?

...and maybe where I can get something to clean with...

Who: Mao & friends!
Where: Bunnycorn
When: Day 156, late night, after he has napped off his severe poisoning
What:

[Mao hopping up on top of Dingbatticus and breaking out into maniacal laughter at unreasonable decibels is not an unusual occurrence. That having been said, he's even louder and more persistent than usual today, so it might be a good idea to ask him what's up, or at least get some good projectiles ready. It's not like you're going to be able to sleep anytime soon.]

Who: All regular Blanks
Where: In your dorms
When: Day 155 and 156
What:

[It doesn't really happen all at once, or to every dorm at the same time. But over these two days, you might spy a tiny spider slipping under the door. It is soon followed by several others, skittering along the floor, up the common room table and small cocoons of webbing are industriously opened. Almost as quickly and efficiently they scatter, vanishing.

If you missed this event... then perhaps you simply looked over and saw six small memory berries and the traces of webbing around them, fine threads catching the torchlight.]

((OOC: Two things! FIRST! Start your dorm's threads with [Your Team Name] for the sake of organization. SECOND. When you take your memories, ping Nishi with a thread link.))

Who: haHA
Where: The Arena
When: Day 154, NOT MUCH LATER
What: haHA

[There is a sudden flux in pressure so strong that those without highly robust sinuses may find their noses bleeding. The looms unweave themselves and crumble to dust. There is a SHUNK! and a POP! and all that was strange stops and the Arena settles back into what's familiar.]



Haha! Oh that Trickster. Why, that wasn't even a proper game by his standards. Well, what can you do? I'm sure you're all tuckered out, so why don't you all just head on home now, and we'll get a better game for you out soon.