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arimoi2017-02-26 11:45 pm
holographica) wrote in arimoi2017-02-26 11:45 pm
New World New You
-> (1)
It begins with a bang; then, disorientation, darkness, dismayed voices, and spells that weigh down your limbs like heavy shackles...
The people keeping you captive seem as unsure as you are of what just happened, and argue and mutter amongst themselves, though they don't hesitate to restrain you, chain you to a pipe in the wall of this bottom floor of an underground parking garage, or lock you alone into a smaller room of the abandoned building where the summoning was held. You seem to unnerve them; they don't want to look you in the eye, and if they have to touch you to lock you up, they do so gingerly, nervously.
But maybe, once they leave you to yourself to go and argue and regroup in private, you're not quite alone? You weren't the only person to come out of the array. You have at least one companion in your confusion, one person restrained like you and not wearing the cultists' strange masks. Take comfort, take inventory, and prepare for anything.
-> (2)
The Joyous were prepared for you to attempt escape. Their preparations don't quite match what they got, but even poorly calibrated spells will do something, and the effects of knockout darts and magically reinforced walls don't discriminate. It's time to blow this popsicle stand...
...But you may want to take a moment to comb the area - once the Joyous have had enough time and reason to weigh their options, they'll run, leaving behind the incriminating results of their "botched" summoning. Those less able to escape confinement under their own power may need a hand, or to band together, or, at worst, to wait quite a while for locals to stumble across them...
-> (3)
You step outside into an unfamiliar town; small, sparse, just off a major highway running through the Neloi Flats. A perfect place for a cult looking for an unoccupied building, because there are a lot of those here, as though the town's peak has come and gone, leaving behind rusty signs for roadside attractions and a main street retinue of shops made of sheer stubbornness and spite.
There's not much direction here. There are locals, who will be confused by you, possibly wary and disbelieving. There's a temple, small like the village but likely to have charity you need right now. There's a highway, and following it in either direction will take you to one of two very different cities.
There's a whole country of possibilities before you, in fact. What ones will you chase, and will you do it alone?
[[As of this mingle: go forth and RP! You can treat this post like a game intro, or like a meme post; follow the prompt/s exactly, or alter the details to suit your tastes, or pitch a completely different scene in your own top-level. Let's get some stories started.]]
It begins with a bang; then, disorientation, darkness, dismayed voices, and spells that weigh down your limbs like heavy shackles...
The people keeping you captive seem as unsure as you are of what just happened, and argue and mutter amongst themselves, though they don't hesitate to restrain you, chain you to a pipe in the wall of this bottom floor of an underground parking garage, or lock you alone into a smaller room of the abandoned building where the summoning was held. You seem to unnerve them; they don't want to look you in the eye, and if they have to touch you to lock you up, they do so gingerly, nervously.
But maybe, once they leave you to yourself to go and argue and regroup in private, you're not quite alone? You weren't the only person to come out of the array. You have at least one companion in your confusion, one person restrained like you and not wearing the cultists' strange masks. Take comfort, take inventory, and prepare for anything.
-> (2)
The Joyous were prepared for you to attempt escape. Their preparations don't quite match what they got, but even poorly calibrated spells will do something, and the effects of knockout darts and magically reinforced walls don't discriminate. It's time to blow this popsicle stand...
...But you may want to take a moment to comb the area - once the Joyous have had enough time and reason to weigh their options, they'll run, leaving behind the incriminating results of their "botched" summoning. Those less able to escape confinement under their own power may need a hand, or to band together, or, at worst, to wait quite a while for locals to stumble across them...
-> (3)
You step outside into an unfamiliar town; small, sparse, just off a major highway running through the Neloi Flats. A perfect place for a cult looking for an unoccupied building, because there are a lot of those here, as though the town's peak has come and gone, leaving behind rusty signs for roadside attractions and a main street retinue of shops made of sheer stubbornness and spite.
There's not much direction here. There are locals, who will be confused by you, possibly wary and disbelieving. There's a temple, small like the village but likely to have charity you need right now. There's a highway, and following it in either direction will take you to one of two very different cities.
There's a whole country of possibilities before you, in fact. What ones will you chase, and will you do it alone?
[[As of this mingle: go forth and RP! You can treat this post like a game intro, or like a meme post; follow the prompt/s exactly, or alter the details to suit your tastes, or pitch a completely different scene in your own top-level. Let's get some stories started.]]
