((Suggestion for the mission: Eraserhead, if you've seen it.))
((I just watched it and... wow... I don't think I'm capable of creating something on that level of horror. And even if I could, it's a bit hard to convey that horror through an RTD. EDIT: That's piecewise's schtick now that I think about it...))
((Oh, by the way: do you guys want me to use Teal instead of Aqua? Aqua is Ziah's theme, but I just want to know so I don't make it hard for you guys to read 
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((Considering the colors I'm using for the entities, I think if they had a problem with that, they'd be screaming curses at me now.
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((Anyway, got the mission description ready. Let's do the briefing while I finish drawing some maps.))
ALAN RICKTERSVINKSONTERNIKBIKOoh, ice cream!
Turn around and fire a stream of toothbrushes in the opposite direction of the ice cream. This should propel me towards it.
You can't concentrate enough. You only manage to fire a couple of electrical toothbrushes in front of you. You fall through the portal and into the Staging Area, the toothbrushes vibrating ineffectually besides you. Strangely, you do not feel any strain when you land.
Irene"I... I guess I'll get going then. um, thank you, I... Thank you."
Return to the mirror and hesitantly step through it, then look around at my new surroundings.
Even though you can see dust accumulating on top of the mirror, it seems like whatever barrier is holding it there allows you to pass through it without even feeling anything. You step through it and into the Staging Area. Well, that's certainly strange.
Eria"Thank you." Even in the wilds, Eria made a point of keeping manners.
Step through
"You are welcome. It's good to see there are still people who value politeness in the world."You lift the covering and make your way to the Staging Area.
John LancasterNothing
John is picked up by an invisible force and floated over to the Staging Area.
The Staging Area: EveryoneThe Staging Area seems to mostly take on Irene's suggestion, changing into a circular rock chamber with a magma pool in the middle, illuminating everything with a red glow. Despite what one would expect, it is comfortably warm instead of searing hot. Rock tunnels lead to the various portals that lead back to your various personal sections.
Ike's suggestion manifests itself as a solitary birdtree that stands beside him, croaking and creaking in an imitation of
Tchaikovsky.
Zechariah is a bit distracted by the new arrivals to properly concentrate, so his suggestion manifests itself merely as carvings of a lush world that stand as a contrast to this barren underground place.
"Ahhh. Much better. A dark chamber with ominous lighting and classical music. There, was that so hard?"Angel, her doppelganger in tow, in her eagerness to hug the scaly form of Eria scares her into firing a stream of ice. Strangely, even though the ice manages to cover their feet with a thin ice covering and make them cold, it doesn't make them uncomfortably so. What's more, the ice quickly dissipates into a cloud of steam making any attempts to free themselves redundant.
"My, my, so eager to kill each other. Wait until the match starts girls. You'll get plenty of chances to do that then."
The briefing: General Information"Good, I see we're all here." The voice that you've until recently heard in your heads can now be heard coming from one edge of the magma pool.
"Now, may I have your attention please?"A rock platform is formed from the rock there and on it appears a lectern.
"Oh no, he's going to do that theatrical thing again, isn't he?"The rock wall behind the platform disintegrates, revealing a magmafall that flows under the platform and into the magma pool.
Behind the lectern appears the form of a man made from darkness. The darkness twists and rises off of him, like a flame made of darkness.
"As the creator and organizer of the Interuniversal Games for Special People, I would like to welcome you and wish you all good luck.
You have all been chosen because you are special. Because you are somehow better. Because you have the potential for greatness.
You were all chosen by one of us to participate in this prestigious competition."
" 'What exactly is this competition?' I hear you asking? Well, it is very simple. One of us chooses a challenge for you, that is, a place where you will appear and an objective you must complete. Emerge from the challenge victorious and you will be rewarded. Your entities will be allowed to work on improving your abilities. Your power will increase, your weaknesses will be eliminated. Loose, and you get to try again, at least until your entity gets bored. The better you perform, the quicker you can go home, back to your time and space, with only increased power and knowledge to show for it. Pretty nice deal, eh? We get entertained, you gain power, everyone is happy.""Yeah, but what about the stray? The rules state-""The 'Stray', as you called her, is not a problem. I've already talked to her entity about it and I'm certain we'll be able to come to an arrangement about that. Now, do not interrupt me again."
"Now, some simple things. As you may have noted, you can change almost everything in here with your mind. However, you cannot create copies of yourselves or other participants. You are also incapable of harming or otherwise hurting and undermining yourselves or others, be it physically, by changing this place or by using your abilities. That's why we are able to have this conversation in pleasant warmth instead of flesh burning heat, why that ice melted in seconds while your skin does not. If you really want to fight and hurt someone else, tell one of us. I'm sure we'll be able to arrange something. If you want to practice and experiment however, this area is perfect for that. The only difference between this area (the Staging Area) and your personal sections is that only you and the entity that chose you may enter your personal section."
"Most challenges won't allow you to bring anything from here except items that have been 'bonded' to you. But do not worry, your hosts should provide you with whatever you need. Your hosts will also be able to provide you with sufficient information about the world you appear in. Each challenge is unique in that regard, so going into it in detail before it starts seems redundant."
"And that's about it, I think. If there are no questions, either about the Games or about your first Challenge, please proceed to one of the portals, so that we may begin. Two people per portal."When he finishes speaking, four rock benches appear, each with a different label: Stealth, Assault, Hunt, Disguise
((Run out of time while writing, that's why it's a bit shorter and without quotes. Hope I didn't forget anything.))
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