Sabra La Tau

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: Guests :)
Where: Ophiuchus, then Pavo
When: Day 184, morning
What: A bear, carrying a large basket. The basket contains several dozen yards of fine, white silk, a variety of essential oils, a riding crop and three rubber squidrats

Who: Ophiuchus
Where: The Ophi Dorms
When: Day 180, early morning
What:

[Again, it is far before most are awake when the snake, sated and sleepy with its own offerings of meat recently, that it lifts its head, listening again.]

It changesssss already. Sssso be it.

[The dorms rumble again, those who wake up, all find their clothing and surroundings a little different..]

((OOC: This month, Uroboros jumps ahead of Uraeus by one point! Leaving Caduceus as last in place. We start a new activity period! Any trinkets you may have acquired as a reward you keep, however basic luxuries and levels of comfort have changed!))

Who: Pavo, Kurogane, those who wish to revel in awesome
Where: Outside Pavo
When: Day 179, late morning (also known as simply 'morning' to those who shun those too early times certain other individuals favour, and possibly known as 'noon' to those selfsame individuals)
What: Mission complete!

[The past two days, the members of Pavo have been far more reclusive than usual. Certainly, there's been the odd one running to and fro — peeking out of the common area near to Pyxis and Cygnus especially, hovering by Foreman's Mill until a hewn mushroom log comes drifting down the river, at which point, prize in hand, they scurry back to the underground tunnels connecting each common area to the others.

Periods of silence near the Pavo dorms have been broken, here and there, by the faint rasp of a saw, or pounds of a hammer. Sometimes, even fainter, there's even been the rasp of metal against bone.

But it's today, today, the promised day, when all their efforts have come together.

Today, just outside the dorms, in all its glory, their project sits complete.]

Who: Urobros
Where: Ophiuchus and the caves \o\
When: Day 177, evening
What: A hunting we will go~

Alright! This is gonna be awesome! It's gonna be great! It's gonna be--

. . .

What are we doin' again?

Who: Pavo and passersby
Where: Outside the Pavo dorms
When: Day 177, late afternoon
What: Mushwood bits

[Behold: Pavo and the stack of tiny pieces of mushwood outside it. Also the man sitting cross-legged and singing to himself as he works at fitting them together.]

Sosban fach yn berwi ar y tân,
Sosban fawr yn berwi ar y llawr,
A'r gath wedi sgrapo Joni bach.

[He can't carry a tune.]

Who: Stresspire
Where: Outside Ophiuchus dorms
When: Day 174, all through the day (and night)
What: SRS DOLPHIN WANTS A MID-BOSS

[A blank in blue is standing outside the Ophi dorms and will possibly continue to stand there until he speaks to a couple of them.]

Who: Ophiuchus, anyone bored Ophi might wander into
Where: Ophi dorms, anywhere bored Ophi might wander
When: Day 171, ALL NIGHT
What: Insomniac snakes

*So, take two-thirds of the black team, give them Horn's favor, wait until nightfall and time usually spent sleeping, and what will result?*

Who: Anyone inclined to make the trek all the way out here
Where: Forge
When: Day 170, morning
What: Hiding. Hiding forever.

[There are few places in the East block more unpleasant than the forge. The flowing lava makes the area almost unbearably warm, and the air smells of char and volcanic gases. All in all, if you're trying to avoid people, it's an excellent place to be.

At least the heat is enough to explain why her cheeks are still red.]

Who: Ophiuchus!
Where: Ophiuchus area!
When: Day 170, MIDMORNING/NOONISH
What:

Hey! Hey, Ophikukookoouhs! Hey! Listen! Hey!

[ there's a rabbit with antlers in your ~main area~ . . . ]

Who? You
Where? The Arena
When? Day 168, afternoon
What?

[Persona is up on the throne, but at least you're spared the sight of unconscious teammates today. Instead, there are huge mirrors everywhere, built into doorframes.

Can a heart be defined? If so, then how? Would it need to be thrown into direct relief, or simply gaze into its own reflection?

Does the prospect frighten you?

((Mingle

INSTRUCTIONS

The game is completely opt-in; do it if you feel like it, whether or not your character is able to make the original post. Remember when I said to list five defining character traits? Wherever they are (or whenever they leave their dorm), they'll find a note in their pocket listing those five traits. They themselves will no longer possess them - those five traits will be complete opposites until tomorrow's post. Nothing else (relationships, abilities, etc) will change.

There may be a small amount of dizziness and disorientation due to onset of a new personality, but that will pass soon enough. ♥

Check-in (Drop a comment here even if you aren't playing in this post!)
Post-reversal continued mingling!))

Who: Anyone
Where: Anywhere
When: Day 167, various times
What: Sick people, and others

*So how 'bout that plague?*

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: Kirk + anyone
Where: Around Cepheon and/or the caves
When: Early 166
What: Last chance to talk to Kirk before good endings happen \o/ Keeping this open foreeever.

[There is a Captain up and about early today! He spends part of the morning gathering food before settling in front of Orion and working on whittling an offering for Foreman.]

Who: Anyone
Where: Everywhere
When: Day 164, afternoon
What: Post-sick Ophiuchus has cabin fever

[River is doing his patrol rounds, katana on his shoulder. Both hands, hooked in his pockets, are bandaged up - not covered is the red pattern up one side of his neck and cheek. It looks like his skin cracked, fissured, and is now scarring. But hey, he's healing!]

Who: Claude, Pavo
Where: Outside Pavo dorms
When: Day 163, late evening
What: At the end of a hilarious day, overdue visits :|a

...

* knocking *

Who: Cepheus, visitors
Where: Cepheus dorms
When: Day 163
What: Memories and other stuff during the day

So... are we doing this now?

Who: Himiko, anyone
Where: everywhere
When: Day 163, morning
What: patrolling!

[Himiko is patrolling! On the lookout for signs of any rule breaking. Mostly, she's just bored and trying to finish her rounds soon.]


((OOC: Generic mingle post.))

Who: Everyone~
Where: Arena
When: Day 160, afternoon.
What: Finishing the deaging game.

[Once again, the call goes out; once again Mirror's statue stands tall and glittering in the arena.]

Has it been an educational day? I certainly hope so.


(( PARTICIPATING OPHI ping me for activity instructions. Activities will start at 9 EST and run until 11 EST max; re-aging and endgame will go up shortly after that. I will also have a standalone thread for touching people who are interested in being mongled. ))

[Mingle
Activity: Pictures | Dooom | Mockery | Boat building | Blank blank lizard | Guessing game
Re-aging | Results & Memories | Mongling]

Who: Ophiuchus
Where: Ophi dorms --> Uroboros subdorms
When: Day 159, late morning.
What: Tiiiiny Ophis.

[There's a tiny ninja attempting to sneak back down into the Ophi dorms without drawing too much attention to himself. Because being this tiny is embarrassing.

... this would have gone better if he hadn't tripped on the stairs going down.]

-- ow! Dammit!