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polymods ([personal profile] polymods) wrote in [community profile] polylogs2022-03-01 06:08 pm

where we're going--

POLYMYTHOS: EVENT HORIZON

EVENT HORIZON


Ⅰ. ARRIVAL
You can read all about your character's arrival in the game lore.
There has always been some confusion as to whether or not the ferry cuts through sea or sky, but this month as you glide along you will find yourself more and more convinced that it is the latter. It is nigh impossible to see where you are headed, the way forward shrouded in darkness.

At first you think the lights ahead are stars.

The ferry docks inside of a metallic bay of some kind. It’s an extension of what must be the island, although this one does not resemble any earthly land mass. It appears to be a deliberately constructed structure, contained on all sides. Maybe you’re familiar enough with technology or science fiction enough that you realise it resembles a space station more than an island.

Once you’ve disembarked from the ferry, you will find that you cannot go outside of the structure.

Inside, there are seemingly endless corridors for you to explore. The halls on the upper deck are rounded, metallic, with lights set at regular intervals. Here there are chambers roughly the length and width of a single bed, with sufficient height for a person to crawl in and sit up on the bed. There is a television screen set in the wall at the foot of the bed by the door, and sockets for electronics. That is all.


Also on this floor is a mess hall where you can get beige, mostly tasteless nutritional sludge dispensed from machines. Water and coffee are also available, likewise dispensed from machines. (There is a cookbook hidden on a shelf written by one Serak the Preparer, but no ingredients anywhere.) There are private showers and bathrooms, a small gym, and rooms clearly meant as places for people to sit and talk. There is a medical bay, although there is no staff. In fact, the whole place seems empty.

There are some rooms that are locked - these look like offices. The doors to these rooms are extremely difficult to break down, but if you have superhuman strength you could manage it. Or maybe you’re clever enough to work the electronic panels beside the doors.

Inside you will find round monitors on the walls and square tablet-like devices on desks. Attempt to work any of these and a soft, pleasant but emotionless voice will inform you that you do not have access. You can try to speak to the AI - called MUTHER - but it is supremely uncooperative. Someone very good with technology could use the tablet the old fashioned way, perhaps, to access files. You might want to be careful, though - MUTHER might decide to retaliate. Harshly.

There doesn’t seem to be a temple anywhere readily apparent.

Notes:
1. The High Temple and anything characters may have stored there is only accessible to those who are experiencing their first island outside of the TDM via a marked door. Everyone else must make do with what is available.

2. Please remember to mark threads appropriately with Content Warnings when necessary.

3. The televisions play mostly game shows. You can also find a set of controllers for it and play Pong. Just Pong.

4. MUTHER will not deliberately kill any people on the station - her programming forbids it. She is not above releasing hallucinogenic gas into the air vents, though.

5. Have fun!



Ⅱ. CONSCIENCE
CW: psychological trauma, threat of death.
It’s easy to get lost; nearly identical corridors branch off from one another. As you walk along you gradually become convinced that someone is following you. Periodically you’ll hear footsteps, a sigh, a rustle of cloth. But every time you turn around you see nothing… unless it’s one of your fellow Travelers. Or maybe you run into them because you’re so busy looking over your shoulder.

Regardless, as you walk along the lights in the corridor flicker, and when they turn back on you will find someone you know standing directly in your path. Someone who you know absolutely cannot be there.

Maybe they died. Maybe you haven’t spoken in years. Whoever they are, the feeling they inspire within you is one of intense guilt. You did something to this person, something for which you think you can never be forgiven.

The apparition might speak, or it might just watch you with silently accusing eyes. You begin to wither under its gaze, feeling weaker and weaker until you can barely stand. You just want to lay on the floor and close your eyes… maybe forever.

Your fate rests in the hands of whoever is with you or finds you. All they have to do is introduce a smidgen of doubt into your mind, a recognition that maybe it isn’t all your fault. Of course, that means you might have to tell them what you did.

Oh, dear.

