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Post by Jinx on Apr 2, 2024 14:29:58 GMT
Toshima Prefecture, Local Bar, 8:00 pm
The skeletal figure's head jerked back with a sharp crack when Jun's uppercut struck it. Fragments of bone fell to the ground as it took a stumbling step back, cracks spreading all over his skull from the impact point like streaks of violet lightning. With a mournful wail the figure raised its hand, strands of silvery hair billowing as it did. When it swung back down the world seemed to wail with it. The pink fog still hanging thinly in the air bent around the sheer gravitational weight added to the blow headed right for the spot Jun had attacked the figure from.
At the same time Ylva's assault carved a path through the masses, more and more stumbling in and around her path until nearly a third of the remaining enemies had fallen to Dark Shadow by the time the skeletal figure's counterattack struck. The rest seemed to turn towards Ylva and swarm towards her from all directions, as if the violence wreaked upon their fellows served like a beacon to their senses. Grayish black chalk and dust littered to floor from the many fallen. It began to swirl in several places not unlike the vortex that covered the skeletal figure just before its transformation. The swirls seemed to practically call to anyone present to be used. To empower them. All that was needed was to reach out and take what was desired.
Further away from the chaotic melee Gen would notice that mere meters outside of the large main room the increased gravity ended, the circular gravitational field around it not stretching nearly far enough to cover the entire building. Compared to the fantastical scene taking place in the bar area the rest of the place appeared almost unsettlingly mundane. Broom closets held cleaning supplies and a few candy bars stuffed haphazardly into crooks and crevices. A small office contained a desk with a PC that was booted down and several screens that would normally be connected to security cameras, a picture frame containing a picture of a young woman with silver hair sitting next to another with a black bob cut and lastly a hefty keyring holding several dozen keys, one far more ornate than the rest. A store room too was found and within it several fridges humming away to keep the bar food within cool as well as racks filled with various kinds of liquor and booze. The racks were only a quarter full and the entire storage room appeared to have been cleaned only superficially for quite a while. What the other floors held remained unknown, for each staircase had a locked door at the top.
To his statement Gen received no reply. Whether it was because The Concocter could not hear it or chose not to answer who could say?
In the chaos of the ongoing melee small changes were hard to miss. Yet as the fight progressed more and more of the purple fog began to fade, drawn away through the gap between the floor and a door set into the back of room. One that seemed almost out of place, just subtly different enough that it clashed with the aesthetic of the rest of the bar despite the colors blending right in.
What laid behind it could only be guessed at.
TL;DR:
Jun's uppercut cracks the skeletal figure's skull while Ylva's assault carves through the masses. Raising its arm the skeletal figure strikes down towards Jun's last known location while the rest of the horde swarms towards Ylva's. The crumbled remains begin to swirl in several places, seeming to call out to all who are near -friend and foe alike- that they can be used to empowered them. Shortly after leaving the main room Gen discovers that the gravity field ends mere meters outside of the main room. Throughout his search he finds several items and learns that the rest of the accessible areas within the building are surprisingly mundane. The pink fog hanging within the main room abates more and more, seeping into a gap between the floor and an out of place looking door in the back of the room.
NOTE:
The swirls of chalk dust can be used to raise a single attribute or quirk of each character by a full tier for the duration of this round. If used please note at the bottom of your post which boost you chose. Usage of the swirls comes almost instinctive and simply requires willing them to be used. Unlike with the skeletal figure using them will not form a cocoon nor cause any changes in appearance.
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OOC: Welcome to Dream World Part 2! First of all thank you for signing up!! I'm so excited to tell this story with you all! Remember you have to post at least ONCE per round, but you can skip one round if you have to. A second skip will result in no tokens being given. There are going to be 8-10 rounds total and I will announce when we have reached the halfway point, as well as when we're nearing the end in our designated Dream World discord channel.
Remember to include a TL;DR at the end of your post! <3
Additionally, if you want to plan a cool character moment ahead of time, like making a heroic sacrifice or setting up a team attack, but want to keep it a surprise to the other people in the thread until it happens, feel free to sneak into my DMs so we can plan out the details! This is not mandatory, but I want to make sure every character shines and looks their best during this thread!
The next round will begin on 08/04/2024 @ 5pm PST
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Mar 30, 2024 23:31:27 GMT
Post by Jinx on Mar 30, 2024 23:31:27 GMT
What a wholesome walk at the park!
