Sabra La Tau

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

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FINAL DEPARTURE

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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: Judges only
Where: :)
When: Time is frightfully relative, isn't it?
What:

[He's really rarely flashy when he appears in others' domains. Not really worth the pomp and circumstance when a general breeze was enough to let someone know he approached.]

Mind a word? Or perhaps several, in exchange! Sort of a conversational barter.

((OOC: EXPERIMENTAL POST. This is only for Judges! You don't have to be talking to Messenger, or any of it set at the same time. Just give your [Name] in the subject line and what environment you've chosen to surround yourself in. TAG AROUND TO EACH OTHER. Feel free to use #sabra_la_iudex to work out headcanon and relationships or just dive in blind.

LETS SEE HOW THIS GOES.))

Who: Delphinus (and a couple of extras)
Where: Starting out in the coves
When: Day 291, midday
What: We're going to Candy Mountain!

*well after being in a Judge's heart last night and dead this morning, someone's feeling a little restless, and is scrounging up what chunks of dorm stone he still has handy to make a nice little box*

We need to start making our moves. Who's coming?

((Oops it exploded. Mingles one, two, three | EXPLORING TIMES | RUINED BUILDING | THE GARRISON | THE AUSTERE BUILDING | AFTERMATH))

Who: Everyone!
Where: Arena ... again
When: Day 210, evening
What: gosh can't they make up their minds on whether they want us in the arena or not :|

[When you come into the arena today, an alarming combination of Judge statues sits on their thrones: Mirror's familiar, silvery form and Horn's annoying outline are both here.

But more importantly, there is something floating in the air here. Something terrible. The monster offspring of both Judges, the awful, horrible…

( cut for sensitive eyes!! )

Let's keep this short and simple tonight. And since dealing with Horn is penalty enough, I suppose I'll be merciful skip the punishments this time.

[INFO POST | MINGLE | IT SPEAKS (ends at 10 EST) | MEMORIES (ETA: 10ish EST)]

Who:  EVERYONE 8D
Where:  ARENA 8D
When: Day 205, late afternoon/early evening 
What:  JOY AND RAINBOWS, Game 124

We heard! We figured. We thought very hard about this! We figured you would be tired from such a journey and everything's been so serious lately! So very, very, very, serious! So we made you a game! A fun game!

[ You were all super excited to have a game right after the big move, weren't you? I am sure you are even more excited to see not one! But two! Two wonderful judge statues in the Arena! Even more exciting is that these two statues are Horn and Lover. At least there's no elevators, right? ]

Miss Mary Mack, mack, mack all dressed in black, black, black! Had a steamboat and it had a bell, ding, ding, ding! When the steamboat went to heaven, she broke her little ass! She had a tiny turtle! And then paid the doctor!

[ and then a moment of BLISSFUL SILENCE followed by: ]

Hey, listen. I heard a rumor.



A rumor about a sex dungeon!



|| mingle || magic and joy this is actually sign up, name and team prz || team posts, rules, map, etc || endgame || memories

Who: Zexion, Librarian, others
Where: The Library
When: Day 203, early afternoon
What: Books

[There had been . . . reservations, about visiting Sabra's library. Half-real memories, echoes of a reluctance from another time, another life. But the humidity creeping into the air, the scent of earth soaked with water (however wrong, however just a bit off that scent is from what it should be) result in echoes of another kind, and so it is that a lone Hydra has made his way there today, walking the stacks, pausing every so often to brush fingers over a leather-bound spine, or move certain delicate books from the lower racks to the higher.]

Who: BLANKS
Where: ARENA
When: Day 194, noon
What: GAME

[ For those who know the Huntress's voice, the Call is in her voice: ]

Gynonudomania, yataghan, acataleptic, quadragintesimal, zymase, macaronic, keratogenic.

