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"Yoυ wιll ѕoмedαy dιe, ѕo wнy proloɴɢ ιт?" ♉ Week One

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Circe | Calandra | Sacred Days | Closed for Juro

[LOCATION: Storehouse]

Well. Isn't today just fscinating. A misbegotten genetic freak of legend tells her to solve a Labyrinth. Ancient Gods granting favors and gifts (As unfortunate as the choice of color is for said gift).

What madness is this, hm? Utter chaos, but... at least her class isn't running around like decapitated chickens, ruining any chance of a calm existence.

In search of what she needs, Calandra is all to happy to make her way to the storage building. Thread and chalk, simple things that can be provided to her. If there's a minotaur she will happily play Thesus. And stab the monster in the dick. That's how that story goes, she's almost 80% sure of it.

And who should she find among the rows, but dear Kato-kun, the teasing target! Why, what is he doing here, hrm? Searching and snuffing about, maybe for things to help you, wouldn't that just be the sweetest of him~?

"Kaaaaa~toooo~ kuuuuuun~"

Comes her voice, sacchirine and delighted as tattoo'd hands go over his eyes

"Guess who, alright~?"

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Tohru lets a coin fall from their hand and clang loudly into the dish labelled 'Intelligence.'

Once more our kindred spirit bubbles up and forth from behind the dish. There is significantly less weird stuttering to her now, in fact she is a whole lot clearer than the first time.

“ Oooouoo wow! Another one so soon! Ehe~ this is really so nice isn’t it? “

The figure before you bounced up and down slightly, she really was so happy to see you!

“ Hello! I’m Mnemosyne! It’s so nice to see you so clearly, ah but--- let me get this out of the way for you-- “

Mnemosyne held out her hand and in a similar fashion to her own appearance she called into existence... an item!

“ See! Now we have some time if you’d like to chat!! Though I must admit...”

“ There are some walks of life I know nothing about! Maybe you could even teach me something! “

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"O Ancient Gods, this humble servant of the Abyss seeks thy presence and beeseeches thou for aid~" With a dramatic prayer and the flair of flipping her coin, Calandra lets the bit of money fall into the Charisma Altar

Clink! The coin falls into the dish, spinning for a moment on it’s side before clattering to a stop. There’s a moment or two of silence before sound fills the air -- the sound of glasses tipping together for a toast, the sound of applause, and sound of jubilant chatter -- and swirls around you, bringing with it the smell of fine wine. It feels as though you’ve been immediately transported into the most happening party on a mid summer’s night. The air glimmers brilliantly with a shine akin to gold leaf. By the time that the sound dissipates and the air clears, a figure stands with open arms, laughing loudly. 

“How-dee-day!”

The figure allows one last guffaw to rip from his chest before he speaks again. 

“The name’s Di-Oh-Ni-Sees, an’ I’m just pleased as punch t’be seein’ ya right now!”

With each syllable of his name, Dionysus chose an ridiculous pose -- finger guns, flexing, what have you. He takes a minute to look over Calandra, then lets out another laugh.

“Ya look like a chick who really knows what she’s ‘bout! I can respect that! Here, y’all can have this! But I gotta dash real soon -- life of a god’s real full of stuff ya gotta do, y’anno?”

Dionysus, at that moment, seemed to pull an object out of thin air before presenting it to Calandra.

“’Fore I go, though, y’all don’t go tellin’ that buff, two legged Oreo that I’m here, y’dig? He dang gives me the willies.”

“Y’all keep this our lil secret an’ I’ll have more presents for ya down the line, a’ight? Peace!”

With a snap of his fingers, the gold leaf dust rains once more, and as it stops, Dionysus has ceased to be in the building.

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Making haste into the temple, Daiki took a moment to catch her breath. Taking in the foreign beauty around before reaching the altar, she fumbles with her coin before dropping it into the plate labelled 'PHYSICALITY'. The maid then clasps her hands together in prayer, in some attempt to show respect.

