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recolle2017-05-03 08:57 pm
recollecters) wrote in recolle2017-05-03 08:57 pm
May Event Log
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RISE AND SHINE Spring is upon the city of Recollé now. The rainy season is starting to pass and the last of the winter chill has officially shaken off. The weather is perfectly spring-like with flowers blooming all over the city and the local wildlife rousing from their hiding places. People everywhere find themselves awakening to the sound of birds tweeting and the sun shining peacefully on them as they're drawn from the world of dreaming. Too bad that's about where the peace ends today. I. It’s a leisurely morning when you first wake up. The sun’s rising and peeking in through the curtains of your room, birds are chirping happily, and you find yourself drowning in your sheets with the floor much, much further down than you recall. Wait, what? You don’t think that you’ve shrunken at all. After all, your clothing still fits perfectly fine. The trouble with it all is that all of your furniture has enlarged several times its usual size and the walls tower over you more than before. Getting ready for your day is going to be a challenge, but the outside world can’t be that bad, can it? Think again. Buildings skyrocket dozens of stories higher than they originally were. The button for the crosswalk dangles over your head tauntingly. The tires for your school bus are coming dangerously close as you try to cross the street. Be careful out there! Is there a safe path to avoid further incidents? As the days go on, citizens will find that if they look down a series of lit-up circles appear under their feet. Stepping on one will cause the Retrospec app to open, and a song will begin to play. How long will this go on? Unfortunately, Retrospec seems to be working just fine and will autoloop until your path of lights meets someone new. After all, isn't social media about bringing people together? Best get to exploring and seeing what’s out there…or, maybe, who’s out there. II. Speaking of exploring, it's much easier to see the wear and tear of the city at this size. With everything much larger you may notice that everything about your nice city isn't quite so nice. Cracks in the sidewalk present a hazard when walking everywhere and there are fractures in the buildings themselves. You may wish to avoid them entirely for your own safety. But for the more curious residents (or anyone accidentally finding themselves falling into these cracks) a venture into these spaces will reveal something a little mysterious. Swirls of black float through space, occasionally punctuated by flashes of images and words. Presented almost like a movie, you may not be able to pinpoint what exactly you’re seeing but it seems to be calling your name to draw you further in. At first, the interior space in these cracks seems to expand and the images become clear. It’s…space? No. It’s stars, lots of stars and there’s a rumbling sound that seems to echo through the cracks along with voices becoming more persistent as they cry out for help. The swirls and mist become thicker with each step. Will you turn back? Or will you press on and risk getting lost in the echoes of voices you don't recognize and images you can't identify? Those who turn back will find themselves on another path of light, resetting their device and urging them onwards to find someone new. Those who continue forward though and wish to seek the truth will find themselves assaulted either with a whirlwind of memories they’ve already obtained since they’ve received the Retrospec app or blacked out by the darkness as the mist becomes impenetrable. How will you find your way back? It may be wise to work together on this one to retrace your steps. III. Despite the fact the city's experiencing some sizing issues, responsibilities are still important and these problems won't stop your boss from demanding you show up to work on time. Did you get lost on your way to school? What a bummer that this is the day your professors spring a pop quiz on you. The challenges of every day life are even more challenging and as per usual, many people don't even realize there's something wrong. Though your pencil may be taller than you are, you won't be allotted extra time to write things down. Even worse, navigating past shopping carts and down grocery aisles is nearly impossible, especially in larger, more crowded places like Freshens. Outside isn't much better. Beginning on the fifth of May, clouds begin to loom overhead as the rainy season reminds citizens it's not over yet. All around you critters begin to jump into action to prepare for the inevitable storm. From this level of the ground it's easier to see ants hard at work hauling items 30 times their body weight. That caterpillar might be good for hitching a ride back home. Watch out for the furry four-legged beast running your way! Speaking of beasts...well. Just because you're no longer your original size doesn't mean your furry and feathered friends won't be. Maybe you're lucky enough to have a companion you can hitch a ride with. Or maybe you aren't so lucky after all. Your pets may like you just fine, but other people's pets and even the insects will give in to their animal instincts, prone to chasing and sometimes outright attacking citizens (Retrospec users and non-Retrospec users alike.) Can you fight? Guess you'll have to find out. Oh, and you better hurry...the rain that begins later in the afternoon is most unforgiving. At this size? It's quite easy to be swept away in a flood. IV. Do you