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?
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acatalepsy_logs2019-02-12 12:27 pm
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HOW WAS ROCKET NICER TO HER???Anyway. Legitimate questions.] From what? Nothing can get in. There's not anything roaming around trying to eat us. If they were hiding, I feel like we would have seen why by now.
[There's definitely some doors that can't be opened and a lot of creepy whispers, but...]
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That's rather overconfident of you, don't you think?
[ she's no more sassy than usual in her tone, but that's still pretty sassy. ]
We've hardly scratched the surface of this place, there is far more to see than what we have already explored. Besides, we have gotten in. There is too much that we still do not know, information that we do not have. I am not yet willing to abandon the hope that they are beyond saving. Besides, we have yet to stumble over a single body, which says enough.
[ even if they're dead, they're still dead somewhere that they haven't yet found or seen.. ]
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[He is the Worst times infinity, and not even ashamed of it. He thinks he's got the rhythm of this down, and will rest (un)pleasantly in a bed of superiority, because that's what happens when you're arrogant enough to think you're a god in your own reality and nothing you do on purpose is wrong.]
We got in with a spell. Lots of places people shouldn't get into can be gotten into with a spell. That could have happened to them just as easily. [But okay fine. Maybe she's got a point. Will he admit it? No. Will he relent just a bit... Kind of.]
We don't have bodies, but we definitely have ghosts. Have you been down that one hallway?
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Of course it was a spell, but mayhaps a spell is what has hidden them. Or something like it. A force by another name.
[ the possibilities are limitless, who knows, and alisaie is too ye olde to know any tech speak to frame it with but whatever. ]
.. like that door, yes, I have. It was.. unpleasant.
[ to.. say the least. if the people are here, they're probably behind that shitty door, because that's how these sorts of quests work. ]
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It kinda felt like it was... calling to me. [Molly shifts, losing that confident energy a bit, which is irritating, because god forbid he show weakness in a situation that he's supposed to be superior in, but also... Fuck that door.] So take that as you will. Maybe they all went through that highly suspicious door, chasing shadows, and the fucking ship ate them.
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[ legit, fuck that door. alisaie has come up against some creepy nasties in her time, and faced down some psychological horror, but something about that door had just felt abjectly wrong. even just thinking about it puts her stomach in knots. ]
I heard.. I heard a voice. It spoke to me.
[ it's a bit personal, but for the sake of sharing information.. ]
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[He's not gonna say what it was and even if she decides to share hers, he'll lie, because he is still The Worst, but this is important.]
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[ there's no need for either of them to divulge who they heard of course, so she neither presses nor divulges, but one thing is abundantly clear.. ]
No doubt whatever answers we seek lie behind it. Or some of them, at least.
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[While looting. Ahem.] I don't like sitting still. If you sit around and wait for something awful to happen then it tends to catch you when you least expect it.
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I could not agree more..
[ she says, through a tight jaw. knocking doors down has kept her hands busy and all, and it's certainly been better than waiting around, but it is not quite enough to satisfy her, either. then again, she tends to hope for a bit more than is strictly necessary.
a hard sigh, and alisaie arches a brow. ]
No doubt the path forward shall reveal itself soon enough. Until then, mayhaps we could wait until after we discover the fate of our unfortunate crew before pilfering any more of their personal belongings..?
[ IT IS NOT TOO MUCH TO ASK!! steal their things once their deaths are confirmed okay.. at least there's far less venom in her voice than there had been the first go around. ]
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He doesn't even know what it does or how to work it nor does he have a place to sell it, so it's not even really much of a sacrifice. She's basically asked him to empty an ashtray as far as being a decent, moral person is concerned.]
Fine, but I'm keeping the money I found in the couches as a convenience fee.
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she even smiles!! ]
I can accept that.
[ couch coins are always free game. ]