welcome to the horologium.Some of you know it is coming. The World Jump, the chaotic thrust into a new universe. But some of you are new, and though you know what the mission is, it is a bit . . . troubling, sitting around and waiting for something to happen. But eventually, you get a message on your watch. It shows Astoria . . . dark hair framing her features, her voice light and musical. She sounds like herself, for the first time in some time . . . that spark of determination back in her eyes. A MESSAGE FROM YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD WITCH. "It is time, my beloved Travelers, to go to our new destination . . . and I want you to know that I have the utmost faith in you. Akvos' loss has hurt us all, and I know that many of you doubt our mission. But please believe me when I say that you have done the best job anyone could ask of you. Akvos' destruction was not your fault . . . and to our newest members of our Circle, welcome to our journey. I can only hope that your journey here will work out to the benefit of us all."
That being said, you are journeying to the Horologium . . . it is a ship that has sent out a distress beacon. I am not sure when, or where, but I can feel great darkness, emanating from that place. I believe you all can combat what is done there, without interacting with the Void . . . so please, be safe, and I will see you all when you return."
And, just like that, there is a pull in your stomach . . . your vision blacks out and you feel the sudden sense of vertigo, a sensation of falling, and then . . . nothingness. You open your eyes, and you are suddenly waking up in the midst of . . . fog?
 THE AWAKENING.When you wake, you are greeted by metal — there’s an expanse of silver all around you. The cot you’re laying on is somewhat rigid, like a flattened wedge of cotton more than anything, encased in a capsule-like structure. Should you inspect your surroundings, you’ll find that there are three more cots in your room..or more notably, another person in the room in of itself. Depending on where you’ve been roused from your slumber, however, you’ll find that your circumstances differ.
➜ If you’ve woken up in the northeast wing of the ship, there seems to be a pool of saturated pink goo at your feet. It sticks to the bottom of your heel and collects at the very center of the room, oozing from the cracks and crevices within the metal lining of the walls. And even more notably, the goo has a particularly saccharine scent, as though it’s meant to be...consumed. Looks like you had the misfortune of waking up in the wing adjacent to the kitchen.
➜ In the northwest wing, the ship is functioning at an all time low. When you wake, the room is illuminated for a brief moment...before flickering out, only to leave you in pitch darkness. Power returns to the room intermittently and only for a few seconds at most, but it appears as though you and your newfound roommates will have to navigate the darkness if you want to leave.
➜ In the southwest wing, the fire alarm in your room has been activated for some inexplicable reason. It’s an obnoxiously loud siren that slices right through the whirring of the machinery around you — and it goes as far as to trigger the sprinklers hanging from the ceiling. Water sprays from above you, hopefully ensuring that you’ve woken up if nothing else has. It doesn’t seem to be draining either, so it may be for the best that you escape with some haste.
➜ In the southeast wing, your circumstances are for the most part rather unremarkable. An untouched room, mostly intact...until you try to open the door. It won’t budge — unless you have some form of super strength, your muscle power is rendered useless on its own. You might just have to commission someone else to help you...
Beyond your room, the word “Horologium.” stretches across the wall.
Welcome to your new home.  WHISPERS IN THE DARK.In a way, it feels as though you’re suspended in time.
The ship is always humming, always whirring as it makes a haphazard attempt to function. The noise comes to a halt every so often, leaving you with nothing but silence and the idle creaking of the floor beneath you.
There are remarkably large, bright white doors that divide each and every wing. A circular window is positioned at the center of all 4 of these doors: but nothing can be seen through it. It’s likeness is that of a black hole’s, like someone had gone as far as to paint over it.
On every door, the same word is emblazoned in black lettering: EXIT.
Except the word itself appears to be scratched out to some degree — as though it were scrubbed out in a fit of desperation but remained no less.
When you see the door, you might be overcome with excitement. Or perhaps not. Regardless of what your reaction is like, the lights around you will dim and flicker at an alarming frequency. For a moment, it’s almost as though the gravity around you has slowed, and the hallways are becoming narrower by the second.. Voices and faces from the past emerge in your mind. You see someone you shouldn’t; they’re calling for you. They’re here with you right now, beckoning you to come closer...
If you reach the door and attempt to open it, it won’t budge. And the further you walk away from it, the more the effects will subside.
But there’s no telling if you’ll sleep well tonight.  INVESTIGATIONSThe ship is fitted to house approximately 500 people — it’s a bit of a ghost town, however, lived in but abandoned no less.
