18 January 2020 @ 08:49 pm
[It doesn't take Charlie too long to figure out on how to use a smart phone. Of course the style and the way it's made is way different from hers back home, but after exploring it for a few minutes - she manages to get the hang of it. The video feed starts up with her look down at the camera but then alternating the angle so whoever is viewing can get a good look at her.]

[Awkwardly, she flashes a small smile and a wave.]

Uh. Hi! I'm Charlie.... -- Soooo uh...

[Charlie takes a small look around her surroundings as the recording now starting to lightly bounce in movement due to her walking.]

If I'm getting this right, we're stuck here? I mean, I guess there's worse places...

[Funny enough seeing that her home is technically supposed to be that worse place. The recording stops shaking for a moment as she comes to a halt. She bites the tip of her thumbnail as she ponders nervously. Almost forgetting that she is on video, she turns her attention back at the camera.]

Oof... - Uh. Sorry, sorry! I'm just, uh, trying to wrap my head in all of this. -- Er, anyone mind helping me get settled, I guess?

[A beat.]

Oh! And maybe help find my friends? There's Angel, Vaggie, Husk, Nifty, and... [She pauses for a moment. Should she really name the last person?] -- and Alastor.

My parents are Lucifer and Lilth. And if you see little goats in tuxedos, they belong with me. So, if anyone seen them or know where they are in this... place, just let me know! Or let them know I'm looking for them.

-- I'd really appreciate it and thanks!
 
 
16 January 2020 @ 08:30 pm
elf village

Papyrus did it, or at least gave himself most of the credit. He just knows he's a skilled diplomat, on top of everything else! Finally the elves had opened their homes and their hearts to the rest of Fayren, no doubt thanks to its inspiring leadership. It was on a holiday, too, one with a special rule: no talking. It was a day of quiet meditation and solemn reflection about who one wanted to be.

The latter's easy. Papyrus, of course! It doesn't get much better, unless the person he wants to be is "exactly the same, but with more friends." Maybe there's room for improvement after all.

The former? Silence doesn't come easy to one with his UNIQUE WAY OF SPEAKING. And there was so much to say! He wanted to "OOH" at the lustrous ebony and wondrous arches, architecture as white and tall as himself, but he couldn't. He wished to "AHH" at the intertwined greenery and branch-born patios, much like Papyrus was built for the highest heights of glory, but he couldn't. All he could do was shine his smile and sparkle his eyes like the lamp-lit walkways he handsomely walks.

Only at midnight could he finally say something, and it had to be a very special something to a very special someone. Or anyone at all, really; he always has awesome things to say. But wait! Oh no! What if he sees several someones!? If he talks to just one, the rest will be jealous! What to do...


A. Before Midnight
If Papyrus meets eyesockets with yours, he'll greet you a big smile, then either send you a text message if he knows you, or run on over with a note card if he doesn't. Both read: "MEET ME UNDER THE MAIN BELL AT 12 O'CLOCK. IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT STAYING UP TOO LATE, I PROMISE IT'S WORTH IT!!

QUIETLY YOURS, PAPYRUS"

B. At Midnight
Papyrus rocks on his heels and practically quakes with goodwill. He's been working on what to say all day. Now he just needs another to bear his burgeoning gift.
 
 
11 December 2019 @ 07:44 pm
[A]nnouncement - Video


HAPPY DECEMBER, GENESSIANS! FORGIVE ME FOR NOT BEING ON YOUR SCREENS MORE. AS THE LAST REMAINING ORIGINAL GUARDIAN, I'VE BEEN VERY BUSY!! WHETHER IT'S DEALING WITH HORRIBLE GHOSTS OR WRANGLING CIRCUS ANIMALS, THE GREAT PAPYRUS IS EVER VIGILANT IN KEEPING FAYREN SAFE AND ENTERTAINED! AND EVERGLADE TOO!! EVEN THOUGH I DON'T WORK THERE. AND YOU SHOULDN'T EITHER!!!

