Anzu

Torn Across the Rift

I have fought past a writers block to force out a small post, the post has been constructed

Torn Across the Rift

Will was taking another look through the bag he’d searched before, quietly watching as the others took their loot and talked. The new group were seemingly as unfamiliar with each other as he and Dzel, furthering driving home the point that the situation was insane. He briefly wondered if he was in shock, after realising he hadn’t really registered that one of them had fucking wings.

He noticed that nobody else seemed to be pulling out guns from their backpacks, rather they had things that his one lacked in addition to a standard set of supplies- he was a bit worried that he’d assumed they were all the same, and chalked it down to being shaken by the situation. Will forgot about that, as he found the strange device that he hadn’t had time to look at before. He glanced around to see the big guy, Dimitri, doing some literal glowing magic, as he fumbled around for the devices on switch.

Muttering under his breath, Will said “Hope you at least are just some weird technology rather than more of that”, as the screen flicked on. He watched curiously as an animation began to play- and the floor beneath him began to shake. The resonating boom roared out, and will froze, the blood draining from his face. His mind went back to being on a ferry from Sakhalin to Sapporo nearing his destination, and seeing the city disappearing a flash of light in the far distance. The mountain shook.

He bolted to his feet, lugging on his bag and spoke “Happening again. Mountain is shaking itself apart, no routes out will be good, all better than staying. Taking tunnels, follow or don’t. If you see a flash of light on the horizon, get behind cover and shield your eyes.” Will headed for the tunnels and got the fuck out of there, almost like someone with PTSD rooted in nuclear warfare who thinks he’s in a nuclear war again. In fact, exactly like that.

He wasn’t acting entirely rationally- there wasn’t much nearby to nuke- but he was at least acting quickly, and doing a good job of running away.

Torn Across the Rift

I am constructing a post

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So um. Normally there is more than ~5 days between my posts, but still- going away until the 15th, no posting.

Torn Across the Rift

Good. And yeah, I do it for the same reason, prefer diagrams and maps to picking through the posts or even a good description in words. That's lucky :p, was hoping I could keep calling her that. Bird it is.

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@Anzu I like this idea, so I thought I'd help by cleaning up a blank map for ya. If the lettering is hard to read, I can go back and make it a bit thicker.

My Hider

@Fumari

Damn, thanks Fumari. That's very useful, thanks. For this, I'll mark your character as Ryann rather than bird.

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Only know where these guys are, but this'll be what I'll do. If people get into the habit of saying where they are (unless they're travelling with Will, then I'll know) then I can keep updating this/add on the people who aren't there. When someone moves I'll just go to the blank and cover the previous mark with the corresponding blank map section (#paint is really bad this is the only way) and update.

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Like, an excel sheet grid?

As GM, I shall delegate that task to you!

@Eyeris

Waa? Was thinking more like a boardgame grid. Hey, if we actually want to do this, sure. Won't be anything fancy but I can update the map we do have. Paint or something, just save the current copy and go back to eat to mark each time we move. Can do (though if stuff moves soon, I have a party thing today and tomorrow a big meal thing, so 'real time' might be too much but yeah, should be doable). Would be easier if you uploaded a copy of maps without people marked on (a blank to go back to rather than erasing the current marks for my blank) in the future as well as the initial 'here and here etc' one.

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I wish the map updated itself in real time.

@Eyeris

That would be nice. You can do that with a grid and stuff but meh, not that kinda rp.

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Posted. Had to make explanations in that post for why Will acted like he did in the last, I thought we were talking on the bridge, not the altar, but I think his attitude (seeming casual and cheery when he greeted them) have been explained. I suffer without maps : p. Josh cleared it up.