Event: Worldhop #1

[trainmasters]

Who: E V E R Y O N E
When: Day 54 all-day
Where: E V E R Y W H E R E

This morning, just after dawn, you're awoken by a wail so deep and loud it makes your chest rumble. An eerie noise that feels supernaturally wrong, it's like a roar and a screech intertwined, multiple voices lashing out in anger and pain all at once. The sound last several long seconds, before facing into a distant hum.

Should you follow the noise towards the beach, you'll see that the corrupted island across the water is surrounded in a black miasma, floating into a sky that appears to be stained with bruise-like purple. For a little while it remains contained, but after a few minutes, there's a heart-beat like pulse.

Once

Twice

Thrice...

And the darkness rolls across the sky, bringing with it air filled with black dust motes that smell of mildew. The jungle is quiet, its wildlife in hiding from the Malice encroaching upon it, but you swear you can hear whispers out there. They're too quiet to understand, but you just know they're temping you:

Just let go. You don't need anyone but yourself. Everyone else should just go away.

Fortunately, as long as you stay inside the Aurora, the whispers won't actually cause you to act differently. They'll just be unsettling. Head outside, however, and you'll find yourself growing slowly more irritable and likely to say something nasty.

It takes a few minutes, but eventually everyone receives a message on their Chain, from The Construct. The same message is also aired in a robotic voice over the intercom.

Systems have detected imminent danger. Due to progression of purification, it appears the primary source of Malice on this Star has become enraged. This creature must be purified in order to complete Prism restoration.

Heroes willing to venture into the creature's lair, please make preparations and assemble in the lounge in two hours. A guide will be sent to transport you to your target location and aid your search. Please do not attempt to approach on your own.

Be aware, there is an increased likelihood of malicious creatures approaching at this time. It is advised that you remain inside the train as much as possible.

And remember: Stay Positive! The fate of the universe depends on your healthy bonds.

The announcement will prove quite true: periodically throughout the day, monsters common in corrupted areas of this Star may appear around the Aurora. They will appear one at a time and may be driven off -- it seems the overall purification of the jungle has made them weaker than they were before, but they're still dangerous!

It's time to wrap things up in this part of the universe -- good luck!

[NOTES: Please use this post to mingle freely, make IC plans, and general deal with the overall day of the event! To go and purify the island, there will be three sessions of mod-guided exploradora: 3pm PST & 7pm PST on Saturday, and 6pm PST on Sunday! Sessions happen sequentially ICly, so you can go to as few or as many as you like. If you intend to play, please to go sign up in this toplevel just so the mods have a rough idea of numbers. You can play even if you don't sign up, though!

Also, please check out this toplevel to leave your submissions for your new team bond! Submissions must be in by 6pm on the 6th, or the mods will pick a second bond for you. Thank you very much!]

Comments

[bowtiedbones]

[staying INSIDE the train, yes, and going along the corriders to double- and triple-check that windows are shut and locked]

Oh gosh, oh gosh oh gosh oh no...!

[malignstar]

Is it just me or did the world just scream?

[dereban]

Uhhhhh that sure did not sound good.

[ like.

yikes? ]

[schrodingerscockroach]

You know what these creatures can do?

[Sure is a kid with Dusk's clothes. Obviously....way too big for him, but he's rolled and tied it up enough to stay on.]

[And dragging tables to the windows, looking them over critically.] Wonder if we can nail through that....?

[wontforbidtherain]

[is getting out supplies -- chalk, a jar of seawater, a knife in addition to things like the first aid supplies... look, Cat has priorities]

Take deep breaths. The carriages have been resistant to trouble.

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Well, that's all grim, but you don't survive a warzone without listening to mass warning and bad feelings.]

[Which means he's setting up things for makeshift baricades. Bringing furniture and cloth to major doorways, ready to be moved in the way for a defensible wall.]

[Well, if there was doubt the teen in Dusk's currently far too big clothes was him, that is certainly Dusk like behavior.]

