06.50 - week six, saturday

[afflictionmods]

W6 SATURDAY

It’s Saturday…and things seem a little more standard, this time, when Lorelei makes a quick announcement on the tablets again at 8am:

”Good morning, students. It’s time for your sixth…and final official lesson. Yes. What this means is that this is the final detected orb located here, and while this does not indicate the end of the course just yet, it is the final day for your evaluation. Florence will meet you in front of the grocery store at 8pm tonight. Please do not be late. You are also free to bring a self-defense weapon with you, and any pain-alleviating items you have received. Nothing else will be allowed.”

She seems to be her usual self this time, and this certainly seems a lot kinder than the "trust exercise" from last week.

—

With the memories of last week’s lesson still lingering, a bit of wariness would be understandable. Still, Florence did say that this week shouldn’t be nearly so bad - whether you believe them or not is up to you - and they’re there at the grocery store, ready for another lesson.

They do seem a bit distracted, as it takes them a moment before they address everyone.

“Hello. Today’s lesson will be focused purely on cooperation. It is another journey into an orb, so things may be unpredictable, but nothing so severe…”

They trail off, before nodding at nothing.

“There is a storm. You must prepare to survive it, and prepare for any other eventualities. As I said, it may be unpredictable. I will be around to help in any way I possibly can.”

With that, it’s off into another orb - and the lush island on the other side. Surely this won’t be too hard, right?

OOC NOTE

Welcome to Week 6 Saturday's event. As Lorelei stated above, this is the final orb lesson for the game. Characters will have to work together to survive on a deserted island through an oncoming storm. How this will work OOCly is simple:

There will be three phases. Planning, gathering, and constructing. Planning will be short and mostly designed to have everyone gather their bearings and figure out who's doing what. Gathering will be collecting materials to help with their survival. Constructing will involve fortifying your "home base" so to speak.

Gathering and Constructing will run for 2 hours each. At the 1 hour mark for both phases, however, random events will happen that may throw characters off-kilter. There may be other things in between depending on character actions, but you can expect them at the hour mark at the very least. Planning will only last for 30 minutes, unless an extension is needed.

These instructions are not IC. This is for OOC organizational purposes.

We also have a section for people to submit threads so we can track progress and determine the outcome of the event. Qualifying threads must have at least 5 comments from you; more details can be found on the top level below.

The storm will happen at 5pm EST.

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STORM

[afflictionmods]

[ People are hard at work, making sure they can survive through this so-called storm approaching. The sky seems pretty clear for a bit, but then it all starts to go south pretty quickly.

Clouds form overhead, casting more darkness upon the island. The wind starts to pick up, and from the very edges of the world, you can see the void start to creep in. People stuck in it are walking towards you now, slowly, as if trying to seek some solace; but you've got your people here, first.

In a matter of minutes, the wind picks up immensely and rain starts pouring down, along with small shards of hail. The waves get a little rowdier. You have ample food to keep yourselves fed and a pretty good water system going, at least, and now it's only a matter of the hut staying put. The radio weatherman Flat discovered is still excitedly talking about the storm that's now made its way to you.

So far, the hut seems to hold up alright. It's shaking a little with the wind, which is where we're at now. The shaking will get worse with time, though, and rain will start to seep in through the roof. Hail is still hitting it as well.

(Also, Chongyun and Shin...you'll probably start experiencing some minor flooding, so good luck in the cave...!)

OOC: We will post another update to the storm at 5:40pm. ]

[escardos]

[ well, let's take another look at the radio and switch it to the other station. is it still just static or are we back to morse? ]

NOW THIS IS THE RIGHT ONE,

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[There's a brief moment of pure static, and then - ]

Good luck.

[A voice? But not just a voice - Flat will no doubt recognize the voice immediately, because it sounds just like a a professor he knew... Why would Waver be wishing him luck, though?]

[escardos]

[ well, flat's not exactly moved one way or another by the voice. an illusion like this one is easy to conjure, and therefore he pays it no mind. still he wants to try something. ]

Hello?

[ if the void is coming, then let's try speaking to the open air? who knows. ]

[selfconcept]

[ Where is Chongyun and Shin... he knows asking to go out there is not an option, so he just stays in the hut here. He hopes he had enough time to fortify the place for it to hold. If not, well... sucks to be them.

He's eyeing the leaks and tries to put waterproof duct tapes over them. ]

[partymagician]

[ Fai is going to help him with that, grabbing some of the leaves he brought in to cover some of those spots... even if it doesn't work well, it's something. ]

[selfconcept]

Would be a great time for barriers to work, huh?

[ Hien tries to tape the leaves to the ceiling so that Fai doesn't have to hold them up too long. ]

[cheerfuldays]

( she knows fai is also helping but... )

Is there anything I can do?

[selfconcept]

[ Regarding the structure? Probably not, but. ]

Can you help calm some people? I think that would be really helpful right now.

[imitationsoul]

[ Miach has not helped with the hut one single bit, but she's still here now. She's just kind of sitting crosslegged on the floor and minding her own business. ]

[cheerfuldays]

( the moment the wind picks up, shizuku's going to start moving the fruit and any seafood that needs grabbing inside. at which point, it's time to hunker down it looks like! for now? it is time for a cozy sweater for anxiety purposes, given the people in the void... if she listens outside, can she hear anything?

but also. )

Ah- where did Shin and Chongyun go?

