Isle of Spirits - Halls of Time
Another note rustled behind her, this one had a simple "no" on it.
[IC] Eternal Galaxy: Phoenix
02/03/2014, 09:51 PM #12
Isle of Spirits
Mima picked the note up and looked at it, narrowing her eyes. Now she was confused. Someone brought her here then or her memories were wiped. Again. Maybe it was a combo of the two, but all this didn't matter at the moment.
"Okay, one last question. How can I get off this island?" Mima said.
Border of Helios System
SimO eventually finished with it's writing, putting a bookmark in place and closing the book, looking over to the box. It hooked itself up to it with many wires and seemed to go into a state similar to a comatose patient.
Mima picked the note up and looked at it, narrowing her eyes. Now she was confused. Someone brought her here then or her memories were wiped. Again. Maybe it was a combo of the two, but all this didn't matter at the moment.
"Okay, one last question. How can I get off this island?" Mima said.
Border of Helios System
SimO eventually finished with it's writing, putting a bookmark in place and closing the book, looking over to the box. It hooked itself up to it with many wires and seemed to go into a state similar to a comatose patient.
Sometimes when you're driving down a road, a bug hits your windshield. It's ugly and unpleasant, but you just activate the wipers / cleaning fluid and it's gone in a few seconds. It's just part of driving down the road. You don't dwell on it, because that'd be silly. Bugs aren't worth the time.
You just discard their guts and keep on driving.
02/04/2014, 04:21 AM #13
Isle of Spirits
Two notes appeared. One appeared near the door of the Halls of Time while another, that was a dark grey in color, was further from the door. The one near the door read "One of the others." while the strange grey one was blank...
Two notes appeared. One appeared near the door of the Halls of Time while another, that was a dark grey in color, was further from the door. The one near the door read "One of the others." while the strange grey one was blank...
02/04/2014, 04:39 AM #14
Isle of Spirits
Mima picked up both of the notes, and her eye visibly twitched in annoyance, and looked to the doll.
"Fuckin' magic 8 ball." Mima growled, shoowing the dool into one of her coat poackets, along with the paper. She looked up at the door, and shuddered. hs edidn'tknow why, but she had a really bad vibe about this place. She looked back to the ocean, and decided that she had a better chance there than whatever was in that place.
Mima picked up both of the notes, and her eye visibly twitched in annoyance, and looked to the doll.
"Fuckin' magic 8 ball." Mima growled, shoowing the dool into one of her coat poackets, along with the paper. She looked up at the door, and shuddered. hs edidn'tknow why, but she had a really bad vibe about this place. She looked back to the ocean, and decided that she had a better chance there than whatever was in that place.
Sometimes when you're driving down a road, a bug hits your windshield. It's ugly and unpleasant, but you just activate the wipers / cleaning fluid and it's gone in a few seconds. It's just part of driving down the road. You don't dwell on it, because that'd be silly. Bugs aren't worth the time.
You just discard their guts and keep on driving.
02/04/2014, 12:57 PM #15
Isle of Spirits-Outside the manor of eternity-In KuroiKaze
Eorthe slowly regained consciousness and her senses began returning to her. She tried to stand up than fell back into a seat as her legs failed her, she stayed seated, feeling drained. This physical body is very limited, I must have used too much energy transporting myself and this ship all the way to this galaxy. She reached forward to the control panel to start the ship's systems, then leaned back and frowned as the engines refused to start. She closed her eyes and sent out her extra senses, and realised the problem. The strange crystals that powered the ship had been drained, maybe she drained them for the energy while transporting the ship? She couldn't just leave the ship, it was her only way to travel between planets now that she had taken on a physical body. She should have been able to change back to an energy form, but it seems that she did not have enough power, or at least not enough to make the change more than temporary. She should regain her strength over time, but for now she needed the ship. Besides, the AI on the ship could prove useful, after all the very reason she had assumed a physical form in the first place was to be able to communicate with him, and he had led her to the humans whom she had hunted for so long. She could power the ship using her own power, but she didn't want to waste her already depleted strength, besides if the ship originated from here, more of its power source should be available.
