Comms Challenge Comms - Tears of Stars

[Warwolfer]

This is the communication thread for the challenge Tears of Stars.

Keep it short, rapid-fire dialogues without actions. Write down which cycle the comm happened on the top of your post.

 

[Luthien]

Cycle 0

"Hey sleepyhead~"She gives Ronja a smile before turning towards the hunter as he wakes up next.

"No clue, your guess is as good as mine." Shoulders shrug along with her response, the motion enough to make her wince and stop. "Remember anything from the last hour or so?"

"Yes mooom." She stretches out the end dramatically, shaking her head as Fiora assumes she's gonna rush ahead into the gods know where. "Ill be sure to do that after we know where we are."

Magi's warning to her friend causes her to frown, but Fiora's quicker on the draw. "Fio's right, we have enough shit to figure out without adding more to the pile." Best to focus on something else instead, like the idea Fiora just gave her.

"Yeah, might be helpful to get a bird's eye view of the place." There's a few theories already swimming inside her mind, but she's hesitant to voice any of them just yet... not until they get more confirmation. "Think the aidlings can do that, Ronja?"

 

[Madison Mortiere]

"Looks like we have company--no, behind the gal in armor. I'm going to need everyone to get real cool with some stuff real fast."

"Like, you're going to hear voices and see things in the corners of your vision. They're friendly."

 

[Fiora Di Angelo]

"Don't think we got a choice now, do we? Not complain' so long as it works."

 

[Ronja Bubblyfoot]

"Ronja had her fill of voices in her head, but she is taking any help to figure out where we are..."

She sighed, and scooted closer to Fiora.

"Regardless... Ronja is ready for whatever that comes."

 

[Luthien]

Cycle 1

"Friend of yours...?" Her gaze shifts from @Magi Heart to @Madison Freebird, raising an eyebrow as she listens to the mysterious woman address the pair in particular.

{ Just another day within TerraSphere then~ } The next words are broadcasted into Madison's mind only, giving the older woman a faint smile and a wink if she turns to look back at her, as her curiosity grows and wonders what else Madison's tarot deck can muster.

"Yeah... it's less crumbled up and busted, but this certainly feels like Vintergard." A nod of thanks is given to the Aid-Ling that hovers about her, and when the gumball like candy is produced she pops it into her mouth with zero hesitation. "Definitely not the one we know though, Ronja."

"Hey there~" The experience of talking with her in such a setting feels surreal on way too many levels, even as her sharp senses keep trying to pinpoint the source of that twisted energy as Lúthien casually walks closer to Six. "Our memories are a bit jumbled up after... well, y'know." She nods her head in the direction of the wall and its marks as if to make her point before continuing. "Mind filling us in on the time and anything that might've happened in the last couple of hours?"

 

[Warwolfer]

Cycle 1

The woman looked at Ronja and her aidlings, clearly unfamiliar with such technology.

"Well, you tell me." She looked at the walls, glancing at the explosion marks that were clearly of magic origin. "Whatever attacked all of you, they disappeared pretty fast. I went here as soon as I heard the commotion."

"Mind filling us in on the time and anything that might've happened in the last couple of hours?"

"Not much, usual night in Vintergard. There was a report of a disturbance in the sky, but we're looking into it." @Luthien

Meanwhile, with her Magical Receptacle, @Fiora Di Angelo would notice another source of magic, residing in the armored woman's shadow on the ground.

 

[Luthien]

Cycle 1

"Will do~" Her voice is barely above a whisper as she responds to @Fiora Di Angelo, feeling the light shove against her back as the redhead finally lets go of her shoulder. "So don't hesitate."

Despite everything she still trusts Fiora to have her back if everything goes to the shitter.

​

"Your guess is as good as ours then, whatever it was slammed into us like Truck-kun in an isekai." A pity that she doesn't seem to know more than they do... though there's always the chance that their hiding something.

"A disturbance in the sky...?" Brows furrow for a moment, aware of the unsettling feeling pooling in the pit of her stomach, before the elf relaxes them once more. "Is that why you're out here decked out tonight, or that's just your standard outfit?"

Here's hoping her teammates are taking advantage of the time she's buying them, she can sense that whatever fucked them over is still close by, but the problem is where...

 

[Madison Mortiere]

@Warwolfer

None of what anyone else was talking about was as important as-- "What do you mean, you don't recall me being UI locked?"

Instinctively (we're talking fight or flight here), I flicked open my palm. Yep, all shiny translucent buttons present and accounted for. My brow furrowed as I closed it out. "I'm not. I'm--I'm sorry. Do I know you?"

 

[Magi Heart]

Tears of Stars
Cycle 1 Comms

"You were supposed to be in Tertoria, and you..."

"...Gee whiz."

Tertoria? We haven't been there since... that rainbow.
I....

"Not much, usual night in Vintergard. There was a report of a disturbance in the sky, but we're looking into it."

Nosey Elf Lady is useful. But I want to feel things out for myself.

Wendel's hands clasped tighter on Magi's bow. Her dress extending into the ground to become shadow. The tendrils of darkness seemed to be seeking something. They felt around seeping into the cracks of anything and everything. Wendel's red eye moved apart from Magi's left. It set upon a area behind Six but didn't say anything. It wasn't completely clear what the Dissonant Magi was thinking but... Wendy would be the one to take action. A abrupt one.

"Miss."

She glomped the knightly woman, wrapping her rather short arms around her waist in a hug. Her bow still in hand as Wendel gripped even tighter and focused on her seeking...letting the 'light' presentation of Magi distract as the darkness wandered.

