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Re: The Dark Forest (6/6) (Waitlist Open)
« Reply #60 on: August 14, 2013, 08:31:57 am »

Thanks Dwarmin. Oh, by the way, there are rolls that I don't show, in case if you were wondering. I will show combat rolls and rolls for extremely difficult tasks however.
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« Reply #61 on: August 14, 2013, 04:24:07 pm »

((Every other turn indeed. Couldn't (and can't) get my RP going properly due to several constraints.))

Falken bent his knees slightly, as if posing to strike someone but keeping his hands open. He then slowly began lowering his body and assuming a crouch, one of his gloved hands groping blindly behind him until his fingers found the grip of his trusty cleaver, wrapping around it and allowing him to retrieve his only weapon from the ground. His free hand moved to the beak-shaped mask and loosened it enough to allow his voice to carry outside with more ease.

"Do tell me, all of you." he began, his voice now more easily discernible. Hoarse as it was, his English had the unmistakable accent of someone from the Germanic parts of Europe, most likely from the western bits of those states. Guttural consonants and firm words. "Has anyone here ever visited Hell itself? Would you be able to recognize it? I do not believe so, and I say it hardly matters."

The male grit his teeth for a moment, letting his jaw slacken when it seemed they could crack, in an attempt to break free from what seemed to be a hallucination, a trick of the mind or the senses. A long time had passed ever since he had last cared or even thought about his family's deeds and opinions, and he still had no interest in them. He was a medic now, and it was what he'd do until his strength failed and his life faded. " Hell or not, this place seems to be attacking our minds."

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"Hey steve." You speak into the air.
>Yes?
"Could you guys also make a hamburger out of this arm when they cut it off? I wanted to eat it just for the sake of tasting it."
>That is horrible and disgusting. It will no doubt set you apart and create fear in your team mates. So of course.

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Re: The Dark Forest (6/6) (Waitlist Open)
« Reply #62 on: August 15, 2013, 01:50:45 am »

Turn up soon. Waiting on Tiruin.
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« Reply #63 on: August 15, 2013, 02:14:00 am »

((and I was all like, 'Turn! Awwww...'))
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« Reply #64 on: August 15, 2013, 06:15:49 pm »

((And yea, for I shall heap all my apologies onto you all for my busy-ness and being busy-busy-busy. Now to think of a reason on why I'm posting las-))

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Re: The Dark Forest: Cold Depths
« Reply #65 on: August 15, 2013, 07:49:35 pm »

Cold Depths

Dwarmin|Jacquelyn Delahaye:
"...Mon père?"

You hold back the tears, shaking your head. You remember. You remember that day. The day those bastards betrayed your father. The day they tossed him overboard like rotten fish. The day they planned to sell you away as a slave in the new world. Your hands curl into fists, and you struggle to keep back your pain. You break.

You scream at the lake. You scream at whatever that thing is. You just-scream. You shake your fists and walk towards the lake, nearly breaking into a sprint. Your tears stream down your face, and you keep screaming. Sana tries to hold you back, but you're too strong. She stumbles backwards, calling for you.

"...Father, I'm sorry I couldn't save you...but, you...whatever you are...you're just a bad dream, you're not REAL. I'm not a little girl any more. I don't care who or what you are. You've got no power over me! I am a Delahaye...and you've got not power over me!"

You now stand on the bank of the lake. Your father's body floats towards you, then rises and stands before you. You look into his eyes in shock. He touches your face with his hand, missing his index finger. He pulls you in and hugs you. You pull back, and your father gives you his ring. The ring you picked out for him. Your tears fall into the lake, and your father hugs you again.

"Jacquelyn?" he says, voice raspy and horse, full of sadness. "Jacquelyn, I've missed you. The ocean. Is cold. And lonely. But I'm back. I-I I'm back." he says, eyes full of tears, mirroring yours. "I'm back. But I must leave."

He hugs you once more, and leads you deeper and deeper into the lake. You are knee deep, and you finally snap out of it and try to break free. You try to loose yourself from him, but he is too strong.

"You're not real! You're my father! You're not mon père!"

[WIL Check. 50-(20 Difficulty)=30. RESULT=77 FAILURE]

"Mon amour. I am real. Are-are you not happy to see your papa? Do you not love me?"

"I-I do love you. Father. Father! Take me with you!"

Your father takes your hand and takes you deeper and deeper into the lake. Your face is full of tears as you turn to face Sana, who has run towards you. She calls out, but you go deeper and deeper. You take a final gasp of air, and your head is fully submerged.

"Mon père...mon père."

You are gone.