Just then her senses snagged on an object that had not been there before, she opened her eyes and using sight affirmed that it was a doll, a man-made product. She felt no antagonism towards it, she was perfectly fine with the things that humans created, she just hated what humans had done to her through those things. She picked it up and quickly deciphered the human text written on a tag around the doll's neck."Take me with you! Ask and you shall receive!" she looked at the little toy doubtfully, thinking about it. After all she could have sworn such an item was not there when she transported the ship.
Maybe it could help... She held the doll up by its bandanna and spoke to it, "How can I find a way to power this ship?" As she waited for a response, she fiddled with the doll a bit more and saw the words on the back of the tag: "Just don't expect much"
....then again maybe not
Eorthe slowly regained consciousness and her senses began returning to her. She tried to stand up than fell back into a seat as her legs failed her, she stayed seated, feeling drained. This physical body is very limited, I must have used too much energy transporting myself and this ship all the way to this galaxy. She reached forward to the control panel to start the ship's systems, then leaned back and frowned as the engines refused to start. She closed her eyes and sent out her extra senses, and realised the problem. The strange crystals that powered the ship had been drained, maybe she drained them for the energy while transporting the ship? She couldn't just leave the ship, it was her only way to travel between planets now that she had taken on a physical body. She should have been able to change back to an energy form, but it seems that she did not have enough power, or at least not enough to make the change more than temporary. She should regain her strength over time, but for now she needed the ship. Besides, the AI on the ship could prove useful, after all the very reason she had assumed a physical form in the first place was to be able to communicate with him, and he had led her to the humans whom she had hunted for so long. She could power the ship using her own power, but she didn't want to waste her already depleted strength, besides if the ship originated from here, more of its power source should be available.
Just then her senses snagged on an object that had not been there before, she opened her eyes and using sight affirmed that it was a doll, a man-made product. She felt no antagonism towards it, she was perfectly fine with the things that humans created, she just hated what humans had done to her through those things. She picked it up and quickly deciphered the human text written on a tag around the doll's neck."Take me with you! Ask and you shall receive!" she looked at the little toy doubtfully, thinking about it. After all she could have sworn such an item was not there when she transported the ship.
Maybe it could help... She held the doll up by its bandanna and spoke to it, "How can I find a way to power this ship?" As she waited for a response, she fiddled with the doll a bit more and saw the words on the back of the tag: "Just don't expect much"
....then again maybe not
How many times can you die a day~?
How many times have you died a day~?
How many times have you died a day~?
02/04/2014, 03:45 PM #16
Isle of Spirits-Outside the manor of eternity-In KuroiKaze
A note rustled by the exit of the ship....
"One of the Others," was printed on it.
A note rustled by the exit of the ship....
"One of the Others," was printed on it.
02/04/2014, 06:45 PM #17
Ethereal Galaxy - Helios System - Planet Dua - Mirror Sea - Isle of Spirits
Somewhere in the Manor of Eternity
John briskly walked through the large, white marbled hallway, occasionally looking at the stained glass windows, and how the light from outside shone through and displayed their intricate designs on the ground. So far things had been quiet. The voice from earlier was no longer audible, perhaps because the person gave up. Either way, John knew he had to find a way out, and possibly get some answers. As John continued to walk, he came across an intersection in the halls. In front of him were three separate hallways, each one identical to one another. The sight left John feeling slightly frustrated, especially since any one of the halls could lead him deeper into the manor. Just when he was going to ask Cortana where they should go, he saw something out of the ordinary.
Out in the very middle of the intersection was a lone doll with white hair and a red bandanna. What made John feel somewhat tense about the situation was not the fact that there was a doll in the middle of the hallway, but the fact that it was facing him, as if it had been conveniently placed just for him. This could only mean that someone was watching him and knew his every move. That was not very comforting to the SPARTAN-II, especially since he still had no information on his current situation. Cortana had known John long enough to know that the wheels were turning in his head, and if she had to guess, John was concerned over how the doll was facing him. She knew that he picked up on the subtlety, and that he was on edge over an unknown entity watching them.
"A doll? What is it doing here? Do you think it's a trap?", Cortana asked John.
"Maybe.", John said to Cortana as he looked at the doll.
John could see that there was a note on the front of the doll, but he couldn't make out what the note said. Instead of approaching the doll and risking falling into a trap, John used the zoom function of his visor and took a closer look at the note. On the note was a message that said, "Take me with you! Ask and you shall receive!" John was slightly confused about the message on the doll. Was it some kind of joke? Just what was this doll?
