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Labyrinthum Mod ([personal profile] labyrinmods) wrote in [community profile] buttrinthum2023-01-01 04:59 pm
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TDM #1


Arrival / Enchanted Garden

Whether it be sleep or death, you feel your eyes close, and as your body begins to let go, you see a barn owl that is flying through the darkness, soon sweeping you across the clouded sky. You feel yourself mouth the words, “I wish, I wish..” and utter your deepest and darkest desire.

When you regain consciousness, you’ll find you are in an unfamiliar place with no recognition of how you arrived here. You have the clothes on your back, but nothing else. No weapons and if you had a particular superpower, you’ll notice it is missing. All you have is a satchel with a piece of bread, a vial of water and a potion. The potion could be red, blue or golden. There are no instructions about these potions other than two words: Drink Me.

Will you drink it or not?

There is a parchment, handwritten, and it simply gives you a welcoming:

“Welcome to my Labyrinth. Per our agreement, you have consented to live your life here for an undetermined amount of time. In exchange, I will grant you the wish that you desire the most.”

You’re in a garden, surrounded by flowers and plants– most of which you cannot identify. However, there are a few that you can make out: poinsettias and mistletoe. You’ll soon find out that being around the poinsettias give you an odd sense of joy no matter how confusing the situation may seem and the mistletoe, which is left over from the holiday season, gives you the desire to kiss or hold hands with the nearest person to you. It looks like there are plenty of others who are just now waking up from their dream-state as well.. why not go ahead and say hello?

Somnius / Snow Angels

With the influx of new life, the humble town a barkeep tells you is called Somnius seems to come alive as well, with new faces to join that of the resident fairies, goblins and other townfolk. There’s bustling energy to the land that the townfolk will tell you wasn’t quite there before, and some suspect that the presence of the new arrivals might be powering the world around them in some way - but that’s a question to be answered on another day. The quaint town of Somnius needs a little bit of care, that rustic feel to the mushroom houses, old shops and weathered castles too evident at first glance, but it’s not a bad place to live, as the locals will tell you. It almost seems like everything will be okay…

But of course, things are never so simple.

Whether you have been wandering around to get your bearings, talking to the locals or exploring your new humble (very humble) abode, you can expect to find mysterious ice sculptures - fashioned in the shape of snow angels, with blades in their hands - appearing in random places around the town. There are some that manifest in the middle of the street, some that sit quietly at the edge of an inn, and even some that appear right beside your bed, staring at you as you wake up. It’s unclear how these sculptures even got here, but close proximity to them will conjure up feelings of unrest, like you should not step any closer.

It’s smart to trust your gut in these situations. Step too close to a snow angel and it will come to life, moving with the grace of flowing water. They make a vague request and will spare only those able to heed it.

“Cold … so cold … Even the days of Visium are so cold. Have you any warmth to spare us?”

Some angels will accept an article of clothing as warmth. Others are greedy and keep demanding more, wanting to take everything that you have on your body. Heed their requests and they will spare you. Resist even just a little, and that’s when they draw their swords.

It’s not too easy to defeat an angel with brute force given that they reform themselves immediately. Running away or blasting them with fire could do the trick. Be careful not to get cut by their blades, however…

Characters who get cut by their blades will experience an inconsolable sense of chill and emptiness, right down to their bones. They will find themselves desiring ‘warmth’ from others in different ways - whether through physical contact, or affectionate words and gestures. There might be the few who go feverish in their desire for warmth. For those characters – the open fireplace is looking like a very tantalizing place to sit in right now (Yes, sit in, not by). They might even feel compelled to pull a friend in with them. That can’t be good for anyone…

The effects will only subside if the condition of receiving ‘warmth’ is met. This can be in the literal sense (physical warmth and intimacy) or figurative (feelings of love, acceptance and happiness).

Bonfire

When night falls, the temperatures only drop further, which does no favours for the poor souls who had to give up their clothing. The locals want to welcome the new arrivals and give everyone an opportunity to unwind from a busy and chaotic day of being hunted by snow sculptures. That’s why they’ve set up a gathering in the middle of town square. Food and alcohol is being generously supplied by The Cask & Anvil, and marketplace vendors have set up pop up stands to try and cajole the new arrivals into purchasing some fancy new clothes or a pretty gemstone they claim will ward off danger (claims not verified).

At the center of it all is a large bonfire that’s warming up the square. Everyone is encouraged to warm themselves by it after a long day, eat, and make merry. In fact, there’s a certain sense of enchantment to the crackling fire that seems to draw even the shiest wallflower in, pushing them to sit with others and make conversation. As the night goes on, the newly arrived dreamers will find themselves settling easily into the warm and bustling mood, any stresses and anxieties melting away. With time, they’ll start to find themselves without a filter, more than happy to talk about themselves and the life they had led prior to coming to Visium. In fact, they will feel compelled to share a story from their past - one that might be joyous, comedic, thrilling, or tragic. Whatever sorts of feelings come attached to their story, it will be one of emotional significance.

