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Test Drive Meme #6


Test Drive Meme #6
LOGS | NETWORK | OOC | MEMES | NAVIGATION



Arrival



Part 1


You arrive in an unknown space, dressed in white clothes (player choice what kind of clothes, as long as they cover everything). Whatever was happening to you before no longer happens. It's like everything was put on a pause and you were transferred away from the situation without you realizing it happened.

The space that you find yourself in is one of these four options:

An empty landscape filled with snow and ice, almost like a blank canvas.
A field with cherry blossom trees and spring flowers.
A sunny beach near an ocean that seems never ending.
A quiet forest with falling autumn leaves.

All of the spaces seem to continue endlessly. No matter where or how far you walk it almost seems like you're not moving at all. There are no animals here - just those who happened to wake up there at the same time, in the same place. Everyone is wearing the same kind of plain, white clothes.

Despite the possible rollercoaster of emotions you might be feeling, the place somehow feels familiar. Like somehow you belong there.

And it looks like you're not alone.


Part 2


After half an hour has passed the surroundings change as everyone is teleported into a room with all the other new arrivals, no matter what space they woke up in. It's a large place with plenty of seats to sit in and beverages to enjoy. Medical attention is offered to those who need it and the doctors here are very prepared for any challenging situations.

Here, in this room, everyone gets an answer to where they are and why. A hologram of a man appears at the center of the room, waiting to be heard. He brings a message on behalf of the leaders of Ellipsa.


The Message [ Click to Expand ]

Hello, my name is Olwen. I'm one of the leaders of Ellipsa as it currently is. I'm also one of the four who summoned you here.

Our world is in trouble and we need your help. I apologize for tearing you away from your world and forcing you to come here but I hope you understand. The magic we used doesn't let us ask in advance, nor does it let us choose who we bring here.

This world is composed of four Seasonal Segments. All of them represent one of the seasons. They were the places we used to get our resources from, but now they're dangerous places no one should go into unless they have the power to fight back. All of them have their own sets of powerful monsters and natural catastrophes.

We used to have plenty of people here who could control the powers of the four Seasons. We called them Seasonal Power Holders. Unfortunately, due to a tragedy you can read about later, we lost almost all of them. Now only four of us remain and the world is in chaos. We have done our best to protect the world, but we need more power holders to do that.

That's where you come in.

All of you have been assigned to one of the seasons. Whatever space you were in just now is what season you represent. You will learn different skills based on the season and those skills are going to help you save this world.

These powers don't interfere with your own natural powers. They use a new energy that has formed inside of you. It's harmless to your health, but it's vital to your seasonal powers. Your own powers should still work, even if the dark energy outside the city might interfere with them.

Unfortunately bringing you here wasn't as simple as it sounds. We couldn't do anything about how to keep you anchored to this world other than making a simple spell that helps with it. That is, you need to touch someone else who is not from this world ideally at least once a day. It will help you stay in control of your powers and boost your magical energy. If you don't, the consequences aren't very good. But as long as you hold someone's hand or give someone a handshake, you should be fine.

That's all I have to say about the situation. The staff of the Research Center will give you more information about housing and other necessary things. I will, however, promise that you will be sent home once the situation becomes better. That's the least we can do.


The hologram can be viewed in private in a separate room later, should someone wish to look at it again. For now, the staff of the Research Center hands everyone their new smartphones with their small flower lucky charms (the flower is anything the player decides). They're also told that the building next door is where everyone can find a room assigned to them with some of their belongings there and possibly even any animal companions. Those concerned about their mount-sizes companions are welcomed to the stables downstairs to see if their friends are there. The mounts are allowed to stay there until you find a place more suitable for them.

In the Arrival's hall there are also several stands with information pamphlets.

First type of stand is for the local Guilds and about the benefits or joining one.

Second type of stands is for the Welcome Center that aim to show otherworlders what the world is like and help guide people in the beginning of the journey and helps in getting settled into the new world. They even have people to help if you're unfamiliar with the new phones.

Third type of the stands is for The In Touch Support Group that is led by the Otherwordly Ambassador, Kamisato Ayato. The pamphlets have contact information for businesses looking to help Otherworlders. They also focus more on the lore of the World and what they have discovered so far, as well as a guide on what to think about when preparing to venture out to the Segments.

