@Aisling a small note: Ying's speaking in Chinese, which is her mother tongue from where she was. So for the time being, there could be some kind of language barrier so they will need to communicate via hand signals until there's a way she could converse in English with Aisling. In the meantime, Ying will make effort to pick up English from Aisling as much as she can, but it will be as if she's a baby slowly learning how to walk and talk.
As for the wooden owl, it can understand what Ying's speaking no matter the language as somehow the wooden owl is created to intuitively understand the owner it binds itself to.
All creatures can understand any language spoken. I found a way to get them talking and learn each other's language. A phone translater that works on my phone. LOL. Aisling's Dad will be very unhappy to see that 3 of his cards maxed out in 3 days time.
Ahh nice, I didn't think of the phone translator. Then again, Ying has a lot to learn and pick up and familiarize with, but luckily she's quite a fast learner. Many modern world things will fascinate her, but she quickly adapts since she knows anything beyond the magical portal aka in the current world is possible.
I'm sorry for not responding very quickly. I am trying to get a few things done for a family reunion. I never done one nor has anyone else. I'll try to get it done before I fall asleep.
@Aisling Is this the map of the Academy or the Bus? To be honest, I'm currently confused about the cafe and the bus in relation to the Academy. I was expecting some kind of explanation from Aisling in the IC to clear the confusion on:
- whether the bus is actually the one we should board, or the bus is something we should avoid; - the cafe is part of the Academy's venture/property? - is the Academy still on Earth/ some other world settings? - are Gus and Bess the owners of the Academy?
Sorry for the many questions, but I need to understand to ensure the story flows and makes sense at least haha, otherwise my posts will come off weird.
These are questions for RUniaka. I'll explain here though. We do need to get on the bus. The cafe is part of the Academy property but the only ones that see it as a working cafe are the students that come. As long as the students stay inside the cafe, they won't be found by anyone. If a 'normal' person sees the cafe, it will look like its not been in decent condition in 20 years or so. In fact the floor boards have rotted through in many places. The bus is actually part of the cafe and where the bedrooms are for us to be in.
At the moment we are on Earth but the bus will take us to various places which has a specific set of lessons for us to learn and a set of goals to get certain items. Once we get the items, we can leave that place. These places will take place on a parallel plant called Terra Firma. It was once a planet full of people that had magic. A Magick War had broke out and they killed each other by terrible disease called wasting away disease. The last 2 people- 1 from each side- shot each other to put each other out of their misery and waiting to die of starvation.
The original Gus and Bess were from that planet and was sent off to avoid the war. Most of these children died a rare few did find planet earth which where they were heading. To Qualify for the escape pod, you had to be under 5 years old. Gus was not quite 5 and Bess was 3. The children were paired up so that there was a male and a female in each pod.
This might mix you up..... Gus the bus driver and Bess the teacher are AI robots trained to do one specific set of chores and nothing else matters to them except those chores.
The original Gus and Bess were from that planet and was sent off to avoid the war. Most of these children died a rare few did find planet earth which where they were heading. To Qualify for the escape pod, you had to be under 5 years old. Gus was not quite 5 and Bess was 3. The children were paired up so that there was a male and a female in each pod.
This might mix you up..... Gus the bus driver and Bess the teacher are AI robots trained to do one specific set of chores and nothing else matters to them except those chores.
So does this mean that Aisling and Ying and Runiaka and the owls are in the same bus as AI Gus and Bess?
You mentioned that original Gus and Bess were sent off to avoid war, but you mean to some other planet not Earth? Because there's this escape pod age requirement thing.
At the moment we are on Earth but the bus will take us to various places which has a specific set of lessons for us to learn and a set of goals to get certain items. Once we get the items, we can leave that place. These places will take place on a parallel plant called Terra Firma. It was once a planet full of people that had magic. A Magick War had broke out and they killed each other by terrible disease called wasting away disease. The last 2 people- 1 from each side- shot each other to put each other out of their misery and waiting to die of starvation.
This part about the last 2 people shot one another to end their misery - so this happened a long time ago or are they still waiting to die of starvation? Just want to get the timeline of things down and know how Gus and Bess fit into the picture to prevent a disconnect in my posts.
Do you have any ideas for the RP?
Not at the moment, as I'm trying to get hold of the base of the story haha. The plot is there, just needs some order so that I can understand and reply accordingly.
Yes. They are from the parallel world called Terra Firma. That is where we are heading now.
I will give you the whole timeline because you will get it anyways.
A long time ago 2025 to be exact, there was a war on Earth. Many terrible things were used for this war. Nuclear bombs, Mustard Gas, Flame Throwers, Barb wire through fencing, Nerve Gas,Psychomimetic agent ( Also known as psychedelics, psychotomimetics, or entheogens, hallucinogens) even toxins and those that caused bleeding blisters. Many rockets were used to send people off of Earth. The wealthy were able to go due to the fact that it cost to get on the rockets.
Only one rocket hit the black hole to the Parallel Planet called Terra Firma. The land was a wondrous land, full of magic and healing.
The wealthy did bring a few to serve them in the custom that they were used to. Yet it took everyone of them to build the first homes. They ended up equal socially for there was no one to impress. People began to study Magic. Some died and some lived. Each death was mourned and served as a lesson of what not to do.
