You are greeted in the main hall of the library of Celsus by the man himself. He is smiling widely, and though there are still bags under his eyes and he seems rather thinner than strictly healthy, he at least looks happy to see everyone.
“Good afternoon!” he says, and gives a little bow of respect to all. “And welcome to the Surrounding - and by extension, my Wonder. I’m very glad that you all could join me today for this little…adventure, and I hope you are able to find yourselves comfortable here!”
Celsus gestures around the hall with a clink of the coins on his uniform.
“I’ve set up a bit of an obstacle course for you to participate in! There are different rooms within the Wonder of Celsus, and many of them are yet unexplored as of right now. However, I have taken the liberty of occupying those I have explored and turning them into a little...well, let’s just say, an excursion for you to undertake.”
The knight’s eyes are twinkling. Those that know him, or have at least seen him recently, know that Celsus looks more alive and relaxed now than he has in months, even if he’s not fully one hundred percent yet.
“If you can make it through all the rooms,” Celsus continues. “then you will receive a prize at the end! What that prize is, exactly, is a mystery that you will need to discover on your own!”
He points now to two doors directly behind him. One is a sky blue in color, the other a light rosy pink.
“Pick now your path,” says Celsus with a grin. “And let the games begin!”
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YOUR CHOICES:
Please post in BOLD BLUE at the top of your post if you pick the blue door!
Please post in BOLD PINK at the top of your post if you pick the pink door!
OOC: This first round is 48 hours so everyone can meet! Please feel free to mingle and meet others - it is strongly recommended that you talk to people outside of your own circle, it may come in handy later...
- all invites were sent out via knight ring or senshi phone or word of mouth - it is assumed that if you do not have a passport, Celsus attended you personally to take you to his Wonder! - if you miss a round, your character will be not be allowed to continue onward, but they will get a consolation prize!
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 10:18 pm
Corvus ran her thumb over the jade charm that the signs of the Zodiac had been carved into. It had been ages since she had put any thought in traveling to the Surrounding-- Outside of her last visit to Celsus, of course. She had thought to ask him to bring her along this time as well, but knowing he would be ferrying others (and that it was likely to be exhausting) she had let him know that she could provide her own transportation this time.
It warmed her heart to see how many others had gathered, just as much as it did to see Celsus with a genuine smile on his face. She still worried about the circles beneath his eyes, but having seen him before this she knew that he was making progress. Progress made all the difference and she was here to support him through that progress just as much as she was here to have a bit of fun.
Corvus fully intended to enter the PINK door when the time came, but until they were instructed to move on she would mingle for a bit.
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Mag Mell, on the other hand, had required transportation to Celsus. He had only just recently started to explore his own Wonder and compared to his island... The Knight of Cosmos stood in awe of the grand library for a moment, taking everything in slowly.
He had spotted Corvus, of course, and if he found himself overwhelmed he knew he could always approach the Senshi of Vengeance, but Celsus had advised they get to know others outside of their usual groups. Easy enough, considering it was his first real 'Outing with Order' and, aside from Celsus and Corvus he'd yet to spot anyone else that he was remotely familiar with.
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Everyone Else!
I will be at work until at least 7pm EST on Feb 1st, so if you quote me there will most definitely be a delay in my response, but feel free to interact!
When Cadmus was introduced to space travel, he never knew he'd become so attached to it to the point he found Earth boring. While his homeworld had much to be explored, he felt it offered little in comparison to other ventures, and couldn't pass up a chance to see someplace else. His excitement got the best of him when he received the invitation to Celsus on his senshi phone, and he was probably one of the first powered beings to arrive at the meet point and zip through space to the wonder.
Come Celsus's jubilant introduction (which the teen apparently shared), he stared on at the two paths before him, and had already made up his mind before mingling began. It's gotta be pink, obviously,the boy thought, tickling a lock by his ear. As if I'd pick anything else.
Settling his mind on the matter, the senshi of cranberries cast his eyes around for anyone else who shared the same sentiment. Despite believing firmly in his choice, he wouldn't turn down listening to how appealing the blue door might be (despite obviously being the worse choice).
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 10:32 pm
Adria is picking the pink door and is open for interaction!
Super Sailor Adria squinted at the doors, stroking his chin thoughtfully. Realistically, examining them yielded no clues as to which door was the preferred door. On one hand, blue? Blue for boy? Pink for girl?
Why blue and pink?
Was it a trick?
Theoretically, then, he should go to blue. But what if he was expected to go to blue? What if it was a trap to lure him into his comfort zone?
...But what if it was secret code? What if he was supposed to pick the familiar? What if he was supposed to hit up his comfort zone, and subconsciously sort himself into a color coded box based on what physical form he was.
