Event Log (Finding the Cure)

[plungeintofire]

Welcome to Happy Heights!

Attleton's premier amusement park!


Or at least it used to be.

Attleton's mayor has mentioned the unfortunate only access point to the items needed to make the tonic that will cure the tragic sense-depriving infection that's going around. They'd thought the disease was gone, so they hadn't bothered to maintain the area, but the wells are Happy Heights are the only place that's still going down to the aquifer. They could drill down but-- well, they don't have time for that before the disease really sets into permanence! The number of freak incidences and the decrepit state of the theme park will make it difficult to maneuver, but they've notified the electric company to turn the power on so that people can navigate their way through the park in order to gather the ingredients to make the cure.

Unfortunately, since it's been so long since the park's been opened, rain water and nature have all but wiped the park's map into illegibility. You're on your own for exploration and it's time to find at least four wells from different parts of the park. There are many, but none are a walk in the park to get to! They used to be part of a collection game kids could play when they came into the park.

The mayor warns everyone that the cure is incredibly sensitive to sunlight and oxygenation from the atmosphere- by the time a person can get four, the first extracted water will have their bioluminescence diminished. (And going to that park in the dark... it's too dangerous, he wouldn't recommend it!) It probably won't make it out of the park, so drink it right away! Good luck!

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OOC NOTES: There will be different areas listed for different flowers that have soaked into the wishing wells' aquifer. Each area will have a couple of different scenarios you can play out- you're responsible for playing them out and you're welcome to have a blast with whatever you want to do! If you don't want to play it out but you did play sensory deprivation, feel free to handwave your character getting a cure, but remember: If you manage to have at least four different threads with 10 comments from your character, your character will receive an Attleton Charm ICly and for 'exceptionally valiant efforts' in eliminating the disease. (3 month prize claim limit puts this prize available until Dec. 21st.) To claim a charm, click here. Good luck!

Don't forget: If your character tampers with any of the things that are set up to get access to wells except when stated, the ride may explode or collapse, cutting off the well. Pretty unstable park, you know.

If your character wants to explore more of the park than where the wells are, they're more than welcome to. Feel free to make your own thread if you just want to have your character playing on any rides or doing things that they want- get creative, have fun, but the only areas with wells are those listed.

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The Attleton Amb-rose-ia

[plungeintofire]

A colorful rose that gets its name from its coloring. This rose has a spackling of orange, pink, white, and yellow, similar to ambrosia salad and it only grows in the dark. A number of the roses used to grow throughout Happy Heights in darker areas. The park's lore states that a princess once pricked her finger on the Amb-rose-ia's thorns and from that day on, whenever she laughed magical pink bubbles would come out of her earning her the nickname "Princess Bubble," ruler of Happy Height's kingdom many years ago. There's a statue of her in front of the decorative castle commemorating her memory and stating that the kingdom once buried hundreds of ambrosia flowers when their princess passed away in her honor. The pollen of these flowers is bioluminescent.

1. The Castle's Treasury- A roller coaster that goes through and under the castle. Ride the roller coaster and reach up to grab a key from the streamers hanging down over the coaster just before the camera. It may take multiple rides to grab one of the keys, as many of the streamers have fake candy keys. Once upon a time, they were safe to eat... though now you probably wouldn't want to unless you want to get even sicker. When you exit the ride, you go through a treasure room where you can use that key to open the wooden cover of the well.

2. The Princess's Carriage- A large ferris wheel with a picture of a carriage on the side. The paint is peeling and the ferris wheel makes large creaks whenever it moves. It'd be nice if you didn't have to try your luck.. but this one is going to require teamwork. The carriage on top must have weight in it in order to open a trap door "beneath the carriage." The trap door leads to a game room where you can blow bubbles at the ferris wheels carts to tease your friends and also contains a well. It looks like it probably couldn't support more than two people at a time anymore, so be careful.

