Sabra La Tau

Who: The Flock
Where: The Arena
When: Day 107, eearly morning

All was silent through the twisted tunnels of Sabra La Tau. The morning torches began to light, and the flock began to graze.

It was quite the ordinary routine for everyone but the poor, weary blanks. Dutifully they continued to play the game, hoping to protect their loved ones. But were they protecting friends or foes? Just how close were the sheep to ending the game, or ending their lives. . .

Let's read on to find out!

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Who: Blood, anyone
Where: outside Pyxis where she can still get good light
When: Day 105, evening
What: looking hung over and generally out of it, trying to clean build-up of gunk out of her gun :|a

Who: Anyone
Where: Baths
When: Day 103, late evening
What: Baths! Investigating!

[after all the madness of the day, a relaxing bath is totally in order.

. . . of course, this leaves the option to check new things out]

They really aren't that big . . .

Who: Everyone~
Where: Arena
When: Day 103, Morning
What: Gametime

[As you enter the arena today, a familiar silver statue gleams in the morning torchlight. Also present are several members of Ophi, who have brought (or are in the process of bringing) a set of cardboard boxes into the center of the arena. A pair of voices fill the cavern:]

.ɹǝɥʇıǝ ʇou s,ʇı uǝɥʍ ʇdǝɔxǝ-ǝ 'ɟɟo puɐ uo 'ɥʇɹoɟ puɐ ʞɔɐq .snoɹǝbuɐp sɐ ʇou ʇnq .bıq ǝ1ʇʇı1 ɐ ... ǝɔǝıd ɹǝɥʇouɐ-ɐ

An interesting opportunity to gather information.

¡ʇɐɥʇ buıʎɐs-s doʇs ¡... ʇou s,ʇı 'buıd1ǝɥ ǝɹ,ʎǝɥʇ-ʇ ¡ou


(( Mingle (until 7:30 PM EST) | Ophi's Boxes | Mirrors | OOC Schedule | Post Mingle

Actual switching will occur in the Mirrors thread, so hold tight until then. ))

\/\/h0: all
Where: the arena
Time: Day 101 evening
What:


The Arena today is not as it usually is. The light coming down is only in patches, as if being shown through a decaying screen. Where the light touches, the ruined buildings stand exactly as they once must have: tall, proud and glistening. But there are patches of darkness as well, much darker simply than the absence of light. Where these touch the scenery, it becomes faded and translucent- like a tapestry partially unwoven.

It's hard to tell if the throne is empty or not. Looking straight on, there is no Judge to be seen, but maybe out of the corner of your eye, if you're not quite paying attention, there will be a woman with a scarf on her head and a loom sitting in her lap. Even unable to look her straight on, her face is beautiful, if wrinkled and she's smiling gently.

In front of her, there are twelve large looms, each strung up with the teams' respective colors.

Who: Cygnus + anyone else who stops by.
Where: Cygnus dorms
When: Day 101, after dinner
What: Let's contemplate our memory berries.

...I have everyone's memories from last game.

Who: Revan, anyone
Where: Lurking about various dorms
When: Day 101, morning
What: Fishing for ways to use fellow blanks against each other. The sith lord's face is mostly covered up by a pink scarf acquired as a consolation prize in a game a while ago, but there is definitely some awfully pasty skin and milky eyes peeking out.

"I'd like to ask you a few questions."

Who: River, Tsuna, etc
Where: patrol, mmmaybe closer to Cygnus than necessary
When: Day 99, night
What: OPHIUCHUS!!!

[it's one of those lizardfucking dogs of the Judges out on patrol!1!]

Who: Monoceros, Pavo, Cygnus, Cepheus, Canis, Orion, Lepus, Pyxis
Where: Arena
When: Day 99, morning
What: Loser Game

[A set up you may be familiar with greets you at the arena. Lush grass radiating out in the area before the throne. There are also eight tables, each in the color of one of the eight teams summoned. On each table are six blank cards, and pens and pencils to write with.]

Greetings, all.

Gather as quickly as you can, you may find this game takes some time, and I would like not to waste it. Take your seats, and the rules will be following shortly.

I'm sure some of you remember a similar game in the past. And did I not, at that time, suggest that we may visit this game again? That time is now. I hope you all have learned more of your teammates than you had known before.


((You must have completed the prep to play.
Mingle))

Who: Aeris, Timpampi
Where: Lacerta gardens
When: Day 99, morning
What: creative uses of golems

OK, that one too, Tim!

Who: Max, anyone (but especially the ladies)
Where: Near your dorms.
When: Day 98, afternoon
What: Srs experimentation with a newly remembered ability.

[Max is standing around outside, holds his hands up in front of his face. He is, in fact, using aircrafting to bend the air to get close-ups of any woman he sees. Particularly the chest and up-the-skirt regions]

Still need to get a lot more women around here.

[the war rooms open. no one is squished.]


