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[ The sun sets on the manor.
As the sky turns dark, the full moon shines cold and eerie in the heavens.
Today's the day, if you remember what Tatara and G'raha told you. Should you venture by the old sage's room in the dusk, you'll see the threads shining bolder and brighter than they did a week ago, the colors soaring straight towards the countries they represent. They most certainly lead somewhere, the key to all of this. And at any minute now, Tatara should be calling another meeting to address putting the previous sage back together. Soon, in theory, you should be free of your obligation to this world, and soon, in theory, you should be able to go home.
But something else happens first.
Solomon, Ahito, Ithaqua, Robin, Phil, Mika, Cid, Khun, Jing Yuan, Comet, and Day are the first ones to notice something's wrong. There comes a low rumble in the distance, followed by another, and yet another—the rhythmic pounding of something large against the earth. It's faint, but distinct. Something approaches.
And then, there is a shift in the air. Robin, Ithaqua, Phil, Jing Yuan, Comet, and Day are the only ones to sense this. It happens once, twice. The air through the manor flows free—the barriers surrounding the manor have gone down.
The world goes silent.
Robin is the only one quick enough to react. Though he knows not what comes, he will not take chances. He stands from his spot in the dining hall and throws up a defensive barrier around himself, Bruno, and Urianger.
Is it enough? ]
As the sky turns dark, the full moon shines cold and eerie in the heavens.
Today's the day, if you remember what Tatara and G'raha told you. Should you venture by the old sage's room in the dusk, you'll see the threads shining bolder and brighter than they did a week ago, the colors soaring straight towards the countries they represent. They most certainly lead somewhere, the key to all of this. And at any minute now, Tatara should be calling another meeting to address putting the previous sage back together. Soon, in theory, you should be free of your obligation to this world, and soon, in theory, you should be able to go home.
But something else happens first.
Solomon, Ahito, Ithaqua, Robin, Phil, Mika, Cid, Khun, Jing Yuan, Comet, and Day are the first ones to notice something's wrong. There comes a low rumble in the distance, followed by another, and yet another—the rhythmic pounding of something large against the earth. It's faint, but distinct. Something approaches.
And then, there is a shift in the air. Robin, Ithaqua, Phil, Jing Yuan, Comet, and Day are the only ones to sense this. It happens once, twice. The air through the manor flows free—the barriers surrounding the manor have gone down.
The world goes silent.
Robin is the only one quick enough to react. Though he knows not what comes, he will not take chances. He stands from his spot in the dining hall and throws up a defensive barrier around himself, Bruno, and Urianger.
Is it enough? ]
[ The silence only lasts a moment.
Whether you notice it or not, whether you heard the approaching rumble or not, the next thing everyone knows, the manor shudders. That is unmissable. The ground shakes and the manor creaks and groans—glass shatters, bricks crumble. Things big, burning, and moving very fast collide with the walls and tear them down, destroying the place you have called home for the past three months.
Malice, Cid, and Day feel the manor coming down and leap to action before the bricks hit the ground. Day rushes to protect Ginger, Malice leaps to keep Comet safe, and Cid turns to the nearest person to him—Ahito—and pulls him to safety.
The explosions are loud as the walls come down, fire catches, and thick smoke and dust from the debris fill the air. Some projectiles sail past the manor completely, but land amongst the other parts of the manor grounds—the training forest, the topiary garden, the main walkway—gouging out holes in the earth.
Outside the ruined walls stands a freakishly large magitechnical contraption—a humanoid vehicle, cobbled together from larger scrap from, possibly, even bigger magitechnical machines. Its bronze chassis glints coolly in the moonlight, and it stands at nearly half the height of the manor. Where its "head" might be looks like a small window. It's hard to see through it, but there is someone inside, and he makes sure his presence is known. ]
I can't take it anymore! [ His voice echoes tinny, amplified by another contraption in his pilot's chamber. Ahito will recognize his voice. ] Enough is enough!
[ Whoever this is, he's here with a vengeance. ]
Whether you notice it or not, whether you heard the approaching rumble or not, the next thing everyone knows, the manor shudders. That is unmissable. The ground shakes and the manor creaks and groans—glass shatters, bricks crumble. Things big, burning, and moving very fast collide with the walls and tear them down, destroying the place you have called home for the past three months.
