Sabra La Tau

[Each Ophiuchus have heard this, be it on the air, from an animal, from the Oracle deep in his mountain sanctuary, or the vision of their god themselves:

The Old Woman angers, and her fury is terrible. The Gods are speaking with her, calming her flames; however, wish to protect the people of their lands.

Scatter to the sacred countries of the First Land. Worry not for those on other parts of this world, we do for them what we can. To each of the countries, you are to tell them to bring their builders, machinery and magic. To bring food and supplies of water. To bring their people, and resources, wood and stone and metal. They must gather at the base of the great mountain.

A grand structure will be erected under the oversight of the Oracle. When it is complete it will be blessed by the Gods all and one, as the greatest shelter during this time of trouble.

This must be complete by the end of this year, or all shall be lost.]

[Each are also told that if negotiations fail or this tithing to the Gods are lackluster or weak, they have authority to take over the rule of the country.]

Who: Anyone
Where: Anywhere
When: Year ????, ????????
What: Your Childhoods

[Once again, that strange patchwork of light and reality bathes the arena. Deep, impenetrable darkness wars with scattered rays of light, illuminating tiny slices of some seemingly unconnected scenery. Here a patch of lush, bluish tinged grass is warmed by the sun and blown by the breeze. There half of a delicate stone fountain is bathed in the first morning light... And over there you see a strange, fuzzy creature skittering and scrambling up a sheer rock face, ducking nervously in and out of shadows.

Scenes like this are scattered throughout the entire Arena without any sense of rhyme or reason... But as you walk further, you find yourself having to step on or around more and more thread. Fourteen shades of fine thread loop, scatter and tangle, condensing and congregating below the throne... leading to fourteen looms, each with a primitive, fuzzy picture coming into view, line by line- starting with the sky at the top.

When you look directly at the throne, it seems empty. It is only out of the corners of your eyes do you catch fleeting glimpses... sometimes fingers twined with thread... sometimes a face: matured with age, but warm and kindly.]

W... d...seek.... ?

Who: Ophiuchus
Where: In the snake's chamber
When: Day 197, evening
What: It IS kind of unusual that the Guardian calls in the evening...

[It is just as the torch's magical lights begin to dim for the evening that every Ophiuchus hears a summons, floating across the surface of their thoughts, seeking their return.]

Gather and heed well: there sssssshall be new ordersssss.

Who: Ophiuchus
Where: Ophi Dorms
When: Day 193, Late Night
What: New guy!

[SHOOTS CORIANDER]

Who: Ophiuchus
Where: Deep under the Arena
When: Day 193, early morning
What: Reassignments

[Last night, Ophiuchus felt more keenly than any other area the rumblings and ravages of the earthquake. However, before the rumble even became a roar, the stones mended themselves, drawers righted... and the snake hissed its agitation and displeasure.

It would say nothing of the events... Only that he would speak to the King in the morning. As the torches start gathering light, the Guardian begins the evening with a fainter rumble than the night previous, and those Ophiuchus waking up, will find those changes again. Uraeus has once again reclaimed the top, while Uroboros is just a little behind. Caduceus...]

... Caduceus... Keepersss of the wessst.

[It is a summons, rather than a statement.]

Who: Ophi
Where: OPHI
When: Day 191, evening
What: SPECIAL DELIVERY

[one TIMBRE is dragging one IKKI to Ophi. literally dragging. through the dirt.

also someone drew on his face so he has a monocle, angry pointy eyebrows, a badass scar, goatee, and curly mustache]

Aeon.

[KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK]

Hey, Aeon.

Who: anyone
Where: Lacerta gardens
When: Day 190, mid-afternoon
What: Someone has no idea she's been AWOL for 18 hours!


Ah? And how did you all get so dry all of a sudden, hmm? I know I gave you a good soaking just this morning.

[rubs an eye, a little sleepily]

All this hauling water is really wearing me out, you know.

Who: >_>
Where: To Ophiuchus, then elsewhere
When: Day 189, when the torches are dark
What:

[She couldn't get him out of her head. Every time she closed her eyes, there was his smile, his eyes, his ragged, pained last breaths. And so, she made up her mind. She made up a thermos of what may or may not have constituted as tea, but at least it was caffeinated. Scraps of lunch and half of her dinner were carefully horded and tucked away- it was a long walk after all. On her bed she left a note,

Hello,

Sorry, if you get to this note before I get back. (Though really, you should be in bed, you know!) I have to see go see him. I can't help it. Maybe it's a bad idea, but I'm going anyway. That's just how it is! I can't do anymore sitting around and waiting. Please don't worry, I'll take someone with me that I know will look after me. I'll be back by morning.

-Aeris

And now she was knocking on his door.]


Hmm, I wonder if they'll be annoyed it's this late. Maybe I should have asked earlier. Do you think? Aaah, probably, probably.

Who: Blanks
Where: The Arena
When: Day 188, Morning
What: Mini-Game!

[It's surprising how much louder you can be when you combine a bullhorn AND a buzzer :|a]

[at the arena, you'll find it is cheerfully decorated with pumpkins, some fake, some real, a bit of dry ice for a fog effect, and what may or may not be paper tombstones. Awesome.]

