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phantasmalrift2018-04-29 11:56 pm
phantasmods) wrote in phantasmalrift2018-04-29 11:56 pm
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INTRO LOG - APRIL/MAY 18
Eventually, Charm starts herding people towards the parked exploratory drone, a few at a time, mostly people who have finished their noodles or other business. "It's almost nightfall at the Station," he says, "and with this many new arrivals, we're going to have to make multiple trips."
(For those who might ask, he also explains that they've chosen not to stabilize the noodle shop for the time being, as the other androids will almost certainly want to speak to Viella, and have no other way of doing so, due to the fact that they don't dream. Aside from that small region, the Fissure is largely stable.)
It in fact takes four trips total to get everyone to the Station. Those of you who don't fall asleep on the way there - the minute you hit stable reality, the inability to sleep vanishes, and most will be hit with a wave of exhaustion - will find that the Station Annex, a building off to the side of the main station, has been finished, at least outwardly.
By the time the first group arrives, the sun is dipping towards the horizon; by the time the last gets there, it's set, leaving a few pink-tinted clouds in the sky. The drones drop everyone off (and that is everyone, even though of you who have fallen asleep) on the observation deck, where those of you who didn't get your fill of noodles will find several buffet-style tables set up with...
...Pizza? Yeah, pizza, in damn near every variety you can think of, including a few things that only loosely fall under the heading of "pizza." Half a table is full of calzones of various varieties; another significant chunk is things that are just desserts in the general shape of pizza, including a couple of iced cinnamon pastries, a pair of brightly-colored "pizzas" made of canned fruit over cream cheese, and a two-layer cake that's just decorated to look like a pizza, with strawberry jam and round slices of strawberry 'pepperoni' sandwiching yellow icing. Finally, the last third of the third table is just three baskets of breadsticks with varying amounts of cheese and garlic, accompanied by two turrens of dipping sauce (one white, one red) and a tower of little plastic dipping cups.
(Those who opt to head directly to bed will find that the banquet gets packed up and moved back to the kitchens around midnight, though it stays warm under a stasis enchantment for roughly the next day before someone packs the remainder into the fridge.)
In the common room, meanwhile, the usual boxes of clothes and trading post sign are set up. Unclaimed rooms can be claimed by writing your name in on a list set up next to the boxes, on what seems to be a broken music stand with a large ROOMS AVAILABLE sign hanging from it. There is also a rather hastily assembled, hand-poked Braille version of the sheet (with the paper punched through in one or two places).
Those who go looking will find that the androids are somewhat more absent than they usually are after an expedition; save obviously for Charm, and Strange who arrives on the deck as usual not long after, you'll have to go looking. Considering the amount of the station you have available, they could be just about anywhere... But perhaps it'd be worth checking over in that new building...?
[Mod note: Strange is the only NPC with a top-level this round, but others may respond to your top-levels, especially in the Annex areas! Consider it a fun surprise. c:]
(For those who might ask, he also explains that they've chosen not to stabilize the noodle shop for the time being, as the other androids will almost certainly want to speak to Viella, and have no other way of doing so, due to the fact that they don't dream. Aside from that small region, the Fissure is largely stable.)
It in fact takes four trips total to get everyone to the Station. Those of you who don't fall asleep on the way there - the minute you hit stable reality, the inability to sleep vanishes, and most will be hit with a wave of exhaustion - will find that the Station Annex, a building off to the side of the main station, has been finished, at least outwardly.
By the time the first group arrives, the sun is dipping towards the horizon; by the time the last gets there, it's set, leaving a few pink-tinted clouds in the sky. The drones drop everyone off (and that is everyone, even though of you who have fallen asleep) on the observation deck, where those of you who didn't get your fill of noodles will find several buffet-style tables set up with...
...Pizza? Yeah, pizza, in damn near every variety you can think of, including a few things that only loosely fall under the heading of "pizza." Half a table is full of calzones of various varieties; another significant chunk is things that are just desserts in the general shape of pizza, including a couple of iced cinnamon pastries, a pair of brightly-colored "pizzas" made of canned fruit over cream cheese, and a two-layer cake that's just decorated to look like a pizza, with strawberry jam and round slices of strawberry 'pepperoni' sandwiching yellow icing. Finally, the last third of the third table is just three baskets of breadsticks with varying amounts of cheese and garlic, accompanied by two turrens of dipping sauce (one white, one red) and a tower of little plastic dipping cups.
