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Hope RP ([personal profile] wizardseason) wrote in [community profile] pajamabox2019-04-22 06:55 pm

Day 3: Morning

Morning: 6:00am - 12:00noon

[ IRL Timeframe: April 22nd - April 29th May 8th, 2019 ]

It's the third day and, in striking comparison to day two, it is not a bright and sunny morning. The day begins for every hero with an unfamiliar room in an unfamiliar place in an unfamiliar time.

When your characters check their phones, clocks, calendars, or any other timekeeping implement they'll find that the year is 00 AW, forty years before the present day. The year before the Wizard's first game was held, the year before it came down to only two knights and the Princess facing off against the Wizard. It was before all of it.

Everywhere your characters go, there are no people. Their devices will not connect to the internet outside of the island, their companions will not appear, the Protector will not answer, but they can text each other without difficulty. If groups in the same city try to find each other, they will find that some kind of mystical plot barrier is keeping them from finding each other. A wrong turn, a locked door, a lost connection. Somehow, they're kept apart. All the support they have is who they woke up with. Oddly, everyone wakes up in their normal day-to-day clothing rather than pajamas.

There have to be answers somewhere, but where?

Third Morning Event: All Cities: The Past.


The Weather

  • Eerily still.
  • 64°F / 18°C
  • The trees are unmoving, there is no wind.


Prompts:

  • 6:30am Spa Hotel, Bamborough: Two sets of heroes wake up in the Spa Hotel in Bamborough. Garrot wakes up in the same room as Olivia. On the far side of the Spa hotel, in one of the waterfront cabins, Haizea and Joanna wake up in the same room. The hotel is empty, but every room is unlocked. Food's still in the dining areas, too. Oddly, things look like they were in use around the Hotel. Carts in the middle of hallways, half-eaten meals on tables, bags halfway up staircases. Odd.

  • 6:30am Lodge Cots, Craydon: The Craydon lodge isn't much, but it's a spanning complex of cabins that maximize occupancy by filling them with cots for that "outdoor camping" experience. Rory and Gail will wake up in one of the cabins near the base of the mountain. On the furthest edge of the lodge, Gyre and Seth will wake up in their top-level cots higher up the mountain. There are a few campfires going with meat roasting over them, piles of raw meat to the side ready to cook, and various festivities left laying around. It's almost like everyone up and left all at once, but where did they go?

  • 6:30am Cozy Inn, Far Haven: Far Haven's 'Cozy Inn' promises the 'small town feeling' in the middle of the big city. The inside is exactly that, a very cozy little hotel with three floors of rooms and a covered walkway with a glass floor over a garden into another section of the hotel. Zafika and Web will wake up in a room on the first floor nearest the train station exit of the cozy inn. No doors are locked here and it looks as if things were left strewn about like the people just teleported out of here. Terrence, Matilda, and Luka wake up in the glass walkway above, in sleeping bags. They'll find that the only way out goes to the cozy inn's far building, they'll have to go through a spanning cafeteria space with tons of empty tables that, strangely, look like they were just in use. Plates with half-full, or even untouched plates sit around on every table and there are even jackets draped over some chairs, purses on the ground. The city outside is much the same, vehicles just stopped in the middle of the street with no drivers, things dropped on the ground. What happened...?

  • 9:30am, Exploration, Bamborough, Craydon, Far Haven: The scene is much the same in all three cities. When the heroes make their way outside, they'll notice that the sky above Harsen Island is a massive vortex centered over the mountain in the middle of the island. Heroes in Craydon will get to see it a little closer, the massive clouds occasionally crackling with blue lightning. All three cities have glowing cracks in the ground in various places, the cracks lead all around, some larger, some smaller, maybe there's something to be found? There are large glowing obelisks that are floating over each city and outside of them, they occasionally float down near the ground enough to touch or look closer at. Once the heroes make their way out into the streets, they might start seeing glimpses of a Wizard hat in the distance but each time it passes behind a wall or into shadow and is gone. Maybe they can catch up? Maybe your hero takes a moment to search through local news, the paper, letters, a television station. What's going on in the city right now?



