BOARDMASTER (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
boardmaster) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
pawnstorm2016-04-09 04:30 am
boardmaster) wrote in pawnstorm2016-04-09 04:30 am
Entry tags:
- !intro,
- !job,
- allelujah haptism (mobile suit gundam 00,
- anakin skywalker (star wars),
- artoria pendragon (fate/),
- bolin (legend of korra),
- captain phasma (star wars),
- caren ortensia (fate/),
- cirno (touhou project),
- ema skye (ace attorney),
- gareki (karneval),
- gilbert nightray (pandora hearts),
- gilgamesh (fate/),
- jae-ha (akatsuki no yona),
- jiroutachi (touken ranbu),
- josuke higashikata (jjba),
- juzumaru tsunetsugu (touken ranbu),
- kaede (elfen lied),
- kaito kuroba (dcmk),
- kasen kanesada (touken ranbu),
- kija (akatsuki no yona),
- kojirou sasaki (fate/),
- lola pacini (degrassi),
- lord light (original character),
- minato arisato (persona),
- misaki yata (k),
- namazuo toushirou (touken ranbu),
- natasha romanova (avengers academy),
- noir (letter bee),
- nora (nora),
- one (drakengard 3),
- professor weissman (trials in the sky),
- setsuna f. seiei (mobile suit gundam 00),
- shin-ah (akatsuki no yona),
- shinoa hiiragi (owari no seraph),
- shunsui kyouraku (bleach),
- sion astal (lolheroes),
- slaine troyard (aldnoah.zero),
- sorey (tales of zestiria),
- taiwan (axis powers hetalia),
- tieria erde (mobile suit gundam 00),
- vivienne stanbury (bloodborne),
- wukong (league of legends),
- yoon (akatsuki no yona)
intro ♚ april
We’ve all had those dreams: you wake up on a table, to blurry, ominous images and the certainty that you are absolutely buck-naked in a room full of strangers. This is not quite it.
Instead, you come awake to the sun on your face. The soft burble of water nearby. The hustle and bustle of a busy street and the faint, fortifying smell of bread. You open your eyes and there’s no one there at your bedside, but there is what appears to be the end of the world happening just beyond your window.
There’s a crack in the world across the sky, the “sun” is the totally unnatural light spilling from that crack straight into your eyes, and someone’s left a neatly pressed and folded uniform at the foot of the bed that isn’t yours. Somewhere in the room, there’s a strange clatter like beads, the click of claws on the floor.
Something’s in here with you.
Also, you are naked.
Instead, you come awake to the sun on your face. The soft burble of water nearby. The hustle and bustle of a busy street and the faint, fortifying smell of bread. You open your eyes and there’s no one there at your bedside, but there is what appears to be the end of the world happening just beyond your window.
There’s a crack in the world across the sky, the “sun” is the totally unnatural light spilling from that crack straight into your eyes, and someone’s left a neatly pressed and folded uniform at the foot of the bed that isn’t yours. Somewhere in the room, there’s a strange clatter like beads, the click of claws on the floor.
Something’s in here with you.
Also, you are naked.
ONE ♟ CAPABLANCA & AIRY
As much as Blanc’s capital welcomes its Heroes, new arrivals such as yourself won’t have much time to settle. Get dressed and pick up your weapon and Carrier, because sometime in the afternoon, all floor nannies and Carriers will broadcast an announcement by Commander Lisbrand. She delivers a brief greeting to their new members, but gets straight to the point: they will be headed for Capablanca and the open sea beyond, in order to restore the fortress of Graupera for battle with Noir looming on the horizon. All new Heroes are expected to report to the Airy at the Caissa aeroport on the 8th along with their seniors.
On the morning of the 11th, Airy alights on Graupera, an island about two hours away from Capablanca by ferry. From here, you can either help the navy with Graupera repairs or assist in Verdoni’s investigations and head for Capablanca proper. Heroes will be staying in the (in)famous Hotel Caruana: they say you can check in anytime you like, but you can never truly leave. Nobody will quite meet your eyes or tell you what it means.
Wherever you are, the Airy will remain parked at Graupera.
On the morning of the 11th, Airy alights on Graupera, an island about two hours away from Capablanca by ferry. From here, you can either help the navy with Graupera repairs or assist in Verdoni’s investigations and head for Capablanca proper. Heroes will be staying in the (in)famous Hotel Caruana: they say you can check in anytime you like, but you can never truly leave. Nobody will quite meet your eyes or tell you what it means.
Wherever you are, the Airy will remain parked at Graupera.
