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[acatamods]

I ▫ main IV ▫ premise       XI ▫ applications XIV ▫ activity II ▫ logs V ▫ rules VII ▫ bestiary   IX ▫ canon updates XII ▫ taken XV ▫ drop/hiatus III ▫ ooc VI ▫ faq VIII ▫ setting   X ▫ mods XIII ▫ reserves XVI ▫ players 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. :)

Comments

[rimuru]

[ Rimuru is totally helping himself, stuffing his mouth with cookies. Most people would reconsider eating food offered to them by strangers, but Rimuru doesn't have that sort of worry in him.

He looks back at Shiro, and admittedly he feels a bit awkward, like a kid who just got caught raiding the pantry for sweets. ] Oh-um-!

[ wait, let him swallow what he has in his mouth - ]

Sorry. I'm Rimuru Tempest. Nice to meet you. [ that's how you start conversations, he figures. Rather than just dumping hundred of questions, even if he does have them ]

[spaceforged]

It's fine. I'm Takashi Shirogane, call me Shiro. [He picks up the chalk and adds that name to the blackboard and checks it off.]

Far as I know the cookies are something the spirits you might have seen around are leaving for us. They're most likely safe. [Hopefully. No one has dropped over yet. Shiro takes a sip of his coffee and sets it down on the nearby table.]

You have no questions at all?

[rimuru]

[ Rimuru nods, approaching the blackboard to glance over the names, even bothering to read some - though he can't recognize any ]

I'm sure they are fine. They wouldn't poison us if we are here to help, right? [ sure, some other cookies made him giddy before, but he doesn't think it was bad enough to refuse food from then on.

With a hand on his hip, Rimuru turns to Shiro ] Oh- I have a lot. But honestly, I'm not sure where to even start.

[spaceforged]

Let's start with the immediate area. What questions do you have about it? And yes, they won't poison us. They were out of sorts for a little while.

[The spirits do seem to have settled. He's still not sure if it was Astoria being out of sorts that were reflected in them. ...or the loss of Akvos trickling down to them.

He puts a hand on the table by the blackboard and has more of his coffee.]

We're not entirely sure why that happened.

[rimuru]

[ immediate area... hm!, they can start there. Rimuru finds a chair to shit , thinking for a second ]

Those spirits, are they ghosts? [ he doesn't know for sure if there are ghosts back in the world where he is from, but this is a serious question because if they are ghosts, the next few questions will be pretty serious ]

[spaceforged]

I'm not sure. They've been here since we first arrived. They could have always been like this. [He glances around and catches a spirit disappearing through the wall. He's asked them quietly for belts and straps for the harnesses he's worked on for his lion shape.]

I think only Astoria might know for sure.

[rimuru]

Something to ask her, then... [ he mutters to himself. There are a lot of things to ask her about, actually. ][ well A thing, Rimuru only has something of his in this world, apart from the clothes he arrived in. ]

[spaceforged]

Whether she knows the answer or not, they're not harmful to us so far. [Unless Astoria was out of sorts. He glances into his coffee and looks up.] Do you already know about being given a new ability? I think most of us lead off with that...but if they haven't, I can explain it.

[rimuru]

Oh, I know. [ rimuru waves his hand ] I had it back in my world, even if it was a bit different. [ very different. Honestly, things would be much easier if he had all of his powers from back home ]

I am guessing the "witch" was the one giving them to us...? or, - well-, taking some away too?

[spaceforged]

As far as we know, yes. We're not entirely sure if she decides on the power we get. ...I'm leaning towards not.

A friend of mine had a power that was...cruel given his history. Astoria has never been outright malicious to us.

[That he knows of. It could be she's acting but he isn't convinced she is.]

[rimuru]

Has anyone ever tried to figure out all of these questions? I mean, so far about Astoria, all I hear is "maybe she did this", but no certainty on any of it. [ that's a bit worrisome, isn't it? ]

Can we talk to her?

[spaceforged]

Yes and yes, we can. You can message her via the contact list, and there are times you might be able to encounter her in person.

The later is rarer, especially right now. She's recovering for our recent mission. [He holds up one hand as he adds,]

Some of us are trying to figure out the answers. It's a question of how much you want to believe the answers or not. Without proof, it's up to our own interpretation.