Meridian RPG

11 | Second Level

2012-05-10T00:54:56Z

Posted by: warriorscribe

*So it's been several days since anything huge happened, aside from two of the residents derping it up five days ago. Enoch is going to go crazy if he doesn't do something; his inability to help as far as his proposed peace talks go is starting to eat at him.

That was when he read over his journal and remembered there was something planned, something that several unfortunate events preempted. Something useful.

He appears on the second level around mid-morning, seeming both tensed and relaxed.*

Asato, Ashraf, if you're listening, I'd like to try organizing as many people as we can as you'd wanted.

Even if you aren't, is anyone interested in helping organize this on both sides of the wall? Providing food and drink and the like...

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[First Level / Second Level]

2012-04-23T00:17:48Z

Posted by: apologizeagain

[On the second level, you might see two young men, both of whom might be familiar to many people in this city. One of them is turned away from the other, who is waving his arms wildly.]

( Cut for length! )

[ooc; Time for a visit from some friendly neighborhood NPCs! Steve's dialogue is in brown and Ligeia's in blue. They'll both be replying!]

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[First Level | East Side] [Second Level]

2012-04-18T06:17:08Z

Posted by: meaningdies

[First Level]

[If you're down near the shore, you might find Naoya sitting there, staring at a fire. He's got it contained, but he's also muttering to himself.]

Fools... they could never understand... never. They wouldn't know what it means...

[Break him out of his mood? Or just stare at the weirdo?]

[Second Level]

[At the same time, Naoya's managed to slip onto the second level, where he's more or less just pacing. He's chuckling to himself, a weird grin on his face.]

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01 | First level, east or west

2012-04-10T00:44:51Z

Posted by: tearosememory

*...This isn't right. It's almost pitch black out here. Jun can hardly see where he's going. From the sound of his footsteps, there's pavement beneath his feet, so he's in the city. But according to Philemon, he should have been in a new world...a new reality... And Jun shouldn't have been able to remember.

He remembered everything. What had happened in Sumaru... Maya... his "father"... Tatsuya.

He should have known Philemon couldn't be trusted, but...!*

Is this...the underworld, then? I'm being punished?

*He's not going to lie to himself. He knows he deserves it. Everything that happened was because of him... It doesn't stop him from being afraid, though. Jun starts moving off to the side of the road, hands held out in front of him so he doesn't run into anything. His hands find a wall. A house of some kind. He looks up...stars. He can't see much by their light, but there's a sliver of moon in the sky that gives a sense of feeble hope. There's a chill in the wind that blows past him, and he shivers.

Jun doesn't care. He's focusing on not crying.*

_{I'm sorry...}

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First Sin | First Level, East or West

2012-04-09T03:33:19Z

Posted by: vvvroom

[When evening rolls around, someone new can be seen roaming the streets of the semi-dead city, dragging along a now dead motorcycle and looking more irritated at time passed.

If you don't see him, that's fine. You'll hear him soon enough, as he's apparently looking for some people.]

Maya-nee?! [He stops, waits for a bit, then reaches into his shirt pocket for his lighter, clicking it nervously.] ...Jun? [A little softer, and much less hopeful.

He was just going to Tadashi's for a little bit. Where the fuck is Sumaru and everyone else?]

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10 | First level, east side, second level | Stagnation

2012-04-05T07:30:05Z

Posted by: warriorscribe

[First Level]

*It's about 1 AM, and Enoch has slipped from the house to come to the beach, sitting on the sand and watching the moonlit waves, his arms wrapped around his knees. He didn't even bother putting his sandals on or grabbing his Arch. He was too lost in thought. It had been sixteen days, that is, sixteen sunsets, since he'd spoken with Sola and convinced her to approach Zeph for negotiations. It had been eleven days since he'd tried to speak directly to Zeph about it. There was no sign from either of them, or any sign that anything had changed at all. And it was starting to sink in, just how little he could do now.

Idly, he rubs the mark on his shoulder and watches a shadowy crab scuttle by under cover of the night.*

Where's your master? *he asks it, not expecting an answer.*

[Second Level]

*When the crab has moved on, Enoch looks up at the sky and drifts to the second level with the aid of his own worry and the gentle waves.*

Is anyone else awake?

