Ascian's Ideal World: Second Run

[idolpro]

You are in a dark place. All you can here is ticking for a long, long while.

Then a bright light, a pure white crystal, taller than the dorms itself, appears in front of you. It's voice echoes in your mind.

Hear.... Feel... Think...
A Light there once was that shone throughout this realm... yet it has since grown dim
And as it has faltered so has the Darkness risen up in its stead, presaging an end to life.
For the sake of us all, I beseech thee deliver us from this fate.
If thou would pierce the shadows... make thee a blade of light.
Hold onto it, child.
Return His Dark servants to your realm.
But beware, ever is He trying to grow his power. Do not get caught.


And the light vanishes you find yourself with a crystal in your hand.



Though you are again left in in Darkness before you find yourself in a vast city standing in front of a large teleportation device.

Objectives (if your character can translate Hydaelyn vagueness):
1) Convince both Ascians to leave
2) Don't get tempered :) (or killed for those with cw mind control exceptions)

Additionally you may choose EITHER canon or OR imeeji powers to be active. You can wait to decide until you use a power, but once you use a power that powerset is locked in as your choice.

Also if people are in the same area as you feel free to mingle. It is in fact encouraged. Also your phones work only to text and take pictures (basically for the purpose of communicating in case you are in different spots).

GAME START

Comments

[idolpro]

[Benches upon benches. That is what you see when you enter. Most of them are filled with citizens calmly sitting and waiting. Not talking. Hands folded. Patient. But what are they waiting for?]

Now serving, 152.

[Ah. Well, time to go get a number. As you wait a figure motions for you to sit with them. (Or if you were already talking to the figure earlier you blink and now they look like this).]

[failedsafe]

She blinks at the figure, so washed out and colourless, before walking over to take a seat next to them.

"Hey, there. What...happened to you?"

[firstworldproblem]

What do you mean, child? Like you, I exist outside of time.

[failedsafe]

--Does that mean you know what's going on?

[firstworldproblem]

Yes. The Convocation is summoning Zodiark to give the star a will of its own. But to prevent the Sundering from happening, they would rid themselves of naysayers by easing their worries.

[failedsafe]

Who is Zodiark and what is the Sundering--

[Oh--wait.]

Is--is that what happened to make all the shards? Were all of them Amaurot?

[firstworldproblem]

Zodiark is the Will of the Planet. A great an powerful primal.

Yes, the star was sundered into fourteen pieces and all life was diminished.

[firstworldproblem]

[Emet-Selch arrives and immediately goes to have a talk with Hythlodeaus.]

[bondsofsuffering]

[Walking over with! Please actually work.]

[firstworldproblem]

[They get in an argument --- like a one between friends --- and Emet-Selch begins to pace. It seems like Hythlodeaus is trying to tell him it isn't real and it seems to be working.]

[bondsofsuffering]

[Time to step in.]

You told me you'd believe him, even if he was a shade.

[firstworldproblem]

I do. So you are saying that this is not real.

[bondsofsuffering]

I am.

You're one of the keys to making it all stop. I think it's kind of like a dream - and you're one of the dreamers.

[maidenheaven]

[ at some point in this conversation:

Lahabrea is here. There's a massive crystal—it seems to be infected with that darkness. ]

[failedsafe]

[OH HE'S HERE!

Yes!]

Emmy!

[firstworldproblem]

Lily.

[failedsafe]

[She manages a smile that's a little sad, but very sincere.]

I love your hair. I mean it's great all the time, really, but you look good. Maybe that's my bias talking.

[what with her own white hair, but anyway, her smile doesn't entirely fall, but she looks concerned.]

I'm sorry, I need to speak with you, it's very important.

[firstworldproblem]

[He's also like 5'6".]

About what?

[failedsafe]

[God, you're TINY.

But she's just...going to reach for his hands and hold them in hers.]

Your home is beautiful, magnificent, really. I want to see more of it, I want to ask a thousand thousand questions about everything. The people, how it all works, all of it. I don't...I don't know what it was like for you to lose it and I won't pretend, but I can see why, even in these scant moments and glimpses, why you'd try to save it.

[She pauses, she squeezes her hands, a little.]

But it isn't real. None of this is. You didn't graduate and get a wish. I spoke to Hythloadeus and he knows the truth of this place, too, said that when you made him, he'd realise it. This...all this, is a game.

[crybot]

[He isn't sure why, but he feels compelled to take a number and sit down quietly. He cautiously peers over at the robed figure. Was this one going to disappear before his eyes as well?]

[firstworldproblem]

[Emet will come sit with him.]

Oh, you don't need that.

[He waves a hand and he is registered.]

Are you here with the others?

[crybot]

[He's a bit mystified by the registration process, but he'll roll with it.]

Yeah, I guess so. Are you also here from Tokyo-F?

[The stranger isn't wearing one of the weird masks, but he seemed to have some power here as well.]

[firstworldproblem]

Apparently this is a game. Or so I am told.

[crybot]

Seems like a pretty terrible game so far.

[firstworldproblem]

Hmmmm.

Is it really? Despite it being a game, I rather like it here.