UNFORTUNATELY, WE MAY NOT GET TO HANG OUT IN PERSON VERY MUCH. THE HEALERS GUILD SAYS I CAUGHT A BUG, EVEN THOUGH THAT IS NOT AMONG MY HOBBIES. IT'S A BAD ONE THAT MAKES YOU FORCIBLY EXPEL AIR FROM YOUR LUNGS!! THEY INFORM ME THAT THIS, IN MEDICAL PARLANCE, IS A "COUGH". AND IF YOU GET NEAR ME, YOU'LL UNWITTINGLY CATCH A BUG TOO!! EVEN THOUGH BEING NEAR ME IS WORTH MANY BUGS, IT'S MY DUTY AS THE GREAT GUARDIAN PAPYRUS TO TELL YOU TO KEEP YOUR DISTANCE. I HOPE YOU CAN RESIST THE TEMPTATION!!!

WELL, *COUGH*, FRET NOT! THE GREAT PAPYRUS WON'T FALTER IN HIS DUTIES, NO MATTER HOW MUCH HIS BONES ACHE! WE'LL JUST HAVE TO MAINTAIN A LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP, NYEH HEH HEH!

OH, I ALMOST FORGOT! EVERYONE GIVE A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO LEA AND TRUNKS, WHO WERE PROMOTED TO FULL GUARDIAN A WHILE AGO! ONCE MY BUG CLEARS UP, WE SHOULD HANG OUT AND DO GUARDIAN STUFF! OF COURSE, I HAVEN'T DISAPPEARED. I'M FAR TOO RELIABLE FOR THAT.

<Small>[This latest boast isn't as happy as his others. While he always thought he was the best, he never wanted to bear out by others vanishing. If only his constancy could have rubbed off on them.]</small>

COUGH, COUGH!! WELP, THE CIRCUS WON'T REATTRACT ITSELF! NOT EVEN IF I'M THERE, NYEH HEH HEH!

[B]rambles (Action)


[Despite the fever he's running, Papyrus braves the wilderness anyway in search of the last remaining escaped animals. The healers suggesting he retire from his duties and stay in bed was, to him, a fate worse than death. The Great Guardian Papyrus, going to sleep? Madness! He'll show them what a true Guardian can do, even if their health's wanting. His boots crunch through the snow and his monologue reverberates off the trees.]

LESSE, NEXT UP WE HAVE THE UNICORN, WHO ACCORDING TO MY NOTES, ONLY COME TO MAIDENS OF PURE HEART. WELL, I BET I'D MAKE A GREAT MAIDEN, AND MY HEART'S PURE AS ALL THIS DRIVEN SNOW!! THIS'LL BE EZ-PZ!!!

[Suddenly, a column of thorns sprout up and entangle him. Vines, his weakness! A crone with a crooked, oaken staff stepped from behind a tall oak, cackling.]

Ee hee hee! Look what I've snared in my thorns! The pathetic Papyrus, all alone, who if I'm not mistaken, is terribly ill! Perfect! I've watched you. I've seen you return the noble beasts back to their cages, all to titillate the cruel masses. No longer! Mother nature will not stand idly by while her children dance for your amusement! Today you die Guardian, and all your false justice with you!

[He grit his teeth as the brambles wound closer. She was right about one thing; he is sick. He doubts even his mighty magic would be enough to get him out of his caper. Then he'll do was he does best: appeal to others' better nature. Even an evil druid's.]

YOU'VE GOT IT ALL WRONG! THE RINGLEADER TREATS THEM VERY NICE AND THE AUDIENCE LOVES THEM!! BESIDES, OUT HERE THEY'RE NOT WORKING AT ALL!! TOTALLY UNEMPLOYED!!! WOULD NATURE TOLERATE SUCH SLOTH!?!?

[His diplomacy roll was met with ever-tightening bonds. He coughed and struggled in vain.]

