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expiationlogs2024-07-02 07:39 pm
theskyaccepts) wrote in expiationlogs2024-07-02 07:39 pm
I've Been Through the Desert on a Horse with No Name
Who: Tsuna and you!
Where: In the Desert
What: To complete his sentencing, Tsuna has led an expedition out into the desert to find the ruins of Tresed, and see if anything has changed Last time
Warnings: Risk of injury and possible death, hallucinations, monsters. Additional warnings to be added if needed.
OOC Notes:
-You do not need to have responded to the OOC Interest Check or the IC Interest Check to join in. Please feel free to dive right in!
-Timeline wise, ICly the expedition will return prior to the 15th so that we're all back for the event, but please don't feel you have to rush anything
-On a more personal note, while there is a risk of death with this expedition and if that's a direction you're interested in going for please do, I would also like to keep the body count to a minimum if possible. The ramifications of leading a bunch of people to their deaths is not necessarily something I want to play out with Tsuna at this time. Thank you!
The Expedition and Scouting Parties
The thing about deserts is that they are harsh environments. Unforgiving, some might say. The sun beating down, the wind whipping sand, the sound of monsters making their way through the desert. It's not the kind of place anyone would really want to go into, and yet, Tsuna is determined. Whether it is the effects of his sentencing or his own backbone finally making itself known, he has led this group into the desert for answers. It's not easy, and it weighs on him, but his face is set as he sends out small scouting parties, consulting maps and other information that he has, hoping to find the ruins of Tresed.
Sandstorms are prevalent in the area, so small scouting parties are being sent out to try and find some paths through it. Going out too far runs the risk of getting lost, injury, or potentially death. There are some monsters about, but they also have to contend with the storm.
The Oasis
But eventually, relief comes. An Oasis is discovered with clean, fresh water and edible vegetation. A respite from the harsh winds of the sandstorm. It's a chance to catch their breath and consolidate what they have learned so far. But as is so often the case in this world, things are quick to go awry. Mirages, of course, a key part of any desert expedition, start to appear. Images from that previous trip out to the ruins.
If you were on that previous trip to the desert, you've seen these images before but something about them seems off, wrong, not quite right. Warped, some might say.
If this is all new to you, you're seeing something that's happened before. But if it is wrong or right, who's to say?
But it might not matter if you've been in the desert before or not, because this vision is from the perspective of one of the Shadow Creatures that attacked before, and were ultimately killed. It comes with feelings of aching hunger, despair, and mindless fear in those final moments.
Or maybe it isn't an image of the desert at all. Maybe it's something far more familiar. An image of home, in the past, the present, or the future.
The Message and Returning Home
A message appears on the Chosen's tablets. Text, barely legible but undeniably a message:
FIND ME
But despite searching, and Tsuna will want to be thorough, the source will not be found, and they will be unable to trace it.
It's not much, but it is something. And they can return to Aldrip with that knowledge. One thing is clear though. They are not done with the desert yet.
Where: In the Desert
What: To complete his sentencing, Tsuna has led an expedition out into the desert to find the ruins of Tresed, and see if anything has changed Last time
Warnings: Risk of injury and possible death, hallucinations, monsters. Additional warnings to be added if needed.
OOC Notes:
-You do not need to have responded to the OOC Interest Check or the IC Interest Check to join in. Please feel free to dive right in!
-Timeline wise, ICly the expedition will return prior to the 15th so that we're all back for the event, but please don't feel you have to rush anything
-On a more personal note, while there is a risk of death with this expedition and if that's a direction you're interested in going for please do, I would also like to keep the body count to a minimum if possible. The ramifications of leading a bunch of people to their deaths is not necessarily something I want to play out with Tsuna at this time. Thank you!
The Expedition and Scouting Parties
The thing about deserts is that they are harsh environments. Unforgiving, some might say. The sun beating down, the wind whipping sand, the sound of monsters making their way through the desert. It's not the kind of place anyone would really want to go into, and yet, Tsuna is determined. Whether it is the effects of his sentencing or his own backbone finally making itself known, he has led this group into the desert for answers. It's not easy, and it weighs on him, but his face is set as he sends out small scouting parties, consulting maps and other information that he has, hoping to find the ruins of Tresed.
