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
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Maybe she couldn't be the one to give it, but. Someone had to try. And making sure the Circle was looked after when it came to being fed was basically all that she felt she could do in a place like this, surrounded by "technology" and metal.
So.
There's a centaur knock knock knocking on Zero's door.
At least, she thinks it's Zero's door.]
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The door opens and there's Zero wearing her usual frown (though it dims into something just a little less severe when she sees its Konoha). She looks sleep-deprived but otherwise no more worse for wear than she usually is. ]
What? Are you looking for Merlin? Or the other guy– Merlin's friend, just got here..braids..?
[ She can't remember her other roommates name, so she gives up and waves the thought away altogether. ]
Whatever his name is! Neither of them are here.
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Wh- Merlin? Braids? No, I was looking for you-
[She lifts her hands, showing off what she'd brought. A plate of food, salt-grilled fish, fresh cut sticks of vegetables, and an apple.]
I haven't seen you in the mess hall, so...
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Been busy.
[ She says, gruffly, eyes still very much fixed on the plate.
Sure looked better than that goop. ]
.. Why does it matter to you?
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But-]
If you don't eat sometimes it'll be pretty hard to keep up being busy.
[She tries to smile as if such a thing could disarm Zero's gruff manner, proffering the dish.]
Feeding everyone is all I can do here, so.
1/3
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Zero eats like a woman who has not eaten in days. ]
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.. Why are you so nice to me? I'm basically a huge asshole to you every time we talk– and I'm probably not going to stop being an asshole even after this. You're not going to get anything out of it.
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Well... She'd been right about her being hungry. Konoha sort of just hangs back to let her eat, not only because that's polite, but also because she kind of seems like a dog with food aggression. So she isn't just standing there, (she doesn't want to pressure her or anything), Konoha summons an a bundle of grapes, idly popping them into her mouth one by one.
Until... Oh. (Again.)]
Ah, I mean, it's not like this is "so nice", it's just food... I'm feeding most of the team right now, so-
[Maybe if she said it like that, Zero wouldn't take some sort of weird offense or anything?!]
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Eventually, she figures out how to multi-task. ]
I guess.. but there are a whole lot of people on this ship who're way more useful than me. All I've done is sleep my ass off for the past week– and it's not like you can make as much food as you want.
[ She shrugs. ]
All I'm saying, if I was you I wouldn't waste my time feeding me. That's all.
[ ... ]
You gonna' share those too?
[ The grapes, she means. ]
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[... Wait, it sounded confusing when she said it out loud, she hopes that makes sense.
Though it doesn't really make sense why Zero is telling her she shouldn't feed her... While also... asking for more food?
While she puzzles over it, she just... holds out what's left of the grapes on the bunch???]
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But in between bites she manages– ]
One day it's really gonna' bite you in the ass.. all this helping out strangers and shit. Least you could do is keep track of the favors people owe you.
[ ... ]
When it happens don't say I didn't warn you.
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It might. But... are we really supposed to just not be nice to anyone because someone might take advantage?
[Maybe these words will fall on deaf ears, but. She's seen flashes of what she thinks might be signs that there's more to Zero than just... this rudeness. There has to be more... hasn't there?]
For me... I'd rather risk that than lose out on all the good things more likely to come. So when you get hungry, just come to the kitchen and I'll whip something up for you, okay?
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But a larger part of her curbs that inclination. Because Zero is many things, but she will never be someone who actively seeks to destroy the good in other people. ]
.. Okay.
[ Is all she says, finally. She looks exhausted, like managing that took more willpower than she'd had in her. ]
Better make sure it tastes good. I'm not going to haul ass over to the other side of this stupid ship to eat garbage.