Great thread you two!
+ 5,000 EXP!!
Kazashi: 2,250 // 7,250
Chrysopoeia: 2,500 // 7,500
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Post by Jinx on Mar 27, 2024 2:12:48 GMT
Something wicked stirs behind the scenes~
Great thread you two!
+ 7500 EXP!!
Farrin: 4,000 // 11,500
JoJo: 32,500 // 40,000 <March cap reached>
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Mar 26, 2024 14:20:23 GMT
Post by Jinx on Mar 26, 2024 14:20:23 GMT
Toshima Prefecture, Local Bar, 8:00 pm
The horde swarmed towards them, stumbling through the darkness and coming out swinging. The mass had a strength of its own, making up with quantity what was lacking in quality. Barbed wire tangled around those up front and the press of bodies pushed them on through, legs coming apart in chalky black chunks. Now unsupported torsos fell to the ground and were swallowed by the flames amidst ominous shrieks. What little remained of their remains was crushed underfoot by the remainder of the horde.
Ylva likewise seemed to ignore Jun's suggestion, every swipe of the shadow's form carving through several everyday folk, turning them into naught but piles of black chalk. The group's initial combination attack had rid the crowd of nearly a fifth of its number yet for all the good it did them it may as well have been a drop in the bucket. They were nearly upon them already, only Jun's quick thinking preventing the group from being swallowed up by the mass of bodies that moved like a tide.
"Running won't help," a familiar voice spoke. Sitting at a small round table near the side hall the group was heading for was a person that looked both familiar and different. Most notably she looked younger and the rhombus on her torso had lost its pink glow. They were hardly the only changes.
"It never does."
Despite the blaring music bouncing off the walls The Concocter's voice appeared in everyone's heads loud and clear, as if such an imperfect medium of communication as sound had no bearing on her ability to share her message. In a similar matter her form -and that of the table she was sitting at- were plainly visible as well, almost like she was another frame entirely that had been stuck on top of the cinema reel that was reality. The incongruity was far from perfect. The Concocter's form appeared hazy and strands of mist seemed to slip out of her form, dissipating it a little more every second. The horde that now stumbled blind and deaf in every direction did not appear to be nearly as immune to Horrid Reality's effects.
"Dreams are important. They are what allow the downtrodden and the fortunate few alike to hope and press on. The cost is rarely considered. Every wish tramples over those of others and leaves a part of yourself behind. Those cast-off pieces and trampled masses are what allow dreams to be accomplished. Look. Another is using it all to rise to the top."
Placing down a tarot card to join the rest already on the table The Concocter grimaced. Another followed right after, her fingers nearly fading through it as she placed it down beside the rest before they all vanished into thin air.
"Wills collide and hearts get broken. Claim what you desire."
The crumbled chalk was pulled towards one of the figures, swirling around it like a vortex before forming into a cocoon. Mere moments after it formed the dark grey mass seeped inwards, entering its now taller more skeletal form and empowering it. Violet lightning crackled around it as the transformation settled.
"Looks like time is up. For all of you and for me as well. See you again if you survive. Bye bye."
As she finished speaking her increasingly hazy figure vanished entirely, strands of mist curling through the horde and seeming to head somewhere past them. Concerning, perhaps, but the group of three had far more immediate things to worry about. A howl like the wind came out of the skeletal figure's maw. With it came a sense of gravity, both literal and metaphorical as the weight of the world itself seemed to press down on the shoulders of everyone present. Several of the more damaged figures in the crowd crumbled under it, their chalk remains once more becoming a vortex around the skeleton, seeping into and empowering it. With every 'ego' it absorbed the weight seemed to grow. It was only a matter of time before even the pillars of society would crumble under it.
TL;DR: A fifth of the horde is taken out by the combination attack of Jun, Gen and Ylva. The rest nearly manages to sweep the group away like the tide before the group's change of location leaves all of them stumbling around blind and deaf. As part of her elaborate speech The Concocter explains that running won't save them before she dissipates into thin air. Within the crowd the chalk left by the slain foes gathers around one of the figures, forming a cocoon and being absorbed into the now skeletal figure that towers over the rest. With a howl it deploys a gravity field that gets stronger with each 'ego' it absorbs.
