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Entry tags:
- c: ardyn lucis caelum,
- c: ciel phantomhive,
- c: cloud strife,
- c: devon darconin,
- c: dorothy pratt,
- c: goofy,
- c: honerva,
- c: kaito,
- c: keith,
- c: kyoko mogami,
- c: lup,
- c: minato arisato,
- c: mitsuri kanroji,
- c: noctis lucis caelum,
- c: nyx ulric,
- c: princess peach,
- c: prompto argentum,
- c: pyra/mythra/pneuma,
- c: regis lucis caelum cxiii,
- c: sasuke sarutobi,
- c: satoru gojo,
- c: sephiroth,
- c: shinji ikari,
- c: verstael besithia,
- c: vianca,
- c: will,
- event
♥ September (Ohnir) Event Log
September (Ohnir) Event Log
The month of Ohnir brings with it a slow but steady relief from the heat, as summer gives way to autumn and the city begins to change with it. Plants are slowly deflowering, leaves are starting to fade and fall, and while the season is not yet in full swing, all the signs are there if you know where to look. The city is abuzz with new energy as the residents realize that for the first time in centuries, they have some actual nature clean-up ahead of them: raking leaves, pruning branches, protecting young wildlife and fresh plants from the incoming chills of winter. Such work used to be relegated to those who cared for the botanical gardens and zoos, but now everyone who's been enjoying this year's garden harvest has to learn how to future-proof their treasured flowers. Offworlders are encouraged to do the same, lest all of the growth be lost over the winter.
❥ PROMPT I: A Clean Getaway
With all of the work to be done, it's no surprise that some are looking for new ways to refresh themselves and relax, and what better time would there be to open up the Public Baths! All the volunteer work cleaning the place has paid off, and the facilities are officially open and available for use. It is technically free to use, as a public facility, but those visiting are encouraged to tithe a small donation once in a while to pay for upkeep and freshen up the place, provide new soaps, etc. No judgment if you can't! It'll just make everything that much nicer in the long run.
The baths are separated into a few sections: oil baths for the native residents, and water baths for the offworlders. For obvious reasons, offworlders are encouraged not to enter the robot-residential sections! Though they are not strictly forbidden... it would be quite messy and bad for your health.
The offworlder half has additional separated sections that may interest characters when they visit:
1) Hot Springs Style - Clothed or Unclothed: there are 3 available rooms for each, one for separate presented genders, and a shared bath for those comfortable with the concept or don't wish to use either male or female. Each room has one larger pool and a few smaller sets, so you can sit by yourself or with others as you please.
2) Pool: a shared public pool! The water is nice and cool, which should be a comfort to those still struggling with the lingering summer heat. There is some water game equipment available for open use if people want to play and get their sports on.
3) Sauna: similar to the springs, once again, there are 3 rooms for gender splits so everyone can enjoy the place at their own comfort level.
It all seems very nice and relaxing for everyone, but this wouldn't be a proper event without some shenanigans now, would it? There are a few effects that may occur within the baths, and these effects are somewhat random. Some characters may experience them to a powerful degree, while others feel nothing at all. Players can decide for themselves who and where these will affect, so feel free to mix, match, and go wild. The effects are:
The baths are separated into a few sections: oil baths for the native residents, and water baths for the offworlders. For obvious reasons, offworlders are encouraged not to enter the robot-residential sections! Though they are not strictly forbidden... it would be quite messy and bad for your health.
The offworlder half has additional separated sections that may interest characters when they visit:
1) Hot Springs Style - Clothed or Unclothed: there are 3 available rooms for each, one for separate presented genders, and a shared bath for those comfortable with the concept or don't wish to use either male or female. Each room has one larger pool and a few smaller sets, so you can sit by yourself or with others as you please.
2) Pool: a shared public pool! The water is nice and cool, which should be a comfort to those still struggling with the lingering summer heat. There is some water game equipment available for open use if people want to play and get their sports on.
3) Sauna: similar to the springs, once again, there are 3 rooms for gender splits so everyone can enjoy the place at their own comfort level.
It all seems very nice and relaxing for everyone, but this wouldn't be a proper event without some shenanigans now, would it? There are a few effects that may occur within the baths, and these effects are somewhat random. Some characters may experience them to a powerful degree, while others feel nothing at all. Players can decide for themselves who and where these will affect, so feel free to mix, match, and go wild. The effects are:
- The spring water is so relaxing that you feel free and more willing to talk about yourself, or share your feelings more openly.
- The swimming pool is cool and energizing, making you want to horse around and play with others nearby. You may also feel inclined to drape yourself onto others, like a cool, comfy pillow.
