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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. |
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Only one way to find out!
[ She gets ready to jump into the cracks— ]
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Wait hold the fuck up.
[ GIVE HIM SOME WARNING. ]
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Don't you want to get it?
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[ he probably should have lied and said he doesn't, but... no, anyone who knows him well enough would be able to tell he really wants that hat back. ]
I can't have you just jumping in though!
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[ Yuuko's fears are more internal. Unfortunately, that makes jumping into a crack that probably leads to the center of the earth okay. ]
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actually even if she wasn't teasing him, he wouldn't admit that. whoops. ]
No. You should just probably warn someone before you jump down into the abyss.
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[ Maybe he should start voicing his thoughts out more often because— ]
And this is me jumping in!
[ Yeah. Yuuko breaks out of Karkat's hold and leaps into the abyss. Bye! ]
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karkat watches her jump down, his expression both horrified and not that surprised, really. it takes him a few seconds before he goes fuck it and jumps down after her because like hell is he going to let her die on her own. ]
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She falls on her behind in a place with no bottles and tiny doors in sight. ]
Oof!
[ ... Hmm. She's not dead and this looks like outer space. Weird.
Knowing Karkat, he should be here any minute now. She'll just step aside to avoid any awkward boob landings. ]
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Fucking shit. [ he takes a moment to rub his elbow that he banged pretty hard. ] Yuuko?
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Oho, someone faced his fears. I'm so proud of you, Karkat!
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[ he gets up, finally properly looking around and. hm. ]
... Where the fuck are we?
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[ The dark swirls dance around her feet with each step she takes. ]
I think I'll call it the underworld. Looks like you're right at home, Grim Reaper.
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[ he almost wants to ask if it's always like this down here, but something tells him that the sidewalk is normally just a sidewalk, and this is new. ]
I don't see the hat. Maybe it landed farther off?
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That doesn't make sense. ]
If we don't find it, I'll personally buy you another one. You didn't look good in it, anyway.
[ Yet she's still walking, still looking. ]
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[ it's said sarcastically, but it falls kind of flat since he's distracted by... well, everything around them. it occurs to him that he's not entirely sure how they're going to climb out of here. ]
Do you have your phone on you? We can try the flashlights.
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[ Because he gets jealous, apparently, which she considers a miracle. She fishes for her phone out of her skirt pocket and turns on the flashlights. ]
It's no use. I still can't see anything...
... Did you hear that?
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[ he's fishing his own phone out of his pocket, so he's a little distracted when she asks the question. he looks up, slightly confused and about to answer with no when.
hm. he heard something, but he's not quite sure what it is yet. ]
Is there someone else down here with us?
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[ Quietly, she ventures further into the darkness, not at all bothered by the mist around them—at least not out loud.
Her free hand grabs Karkat's sleeve as if to tell him to stop. ]
Shh. Listen.
[ Faint voices can soon be heard in the distance. ]
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What's it saying?
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Hmm... It's saying... [ Yuuko leans in and whispers in his ear, ] "Karkaaaat, this hat actually looks better than the last oooone so we're taking it for ourselveeees."
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[ he takes a few steps towards the sound then stops, frowning. ]
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You should go back. I'll take it from here.
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[ he shoots her a look that says "are you crazy" but it's probably hard to really see in the dark. ]
I'm not going to ditch you, Yuuko.
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It was worth a shot. I hope you won't be breaking any hearts to break if this goes awry!
[ Not that she expects it to. ... Okay, that's a lie. It's the entire reason she told him to stay back. Oh well. At least it won't be entirely her fault if the darkness gets them.
The rumbling continues and so do the voices. ]
... They sound like they're in pain.
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i am sorry this is late... u don't have to reply