TWO ♟ GRAUPERA, CAPABLANCA SEA FORT
What was once a heavily fortified island rests a ways off the coast of Capablanca; it looks a little too much like one of the thunderclouds slowly swarming on the horizon. Graupera has seen many battles and withstood the ebb and flow of wars. Formerly the city’s first line of defense until it was abandoned after the Reclamation, its dilapidated condition is the current bane of the Blanc navy. Blanc needs to bring it back to its former glory before it can face a single warship, much less Noir’s fleet of magical cannons. Blanc’s government has no doubt Heroes will do a fine job at returning the fortress to its former glory!
A ♙ The great stone and iron wall facing the wide open ocean has seen better days and is full of holes overgrown with stubborn clinging vines; cannonballs used a lifetime ago litter the grounds. The vines are extremely thick and may tangle the careless beyond hope of escape, not to mention filled with a pungent sap that will seep into your clothes and hair for days. It makes a great adhesive, though? Conveniently, parts of the wall are strewn across the floor, so at least some of the cannon holes can be repaired with enough improvisation, desperation and a bit of spit. The rest need new material provided by our helpful Heroes in Option C. Furthermore, the lingering damage from a previous attack and old age have turned the floorboards weak and unstable. The wood creaks ominously beneath the mass of even a single average-sized person, so watch your step.
B ♟ You might want to get your weapon before you descend into the dank depths beneath the castle. Once you make it down the steep, slippery stairs, you’ll be meeting the gigantic, hostile rats that infest the castle cellar from top to bottom. It looks like magical residue from long-ago battles has seeped into both the foundation and its inhabitants. The cellars have become a huge warren filled with strange mana currents, and sometimes flooded with water. If you're going to start an extermination campaign, you may want to recall the magical residue: chopping off a rat’s head and limbs will barely slow it down. It will keep going for hours unless you either lop off all its limbs or pierce its heart.
If you manage to make it all the way up into the castle’s two intact towers (the other two are half-collapsed), the uppermost levels are utterly covered in bird crap. You’ll be encountering the kings of this castle: the unusually large, grey-feathered sea birds that have taken up residence here. Albatrosses, gulls, pelicans, even sand pipers: they all share nesting and pooping space here. The feathers of each bird seem to have taken on stone-like properties not unlike the castle’s walls. They’re extremely ferocious and protective of their nests, which are filled with all kinds of things: twigs, shiny things, coin money, Option C’s supplies, feathers of all kinds, and some completely ordinary tools that seem too small for human hands, and much older than anything else in the place save for the walls. If you look closely, you might be able to see a few baby rats scattered in amongst the eggs and the peeping chicks. They’re being fed, too.
You’re meant to be moving the birds out of the place, but you might have enough trouble just moving their offal.
C ♙ Don’t feel like dealing with pest control? No problem! Blanc will need materials for rebuilding and other supplies for the coming battle! Everyone knows how important it is for the fortress to remain standing, so Heroes will be provided with gadgets and weaponry that should make it difficult for enemies to penetrate the walls yet again. Word has spread that the Heroes are transporting valuable goods, though, so you might have to fend off the occasional hopeful man or annoying mouse (rat) who wishes to borrow much-needed material.
Of course, all this rebuilding will be for naught if you are not prepared to defend the stronghold! Ammunition such as cannonballs, bullets and arrows needs to be transported to Graupera en masse, pronto. Equally important essentials include first aid supplies and enough non-perishable food and water to last a small army (you) a month or two. You wouldn’t want to have to scavenge for rat meat.
No one knows just how long this battle is going to last.
A ♙ The great stone and iron wall facing the wide open ocean has seen better days and is full of holes overgrown with stubborn clinging vines; cannonballs used a lifetime ago litter the grounds. The vines are extremely thick and may tangle the careless beyond hope of escape, not to mention filled with a pungent sap that will seep into your clothes and hair for days. It makes a great adhesive, though? Conveniently, parts of the wall are strewn across the floor, so at least some of the cannon holes can be repaired with enough improvisation, desperation and a bit of spit. The rest need new material provided by our helpful Heroes in Option C. Furthermore, the lingering damage from a previous attack and old age have turned the floorboards weak and unstable. The wood creaks ominously beneath the mass of even a single average-sized person, so watch your step.