- The sauna has you dishing up spicy hot takes, releasing negative emotions or complaints, and makes you a little more inclined to gossip.
❥ PROMPT II: REM Stands for Realistic Emotional Memory in These Parts
Characters who were around last year might remember a bout of strange and sporadic dreams that plagued the town around this season, along with the sensation that they were being followed. This year, dreams once more enter uninvited to one's mind, but this time, it occurs as a random daydream while they are awake, and it is very different from person to person- instead encouraging you to do the following. All visions start out hazy, like a grainy old movie where details and figures are difficult to make out, but there is something both familiar and alien about it. It feels like a memory… but it is not your memory. Over time, the visual begins to clear the more often the dream repeats, until slowly the images grow more distinct, offering clearer faces, the addition of voices, discernable quotes or expressions. The memory will provide hints as to who it might belong to, though the subtlety of those hints will likely vary. Before too long, if you have not found a way to rid yourself of the dream, you will experience an entire memory of another person in town as if you were witnessing it from their perspective!
Now, how does one rid themselves of these strange visions? You could wait it out, if you're patient enough and not inclined to seek the answer, but those who've been here long enough can wager a guess: you must find the source of that memory and "send" it back to them through physical interaction of some kind. Some memories may take longer to transfer than others, and it may depend on the person, the memory itself, how clear the memory has become in the time you carried it… no two experiences are likely to be the same.
There are a few specifics about these memories that are worth noting:
Now, how does one rid themselves of these strange visions? You could wait it out, if you're patient enough and not inclined to seek the answer, but those who've been here long enough can wager a guess: you must find the source of that memory and "send" it back to them through physical interaction of some kind. Some memories may take longer to transfer than others, and it may depend on the person, the memory itself, how clear the memory has become in the time you carried it… no two experiences are likely to be the same.
There are a few specifics about these memories that are worth noting:
- the memory should be of a single event, not a series of events that span a long period of time. For example, you could witness the stretch of someone's day at a wedding or long party (sped up to skip insignificant moments so it doesn't play in real time), but not a memory of an entire war that goes for months. How long the memory goes for is up to the player that the memory belongs to, as long as it falls within these guidelines.
- you are not limited to a single memory from a single person. Once you have solved one vision, after a certain amount of time, you may find yourself plagued with another.
- you will not necessarily end up having the same memory partner! You won't always have the memory of the person who has your memory. Characters are encouraged to pair up and try to piece together clues that might lead you to your intended partner. Help each other out and guide one another in the right direction if you can.
- those whose memory has been borrowed may find it difficult to recall it; it can seem fuzzy and indistinct, missing entirely or simply missing choice details. Through physical contact, that memory will fully return to them and both participants can experience it together.
- you can find your partner accidentally! If you're still searching for clues and happen to touch your partner through other circumstances - such as shake their hand at first meeting, or hug a friend - you may find both of you are suddenly experiencing a memory together as it is transferred! Aren't you lucky, to have found your partner so easily?
❥ PROMPT III: I Shall Fight With My Bear Hands
Closer to the tail end of the month, one of the research facilities distributes a "Help Wanted" advertisement through the network, requesting the aid of offworlders. The advertisement reads:
"Calling all offworlders! Havenwell Research and Development is seeking volunteers for both physical prowess and supernatural ability testing. All are welcome! Even if you have no combat skills and feel only a desire to learn, we have a job for you. Those who already possess some form of self-defense or combative powers will be partnered and asked to "spar" in a partially digitized facility, or proceed with a simulation that will gauge destructive capabilities. And for those who possess neither, don't worry! Our program is specially designed to help you discover just where your talents lie.
No harm should come to any volunteers, as this is strictly simulation-based, similar to the virtual reality technology already widely used throughout the city. However, in case of any accidents, medical staff is on site to treat injuries as needed. Additionally, there is no need for you to wear any of the VR headgear typically required in our cafes, so if these devices cause you discomfort, this may be a simulation that better meets your needs.
Please contact us ASAP if you are willing and able to help. A monetary commission will be awarded upon completion of each session."
Any volunteers or inquiries will be provided with more information, and invited to one of the research towers located in town. They are guided to a floor that is abuzz with activity, partnered with whoever happens to be scheduled at the same time or a partner they themselves opted to bring with them, and taken to a room akin to Star Trek's holodeck. There, they can input "powers" or "no powers", and a simulation will be created for them based on their selected guidelines.
