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by Hraithre
Feb 12, 2024 9:06 pm
Forum: Urban
Topic: Inside
Replies: 3167
Views: 64891

Re: Inside

[Hoshiki's home] The girl freezes, mouth wide open, spoon halfway there, spooked by another person barging in. She takes a moment to relax and recover herself. "You're out of luck" , she says, continuing her meal between words. *crunch* *crunch* *gulp* "Ah. The man comes and goes. So...
by Hraithre
Feb 11, 2024 3:59 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: Apocalypse Junction
Replies: 820
Views: 29192

Re: Apocalypse Junction

[Somewhere in the Desert] A bear trap, in these conditions, would also cause a debilitating or even lethal wound, yet previously the swordsman sensed no immediate threat to this creature's life. A very big life, hidden in the sand. It's quite apparent to him now that he is dealing with some kind of...
by Hraithre
Feb 11, 2024 10:12 am
Forum: Urban
Topic: Inside
Replies: 3167
Views: 64891

Re: Inside

[Hoshiki's Home] Michalson is back here, against his better judgement, with the photo of Bunny's old body in his pocket. Will he walk away from here with his brain-box still attached to his neck? Perhaps. Michalson can see the Arkham Street mansion has seen some repairs since his last visit. Not ve...
by Hraithre
Feb 11, 2024 9:58 am
Forum: Abroad
Topic: Apocalypse Junction
Replies: 820
Views: 29192

Re: Apocalypse Junction

[Somewhere in the Desert] "Sure, go for it. Good luck. Hey, Arkibald. Our visitor's gonna go check it out. Slow down so he can get off, yeah?" The bondvagn does slow down after that, coming to a stop a good distance away from the figure. As Hoshiki approaches, something will slowly try to...
by Hraithre
Feb 11, 2024 9:48 am
Forum: Miscellaneous Plots
Topic: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark
Replies: 80
Views: 5663

Re: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark

"Well, if you think you should talk to them, there is no point in dawdling, is there?" , Lucia asks. What happens next may be less confusing to Nemo than it is to the Encyclopedes. The table Nemo is sitting at expands, more chairs appearing to accommodate more guests. A second later, the ...
by Hraithre
Feb 04, 2024 6:29 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: Apocalypse Junction
Replies: 820
Views: 29192

Re: Apocalypse Junction

[Somewhere in the Desert] The 'contact' is the driver of the bandvagn, sitting in the cab with larger windows and keeping an eye out for threats and dangers. "Said they're callin' for it. But it could be a trap. What's your thinkin'?" Harry's grabbed his rifle and is staring down the barr...
by Hraithre
Feb 04, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Plots
Topic: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark
Replies: 80
Views: 5663

Re: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark

The staircase is descending into what can best be described as a maintenance space - it's definitely not meant to be traversed while it is down. Due to this, the drone gets trapped under the archive floor. But from there, it has a reasonably good view of the mechanisms that create and move around th...
by Hraithre
Jan 25, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: Apocalypse Junction
Replies: 820
Views: 29192

Re: Apocalypse Junction

[Somewhere on the desert] Hoshiki furrows his brow as he listens to the radio. He doesn't have full context, but something about it doesn't add up. When Harry, or Harald, moves to peek outside, the swordsman moves to see what's going on. Hoshiki can, indeed, sense life - that is, after all, how he ...
by Hraithre
Jan 25, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Plots
Topic: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark
Replies: 80
Views: 5663

Re: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark

Lucia gives Nemo an sympathetic tap on the shoulder. "I understand." She watches him turn the crank of the mill. "No need to be so nervous" , she comments as the sugar cube is slowly ground to powder, "you're doing just fine. Leave your worries for a moment and focus on the ...
by Hraithre
Jan 24, 2024 2:01 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Plots
Topic: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark
Replies: 80
Views: 5663

