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cordibus ([personal profile] cordibus) wrote in [community profile] tornheart2017-06-04 12:28 am

AWAKENING

Who: Everyone
When: Midnight, June 6th
Where: Green Valley Orchids
What: It is time.

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

The subway stop near the orchards was not the type of place that most people liked to be when darkness fell. The orchards near the school were set up almost like a public park, which wasn’t so bad in and of itself, but it’s also the area where over half of the murders happened before the curfew was first put in place. It was a place people didn't go unless absolutely necessary and most had started taking alternate routes to avoid the stop. As one of the first subway stations built in the city, its architecture didn't really mesh with those that came after it. It had jagged corners where the smell of wet earth lingered, making it unpleasant even for those brave enough to continue to use it, and there had even been talk of closing it permanently once routes and nearby stations had been revamped to be better able to take care of the traffic.

Due to this, it only has the bare-bones of a shelter, fallen into disrepair as the curfew was enforced city-wide, and a couple of night guards, (probably already asleep due to the lack of activity they’re expecting), so characters arriving there will be mostly unnoticed. For a place that had such a bad history, most people rightfully avoid it.

For most of them it will be their first meeting with each other. There will be a bit of time to talk before their phones display a zero. Plenty of time to talk about what they suspect and what might just happen...and that horrible vision they had shared. Then there’s that countdown on their phones...ticking away the last few minutes.
ZERO UNTIL MIDNIGHT
The lights go out when the countdown ends. The lack of sound is, for lack of better word, worrying. Very soon, only the light of the phones serves as makeshift flashlights for the small group. But soon, even as words get displayed, a deep male voice echoes, which could be much more worrying.

FINALLY! Ahahahahah! Ahhh, damn does it feel nice to be able to speak and not
just write. Hey lambs, are you all ready?

Considering the choice of words, that might be Luci.

It's time. Can you feel your heartbeats increasing? Your mind about to explode? Questions swirling in your mind? Just make sure you don't go alone. Groups are
best, go all together and you'll never find the answers.

The voice laughs again.

Not that you have much of a choice at this point! Have fun, give them hell, and tell
them I sent you! I'll be taking care of that pesky guard problem for you.
...Let's go for a night stroll."
Communication ends just as abruptly as it started. No time to back down now, as the door where the guards are staying is quickly locked on its own before the subway system itself appears to be taken over by a virus that flashes on every available screen. With a click, the locked doors to the outside are swung open.

A voice in your mind warns you this might be the biggest mistake you'll be making in your entire life...and yet your heart feels like it's going to burst from your body from the joy you feel...

AWAKENING

It begins with a scream nearby. The same noise that they heard during the vision. The trees begin to turn grey as the sounds of hundred of creatures moving can be heard from all sides. The application opens, displaying them all in real time.

The group is surrounded.

By all logic, they should be running, but their legs feel bolted to the ground. They can't move.

The creatures begin to get closer. The trees start to rot nearby.

Breathing begins to increase. The sound of voices and memories quickly flashing before their eyes that might cause some to clutch at their head...exactly the same thing that the man had been doing back in the vision. If they look down at their hands, they will see them fading, see-through.

Yet for them, something is different. Just as the creatures are about to attack, they stop. A vision of the Velvet Room flashes before the eyes of those gathered as the two attendants silently nod. Then a return to reality as a light of color pierces the night from their hearts. A single voice can be heard, drowning out anything they might be hearing.
The time is now. I am thou, thou art I! Your mind is trapped, but I can set your soul free! My other self, will you die, or fight back?

Accept me for who I am! Forge this contract by letting go of your fears! Revolt against this world, and TEAR OUT YOUR HEART!



It laughs and fades, as time quickly returns to this world. There's only a few seconds to react before it all goes to hell. A faded hand to reach into your chest.

The choice is yours. Death...or Awakening.
THE BATTLE IN APPLE GROVE


It’s a feeling unlike they have ever felt. Never have their bodies been so alive. Their minds fill with lost memories, their bodies adapting into tools to defeat the creatures before them.

Defeat...destroy...unlock the skills of your heart and show them what it means
to cross you."

The voice is encouraging, almost. To those with navigator skills, the voice speaks up once more as well.

Lead them into battle. Hone their skills into true annihilation!"

It’s time to reclaim the night.

[OOC: For the purpose of this battle, the shadows all have 1HP and are strong against nothing. That means any attack will be able to kill them, weapons and guns included. For this log only, CHARACTERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COMBINE SPELLS, as knowledge of this will be unlocked later on. There are about a HUNDRED shadows to be defeated, so there are as many needed for your characters to enjoy killing off. You are free to NPC them and to create situations and close calls.