3. Cafe Royale- What was once a cute cafe is now dirty, dingy, and dank. The sign that once had a chalkboard menu with curly-cue handwriting has a huge grafitti over it. There's some kind of mold in the corner and the ceiling is leaking. Rotting ingredients have made the fridge in the back a nightmare to open and there are roaches skittering about the abandoned place like they own it. Even the tuffeted seats have tears and stains on them, and everything is covered in dust. The air is stale when you open the glass doors, and the only thing that seems to have started up with the electricity being turned on is a single, dangling light in the center of the room (the other bulbs had long since cracked) and a quiz game on a tv monitor. The corner of the monitor seems to be cracked, so there's a 3 inch chunk of the TV that's just white light, but the rest seems to be displaying correctly. The remotes for answering are behind the counter, get ten questions right and the door to the kingdom's royal courtyard will open for guests to enjoy their treats in the beauty and majesty of flowers befitting a princess! Of course, it's overrun by weeds by now.

locked to Anastasia Leonheart

[02crusnikabel]

[OOC: I hope I did this right. >>]

When Abel heard that the only cure is available in the amusement park of Attleton, of course he has to answer the call, he's a priest, and helping people is what he wished to do with no expectation in return. However, upon arrival to the run down theme park, his courage started to falter. What to do? Where to start? He have heard of the mayor's warnings of the cure and the wells.

He sits at one of the park benches, trying to figure out a plan. As they say, it's no easy walk in the park.

[innocent_royal]

[Anastasia was, at first, ignoring the odd numbing sensations that started in her hands and feet. She began to get concerned when she lost all sensation in her body. She can no longer feel hot or cold, which she fears can be dangerous. She won't know she is overheating until it's too late.

Ever since she was feeling attached to Abel, her first thought was to contact him for help. Knowing him, though, he would probably try to help as many people as possible.

He was cool like that.

After a quick, low flight on her flying broom to the amusement and found Abel, sitting alone on one of the benches. She lands near him, not realizing her feet hit the ground pretty hard, and dropping the broom so she can be with him.]

"Abel...! Why did you come here alone?"

[02crusnikabel]

[Abel was, to put it pathetically is blowing his runny nose into the tissue. He's having a mild cold.

He sniffled. His cold doesn't sound so bad, but it may affect his ability to find the cure with a loss of smell. Nasal congestion is a killer.]

The people need help, and if there is any I can do about it, I can help. Plus, I think I'm affected by the disease too. I was thinking people are desperate for the cure, so I have to do what I can to help out.

1. The Castle's Treasury [OTA]

[youfool]

[Even if Ted hadn't lost most of the feeling in his...everything, he still would've gone. A decreipt old park with strange rides, haunted by age? He had to go for the atmosphere, if nothing else. The roller coaster is what he stumbled upon first; he'd start there.

What a blast! Or would be; the bumps and totters of the roller coaster are numb to him, though he's excited, looking at the mason-work and admiring the medieval decor. When he gets to the end, he's baffled that there was a key to find at all.]

"...What? We're meant to reach out and grab them?" [Bafflement gave way to eagerness. They usually meant for hands to stay inside the cart. This would be fun! Or as much fun as you could have when all your nerves were shot. He'd try again, though he's having a hard time even seeing the keys, let alone catching them. Looks like he's gonna be on this coaster for a while.

Ted's oblivious enough as it is; and asking him to pluck any key, candy or no, was a tall order. Help a fool out.]

[jadedkill]

[If there is anyone desperate for a cure, it's Jade. And well, this isn't like him. He was a soldier, and he's very level-headed, calm, cool, and collected. Just like Ted, he becomes numb and loss all touch and feeling.

But Jade is also searching for the cure for Luke, who gone blind.]

"Hello Ted. Don't know if you remember me, but I'm Jade.

[It's quite a big difference meeting Jade up-close. Jade is an imposing tall man wearing his military uniform, with red-tinted brown eyes, wearing glasses, and someone who is used to dealing with life and death on a constant basis.

But with that smile, he seem calm and collected. He has no intention of giving Ted a hard time.

He approach the roller coaster after Ted has to suffer a few hellish rides every time he fails fetching the key.]

"So, I heard about the wells. I suppose this is a start as I have no idea where to look."

[And he slides right in the seat next to him.]

[youfool]

He smiled at a companion. Ted was susceptible to boredom through repetition. If nothing else this would be someone to talk to.