With Powers:
The console invites characters to select one of two options- their own abilities, or temporarily gain access to the elemental powers offered via AC Rewards (point levels 50, 100, and 200). They are able to choose a particular power level for the duration of the simulation, which can either dampen their natural abilities to a more fair level for the test you're undertaking, or remain normal. While in the simulation room, rather than actually using any real abilities, the room will materialize whatever ability you choose without causing true damage to either the room or your opponent. Science, or magic? It's probably both. Feel free to go wild and have fun, maybe try some powers you've never experienced before or vent your frustrations on being stuck here!
Without Powers:
The console invites characters to select a type of weapon and skill level, and said weapon will materialize in a basic form; while held inside the room it moves and feels real, but it cannot be removed from the facility. Those who are skilled in utilizing said weapon are free to wield it as if it were the genuine article in their chosen simulation. Those without much or any skill will be walked through a tutorial on basic techniques from a variety of styles, old or new, most unfamiliar but well suited to the body type of the person using the program. It's quite intuitive, though it is by no means perfect, so characters might end up being guided through a stranger workout than intended.
For versus mode, each participant has an HP bar displayed above their heads, and everyone has the same HP unless both players select an unbalanced mode, and the goal is to force your opponent to hit zero HP. Characters can also choose how realistic the simulated violence is and how the process feels: in low realism, it's similar to laser tag, where characters flash a colour when hit and take damage without feeling anything more than some uncomfortable vibration. In high realism, pain is genuine to a certain degree depending on how high a level they choose, though it is artificial and will fade as soon as the program ends. Hitting zero HP will not result in a knock-out, but characters will feel dizzy and be forced to sit down, unable to rise again until they surrender. All effects wear off as soon as the simulation ends.
For demonstration mode, participants are given a selection of virtual targets to practice on using whatever method of combat they've chosen. It could be moving targets, such as creatures that have invaded the barrier previously (via the Wild Wild prompt), or simulations of the more dangerous beasts in the museum/zoo areas of town. It could be simple targets built to take a beating without providing much challenge in return. It could be a collection of buildings that characters can break or explode as they please. This mode is designed to gauge just how strong a person's destructive potential is, either with their own powers or with powers granted to those who have been blessed by their patron god.
Characters are welcome to volunteer as many times as there are available partners and/or slots! So feel free to try a few times using different options.
"Calling all offworlders! Havenwell Research and Development is seeking volunteers for both physical prowess and supernatural ability testing. All are welcome! Even if you have no combat skills and feel only a desire to learn, we have a job for you. Those who already possess some form of self-defense or combative powers will be partnered and asked to "spar" in a partially digitized facility, or proceed with a simulation that will gauge destructive capabilities. And for those who possess neither, don't worry! Our program is specially designed to help you discover just where your talents lie.
No harm should come to any volunteers, as this is strictly simulation-based, similar to the virtual reality technology already widely used throughout the city. However, in case of any accidents, medical staff is on site to treat injuries as needed. Additionally, there is no need for you to wear any of the VR headgear typically required in our cafes, so if these devices cause you discomfort, this may be a simulation that better meets your needs.
Please contact us ASAP if you are willing and able to help. A monetary commission will be awarded upon completion of each session."
Any volunteers or inquiries will be provided with more information, and invited to one of the research towers located in town. They are guided to a floor that is abuzz with activity, partnered with whoever happens to be scheduled at the same time or a partner they themselves opted to bring with them, and taken to a room akin to Star Trek's holodeck. There, they can input "powers" or "no powers", and a simulation will be created for them based on their selected guidelines.
With Powers:
The console invites characters to select one of two options- their own abilities, or temporarily gain access to the elemental powers offered via AC Rewards (point levels 50, 100, and 200). They are able to choose a particular power level for the duration of the simulation, which can either dampen their natural abilities to a more fair level for the test you're undertaking, or remain normal. While in the simulation room, rather than actually using any real abilities, the room will materialize whatever ability you choose without causing true damage to either the room or your opponent. Science, or magic? It's probably both. Feel free to go wild and have fun, maybe try some powers you've never experienced before or vent your frustrations on being stuck here!
Without Powers:
The console invites characters to select a type of weapon and skill level, and said weapon will materialize in a basic form; while held inside the room it moves and feels real, but it cannot be removed from the facility. Those who are skilled in utilizing said weapon are free to wield it as if it were the genuine article in their chosen simulation. Those without much or any skill will be walked through a tutorial on basic techniques from a variety of styles, old or new, most unfamiliar but well suited to the body type of the person using the program. It's quite intuitive, though it is by no means perfect, so characters might end up being guided through a stranger workout than intended.