Hush, fool. Nature will have you as well. Your very bones shall nourish the land you'd soon despoil...

Homesi[c]k (Action)


[Still working through his illness, Papyrus is greeted by a miracle: a levitating bed in the shape of a car. And it's heading right towards him!]

OH NO!!! THE HEALER'S GUILD WAS MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN I THOUGHT IN TELLING ME TO REST!!!! HOW CAN I CONVINCE THEM OF MY OWN INCREDIBLE IMPORTANCE!?!?

[With a wintry "hup", the bed is tossed at his feet, revealing a merry band of snowgies. Upon closer inspection, he gasps.]

GASP! THIS ISN'T JUST ANY UNNECESSARY BED; THIS IS THE BED FROM MY HOUSE!!! HOW DID YOU GET IT FROM SNOWDIN???

[The gears of his incredible intellect turn.]

...WAIT!!! THAT CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING...YOU ALL KNOW THE WAY TO THE UNDERGROUND!!! THAT MEANS SANS AND UNDYNE AND EVERYBODY AREN'T FAR!!! PLEASE, TAKE ME TO THEM! I'VE GOT TO SHOW THEM AROUND THE SURFACE AND HOW GREAT IT IS!!!

[The snowgies' were too simple to do anything unrelated to their primary, gift-giving task. They smiled blankly, then dispersed.]

NO, COME BACK!

[Dashing through the snow, Papyrus gave chase. The snowgies scattered, leaving him in cool pursuit of a diminishing number until he was panting after but one. His step isn't as spry as usual; the "bug" had gotten the better of him, and soon his stamina gives out just as a branch trips him up. Desperately he cries out to his fleeing quarry, skull sputtering snow.]

WAIT, PLEASE!!! YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE ME BACK TO WHERE YOU GOT THIS!!! MY FRIENDS!! MY FAMILY!!! PLEASE...

[But it's no use. His bones ache with sickness, and his heart with homesickness. Alone in the wilderness, he stretched his out in vain towards a diminishing hope.]

PLEASE...
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[Ghosts? Again!? But Papyrus did that! He did his time on that stupid ghost train! He shouldn't have to put up with that nonsense in Fayren! It's supposed to be ghost-free!

But there's no helping it. As he donned his handsome jumpsuit and secured his traps around his waist, the bulletin board was very clear: a green knight astride a sinfully black horse was causing trouble in the woods, and who but the Guardian would stop it?

So stop he would! Stop he must. He and his two companions: Kimberly the cheerleader (he thinks?) and Kieran the...guy. They would unseat this wicked knight, or his name wasn't The Great Guardian Papyrus!

Nervously he trudged through the undergrowth, underneath branches and boughs so thick that, despite the daytime hour, the forest was rife with shade. He held his particle thrower close to his chest. Papyrus is afraid, and none too fond of specters. Naturally this was the time to hide that fear and bolster the spirits of his comrades.]


AGAIN, THE GREAT GUARDIAN PAPYRUS BIDS YOU THANKS FOR HELPING ME OUT IN PUTTING THIS NAUGHTY KNIGHT TO REST!!! DON'T FRET; I TANGOED WITH SOME SPOOKY SPECTERS BUT TWO MONTHS AGO, AND IT WAS EASY-PEASY!! I MANAGED TO SUCCESSFULLY LEAD HALF OUR TEAM TO VICTORY! SO STAY VERY CLOSE, AND LET MY STALWART HEART LEAD THE WAY!!

[What a great monologue. You'd never know it was meant more for his courage than theirs. He's happy he doesn't have to do this alone, at least. Before he can bask in the warmth of his fellows too long, an errant acorn strikes his skull.]

HEY!!! WHO THREW THAT!??

[Suddenly, frantic chittering rose from the surrounding green. Round, black eyes glinting with malevolence peeked out from their sinister hidey-holes. Squirrels!]