"Of course I remember you! I'm loath to forget just about anyone." He grinned to look up. Seems he's always meeting people taller than him. "Yes, to find a cure we're forced to amuse ourselves. This ride isn't quite so amusing, but perhaps you've a stronger soul and can enjoy things again and again like a child." The coaster shuffled off into another run beneath the castle. "Ah, here we go."

The Princess's Carriage - OTA

[shy_mage]

A lot of times, Bracken liked heights. The view was always amazing from high up. Back home, he'd live atop a mountain. Here, he'd been looking to the tops of trees for home ideas.

But he only liked heights when he had something safe and stable to stand on. As he put his hand on the carriage and pushed, the accompanying creaking noise made him jump back. Grabbing his staff and tilting his head back, he gazed up at the carriages dangling precariously in the air. He certainly didn't want to be up there, but he would have to do something to move on.

Anyone who happened upon the area would see a very concerned looking mage staring doubtfully at the ferris wheel. He wasn't paying much attention to anything else around him.

[arcanevessel]

Having wanted to help those affected, Li-Ming travels to find a cure. The place was very...odd. Her steps were cautious while her eyes scanned the decreped surroundings. What was once a lively place has surely fallen to the ages of time. Why would a cure be here? Not that she was surprised that something good could be found in something creepy.

Drawn to the large attraction, Li-Ming at first didn't notice Bracken there, too busy wondering why this round object was so large and for what reason. She stood at a distance, hands on her hips and gazing up at the ferris wheel.

"Is the cure in this thing?" Did they have to search each one of these pods? That would be tedious.

[shy_mage]

Not looking behind him to see anyone else coming, he grabbed onto some of the metal rods and pulled on the ferris wheel to get it moving. Of course, it was huge, rusted and in terrible shape. It wouldn't be easy to simply turn it by hand.

As he tugged as hard as he could, the wheel let out an unholy screech that could be heard across the park. Metal on metal, rusted bolts creaking, barely wanting to move.

Letting go, he jumped back from the ferris wheel as if it had tried to bite him.

Consider this as an alternative scenerio

[jadedkill]

Jade has been walking around, exploring and searching for the wells. He's partially healed by now, but finding those wells can be difficult, especially when your mission to cure yourself, your friends, the people afflicted, and helping the rest of the town.

When he came to the Ferris Wheel, it's that mage again.

"Oh, it's you Bracken. I hope you're not thinking of damaging the ride the same way you become the lollipop destroyer."

The Castle's Treasury w/ Dave [closed]

[offwithhishat]

[ This really wasn't the kind of solution Jefferson had been hoping for. Everything about the atmosphere of the amusement park was uncomfortable in a way that reminded him a little too much of one particular place he wasn't exactly fond of. The games, the pretense of off kilter whimsy -- he hated it. He really did.

But not being there wasn't an option. It wasn't just him that needed what this place could offer. Dave needed it too, and a lot more desperately. Not being able to feel things was horrible, but not seeing was unquestionably worse. It was a lot easier to convince himself to go through with whatever came next when he had that kind of reason. Besides, they really couldn't afford another tumble down the stairs.

With help of another pair of hands he'd borrowed the bell from the cat's collar so Dave could hear when he moved, but it was also helpful to have it on his arm so that he could be aware of when Dave moved away from holding onto him. Jefferson eyed the roller coaster they were standing in front of for a few moments before looking down at Dave. ]

Do you really think this is the best option?

[ He had said so, but --

Well, that whole thing had been confusing. ]

[stairsbro]

[ He's in the middle of a long-winded muttering session that isn't really directed at Jefferson while they stood there. Nonsense quests and he can't see crap. All he knows is they're in some amusement park and he doesn't know if this is going to work and the first thing his restored eyes are going to see is ten thousand plastic fucking clowns.

And Jefferson can't feel him. He has no idea if the guy is even looking at him half the time. He probably is. Probably.

He's intentionally poking at the bell, formally belonging to their cat, currently around Jefferson's arm. Jingle jingle. ]

You heard me. Pretty sure it's the only fucking option if we want senses, dude. Just go with it. Forward march. We're doing this.

