On the surface, there are only broken buildings. A grey landscape littered with hundreds of red dots, seemingly tiny and insignificant stretched through a vast expanse. Buildings crumble, pieces of memories, remnants of worlds, ideas, civilizations perhaps, simply lie in vague shapes, heaps of grey, perhaps once with meaning. Yet, in the broken city there are small refuges, pockets of red. It seems that the slightest bit of colour has sprung up in these areas, only in shades of deep red. Small glowing signs, oddly neon red, light and flicker, occasionally coming to life, despite still being abandoned. Billboards carry the same effect as well, though the contents and occupants are long gone. It is raining.
The main location is where all those with the PARANOIA BLESSING start out at. At this moment those with the PARANOIA Blessing can only stay and mingle in locations within the RUins.
gaia_crown[ MAIN LOCATION ]:
gaia_star Within the Ruins The Main Hub of the ruins is an abandoned subway station. A series of odd vehicle assortments, old train cars, bicycles, car tires and buses, all lie in rust and decay. Lights flicker on and off at odd intervals, the subway itself is crammed with random pylons, wires, odd and ends that occasionally poke down from the ceiling. The rain outside is heavy, prolonged period of exposure to the rain hurts in a strange, almost unexplainable way. It is best to find shelter away from the rain.
OOC: Main Paranoia thread RP happens HERE in this thread. This includes mingling and chatting with others. Remember as it can get busy in a thread, to QUOTE other players when talking to them! You may also visit the sub locations for quieter areas to rp!
Outside the Ruins it is raining, the rain is painful and acidic. Neon signs flicker on and off, but it is best not to pay attention to the stray lights and run to the next safe shelter.
gaia_crown[ The Shrine ]
gaia_star The Shrine : The shrine door is an opening that lies at the base of the Ruins subway station. It leads to the shared Shrine space where the Goddesses summon all for their Tasks. This place should not be ignored.
gaia_crown[ Sub Locations ]
gaia_star [ Rico's Pizza ]: A neon red sign flickers and buzzes within the Ruins. At some point there was more, but what remains reads clearly enough: Rico's Pizza. The place is in surprisingly good condition, considering the upper stories have long since turned into a crumbling memory of what a building could be.
OOC: You may visit this sub location if you rolled for PARANOIA for this character to RP in as well as a change of setting. There are items you can interact in this location, but that thread's primary focus is also RP!
gaia_crown[ Sub Tasks/ Quest locations ]
[ The Blue Rose ]: The sign above the door is faded and broken, only a few letters visible beneath the grim and the dirt and the years of wear and tear and abandonment. At one point in time it might have been considered a place of great beauty; and perhaps somehow it still retains an eerie, dark sense of that. Something hums within it though, promising another fragment of power, a small blessing, perhaps.
[ Plaza Park ]: Now the towering structures, elaborate fixtures, steep, rolling tracks, everything has fallen into ruin; decayed, broken, shattered beyond repair. There are things lurking in the shadows, dark, dangerous things, grass creeping through the cracks in the walls until it entirely overtakes what is left. Something hums within it though, promising another fragment of power, a small blessing, perhaps.
OOC: You may visit quest locations (task locations) to try for minor (achievement) Blessings. You may try for ANY of these quest locations once per 24 hours! If you successfully complete one, you may choose one of the achievements in the end, record it in your Heart Log, as well as post for the free raffle.
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Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 12:30 am
Around the city are FRAGMENTS
They are not very obvious, but they glow with their own light, entirely harmless. Touching a fragment makes them echo a strange thing, a phrase, a few words, a name. It doesn't sound familiar at all, but the lingering effect of the fragment remains. You feel a little warmer after touching one.
Fragments float around, in places that are extremely cluttered and dark. They like to light the way in these areas, though they bear no malevolence. They glow, like everything else, a warm grey.