As soon as the coin clinks into the small plate, the air around suddenly turns hot. As though you are surrounded by flames tickling against your skin, not close enough to burn you--just enough for you to find yourself sweating.  Emerging slowly from the smoke and flames comes this towering figure in gold plated armor.  

“--! Mmmph mmph mph--”

Wait, what were they saying?  Its a bit hard to hear with that helmet on!

”....Mmmph mph mh mmmph!”

The God before slowly removes the helmet and holds it in the crux of their arm.

“....Whew, there we go. Y’all c’n understan’ me now?”

With one hand, they brushed back some of their messy hair away from their face, before turning their attention to you--the lucky one who decided to grace them with your presence! 

“Well ain’t ya’ the sweetest lil thing darlin’! I must say I feel blessed t’ get a favor from a lil angel like y’rself!”

They wink and grin flirtatiously, before pulling back to their professional attitude.

“Guess an introduction is in order, th’ names Zeus and it’s a real pleasure gettin’ t’ meet yah. N’ don’t worry, I won’t be too rough on you likes, but y’ gotta give yer best out there, y’ hear?”

“Since yah so generously gave me an offerin’ hun, let me give yah somethin’ in return”

Zeus reached into his cape and pulled out something and placed it into your hands, giving you another small wink.

“Hope y’ like it hun.”

“Aight, I’ve been standin’ out in th’ open fer too long--don’t want that Big Ol’ Beast t’ spot me. Not that I wouldn’ be able t’ take ‘em, ain’t what I’m sayin’. I just don’t want them t’ know I’m here. If that happens, shows over folks. So y’ gotta promise me this will be our little secret, right?”

They grinned once more, but this time it was to ease the tension.

“Don’t worry, I’ll still be here, y’all can call on me anytime.”

And with that, Zeus turned back around and walked back into the smoke and flames from which he came.

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Kenjirou closes his eyes and breathes deeply, placing a coin into the dish labelled 'Willpower'.

The hall is silent for one long moment before the air sparks to life, thrumming with a lively electric energy that raises goosebumps along your arms. The vibrations grow stronger, rattling in your chest; in a flurry of feathers and light, he rises from the ground to stand before you.

“Hey, yeah! It’s my turn now! I’m gonna look so… so COOL–”

He’s supposed to be a god, but his diminutive stature doesn’t really do much for him. It honestly doesn’t even look like he hits five feet.

But it seems you’ve gotten his attention.

“–Hey there, human! Wahahaha!”

He seems overly amused with himself.

“–Get it? Because you’re a human, and I’m not! I’m a god! I’m–”

“–Hermes!”

He laughs boisterously again. Can this amount of noise really come from someone this small? Well, chihuahuas ARE really yappy dogs…

“Anyway! We’re gonna be great friends, person guy! You got the raddest, baddest god out of all of them! And as thanks, I’m gonna give you something! You’ll love it, probably! It’s coming from a god, after all, right? Wahahaha!”

He leans forward and high fives an object into your hands, the contact sending a strange sort of shock into you.

“I’d love to stay, but I gotta go, buddy-man. Good luck with your, uh… this!”

He gestures to all of you.

“And remember! Don’t tell the sweaty bull man about this! Unless you HAVE a death wish, I mean.”

“Stay strong, yeah?Later!”

He appears to drop into the ground below him, and the hallway returns to its previous silence and relative peace.

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Quick PSA/Addendum

Hello! We just wanted to make a little post clarifying the keys and the rooms if you didn’t notice it on the maps.

The keys received can only lock the room from the inside, so you cannot lock your door unless you are in the room.

Hopefully that explains it better!

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Deadbolts || Sacred Days || Leo + Seung Jo ||

Well, that was all a proper mess wasn’t it? Really seemed like everyone here was well, innocent in their perhaps now, imagined part in kidnapping him. Well, either way, at the same time you couldn’t deny that that in itself could be a sham. Was that digging into it too much? Probably, that was always his problem wasn’t it – ‘don’t overthink it’ – ‘you really hurt yourself when you do that’.