Malice, Cid, and Day feel the manor coming down and leap to action before the bricks hit the ground. Day rushes to protect Ginger, Malice leaps to keep Comet safe, and Cid turns to the nearest person to him—Ahito—and pulls him to safety.
The explosions are loud as the walls come down, fire catches, and thick smoke and dust from the debris fill the air. Some projectiles sail past the manor completely, but land amongst the other parts of the manor grounds—the training forest, the topiary garden, the main walkway—gouging out holes in the earth.
Outside the ruined walls stands a freakishly large magitechnical contraption—a humanoid vehicle, cobbled together from larger scrap from, possibly, even bigger magitechnical machines. Its bronze chassis glints coolly in the moonlight, and it stands at nearly half the height of the manor. Where its "head" might be looks like a small window. It's hard to see through it, but there is someone inside, and he makes sure his presence is known. ]
I can't take it anymore! [ His voice echoes tinny, amplified by another contraption in his pilot's chamber. Ahito will recognize his voice. ] Enough is enough!
[ Whoever this is, he's here with a vengeance. ]
[ As the dust from the initial attack settles, we will find that Kurapika, Akira, Kiryu, Solomon, Robin, Phil, Khun, and Tatara have all been injured in the blast. The severity is up to you, and is not dependent on the concrete number of your second roll.
Regardless, despite his injury, Tatara carries himself through the ruined halls and the smoke and he clambers over what rubble he can manage, and shouts for everyone: ]
We still go ahead with the plan! I need two people for each thread from the sage! Some people need to stay behind and help the injured, or fight—
[ He looks up past the ruined wall at the mech, and his brows knit in worry. ]
—That thing.
Regardless, despite his injury, Tatara carries himself through the ruined halls and the smoke and he clambers over what rubble he can manage, and shouts for everyone: ]
We still go ahead with the plan! I need two people for each thread from the sage! Some people need to stay behind and help the injured, or fight—
[ He looks up past the ruined wall at the mech, and his brows knit in worry. ]
—That thing.
[ In the moments that follow, the manor is in chaos.
Quick, check on your friends, regroup. What do you do before you spring into action? ]
Quick, check on your friends, regroup. What do you do before you spring into action? ]
Despite the attack, tonight is the night to put the old sage back together. There's a lot to do, and so to distribute the workload evenly, we have sign ups.
We will need:
Please rank these activities in order of what you would like most to what you are least interested in. When you list soul fragments, please choose the three countries you are most interested in sending your character to.
All threads except the mech fight thread will be self-directed. We trust you to come up with a scenario that is enriching and challenging for yourself and your characters!
Sign ups will be open until 5 PM EDT, after which assignments will be given and the toplevels will go up. Stay tuned!
We will need:
- Two people per each sage soul fragment (Central, North, East, West, South)
- At least two people to guard the old sage and keep the protections up
- At least two people to hang back and take care of the injured
- At least four people to fight the mech
Please rank these activities in order of what you would like most to what you are least interested in. When you list soul fragments, please choose the three countries you are most interested in sending your character to.
All threads except the mech fight thread will be self-directed. We trust you to come up with a scenario that is enriching and challenging for yourself and your characters!
Sign ups will be open until 5 PM EDT, after which assignments will be given and the toplevels will go up. Stay tuned!
1. Mech fight esp if it's the fucking rep he talked to at the party = Soul Fragments (North, South, Central)
3. Healing
4. Guarding the sage
3. Healing
4. Guarding the sage
Edited (I'M INDECISIVE) 2024-06-22 18:29 (UTC)
In order of interest:
1. Fighting the mech
2. Healing the injured
3. Soul fragment (East, North, Central)
4. Guard and protect the sage
1. Fighting the mech
2. Healing the injured
3. Soul fragment (East, North, Central)
4. Guard and protect the sage
1. Mech fight; he spent all his time learning one kind of spell I am so sorry
2. Guarding the sage
3. Sage Soul fragments (North, East, West)
4. Healing
2. Guarding the sage
3. Sage Soul fragments (North, East, West)
4. Healing
Edited 2024-06-22 16:24 (UTC)
1. Fight the mech
2. Guard
3. Soul fragment
4. Hang back
2. Guard
3. Soul fragment
4. Hang back
[ Okay Jing Yuan is going to check in on Solomon real quick...how is he doing? ]