In the back of their minds, they might get the sense someone else is listening.

OOC

Welcome to the [community profile] labyrinthum TDM! Characters will arrive depowered and with only their clothing, and will be given a satchel with a crystal pendant, a communication device, some water and bread and a magic potion. If they drink the potion, they will manifest an elemental, healing or animal transformation ability.

With the exception of Castle Vaeros, characters are free to go as they please, so feel free to place them in any of the locations available on the map. Yes, this includes the Labyrinth - though characters will not be able to clear the maze. Please comment here to request an outcome for your character's labyrinth exploration and a moderator will get to you shortly. (The longest a character can stay in the Labyrinth is 3 days.)

You can find more information about the game here. Any questions regarding the TDM can go under the comment below.

quizack: (pic#12493686)

ty for loving this little gremlin

[personal profile] quizack 2023-01-05 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ look, romelle is 1000% convinced she did the right thing but.. he does look rather pathetic sympathetic so she feels a small flutter of guilt for, ah, further ruining his day, she supposes.

not that he would have enjoyed whatever poison that bread contained or anything but anyway!! ]


You'll thank me later. I'm certain we'll be able to find something far more trustworthy than anything inside those satchels.

[ yes, you heard that right. we. she'll be adult about this and take some accountability here........................ for now....... ]
nagano: all manga bases by <user name=dresspheres site=tumblr> (i think i still love her)

[personal profile] nagano 2023-01-05 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Magic potion. I suppose magic isn't a common concept in your world?

[ He's not put off about it. Not like he can prove the concept exists anyway—not with his own powers stripped away.

The next question has him shrugging defensively... if that's a motion that actually exists. Shrug. Shrug!!! ]


Look, it's—I don't know! I normally hate physical contact with strangers, and yet here you are marching up to me and holding my hand and it actually feels nice.

I don't know what I'm supposed to think.

[ His was this close to a maletsun outburst. ]
quizack: (pic#16169157)

[personal profile] quizack 2023-01-05 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Perhaps they're just looking for a reason.

[ because she's otherwise completely innocent here. but she doesn't sound nearly as convinced as she had been two seconds ago, silently agreeing to his point. a fellow skeptic can recognize and respect a fellow skeptic, after all.

that being said, she still doesn't look all that eager to completely fold... especially when he nearly doubles over in abrupt laughter. again. ]


Nevermind that, just what is so funny about all this?
quizack: (pic#12493685)

[personal profile] quizack 2023-01-05 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry, sorry!

[ rather belatedly, romelle realizes how ah. felonious this all is. but does that stop or slow her down at all? no. in fact, she's got a branch in her own hands, waving it around as she apologizes profusely. she spots the stew but her eyes are on the flicker of flame beneath the pot. ]

There!

[ somewhere behind them, there's more screams and more sounds of force entry. seems their angel friends have followed them all the way inside.... ]
quizack: (pic#16169150)

let's gooooooooooooooooooo

[personal profile] quizack 2023-01-05 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
—oh, it's you.

[ romelle, meanwhile, has nothing but recognition in her expression as it softens from her earlier look of annoyance at being waved off. she thought that mullet had looked familiar, but you never know.

at the very least, she releases keith's hand, letting out a breath of relief. ]


Thank the stars, a familiar face. Is Krolia here as well? Allura? Coran?

[ the last name, she mentions a bit more hopefully than the others. the mustachioed man always seems to have all the answers, after all, it'd be nice to have that kind of convenience at hand... ]
youthfulwhatever: (re6_009)

1/2

[personal profile] youthfulwhatever 2023-01-05 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A beat of about five seconds as she waits for the punchline to land. ]
youthfulwhatever: (re6_011)

[personal profile] youthfulwhatever 2023-01-05 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Hold up, you're not kidding? You actually want me to believe that?

[ OF ALL THE UNBELIVABLE THINGS HAPPENING TODAY ALONE, THIS IS WHERE SHE DRAWS THE LINE??? ]
quizack: (pic#16169148)

[personal profile] quizack 2023-01-05 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Like... forbidden information?