hear that? Everything seems to be amplified now and with the rain pounding down around you for the next five days the echoes are even louder. This time, however, the words are much more distinguishable. Above the din of a hauntingly beautiful song, you may find yourself being coaxed to come out into the Apprassage Woods, whispered promises of your most sacred desire filling your ears. Perhaps it's irrational, like scoring well on college entrance exams. Perhaps it's something much bigger like seeing a loved one again long after their passing. Whatever it may be, the song is almost overpowering and tempting. Along the way, bright, towering flowers serve as a guiding light deeper and deeper into the woods. The further you travel, the louder they echo those desires back at you, even louder than the song itself. Strangely, for those who have been gifted with a supernatural sense or the ability to see ghosts, you may find that there are figments flickering through the trees encouraging you onward. You want their help, don't you? There are ways to break out of the song's trance, but it will take teamwork and effort to ground each other back to reality. It seems as though the rain itself may very well be the culprit. Will you seek to find shelter? Maybe you're lucky and happen to have a pair of ear plugs in your pocket. Do your best to guide each other home. The woods aren't very friendly after dark even with the fluorescent glow of the flowers. BONUS. The nice thing about being pint-sized is that it's much easier to go where you probably shouldn't. Should you find yourself back in Tisse and in front of the Retrospec building, you may notice it's much easier to slip under the cracks of the front door. Several of you may have been in this lobby before. Like usual, the lights are on. At this size, however, it's easier to hear the echoes of footsteps somewhere above you. But don't worry about them. Being this size means that it's more possible now to enter some the previously locked rooms. Some rooms don't have enough space to crawl under, of course, but the two rooms that do will reveal something quite interesting. There isn't much in the way of furniture in these two rooms, but every inch of the walls and ceiling remains covered in maps. Not all of these maps are blank. Some of them appear to have small splashes of color varying in size and shape, like an incomplete picture. Some of them also appear to have images on them, such as a Chocobo, or an apple with a smileyface, or a strange die. Furthermore, after the fifth of May, citizens may notice one of the maps now has a picture of those strange glowing flowers from the woods. Should anyone be ambitious enough to count in these two rooms (though really, that will certainly take time), they will come to find that there are roughly 110 maps in all. And with a little digging, they can explore and attempt to open drawers and closets in these rooms. Together, they will discover there are an additional 30 maps, including one with a picture of a strange-looking doll. So you want to learn more about these maps, huh? For anyone who tries to draw or write on the maps, they will find that whatever they deface the maps with stays there! However, the moment you exit the room anything you drew on the map will appear on any surface of your skin that's available. Tearing the maps doesn't seem to work either. The maps can only be removed from the wall in one whole piece. If one were to take a map from the rooms, they would only be able to get to the doorway before it dissolves into ash and creates a miniature dust storm for everyone nearby. Strangely, the map will reappear on the wall and the cycle will repeat itself for days on end. The maps really, really don't like being touched. What does this all mean? What a great question. Welcome to recolle's May event! All characters will be begin in-game AU'd as Recollé residents. You may use any of the above prompts for ideas or make up your own depicting your Recollé AU! Prompts do not have to be set in the districts listed above. You can review our list of locations for what's available and be as creative as you'd like.
As another note, by participating in this log in a thread with five or more comments from you with a character you have not tagged previously, you are eligible for one free memory regain! This means you can claim a memory without a trigger required; we ask that it be low-impact for newer characters, while characters who have been here longer can scale upwards. However please be sure to submit this regain to the regains page and just specify "May Freebie" in the explanation portion of the form. Please see our monthly plotting post for more details. If you would like to explore parts of the city in their enlarged state, please contact the mod team so we can get you a write-up of what your characters may or may not find! This also goes for if your character has regained any supernatural sensing and you'd like for them to interact with the figments in the woods! Starting on 5/5, the Echo Flower from Undertale will act as your newest world change! Once the event wraps 5/10, the echoing of desires will stop and they will return to providing white noise and echoing the last thing they heard. These flowers will only remain in the woods. Any questions you have regarding this event may be directed to the mod comment here. |
MAY 3RD: ARIA RYLAN
is she determined enough to climb that. she just isn't sure.
at least she spots some other tiny people around, and she offers aria a wave. ]
Hey. So how are you guys getting drinks and stuff to people? Did you get smaller containers?
