Sabra La Tau

Who: Any
Where: A MYSTERIOUS FIGURE by Orion and Lepus
When: THE TIME OF RECKONING, DAY 109 (Evening)
What: FEAR THE DEATHRAPTOR OF MOVING DOOM

[Perhaps, just perhaps, if you were listening quietly, you might have heard a faint tinny music... followed by the sound of an epic tasing, a scream and peals and PEALS of maniacal laughter. OH THE PLEASED AND HORRIBLE LAUGHTER SENDING CHILLS DOWN THE SPINES OF ALL.

.. but it was from Lepus, so it's very possible no one actually paid attention.




... instead, your first premonition of FEAR may have come by a shadowy form investigating the outsides of Lepus and Orion, occasionally making clanky sounds around them...

Or perhaps it was the sight of a new ... and fuzzy green deathlizard....

Or the BONECHILLING squeak of a rubber piggie.]

Who: Lacerta, Monoceros, Pavo, Canis, Pyxis, Cepheus, Lepus
Where: The Arena
When: Day 109, morning
What: Game 74

[Familiar butterflies lead the way to the arena, which is coated with a fresh, lush layer of grass, as it tends to be when Beauty is in the house.

Before the throne are several small marble tables, meant to be used by sitting on the ground. There is one for each team, and on each table is a small stack of cards laid face down. For now, they are all blank.]

Good morning, everyone. Please take a seat, we will be playing a variation of one of Messenger's favorite games today. Talk among yourselves, and we will begin shortly.

((NOTE: Game has changed due to mod request, so this is a 100% harmless game.

Mingle
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Who: Everyone
Where: The Arena
When: Day 107, late afternoon
What:

The Storyteller's statue stood silently, overlooking the rocky field. In one hand, she held her book closed, and smiled contently. Did the sheep win? Did the wolves? It was hard to tell in such a case.

They all weren't so different, she mused. The wolves were just a bit hungry, and the sheep were hardly innocent. What would they have done, in such a role? Perhaps she was wrong to assume they were so nasty after all!

Whatever the case, the game had ended, and it was a story for another day. . .but she couldn't wait to read it!

Who: a cat and a almost-entirely-dead squidrat
Where: in front of Cygnus's door
When: Day 107, noonish
What:


Cygnus. Cygnus. Hey, Cygnus, Cygnus, Cygnus.




Cygnus.




Cygnus, hey Tsuna, hey Cygnus.






Cloud. Hey.








Cygnus. Cygnus. Cygnus. Cygnus. Cygnus. Cygnus.

Who: Everyone
Where: Everywhere
When: Day 107, morning
What: Bringing people home

Who: Van and an armful of cardboard
Where: Lepus dorms
When: Day 106, during the tail end of Pyxis's ousting
What: so how about that magical reincarnation

How do I even . . .

[Pushes the door open.]

Mao? Squall?

Who: All Blanks
Where: The arena
When: Day 106, later afternoon
What:

And so the first chapter ended, and the brave sheep offered up two blanks, solemnly giving into their fate as Players! But who between these unfortunates would be sent to the butcher's?

It's a question I can not answer, dear reader, but the story is only beginning! What the future holds for both the adorable flock and those ugly dogs is not yet written!

The tale continues on, as signified when a familiar tally keeping sheep waddles into the arena, and the blanks are drawn back.

Who: Blanks
Where: The Arena
When: Day 106, Afternoon (fast forwarding a bit)
What: Game!

[TODAY IN THE ARENA...it is filled with cardboard grass. And cardboard sheep. All lazily wobbling about as if the were actually grazing. As for the Judges throne. . .]

On the throne stood the dainty shepherd known as the Storyteller, dressed quite properly for her role for the upcoming game. She stood valiantly watching over he beloved flock, oh so worried about the nasty dogs that always picked on them. Surely the blanks would provide some stress relief and aid her! As they filed in she begin to quip:

"Baa baa dear blanks
Are you easily fooled?
How quickly, just how quickly
Can you find all the wolves?"

