— aphorism !

the beginning of a new world. an event blog for first class

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/ / END OF APHORISM !

it's unceremonious, the way it comes to an end (or perhaps a pause of sorts, he isn't sure) but proxy doesn't consider it beyond a vague disappointment that he didn't get to play more with the students of this make-believe school. he takes his last walk down the hallways of the third floor, watching the rain pour outside with his hands in his pockets and a low hum on his lips.

outside of this little world, the authorities swarm the city of busan like moths to a fire--

and he can't afford to play much longer.

as the runes slowly vanish, taking with them the monstrous creatures that appeared from inside, proxy--park yoohwan--smiles to himself and waves a hand across a nearby wall. without much effort, a door materializes; a straight path back to the battle-torn reality that birthed him.

to a life on the run.

maybe he'll be back to finish this lovely game.

but for the moment, at least, the male steps through the door and shuts it behind him--

his creation slowly collapses, leaving the occupants sleeping in their beds (be they on the streets or tucked away in the company of soldiers or mutant professors) with a whole new life in their memories; a life that will vie for a place in this old, faded reality.

it's a parting gift.

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hello, my name is 「 park jimin 」 and my chosen word is 「 food 」!

the tattoo of your chosen word appears on your tongue as soon as your hand finishes the last stroke — you’ve been granted the ability of food empowerment, and must follow the guidelines below :

the larger the amount of food consumed, the greater the power gained and the greater the amount of time that it is active.

the empowerments are limited to enhanced strength and stamina.

limited to consumption of meat.

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hello, my name is 「 park minha 」 and my chosen word is 「 demons 」!

the tattoo of your chosen word appears on your arm as soon as your hand finishes the last stroke — you’ve been granted the ability of demonic arm, and must follow the guidelines below :

the function of the demonic arm is limited solely to reanimation.

may raise a maximum of eight corpses at any given time, two if the corpse is not human.

may maintain limited control of the reanimation for exactly thirty minutes.

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[ can we have different threads with different people at the same time during the blight? ]

yes, you may !

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/ / . . .

just so you guys know, you don't have to wait for the prompts to start roleplaying this blight !

[proxyxfc]

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the water rises. in the darkness of the night, it crests the floors outside the basement. the halls, the classrooms, the cafeteria become gradually submerged in murky currents that must be waded through. the faintest, bleariest shadows are visible beneath the surface—

the air smells of something foul.

"well, it seems today the blight has begun!" the teachers declare, lips curved into the same gleeful looks they wore the previous week. "descend the steps at your own risk—"

but you know that hiding doesn’t work.

the depths wait below.

like this post for a blight prompt !

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Is the drowning in the basement considered the second blight?

we'll see, won't we?

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/ / PRELUDE !

the basement is silent. dark, as it should be on the evening of the 17th. with the students being gradually drawn into ease, no one questions the odd humming sound emerging from the bowels of the building. it's the air-conditioning. it's an old building, some say.

the glow of an appearing rune on the basement floor goes unnoticed. as does the steady flooding of water from wall to wall. as the hours roll by, the level rises, sure as the rising moon.

the basement door remains firmly locked.

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hello, my name is 「 park chanyeol 」 and my chosen word is 「 fury 」!

the tattoo of your chosen word appears on your nape as soon as your hand finishes the last stroke — you’ve been granted the ability of feral mind, and must follow the guidelines below :

limited to enhanced agility, reflexes, strength and pain suppression.

cannot distinguish friend from foe.

reverts to a fatigued state after the ability disengages.

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hello, my name is 「 lee junyoung 」 and my chosen word is 「 defend 」!

the tattoo of your chosen word appears on your foot as soon as your hand finishes the last stroke — you’ve been granted the ability of force-field generation, and must follow the guidelines below :

size is limited to just outside of arm’s reach.

cannot maintain barriers under extreme stress; requires focus.

unfocused barriers reflect damage onto the body of the user.

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hello, my name is 「 min hyorin 」 and my chosen word is 「 caffeine 」!

the tattoo of your chosen word appears on your back as soon as your hand finishes the last stroke — you’ve been granted the ability of scald generation, and must follow the guidelines below :

the ability to generate boiling liquids from one’s mouth.

only mouth and internal organs are immune; care is required once the liquid exits the body.

handy for making coffee and/or tea, not for serious control.

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hello, my name is 「 lee sungmin 」 and my chosen word is 「 innocence 」!

the tattoo of your chosen word appears on your neck as soon as your hand finishes the last stroke — you’ve been granted the ability of chastity empowerment, and must follow the guidelines below :

absolutely requires the presence of chastity, be it literal or figurative to gain power.

the effect fades with distance from the source, leaving behind a user powerless.

lack of virtue means inevitable depletion of energy and/or willpower.

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out of curiosity, will the next flock of participants be accepted during the second blight?

they will be accepted as soon as we both have time to assign powers.

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/ / DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE DELAYS, THE EVENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO THE 27TH !

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Are students required to stay within the classroom when there's no blight? Or can they be going around the school and stay around the dorms?

they're free to wander the entirety of the school grounds !

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is there a list of registered rps you have already? I can't remember if I already sent in some of my posts ;n;

here's a view-only copy of our registry database (it still should update automatically when new roleplays are added to our form) !

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if only blight threads get points (according to the post on the main blog), are the other threads we're in during the event going to be used for something else? since you asked for those to be turned in as well o vo

oh, we should have specified -- non-blight roleplays are honestly just for fun, man. just to be more broad we asked for all roleplays because it's easier for some people to just turn them all in instead of asking themselves things like does this qualify, does it not, etc.