[afflictionmods]

[ She can't hear anything from the void, no, though Flat is picking up some interesting transmissions on his radio. ]

[cheerfuldays]

( does the voice sound different for her? )

[herlocksholmes]

I'm not feeling any pain right now, so take solace in that at least Mr. Nouzen isn't in any danger that could hurt them, and I'm certain Mr. Nouzen will add Chongyun in anything that may happen.

I will inform you all if I feel anything strange.

[As a bit of an alert, yup. Better keep people informed]

[cheerfuldays]

That's good at least.

( though, she's still worried... )

... Oh, Cater and I were able to get some blueberries and other fruits, if you'd like. I know it's been a while since we've had access to produce!

[cloudalike]

[ Judging the rainfall... ]

I suppose it's good that this cave is on a slope. [ He assumes so anyway since the mudslide continued as he dodged to the side. ] Still... we should try to divert any potential flooding.

[ He sighs. ]

I hope everyone else is alright.

[undertakings]

[Hmm... yeah, this flooding isn't great but he's seen pretty bad, so. This is still manageable.]

They should be fine. It looked like they had enough materials to strengthen the walls and roof.

[He still has his shovel WHICH CAN CONVENIENTLY WORK TO SCOOP OUT WATER i'm getting my money's worth with this thing okay and a hunting knife if they need to cut anything apart. Actually he also has the walkie-talkie which... Mae has the matching one to, so. Maybe he'll take that out and show Chongyun.]

We can contact them through this if we need to. I don't think it'll pick up on the signal too well while we're in this cave, but we can check up on them if conditions improve.

[cloudalike]

[ Shin can dig OR Chongyun can strike the ground with his great sword and make an instant trench like in the animes. If they had a gun, Shin could probably anime-shoot out a trench too. Missed chance!

But they might as well get started. ]

That's good to know. [ He'd ask more about the walkie-talkie because what the heck is that, but Shin seems confident enough that it'll let them communicate with the others. That's good enough for Chongyun. No point wasting time talking about technology he doesn't understand when there's digging to be done. ] We should be fine, too. I don't think Florence would appreciate it if we came to them for more medical emergencies.

[festiverogue]

[Madara rushes to finish the side reinforcements just as the storm hits, so he might be drenched but he's still here! He sits out of the way, trying to be as nonchalant as possible. But with the void closing in and people missing, he's feeling a little out of sorts.]

[cheerfuldays]

( scoots a bit closer and leans on him. your grounding shizuku is here. )

... Hey.

[mirrite]

[Well, this sure is happening, and Marcus doesn't like it one bit. Is this what it was like for the people of Bifrost all that time...? He doesn't want to think about it too hard. It wasn't as though he was directly responsible for that, after all... at least, that's what he's telling himself, though it's not exactly effective.

But there are more immediate concerns, which is that he's paired with a very squishy mage who DOES have memories of causing the Voidstorm, and as the hail intensifies and Phantom looks more and more uneasy, there's only one thing in Marcus' mind to do, and that's pull him in and just sort of shield Phantom with his own body just in case.

Anyone who looks at him funny right now will get a glare right back. He doesn't like this situation either! But he is a mirrite - partially Phantom's mirrite, whether either of them like it or not - and a mirrite's job is to protect their master. He's going to do his job and that is that.]

[selfconcept]

[ You know what, Marcus. Here's a thumbs up for already getting into defensive formation. ]

[exofractured]

[It's probably a very clear sign of just how unsettled Phantom is feeling that he doesn't really have anything sharp to say about this at all. He huddles himself a little closer to Marcus's side, trying to will his breathing to even out to force himself calmer with it.

It's much too much like the Voidstorm. Phil's memories of that, his own of the assistance he'd given extracting souls from the Void...]

The storm is supposed to pass through quickly enough.

[It's not the thing that has his every nerve on edge and Marcus definitely knows it. But if he says it, he can try to focus his attention on that instead.]

FOLLOW UP

[afflictionmods]

[ Things start to take a turn for the worse, though the duct tape does help with keeping some of the water out. There's a lot going on right now, from the void to the rain and hail and storm - it's around the 45 minute mark when there's suddenly a little bit of light that surrounds the hut. The cave will get a smaller glow, too, and --

The voices that Flat and Shizuku may have heard from the radio come through again. This time, there's a voice sounds more sound and clearer: ]

Thank you...for...saving...some of us, before...

[ Then, there's sight of the sky crumbling around you again. Rain and hail get through the roof but there seems to be something keeping all of it from getting in. Yes, some of you might get pelted a little, but given what you've experienced last week? It's not all that bad. ]

Come...home. You...go home.

[ ...The food, fruits, crab and all that you have with you are still in tact. But the void, the storm, thanks to your hard work and resilience -- are gone, as the strange world you're in starts to crumble around you once more, leaving you back at the grocery store area.

No hut, no cave or anything, but the food and resources are still here. ]

[escardos]

[ and, as if those voices hadn’t happened— ]

Woohoo! Let’s go get dry before we all catch colds!