Once you get your smartphone and necessary information, you're urged to go out and find your apartment. After that whatever you want to do is up to you.

Part 3


The building next door is where everyone can find their new apartments. As you enter, you're told by a friendly native that for the first two months you can live anywhere rent-free and five meals a day are paid for you. After that they get a monthly payment that helps with some of their living expenses, but otherwise they have to have a job to support themselves.

All of the apartments are comfortable, two bedroom apartments with all necessary utilities. They are also completely soundproof. Sometimes the magic system, however, does glitch and you might find yourself rooming with a stranger. This is not the intention and the staff will immediately prepare you your own room if you ask them. But maybe having a roommate isn't all that bad?





We Wish You a Merry Kissmas




Part 1


The whole city of Nightwake has completely gotten into holiday season. Christmas exists in Ellipsa, but it's just a celebration of winter spirits and a chance to exchange presents with your loved ones. Things like Santa Claus do exist, but they're not as important in Ellipsa traditions. The most important thing about Christmas, for Ellipsa natives, is being together with someone you truly care about and watching the Christmas lights.

Due to the holiday spirit, some of the cleaning related machines have started cleaning on their own, especially in the Starter Apartment Building. It's not weird to see a roomba entering an apartment through someone's dog door or a vacuum cleaner to knock on the door to enter. Natives will tell anyone wondering what's going on that this is perfectly normal and they should just let them do their job.

Some machines are, however, a little too eager and will try to clean even people, unless they've been to the shower that day.

Any items lost during the cleaning frenzy can be found from the Lost and Found of the Research Center - or they're potentially returned to the wrong apartment completely.

Part 2


Along with holiday decorations different sized and shaped mistletoes have appeared all around the city. A good part of them are actually just normal mistletoes that you can just ignore and continue, but some of them are magical plants.

Mistletoes will use various methods to trap someone under them. Some grow vines to grab the person (magically infused, very difficult to break), some form a barrier around them that allows another to walk in but no one to walk out. There are even methods still unknown (make your own)! So it's definitely recommended that people use caution when passing a mistletoe.

The regular way of getting out of a mistletoe's hold is to kiss someone. Even platonic kisses count, so there's no need to force oneself to do mouth to mouth action. Another less known method - that the natives will tell people about - is to dance a little dance for the mistletoe; there's usually enough room inside a barrier, or the vines are loose enough, to let someone dance!

Another type of mistletoe is a roaming mistletoe that stubbornly follows someone who very much wants to kiss someone, but for some reason won't. The mistletoe will be waiting for them when they walk outside or appear out of nowhere when the person is talking to someone. It can only be chased away by actually kissing the person they want to, so even kissing a random person doesn't help this one.

Part 3
CW/TW: Hanahaki Disease


Some of the mistletoes have a less pleasant effect (they're extremely rare). Those caught under one of them and who have something they need to confess to someone (may it be romantic or platonic) will be inflicted with the Hanahaki disease. They will be coughing up flowers that have started to grow inside them due to the secrets they're hiding. It's a painfully slow process.

Best way to cure the disease is to confess whatever it is they have on their heart. After that the flowers will start to disappear and everything can return to normal.

Other methods are getting a spring power holder to lift the disease off them, make a potion out of the hanahaki flowers and flaming ginger roots (found from the Summer Segment, near the Temple of Life) or surgically removing the source. All of these methods, however, will make the person lose all of their emotions for the next 24 hours.




And a Colorful New Year




Part 1

During the winter holidays there's plenty to do in the city. Various workshops have been set up in every district. The goal of these workshops is to make all districts look as close to Christmas as possible, even the ones that are in the middle of summer. They're looking for creative ways to celebrate the festival and are always looking for help to make their wishes come true.

All the districts also have an ice rink built to them. They're magical, so even the heat of Solarpeak won't melt them. Skating in one of these ice rinks will make different colors appear around the skater. All the colors are somehow related to the skater and make beautiful art in the air (e.g. rainbows, whirlpools, flowers, animals). These colors don't have any other magical properties and will fade away after a while.

Those who skate together will find their colors mixing together. The more balanced the color mix is, the better relationship they have. This works even if there are more than two skaters having fun together. Those who are in love with each other will find their colors intertwining together into different kind of lines and ribbons.

