Sabra La Tau

Who: ???
Where: The Arena AND BEYOND
When: Day ۞۞۞
What:

[There is, in many ways, a strange anticipatory silence and darkness in the Arena before games. It's often hard to put a finger on, and those who've gone in and searched the ruins or forages for small branches, might have a hard time defining why THEN is different. A bit like they should be holding their breath, or be wary at their own torchlight.

However, today, instead of the spreading of a false environment of a Game... a shower of lights materializes in the Arena, near the South Block doors... as it fades, it leaves behind a group of people who never really expected to be here again.]

Who: Any
Where: The Arena
When: Day 258
What: Good Ends

[The Call that resounds from the Arena is loud, echoing to every part of Sabra—a regal crescendo of notes followed by 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 two pathways each covered with a lush carpet: one pink, the other a dark blue. One bears the sigil of the graceful swan, wings outspread and flying toward the path's end, while a hunting dog bounds down the second, intent on its target. Should you turn around, there is no exit yet, but there is a small table holing a punch bowl and several large party platters.

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

Who: Cygnus
Where: The Swan's Nest
When: Day 257, late afternoon
What: A message

[A knocking at the door, soft and persistent.]

Who: Nutcracker, anyone
Where: On the way back to Pyxis
When: Day 257, morning
What: Coming home

[One Pyxis is stumbling home in heels and in this outfit. Her face is flushed and she reeks of alcohol. At least she's walking in the right direction, more or less.]

Who: Cygnus, Pyxis, anyone
Where: Pygnus area
When: Day 254 through 255 (whenever convenient, timespace, Subject a time, etc)
What: stuff

[In which Cygnus dorms were terapede'd so we are staying at Pyxis.]

Who: Everyone
Where: The Arena
When: Day 254, Morning
What: :)

[Back to the arena once more, colored torches still lighting the area. That same encouraging urge to bring your dead and injured along is there as well, and Game Master sits on the throne again, but this time his gaze is turned towards a large pedestal placed at the base of the throne.]

Welcome once more, blanks. You will find your outcomes in your rooms. Go now, and see which of you were rewarded, which of you fell into debt. Will you be satisfied with the way you wielded your fates? And for your dead . . . how many of you, I wonder, will be able to pay the price?

((Mingle/Healing | Revivals | Team Posts: Hydra | Vulpecula | Pyxis | Cygnus | Monoceros | Lepus | Lacerta | Cepheus | Canis | Ursa | Orion | Cetus | Pavo | Delphinus | Lynx | Corvus))

((POSTS ARE NOW UNLOCKED ♥ Also: Orbs may be shared for revivals only. You may not share them to purchase any of the other items in the post-game "store".))

Who: Everyone!
Where: Everywhere~
When: Day 253 Afternoon Post-Game to Evening
What: Ophiuchus is working hard! ♥

[time to work, time to work~~]

[COPYPASTA FROM ASH'S POST: GENERAL POST FOR GAME MASTER PUNISHMENTS. Ophi can do their assignments here, and folks doing their own dirty work may also hijack this! Feel free to decide if the actions take place in the evening or morning, whatever works best for you :|d Backthreading is A-OK as well]

Who: Everyone
Where: The Arena
When: Day 253, Early Afternoon
What: :)

[Back to the arena of colored torches you go. Those with dead or injured will feel a strong compulsion to bring them along as well, feeling a strange assurance that this is the right thing to do. Game Master is seated in the throne again, hands folded before him as he regards the approaching blanks from beneath his hood. He seems to be sitting a little straighter today . . . and today, he speaks.]

So many interesting decisions yesterday, and yet . . . it feels lacking. I’ve been disappointed. A change of plan is in order, I feel.

Today and today only will I be gracious enough to return your dead to you. Following this round, you will each be required to exchange a number of orbs in order to see your dead comrades returned to you. A mere price of ten orbs for the lives of your loved ones. Will you play with more seriousness? Perhaps you'll be able to afford the cost if you choose to do so.

You may begin your next round as soon as your dead are returned to you.

((Mingle/Revivals/Healing | Team Posts: Hydra | Vulpecula | Pyxis | Cygnus | Monoceros | Lepus | Lacerta | Cepheus | Canis | Ursa | Orion | Cetus | Pavo | Delphinus | Lynx | Corvus |
The OOC post from the previous game; ignore parts 3 and 4 as we are shortening/condensing the game!))

Who: Ophiuchus and YOU
Where: All over
When: Day 252 later evening/Day 253 early morning
What: PUNISHMENTSSSS

[time to get to work!]

((GENERAL POST FOR GAME MASTER PUNISHMENTS. Ophi can do their assignments here, and folks doing their own dirty work may also hijack this! Feel free to decide if the actions take place in the evening or morning, whatever works best for you :|d Backthreading is A-OK as well))

Who: Roy, Azula and Cygnus
Where: Cygnus Dorms
When: Day 249, afternoon
What: punishment

This is Cygnus, right?