Procedure:

Reply to the appropriate toplevel comments for events below. Indicate if a post is a private conversation with "Private" in the subject otherwise all threads should be open to interaction with others. Plan OOCly how you'd like to toss everyone around.

Important: 'Exploration' toplevels will unlock additional information as items in their descriptions are explored. If your character explores a feature, write [Character explores ____] at the end of your tag and send a ping on Discord to get a reply with further details regarding that item.
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[personal profile] fop_lop 2019-05-04 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
While it's not exactly clear how Terrence finds himself separated from Luka and Matilda, he isn't terribly worried. The atmosphere is spooky, sure, but the cityscape is actually relatively peaceful. Furthermore, last night's confrontation with the Wizard seemed to solidify his theory that the knights were (comparatively) safe when alone and not engaged in a 'sanctioned' monster fight.

Terrence creeps through the city with his shortsword in one hand and a rolled-up newspaper in the other. It's just for ease of carrying rather than dual-wielding, but he's momentarily amused by the idea of thwacking the Wizard on the head with it and telling them, 'No. Bad.' The thought quickly vanishes as he spots the Wizard's hat weaving around between cars and buildings like a magical shark fin.

"Hey! Are you ready to get to the point of this yet?" he shouts over in question, walking in the same direction but quite taking off after the image just yet.
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[personal profile] zafika 2019-05-04 10:46 am (UTC)(link)
Zafika had expected something like this, but they only barely avoid the knee-jerk reaction of yanking their hand away and reeling back, while their scales bristle at the odd feeling of their body being filled with energy.

They're relieved it seems harmless enough, but it's not exactly the most pleasant thing, it's making them restless, so they do take their hand away. Only to notice that, while they definitely return back to normal, there's still that strong wind coming from up the hill. Odd.

"Web...! Hey, come here for a second!" As they call out to them they stand back up, and looking around some more. They're tempted to see where that wind is coming from, but only if Web is okay with coming with them.
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[personal profile] sustainer 2019-05-04 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Huh..." he murmurs, pulling his hand back and sitting beside the crack for a moment. He casts his attention around, trying to pick up any other details? He was mostly blindfolded the last time this happened around him, and getting to see the strange state of it all is making his skin crawl.

"Ugh, what are you doing..." he trails off, glancing back at the shinier crack. If they're all the same, then why does that one look different? Honestly just what the fuck.

He sighs quickly, shifting to throw his legs over the edge of the crack, and then he climbs right on in. Once he's certainly he's not going to get electrocuted now that his feet are on the ground instead of his hands, he bends down inside the crack and starts to dig into the dirt below. Maybe there's some kind of magitch down here that's making this happen?
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[personal profile] sustainer 2019-05-04 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
He yelps when whatever that was cracks up his arm, yanking his hand up, throwing his arm into the air. He's halfway turned even before he feels the hand on his shoulder honestly, but then he's face to face with... a child?

A child who looks so absolutely awful, entirely uncared for. His chest hurts just looking at them, and he completely abandons whatever is going on under the ground, pushing himself up out of the crack so he's sitting on the opposite side from them.

"Hey there, kit'a," he says with this gentle smile, leaning towards them so they know he's truly interested in them. He wants this kid to not run away before he finds out where they're supposed to be.

"What are you doing out here?"
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[personal profile] disguiseself 2019-05-04 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[She follows him easily enough, skipping steps without having to worry about losing balance and tripping, thanks to her tail.

She stays quiet for a moment after he speaks; Olivia has never lost anybody, never really cared enough about anyone for that thought to even cross her mind, so she's not quite sure about what to say.]
I'm uh, sorry for your loss...