Tiruin|Amelia L. Aguilon:
You decide to look away from the lake, and decide to look at the surroundings. Nothing you haven't seen; mostly the strange trees and the pitch black sky. You try to look harder, and you pierce the veil of black and you see a wolf in the forest. A gigantic, snow white wolf. Alone. You shake it away, and you hear Ura tell all of you to get back.

You do so, as do the others, but Jack is moving closer to the lake. You call out to he, but you hear her scream and you see her shaking, hands formed into fists. You see the little girl, Sana, hold on to her, trying to hold her back, but the little girl is pushed back into the floor. Jack storms off into the lake, and Sana gets up and chases after her.

She trips again, and screams for her on the floor. Jack is at the bank, hugging thin air, and you call out once more. Sana has gotten up, and is chasing at her full speed, but to no avail. She falls to her knees at the bank, crying and begging. Jack looks back at her,  and finally disappears into the lake.

You close your eyes and loom down, listening to her cries. They stop, and when you look up you see Sana raised into the air, by a sword. Her blood stains the black lake, and the man wielding the blade throws her in the water. You shout, and you run after him, along with the others.

You stop when the man pulls out Sana out of the water, completely healed. The man disappears into the water, and you see Sana breathing heavily. You run to her, and Gertrude holds her in her arms. You look around, and once more you see the white wolf.

IronyOwl|Sana:
"...Dangerous." you mumble, gazing at the lake.

You turn to Jack, who now is visibly holding back her tears. Her hands curled into fists, shaking. You tug at her, but she doesn't feel anything. You keep tugging, but she moves forward. You grab her and try to pull her back, but she keeps screaming at the lake. You pull with all your might, trying to keep her from the lake.

[S Check. 10=10. RESULT=17 FAILURE]

You can't hold back someone of her strength, and so you fall backwards. You try to get up and stop her, but you trip and fall on your knees. You call out. You scream. You plead. You beg. She does not hear. Tears stream your face as you try to stop her. She steps in the water, hugging empty air. She extends her arm and walks forward, as if holding someone else. You call for her to stop. She is waist-deep in the water when you finally muster the strength to run towards her.

When you finally make it to the bank, when you see Jack, nearly submerged in the lake, when she turns to face you. Her face is full of tears, her lips smiling lovingly at you. Why? Why must the only one who protected you be taken away. Why does this always happen? Her face is one of genuine happiness and togetherness, but her eyes plead for help. Tears not of happiness, but of fear.

You scream and splash the lake as Jack disappears into the lake. You look at your reflection, what you see is a coward. Why didn't you stop her, why couldn't you? Your reflection smiles, and an arm darts out of the water, seizing your neck. You gasp for air as your reflection rises out of the water and raises you along with her. She smiles as she brings you into the water as well, but you keep reminding yourself that it isn't real. It isn't real.

[WIL Check 50-(20 Difficulty)=30. RESULT=24 SUCCESS]

You close your eyes when you are released and you fall to the ground. You gasp for air as you look and see the reflection gone. You crawl backwards from the lake, heavily breathing and crying. You scream once more to the lake, nearly using up your air once more.

"Give her back! Don't leave me!"

You hear the others scream, but you ignore them until you feel a pain in your stomach. You rise from the ground, and you feel the blade twist inside you. Your mouth agape, you stare at the reflection, and you see yourself smiling. You give a little squeal, until you are tossed into the lake.

scapheap|Ura Hakai Kaze:
You try to pull away from the lake, stepping backwards. You try to shoo away the thoughts inside, to bring yourself at ease.

"It-not-real,-just-some-thing-that-odd." you turn away, struggling not to look at the lake. "We-need-to-leave."

You motion for the others to go, which the others look among each other nodding and shaking. Except Jack. She's standing the closest to the lake, visibly shaking. You call out to her, but she doesn't respond. She starts screaming at the lake, and walks towards it angrily, nearly running. You call out some more, but she doesn't stop. You see Sana, holding her back. The poor girl falls backwards, and you see her getting up and running after her. She trips and keeps calling out.

You look in horror as Jack hugs empty air, and you can barely see her lips moving, as if talking to someone. She holds her arm out and walks into the lake. You call out to her, then to Sana as you see her running to the lake. Jack is nearly submerged when Sana is at the bank. You see the little girl screaming and splashing at the water. You gasp as Jack is submerged, gone.

You close your eyes as if it were a nightmare. When you open them, you see Sana holding her arms to her throat, choking. You try to save her, but you as you head towards her she breaks free. She starts screaming again, when you see a man walking out of the trees behind her. you call out to her, as well as the others but she cannot hear you.