John finally decided that it was time to go investigate the strange doll and finally walked over to it, albeit with a healthy amount of caution. John leaned down and picked the doll up with his free hand, still having his BR85HB SR Battle Rifle at the ready, and once he picked it up, he noticed that there was another note on the back of the doll. Upon seeing the note, John turned the doll over and read the message on the back. "Just don't expect much.", was written on the note, a message that John gave a very quiet and brief chuckle at. Of course the doll wouldn't be of much help. After all, it was just a doll.
"Why would anyone leave a doll for us? I don't see anything wrong with it, so it's not a bomb or trap.", Cortana said to John.
John remained silent as he considered that their observer might be hostile. If that was the case, then they would need to leave quickly. After looking at the doll for a moment longer, John spoke.
"I get the feeling someone's toying with us... Do you know which hall we should take?", John asked Cortana.
Last edited by S121; 02/04/2014, 09:38 PM. Somewhere in the Manor of Eternity
John briskly walked through the large, white marbled hallway, occasionally looking at the stained glass windows, and how the light from outside shone through and displayed their intricate designs on the ground. So far things had been quiet. The voice from earlier was no longer audible, perhaps because the person gave up. Either way, John knew he had to find a way out, and possibly get some answers. As John continued to walk, he came across an intersection in the halls. In front of him were three separate hallways, each one identical to one another. The sight left John feeling slightly frustrated, especially since any one of the halls could lead him deeper into the manor. Just when he was going to ask Cortana where they should go, he saw something out of the ordinary.
Out in the very middle of the intersection was a lone doll with white hair and a red bandanna. What made John feel somewhat tense about the situation was not the fact that there was a doll in the middle of the hallway, but the fact that it was facing him, as if it had been conveniently placed just for him. This could only mean that someone was watching him and knew his every move. That was not very comforting to the SPARTAN-II, especially since he still had no information on his current situation. Cortana had known John long enough to know that the wheels were turning in his head, and if she had to guess, John was concerned over how the doll was facing him. She knew that he picked up on the subtlety, and that he was on edge over an unknown entity watching them.
"A doll? What is it doing here? Do you think it's a trap?", Cortana asked John.
"Maybe.", John said to Cortana as he looked at the doll.
John could see that there was a note on the front of the doll, but he couldn't make out what the note said. Instead of approaching the doll and risking falling into a trap, John used the zoom function of his visor and took a closer look at the note. On the note was a message that said, "Take me with you! Ask and you shall receive!" John was slightly confused about the message on the doll. Was it some kind of joke? Just what was this doll?
John finally decided that it was time to go investigate the strange doll and finally walked over to it, albeit with a healthy amount of caution. John leaned down and picked the doll up with his free hand, still having his BR85HB SR Battle Rifle at the ready, and once he picked it up, he noticed that there was another note on the back of the doll. Upon seeing the note, John turned the doll over and read the message on the back. "Just don't expect much.", was written on the note, a message that John gave a very quiet and brief chuckle at. Of course the doll wouldn't be of much help. After all, it was just a doll.
"Why would anyone leave a doll for us? I don't see anything wrong with it, so it's not a bomb or trap.", Cortana said to John.
John remained silent as he considered that their observer might be hostile. If that was the case, then they would need to leave quickly. After looking at the doll for a moment longer, John spoke.
"I get the feeling someone's toying with us... Do you know which hall we should take?", John asked Cortana.
Originally posted by S121
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02/05/2014, 04:46 AM #18
Helios System - Planet Dua - Mirror Sea - Isle of Spirits
Somewhere in the Manor of Eternity
Suddenly, two notes rustled in both hallways. The one to the left was the same as the one on the doll with a simple "This way" printed on it while the other that seemed to head into the darker rooms was blank but pure grey in color.
Somewhere in the Manor of Eternity
Suddenly, two notes rustled in both hallways. The one to the left was the same as the one on the doll with a simple "This way" printed on it while the other that seemed to head into the darker rooms was blank but pure grey in color.