If we're really in the past I'd say try it, I guess? But like, don't say anything weird thing about the future or say who you are because then you'd mess with the timeline and somehow end up being your own grandpa. [She says, completely deadpan.] Like in movies, you know?
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[personal profile] disguiseself 2019-05-04 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
We're supposed to save the planet, dude, not make it sicker by throwing plastic bottles into weird... magic cracks.

[She keeps her attention on the crack, trying to ignore how weird the air feels. She tentatively runs her hand along its edges, wishing really badly she had some sort of healing power instead of disguises.

But, since she can't heal the ground and Garrot seems to want to do science anyway, she slowly sticks her hand inside. Her goal is to see what'll happen, but if there's anything physical inside that could be causing this, she's gonna try to take it.]
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[personal profile] fauntofwisdom 2019-05-04 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
If Joanna's being honest with herself, she's undecided whether that's a disappointment or a relief. The idea of a glowing stone that she could take with her, a light source that wouldn't risk draining her cellphone's power, was pretty appealing... as was the more idealistic, childish idea that the stone would be important, significant, a key to solving the situation they've all woken to.

But this answers a little bit of the question she asked - the glow is from the rift, somehow. And with it reverting to ordinary stone means there's no reason to take it with her, so she won't be carrying around a rock glowing with a potentially harmful force.

Joanna floats the stone back roughly to the ground it came from, and backs away in search of other mysteries and hints of what's happening.

[Joanna leaves this thread to join the shell-shocked Haizea]
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[personal profile] partyhorse 2019-05-04 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"ROOOOOOOOORYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!"

If you would look at your right you will see a very distressed horse coming right at you. He probably cried a little considering he's wearing his sunglasses to hide his eyes. Yes, it did take this long for him to get out of that not designed for horses door and to find Rory. He's seen better days.

"Rory are you okay!? You just looked so shocked and you just left me and I was so worried something happened and then I couldn't find you and I thought you died or worse and I'm just so glad you're here and okay and-" Yeah he's rambling. Sorry about that.
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[personal profile] roaryrory 2019-05-04 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Rory is still standing on the boulder, looking around her quizzically, when she hears the horse's distress signal. Heck, right, Gail! She just ran out panicked and left him there! She feels awful about that now, but also, she just thought she was hearing something a second ago and now she can't hear anything but the rambling.

"Shh, hold on, I'm really really sorry I just left you like that but I... I think I hear something..."

[personal profile] spookyroomba 2019-05-04 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oof...yeah, sure, second," they garble as they right themselves. Static electricity on your hoof is really weird, 0/10, don't want to experience again. Newspaper in hand, they make their way back to Zafika.

"What's up? Aside from, uh, apparently some dang time travel, that is." They don't know how to break this gently, okay.
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[personal profile] zafika 2019-05-04 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Zafika's hand moves towards their blindfold for a moment, before they still it just before they can touch it, and lower it back down. They can't exactly wear it in this situation, no matter how much they'd like to.

So they turn to look at Web, avoiding eye contact... only to have to take a doubletake on what they just heard, their tail starting to wrap around their leg. "Time... no, okay, first... a good thing is, these cracks don't seem dangerous. I touched one and it sort of, covered and filled me with static electiricity and this weird energy but, it disappeared the moment I stopped touching it. Though it also summoned this wind that is still up and I was thinking of seeing where it was coming from but... what did you say about time travel?"

[personal profile] spookyroomba 2019-05-04 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, same thing happened to my hoof when I tripped on one of 'em. Didn't get the wind, though, that's new. Probably is worth investigating, but first..."

For what it's worth, Web isn't taking the lack of eye contact personally. They are, however, gesturing with the rolled up newspaper, attempting to hand it over to Zafika. "Check the date. I don't think it's a fake. Every last newspaper I found in the shop had the same date on it, you can go check if you don't believe it." They shake their head in bewilderment. "Wizard's really done it this time."
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[personal profile] eutychia 2019-05-04 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Luka picks up on the change in the wind, sensing something must be blocking his path. He cautiously approaches the rock wall, holding his hand out, unsure of what awaits him.

