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: Orion and visitors
Where: Orion's dorm
When: Day 303...? Who even knows anymore, time is kind of wonky man
What: A team meeting

[For the Orions returning for the first time in awhile, the hole in the dorm might come as a surprise. Also the interior damage to the walls and floor. The furniture is also all gone, crappy floor-table included, and later on you get to discover that there are no sheets on the beds anymore. Home sweet home. :|b]

[An eleven-turned-sixteen-year-old in a uniform that's too big shuts the door and locks it after everyone's in. :|b]

Sit down. We have a lot to get through, and we don't have a lot of time.

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
Where: Anywhere
When: Day 270, afternoon
What: generic random happenstances

[Which is to say, this is a mingle post. Whatever you're doing today, on this fine day 270 afternoon, you may do it here.]

Who: Moontimers and people with bad sleep habits
Where: By the cove
When: Day 265, late morning
What: Mingling Getting people wet

Hey, look at this!

[Ker-canonball. The splash may be heading your way.]

Who: Everyone
Where: Arena
When: Day 265, bright and early (to leave room for folks who need to backdate things)
What: the BEST GAME EVER

[The pull is especially insistent today, if kind of ... wobbly? It's a weird feeling. Almost nauseating.

And for good reason, because once you get there you will see that everyone's ~favorite~ judge is seated on her throne. Except -- your reflections in her statue are extra wobbly today. And Mirror herself is laughing herself silly, her words slurred.]

Oh! Oh! This will be hilarious! The faces they'll make.

[There are also seventeen small buildings in the room, made of mirrored glass and set up much like your good ol' War Room games. What could be in there??]


[ MINGLE | ROOMS | AFTER-MINGLE | THREAD SUBMISSION (until 8 PM EST on Thursday) ]

Who: MONSTERHUNTER AND I GUESS WHOEVER ELSE DECIDES TO COME OVER
Where: MONSTERHUNTER!!
When: DAY 264, POST GAME
What: LOUD THINGS also I guess intro

[HELLO PEOPLE OF CETUS, I hope you enjoy a loud person walking out of that spare room just as you come back from that game]

I EXTREMELY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON!!

Who: Anyone at all
Where:  The Arena
When: Day 264, late morning
What:  A game!

[The Twins are out today in the Arena's center, lovely stone faces bright with amusement, the round table just before the statue draped with an odd cloth of shimmering grey. On it stand clean, empty glasses and pitchers of juice- cranberry, pomegranate, blueberry, and several that are unidentifiable. Clean bowls are here as well, and a massive platter with a serving spoon and what seems to be cucumbers and tomatoes marinated in some sort of tangy dressing. Beside it, on a separate platter, stand segments of coconut sliced into pieces as regular as that of a pie, and whole, fresh figs. Spiraling out from the central table like spokes on a wheel are smaller tables, also circular, draped in each partnerteam set's colors. These are set with ornate, high-backed chairs, each sporting a cushion upon its seat.]

A pleasant morning to you, little blanks. I have another game for you, and my sister has been gracious enough to help me arrange it. Do make yourselves comfortable, hm~? We'll be getting started any minute now.

Mingle | Gamestart | Presentation | Volunteer judging | Endgame | Memories- Hydracula, Bunnycorn, Pygnapus

Who: Melaka Fray + Anyone
Where: Orion
When: Day 263, Morning
What:

So. What's a girl got to do to get some info around here?

Who: Orion, passersby
Where: The roof of the Orion dorms
When: Day 261, just before curfew
What: Preparing for a night out

[Orion has been busy, if looks are any indication. Three beds stand atop the roof on their sides near the garden, forming a crude corner in which the members of the team wait. Spears and knives are near at hand, and every person present is tied to another or two others by means of coarsely braided cloth rope in Orion yellow. The stairs on one side have been wet and slicked with ice; the way up on the other has not been closed off, just yet.]

Is that everything?

Who: Orion, whoever is likely to bother Orion
Where: Orion dorms
When: Late Afternoon 260
What: Orion Modus Operandi

[so. it might be Orion standard operating procedure to tactfully not mention problems or stonily ignoring them as if sheer force of will can make them go away, but.

Maybe it is time to acknowledge the elephant in the room]

Hey, um..

[or maybe. not. Maybe we're just fine with keeping on with this ignoring thing!! I'll just go. Ignore that aborted attempt at conversation and retreat into the kitchen!!]

Who: All the good little anti-entropy engine girls and boys and others
Where: On the way back towards the dorms
When: Day 258, evening, so very shortly after Good Ends
What:

[As the festivities end and it’s time to head back to dorms, there seems to hang an uneasy feeling that has nothing to do with bittersweet goodbyes. The particularly astute may notice an uncomfortable stillness about; not a living thing is out and active, save the Blanks. Even the river seems stilled, as if holding its breath. The more sensitive can probably feel it coming, whatever it is. Even the insensitive may find something about the walk home distasteful.]

Who: Everyone!
Where: The Arena
When: Day 258, bright and early
What: A game

[The arena is quiet and a chill is in the air. There are cribs--splintered and dingy and decaying with a faded coat of paint which might be your team’s color. At the moment they stand empty, though occasionally they rock from side to side, as though swayed by wind which cannot be felt. Despite the early hour, the light is dim here. Haunted’s voice drifts down from the headless statue, quieter than during her early games, raspier, more serious.]

The time grows late, but there's always time to play a little game, isn't there? It won't take very long. Unless you make it so...

Mingle | Game start | Endgame | Memories

Who: Nutcracker, anyone
Where: On the way back to Pyxis
When: Day 257, morning
What: Coming home

[One Pyxis is stumbling home in heels and in this outfit. Her face is flushed and she reeks of alcohol. At least she's walking in the right direction, more or less.]

Who: Cetus, Orion, and anyone who is insane enough to visit
Where: Orion dorms
When: Day 254, afternoon
What: GENERAL CLEANUP FOR ORION and Monsterhunter style coping/functionality

[Elliot is sitting on a chair, slowly carving a tiny, shallow, circle into the wall with his knife.]

Who: Cetus, Orion, visitors
Where: Cetus and Orion dorms
When: Day 253, just after cards have been played
What: Preparing for the worst

[The door to the Orion dorm is open for once; beside it, a rock golem stands dormant.]

We should move some bedding over, too. We lost some mattresses yesterday, so we don't have any spare.

Who: MR HELPER AND ANYONE
Where: onnnn the waaay to monsterrrr hunterrrr
When: Day 252, morning
What:

[ THERE IS A CETUS BOY MAKING HER WAY BACK TO MONSTER-HUNTER a-and calling out: ]

I'm hoooooooommmmmmmeeeee!

Who: Orion, visitors
Where: Orion's dorm
When: Day 251, late evening
What: Memories and other things

[There still is no table or chairs for the memory berries to be on. Instead, they're in a bowl on the kitchen counter. In the common room, Mitsuru sits cross-legged on the floor with some pieces of wood, working on remedying that table problem.]

Who: Anybody!
Where: In front of Cetus dorms
When: Day 251, evening
What: Aftermath for Cetus! Also Shinjiro hanging out and being a crazypants.

[welp that sure was a game. At least Cetus is back at the dorm now. Though, Thumper has elected to hobble-pace outside the dorm doors, with Headmonster out and especially monstery looking. If you get too close, you might get bit or gored.]

That's the last goddamn time anyone on this team dies.