OH, NOT TO WORRY! THOSE ARE JUST ANNOYING, INNOCENT WOODLAND CREATURES, ENJOYING THEIR ROMP. WE'LL BE OUT OF THE FOREST SOON ENOUGH!!

[But Papyrus was wrong. So wrong. The squirrels unfurled their flaps of skin, then dive-bombed the party mercilessly. One attached itself to the Guardian's face, causing him to flail madly.]

AAAAHHH! HELP!! I CAN'T SEE!!! SOMEONE TURN ON THE LIGHTS!!!!
 
 
03 October 2019 @ 01:20 pm
[Jenny clicks her phone on to make an announcement. The sound of her smiling obvious as she speaks, though to anyone who really knows her, there's a sad down behind the smile.]

Well, hello everyone. For those of you who don't know, I'm Jenny, the Doctor's daughter. Of course that's a long story, but moving on. I'm here to inform everyone that the Doctor's and Rose have all departed this place. Probably on another adventure by now, but seeing I'm still here, I've decided to step in and start running Torchwood in their stead as well as all business beneath it's name. So those of you who work for Torchwood, I suppose work for me now. I hope to work with all of you to keep it all running into the future.

Now, it's come to my attention that it's the month for Halloween and I have a Haunted House to run. Yes, I know it's open all year round, but I hope everyone will look forward to many Haunted events coming soon. We'll also be having some special seasonal menu items available for all of our patrons so stop by while you can because we'll only have them available for a limited time.

I look forward to all of you stopping by to enjoy the spirit of halloween. See you all around!

[With that, the transmission cuts off.]
 
 
26 September 2019 @ 05:13 pm
[Darc is filming from his campsite, the crackle of his cooking fire in the background. Those who know him will notice that he's looking a little healthier since last they saw him. He's been eating better, at least.]

Hello. This is Darc. I haven't used the communicator much in a while, so...

[Right, socializing isn't one of his strong suits. Get to the point. He takes a deep breath to collect himself.]

I have a question about magic. I know people can use it here, but what I want to know is how. My people, the Deimos, could use magic in my own world. But only by drawing power from spirit stones. They were mined from the earth, or found by killing monsters.

However, when my friends and I saved the world from evil, all spirit stones lost their power. There's no magic for us anymore. Besides that, I haven't found any spirit stones in Genessia.

How does magic work for you and your world?
 
 
17 September 2019 @ 03:20 pm

video;



( despite his serious, unfazed expression before the camera, his eyes certainly reveal more than he intended to show. )

For the time being, I'll take ownership of Amatsu Inn. The married couple Kenshin and Tomoe Himura are no longer in Genessia.

( and that's it. the feed ends there. really not in the mood of saying more about it, knowing that tomoe will go back being... dead. he hopes... she will be happy in her next life... )

action; fayren and amatsu



( souji found himself having more time in his hands than he originally had. ridiculously more free now that he's not a servant. he's never been the main chief of anything: only an assistant teacher, a captain... a follower, owning something overwhelmes him. glad to know he has a kind staff willing to back him on this decision.

here and there, all he wants is to remain distracted from thinking about tomoe, who came to consider a dear friend given her initial distrust of him being from the shinsengumi, and also came to estimate her husband kenshin, a good and very strong talented man with the katana.

at some point during the days, afternoons, evenings or nights, someone might bump into him and his now a little more grown wolf pup, mibu. )
 
 
15 September 2019 @ 09:16 pm
[Video - Last Week of August]

[Kimberly is sitting on her bed with her legs folded beneath her, and she sighs dramatically.]

I guess it doesn't matter which world you're in. Summer is always gone too fast, and school is right around the corner.

[She did have fun shopping for school supplies and fall clothes to wear, but the thought of going to class without any of her friends? That's the part that's hard to swallow. So she'd better start building up a support group, since she can't be the only one in this position.]

So! Who's going back? I thought it might be nice to figure out some stuff first, like trying to share classes, making some study groups, eating lunch together...you know, fun stuff! Maybe we can start up a few clubs too, depending on what they don't have around here. Like, we were totally into an environmental club, and gardening, gymnastics, and some of my friends taught martial arts after school.

