week 0 - arrival

[vicedirector]

seven vices arrival ♫ saturday & sunday 36 players remaining You remember happening upon something awful and nauseating. What it was, precisely, is lost to you, but you have the instinctive feeling that by escaping from it, you've avoided something terrible. When you open your eyes, you find yourself laying in bed in a dark, dusty room, facing a digital alarm clock. Its face, reading 12:01, is one of the only sources of light in the room. The other comes from the window, shadows flickering about. Opening the blinds will reveal that it is nighttime, and what looks to be a massive bonfire has been lit in the street at the front of the building. A wooden talisman hangs around your neck, with one of seven symbols carved on the back. Attempting to take off the talisman will result in a wave of intense dread, and the all-too-familiar nausea. A brass key engraved with a unique room number lays on the bedside table beside the clock, as well. But you won't get any answers just sitting in your room all night. >Investigate? This is an open mingle for arrival in the town. Waking up just after midnight on Saturday, characters will have the weekend to explore and socialize before the plot begins. The profiles and IC rulebooks (both the personal ones and the public one at the chapel) have not been revealed/given out yet. The kitchen will still 'prepare' breakfast on these days, and the bonfire will burn continuously into the daytime. Per items: smaller items that a character could easily carry with them will be in their rooms. Animals and larger objects will either be waiting outside or in the hotel lobby. cast setting

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[dhaosu]

[ Why this. He just wants to save his people..... ]

Mm.

Hopefully we are able to deduce the reason as to why we were brought here in the first place soon enough. If they wished to obtain an item of great monetary value from us, this would have likely been over by now, I surmise.

[disapproved]

I suppose it may be possible, but oh, that would ruin the surprise, would it not?

[ it was locked for a reason. obviously what lay inside would be revealed in time. but maybe morrigan is also just being contrary on purpose. she didn't particularly like surprises anyway, like finding out her mom was going to steal her body and stuff. ]

If I may be so bold as to offer another friendly suggestion, conserving your energy may be best. We are in the eye of a winter storm.

[minogame]

( WAILING, )

Kamekichi! He's this big ( holdig up his hands ) and has a fluffy tail ( waving one hand around like a fluffy tail ) and has a gold shell and he's missing!

[minogame]

( Someone like Kamekichi!!! Except this guy clearly isn't looking for lucky spirit turtles. )

Ah! Me too! I couldn't find him yesterday but I'm looking again today... who are you looking for? I'll help!

Afternoon

[keepshispride]

I don't beg from anyone, woman, much less an imaginary god.

[When you've died before, praying loses it's charm. Not that he was very religious in the first place. Vegeta's just searching the town for Goku information. He'd have ignored Morrigan completely, if she hadn't spoken first.]

... And confessing my sins would take more time than I care to spend.

[heiancrescent]

[That tiny grandpa going at sonic speed. Good times, good times.

Oddly, Mikazuki did not awaken with his own true form next to him as he arrived. Even more strange was how he seemed unfazed about it.]

Ah, thank you Urashima. You're too kind.

I feel fine, don't worry about that. Let's get to finding what we need now. [There's a chill in the air for sure. Nothing a little human warmth can't fix.]

[princessantly]

[ A fluffy tail and a shell?

It sounds as though he's describing a pet, but she's not entirely sure what kind of pet would fit that description. And more importantly-- ]

I haven't seen him, but please don't be alarmed! I'll lend a hand in searching for him.

[ DON'T CRY-- ]

[heiancrescent]

[The lump turns, and a pair of crescent moon eyes turn to Alisha who had slipped.

The situation is a little ironic.]

I am fine, though I suppose I should be asking you that question.

[minogame]

( He's a loud sword unlike his constantly sleeping turtle companion.

But ah! Who is this mysterious cloaked stranger sneaking(?!) up on Urashima? He jumps, having been so focused on his self-assigned mission, he hadn't even noticed anyone else. Huh? Is he... is he being scolded? He flinches at the criticism and takes one shy step back, )

I'm not... I'm not cold! ( He is, now that it's been brought back to his attention. ) I'm okay! Really!

[disapproved]

Yet you confess them now, do you not? Some casual worshipers would say admission of wrongdoing is enough for forgiveness.

[ not that more dedicated Andrastians would find that it was enough to simply admit you have done wrong, but it serves well for her heckling. this one seemed unconcerned with things like this, though, and seemed more brusquely concerned with himself. she eyes him carefully. ]

You will find no answers here, religious or otherwise. 'Tis locked.

[minogame]

( A fluffy tail and a shell! Why is this so hard to comprehend... )

Really?! ( Extra help is enough to lift his spirits and he'll rush over to take his hands in his own to thank her properly. They're cold but he doesn't make any motion to show that he's noticed how cold they are, ) Thank you, thank you!

