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fracturarpg2020-04-10 02:46 pm
fracturamods) wrote in fracturarpg2020-04-10 02:46 pm
Entry tags:
- ! intro,
- ! mingle,
- - the space,
- ash carbide,
- baren kumou,
- beauregard lionett,
- chuuya nakahara,
- elizabeth darling,
- futaba sakura,
- grimnir,
- hajime ichinose,
- hua cheng,
- hunter,
- iris amicitia,
- iris lana armelia,
- itaru chigasaki,
- izumi sena,
- jiang cheng,
- lan wangji,
- leo tsukinaga,
- liu qingge,
- okuni kumou,
- ookurikara,
- royce melborn,
- sasuke uchiha,
- senri nito,
- shen qingqiu,
- shigure,
- shinobu kocho,
- takaomi shishimaru,
- tsukasa suou,
- utsutsu miya,
- wei wuxian,
- wen ning,
- xie lian
[mingle] the space (april).
interim mingle
( WELCOME BACK, TRAVELERS. )
There's nothing but the clatter of train tracks, and the odd feeling of almost floating.
When you wake, it's hard to tell exactly what it is that you're missing - only that you are. There are pieces that aren't quite right, even if you're not sure where those pieces would normally be. Pieces of what, exactly....? Well, if you had to put a word to it, it would be - yourself, probably. Or did you get something back recently? In addition, characters will find that they've been allowed to bring back souvenirs from this most recent trip - trinkets, nothing violent, but items that can fit in your character's pockets, whether that be sentimental or otherwise.
The place you've found yourself in is strange, certainly. It's probably worth exploring a bit. For those who have been here a while, they might notice some expansions. Though it just as easily seems that the only form of welcome or explanation that you have, comes from nothing more than a slab of marble.
It might've changed since the last time you saw it. Today it reads:
You might have changed since the last time you saw yourself too - perhaps with a new emblem on your clothes, or a portrait on your skin. In addition to that, it seems like Home Base is on the fritz again…?
It seems that suddenly and at random, characters will be able to suddenly see visions of memories that aren't their own flash before their eyes. Pieces of your lives or where you were before this will suddenly slam into other's heads, as clearly as if they experienced the event and the feelings themselves. You might have an inkling of where your memory went and what it was - but you'll need to talk it out with that person in order to recollect it in all its strength back to yourself. Don't you want to keep those precious parts of yourself? It's best if you don't fall more to pieces while you're here. (Memories that have been lost in fragments cannot be sent to others - that's more fun for the future!)
There's no need to fret that much though. You've already gone through the ordeal once, and you might be able to see results from it. Or maybe you'll get a glimpse of where you're going next. Even so, it's best that you don't get too comfortable, because there is still the unshakeable feeling:
There's still much more ahead of you.
When you wake, it's hard to tell exactly what it is that you're missing - only that you are. There are pieces that aren't quite right, even if you're not sure where those pieces would normally be. Pieces of what, exactly....? Well, if you had to put a word to it, it would be - yourself, probably. Or did you get something back recently? In addition, characters will find that they've been allowed to bring back souvenirs from this most recent trip - trinkets, nothing violent, but items that can fit in your character's pockets, whether that be sentimental or otherwise.
The place you've found yourself in is strange, certainly. It's probably worth exploring a bit. For those who have been here a while, they might notice some expansions. Though it just as easily seems that the only form of welcome or explanation that you have, comes from nothing more than a slab of marble.
It might've changed since the last time you saw it. Today it reads:
(*´ω｀)o That wasn't so bad, was it?
Hey, you know how that old song goes?
Do you believe in magic? (☆▽☆) Do ya?
Hope you found what you were looking for!
You might have changed since the last time you saw yourself too - perhaps with a new emblem on your clothes, or a portrait on your skin. In addition to that, it seems like Home Base is on the fritz again…?
