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Survivor?
[Wednesday stops short--
[--then decides on balance she'll worry about that later, and hurries toward the... car-gate... thing. This is all very ingenious but one thing it doesn't make her feel is particularly secure, she's had the usual million warnings young girls get about staying out of the bad parts of town and this town looks like it might be all bad parts.]
Who's there?
[Wednesday stops short--
[--then decides on balance she'll worry about that later, and hurries toward the... car-gate... thing. This is all very ingenious but one thing it doesn't make her feel is particularly secure, she's had the usual million warnings young girls get about staying out of the bad parts of town and this town looks like it might be all bad parts.]
Who's there?
[That much light is honestly better than the darkness and the fog that awaits her in the other direction. She heads for the city.]
Hello...?
Hello...?
[You hold you your hand dramatically! and a bolt of force lightning peals from your fingers, ripping up the wall and blackening the ground. Garbage bursts into flames; charred bits of plaster sprinkle down all around you like rain.]
[Though the electricity crackles over your arms and through your hair, it feels tingly but does not hurt. You're immune to it.]
[Though the electricity crackles over your arms and through your hair, it feels tingly but does not hurt. You're immune to it.]
[ As you enter the alley and the gate shuts heavily behind you, the lantern you've been holding shatters into bright flakes of white light and vanishes. ]
[ You can still feel it, though. ]
[ Innately, you know the lantern is not gone, and not broken. It has gone into your Armiger -- a space inside of you, next to your soul. You can feel it in there, ready for you to call it into existence once again, any time you want. ]
[ In fact, now that you're paying attention, you can feel there is something else in your Armiger besides your lantern, waiting for you to call it into being. You know that all you have to do is hold out your hand and it will appear in your palm the moment you will it to be so. ]
[ You can still feel it, though. ]
[ Innately, you know the lantern is not gone, and not broken. It has gone into your Armiger -- a space inside of you, next to your soul. You can feel it in there, ready for you to call it into existence once again, any time you want. ]
[ In fact, now that you're paying attention, you can feel there is something else in your Armiger besides your lantern, waiting for you to call it into being. You know that all you have to do is hold out your hand and it will appear in your palm the moment you will it to be so. ]
[her eyes widen into sparkles for a moment as it sets in what she just did.
and she lets out a little peal of delighted laughter.
and then quickly composes herself to be a serious person in an unknown place. But the sword goes back to her armiger-- and she? moves forward. secretly delighted]
and she lets out a little peal of delighted laughter.
and then quickly composes herself to be a serious person in an unknown place. But the sword goes back to her armiger-- and she? moves forward. secretly delighted]
[ You enter the alley, and before you hear a response to your question, the gate shuts heavily behind you and the lantern you've been holding shatters into bright flakes of white light and vanishes. ]
[ You can still feel it, though. ]
[ Innately, you know the lantern is not gone, and not broken. It has gone into your Armiger -- a space inside of you, next to your soul. You can feel it in there, ready for you to call it into existence once again, any time you want. ]
[ In fact, now that you're paying attention, you can feel there is something else in your Armiger besides your lantern, waiting for you to call it into being. You know that all you have to do is hold out your hand and it will appear in your palm the moment you will it to be so. ]
[ You can still feel it, though. ]
[ Innately, you know the lantern is not gone, and not broken. It has gone into your Armiger -- a space inside of you, next to your soul. You can feel it in there, ready for you to call it into existence once again, any time you want. ]
[ In fact, now that you're paying attention, you can feel there is something else in your Armiger besides your lantern, waiting for you to call it into being. You know that all you have to do is hold out your hand and it will appear in your palm the moment you will it to be so. ]
[ It might have been beautiful once, back when the buildings were still brightly painted and the streets were full of people. But now the buildings are boarded up, and roads that were once broad and inviting and now blocked by thick makeshift barricades cobbled together from metal signs, wooden pallets, rusted cars, barbed wire — anything and everything that wasn’t nailed down, and probably some things that were. ]
[ The barricade and building are run through with cables, and bright lights of all shapes and sizes are pointed outward as if trying desperately to keep the darkness away. The light illuminates the thick, dingy haze that squats over the city, which you can feel in your throat with every breath. ]
[ From here, you can see some spots along the wall where the lights have burned out, leaving some buildings drenched in shadow. ]
[ Someone on top of a building turns a spotlight on you. You hear shouting from a familiar voice. ]
“There's a survivor! Raise the gates!”