It was curiouser – and curiouser. The bugs were… odd, not right, too far fetched for any location. Perhaps that meant they were in… a dome? A dome… no, that’s too scifi... and he didn't really care for that genre at all. Too much spaceships and quantum whatevers.

It still didn’t matter, any of it, there was no trusting here – no trust until proven…. Proven… something.

“ …. “

Words were trapped in his throat.

Either way – Leo walked up – deliberately avoiding bumping into anyone even in the slightest, a light footwork miracle in fact. When his hands were on it, he got to unraveling the parchment and staring down at it. Ok – never mind the map – there was a room, a room that would be just his. Ahh yes… a safe space.

Not wanting to be questioned – or worse, having to explain himself to anyone else – Leo ran off between the crowd, again dodging just about everyone, ghosting if you will.

It wasn’t even a long run to the housing, which was surprisingly beautiful… well, you know, for ruins.

Leo gave a quick scan for the room number—and there it was… however there raised a problem. A large man was unlocking his door right next to it… he looked like he was having a lot of trouble.

Great….great… Leo rolled her eyes and contemplated whether to just wait til he left or--- ehh…

Slowly approaching Leo tried to be invisible – getting close enough to hear the other swearing under his breath. It certainly didn’t help Leo – who was putting everything into being unnoticeable, despite being less than 2 or 3 feet away from the other. She also tried to unlock her door but to no avail -- and apparently the other had had enough with his door –slamming against it—startling Leo who dropped her own key, which clattered to the floor under the other.

But his door opened… without the key? It just, pushed open….? Leo lightly pushed on his own door which swung up silently…. But then he turned back to the other, clearing his throught nervously.

“ ---Excuse me…. My key is—well it’s underneath your feet… “

{ Even if the door didn’t unlock }

{Even if there isn’t even a slot }

{ Its useless but I’d still like it } – god he was in for it now… ridicule.

Even though it seemed that the doors really didn’t have key slots on the outside… was the guy just putting the key into a crack in the wooden door? … This was a mess.

All Leo was praying for was for a lack of transferred aggression.

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Daiki ✎ A Key, A Map, A Thought

The noise that the Minotaur had rung gathered up the students together once more, including the young housemaid herself. A most unsettling announcement that brought others with confusion, fear, and even anger to some point. Daiki could not bring herself to be upset at others by their reactions this time. She, too, felt a heavy sickness sitting in her stomach that she had to swallow down. The tone that this animal spoke with so seriously made her feel as if she would never see the light of her home ever again. Closing her eyes, she took in a deep breath through her nose and exhaled through her mouth slowly, listening to the monster talk about some sort of challenge. 

"So," she mumbled to herself, "There is a way out, then...?"

The possibility practically woke up her senses and brought in a new emotion; hope. Her own question brought in a thought, one berating her as it said, 'Why should you?'

An interesting question it was, Daiki realized. Why should she? Her eyes moved towards the large monster, studying his face and each subtle movement he made. He delivered a challenge to them that could give them the chance to escape, but for what reason? He said it himself that this was to test their limits, but why? That word repeated over and over as she tried to make sense of the situation each time, as it was the only question her mind could ask. Yet another came to mind, 'Why you?'

'Hmmm...?'

'What makes you so special that you have to take part in this?'

"Mmmmmm..."

Some don't have the answers to everything. She chose to push that question to the back of her head. Making her way towards the basket that held their names, Daiki picked up a map and a key while keeping her eyes on the creature. She wanted to ask the questions on her mind, but the fear held her back on a leash as she quickly scampered away towards her place. She just couldn't.

Having a map in her hands now was useful. She hadn't explored every single area yet of Ablisse, so she felt at ease knowing that she had some direction. She looked over the Entrance to the Labyrinth, pressing her lips into a thin line as she looked at its vague illustrations, then towards the gates that the creature had directed them towards. She could already see some students going to take a closer look, yet Daiki had already chosen to turn away.

