Sabra La Tau

Who: All, eventually
Where: Various
When: King's Year 198, early fall
What: A messenger approaches.

[A tall, gaunt man walks across the plains alone approaching a small gathering of Pyxis tribes, with little fear or hesitation. He seems to have appeared out of almost nowhere, and unphased by the pre-monsoon winds. He swathed in the black uniforms of an Ophiuchus priest and uniform is lined with red. Though his cloak is drawn over his face, you can see something of a tight line of his lips and his hands, when he speaks, are slow moving and expressive.

He stops just before the first tribesman approaching him.]

I seek the chieftain of all the tribes, and then the clan with the greatest speed and experience.

((OOC: ALL THE COUNTRIES will be visited to speak with a regent, king, leader or whatnot. If you don't have a player character who is suitable, feel free to use sabra_la_au to speak for them. If you're stumped and want us to whip something up or off screen it, let Nishi know and we'll work something out.))

Who: Albert and YOU
Where: Hydra? ... Probably.
When: Whenever you want, up to Year 197
What: LOVE!!

[Who ever you are, where ever you are (in Hydra), however recently or long ago you want this to be, Albert wants to talk about LOVE!! Maybe he's asking for your advice on girls. Or maybe he's asking about your own love life. Whatever happens, if you comment to this post THERE WILL BE LOVE TALKS :B.]

[... You can specify where/when this is taking place too if you want or I may just make something up on my own, your choice 8D.]

Who: Traders, entertainers, clansmen and visitors willing to brave the wastes
Where: The Canis badlands, an oasis near the Pyxis border
When: Fall, King's Year 198
What: Trade fair!

*Each spring and each fall, on the week of the equinox, the clans of Canis gather to a certain oasis at the edge of the Lacertan mountains, there to exchange tidings, trade and mingle among themselves. They bring with them the finest of glassware, rare spices, liquors distilled from (mostly) cactus, gemstones, certain drugs, and stories from across the world. By tradition, even the worst of enemies greet each other politely while on the trading grounds, and foreigners are made welcome -- especially if they bring goods or stories to trade.*

Who: Those who have waited through the day
Where: The arena
When: Day 185, evening
What: A conclusion

[Dim light filters down from the arena’s heights; not so bright as to leave the ruins of buildings more than shadowed silhouettes, not so dark as to keep you from finding your way down, and down, to where a single flickering torch lights a broken courtyard.]

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: Those with eyes to see and ears to hear
Where: Around the main communal cavern
When: Day 177, evening
What: A sound, a noise

[Dark, so dark. Darkness that is the utter lack of light, the truest black, where even the lowest of low-light visions fail, unable to make out anything at all. Darkness like that plays tricks on you, magnifying sounds, making every breath of moved air something that could be moving beside you, under you, or all around.

And in that dark, Monoceros and Lepus, Canis and Delphinus, there is the sound of something knocking, softly, upon your doors.]

Who: Mitani, Anyone
Where: The Lake
When: Day 177, noon
What: Important Questions

[If you are somewhere around the lake today, there is a high chance a tiny in blue is approaching you. Because there are important questions that need answers.]

Excuse me, do you know what people do on dates?

Who: Poppy and anyone
Where: common area near Lacanis
When: Day 174, morning
What: a chirping puppy

[A puppy has appeared! He seems confused. And rightly so because when he tried to make a sound, all that came out was a bird chirping noise :|a]

Who: Anyone
Where: Anywhere
When: Day 173, afternoon
What: Courtesy calls!

[This afternoon, where ever YOU are, the woobiest Hydra happens to be there! Possibly by chance, possibly on purpose, who knows?]

Who: Cepheus and EVERYONE
Where: All the dorms
When: Day 172, all day
What: Librarians' Surveyors

* today there is a Cepheus ringing YOUR doorbell. Or knocking at your door. Or coming up to you on your porch. Whatever. *


(( OOC: Team names in the subject line of comments! o/ ))

Who: Poppy, anyone!
Where: Lake
When: Day 170, morning
What: derphunting

[Pederpe hunting! One of the most common activity in Sabra! If you're in the vicinity today, you might hear a surprised yelp as Poppy very nicely runs off a short drop right over the lake]

Who: Canis, Mono, Pyxis, Cygnus
Where: Arena
When: Day 167 evening
What: A Game!

And so four noble teams merrily made their way to the arena! Some a bit under the weather, others with more spring in their step. Which ever the case, they knew a game was about to begin! And they would not call it a game for losers, oh no, but rather, a game for those somewhat less fortunate and severely lacking in the area of competition. That was far more tactful, after all.

((eta IJ SUCKS AGGGH sorry guys 8|a;))

((FOR REF: memories))

Who: Anyone
Where: Lake
When: Day 166, late afternoon
What:

[Even with the sick members of Hydracula lacking an appetite, they still need food, so Chika's out by the lake again. He's discovering that trying to hit a moving target with a sling is hard, especially when you're tired and stressed and only has the use of one arm.

The end result is a zombie who seems to have accidentally fallen asleep while sitting upright against a rock. There is one dead pederpe next to him. (clearly a good idea) His good hand is gripping the sling he's been using.

Wake him? Steal the lizard?]

Who: EVERYONE
Where: EVERYWHERE
When: Day 166, post-endings
What: Sick people, drunk people, sick and drunk people

[HOW U GUYS ALL FEELING???]

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.

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Suggestion Box! for those interested

Who: Bon, Jace, other Canis?
Where: Canis dorms
When: Day 160, late afternoon/evening
What: Srs tiny

*after having taken a much-needed nap after Librarian's "game", one Canis tiny is sitting at the table in the main room... and idly playing with his still uneaten memory berry*

Who: Orion + whoever.
Where: Orpheus common area.
When: Day 159, evening.
What: candy and weeds.

[Angry and emotionally confused teenager is gardening. he might be flinging things a little hard, so you might want to watch out for that.]

Who: TINY THINGS
Where: Lacertaish
When: Day 159, slightly after all those other things happening at Lacerta
What: Aeris is helpfully planting row after row of pebbles in the garden


Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee [deep breath] eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Who: Cobra and tinies (okay and other people whatev)
Where: Outside Lacerta
When: Day 159 late morning
What: ALL YOUR TINIES ARE BELONG TO COBRA

[Basically this is easier than jumping into a 2k+ post looking for the eighteen shouta Cobra needs to cuddle. SO IF YOU ARE TINY AND WANT CUDDLES. Cobra is out chilling outside Lacerta enjoying a rare smoke]

Who: Orion, Cepheus, anyone
Where: Near the Cepheon dorms
When: Day 159, post game and after chores are finished
What: SOCCER!!1!

So we've gotta have two goals, and we're gonna need something to use for a ball.