the sickness ends.the temple.The Temple, shortly after Astoria's burst of energy, is in a constant state of growth. Trees are bursting into existence from seeds in mere seconds, flowers are growing wherever magic lands . . . and the Temple is abruptly a-buzz with energy, magic crackling throughout the air. You may find a tree in your house, or flowers suddenly growing along the walls, or plants wiggling their way through the stone walls of the buildings of the Temple. All of a sudden, the place looks very overgrown.
The Forest of the Fey seems to be responding in kind, too. Sprites are exceptionally active, darting out of the Forest and into the Temple with increasingly regularity, playing basic little tricks on the members of the Circle they can find. Flower crowns are made at an alarming rate, and there might be a few fruit-food fights that break out with the sudden abundance of peaches and apples that appear on the grounds. Learn how to duck!
With the magic comes the sudden fluctuation of energy: canon powers flicker on and off, as do the powers granted by Astoria. You feel more like yourself, you suddenly have access to energies you did not have previously in the Temple However, it's a double-edged sword -- it is not constant, and it may be more trouble than its worth.
And, remember: the Sickness is not fading immediately. If you make it to Stage 3, then you're stuck with sensory deprivation for at least another week or two. Sorry, friends.  lake dona.Lake Dona is a massive body of water, stretching outward for so far that it almost seems like an ocean until you see that the water is fresh. It is surrounded by long, leafy trees that dip into the water and has a variety of ancient ruins scattered around it -- weathered stones set into circles at seemingly even intervals, old buildings that seem to mirror the Temple in construct.
In addition to the ruins, there are a network of caverns tucked along the water’s edge, just underneath the surface on the western side of Lake Dona, that appear to go underground into murky darkness. The actual entrance to these caverns seem to be underwater, seemingly guarded by merfolk, but poking around may seem to be more trouble than its worth.
There is plenty of wildlife to be found within the lake itself, ranging from freshwater mermaids who would rather you stay the hell out of their backyard to a rather large and suspiciously friendly plesiosaurus-like creature (some would say that she prefers to be called Nessie) that seems intent on checking out who you are. The lake teems with odd-looking fish, most of which seem to be okay to eat, and plenty of plant life! But who knows what lurks in the depths below . . . that giant sea-monster looking thing has to be eating something.PROMPT IDEAS: Here are some prompt ideas for this new area! However, don't feel limited to such ideas! Feel free to fish, to explore, to swim, to poke around . . . it's always possible Astoria may check in on your character, too, once she is feeling better! ;)
1.) The Great Pumpkin The overgrowth of plants have caused a massive growth spurt in a lot of the trees, including the fruit trees that sprinkle themselves throughout the Temple. However, the fruit themselves seems to be growing at a rather . . . alarming rate, resulting in a few pumpkin-looking squash growing to the size of small boulders in the fields. Hope you have a lot of spare time on your hands to make a hell of a lot of Temple-pie, because these squash aren't going anywhere anytime soon.
2.) Food Fight!: Those damn sprites are at it again, and are collecting fruit off the ground and throwing it at people. Fight back, organize, and conquer! Or not. It's probably better to just not.
3.) Part Of Your World: The mermaids within Lake Dona are a suspicious lot, and they don't take kindly to strangers stomping through their territory. However, they are receptive to music, so if you are so musically inclined, they will definitely be more inclined to be a little more playful than territorial. If you aren't? Have fun getting tossed into the lake head-first by a bunch of pissed off mermaids who want you to get the hell of their lawn. They don't take kindly to your type around here.
4.) Nessie: Within Lake Dona is a massive plesiosaurus-type creature which seems to be . . . oddly friendly? It seems to pop up at the most inconvenient of times. Are you sitting on the edge of the lake enjoying the water? Enjoy a massive ass dinosaur sticking its impressively long neck out of the lake to check you out and also scare the bejesus out of you. That being said, Nessie is an extraordinarily friendly being, and will even give you laps around the lake if you ask nicely!
5.) Caverns: The caverns within the lake are dark, deep, and menacing The merfolk inform you that you cannot go there -- no one can, but the merfolk sure seem to be keeping a careful eye out on it. Testing the boundaries indicates a weird magical field around the entrance of the cave, that works like a bit of a forcefield. Weird, right? |
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acatalepsy_logs2018-09-19 08:25 pm
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Are you kidding me? In our group, I figure I'm as normal as they come. Not that I got a good track record with animals [Making a living out of hunting wild beasts for money and all] but, uh, I ain't gonna be all that mad if he wants a test nibble? I'm durable.