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first level, both sides. Have pokemon. 8D?

2012-04-04T14:51:07Z

Posted by: champions_legend

WEST SIDE - 7 - 11 am
[Throughout the morning on the west side, there'll be a curious sight: Three different pokemon are out, taking turns at attacking each other with fire, dust and various other attacks. Leaf is there, too. Though she's on the outskirts, and ducking the odd stray attack .... with ease. Gone's the shy young woman, replaced with someone who knows what she's doing. There's a reason she's a champion back in her world, and this is only part of it.

While the pokemon's attacks are mostly aimed at the pokemon and the damage contained for the most part, Leaf is still keeping an eye out of anyone that's nearby so they don't get hurt by a stray attacks. Mostly as she's not sure that this place as the means to cope with any injuries that might happen.]

EAST SIDE 1 - 5 pm
[Throughout the afternoon on the east side, Leaf can be found at the beach. Why? Well, one pokemon's in the water, the other two hopping or running across the sand. Again there are attacks, but this time, there seems to be psychic powers involved and coming from the tiny bird-pokemon, seeing as the other two sometimes get picked up and thrown around by 'thin air'. Leaf is a just as serious as this morning, too. While the pokemon aren't fire breathers, there could be some nastly results.

And like this morning, she doesn't want any passersby caught in the crossfire.]

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09 | Second Level

2012-03-28T23:11:52Z

Posted by: warriorscribe

*It was odd that he had heard nothing of any further attacks on the second level like the one he had experienced. After waiting a few days after his ability to access it had been restored, he decided to ask about it, at the risk of alerting whatever it had been.*

Has anyone been...attacked on this level?

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/1/ - First Level (East Side)

2012-03-22T00:17:50Z

Posted by: ex_antitype238

[ There is very very confused redhead present in the city - she was a bit scuffed up from her crash landing - or what she thought was her crash landing. When she had awoken in the city, she was nowhere near Vierge, Lahan, or anything that looked even remotely familiar. So how she wound up -Here- she had no idea. She mutters to herself, quietly. ]

This isn't anywhere near Lahan - I remember crash landing in the village, so - how did I end up here?

[ A pause. She didn't actally expect any help from -Lambs-, but she had little choice and no resources. Maybe she would have to find one. ]

And my communicator is gone. At least I still have my gun. This may very well be hostile territory.

[ She dropped her hand to her hip, where her gun was holstered. Yeah. She's ready for anything. ]

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♀ 01 | 99% First Level | West Side

2012-03-20T17:33:05Z

Posted by: failedeicide

*There's a newcomer in town, and she doesn't look too good. It has nothing todo with the full body markings and the shirtlessness; in fact, those two thing are very minor compared to all the blood splashed and smeared all over her, as well as the leaves and grass sticking to it, proof that it's still fresh.

Tears are cleaning tails on her face, slowly, as she lumbered forward into the city, thoughts in shambles. Over and over, like a mantra, the words "Futomimi" and "What am I gonna do now?" resonate in her mind as she walks through her nightmare in full daylight.*

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08 / Second level (for a very brief period) and First level, east side / Oops...

2012-03-13T21:30:14Z

Posted by: warriorscribe

[Second Level - filter 48%]

( In which Enoch makes the mistake of pushing that last two percent. )

[First Level - East side, beach]

*Those on the beach will find Enoch on his knees, doubled over in the sand.*

Ugh...what was that...?

*He tries accessing the second level again, but the pain and nausea make his head swim, and he slumps to the ground, trying to keep his last meal down.*

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☦ first level - west side

2012-03-12T23:18:32Z

Posted by: oforder

[ For those visiting a small, ruined diner on the west, you'd see a very strange sight. A very thin man, dressed far too fancy and without a speck of dirt or grime visible anywhere on him, would be sitting in at a booth in the diner, with a fancy, ornately-decorated golden disc with two floating rings above it seated on the table in front of him. The man staring at the device looks... worried. Perhaps even nervous. For both of the people who would recognize him, that never happens.

