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Post by liz on Apr 7, 2016 5:35:03 GMT
OOC: systems running properly and servants placed accordingly as planned. Small groups will rotate at random times every day starting today to check how well they can co-operate together, how can they survive the changing environment and get out of this troublesome place with ease. The first big group that entered in the morning has now divided in the afternoon in 3 small groups, these groups however are not permanent and will rotate immediately. Time: 6 pm - Environment has abruptly changed from a snowy wasteland to an empty desert with nothing more than 3~5 trees per team to work with, No matter where you look at it seems endless and it gives the teams the feeling as if they're all by themselves. At 12 pm after the change of events, every attempt to get comfortable by the use of Magic or skills gets instantly countered by the "force of nature" simulated by Chaldea... The hot spring was probably only hot the first 10 seconds, the cold temperature simulated by Chaldea was stronger than any heat Atlas or any other servant could possibly create leading anyone who tried to get in feel instantly froze by the cold. At 6 pm every servant gets sunk in the earth and swapped around to their new environment with their new partners, the teams from 6 pm until the sun comes up are: Atlas - Tamamo no Mae, EMIYA - Elizabeth Bathory, Nero by herself.
EMIYA's food was really tasty I must admit, I actually lost myself for a moment there but was it not for his food I'm not sure where would I been right now! "Haaah! that really hit the spot!... But I do wonder where is everyone now..." It is true that I only walked away for a while but no matter how many times I looked around I couldn't see anything but burnt trees and snow. Just what's going on with this survival mission.
"Well, there's no use for me to stay here, I am Elizabeth Bathory!" -Said Liz while standing up, speaking up loud her own monologue to cheer herself up- "I am the most beautiful servant and Idol in this place, I will succeed!" -Bathory stood proudly but the moment she tried to move, she couldn't- "E-eh? Why can't I move? I also feel shorte-" -She now realizes she's being sucked down in the Earth- "W-wait! NO! PLEASE NO! I'M STILL TOO YOUNG TO DIE! I STILL WANT TO CONFESS MY LOVE AND BECOME FAMOUS, PLEASE!!!!" -With that last scream, that was the last time anyone outside of that room would listen to Bathory's scream... for now-
I take some time before waking up, I'm laying down on the ground and it feels somehow hot. "How many hours have passed?..." I think to myself as I see the sand around me and feel it on my body. "E-EH?!?! WHAT'S THIS NOW?!" I stand up quickly only to realize that I am alive, not only that but that there's no snow anymore... The opposite in fact. The sun seemed to be going down and again I feel left out. "guuh..." Before I even get the chance to whine and probably cry, I look to my side and there's a familiar face. "Y-you?" It was no one else but the guy that gave me food and he was right next to me!. "H-hey! are you okay?" I'm not confident enough to approach him, just getting a bit close makes my heart pound hard so I much rather make sure he's fine...
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Post by Tamamo on Apr 7, 2016 6:01:23 GMT
Was Tamamo getting soft now? She was holding onto EMIYA very tightly and although his answer was a bit disappointing the rest of his words made up for it. Tamamo really liked him.
The hours passed and Tamamo didn't do anything but stay in EMIYA's arm, talking to him about stories from her past and letting themselves get to know each other a bit more. As the time passed she felt more and more comfortable around him, she would even start to open up more and joke with him having a good time, it almost seemed as if they were a real couple passing the day together. Unsurprisingly enough for Tamamo, every time she gets a fair bit of happiness it gets taken away by a strange force, this time Chaldea apparently was playing a harsh joke on her and EMIYA by attempting to separate them.
"No! Shirou!" Tamamo held onto EMIYA as tightly as she could, she knew she couldn't hold onto happiness for too long but even then she wanted to try and overcome it "Shirou! Don't leave me!!!, I finally get to talk to you and feel good around you!!!" She can't help but cry as she's sucked away in the earth "Shiroooouuuuuu!". Unsure of the amount of time that passed since she lost consciousness, Tamamo finds herself now in what seems to be a desert land. She's aware that she's not alone but the presence she feels is not EMIYA's so she doesn't even bother to stand up and check. At this point, Tamamo is sulking and depressed for being separated from her dear Shirou.
