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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.]



kouteipenguin: (I won't pull back)

Typical

[personal profile] kouteipenguin 2017-06-13 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
[He hadn't really meant to be paying attention to performance. Initially, he'd just been scanning the area searching for somewhere that needed him. But with his new improved sight, Kidou ends up staring from across the field as someone takes a wild shot and misses.

...

Well then. He can't not say anything.]

Center in your sights first! Then pull the trigger!
Edited 2017-06-13 02:29 (UTC)
seigikan: (fffffffffffff)

[personal profile] seigikan 2017-06-15 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
Who said that?!

[Hotaru looks around frantically, which just sends the spray of bullets in even more random directions. It looks like she's going to need all the help she can get if she (and, well, anyone in her general vicinity) wants to get through the night.]
kouteipenguin: (Not good!)

[personal profile] kouteipenguin 2017-06-15 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[He might have predicted that if he'd worked with people prone to panicking that badly, but as it is Kidou's completely taken by surprise at the fact that someone's shocked and terrified at being given direction. His head darts from left to right, but he can't see if she hit anyone doing that. The angle isn't good enough; all he can do is worry immensely about that while trying to avoid clumsy attacks from the relentless monsters on the ground.

That's not good. She's got to get that under control, or she's going to really hurt a lot of people! Kidou's response is close to immediate, and more than a little bit quickly pleading.]


Don't shoot recklessly! I'm an ally! I'll introduce myself when I can get to you!

[Or when he can be sure she won't just shoot him on sight at this rate. ... well, at him at least, given that aim.]
seigikan: (really?)

[personal profile] seigikan 2017-06-16 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
How is Tachibana to know that?

[This is all too weird to process. First these blob things show up and now there are voices in her head claiming to be here to help. Well, after all that's happened up until now, she can at least believe it's not because she's losing her mind. However, she feels she should probably be a little cautious. After all, a real ally would have shown up in person before poking around in someone's head. At least that's the etiquette regarding telepathy she's just determined on the spot.]