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I haven't found anyone from America yet, either.
[But she pats his shoulder, nodding.]
Buuuut at least you didn't wind up here alone!
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Oh man. Can you even imagine? [A big, self-deprecating grin.] I'd probably still be chained up on the floor eating burnt... whatever those are.
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[Chimes Maya with a grin that crinkles her eyes at the corners.]
So it's a good thing you ended up here with me. I have tons of experience watching goofballs like you. You should see my little brother.
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Oh yeah? You have a little brother?
[HE COULD TAKE OFFENSE AT THE GOOFBALL COMMENT... but there's really no saving dignity when she's already seen him wriggle around like a worm on a hook.]
I kinda took you for more of the little sister type.
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I have a baby cousin and a little brother. I mean, technically he's older, but he's a mess. He needs a big sister to take care of him.
What about you?
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[Prompto rubs at one of his bruises without thinking about it.]
He'd be pretty much lost without the rest of us. But don't tell him I said that.
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And he's my best friend.
[For once her smile fades, and she looks up at the sky.]
...I hope both of them are okay.
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[He watches the fire on his part, thinking about the fury he last saw on Noct's face--the anger and the real pain.
Then he shakes his head and jostles Maya lightly with his elbow, finally reaching for one of the sunchokes because surely they're okay to eat now.]
So, hey! Tell me about yourself. I mean, the least we can do is help each other out while we figure out what's going on.
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Ummmmmmm, Let me see... I told you I'm a medium, aaand, I'm a lawyer's assistant, aaaand... I really really love superhero shows like The Steel Samurai!
[She seems so pleased with herself, rocking back a little and grinning up at the sky.]
What about you?
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Well, uh, right now I'm kind of busy helping Noct save the world, but other than that, Iiii... like photography! I'm kind of thinking about doing that professionally, maybe. And I'm really into chocobos and other animals, and--oh, does your world have King's Knight? It's a mobile scroller RPG.
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Iiii don't know really know how to use a computer. [She laughs.]
I wanna see some photos sometime! And--
[Wait.]
What's a chocobo?
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[But even as he voices his shock and dismay, Prompto's pulling out his camera (saving battery is not as important as this) and scrolling right through his pictures until he finds:]
Ta-dah!
[Awwww.]
Look at that big, fluffy dork. Oh, and I guess there's a chocobo in the shot, too.
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They're so cute!
Like-- I dunno, I don't think I've seen birds like that before!
[And then, after an amused little giggle, she adds--]
Your friend has hedgehog hair like Nick.
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[Unlike Prompto, whose hair does NOT look like a chocobo butt!!!]
But yup, those are chocobos! They're wayyy friendly and smart, so folks raise them up for people to ride if you're going off-road.
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Awww, they look just like you.
[If Noct's a hedgehog...]
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[With a huff, he finally dares to try the sunchoke.
!
Prompto forgets he's sulking and turns to her immediately.]
Hey! These didn't turn out half-bad!
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[Maya giggles while Prompto takes a bite, and at his reaction, she raises her brows in surprise.
That probably means they're not poisonous? cool.]
Really? [They were just random tubers you found, dude, how are they not #theworst]
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[Gladio would be proud. He nods to himself and swallows.]
Definitely not the worst camp food I've ever had to choke down. Wanna try?
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Nnnnno thanks. The priestesses at the temple in town allllready had me covered.
[She's laughing with you, not at you, really. It's just very hard to tell.]
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[Well, fine. More for Prompto.]
I wasn't sure if I should trust 'em or not. Given the whole, uh. Kidnapping thing.
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[Maya you have no idea who was in the masks, you don't know that]
They're nice! I think. And they're pretty. [Which means safe and nice, right?? right.]
And they have bread. [And maybe a little something for his injuries.]
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[And pretty girls.]
Didn't they have places for people to stay the night, too?
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[Not that she'd been immediately interested; part of her hoped that enough wandering would bring around a familiar face.
It didn't.]
I kinda wanna go ask again... But! You know. Had to see the sights.
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[Well, that's more or less what he's doing out here, too, isn't it? Trying to situate himself. Hoping his friends will just appear somehow, driving over the horizon in the Regalia.]
I was just wondering why you were all the way out here if it was safe back in town. It's getting kinda dark.
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[Maya raises a brow, crossing her arms.]
What happened to Mr. "I avoid danger", if it was safer back in town?
[JUST SAYIN]
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