Miki had an interesting idea of attempting to throw a party. It was a peculiar idea for the type of situation they were in, but it also felt like something to actually consider. Daiki gave a small smile, waving to Miki to get their attention before nodding to him. "I- I, ah--" the maid cleared her throat as she attempted to talk more clearly, "I think that might be a good idea... To get to know each other, and uh.. make sense of the situation? Y- Yes. Erm---"

Opening the map once more, she set her sights to the temple that the creature had mentioned, then looking to the coins in her hand. The way it had described the idea of giving a small treasure to whatever was inside had her curious. Biting her lip, she smiled nervously. "I- I'll, uh, help! I mean, I'll head to the kitchen soon, I want to... look around, first. Ahaha-- excuse me---" she mumbled out the last part as she began to walk away from the group and followed the map towards what caught her eye.

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Yo, minotaur guy! Do you know if we have any paper and pencils lying around? I'd wanna know if that's even a thing before looking up and down the storage room.

“ Hmmmm.... I think the answer is yes, there are utensils for scripture somewhere...  “

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An Abyss this Deep Must Have Fish || Jack Finn || Week One ||Open

After a long while of standing still and listening, Jack decided he should probably explore his surroundings. Standing still and waiting for someone to bother him obviously wasn’t producing any results, god knows why, maybe he looked at them funny, who cares. Getting right to the point the Minotaur thing said, the goal is the Labyrinth, or at least that’s what Jack took from that whole lecture.

Jack trudged made his way across the “campus” and toward the towering iron gate, the insides of his jacket clinking with every step. He swayed slightly with each step as if the floor was rocking, sea legs are a hard thing to shake off, and the fog wasn’t making it any easier. This doesn’t mean he’s uneasy though, it takes a whole lot more than ominous fog to to even faze Jack Atticus Finn.  

(Eyes on the prize Jack, eyes on the prize)     

He soldiered onward, right up to the massive gates blocking the entrance. Massive was an understatement, the bars themselves could probably keep out an orca! …If the orca had legs that is, or wheels or something. He took one of the bars in hand and tried to shake the gate… no dice. He took the gate in both hands, attempting to muscle the gate into even a bit of movement, but it wouldn’t budge. 

 “You’ve gotta be kidding me. I practically wrangle sea monsters for a living and this shit won’t even budge. Whoever built this place has some serious backing.”  

There wasn’t any doubt that this gate is gonna stay closed until the bull says otherwise. Jack leaned on the gate with both hands still griping the bars. The Entrance to the labyrinth was practically an abyss, the shadows seemed to move within the hall, spurring images of deep sea horrors into Jack’s imagination. Jack brought his arms down to muffle his mouth, still leaning on the gate by his shoulders, and stood staring into this abyss.

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nights of pleasure are short || kenjirou || week one: begin || open

Kenjirou didn’t exactly come running to the crash. No, he was hesitant - the events presented to him had already been… something of a sensory overload. He was resting in the bathhouse, eyes heavy, tired by his trials with the sickening monster thing minotaur, precision of words, Kenjirou - with the boy in the strange hat and the tattooed girl who’d scared the shit out of him. So he wasn’t exactly sprinting to see what was in store for him next - oh, no, he was scrabbling to his feet, rethinking it, then taking his sweet time to get to the source of the sound - a source that he was only led to by sound.

As he watched the story unfold before him, he felt his eyes water, sweat beading at the back of his neck. Forever? As in, ad infinitum? No. Nonono. He couldn’t - he wouldn’t. Live here forever. ?How could he, without his family. His home. His lao lao. Ho?w. There was no way this would pass, it was illegal, it was kidnapping, these were the most talented and famous youths in the world this would not happen this 是怎么回事，他吓坏了。

正如他在怪物盯着，他的心脏在他的胸口抽。什么是计数？让自己冷静？他应该如何呼吸？一人如何应该记住这些解决方案在实际的紧急情况？ 他觉得 like everything 被关在他周围。遮住脸与他的双手，刘杰拼命忍住了一声。他需要一个拥抱。Or something. Like a plane, straight back to Japan. He needed… to be home.