An OOC PLANNING POST can be used to ask questions or to form teams.]



truthkills: (i got a transformation trinket)

OTA

[personal profile] truthkills 2017-06-04 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Pre-Awakening]
Oh, no, having to show up at a place of ill repute and hang around for a bit. Whatever will Kiran do? He doesn't look too concerned. He's got a duffel bag full of junk that might be repurposed as a weapon, and while they wait, he's sat himself down on the ground so he can clean his blunderbuss. He's still wearing his trademark leather jacket, Hawaiian print shirt, and torn up jeans rolled up to mid-calf because even now, he's going to be a fashion plate.

It really doesn't look like the weapon's going to do much good, unless somehow "much good" involves blowing Kiran's hand off...if it even fires at all. The eagle-eyed among them might realize that he's looking up "how to clean a gun" videos on his phone, and he's scowling at them and muttering something like "move your hand out the way, jackass," and "no, no, it doesn't come apart like that..."

[Awakening]
Kiriya screams. Everything's just rushing back at him, and maybe having everything slam back into his head wouldn't be so bad if he didn't remember dying, didn't remember getting hit with Kuroto's final attack, didn't remember Emu showing up far too late, didn't remember his body dissolving into nothingness...

...his body's going to dissolve into nothingness again if he's not careful, and he's going to fight this time, he might doubt whether or not he needs to come back, but dammit, he can't stop when there's truth to be found...

...time to tear out his heart.

[FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT]
Now that Kiriya's back to himself and has gotten over that whole remembering dying thing, he's running around in a motorcycle racing suit with the odd fashion choice of a neon fanny pack belted around his waist. He's not sure where the weapons he's got now came from, but if he's bludgeoning Shadows with a bicycle tire, he's bludgeoning Shadows with a bicycle tire.

Besides, he's got his Persona there--some kind of yellow humanoid robot locked in a motorcycle configuration, with an armored figure in neon pink riding it. The motocycle has eyes. The rider does not. Kiriya's just not going to think about that for a while.

Not when there are things to do.

"'Sup, mind if we play through?" And he's there roundhouse kicking a Shadow away from someone, looking elated to be here. Just because this is is crazy doesn't mean he can't have fun.
transient_specter: (this is my serious face)

FAITO

[personal profile] transient_specter 2017-06-04 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Makoto doesn't look nearly as enthusiastic, but he does step aside when Kiriya plays through. Part of him remembers the weird shop owner, but since he's back to himself, maybe this guy is, too.

So instead he scoops up a shadow with the inside part of his scythe's blade and flicks it at him. "Heads up!"
truthkills: (i got a transformation trinket)

[personal profile] truthkills 2017-06-04 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"Got it!" Kiriya isn't only armed with a bicycle tire; he's also got some kind of longbow that looks not unlike it's been cobbled together out of motorcycle parts.

But hey, it works, he's able to pick the Shadow off in midair.
transient_specter: (you like it rough huh?)

[personal profile] transient_specter 2017-06-04 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Kiriya's not the only guy with a long-range weapon - he turns the scythe on its side and pulls a trigger on the handle, a shot ringing out and slamming into a shadow. Another gets too close and he whirls around, kicking it into the crowd and destroying two more with the impact.

"Keep your guard up!" There's too many to let any slip past it.
truthkills: (wanna race)

[personal profile] truthkills 2017-06-04 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm not the one with a habit of jumping in too fast and working himself to exhaustion!" Because he recognizes this kid now, even as he's doing a roundhouse kick to drive another shadow away. The gun gets swapped for the--yes, that's a bike tire he's carrying around--tire and the tire gets used to smack another shadow around a bit.
transient_specter: (moshi moshi asskicking desu)

[personal profile] transient_specter 2017-06-05 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
"The hell are you talking about?" He has no idea who this guy is past the creepy junk shop guy, and he's pretty sure he didn't work himself to exhaustion anywhere near him. He gives up on grace and just grabs one of the Shadows, flipping it over his shoulder. It puffs into smoke, and he punches another one with a hard strike.
truthkills: (shades)

[personal profile] truthkills 2017-06-05 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
"That thing with Pac-Man?" Excuse him as he makes a few more of those high kicks at a shadow, reducing it to puffs of smoke as well. "You and the kid in the poncho came in to help your friend out, didn't really think too hard on it?"
transient_specter: (you want me to put what in where?)