Cafe Royale - Open

[gamerrep]

[There was a time Chiaki was sure she would never wish to not smell. When she entered the cafe, explored a bit and opened the fridge door, it was only then that she wish it.

The smell overwhelmed the poor young girl as she quickly covered up her nose and even her mouth to attempt to get the smell to not come in. But however it was too strong, causing the young girl to quickly moved away from the area to try and gasp at fresh air and trying not to vomit before attempting again.

She time she at least knew that she shouldn't open the fridge. But she knew she was going to keep trying. When she looked at the monitor and the remotes she had finally spotted, she figured she should really get to figuring it out.

It was just another game after all. At least a different type of game.]

[despairing_hope]

[Why? Why would she open that? This place looked horrible and anything in there was definitely best left locked away. He felt like he could be sick and he hadn't even been near the fridge when she opened it.]

Nanami san... this place is extremely uncomfortable. It think it's best if we leave as soon as possible.

[Pass the puzzle and move onto the next stage.]

It's just a puzzle, right? It shouldn't be that hard.

2. Princess Carriage, OTA

[creativedifferences]

[After the festival, Ibuki had gained a new appreciation for ferris wheels. This one looks a lot less sturdy, but if it means getting her hearing back then she has no room or time to fear.

Better to think of this as a fun adventure and see what happens.

If she can grab someone to follow her, or latch onto someone else who seems uncertain, all the better.]

All right! Let's get this wheel a-runnin'!

[Forgive her if she's a touch louder than normal. She doesn't have much internal volume control right now.

Once they actually get into the game room, she's going to need someone to push her into getting the water. Why so? Because there are bubbles, and Ibuki is having way too much fun with the bubbles to really remember why she's there.]

[om_nom_namur]

[Namur's gone totally deaf himself, so he leans down and... also says very loudly.]

Whaaaa?

[He pulls out his communicator and types out the words Text me, as well as his number.]

All prompts, open to all

[jadedkill]

Scenerio 1, day 2
Jade actually won the key to well's cover with Ted on day one, so there is no need for him to ride the roller coasters. However, he returns to the amusement park on day 2 to help others who need healing. Ideal for people who are deaf or blind or with whatever sickness. For this prompt, Jade is completely healed from his quest from yesterday.

Scenerio 2, The Princess carriage
Jade's loss of sensation is slowly returning after having drunk from a few wells. He came upon this part of the theme park where there is a large ferris wheel and he looked up at the huge towering mechanism. He have heard from the other teams that there is a trap door that can only be opened by a second person, but Jade is alone, and he might need help of another....

Scenerio 3, Cafe Royale
Jade came upon a dirty dingy cafe which he looks and peered into the window from the outside, and he loss his appetite completely by looking at the sight of it. He have there is a well here, but it's not easily accessible by anyone because of this quiz...but more likely nobody has the patient to get to his well because of the infesting roaches and rats, and there was this...distinct rotting food smell like nobody cleared out the garbage in forever.

Still, if there is a well, Jade is willing to find out if it's true.

2

[gamerrep]

Chiaki had been spending most of her time wondering around and exploring more than doing the actual tasks. Mostly to get a better grasp on things more than anything. More to know what was around, what one might be able to do and so on.

So with the ferris wheel, she looked up at it, clearly not the happiest about it. "Looks like it won't hold an awful lot." She spoke before looking over slightly, taking a moment or two before even noticing someone was actually there.

"Ah! Hello..."

All prompts, open to all

[02crusnikabel]

Scenerio One, day 2
Abel returned to the amusement park again, and this time he's cleared of his cold and he's healed. Why he returns? To see if he can help more people to save the town. He came upon this roller coaster ride on this side of the amusement park, but he have heard from the other teams that finding the key is real difficult, and very, very few have found the real key.

Well, the sight of the roller coaster made him feel apprehensive. It's look scary. But Abel wanted to win the key to gain victory for the town and for all.

Scenerio 2, day two
Abel actually knew of the Princess Carriage secret trapdoor, as discovered with Anastasia on day one. However, he wouldn't mind helping the person who needs access to the well to get healed, but that require someone to be inside the carriage to open the trap door, and this is a game that requires for two.


