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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When they settle on the roof, Nott almost seems to remember herself as soon as the girl pulls down her hood. Her hood stays up, in contrast, and more than that, she pulls a mask that's been hanging from her neck—a porcelain white, with painted red lips and obvious cracks in the material—over her face.
Inej you can't just ask people why they're green. Maybe it's a sore subject!!!
But she lets her make her comments, and eyes the knife as she holsters it. Nott's not sure if Inej doesn't consider her a threat, or if she just didn't notice the whole goblin thing. That she has no understanding of it doesn't cross Nott's mind as possible.]
Yeah. I don't have a weapon.
[Said with obvious jealousy in her voice.]
Or magic. I tried to shock it and either the plants here are secretly made of rubber, or nothing happened.
[It's definitely not the first time she's been attacked by constricting vines, now that she thinks about it. That temple in Urukaxl had those in abundance.
Unless it was a hallucination. She was also tripping balls at the time thanks to some weird fruit.]
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No, they felt very real. And your own "powers" do not work here. I don't have any of those, normally, so I am not missing very much. I am luckier than most.
[ she is pretty sure nott is joking about the rubber part, but. you know. whatever. her eyes flicker over nott's features, the porcelain mask, the gloves, the bandages . . . trying to hide her appearance, maybe, and doing a decently passable job of it.
still. inej raises a hand, in greeting, with a faint smile. seemingly unbothered by nott's green skin (what's showing of it). they don't exist in ketterdam, but the population of the circle is so diverse that she's long since abandoned her disbelief. ]
I am Inej. You are?
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She doesn't know what to say to magic apparently not working. She wouldn't know how that's possible. She's not the magic expert of the group. Most of what she knows, she learned from someone far more talented.
Whose absence is very much felt. Nott pushes that in the back of her mind as she comes up with a fake name on the spot.]
...Twiggy.
[...Okay, so maybe a certain gnome was also on her mind and she kind of blurted that out before she could think of anything else, but. That's fine. She'll roll with it. Probably.
Until she inevitably forgets.]
You wouldn't happen to have a spare crossbow, would you. A small one. A hand crossbow, if you will.
[IT'S WORTH ASKING!!!]
I mean... if even the plants are dangerous here.
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Not a hand crossbow, no, but you may be able to find something to use at the fighting ring . . . when it returns to normal, anyway. There are some basic weapons to be found there.
[ whether there are any crossbows, inej has no idea. but she does dip her hand into her pocket, and withdraw a small knife with a dark blade. a non-magical knife that kaz got her in akvos -- which inej is loathe to part with, but wandering around unnarmed can get you killed, and inej does feel sort of bad for this girl. (girl? girl.)
so she extends it, handle first, with a small smile. ]
But you can have this, if you feel you can use it. It is better than nothing.
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But then Inej offers her a knife. She eyes it carefully. She doesn't have to, but she did. Nott finds herself wondering if Inej wants something back for it.
Nott doesn't offer. She just takes it.]
...I can use a knife.
[Has used a knife, but prefers not to get that close. Beggars can't always be choosers, as much as she tries to be choosy.]
Thanks. This is pretty shiny. You sure you wouldn't rather just sell it?
[I mean, it's too late now, Nott's got a hold of it.]