The man heads even closer to Sana, who then draws his blade. You cry out louder, but she is stabbed in the back. The blade twists inside her, and the man tosses her into the lake. You shriek, charging towards him. You stop when the man reaches into the water and pulls out Sana, completely unharmed but breathing heavily.

You and the others run towards Sana and Gertrude holds her in her arms, trying to bring her back.

Harry Baldman|Gertrude "Gorilla" Thompson:
You consider walking into the lake. To confront the demons in your head. The monsters in your mind. You shake it off, realizing the stupidity of it. You step back, cutting off the pull. You hear Ura call out and warn you all to do so as well, and you agree. Jack, however, is dangerously lose to the lake, and you see her shaking. You call her. She doesn't hear. Something's wrong. Jack starts screaming and walking quickly towards the lake, and you see little Sana trying in vain to hold her back.

Sana falls back, but the determined little woman gets up but trips again. You feel a deep pity, and you want to help her but your fear keeps you back. Sana is on her hands and knees, crying and screaming. You gulp. You see Jack wading in the water, hand outstretched. Sana is now running towards the lake, but you see Jack disappear into the lake. You look away and you cringe. You hear a single scream in the darkness, cut off by muffle sounds. You look to see Sana choking!

She falls on her knees, gasping heavily. She finally stops and you feel relieved. She screams at the lake, but you see someone walk out of the trees behind her. You call for her to watch out, but she is too busy screaming and holding her neck. You warn the others who in turn scream out for her, but she still doesn't hear.

The man walks behind Sana, and raises her blade. You decide to run towards her, screaming. The blade strikes clean through Sana, and the man lifts her up, twisting the blade. Her blood drips in the water, and the man throws her body into the lake. You scream as her dead corpse floats in the water. You raise your hammer and charge towards the man, but you stop as the man reaches in the lake and brings out Sana, completely unharmed.

The man drags Sana to the bank, and she gasps for air. You give a smile as you run towards her. The man retreats into the woods, but you hold Sana in your arms, as the lake "moves" away. Literally floating away. What is left behind is flat dead land. You care little, but you try to resuscitate Sana.

Caellath|Falken Stiehr:
You bend on your knees, and slowly make a crouch. You take off your mask, your voice becoming clearer, though still hoarse. You then speak out.

"Do tell me, all of you," you say, revealing your Germanic accent. Has anyone here ever visited Hell itself? Would you be able to recognize it? I do not believe so, and I say it hardly matters."

You grit your teeth, and you decide to stand your ground. You hear Ura warn all of you to step back, and you agree. You see Jack, however, scream and walk towards the lake. You see Sana try to stop her, but the little girl is knocked backwards. She gets up, only to trip on another root once more. A pitiful sight. She screams on the ground pleading for Jack to come back.

Sana runs towards the lake, and you call out for her to stop. Now you see Jack waist-deep in the lake, holding her arm out. You see Sana reach the bank just as Jack disappears in the cold depths of the lake. You close your eyes listening to the little girls screams. The screams are cut short, and you open your eyes to see a man stabbing Sana, raising her from the ground and tossing her body into the lake.

Your eyes wide open, you join the others and charge towards the maniac. You stop in your tracks as the man reaches into the water and pulls out Sana, perfectly fine, and the man retreats into the forest once more. You run towards Sana, breathing heavily. Gertrude holds Sana in her arms and tries to bring Sana back.

Party:
You stand over Sana, trying to bring her back. She's unconscious. Jack, unfortunately, has disappeared. But, there might be some way to bring her back.

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Re: The Dark Forest: Cold Depths
« Reply #66 on: August 15, 2013, 07:57:34 pm »

((...I'm feeling like Dwarmin is going along the line of epic, but then killed early for plot :v

But instead: NOT DWARMIN!

Also, this is more explained IC. :P))

"This..what is happening?!" Amelia kept a hand on the hilt of her sabre as she stared at the wolf, eager to check for any subtle movements. "Jacquelyn!" she cried, unwilling to believe what her eyes had seen.

<She's dead. No..no it can't be. She can't be dead. We all just think she's dead..she can't die!>

And yet, the woman felt one thing flutter in her that she only felt once before. Fear.

"I'll-..I'll go after her. Look after her friend. I'm going after Jacquelyn."


Optional action: Try to save Jacqueline.
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« Reply #67 on: August 16, 2013, 01:11:04 am »

((Can you guys [-->Tiru] all stop jumping into the death lake. :P

Honestly, it's a bad idea...let plot powers work their magics and hey now we know there's insta-kill traps!

*shuffles away in depression*))

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Cold and dark.

Mon pere, mon pere.

