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

Re: ROOM 4

[bowtiedbones]

I'm not going to sleep. I have important things to do. I'll sleep when it's finished.

[voreaciously]

[...]

[bowtiedbones]

[grabbing her hand, hold hand]

[voreaciously]

[she starts, looking up and at eliza in surprise, squeezing back before she can stop herself]

...You do not need to...

[bowtiedbones]

[squeezes back!!]

But I'm doing it anyways.

[voreaciously]

...I suppose you will simply do as you wish, always.

[bowtiedbones]

Yep!

[voreaciously]

[she sighs audibly.]

I suppose I do know that, by now.

[bowtiedbones]

I woud think most people know I'm stubborn by now.

[voreaciously]

[so is she but she'll never fucking admit it

you know

stubbornly]

You are. Incredibly so.

[bowtiedbones]

And I'm willful.

[voreaciously]

That is exceedingly true, too.

Re: ROOM 4

[hot_mess_express]

[As you persist, the statue appears to shiver. You can hear a faint voice in your head now, not acknowledging your presence consciously but instead as if you're overhearing someone talking to themselves.]

They won't come. It's been so long...

I'm so sorry, Mom! I know you said your necklace would protect me, but I was scared! There were monsters! I... I didn't mean to drop it. Please come back...

Re: ROOM 4

[bowtiedbones]

[hugging herself, and all her skeleton snakes are slithering out of her bag to wind over her shoulders]

Ex... Excuse me! Hello? We have your necklace!

[voreaciously]

!!

[she pulls out the pendant and goes to put it around the statue's neck.]

[hot_mess_express]

[The statue is cold, but where you fingers brush it it warms, glowing slightly.

When the necklace is clasped, there's a rumble, and then a bright light -- the statue begins to glow with blinding intensity, and the oppressive fear and loneliness and despair leave the room. It appears you've deactivated the totem, and part of the ruin you've traveled is now clear of Malicious influence, full of only normal jungle plantlife and chittering tropical birds.

Somewhere in the distance, you think you can hear a child's laughter.


You may now proceed back to the general event post, or to session two.]

[voreaciously]

[she simply stares after that laughter for a few moments, contemplative.]