[ You hear activity from beyond the wall, and a moment later there's a groan of metal and clank of chains. ]
[ Two cars, stacked end to end in a cage of rusted beams and rebar, is raised by powerful winches like a massive gate. Behind it is a narrow, well-lit alley, leading the way into the city. ]
[ The barricade and building are run through with cables, and bright lights of all shapes and sizes are pointed outward as if trying desperately to keep the darkness away. The light illuminates the thick, dingy haze that squats over the city, which you can feel in your throat with every breath. ]
[ From here, you can see some spots along the wall where the lights have burned out, leaving some buildings drenched in shadow. ]
[ Someone on top of a building turns a spotlight on you. You hear shouting from a familiar voice. ]
“There's a survivor! Raise the gates!”
[ You hear activity from beyond the wall, and a moment later there's a groan of metal and clank of chains. ]
[ Two cars, stacked end to end in a cage of rusted beams and rebar, is raised by powerful winches like a massive gate. Behind it is a narrow, well-lit alley, leading the way into the city. ]
[ With the closed gate at your back, there’s only one exit, and it’s in front of you. ]
[ The alley is narrow and zig-zags through crumbling buildings. Eventually you see the exit, and the man who’s standing at the end of the alley, waiting for you. ]
[Approach?]
[On the one hand NO THAT WAS HER EMOTIONAL SUPPORT LANTERN
[On the other it's probably safer in there and she's at least a little curious about what might have ended up in her... what was that thing called? it's an inventory, isn't it? So...
[Might as well hold out her hand.]
[On the other it's probably safer in there and she's at least a little curious about what might have ended up in her... what was that thing called? it's an inventory, isn't it? So...
[Might as well hold out her hand.]
Edited 2021-01-23 21:46 (UTC)
[It takes her a moment to adjust to the spotlight, hand raised to shield her eyes. A survivor...?]
Ah, thank you-
[She takes a step forward once the path is open to her.]
Ah, thank you-
[She takes a step forward once the path is open to her.]
[ This man looks like Cobalt’s very hungry twin. He’s missing the antlers, along with a whole lot of muscle mass. His scars are bright against his pale, waxy skin, and he fixes you with dark eyes. ]
So that was you.
I don’t know what you were doing out there, but it's good you made it back inside.
—Not that you’re much safer here. If we don’t get the lights fixed before sunset, we’ll all be in trouble.
[ In a glittering flash of white light, the thing you called for drops into your palm. ]
[ It's a whip sword, heavy and familiar. The light of two dozen street lamps gleams off the serrations of the interlocking segments. ]
[ As you turn it in your hands, you can feel something strange about it. You can feel... that it has been imbued with the power of ice.]
[ As surely as you are breathing, you understand: while you are holding this object, you will be able to channel its power and cast Blizzara at will. ]
[ You now have access to your Armiger. You can put things into it at any time, and they will appear or disappear from your hand at your whim. ]
[ It's a whip sword, heavy and familiar. The light of two dozen street lamps gleams off the serrations of the interlocking segments. ]
[ As you turn it in your hands, you can feel something strange about it. You can feel... that it has been imbued with the power of ice.]
[ As surely as you are breathing, you understand: while you are holding this object, you will be able to channel its power and cast Blizzara at will. ]
[ You now have access to your Armiger. You can put things into it at any time, and they will appear or disappear from your hand at your whim. ]
[ In a glittering flash of white light, the thing you called for drops into your palm. ]
[ It's a simple wooden bow and a quiver of arrows, like the kind you've practiced with in the dorm. ]
[ As you turn it in your hands, you can feel something strange about it. You can feel... that it has been imbued with the power of lightning.]
[ As surely as you are breathing, you understand: while you are holding this object, you will be able to channel its power and cast Thundara at will. ]
[ You now have access to your Armiger. You can put things into it at any time, and they will appear or disappear from your hand at your whim. ]
[ It's a simple wooden bow and a quiver of arrows, like the kind you've practiced with in the dorm. ]
[ As you turn it in your hands, you can feel something strange about it. You can feel... that it has been imbued with the power of lightning.]
