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Madhuri ([personal profile] songbird_slayer) wrote in [community profile] songerein2022-09-10 12:54 pm

Player Event: "Imbalance" [OPEN]

Who: Everyone! Even the newcomers! What a time to jump in, huh?
Which: OPEN Dreamscape
What: On the night of the 10th a strange dreamscape appears, dividing some dreamers into two, each bearing just half of themselves... how will they pull themselves together?
Warnings: Probably a lot. I trust you fine people to please mark your content appropriately should your threads make mention of anything triggering. I'm watching you.


Quiet nights never seem to stay quiet. It began with the slightest flicker within the crystal lanterns, a ripple, perhaps the sound of coins clinking together.

Then, with a distant scream, there was a torrent of blue and orange flame. It's hot but it doesn't burn, swirling and dancing with the frenzy of a desperate dancer. It blinds to familiar surroundings, twin colors that seemingly never end...




Until one's feet touches sand-dusted stone and marble. The air is hot and arid, ripe with burning kindling in myriad torches that line walkways. The flames rhythmically sway, catching the glimmer of golden archways and decor that embed the city... palace...? That lay before you.

Something is wrong. Really wrong. Something in you feels... different. Blank. But before you can comprehend it much further, something is running down the pathway in the distance to enter the palace like the devil was on its heels. That something looks just like you...








You pursue this weird other you... or, you don't. Perhaps you were drawn to the palace's splendor and decided to explore, maybe find some sweet treasure while you're here. Whatever the case, nothing about this place smells dusty or aged. It feels brand new... lined with statues and tapestries of what appeared to be great warriors, all humanoid and bearing twisted horns atop their heads and long, craggy tails covered in scales. But some of them have been altered in some way... some are missing their heads, and one or two "lucky" ones have simply had large claw marks ripped across their face. What would put claw marks in stone was anyone's guess.

Those who tire of the architecture may find some doors are unlocked. Yes, such a lavish place seems all too eager to lay itself bare for you, perhaps bearing a sparkly trinket or two to your liking. (Note: Unfortunately, any treasures obtained in the palace will only come back with you in the form of candies shaped as said jewels, crowns made of shortbread, tapestries spun from candy floss, etc. It's all food. Enjoy!)








Deeper and deeper you delve, either arms full of treasure or having bumped into friends who don't exactly act like your friends normally would, you find more motifs of the warriors, more intact the further you head through this weird city-palace. Near the center are statues depicting two... figures... each holding a pair of scales.

Yet no matter how much you wait and watch them, the scales continue to sway from one side to the other. There's nothing on their respective plates, however... what could be throwing them off?

If you place anything on the plates and mend the swaying scales, you are given a single shard of a strange crystal rife with dreamotion energy with a sense of wholeness and connection. It shifts colors as you turn it this way and that in your hand. Maybe that'll help put some of these people back together if fighting or talking to them won't do it...



[ooc: Information and Plotting post is here for easy review. The shards are meant to simplify putting people back together if needed, but are the only thing that can be taken into the semi-waking world as a pretty bauble. Also, a reminder that this is optional. Enjoy!]

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What a surprise it will be when he meets the normal Kaiba

[personal profile] crystalized_hope 2022-09-19 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
What was a child doing here? It wasn't like it was unlikely that children could come here, but that didn't really matter at the moment. Shaking his head lightly, "'Tis no worry." Listening to the boy, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed that he hadn't seen anything, but it wasn't something he could help.

"Ah, well...," how could he put this? He didn't want to worry anyone else, much less a child, but..., "I think she may be responsible for what's going on, and I'm worried about her."
blue_eyed_obsession: (💥 ƒℓєєтιηg уσυтн)

Right?! It's like.... weren't you about this high?

[personal profile] blue_eyed_obsession 2022-09-21 08:25 am (UTC)(link)
Seto might be young, but he knew when an adult was purposely omitting information because they didn't want him involved. It happened all the time, for various reasons. There were times when he just wished someone could be honest with him. Still, he was raised to mind his elders, so he didn't press it. "If you're sure. I could help you search though."

It came as a total surprise when the man changed his mind and did supply a few details. "You mean, she might be the reason we all were brought here?" He questioned, completely oblivious to the full magnitude of what was going on.

".. But this place looks great. I'd like to thank her myself." It was definitely preferable to the orphanage, if only he could convince her to bring Mokuba here as well.
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You're kind of a shit now, aren't you? xD

[personal profile] crystalized_hope 2022-09-22 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
G'raha hadn't meant to make Seto feel bad by that. He just didn't want to worry him too much.

"I would be grateful for your assistance. Thank you very much," he responded politely, "That's correct." he paused for a moment to think about what he just said. He gave him a soft smile, "Well, when we find her, you can thank her yourself."
blue_eyed_obsession: (💥 нαℓƒριηт)

LOL! talk about a shock.

[personal profile] blue_eyed_obsession 2022-09-28 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
The way G'raha was handling it wasn't unreasonable, but Seto had other influences in his life that made him more sensitive to it. It was because of those influences that he now had to look out for both himself and his brother more than he used to.

"Think nothing of it." He replied courteously, though clearly he appreciated getting a chance to be involved. Thoughts were already forming in his mind on the best methods to cover the most ground. There was only two of them so splitting up might not be an option...

"I'll do that, sir." Then he looked up very sincerely," If you're worried about her we should start looking right away."
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It's fine..... Probably

[personal profile] crystalized_hope 2022-11-01 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
With a nod of his head, he glanced around the room they found themselves in at the moment. "Mayhap it best we report on the places we've been already? From there, we can use the process of elimination to figure out where to check next," he suggested to the boy.

And then he realized, "Ah! How rude of me. My name is G'raha, and you?“