(Those who opt to head directly to bed will find that the banquet gets packed up and moved back to the kitchens around midnight, though it stays warm under a stasis enchantment for roughly the next day before someone packs the remainder into the fridge.)
In the common room, meanwhile, the usual boxes of clothes and trading post sign are set up. Unclaimed rooms can be claimed by writing your name in on a list set up next to the boxes, on what seems to be a broken music stand with a large ROOMS AVAILABLE sign hanging from it. There is also a rather hastily assembled, hand-poked Braille version of the sheet (with the paper punched through in one or two places).
Those who go looking will find that the androids are somewhat more absent than they usually are after an expedition; save obviously for Charm, and Strange who arrives on the deck as usual not long after, you'll have to go looking. Considering the amount of the station you have available, they could be just about anywhere... But perhaps it'd be worth checking over in that new building...?
[Mod note: Strange is the only NPC with a top-level this round, but others may respond to your top-levels, especially in the Annex areas! Consider it a fun surprise. c:]
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Well, my world doesn't much have that. It kinda sucks like that.
But yeah. Hi. You probably. Don't want that ramble, huh.
[Pidonus nodded a bit.]
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[ Futaba shook her head, adjusting the way she was standing to be a bit more comfortable as she turned her full attention onto the woman here with her. ]
Never said I didn't. Lay it on me.
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[The woman steps back, revealing her... More than slightly showy outfit fully, blinking a bit...]
Been a while since I made a Perform: Oratory check, actually...
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A strange world, where the numbers and stats that govern life are knowable to all!
[One hand over her heart. Wow, she's actually getting into this.]
Before the age of gunpowder, sword and spell ruled the land, and none were better with the sword than the Orcish hordes under the guidance of the monstrous Demon Lord of Wrath!
But lo, heroes would rise to save the dirt farmers and other myriad incidents! If only they could be pointed at the source of the problem to truly stop it!
Only one was savvy enough to this truth to know what she needed to do! So, the Demon Queen of Lust, hated enemy of the Lord of Wrath, sent her newest agent -
[Pidonus almost literally deflates for a second.]
- that'd be me -
[Back to her performance stance.]
- to start causing precisely-aimed incidents to point the heroes in the right direction! And oh, how her scion relished the role, having gained this powers purely out of desire for her own forgotten vengeance against the Lord of Wrath! Even in the wake of constantly getting beaten up by the heroes and having to escape arrest and worse over and over again, she would persist in her mission!
Can she survive? Yes. Will the Lord of Wrath fall? Yup. And what comes next? In my case, ending up here. No clue about the heroes.
Oh, the drama! Oh, the action! Oh, the wish that I could have recorded all of this in a more modern medium for posterity!
[And she places the back of her hand against her head, and feigns fainting, leaning back until her fall is stopped by the table at her side. Quickly, she regains her composure.]
... Sorry. I just. Had to try that. I'm a Bard, if it wasn't obvious.
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Huh. Totally obvious but it was still informative. Like exposition in a game or anime.
[ In other words, it's a compliment when it comes down to it. Though she can't help but add something else on after a moment. ]
I consider myself more of a cleric type, though.
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And a Cleric-type, huh? The phrasing implies a different way of getting there, but... Anyone good at healing's going to be intensely useful, especially as we get to the next dungeon - and the next, et cetera.
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Then you've managed to find the right girl to talk to. I can fill you in on both of those things easily.
[ A nod of her head and she seems to consider something. Only briefly as she then lets off a soft hum in thought. ]
Good to know. I'll make sure to provide proper support and healing where I can when the next dungeon pops up, then.
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[Pidonus then smiles.]
And, yeah, keep in practice when time allows... It could be a lot more important. This forest was more dangerous than the beach...
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[ Futaba's definitely pumped about the idea of this though, pleased to be able to share her knowledge with others. Spreading the good word and all. ]
That's a little easier said than done but I get what you mean. Don't wanna be out of practice and then have people need my help the most.
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[ Stated as a rather matter of fact thing, casually and as if it wasn't remotely such a big deal. ]
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... Also, what would I be looking for if we wanted more anime or games?
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[ Futaba stopped short at that, seeming to give this a decent bit of thought for a moment. ]
Like... actual titles of stuff that I know, or what?
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[Pidonus drops that point for now. She actually knows how 'encounters' work so...]
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[ She shook her head and then immediately perked up, eyes lit up with happiness and excitement. ]
Keep an eye out for Neo Featherman F as a start. Totally a good anime and we can start with keeping an eye out for that unless you want a whole list of specifics.
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[ You really are an interesting one, Pidonus. ]
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