((Mingle!!
Instructions!!
Start
Winners!!!))

Who: Anyone
Where: Some Common Area or other.
When: Day 186, midday
What: Hey blanks hey blanks!!

[As it says, the new Ophi is wandering around and hanging out in various common areas, watching the coloured blanks and occasionally going up to introduce himself]

Hi there! I'm Smoke and I'm new here. It's nice to meet you, okaaaay?

Who: Ophiuchus!
Where: Ophiuchus!
When: Day 186, late morning
What:

[someone has seated himself somewhere to go over various files on the Blanks. Yep, it's as boring as it looks]

Who: Everyone
Where: Everywhere
When: Day 93
What: It's that time again

[Ophiuchus is on the move. Who will get what this time?]

[Today's message on the blackboard:

"I think you know how it goes now, Ophiuchus. The green stone is to heal the Hydra who loses a limb, it will keep them from bleeding to death afterward. You will return it here when you're done."

There is, indeed, a green stone on the rim of the blackboard, under the list.]

Canis

Leave 1 raptor at their door
Take all the food in their dorm

Pyxis

Punch 1 team member in the face
Kill 1 member slowly
Remove 1 team member's eye (not the one that dies)

Delphinus

Take all the food in their dorm
Take 1 supply of jerky
Take 1 pint of blood

Cygnus

Take all the food in their dorm

Vulpecula

Take 2 tools
Kill 1 member slowly
Take a large amount of their food

Lepus

Take 1 supply of grain
Take 1 pint of blood

Hydra

Kill 1 member swiftly
Remove 1 limb from a team member (not the same one that dies)
Take 1 supply of grain
Break 1 team member's bone (also not the one that dies, or the same limb that gets cut off)

Pavo

Kill 1 member slowly

Lacerta

Kill 1 member slowly



((You know what to do!))

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: Ophiuchus
Where: Ophiuchus commons
When: Day 91, late morning
What: Work (=

[In the Ophiuchus dorms, there is the addition of a simple black bulletin board. On it is this message:]

"Ophiuchus, you have also had it easy until now. It's time to fulfill your duties. These tasks must be carried out by the end of each day, for tomorrow the board will be full with new duties. Do what you are assigned, you may not pass your duties to another, and earn your keep.

-GM

[These are the duties distributed among the Ophiuchus members. Though they also contain individual assignments as far as who must carry them out.

Lepus
Beat 1 member unconscious
Swiftly kill 1 member
Take 1 large portion of food from their dorm
Beat 1 member unconscious

Monoceros
Publicly wedgie 1 member

Orion
Steal 1 tool

Lacerta
Steal 1 supply of jerky
Take a 1 pint blood donation

Cepheus
Steal 2 tools

Delphinus
Steal 1 tool
Beat 1 member unconscious

Cygnus
Steal 1 supply of jerky

Vulpecula
Publicly wedgie 1 member
Taser 1 member

Canis
Plant 1 bearbee hive inside their dorm
Take all the food from their dorm]


((This is OOCly viewable to all so people can see Ophiuchu's reactions. But obviously ICly cannot be seen by anyone but Ophiuchus members.

Ophiuchus members, please figure out what tasks are assigned to you by visiting the OOC Card Results Page!))

Who: Ophiuchus
Where: Ophiuchus Barracks
When: 90, morningish sometime
What: Memories!


TICKY: Stopping Rhode from saving him, letting Allen try to kill the Noah
LUTE: Rescuing King and Queen of Dal Sengo
KUROGANE: Working on the roof while that lazy bastard drinks tea and makes fun of him.
KARIYA: Fighting Neku while infected.
MARLA: Artie's pocket dimension/her first encounter with magic.
THAT OTHER TURK: Owned by Sephiroth in the Temple of the Ancients, Aeris denies him his dying wish to touch her boobie
REZO: Making a sword for Zangulus
ASH: ~Crossdressing to help out at a maid cafe
YAMAMOTO: - Watching yet another DVD from Squalo. *
MICHIKO: +Getting kidnapped and then rescued from the Chinese mafia.
ZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMM: --First day on THE DOOMED PLANET OF EARTH (Ep: The Nightmare Begins)
NORA: Realizing Kazuma sees him as more than just a pet/powersource
KIERAN: Learning to shoot a gun.
TAE: - UNDERWEAR THIEF
SASARAI: Learning THE TRUTH!!1 about who/what he really is
TASUKI: [gets no memory, just an ice cream cone]
MARISA: -Colm, not realizing whom he’s talking to, describes her as a scary, scarred swordswoman likely to kill someone for even the tiniest provocation.

Who: anyone
Where: everywhere
When: Day 89, morning
What: OGOD IKKI IS MISSING IS HE IN THE LAKE WHAT IF HE DROWNED SOMEONE DREDGE THE LAKE



Emergency!

[OOC: DUMB BOY LOCATED go here to beat him in retaliation for his shenanigans :|b ]

Who: Anyone within hearing range :|a
Where: Ophiuchus dorms
When: Day 88, morningish
What: New member!

OOOOOI! Ain't anyone else here?!