The world has shifted. Or maybe you’ve shifted? Either way, things have changed, and it’s going to be quite a while before you see them change back again.
BASICSYou were going about your business as usual until the world went white around you, and went the fog cleared: Oska. You’ve arrived in a snag of reality between worlds, the full extent of which can be read about here. But in essence, you’ve arrived in a grand, magical, almost empty castle. Outside the castle is an empty, long-abandoned village, partially in ruin. Past that, the world simply fades out into white mist. Your best bet is probably to stick to the castle and its grounds.
Suits of armor patrol the quiet hallways, but good luck getting them to speak or answer any questions. There’s absolutely nothing inside them, they move under their own power. They don’t talk, but they also go out of their way not to hurt you. You can even attack one, it will just patiently wait for you to give up and leave. If, however, you ask one for directions, it will dutifully turn and lead the way to wherever you’ve requested.
Librarians lurk in the halls of the enormous, well-stocked library, in which you can find nearly any book from nearly any world. The librarians are tall, wide, and very muscular, but they’re also not out to hurt you. Provided you play nice, of course. The usual rules apply: be respectful of the books, keep your voice lowered, and never bring any source of flame into the library. That last one might make the librarians reconsider their nonviolent natures.
Outside, there's a greenhouse with every type of flora you can imagine (and more, since they're from all over the universe) — be careful, though, because not all of them are friendly. If you'd like to take a dip, you can check out the lake; just be friendly to the fish. You can catch sight of almost any animal you'd like in the stables, real-world or fantasy. Most of them have been tamed, and won't do any real harm. However, some of them can be a bit testy. Stay away from the unicorns unless you have perfect manners — they hate impoliteness.
Current characters in game can assume that the Timeline glitched and sent them temporarily back to Oska. You are welcome to take any threads that happen here as game canon, should both parties arrive in game. Threads done here by prospective players may be used as application samples, and threads done by current players may be used as Bonus AC.
PROMPTSONE ✗ THE KITCHEN
The kitchen is always stocked with food, freshly cooked and ready to be eaten — although there was no one to do the cooking, and it might just be you to do the eating. That doesn’t seem to discourage the kitchen in the slightest, which is constantly churning out new, fresh courses. Some of them are more innocent than others today.
That tart you just ate? It was harpfruit, native to Cendiares, and has a pesky side effect of making the eater blurt out everything that pops into their head. The completely average-looking salad actually has flakes of Raphian wildflowers, which cause a bit of dancing fever — it isn't contagious, but it does make the sufferer want to dance with everyone they can. The choices and effects are endless and up to you, and don't worry; ALASTAIR is working on getting the kitchen under control as we speak.
TWO ✗ THE TRAINING CENTER
Maybe you find your way into the Training Center. A lot of work went into setting this room up, and it can construct nearly any scenario that you can imagine. All it takes to activate this room, still and featureless until it comes to life, is the brush of a finger against one of the glowing pads on the wall. The magitek will take it from there.
Just envision the setting and any enemies you’d like to train against, and they’ll instantly materialize. Would you rather go sightseeing, without worrying about a fight? No problem! The room is eager to provide you with a sparring partner, but it can be convinced to hold off -- just don’t think of getting into any fights. The Training Center also offers any games you can think of: soccer, basketball, literal freeze tag, etc. Every supply you need will be simulated for you.
Additionally, the following scenarios are also preloaded into the system for user convenience, each coming with a small summary of mission objectives:
ANWICK: A ruined little village with a massive, dead dragon skewered in the center of it. The goal is to protect her young in a nearby cave. The terrain is treacherous, the wyrmlings are squirmy and unhelpful, and the townsfolk are furious. But for good reason -- it seems dragons have been plaguing them for decades. Even the simulation’s enemies are programmed to say as much, and will do their best to convince you to their side.
CHANTES: Chantes, the previous mission world, is a typical medieval town cloaked in darkness and surrounded by a winding forest. It comes in two default flavors and difficulty settings. Fairies are the easier enemy; the objective is to collect three jars of unpleasant, glowing sap from their nests without getting your eyes poked out. The fairy goop can also cause disturbances with magical powers, unwanted levitation, and unfortunate cosmetic effects.
Demons are the more difficult setting. The task is to clear ominous runes off of various town structures, but when approached, each one releases a red, misty spirit. It will fight tooth and nail to protect its ‘home,’ but is largely invulnerable short of destroying its rune. To prevent this, it may resort to spells, violence, and possessing someone else in the simulation -- consider this a lesson in PvP. (NOTE: You’re also welcome to use anything from the previous events from Chantes as well.)