[smileleftbehind]

[Cheshire's tail flicks again as he stares down this chipper boy. He didn't have any interest in making new friends, but at least the kid didn't seem to bear any ill-will towards either him or the Intention. It still takes him a while of studying the boy with his red eye before he decides.] You can help. I am looking for the Intention of the Abyss. She would not have left me alone.

[disapproved]

Perhaps. It is doubt-worthy to think it will aid in our plight, however.

[ she fingers at the pendant that lay around her neck, peering down at it. ]

I find this most interesting, however. I have never seen anything like it. It is.. strange.

[princessantly]

[ SHE COULD TAKE ON A DOOR... but her shoulders do slump a bit, as she sighs. ]

Locked doors in several places, no one available to tell us how and why we've been brought here... I keep searching for a reason, but for the moment, I can do little but guess.

[minogame]

That's good.

( That Mikazuki feels fine. He doesn't feel weird or anything at all? )

That means your sword is close then, right? If it was far away... that would have to feel like something!

( He doesn't really know but it makes sense to him, okay. )

[dhaosu]

Indeed, if we work together.

[ For some reason, Dhaos could not help but chuckle at that. There was undoubtedly a number of humans and wherever there were humans, matters would be bound to become muddled. He begins to turn away, at that. Primarily to cover his sardonic smile, and the secondary to begin to take his leave. ]

[princessantly]

I am... also fine. [ EMBARRASSED, BUT FINE. Ahem. Okay, Alisha, proper posture. ] Were you merely warming yourself?

[dhaosu]

[ Dhaos is still a little jealous about that, and very bitter about humans, but it's not like he's expecting raving will get them anywhere. Besides, they needed to work together, and maybe seeing someone happy in a situation like this makes for the better, albeit temporarily. ]

Either that or we find a way to break free ourselves very swiftly. We are all certainly capable of that.

[ Once again, he is saying things he has trouble believing, but maybe deep down inside he hopes to believe them regardless. ]

[symbologic]

[His doubts are well founded. Faize does not know that goblin.]

I...am not sure. Reimi has never mentioned anyone by that name. Or such a title...what is a Super High School Level Traditional Dancer, if I might ask?

[That doesn't sound like anything that would be a part of the Space Reconnaissance Force?]

[mothercat]

[ Ranulf has been lingering around the entrance trying to see or smell anyone familiar. While he doesn't find Ike or the man's mercenaries (or even his own compatriots), he has noticed a disturbing trend in the people passing through this room. Namely, that most of them are either confused or angry. There are exceptions and he hasn't seen everyone by far (or so he assumes), but what he has seen is a good indicator that something is afoot.

As if that weren't obvious enough by the kidnapping and the odious talisman around his neck.

That's one of the reasons why he's not particularly frazzled when the unfamiliar girl rounds on him and demands answers. ] Sorry, but I'm afraid I don't know the answer to your first question. [ He answers honestly, his voice gentle despite her tone. Her scent isn't familiar by any means, but there's something there that he recognizes and it puts him at ease. If that weren't enough to raise his suspicions, he caught the way her shawl seemed to twitch when she spoke earlier. His guess is he's not the only one in a disguise. ]

The second, however, I can answer. No, I'm not the person you're looking for. I don't know who took us or why, or even how.

[ Largely as a reply to her shawl's twitch, his own cat ears perk beneath his hood. ]

[minogame]

( And he just stands there, waiting for his seal of approval from Cheshire. He doesn't seem to mind being studied at all, other than giving Cheshire a shy sort of smile that brightens up once he's allowed to help, )

Huh? "Intention of the Abyss?" ( He sounds... confused as hell? That sounds fancy? Ominous? There's a lot going on with that vague title. ) Uhm... what are they like? Besides being a girl...?

[princessantly]

[ Even through her gloves, Alisha can feel the cold seeping in-- and that's concerning, more than her sudden fluster at getting her hands seized like that. ]

It's no trouble... but we should really do something about your hands.

[heiancrescent]

[The lump turns, an obvious sign of life. Surprise, the lump is not an alien, there's a man bundled up in the lump.]</small. Yes, someone is here. It is awfully cold so I thought I can warm myself up by the fire.

[heiancrescent]

Indeed, I hope I can find it soon.

[As they would make their way to the hall, a familiar shape would come into their vision. Could that be...

It's a familiar feeling alright.]

[minogame]

( He tilts his head to one side at that, giving Dhaos a one over before asking, )

Can you fight...?

( He figures a kami would have great power but he doesn't see a weapon or anything??? )