Sabra La Tau

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: Any
Where: The Arena
When: Day 180
What:

[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 five pathways each covered with a lush carpet: Pink, White, Brown, and two distinct shades of Blue. They bear the sigil of the graceful Swan, the majestic Unicorn, a the nimble Hare, the canny Dog and deft Dolphin embossed into the weave. Should you turn around, there is no exit yet, but there is a small table, filled with punch, and several large party platters filled with salted hard breads and a few jam filled pastries dusted with confectioners sugar.]

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

((OOC Note: As usual, those who run Judges may feel free to have them interact in sand form with the winners.))

Who: Cygnus
Where: Cygnus! Also Corvus, Lacerta, and Vulpecula
When: Day 177, night
What: whaaat

[well, he's done freaking out and yelling for Judges that don't or won't answer, and has gone from denial to anger to miserable angry acceptance. And now he's trying to find all his teammates and get them together. Plus old teammates.]

Who: Everyone.
Where: The Arena.
When: Day 176, morning.
What: A new game ♥

[the arena today has a new statue: a pair of embracing lovers. Oh, great. That aside, though, the area directly around the statue is more appealing, with wine bottles and glasses on tables, and piles upon piles of comfortable pillows, satin and velvet and tasseled. The Judge’s voice is smooth and lilting and masculine, with a hint of good humor.]

Welcome to my humble game. Please, take some time to relax and de-stress before we begin.

[there are also, inexplicably, two rows of squishy slippers in various team colors lined up neatly next to the statue. Well, if you’re here, why don’t you slip into something a little more comfortable . . .?]

( ooc )

[sign in] [mingle] first round: [Lepus/Canis/Cygnus] [Cepheus/Orion/Vulpecula] [Hydra/Pyxis/Lynx] [Lacerta/Delphinus/Pavo] [mingle 2] second round: [Lepus/Lynx/Pavo] [Cepheus/Pyxis/Cygnus] [Corvus/Hydra/Lacerta] [Delphinus/Canis/Vulpecula/Orion end: endgame] memories: [Lepus] [Cygnus] [Delphinus] [Hydra] [Lacerta]

Who: a flower girl, she brought flowers
Where: Pygnus
When: Day 174, late morning
What: a talk long overdue


Hello?

Who: Cloud and Sephiroth
Where: Ophiuchus --> Pillar
When: Day 166, after ceremony
What: Zack wasn't at the ceremony, and he has been missing, and Lepus doesn't know where he is... So Cloud is very reluctantly going to get a guide, feeling a ill in a way that has nothing to do with actual sickness.

Who: Lacerta, Cygnus, Monoceros, Pyxis
Where: The Arena
When: Day 165, Evening
What: Game for losers

[The call goes out once again, this time only to a few of the blanks and when they step into the arena the torches have been muted. In the edges of the shadow stands a potentially familiar mansion, and if you look closely a side-door has been opened, do you dare to take a peek inside?]

[When the headless statue speaks, the voice is cracked and uneven.]

You poor Blanks, put on a show for me, won't you?

[Anyone sick from the current epidemic will find the symptoms muted to the early part of stage 1 with just a cough and a headache.]

((Mingle
Dress up
Play
Endgame
Memories))

Who: Everyone
Where: The arena
When: Day 165, morning
What: A Game

[The bright vibrant call of a horn echoes through the caves today, calling all blanks to the arena. Those who listen closely as they go might be able to hear the sound of feet beating the ground in pursuit, an unfamiliar howl, and the sound of dogs—true dogs, and not those yapping runts that Soldier calls dogs—baying at their prey.

Upon entering the arena, they look upon a statue of a woman with a bow and arrow clutched in hand. The arrow is notched, aimed at the entry to the arena, looking as though it could let loose and pierce the heart of any hapless blank who would linger too long before entering. The statue's dress is simple, a short skirt and cloth draped across her shoulder, leaving her breast exposed.

On the top of the pedestal, high above the ground a large beast lays resting in wait for his master. His massive body curls easily about the statue's feet. Pitch black fur covers his sides as they heave in and out with the steady breath of his sleeping. His face is curled toward the statue, obscured by two giant paws.

As the blanks gather, the horn sounds again and the statue speaks out in a loud clear voice.]

Come, blanks of Sabra la Tau, the hunt has been delayed for far too long.

[Rules | Mingle | Sign In | Vulpecula | Hydra | Pyxis | Cygnus | Monoceros | Cepheus | Orion/Lepus | Canis | Lacerta | Delphinus/Pavo | Corvus | Lynx | Endgame | Memories]

Suggestion Box! for those interested

Who: Tinies
Where: Arena
When: Day 159, early evening.
What: Mini game for minis

[How exactly a ten year old Slick got fourteen plastic tubs full of waterballoons up to the Arena is a very good question, but not one likely to get answered here. What you DO know is that once that is done, he travels through caves hollering and knocking on doors to let the kiddies know there is a mini game and you can get candy.

Presumably this is sufficient.]

Who: Anyone
Where: Bunnycorn area
When: Day 159, morning
What: A thinly-veiled excuse for more kid antics

[Today, like nearly every day past the early morning hunting hours, there's a gargoyle on Lepus's roof. Sitting and watching, and today, contemplating a small pile of berries as he waits for everyone to come home.]

