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playing a real life game of Neko Atsume ([personal profile] littlemhigan) wrote in [community profile] melodiesofeternity2018-10-09 11:23 pm

The Heroes of Light vs. The Sakura Forest (round 1)

Who: Everyone who signed up!
When: October 10
Where: The Sakura forest
What: There's supposed to be an Eidolon here! Lets go find it!
Warnings/Notes: it's October and there are supposedly mimics in here.

This morning is damp and foggy, lingering swaths of mist a testament to the rapid changes in temperature that always seem a hallmark of the fall season. The sunlight is still too new to burn it away, and the world seems hazy and lavender.

It would be beautiful, if it wasn’t so eerie. Perhaps it’s simply the morning chill, but skin prickling up to gooseflesh seems to be a common occurrence amongst the gathered crowd, and Castor herself, standing at the head and sorting people into teams, is not immune to this.

Behind her stands the southwestern edge of the Sakura forest. The fog within seems particularly dense, and as it diffuses the morning light, the forest seems almost otherworldly; a glimpse at something fey and unknowable and eternal. It’s likewise eerily quiet; even accounting for the fog smothering all but the closest noise, there are no audible signs of life from within the forest’s boundaries.

If the hair on the back of your neck is slowly raising, you’re probably not alone in that, either.

“Alright!” Castor calls, once she’s finished organizing people, “That should be the lot’ve ye! We don’t know what all’s about in there, and I’ve had word that the local wildlife has been ornery of late, so keep yer wits about ye, and stay close te your mates!

“I’ve given each of ye a handful of ribbon…” she pauses to hold up a handful of her own, a cheery red that somehow looks ominous in this atmosphere. “A colour te each team! Use ‘em to mark yer way in; I don’t want te have te go fishin’ fer lost souls when all’s said and done, and if ye find somethin’ ye’ll leave an easy way back.

“I’d advise ye sort someone te keep an eye on the Slates. Twelve willin’ they work more’n ten fulms into the wood, stay in touch best ye can over the network. And don’t hesitate te turn back if ye feel things’re goin’ poorly fer you an’ yours. I’d rather ye come back alive and emptyhanded.”

Here she pauses again, seeming to count something out on her fingers. “I think that’s the last of what I’ve got te say. Try and be back ‘fore sundown, yeah?”


[ooc: And go! I will be endeavouring to reply to each party at least ONCE daily, regardless of who’s posted in the meantime (we’ll see how it goes)!]
pidgeypidge: (eh?)

[personal profile] pidgeypidge 2018-10-19 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Most of the time, Pidge likes to think that she does a good job of thinking things through. She tries to be sensible about things, until or unless her family is involved, because that's when all rational behavior goes out the window.

Case in point, she's now completely alone, and chasing the sound of her brother's voice when there's no way he can actually be here. It's just not possible for him to have shown up in this world without her knowing about it.

But it was adrenaline and instinct driving her now, and the intense need to make sure her family is safe. Which is why she seems to be growing increasingly frustrated the longer she's running. She's sure it was coming from this direction! Shouldn't she have found him by now?

"Hello? Matt?"

[personal profile] 4got10 2018-10-23 06:26 am (UTC)(link)
Well that little tingle is something. Chara turns and points in the direction that their sense is giving them a location on.

“There,” Chara says. “Someone is over there.”

Someone. Because there’s no guarantee it’s one of the two they were looking for, though hopefully they weren’t steered wrong.
sassafrisk: <user name=e8luhs site=tumblr.com> (Pardon?)

[personal profile] sassafrisk 2018-10-23 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"Alright, who wants to take bets that we find some hideous mist monster thing instead? Anyone?" Frisk says, smiling without any humor. If the forest was smart enough to screw with them with hallucinations, it was probably smart enough to give the group a nasty surprise when they try to find their friends. "Seriously, though, good chance that we run into something dangerous."
einspine: (sad)

[personal profile] einspine 2018-10-23 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"BUT THERE'S ALSO A CHANCE THAT WE FIND SOMEONE FRIENDLY! AT THE VERY LEAST, I THINK WE SHOULD TRY TO PURSUE IT. JUST IN CASE."

