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bequiet) wrote in quietplacelogs2018-02-12 02:11 pm
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INTRO LOG #2
INTRO LOG #2
Put a Sock in It
Content Warnings: Disorientation, memory loss, confusion
Themes: Arrival, survival, exploration, horror
You wake, standing. A thick, muddy red dust coats your skin and clothes - it sticks to your tongue and blocks your vision. Inhale and it chokes you, exhale and your breath puffs out in front of your face in a transparent maroon cloud. It tastes of copper, tangy and harsh. Movement is difficult, every limb tingles and aches. Look to your left, your right. Evenly spaced in each direction stands another person indistinguishable in every way from the next. You're disoriented and lethargic, unable to grasp onto a single thought. A pinprick of light blooms ahead and grows steadily larger; a door has opened.
Hands grip your wrists, push at the small of your back and guide you out of the darkness into a room with four walls and a thin, sagging ceiling. The plaster is peeling, the air is musty, and the floor is slick. White plastic piping juts up from the center and curves into multiple spouts, clean water flowing in uneven streams. Those hands pull your clothes off and clear the dust from your body, redress you in handsewn jumpsuits. By the time they’re through, you will have begun to come back to yourself.
A finger is pressed to your lips. Kind eyes meet your own and a single word is whispered - hush.
Led out of the room in a line, you’re taken down a short hallway and into another, much larger room. There’s a woman waiting for you there, a child hugging her leg, and a cloth bag in her hands. She reaches in and pulls out a device, passes one to each of you. Once finished, she begins to move both hands in graceful gestures, a language. One of the people who helped you lifts their device and the screen lights up, tracks the woman’s hands. Letters appear on the screen and you understand the device’s purpose. She tells you what she knows and it’s not much.
This world is haunted. Noise attracts them, so it is not allowed. Communication is through body language, soundless writing, and the device. She tells you that your feet must be light and your mouth never used. There is a community outside these doors, where you can survive together, but only if you agree to one thing: complete and total silence. You'll have time to talk it over. You may ask one question and receive one answer.
Acceptance allows you to journey outside. The ground is marked in pathways of sand, lining the paths to each building and everywhere in-between. You notice that the locals hold their devices always, aloft and glance to it often. It will not vibrate or make a sound to signal a message. Notices appear. Rules. Guidelines. Feet on the sand and never anywhere else. To open a door you brush your fingers along the hinges - oiled and you may enter. If not, take the brush from the can sitting nearby and coat the metal with the dark liquid.
Now, you're to settle into your new home – with or without the help of those who have come before you.
The Place Inside
Content Warnings: Disorientation, hallucinations, body horror
Themes: Plot, exploration
Have you been to hell. And more importantly, have you been back. We all know this pain but are too scared to recall. This horror controls us, pulls at our strings to ensure how our life plays out. So, let me rephrase my question: have you been to Ile Lacrox. And more importantly, can you come back.
In the community, if you hear something you're not supposed to hear, you learn to look the other way. If you see something you're not supposed to see, you pretend it never happened. If you feel disappointed, you learn to never ask for more. So, through good times and bad, famine and feast, the natives held fast to their rules until one common day a sly wind blew in from the south...
That same red dust twists through the streets, curling up in faint, little plumes of familiarity. The farther south you go, the thicker it becomes. Those willing to explore far enough will find it coming from an island in the middle of the river. Once there, doting every available surface is the evidence of Sound Eater births, and the closer you are to the island, the harder it is to avoid being coated in red. Even if it's not rubbed into the skin, it doesn't take long for the effects to take over. Every sound is amplified. Your breaths are deafening, the slightest step echoes. But no Sound Eater attacks. Your vision blurs, and it's as if your mouth is sealing itself shut. Those you traveled with seem to be similarly affected, and you know you have to be quiet. Anyone who brought supplies with them might discover that a drink of water subdues the symptoms.
OOC: Only characters who entirely submerge themselves in water will be free of the dust effects. Just remember that noise will attract Sound Eaters.
Liplocked
Content Warnings: Violent tendencies, mind alteration
Themes: Love, romance, obsession, sex
The natives are of French origin, and with that comes a love of romance. Residents will find treats and valentines at their doors. That same night, there will be a small, red-glowing fire built near the fountain. There will be jars pressed into the dirt and filled with a sweet, red liquid. Some natives can be seen drinking it and being very affectionate with one another. Anyone who drinks this is inspired to show endearment or lust to others, and it will wear off after sleeping.
There's also the noticeable addition of a new arrival. They came through the Reset Room just like everybody else. They understand the rules and follow them to a tee. They are the perfect example of what the natives want in their residents. They are charming and captivating. They say nothing, and they don't have to. When your eyes meet, you feel seduced. There's a nervous flutter in your stomach. You can feel your heartbeat in your throat. Pounding, constricting. They smile and then turn away.