His brows were knit and then, exasperated, he just sighed. He knew he was overthinking this. He'd been over thinking everything lately. He'd hit writer's block and now it seemed like the only thing he could do was foolishly obsess over every little detail, hoping that one thing would snap everything else back into place.
In the end, he picked the color closest to his favorite color and trudged to the pink door. He didn't know a lot of people, but it seemed like quite a few people had shown up. He peered around the room, trying to find anyone he might recognize.
Initially, it didn't seem like he could spot anyone, so he instead focused on greeting the two that were over there. "Hi," he said, trying not to sound as socially awkward as he felt. He waved to Corvus and Cadmus. "I'm, ah. Adria. It's nice to meet you guys. Do you...um. Come here often?"
He'd never been here, and admittedly had felt a bit awkward about needing a ride up. It was like crashing someone else's party with a strange you'd never met, and he desperately wanted someone to latch on to so he did't feel so out of place.
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 10:36 pm
Caia is picking the blue door and is open for interaction!
There were a lot of things Sailor Caiathought he might be doing, but traveling to some weird place in space hadn't originally been on his list of things to do.
Except, once he'd heard about it, the idea sort of just ate away at him; he couldn't help but want to go. He wanted to see other worlds--worlds that weren't covered in snow and utterly uncomfortable to visit.
He'd certainly gotten his wish when he'd managed to procure a ride up to Celsus.
He looked around, wide eyed and intrigued at everything--and everyone.
He didn't know a lot of people, so finding a group outside of his normal circle would probably be super easy--as long as he didn't accidentally chase everyone away.
Impulsive and quick to make a decision, he traveled to the closer of the two doors. He wasn't shy by any means, but he wasn't certain if he'd ever be invited back; he wanted to see as much as he could and hopefully find some way to work up the courage to visit his homeworld.
If his looked like this, he'd go back as often as possible.
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Caia is lonely and wants friends, please RP with him ;v;
Cadmus glanced to Corvus and then Adria when he spoke, shaking his head in reply to the male's question. It settled some of the hesitance the boy had going with the pink door, despite reassurance in his mind it was most definitely the right choice.
...Right?
Attempting to settle his nerves, he said, "Ahh, no. This is actually my first time. Not, like, in space—I've been to my homeworld a few times—but never to another place, let alone a wonder." Cadmus scanned red eyes about the main hall of the library, taking in everything it had to offer. Eventually, his gaze landed back on Adria. "What about you?"
Eternal Aegir - WILL BE JOINING HIS FRIENDS @ THE PINK DOOR...PROBS. AFTER HE CREEPS ON CELSUS. FEEL FREE TO POKE HIM
Wonder Celsus, Aegir was pretty damned sure, was amazing. He'd had to be ferried by the Man himself, but that wasn't any big deal for the eternal, he was a friendly sort and also was he insane or did Celsus look like his long lost friend Tolliver? Since he'd arrived, he'd kind of been oogling the books and furniture more than paying attention to the people, which was probably why he didn't really notice Corvus or Adria until after Celsus had them picking doors.
Pink or blue, huh? I wonder how many of the people here know that originally it was pink for boys and blue for girls.... Aegir grinned to himself and stepped not towards either door, but to Celsus, bouncing on the balls of his feet a bit in excitement. "Celsus is amazing, but you knew that. It's yours. Oh, um, sorry. Hi. We didn't formally meet, I'm Aegir of Silence."
And because he could not help himself, "You look kinda like a cute friend of mine, but he had a limp and you don't." Was he flirting?
Was he breathing?? If yes, then Aegir was flirting. It was like breathing.
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 12:28 am
Aue is picking the blue door and is open for interaction!will do his best to tolerate you in the name of information gathering!
Information gathering was part of his job and one that Aue didn't plan on failing at - failure meant death or worse, and he enjoyed life for the most part. There were bike rides with Tourma, sweaty sessions with Archer, tutoring with Rory (which he did not really enjoy, except kind of). There was flustering Dorian, pushing the limits of the AI he'd put into Kisa. Salmiakki.
So many things, so many small reasons that added up to his being brought to the Chronos Knight Celsus' Wonder. Wonder - at least it's not some weeb bullshit like those dust monsters. ********, who names their s**t youma and senshi unless they're goddamn weebs. Aue's unkind thoughts only showed on his face as a slight narrowing of the eyes, a twitch to his jaw muscle.
Of course Celsus brought them to his ******** magical la-la land lair and wanted them to play some stupid game - was this Saw?. Would he be 'forced' to sacrifice another to survive? Actually, Aue would have been okay with that. He eased himself slowly over towards the blue door, where Caia stood, avoiding the growing pack of folks heading to Pink Town, and especially avoiding that bouncy ******** with the curls,undercut, and buttwings - he screamed high energy, which Aue was not about.