Notes:
1. The severity of the offense is of course up to the player - this can be deadly serious, or played for laughs. No matter how it is played the only way to save a character from sleeping on the floor until they die from dehydration is to convince them of even the possibility that they might not be guilty. They do not have to feel completely absolved.



Ⅲ. STOWAWAY
CW: monstrous creatures.
The lower decks of the station are darker, more utilitarian looking. These are corridors that lead to rooms full of computers and machinery that keep the station running so it’s probably best to keep out of there.

There are also storage bays filled with both prosaic wooden crates and large metallic pods. Most of these are locked up tight. But not all. Investigate some of the pods and you’ll find that the floor around them is wet with some sort of milky, slimy substance that sure seems like it came from a living organism.

Maybe you should get out of here.

Before you can get good and gone to the upper decks, however, you find exactly what you probably didn’t want to unless you have a very exciting Tinder profile: an alien.

At least eight feet tall, with pale almost translucent skin, the creature has an elongated skull and a mouth that hosts two sets of jaws like a moray eel. It has a whiplike tail and spiky protrusions along its upper back. It is bipedal, and very, VERY fast.

Better hope you’ve got something to fight with! Your chances of survival are definitely greater if you work with a partner.

And you better hope there’s just the one.

Notes:
1. The aliens are extremely dangerous, but they CAN be killed. Their blood is thick and yellow but is not acidic or poison.



Ⅳ. TEMPLE
CW: potential insanity, violence.
If you wander the dark lower decks long enough, you will find yourself moving ever inward toward the very center of the station. There is a door there that is supposed to be locked, but often isn’t. It’s waiting for you, beyond that door and down a dark corridor: the station’s heart.

The room the solitary corridor opens into is round, walls sloping gently up to a domed ceiling. In the middle of the room is a machine of some kind: a series of concentric thick metal rings rotate in different directions around a sphere. The only noise it makes is the gentle swooshing of the circles as they spin out, up, around.


The air feels heavy and charged. It’s not pleasant.

Before you can leave, all of the rings line up so that they appear to radiate out from the sphere in the center. Light flares, and then in the space where the sphere once was you can see it:

Home.

It’s your homeworld, perhaps exactly as you left it, or perhaps earlier or later along in the timeline. It may be pleasant, or it may be awful, but it is undeniably the place from which you came. The place where you belong.

Stare into this portal home long enough and the compulsion to return will slip over you. You just need to jump into the glowing, trembling center of that dimensional gate.

Whoever is with you, however, realises that leaping headfirst into an unknown dimension might not be the smartest idea you’ve ever had, especially considering how ominous the whole place feels. They might be able to talk you down. Hopefully they can talk you down, because the longer you stare at the portal the more convinced you become that you MUST leap into it, and the only way to do so is to kill whoever is trying to get in your way.

If instead you turn away from the dimensional gate, the lights will flare once more before the rings resume their movement. That brief glimpse of home is gone. In its place is the sound of soft voices; people you have left behind, calling out to you with accusations of things left undone, begging to be told why you won’t come home...

These voices will follow you throughout the ship. They are not constant, but they never leave you alone for very long. They won’t be silent until you give them an answer to the question of why you have chosen to remain.

Notes:
1. If characters DO jump into the gate… They can pass through and emerge on the opposite side gravely injured or completely out of their minds. Or you may use this as a very dramatic exit from the game.

Is anybody out there listening?


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gravity_grrl: (no)

Roxy Spaulding| Gen13 | OTA

[personal profile] gravity_grrl 2022-03-09 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
Ⅰ. ARRIVAL:

Roxy doesn't like space.
Like, at all.
Not since being rocketed into it a few years ago with the other members of Gen13 where in which she not only had to fight weird aliens and future versions of her friends but it's also where she found out that her then boyfriend had contracted an STI from when he cheated on her which then mixed with a space virus and turned him into a monster that tried to kill her.
Yeaaaaah....so not a fan.
Which means if you happen to run into her this month, either in the halls, pods or the mess hall she might be a bit more on edge than usual.

Ⅳ. TEMPLE:
(cw: death, panic attack, fear, mental breakdown.)