[She shrugs and smiles, leaning over her legs.]

So what do you guys think? I mean, at least it's going to be interesting going to school with like, aliens and fairies and stuff. Can't say I've ever done that before.

Action Prompts for Open School Shenanigans, a Closed Buddy Thread with Papyrus, and a Closed Bounty Hunt for Rosetta Stone! )
 
 
[She's tried to stay away from farming, but a farmer can only mope for so long before the urge to farm becomes darn overpowering. Never mind that she grew up in a city and spent most of her life there, the call of the countryside is woven intricately into her soul.]

[So she reaches out at FREAKING SIX IN THE MORNING, looking fresh as a daisy as she greets the recording device with a sunny grin.]


Good morning! I heard you guys owned ranches, so...I was wondering if any of you were hiring helpers?

[She presses her palms together in front of her, smiling hopefully.]

Even if you're not, I'd love to take a look around and see what kind of ranch you've got. If you're up for a tour, maybe I could swing by for a visit! --My name is Annie, by the by. I'm a farmer back home, so I'd like to see how you do things over here.
 
 
14 September 2019 @ 12:16 am
(Video)

"Romani had a great idea, and I think I'm all set to go. Does anyone have a wagon Romani can borrow?"

Action

[One way or another, she's going to get a wagon. And no matter what, she's doing this. Without being a menace to society, of course. She's a good girl, after all.

At Genessia's park, Romani has a small wagon full of bottles of milk, with a sign of a poorly drawn artistic "Milk Bar." She's trying her best to be a good dairy rancher like her sister.]


"Welcome! I'm Romani. Are you thirsty for the freshest of milk? Came straight from the happiest of Miltanks!"
 
 
08 September 2019 @ 10:50 am
Audio: Drunk/Accidental Posting

[There are a couple of disjointed audio posts that come within a couple hours of each other. One has the sound of breaking glass and the sound of impacts. In one Ace's voice can be heard saying something that sounds like "Goddamn thing keeps-" but then trails off into nothing else before being turned off. Another has the sound of a roaring fire.]

Action

[Ace is on a pub crawl today, trying out drinks in all of the cities save for Somorrah. The special occasion? The loss of his brothers in Genessia. Ace knows he's fine. That they're better off back home, where Sabo won't remember what happened to him in that terrible place he was trapped in before this, and where Luffy can continue the rise to the top and become the king of the pirates. But he can't go with them, there's no back home for him now, and even if he could he'd lose everything else he's gained here. So he's sad because Sabo and Luffy are gone, angry because of how sad he feels, and frustrated in general at feeling like a toy on a string, dangled about for someone's amusement.

Alcohol is not an ideal cure for a heavy heart. But it's the best one Ace knows.]
 
 
04 September 2019 @ 11:04 pm
Action

[Whitney woke up slowly. Did she oversleep? Maybe she spent too much time training for the upcoming PokeAthlon that she signed up for yesterday? That always made her extra tired. Except...This wasn't her bed...She shot up and looked around, knocking the box into her lap. She wasn't at home at all! Or inside...She looked down at the box in her lap. What was that? A present? Opening it, she skimmed the contents, not really paying attention to the brochure. She immediately put on the pendant, and looked at the key and cash. She put everything back in the box, but the communication device, and put the box in her pocket. It looked like a weird pokegear to be honest. She got out of her pod, and checked that she had her pokemon with her. She sighed in relief when she felt her pokeballs. She listened to the hologram sort of. She probably couldn't tell you what was said if she asked. Her mind was racing though. Where was she? How did she get here? What would happen to her gym? She tuned back in to hear the end of what was said.]

Wait! Don't go! I didn't catch what you said!

[She could feel herself tear up. She let herself just start bawling loudly at the edge of the bay for awhile.]

Video

[A pink haired girl with puffy eyes showed up on the screen.]