Re: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark

Lucia falls silent for a moment, considering Nemo's request. "I... that kind of thing is not what I was made to do, but I can do it. I have to warn you: I cannot foretell when they will next try to make you forget, or why. If, for whatever reason, you come to change your mind, the work cannot b...
by Hraithre
Jan 24, 2024 1:43 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: Apocalypse Junction
Replies: 820
Views: 29192

Re: Apocalypse Junction

[Somewhere in the Desert]

"I hope I'll remember all that if I come across one", Hoshiki notes with a smile, "I apologize for not having anything useful to tell in exchange. These parts are still alien to me."
by Hraithre
Jan 22, 2024 3:49 pm
Forum: In-Character Roleplay
Topic: Vigil
Replies: 1376
Views: 37740

Re: Vigil

[Inside Khafir's Lab] The entity does as requested, vanishing into some dark corner of the doctor's brain. It still sees what she sees, though. Silently, it wonders if these new intruders are more of a threat or an opportunity. Did they happen on the structure by chance, or are they perhaps some ol...
by Hraithre
Jan 22, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Plots
Topic: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark
Replies: 80
Views: 5663

Re: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark

It is indeed possible the coffee doesn't taste right, but if Nemo can't tell the difference, it's just as well. It is not real coffee, after all, just the idea of it build around references Nemo can understand. "Well then, Nemo. You may call me Lucia Sophia" , the woman continues, "my...
by Hraithre
Jan 22, 2024 3:35 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: Apocalypse Junction
Replies: 820
Views: 29192

Re: Apocalypse Junction

[Somewhere in the Desert] Don't be ashamed, Harry. Being a little scared is perfectly normal when you stumble upon a Grim Reaper in a desert. Even if you aren't fully aware that is what you did. "Well, I suppose I'll take the flight back to the city and come back some other time" , the sw...
by Hraithre
Jan 18, 2024 5:36 am
Forum: In-Character Roleplay
Topic: Vigil
Replies: 1376
Views: 37740

Re: Vigil

[Inside Khafir's Lab]

The doctor spots the millipedes before the entity does. It would be startling, if the entity could truly be startled. "What are those things?", it signals.
by Hraithre
Jan 17, 2024 9:38 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: Apocalypse Junction
Replies: 820
Views: 29192

Re: Apocalypse Junction

[Somewhere in the desert] "I've fought a dragon" , Hoshiki notes like it's the most normal thing to do. "it spat lightning rather than acid, though. Wait, no, that's not really descriptive of what it did. And it was more of a moth, while this krayt thing sounds more like a centipede&...
by Hraithre
Jan 17, 2024 8:47 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Plots
Topic: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark
Replies: 80
Views: 5663

Re: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark

The woman smiles sadly at the clone. "Well, what if I call you Nemo for now. Nemo. How does it sound to you?"
by Hraithre
Jan 17, 2024 8:44 pm
Forum: In-Character Roleplay
Topic: Vigil
Replies: 1376
Views: 37740

Re: Vigil

[Inside Khafir's Lab] There is no follow up. Just the usual abandoned gloom of that bone-filled room, illuminated only by watchful eyes of its guardians. "You must be wondering why", the entity signals, "sadly, that part is not something I can convey with images. But the object they ...
by Hraithre
Jan 17, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Plots
Topic: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark
Replies: 80
Views: 5663

Re: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark

"Hello dear" , a voice calls to the clone. To the clone, it seems they are sitting at a cafeteria table. Scent of freshly baked bread fills the air. "It seems you have been under for quite some time. Maybe your whole life, such as it is" , the voice continues. It belongs to a pl...
by Hraithre
Jan 17, 2024 12:27 pm
Forum: In-Character Roleplay
Topic: Vigil
Replies: 1376
Views: 37740

Re: Vigil

[Inside Khafir's Lab] Once the doctor is comfortable, the entity progresses the vision. Festivities seem to continue until nightfall, when they are disrupted by an explosion. The vision does not include sound, but it is conveyed through shaking of ground. The vision pans to show the bridge to the m...
by Hraithre
Jan 16, 2024 10:33 pm
Forum: In-Character Roleplay
Topic: Vigil
Replies: 1376
Views: 37740

