Sabra La Tau

Who: ???
Where: The Arena
When: Day ??????1 later afternoon
What:

[ The war rooms remain locked as she speaks: ]


The results are so:

Ophiuchs was under-protected by four points, they take high damage.
Delpavo was fully protected
Hydra and Vulpecula were underprotected by six points. They take full damage.
Lacerta and Cepheus were greatly, greatly over-protected
Lepus and Monoceros were fully protected
Ursa and Canis were under-protected by two point, you take minor damage
Lynx and Corvus were under protected by three points, you take low damage
Pyxis, Cygnus and Apus were . . . I . . . why are there three of you? What is this? What is going on here?


What is going on here?

Who: ???
Where: The Arena
When: Day ??????1 Afternoon
What:

[ Today the Temperance sits on the throne- in one hand her hammer, and in the other her shield. Just as she always looks.

And oh, look. It’s your old friend the War Rooms. ]

Welcome, Blanks. Certainly most among you are not so unfamiliar with this arrangement. No use making faces about it. Face it bravely, and such courage shall see you to victory and peace.

As always, we shall play a game of defenses. Who shall you protect? Who shall protect you? Whose offense is to be the most feared? Speak to your comrades and enemies now, for once the rules are set, each color shall face this battle alone.

((Hi there! Mingle will go an hour or so, as Lady still has some setup to do. If you would like to have your characters remember the Temperence, please feel free to. Her games are usually hard, but she is never herself cruel or unfair. She was very proud when you all managed to survive her last game.

POSTS:
Pygnapus
Hydracula
Bunnycorn
Dangerbears
LaCeph
Lyvus
DelPavo
Ophiuchus))

Who: ???
Where: Your bedroom in the North Block of Sabra La Tau
When: Day ??????1 Morning
What:

[ You wake up in one of the terrible, cramped North Block rooms with a pounding headache. You remember it. You remember your te@%N~ati0n, you remember the Games and the G01010001101udges. You remember the stone. The whispers of rebellion. You remember . . . desperation. Next to you is a brass tube, where you can see yourself repeating one word over and over in a tiny garbled recording:


"willingl-willingl-willingl-willingl-willingl-" ]



((ETA: to clarify, you do not remember anything explicitly that happened "after" Sabra, and the events of the last weeks are vague at best.))

[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: Claude, Lizardking, others Anyone
Where: Lizardking, other places Anywhere
When: The Night/Day Before The Decisive Battle
What: Last chance station

[ time for all those final character cutscenes/party skits/Private Actions/what have you before we go for the final boss battle

Having prepped all his gear, Claude for one is looking for the rest of his party members, wherever you may be :T ]

(( OOC: OPEN TO ALL, put locations in comment titles, use post for all your Parting Words needs! ))

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: 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: Nishi, Mitsuru and Santa
Where: Orion
When: Day 303???? DURING the Delphinus battle
What:

[His suit is fixed and fully up to power again, which means he fades into visibility in front of Mitsuru and Santa without warning. He's holding a box, wrapped in a dorm lined cloak...]

I'm not sure about you two, but I don't think there's going to be a better time to dump this than right now. Every one of the Judge's eyes are going to be focused on Delphinus and Queen.

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: PYXIS
Where: PYXIS
When: Day 303..............
What: PYXIS!!!!!!!!

[AND THEN IT WAS PYXISMAS]

Who: Hydra and compatriots!
Where: Unexplored city!
When: Day 301, early afternoon
What: LET'S FIND SOME IMMORTAL TO KILL!!

[There's a blinding array of teams gathered on today's outing. All day-glo yellow and pink and green. And also that Pyxis loser.]

This is further than I've been before . . . We should keep our eyes open from here out.

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: Orion and visitors
Where: Orion dorms
When: Day 297, early evening
What: Repairs, photography, and possibly a hunt

Pretend to do something brave.

Who: Maya
Where: abandoned city
When: Day 297ish
What: "spelunking"

[...At least, that's the excuse Maya's come up with if anyone were to ask where she's headed; it's not the greatest of answers but (she hopes) it explains why she's got a length of rope slung over her shoulders and a hooded lantern in her hand (thanks, Parrot). Not that she needs to see; she's not really certain where she's headed with her eyes anyway, it's that certain tingle from her magatama that she's following now. Back to that weird tree they found last time, with the unopened psychelocks...]

Who: Anyone
Where: Orion
When: Day 296, morning
What: Doom

[And then Orion exploded]