Snatching his map with a slow, unsteady hand, he backed away from the minotaur, blinking rapidly.

“A… labyrinth? 미로.신 빌어 먹을, 어머니 빌어 먹을 미로. 젠장. 그 빌어 먹을 - 그것은이 빌어 먹을 광대 극의 전체 미적 일치 얼마나 잘, 그것은 화려한입니다.”

A thought surging through Kenjirou’s mind, he let out an inappropriate - and, frankly, out-of-character growl as he allowed words to slip from his mouth.

“Aber Sie müssen erkennen, wie belanglos ein Labyrinth wird auf die besten und klügsten japanischen - und internationalen, nehme ich an. - Die Jugend ist es … könnte es sein, dass Sie wollen, dass wir Erfolg haben, der dann stellt sich die Frage …? warum tust du das? Wer bittet uns, unseren wert zu beweisen? Das ist Schwachsinn. ”

With an incredulous shake of his head, Kenjirou turned on his heel, lurching out of the room. Pulling open the map, he switched direction several times, eventually settling on heading towards the storage area, grumbling slightly in a kaleidoscope of languages as he went.

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Monotaur raised his head, letting out a deep snort before he was ready to address the student.

“ Maze? Hmph, you seem to be confused. Allow me to shed more light for you, 排名第17位 ”

“ This is not a “maze”, not a testing ground for mere hungry rats, it is a Labyrinth. “

The creatures ears wiggled as a stray fly attempted to land. There was a great pause before he began again.

" Χμμ, αλλά μπορείτε να μάθετε τα υπόλοιπα για τη δική σας, έξυπνο παιδί...”

“...Ναι? "

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The Bowels of The Earth Hide The Pits of Hell | Calandra | Week 1 Begins | Open

A… a labyrinth? What is this stupid genetic monstrosity even talking about? Someone born from bestiality doesn’t have the right to keep one Calandra Jeggare trapped anywhere! Certainly not a labyrinth from some fucking Harryhausen flick with shitty stop motion monsters.

Its enough for dear Calandra to stifle all her worries under a haughty laugh, a noblewoman’s joyous raucous mockery.

“Ahahahahaha! You can’t be serious! You simply must be joking! Really Mr. Bullshit, you can’t expect this to hold me for long! You and whomever must be the brains behind this… you must really have something wrong with your fucking heads!”

And then the joy is gone, replaced by naked aggression and raw ambition

“By the Pit I will survive this and I will make anyone who tries stops me suffer til they wish I’d let them die. This is a fucking promise. I’m not going to rot in this place.”

What a girl, our Calandra Jeggare.

What a girl, dressed in black and stained with ink, turning on those stiletto heels and walking away with a click clack click. Ten thousand thousand thoughts rush through her. How to escape, how to survive, how best to see the labyrinth through… thread and chalk… thread and chalk… that will be the way. Simple is best.

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Sprites !!

To the previous anon -- Here’s a master album of all sprites done by me ( Mod Death ) for you to use if you need reference, or want to make sprite videos, whatever! Just remember not to use these for sprite bases / tracing, be respectful

sprites by mod death

holder place for sprites by others that i’ll update soon. but for now you can find sprites on others blogs p easy!

[cynismi]

could you post the sprites of the characters separate from the character page if it isnt an issue c:

Of course! I’ll try to get an album together for anybody who needs them for reference and etc!

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NPCS - Need to Know

Hello everyone! So as you may have noticed our first NPC has shown herself! Interacting with NPC’s is as simple as pie, you’ll be given the option to chat with them as well as earn a random item! Just sent in an ask to the corresponding dishes in the temple and you’ll be graciously greeted by one. If you’d like your chats to be private/published please put that in the ask !

If you have anymore questions OOC please feel free to send them in.