Well played everyone. I, for one, am quite impressed. Your memories will be forthcoming momentarily.

Who: Everybody
Where: The Arena
When: Day 98, with the call coming just as people are finishing up in Pavo
What: Oh my, what a strange coincidence...

[Trickster's statue sits in the center of the Arena. Around him, twelve war rooms (?) in the appropriate colors.]

Everyone enjoyed the War Rooms game so much last time, I thought you might like to play again. Explain it to the young ones, won't you? Hee hee~♥

((MINGLE
THE WAR ROOMS

By the way, anyone who tries to discuss strategy in the mingle thread will find that their mouth automatically sealed shut. :) ))

Who: everyone
Where: at your dorms
When: Day 96, late evening
What: knocking at your door

Who: You
Where: Arena
When: Day 95, midnight
What: End game

[It's the familiar tug, letting you know, now, that it is over. No more fear of Ophiuchus coming to your door. No more lost limbs, eyes, slow deaths. You can gather yourselves and begin the trek to the arena.

When you arrive, it is ominously the same. The bright circle, the colorful flames, and the cloaked man on the throne. His voice does not boom, but is loud and even in the darkness.]

Blanks. We are all but done. The fifth day is now gone, and you have no more chances to save yourselves or others. What you have chosen will result in your own fate, for every choice has a consequence.

Those of you injured, those of you with dead, with crippled with sick. Into the light. Any ills gained from my Cards I will lift from you.

And when you are done there, into your own circles, one last time. You will learn if you have won, or lost. If you will return home to treasures or emptiness.

It has been a pleasure, for me, Blanks. You will not wish it, but I will run games for you again.


Now, to your circles. To the end.

((Okay guys. First,
HEALING works by anyone who is dead or lost any body parts or sustained any injuries from the cards directly will be healed. If you are injured because, say, you got into a fistfight with your teammate over who should take the card punishment, THAT won't be healed. But even incidents like. Oh. Ash or Zim going completely overboard? Fixed. 100%

ICly, winners will only be announced privately. If your characters want to know which teams have won, they will have to figure it out. or the winners can announce themselves. Doesn't matter!

OOCly, here are the final numbers:

HYDRA = 34
VULPECULA = 30
CYGNUS = 23
MONOCEROS = 23
CEPHEUS = 13
PYXIS = 9
LACERTA = 7
ORION = 0
DELPHINUS = -2
PAVO = -3
LEPUS = -6
CANIS = -41

Hydra and Vulpecula won in points, and Lacerta won the lotto.

I will be unlocking all the team posts, so you can start doing your snooping, and I'll have a HUGE INFO ESSAY on this game going up soon too.

Thank you for the great game, guys. It was fun and I'm glad a lot of characters got traumatized \o/

Vulpecula
Hydra
Pyxis
Cygnus
Monoceros
Orion
Lacerta
Canis
Pavo
Delphinus
Lepus
Cepheus))

Who: Cygnus, Pyxis and whoever else happens to stop by
Where: Cygnus dorms
When: Day 94, as soon as they're back from the arena
What: braiding each other's hair and talking about boys. Blood, for one, is camping on the right side of the door, Ikki on the left.

Who: You
Where: The Arena
When: Day 94, Morning
What: Game

How are you feeling, Blanks? Has the crest of aggression washed over you? Or depression? Will you turn your gaze toward victory or seek shadows in fear of retribution? There are two days left of my game, make your choices as you will.

Oh, and, I have decided my previously added rules add to the game balance quite well. They will continue to be in effect for the remainder of the game, Blanks.

((Vulpecula
Hydra
Pyxis
Cygnus
Monoceros
Orion
Lacerta
Canis
Pavo
Delphinus
Lepus
Cepheus))

Who: anyone!
Where: IN YOUR DREEEEEAMS~
When: Day 93, overnight
What: Ushahin's dreamwalking again

[perhaps your dreams are a bit strange tonight. of course, given the events of late, perhaps they aren't! either way, pay no mind to that shadow in the corner of your mind. it's just a spot of quiet, really, unless it isn't]

[[DREAMPOST! Same rules as last time--Ushahin can see your dreams unless you specifically say he can't; it's the dream of the person who starts the thread; if you want Ushahin or another dreamwalker in your thread, ask!

Also, people who Ushahin likes that (oocly) desire can have him subdue any nightmares]]

Who: Rezo + Cygnus + Whoever
Where: Cygnus dorms
When: Day 92, late evening (backdated!)
What: A visit that doesn't involve anything terrible happening (probably)

[knock knock]

It's Rezo. I'm not here to hurt you this time.

And the blanks returned to the arena!
Half of them triumphant, half tired and cold.
But ah, it was quite an adventure wasn't it?
A classic holiday tale never gets old~!

"Memories to follow shortly,"
the judge did quip.
And your precious fairies are safe as well
(and they look quite hip!)

[STUFF TO FOLLOW]