dawon / ratatoskr

[soulping]

You appear in a near-empty room. But you are not alone—your team is here, and another. Mirrors line the walls on all sides. Reflected in those mirrors are--

Not you.

Flickering in and out of the mirrors are images: flashes of reds, blues, greens; trees and fields and water; faces you know – all of the "reflections" are images of Kyriakos as you know it.

But it seems so far away—covered in a thick layer of grime.

Those of you whose mirrors are in danger of fading away on the outside know instinctively that you can't simply return. At least, not as you are in your current state. Anyone who looks at them will notice that their forms seem somehow insubstantial, almost see-through. More over: you feel emptied of something, something essential. Whatever it is that makes you care, that keeps you tethered to your very existence has weakened—is in fact failing.

Those of you in the room not in danger of losing yourself understand already that you must aid these people in finding both a new source of strength, new, stronger connections – and clearing the way back home.

Comments

INSTRUCTIONS

[soulping]

1. There are to be four rounds to this event, formulated like a game.
2. Officially, for game purposes, each round will last roughly one hour and the game should exceed no more than four hours in length.
3. You are of course welcome to continue threading past the hour mark if you and your partner(s) wish, but for the purposes of keeping the game to a reasonable official run-time, at the hour mark soulping will move on.
4. This event is mostly psychological in nature, meant to be non-traumatic, low intensity in terms of action and task-based with the intention of forming new bonds between teams. As long as your character has a way of moving places and performing very basic tasks, you should have no difficulties participating in this event.
5. Please pay attention to soulping prompts for hints for what to do ( much like a narrator leads in heartgames.
6. Sometimes, personal, character-specific feedback will be required of you. You should recognize these prompts very easily: they will ask you to describe emotions, images, and thoughts of some kind.
7. Please try to pay attention to other characters' threads, particularly those previously "cross-team," as doing so will greater enable you to interact with one another and share certain experiences for bond-strengthening.
8. If you have any comments or questions, you may ping your runner in mIRC.
9. TARA will be running BUNS/PUPS and TIGERS/RATS
10. GIL will be running CATS/COCKS/PONIES and COWS/MONKEYS

ROUND ONE

[soulping]

In the center of the room, resting on a podium, are a number of chalices equal to the number of individuals in this room. Their surfaces are cloudy and tarnished.

Re: ROUND ONE

[secretofthefox]

[but do Sol and Fiere count as two separate individuals or not, considering they share a soul...?

either way, examining the chalices]

Are we supposed to drink from these...?

Re: ROUND ONE

[soulping]

[Somehow, you get the feeling that this cup was once bright and beautiful... but it might not take much to make it shine again?]

Re: ROUND ONE

[showyouthesight]

[I'm having a very bad day...]

Re: ROUND ONE

[pigscanfly]

[you and me both, bro.]

Re: ROUND ONE

[secretofthefox]

Sakura!

[Sol is trying not to freak out, okay.]

We're gonna fix this, okay? I'm not gonna let you disappear on me.

Re: ROUND ONE

[pigscanfly]

Goodness.

[Marigold is staring into one of those grimy mirrors, frowning deeply. He barely understands the situation, but at least he knows he doesn't approve of any of this.]

Re: ROUND ONE

[secretofthefox]

Don't worry, we're gonna fix it.

[says the telepathic fox. who looks worried but is wagging his fluffy tail if nothing else]

Re: ROUND ONE

[soulping]

[Staring at the mirrored wall, you get the feeling that it must be cleansed. But with what?]

ROUND ONE CONCLUSION

[soulping]

[The chalices come clean as the last of the sad memories fade away from the walls' surfaces. With the surfaces of the chalices cleaned, those in danger feel a little stronger within, as though you can do more. Sadness and loneliness are parts of existence, and somehow, you feel more reattached to yours, and to others'. There still feels to be something missing though....

There is a sound, like a water droplet hitting a hard surface in a quiet room, and one of the mirrors ripples like the surface of a pond, and an arched exit forms, spreading up from the ground, revealing sunlight and grass on the other side. You feel an invisible tug to go outside—and perhaps you should bring your chalice with you...]

ROUND 2

[soulping]

[This area feels familiar somehow... it's a grassy field, not at all unlike the meadows of Kyriakos, though it seems to stretch on and on forever, broken only by a gently-flowing river nearby.]

Re: ROUND 2

[showyouthesight]

[I miss our river.]

Re: ROUND 2

[soulping]

[Maybe this river is cooler? Perhaps you should check it out before comparing it so easily!!]

Re: ROUND 2

[pigscanfly]

[It's only been like an hour since I saw our river and I already want to trip and fall in it again. Which has never happened, of course, because I'm too graceful and elegant to do something like that.

Marigold heads on over to check this river out.]

ROUND 2 CONCLUSION

[soulping]

[From the images reflected in the waters, those in danger feel stronger yet within, as though you can try harder. Happiness, pleasure, and desire are parts of existence, and somehow, you feel more reattached to yours, and to others'. There still feels to be something missing though....

If you haven't done so already, you feel a compulsion to fill your glass with some of that crisp, refreshing water.]

ROUND 3

[soulping]

[The water in front of you no longer shows any visions—it just appears to be cool, refreshing water. But the longer you're near it, the more you want to take a drink from it...]

Re: ROUND 3

[pigscanfly]

[Kneels down to get some of that delicious, refreshing water in his hand and take a drink. Why not.]

Re: ROUND 3

[showyouthesight]

[Does that]

ROUND 3 CONCLUSION

[soulping]

[Even as you experience someone else's uncertainties and give and receive reassurance, you are reminded of your own doubts. Again, you feel stronger yet within, as though you can be better. Revulsion and insecurities are also a part of existence, and somehow, you feel more reattached to yours, and to others'. You feel substantially closer to being complete by now—but there still seems to be something missing....

There is a sound behind you, a sound you may recognize intimately. It is the same sound of bells ringing, that calls you to a game—and it seems to be calling you back to the room that you left, and the matching compulsion to go with it. If you look at the chalice in your hand, you'll find that in spite of having been drunken from, it is filled to the brim again. It seems you are not done....]

ROUND 4

[soulping]

[Inside the room again, the doorway disappears behind you, leaving you alone with the dirty walls and your glasses water. Even the table that once supported them is gone. However, one of the walls now supports a towel rack, complete with soft, fluffly looking towels.]

Re: ROUND 4

[pigscanfly]

[What nice looking towels. May he take one?]

Re: ROUND 4

[showyouthesight]

[THIS IS SAKURA'S ELEMENT ALL THE CLEANING SHALL HAPPEN]

Re: ROUND 4

[secretofthefox]

[Well, this is fairly obvious.

Sol will take a towel and start cleaning. Fiere will also make an attempt, though he's little and has only his tongue and tail, so he's not as effective.]

ROUND 4 CONCLUSION & ENDGAME

[soulping]

[As you experience all these things that make you proud, that strengthen you, that give you a reason, the last key to the missing puzzle seems to come home. You feel the strongest that you have within since the moment that you arrived, as though you can keep fighting. No amount of distance between you and the things that you love, that you desire, that you want to change, or that you want to protect will hold you back! And most importantly, you can feel that you have people behind you to support you, no matter what obstacles you might face.

There is the sound of something ringing. Bells? Chimes? It's a little like the sounds that you hear whenever there is a good end party, however each note of the song that plays seems to shake off more of the remaining dirt and dust. The mirror separating you from Kyriakos begins to shimmer, lose its transparency, and disappears... leaving you free to step through and return to the people who nearly lost you....]