It seems that suddenly and at random, characters will be able to suddenly see visions of memories that aren't their own flash before their eyes. Pieces of your lives or where you were before this will suddenly slam into other's heads, as clearly as if they experienced the event and the feelings themselves. You might have an inkling of where your memory went and what it was - but you'll need to talk it out with that person in order to recollect it in all its strength back to yourself. Don't you want to keep those precious parts of yourself? It's best if you don't fall more to pieces while you're here. (Memories that have been lost in fragments cannot be sent to others - that's more fun for the future!)
There's no need to fret that much though. You've already gone through the ordeal once, and you might be able to see results from it. Or maybe you'll get a glimpse of where you're going next. Even so, it's best that you don't get too comfortable, because there is still the unshakeable feeling:
There's still much more ahead of you.
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A toy car. A scooter. One of those little baby carriers kids get when they learn to walk that they can ram into walls. Maybe a motorcycle.
Things she did not expect: some random guy with wheels in his shoes.
It's probably a world record. It took only two sentences for this guy to come up with a horrible, terrible, no good idea and she's floored at how fast she's having to backpedal outta this situation.]
Don't you-hey, there's gotta be a better idea than this. You can't go through that. You could seriously get hurt. Oh! I know! Why don't you just take off the shoes and send that through instead?
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It's fine! I won't get hurt, you don't have to worry about that, haha. [Maybe she should, actually?? SOMEONE HERE SHOULD and that person is clearly not going to be Wei Wuxian.]
Without weight to hold it down, the shoes alone would be blasted away by water in no time, I'm sure. The weight of a body will make it much more stable, you see?
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The point is, he will definitely get hurt. That high powered water spray is gonna ruin more than his hair.]
No way. I'm not gonna watch you get hurt and besides-
[Then it hits her. An amazing, brilliant idea to keep this rando from destroying himself in a blaze of soap and glory.]
You know what? I have a way better idea. Here, let me see them.
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But he's always curious to see what kind of shenanigans other people can get up to! He knows his own plans, he wants to know what hers are now. Give him a second as he balances himself so he can take his heelys off. It's fine, even if she wrecks them somehow there are a million more in bulk at Notsco.]
What is it? What's your idea? Weigh them down with something else and send them through that way?
[Apparently he has thought of alternative ways of doing this... HE JUST DOESN'T WANT TO.]
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My idea is to keep these away from you. You're grounded from shoes until further notice.
[Look, she's not gonna keep them forever. Probably not even for the whole day. Maybe not even an hour. She's just gotta be sure he won't run through the car wash when she isn't looking and this is a way to ensure that won't happen. Hopefully.]
Unless we can find something heavy to put them, then we can totally send them through. Just as long as you aren't in them.
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You can't just take my shoes away! What if I step on glass? The cut could get infected and I would die of gangrene. Isn't that much worse than a little rinse?
[He seems perfectly content to putter around without shoes, that said. Look, he's from Ancient Fantasy China and he worked on a farm for years. He wears his shoes even into the bed sometimes like a true demon, but it's not like his feet are delicate.]
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She can't really steal his shoes forever. This is a temporary solution to, what she assumes will be, an ongoing problem.]
I'll give them back to you if you promise to not go through the car wash.
[She can't believe these these words are coming out of her mouth right now. The fact they have to be spoken at all is sure something.]
And the Amicitia family takes promises very seriously. You can't break it once you commit.
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Unfortunately he's still alive and kicking though, wow.]
If you take promises so seriously, then I can't possibly make one lightly! I'll have to say no. How can I say with certainty that I won't end up in there tomorrow, even if I don't today?
[BY STAYING OUT OF THE CAR WASH MAYBE.]
no subject
You're really determined to do this, aren't you?
[WHY? Why?????????]
Look, there's gotta be a better way. Let's find something else with wheels and try that instead. There's gotta be something else around here we can use.
no subject
Also that's a good question and not even he has the answer to it.]
