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[ were you having a good day? enjoying the local festivities?
what a shame to say that you won't be doing that any longer. the bright, bustling castle town disappears in a blink, the autumn breeze but a whisper already fading from your ears. where you've gone, there is no trace of sunlight, only a dull, purplish glow coming from some muddled, distant source.
you are alone, save your daemon and two others standing in the midst of a dark, shadowy fog. the area is vast, yet somehow stifling in the gloom. faint sounds echo from all around - a muffled growl; quiet, nimble footsteps making their way over the rubble littering the distant skittering; the muted laughter of children and adults alike, and for a moment, some of them sound familiar - but the sources are impossible to pin down, as if the fog obscures not just light, but anything and everything within its reach.
you've been warned not to come, but there is nothing to be done now. take a moment, get your bearings, as the disquiet settles into your bones, urging you to move, to go, somewhere, anywhere.
lost souls, welcome to the miasma. ]
what a shame to say that you won't be doing that any longer. the bright, bustling castle town disappears in a blink, the autumn breeze but a whisper already fading from your ears. where you've gone, there is no trace of sunlight, only a dull, purplish glow coming from some muddled, distant source.
you are alone, save your daemon and two others standing in the midst of a dark, shadowy fog. the area is vast, yet somehow stifling in the gloom. faint sounds echo from all around - a muffled growl; quiet, nimble footsteps making their way over the rubble littering the distant skittering; the muted laughter of children and adults alike, and for a moment, some of them sound familiar - but the sources are impossible to pin down, as if the fog obscures not just light, but anything and everything within its reach.
you've been warned not to come, but there is nothing to be done now. take a moment, get your bearings, as the disquiet settles into your bones, urging you to move, to go, somewhere, anywhere.
lost souls, welcome to the miasma. ]
[Nero hasn't had a good day since this competition began. Disce loops around Nero's shoulders before leaping onto his shoulder, tail swishing back and forth as they orient themselves to the newest location.]
... Didn't think this would happen a second time.
... Didn't think this would happen a second time.
Same... but with how many people there are going... I'm also not that surprised.
[ He sighs, Finley pacing back and forth behind him in her tiger form. Both tigers are obviously a bit tense. ]
I'd say we have to be careful, but I'm not sure if we've got that option.
[ He sighs, Finley pacing back and forth behind him in her tiger form. Both tigers are obviously a bit tense. ]
I'd say we have to be careful, but I'm not sure if we've got that option.
[ the real question is does a-qing know what happened? you ding dangs are so rude to the vision impared...!
either way she's just scooting closer to Kotetsu because UUUUUUUH HELLO? it's not comfort week anymore so she doesn't latch on but cōng ming meows in distress for her anyway ]
What happened? What do you mean?
either way she's just scooting closer to Kotetsu because UUUUUUUH HELLO? it's not comfort week anymore so she doesn't latch on but cōng ming meows in distress for her anyway ]
What happened? What do you mean?
We ended up somewhere else. Like those adventures that sometimes happen to people.
We're in a dark, shadowy fog and it feels... Gloomy. Weird purple glow, don't know where it's coming from. Don't think we should be here.
We're in a dark, shadowy fog and it feels... Gloomy. Weird purple glow, don't know where it's coming from. Don't think we should be here.
Probably not.
[ he looks at a-qing.]
It might be safer if you hold my hand, since we're don't know what might happen.
[ and he'd be able to grab her more easily if something happened... ]
[ he looks at a-qing.]
It might be safer if you hold my hand, since we're don't know what might happen.
[ and he'd be able to grab her more easily if something happened... ]
[ cyoas care not for physical impairments. they're egalitarian.
you might want to keep hold of a-qing, because the area you're in is a disaster zone. judging from the elaborate patterned flooring beneath your feet, there must have a grand building here, but now there are only the shambles of what once was. the flooring itself - dusty and uneven. better watch your step, and a-qing's while you're at it.
as nero and kotetsu's eyesight adjusts to the murky darkness, you'll find the remnants of civilization. broken columns and dead trees tower over you. shadows of decrepit homes surround you, windows broken and roofs caved in. distantly, you hear something collapse, and the fog seems to shudder in its wake.