One. I can deal with one. He seems not so busy as those others. Seems kind of familiar...maybe from university? Doesn't matter, I'm sure there are plenty ginger ******** roaming campus.... Friendly. Be friendly. "I'm Aue." No point in introducing his sphere, it was pretty damned obvious, but he did at least offer his hand - Caia had gloves, that was nice.
Minkowski | picking the blue door | open for interaction
Minkowski honestly wasn't sure what she was getting into, even though she had accepted the invite of her own free will. Space exploration was something new to her- she hadn't even explored her own homeworld yet- and so she had had to have been brought here. A small gathering of other powered individuals seemed to be forming, and Minkowski looked around, nervous about running into any familiar faces; the last thing she wanted to do is to run into anyone she knew, who might question why she had been so absent these past few years.
Looking at the two doors presented before her, Minkowski decided she would go through the blue one when the time came. Blue seemed to be her color, after all; maybe it'd be lucky.
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Chibi Lepus | picking the pink door | open for interaction
Like Minkowski, Lepus had never gone into space before, but unlike Minkowski, who seemed to be regarding everything with a sense of caution, Lepus was absolutely ecstatic. An adventure, and with a possible prize at the end? There was no way she was passing up on such a great opportunity to have fun, even if she felt a little bad for leaving Etoile at home.
Without hesitation, Lepus began heading for the pink door, wasting no time in deciding which door to pick. Pink was the most obvious choice, in her opinion- why would she go with anything else?
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 3:45 am
Mauvian Liryn - Going for the blue door - Open for interaction
Liryn was a mauvian that loved to space travel and so he had signed up like a shot after becoming aware that there was going to be an opportunity to explore the Wonder of Celsus.
He was in cat form at the moment, his purplish eyes sparkling as he took in his surroundings and the others gathered, although he was thinking of shifting into the other form for the actual exploration...
Because it came with hands and more height which was something that might come in handy.
He turned his attention back to those already gathered, recognisingCadmus amongst them.
Although the pink haired Super senshi was no longer the whose phone he'd once upgraded but rather a full fledged senshi.
He gave a paw wave and a cheerfully called "Hi" as he continued to study those gathered.
There was a red-haired senshi (Caia) standing on his own near a blue door and Liryn started to pad in his direction -
Only to realise that there was a second senshi there (Aue).
Undaunted he made his way towards the pair, his voice cheerful as he called out "Hi."
There was a brown-haired senshi (Minkowski) relatively nearby as well and Liryn turned his head to include her in the greeting "And hi to you as well."
"T-thank you very very much for the invitation," Altair gave a slight bow of her own as she expressed her gratitude to Celsus who with warm welcome introduced the festivities prepared for everyone to share.
Then with some of her nervousness apparent despite her quiet proceedings, she had made her way to the pink door, waving to the gathering there in wordless greeting though with a soft yet bright smile.
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 5:58 am
Sailor Arsinoe - Taking the pink door / open for interaction
It had been a long time since he'd been to the Surrounding, and the memories there weren't exactly good, but the invitation to explore another Wonder and a library at that had been too great. He'd transported himself thanks to the jade charm in his possession and as he looked around he rubbed his side absently. Memories of a giant fight and a broken rib were hard to get rid of even after all these years.
Shaking that off the Senshi spotted a few others along with his cousin. He wanted to speak to Celsus most since Corvus had told him a bit about the knight but he wasn't sure the knight would have time to speak to him.
Perhaps after this little adventure game was over.
Running a hand through his hair he made his way toward his cousin before stopping. He would usually gravitate toward her just for the familiarity but he paused again as he looked around. Mag Mell was standing about looking a bit lost and he hesitated while trying to decide who to talk to first.
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Mauvian Sumi taking the pink door / Open for interaction
Sumi had tagged along with Arsinoe after making a fuss over being left behind. He didn't like being left home alone if Arsinoe was going to go do something fun and it was easy enough to make the Senshi agree to take him after giving him a proper pout.
Since he'd never been outside of Earth, that he could remember, getting to explore somewhere new was going to be fun. Knowing they were somewhere safe he didn't feel like he had to stick completely to Arsinoe's side and so while the Senshi looked around he padded off to see who else was around.
Being a cat at heart though meant there was one senshi who proved to be am immediate distraction. Sailor Cadmis had cat toys dangling off his hip. he should have known better. Sumi snuck over toward the senshi and after eying the tassles for a moment reached up to swat at one.
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I will be around most of the day. Arsinoe and Sumi are happy to interact with anyone else
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 6:00 am
Sailor Duhr - Blue Door - Bothering The Other Blue Doorbies
Sailor Duhr had never world traveled before. Earth itself was large enough that she hadn't felt she'd traveled her own planet well enough, but when the opportunity presented itself for her to world hop and check out someone else's? How could she resist?!
Red had found her, somehow, and taken her to his planet. He seemed friendly enough with his offer of a game - and here she was, already forced to make a decision this early into the game.