People began to get really good over the years and began taking up a title such as wizard or mage among the many titles. Human nature being as it is, one person tried to show that he or she was better than the next person.Years went by and it grew to be worse even though people were often at the same level of magic. Until…… The Sorcerers and Mages were not at all agreeing with each other. In fact, each one claim to be the higher rank than the other. Yet both ranks had the same responsibilities and Magick capability. The Magick world had a free learning ability or anyone that was skilled enough could do any spell, incantation or transformation with no prior training. This resulted in a lot of Sorcerers and Mages become ‘brain dead’. They could only function as a normal human being and barely that. Many other Sorcerers and Mages were killed by not understanding the risks involving the magic that they were doing. Both ranks were getting very agitated until two Sorcerers and Mages called a double duel to the death of one side or the other. The match was set up and many payed to see it- the money going to the winners or winner if that was the case. During that match, one of them called out a foul and that was when things got out of hand. The foul didn’t matter because it was a battle to the death. Arguing broke out and within the hour, all of the Mages, the Sorcerers and the spectators were in a battle resulting a few deaths. The fight was finally broke up by security and everyone grumbled all the way home. The money was picked up by the security officer in charge to pay off damages that had occurred. The Mage and Sorcerer that were left from the duel wanted it as their own prize money. Once more a fight broke out over the money and who got the lion’s share. Over the next several months fights broke out in pockets then all went into a peaceful silence between the two ranks. That peace didn’t even last a week. This time it was an all out war between the two ranks. People were frightened into hiding. They took what they could and retrieved what food they could find. Everything was rationed between the those who were in hiding. Even the use of Magick was rationed. Anyone that was using Magick that was deemed unnecessary would be put to Death. While many refrain from using Magick, some still did but only enough to release the pent up Magick that was building from nonuse. If one did not use their Magick, it would build up and explode inside causing Spontaneous Explosion. This war lasted too long yet not all that long as wars go but by the end of the second month, the Sorcerers went into hiding as hermits. A vague attempt to preserve their kind. The Wizards and Wizardesses gathered together to discuss what to do and how to reestablish Society into a better World. They were tired not just not physically and magically but emotionally was well. They are now the willing leading Magic Users who will decide the future. They went into a retreat where they began recovering and discussing the possibilities of a new Ranking System. They were considered the Powers That Be or PTB. Unknown to those who were battling, the Magick was strewn all over the lands, leaving thriving bits here and there. These bits gathered together to form a canine of Magick. It was rogue or unpredictable magic. There was no rhyme or reason for the combinations of magic bits. Nothing fit together properly. In fact, the Magick in that had gathered in that creature was arcing every which way for the bits of Magick did not flow but fought among themselves. Hence the name of Arkie for the creature.
Not only the Arkie was formed during this battle, the stray bits of Magick combined and found a host such as a bird, dog or cat. That creature would soon show that it was now Magickal as well. The Mages had their hands full and the leadership was up to the Wizards and Wizardesses while the few Mages and Sorcerers hid to lick their wounds and reorganize. With everyone hidden away, the Wizards and Wizardesses had to not only feed the people but also had to control and ‘unweave’ the Arkies as they came across them. They worked hard to gather what artifacts they could so that the artifacts could be sealed away for the future use. Now with the major and larger magic artifacts put away, smaller and overlooked ones can be hunted down. That is when the Quest and Adventure Academy was born. A Head Master was appointed to an area of land and that Head Master would oversee the training of the Magic Users in his or her area. To avoid further such wars, A new Ranking system was made. It consisted of various Guilds where similar careers were grouped together into s club type group. Each Guild had an elected Master then Head Masters would govern over the training per the Master of the Guild. All went well until 3 med who were former Sorcerers, decided that they should be in charge. Their names just happened to be Paul, Thomas and Brian. They experimented and made chemical bombs to bring people to their knees. They read the old books on warfare to get this idea and more for they made a disease as well. The first set of bombs were Red Bomb which was a acidic oil bomb that has the ability to burn the skin right down to the bones. The wind carried this one quickly but soon dissipated in the air. Once it was one the ground, it burned the ground and anyone it touched. The second set of bombs were Yellow ones and was full of an old disease called Wasting Away Sickness (we would call it dysentery Wasting Away Disease is where a person could not hold anything down or inside or have an appetite at all. Many times the person had to be force fed in order to survive. It lasts about 6-12 months. Those who came down with it were on a Liquid Restriction. It was the survival of the fittest.
The Black one was the slowest and the most deadliest. It seeped into every pore of every being- human, creature, plant and tree. It was also known as Black Bomb of Death. It was a very fine misty powder that covers everything. Usually, when it got into a person's lungs, it was the end of the person's life. It would kill everything it touches- man, beast and vegetation. Years passed and everyone but a few groups of people died. They knew that the land had taken the biggest impact and there were still patches of the bombs remnants about. They built small rocket pods that would possibly give a few children the chance for survival. They gave some sleeping medicines to the children ages 5 and under then placed them in the pods. Hey launched each pod off as soon as possible for the best reaults. That is when Gus and Bess were strapped in the pod along with books. They reached Earth and were adopted out to 2 families. They grew up and they knew about their past. That will bring us to where we are now.
Aisling, did you mean the father was talking about Aisling instead of Runiaka in your latest post? Was kinda confused to see Runiaka's name being repeated during the scene where Mr Smythe was being furious about his daughter running away.
Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but the bus has a lower and upper floor yes? So Runiaka, Aisling and Ying just ran from the cafe upstairs to the upper deck of the bus, then now Runiaka guided them to the lower deck of the bus for dinner?
You are correct in both. I edited the post so it should read correctly. Sorry. I will also put up the maps of the bus and our travels as we go along. Go to the first page of the IC.
My pleasure. I may not have time to do any posting from Friday till Monday night because I will have a family reunion at my home. But I will still be wanting to do more RPing with you!
