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

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

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Who: Everyone
Where: The Arena again
When: ????
What:

[It may have been ages, it may have been moments, but the soothing white room fades away...

The arena returns... cracks and distortions line the floor where a mad waltz had gone on, stepping lightly over the bodies of the fallen. The roof is now a single, solid white, the throne a little more elaborate, with a great carved crown at the top, behind the King's head, and the box that had nearly closed is now gone, keystone and all.

All around, people are getting up... while many, many others still lay where they fell on the floor or ceiling, still engrossed in their personal battles.

Messenger still stands, looking a little more haggard.]

"I'll say just once more... Let them go! There's no POINT to this."

((If your megabracer has been removed but is intact, you are reverted to complete blank status as per usual. If your bracer is removed and broken at any point, you are reverted to complete blank status but may have your memory jogged/jesused/punched/otherwise abused back in.))

((We begin again at 1pm EST tomorrow))

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

[REACT]

Who: Monsterhunter and friends
Where: Cetus??
When: Day 291, all day
What: idk, memory catch-up and post-Mirror-heart shenanigans?

[sooomeone is behind on their memories, one from an earlier game and one from that heart game yesterday 8|a;;]

Who? I wonder if it's you?
Where? Could it be the Arena?
When? Day 290, Evening? (Well before the Mirror Heart antics)
What? ♥♥♥

Is it a good evening for everyone? Have you all rested well? I wonder, are you prepared? Are you able to face what lies within your friends and teammates?

[The couches today are piled with Hizumi, Elliot, Claude, Chrono, Taisuke, and Yoi-te]

[ Sign ups || Oh no unconcious people || Mingle || Hearts || Endgame || Memories ]

Who: Orion and anyone at all
Where: Outside Orion's dorm
When: Day 289, getting on toward evening
What:  A party thing honoring the Dude pleasant "fuck you" to King with this timing mission. This is serious business you guys.

[The step pyramid that is Orion's dorm is looking festive today; strands of those metallic-tasting berries and cinnamon-bark have been carefully threaded and slope downward from the roof garden. The cookpot has been filled with water and dragged outside; all six of Orion's cups are outside, as well. Nearby, two freshly killed pederpes have been butchered and sliced into manageable pieces, and beside the meat, there are thin slivers of mushwood to use as skewers.]

[Perhaps the most noticeable change, however, is the hole in the rock in front of the dorm- and the wood that has been piled up inside it to make a massive bonfire. Sketched on each side of the fire, in charcoal, is the rough outline of a turtle.]

[A kid in yellow is just finishing up drawing the last one.]

There. This had better be good enough to count.

Who: The Gentleman, anyone
Where: Sitting on top of Apus
When: Day 288, evening
What: Chilling, RIGHT OUT IN THE OPEN

[A dapper, elderly man sits on the edge of the Apus dorms roof. He doesn't seem overly remarkable past his presence... a well tended hat and immaculate suit, polished dress shoes... but there's something about him that ... makes him hard to look directly AT.

He has a rather fancy, bottled beer sitting next to him, and is idly pulling on a fishing pole now and then. The line is... down into the hole that swallowed Cygnus.

He's humming a rather cheerful ditty, as if it was a fine day for fishing.]

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: Cetus, visitors
Where: Cetus
When: Day 256, early morning
What: Memories for Cetus and post-game things!!

[Elliot is sitting at Cetus' table, shirt off, trying to scrape off something sparkly from it with a knife. You might also notice a nipple piercing if you're looking. Or the pile of memories sitting nearby.

He may also be cursing.]

Who: Everybody~
Where: Arena
When: Day 255, eveningtime
What: :3(\

[ The OMINOUSLY FOREBODING CALL OF DOOM that summons you to the Arena this evening......... the giggling of teenage girls in triplicate. And a dramatic sigh or two. As you arrive you might just be in time to catch part of a conversation: ]

--and it’s been like, y’know, so boring lately, right? Ugh. And I mean all that dark emo stuff’s kinda hot sometimes, but it gets like so totally old when like, everyone’s doing it. So not cute.

I know, right? It’s totally up to us now. Let’s do something fun for a change. ♥

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Memories]]

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: 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.

Well well that was an interesting run! Daring escapades, unique approaches . . . not always for the better, but even the best cons can slip, and the same trick rarely works twice. Still, a marvellous show, wouldn't you agree?

Ah, but your winnings, your winnings! You'll find them on your betting slips, of course. And the absolute best of bonus prizes to those with honourable mentions:

To Pyxis and Cetus, with their unwavering faith.
To Canis, for strategic, if simple.
To Pavo, for playing the odds.
To Monoceros, for a well-played sweep.
And to Lepus, who played so well despite having none of your own here for support. Well done, my dear.

Who: Why all you fine folk, of course
Where: The Arena
When: Day 251, late afternoon
What: Just a bit of sport

[The sound of rolling dice and shuffling cards lures you back to the arena today, the tinkling beat of a ball on the roulette table mixing merrily with your footsteps as you descend the stairs to the arena proper.]

My dears, my dears! Welcome back. It seems fortune has already favoured some of you today, why not see how far that luck will hold? Chance has had its way, how will the tables turn when your destiny is in your own hands?

Who: ???
Where: Everywhere
When: Day 244, later afternoon --- ?
What: dundunduuuun

[where ever you are outside, you may get the distinct feeling that SOMETHING is watching you :)]

((BEAST EVENT 8) Please put your location in the title of your comment, unless you are just running all over the place for some reason.)

[Navigation (relative-ish to team/location proximity) (thanks to Chika-mun! |D)
DelPavo: By the river (Rapunzel) | South of the cove | By the lagoon (Feathers)
Canis/Ursa: Near Canis | Canis (Curls, Bones) | Near Ursa | Between Ursa and the river (Aura, Molotov, Aven)
Fields (Nutcracker)
Pygnus: By the lake (Dove) | South of Pyxis | Near the lake (Ruby)
Lizardking: Near Lacerta (Allen) | River between Pygnus and Lizardking | Just outside Lizardking
Cetus/Orion: Tunnel near Cetus/Orion | Outside Orion
Lyvus: Near the river (Lyvus) | Lyvus
Hydracula: Hydracula
Ophi: Cave near Ophi (Arianna, Azula) | between river and Ophi dorm | Between Ophi and Dorm area (Parrot)
Northeastern wall (River, HitGirl, Thorn)]

Who: Rory, Amy, and PEOPLE
Where: Over by Monsterhunter
When: Day 244, morning
What: Visiting the waifu~

[He knew the raptors were coming soon, but jut a few hours. Just a few hours to relax a bit because he knew he was getting wound up tight trying to appear fine. He wasn't used to needing to FAKE that.]

[So there is a plastic man knocking at Cetus' door, still trying to appear fine.]

Who: Anyone
Where: Monster Hunter area
When: Day 237, afternoon
What: sensible things

[It seems like a pretty good day to get on top of Orion's dorm and hit scrap wood, baseball-style, onto the opposite shore with a piece of mushwood.

Which is precisely what Wolfwood is doing right now.]

Who: Rory, anyone
Where: Around Lyvus
When: Day 237, noonish.
What:

[Team robot has returned to Lyvus.]

[Looks just kind of put upon, but what else is he supposed to feel after having to fight gummi bears and worms for a couple of days?]