She turned, staring from pink door to blue, then back to pink. While she liked the color pink (ain't nothin' wrong with it, really), the blue door kept drawing her attention back to it. Her eyes were blue, after all - that had to be a sign, right?
So heels clomped their way over towards the blue door, where she saw a handful of other folks lingering around. One guy looked like a walking lemon while another looked so bright red, he kinda reminded Duhr of one of those people wavin' red flags at the angry bulls down South. Well, down further South than where she came from.
Even a cute lil Star Cat was making his way towards the door - clearly, she'd picked the right door!
"Hey y'all!!!!" One gloved hand rose and she waved it vigorously, "Ah'm Duhr!!"
Heels clicked softly as Chariklo wandered somewhat aimlessly. She wasn't entirely sure why she'd accepted the invitation that had come in through her phone. Hell, she barely knew who Celsus was. But he'd been kind enough to bring her and Xibalba to his Wonder. And she couldn't help but like how his eyes twinkled when he talked about obstacle courses and exploring.
And, if she were to be completely honest with herself, the opportunity to go into space and actually see the Surrounding had been strong. And so far, she was not disappointed. And if they were going to be allowed to explore this lovely place...
"Cuan is going to have a fit when we tell her what she missed out on."
Heaving a (rather impressive) sigh of contentment, the tall eternal glanced around and decided that she would say hi to Liryn and Corvus in a little. Instead, she decided to try and be social. Making a beeline for a wide eyed senshi who seemed nervous, she gave a frosty nod to the Senshi of Silence as she passed and came to a stop before the boy she'd taken note of. She had no idea who the brunette senshi with him was and simply nodded non-commitally before turning her full attention to the boy.
"This is something else, isn't it?" she said in a soft, encouraging voice. "I don't think I can ever be tired of seeing the different Wonders."
Well, okay, that was patently untrue. But she didn't need to scare this kid by telling him all about her one visit to Avalon. Instead, she cast an amused glance over her shoulder to her shadow and half-grinned.
"I'm Chariklo, senshi of seagulls and this big lug is Xibalba."
If Chariklo was content to simply be content and wander, then Xibalba was more than happy. Anything that kept her from turning broody was a gain. And since he'd gotten an invite as well, it made sense for him to escort her. Besides, he'd seen his own wonder as well as Olympus. He wanted to see how other Wonders looked and operated. That Celsus had decided to turn this into a game of sorts suited the tall Mars page perfectly. A bit of fun was always welcome.
Chuckling as he heard Chariklo muttering about her cat, he whispered back, "Then we don' tell her, lass."
He would have said more, but the sight of a chibi senshi distracted him for a moment. He felt a small twinge of worry, then made himself remember that this was a safe place for her. Unless one of those gathered here already tripped over her, she wouldn't be hurt. Still, he made a mental note that she seemed to be heading for the pink door and made a mental note to tag along. Just in case. After a few moments more of scanning the room, he saw that Chariklo had decided to engage a pair of male senshi in conversation and headed over. Just in time to hear himself introduced as a big lug.
Grinning rakishly, Xibalba gave the two unknowns a short bow before reaching out to gently flick Chariklo's ear.
"The lass disnae give m'proper title. Xibalba, Page o'Mars at yore service, lads."
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Chariklo and Xibalba are both open for interactions
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Skye Starrfyre
Hello friend.
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Hello Caia
Syrie
Chariklo sees u, Aegir / Yo, lemin boy
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Hope you don't mind a slightly stalker-ish guardian angel
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 6:38 am
Dallol is picking the blue door and open for interactions
Cosmos. Chronos. Just how many different planets, places, worlds or whatever one was supposed to call them did all the Knights hail from anyway? Dallol pondered even as she struggled to suppress the green-eyed monster that threatened to rear its ugly head within her. Celsus' Wonder was the third that the Uranus Squire had ever visited since her awakening close to four years ago. Camelot had lush meadows and an ancient castle reminiscent of the pictures depicting King Arthur's legends in the books she had come across. Hyperborea had an acropolis and beautiful rainbow-coloured cherry blossoms. Celsus had a large library, a wealth of knowledge that could be tapped on so long as one could spare the time to pour over the many tomes that lined the shelves.
But what about her? What did Dallol's Wonder have in store for her?
Tucking those thoughts deep into a corner of her mind, Dallol looked first from the blue door to the pink one and then back at the blue door again. Yup. She was definitely going with the the blue door which was easier on her eyes. Although she had absolutely nothing against pink, it just simply wasn't her kind of colour.
Making her way over to the Senshis and even a talking bobtail who had already gathered before the blue door, she wore a smile on her face as she waved to them. "Hello, name's Dallol."
Not the best self introduction that she could come up with but at least it would do for a start.
