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: Those who have lost those who have held what is gone those untouched Come noble bear, come beast of the sea, come many feathered flock, come pretty bird
Where: The dorms, the arena, beyond
When: King's day days day 109501
What: A new

[This time, when the darkness comes, there is no warning. No flickering of the torches, no telltale dance of shadows. Night falls with the force of a hammer blow, cutting off sight and muffling sound in little more than the space between breaths.

This time, for the first time, the doors of the dorms do not lock.

And this time, after a time (how much? How twisted is it now, how long have you been in the dark?), faint in the distance yet close enough you know you could make it, it wouldn't be far . . . a pale grey light beckons, a warm breath of fresh, dry air calling you close.]


[[[Open forever, including backdating; ping Kururu if needed.]]]

Who: Everyone except for undefected Ophiuchus
Where: An abandoned dorm
When: Day DOES ANYONE KNOW ANYMORE
What: Fuck yeah rebellion!!!

[There have been people trickling into this abandoned dorm all day, some even wearing dorm-lined clothing perhaps. It's unfortunately devoid of furniture, but there are several jugs of water and glasses sitting in a corner for refreshments. If anyone was hoping for snacks, however, they'd better have brought their own.]

[OOC: There will be a mingle comment for general undirected social chatter. Any specific points of discussion should get their own top-level comment for organization's sake. Please feel completely free to make your own top-level comments! I'll link them here as I notice them for easy navigation. ♥]

[ Mingle || A reminder: SHIT BE SERIOUS GUYS || A brilliant plan || Possible measures for hiding from Ophi eyes || A wild nerd appears || A brilliant plan version 2.0 || Volunteering ]

Who: Delphinus, Pavo, others
Where: Delpavo
When: Day 303?? 30-- oh screw it
What:

[Hey, Delpavo, you have some visitors. And one of them is knocking]

It's Pyxis. Can I talk to you?

Who: Anyone \o/
Where: Anywhere /o\
When: Day 303?? 304?? WHO KNOWS, MAN.
What: Mingle on, you crazy diamonds.

[A bedraggled lolibear is haulin' herself home, and adjective subject are verbing, etc.]

(OOC: Locations (times?!) in title, anything goes.)

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: Everyone?
When: Day 303, Morning (FOREDATED, please continue your 302 antics as you like)
Where: Could it be the arena?
What: ♥♥♥

[Now that everyone has returned to themselves and King has grown weary of pacing angrily about in the aftermath of yesterday's explosion, leaving the blanks in peace to return to wherever the Judges reside to continue his angry thoughts in private, it's time for a game! Some people may find themselves drawn to the arena whether they like it or not.

Persona is on the throne once more, and before her are the familiar couches with various members of teams sleeping on them: Roy, Kurow, Scowl, Parrot, and Yuta.

Persona herself seems more tense than usual on the throne. The hands of her statue are wringing themselves, and although she seems as chipper and eager as usual, there's an uneasy tension in her expression.]

Can you prepare yourselves once more? Will you work harder this time? More than merely facing it, can you bring yourselves to change what lies within your friends and teammates?

[ Sign ups || Oh no unconcious people || Mingle || Hearts/Note to latecomers || Endgame || Memories ]

[ King appears || A RIOTOUS DISTRACTION || Persona's end (But . . . ?) || An Announcement ]

[Heart runners to #heartpile please! You are also welcome to assume your character was unable to resist the pull to the arena if they would be ICly avoiding it but you still want to play. Likewise, if you don't want to play, just assume they were inside or Persona's pull didn't reach them. THIS IS FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT ONLY :Db

ETA: Mingle to end at 6:30 7pm EST right now]

Who: Anyone
Where: Everywhere
When: Day 302, morning
What: GJ punching the timeline guys

[I don't know what the rest of you are doing but I was just minding my own business when I ended up dead. Again.

This sure is a bloody scene.]

((Clockmaker effect time. Go crazy /o/))

Who: Everyone!
Where: Everywhere
When: Day 301, all day
What: Walking in a Sokka Wonderland.

[So, there is snow and ice and also the feeling of Manly and Badass in the air. Things bode for the plot. What are you doing? Important things?]

[Or maybe you're just playing in the snow for a bit...]

[OOC: Mingle Post]

Who: Anyone
Where: All around
When: Day 300, afternoon
What: Wandering Vulps

[this particular Vulp isn't doing much of anything, mostly mulling over recent decisions and... things but also going around visiting his peeps.

what's going on in the rest of Sabra?]

WHO: YOU
WHERE: ARENA
WHEN: DAY 300, MORNING
WHAT:

[Soldier's call is loud and annoying as usual, but there does seem to be one problem today: The bar is not so well-stocked. In fact, there's only beer on tap, and it's awfully sour...]

HAPPY DAY 300 MOTHERFUCKERS!!

((Mingle
CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTERS - let Excel know who is fighting OOCly; any discrepancies between IC and OOC choice can be worked out. This is particularly important because there will be no revival! screw that, fight if you want or don't if you want \o/

If you're like ALL HELLS NAW I DON'T WANT MY CHARACTER TO FIGHT go here and if you're like FUCK YEAH BLOOD AND VIOLENCE go hyah

We will work out a thing for revival :|b

ENDGAME))

Who: Everyone
Where: Every dorm
When: Day 299, all day
What: holy shit

[At some point during the day, there is a Dolphin with a bag knocking at your door. IT IS MILDLY URGENT KNOCKING.]

((HELLO it's the plot. Since there's so much holiday crunch going on, we figure there will be some inevitable offscreening, so a full run-down of the information is here. If you can't tag in, just assume someone has informed you! If you want to on-screen receiving the message, put dorm locations in the title, you know the drill.

Tag in at your leisure, Delphinus will be picking at this for as long as necessary o/))

Who: Parrot, anyone
Where: Somewhere near the lake
When: Day 299, morning
What: Tell me your feelings :U

[Parrot sits down on the ground, putting a bag of sweet-smelling food down on one side of him and a stack of papers and writing instruments on the other. And then he's cheerfully calling out to whoever passing by:]

Anyone want some bread?

Who: Folken, Tifa, Canis, ???
Where: Canis
When: Day 298, early eveningish
What: souvenirs

[And then a battered Canis and Pyxis stumbled home, looking as if they lost a fight. They seem in good spirits, if covered in blood]

Who: Canis, visitors
Where: Canis dorm
When: Day 298, late morning
What: Memory shenanigans

[so, Akin spent most of 297 in his room, but is out now, making breakfast]

Who: Everyone
Where: Everywhere
When: Day 297, morning
What: Man there sure are Sabra-wide random fucking effects!

[REACT]