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So there's a blink of surprise when she sees Thalia and her own set of weapons. Where do her friends find these things?
She nods toward the other girl. Everyone's been attended to at least, as best as she can. Aria might have a little more than just sweat on her brow too. Someone's been brave enough to climb up to the bar's counter, multiple times, and it's exhausting.]
Hey! And I wish. Something tells me the suppliers wouldn't even have any smaller sizes anyways. And some people are even offended when I bring more... appropriate sizes too! It's so frustrating!
[She sighs and crosses her arms. Her patience is wearing really thin today.]
Please tell me you have an explanation for this.
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[ SHE IS NOT ABOUT THE TINY BORROWERS LIFE? ]
But I think I did promise you explanations of what I do know - so what all have you managed to learn from everyone else, so I don't overlap your knowledge here?
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At least the other things didn't really affect us. You know, unless you just got the app. I really don't think I can live in a world where everything is hundreds of feet bigger than me.
[She jerks a thumb toward the counter, gesturing to the other side of it. She could use a break and there should be a shelf that's low enough for them to use.]
Wanna sit? Honestly, it feels like bits and pieces. But for the most part, this app or company seems to be at fault for a lot of things, they're creepy as hell and... I should be expecting random memories or hallucinations or whatever very shortly.
[Her voice drops at that last part. That sounds possibly worse than dealing with peeping tom R&D guys.]
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[ IN HER MAKESHIFT BACKPACK which required a lot of finesse and maybe was from a barbie. god. ]
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[How some of her coworkers are using that grill and not frying themselves in the process is beyond her. And she doesn't really want to know.
Also might be eyeing that backpack a little.]
Where'd you get that? All of my bags could double at tents for me right now.
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[ IT'S KIND OF EMBARRASSING but it works ]
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Aria is trying to stifle her smile but really she's somewhat in disbelief. She might be slightly embarrassed for her friend, but damn it is clever.]
I can't believe we're desperate enough to need to use Barbie accessories.
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[ AS LONG AS LUKE NEVER FIGURES OUT WHERE THEY GOT THIS STUFF FROM he would. need to be punched, maybe. ]
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Let's wait to see if we're still this tiny tomorrow first. No offence, but I left all my Barbie stuff behind me and I intend to keep it that way.
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Honestly fair. I kind of wouldn't have bothered if I didn't think about trying to sew together some kind of knapsack and went "no". I already stab myself enough with normal-sized needles, I'd skewer myself with anything bigger.
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[And here they are behind the counter. The shelf is still high enough that Aria's got to pull herself up onto it, but it's a covered area where they might not be bothered, dry and nothing is likely to attack them.]
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I definitely took being normal-sized for granted, since...who doesn't. But from now on I will not? I learned the error of my ways.
[ BEING TALL WAS GREAT AND SHE MISSES IT. ]
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Taking the sandwich, Thalia will get a relieved sigh out of her. It's so nice to see something proportionate to them now, even though she's sure this would be a considered a crumb from a real loaf of bread. But honestly, this size has lost it's wonder when you're staring down multiple burgers that could potentially last you months.]
So what do I know? Well for starters, there's this weird new app on my phone and laptop, I'm expected to get some crazy hallucinating memories and or changes, and somehow, I woke up feeling like a flea next to my dog.
[That last part might make her sound a little bitter. Sorry.]
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[ pun unintended, if that even counts as a pun. ]
We know that Retrospec has at least two named employees - Jim and Janet. We've gotten communications from each of them, but no one has ever seen them in person.
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[She munches thoughtfully.] There isn't even anything online about them, at least not much according to what I googled the other day. They don't even seem to want to talk with you. Sounds more like taunting.
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There's never anyone at the building, either, although it was locked for a bit there - I bet we could actually just sneak in now...I wonder if we can get into any of the locked rooms?
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Really? There has to be someone. And we could, if we can squeeze under the doors. It... would probably still be considered trespassing though, even if there's no one there.
[And who's to say it'll still be empty too? But honestly, she'd like some answers.]
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