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middleofsomewhere2020-05-21 05:22 am
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Entry tags:
- !mission six,
- 47 [ou],
- alice liddell (am) [ou],
- allen walker [crau],
- cassie cage [ou],
- daia [ou],
- duo maxwell [ou crau],
- edge [ou],
- inigo [ou],
- khardeen [ou],
- lan wangji [ou],
- leaf [au],
- little one [ou],
- madoka kaname [ou],
- najaran [ou],
- overlord zetta [crau],
- persephone [ou],
- piccolo [ou],
- ple two [ou],
- rapunzel [ou],
- reno [ou],
- romeo [crau],
- seto kaiba [ou],
- taiki [ou],
- tidus [ou],
- xion [crau],
- xue yang [ou],
- yugi mutou [ou],
- zelda (oot) [ou],
- ~x~alice liddell [ou],
- ~x~conan edogawa [ou],
- ~x~curufin [crau],
- ~x~danny phantom [ou],
- ~x~dread thunderstorm [ou],
- ~x~drizzt do'urden [ou],
- ~x~dyme graydon [ou],
- ~x~feanor [ou],
- ~x~gladiolus amicitia [ou],
- ~x~glorfindel [ou],
- ~x~ifrit [ou],
- ~x~ignis scientia [ou],
- ~x~jessie custer [au],
- ~x~joscelin fitzthomas [crau],
- ~x~kaito kuroba [ou],
- ~x~kumoko [ou],
- ~x~lightning farron [ou],
- ~x~mami tomoe [ou],
- ~x~minako aino [ou],
- ~x~misa [ou],
- ~x~nerdanel mathaniel [ou],
- ~x~nita callahan [crau],
- ~x~noctis lucis caelum [ou],
- ~x~orisa [ou],
- ~x~prompto argentum [ou],
- ~x~ran mouri [ou],
- ~x~saku gyousou [ou],
- ~x~sam porter bridges [ou],
- ~x~samata mahto [ou],
- ~x~shaw [ou],
- ~x~sleepy ash [ou],
- ~x~sven [ou],
- ~x~tangle the lemur [ou],
- ~x~webmind [ou],
- ~x~whisper the wolf [ou],
- ~x~yuki sohma [ou]
Under the Sea: Conclusion and aftermath
Ritual
The jellyfish is no more and as red team take stock of their injuries, or collapse from exhaustion the lights zip around them, singing their song of joy. They gather around the light that had been inside the jellyfish and now that it has been released it is obvious this light is different. Stronger. They surround it and the song gets even louder as they begin to move towards the plinth.
In the caverns where the purple and orange team are there is a stillness. For those in orange team still in the cavern they can only hope that the instructions they gave out had been followed. Luckily for them they have been, Purple team have done a remarkable job of defeating the crabs and cleaning the temple. The priests gather around the shell on the alter, arms linked together in prayer as they seek to re-sanctify their temple. As their prayer begins they will invite the voidtreckers to join them, though no one is forced into taking part in the ritual. They suggest that they use their strange wrist jewellery to open communication with their friends in Bui.
The monster on the beach is defeated and though the fight is still raging against the crabs, a beacon has been built and lit. The islanders who are not fighting gather around it, linking arms, drawing any voidtreckers who don't object to joining them into the circle.
The song begins hesitantly, almost as if everyone has forgotten the words and only half remembers the tune. The SCA translates, the prayer is simple, a blessing on the land and its people, deliverance from the darkness and hope for the future.
The light from the jellyfish reaches the plinth and is set upon it. The song heightens and the light shoots upwards, blinding in its brilliance.
Through the dark storm clouds a light streams towards the island, most of it towards the beacon on the island though there is a break away light that goes towards the train, where some of orange team have set up a second beacon. It swirls around those on the train roof, singing a song of happiness and bounces back towards the island.
The light reaches the main beacon and hits it with a strength that lights up the whole sky. The light splits more solidly into two and speeds off over the ocean. Light pours into the underground caverns, not caring about the ocean and rock in the way, the light pools into the shells, the caverns glow warmly.
Outside the storm calms, clouds roll back, the sun shines. The sea stills. The wind stops. The sun is rising, a beautiful dawn. Any monsters left scuttle away, vanishing into the ocean, away from Bui.
Those with any powers that they couldn't reach before find them returned in a rush. Those who can sense life find this world teeming with it. A song that dances between every plant and creature.
Some of red may have evacuated to the train but those who stayed to see the ritual through, the world around them seems to melt away and they find themselves back next to the rock pools. Among their number there are some confused looking islanders who intrinsically draw closer to those who helped free the lights.
Orange and Purple
Down underwater there's noise and a babble of voices as the citizens of Bui wake up. There's a shimmering around the city now, like a shield though they can pass through easily. Parents scramble to locate their children and all check on loved ones and friends.
The familiar voice of train announcements is heard through Orange team's SCAs. Orange return to the VoidTrecker Express. Once everyone is on board it flies low over the ocean, skimming the waves.
In the underwater temple the priests finish sealing the ritual and then it is time to begin the return trek. There are no monsters this time and after a few hours, as they emerge onto the first of the sandbanks they will find the VoidTrecker Express is waiting for them.
