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IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY
March 11. The sun is shining, streaming in perfect sunbeams through uncovered windows. Birds and animals twitter outside, basking in trees that are verdant green and full of life. Outside, the town begins to wake, stirring to life with the sounds of ordinary everyday happenings. Footsteps, carts rolling down the road, the distant sound of friendly neighbors greeting each other.
i. OUR TOWN
The town square is a bustling place to be for locals, and this week is no exception. Aldrip is a vibrant swell of activity: stores, stalls, and stands all open their doors precisely on time, welcoming the new day. Things are quiet, theoretically, while the local school is in session, but anyone playing hooky won’t get a second glance. Everything is fine! It’s too nice a day to be inside, anyway.too nice to waste.)Fairies are rarely seen in town, these days, but this week, they seem to be in fine form. They can be found playing harmless tricks on people: taking things from them and moving them somewhere else, rolling carts when no one is holding onto them, mostly-unscrewing screws that hold together mechanical parts… They avoid magical pranks, for now, but these mundane tricks are such a nuisance! They even pull all of the wares out of a local vendor’s stall: dozens and dozens of colorful, patterned scarves. They had been on “deep discount,” leftovers from some “Day of Devotion” event, but the discount is about to get even deeper, on account of how dirty they are.
ii. TEMPTING FATE
A recent expedition to the Lorentia Caves uncovered a hidden gem–literally. Enterprising rock enthusiasts have brought back wheelbarrows full of round geodes, and have made a game out of cracking them open . Geodes that are green inside will get a lavish prize: a stay at a local spa or a gift card to a fancy restaurant. Purple or red inside will get a free drink at the local coffee shop, or a small gift card to use at a local shop. Brown or clear gems get nothing special–but you get to keep the rocks! They hold no special properties, but can be nice to look at and make great paper weights, and some of them almost seem toERROR: MULTIPLE REDUNDANCIES DETECTED very occasionally, breaking open one of these rocks causes it to crumble, becoming little more than gray ash. Static pops across the surface before it disintegrates.ERROR: DATA CORRUPTED bustling business at night. Now, this establishment is small, nowhere near the size of the one in the past, and is not nearly as expansive. Nonetheless, it helps create a thriving nightlife in town: there’s games, drinking, dancing, and all sorts of fun. Locals are encouraged to participate either by attending or working, or even performing in some way!
iii. LOST AND FOUND
You wake in a maze surrounded by fog . You have no memory of entering the maze. You have no idea which direction you might have come from. You are simply here, and there seems to be no exit above. So. The only way is forward.alone ness. There is nothing here. There is nothing there.ERROR: REDUNDANT PROCESS FOUND should know. Some will feel compelled to pick these items up. Some will feel a deep sense of unease when looking at them, and refuse to interact. Turning your back on these items will cause them to disappear. You won’t have to worry about that anymore. Not on this beautiful day.looks and sounds like you. But…you don’t remember living that life, or doing those things. So how does it feel so real ?may have a lasting effect on your character . Not filling it out will also have an impact on them. So please make sure to fill out the poll !
iv. MISSING LINKS
As this strange memory phenomenon takes over Aldrip, other odd things begin to happen. It’s small, at first, and barely notable except that it renders Aldrip slightly less idyllic than usual. There are a few clouds in the sky. You may get caught in a passing rain shower, or maybe sleep through your alarm…bigger . What happened to that tree along the path you walk every day? Wasn’t there a butcher shop on the corner there? Where have all the birds gone?ERROR: DATA LOST Things go missing.
v. THE COUNTDOWN
Sunday, March 31.rains like this in Aldrip.Twelve. Morning. How funny, to see these recurrences. Odd.Eight. Seven. Around noon. This must be a coincidence, and yet, you cannot help but wonder if it is meaningful.Four. Late afternoon. Wonder and curiosity are replaced by dread. Whatever is at the end of this countdown–it feels like a finality. Terrifying and unknown.Two. Night. Those going to bed will find their sleep restless and filled with bad dreams.UPDATES INSTALLED One. Midnight. The clock strikes twelve, and whatever your character is doing–sleeping, waking, etc–the whole of existence seems to blink out.
vi. WILDCARD
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expiationlogs2024-03-09 08:37 am
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You don't know?
[ Apparently someone here - Ange, of course - does not understand or appreciate the fine art of doodling, because she looks like she's never even heard of someone having no clue what they're drawing.
Then again, it's not like she's the most artistic person around.
The girl moves her head through the fence, mostly so she can take a better look at what he's drawing. ]
It just looks like a bunch of lines to me.
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[he trails off, at a loss. it feels important somehow, but he's not sure why and when he thinks about it too hard the thought slips away from him like water.]
It's art, okay? Don't diss it.
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And though the girl does realise that much, it seems that the dots don't connect all the way in her mind. Because rather than landing on the truth of what's going on here, she instead goes for: ]
Are you feeling insecure about making art?
[ That's clearly got to be it, right? That's why he had such trouble saying it just now!!
Besides, if these lines are art to him, then Ange doesn't think he's all that good at it. Hence why the insecurity makes even more sense to her in that light. ]
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[he sounds totally exasperated.]
It's my art and now everyone will get to see it.
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Maybe it's a little blunt, but at least it also means she isn't pussyfooting around it.. An upside and a downside all at once, perhaps. ]
You sounded so weird just now, for someone who's apparently so proud of his lines.
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[he has no idea what his own deal is, so he'll just huff and complain as she points it out.]
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[ ... she definitely isn't.
But judging by how dryly she says that 'yeah', she's well aware of the fact. Ange just can't resist the deadpan opportunity, apparently. ]
It's just that there's been weird stuff going on around town. [ Nothing that she's experienced yet herself, but she's ran into some.. strange things other people were doing, that's for sure.
It's why she can't help but wonder if this is one of those things too, though it's a little more subtle. ]
Haven't you noticed?
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[he sounds cautious, like maybe he knows what she's talking about but doesn't want to admit it.]
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[ Apparently she doesn't mind admitting to having noticed as much, even if he may be more cautious about it. Or maybe she figures he might not know yet, so she might as well explain. ]
I have a part time job at the bookstore. The sign outside went missing just the other day.