Sandstorms are prevalent in the area, so small scouting parties are being sent out to try and find some paths through it. Going out too far runs the risk of getting lost, injury, or potentially death. There are some monsters about, but they also have to contend with the storm.
The Oasis
But eventually, relief comes. An Oasis is discovered with clean, fresh water and edible vegetation. A respite from the harsh winds of the sandstorm. It's a chance to catch their breath and consolidate what they have learned so far. But as is so often the case in this world, things are quick to go awry. Mirages, of course, a key part of any desert expedition, start to appear. Images from that previous trip out to the ruins.
If you were on that previous trip to the desert, you've seen these images before but something about them seems off, wrong, not quite right. Warped, some might say.
If this is all new to you, you're seeing something that's happened before. But if it is wrong or right, who's to say?
But it might not matter if you've been in the desert before or not, because this vision is from the perspective of one of the Shadow Creatures that attacked before, and were ultimately killed. It comes with feelings of aching hunger, despair, and mindless fear in those final moments.
Or maybe it isn't an image of the desert at all. Maybe it's something far more familiar. An image of home, in the past, the present, or the future.
The Message and Returning Home
A message appears on the Chosen's tablets. Text, barely legible but undeniably a message:
FIND ME
But despite searching, and Tsuna will want to be thorough, the source will not be found, and they will be unable to trace it.
It's not much, but it is something. And they can return to Aldrip with that knowledge. One thing is clear though. They are not done with the desert yet.
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So.. ]
I don't know.
[ Ange opts for the honest answer this time, despite her earlier lie. ]
I've never really seen people do that. I guess it's the.. [ .. she's struggling with saying this, apparently. ] .. the nice thing to do.
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He figures he just has to do what he can to show her a good example.]
Right! That's how people should be, really. I guess some people get caught up in looking out for number one. When they could also look out for a number of friends too! [He offers her an encouraging smile.] You know, you don't have to talk about niceness like it's a foreign concept. But I can get you better acquainted with it!
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Ange can't help but briefly think of the irony. The same place where she tried to end it all because no one in the world cared about her, and now she's sitting in some illusionary version of it with someone telling her that he'd like to help her learn about being nice.
Life is weird. ]
I guess that doesn't sound.. too bad. [ She's saying it very slowly, before he gets the wrong idea and gets all excited! She's not ready for that, Kurt! ] As long as you can take it slow. I'm not about all those busy social things.
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Ah yes, you don't want to go too overboard with being nice! I'll try to go easy on you. [He shakes his head slightly.] Man, you really seem resistant to letting your inner party animal loose! But I'm sure you'll get there, especially when you're hanging out with a life of the party like yours truly!
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Don't you think I have a reason to dislike parties?
[ A reason that isn't just 'she still has to be convinced of how great they are', Kurt!! ]
Have you ever seen a famous author at a party? Ever?
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No, but to be fair, I've never seen a famous author anywhere at all.
[Then he smiles.]
Oh, is that all it is? Well, you don't have to worry about that! I didn't know about you, so I'm sure no one else here knows about your work. So you don't have to worry about people bugging you for autographs and interviews or trying to sell you story ideas. I'll make sure your party experiences have a real focus on fun! Trust the fuzzy man!
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[ It's both said very slowly - like she feels like that might just be the only way he'll be able to grasp this at this point - and through clenched teeth, since Ange sure has to hold in a whole lot of emotions to keep herself from shoving him off the roof and finding out just how far this illusion stretches. ]
Just let 'no' be 'no.' Is that such a difficult concept? There isn't a single girl out there who likes pushy men.
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I was just - I thought I figured it out and cracked the code! Like I'm a detective in one of your books! If I could solve the case of getting you to cut loose and enjoy a party, that'd be pretty awesome, yeah?
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You do know that people aren't some sort of mystery cases to be figured out, right? [ Because there's someone in her world who definitely does think that, Kurt, and you don't want to be like that person! She's a thoroughly unpleasant person!! ] That's called violating someone's privacy.
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[Especially one who keeps things close to the chest. But Kurt does back off a bit.]
But I don't want to mess with your privacy, for real. If it's really bugging you, then I guess that's that.