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acatamods. ([personal profile] acatamods) wrote in [community profile] acatalepsy_logs2019-02-05 06:59 pm

( intro log # 1 )








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. :)
fashionchoice: (punchy poppy comic book colors)

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[personal profile] fashionchoice 2019-02-11 01:50 pm (UTC)(link)
You can't really call anyone weird when everything's weird here, can you?

[Weird is the new normal, apparently. He eyes the flowers suspiciously, not wanting any of his own thoughts exposed like that, but given his luck here so far... Well, it's probably just a matter of time. Might as well say things upfront then, right?]

So... I'm guessing you could do that back home then? Hear people's thoughts?
dogwood: (what now)

[personal profile] dogwood 2019-02-11 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ One of the flowers vocalizes something Jun was trying not to focus on in an attempt to sound less grumpy. ]

I can complain if I want to.

[ But he's trying to adjust, and Jun waves off his own thoughts with a slightly aggravated gesture. ]

Yeah. The selective hearing and having other people hear my thoughts isn't any better. Assuming you weren't able to do this before, how annoying is it?
fashionchoice: (teenage allergy to parental affection)

[personal profile] fashionchoice 2019-02-13 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd love it if my own thoughts could shut up, so.

[THANKS, FLOWERS!! If his thoughts could seem unbearably loud in his own head before, that was nothing in comparison to this. At least then it was still just to himself.]

... So really annoying, to say the least. It's not like I wanna eavesdrop on people and all.
dogwood: (:T)

[personal profile] dogwood 2019-02-15 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
Really? [ Not so much about wanting his own thoughts to shut up, but about the last thing he said. Jun has heard from multiple people before that it'd be nice to just know what other people are thinking—that it'd make it easier.

Which... he doesn't agree with. But hindsight (??) is 20/20. ]


You've never wanted to know what other people are saying?
fashionchoice: (why are you such a greasy hobo)

[personal profile] fashionchoice 2019-02-20 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
I mean, maybe some times? It'd probably make it a bit easier to talk to my dad at least. [Although his dad's always made it pretty clear what he expects of him, and he's trying to work on that in his on way regardless.] But I give myself a hard enough time just imagining what people might be saying about me. I don't think getting any of it confirmed would help.

[School............ It's better now at least, but he already felt awkward enough trying to get along with his fellow students. Knowing exactly how they might be judging him would just send his nerves through the roof.]