the longer they stand here, the more that unsettled feeling melds into their minds. something is urging them on - though there is no light to lead them, they feel a pull, like a gentle tug that they can still easily resist, should they choose. ]
you might want to keep hold of a-qing, because the area you're in is a disaster zone. judging from the elaborate patterned flooring beneath your feet, there must have a grand building here, but now there are only the shambles of what once was. the flooring itself - dusty and uneven. better watch your step, and a-qing's while you're at it.
as nero and kotetsu's eyesight adjusts to the murky darkness, you'll find the remnants of civilization. broken columns and dead trees tower over you. shadows of decrepit homes surround you, windows broken and roofs caved in. distantly, you hear something collapse, and the fog seems to shudder in its wake.
the longer they stand here, the more that unsettled feeling melds into their minds. something is urging them on - though there is no light to lead them, they feel a pull, like a gentle tug that they can still easily resist, should they choose. ]
The floor's uneven. Be careful.
[He looks up, and then around as something collapses in the distance.]
Somethin' fell, dunno where it is in relation to us.
Might be underneath the floatin' city.
[Disce doesn't like staying still and pushes her face against Nero's neck, trying to urge him to move on.
He'll approach one of the destroyed houses. What does it look like up close?]
[He looks up, and then around as something collapses in the distance.]
Somethin' fell, dunno where it is in relation to us.
Might be underneath the floatin' city.
[Disce doesn't like staying still and pushes her face against Nero's neck, trying to urge him to move on.
He'll approach one of the destroyed houses. What does it look like up close?]
[ he takes her hand and peers out as his eyes adjust. ]
I'm not sure how comfortable you'd be with a piggyback ride, but the floor is really bad here...
[ he might as well offer as he starts to slowly guide he forward. ]
It might be. There's dead trees and broken columns...
I'm not sure how comfortable you'd be with a piggyback ride, but the floor is really bad here...
[ he might as well offer as he starts to slowly guide he forward. ]
It might be. There's dead trees and broken columns...
[ wow. i, for one, would love a piggyback ride from kotetsu? count your blessings, a-qing!
there's no way to tell exactly where this is. but if they've been paying attention, they may notice engravings or stylistic architecture here or there that definitely resemble the island in the sky. even the trees look like they could have been the same breed, but their leaves have long since fallen and deteriorated into dust.
they head for the closest house, where he'll see that it used to have brick walls and windows in a familiar style. the main structure is still standing, and seems to show several rooms and the remnants of those who once lived here - tattered curtains, threadbare rugs, worn-down furniture and the like. nero may have some very old cutlery if he likes. it's just scattered around in there, covered in dust and maybe a little out of shape.
beyond this, more buildings, and what could have been a cobblestone street, before everything was destroyed. ]
there's no way to tell exactly where this is. but if they've been paying attention, they may notice engravings or stylistic architecture here or there that definitely resemble the island in the sky. even the trees look like they could have been the same breed, but their leaves have long since fallen and deteriorated into dust.
they head for the closest house, where he'll see that it used to have brick walls and windows in a familiar style. the main structure is still standing, and seems to show several rooms and the remnants of those who once lived here - tattered curtains, threadbare rugs, worn-down furniture and the like. nero may have some very old cutlery if he likes. it's just scattered around in there, covered in dust and maybe a little out of shape.
beyond this, more buildings, and what could have been a cobblestone street, before everything was destroyed. ]
[...
Nero does want some very old cutlery, thank you. He will be picking these up. Do they come in sets? Are there extras of any type?]
Nero does want some very old cutlery, thank you. He will be picking these up. Do they come in sets? Are there extras of any type?]
[ he can't help the small snort-laugh at him doing that, but he's more busy crouching down for a-qing after letting go of her hand. ]
Sorry, but it probably will be. If It seems a bit more safe, I'll set you down.
[ so, for now, piggyback rides! and he'll be peering around the place when they're there. and, for a-qing's sake: ]
There's a lot of worn out buildings here. But everything looks abandoned or destroyed...
Sorry, but it probably will be. If It seems a bit more safe, I'll set you down.
[ so, for now, piggyback rides! and he'll be peering around the place when they're there. and, for a-qing's sake: ]
There's a lot of worn out buildings here. But everything looks abandoned or destroyed...
