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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.]



catchthishand: (Banana Split)

[personal profile] catchthishand 2017-06-14 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
You mean the Stands?

[ The light washes over him, and immediately Okuyasu feels better, shooting Lonán a grin. ]

Besides, they're easy to use, they're us.

[ His shadow flickers at his feet, morphing into a wolven form as Okuyasu bounces on his heels, watching the stands coming back at them, waiting for them to be in range.

He has a crossbow, sure, but he's too used to waiting for them to get close enough to bother with it.
]
onlythankyou: (A thief at best)

[personal profile] onlythankyou 2017-06-14 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
Just focus. These at least communicate enough to let us know what they can do...that's all, though. The rules have changed.

[Annoying. Now that he's thinking about it, though, Shax is distinctly different from any Persona he's used before. Any power he's used before. Different source - he can't even hear Shax like he's used to (there are voices in his head, alright, but they sound like they're external, from other people, not from the sea of the soul). He just -- feels it. Coursing through him like blood.

Huh.

He's about to rid himself of the poison steadily sapping his strength when Haruka(?) approaches. Oh...the flower. He already has a carnation in hand for next time something gets too close, but he accepts the iris back. He probably can't throw it again, one is about all the stems can handle, but he'll find something else if it makes it out of this fight. If they all make it out of this fight. He's never seen so many demons...or so many Persona-users...in one place.

There's a quiet growl of frustration that Shax won't or can't tell him what his new companions are capable of. And the demons are getting too close to have a nice chat about it-] Blow them away.

[Wind. Blades of wind whipping through his enemies. That, at least, is the same.]
probablynoteren: (#desaturated as fuck or smth)

[personal profile] probablynoteren 2017-06-16 10:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Persona? Stand? There were rules?

The more Lenka listens to their bickering and attempts to disentangle things, the more confused he's getting; he's learned what he can of his Persona through trial and error and a few waves of Shadows on his own way here as a clumsy wind meteor. Of a sort. Trying to put words to the thing next to him (in him, they're us are words he'd really like to ignore at the moment) is more hindrance than help. So he lets the words pass him by, watching their enemies and their actions instead.

He doesn't know many scythe users, but they're not unheard of amongst Fenrir's Units -- he should probably try to stay out of range of this one, though, and he carefully puts some distance between himself and the loudest and shortest member of their party. He leaves the argument where it lies -- it seems a better bet to focus on Lonán(?), who mysteriously seems to have become the instructor here.

And those poor Shadows are just destined to be used as windy bowling balls and never getting anywhere, as Lenka reaches out to Eligor after a moment and aims at them too.]

Fly. [and there they go a-flying; he apparently doesn't need to straight up use Garu as an incantation, but speaking of which...] ... You have wind, too. You, too.

[His curious stare encompasses both Lonán and Erika and, after a moment, Rommy as well... in case he's hiding a magic gust or two under his hair or something. He's met another wind user tonight, but this is more like a miniature convention.]
Edited 2017-06-16 10:22 (UTC)