1. Soul fragment (West, East, South)???
2. Guarding the old sage & keeping protections up
3. Fighting the mech
4. Healing (plz do not assign him here he sucks at it)
2. Guarding the old sage & keeping protections up
3. Fighting the mech
4. Healing (plz do not assign him here he sucks at it)
1. Hang back and take care of the injured.
2. Guard the old sage.
3. Go for a soul fragment (South, North, West).
4. Fight the mech.
2. Guard the old sage.
3. Go for a soul fragment (South, North, West).
4. Fight the mech.
[ Oh, this is bad. This is so bad. Yamato fortunately managed to make it out relatively unscathed, but that's a lot of injured people.
Something, though, tells him intuitively that there's something he can do. Something more than just what he's been capable of doing now. Still, as a "leader" type, he's doing his best to stay calm (not by much) and think on the fly. He's gotta yell over all the chaos, hurriedly: ]
I'll go where I'm needed. Healing, fighting, the sage – doesn't matter to me!
Something, though, tells him intuitively that there's something he can do. Something more than just what he's been capable of doing now. Still, as a "leader" type, he's doing his best to stay calm (not by much) and think on the fly. He's gotta yell over all the chaos, hurriedly: ]
I'll go where I'm needed. Healing, fighting, the sage – doesn't matter to me!
= guarding sage
= fighting mech
> sage soul fragment (North, East, South)
< healing… sit and enjoy his warm healing towel while u bleed out it’s fine
icly ginger would want to stick with mika whenever they aren’t doing other tasks! i think it’s reasonable to assume they can handle doing what they’re assigned separately but once they’re done!! gm is one entity
= fighting mech
> sage soul fragment (North, East, South)
< healing… sit and enjoy his warm healing towel while u bleed out it’s fine
icly ginger would want to stick with mika whenever they aren’t doing other tasks! i think it’s reasonable to assume they can handle doing what they’re assigned separately but once they’re done!! gm is one entity
Edited 2024-06-22 19:03 (UTC)
[ Well, considering who Robin threw some shields around, then Bruno must at least be near him. His first thought would be to try and find him, to make sure he's okay! ]
1. Sage soul fragment (South, East, Central)
2. Guard and protect the old sage
3. Fight the mech
4. Hang back and heal
2. Guard and protect the old sage
3. Fight the mech
4. Hang back and heal
Edited (I changed my mind,) 2024-06-22 17:01 (UTC)
I'd prefer to fight, but I'll go wherever I'm needed. Just point me in the direction an' I'll go.
[But as soon as he has a moment alone with Yamato...]
You okay? You didn't get hurt, did ya?
[He reaches out for Yamato's hands as if he needs to make sure of it himself, that his human is perfectly fine and safe for now.]
[But as soon as he has a moment alone with Yamato...]
You okay? You didn't get hurt, did ya?
[He reaches out for Yamato's hands as if he needs to make sure of it himself, that his human is perfectly fine and safe for now.]
[Dicebot says he's not great. Thanks dicebot!
The jade pendant around his neck is still intact, but he's been pinned under brick and support beam alike, a nasty flash of red muddling the white of his hair and pooling against one arm, sitting limp against his body under the weight of debris. He's coughing against the smoke, dazed as he tries to grope for his wand.]
The jade pendant around his neck is still intact, but he's been pinned under brick and support beam alike, a nasty flash of red muddling the white of his hair and pooling against one arm, sitting limp against his body under the weight of debris. He's coughing against the smoke, dazed as he tries to grope for his wand.]
[Meanwhile, Ahito looks pissed.]
It's that damn rep from the West I talked to... has he completely lost it?!
[Fuckerrrrr they should have hunted down that loose end after all.]
I'll fight.
[He's got a score to settle, or rather he's too seething to consider any other options, someone might need to scruff his dumb ass.]
It's that damn rep from the West I talked to... has he completely lost it?!
[Fuckerrrrr they should have hunted down that loose end after all.]
I'll fight.
[He's got a score to settle, or rather he's too seething to consider any other options, someone might need to scruff his dumb ass.]
[ He gives Malice's hands a quick squeeze. He wishes they had more time, but alas, everything is on fire and nothing is fine. ]
I'm okay. Managed to get myself to safety in time. You too, right?
I'm okay. Managed to get myself to safety in time. You too, right?
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