Re: Vigil

[Inside Khafir's lab] The possibility of Khafir recording her visions had eluded the entity. It takes a moment to answer because it is busy figuring out how to exploit this opportunity. Sadly, it can't come up with anything at this short of a notice. Most of its capacity is spent on keeping the ima...
by Hraithre
Jan 16, 2024 10:26 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: Apocalypse Junction
Replies: 820
Views: 29192

Re: Apocalypse Junction

[Somewhere in the desert] Hoshiki does his best to fit in with the junk. "I have seen a lot of things - there a pawn shop near my residence that has quite a collection for sale - but I admit I haven't paid much attention to who produced them" , he notes. Maybe next time he gets his hands ...
by Hraithre
Jan 16, 2024 10:16 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Plots
Topic: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark
Replies: 80
Views: 5663

Re: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark

As the puppet-man is tied to the chair and the syringe put in place, blue ectoplasm-like fluid begins flowing through their body. The machinery around becomes more animate, the strips of film around nearbt cylinder cores rotating rapidly. The machine is trying to stimulate a state similar to lucid d...
by Hraithre
Jan 14, 2024 2:22 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Plots
Topic: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark
Replies: 80
Views: 5663

Re: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark

The structure remains inert up to the point where the puppeted human is made to sit on the control chair. That is enough of a change to inform the structure that something is going on, even if it cannot detect any consciousness from this human. A slate of black, glass-like material lights up with a ...
by Hraithre
Jan 13, 2024 2:16 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Plots
Topic: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark
Replies: 80
Views: 5663

Re: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark

The absolutely black walls absorb telepathic communications as readily as they absorb light, but this is of no consequence to the Encyclopedes as long as the path to the outside world remains open. If that path was shut, for some reason, may they would be severed from their hivemind, but right now t...
by Hraithre
Jan 13, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: Apocalypse Junction
Replies: 820
Views: 29192

Re: Apocalypse Junction

[Somewhere in the Desert] When Harry gets to the introductions, the swordsman figures it's only polite to respond in kind. "You can call me Senshi Hoshiki. A pleasure to meet you" , he says and bows before getting into the vehicle. "You said something about Skyside? I've been there. ...
by Hraithre
Jan 11, 2024 3:02 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Plots
Topic: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark
Replies: 80
Views: 5663

Re: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark

As the millipedes slither down the tunnel, their sensors might notice a small change in the status quo of the structure. Their physical presence has been noted, but the automated guidance systems, running on low power, struggle to interpret the signals. These creatures are sufficiently far from huma...
by Hraithre
Jan 10, 2024 8:59 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous Plots
Topic: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark
Replies: 80
Views: 5663

Re: Tales from the Octahedron - Expedition into the Dark

The volcanic island is still largely devoid of life save for these newcomers. The obsidian mound covering the structure is still intact, save for the hole VIGIL expedition made. The area is surrounded by sensors, spotlights and warning signs left there by VIGIL - perhaps even the occasional guard dr...
by Hraithre
Jan 10, 2024 8:39 pm
Forum: Abroad
Topic: Apocalypse Junction
Replies: 820
Views: 29192

Re: Apocalypse Junction

[Somewhere in the desert]

The swordsman spreads his arms and shrugs. "A ride wouldn't hurt", he says, giving the retrofitted snowmobile a good look, "if you just have room to spare. I can just walk alongside you." He is a big man, after all.
by Hraithre
Jan 07, 2024 6:26 pm
Forum: In-Character Roleplay
Topic: Vigil
Replies: 1376
Views: 37740

Re: Vigil

[Inside Khafir's Lab] Non-functionality of Khafir's fabricator is a significant setback to the entity. If said device did work, it could maybe simply show to the doctor what to make with it. Alas, it is not an option anymore than the entity figuring out what is wrong with the device - after all, Kh...