[ well, the sets aren't together. they're kind of all scattered around. but nero can collect a set or two if he looks hard enough! and different buildings might have a different style, but you'll have to check them out. the one thing to note is that they're all quite old, some a little bent out of shape, so they'll need some TLC.
they wander through what appears to be a neighborhood. nero presumably collects more cutlery. a-qing may have a butter knife, if the guys are nice to her. you wouldn't let a blind girl go unarmed, would you?
the longer they walk, the more elaborate the... remains... get... can you say remnants of a civilization are elaborate? i'm saying that now. there are more fallen columns, and the rubble starts to take on some intricate detail. the path they walk, while still broken, goes from cobblestone to a proper bricked walkway as the area opens before them into an old, rundown plaza. a grand fountain sits right in the middle, the water stagnant, with broken pieces of what used to be statues scattered all around. it's here that they hear the sound of footsteps on the brick walkway.
someone is coming. ]
they wander through what appears to be a neighborhood. nero presumably collects more cutlery. a-qing may have a butter knife, if the guys are nice to her. you wouldn't let a blind girl go unarmed, would you?
the longer they walk, the more elaborate the... remains... get... can you say remnants of a civilization are elaborate? i'm saying that now. there are more fallen columns, and the rubble starts to take on some intricate detail. the path they walk, while still broken, goes from cobblestone to a proper bricked walkway as the area opens before them into an old, rundown plaza. a grand fountain sits right in the middle, the water stagnant, with broken pieces of what used to be statues scattered all around. it's here that they hear the sound of footsteps on the brick walkway.
someone is coming. ]
[I can't believe you're letting me do this.
Nero keeps collecting more cutlery as they go through the destroyed town. He will offer a butter knife to A-Qing.]
Here, a butter knife ain't much, but it's better than havin' nothing.
[He'd really like to examine this place in more detail, but that'll have to be put on hold. As the footsteps begin, Nero starts reaching for his sets of cutlery.]
Nero keeps collecting more cutlery as they go through the destroyed town. He will offer a butter knife to A-Qing.]
Here, a butter knife ain't much, but it's better than havin' nothing.
[He'd really like to examine this place in more detail, but that'll have to be put on hold. As the footsteps begin, Nero starts reaching for his sets of cutlery.]
[ as they're walking, he explains to a-qing everything they're seeing. i'm not trying all that out. but he's being good. and probably not mentioning that nero is stealing cutlery.
but yes, he is also carrying her cane. his body tenses a little when he hears those footsteps, falling quiet for the moment.
finley steps in front of kotetsu and a-qing protectively. ]
but yes, he is also carrying her cane. his body tenses a little when he hears those footsteps, falling quiet for the moment.
finley steps in front of kotetsu and a-qing protectively. ]
Edited (how can i forget the mvp) 2021-10-26 03:14 (UTC)
[ I'm so glad y'all let her have a butter knife. she'll treasure it forever.
nero can steal all the cutlery he wants cause clearly he's arming them with projectiles? a-qing cannot blame the possible logic of this. either way, she's clutching kotetsu with one hand and the other ready to blindly (ha) shiv someone in the face. WHO'S THATpokemon MYSTERY? ]
nero can steal all the cutlery he wants cause clearly he's arming them with projectiles? a-qing cannot blame the possible logic of this. either way, she's clutching kotetsu with one hand and the other ready to blindly (ha) shiv someone in the face. WHO'S THAT
[ nero deserves to have one thing going for him and if that's going to be cutlery then by god he'll have it.
finley is a good gal! she's doing a great job protecting them all from this... child? this is a child. why is there a child, exactly?
she stops a few feet away to look at them questioningly. why are you guys here? ]
finley is a good gal! she's doing a great job protecting them all from this... child? this is a child. why is there a child, exactly?
she stops a few feet away to look at them questioningly. why are you guys here? ]
[Nothing else has gone his way for the last... couple years.]
... Are you lost, miss?
[How old does this child look? Is she at all familiar?]
... Are you lost, miss?
[How old does this child look? Is she at all familiar?]
[ He's squinting and trying to see who it is in the dark. ]
Do you need help?
Do you need help?
[Nero's wolf ears swivel in the direction of where the moving thing is, but he tries to keep his attention on the girl.]
Honestly? Yeah, I think we are.
Honestly? Yeah, I think we are.
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