So he moves toward Chara, though just a little. He doesn't want to lose sight of Frisk. Or get too ahead of himself. Still, how can they possibly ignore it? Especially with two of them lost in the mist?
acapriciousreaper: (scheming)

[personal profile] acapriciousreaper 2018-10-23 10:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"If it is some sort of monster, it's highly likely that whatever it is has already taken Tidus down, which is of course unfortunate, but the knowing is better than not knowing."

He moves forward still, readying a spell in case something goes terribly wrong. Papyrus is constantly shouting, there's no way everything in this forest doesn't already know where they are. "Tidus? Move towards us if you can hear me, you absolute buffoon!"
zanarkandian: (oncoming sorrow)

[personal profile] zanarkandian 2018-10-24 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
Tidus hears indistinct noises, but he can't really tell. It's likely to be another trick, or a trap, and he's really not liking his chances, but maybe it's worth investigating this time?

Yeah, right. That's stupid. He's been stupid enough. He pivots and turns back, praying he hasn't sealed his doom.
poisonwish: (anxiety)

[personal profile] poisonwish 2018-10-25 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
"Tidus!" Snow White called. Stupid sports... ball... guy. He knew he'd almost been taken in by the trap, too, but thinking angry thoughts kept his adrenaline up.

"Tidus! We're coming for you!"

It wasn't that long ago that Snow would have abandoned the Blitzer and gone on without him. Heartless, maybe, but efficient. But it also wasn't that long ago that Snow had realized he was weaker on his own, and stronger with a strong team. He didn't always like to admit it; he certainly didn't want to feel indebted to a Grimm. But the truth was, Otogi had united their group.

He noticed Frisk's outburst, the boy's attitude about abandoning one of their own. And while Snow White still didn't like children... he had a new respect for Frisk.
pidgeypidge: (speechless)

[personal profile] pidgeypidge 2018-10-27 08:09 am (UTC)(link)
Well this is just great. But she's never been one to shy away from potential danger. And she's certainly not one to sit and feel sorry for herself. There was no way she wouldn't go chasing after the sound of Matt's voice, even if it turned out that it wasn't really his voice she was hearing.

The fact that she's now lost is pretty irritating, but she's been in worse situations and she's always come out of them okay. Or mostly okay. Either way, she's regarding that looming shape in the distance with caution. There's no sense in rushing headlong into the unknown a second time in as many minutes, after all.

Still, she can't stay here, so she really has no choice but to make her way forward.

[personal profile] 4got10 2018-10-27 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Whatever that feeling is, it's on the move. Chara turns their head to the left, beginning to move to try and meet...whoever this is.

"C'mon, they're off the mark," Chara says, beginning to move in the direction that their 'blip' is running in. Their hand moves to the handaxe they keep under their hoodie.

After all. There isn't any real certainty this is one of their missing party members. Better safe than sorry.
acapriciousreaper: (Default)

[personal profile] acapriciousreaper 2018-10-27 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Kuja grumbles under his breath, and begins moving at speed in the direction Chara is heading. "Moron. Absolute moron. 'Oh, I'm lost, well then I'd better keep constantly moving so that if people come after me I'll be certain to make finding me that much harder.' It'll be a miracle if I don't flay him alive- TIDUS! Stop moving, you idiotic-"

Kuja is not in the best of moods.
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[personal profile] sassafrisk 2018-10-28 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
It was endearing in a vaguely scary way the way Kuja was working himself up over Tidus' disappearance. Frisk preferred not to think about the ratio of genuine concern to raw anger in his voice, though. Drawing their ninjato, they say, "We need to check if they're the real thing. Maybe we should ask 'em a math problem? If Tidus responds intelligently or Pidge doesn't immediately blurt out the answer, then we turn around and run in the other direction." They were only half joking.
whirluendo_of_puns: ([Patches] happy patch!)

[personal profile] whirluendo_of_puns 2018-10-28 12:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Now there's an idea!" A joke it may be, but Patches is running with it. He calls out into the mist. "Oiiiii! If two's company and three's a crowd, what are four and five?"

What do you mean that's not a real math problem?
zanarkandian: (so much regret)

[personal profile] zanarkandian 2018-10-29 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
There wasn't much to think about. The silence and cold were absolutely mind-numbing, and that made it quite difficult to stay optimistic in these times. Even the slightest thing set him on edge...in this case, an odd breeze, and a distorted sound that might have been important. But it was impossible to figure out.