[ oh no, now romelle wants to see them even more. ignore the interested twitch of her ears, lumine, or the way she's taken just a few more steps forward!! ]
quizack: (pic#16169156)

[personal profile] quizack 2023-01-05 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
...It's Romelle. [ first of all!! she realizes he likely doesn't mean offense, but her ears can't help but twitch in protest against the impersonal epithet. she's helping him, after all, it's not as if they're complete strangers now. ]

But don't worry about that for now. Here, have a seat—

[ she reaches for his arm again, unthinking, steering him towards a barstool as she flags down the barkeep to ask for their "hottest, drinkiest liquid, please and thank you." ]
quizack: (pic#16169150)

ah hello hello! get ready for chaos

[personal profile] quizack 2023-01-05 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ romelle would like to point out she could very well mean harm if she wants to, thankyouverymuch! but, ah, in this particular instance... with her regular altean strength not cooperating the way it normally would... well. let's say she isn't hesitating to shift to stand a little better behind the man who's come to her mess his business. ]

Yes, surely we can settle this like civilized peoples!

[ the angel seems unmoved, save for its point of interest now shifting towards the both of them.

Cold... so cold... ]


They can't be reasoned with, [ she says, now having shrunk so far behind the man that she's just a pair of pointy ears peeking out from one side of him. ] We'll have to fight our way free.

[ "we"??? but also romelle is so preoccupied with the angel, she hadn't even given her savior a proper look yet...... ]
illustro: (7)

[personal profile] illustro 2023-01-05 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. Well, magic isn't anything hard. You just need to be careful with it.

[Says the guy who grew up with magic surrounding him. He's not good at giving advice.]

No, it is not. It's just the way you said it.
mrfuckwit: (( 98. ))

[personal profile] mrfuckwit 2023-01-05 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Seems logical.. if how we got kidnapped they were able to de-power us..

[ Oh.. this is just starting to make him all angry again! ]

Look, we gotta get to the bottom of this.. and we can probably do it together. I'm sure we aren't the only people here, so there's probably other people that need to be saved. We shouldn't hesitate in case they are in grave danger.

[ Without much given warning, he reaches over and.. puts his arm around Megumi's shoulders. Something about making physical contact was quelling his anxiety about all of this. ]

Let's do this together, Megumi-ch--

[ ah. ]

Megumi-kun!
xploud: (89.)

HE IS AND I'M PROUD OF HIM.

[personal profile] xploud 2023-01-05 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's safe mostly in that it's far enough away that Katsuki can guard it while also not risking friendly fire at the same time. Which is...definitely a concern. Katsuki isn't weapon trained, not really - he's mostly a melee fighter and sharpshooter - so as he's dodging and swinging blows, his moves are definitely quite sloppy. At the very least, the sword only really cuts into his clothes, not his skin, and after knocking the angel down with a nasty jab of the metal spade to its 'knee', he takes the opportunity to go for the headshot next.

It takes maybe just three minutes, but after that, he's gotten the wriggling ice angel tied up and secured by the long cord of the garden hose, wheezing and coughing out flecks of blood as he clutches his gut. Ow...yeah, fuck. Ow. Definitely tore the stitches, and he can feel the blood soaking through his clothes from both shoulder and abdomen now. Regardless, he's dragging himself up and heading over to where Basil was hiding, voice tired, wet, and raspy.]


O-Oi...you hurt?

[Because the priority is always the victim. Always.]
mrfuckwit: (( 94. ))

1/3

[personal profile] mrfuckwit 2023-01-05 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It feels better to old this person's hand and guide them-- like helping a little old lady cross the street. A good deed, which is something that someone with such a pure heart like Akira's strives for. He starts leading the way to what he thinks could be a way out of here, unaware that there is a ball of light that is going to direct them into the town properly. He's determined to take care of this blind person and protect them at all costs!! ]

My skills were unusual, but I was using the for good. I was fused with a demon.. and became a Devilman.

[ He's just talking like if someone were discussing the weather. ]

But now I cannot transform at all.. we need to get to the bottom of this! Also, my world is in peril.. I was going to be the one to save it!

[ but then, when Gojo says that he can see well.. Akira stops and simply stares at him. ]

....
mrfuckwit: (( 113. ))

[personal profile] mrfuckwit 2023-01-05 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
What do you mean you're not blind?! Who the hell walks around with a blindfold like that?!
serpenteyes: (pic#15672764)

[personal profile] serpenteyes 2023-01-05 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
['Pal.' Sounds like something Karsh would say. She's almost certain he's used that language before when speaking to some of the other dragoons. The familiarity is comforting. Riddel's smile turns less sheepish and more genuine.

The snow angel is requesting more, however, and neither of them really have much they can provide. At least, not without putting themselves at risk. For Riddel, that's unthinkable.]


Surely we can come to a reasonable agreement.

[But can they? She's a diplomatic sort, probably too delicate for something beyond that. She's looking Gumshoe over for some moments, taking in his variety of wear. His... tie, perhaps? It's just a small little thing, but, is it not better than nothing?]

Try this—

[She motions to the tie he has lingering about his neck, beneath the collar of his shirt.]
virtuell: (exasperated)

[personal profile] virtuell 2023-01-05 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Loaded question, but Tieria is interested in hearing the other man's answer so he has to pony up some information himself. Keep things equal. ]

It's still ongoing. We've been preparing for dialogues with alien life for quite some time, but they still came ahead of schedule. We haven't been able to put an end to the hostilities... yet.