For versus mode, each participant has an HP bar displayed above their heads, and everyone has the same HP unless both players select an unbalanced mode, and the goal is to force your opponent to hit zero HP. Characters can also choose how realistic the simulated violence is and how the process feels: in low realism, it's similar to laser tag, where characters flash a colour when hit and take damage without feeling anything more than some uncomfortable vibration. In high realism, pain is genuine to a certain degree depending on how high a level they choose, though it is artificial and will fade as soon as the program ends. Hitting zero HP will not result in a knock-out, but characters will feel dizzy and be forced to sit down, unable to rise again until they surrender. All effects wear off as soon as the simulation ends.
For demonstration mode, participants are given a selection of virtual targets to practice on using whatever method of combat they've chosen. It could be moving targets, such as creatures that have invaded the barrier previously (via the Wild Wild prompt), or simulations of the more dangerous beasts in the museum/zoo areas of town. It could be simple targets built to take a beating without providing much challenge in return. It could be a collection of buildings that characters can break or explode as they please. This mode is designed to gauge just how strong a person's destructive potential is, either with their own powers or with powers granted to those who have been blessed by their patron god.
Characters are welcome to volunteer as many times as there are available partners and/or slots! So feel free to try a few times using different options.
❥ PROMPT IV: A Bonus Trip Down Memory Lane
Last year, some offworlders might remember the tradition of sharing stories in the temple of Ohma, to offer small tributes to the god on their first month of devotion. It is that time of the year again, and everyone is welcome to return and share more stories, or perhaps retell an old favourite to a new audience. Here is the event as described previously:
Ohma's temple is particularly lively during Ohnir and the priests are busy cleaning and sweeping, decorating it with rolls of parchment and digital inkwells and quills that write as if they were actually fountain pens. The natives, especially adherents of Ohma, start to make pilgrimages to the temple in little processions, some playing music, others flying banners.
Anyone who chooses to follow can observe the natives going up to the altar and sharing stories with one another. They talk about things they did over the past year or things that are far, far in their past. Some of the stories are happy and result in the procession laughing and some are...well, not everyone returns safely from certain disasters that befall the city throughout the year. The priests diligently write every story down on those parchment rolls and deposit them onto the waiting altar, where they're summarily lit on fire to the cheers of those present. The more emotional the story it seems, the brighter and bluer the flame that it emits and the louder the procession cheers.
As the file out, they notice you watching and urge you to go up with someone else in the temple to clear your heart and offer up your own stories. They can be stories of home, information about your worlds, or stories about your life.
Ohma's temple is particularly lively during Ohnir and the priests are busy cleaning and sweeping, decorating it with rolls of parchment and digital inkwells and quills that write as if they were actually fountain pens. The natives, especially adherents of Ohma, start to make pilgrimages to the temple in little processions, some playing music, others flying banners.
Anyone who chooses to follow can observe the natives going up to the altar and sharing stories with one another. They talk about things they did over the past year or things that are far, far in their past. Some of the stories are happy and result in the procession laughing and some are...well, not everyone returns safely from certain disasters that befall the city throughout the year. The priests diligently write every story down on those parchment rolls and deposit them onto the waiting altar, where they're summarily lit on fire to the cheers of those present. The more emotional the story it seems, the brighter and bluer the flame that it emits and the louder the procession cheers.
As the file out, they notice you watching and urge you to go up with someone else in the temple to clear your heart and offer up your own stories. They can be stories of home, information about your worlds, or stories about your life.
This event will run from September 14th to 30th. Click on each prompt's title to see the text. If you have any questions, feel free to direct them to the FAQ or to the Mod Question thread.
[ii.b; cw: death, body horror;] + [i; hot springs; cw: scars, injury discussion]
Regis never needed to feel what is was like to hold another beloved in his arms as she died, to feel himself dying alongside her, to know rational thought was slipping away and having no will or wish to stop it.
He understands now more than he ever wanted to about the rage and the hate that drove the blows he received during the Founder's Day attack. He cannot forgive, but he can understand. If any have thought that Ardyn's long imprisonment may have caused him to exaggerate what happened that day he and Somnus crossed blades, Regis knows, for certain he did not.
It is late once Regis has gathered himself from the final, mostly full version of the memory, but he is not surprised to find that Ardyn's room is empty. The redhead is more active at night and that very time of the day is what helps Regis easily track him to the baths. Not that much else is open so late.]
It is a shame your brother has not returned to this place. I feel the need to cash in on a few words I restrained myself from saying before.
[And, perhaps, a few punches too.]