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[Like it's a natural thing to talk about, even if there's that dig about Noct being a dangerous "magic assassin", he does have a cheeky little laugh on the tip of his tongue. He doesn't try to look up knowing he won't be able to see much, Noct holds a hand out as he walks back towards Hank a bit, seeking him out just to stay out of the way for when Gladio starts back down.]
He's lying, he's not normal at all, he is the guy who never gets tired and his energy comes from Cup Noodles and nothing else.
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'In your group's one hell of a qualifier, considering the other one of your group's Mr. 'source of all magic' over here. I've been burned before, thinkin people aren't weird in this place. I mean, I've got a reliable source that says you start workin out at the crack of dawn, that's a sign of something fucked up going on right there. Like, shit, why would anyone, unless they were up to something terrible.
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One, there's nothing wrong with how much I like Cup Noodles, and two, there's nothing wrong with me having a daily workout routine that has me up while the rest of you slouchers are becoming one with your bedsheets. Noct sleeps at least twenty hours a day. There's something way more wrong with him than with me wanting to be up a little earlier than most.
call him out call him out
[The regular guy, the civilian, his best buddy of the last five years - not that Gladio and Ignis aren't his friends, it's just. They were assigned to meet. Prompto could have sidestepped him just like the rest of their class and he didn't. Noct still ends up laughing a bit with Hank calling Gladio out about crack of dawn rising and oh he is just right on.]
Who doesn't want to sleep twenty hours a day?
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[I heard that, big lug. Still, he's got a shit eating smile on his face still and even with his called up complaint, he tries to ease off with a pleased pat to Hank's arm. Yeah, thanks for agreeing, napping is the best and someone else knows it thank the Gods. Lowering his voice, Noct speaks up almost with a whisper - like Gladio can hear him from that high up at this point.]
If we keep pushing him, he might make me run six miles, and I really don't want to. [Have we talked lately about Noctis putting off work-outs and training because Gladio wasn't here for a short time?? He has absolutely not been working out as he should, though sickness sort of was the problem....... and laziness.]
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[Which is not entirely true. Also it'd be a ridiculously idea to think he could leave Noct in a tree because of his warping ability. But Prompto proves to be the equivalent of a puppy dog on occasion so that should count for something.]
Start a club if you want, just leave me out of it. You two got anything actually productive to talk about or can I continue?
[He's still scaling the tree this whole time by the way. He has no intention to actually give up. Mostly it's to prove he can actually climb this tree, but also, he can't honestly leave that dog up there.]
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[Baby Nap Time Committee, something everyone should be part of because who says you shouldn't take a nap once you get older? Sleep is still important in his opinion. Still chuckling a bit and trying to squint up, raising a hand like getting the sun out of his eyes will help, Noct can make out a big figure moving towards a lighter figure in the tree.]
Are we distracting you? You told him about my secret assassin life, someone has to say something to break that up. [It's such a dumb clear lie and yet... he turns his head to look to Hank then, curious since there have been minor things that were similar - like that song.]
Hey, your world has video games, right? Have you ever heard of one called Assassin's Creed?
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Gladio, how big a troll is this kid? Is he trolling me right now? Cause you guys having magic and shit is one thing, having magic and normal shit is weird, and I don't know if I'm gonna allow it.
[It's not like Connor - or Simon, depending on just how close his version of things was to Hank's - would be feeding this one kid random trivia just to mess with Hank. But it's still weird, and he's going to fight it a little just on principle.]
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Sorry, can't talk, busy.
[This is what you get for making fun of him Hank.]
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[It's a good start at least, even as he tips his head and gives Hank's arm a little smack - he's serious here, it's not that wild and crazy - plus he didn't answer. Which sort of makes Noctis think it's true, and Gladio isn't helping at all.]
Sure we've got King's Knight too, but that one isn't nearly as popular as Assassin's Creed.
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Gladio'd look better in the hood than you.
[He says it faux-matter of factly, exaggeratedly solemn as he breaks the terrible news. Watch out with whom you gang up on your friends to tease them about exercising, Noctis, lest that teasing eye be turned on you. Especially since Noctis pretty much asked for it by bringing up a game he shouldn't know about and making Hank confront a weird idea. Noctis asked for this.]
He's got that uh, strong, dramatic jawline, you know?