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OOC: Welcome to Dream World Part 2! First of all thank you for signing up!! I'm so excited to tell this story with you all! Remember you have to post at least ONCE per round, but you can skip one round if you have to. A second skip will result in no tokens being given. There are going to be 8-10 rounds total and I will announce when we have reached the halfway point, as well as when we're nearing the end in our designated Dream World discord channel.
Remember to include a TL;DR at the end of your post! <3
Additionally, if you want to plan a cool character moment ahead of time, like making a heroic sacrifice or setting up a team attack, but want to keep it a surprise to the other people in the thread until it happens, feel free to sneak into my DMs so we can plan out the details! This is not mandatory, but I want to make sure every character shines and looks their best during this thread!
The next round will begin on 01/04/2024 @ 5pm PST
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Mar 24, 2024 16:22:43 GMT
Post by Jinx on Mar 24, 2024 16:22:43 GMT
[googlefont=Quicksand] [attr="class","likedo"] [attr="class","likedotitle"] [attr="class","likedotitle2"]Hostage Rescue Simulation [attr="class","likedoinfo"]Crime never sleeps nor can those who face it. A momentary lack in vigilance can have dire consequences. To prepare the future heroes of Tokyo UAU is hosting a large scale hostage rescue simulation. Students from all years will need to cooperate to ensure a good ending can be reached and a brighter tomorrow achieved. [attr="class","likedosub"]Info Welcome to the Hostage Rescue Simulation! This will be the first (but hopefully not the last) mini-arc, an experimental new way of organizing more complex self-contained stories and plots. The Hostage Rescue Simulation will take place over the course of three threads: Entry, Hostage Rescue and Capture the Perpetrator. Entry will last three rounds, Hostage Rescue will last four rounds and Capture the Perpetrator will last three rounds. Sign-ups for each thread are separate and you can either sign up for one, two or all three of the threads. Should you have multiple hero students you can sign up with different characters for each of the threads however bear in mind only one character per player can be signed up for each thread type.The goal of splitting the simulation up into separate threads each with a single objective is to prevent stalling when moving from one to the other and to ensure each part of the mini-arc is completed in a timely manner. Thank you all for participating, I hope everyone has a lot of fun! [attr="class","likedosub"]Thread Types & Sign-up The Hostage Rescue Simulation mini-arc will comprise of three threads, each of which can be signed up for individually. How each thread is handled will influence the next one. Each of the three threads will count as a Non-Threatening mission. - Entry - A large amount of hostages have been captured by a dastardly group of villains. Their location has been discovered and it is up to you to get into their base. As you near the facility one of the patrols spots your group and rings the alarm. Act quick or fail. The Entry mission will begin on 31/03/2024 and conclude on 21/04/2024
- Hostage Rescue - Inside of the facility hostages are held captive. Neutralize the guards without harming the captives to succeed. But be quick, for every moment you delay can cause complications... The Hostage Rescue mission will begin on 21/04/2024 and conclude on 19/05/2024
- Capture the Perpetrator - It is time! The mastermind behind the operation has been revealed and must be captured so they can be brought to justice. Beware, heroes. For not all may be as it seems. The Capture the Perpetrator mission will begin on 19/05/2024 and conclude on 09/06/2024
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Post by Jinx on Mar 19, 2024 0:42:25 GMT
Toshima Prefecture, Local Bar, 8:00 pm
"Oh my~" The Concocter tittered. "So many questions. If this one refuses to answer them will you just walk away?"
Languidly raising an arm she pointed over Gen's shoulder.
"The door is right there. No one's stopping you," she smirked. "This one jests, of course." The Concocter paused, leaving it unclear what exactly she was joking about. "Your questions will be answered. You're all just in time. Who knows how much longer the connection can stay open?"
Sliding another empty glass in front of her she ran a finger over its lip, the edge seeming to cut just enough that slight beads of bright pink became visible bubbling up from a thin cut atop the tip of her finger. Like a medieval princess offering her hand up for a kiss she raised her arm just enough that the neon drops hit the very bottom of the glass. Each droplet filled the glass with a disproportionate amount, seeming to expand upon contact with the bottom until after a mere five drops the it was completely full, a soft clinking within resounding as cubes of ice popped to the surface.