OOC: PICKING UP A FRAGMENT
gaia_crown[ Picking up a fragment ]
- Fragments looked like floating orbs of light in crystal shapes. They are slightly tiny, and unobtrusive, but also evasive. Picking up one requires some work. - Roll 1d6 to try to pick up a fragment. If you roll even you are successful. You can try as many times as you'd like! - Each time you pick up a fragment successfully you hear something. A phrase, a few words, a name. It doesn't sound familiar at all. It is a past memory of your character. If your character is a quest or doesn't have too much back history, you can make a quick one up for them. But it is only a FEW WORDS. The words don't have much meaning. Your character DOES NOT linger on those words. They have no reason to.
And there he was now, in the middle of a vast city. Rochiej blinked several times and looked around. It didn't look like this place was really bustling, however. Broken down and abandoned vehicles were all around. Well, those weren't the only things. Little glowing crystals could be seen about.
Without much thought, he reached out for one of them. He wasn't able to grab it. No matter. He didn't mind much. Surely he could pick others up with little issue.
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Character name: Rochiej Character appearance: A plain grey form with a yellow heart. Link to Heart Log (if applicable) Current HP 30 Current weapon equipped
Stepping foot into the city she first noticed just how much destruction was evident. How the dust and fog seemed to embrace the ruin. Neon lights flashed here and there, signaling some form of electricity was present somewhere.
Broken cars littered the streets, not really much signs of activity. The only thing that drew her attention was the objects floating around aimlessly. She reached for one... only to just miss.
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Character name: Scree Character appearance: Simple greyed out form with a Yellow heart Link to Heart LogLink Current HP 30 Current weapon equipped
Tenko72 rolled 1 6-sided dice:
3Total: 3 (1-6)
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:09 pm
Onana was now in a deserted city. It may've been something at some time, but now, it was in ruins. She walked through the streets not knowing the rain could hurt her. When a raindrop hit her in her shadowy shoulder and emitted steam, she hissed and took cover under the awning of an abandoned building. "Is that normal?" She looked up at the rainclouds and struggled to follow the paths of the raindrops. "Is it supposed to burn like that?"
The appearance of an orb distracted her from her current train of thought. It hovered just within reach underneath the awning. She went to grasp it, but it moved of the way. She had failed.
The location he entered was unexpected, especially when it comes to the weather. Rain poured from above, not letting even the slightest hint of wanting to stop. Decyl flinched slightly when the water made contact, but aside from that, the wispy being was mainly captivated by the structures populating his surroundings.
However, he was soon distracted by the glowing crystals floating in midair. What is that? A good question, and one motivating enough to urge his hand out, attempting to pluck the crystal from where it stood. Sadly, it floats just barely out of his reach.
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Character name: Decyl Character appearance: A being of average height and seems to just blend into the crowd, Decyl does not have any distinctive features currently. The only subtle difference might be the yellow heart he now carries. Link to Heart Log: Here Current HP 30 Current weapon equipped: N/A
This place felt the same as the white nothing she'd woken in. She closed her eyes, breathing in the air - it didn't seem to have a smell, but it seemed murky for some reason. Like she felt it was that way, rather than smelled it was that way. The ground crumbled and tumbled away under her feet as she walked, looking into crumbling buildings, her eyes (did she have eyes? Hekhis reached up to touch her face to check) darting to find any source of light it could. They continuously lingered on red spots and reaching out she tried to grasp one in her hand.
It fled from her touch and she found herself leering at it, as if she should have been able to get that. The movements of her limbs were heavy, awkward. They felt like they were 10 pounds heavier than she should have been, and everything she did was slow.
The turns of her head as she peered into ruins, the steps she took as she ventured further into the barely lit remains. She nearly lost her footing when she touched a wall and it crumbled beneath her fingers - even the reflex to move away from it was slow as she purposely turned to run (well, jog) away from it before turning to look towards it again curiously, then around. She could see other dark shapes with their own burning yellow hearts floating about as they too looked to see this domain that came with blessing.
Character name: Hekhis Character appearance: Female shape in blacks and greys, no discernible details. Yellow heart. Link to Heart LogHeart Log Current HP 30/30 Current weapon equipped N/A
Onana thought this orb was playing a game with her and that was losing. She didn't much like losing, so just had to try to catch it again. So long as it was under here, she had a chance of getting it. If it ended up out in the rain, then she'd have no choice, but to admit defeat.