[ But they will. They have to. There is no other choice than to keep going and keep going and keep going until they make it right - that is how it's always been. ]

We have dubbed them ELS - Extraterrestrial Living-metal Shapeshifters. Life-forms so different from ourselves that communication has proved impossible so far.
youthfulwhatever: (and everything else grating on us)

[personal profile] youthfulwhatever 2023-01-05 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
What, you got a little mascot buddy already? Jeaaaalous. Guess the guy's already playing favourites.

[ That's what she says, but if she's honest with herself, picking up any kind of pet would probably make her feel kind of icky. Mannen might just be a big dumb clown turtle but he's her big dumb clown turtle and it'd feel like a weird betrayal to start babying something else.

Besides, frogs really aren't her thing. ]


You think he's like, a hot guy in disguise or something? [ She grins. ] Ew, and then you'd have to kiss him so he turns back! Gross!
illustro: (8)

[personal profile] illustro 2023-01-05 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[Without his powers, Noctis is definitively staying more on alert because he can't just warp himself out of the bad situations or anyone trying to attack him. Keeping a low profile right now seems like a good decision - probably one of the better he made in the past few days.]

It's always a good idea until we get a feel of this place and can tell what's good and what is not.

[Learning from trials is not something Noctis has done much, he was mostly trained and then protected from danger, until danger knocked his whole life down. It's been a ride, to say the least.

Noctis can completely understand the exhaustion, he looks like he could use 24 hours of sleep.

He returns the smile with his own, brief, and nod-]


Noctis. Noct's just fine. [And no, he won't use his full royal name, it makes no sense, no one here knows him or even cares about it (...he hopes).]
illustro: (5)

[personal profile] illustro 2023-01-05 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Free food is always going to draw in the crowd, that doesn't change in any world or universe. Free drinks too.]

I wonder if the person granting these wishes can actually do it or if they are just a pushover.

[He wouldn't be surprised. He also spilled out his thoughts way more easily than usual. Felt... weird.]
fairfortune: (we're holding hands at long last)

[personal profile] fairfortune 2023-01-05 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I would never. [ ... she says, visibly struggling to keep a straight face. She's polite enough to keep her giggles on lockdown for the time being, at least, but he sure isn't making it easy. ] What a cruel woman I'd be to laugh at the trials and tribulations of you and your stalwart allies. Heehee.

[ ok maybe a LITTLE giggle. as a treat.

The smile on her face turns just a little wistful though as she considers things – for all the chaos of his story and the similarities it has with her own, Brickston's tale has something hers are lacking. ]


So that makes... four of you, all travelling together? It must make things quite lively.
fairfortune: (‘cause i know、 i know alone)

[personal profile] fairfortune 2023-01-05 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[ How it usually goes.

Annaliese manages to bite her tongue for an impressive... five seconds or so. It really isn't the point and prying when the poor man so clearly isn't in the mood to be bothered really isn't polite at all... but when he offers up a little tidbit like that, she really can't help herself. And besides – it could be useful information for their stay here.

That's what she's telling herself, anyway. ]


I've been fortunate enough to avoid them so far, but... [ She blinks at him. ] When you say that this is how it 'usually goes'... am I to assume you've been here before?
illustro: (15)

[personal profile] illustro 2023-01-05 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[Somnus saying that he passed the trial should've made him feel better, eased the strain he felt ever since he arrived here. And yet, there is still this sickly feeling in the pit of his stomach that he can't squelch and ignore it.

He does appreciate the tone he's spoken to because, while he's still tense and nervous thinking about what happened, he's not being judged for whatever outcome happened. He's not expecting Somnus to know everything, but the guy's smart, he's been around in that Ring for who knows how long, but enough to calm Noctis down a bit.]


That's... good to hear, really. I tried to keep the trial away from the city, as much as possible, I'm not sure if I succeeded.

[This was the first trial that had innocent civilians on the line, he didn't want any of them to get injured, especially when Imperial forces also got involved.]
virtuell: (pic#14213647)

[personal profile] virtuell 2023-01-05 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A train crash seems like a very ordinary disaster to Tieria and thus not worth asking about. Maybe that is for the good of the flow of conversation, who knows. ]

I consider it a possibility, at least.

[ And here's where he has to decide how much he feels like giving long-winded explanations, but... maybe he can try and summarize it in the same non-chalant manner as this guy brushed past 'the train crash'. ]

My consciousness was not supposed to die alongside my body - I have died before and 'survived' it in a manner of speaking. So whether or not I am currently 'dead' by my own definition is up in the air.

But it seem likely that mortal danger at least contributed to bringing us here, right?