Scenerio 3, day two
He heard of a well that is hidden by an old, abandon rundown cafe, but it was smelly and disgusting in the inside, and nobody dare to brave it to get to the well. Very few discovered it, and some say it's not worth. Not only that, it's infested with roaches and rats, which is why Abel avoided it.

However, desperate times call for desperate measures. How desperate are you for the cure? Maybe you want to take advantage of the Priest's kindness or you're in need of his help. Abel will help. It's not like he will turn anyone away.

[om_nom_namur]

[Roaches and rats don't bother Namur in the slightest, though the smells coming out of that refrigerator might be enough to drive him off after awhile. Still... there he is, in the cafe, doing his damnedest to answer a riddle correctly.]

A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full of assassins with loaded guns, and the third is full of lions that haven't eaten in 3 years. Which room is safest for him?

[Namur slurs a little as he mutters to himself, being completely unable to hear.]

Depends on the dude but I mean loaded guns ain't so bad. Them lions is gonna rip the guy t' shreds the second they see 'im an' them shits is made for killin'. But I'unno, maybe they're gonna go with fire cuz it ain't a thinkin' thing so 's jus' kinda there an' maybe like yeah okay he's gonna be burned t' hell an' back but he could live, aye? Aye. Fire room then.

[He pushes a button. Then pushes it again, more firmly. The remotes aren't as sensitive as they used to be after all. The screen flashes a bright red X and Namur exclaims in surprise and frustration.]

Whaaaa? Aw whaleshit, c'mon! The hell's it s'posed t' be? Asshole machine. Yes I wanna play 'gain, even if yer answers is whaleshit.

Okay.

Wednesday, Tom and Joe went to a restaurant and ate dinner. When they were done they paid for the food and left. But Tom and Joe didn't pay for the food. Who did?

..... Assholes stole shit? Hell if I know. Ain't an option anyway. Damn it. Hey Skinny! Can y' hear me? Hope so cuz I can't hear y' back. Got a brain for this riddley shit?

Cafe Royale

[om_nom_namur]

[Seriously though, who comes up with these stupid riddles? What the hell even is a seven letter word containing thousands of letters? Didn't they just say it has seven? Morons. And who the hell knows what belongs to you but others use more than you do? Shirts, maybe? Books? Red Bills?

Shit.

He's gone through possibly hundreds of these dumb things. Occasionally he gets one that he's heard before and knows the answer to, but you have to get ten in a row and his longest streak so far is a whopping three.

So he's taking a break. He's spread out across the bar, arms hanging limp on one side, legs hanging limp on the other, dorsal fin sticking straight up in the air. Cut him up and serve him on rice, he's done.

The screen above blares its most recent question without relent:
What is big and yellow and comes in the morning, to brighten mom's day?

He's pretty sure the answer isn't "That old Butterflyfish-type Merman from down the road" because for one thing- no. For another thing? Ew no. His Ma's a tramp and that's fine, but he'll be damned if he's gonna think about her that way. Gross.

Someone please come save him.]

Re: Cafe Royale

[youfool]

Ted is all about saving! He's also all about random trivia. Though riddles aren't quite his forte, he'll try, anyway. Maybe they can get that win streak to a four, maybe even five! Even if he had found all the wells, this still seemed like fun for fun's sake.

"Namur? Oh goodness, what ailment's got you now?" A look at the TV. "Not blindness, I hope, or you'll have a time of it." He looked at the riddle, interest arrested once again.

"Do you think 'the sun' is too simple?"

The Castle's Treasury - Locked to Cole and Alley

[hugs_for_nugs]

Cole had spotted the roller coaster in the distance and was entranced by the twists and turns in the tracks he could see sticking out of the 'castle'. The castle itself was fascinating. It was so small. Was it a keep like the ones the Inquisition had taken over? Would there be bandits and artifacts of questionable value scattered about? He had to know.

He pointed to the castle, giving Alley a hopeful look to request they go there next.

[inquisitor_lavellan]

Alley stared at the tracks in suspicion as the coaster went by on one of its runs. She didn't even like the 'bus' she'd ridden once; enough to walk all the way back from the arena in Attleton. This didn't look like it was going to be any... better.

It actually looked a lot worse!

"...Seriously?"