"This one knows not if what you heard was true," The Concocter explained to Junsuina. "But this one can grant wishes. For a price." With the tip of her finger she pushed the top of the glass just enough that it tilted towards Gen, the liquid within nearly spilling out. "Then perhaps you should find out." She continued in an even tone giving no hint as to her thoughts. Finally she turned to Ylva. "Ah. Is that a wish I hear?" The Concocter softly laughed. "Were this one of the fay folk that would have been a dangerous choice of words. Quite a silly concern in most cases, but..." The glass tilted just a bit more, its contents reaching the rim. "...if some can slip out of this world cannot others slip in through the cracks as well?"
With a final push the point of no return was reached and the glass tipped over. Vaporization occurred in an instant and instead of liquid a pink gas spilled out, rapidly blanketing the entire room in a thick cloud. Beneath Gen's feet the bar counter vanished and when the fog's density began to decrease moments later both Jun, Ylva and Gen alike would notice that The Concocter was gone as well. As a great many eyes turned in their direction perhaps they'd realize that there was no longer any barrier whatsoever between them and the mass of figures.
"To attain a wish is to trample over those who desired the same. Face the egos of the ones who came before. Prove that you are worthy."
The voice of The Concocter could be heard like a voice upon the wind or a whisper in the ear, similar to how it sounded before yet subtly different enough to be uncanny. The figures lumbered forward. Some would have looked no different than anyone you'd have met at a grocery store or a bakery were it not for the purplish pink eyes. Others were hulking behemoths or chimeric monstrosities covered in bone and steel. For all their differences they shared one thing in common. They were all looking right at the three of you, twitching and shaking in the brief moments before all hell would break loose. Then all at once each let out a sharp sound and rushed forward with the intent to kill. Yet despite the sheer volume of their approach The Concocters final words were crystal clear.
"Welcome to the bar at corporeality's end. Enjoy your stay. For your own safety, please keep your arms and legs within this reality at all times."
TL;DR: After jokingly informing you all you could leave whenever you liked The Concocter answers your questions, cryptically informing you that wishes can be granted but to beware. Moments later she blankets the room in fog while vanishing along with the bar counter, no longer leaving any obstruction between the mass of figures and you three. They promptly attack.
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OOC: Welcome to Dream World Part 2! First of all thank you for signing up!! I'm so excited to tell this story with you all! Remember you have to post at least ONCE per round, but you can skip one round if you have to. A second skip will result in no tokens being given. There are going to be 8-10 rounds total and I will announce when we have reached the halfway point, as well as when we're nearing the end in our designated Dream World discord channel.
Remember to include a TL;DR at the end of your post! <3
Additionally, if you want to plan a cool character moment ahead of time, like making a heroic sacrifice or setting up a team attack, but want to keep it a surprise to the other people in the thread until it happens, feel free to sneak into my DMs so we can plan out the details! This is not mandatory, but I want to make sure every character shines and looks their best during this thread!
The next round will begin on 25/03/2024 @ 5pm PST
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Mar 16, 2024 14:58:51 GMT
Post by Jinx on Mar 16, 2024 14:58:51 GMT
Looks like this one is gonna make it big~
Create your LOCKER!
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Post by Jinx on Mar 15, 2024 0:49:13 GMT
When a star falls, make a wish upon it. When the ashes fade it may just come true.
Great thread you two!
+ 75 Tokens!!
Penny: 75 // 150 |
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Mar 11, 2024 16:00:56 GMT
Post by Jinx on Mar 11, 2024 16:00:56 GMT
Tokyo, The Dream World Festival, 7:00 pm.
It happened so suddenly. No one was really sure what 'it' was, but people were dropping like flies around you, the entire Dream World festival affected by this mysterious phenomenon. People were falling asleep and many found their quirks to be swapped with others in an erratic manner. The dreams people found themselves in were hellscapes, but the others didn't fare much better in the waking world.
Not that the dreaming had much to say as you watched the world around you descend into complete anarchy and madness.
Heroes and vigilantes did their best to fight back against the rampant wave of crime that rose following the dream incident, but many either had their quirks swapped in the attack, or were already asleep before the fight had even begun.
Not you. Whether you like it or not you are awake and it is up to you to respond to this nightmare disaster. Will every part of you survive to see the end? Will your loved ones and friends who have fallen asleep ever wake up again, or have they been sentenced to death?