Care to approach him? He seems pretty oblivious to everything around him at the moment. Keyword being 'seems.' ]

{{ OOC: Just a forewarning. Don't touch the Compass. It will kill your character, after overloading their mind with knowledge to the point where your character's mind 'breaks.'

Also: PERMISSIONS HERE! }}

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00110001 | First Level/East side

2012-03-12T16:04:23Z

Posted by: temptestament

*People on the East side of the city might see something odd today. A man dressed in a a brown hood and cape is exploring the parts of the city he can get to, occasionally glancing at people but not yet making any move to get their attention. Eventually, he finds his way to the wall in the middle and frowns, walking down its length and occasionally knocking his hand against it.*

And the roads just stop here...does anything make sense here?

(Edit: Now with handy dandy permissions post for his powers.)

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[First Level - West Side]

2012-03-11T09:20:00Z

Posted by: stoleyourshit

[So, those of you on the west side of the city? There's a fox rummaging through garbage cans and poking around buildings. It's prancing around, tail held high and ears perked up. It's relatively easy to spot in the early morning light.]

[Every so often it seems to disappear from sight into an alley, and then reappear a few minutes later. After a while, it stops, having just dragged a bag of rice out from a store. It rips into it, gobbling it down. Once it's done, it pulls its snout out of the bag, flopping on it and closing its eyes, tail swishing from side to side in contentment.]

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002 | EVERYTHING IS KIND OF COOL

2012-03-09T06:48:34Z

Posted by: freedentalboon

FIRST LEVEL

[So you're on the first level, da?

Maybe you're somewhere near the southern parks, just for a walk, a breath of fresh air? In a spot where there may have been a flock of birds and a girl feeding them, there is now a boy seated on the ground, away from one of the worn out benches. He's tossing bread to the birds, which appear to be a mix of all kinds; mostly crows, but someone should be able to make out the pigeons amongst the splotches of black.

The guy feeding them? He can be recognized as a stammerer who's usually found on the second level. He has a smile on for once, and ridiculous sunglasses to match this somewhat goofy attitude. He tosses a handful of crumbs into the air, and falls back, the flock of birds nearly swarming him all at once.]

W-whoa! Hey, guys-- come on--!

SECOND LEVEL

[If you find Steve later, however, he's sitting on the ground of the second level, legs crossed and his chin propped in one hand. The sunglasses are in the other and he takes a breath in, sounding worried.]

I wonder how... e-everyone is. [And then if you're not careful, he notices you, wherever you are. He stands up, straightens himself out (and puts the sunglasses away). He looks at you, wide-eyed.]

O-Oh! Did you need something?

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my ending sky | 5

2012-03-06T04:39:08Z

Posted by: repeatingsun

[There is a strange teenager on the second level today. She's wearing a slightly-below-knee-length sundress, arms crossed over her chest, rubbing her arms as if she's cold.

Also there is cloth winding, bandage-like, around her left leg, from the ankle to the hem of the sundress.

You've never met her - but her voice sure does sound familiar, doesn't it?]

This is just great...I'm sorry, Mayor. I tried to keep your memory alive until I could restore the city, but...I can't do that after all, it seems.

[Yes, that's Sola. She turns to look at you when she realizes you're there.]

Uh...hi. This is kind of embarrassing, but - I'm Solas Greine. This is how I really look, well, as a human, anyway. The appearance I had earlier was the face of the last mayor of this city, before...well, before. I wanted to look tough, but...there's no point in that anymore, is there? Colby mistook me for food while he was drunk - I couldn't hold it.

[She shakes her head a little.]

Anyway...It's been one hundred days since the rifts started sending people here, so...I figured I should do something. I can't send you home, but... [She closes her eyes and shakes her head a little.] I can try to answer your questions. I don't know everything, but I do know some things.

Just...don't look down on me because I'm actually a juvenile, okay? That's part of why I used the Mayor's face in the first place...

[ooc: SURPRISE EVENT POST! Sola will be answering whatever questions you've got for her. Feel free to discuss things with each other as well - this is as much a mingle post as it is a Q&A post!]