B ♟ You might want to get your weapon before you descend into the dank depths beneath the castle. Once you make it down the steep, slippery stairs, you’ll be meeting the gigantic, hostile rats that infest the castle cellar from top to bottom. It looks like magical residue from long-ago battles has seeped into both the foundation and its inhabitants. The cellars have become a huge warren filled with strange mana currents, and sometimes flooded with water. If you're going to start an extermination campaign, you may want to recall the magical residue: chopping off a rat’s head and limbs will barely slow it down. It will keep going for hours unless you either lop off all its limbs or pierce its heart.
If you manage to make it all the way up into the castle’s two intact towers (the other two are half-collapsed), the uppermost levels are utterly covered in bird crap. You’ll be encountering the kings of this castle: the unusually large, grey-feathered sea birds that have taken up residence here. Albatrosses, gulls, pelicans, even sand pipers: they all share nesting and pooping space here. The feathers of each bird seem to have taken on stone-like properties not unlike the castle’s walls. They’re extremely ferocious and protective of their nests, which are filled with all kinds of things: twigs, shiny things, coin money, Option C’s supplies, feathers of all kinds, and some completely ordinary tools that seem too small for human hands, and much older than anything else in the place save for the walls. If you look closely, you might be able to see a few baby rats scattered in amongst the eggs and the peeping chicks. They’re being fed, too.
You’re meant to be moving the birds out of the place, but you might have enough trouble just moving their offal.
C ♙ Don’t feel like dealing with pest control? No problem! Blanc will need materials for rebuilding and other supplies for the coming battle! Everyone knows how important it is for the fortress to remain standing, so Heroes will be provided with gadgets and weaponry that should make it difficult for enemies to penetrate the walls yet again. Word has spread that the Heroes are transporting valuable goods, though, so you might have to fend off the occasional hopeful man or annoying mouse (rat) who wishes to borrow much-needed material.
Of course, all this rebuilding will be for naught if you are not prepared to defend the stronghold! Ammunition such as cannonballs, bullets and arrows needs to be transported to Graupera en masse, pronto. Equally important essentials include first aid supplies and enough non-perishable food and water to last a small army (you) a month or two. You wouldn’t want to have to scavenge for rat meat.
No one knows just how long this battle is going to last.
THREE ♟ Training
It’s time for you landlubbers to learn how to swim! Commander Lisbrand won’t be tolerating any sinking stones on her task force. The upcoming battle will be fought on the sea so your instructor, one of Blanc’s many fine captains (when she isn’t intoxicated), will make every single individual who hesitates at the sight of the open ocean walk the plank. She’ll even give you a helpful kick if necessary! Once that’s over, she will show you how to steer a ship. However, wandering eyes that land anywhere on the inebriated captain’s assets will be swiftly and spectacularly dealt a large bottle of the harbor’s best swill right where it hurts.
Blanc has also provided training dummies dressed suspiciously like prominent figures of the Othellian underworld. Now might be a good time to branch out and learn about your affinities. Heroes who have recently been promoted in Rank might want to set some time aside for getting used to their new abilities, too. Power and responsibility come hand in hand, after all!
Blanc has also provided training dummies dressed suspiciously like prominent figures of the Othellian underworld. Now might be a good time to branch out and learn about your affinities. Heroes who have recently been promoted in Rank might want to set some time aside for getting used to their new abilities, too. Power and responsibility come hand in hand, after all!
INFO ♟ Welcome!
Welcome to Crosscheck's April intro log! For any further questions, please see the FAQ or reach us at the Contact Us page. Have fun!
no subject
Yoon hugs him tightly for nearly a full minute before he can convince himself to pull away, sniffling in a way that's probably meant to be discreet but isn't. He scrubs the heel of his palm over his eyes. ]
W- where are the others? [ Yoon chokes out finally, voice still sounding a little too thick. ]
no subject
[He lets him pull back then, the mana exchange having been rather nice. But now, obviously, Yoon will want to think about other things.
Oh. Wait. Um...]
Only...Kija and...Jae-Ha.
[No one else. He looks at the ground, partly because he wishes he had better news and partly because, well, he has no mask and old habits die hard.]
no subject
Oh. ]
What?
[ Only Kija and Jae-Ha are in Capablanca? ]
Shin-Ah. You have to say things clearly.
What about Kija and Jae-Ha?
no subject
[Give him a second.]
They're here but...no one else.
[That's what he was trying to say before. At least Yoon is patient with him and willing to remind him to keep talking. It's helpful.]
no subject
You mean...
[ Yoon reaches out to grip Shin-Ah's wrist, peering up at him worriedly. ]
Where's Yona?
no subject
It hurts. It really does.]
no subject
I... see.