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Post by King Atlas on Apr 7, 2016 6:35:14 GMT
 He was going to set whoever was running this on fire. Repeatedly. The spring gets cold and Atlas spent the next few hours trying to cheat the system, so much so he forgot to get dressed. He was pissed. Chaldea was dead set on cockblocking him. Atlas figured that after this he was just going to drag Nero to his room. He was getting pretty damn furious about all this. Then to top it off, he gets sucked into the ground and separated from Nero, and wakes up to find himself with Tamamo. And then as if to spite him, he finds out he can't use magic, so now he's stuck staying naked for the rest of the trip. That being said, he'd be lying if he said he didn't take a few minutes while Tamamo was out to stroke her fluffy tail. It was... addicting, and he had to force himself away. He created some distance and waited for her to come to before he started talking. It was clear how mopey she was. "While you were out, there was an announcement that any further use of magic and skills would result in severe punishment for everyone." She was a Caster so he needed to end that now. He'd find another way to beat Chaldea. But still. "Thusly, I apologize for my indecency. I was in a hot spring I put together during the snowfall and I can't get my clothes back without breaking the rules, nor can I summon my armor."Atlas stood, crossing his arms for a bit, maybe something nice might get her to open up? Things were going to be freezing in a bit and frankly, they both needed to keep warm. "And as stunning as you look with the moon shining down on you, I don't think freezing, or sulking for that matter, is for you." This was a very delicate situation, Atlas had to apply his mastery of tact and diplomacy to keep her from doing something horrible. Although with no magic allowed, now that he thought about it he probably could fend her off if he had to.
tags: liz , Tamamo , emiya , Nero notes: dammit chaldea |
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Post by emiya on Apr 7, 2016 7:08:54 GMT
My answer seemed to have been met favorably by the fox woman, and she clung to me even tighter. At first this was something of a bother, but it soon enough became something endearing, even enjoyable. Sitting down in the meadow they had found in the tundra, using the tend canvas as a ground pad to avoid the cold ground, we happily spent several hours together. We didn't do anything overt, no rolling in the hay as I might have expected from her demeanor, but we did something I found far more enjoyable: We talked. I got to find out a bit more about the life of Tamamo no Mae beyond what I had in my mythology textbooks. She responded well to my jokes and sarcasm, and I even managed to make her blush once or twice. It made it increasingly difficult to think of my involvement with her as simply business, as simply something to do to keep a dangerous force away from Chaldea. I increasingly found that I liked Tamamo...if perhaps not loved, but even then, the affairs of the heart are difficult to fathom, especially from inside looking out. However, that puzzle seemed to have been left for another day.
When the ground had opened up, I had tried to react quickly. Intoning my activation mantra, I projected a tool that had proved useful on a dangerous assignment, a chain-hook blade, not a Noble Phantasm, but merely a useful tool. Holding onto Tamamo, I attempted to throw it to latch onto a tree and keep ourselves safe together, but that simply allowed me to see the truth. Rather than "sinking into the ground," Chaldea was reformatting the territory. That revelation only lasted for two seconds, long enough to leap after my supplies, as after then, my consciousness blinked out.
Coming too groggily, I scan the area around me. Perhaps the first thing that came to mind was my surroundings. Desert. Sun going down, probably about six or seven in the evening. That meant things would be getting cold, though warmer than the tundra had been. Good. The next thing I confirm is that the only supplies I was able to retain were the small amounts I was able to dive for. I lost my tent, but retained the sleeping bag, as well as an insulated jacket. These would prove invaluable, since our relatively high constitutions seemed to be reduced for this mission. After that...I turn to the elephant in the room.
It had seemed like she'd waken up as I'd been confirming my supplies. She immediately asks me if I'm okay, even if her voice is somewhat halted. I turn around, and nod. "Thank you for your concern, I'm fine. What about yourself?" I can't deny that I felt slightly guilty for leaving a girl like that alone with two obviously highly irresponsible people, but constraining Tamamo took a higher priority. Perhaps I'd be able to make up for it now. "Our situation could be better, though...we don't have water, but I know how to gather at least a basic amount...assuming this is an actual desert and not some hellhole Chaldea crafted for us." I sigh a bit, I'm probably scaring her at this rate. "We'll be alright. It should be fine. Staying warm at night shouldn't be trouble, you can use the sleeping bag, while I'll have the jacket."
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Post by Nero on Apr 7, 2016 7:54:54 GMT
The pleasant bath lasted for all of about 10 seconds before the water went straight from warm to freezing. Normally a bit of a chill was of no consequence to her, but this was a magical cold, and a very powerful one at that. With a loud cry, Nero leaped out of the water and back onto dry land, shivering intensely. Conjuring up her blade, the Aestus Estus, she jammed it into the ground and huddled close to its flames, trying to warm her naked body.