OSKA TRAINING: The goal in this simulation is simple: outlast the timer. It’s exactly the same castle, but after it’s been pelted by a firestorm, architecture ruined to rubble and ash. Navigating the half-destroyed castle is hard enough, and the earthquakes and fireballs raining from the sky will continue until characters survive for a certain amount of time (from an hour to a day) or find a full bushel’s worth of food. And just to rub salt in the wound, all the dirt, grime, and mud in this simulation will last outside of it, so you might need a shower after.
Once the next mission (Nalawi) goes live, a scenario will be added for that as well!
THREE ✗ THE NETWORKThere is some good news, along with all these bizarre and fantastical new sights: you’ve arrived with a new piece of jewelry which, if examined, gives you access to anyone else that might be currently inhabiting Oska. You can speak into the jewelry and be heard, you can get it to project moving images of yourself and others, you can even think a message into it and have it arrive as written word to whoever you’re communicating with. It’s a useful little trinket, provided you can get it to work.
FOUR ✗ CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTUREYou are free to use any of these settings, or anything from the
Settings Page. You may use any virtually created setting you can think of in the Training Center, even scenes from your character’s world (although they’ll be devoid of people, unless they’re brought in as opponents).
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thirstology2016-03-05 05:57 pm
now to tag you with an actual castmate
Not who he expected to see, but Sans is happy to get as many monsters as he can here and out of their crappy world. While Mettaton was busy trying to w o w his viewers, apparently his interviewee took it upon themselves to do the sane thing and go get help.
This means by the time he looks back, he's left with Sans instead, who during the big report had just kinda walked onscreen.]
Sorry, M-T. They had to take a bathroom break.
Like, indefinitely.
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[Ah. Yup. There they go.]
We're going to be taking a quick commercial break, my dears! But when we return: the results of our investigation and our continuing interviews!
[He shuts off the feed, then turns to the other monster. Despite the interruption, Mettaton actually seems to be taking it fairly pleasantly.
He crosses one of his legs over the other, his smile less (for lack of a better word) staged.]
My, my. It's good to see a familiar face, but I have to say I'm surprised to see you taking up a cause that requires so much effort, Sansy.
[Sans is still a bit of an enigma, but MTT knows him well enough from the performances at his resort. "Sans" and "work" usually weren't in the same sentence unless "is not" was in between them.]
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I mean, a lot of folks already wanna do right by this whole timeline shtick, so being down one skeleton isn't hurting their efforts all that much.
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And our lovely employers don't seem to mind? That's not very professional.
[A certain burger flipper knew from experience that if there was anything that grinded MTT's gears it was laziness in the workplace.]
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[They just kind of threw them at Chantes and hoped it worked out...]
Undyne's trying to get things, uh, organized. But the ones in charge we spoke to? Yeah, ain't interested. We're basically on our own.
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That's certainly...
[Disheartening. A bad sign. Not what he signed up for.
Mettaton sits on the information for a moment, pensive.]
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Certainly a good thing that I'm here, then! There's nothing worse for morale than awful leadership! If we are going to be the heroes of these timelines, then we need all the positive influence we can get! Between the Captain's work and my stellar performances, we'll have everyone whipped into shape in no time!
[Well. Mostly everyone.
...also. The idea that Undyne is here is just now fully hitting him. Wait.]
Is it just the two of you?
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Even if Undyne's mostly trying to get leadership going, rather than doing any leading herself, but they can talk about that themselves. He can't be bothered explaining everything.]
Me, her and my bro. It's been about...three months? When we got here it wasn't too long before Christmas rolled around, so...
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[His grin gets slightly uneven. Time shenanigans... This was going to take a bit of getting used to.]
Well! You must practically be an expert at this point. You have to tell me everything!
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[As if. His hands find their way back into the pockets of his jacket, and he shrugs.]
But, uh, my brother...now he's a real fan, you know? And a real talker at that. So I'd consider if a pretty big favour if you'd ask him all your questions instead...I can practically hear all his screaming already.
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Hm. A fan? The screaming sounded very familiar. And considering Sans was a skeleton, then...]
Ah, I believe I've already had the pleasure of meeting him. He offered to help with this latest report, actually! Excited is... certainly a word I'd use, I suppose.
[Hairflip.] Not that I can blame him. I'm just relieved to hear your particular brand of laziness doesn't run in the family.
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[But hey, works for him.]
Just don't go dragging him into too much trouble, ok? I know you'd do anything for ratings...
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Just going to throw that one out there, was he?]
I do what I do to keep my viewers happy. Implying I'd endanger one seems a little harsh, don't you think?
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[Despite that his tone's casual, lacking any kind of concern or accusatory tone to it, so maybe he was kidding around.
Or not.
Who really knows with Sans.]
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It was implicit. I'm not naive, darling; I know these cozy little trips we'll be going on won't always be the safest. If your brother wants to help me bring joy to our rag-tag little rescue party, I promise I'll be looking after him to the fullest of my abilities. Devoted staff is so hard to come by these days.