[ If she's not here, that means she's safe, right? Safe as she can be, considering her situation... And Hak is with her, if what Shin-Ah says is right. And Zeno. They'll be okay.
Yoon sniffs again, takes a deep breath, and nods to himself. ]
She'll be okay. She's Yona.
She's too damn stubborn not to be.
[ Don't make that face, Shin-Ah. :c ]
no subject
Mm.
[Shin-Ah, that's not going to convince anyone that you're doing okay being parted from Yona and are sure she's just fine.]
no subject
Yoon looks up at him, questioning. He knows that the mana or whatever spiritual energy or such that the dragons use is incompatible with the mana of this world (he'd overheard as much from people who had lost abilities they'd had in their own homes, though of course Yoon's never had any such thing, himself). Still, despite knowing that Shin-Ah doesn't have his abilities and doesn't seem to have his mask... it's a little odd, seeing him like this.
Considering how skittish Shin-Ah's always been about showing his face, Yoon wonders how uncomfortable he must be going around like this now. He doesn't bring it up yet, though; that's something to be addressed later, if Shin-Ah wants to talk about it.
In the meantime... ]
You said Kija and Jae-Ha are somewhere in the city? What were you doing?
...looking for me?! [ The thought seems to make him happy, as unlikely as it probably is. ]
no subject
[There's a really loooooooong pause before he speaks. It's like when Yoon first met him and Yona asked him about what Ao's name is.
Don't worry. Here it comes...
He points to the blue ball of fur at Yoon's feet. That's actually why he came here. Um...sorry?]
no subject
What the heck is that?!
[ Weirdest rodent he's ever seen... ]
no subject
[...Yeah. He...just said that.]
no subject
no subject
[This time he's talking to the blue ball who purrs then bounces and lands in his hands. See? Ao.]
no subject
You named your carrier Ao too...
[ He's not even sure if he's exasperated or amused. ]
no subject
Mm.
[He didn't know what else to name her!]
no subject
[ Yoon snorts, shaking his head a little. As he prods the little creature in Shin-Ah's palms (no, really, where is its head?!) there's a small squeak from somewhere inside the folds of his uniform collar. A small, pointed nose and red eyes poke out from behind Yoon's neck, inside his coat. Looks like someone else is curious about Ao, too.
Yoon doesn't seem to notice. He's getting more and more perplexed by the ball of fur with no other features. ]
It doesn't have eyes! Or- or anything else.
[ Staring up at Shin-Ah. Did you know this, Shin-Ah?! ]
no subject
He nods. Yep. It's the only name he could think of. He's not good at this, Yoon!
Anyway, he tilts his head to look at the head poking out, almost missing what Yoon says next before... Oh. Ao's lack of a...anything. But roundness and fur. Um...]
...She doesn't.
[What else should he say to that?????]
no subject
...um. ]
But what is she?!
[ Yoon demands, still baffled. The rat hiding in his coat collar pulls itself up with little claws in the material, nose twitching as it sniffs. Yoon's being loud. ]
no subject
[Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaause.]
Bimpuff.
no subject
[ Okay, yes, that explains-- ]
That doesn't explain anything.
[ He sighs. Of all the things he's seen lately though, this barely qualifies as weird anymore. What an exhausting place.
In the meantime, Haneul has managed to extricate himself from inside Yoon's coat completely, and is now on his shoulder, gripping with his claws and considering climbing down Yoon's arm. Even though the rat has wings. Then again, Yoon's never seen it fly yet. Maybe Haneul is afraid of heights... ]
Whatever.
no subject
Ah...um...
[Come back, Ao. Yoon didn't ask for this.]
no subject
He starts, turning to try and get a better look at the two small animals(?) but the angle is bad, and he's left awkwardly cocking his head, squinting at them. The way the furball is vibrating feels weird, and definitely like it's about to roll right off him. ]
Hey! Stop that, you're gonna fall!
[ With a little grunting noise, the frightened rat scurries back for Yoon's collar-- And apparently decides that's not safe enough because then it's scrambling up Yoon's neck and onto his head, and that tickles and kinda scratches. Yoon yelps, doing a little dance of discomfort and grabbing at the rat. ]
no subject
Yet despite this, he's looking over Yoon to make sure that he's okay.
Priority number one okay.]
no subject
Bad Haneul! [ Pointing at the rat on Shin-Ah's head. ] Don't do that!
[ This is probably sending mixed signals, as the rat is still on someone's head... ]
I've been trying to train him. [ Yoon sighs, holding out a hand palm-up. ]
Haneul, come back.
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)