acatalepsy_logs | [OPEN] Well. That Didn't Go Quite As Planned

Who: EVERYONE
Where: The Temple of Beginnings
When: Immediately After The End.
Rating: PG-13, may vary by thread
What: You fall, you pick yourself back up and you move on. Or at least, you try.

Fished Out Of Water
One minute, you are witnessing the fabric of an entire world implode as it is literally ripped apart by powers unknown. The next, that tell-tale twist somewhere beneath your sternum, before you are bodily YANKED away from Akvos, away from the ocean and the Queen and the King and the Princess.

And land back on (mostly) solid, dry ground.

Welcome back to the Temple of Beginnings. Don't worry, there's no hurry for you to get back up just yet.

Hey, Howya Doin'?
Once you do get back up, now is the time to be taking stock of the situation - yours, your friends, and even those new merfolk neighbours (who may need a hand getting their fins back into the water). There is also the missing members of the Circle to consider: people who disappeared on the journey to Akvos, and those who never made it back..

(There's also that small matter with a certain 'witchess-san' that may be a cause for concern to some more than others.)

Whatever the case, it's a lot to process right now. Take the time you have, because you don't know if it'll be enough for what you need.

[[ OOC: Here's an open post for threads reacting to the end of the Akvos world hop. Feel free to use the above prompts, and/or make your own! ]]

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[ This is a very bad acid trip. At least they won't suffer any points of exhaustion for failing that entire world. ]

[ There may be a slightly incredulous look, followed by an equally incredulous 'hah!' under Vex's breath, before her head rests back against the sand and her hands come up to cover her face. She honestly doesn't know if she needs to cry or not at that. ]

I think there's wine somewhere, but it's as piss poor as chicken wine. [ugh] But that's something I can fix easily enough.

[ She's in no hurry to move just yet, though. ]

[ he perks up a little, even pulling himself up off the bear so he can look over at her. ]

You can fix the wine? Is that your superpower? [ did he find the one... useful... person... here?!? ]

[ One hand remains cast over her face, while the other lifts, making vague gestures with her fingers. Eeeeeh. ]

Something like that. There's a trick to it, of course.

[ Because of course Astorian magic comes with a caveat. She pushes herself upright, and gives Tony a long look, before tipping her head to the side. ]

How about this. You find us something to eat that is not kelp or fish, and I will find us something incredibly tasty that's also ridiculously alcoholic.

[her hand extends forward] Deal?

Super deal. [ he agrees, clasping her hand audibly to help himself up and to seal their deal in one. ] Like maybe the best deal I've ever dealt, and I do a lot of... dealing.

[ he clears his throat, the sky clearing overhead to something almost pretty after all that. ]

Right, food. I'm on it. Bye. [ a tight smile, obviously they're walking in the same direction so it's not really "bye" but he's walking as quickly as he can back to the temple. ]

I've always been a fan of a good deal myself.

[ The deal is struck.

For a moment Vex's eyes glow bright gold, a similar shiver of energy flowing back from her finger tips and across her palm. It's there and gone, blink and you'd miss it, and she has to shake her head to clear away the afterimage before her eyes.

A bit like him clearing the clouds above, in fact. Huh. That's a pretty neat trick, too. ]

See you shortly, then.

[it doesn't take much to get back up on her own feet, for that matter, but she can't help but be amused by the "bye" as Tony takes off ahead of her and the bear, who looks up and watches Tony leave with a confused sound for his mother-partner figure.

It occurs to her they didn't agree on here to meet.

Whoops.

The path is the same to the temple, though Vex veers off before entry to round the side. Her tent setup is still in place, now with a convenient hammock, and she takes a few minutes to dump sodden armor there. Removing Trinket's takes a bit longer, but when she turns around, the servants have already been and gone - armor removed to be repaired, while three very large marked bottles are left in their place.

Huh. Fancy that. It did work.

Time to go find Tony, then.]

[ he should be relatively easy to find in that he's currently making a good effort to burn the temple down. not on purpose... he's just not much of a cook, at all. AT ALL. when she comes into the galley, steam will be pouring off the stove as a robot on what appears to be a trolley is dousing tony's back in a homemade flame retardant foam of some kind. ]

What did I tell you about putting me out when I'm not on fire?

[ tony sounds real angry and the bot shrinks away from his booming voice, but then he hears vex and there's a big smile on his face as he whirls around to greet her. ]

Hi, new best friend.

[ Vex has met exactly one (1) robot, and it looked nothing like this one. Then again, Doty was crafted by an artificer, and give Tony's own display of magic earlier, perhaps he's a crafter along the same vein?

Either way, smile begets a smile, and the three very large, very different bottles are held up. Definitely not part of the regular drinks collection. ]

Hello to you too. Trinket's gone to have a nap, so he may or may not join us later.

[ Not that she would pour him any of this. She is a responsible bear-mon. ]

[ he's almost disappointed the bear won't be joining them, but he doesn't say as much. just looks at the stove then over at her, a little helplessly. ]

He earned the rest.

[ just like they earned this drink. ]

You should probably start pouring, it'll make whatever this is taste better. [ a gentle warning... ]

I think we all have. But since sleep is for later. [a pause, as she glances at the bottle] ..I know this snow mead. It's quite excellent. And this is a bottle of shiraz, and this one...

I have no idea what it is. [a very green rectangular bottle is set on the counter] So, who's your friend there?

[asked, as she peeks in the direction of what might charitably be considered a meal] ..And what was that intended to be?

[ he lifts his eyebrows at that, wondering where she got a whole bottle of mystery booze. in this place... probably best to stick with what you know, right? but he's curious, had always been, and what's the worst that could happen? they're already suffering. ]

I'm up for booze roulette if you are.

[ just saying. he sighs, looking at the noodles probably overcooked into mush by now. ]

Ramen...? Maybe. The food, not him. He's just Dum-e. [ usually, he'd say something scathing here, but the bot is still sulking so he sighs. ] He was watching my back.

...And also covering it. [ he tries to glance back to see if his shirt is ruined, but really, what does it matter? he has like, two outfits in total here. ]

Well, as long as its strong and tasty, my side of the bargain is upheld. It's not Courage, but that's not really what we need right now. [ Said lightly, but the snow mead gets a wistful look nonetheless. ] I can't even read the language on this bottle, however.

So I vote we try it first, get it out of the way.

Dum-e. Cute. [she wiggles her fingers at it, though she does not move to touch. Just closer, to get a better look.] A friend of mine has a construct, but I don't know the manner of its construction. What sort of enchantment do you use to empower it?

[The invisible servants are usually pretty good at laundry, though future behaviour may make them all collectively a bit warier. As for the food..? Vex shakes her head a bit, but:] I've eaten worse. And it's not kelp or fish, so, bring it on.

He won't bite. Or if he does, I'll make him wear the dunce cap.

[ enchantment gets a laugh even as he realizes she's serious, turning back to the stove to shut off the burner. ]

Hydraulics, mainly. And I'm just saying we should probably take a shot before we start eating.

[OPEN] Well. That Didn't Go Quite As Planned

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