Sniff...I-I uhm don't know what to do...I think I'm l-lost? But can I be lost if I uhm don't know where I'm supposed to be? [She wiped at her eyes.] Can someone help me please?
 
 
30 August 2019 @ 09:21 pm
So the uh... Is this thing made of paper? That's kind of wasteful, don't you think?

[The young man's voice is talking about the pamphlet, the sound of him flipping it between his fingers can be heard.]

ANYWAY. I should introduce myself, name's Thetis. I was in the middle of a super important Game back home, but I guess being here is better then the other option. Nice to meet, or hear, whoever listens to this.

action at the Manga House )
 
 
20 August 2019 @ 08:54 pm
[ Evie's been here long enough to get a very basic lay of the land. It was interesting, the different zones and such. How each one looked. The people in it. She wasn't home in Auradon, that was certain. And after much looking and hoping, Evie was starting to lose faith that anyone from home had made it here, either.

So now, she had to make her own way. Which was fine. After all, she did have her own starter castle at home, and she got a really good deal on it.

Here, she had a room on a ship and she couldn't at all help the brief thought that Harry Hook would be very, very amused. Or jealous if he were assigned to somewhere else.

But she needed a job. As soon as possible, so she sends out a text and hopes for a bite or two.
]

Hello. My name is Evie Grimhilde. I'm eighteen years old and I'm looking for a job. I'm great in a kitchen, even better with clothing design and sewing. If anyone has anything along those lines that I could do, please let me know. I arrived here just a few days ago and was hoping to find friends from home here, so if anyone knows of the kingdom of Auradon or the Isle of the Lost, please let me know.

Genessia is a huge city, after all. Maybe I just missed seeing my friends?


THank you for your time,
Evie Grimhilde
 
 
20 August 2019 @ 07:39 pm
Can I get everyone's opinion?

I'm a healer. I like healing and helping people, so I want to get a job that allows me to do that.

But...

I can't decide between trying to apply for Genessia General Hospital or The Royal Physician...

Genessia General Hospital would be cool because I could learn new ways to heal, and I could probably help more people...But is the medicine they do too advanced for them to even consider me?

But then Royal Physician would be neat, and I am a royal [she giggles at her own joke] and it would be really fun working in the same place as my brother, but...That's kind of a problem too? I'd kind of like to stand on my own if I could. And I may not be able to do that there...

So which should I apply for do you guys think?
 
 
19 August 2019 @ 10:03 am
WHO: Allen Walker, Belle French, Flandre Scarlet, Gale Reinhardt, Koishi Komeiji, Mayu Nozaki, Papyrus, Remilia Scarlet, Sakuya Izayoi, Silicon, Sousuke Kuze, Ted, Uai
WHAT: Characters receive a mysterious boarding pass for a ghostly train in Everglade. Where will it lead? And how will they get home when the fare is only one-way? All aboard the Doom Train!
WHEN: August 18th - 23rd
WHERE: Everglade - Doom Train

I Think I Can I Think I Can I Think I Can I Think I Can! )

[OOC: Please refer to the sign-up post if you need a refresher on what the event is about! Sign-ups are now closed!]
 
 
17 August 2019 @ 04:30 pm
[Ace and Papyrus are standing together on a roof and both of them seem very excited. They've got something to show off, they're sharing with the cities the test flight of a set of beautifully made wings. They're intricately wired together, made of bones and feathers arranged with care and given structure with leather and metal. They're strangely beautiful, a labor of love that took Ace well over a month to complete. And Ace holds up his handiwork, before moving to actually strap them onto Papyrus. If all goes well, in Ace's mind, Papyrus will be able to fly with these wings by moving his arms like a bird.

This duo of genius is part of the force protecting Fayren. Feel safer, citizens.]


[Great minds think alike, for Papyrus shared the same vision. Naught but confidence and hope shines in his eyesockets as he holds the phone in front of him, taping this historic, groundbreaking event: the world's first flying skeleton.]