When he reaches it, he feels it's surface, attempting to figure out what exactly it is. A door, perhaps? He thinks, noting the difference in texture.

"What's going on, exactly?" He asks to the voice again.
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[personal profile] zafika 2019-05-04 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Zafika luckily is looking at Web, just not into their eyes, so they do see the offered newspaper, and quickly take it to check the date. And, alright, that's... that's fourty years ago, what the hell!?

They fish out their phone from their bag to check the date from it, and yep, even there it's the same year. They also notice a bunch of messages, and quickly respond to them before they put their phone away again. "Okay... fourty years in the past huh...? Seems like most of the other Knights and the Princess are in the same situation... but for now, I think we should do some more investigating. So how about we check where this wind is coming from? Could be nothing or we could find out more, but I think it'd be worth a try at least."
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[personal profile] zafika 2019-05-04 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Web and I woke up in a hotel too, we seem to be in Far Haven judging by the location. We're currently safe and doing some investigation, seems like we've been sent 40 years to the past, based on the dates on the newspapers.

[personal profile] spookyroomba 2019-05-05 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Web wasn't even a horribly-named twinkle in their parents' eyes yet. It's enough to make them a little nauseated, honestly. Their parents are in this timeline, but at the same time, they're not on the island -

The thought occurs to them that maybe, just maybe, nobody checked the woods...but they're not going to bother with that line of thought. They don't want to think about it. Their fur's already fluffing up from how not okay with this they are.

So it's time to focus on what Zafika's got planned, and they nod carefully. "Sounds like a plan. Though, uh, mind the woods near the mountain. That's where my parents should be living. Long as we keep to any paths, we should be fine, but it's - it's a concern."

[personal profile] daddykong 2019-05-06 03:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The condolences barely get more than a shrug out of the doctor. But as Olivia continues, Garrot just snorts, barely stifling a laugh at those words of caution. ] I think it'll be fine.

[ He takes a few more heavy steps down the stairs, and then his voice picks up a bit, almost like he's trying to tell a joke. ] I mean, he's more bugbear than I am, so I don't have to worry... at least genetically.

[ And as he laughs, finally reaching the bottom of the stairs, Garrot realizes he knows absolutely fucking nothing about time travel, that nobody does. That this could be a stupid and harmful idea. So now he's just standing there near the door. Awkwardly. And in deep thought. ]
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[personal profile] disguiseself 2019-05-07 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Olivia hesitates for a moment. She can't really pretend she doesn't notice him having some sort of existential crisis because he's in her way, but she's really out of her depth here.

Taking advantage of the stairs shortening their height difference, she gives him a few awkward pats on the shoulder.]
Uh, it'll be okay, big guy. We'll figure this out, no problem.

[She kind of moves past him afterwards; opening the door to the hotel's lobby and finding it empty. She immediately beelines towards the main counter, trying to find anything useful; the first thing she notices is how outdated the cash register is. So easy to steal from! Then, she starts skimming through whatever documents were left there, biting her lip as she sees the records all read the same year their phones had shown them. She lets out a nervous little laugh, setting the papers on the counter as she keeps investigating.] Guess you better try and make that call.
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[personal profile] zafika 2019-05-07 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Your parents...? Alright, I have no idea where in the woods they'd be but, I'll stay alert in case we hear anyone, don't worry." Zafika reassures Web, before they motion them to follow as they head towards the source of this strange wind. But, they can't fully focus on their new 'mission', they're distracted by their own thoughts.

40 years in the past... if they'd get stuck to this time, no one would know them. No one would know what they've done, they could-
They stop the thought before they can finish it, sick to their stomach that they would even consider something like that. This isn't time for selfishness, they're a Knight for fuck's sake!

[Zafika heads into the woods with Web, looking for the source of the strange wind.]

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