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: You. Yes, you.
Where: In your dreams :)
When: Who even knows anymore? Sometime while you're sleeping
What: So remember how you guys offed the god of dreams and left the one who likes nightmares? Remember how she feeds on fear and there's end-of-the-world panic going on? About that.

[My goodness. There sure are some awful dreams floating around.]

((OOC- Nightmare mingle post! Haunted is messing with everyone's dreams, twisting them into nightmares. Anyone affected will be unable to wake, and teammates watching them sleep will note that they take physical damage during the dream- until, at the very end, the nightmare breaks and you wake up, completely healed and with your beds mysteriously covered in blood. Go crazy, guys. Troll your teammates. Shared dreaming is enabled if you want it, with as many people as you want it with. :|b))

((ETA- to clarify, we are not running nightmares, this is all mingle. Share your private terrors with your teammates and friends, GO GO. /o/))

Who: Anyone
Where: Every dorm


When: Ḑ̺͇̹̼̽͑͘͜āͤ͏͇͍̥̞͘ȳ̬͖̹̫̦̝͇̄͊͗͂ ̵̲̞̬̺͚͚̄ͫͨ͂̏͜͞3̵̨͖̬̳͙͐̂̍0͙̍̋̽͛̉̂͗͟_̌̑̌͋ͬ̂ͣ͏̡͇͎̣͖̲̹,͙͓͈̟͖̤̰͇̌͑ ̡͓͙͛̀̍̑́ͤĕ̍̐̽͏̤̀v̮̬ͦ͆̆͂͗́̾͝ȩ̲͉͕̬̪͇͐̿ͥͯͩn̶̵̻̦͓̹͔̭̦ͪ́ͨ̀͘i̺̠ͥn̫͕̎̊̍ͯͥ̎̏̈́͟g̴̡̝̘͈̗͍̳͇̻͍ͨͯͧ͐̄ͤ̃.̐ͫ҉͚̤͖̲̱̕͘ ̸̴̸͓͎͔̖̘̲͌̔Ő̉ͨ̎͛ͪ̈ͮ̌͏̖̬̝r̸̨̧̗̜̟̫͒̈́͊ͬ͑͐ͫ̇ ̧̥̬̬͔̬̜̖̥͂̈͛͆ͣ̍̚͟͜i̝͉͉̟̗̠̭̻ͨs̘̠͎̳͈͆̒̀̈́̒̌̕̕ ̉͆͒ͤ́҉̲i͍̹̪̩̠ͬ͆̅͊̉͑ͥͣ͢͢t̡̺̠̖͒ͬ̊ ̳̘̤̟̫̬ͨͣ̏́m̶̦̦̹̣̣̘̄̊̽͐́ͤ̉̀o̴̳̝̥̰̩͓̫̰̻ͬ͛̓ͫͬ͜ȑ̼̅͢ǹ̨͈̣͓͉͙͈͖̬͂i̶̪̼̭̓̽͘͟n̡̾ͫ͏͕͓̙̲̻g̗̪͒ͦ̀͟?̡̲ͧͭͮ͡?̲̱͖͂ͧͩ̑͊̐͆̍


What:

[When everyone returns home from their meeting, they'll find a simple cardboard box waiting on the doorstep of their dorms. Inside, they'll find an appropriate number of very basic tuxedos and dresses for their team (and, quite considerately, anyone who prefers the other gender's style of dress will find they have clothing suited to them).

Also in the box are materials for embellishments. Extra cloth, sequins, feathers, embroidery thread, etc . . . All manner of materials to make your garment truly yours.

Delphinus, unfortunately, has only gotten rags (though the embellishment supplies are there. Perhaps you can embellish your uniforms instead?) It's like someone's mad at you or something.]

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
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: Anyone.
Where: Anywhere.
When: Day 300, post game.
What:

[A bloodspattered Trixie is pulling her boots off and jumping into the lake.

What are you doing?]

(OOC: General mingle. Locations in title (if you want), tag around, do whatever, 8U)

Who: Charles, Quartz + Dragon
Where: Old City, towards the northern tunnel
When: Day 297, early evening
What:

[we're off to see the dragon!]

Thanks for coming.

Who: Charles + Anyone
Where: Outside Lepus
When: Day 297, morning
What:

[ there's a seven foot raptor statue outside of Lepus, and Valerian is dusting his hands ]

Finally.

Who: Quartz, Badger, and Whoever!1
Where: The cliffside near Delphinus
When: Day 294, afternoon
What:

[there is a fairly large lizard with a bunch of water (???) balloons tied to it at the edge of a cliff]

[and there is a lawyer and detective pushing said lizard off of said cliff--uh. welp, yes. that is what they're doing]

[SPLAT]

. . .maybe the balloons weren't necessary. . .

((SHINICHI IS DERPING OUT and I am spotty!!1 I will pick up threads through the night and tommorrowww))

Who: Anyone!
Where: The Lake (or other places, if you prefer)
When: Day 292, morning
What: MINGLE

[A Pavo has decided that today is a good day to do laundry, and has acquired himself a nice place near the lake to settle down and do as much.

What are you doing this morning, Sabra?]


(I ENCOURAGE AND STRONGLY SUGGEST MINGLING. Feel free to use this post for your own whatever. ♥)

Who: Bunnycorn
Where: Monoceros
When: Day 291 at...some point...
What: CAKE!1

[And then Badger told everyone who wasn't there that Mirror was gone]

[but that's not the important thing]

. . .er. So! I've got this cake--! We should probably eat it before the squidrats figure out where I've been hiding it.

Who: Lots of people
Where: An abandoned dorm
When: Day 291-ish, after curfew (Time-space shenanigans and mild forward-dating is happening.)
What: MIRROR HEART, ROUND 1 and also some planning/pre-heart stuff


[You've argued, you've planned, and you've gathered up all your supplies. It's time to move.]

(( Join #missioncontrol for all your mirrorception needs! ))

Who: Monoceros and friends
Where: Monoceros
When: Day 290, morning
What: A date sort of and maybe plot





[Knock knock, there is a noodle at the door and it has flowers.]





((this post exists to be picked at whenever people are available! also may be used for some combination of plot and Claude and Monoceros :|aa))

Who: EVERYONE
Where: EVERYWHERE
When: Day 289, post-good ends
What: ...

[so how are you feeling sabra la tau]

Who: Any
Where: The Arena
When: Day 289, noon
What: Good Ends

[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 three pathways each covered with a lush carpet: gold, orange, and lavender. One bears the sigil of the hunter, club upraised and a string of jewels shining in his belt. The second has several foxes embroidered cunningly into the cloth, their silhouettes nearly invisible against the background. Finally, a great peacock adorns the third, its many tailfeathers rising nearly the entire length of the path. Should you turn around, there is no exit yet, but there is a small table holing a punch bowl and several large party platters.

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

[ Orion | Vulpecula | Pavo | Everyone else | Memories | Wishes | Departures--- SURPRISE TWIST ]

Who: Anyone
Where: Arena
When: Day 288, evening
What: Game time~

[Today the call takes the form of a song. It's hard to make out the words but the tune resembles a child's nursery rhyme. The sound of that soft voice is almost familiar, one the very edge of your memory....

As the arena fills with blanks, the song gives way to Haunted's delighted laughter.]

Are you afraid, blanks?

[Sign ups | Mingle | Game Start | End Game | Memories]