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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

[spaceforged]

We do. We return to the temple for some weeks and new people come in.

[He could add something to the cat but he chooses to add V on the wings of the fighter plane. Shiro sets the chalk down and turns to her.]

There's a number of reasons why it could happen that way. As far as we know the magic she cast reaches out and brings us here. It could be it replenishes anyone who slipped free of it or brings them in groups.

Without seeing the magic for myself...it's hard to say.

[efficacy]

I see.

[ Pepper frowns in preoccupations as she processes it all, idly taking a sip from her cup as her gaze slides over the name list on the board once more. Slipped free of it... she's not sure whether that's reassuring or not. ]

How do you feel about this whole thing, if you don't mind my prodding? Being brought here whether you want to or not by Astoria to... rescue the universe?

[ She's already met a few people who seem to think this is business as usual, people who aren't questioning it. Pepper's curious to hear more opinions. ]

[spaceforged]

[There’s no need to even think about it. After his talk with Astoria is course is set. He crosses his arms over his chest and speaks his mind.] A prison is a prison no matter what it looks like. This is the secondtime this has happened to me from a being outside my own reality. Part of the issue is Astoria is a being who doesn’t quite understand our point of view. I’ve been talking to her. I can’t deny the work here is important. I do believe there’s work to do. There’s too many hands in this to be faked.

After the last world...everyone knows the stakes. Turning back now no matter how it started, I can’t do that. To explain, the last world had a rift in space and time. That rift was caused by messing with forces that weren’t understood. The rift grew as it continued to put pressure on that world. It swallowed it whole and there was no way to stop it then.

[He shakes his head as the memory of the void comes back to him. The creatures within it were alarming. They can’t be allowed to spread. There’s no telling how the rift getting wider affects all of reality. ]

That can’t be allowed to happen again. Not to that world or any other. Hopefully eventually people can be rightfully given the option to stay or go. I’ll do what I can to help that become an option. No one should be taken against their will.