There are plenty of other things with wheels if you'd prefer to use those! Shopping carts, those little plastic scooter things for children, skateboards... Would any of those fit your standards?
[What standard does he even think he's trying to live up to here...]
no subject
Yeah, let's try those instead. Whatever we find first, we'll send through. Then you don't need to, you know, take on that challenge yourself. We have a deal?
no subject
What's the point of sending something else through without riding it in? You can't collect any data that way at all!
[WHAT DATA.]
no subject
She pulls one hand away from the pair of shoes she's holding behind her to pinch her own arm. Look, she tried this earlier with another kid, but who's to say she isn't dreaming now? It would explain this. If this man is just something her mind has concocted up from all the stress and anxiety of being pulled here-
It would make sense.
The problem is it stings and she's still holding a pair of heelys in front of a car wash. What even is this.]
Are you some kinda scientist or something? What data are you trying to get?
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Nope! [NOPE.] I'm trying to get data on how well things that aren't cars can go through a car wash, of course.
[Somehow he manages to say this as if it's an entirely sensible thing to say, and not complete nonsense garbage.]
A shopping cart has a little more cover than a pair of heelys, so it should be fine, yes?
no subject
Well, this is awful.]
A shopping cart without you in it would be perfectly fine.
no subject
[HE TURNS AFTER THAT to lead the way without further fanfare... without his shoes. It's fine.]
Speaking of! You're a new face. Just arrived, haven't you?
no subject
Yeah, pretty new. Just woke up here out of the blue. I take you've been here awhile, huh?
no subject
IN ANY CASE being helpful is probably more important, SO:]
Mm, I have. Since the first group! ...We think, anyway. No real sign of anyone before us, you know. So if you have any questions, ask and I'll answer if I have any!
no subject
Well, my only question is how do we leave, but I'm thinking if you knew the answer to that, you would all be long gone by now.
[It's hard to settle on questions to ask, when you're not sure what's happening to begin with. She's been going with the flow and it's working out so far. Incredibly. ]
Kinda thought this was all a dream at first and now that it's not, I'm not really sure what to do, but hey-things will work out. They have to. We'll all work together and get outta here.
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[10/10, absolutely the best, he loves a good optimist.]
But yes, you're right about that. Some people have left before - presumably, anyway? - but we have no idea what the how or the why is, there. [WHO KNOWS WHERE DROPPED CHARACTERS GO it is a mystery.]
Other than that, it seems the only way to get back to where we need to go is by collecting enough pieces of ourselves to make it manageable. No telling when that might be, considering we have newcomers joining us between every world and there's no way of telling if one world will give you anything back in the first place.
no subject
So how many pieces of yourself have you found? Did you notice anything missing before or-?
[Was he in the same boat as her?]
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One so far, I believe! [It's two, but he sure didn't realize the first one was missing before he got it back, god.]
Some of the things you can notice pretty easily, and others are hard to spot. Like, say - a dear friend of mine was missing his forehead ribbon! He'd never go anywhere without it and he got it back already, so we know that was a piece. But some people are missing memories and don't notice they're gone.
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That's what she wants to believe, but his words cause doubt to settle in her mind and she looks disturbed, for just a moment.]
We have to get them back, right? [There's a pause, and-] Yeah, we have to. If we're missing anything-we'll definitely find them all and put them right back in our minds where they belong.
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Of course! I'll say we don't exactly know how much we can trust from that stone slab, but one thing it is telling the truth about is that you regain missing pieces by experiencing life in other worlds. Strong emotional ties or experiences, living through things that mirror parts of your original life - things like that.
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[This is the weird. It's like they've all been transported into the plot of some random movie and the antagonist is-who? A person that took their memories and wants them all to succeed in getting them back?]
Guess there's no point in dwelling on it. It'll happen soon enough.
[And because he was so nice, she brandishes his heeleys high in the air.]
Here, I think you've earned these back. Thanks for getting me up to date.