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etrayamemes2025-01-02 03:19 pm
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TDM 006
 ⏵ arrival ⏴ Arrival is absolutely not normal this month. Instead of a hospital bed, you wake in a tunnel with a large group of other people. These are the residents. A woman’s voice in an earpiece hurriedly clues you in with an apology. I apologize; I had not planned to introduce you this way, but we are low on time. Please proceed down the hallway. For everyone else, coming in is much the same. The instruction goes out to head to designated areas immediately, where companion bots will escort the residents of Etraya down into the depths, the area beneath where much the same is explained.  ⏵ disrobing ⏴ The tunnel eventually opens directly into the foreroom of an expansive library, painted in marvelous hues and patterns with skylights far above. There are wizards milling about, bearded and holding tomes, quietly chatting amongst themselves. The reception area of the library has tall ceilings with equally tall doors Before you get too caught up in the scenery, a voice directs you forward. A gentleman, hunched and bespeckled craws out. "Make a line! Make a line, everyone! You cannot enter the library dressed as you are... Come forward and give me your name." The receptionist asks your given name and then hands over a box from underneath his counter. You can give him any name you want, he doesn’t seem to mind. It is tied with a tagged ribbon- labeling it accordingly. “The _____ robe of _______.”
As you read what the contents of the box may be, they form inside- Looking and behaving as your character expects them to. After all, magic is all in the wielder’s mind. Don your robes and enter the library.  ⏵ unfamiliar familiars ⏴ For those without a familiar (like one hatched from an egg not too long ago) you may borrow one from the library counter. They all have strengths and weaknesses, but they will all assist in the very important mission. As you roam the library, they will make little indications that you are closer or further from finding a piece of the pearl.
 ⏵ the task at hand ⏴ With robes donned and creature in hand, you must now complete your mission. Find the pieces of the shattered pearl. As you enter the library, you may notice that it’s all very dim. There’s oil lamps around the place that may be moved with you to assist in your journey if your robes do not already emit light. Break off and search the library. There is a directory at the front to point guests to all the different sections.
Each section looks enough like the last, though the books within have immense power. Pick up the wrong book, and you might conjure a dragon or a historical figure! You must persist and avoid making too much noise or breaking too many things. Or else the Librarian, a tall mass of knotted fabric will confiscate your robe and usher you back outside. Your name will be struck from the list, and you must pick a new one to re-enter the library to continue the search. You can try to fight back against him- he may be set alight with the lamp. But should you be starting fires in here? Any thread with 15 comments between you and another may be submitted to find a piece of the pearl. There are 20 pieces altogether, and we will determine if the mission was successful by March 28th. A post will go live on the OOC comm for this! This mission occurs out of time, similar to how the spaceship had. Meaning, those currently in game can experience these events any time between now, and March 14th. Please direct all questions to our mod queries comment! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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[Helpful boy is helpful.]
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Okay, then maybe you won't have to worry about it fucking biting you.
[He sighs. A rat is probably better than some of the other options if they made for good pets.]
You wanna look for one of those damn pearl shards together?
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[Connor does at least nod at the idea of them working together.]
Two of us will find the pearl shards faster.
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[Animals bite, okay.]
Fine, then. [He sighs and moves to lean against the counter so that he can let go of his crutch and get his stupid robe on.]
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[Grabbing his crutch again, he turns and heads in the direction of those stacks.]
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[They head in, and Accelerator makes sure to keep a few feet away from Connor, just in case. From his experiences with his esper ability he really, really doesn't trust his robe, and he doesn't want to accidentally injure him with it.]
Guess scanning for that kind of stuff that must be a useful skill when it comes to investigating crimes.
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It is, yes. It greatly expedites the investigation process.
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[Once they get to that section, Accelerator glances expectantly at Connor.]
Then go for it.
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It is likely on this shelf here.
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Okay, so -- [His owlet lets out a loud hoot, interrupting him, and leans towards one of the books on the shelf, flapping her wings. Accelerator raises an eyebrow.]
... I think it found something.
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Yeah. Got it.
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[Bright, smiling, happy lil robit.]
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It's hard. Accelerator scowls at him, letting the pearl shard drop to the floor so he can slam the book shut and shove it back onto the shelf. Then he scoops the shard up and turns again.]
Tche, come on.
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[Connor nods and moves to stand beside Accelerator.]
May I ask you a question?
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Do what you want.
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No. You haven't.
[He's upset, and the easy thing to do would be to blame Connor, but he can't. It's not like it's Connor's fault either his memory has been messed with or he's from some different part of his timeline or whatever.]
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... But that could open up an entire conversation about Connor having been here before, and them being -
Ugh. Friends, as much as he loathes the word. Being honest means having to explain they were friends, and if Connor can't remember any of that, then it's just... better if he doesn't know at all.
Accelerator's scowl deepens.]
You don't know a fucking thing about me, so here: I'm angry at a lot of things, all the time. You don't have a damn thing to do with it.
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Apologies. I did not mean to imply otherwise.
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Don't fucking apologize, it was just a question.
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Of course.