((Mingle // Rules/Questions // Votings // ETA Will return around 7:30pm EST))

Who: DRUNK GUYS
Where: THE DRUNKATORIUM
When: DAY 105, HOWEVER LONG AFTER THAT LAST POST THAT IT TAKES TO GET HAMMERED
What: TWELVE CHAIRS, TWELVE SETS OF INK, TWELVE TATTOO GUNS AND AN ASSORTMENT OF SABRA AND TEAM-THEMED STENCILS



OK GUYS, FOUND SOMETHING ELSE THAT'LL WORK. ALCOHOL THINS THE BLOOD AND MAKES YOU BLEED MORE, SO DON'T GO STINGY ON THE INK.



EXPRESS YOUR TEAM PRIDE, LITTLE GUYS.

Who: ANYONE
Where: ARENA
When: DAY 105, BRIGHT AND EARLY BUT NOT ACTUALLY THAT EARLY
What:

[a full service bar]


OK GUYS, THIS GAME IS GOING TO BE AWESOME. ROUND ONE IS EVERYONE GET DRUNK. I BROUGHT YOU ALL SOME SERIOUSLY CLASSY SHIT SO NO NEED TO HOLD BACK. ROUND TWO WILL BE ANNOUNCED ONCE ALL THE HOT CHICKS ARE GOOD AND LIQUORED U-


HEY! WHERE DID ALL YOUR BOOBS GO?


OK. CHANGE OF PLANS. ROUND ONE IS STILL GET DRUNK. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. I'M SERIOUS ABOUT THE BOOZE THOUGH. IT'S LIKE A RUSSIAN SPELLING BEE; NOBODY'S GOING TO WIN THIS THING SOBER.

((OK! This game is OOCLY a loser game, but ICly all teams can be called if you like. Everyone can play, but teams on the winner list will not win.))

Who: Lepus & their faaaaaaaaaavorite Judge & later on Monoceros probably
Where: Lepus, with the door open
When: Day 104, late night
What:

Surgeon! Hey, Surgeon, are you listening? I need to ask you something!

[starts tapping on his spider mark like a rat hitting the button for a food pellet]

Who: Everyone~
Where: Arena
When: Day 104, late evening.
What: Finishing up the Mirror game.

[As you all file back into the arena, Mirror's state seems somewhat different today. The usual warps and cracks are still there, but the usually genderless statue seems to have a distinctly female silhouette this time around. A pair of voices fill the arena:]

That's more than enough time.

...puǝ uɐ oʇ ǝɯoɔ sbuıɥʇ poob 11ɐ-ɐ

(( MINGLE | Voting | Ophi Activities | Post-Mingle | Results | Memories ))

Who: Lepus, Dingbatticus, ANYONE
Where: Outside of Lepus
When: Day 104, MORNING
What:

[Out by Lepus, it could almost pass for quiet. There is only some minor squabbling, some mechanical sounds, too-rapid formation of ice, the squeak of a rubber piggy... and then... and then... the tinny sound of something playing 'Pop Goes the Weasel'... the climax of the song is quickly followed by ...

THE SOUND OF TASING!!]

MWAHAHAHAHAHAH!! FOOLISH DEMON REEK! Did you really think you could keep such power from the rightful hands of SWEETPEA!?!

Who: Ikki & Masters and any spectators.
Where: By the lake.
When: Day 104, early afternoon
What: Girl fight!

[Masters' shirt is tied up over her chest and her shoes are off. She rotates her arm a few times, stretching muscles, then settles into a fighting stance]

All right, man. You ready to do this thing?

Who: Anyone!
Where: The Arena
When: Morning 104.
What:

[today, in front of the throne--which stands completely empty, of course-- lounges one midboss, against a box in front of the twelve tables that are now set around the arena. they're completed by lined looseleaf binder paper and #2 pencils, and those really stiff plastic chairs.]

So glad you kids could join me today. Take a load off.

[mingle (until 5:45 pst): rules: teams: answers (judged!): winners.]

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. ))

Who: Lepus & victims
Where: Starting at Lepus, out'n about
When: Day 101, late night
What: Scavenger hunt \o/

First item: 86 pounds of tissue.

He didn't say what kind of tissue it had to be...

Who: Lepus
Where: The Waiting Room
When: Day 101
What:

[You find yourselves suddenly in a white waiting room. There doesn't seem to be any doors, but there is a closed window, and a simple bell on the sill in front of it. There is a strong smell of antiseptic in the air, and there's not a great deal to look at. The only spots of color in this room are a few magazines on a simple, white table.]

\/\/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.