Daily 2 - How it is.

[crazynuto]

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 Act 2 - How it is

(A hooded figure emerges from the shadow, joining the creature in the center of the stage. The pinprick of light grows, turning a deeper red color. The hooded figure reaches out with a gnarled aged hand, textured like bark. They grasp onto a soul, squeezing the light out of it, and adding to the pinprick of light around the creature’s head.)

The Judge: His power is…incredible. Should Ge deign to feast on humanity, He shall bring all we know to ruin. Yet still…I fear if He would to die, He would bring the end of all as well. What a delightful conundrum. I suppose…someone capable should rein in this power. Direct Him.

Without direction, are we human? The Entity has no direction, yet His hunger grows, spurring Him on to lurk in the darkest recesses of humanity. Should He be allowed to roam free…no…it’s foolish to think of a future that will never come.

End Scene.

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Sleep is difficult. Every time you close your eyes, you feel as if something is observing you. Watching your every move.

Try as you might, you can't get the Cat's eyes out of your mind.

Eventually, you rise at some hour. It's hard to judge the time in this place, but the Caretaker has prepared a lovely smelling breakfast for you all, so you think it must be morning. The Caretaker looks almost sheepish, rubbing her hands together.

I do apologize for how The Judge acts. It's nothing personal. Once you accept the rules of this place, your stay here will go by incredibly quickly.

She hands you all a map of the surrounding area. Seems like the fog has dissipated in the Northern Area of town.

A sense of unease floats between you. Will Petra be allowed to go home? What about those cryptic tasks you had to do?

Perhaps you should seek out the Judge for some answers, or explore the new area.

Or sit in your rooms and cry or something I dunno.

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[⋆⋅ Sage ⋅⋆]

Upon waking up, Zoro goes straight to Sanji’s door, which he starts banging on as loud as he can. To be honest, this probably wakes up more than just the cook.

“OI! BLONDIE! GET UP!”

[Vulpix]

Natsuki knocks gently on Yuri's door. She fiddles with the note in her pocket that's been loosely taped back together.

"Hey, Yuri? You in there?"

[Jackie :3 (Bloom/Pollen)]

*Gary still a bit shook over what happened walks to the new areas and ends up in the arcade*

"Haven't been one to these since I was 19. those were the good ol days." 

*He looks for the prize corner*

[Peregrine]

Finding it admittedly difficult to leave the immaculate furnishings of her private room, Yuri nonetheless manages to coax herself out of bed. Even if the Literature Club is small, it behooves her to set a good example for the other members. Startled by the knocking at her door, she meekly calls out.


"Er, yes! J-just a minute, please!"


She quickly changes into her uniform, collects herself, and softly opens the door.




"Ah... Good morning, Natsuki."

[Vulpix]

Jan 11, 2024 20:06:26 GMT -6 Peregrine said:

Finding it admittedly difficult to leave the immaculate furnishings of her private room, Yuri nonetheless manages to coax herself out of bed. Even if the Literature Club is small, it behooves her to set a good example for the other members. Startled by the knocking at her door, she meekly calls out.


"Er, yes! J-just a minute, please!"


She quickly changes into her uniform, collects herself, and softly opens the door.




"Ah... Good morning, Natsuki."

"Hi."

She rummages in her backpack, and takes out a package of Double-Stuf Oreos. About half of them are left. She thrusts the package into Yuri's hands.

"I brought you some cookies. Sorry I didn't bake them myself... I haven't found a kitchen in this place."

[Skullmaster4]

Sayori, Usually quite the heavy sleeper, bursts out of her room surprisingly early.

"I-Is that breakfast I smell? Yay! Finally, a good meal!"

She goes to the kitchen and starts eating food like a starved animal.

[peterparker]

Petra wakes up only to find herself in the Eternal Requiem Inn, once again. Ignoring the food that has been laid out for the group, Petra marches out of the Inn. She does her best to avert her eyes from the Reading Room where Yuri had served her tea, so kindly and so unsuspectingly. It's too late to feel guilty now. 

Petra catches the tram, keeping her eyes on her own feet in case anyone else gets on. She scurries off the train quickly and heads to the Courthouse, searching for the Judge. 

[crazynuto]

Jan 11, 2024 20:05:48 GMT -6 Jackie :3 (Bloom/Pollen) said:

*Gary still a bit shook over what happened walks to the new areas and ends up in the arcade*

"Haven't been one to these since I was 19. those were the good ol days." 

*He looks for the prize corner*

The Arcade (and this part of town), is less run down. Rather than streets full of holes, the roads are more...time worn than weather worn.

The Arcade - Stocked to the brim with 90s and early 00s video games, this blast from the fairly recent past hosts tons of games and even an immerse "VR" experience with the new hit Virtual Boy! The carpeted floor is sticky with old sugary soda stains, and the walls ooze that 00s style of a weird amount of colors and shapes.

The Arcade is dark, silent. Seems the power isn't on. You get the whiff of stale plastic, and are brought back to your childhood.

It's difficult to see here, but you do find the prize corner, full of knick knacks, stuffed animals, and even a Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Nintendo 64 worth 200,000,000 tickets!

You could just take it but...that feels dishonest somehow.

[Jackie :3 (Bloom/Pollen)]

Jan 11, 2024 20:16:25 GMT -6 crazynuto said:

Jan 11, 2024 20:05:48 GMT -6 Jackie :3 (Bloom/Pollen) said:

*Gary still a bit shook over what happened walks to the new areas and ends up in the arcade*

"Haven't been one to these since I was 19. those were the good ol days." 