He frowned deep into the forest and responded the only way he knew how.

"YOU'RE NOT MAKING ANY SENSE!"

When that failed to clarify things, he sighed, pulled out his slate, and began tapping a message. Even if it couldn't send, he should write something just in case it's found.
einspine: (big grin)

[personal profile] einspine 2018-10-29 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
This was... actually not a bad idea at all. Papyrus beams at Frisk before joining in on the antics. It's a good thing his voice is so loud.

WHAT IS THE BRANCH OF MATHEMATICS USED TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONS BETWEEN ANGLES AND SIDE LENGTHS OF RIGHT TRIANGLES?!"

He points for added effect, even if it's unlikely Pidge or Tidus will actually see it. Still! That's a real brainteaser.
whirluendo_of_puns: ([Patches] oooh what's that?)

[personal profile] whirluendo_of_puns 2018-10-30 11:20 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh! Is that Tidus?"

He gets distracted by the ping and digs out his iMog slate, before hastily typing a reply to Kanji. pretty sure we're near the eidolon! gotta find pidge first tho.

"Reception's pretty bad here, huh..."
sassafrisk: <user name=e8luhs site=tumblr.com> (Angery)

[personal profile] sassafrisk 2018-10-30 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Frisk lets out a sigh, although they keep their ninjato sheathed. "Hey, dummy, don't go running off like that again, okay!" they yell in Tidus' general direction, genuine concern masked by irritation in their voice. They didn't know the blitzball player that well, but something told Frisk that getting separated from the rest of the group wasn't going to be good for anyone's health. "At least I'm puny enough that I can be easily restrained if I go crazy like that."
pidgeypidge: (o_o)

[personal profile] pidgeypidge 2018-10-30 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Never let it be said that she's not adventurous. When she draws close enough to realize what she's seeing, Pidge picks up the pace a little. Coming across a random old structure all the way out here wasn't exactly what she'd been expecting, but she supposes it could've been worse. Like a lot worse. It could've been a monster, or it could've been raining or something.

Not that she's going to say that out loud, because that would be about the time when things took a turn for the worse. Instead, she's going to pull out her iMog and take at least half a dozen photos of whatever this thing is.
zanarkandian: (so much regret)

[personal profile] zanarkandian 2018-11-03 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
Finally...is that hope? Or another illusion? He decides it's worth calling back and trekking in that direction. The words are indistinct, but the general sentiment is clear. He approaches and calls back.

"Hey! I lost my head, not my ears...geez. Not that that makes things any better..."

Failing to recognize the contradiction there, he trudges forward, still tense with worry and doubt.
acapriciousreaper: (Default)

[personal profile] acapriciousreaper 2018-11-04 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Kuja looks down, when the iMog ping comes, and swears violently under his breath. "Of course. Of course. How could I have forgotten the damned-" Furious, he begins typing a message to the both of them.

STAY WHERE YOU ARE.
sassafrisk: <user name=e8luhs site=tumblr.com> (Pardon?)

[personal profile] sassafrisk 2018-11-05 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
And just like that, Frisk is perched on a tree, hackles raised and ninjato in hand. Oh boy. Mysterious explosions were either trouble for them or trouble for another group. "What the heck was that!?" they yell as they refresh Transience. Then, realizing something, they snap their fingers and shoot off a message to Pidge.

head towards the explosion! we'll meet up with you there and see what's up

"Everybody, we should get a move on towards... whatever that was," they say, down on the forest floor once more. "Just sent Pidge a message about it. If we all go towards a common point, we'll be able to regroup."
poisonwish: (flanked!)

[personal profile] poisonwish 2018-11-07 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
"Ack!" Snow White jumped at the sudden explosion from the other direction. "What the -- ?"

"Are you sure we'll even be able to find what it was?" Snow asked, though he was already turning in that direction. Though he was already thinking, Are we sure we want to know? No, they had to go. They needed to find the eidolons to survive. Even if it meant facing down scary explosions.

Snow White took a deep breath and yanked out his iMog, sending a quick message to Kanji. Was that you?

"Grab Tidus and let's go!"

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