[personal profile] transient_specter 2017-06-05 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
"Wait, you know Alain too?" And then his brain backtracks and he just stares at Kiriya, before kicking the shadow that had tried to sneak up on him. "I have no idea what thing with Pac-Man you're talking about."
truthkills: (done)

[personal profile] truthkills 2017-06-05 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
"The thing," Kiriya says with a sigh, "With Ex-Aid and Ghost and the Pac-Man mess...you don't remember that yet?" Weird.
transient_specter: (okay that hurts)

[personal profile] transient_specter 2017-06-05 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
"No idea what you're talking about." What the hell is an Ex-Aid and why is Pac-Man involved in anything? Pac-Man did nothing wrong, leave him alone.
truthkills: (i got a transformation trinket)

[personal profile] truthkills 2017-06-06 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
"Hell of a thing to forget, that." Whatever, Kiriya's got monsters to fight. "Big bunch of Bugsters, Riders fighting them...not unlike this mess."
transient_specter: (this is my serious face)

[personal profile] transient_specter 2017-06-06 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
"No idea what a Bugster is, either!" But yeah, whatever. Monsters. He whirls around with the scythe, clearing a whole bunch of them.
truthkills: (done)

[personal profile] truthkills 2017-06-06 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Seriously? 'Game disease' doesn't mean anything to you?" Weird. So weird. Kiriya shoots a few of them with his gun.

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Pre-awakening

[personal profile] draculabackwards 2017-06-04 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Adrian didn't bother with guns as he's not well versed in them at all. That's why he grabbed all the sharp kitchen knives and kitchen scissors. They're all wrapped in a kitchen towel so he doesn't accidentally stab himself.]

Do you think the gun will actually fire?
truthkills: (done)

[personal profile] truthkills 2017-06-05 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
It did once, when I bought the damn thing.

[He's looking down into the barrel and wow that does not look like proper gun safety at all.]
draculabackwards: (Default)

[personal profile] draculabackwards 2017-06-06 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Adrian does not know if that lack of gun safety is a sign of fearlessness or blatant stupidity. Perhaps a mixture of both. He offers one of his kitchen knives.]

I think it might be thin enough to clean the inside of the barrel.
Edited 2017-06-06 00:53 (UTC)
truthkills: (shades)

[personal profile] truthkills 2017-06-06 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
[He takes it, but he also turns the gun around so he's not about to shoot himself in the face.]

Thanks, but I think I also have a...hold on...

[He rummages around in his duffel bag and actually finds a bottle brush.]
draculabackwards: (uhhh)

[personal profile] draculabackwards 2017-06-07 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
You really are prepared for anything. [Color Adrian rather impressed.]
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[personal profile] truthkills 2017-06-08 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Of course I am. I would't be the wildly successful businessman I am now if I weren't prepared.

[Or he frequently finds himself in difficult situations and tends to carry around random crap because it might be useful, either or.]
draculabackwards: (uhhh)

I need to watch this Kamen Rider in the worst way now!

[personal profile] draculabackwards 2017-06-09 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
Clearly I need to frequent your establishment more often than I have.
truthkills: (smile)

his AU is a bit more of a little shit but yes Ex-Aid is such a good show, watch it

[personal profile] truthkills 2017-06-09 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
Everyone needs to. I have a great establishment.

[Why outwardly worry when they might be facing certain doom?]
draculabackwards: (oh really?)

Finished Double and OOO and working on Blade. May as well skip to Ex-Aid

[personal profile] draculabackwards 2017-06-09 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you sell just about everything? Like, parts to musical instruments for example?
truthkills: (smile)

oh man, Blade's my favorite, it's good too

[personal profile] truthkills 2017-06-10 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah, yeah! And whole instruments, too, just last week I had an accordion come through.

My niece got dibs on it though. Her mom's probably going to want to kill me next time I see her.
draculabackwards: (smile)

[personal profile] draculabackwards 2017-06-10 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I play electric guitar and a friend of mine plays the violin. [Even though this is very much a high-intensity situation they've all found themselves in, Adrian cannot help but snort at the idea of a small child with an accordion.]

The only thing better would be if you gave her a drum set.
truthkills: (smile)

[personal profile] truthkills 2017-06-11 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Not bad, not bad, I get guitars and violins and their respective parts in there from time to time, yeah.

[He laughs.]

I don't know about that; you didn't hear the accordion in action.

let the neon consume you

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