[featherbeaned]

[ looks like Dusk, smells like Dusk ]

[ HI DUSK ]

Hullo! Need a helping hand? [ Well, paw. Close enough. ]

[bestbrotherever]

[Loki's got a shiny new dagger and hasn't fought since he arrived, so he's more than up for some good old defense against attacking monsters. He's using a combination of his dagger, illusions, and spells to attack the monsters, and soon isn't just satisfied with waiting for them to approach, but venturing outside of the train to drive them off before they get inside.]

[daydreamshimmer]

[She's been debating going out because hey, she knows combat magic.]

[THEN SHE SEES LOKI. GO OUT ALONE.]

Hey, wait up!

After Session Two

[daydreamshimmer]

[Solar Flare has brought back]

[A body.]

[A young woman of around 17 or 18 with very long blond hair, many pale golden wings splatted with blood and grime, and a tattered pink nightgown.]

[Also can't be awoken with magic or physical stuff, so there's that.]

[She's just gonna lay her down in the lounge near the kitchen and get a bowl of water to clean her up because she guesses she has a coma patient now????]

Re: After Session Two

[fairwind]

[but WHY did we end up with A PERSON??]

And you're sure she came out of a flower?

THYME (NPC)

[fairwind]

[BETWEEN EXPLORA SESSIONS AND AFTER THEM, you may talk to Thyme. He's a white-haired, green-eyed young man only about five feet tall with, count 'em, a total of eighteen wings between those on his head and those on his back. He is a small ball of feathers and he's going to hang out on his airship and eat grapes while y'all deal with your problems.]

After Session 3

[notafruit]

[ Chiharu is brought back-- and honestly, she's in need of healing in one form or another. She's covered in blood all over and the bottom of her shoes have been melted off, leaving behind the burnt bottoms of her feet.

But at least they all did it. Somehow. ]

Re: After Session 3

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Jesus Christ]

[Hey, you know what, he's poisoned and has terror at his mind, he's]

[He's gonna be a bit rude]

[And just pick her up]

Med car.

[voreaciously]

[A blindfolded young lady with very light blue hair and dressed in black gothic lolita approaches, her heels clicking along.]

Keep still.

[What are all your injuries, miss]

/2

[yearofthecat]

[Oh there is rage and anger. Why did this happen? She had a choice. A CHOICE. And this is what she decided? After everything that already happened? ]

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ Good NIGHT! ]

What happened to you!?

[ At least snakes are reasonable in the wild. Was there a volcano somewhere!? ]

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow drags his own ass back on his own and he's limping along on a crushed leg that's only partially healed because Arts is not a miracle worker. But he's making his way slowly but surely towards the train again. ]

Well, at least that's over with.

[voreaciously]

Crow-han, please wait a moment.

[She is going to catch up to him, dressed in her combat uniform.]

After Session 2

[yearofthecat]

[ Fully clothed and very confused, there is one person he is looking for. Only one person who might have the answers to the questions he has. So he's looking for her. Feel free to interrupt his stomping around the train as he hunts her down. He won't forget his goal.]

Has anyone seen Isuzu?

Re: After Session 2

[daydreamshimmer]

Why are you looking for Isuzu?

[Since she's in the lounge dealing with sleeping beauty.]

Re: After Session 2

[marezydoats]

[ Rin had stayed in the train-- she was pretty sure that monster purification was well beyond anything such as she could manage-- but she looks up when she hears her name. ]

Kyou? What is it?

After Session 3

[daydreamshimmer]

[And she's ported onto the train, panting pretty heavily, her bag pretty heavy for REASONS.]

[Like magic bottle reasons, but whatever.]

[She's also bleeding. A LOT. And her horseshoes are kinda singed.]

Just a little farther to the med car. C'mon....

[voreaciously]

Stop, please.

[sighs why is everyone hurting today, gosh.]

After Session 3

[schrodingerscockroach]

[He is just heading for the med car. He almost seems fine.]

[Except every once and a while, he stumbles.]

[voreaciously]

[You too!!!


ssssssssssssssssssssssssssiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh at the risk of getting shit later.]

Kindly wait.