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MarinaNova NPCs (marinanova_npc) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-12-17 00:48:00

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250 - Fear Itself Mingle
[ Today is a day where most would be at risk of oversleeping.The dome lies dark like in the dead of night. The sun hasn’t risen today, streetlights casting a dull yellow glow and occasionally flickering out into nothing, only to spark back to life a moment later. There is no electric flicker from the kiosk. The Wardens are still. The wardens are silent.

The dome isn’t silent. There is a rustling of leaves, a snapping of twigs. Claws, scraping against concrete. The inhuman screech of an animal in peril, an animal hunting, an animal hunted. A screech that promises sharp claws and sharper teeth and blood.

The dome isn’t still either. There is something moving, thick as a shadow, tangible as a chill down your spine. Something that doesn’t belong here, something that snuck in when no one was looking. A boogeyman under the bed. A ghost in the closet. A will o’ the wisp, blinking in and out of existence under the flickering streetlights. Whatever it is it’s moving, leaving a trail of cold, dead fear wherever it passes. Something dark. A shadow so pitch black that it blots out the very lights in your heart, dragging your fears out screaming and kicking, reducing even the strongest, toughest man to a blubbering baby.

Perhaps best to stay in bed today, Marina. ]

((OOC: Event information HERE. We ask the winners of the raffle to fill out a simple survey and then tag into the Vapor thread HERE! Happy mingling, Marinanites! ))

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	marinanova_npc 2013-12-17 10:45 pm UTC (link)
	[ And then, finally, the hook is found. Their form settling into something solid, white and blue and red, soft pale skin and long golden tresses. A bright personality, to cover up the darkness underneath. With easy steps, Vapor slides out from the shadows. ] Phew! It sure is dark around here! [ Recognize her? ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

actsmagnificent
2013-12-18 02:39 pm UTC (link)

[ Uranus had thought she was prepared for anything. This, however, wasn't on her list. ]

S-Sailor Moon?!

[ But that's impossible. She can't be here. Okay, so more new people had arrived yesterday, and Uranus knows the Wardens know about her Princess from the photographs....and this uneasy feeling won't let up...

She mutters under her breath. Given the way her instincts are reacting, the chances of this being her Princess are slim - yet in that case, what's she up against? Isn't this just a power failure where the dinosaurs got loose? ~~And if this really is Sailor Moon, why is her timing always so bad?~~ ] What's going on...

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	marinanova_npc 2013-12-18 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	Of course it's me, silly? Who else would it be? [ Something off with the pitch. Something off with the way she cocks her head. It's not so much noticeable as unsettling, perhaps... like an organism still trying to calibrate what it is this human wants to see. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

actsmagnificent
2013-12-19 04:22 am UTC (link)

Who, indeed.

[ She can't afford a shaky voice right now. She can't afford a shaky anything. Regardless of whether her Princess is really here or not, she has to investigate the blackout!

Uranus averts her eyes, attempting to brush past the other girl but ready to turn on her at the slightest suspicious movement. Calm. She's calm...no, she's not, but she'll fake it if she has to. Why won't her heart rate come down? ] Anyway, take cover. There's nasty stuff out there.

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	marinanova_npc 2013-12-20 09:08 pm UTC (link)
	[ That fear may be difficult to quell. After all, this Princess-wearing creature feeds of it. Encourages it, excitement growing underneath that porcelain skin and bright sunny locks. ] Nasty stuff? Like what? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

actsmagnificent
2013-12-20 09:57 pm UTC (link)

[ That contrast between sweetness and the darkness Uranus can sense roiling around, plus the strain from keeping her terror in check, snaps Uranus's temper. She doesn't have time for this. At this rate, she'll end up afraid of her fear!

Her voice drops. ] That's what I'm going to find out. [ Turning, Uranus puts her sword to the girl's neck. Princess, on the offchance it's really you, she won't apologize. If she didn't suspect everything and everyone, she couldn't keep you safe. ] Starting with you. Take that off - it makes me sick.

[ Her voice is steady, but she's started to sweat. It's an illusion. A trick. It has to be. So why is she so afraid? ]

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	marinanova_npc 2013-12-22 10:29 am UTC (link)
	[ The girl gasps, body tensing and eyes going wide in disbelief. ] Hah... [ A name... a name. ] Haruka... what are you doing? I don't know what you're talking about. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

actsmagnificent
2013-12-22 04:16 pm UTC (link)

Shut up!

[ The only thing betraying Uranus's terror is her eyes. But it's there. ] You have five seconds.