As they're walking, you notice you're not the only one looking at them, and in their expression, you see your own mirrored. What started as sweet infatuation and longing dissolves into a jealousy unlike any you've ever known. All you understand now is that to win their affections you have to come out on top—so you're the only one they see. Your actions are not your own, but they're still yours.
OOC: There are two ways to break the "spell". Your character fights it out with someone else who is feeling the same way OR they're approached and physically touched by someone who isn't affected by the newcomer. A third of the community will be completely unaffected (everyone else is affected unless the player is uncomfortable with playing out the scenarios). The newcomer can be of any gender the player wishes. For those partaking in drinking, the players can choose what effects it has; it can inspire feelings of lust or boost paternal/maternal instincts or devotion towards friends.
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it sounds fun zeno would like to visit it
maybe mister can show zeno around then
zenos sorry to hear it too
did misters one person end up here too
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[ Majima rubbed at the back of his neck, looked away briefly. He didn't usually talk about Taiga to anyone, especially not to a stranger, but... ]
Nah. It'll be a long time before I ever see him again.
[ If ever.... ]
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zeno will drink all the karaoke
[He recognizes the word "bar" but not karaoke. Perhaps it's a special alcohol beverage offered in Japan.
The smile Zeno's had this entire time dims a little, it's sadder now.]
sorry
still mister has a chance to see him someday
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Yeah, that's what I think, too.
[ And then Taiga could kill him, if that was what it took. He'd have that right.
Majima raised an eyebrow at Zeno. ]
...But you don't drink karaoke. Ya sing it!
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It's good that Majima knows that.
His eyes widen at the correction.]
karaoke is at a bar but isnt alcohol
karaoke is singing
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[ whispers Majima loved karaoke ]
Too bad it looks like there ain't much of it around here.
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not unless you work there
[It's more like a lounge club or something, though it doesn't just have singers but sometimes a dancer too.
Zeno reaches into Majima's personal bubble again to pat his arm several times.]
zeno will get his dragon brothers and well find a place to karaoke
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Right. By the way, what's this 'dragon brothers' thing you keep bringin' up? You part of a gang or something?
[ like... the snake flower triad...? ]
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zeno has the blood of a dragon god in him
the same is true of zenos three dragon brothers
once upon a time one of the five dragon gods descended from the heavens to live among the humans
he gave up his heavenly powers to become a mortal human
[Wait, when did it turn into story time?]
his four other brothers did not like this and so they chose four humans to gift their blood to
in return for this gift the human dragon warriors were to use their powers to protect their dragon king
together with their king the dragons helped him form the Kouka Kingdom
eventually the dragon king died and the dragon warriors went their separate ways
soon the dragon warriors left the world too but their powers were passed down to the next generation
they waited for the day when their king would be reborn
now he has and the dragon warriors all follow him again so once more theyre reunited
that is why zeno now has three dragon brothers
many people in zenos home know this story
some even still believe in the dragon gods
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So are you really into anime or something?
[ sorry buddy that was kind of A Lot.... ]
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what is that
can zeno eat it
[No seriously, he looks like he has absolutely no idea what anime is.]
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So you're really part dragon.
[ still not sure if srs. He definitely seemed serious, but..... ]
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though zeno has no obvious signs like hakuryuu does
he has a dragons claw
[He is serious - though perhaps not as serious as he can get but still Zeno doesn't look to be joking.]
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You mean, on you? Those guys back at the Reset Room didn't take all your stuff?
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[But he isn't the one with the dragon's claw either. Honestly, if Majima sees Kija then he'll know exactly why it wasn't taken.]
though zeno is surprised his medallion hasnt come back
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[ Majima tugged at the front of his jumpsuit, revealing a thin gold chain. ]
Ain't loud or anything, so I guess they decided it was safe enough. Maybe you'll get yer medallion back.
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but its been with zeno for a very long time
even when zeno tried to leave it with someone else it magically appeared with me again
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[ Like that was the logical conclusion, right? If magic was... logical. ]
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its never happened before
maybe its magic or maybe its just something zeno hasnt seen before
[He doesn't actually know if it's magic.]
wouldnt that be funny something zenos never seen before
[When someone's lived as long as he has, he's seen just about everything his world has to offer.]
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[ FUNNY IN A BAD WAY. ]
You try askin' about it?
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it will come back when zeno needs it most
[He doesn't seem bothered by his most precious physical possession being gone.]
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So whatcha going to do in the meantime? They assign you a job?
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zenos building houses :D
[Doesn't he just look the type to work in construction?]
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[ Majima smiled; it was a little hard not to in the face of this kind of cheerfulness. ]
Well, you do yer best. They asked me to help out as a fisherman. Did plenty of river fishing back home, so I figured I might as well.
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