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vestigelogs2021-03-17 09:43 pm
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(event) TWISTS AND BLOODY TURNS
MARCH EVENT: TWISTS & BLOODY TURNS
MARCH 18TH - 23RD
► INTO THE MAZE
- The sky is a crisp, clear blue on the morning of March 18th. The breeze brings the pleasant aroma of flowering topiary, and the early spring sun warms your skin rather pleasantly as you wake.
Which is kind of a shame, since none of it should be possible if you're still in your bed where you fell asleep.
You aren't, as it turns out. In fact, you aren't anywhere recognizable at all - you lie on a well-trod layer of grass, framed to your left and right by hedge walls tall enough that it's truly a wonder the sun managed to filter down to you at all. With minimal investigation, you discover that though the hedge corridor you've awoken in does indeed end in a bend, turning it does little more than present yet another corridor just the same. The good news is, you're not alone! Others, too, are waking or soon to wake in this very same labyrinth, perhaps even nearby. With luck, they'll be even angrier and more confused than you are. Nothing like being the rational one in a crisis to boost your self-esteem a bit.
► AMIDST THE MAZE
- The bad news is that you are not alone. Beasts roam this maze, some massive and others deceptively innocuous in size, and none are quite what you see on the surface (unless what you see is 'a goddamn problem'). Worse yet, they all seem quite interested in you. It seems like it's been a while since they've had-... no, 'prey' sounds terribly alarming. Let's say 'esteemed dinner guests'. That's not so terrible, right?
Well, at least there's a way out! A nice little courtyard sits at the center of the maze, one lined with benches but otherwise quite clearly designed to hold a little stone building with a barrier-protected archway. And beside that archway, an engraved plaque-... What? No plaque? Forgive me, it seems that because "we're already over budget, Conrad, stop being so fucking aesthetic all the time", the 'engraved plaque' bit has been replaced by a pair of carefully-laminated notices pinned to the archway. They make it pretty clear that the only way out is through that barrier and the only way through that barrier is to kill a fellow maze abductee - and yes, you sissies, a mercy kill does count, so maybe consider not trying to save your buddy just this once.
If you need a little more incentive, the beasts seem to be getting bolder as each day goes on. Bolder and closer until not even the courtyard sanctuary is truly safe anymore. All the while you're getting thirstier, hungrier, increasingly angry that you skipped dinner the night of the 17th because ~it's fine, you'll eat a big breakfast~. Y'know what's great for venting anger? Murder. Just something to think about.
► SAY GOODBYE TO THE MAZE
- On the morning of the 23rd - day six of this godforsaken foliage hell, if anyone's counting - those still trapped inside will find that the labyrinth itself seems to be collapsing around them. Crumbling right to the ground, falling segments of shrub-covered brick and everything, in a terrible ruckus that kicks up enough dust to burn at your watering eyes and to make you choke and cough.
But when the dust settles, things make even less sense than they did when you were still trapped. Around you is the totally ordinary statue garden, with entirely mundane normal-sized hedges forming what very much seems like a joke of a maze at this point.
One thing seems for certain: The ordeal is over, at least for now. It's time to haul yourselves home, have a good meal, and sleep off this nightmare.
► MOD NOTES
- This is a catch-all log for top-levels pertaining to March's Twists & Bloody Turns event. Go ahead and utilize vestigenet for any event-related network posts you'd like to make.
- This event takes place between the IC dates March 18th and March 23rd.
- All event information can be found on the Twists & Bloody Turns Infopost! The logs are largely flavor-text to supplement the information offered in the infopost.
- Please take care to label your top-levels with identifying information like the IC date and location (e.g. inside the maze? in the courtyard? scouting around the outside of the statue garden?), so that others can see at a glance if their character can hop in!
- Those who begin the event outside of the maze can enter the maze later on - consult the above-linked infopost for more on that!
- A reminder that phone service does work and those inside the maze can communicate with the outside, though signal is scratchy for audio/video messages.
- Any questions can be directed to this top-level or, for a quicker response, to Trace on discord/plurk.
Geralt of Rivia // OTA
[ It's immediately clear, as soon as consciousness returns to him, that he is not in the farm house. With that realisation, he is awake in an instant. He doesn't expect to find his sword when he reaches for it, and while the relief is small, it's still great relief.
At least he'll have some tools for whatever this is going to be.
If they were courteous enough to give him his sword, though, he has every expectation that they'll want him to use it in some way he won't agree with.
Sword in hand, he stands up, and squints up at the sun for a moment to navigate. This is probably the maze in town, which means the center will be to the north.
Someone might run into him trying and failing to cut his way through the maze, a confused frown on his face when the brick wall reveals itself. Was that always there? He hasn't actually explored the maze before. Wouldn't surprise him if they put it there for this little game.
Eventually, he'll start trying to find his way out. If this is the maze in town, the exit should also be north. Not that he expects there to be an exit. Still, it's worth a look. While he's at it, he'll keep an eye out for any other unlucky soul that's also stuck here. ]
B. Exploring - morning of 19th - monster encounter prompts
[ It takes way too long than is frankly reasonable for him to find the outskirts of the maze. Of course, he doesn't actually know he's approaching the outskirts, because he can't see, but that's where he is. At this point, though, he's about ready to give up, and he throws his free hand in the air with a sigh.
When he speaks, it may be mostly to himself, but it's very much audible around the corner or further down the corridor. Or, you know, if you've been essentially accompanying him, feel free to pipe in. ]
I don't know what I was expecting.
C. Wildcard
[ I have every intention of getting Geralt killed this event but nothing's been decided yet. I specifically would love for him to be killed by another character rather than a monster, whether that's because that character wants out or because he tells him to. Been doing some plotting that hasn't been finalised on the discord server but I'm also at plurk
waking up
She hopes.
She clutches her axe in both hands, big as it is at the moment, keeping it raised warily against potential predators. Only what she does find is a Geralt, and she sags in relief a bit] Oh thank goodness, another person.
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Her wariness is noticeable even without seeing her, so when she finally comes into view, he actually offers her the slightest smile. It's just an upturn of the corner of his lips, but it's clear enough. ]
All right?
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I'm Fran. I don't think we've really met, before.
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We haven't. I'm Geralt.
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Oh what a bother, there it goes again. It's nice to meet you, Geralt. My axe is... a bit silly, at times.
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Just strange. ]
Is it magic?
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So he decides to drop it. ]
What have you found in this maze?
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