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2 { nothing is true

2012-02-28T03:48:56Z

Posted by: deathwished

[Well, here's a face that nobody may have been expecting to see for a while!

Though...in the wake of recent shenanigans, maybe it should've been expected.

Anyway. Hi, folks, there's a redhead with very unsanitary clothing.

She's muttering to herself again.]

Damnation...if I'd known they'd -- well, there's no helping it now...hopefully the marked understand there's no such thing as an unbiased narrator...then again they'd have no reason to not listen to them...

[She paces back and forth, tapping her chin with one red-gloved finger. Her emotions may not show on her face, but it's pretty obvious from her body language that something has got her spooked.]

...don't they get that when Lady Solas dies, the city dies with her? Slowly, but it will die. And yet...well, it's only human nature - I'd know that better than most of them...

[She rubs her throat, as if massaging an old scar.]

No such thing as a lack of bias, after all...and with Colby's little stunt -- I'll have to keep better tabs on everyone...that pack of wolves will jump at any chance, even - no, especially since she's just a child...

[And then she notices she's on the second level and possibly being watched. Her eyes widen slightly. Is she embarrassed? ... Maybe.]

....Ah. [She straightens up, chin lifted slightly.] It seems I've been overheard. Very well. I'll not ask you to forget what you heard here. Remember it, instead. Incidentally, it seems Colby got into the alcohol a few days ago and caused some manner of trouble here. He has been reprimanded.

[She falls into an awkward silence after finishing that sentence. It's as if she really doesn't know what to say next.

...Do you dare speak to the Successor?]

[ooc: The mind screw event is now over! But were you planning for this character to announce it?]

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Good Morning-Second Level

2012-02-25T01:17:34Z

Posted by: smoothangel

[It's the second day of weird things happening and Armaros is already on the second level rather early. Oddly, he's not moving around and exploring, just sitting. Even on this level, he can't walk right, which is admittedly pretty weird to him, but that's fine. It's all mental up here, so if he needs to get closer to talk to someone, he can do that pretty easily.

But Armaros is quiet, at first. He looks around him, checking to see if he isn't being watched by...someone. Odd, he's normally not that worried about...anything. When he's satisfied, though, he suddenly starts talking to anyone who is up here.]

Hey, uh... [Despite sounding really hushed at first, he tries to continue.]

Anyone awake yet? [Oh. Guess he just wants to talk...]

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[First level, west side | second level]

2012-02-23T05:15:05Z

Posted by: bladedskies

[This is why you don't take candy from strangers, folks!

Haseo is now on a bench on the west side, trying to keep her eyes open and...kind of failing. The world seems like a very sleepy place all of a sudden. Sleep...sleep is good...

She manages to hit the second level briefly.]

...

[Though it takes her a bit to actually say anything, she eventually gets around to it.]

...somebody cast a sleepin' spell?...

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Vier || East side

2012-02-22T05:27:10Z

Posted by: freakinbrutal

[Not even a half hour after Colby handed out his sweets, here's this asshole, making himself conspicuous as always. Something doesn't seem to be quite right even by Michael's standards, though. He can stand in place just fine, that isn't the issue.

When he tries to walk, his head immediately dips down and to the right, as if he were attempting some kind of half-way somersault, and he follows that through until he takes a fall. Then he gets up and repeats the process once, twice, thrice. Every time he attempts to take a step, it's like his center of gravity is just lost entirely, sending him spinning. At first one might think he's drunk or high (or both), but the way he's cursing and calling out is entirely too lucid for that to be the explanation. Michael is perfectly aware of what's going on and he doesn't like it one bit.

Fuck this. He needs to get home.]

Somebody has a lot of explaining to--fuck!

[Four times.

And it's not stopping any time soon.]

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[Second Level]

2012-02-22T05:04:50Z

Posted by: popcornify

[You might have briefly seen this man on the second level before. Nice clothes, stupid hat, etc.]

[You probably have not seen Colby staggering around, hat in his hands and a wide grin on his face. He's positively giggly right now, and he holds out his hat towards you. It has some candy in it. He's making puppy eyes at you.]

