Origin Star Finale: Session 1

[fairwind]

Who: explorers
When: Day 54, morning
Where: The Final Island

[As promised, two hours after the initial announcement, the train shudders slightly as if in preparation for a Trial. On your Chain is a short message:

If you want to deal with this problem, come on out.

Step out of the lounge car and you'll find a cozy but sturdy-looking airship hovering a few inches above the ground. Its only occupant is Thyme himself -- a small young man with many white, feathery wings sprouting from his back and head. He's familiar to some and new to others, but regardless he looks like he's feeling a bit awkward to be here, and rather concerned about the situation in general.]

Before we start, get the idea of slaying the demon out of your head. This is Malice. You're going in to purify. That said, we're detecting three sources of corruption on the small island, so we'll be doing this in three steps. They're likely totems deliberately set by someone, so you'll need to find and deactivate one each trip.

You're probably going to be up against a lot of creatures, but you need to fight them with your feelings more than your weapons. When you find the totem, throw your positivity at it.

Got it? Let's go.

[Board the airship and it'll take off with lightning speed, though somehow the ride is quite smooth. The ship darts over the ocean and around the back of the island, where you get a breathtaking view of the ancient ruin that takes up a large part of it. The airship stops at a small outcrop, dominated by one large stone door, slightly ajar.]

Here you go. Try not to get killed.

Comments

[bluediligence]

[ Time to investigate those fallen pillars-! ]

[hot_mess_express]

[ As you step into the room to investigate, you see something in the corner of your field of vision - something amorphous, without a solid form -

But as soon as you look to it, its shape transforms. It becomes something frightening - you should turn back now! You shouldn't be in here any longer! ]

[bluediligence]

[ CANNIBAL MONSTERS BAD ]

So you're trying to scare us off, huh! That's not going to work on me.

cw cannibalism

[hot_mess_express]

[ you can see, from the corner of your eye, a different scene going down - namely, mao tearing someone apart and eating them alive. is that someone . . .

is that someone you?



the slime closest to you - the frightening one - smiles, wearing mao's face and grin, before the seams of their face starts to rip apart and blister open, becoming a familiar maneating monster. ]

[bluediligence]

[ ah ]




[ she can feel herself freezing up, can feel her breath coming shorter ]

Y-You're ... You're not real. You're not real-

[hot_mess_express]

[ but the way it unhinges its jaw, its claws reaching out to swipe at you, to pin you down, the hungry gleam in its eyes - all of these look and sound so very, very real. ]

[beeknighted]

[Hi I don't know you but that's my monster going for you, jumping in front of her getting between them]

Um, hey! I'm not actually hungry at all! I'm good, thank you!

[bluediligence]

[ stumbles back a step, reaching out to grab his shoulder and maybe tug his arm - ]

T-Think of salad?! Think of salad!!

[beeknighted]

Salad is delicious! I love kale! I bet those vines will taste great, you should try those!

[hot_mess_express]

[ . . .


. . .



. . .

but aren't you a cannibalism monster tho,

it seems to stop. a little confused? ]

[bluediligence]

You can't eat any old vines you find on the floor! What we need is some lettuce! Tomatoes! Carrots!

[beeknighted]

[THAT WAS ONE TIME!!!!]

Yes, of course, you have to eat healthily. Do you have any carrots on you miss?

[hot_mess_express]

[ ,_, no

perhaps a little comically, pulling out whatever pockets mao would have to show no carrots.

there is no vegetable on this slime. ]

[bluediligence]

[ she pulls out ]

[ AN APPLE ]

[hot_mess_express]

[ :o

8O ]

[beeknighted]

[Points at the apple!]

Those are great! Way better than meat for keeping your heart healthy!

[bluediligence]

[ offers it to the slime ]

Please consider converting to veganism!

[hot_mess_express]

[ it takes the apple, becoming amorphous as it absorbs the fruit.

you've successfully distracted the slime, but it hasn't disappeared. likely, once the apple is finished being consumed, it will come after you again, so

get going before then!! ]

[beeknighted]

Good job, let's get out of-

Oh no Meri!

[SORRY THANKS FOR THE FRUIT GOTTA RUN]

[bluediligence]

[ SHE RUNNING ]

[ But she's laughing as she goes, omg, salad ]