[ That way, so does she - to master herself. She's running out of time for her transformation, this is just an obstacle....She'll blow it away and then she'll feel like herself again!

Because right now, she doesn't. And that's scarier than the thought of attacking Sailor Moon. ]

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	marinanova_npc 2013-12-23 07:21 pm UTC (link)
	What... what are you doing? [ Those big blue eyes turn glossy, tears falling too quickly down her cheeks and with them the color drains, turning vivid blue into something pale and dead and cold. ] Don't hurt me! Haruka! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

actsmagnificent
2013-12-26 04:36 pm UTC (link)

[ Oh god.

That shouldn't have frightened her, given that she knew (didn't she?) it wasn't really Sailor Moon, but in her panicked state Uranus stumbles back. Shoot! If she's easily startled, this thing will...

Uranus fights to control her breathing. And to smile. Which she barely manages. ]

H-hurry it up. You take longer to change than the real Princess does.

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	marinanova_npc 2013-12-26 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	I can't... [ A breathless whisper, trembling and the girl stiffens, skin turning an ashen gray. Eyes growing deader. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2013-12-26 11:11 pm UTC (link)
	[ --on second thought, it's probably not a good idea to wait until this thing is done transforming. Uranus doesn't really care what it is, anyway. She just wants it gone. ] Then I'll finish this. *World* -- [ Yet she falters, even as energy gathers in one fist. What if this strike isn't enough? She's almost out of time! ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

marinanova_npc
2013-12-27 09:11 pm UTC (link)

[ And with a heartbreakingly human shriek, the shape that was meant to be Sailor Moon falls to the ground, like a marionette that had its cords cut. She lies sprawled and motionless for a brief moment and then a tremble runs through her limbs, forcing them into a twitch and then a shudder, arms taking on unnatural angles as she pushes herself half-way off the ground.

Begins to crawl closer. ]

Haruka...

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	actsmagnificent 2013-12-27 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	-- *Shaking!* [ Uranus hurls her attack at the creature with a brutality fueled by panic - given how little strength she's got remaining it's now or never. Get away!! And out of her head!! ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	marinanova_npc 2013-12-27 09:50 pm UTC (link)
	[ The attack ripples through the being like water, but does little damage. Like it's not on the same wavelength, not quite bound to the same rules. Limbs twitching violently into place it lifts its head, two large cracked holes where the eyes used to be, like a broken porcelain doll. There's a high pitched wheezing, like breath. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2013-12-27 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	It didn't work? [ Pardon her while she stares as that sinks in. Though it's not clear whether she's actually seeing anything. That had been her last chance! Uranus's knees wobble. ] I couldn't defeat it.... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	marinanova_npc 2013-12-28 06:48 pm UTC (link)
	[ The marionette continues its slow, trembling crawl, limbs jerking like static as it draws nearer. Never close enough to touch, just close enough to wheeze. ] Can't... can't... can'tcan'tcan't... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2013-12-30 06:27 pm UTC (link)
	[ Uranus isn't listening. Stepping backwards till she's against the wall, she leans onto it as exhaustion sets in. ] What are you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	marinanova_npc 2014-01-01 08:47 pm UTC (link)
	Vapor... [ A breath more than a name. ] We are... everything... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-01-01 10:08 pm UTC (link)
	Vapor? [ That might explain the getting-into-her-head thing. Not that it does her much good. Uranus smirks wearily. Wow, she's tired. And scared. She should probably move, if she can. ] I guess there were some criminals here after all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	marinanova_npc 2014-01-02 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	No more than you. [ The humanity in the voice is wavering, blubbering, dripping as the creature feeds. So much delicious emotion. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-01-03 02:01 am UTC (link)
	[ She doesn't dispute that. For one thing, she's too tired. For another, it's true. What's done is done and she doesn't regret it. Uranus leans even her head against the wall. Steeling herself, she takes a slumping step forward. ] So what happens now? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	marinanova_npc 2014-01-03 11:17 am UTC (link)
	Nothing happens now... I am satisfied. [ And with a rippling whisper, the rest of the creature dissipates like smoke or sand or fine particles, melting back into the darkness. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	actsmagnificent 2014-01-03 02:27 pm UTC (link)
	[ ...well, she was buying herself time, but that works too. Uranus stares until she's sure the creature is gone - judging by her panic slowly dissipating, though her heartbeat remains jumpy - and then continues inching towards Sector 0. What had that been all about? Making her afraid? It'd worked... Maybe she'll make it and maybe she won't. ] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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