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Toshima Prefecture, Local Bar, 8:00 pm
Time ticks ever on no matter what calamity may strike. Four days have passed since half of Tokyo's population fell into a slumber and there were no signs they would ever awaken. Hospitals were overcrowded, manpower was in short supply and no matter how much people wished for a solution one was yet to be found. For wishing alone never did anything.
Or did it?
From what you'd heard it just might. Whether it was a rumor through the grapevine, a passing comment picked up on the street or a feeling you couldn't quite shake there was something you knew. The location of a bar in Toshima said to make dreams come true. How you knew of it you weren't quite sure, the memory always staying just out of reach, but what mattered is that you knew. The knowledge called to you, much like it did to many others.
For there were a great many dreams The Concocter could fulfill.
Waking a loved one from their slumber. Gaining power. Returning a lost quirk to its rightful owner. All that and more you knew were possible. All that had to be done was to follow the call and head to the bar. Many had done so before you.
In the chaos of the Dream World those that disappeared could have gone anywhere and with all the trauma that went around why would anyone believe that those who returned differently did so because of a visit to a bar?
When you entered mattered not, for the moment you opened the door in front of you and the moment you closed it behind you were not the same. Whether you entered at noon, hours later or at the exact time the clock ticked eight the bar had already chosen. People came and went in groups as if by the whims of some fickle deity and this time the bar had selected three people in particular to pass through the door one after the other.
Ylva Riis. Kurokami Gen. Junsuina Kanjo.
Halfway down the room sat a long counter parallel to the door. Atop it stood a variety of glasses, bottles and decanters all filled with a variety of subtly different bright pink liquids. A silver haired woman leaning on it extended her finger, pink drops dripping from it like blood from a cut, rapidly filling up another glass which she slid forward as if offering it to one of the new entrants. The spotlight shining down on her illuminated her features as she rested a cheek on her palm, the light only narrowly revealing a mass of figures behind her with builds just as varied as the objects on the table. The corners of the silver haired woman's lips curled into an alluring smile while she ran a finger over the side of a glass.
"Welcome, newcomers. They call me The Concocter. Tell me, what is it that you desire?"
TL;DR:
Four days into the Nightmare holding Tokyo in its grasp you gather in a tavern bar. Rumored to grant wishes how you knew of this place is unclear -even to yourself- yet the knowledge remains and is practically begging to be used. Upon stepping through the door, regardless of when you did so, all three of you find yourself entering the bar one after the other. Greeting you is a silver haired woman leaning on a counter filled with all manner of concoctions and a mass of figures obscured by the low lighting behind her. She asks you a single question. What is it that you desire?
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OOC: Welcome to Dream World Part 2! First of all thank you for signing up!! I'm so excited to tell this story with you all! Remember you have to post at least ONCE per round, but you can skip one round if you have to. A second skip will result in no tokens being given. There are going to be 8-10 rounds total and I will announce when we have reached the halfway point, as well as when we're nearing the end in our designated Dream World discord channel.
Remember to include a TL;DR at the end of your post! <3
Additionally, if you want to plan a cool character moment ahead of time, like making a heroic sacrifice or setting up a team attack, but want to keep it a surprise to the other people in the thread until it happens, feel free to sneak into my DMs so we can plan out the details! This is not mandatory, but I want to make sure every character shines and looks their best during this thread!
The next round will begin on 18/03/2024 @ 5pm PST
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Post by Jinx on Mar 9, 2024 11:53:32 GMT
Done!
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Post by Jinx on Mar 7, 2024 18:56:53 GMT
Done!
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Post by Jinx on Mar 7, 2024 18:54:54 GMT
Upgrade approved!
- 14,000 EXP!!
Awareness: B- // B+
Dexterity: C+ // B
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Post by Jinx on Mar 4, 2024 10:36:52 GMT
Upgrade approved!
-100 Tokens!!
(10,000 exp value --> 8,250 EXP item + 1,750 EXP left over)
Vine Whips: B
-11,500 EXP!!
Vitality: D- // B
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Post by Jinx on Mar 4, 2024 10:18:57 GMT
A fruitful meeting.
Great thread you two!
+ 100 Tokens!!
Chrysopoeia: 0 // 100
Kei: 100 // 200 |
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Post by Jinx on Mar 1, 2024 13:16:08 GMT
One challenge to rule them all.
Great thread everyone!
+ 100 Tokens!!
Chirp: 75 // 175
Khepri: 0 // 100
Taro: 100 // 200
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