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[Auburn hair blighted violet was tied up off his neck, Ardyn sinking a little lower and folding his arms over the scar in the center of his chest.]
What's wrong? Has something happened?
no subject
[It's honestly not much of an answer to start with, but it is the only one Regis gives as he settles down on the edge of the bath before removing his shoes, socks, and rolling his pant legs up so he can let his legs dangle into the water. He pays no attention to Ardyn's attempt to hide his scars. In fact, if he notices them at all, he makes no sign. Not when he knows far too well now where the worst of them came from.]
I don't know if you've seen anyone else's memories this month, but the city just gifted me with one of yours. One of the night when the deception started and never stopped.
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[He sank a little further, either wanting to hide or considering the merits of drowning himself to avoid this conversation once the pieces fell into place. Obviously he didn't, but it was almost a little tempting.]
I-I--I'm sorry, I didn't want you to see me like-....what you must think of me, I didn't-...
[regis honey stop him before he drives himself nuts]
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Do not go there. Why should I view your differently now? I have known how you were wronged. The only thing that has changed now is that I have also seen and felt it.
[His gaze drops to the water as his voice softens.]
The pain of watching the one you love die in your arms when you can do nothing is enough to drive any man mad. No love is true if the best part of you does not die with them.
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[He straightened up just a little, unfolding his arms as if halfheartedly giving up on hiding.]
I was foolish to have believed his word back then. If I hadn't, then-... [Ardyn trailed off, pressing a hand to his eyes.] ...Two thousand years with little else to think about, yet I still can't stop myself replaying that entire night in my head and regretting every instant of it.
no subject
[Regis catches how Ardyn relaxes out of the corner of his eyes, and he is glad for it, though his attention is mostly on the water before him.]
I remember the last night we had together. How quiet it was with the doctors and machines gone. There was no more they could do. No more anyone could do. It was just me and Aulea. The only sound was her soft breathing until that faded and eventually stopped.
[He finally raises his gaze to meet Ardyn's eyes.]
We do like torturing ourselves, don't we? Making ourselves see it over and over again changes nothing, and yet the memory comes to mind so easily.
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...Living in the past is the only reason I've any lucidity left to me, so it's likely I am not the best one to ask about whether or not it is at all advisable. But...it does seem to serve little purpose now except reopening our own scars over and over again.
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No, I suppose you are right in that. No matter how bad the memories are, when you can see no future ahead of you, they at least can remind you that you exist.
[He sighs softly as he considers the second half of Ardyn's words.]
It's easy to reopen scars that have never healed properly. Perhaps, that is the point. To give us yet another chance to see them healed right.
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...Perhaps. But such a process is painfully difficult, isn't it?
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[For a moment, his eyes drop back to the water and his forehead wrinkles as he thinks hard about his next words. He finally looks back up at Ardyn with a sincere questioning look on his face.]
Of course, I'm not certain if that can be called living. Can you really live when parts of yourself are locked away and left to die all alone?
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[Ardyn slouched again as if the question itself was something he wanted to hide from, squeezing Regis' hand a little.]
That all depends on what one is trying to hide away.
no subject
Ardyn? What is it? You know you needn't hide anything from me.
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What you saw-...I don't wish to risk losing myself like that again. But I...don't know if it should be right for me to want to learn to control it when I fear either becoming what you once knew me as or even merely being seen as such.
...Part of me desperately wants to better understand what I am, but the rest fears driving away any of you from horror or revulsion in the process.
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I think this is something that would be far too easy to overthink.
[Something they are both very prone to doing.]
In order to understand yourself as you are now, you must understand these powers. As long as you learn in a responsible way and don't try to hide it, I can see no cause for concern. Both Noctis and I know of what you become. If we see something beginning to surface, we can warn you.
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Overthinking-...yes, that might be the case. I only—I know well that the scourge itself is certainly nothing to trifle with, and I would not wish any of you to hate and fear it in a place otherwise blessedly free of such a plague. I’ve not even dared speak about this to Noctis, I don’t know what he might think or what I’ve not yet done to him he might be reminded of by my own carelessness.
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[Mistakes may happen; it is part of the learning process, but even if they do, Ardyn is in a unique position to handle it. All they have to do is have faith in him so he can keep faith in himself.
Regis is quiet for a few moments, thinking on the second part of what Ardyn has said. Once he speaks, his words are still contemplative as if he thinking at least partly out loud.]
I believe in the end my son will support you, but we both know he has suffered more at the hands of the man you become than I have. It will take longer for him to accept the idea, but that very thing may end up being a boon you. As he considers it, perhaps he can warn you of what things may be triggering for him.