It's a common rumor that if the colors turn into gold, silver or platinum instead of just mixing together, the couple skating is destined to be together.

If a relationship is rocky or either one of them has doubts about the other, the colors may completely disappear when they're close together in the rink. The colors will return again once some distance has been taken.

Part 2


Christmas is largely a holiday for families and couples. That's why all the natives are excited to hear that there will be a Wedding for two otherworlders soon. That's why a lot of shops are doing promotions for any couples that enter them (even sometimes mistaken two friends as a couple). They're also excitedly making different wedding themed charms that will make the person dream about their dream wedding when it's put under a pillow (or if they don't have a dream wedding, they will dream otherwise pleasant dreams).

It's a great tradition to kiss under a Christmas tree. Those who do this will find a present appearing next to them. This present will have a pair of lockets that have pictures of each other in them. The locket will vibrate and the pictures will change its expression any time the person has an emotional crisis.

Those who are loners, or just don't have anyone to call their own, will be able to enjoy the holidays in their own special cabins filled with familiar scents and colors, located on any districts. They are, of course, welcome to invite friends over to enjoy it as well - and if one thing leads to another, that's a very good bonus.

Part 3


Another important day to celebrate is the start of the New year. These celebrations, as well as the winter holiday ones, tend to continue far into January, as the natives find the atmosphere soothing and a great way to start an entirely new year.

Most important new year tradition is the Fireworks show. Booths have been set up for people to create their own fireworks. These fireworks will explode in the skies with the chosen colors and shapes (a picture, some text, anything really). All the person has to do is create the design they want and choose their colors. These fireworks will be sent to the skies on midnight when the year changes.

Those who create fireworks will receive a blessing for the new year that will let them regain one item from home/a previous world (works like a normal, non-magical regain would). Those who don't know what they want will be able to receive a random item that has been in their possession at any point. This item will appear near wherever they happen to be when the fireworks are set off, so after midnight in the new year.

Of course, there's plenty of food and drinks to go around everywhere, and most of them are even free. Some may even find their favorite dish among the various dishes available.




OOC TIPS


- Mistletoes (at least a good chunk of them) and all the Ice Rinks will be available until the end of January. Mistletoes are hard to control so not all of them can be taken down easily - and the ice rinks are just fun to have around. Some other traditions can also be still done during January, even if they might not be as powerful after New Year.

- Sawyer, the Autumn Guild Leader, is still missing, so the atmosphere around the Autumn Guild is a less cheerful one, unfortunately.

- Ask your questions related to the TDM here.

- The TDM is available only to friends of the mods and their friends. If you want to play in the TDM, please leave a note here to inform us who invited you over. We will get to you as soon as possible.

- Test Drive is open for current characters to make a top level as well. New characters can add TDM on their subject line to indicate they're new!

- Current characters cannot access the starting area again to meet new arrivals. They can, however, be at the Research Center when the newbies are teleported in.

- The TDM is game canon so anything in the TDM can happen for your character(s) in the game as well.

- Smut is not allowed on the TDM. You can play situations leading to it, but if the thread is turning into smut, please move it to a private space such a post in your character's journal, or a locked post in the game's log community if you decide to app!

- Check Locations: City to find more areas to explore inside the city. Every place in the districts are open.

- Similarly, Locations: Segments is useful for outdoors adventures.

- You can find monsters to encounter on Beastiary.

- FAQ has information on characters' smartphones as well as general things about the world that might be handy.



code bases by tricklet
abnormalizes: positive (in a limousine)

[personal profile] abnormalizes 2023-12-24 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
It's definitely not boring. I hope you have a good time while you're here, at least.
happydreamed: smile (zum eignen Strick)

[personal profile] happydreamed 2023-12-24 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
As I would expect from a professional.

[That seems like the appropriate way to describe her, surely.]
ideel: (10)

[personal profile] ideel 2023-12-24 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
[He offers her a smile when she skates over, though there's a tension to it that wasn't there the day before. His expression strained, and his jagged teeth on full display. Still, he is trying his best to be chipper.]

Oh not at all, I've just been here. Resting.

[And if the wobble of his ankles are any giveaway, that task has been failed successfully.]
feminae: (pic#16723752)

[personal profile] feminae 2023-12-24 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
Monsters…are your thing.