02/05/2014, 10:23 AM #19
Isle of Spirits-Outside the manor of eternity-In KuroiKaze
Eorthe pushed herself up onto her feet and walked unsteadily to read the note. Now she was sure this doll really was special, she knew that note had not been there before. She was slightly bemused, wondering who had the power to make things appear out of nowhere. Or maybe it was simply a version of her own ability to manipulate existing objects to a great extent. Either way, the words on the notes confused her, who were these "others"?
But first, the location of the note seemed to indicate she should exit the ship. She stared at the locking mechanism for a moment, wondering how to open the door with the power down. She then reasoned that the original owner of the ship, the AI she had spoken too must have had to enter and exit the ship while it was powered down, so she sent her other senses into the door. She soon located the locking mechanism, found the switch and opened the door. She stepped out, but held the door open. To open the door from the inside required only a push of a button, but from the outside there was no visible way to open it. Nhiome had probably remotely opened the door. She came up with a make-do idea and looked around for a convenient stone large enough so she could wedge it between the door and the frame. She saw one, 3 meters away, well out of reach.
She might be drained, but she should have enough strength for such a simple task. She held out her hand and drew the stone towards her, keeping an eye on her strength. The stone landed in her hand and she wedged it into place. But she was slightly winded by the simple task. I really used up too much energy...
She looked around properly this time and soon saw that she seemed to be on an island in the middle of a large ocean(Sorry if I got it wrong, I'm unclear about the concept of the isles of spirits). Nearby there was a large manor, and she assumed it was in this structure she could find a new power source. She stepped into the manor and was encountered by a few different paths.
"...now what...?"
Eorthe pushed herself up onto her feet and walked unsteadily to read the note. Now she was sure this doll really was special, she knew that note had not been there before. She was slightly bemused, wondering who had the power to make things appear out of nowhere. Or maybe it was simply a version of her own ability to manipulate existing objects to a great extent. Either way, the words on the notes confused her, who were these "others"?
But first, the location of the note seemed to indicate she should exit the ship. She stared at the locking mechanism for a moment, wondering how to open the door with the power down. She then reasoned that the original owner of the ship, the AI she had spoken too must have had to enter and exit the ship while it was powered down, so she sent her other senses into the door. She soon located the locking mechanism, found the switch and opened the door. She stepped out, but held the door open. To open the door from the inside required only a push of a button, but from the outside there was no visible way to open it. Nhiome had probably remotely opened the door. She came up with a make-do idea and looked around for a convenient stone large enough so she could wedge it between the door and the frame. She saw one, 3 meters away, well out of reach.
She might be drained, but she should have enough strength for such a simple task. She held out her hand and drew the stone towards her, keeping an eye on her strength. The stone landed in her hand and she wedged it into place. But she was slightly winded by the simple task. I really used up too much energy...
She looked around properly this time and soon saw that she seemed to be on an island in the middle of a large ocean(Sorry if I got it wrong, I'm unclear about the concept of the isles of spirits). Nearby there was a large manor, and she assumed it was in this structure she could find a new power source. She stepped into the manor and was encountered by a few different paths.
"...now what...?"
How many times can you die a day~?
How many times have you died a day~?
How many times have you died a day~?
02/05/2014, 02:50 PM #20
Isle of Spirits - Manor of Eternity - Halls of Time
Inside the central hall was a vast expanse of open space with great columns that reached to the ceiling above. At the far end was a massive metalwork-clock situated in the wall above some stairs that led to it. Two notes were in the hall, one like the one before with the words "This way" on it that was near the stairs at the far end that was near a door on one side while another note, grey in color and blank, was resting in the archway leading to the left towards one of the rooms that lead to the next floor.
(The white note leads to the back of the halls of Time where it would just eventually lead to one of the towers closer to the Manor while the grey will eventually lead to where John is.)
Last edited by Cucoo5; 02/05/2014, 02:52 PM. Inside the central hall was a vast expanse of open space with great columns that reached to the ceiling above. At the far end was a massive metalwork-clock situated in the wall above some stairs that led to it. Two notes were in the hall, one like the one before with the words "This way" on it that was near the stairs at the far end that was near a door on one side while another note, grey in color and blank, was resting in the archway leading to the left towards one of the rooms that lead to the next floor.
(The white note leads to the back of the halls of Time where it would just eventually lead to one of the towers closer to the Manor while the grey will eventually lead to where John is.)