"Um-m-m-m-m-mu... They a-a-are g-g-going very f-far with th-th-this..." the red Saber stuttered out, hoping the blade's heat would dry her off. Squatting a bit miserably, while her fellow naked blonde went about cursing loudly and shooting magic everywhere, pretty much all of which were quickly nullified. Finally as her body heat was starting to return to normal, the earth suddenly opened up, swallowing up both Nero and her sword. "AWAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
The next thing the Roman Emperor knew, she was laid out flat in the middle of a desert. Quickly leaping to her feet, she looked around frantically. There were a few trees, but other than that the sand seemed to stretch out for miles. What was more, there was nobody else around. Cupping her hands around her mouth, Nero took a deep breath and screamed, "KING ATLAAAAAAAAAAAAS! ARE YOU OKAAAAAAAY!?"
Of course, the only thing that answered her was the whistling desert winds, even as she continued to scream for at least an hour. Looking crestfallen, Nero dropped onto her butt, pouting and sniffling. She didn't want to be alone! Ideally, she would have wanted to stay with Atlas, though that fox girl or tiny lizard one surely would have made good company as well. That tanned-one, even, she could have demanded the whole Atlantis story from him. Instead she had nothing but some trees and sand, plus the sun was already going down! This was not fun! Well, it had been a long day, and she could feel her head starting to ache again... With nothing else to do, maybe it was better to just get some rest. Beauty sleep was important!
Picking up her Estus, which had landed nearby, Nero sullenly plodded up to the nearest tree and sliced it down. With a bit of chopping, she built herself a campfire, piled up the leaves like a pillow (a safe distance away of course), and lastly snapped her fingers to materialize her pajamas. Her tummy grumbled, but the Emperor was feeling too tired to do much about it. Unsummoning her sword, she laid down near the fire, resting her head on the makeshift pillow. Almost instantly she fell asleep, mumbling and snoring loudly.
"Umuuuuuuuuuuuu... Umuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu... Umuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."
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Post by liz on Apr 9, 2016 7:52:38 GMT
"Thank you..." I said with a rather low voice. He was being very kind to me... A feeling I have long forgotten. I have been so used to on the bad side of everyone that watching this guy being so kind to me makes me feel happy. I nod to him and get up from the sand, I don't really want to bother him, make a scene or anything like that... I'm completely sure that I want to at least be this person's friend.
"I'm really thankful to be with someone at least" I can't really look at him in the eyes but I want him to know how I feel right now. I don't want his pity, I just really need someone to talk to. "For almost the whole day I have been alone an ignored... Although I'm the "team leader" I'm not really useful at all here for anything and everybody got their own problems and couples to be with" -Elizabeth frowned and sat back again on the sandy floor, she was really sad and she looked like she needed a hug at the moment- I'm not wondering... Where are Nero and Tamamo? What are they doing right now?
-Elizabeth let's EMIYA see a part of her that she very rarely shows to anybody- "I might act like I hate you all or something... But I actually don't!" -she hugged her legs and hid her face on them- "Even right now I'm worried about Nero and Tamamo..." -Her eyes were now watering, she didn't want to cry in front of him- "I was alone hours ago and I was already crying you know?... To think of being alone, forgotten, hated... I don't want that..." -Elizabeth was now showing Emiya her true self, she knew what she was doing and she really wanted him to see her that way-
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Post by Tamamo on Apr 12, 2016 11:12:29 GMT
She was completely aware of Atlas' presence, in fact, the moment he got closer and attempted a lewd action towards Tamamo was unsuccessful, her good reflexes avoided his grasp at every try until he backed away. He didn't seem to have bad intentions but the situation was bad already the moment she got separated from her dear Shirou.
"I didn't even get the chance to record his voice when we were talking!!! what's the deal with this place?!"
Tamamo realized that Atlas was naked, she didn't care a single bit as long as he didn't get too confident or too close to her. She was too busy raging at the virtual room that she was getting ready to strike it down with her magic.
"I REFUSE TO STAY TRAPPED HERE AND BEING SEPARATED FROM MY SHIROU!"
Tamamo was now ignoring Atlas' words, she was getting fueled by rage. At this point, trying to stop her would end up with bad consequences. Tamamo had released her Ofuda all around the place already, her mirror materialized and she started to channel mana through her body.
"I DON'T CARE WHAT THIS PLACE HAS AGAINST US BUT SEPARATING ME FROM MY SHIROU WAS YOUR BIGGEST MISTAKE!"
Yelling to the sky pretty much, Tamamo released her Noble Phantasm up in the air. The NP itself granting her unlimited power for a short time.
"Fiery Heaven (呪相・炎天, Jusō・Enten) (EX)" A quick chant left her lips, Tamamo's rage led her to use one of her strongest curses. Soon enough the sky around everyone in the virtual room would get cloudy and a meteor rainbow would fall with it right after. The meteorite Rain had no measurable power as Tamamo at this point didn't really care if she damaged the room or harmed the servants that were trapped there with her.
