Sabra La Tau

Who: Everyone
Where: In the Sacred City
When: King’s Year 199, Mid Winter
What:

[It had been a slow start through the fall. Nations full of people needing to settle and find shelter. And many despaired... how could such an enormous project be completed by the end of a mere two seasons when most were still milling about supplies and accommodations?

But as they do, gears shifted as the temperatures rose... as night became a nostalgic memory... Natural ingenuity blended with mad genius with simple practicality and by early winter, the great keystone... a project of masonry that had taken nearly as much time as the construction of the great stone walls themselves was complete and secured into place for the rest of the walls to be completed around it.

Construction had slowed ... even with ants to carve and carry, even with machinery of steam and clockwork and nearly a quarter of the world in labor.... the hours that COULD be worked became less and less... and working became less of a normal function and one of devotion, heroism and madness.

But today.... the last blocks had been placed, the keystone was in place and ready... Since last night the world has been thrown into blessed darkness. The air is uncomfortably warm, but no longer scalds to breathe, and the light comes from torches and magic.

Today, many people have gathered below the keystone, eyes turned upward.

Today, the supports are removed.]

Who: Guests, invited or otherwise.
Where: The Nest of the Royal Family, Crystal City
When: King's Year 198, early spring
What: The annual Flight of the Swan ball is opening…

[As the air began to warm, the invitations went out: a pair of pure white swan feathers, tied in a ribbon of royal pink. And now, the night of the ball opens up, inviting young and old from near and far to the ballrooms of the Royal Nest. As is common since King Charles ascended the throne, a good number of the invitations have been received by those judged worthy but of common ancestry. Of course, there's always the party crashers or being part of the extra staff hired to accommodate the number of guests, if you weren't lucky enough to rate one of the special invitations…

Whoever you are, as proof that you've been invited, you have obtained one of the swan feathers from the private aviaries of the royal family (or had it given to you as part of your uniform) and worn it as a sign that you definitely belong at the opening of the social Season of Cygnus. And now, brilliant harps sounds softly under proud trumpets and soft flutes, as the doors of gold and crystal open to admit the guests into the great crystal chambers and into presence of the Royal Family…]

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: Hydra, others
Where: Hydra dorms and surrounding area
When: Day 93, Evening
What: Gay leader returns! (Again!)

[At some point in the evening, there's knocking at Hydra's door. It's a little clumsy but definitely quite close to the agreed upon Super Secret Hydra Knock the team has.]

Who: Delphinus, Lepus, Cygnus, Lacerta, Vulpecula, Monoceros
Where: The Arena
When: Day 94, early morning
What: Loser game

[Three unconscious Blanks on three black couches, and three doors behind them with the helpful banners to tell you where to go. They are distributed like so:

LADY
Vulpecula
Delphinus

MAO
Lepus
Monoceros

CLOUD
Cygnus
Lacerta]

Are you having a rough time? Would you like something a little different?

What are your feelings on a treasure hunt? Can you find the key to a heart? Do you know where it is hidden?

((Mingle
Endgame))

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.

Who: Everyone
Where: Everywhere
When: Day 92
What: Carrying out orders

[So what have your fellow blanks done to you now? You have all day to find out.]

Who: Ophiuchus
Where: Ophiuchus dorms
When: Day 92, morning
What: Assignments

[Today's message on the blackboard reads:

"Moderately well accomplished, Ophiuchus. Save for those of you apparentely so weak you cannot sufficiently beat someone unconscious without resorting to equipment designed to render the victim harmlessly unconscious. If they are so much trouble for you, remove your bracers and plant their faces through the very stone. But don't again compromise the spirit of my Game.

To the rest of you, you will find the special items you need for your task outside. The Raptors have been informed of their mission, and will not attack you as you lead them to their assigned teams. Should they not survive their mission, you are to remove their corpse.

-GM"]


Monoceros
-Release 1 bucket of terapedes within the dorm
-Leave 1 raptor at their door
-Taser 1 member of the team

Cygnus
-Release 1 terapede within the dorm
-Take 1 supply of grain
-Leave 1 raptor at their door

Orion
-Take 1 supply of grain

Lacerta
-Leave 1 raptor at their door

Pavo
-Taser 1 member of the team
-Taser 1 member of the team
-Take 1 pint of blood
-Thoroughly stink egg the dorm

Lepus
-Steal 1 tool
-Wedgie 1 member of the team

Cepheus
-Take 1 pint of blood

Delphinus
-Punch 1 member in the face
-Steal 1 tool

Pyxis
-Take a large amount of their food

Vulpecula
-Take 1 tool

Canis
-Swiftly kill 1 member
-Taser 1 member

Hydra
-Leave 1 raptor at their door


((Once again, figure out your assignments here))

Who: Blanks
Where: Common areas/Arena
When: Day 90, afternoon
What: Game 63

[suddenly, Storyteller's narration can be heard if you're anywhere outside!]