*He looks for the prize corner*

The Arcade (and this part of town), is less run down. Rather than streets full of holes, the roads are more...time worn than weather worn.

The Arcade - Stocked to the brim with 90s and early 00s video games, this blast from the fairly recent past hosts tons of games and even an immerse "VR" experience with the new hit Virtual Boy! The carpeted floor is sticky with old sugary soda stains, and the walls ooze that 00s style of a weird amount of colors and shapes.

The Arcade is dark, silent. Seems the power isn't on. You get the whiff of stale plastic, and are brought back to your childhood.

It's difficult to see here, but you do find the prize corner, full of knick knacks, stuffed animals, and even a Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Nintendo 64 worth 200,000,000 tickets!

You could just take it but...that feels dishonest somehow.

"That's as good as mine!!!" 

*Gary goes straight to the Skeeball all arcades have*

"Go big or go home."

[crazynuto]

Jan 11, 2024 20:14:15 GMT -6 Skullmaster4 said:

"I-Is that breakfast I smell? Yay! Finally, a good meal!"

She goes to the kitchen and starts eating food like a starved animal.

The Caretaker smiles, pouring Sayori a glass of orange juice.

Well Miss Literature Club President, I'm glad you enjoy my cooking! You need to keep your strength up, you know! A young girl like you is still growing, and from your height it seems you'll need all the help you can get!

She chuckles to herself and starts sweeping the area.

Jan 11, 2024 20:14:20 GMT -6 peterparker said:

She scurries off the train quickly and heads to the Courthouse, searching for the Judge. 

Petra finds the Judge at their usual seat, writing down extensive notes on the trial from last night. They turn and stare at Petra like she is a fly on their arm, not important enough to pay that much attention too, but too much effort to shoo away.

Yes, my little murderer?

Jan 11, 2024 20:20:24 GMT -6 Jackie :3 (Bloom/Pollen) said:

"That's as good as mine!!!" 

*Gary goes straight to the Skeeball all arcades have*

"Go big or go home."

I hate to break it to Gary, but the power is still off here. There is no power, so you couldn't insert any coins to start the game, and you definitely couldn't start a proper game of Skeeball without knowing your points.

So Gary just sorta sits sadly by the Skeeball machine, trying to will out the balls. The skee-balls.

[Peregrine]

Vulpix said:

"Hi."

"I brought you some cookies. Sorry I didn't bake them myself... I haven't found a kitchen in this place."

Yuri jumps at the package suddenly thrust into her arms.




"Um! Er, thank you? That's alright, I..."




"...Thank you."


She gingerly takes an Oreo, forgetting for the briefest moment what she's meant to do with it.




"Did you... need something?"

[Jackie :3 (Bloom/Pollen)]

Jan 11, 2024 20:21:47 GMT -6 crazynuto said:

Jan 11, 2024 20:20:24 GMT -6 Jackie :3 (Bloom/Pollen) said:

"That's as good as mine!!!" 

*Gary goes straight to the Skeeball all arcades have*

"Go big or go home."

I hate to break it to Gary, but the power is still off here. There is no power, so you couldn't insert any coins to start the game, and you definitely couldn't start a proper game of Skeeball without knowing your points.

So Gary just sorta sits sadly by the Skeeball machine, trying to will out the balls. The skee-balls.

 *Womp womp* "Hmph I have to go turn the power on really? maybe there is breaker on near by."

*He tries to find a breaker to get tickets*

[Vulpix]

Jan 11, 2024 20:24:53 GMT -6 Peregrine said:

Vulpix said:

"Hi."

"I brought you some cookies. Sorry I didn't bake them myself... I haven't found a kitchen in this place."

Yuri jumps at the package suddenly thrust into her arms.




"Um! Er, thank you? That's alright, I..."




"...Thank you."


She gingerly takes an Oreo, forgetting for the briefest moment what she's meant to do with it.




"Did you... need something?"

"Um... not really."

She stuffs the note back in her pocket.

"But it seemed like you'd be lonely, since your new friend... you know..."

"So I decided that you could hang out with me today!"

"I have something I wanna show you!"

[peterparker]

Jan 11, 2024 20:21:47 GMT -6 crazynuto said:

Petra finds the Judge at their usual seat, writing down extensive notes on the trial from last night. They turn and stare at Petra like she is a fly on their arm, not important enough to pay that much attention too, but too much effort to shoo away.

Yes, my little murderer?

For some reason, Petra starts to get nervous when she comes face-to-face with the Judge. Though she's gone along with his sadistic game, played her part to perfection, thrown away any moral code she once had ... despite all of this, asking for her reward feels more daunting than anything she's done to get here. 



"I am doing everything you are asking of me, Judge. I am taking your words seriously. I am remembering them with perfect clarity."

Dec 26, 2023 15:47:04 GMT -6 crazynuto said:

As your time here lengthens, your power will increase, until you can rival the Gods themselves, but 'tis not permanent. If you want permanent power, you must quench the life force of another. Kill them with malice in your hearts, and He will grant you freedom, an escape from these lands.

'Tis the only way to escape, in fact. The only way is to survive, and be blessed by Him.

"I am killing Qingque so that I can have freedom, so now, how may I be returning to Brigid? Is there a train coming for me?"