[ As surely as you are breathing, you understand: while you are holding this object, you will be able to channel its power and cast Thundara at will. ]
[ You now have access to your Armiger. You can put things into it at any time, and they will appear or disappear from your hand at your whim. ]
The... the lightning? And... what's outside?
[she will get to asking his name soon]
[she will get to asking his name soon]
[ As you enter the alley and the gate shuts heavily behind you, the lantern you've been holding shatters into bright flakes of white light and vanishes. ]
[ You can still feel it, though. ]
[ Innately, you know the lantern is not gone, and not broken. It has gone into your Armiger -- a space inside of you, next to your soul. You can feel it in there, ready for you to call it into existence once again, any time you want. ]
[ In fact, now that you're paying attention, you can feel there is something else in your Armiger besides your lantern, waiting for you to call it into being. You know that all you have to do is hold out your hand and it will appear in your palm the moment you will it to be so. ]
[ You can still feel it, though. ]
[ Innately, you know the lantern is not gone, and not broken. It has gone into your Armiger -- a space inside of you, next to your soul. You can feel it in there, ready for you to call it into existence once again, any time you want. ]
[ In fact, now that you're paying attention, you can feel there is something else in your Armiger besides your lantern, waiting for you to call it into being. You know that all you have to do is hold out your hand and it will appear in your palm the moment you will it to be so. ]
Daemons. Dangerous creatures that attack in the night.
They're repelled by light, but some of the lights in the barricade have gotten unplugged. We need to get them back up and running or the daemons will be able to break through.
[ Well this is amazing and he wants to test it all out now...!!
. . . But he doesn't want to accidentally ruin something or seem like a threat to anyone in here. So he'll allow it to disappear, and continue forward while looking for someone to speak with. ]
Hello? I have made it inside safely.
. . . But he doesn't want to accidentally ruin something or seem like a threat to anyone in here. So he'll allow it to disappear, and continue forward while looking for someone to speak with. ]
Hello? I have made it inside safely.
Edited 2021-01-23 21:53 (UTC)
[Well, she can't deny that'll probably be useful.
[Now she's armed and at least reasonably dangerous, Wednesday spends a moment or three dithering. Is it better to have the bow out and look like she's capable of defending herself, or should she perhaps be holding the lantern and not looking like she's some kind of threat or spoiling for a fight?
[In the end she decides that the best choice right now is to hold both of them in reserve in the magic space pocket and keep her hands free.
[Better just... keep moving, right? Maybe she'll meet someone else and have safety in numbers.]
[Now she's armed and at least reasonably dangerous, Wednesday spends a moment or three dithering. Is it better to have the bow out and look like she's capable of defending herself, or should she perhaps be holding the lantern and not looking like she's some kind of threat or spoiling for a fight?
[In the end she decides that the best choice right now is to hold both of them in reserve in the magic space pocket and keep her hands free.
[Better just... keep moving, right? Maybe she'll meet someone else and have safety in numbers.]
[ With the closed gate at your back, there’s only one exit, and it’s in front of you. ]
[ You hear that familiar voice again:]
Over here!
[ The alley is narrow and zig-zags through crumbling buildings. Eventually you see the exit, and the man who’s standing at the end of the alley, waiting for you. Also a girl with superhero clothes and poofy blonde bangs.]
[Approach?]
Follow the yellow cable south, all the way to their ends. If you see a black flood light plug, plug it in. That's all there is to it.
We're also going to need someone to fetch weapons and meteor shards so we can fight off whatever daemons show up. Lights or not, something's probably going to try and take a shot at the wall.
[Ah. This is all very interesting!! The lantern vanishing does startle her a bit at first, but she feels comforted that it seems to still be there.
She holds out her palm, already knowing and expecting something to happen when she does.]
She holds out her palm, already knowing and expecting something to happen when she does.]
[ With the closed gate at your back, there’s only one exit, and it’s in front of you. ]
[ The alley is narrow and zig-zags through crumbling buildings. Eventually you see the exit, and the man who’s standing at the end of the alley, waiting for you. There's also a girl in superhero clothes, and a familiar white-haired dragonman. ]
[Approach?]
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