Who: Anyone
Where: Outside Pygnus
When: Day 249, early morning
What: Practice

[One Pyxis is outdoors practicing her punches... on air. Parts of her arms are still bandaged but this is clearly no longer a deterrent.]

Who: Cygnus + any stalkers
Where: Cygnus dorms
When: Day 245, early morning
What: Returning home from raptor attack.

[covered only by a borrowed black Ophiuchus cloak, Kohaku sneaks back to Cygnus after the raptor attack]

[she might've made it inside without anyone noticing... except for that rattle which was attached to the door noting her entrance]


[OOC: backdated about a day for lateness. D:]

Who: Game goes
Where: The Arena
When: Day 238, Afternoon
What: A game! :)

[The arena today has had a large section of it walled off, apparently. Where the ruins normally lie has been blocked off with a wall that’s much too high to see over, and any attempts to sneak a peek will send people tumbling down or leave them with a headache (should they attempt to use magical methods).

The throne is filled with King’s majestic self, and there is a small buffet table with the fixings for simple sandwiches before it; sliced and roasted lizard meat, a few types of cheese, hearty bread, and more cabbage than anyone really cares to see. There’s also a large tureen of punch.]

[Mingle || THE SWAP || Rules and Groups! || Endgame || Memories || ONE LAST THING ABOUT SWAP DURATION]

Who: Taiki, Apple, anyone
Where: In front of Cygnus and Pavo dorms, respectively.
When: Day 237, evening too!!
What: Dehiatus

[Apple has been deposited in front of Pavo. He looks a little dazed! But as armless and okay as he was before.

And a stumpy-horned kirin you may or may not recognize is trotting up to Cygnus. A goat/the Kid may be with him... and maybe even riding on the kirin, who knows how that works 8Ua]

[warning for being flaky and slow]

Who: Weed, others
Where: The river by Cygnus
When: Day 232, Eveningish
What: fail!fishing and flower-picking

*Weed is alternately picking flowers/plants, and attempting to catch fish bare-handed. Only one of these is going well*

Dammit all to hell. This is why I fucking like vegetables.

Who: Anyone
Where: The Arena
When: Day 229, noonish
What: [On the throne today is a smiling youth, face ringed by black curls. He has a harp-like instrument in his lap and a pen behind his ear. It's been a while since any have seen him, but, perhaps, to the oldest and most keen observers here, he seems perhaps a touch thinner than last time. The Arena is not terribly decorated for his appearance, indeed, if not for the statue sitting there, one would not be sure this was really a call at all.]


Good afternoon, duckies, good afternoon! Who's ready for some wholesome (and platonic!) self-exploration and completely non-fatal fun, hmm? I know I certainly am.  Yes, I'm sure you've all been having just unbearable amounts of fun, but you know, let's just- . . .


[clears his throat]


Ahem. Sorry, I was saying, let's just slow it down.  Maybe, oh, I don't know, talk about our feelings a while.

((Technically, yes, this is a loser game, but anyone can play.))

Who: Pygnus
Where: Cygnus dorms
When: Day 224, late morning
What: After-game reporting to the other swans.

...So, it was a very nice game! There were no zombie attacks; everyone got to hide behind a mask and enjoy themselves.

And everyone was allowed to keep their outfits! A few people liked the one I made.

Who: Anyone
Where: At the waterside
When: Day 222, morning
What: ...having a hangover mostly

[Yoi-te went out this morning to resupply some painkiller plants and oh god all the bending over to pick things was a bad idea. Sits for a while, then just kind of topples onto his side and lies down for a while.]

...Never drinking again.

WHO: WHO THE FUCK EVER MAN
WHERE: THE ARENA
WHEN: DAY 221, HAPPY HOUR
WHAT: HEAVY DRINKING

[The fully-stocked bars that accompany each of Soldier's game are always impressive, but today's is truly a masterpiece of boozology. Enough liquor to kill the entirety of Sabra La Tau sits on its magnificent shelves. Watch out for the antifreeze.]

LET'S MAKE THIS SIMPLE. ROUND ONE: GET DRUNK.

((MINGLE | INSTRUCTIONS

HYDRACULA
PYGNUS
BUNNYCORN
LIZARDKING
DOGBEAR
MONSTER HUNTER
DELPAVO
LYVUS

TATTOO YOUR TEAMMATES! Important points:

* Tattoo guns work on everyone, even if it doesn't make any sense at all. No exceptions.
* Feel free to hop other teams' threads; they're basically only split up to make this post as navigable as possible.
* If you want a tattoo but come in late (EVEN AFTER ENDGAME), go right ahead and retcon yourself a thread!

Show off your final tattoo designs HERE! You have until 8 PM PST/11 EST/1 JST due to IJ hookerdom and Excel having the plague, game extended overnight! Memories will be up tomorrow

MEMORIES & TO-GO KITS! - Pavo, Cepheus, Lepus, Lynx, Mono))

Who: Weed, Sharkling, Cygnus, others
Where: Heading back to and in Pygnus territory
When: Day 221, right after noon
What: Trading teammates

*can has a sharkling in his custody*