GREETINGS, GENESSIA! IT IS I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS, AND MY GREAT ACE-ISTANT!! TODAY YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE SOMETHING TRULY AMAZING: SKELE-FLIGHT!! IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE, AND WHEN I SAW THE GREAT HERO HAWKS DO HEROISM ON WINGS, I KNEW IT WAS TIME TO REALIZE THAT DREAM!! NO BAD GUY WOULD EVER EXPECT THE GREAT FLYING PAPYRUS TO SWOOP DOWN AND NAB THEM IN THE ACT!!!

THANKS TO THE GREAT ACE AND HIS GREAT BIRD FRIEND MARCO, THAT ACT WILL BECOME FACT!

[He glides the phone from his torso to his sides, lovingly focused on every detail of his winged apparatus.]

I DONATED SOME OF THE BONES MYSELF!! OBSERVE THE DOWNY PLUMES. TAKE IN THE STICKY GLUE. MARVEL AT THE STURDY BEAMS! WITH THIS AND PLENTY OF EXERCISE ON MY PART, I'LL BE BOTH LIGHT ENOUGH AND STRONG ENOUGH FOR LIFT!!! AND NOW, LIKE MY POPULARITY, IT'S TIME TO SOAR!! BUT NOT FOR TOO LONG!!! I'VE GOT A GOOD FEELING THAT THE NEWSPAPER COULD ARRIVE AT ANY MOMENT! I CAN'T WAIT TO BE INFORMED OF ALL THE CURRENTEST EVENTS! UNTIL THEN, I LEAVE THE RECORDING OF MOMENTOUS, MONSTROUS MARVELS IN YOUR HANDS, ACE.

[He hands the phone to Ace like some hallowed baton of destiny. Without further ado, he sucks in breath, takes a few steps back, then takes a running leap off the rooftop. ]

NYEH HEH HEEEEEEH!!!!

[His arms are flapping overtime with that erratic, manic energy he pulls on in times of need. And it seems to be...working!? He's gliding, at least, gaining altitude. Maybe this isn't so stupid after all. His hit points remain at a healthy 680.]

IF I HAD A HOUSE I COULD TOTALLY SEE IT FROM HERE!!! OH LOOK, THERE'S THE PAPERBOY NOW!

...WAIT, DON'T!!! I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING! SHOO! GO AWAY!!

[He had not been in the world enough to know how vain appealing to the paperboy's mercy was. Not even the most masterful barrel roll could save him from what would transpire. With grim determination and a fierce countenance, the paperboy took out one rolled up parcel, cocked back, and fired. His aim was sure and absolute, like the terrible vengeance of God. Papyrus' path was struck as if by thunderbolt, sending him into a doomed tailspin.]

I'M HIT!!! MAYDAY, MAYDAY!!! BRACE FOR IMPACT!!! I'M GOING DOW--

[He was cut off with a crashing collision, right into the Ivory Tower. That should give the wizards something to talk about. His HP had seen better days.]

Dammit, no! [There's nothing else to see besides motion and blur as Ace takes off after Papyrus because this did not end well and he doesn't even have the mental faculties to think about turning the video off. His pocket eventually does the work for him, when the device is shoved in.

Sorry, he's got a skeleton to save.]

(OOC: Capslock is Papyrus, regular typing is Ace, either dumbass could respond or both.)
 
 
17 August 2019 @ 01:01 am
[Just an ordinary young woman on the comm, chilling out by the park if her background is any indication.]

This will seem like a weird subject. Do any of you look back on something less than ideal, knowing full well you can change it, but hesitate on doing so? Do you ever feel like you're just punishing yourself somehow, for no apparent reason?
 
 
16 August 2019 @ 09:41 pm
Video

[The video was pretty shakey for a moment, before getting steady and showing a blonde in all black and pink.]

I'm back! This is so weird... Big brothers, big sisters, I'm back! Let's spend time together.