With her mind made up, she reached out to the orb with both hands. She grasped it. You failed. "Hmmm..."
Decyl squinted at the fragment before him, trying to figure out if this was just a hallucination...it doesn't seem so. So he tries again...
AND MISSES! [ Fragment Count - 0 ]
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Character name: Decyl Character appearance: A being of average height and seems to just blend into the crowd, Decyl does not have any distinctive features currently. The only subtle difference might be the yellow heart he now carries. Link to Heart Log: Here Current HP 30 Current weapon equipped: N/A
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Duke of Donut rolled 1 6-sided dice:
5Total: 5 (1-6)
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Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:28 pm
The city around her was crumbling and the rain hurt, so Remye made it quick to a little roof shelter above her. It wasn't much; the acidic rain was eating away at everything. Grimacing, she looked around, and her eyes fell on a bright yellow... something.
For reasons she wasn't quite certain of, the grey sliver of a girl leapt out to snatch it up, only to have it fade away from her. Drat.
Maybe next time...
((Character name: Remye Gnorelan Character appearance: Right now Remye is grey and not altogether there yet, save for her bright yellow core. Link to Heart LogX Current HP 30/30 Current weapon equippedNone.))
its me debz rolled 1 6-sided dice:
4Total: 4 (1-6)
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:28 pm
Her goddess had pulled her here, but it unsettled her. Licraesa's shape was as grey as the rest of the place, a greyscale disaster. It was cold and gloomy and the fluorescents flicker.
Lights hang in the air, floating teardrops. Licraesa reaches out to touch one, her hand quick but inexplicably so--
So, at -- and paid in cash under the table because -- did not even remotely trust that fake ID, -- joined the --.
Warmth trickled through her fingers. Weird. She looked around, at the others with yellow hearts, and wondered who they were.
"Hello?"
[ 1/5 ]
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Character name: Licraesa Character appearance: A tall, grey figure with a yellow heart. Link to Heart Log:heart log Current HP 30 Current weapon equippednone
A thought Decyl repeated countless time as he made another attempt to snag a fragment. He really wants one right now.
And he gets one! However, getting one seems to call something in the air, for a voice seemed to be calling for him...Was it calling for him? All he could conclude right now is that the wind calls a name...one very familiar to him.
[ Fragment Count - 1 ]
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Character name: Decyl Character appearance: A being of average height and seems to just blend into the crowd, Decyl does not have any distinctive features currently. The only subtle difference might be the yellow heart he now carries. Link to Heart Log: Here Current HP 30 Current weapon equipped: N/A
Duke of Donut rolled 1 6-sided dice:
5Total: 5 (1-6)
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:35 pm
Another popped up near Remye, and her instinct spurned her onward to snatch it up. But again, it disappeared from view, and the little shadow ducked out of the rain with a growl, looking around. Were there others, too? She could almost make some out, further, but the call from another fragment sent her running again.
She had to catch them all.
((Character name: Remye Gnorelan Character appearance: Right now Remye is grey and not altogether there yet, save for her bright yellow core. Link to Heart LogX Current HP 30/30 Current weapon equippedNone.))
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Kaiyumi rolled 1 6-sided dice:
2Total: 2 (1-6)
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Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:36 pm
This place place certainly was something, that much Ixyguin had to admit. The run down buildings, the old, rusted objects that were strewn about and the sound of the heavy rain hitting the pavement--none of it seemed particularly welcoming at first glance. Or second glance.
Or at all, really.
Just as she was about to note how gloomy this place seemed to be, she caught sight of an odd, glowing object that drifted towards her, standing in stark contrast to the darkness that she was standing in. Hesitantly, she stretched her hand out for it, palm turned up as if beckoning it towards her.
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Character name: Ixyguin Character appearance: A small, slender, and featureless gray figure with a yellow heart. Link to Heart Log:Here Current HP: 30 Current weapon equipped: N/A
