week 5 cyoa - six of them

[saturations]

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[saturations]

[wow! eventually, you find yourself... in a park.

also, there are three other people that seem familiar just standing around. wild. maybe go talk to them? do they have the same objective as you?]

[ktiseos]

[well! okay then.

emet-selch doesn't immediately wander over, looking over the three of them with measured caution before addressing yams.]

-Yasusada, what in the world are the three of you doing here?

[also hi his robes are gone so he just has the pants and shoes; judging by how he looks kind of scorched and burned all over, you can guess why that might be. one leg is slightly less steady, there's a whole-ass hole through his right shoulder which also has something purple on it, there are somewhat healed claw marks on his midsection and also bruising all around there... basically he looks like he's had A Bad Time but he's not on the ground so, you know. he's fine? he's fine!]

[aitou]

[Yasusada's here in this shirt, these jeans, and his haori over them as expected!! He also looks like he's been through the wringer; he's also favoring a leg, and he's got plenty of cuts and bruises--actually now that I think about it they never bought new clothes after this so their clothes are probably torn up?? I don't know. THEY HAVE ALSO HAD A BAD TIME.

Anyway he looks very surprised!!! THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN LAST TIME... he doesn't run up to them mostly because he doesn't want to ditch Marceline and Damien, but yeah.]

Eh, Emet? You're here too?

[rindude]

[sometimes...you don't want to be perceived and you disappear after helping your friends so you can get your shit together. so sometimes you decide to go somewhere safe and quiet, like a nice park.




and then sometimes you find there are seven other people in this fucking park, including the three you abandoned. riff lingers at the entrance of this park, black and white coat torn in places and dotted with splatters of color and a bit of his own blood. there's a cut on his head that's still bleeding sluggishly, his arms and the exposed parts of his legs clawed up pretty decently and he sort of just

frowns at the fact there are so many people here

fuck. okay.

can he leave? you all look extremely busy comparing notes so he's just going to turn around now.]

[aitou]

[Absolutely not]

Riff!

[highrisk]

[ YOU

damien is stomping over to look over riff. are you good? are you dying? ughhhh he can't do anything about the fact that you're bleeding. ]

[theampirequeen]

Riri!!!

[ NYOOMING OVER ]

[ktiseos]

-good, you are here.

[brusque as he tends to be, but he does sound relieved about it, still.

they will not all have to abandon their riff...]

[vedrskogul]

[ Looking at him.

Now that there's SO MANY GODDAMN PEOPLE HERE Estinien backs away from the socialising from and is more or less content to just lean against a tree and wait for the other shoe to drop... but as he is, he nods once in Riff's direction.

He's glad he's safe. ]

[fretbro]

[oh, fuck, there he is!]

Riff!

[don't go anywhere!!! don't leave him behind, don't go off on your own -- he runs across the park to him, stumbling over his own feet, and then grabs at riff's shoulders.]

Dude - are you okay? [there's a pause. his form sort of glitches out. hm.]

THE FINAL DAY

[saturations]

x. REAPERS

[ your phone vibrates, and rings. ]

DEFEAT THE PLAGUE NOISE
OR FACE ERASURE

CHATTER/STRATEGIZE

[saturations]

[you've all learned some things during your journeys. new abilities, new mechanics, so on and so forth. discuss them?]

[aitou]

[Okay first and foremost]

Nobody run off!

[furrier]

[ welp, this sucks. he'll look at the Other Three. ]

Were you given any abilities?

[vedrskogul]

[ Ohhhhhhhh no.

Estinien can only take off when he sees the two of their blorbos burst into creatures and take off, but skid to a stop. Fuck, he doesn't have his lance or anything. What is he supposed to do?

Looks at the others like. Holy shit!! ]

[furrier]

[ Okay, in an attempt to gather some braincells. ]

What the fuck is up with words attacking us?

hewwo scanning

[ktiseos]

[adding this to chatter also-]

...all right. I believe the scanning business does work, but did any of the rest of you come across aught of use...? If so, mayhap we ought to discuss it.

result...1

[theampirequeen]

[ so after round one they're back and they are bleeding, except yams, and marceline's shirt is ruined.

also like her chest or whatever

either way ]

Loot! Someone heal me!!!!

[ estinien has lost his tail but she doesn't care ]

PRACTICE SYNCING

[saturations]

[noise prowl around the area, looking for things to beat up. if you need to teach someone how to groove, this is where you'd do it. you can also teach someone how to imprint and pick up new words, if you'd like.

alternatively - if you need to teach people how to call on your loved ones... this is also the place to do that.]

[highrisk]

[ damien is scanning for key words

"oh is he teaching someone how it works"

no. ]

[ktiseos]

--all right. It is abundantly clear the three of you have several advantages, and therefore... we will need to begin immediately. We haven't the time to waste if we are to rescue the two of them.

[just gesturing for everyone to get the fuck over here let's fight and figure this shit out before it's too late]

[theampirequeen]

[ scanning because she has learned they can't leave damien with all the word power he will use it for evil ]

FORGE BONDS

[saturations]

[that's the point, isn't it?

you want to go home. you want to remind people of the good things in the world. so maybe you should tell each other about those things. a fond memory of someone you love, the sense memory of a place you've visited time and time again...

the world begins with you, after all.]

RESULTS

[saturations]

[if you have come to certain decisions or need mod input/rolls, toss it down in here]

END GAME.

[saturations]

[you feel that you've come quite a long way. you're tired, beaten and fairly injured, but you've triumphed. the city around you continues to move on with music, life and light.

before you, however, the two unconscious figures begin to fade. black and white specs begin to scatter, lifting up into the air until a bright beam of light bursts before your eyes.

in their place lays two pins, one whole and one broken.

were they ever really here at all, you wonder?

as you gather your wits and begin to regroup, you turn to look at your companions and the other team.

...yasusada, marceline and damien find themselves in the crossing, unable to see the other three. emet-selch, estinien and garou, however, can see them even if they cannot reach them and cannot speak to them. two separate parties in two parallel worlds...you worked together, but the sync has faded.

it's time to go home separately. twin archways open on either side of the crossing for you to exit through, and as you begin to move you'll feel the weight of something else in your pockets.

marceline will find a purple, black and white gumball. it will allow her to switch one of her complementary colors for 30 minutes.

damien will find a red, black and white gumball. it will allow him to imprint a specific idea into someone's head for three days using two key words from a conversation.

yasusada will find a blue, black and white gumball. it will allow him to travel back in time by 30 seconds to redo a choice he made.

garou will find an extremely red plaid gumball. it will allow him to unleash a barrage of unblockable punches for 30 seconds without pause.

estinien will find a red and blue plaid gumball. it will allow him to heal wounds by bathing the target in a fiery whirlwind.

emet-selch will find a red and pink plaid gumball. it will generate a barbed protective shield for 30 seconds. any damage taken will restore a small amount of strength to him.

go forth and live another day, players.]