Everyone else too. I want to meet lots of people this time. Let me know if you want to be friends, ok?

Action

[Elise was already wandering through Genessia City, healing staff clutched in her hands. She could head to Fayren later, but the modern city still fascinated her, and she wanted to see if anything was new. Not that she'd know, really. But first she has a couple of stops to make. She bounded up to the first person she saw.]

Hi! I just got back here, and I was wondering if you wanted to go to Moonbucks with me!

[The best way to make friends is to put yourself out there after all.]
 
 
[Papyrus, in full chef regalia, poses magnificently before an over-sized pan, holding a large stirring spoon like a king's scepter.]

GREETINGS GENESSIA! IT IS I, THE GREAT CHEF-SLASH-GUARDIAN PAPYRUS, HERE TO BRING YOU A SPECIAL TREAT! MY SOON-TO-BE-WORLD-FAMOUS POKEMON PASTA! IT'S MADE FROM ONLY THE MOST DELICIOUS AND EDIBLE 'MONS OF THEM ALL! HERE COMES ONE NOW!

[Bounsweet leafcopters in, panting and smiling. It tumbles into the pan, then rolls around, glazing the surface with its sugary-sweet sweat.]

WOWIE, BOUNSWEET WORKED UP A BOUN-SWEAT! ORDINARILY THE SWEETNESS IS TOO POWERFUL FOR HUMANS, SO LET'S WATER--NAY, MILK IT DOWN!! MILTANK, YOU'RE UP!

[The camera pans to a pink cow who fires its four udders, producing a quadruple stream of white, glittering ambrosia. Great aim! Once it's in, Papyrus tosses a handful of magic fire-powder below, instantly producing a roaring flame.]

THAT MILK IS FULL OF NUTRIENTS!! DRINK ENOUGH, AND MAYBE ONE DAY YOU CAN BE AS BUFF AS ME!!! NOW, LET'S SOAK THE ONE THING NO POPULAR DISH CAN DO WITHOUT: PASTA! I'VE BEEN SAVING THESE NOODLES IN AN ANCIENT, OAKEN CASK AS OLD AS THE FAYREN WOODS ITSELF!!! IN THEY GO!!! WOW, THEY'RE AS SOFT AS I'M NOT ON CRIME!!! OKAY, THE SAUCE IS GOING GREAT!! NOW WE NEED SOME GARNISHMENTS! PANSAGE, LEND ME YOUR HEAD! PETILIL, YOUR LEAF! TROPIUS, YOUR NECK! CHANCEY, YOUR EGG! (BY THE WAY, THOSE LAST TWO WERE DONATED BY THE GREAT DOVE! THANKS A MILLION!!!)

[A monkey, a bulb, a bananasaur, and a...Chancey, respectively, all drop their particular victuals into the mix. Papyrus stirs like he's never stirred before, even though he totally has. How else could he cook with such power and speed?]

NYEEEEEH!!! MAXIMUM POKEPOWERRRR!!!!

[Huffing and puffing, he stirs like a mad witch over a cauldron of deliciousness. The flame goes out, signalling the dish is complete.]

HAH...HAH...THE POKEPASTA IS PERFECT!!! ALL RIGHT, I HOPE THAT'S ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE, BUT SINCE IT'S THE BEST THING YOU'RE LIKELY TO EAT, PROBABLY NOT! FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE!!

[That's questionably true. The taste is...well, you know how some dislike pineapple on pizza because they don't want sweet and savory to mix? It's the pasta version of that, but worse. The taste is, like everything he makes, indescribable.

Those brave enough to eat it, however, will feel euphoric. The leaves of Pansage and Petilil will refresh and rejuvenate, banishing all fatigue. One bite of Chancey's scrambled egg would make you so happy, Prozac is jealous. The fruit of Tropius...won't do anything in particular, but what else was he going to use? Clawitzer's entire arm? In a perversion of philosophy, the parts were more than the whole.

But do you dare? DO YOU!?]