Red and Blue
The monsters gone, those of the island gather everyone from the rock pools and for a few hours everyone sleeps.
At about noon the islanders begin to stir, begin putting things to rights. Wood is moved from the strategic points to more communal campfires on the beach. Any dead monsters that haven't been gathered for food have been washed out to sea, disappeared into the depths. They begin to prepare food and won't turn away any helpers. Though those who have been fighting are encouraged to rest.
The islanders bring blankets and start to gather. Everyone is exhausted but the children, in the way of children find the energy to play in the sea and the sand.
Beach Day
Early afternoon the train lands on the beach and everyone gets a holographic message to their SCA.
Mission successful. Well done Voidtreckers. Enjoy the rest of your day. You will find suitable clothing in the dressing room. A new recipe has been added to the kitchen information points.
The dressing room is indeed open once more, this time it holds swimsuits of every style, shorts, t shirts, wraps and beach skirts. Sun hats and sunglasses can also be found. It's a bit of a mush mash but they should be able to cobble together something other than their uniform wet suits.
Time to laze around on the beach or for those who still have energy swim or play. A few hours later a ripple across the water brings some of those from Bui and they swim or lounge on rocks to talk.
Food and stories
Food is cooked and shared, the islanders will happily try the voidtreckers' offerings and share their own. As the sun begins to set they gather around the fires. Stories and songs are shared and there's even some dancing for the brave.
Voidtreckers can choose whether to sleep in their own beds or spend one last night on the island before the train flies off into the sunrise and into the void.
The jellyfish is no more and as red team take stock of their injuries, or collapse from exhaustion the lights zip around them, singing their song of joy. They gather around the light that had been inside the jellyfish and now that it has been released it is obvious this light is different. Stronger. They surround it and the song gets even louder as they begin to move towards the plinth.
In the caverns where the purple and orange team are there is a stillness. For those in orange team still in the cavern they can only hope that the instructions they gave out had been followed. Luckily for them they have been, Purple team have done a remarkable job of defeating the crabs and cleaning the temple. The priests gather around the shell on the alter, arms linked together in prayer as they seek to re-sanctify their temple. As their prayer begins they will invite the voidtreckers to join them, though no one is forced into taking part in the ritual. They suggest that they use their strange wrist jewellery to open communication with their friends in Bui.
The monster on the beach is defeated and though the fight is still raging against the crabs, a beacon has been built and lit. The islanders who are not fighting gather around it, linking arms, drawing any voidtreckers who don't object to joining them into the circle.
The song begins hesitantly, almost as if everyone has forgotten the words and only half remembers the tune. The SCA translates, the prayer is simple, a blessing on the land and its people, deliverance from the darkness and hope for the future.
The light from the jellyfish reaches the plinth and is set upon it. The song heightens and the light shoots upwards, blinding in its brilliance.
Through the dark storm clouds a light streams towards the island, most of it towards the beacon on the island though there is a break away light that goes towards the train, where some of orange team have set up a second beacon. It swirls around those on the train roof, singing a song of happiness and bounces back towards the island.
The light reaches the main beacon and hits it with a strength that lights up the whole sky. The light splits more solidly into two and speeds off over the ocean. Light pours into the underground caverns, not caring about the ocean and rock in the way, the light pools into the shells, the caverns glow warmly.
Outside the storm calms, clouds roll back, the sun shines. The sea stills. The wind stops. The sun is rising, a beautiful dawn. Any monsters left scuttle away, vanishing into the ocean, away from Bui.
Those with any powers that they couldn't reach before find them returned in a rush. Those who can sense life find this world teeming with it. A song that dances between every plant and creature.
Some of red may have evacuated to the train but those who stayed to see the ritual through, the world around them seems to melt away and they find themselves back next to the rock pools. Among their number there are some confused looking islanders who intrinsically draw closer to those who helped free the lights.
Orange and Purple
Down underwater there's noise and a babble of voices as the citizens of Bui wake up. There's a shimmering around the city now, like a shield though they can pass through easily. Parents scramble to locate their children and all check on loved ones and friends.
The familiar voice of train announcements is heard through Orange team's SCAs. Orange return to the VoidTrecker Express. Once everyone is on board it flies low over the ocean, skimming the waves.
In the underwater temple the priests finish sealing the ritual and then it is time to begin the return trek. There are no monsters this time and after a few hours, as they emerge onto the first of the sandbanks they will find the VoidTrecker Express is waiting for them.
Red and Blue
The monsters gone, those of the island gather everyone from the rock pools and for a few hours everyone sleeps.
At about noon the islanders begin to stir, begin putting things to rights. Wood is moved from the strategic points to more communal campfires on the beach. Any dead monsters that haven't been gathered for food have been washed out to sea, disappeared into the depths. They begin to prepare food and won't turn away any helpers. Though those who have been fighting are encouraged to rest.
The islanders bring blankets and start to gather. Everyone is exhausted but the children, in the way of children find the energy to play in the sea and the sand.
Beach Day
Early afternoon the train lands on the beach and everyone gets a holographic message to their SCA.