( ... )

SIGNUP | MINGLE | TEAM DISCUSSION, 1 | GAMERULES, TEAM DIVISIONS, TEAM CUBICLES | ENDGAME | MEMORIES

Who: Ophi
Where: OPHI
When: Day 191, evening
What: SPECIAL DELIVERY

[one TIMBRE is dragging one IKKI to Ophi. literally dragging. through the dirt.

also someone drew on his face so he has a monocle, angry pointy eyebrows, a badass scar, goatee, and curly mustache]

Aeon.

[KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK]

Hey, Aeon.

Who: People
Where: LAKE
When: Day 189, morning
What: Fishing

Come ye oh come ye to Bethlehem~
Come and behold him~
Born the king of angels~

Oh come let us adore him~
Come le--

Come on fish, bite.

Who: Pecha, anyone
Where: Ophiuchus
When: Day 184, noon-ish
What: Many many things and possibly ADVENTURE

[in the common area of the black team's dorms, an Uroboros is currently looking over his notes and maybe looking a bit exasperated]

That game, I want to know what happened, every instant... a lot probably changed. Ahhh, everything might be different.

Who: BLANKS AND STUFF
Where: ARENA AND PLACE
When: Day 183, midmorning
What: ~A GAME~

I heard a rumor that there was a game today! A game! A question, an answer! An answer and a question! Or maybe it is just a picnic! A hang-out for us. I invite you to a shindig! I heard a rumor that there was a game!

[sign-up] [mingle] [SURVEY] [ team posts]

[ partner team posts ] [ endgame ] [ revivals ] [ memories ]

Who: Ophiuchus~!
Where: Ophi dorms
When: Day 182, evening~!
What:

On a table in the common lounge, sat a small familiar hydra, all three heads busily nosing through a large book. A small stack of papers sat near it. "My, my," she started, only one head looking up from the book as the others continued to read, "How could such a team be so busy and so lazy at the same time? Honestly, it seems like you're having trouble enforcing basic rules! A certain someone is bit flustered at all the paperwork involved with this."

The hydra tapped her head and turned the page. "But! That is why I'm here to assist you! And, really, if you're going to correct someone, you may as well teach them a thing or two while doing so, right?"

[ooc: PENALTIES GO HUR. You may pick repeats or use none at all! bother me in irc for clarification if need be.]

Who: Any
Where: The Arena
When: Day 180
What:

[The Call that resounds from the Arena is loud, echoing to every part of Sabra. A regal crescendo of notes and then anticipatory silence. Should you follow it today, the Arena is that strange darkened landscape again...

Simple darkness fills your vision, no delineation between up and down, walls or even the floor. You can only see the throne in the far off distance, and five pathways each covered with a lush carpet: Pink, White, Brown, and two distinct shades of Blue. They bear the sigil of the graceful Swan, the majestic Unicorn, a the nimble Hare, the canny Dog and deft Dolphin 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 salted hard breads and a few jam filled pastries dusted with confectioners sugar.]

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

((OOC Note: As usual, those who run Judges may feel free to have them interact in sand form with the winners.))

Who: Mitani, Anyone
Where: The Lake
When: Day 177, noon
What: Important Questions

[If you are somewhere around the lake today, there is a high chance a tiny in blue is approaching you. Because there are important questions that need answers.]

Excuse me, do you know what people do on dates?

Who: YOU
Where: The Arena
When: Day 171, midmorning
What:

I heard a rumor that being light of foot is the best trait to have. Well, and those that place their trust in the sureness of stones are headed down the safest path.

[ Horn's statue sits on the throne, head tilted, looking up. If you follow its gaze you will see two rope ladders hanging down from what looks like ... well, you can't really tell as it's pretty far up. But it might be a bridge, a platform? Something. ]

Speed, speed, heading forward as fast as you can! A reward that can be tucked away is waiting for you, perhaps. But the slowest will be left behind, or maybe they will find themselves further down ... how do you feel about fortresses? All walls should be scaled!

I heard a rumor impediments can be violent.

[ mingle | rules/instructions/choice 1 | choice 1/2 | standings after choice | "race" | GAWKDER THREAD SQUINTER THREAD | endgame | memories ]

( ophi can mingle as well, if you like )

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: 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: 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 ]