C'monnnn. What's that holiday right now? Halloween? Christmas? No… no. Something with red. Whatever it is! Come on. Just try it. I made it just for youuuu.

((ooc: EVENT START! Info is over here if you missed it!))

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[2nd blade]

2012-02-21T22:21:17Z

Posted by: destinyofthesword

[Kadar looks a little thoughtful as he meanders around the city on the west side. He's a little distracted by thought, but not enough that you could, say, sneak up on him -- he's still an Assassin, after all.

Malik'd kick his ass if he let his guard down that much.

But, after a moment, he considers, and concentrates as he goes, trying to get onto the second level. Once he manages it--]

If you were able, would you go home?

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[Second Level] [First Level - West Side]

2012-02-19T05:26:38Z

Posted by: stoleyourshit

[Second Level]

[There's an annoyed-looking young woman on the second level. She's got a backpack on and - is that blood on the corner of her shirt? Nah, must be red paint.]

Okay, look. I've got a lot of shit to take care of. However I got here, it's not funny. You've got until the count of three to either put things back or explain yourself.

One… two… three.

[… Nothing happens. She rolls her eyes and throws up her hands.]

Great. Wonderful. Just perfect.

[Hands on her hips now, she cocks her head to the side.]

I know someone's listening to me. Someone's gotta be. Whoever's in charge of… whatever the hell happened, I need to get back. I've got some last wishes of a coworker to take care of. Funeral setup, informing relatives, that kind of thing.

You are listening to me. I know you are. This… thing… [She waves a hand around at the Second Level at this.] It's not natural. It looks like magic or something. So someone had to have made it. Explain.

Now.

[First Level]

[Great. She'd ended up somewhere weird and had absolutely no idea how to get back. She shifts her backpack higher onto her back and starts walking, hesitantly looking around for any sort of people - or place to stock up on supplies.]

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Second Level

2012-02-16T04:36:08Z

Posted by: negcapability

[Raf's on the second level, and he's broadcasting as loudly as he can -- and he's been practicing, in between being dead. There's a white fox curled up at his feet, but Tiri's entirely silent at the moment. He's had a lot to say to Raf, and Raf has had a lot to say back, but that's all already been covered.]

For those of you that I haven't talked with yet, or if I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Ashraf al-Mansur. Or close enough.

[It could be hard to tell sometimes, what with the whole having died, whether anything at all was different, or should be. And that was never really Raf's real name anyway. Perhaps he didn't have one.]

I don't know anything about Meridian, or why we're here, and I doubt that any of you do. But that doesn't matter, because we are here, and we haven't even met all of each other yet.

I know that sometimes there's a wall and sometimes there are bridges. If you see a wall, please check your body for any unusual mark and describe or show it to me.

[Raf's just not going to mention to anyone that the reason he's sure it's the mark is that his is gone and he doesn't see the wall any longer. It's none of their business.]

If you have a suggestion on how to proceed that isn't just gathering more information, I'm also interested in hearing it.

Otherwise just introduce yourself and tell me something about you that you think I don't know already, and is relevant to the situation at hand.

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Dreamsequence Event - Third Night - Opportunity

2012-02-16T02:07:20Z

Posted by: capslockbomber

[You should be getting used to this pattern now. But instead of your dream cutting out to a new location, it's the same one you were having the entire time. Except it's interrupted when what looks like a wall tears open in midair. Zeph himself darting through and shutting it. Still looking as fried as yesterday, but waving a hand pleasantly nonetheless.]

Sorry. Running late. Need to improvise.

[Raising a hand at nothing, then waving like someone wiping at a dusty surface. The result is the background quickly erasing away into pure white. Fizzling down to a less contrasting gray. But there's no effort to build up a new reality after. Raising the same arm in a shrug, but it's only with that motion you realize his left arm hasn't moved once.]

That should keep them out. Those things are pretty hard to kill, I'll give her that. And uh... This might be the last time I show up for a while. So try and make it count. Get it?

((OOC: Last night! And I know I'm running late by leaps and bounds shoooosh.))

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