thankgods: (history.)
god above and god below. ([personal profile] thankgods) wrote in [community profile] lifeaftr2020-04-30 08:55 pm

[ENSŌ] - THE TEMPEST NEVER DIES

Who: Everyone!
What: The final player enters the field
When: April 30th and onward
Where: On the coast of Ensō
Warnings: Nothing of note!

For the past several months, you've seen it on the horizon. A dark shape, at first, like a distant landmass getting closer and closer. It's continued to draw close, until it becomes apparent that for all it might look like a fragmented chunk of land, overgrown with moss and decaying vegetation, it is far from it.

It's a living being.

And by April 30th, it will have made landfall. A rush of seawater surges up over the beaches of Ensō as the beast settles along the northwestern shore, hulking and massive and rivaling even the great dragon Ahidalgo in sheer size.

When they nestle down against the edge of Ensō, they will lift their heavy head, rocky and streaming water, and open a set of six small, glowing eyes.
They do not appear hostile. They regard any who might come near them with a seeming impassivity, though given how much they dwarf all of you, it might be awfully hard to read this creature's demeanor.

At least until they speak aloud.

"SO. THIS IS WHAT YOUR HISTORY HAS WROUGHT."

They're not going away anytime soon, either. It's only a matter of time before the other two gods in the area realize what's happening and reach out.

If you want answers, better talk to them now.
vagabone: (extreme head tilting)

[personal profile] vagabone 2020-05-01 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Ominous. He really should be more freaked out. He's so not. It sounds pretty good to him. Mostly.]

What about... ah, people here who'd rather not go back where they were before? Could you send them home with friends they've made? Not me, of course, I know where I belong.
vagabone: (having second thoughts)

[personal profile] vagabone 2020-05-01 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
[He takes off his hat slowly, fiddling with it. How much can he get away with before they squash him like a bug? Does anything he says matter?]

I can think of a few people who would be better off if you did. Some of them might want to stick around, you know? [A pause.] Will we remember everything, at least?
vagabone: (faint unease)

[personal profile] vagabone 2020-05-03 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
Then who is?

[Hoo boy, this is unnerving. The voice, the bulk, the fact that he really truly feels he can be smited... and he thought the Storyteller was intimidating. He tries to keep calm, to sound properly respectful:] I'm just wondering, would it do any harm to let us choose where we end up after this world is gone? Is it dangerous?
vagabone: (having second thoughts)

[personal profile] vagabone 2020-05-03 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
Which is fine for me, but... we've all been through a lot, not to mention the fact we were all kidnapped. Maybe we're owed, ah, better endings. For those who need that.

[...Doesn't sound like they're going to budge. Gods don't think like people. He gave it his best shot??]
vagabone: (the boot)

[personal profile] vagabone 2020-05-03 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
Okay. Okay.

[Can't, won't, it doesn't matter. He can't force them to. Have to find another way, for everyone's sake.] How much longer will we be here?
vagabone: (hey hey)

[personal profile] vagabone 2020-05-03 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
[A pause.]

Why did they snatch us up in the first place? What's really going on?
vagabone: (make it right)

[personal profile] vagabone 2020-05-03 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Mu brought us here to keep them company and... feed them, in other words?

[Oookay. There are worse reasons to kidnap people, he supposes.]
vagabone: (da fuq)

[personal profile] vagabone 2020-05-04 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
What--what do you mean you? Me? Us in general? How long have people been here??