[ … ]

You need help.
abnormalizes: positive blush (it's the right time)

[personal profile] abnormalizes 2023-12-24 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
That's almost certainly true, although I don't think my tastes are the main reason why...
desfait: art by <user name=bushyeyebrows> (Default)

[personal profile] desfait 2023-12-24 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
[It takes him a moment to actually process that as even being embarrassing. He is genuinely standing here looking confused over the idea that a lil' smoochie on the forehead could ever possibly be considered worse than dangling in a bunch of vines.

... He can't do it.
]

Well, I am sure there are some out there that would find the prospect of a kiss highly objectionable.

[Even though he does not look convinced in the slightest, but we're doing empathy as best we can right now and if he tries really hard he can at least conjure up the idea of a person who'd be like that!]

Perhaps it would be better to just wander the streets for a while until the mistletoe is gone. So that none are left trapped.

[That does, in fact, mean someone is going to be getting a kiss from him and the jury is out on whether he'll remember to apply a glamour or not. Pray for them.]
desfait: art by <user name=bushyeyebrows> (Default)

[personal profile] desfait 2023-12-24 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Surely not half a year.

[He couldn't believe that one, he'd been within the grove for countless centuries now. The sword is gone though, and his shoulders relax now that his hair is no longer on the literal chopping block. Sure it would grow back, but he'd look even worse in the mean time!!!

The vacuum does not so easily give up it's prisoner though, they'll definitely need some tools to take the poor thing apart. He'd be more upset about this if it wasn't, you know, eating his goddamn hair, some things were just more important than a cute little automatic vacuum cleaner. With a sigh, he went to stand with him, looking both remorseful and apologetic.
]

I do. I am very sorry for the inconvenience, Toshirou.

[He's never been to Japan, he has no idea the last name is said first, and he's going to keep calling him that until otherwise corrected! As for the remark about the stitches though, one hand immediately flies to his mouth, clamping over the fairy's stitched lips as he shakes his head.

No, and a vehement one at that, with no oncoming explanation as to why either.
]
meliorated: ajna (046)

[personal profile] meliorated 2023-12-24 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
( The hug that Frieda gives her is enough to ground her, but it still feels surreal all the same. How could it not? Even when knowing that this world could bring back the dead, it still feels like this could be a dream. The hug is warm and firm, but it's still difficult to believe that it's real.

It's still enough to bring her back to reality, the tears falling from her face. If it wasn't for her, then she would have been alone as a child -- she would not have become the person she is today. Even if she hadn't remembered Frieda at the time, she's sure that it was her influence that helped her become a kinder person.

Her arms wrap around Frieda, and she finally speaks. )


I-- I'm so happy to see you. ( How much about home does she know of? Has she experienced death? It's something that Historia may hesitate to bring up -- at least, she won't tell her right away. ) It's not just us -- so many people from home have been brought here.

( There's no denying how her voice wavers, Historia's fingers gently gripping clothing. )
justattack: (S_surprised_1[BUST])

i - arrival

[personal profile] justattack 2023-12-24 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ The fact that Siffrin isn't alone here in this strange landscape that never ends is both a blessing and a curse. One the one hand, there's no time to spend time freaking out; someone else is here. But also: someone else is here.

(What's going on?? Who is that? You're certain you've never seen them before. You've never seen anyone with those sorts of...shades? before.)

Stark is so bright (colourful) that he's almost blinding to Siffrin, you calls out: ]


Hey...! Hey!
justattack: (S_fake_4[BUST])

2

[personal profile] justattack 2023-12-24 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's been a long time since Siffrin's run into a street musician peddling their talent, what with the country slowly being frozen in time and all that. People more focused on survival than their artistic pursuits, which...is fair. But it makes this a bit of a treat. Even better, it looks like Yoshiya has Crafted some...decorations...? to move!

Siffrin rummages around in their pockets for any spare change, but the only thing they have is a single silver coin, not even enough for a third of a pastry.

(You don't have any coins to spare, but you remember the leftover pastry in your pocket. Maybe that will do?)

He pulls a small paper bag of jam cookies from the pockets of his cloak and places it in the open violin case. ]
justattack: (S_n-nya_2[BUST])

Colourful New Year

[personal profile] justattack 2023-12-24 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ Boy, did "being invited to go skating" sure did just jump to the top of Siffrin's list of things they did not expect to be asked at all, ever. The offer is so unexpected, that for a moment he isn't sure how to respond. ]

Who, me?