T'was the day after yesterday
And all through the walls'
Not a monster was stirring'
(aside from terapede mating calls!)


The blanks were tending to themselves,
And they were indeed a lively lot;
But what they didn't expect
Was for one of their teammates to be caught!

Quite a surprise, I think,
for who would do that?!
Not the Surgeon, not a monster,
but rather some dainty rats!

ooc: [Ker-Rats! RULES Hydra/Cygnus, Pavo/Mono, Del/Cepheus, Pyxis/Orion, Lepus/Canis, Vulp/Lacerta/Dingbats ]

Who: Cloud, Tsuna, Cygnus idk
Where: Cygnus
When: Day 85 Night (Backdated)
What: ffffffffffffffff

[pretty much the ONLY THING keeping him from crawling under the bed is his team all concerned and talking in calm soothing voices. So he's just nervously wrapping his arm up, not letting anyone else too close to it.]

Who: Kira/Sulu and LEPUS and DINGBATS or something
Where: Lepus dorms
When: Day 84, evening, post game
What: KNOCKING

*KNOCKING FOR SERIOUS*

Who: Everyone!
Where: The Arena.
When: Day 84, afternoon.
What: Game~

[A familiar silver statue stands alone in the Arena this afternoon. Something seems off about the metal, however. Its shine is as bright as ever, but your reflections seem oddly warped and split. Even moreso than ever. Mirror’s silvery, fragmented voice drifts through the arena; she appears to be talking to herself.]

.ǝɹoɯ ʎuɐ ɹǝɥ oʇ uǝʇsı1 oʇ ǝʌɐɥ ʇ’uoʍ ı puɐ ǝʌɐǝ1 11’ǝɥs uǝɥʇ .ǝɯɐb ɐ ʎɐ1d 11’ı … buıuǝʇsı1 ʇou ɯ’ı-ı ' buıuǝʇsı1 ʇou ɯ’ı

After all that effort…?

¡ʎɐʍɐ ob ¡sǝʎ-ʎ

(( MINGLE | Leader Selection | Rules
Round 1 (8-9 PM EST [Planning], 9-10:30 PM EST [Fighting]) | Round 2 (10:30-11 PM EST [Planning], 11-12:30 AM EST [Fighting])
Endgame ))

Who: Cygnus and company.
Where: Right outside the Cygnus dorms.
When: Day 83, lunch time, picnic style.
What: FAMILY TIME WITH TEAM MANLY PINK.

[there is a blanket! there is some light hand food stuff! and there is a Charlie.]

There, isn't that much nicer then just sitting inside for once?

Who: Ophiuchus
Where: Ophiuchus Barracks
When: Day 83, late-afternoon-ish
What: Payday and reporting to Trickster!

TICKY: Watching the Earl buy flowers from a girl
LUTE: Dropping Flute head first on the floor
KUROGANE: Meeting alternate!Tomoyo-hime.
KARIYA: Using Neku and Joshua as bait for the second Taboo Refinery
MARLA: Getting Chinese take-out.
TSENG: Sending the Turks out to find Zack and Cloud first, ultimately failing. Oops.
REZO: Teaching Ozel about humans
ASH: LEARNING THE IMPORTANT LESSON that fighting is very bad after he died trying to stop Mewtwo and the clone Pokemon from fighting :'( . . .and Mewtwo wiping his memory thus canceling it out.
YAMAMOTO: Cooking for everybody!
MICHIKO: Breaking out of jail that one time and then promptly robbing a bank.

((Ophiuchus members, tag in when you can to report to Trickster.))

Who: Ophiuchus
Where: Ophiuchus Common Room
When: Day 76, Evening
What: Ophiuchus Fun Day (+Memories)

( LET THE 'FUN' COMMENCE )


((We're going to be posting each powerpoint slide in the comments, so make relevant questions/comments in the respective threads. If you are on Ophiuchus, please assume you were here for the entirety of this part, whether you can actually play or not.

Mingle Thread
Power Point
Team Building
Trickster's competition
Memories))

Who: leper team bonding and events
Where: Cygnus dorms!
When: Day 75, Morning
What: Cloud returning with some fish.


Ah - has everyone taken their memory from that game? I never got to it. . .

What has changed, do you think? Have you left them for the better or for the worse?

Who: The Blanks?
Where: The Arena?
When: Day 72, morning
What: Don't you know?

[On the black couches, we have Rezo, Lady, Charlie, and Blade, all sleeping peacefully. Behind them are free-standing doors, and on each of those doors, three hanging scrolls in the following colors:

REZO
Hydra
Lacerta
Pavo

LADY
Lepus
Monoceros
Canis

CHARLIE
Vulpecula
Cepheus
Delphinus

THORFINN
Cygnus
Pyxis
Orion]

In what way would you touch the heart of a stranger? Can you harm the heart of an enemy?

What kind of impact will you make?

((MINGLE))