Who: Anyone
Where: By the lake
When: Day 159, ALSO EARLY
What: PERFECTLY NORMAL CHILDHOOD GAMES

[By the lake today... Tiny Bianchi is making small lumps of mud, and lining them with leaves. While tiny Scowl is investigating the area for a good hideaway amongst the rocks...]

We can BOTH be the assassin. Everyone else can be stupid other Families.

Who: Everyone!
Where: Arena
When: Day 159, bright and early.
What: Game~

[Mirror's familiar silver statue is in the arena today, though the pose seems more thoughtful than usual. Mirrors line the arena, casting your reflections in all directions. But something seems slightly ... off about them. Like they've been warped just a liiittle, and don't quite reflect the truth of what you look like...]

I suppose I should start from the beginning, shouldn't I?

...

Quiet.

(( Brief mingle, then there'll be a thread to trigger the actual de-aging. Info posts go here and here. ))

Who: Cygnus
Where: Cygnus
When: Day 158, afternoon
What: Mission :)

[Tiny girl in black is knocking on Cygnus door.]

Cygnus, let me in! You are doing thing for me.

Who: Anyone
Where: Anywhere
When: Day 157, late morning
What: Morning walks and visits

*time to stretch his legs... well, leg, anyway.*

((OOC: If you are injured and want to play anyway, assume he walks past your dorm; he doesn't really have a planned path today.))

Who: Slick (=
Where: Cygnus~
When: Day 157, morning
What: Three blind swans!

[knocknock!]

Who: Vulpecula, INTERLOPERS
Where: Vulp dorm
When: Day 157, morning
What: Memory nomming!1

[so our beloved team has a batch full of super trauma memories before them]

S'about damn time we get some more normal memories!



[but they don't know that]

Who: Pygnus
Where: Pyxis dorms and immediately outside
When: Day 156, evening
What: Baking and memories

[Milite has been working all day with Ikki, straight through the game and its fallout. Gathering supplies, figuring out what will work and what wont, sorting out her memory versus the recipe and what Pyxis already has. At least a few small animals have died, and any number of gathered plants are scattered across the kitchen tried and discarded.

But this.... ... This... is actually a GOOD smell wafting out from the kitchen and even the Pyxis dorms. A lot like cookies baking.]

I've had to make a few small substitutions... but I think it's turning out well.

((OOC note: EVERYTHING BIANCHI COOKS IS POISONOUS. No matter what she starts with, no matter how well intentioned. IT IS POISONOUS. If you have super vision that reveals the TRUE NATURE of things, you will see it for what it is, otherwise, it looks, smells, and tastes NUMMY.

HOWEVER, two things will save you. This is the safest Bianchi will ever be. Her mood is great (her poison becomes more deadly with a bad mood), and she really only has childhood level of experience.

The more shounen tarded you are, the better you can weather this. Iron stomachs are a plus. If you have a weak constitution, I suggest a comedic intervention. Otherwise, you will have HORRIBLE GI distress, and possible pass out.))

Well? How did you do? How do you feel you did?

((MEMORIES:

Pyxis
Monoceros
Vulpecula
Canis))

Who: Anyone
Where: The Arena
When: Day 156, afternoon
What:

Are you becoming used to this sort of thing? Can the surreal slowly become the familiar? And how will you touch the hearts of your fellow Blanks today?

[Laid out on the black leather couches are Scowl, Wataru, Soujirou, Mikaila, Royal, and Trixie.]

((Mingle
Sign-in


SCOWL
Allen, Lacerta
Bond, Corvus
Red, Cepheus
Lucky, Vulpecula
Badger, Monoceros
Link, Delphinus
Agito, Hydra
Blood, Pyxis


WATARU
Jace, Canis
Taiki, Cygnus
Poppy, Canis
Masamune, Canis
Dove, Pyxis
Tailmon, Lepus
Summer, Pavo

SOUJIROU
Zero, Delphinus
Shiki, Delphinus
Aeris, Lacerta
Black, Vulpecula
Zack, Lepus
Mitsuru, Orion
Maya, Canis

MIKAILA
Mao, Lepus
Van, Lepus
Cobra, Lacerta
Almaz, Monoceros
Chaz, Orion
Edward, Delphinus
Kohaku, Cygnus
Zelgadis, Vulpecula


ROYAL
Night, Corvus
Arrow, Lynx
Dart, Lynx
Strike, Lynx
Sakura, Monoceros
Sunny, Pavo
Ragna, Cygnus

TRIXIE
Chika, Vulpecula
Feathers, Pavo
Syaoran, Cepheus
Montgomery Orion
Kaito, Vulpecula
Spear, Lynx
Cloud, Cygnus

IF YOU COME IN AFTER THIS POSTING (OR IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY GOT BOTH OF YOUR CHARACTERS PUT IN THE SAME PLACE), PING EXCEL.))

Who: All regular Blanks
Where: In your dorms
When: Day 155 and 156
What:

[It doesn't really happen all at once, or to every dorm at the same time. But over these two days, you might spy a tiny spider slipping under the door. It is soon followed by several others, skittering along the floor, up the common room table and small cocoons of webbing are industriously opened. Almost as quickly and efficiently they scatter, vanishing.

If you missed this event... then perhaps you simply looked over and saw six small memory berries and the traces of webbing around them, fine threads catching the torchlight.]

((OOC: Two things! FIRST! Start your dorm's threads with [Your Team Name] for the sake of organization. SECOND. When you take your memories, ping Nishi with a thread link.))