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nights of pleasure are short || kenjirou || week one: begin || open

Kenjirou didn't exactly come running to the crash. No, he was hesitant - the events presented to him had already been... something of a sensory overload. He was resting in the bathhouse, eyes heavy, tired by his trials with the sickening monster thing minotaur, precision of words, Kenjirou - with the boy in the strange hat and the tattooed girl who'd scared the shit out of him. So he wasn't exactly sprinting to see what was in store for him next - oh, no, he was scrabbling to his feet, rethinking it, then taking his sweet time to get to the source of the sound - a source that he was only led to by sound.

As he watched the story unfold before him, he felt his eyes water, sweat beading at the back of his neck. Forever? As in, ad infinitum? No. Nonono. He couldn't - he wouldn't. Live here forever. ?How could he, without his family. His home. His lao lao. Ho?w. There was no way this would pass, it was illegal, it was kidnapping, these were the most talented and famous youths in the world this would not happen this 是怎么回事，他吓坏了。

正如他在怪物盯着，他的心脏在他的胸口抽。什么是计数？让自己冷静？他应该如何呼吸？一人如何应该记住这些解决方案在实际的紧急情况？ 他觉得 like everything 被关在他周围。遮住脸与他的双手，刘杰拼命忍住了一声。他需要一个拥抱。Or something. Like a plane, straight back to Japan. He needed... to be home.

Snatching his map with a slow, unsteady hand, he backed away from the minotaur, blinking rapidly.

"A... labyrinth? 미로.신 빌어 먹을, 어머니 빌어 먹을 미로. 젠장. 그 빌어 먹을 - 그것은이 빌어 먹을 광대 극의 전체 미적 일치 얼마나 잘, 그것은 화려한입니다."

A thought surging through Kenjirou's mind, he let out an inappropriate - and, frankly, out-of-character growl as he allowed words to slip from his mouth.

"Aber Sie müssen erkennen, wie belanglos ein Labyrinth wird auf die besten und klügsten japanischen - und internationalen, nehme ich an. - Die Jugend ist es ... könnte es sein, dass Sie wollen, dass wir Erfolg haben, der dann stellt sich die Frage ...? warum tust du das? Wer bittet uns, unseren wert zu beweisen? Das ist Schwachsinn. "

With an incredulous shake of his head, Kenjirou turned on his heel, lurching out of the room. Pulling open the map, he switched direction several times, eventually settling on heading towards the storage area, grumbling slightly in a kaleidoscope of languages as he went.

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Milan enters the temple after Monotaur's sermon. Hen is mumbling under hen's breath; something about "events in motion" and "truth as masked". Without even the slightest hesitation, hen places a coin in the dish before the statue of intelligence, sending a faint clattering resonating through the temple.

After a resounding clink of the coin, the air grows – thicker? No, that isn’t the right word - perhaps more charged. Even the coin seems to vibrate within the dish for a moment before a bright spark of light illuminates the hall.

A bright silhouette of life bubbles up behind the altar…

In a moment then it fades back down, leaving only a slight glow…… 

“ Oooouuuooo! Look at this, it worked! Amazing! Wooooaaow!! We— “

“ Oh!—-…………. Was it you who did this? “

“ Ahhhh that’s so great! It works thanks to you! “

The girl in front of you didn’t seem to realize that you’d really done nothing more than plop on a coin in a dish – seemed much more important than that huh.

“ I’m—- ah…aha– I’m Mnemosyne!! Thank you for putting your trust in me! It really means so much! Thank you! “

With a quick curteous bow she was back to talking - except something flickered oddly, like she was a broken light.

“ Oh— I should give you something then yes? I have a lot of good things ah– here you are! “

Mnemosyne reaches out and plops something down in your hands, her own hand flickering as it finished.

“ Ah— I wish I could talk more but— ah I need to go– but ah– “

“ Please don’t tell the big guy out there about this, our little secret ok! Hehe~“

And then she was gone, like – actually gone – disappeared – into thin air.