"I'm not sure why but I apologize! I wasn't here and I don't have any way to stop this. I....I don't know what I'm doing, or where I'm going. I made a new choice but I've forgotten it already like a dummy head! I don't think anyone here can help you... Still if there's even a chance. Maybe everyone can find hope from this! We're here now. Under these stars!"

A glittering gold eye.
What the heck was she even saying?
Wendy felt like this was right.
Even if dangerous.

She looked up at Six and almost smiled... but...

Wendel had better ideas then false promises and hugs. Especially with a shadow that hovered over the knight much like Wendel moved in sync with Wendy.

(actual action will be in a short post. Giving folks a chance to stop Wendel from blasting the shadow since thats almost certainly her intent without more information.).

 

[Warwolfer]

Cycle 1

"Is that why you're out here decked out tonight, or that's just your standard outfit?"

"Sort of. I have someone else looking out up there, don't worry too much." She shrugged, her head motioned up the city walls.

@Luthien

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"All the players that were not UI-locked suddenly disappeared over a year ago. The only ones that are left are just us—"

She paused as soon as Madison opened the palm menu.

"Impossible." She growled, composing herself before elaborating. "I recognized you from our fight against Titanius. How the heck did you come back here?"

@Madison Freebird

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"Magi?" Surprised, the woman turned to the pink-haired girl with a puzzled face. "What do you mean?"

@Magi Heart

 

[Yugam]

"So, anyone else really confused at this point, or is that just me? Just me? Alright. Cool..."

 

[Ronja Bubblyfoot]

"No clue then, huh..."

She looked at the woman as she spoke of only being aware of the commotion.

"This does tell us that the enemy shouldn't be far, so we can just try to find any fresh traces."

She glanced at @Yugam, not noticing the incoming escalation.

"Ronja is pretty confused herself, so—"

 

[Madison Mortiere]

I shoot a quick glance at @Yugam. "If she says only UI locks are supposed to be here, but we're in Vintergard... I have a good idea when we are. But the whys and hows are.... Can we focus on this shadow thing first?"

 

[Warwolfer]

Cycle 1

@Luthien flew up to scan the city, but something else caught her attention. A hooded, white-haired elf was keeping his enhanced eyes on the starry night. The violet whistle on his neck danced as a strong wind blew.

"... What the?" His face turned grim.

Should you turn toward the direction he was watching, you would feel it.

It is coming.

 

[Luthien]

Cycle 1

"Alright, let's see if there's anything useful..." The moonlight reflects against a coat as it flutters in the night breeze, catching her attention as her eyes are drawn towards a figure by the nearby city wall.

"Well hellooo there~ Who do we have here—" The initial grin fades as her eyebrows furrow, eyes squinting as she takes a better look before rubbing them with her hands. "That can't be... right?"

"Well... only one way to find out." A hand reaches for the violet whistle on her neck, before pausing as his expression changes. A strange feeling washes over her, a sense of forewarning that causes her sight to follow his into the night sky. "Ay mierda—!"

 

[Yugam]

"Well, at least I don't feel so bad about myself now."

@Ronja Bubblyfoot ​

"The when is what I'm concerned about...wait, what shadow thing?"

@Madison Freebird ​

 

[Warwolfer]

Cycle 2

"Go get the other Explorers... Evacuate the city."

"No, you go evacuate the people. You're wounded, I can take them on."

"Zip it, Legolas. I will not let this capital fall."

 

[Fiora Di Angelo]

Fiora groaned, pushing the rubble off from her back, blurry gaze set on @Ronja Bubblyfoot, who she pinned down to fully guard her from the dragonship's impact.

"We are ready this time around. You won't hurt anyone, alright?"

Popping a few bones as she stretched, her eyes quickly scanned for the rest of the party to make sure everyone was in one piece before offering a hand back at Ronja.


Her left hand went back into her shirt's pocket, reaching for the second to last of her smokes

"Alright, priority on the dude with the dress, he's the one who got us here in the first place."

Fiora lifted her blade back up, resting it on her shoulder as she shot a frown back at the ship, then to the troops who poured out to begin their assault.

"I fucking hate Magia..."

 

[Magi Heart]

Tears of Stars
Cycle 2 Comms

"Fucking dissonant imbecile. This woman was fated to die anyway, why did you stop me?"

The barrage of attacks both in reprisal from the man and the arrival of the Dragonship tore into Magi's small form. Necromancy? He knew of Corvella's fate then?

Bleh.

"If we're here why not try? How do you know that's not why this is happening!"

Who was this old man?

"Gee whiz, you're right♥! But see,you started attacking innocent people persons and now I want you to join her *giggle*."

Magi Heart's body was a shattered mess of shrapnel and necromancy's decay. The ensuing shockwave followed up. A pinkish light turned black and burst the rocks off of her. Her dress went to work regenerating back to it's proper Mahou Shoujo ideal shape.

"I fucking hate Magia..."

"Cool beans. You're getting the idea. That one (points with a decayed finger at Ronja), Better be careful with her, Auntie Rouge."

Her tone changed to a softer tired one as she looked towards the masked man.

"I don't know, but we're here now. I want to get Miss Corvella out of here. The magia we know so the pink elephant is him. Right?"

Wendy wanted to try to understand more, but she was reeling from all that damage and Wendel was more interested in continuing the game of magical badminton with the masked man.

@Fiora Di Angelo @Ronja Bubblyfoot