"YOU WILL GIVE ME SHIROU EMIYA BACK LIKE IT OR NOT!"
Determined, the foxgirl had a field of ofuda charging the mirror and channeling her powerful curse through it. Without a chance to be talked into reason the damage could probably be more than enough to damage the virtual room's motor and put the mission to an end.
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Post by King Atlas on Apr 12, 2016 14:56:24 GMT
Okay, so maybe he took a few slight grabs at her tail. But it was just so goddamn fluffy. It was too goddamn irresistible. What she had was some sort of enchanted, magic fox tail. But after a few tries, Atlas just sort of gave up. Instead, he just sat by, naked, and watched her do her thing. It was rather funny watching her rant. A bit depressing because it was sad to see Tamamo so broken up, but also kind of funny with just how obsessed she was with the Counter Guardian. He felt about telling her all the shit he did but he was starting to realize that absolutely nothing would come of it, she'd just blow him off. And then she summoned her Noble Phantasm. Right then, the rules were broken, all bets were off, so the first thing Atlas did was summon his clothes back onto his body. Watching her rant as the skies changed and the meteors came, one would expect him to calm her down. "Wow. I am really starting to kick myself for letting the Counter Guardian get you first." He stepped forward before stopping at her side. "Seriously if things don't work out with him, give me a call." He could appreciate a woman who could do shit like this, especially if it was over him. That'd be nice. Holding out his hand, he couldn't just let her do this alone! He had his own reasons to be angry at Chaldea. "Plus I'm still pretty pissed I didn't get to bang Nero." Shallow reasons, but they were reasons nonetheless. He joined Tamamo in powering her mirror. Flowing his prana into the artifact to get its effects up and running. Two powerful Magi working on a joint project could accomplish a lot. "Götterdämmerung whoo!
tags: liz , Tamamo , emiya , Nero notes: he is so into her right now |
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Post by emiya on Apr 12, 2016 15:19:03 GMT
I sigh. "There's no reason to thank me." In my mind I had just done what any decent person would do...all I'd done was offered to share some of my supplies with her. The fact that she was treating it like it was a big deal spoke volumes. It was frustrating, but at the very least I could do something nice for her, even if it was comparatively insignificant.
Her next sad little complaint is enough to make me feel more than a little guilty, and I'm not quite sure why. I didn't owe this child anything, and keeping Tamamo from reverting was a job I had to take seriously, but...perhaps it was simply the fact that she was a child that did it. Besides, she seemed to make it clear that she wanted to be useful. "I'm...sory about that, Elizabeth. I know running off on our own probably wasn't the best thing to do in a situation like we're in, but in my summation, your actions as leader, such as they were, have been sufficient. You got us into the machine, and the events afterward seem like they're out of anyone's control."
Continuing to listen to her as Elizabeth seems to gush out her emotions, I sigh. This was a bit heavier than I had hoped to spend the camping trip...but considering the events that put him in this situation, he doubted he could expect anything better. "If it helps, I knew in my life several women who have had similar issues being truthful to themselves. It's not something to be ashamed of. I trust you when you say your heart is in the right place, and I don't think you hate us." I nod. "Thank you for being truthful to me."
Her description of what had happened after he'd left just made him grimace. Did Nero and Atlas really do that to someone little more than a child? He had hoped they could be a bit more responsible...maybe he should stop trying to give the Atlantean second and third chances. "That's awful, Elizabeth. But you shouldn't worry about any of those things." He smiles a bit. "Least of all forgotten. You're rather...memorable." Shaking his head, he pulls on the jacket as it gets colder. "In any case, I certainly don't hate you. As for being alone...well, I find it difficult to imagine feeling alone in a place as bustling as Chaldea, but I believe that's the factor that lies the most on you. Be truthful to yourself and others, and people should be more than willing to share their lives with you. That's about all I can recommend."
I feel a surge of prana, though it's so extremely distant it was probably nothing. Still, I glance in the direction, but all I see are a few shooting stars. "Elizabeth, did you follow the tradition of wishing on these? It's foolish, but I think you might have fun thinking about what you want most."
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Post by Nero on Apr 12, 2016 20:41:53 GMT
"BWAAA-CHOOOO!" Nero suddenly jolted awake with a forceful sneeze. Sleepily rubbing her nose, the Emperor looked to her surroundings, though nothing had appeared to have changed. "Umuu... This desert is so dusty..."
It was a shame her Noble Phantasm wouldn't stick around while she was sleeping. Surely she had a bed of some sort tucked away in the Aurea somewhere... Deciding to doze off again, she just briefly noticed the cascade of shooting stars off in the distance before closing her eyes once more. "How beautiful... Umuuuuu... Umuuuuuu... Umuuuuuu...."
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