the temple of beginnings.we're all a little mad here.
Needless to say, the Circle has been out of sorts as of late.
Fortunately, the weather has stabilized — residents will find that they are no longer plagued with snowstorms or heat waves. However, it appears that the flora and fauna have...come to life. Vines may wind around your feet and legs, entrapping you in a vice-like grip. They will eventually let go, but it seems like you need to speak nicely to them first. Bizarre, but it'll get the job done.
Mushrooms have also sprouted and now sing at you when you pass by — they aren’t particularly good singers either. Trees extend their branches to poke at you from behind, but when you turn around you’ll find that no one is there.
...And worst of all, the flowers seem to be especially privy to your thoughts; when you’re close, they’ll blab out whatever is on your mind at the moment and will only be silenced once they are picked. Best of luck surviving in this more, er, animated environment! Perhaps even plant-life can be reasoned with…? Or destroyed.
That’s always an option, isn’t it?
oh my god they were roommates.
It isn’t a proper welcome until you’ve picked out your room! In the hallways, you may find a table or two offering cookies and tea as you survey your newfound surroundings. They seem to be left by invisible people . . . weird? The Unseen Servants seem to be playing a bit more nicely from your arrival, and seem to be apologizing for their antics with sweets! (These cookies, neverfear, are not magically cursed. They are just normal cookies.)
These rooms are a bit magical, you see — should you decide to room with another person (or multiple people), you’ll find that the room itself will accommodate your needs and expand accordingly. They look the same for the most part, so some might say that it would be wise to make your decision based on what your neighbors are like.
Say hello or potentially someone else’s room by accident; it’s a bit of a Russian roulette.
Regardless, it seems that this is your new home in sense of the word. Make the most of it!
wildcard.
The Temple is a pretty big place! The Forest of the Fey stretches on endlessly, Lake Dona (and the resident Nessie) is free to explore, and there are plenty of creatures who are curiously inspecting the new arrivals.
The wyverns seem to be particularly precocious today, given the singing mushrooms, the psychic flowers, and the new people checking into new rooms! They are relatively harmless (as are most of the creatures in the Temple), but can be pretty annoying . . . especially if you have something resembling a snack in your hand.
At any rate, free to explore the rest of the Temple, the Forest, or the Lake at your leisure! Unless otherwise designated in the bestiary, everything is free to play/free to explore. :)
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acatalepsy_logs2019-02-05 06:59 pm
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[So roses have goblins now. Good to know.
For the record, Zari is human, she's just used to a lot more weird than the average human. Time travel and the Legends, plus the Circle will do that to you. She holds up the hand that doesn't have food in it and gives a small wave.]
Zari. Sorry, I've never seen one before.
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[He talks about humans like he's not one, which is probably odd given that the illusion that makes him look fully human is securely in place. But weirder things happen around the Temple. Before long he won't bother even trying the disguise here. That time hasn't come yet.]
I'm Quentin. [He waves with the arm that isn't holding Spike, which means he's waving with a half-eaten cookie. ...oh well. Not his best manners moment all in all. He's grateful that no one he knows is here to judge him for it.]
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Yeah, here's pretty weird. I mean, I'm fairly certain that there's magical creatures running around on my world because magic is definitely a thing there, but they're generally not as cute as Spike.
[Because the world is unfair, basically.]
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[Sure back home there's the mortal world and Faerie, but they're more different realms than different worlds entirely. Parallel universes where humans know all about magic and magical creatures? Weird.
At the compliment, Spike perks up, looking entirely pleased by this. Yes exactly. IT's adorable. It wiggles in Quentin's arms until he puts it down, and it trots over towards Zari curiously.]
Have you been here long?
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[Not because she doesn't think she's been here a while but mostly because they're in and out of the temple so often that it's hard to really gauge how time passes when they're gone. But as Spike trots closer she shifts to drop her hand down so he can investigate.]
I've done a couple of world jumps? Time gets kind of hard to gauge when we keep bouncing in and out of the temple.
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[More worlds. Okay. He's coming to terms with this. Slowly. Quentin lingers more or less in the doorway while Spike checks Zari out, sniffing before scooting closer.]
...careful. It's a little, well, thorny.
[More than a little. Mostly thorns.] What are the other worlds like?
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[Then she pauses awkwardly because she's still dealing with the weight of Akvos.]
And Akvos we were dealing with an underwater kingdom for like ... three months. But I don't think we'll be going back there anytime soon.
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[But umm. Underwater, huh? That has his attention if only because it has him thinking about Dean, and more frightening about Dianda -- who has taught most Bay Area fae the important lesson of 'don't fuck with mermaids' with her own too hands and tail.]
Do we have any idea where we go next? Like do we get an itinerary? Or a travel guide?
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Nope. We just wake up and suddenly we're someone else. It's really annoying, and in the case of Akvos, very terrifying.