[ (You've never been skating before. You don't even know how to skate!) ]
justattack: (S_surprised_3[BUST])

[personal profile] justattack 2023-12-24 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ (A picture...?) ]

You mean like a photograph?

[ Or does he mean, like, a drawing...? ]
Edited 2023-12-24 05:26 (UTC)
justattack: (event_act3_friendquest_ending_2)

huff.....huff yes

[personal profile] justattack 2023-12-24 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ ('Allow you to do things that a normal creature cannot'?)

Crafting is normal where he comes from. It's used in everyday life. Would it really count to call it something normal creatures can't...?

...Can animals craft?

(You're pretty sure they can't.)




(Wait, did this person just say that magic can control time?!) ]


You can control time??
justattack: (S_n-nya_1[BUST])

[personal profile] justattack 2023-12-24 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ Little does Tsukasa know how accurate that first assessment was--

The sound of his voice snaps Siffrin to attention and out of their own thoughts, but they still look startled--just for a moment--before a smile is forced over their features. ]


--Just a little disoriented. This isn't my world.

[ It's wrong wrong wrong WRONG and he can't find his friends anywhere. ]
sunspotted: (what would it be like to be a firework)

[personal profile] sunspotted 2023-12-24 07:06 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I'm sure the welcoming committee got to you first, but welcome to Ellipsa. I'm Marco.

[ He rubs his hand on his hip so that he can clean any errant Roomba dust off it and offers it to her to shake with a smile. At her question, he hums thoughtfully. ]

I've been here a little under two months. It still feels like I'm getting used to everything, though! This place has technology I've never even dreamed of.
urtitan: (No pressure!)

[personal profile] urtitan 2023-12-24 12:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh, wow..! How did she not notice that the day before? Was it because the light wasn't fully shining on his face?]

Your teeth are so sharp!

[She's not scared or shocked, just... very surprised. She's never seen anyone with such pointy teeth before! But immediately she feels bad. It's very rude to blurt out comments about people's physical differences! She offers both arms to steady him.]

I'm sorry, I just didn't notice yesterday!

[It has to hurt really badly when he accidentally bites his tongue!]
ideel: (25)

[personal profile] ideel 2023-12-24 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm?

[Honestly the remark is enough to make him forget of his predicament for a moment. Obviously his teeth weren’t something on his mind, but the sheer genuine surprise out of her got him to laugh. Which made him wobble, which made him snap a hand back to the wall for balance.]

Ah, it’s quite alright. I try to make it a point not to show them as I speak. I’m aware my height makes me imposing enough as it is.

[Still, with one hand on the wall, and her help trying to steady him, he felt confident enough to lean down and pull his cheek back to let get a better look. Her reward for surprising him and making him laugh.]

It’s something that runs in the family.
Edited (Thought I’d fuck up your inbox because I can’t read or type in the morning) 2023-12-24 13:35 (UTC)
urtitan: (You will be loved.)

[personal profile] urtitan 2023-12-24 01:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[She shakes his hand with an enthusiastic smile.]

I can imagine that it takes time getting used to! Back where I'm from, we still rely on horses for transport. But here...

[She steps up to the window, letting the view of Nightwake City speak for her. The aircrafts and all the different vehicles on the ground are so fast and convenient, and the tall shining buildings still amaze her every time she lays eyes on them!]

My name is Frieda. Are you on your own here?

[Whether he is or not, he seems cheerful enough!]
urtitan: (The world is full of suffering.)

[personal profile] urtitan 2023-12-24 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[So many people from home. Somehow, it feels like Historia isn't talking about random people, but ones she knows - more than only her mother and grandparents and the farm boys who always teased her.]

I'm happy, too. The others, are they friends of yours?

[Her voice is warm and gentle. She's still wearing the white dress and robe she arrived in, with no handkerchief to offer to Historia, so she simply holds her closer to try and stop her tears. If Historia made friends... that would put Frieda at ease. More than anything, she doesn't want her sister to be lonely, especially not 10 years from now (in Frieda's timeline) when she won't be able to keep her company anymore.]