Looking into the portal home hadn't been anything what she expected and at first Roxy is confused by what she sees; she had been hoping to see her friends, maybe even the beach house in La Jolla where she and the other members of Gen13 lived but when all she sees is a large crater in the desert she makes a face.

"What?"

She asks and takes a step closer to the portal, her brows creasing together and that's when the second pulse of light happens. Not from the rings but from her mind, a brilliant flash of white and something, somewhere deep inside her slots home with a horrible clunk.
The world around her begins to tilt and she starts to make a high pitched keening noise, her breathing becoming erratic and her control slipping away as she falls into a panic attack.

The pressure in her head and around her almost seems to build to an unmeasurable amount and finally she can't take either anymore and screams, a horrible gut wrenching scream, which causes everything to break.
Quite literally.

If you thought this room was bad before then try it when the gravity inside has been thrown all out of whack.
Enter at your own risk.......
helpdesk_hero: David Alleyne  / Prodigy - From Young Avengers (Sad Panda (Frown))

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[personal profile] helpdesk_hero 2022-03-11 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
He finds her in the halls, with David coming out from one of the locked doors. When he sees Roxy he offers her a smile, but that falters for a moment. There's... something wrong. He can't put his finger on it, but Roxy is always so bright and energetic and something just seemed wrong about her posture.

"Rox? You okay?"
gravity_grrl: (worried)

[personal profile] gravity_grrl 2022-03-11 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
Instead of Roxy's normal enthusiastic greeting, which at this point in their friendship is either a flirty remark or a loud squeal and tight hug, David is greeted with a small nod and little wave.

"Huhn? Urm, yeah fine."
helpdesk_hero: David Alleyne  / Prodigy - From Young Avengers (Default)

[personal profile] helpdesk_hero 2022-03-11 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
"Bullshit," he says, his voice soft and concerned. "I can still breathe, which tells me you aren't okay. Do you need a hug?"
gravity_grrl: (look_up)

[personal profile] gravity_grrl 2022-03-11 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
Usually Roxy would say 'DUH' as she almost always wants hugs but this time she just shakes her head, crossing her arms under her bust, holding herself.

"No I'm okay, thanks though. Urm, how are you? Enjoying finally being around technology?"
helpdesk_hero: David Alleyne  / Prodigy - From Young Avengers (Default)

[personal profile] helpdesk_hero 2022-03-11 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, no, that isn't good at all.

"Yes and no. This is definitely technology, and I'm around it, but you see, it's hard to enjoy that when my friends are clearly fraying at the edges."
gravity_grrl: (blue down)

[personal profile] gravity_grrl 2022-03-12 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
She looks at him defensively, "I'm not fraying I just had a shitty last two months okay?!" She pauses and runs a hand through her hair and then sighs.

"Sorry. I just...I hate space."
helpdesk_hero: David Alleyne  / Prodigy - From Young Avengers (Default)

[personal profile] helpdesk_hero 2022-03-13 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, he didn't deserve that snapping any more than she had from him at the mall. So he gives her a flat look that says 'I don't approve of being the enemy here'. But he does get it and nods at her.

"Yeah, I can get that. It's a big fear for a lot of people. Is there anything I can do to help you?"
gravity_grrl: (look_up)

[personal profile] gravity_grrl 2022-03-13 07:52 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm not afraid of it." She says, trying not to snap again. "I just don't like it because the last time I was in it my ex boyfriend tried to kill me."

"Do you have any booze? That might help."
helpdesk_hero: David Alleyne  / Prodigy - From Young Avengers (Default)

[personal profile] helpdesk_hero 2022-03-14 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah. Yeah, places evocative of where we were killed can be horrible," David agreed. He shuddered to even think about how he might break down in a proper server room next time he saw one.

