acatamods: (Default)
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. :)
dogwood: (...? no)

[personal profile] dogwood 2019-02-18 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hmm, suspicious. ]

So you're not freaked out by all of this. Great. Maybe you can do better than the people who've been here longer than you have.
courtmagic: (029.)

[personal profile] courtmagic 2019-02-18 07:42 am (UTC)(link)
What do you mean, do better?

[he's only just got here, figuratively?]
dogwood: (side eye)

[personal profile] dogwood 2019-02-19 03:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Find a way back. I talked to some guy who said that people have been here for months without seeing home.

[ On the other hand... Jun lets out a short sigh. ]

Not that I'll be much help either. Sorry.
courtmagic: (thought.)

[personal profile] courtmagic 2019-02-21 11:31 am (UTC)(link)
...But the way back is pretty obvious. We're here until our grand mission is done, and then we'll be able to go back to the lives we had before.

[was that really such a terrible thing? it's not like there couldn't be magic enough to return someone to the right point in their world. time and space became more flexible, at high enough points of magic.]