Historia, how old are you now? You grew up so much.
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wriothesley / genshin impact/ summer (current player)

[personal profile] fontasstic 2023-12-24 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
We Wish You a Merry Kissmas
Part One:

{ he may have missed the memo regarding how the cleaning machines have become a little overzealous lately. wriothesley showers every day, but the fact of the matter is that his work learning how to do things with mechanics and engineering leave him with oil and dirt on him from how they need to work with the machinery.

he's trying to get into his apartment when a vacuum cleaner decides his appearance simply won't do. }


Don't even think about it-

{ but before he can finish his sentence, the nozzle is attaching to his t-shirt and trying to vacuum it away. }

We Wish You a Merry Kissmas
Part Two:

{ the locals have clearly been gossiping and whispering about the mistletoe that's appeared around the city, but there's a vast number of plants around and unless they can be made into tea--wriothesley doesn't really know the ins and outs of each of the different types.

he's minding his own business, on his way to what is becoming his favourite café when he's abruptly held hostage by a vine. it first grabs a wrist, but since he isn't the type to take anything lying down, the struggle leads to more and more vines reaching out to grab both arms and his legs to hold him in place.

it reaches a point where his cryo vision is even used, the vines freezing over and potentially making it worse as there's no wiggle room now.

so the next time someone passes by, it's with a long sigh he asks: }


Wouldn't mind lending me a hand, would you?

And a colorful new year
Part Three:

{ for someone who hasn't seen fireworks or it's in many years loooong past, trying to visualise a design had been pretty difficult. he'd more observed others making their designs than creating his own, trying to get the most out of the new experiences he can finally actually appreciate for what they are.

when the fireworks show begins, if anyone happens to glance in his direction for some reason or another will likely catch a slightly overwhelmed look on his face as the colours explode before his eyes. }


Wildcard
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scooba: (Default)

Fireworks

[personal profile] scooba 2023-12-24 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[Freminet might be an expert when it comes to machines. When it comes to fireworks, it was another. As much as he wanted to design one, he wanted to make sure it was just right. This was supposed to be a festive time right? So he should make it as if it was something amazing.

And yet, he just found himself thinking on what he could possibly do? Where was his older brother to wow and amaze people?]
dissolve: (11)

a colourful new year

[personal profile] dissolve 2023-12-24 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
{ if she thought the festive cheer was too much, the excitement for weddings is unbearable. under the fabric covering her eyes, she glances around to try and find somewhere quieter, or at least someone she knows to give her focus again.

it's hard to not think about how much she would have liked this. how unfair it is, that jingliu can be here amongst the cheery atmosphere, while an old dear friend is no longer able to.

she's walking along when she sees a face she recognises, even if they haven't really interacted like she has with dan heng, she's at least aware enough of the nameless through her journeys }


Nothing remains the same forever. { her voice is raspy, slow with her speech as her feet slow to a stop next to him, face still facing forwards, rather than at him. } Even if what you remember from before remains in the forefront of your mind, everything around you will change with time.

{ all he said was he would never get used to smartphones???? }
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A

[personal profile] dissolve 2023-12-24 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
{ after living for centuries, nothing really is a surprise anymore. she's travelled across galaxies, after all. what is one more world to add to the list?

sadly not everyone is in the same position as jingliu is, and ruka's shaken voice is easy to hear amidst the noise of the room.

instead of being helpful like some people may be, she instead returns that statement with a question. }


Will rest really settle the unease in your heart? Or will you just begin to let yourself drown in uncertainty?
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arrival a

[personal profile] dissolve 2023-12-24 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
{ as someone who wields ice to the point her hands are constantly ice cold, the cold in this place hasn't bothered jingliu at all. she's already used to the cold.

still, the world she's found herself in this time is much more barren than most she's seen. there's signs of life in the other people around them, but most of them seem to be upset or panicking. annie is, at least, lucky this person she chose is neither.

instead, her response comes slowly and calmly. }


Another world. As we stand still amongst the snow, the silence is deafening.
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1

[personal profile] dissolve 2023-12-24 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
{ shez may be disappointed to find that the woman who opens the door is wearing a blindfold, forcing herself to not turn her eyes away from the pain of the past. her vision isn't gone, but the fabric definitely makes it a bit harder to see defined shapes. }

Is this life or a past one? This world or another? If hunger needs to be satiated, there are other means of finding nourishment.