The chairs are in the mess hall aren’t aligned perfectly. The tables are a bit crooked. The lounge is lofty, but not pristine. The rooms may be barren, but it’s hard to shake the feeling that they were somehow someone else’s before they became yours. There’s an array of locked doors, varying in sizes and shapes, all of which withhold something potentially useful to you. You may be inclined to visit the lounge, the mess hall, rifle through the bedrooms . . . the ship is yours to explore.
However, how you interact with the ship is….entirely up to you. There is something to be found everywhere. Regardless of what you do, where you investigate and how, you might be tempted to look behind your shoulder.
After all, every decision you make matters...right?
(Every Player’s investigation prompt has the potential to differ greatly as your investigation will require mod input. We encourage you to ask as many questions as you would like, we are here to help and provide you with the information necessary.) Additionally, please feel free to write up and work with your own prompts! These areas of the world are presented as jumping off points for your characters, not limitations. The idea of this world- as with all the others- is to explore -- you may use as much leeway as you want in order to come up with what your character will do. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask them back on the various threads back in the OOC post from before! |
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acatalepsy_logs2019-02-12 12:27 pm
lucina | fe:a
did everyone make the transition alright?
does anyone need aid?
[ She keeps her message short and sweet. The sound erupts between her words, causing the message to lag between questions one and two, but it gets there eventually. ]
» investigation (open).
[ It takes about over a day for her to brute force some doors in, wielding Falchion as artlessly as a cudgel and being convinced she's disgracing Marth himself, as well as Naga and the entire Exalted line, for it. It's interesting what a person is capable of when there's a - whatever this is - on the line. She takes breaks, of course: to rest her muscles before they over-exert; or even to try and eat the curious (but strangely filling) rations this new, uh, world provides. However, this is her main goal for a stretch of time.
The first door she opens leads to a bedroom, not unlike the very one she had woken up in. The only difference are the pods. By now, Lucina has learned enough about technology to know that she knows nothing. Needless to say, she is not comfortable touching those.
She explores the second room a little more. It's little more than a storage cupboard, with some spare clothing. Rifling through the clothes, there's an audible clink on the floor as some change spills out. Tokens, in the shape of a star. She scoops them up. ]
How interesting.
[ Aaaaand then they're pocketed. It's the first rule of point and click adventure games, after all: take everything that isn't nailed down. ]
» investigation (closed to yang).
[ This is why you shouldn't have asked Lucina to be your roommate, Yang. She's the Mom Friend. She fusses over people.
A few short minutes after waking up, Yang will get a private message. Voice, not text, because text is the worst (and Lucina's bad at it). ]
Yang? Are you alright?
» wildcard.
( Anything else you might like! Lucina's skills are best suited to brute force but she can also run menial tasks while the techies do their thing, and she makes a good guinea pig. For plotting, feel free to hit me up via PM or at jes#5604 on discord. )
investigation
so said light source, a white, phantasmal Lion, is the first to enter the second room, with Allura at its side, looking around the now-open room with a piqued interest.
she catches the sound of coins falling, and turns to see Lucina scooping them up.]
...what was that? Did you find something?
[nosy Princess......]
no subject
With the coins laying flat in her palm, Lucina turns - oh, that is bright; she squints a little against the sudden influx of light - and answers. Allura is hard to make out with the light source coating her, but Lucina thinks she's at least heard her voice over the network previously. ]
Yes, I believe so.
[ She holds out her palm so the coins can be better seen in the light. ]
Tokens of some sort?
no subject
the light from her Lion is certainly a help in examining them.
she's about to reach for one, but pauses.]
May I...? Just to look.
no subject
[ Lucina starts to push a token up from the flat of her palm so Allura can grab it easier. This would be a cool and helpful trick, except she immediately drops it back onto the floor. ]
- oh. Apologies.
[ She kneels down to try and pluck it up again.
It takes several seconds, because picking up a flat surface off another flat surface can be quite difficult for someone without nails. Wait for her, Allura.
(Gods, this is awkward.) ]
no subject
awkwardly stands there. hand still hovering for a moment from when she was about to take the token, until she decides to just stand akimbo.
patiently.]
It's all right.
[the Lion beside her huffs a bit.]
You...I apologize, but what is your name again?
:3c
I'm fine! Had a little bit of a rude awakening but I'll live. Where are you?
no subject
I'm not quite sure. It is very dark.
[ She's ended up in the northwest wing, whoops. ]
I keep getting all turned around.
no subject
[ still running, still trying to get away from all the sprinklers and fire alarms... ]
Just keep moving! I'll find you eventually! Hear any sirens nearby, by chance?
investigation - first door
Passing by one of the rooms that Lucina had made it into, he pauses. She looks a little uncertain. ]
Lucina... right?
[ He goes into the room, looking down at the pod. ]
Everything okay? Is it broken?