Jacquleyn cannot see the light any longer, it's gone and hidden from her sight. The colors all run out, and her world is grey and black. Her sum of a mortal life is a flashing haze of images on the surface of the water-the intricate interplay of pain, life, and love that make a living mind. Then it too fades, sinking into the perpetuity of the final second before absolute brain death. It is here one often feels the fires of Hell or the Light of Heaven, but Jacquelyn feels nothing but a sense of loneliness, a bitter melancholy to the end of her short life. Like many before, and many to come-she wishes she had just a bit more time.

Bonne nuit, ma chérie.
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« Reply #68 on: August 16, 2013, 02:20:01 am »

"I-told-you-to-leave."

Grab Amelia

"Don't-add-to-the-total." Her halting speaking make it sound a lot more threatening then she mealt to.
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« Reply #69 on: August 16, 2013, 04:03:28 am »

Gertrude was seriously beginning to consider herself an idiot. This hammer of hers, what's she even going to do with it? Ridiculous. And running screaming, that's a great idea. And now the Frenchwoman was whisked away by some satanic happenstance, plus somebody stabbed the young one, though that seemed to have been decidedly less lethal than it should have been.

"I'll-..I'll go after her. Look after her friend. I'm going after Jacquelyn."

"I think we both realize that this forest wishes us killed horribly by now. You running off will, admittedly, shorten your prolonged suffering in all likelihood, so that's really your choice."

Escape seemed less likely by the minute to Gertrude - daring exploration would only bring death. Therefore, extremely cautious exploration was desirable.

Stop being a complete moron and charging things with my hammer already. Seriously, I'm a pacifist and an unapologetic coward by nature. Grab the surviving girl and head slightly away from the area. Look around carefully.
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Re: The Dark Forest: Cold Depths
« Reply #70 on: August 16, 2013, 06:10:21 am »

Optional action: Try to save Jacqueline.

"I-told-you-to-leave."

Grab Amelia

"Don't-add-to-the-total." Her halting speaking make it sound a lot more threatening then she mealt to.
A tug and a touch was all that it took to get the young fencer's attention. "T-total?..What?"

"I think we both realize that this forest wishes us killed horribly by now. You running off will, admittedly, shorten your prolonged suffering in all likelihood, so that's really your choice."

She gripped her sabre tighter and pointed it at the lake in frustration..Why wasn't the frenchwoman coming back... "She can't be dead! Every sailor knows how to swim, and I can swim to get her!"
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« Reply #71 on: August 16, 2013, 07:53:58 am »

She gripped her sabre tighter and pointed it at the lake in frustration..Why wasn't the frenchwoman coming back... "She can't be dead! Every sailor knows how to swim, and I can swim to get her!"

"Considering that the lake appears to have escaped, perhaps running after it might be inadvisable. And rather impossible. And since she seems to have been a sailor of some kind, the fact that she didn't swim out may be quite indicative of something wrong here as well."
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« Reply #72 on: August 16, 2013, 08:04:53 am »

Amelia turned back to check.

Her frustration was calmed by a mix of incredulity and wonder. It was just there.

On another note, the woman berating her had quite the point, and she didn't want to show any disrespect.
"Erm, true..I'm sorry for responding brashly. But-..."

"Do you think that is a figment of imagination?"


She pointed at the white wolf.
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« Reply #73 on: August 16, 2013, 01:27:06 pm »

"This forsaken place is playing tricks on us. If there is a way out of this place, we need to find it." the doctor said gruffly as he approached the pale and frail girl with the rest of the group, noticing she seemed remarkably healthy-looking for someone supposedly stabbed through by a blade. The lake had already taken one of them, and he wouldn't be surprised if it kept picking them off one at a time in an attempt to depopulate the group.

Quite obviously, he was having none of that as long as he had the power to do something about it. "Stay close to one another and do not allow anyone to move away from the group, lest they are swallowed by this witchery the same way the french woman was. Do not fall into despair just now or it may be your end." came his rasping voice, trying to advert and orient.

Go along with the group, trying to scan for a safe - no thorns, thick underbrush or lurking beasts - path out of the area.
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"Hey steve." You speak into the air.
>Yes?
"Could you guys also make a hamburger out of this arm when they cut it off? I wanted to eat it just for the sake of tasting it."
>That is horrible and disgusting. It will no doubt set you apart and create fear in your team mates. So of course.

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« Reply #74 on: August 16, 2013, 01:47:10 pm »

A tug and a touch was all that it took to get the young fencer's attention. "T-total?..What?"
This-place-must-of-claim-peo-ple-be-fore. We-don't-want-to-make-the-num-ber-high-er."
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