Mission successful. Well done Voidtreckers. Enjoy the rest of your day. You will find suitable clothing in the dressing room. A new recipe has been added to the kitchen information points.
The dressing room is indeed open once more, this time it holds swimsuits of every style, shorts, t shirts, wraps and beach skirts. Sun hats and sunglasses can also be found. It's a bit of a mush mash but they should be able to cobble together something other than their uniform wet suits.
Time to laze around on the beach or for those who still have energy swim or play. A few hours later a ripple across the water brings some of those from Bui and they swim or lounge on rocks to talk.
Food and stories
Food is cooked and shared, the islanders will happily try the voidtreckers' offerings and share their own. As the sun begins to set they gather around the fires. Stories and songs are shared and there's even some dancing for the brave.
Voidtreckers can choose whether to sleep in their own beds or spend one last night on the island before the train flies off into the sunrise and into the void.
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Luckily for him Alice was on hand to shock him out of his thoughts and have him laughing once more. Smacking the bucket with a teapot was just so amazingly random that Duo was, for a split second, shocked, and then he threw his head back and laughed loudly.
Yes, random violence with teapots was perfectly normal!
"Yeah... yeah for the most part." He finally said once he'd calmed down enough to just grin over at Alice. "But that's the past. Now I can make sandcastles without worrying about bein kicked out!" And so, he did. He filled his bucket, packed it tight and tipped it. And then waved at Alice and gestured to the bucket. "My turn!"
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Then again, Alice is far from normal.
At least the laughter seems to fade after a moment, and the thing he says is at least a lot more understandable to her.
"What, are you sure you can get it out of there in one piece this time?"
There may even be the slightest hint of teasing in her tone.
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"Pretty please, Alice?" If it worked, it was a sure thing he would have to get her to keep her teapot out for when he made more of he castles. Clearly castle via teapot was the superior method. At least, it would be if it worked for him. Maybe he was just cursed to forever have a corner missing.
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Then again.. Duo called them friends. And said that friends help each other. Then letting him use her teapot at a moment like this is the least she could do, right? It's not like Duo would deliberately destroy anything that belongs to her.. Or so she's pretty sure, anyway.
So even though there's that moment of hesitation, she does summon the teapot back into her hands again and holds it out to Duo.
"Do be careful to not set it off by accident. I can't imagine our fellow passengers would very much enjoy getting burned by tea on their beach day."
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"No no no no, you got me wrong, sweetheart! I want you to do it! Knowin my luck I'd set it off... You're the one with the magic touch. Just give my castle a bang and we'll see if it works, or if I'm just doomed to forever have lopsided castles in my life..."
He lowered his hands and lightly flicked the side of the bucket. And then looked down at his finger. "... Ouch."
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She's stopped. Mid-sentence. Because she just has to stare at him - and the way he's staring at his finger - with a look that suggests she's trying really hard to figure out whether he's just joking or he really just disproved her before she could even finish her sentence!
And Alice can't figure it out. Duo is such a tough nut to crack when it comes to this one specific thing, especially since Alice hasn't spent enough quality time around actual real people to have enough social experience to figure it out.
So. You know what? She's not going to figure it out. Instead she just makes sure Duo's hand is out of the way properly before smashing down the teapot onto Duo's bucket..
.. only for a loud crack to resound across the beach as the bucket just.. splits in half.
Welp.
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"... My castle..." He reached out for the two pieces and tried in vain to put them back together. That was never going to happen. He sighed and tossed the two pieces over his shoulder, he'd pick them up later when they headed back to the train. But for now, out of sight, out of mind.
"Well, that didn't work out the way I'd hoped!" Duo said with a cheerful laugh.
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But despite his reaction, Alice looks lost for words for a moment. By the time the girl actually speaks up, there's something very genuinely guilty in her gaze when she looks up from the sand to meet Duo's eyes.
"Duo, I'm.. I'm sorry."
Usually Alice wouldn't bother to apologize, but this is different. She likes Duo! And the last thing she wants is for him to think of her as someone irredeemably and unpredictably violent like most people do.
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"Hey, it's not like you killed my castle on purpose. It was an accident. You're 100% forgive for an accident!" He smiled for her, a wide, honest smile. Was he disappointed? Sure, who wouldn't be? But if anyone knew that shit happened, it was Duo. You moved on, didn't dwell, because life was too damn short! And it was just a bucket! Nothing to get emotional over.
"C'mon, Alice. We were having fun. Don't let an accident ruin that!"
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But to Alice it just feels like a very real example of her constant failures staring her right in the face. And despite that, Duo is smiling. Sure, if she's learned anything by now it's that Duo smiles pretty much always, but it's still odd to her that anyone would forgive her so easily for her violent tendencies. Even if that person is Duo, the person who might be able to understand them better than anyone else on the train.
".. You're sure it's fine?"
It feels silly, being this insecure about it, but Alice just can't help it. The words leave her mouth before she can even really consider them.
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"Just remember this for next time we get a beach holiday! You owe me a bucket!" He tipped his head and winked over at Alice to show he was teasing. Mostly. If there was ever a next time he would be sure to drag her off to make sandcastles again. He would just avoid using her teapot next time!