"Sorry, no alcohol. I wish I had some for you."
gravity_grrl: (worried)

[personal profile] gravity_grrl 2022-03-14 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Damn." She says and then sighs, running her hand through her hair. "You wanna walk around with me a bit? I don't like staying in one spot for too long in this place."
helpdesk_hero: David Alleyne  / Prodigy - From Young Avengers (Default)

[personal profile] helpdesk_hero 2022-03-18 01:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"I am down for some exercise," he agreed. "Come, let's let our feet do the thinking for us. Wanna hear about how you're smarter than me? Or one of the people smarter than me?"
gravity_grrl: (cutie)

[personal profile] gravity_grrl 2022-03-18 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
As they start to walk down the long corridors she looks at him curiously, "Huhn? I am? How?"
helpdesk_hero: David Alleyne  / Prodigy - From Young Avengers (Default)

[personal profile] helpdesk_hero 2022-03-19 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
"You know that whole 'just go get out on the ice' thing? Fuck, that was a whole mental revelation to me. A joy actually. I borrowed Jean-Paul's skating and I felt so alive again."

It had made him happy.
gravity_grrl: (adorable)

[personal profile] gravity_grrl 2022-03-19 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Roxy's eyes soften and some of the tension in her face goes away as she smiles, "Oh David, I'm so happy that you got to experience that! Did you do tricks and stuff or was it just skating around and enjoying it?"
helpdesk_hero: David Alleyne  / Prodigy - From Young Avengers (Default)

[personal profile] helpdesk_hero 2022-03-20 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
"No tricks and stuff," David answered. "Just the speed and the rush. It was... God, I felt alive again. And the next month I found the courage to ask Hawks out. Sorta? I think?"

So yeah, things were looking up, in part thanks to her. Carter too of course.
gravity_grrl: (excited)

[personal profile] gravity_grrl 2022-03-20 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
Roxy gasps and grabs David's arm, her usual sunny smile returning although it's still not quite at full force but it's better than before.

"Ohmygaaaaaaaaaaaaawd David!! You asked out Hawks! That's so amazing!"
helpdesk_hero: David Alleyne  / Prodigy - From Young Avengers (Default)

[personal profile] helpdesk_hero 2022-03-23 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
There it is. It's not perfect, but it's a smile. And she deserves those.

"I think we mostly just admitted to each other that we wanted to hold hands and kiss and cuddle. But yeah, I guess I did."
gravity_grrl: (adorable)

[personal profile] gravity_grrl 2022-03-23 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
She hugs his arm, "Holding hands, kissing and cuddling is important! And great! Is he a good kisser? Is cuddling hard with those wings of his?"
helpdesk_hero: David Alleyne  / Prodigy - From Young Avengers (Default)

[personal profile] helpdesk_hero 2022-03-24 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"He's learning," David tells her about the kissing. AS for the other part...

"I feel so safe and warm in his wings."
gravity_grrl: (shine_smile)

[personal profile] gravity_grrl 2022-03-24 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Roxy's eyes go soft and she sighs happily, "Omg Daaaaaaaaaavid. That's so sweet. Does he fold them around you like he's hugging you?"
helpdesk_hero: David Alleyne  / Prodigy - From Young Avengers (Default)

[personal profile] helpdesk_hero 2022-03-26 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah," he says, and he looks so soft and happy about it. "It's so wonderful. To feel so fully embraced."
gravity_grrl: (ohgoodie)

[personal profile] gravity_grrl 2022-03-28 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
"That's so beautiful, I'm so happy for you both." She says, giving his arm another squeeze. And she really is, if there's one thing that Roxy always wants for her friends it's that they find love and partners who treat them well.

"So I have to ask, who made the first move? Was it you?"
helpdesk_hero: David Alleyne  / Prodigy - From Young Avengers (Them Smooth Jazz Stylings (Chill))

[personal profile] helpdesk_hero 2022-03-28 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
David was happy too, and he smiled a bit stupidly, letting her squeeze his arm with no problem. AS for the first move... He laughs.

"That's complicated. The kiss in the tunnel of love might be the first move, and neither of us really CHOSE to make it. But I guess I guess I did. Sort of."
gravity_grrl: (laugh)

[personal profile] gravity_grrl 2022-03-30 04:37 am (UTC)(link)
Roxy's eyes light up and she pulls at his arm excitedly, "You did??? How? When? Tell me tell me tell meeeee! Please!"
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