[Log] You Never Had the Head For All That Bigger Picture Stuff

[wilder]

Who: Colette Brunel, Genis Sage, Lloyd Irving, Martel Yggdrasil, Raine Sage, Sheena Fujibayashi, Yuan Ka-Fai, Zelos Wilder AND YOU
What: Joint Nightmare since for some reason they all share the same fear of zombie angels and crazy godmod teenagers
When: This Weekend
Where: Dream Land
Rating: PG-13 to R

[When arriving in this dream, you'll find yourself in various parts of Paradisa whether it be the castle or the grounds. And boy, do things sure look different. The town is nothing more but rubble, with the farmlands surrounding it razed and salted. There is no sign of any towns person still being alive. The castle still stands, but it seems to lack the life it once had.]

[As for the residents? Well, they got a worst fate than the townspeople. If you come across most residents, there's a good amount of changes. First noticeable thing is they now have wings (some like fairies while most have typical white bird angel wings). They all seem to have a red crystal embedded on them. But worst of all? They are completely devoid of any personality or free thought. Their eyes seem dead and they only seem to respond to the wishes of the one who caused this]

[If you're lucky, you might come across someone who hasn't succumb to this fate - they seem to have taken to hiding in the forest or the mountains. If not? Well...good luck.]

[OOC: TLDR TIME YAY! A joint dream where essentially Mithos Yggdrasil showed up in paradisa and took things over! Pretty much meaning he destroyed the town and turned every resident into zombie-angels. The Symphonian cast (including Mithos cough) will be all over this, but anyone is free to participate in this dream too! If you wish to do so, we got a number of options if you want to more!

OPTION A - Returning Resident/ just wandered into this room.
You just wandered into this or have no idea what's going on. Try not to get killed by angels.

OPTION B - Survivor.
You remember this and don't know it's just a dream. You remember when Mithos Yggdrasil started turning residents into angels, razing the town and claiming himself god. You were among one of the few lucky ones who escaped, who are currently in hiding and either want to find a way to take down Mithos- or find a way out into the Dead Zone where his hand has not reached yet. Maybe you're hiding in the rubble of the city, or the mountains or the forest. Try not to get killed by angels.

OPTION C - Former Angel.
You remember this and don't know it's just a dream. You remember when Mithos Yggdrasil started turning residents into angels, razing the town and claiming himself god. But you were unlucky, and were among the residents who got turned into the mindless drones. You remember how you were forced to kill all the townspeople, help in turning fellow residents into mindless drones like you. But you got lucky in the way that someone saved you, put a keycrest (fancy piece of metal) on your crystal so you regained your mind. You're still an angel- you still don't eat, sleep and maybe even your sense of touch is diminished or gone- but at least you have a mind and soul again. Plus the enhanced senses, strength and reflexes are really nice too. Try not to get caught again.

OPTION D - Angel
You remember this and don't know it's just a dream. You remember when Mithos Yggdrasil started turning residents into angels, when he razed the town, when he claimed himself God of a now lifeless land. But you were unlucky, and were among the residents who got turned into the mindless drones. You have enhanced senses, strength, reflexes and wings. On the flipside, you don't eat, sleep, feel and talking is optional too (since many angels have no voices). You feel nothing. All you desire to do is follow Mithos and his great plan. Have fun.

COLETTE | GENIS | LLOYD | MARTEL | RAINE | SHEENA | YUAN | ZELOS | LA RESISTANCE | OR YOUR OWN THREADS YAY

Comments

[wilder]

[a sigh, at least maybe they can catch Genis on the way]

Yeah, sure- let's go.

[he'll start walking in that direction]

[persequor]

[ She lets him go on ahead and then follows after. As easy as it would be to catch up, she lets the distance between them stretch. She wants to pull out her wings again if only because she knows they bother him. (Something she doesn't quite understand. The wings aren't bad; Arya finds them pretty. They're the only pretty thing about her.) She finally decides against it. Her hand starts twisting the bracelet around before she remembers the reprimand and lets go. ]

[wilder]

[He notices the distance she's leaving between them, but he doesn't remark much on it since it's not like they can't hear each other even with the distance. He'll keep the walk up for about ten minutes until the forest turns into more steep inclines]

Know how to fly yet?

[persequor]

[ At least she's more willing to have a conversation now, most of the earlier irritation having faded. Holding her arms out for balance, she walks over a lichen-covered log. ]

I could. I almost skewered Yuan. Haven't tried it since...you know.

[wilder]

[He nods. So it was Yuan who got her huh...damn. Did this mean he owed him one or something? He hated owing Yuan stuff]

It'd be good to learn how to use your abilities properly. [If there was one smidgeon of bright side to all this, it was that Zelos was finally giving up on ignoring his abilities as much as possible. It was too much of a handicap when all the enemies were angels] This valley's a good spot- not a whole of angels patrol here.

[persequor]

[ Arya looks up. The friend she had made had followed. She resists the urge to slip her skin. The crow is clever and free of the mundanity below. The desire to remain as such may prove too strong.

Drawing her wings out, Arya looks to Zelos for further instruction. ]

[wilder]

[He'll draw out his own wings as she does. It's a bit surreal, having to give flying lessons. How long ago was it when Martel did for him? ]

The main trick with angel wings is to let them do their work without thinking about it. They're connected to your thoughts, your feelings. Stuff like fear or heights or the wings will get in the way of that. The most you should do is give them simple commands in your head, though usually they'll catch on pretty quick to what you want.

[He hops into the air a little, hovering his wings. ]

See if you can hover in one spot, okay?

[persequor]

[ Nothing happens at first. Arya glares at the wings. Then she's in the air and rising quickly. She cries out half in surprise and half in delight. ]

[wilder]

[He makes an amused noise and a small smile at that cry. ]

Not bad! But don't rise too high, I wanna make sure you can control them right first.

[persequor]

[ Trying to prevent "too high" results in her plummeting. She manages to catch herself before she leaves an imprint on the ground. A session of trial-and-error and Arya can more or less remain in one spot. She wobbles every once in a while, dropping or rising more than she had meant to, but she keeps herself aloft. ]

[wilder]

[And he watches patiently. It doesn't surprise him to see that sort of trial-and-error go on, he did the same sorts of things when he was learning. If anything, he was possibly worse since his own dislike kept getting in the way]

Good. It'll get easier with practice.

How does it feel?

[persequor]

A bit like—ah!

[ Not at the stage where she can speak and fly at the same time, Arya hits ground. ]

[wilder]

[ And that's why it's good to stay low to the ground til you're ready. Y e p ]

You alright?

[persequor]

Yes.

[ She rubs at her lower back. A pained frown as she straightens and it's gone quickly. She takes to the air again, biting her lip as she concentrates on her task. ]

[wilder]

[he watches]

You're thinking too much, you have to let go and trust the wings to hold you.

[persequor]

[ You said I had to think what I want them to do. She swallows the argument with a huff.

Taking a deep breath, she brings to mind her dancing lessons. Arya repeats the words, as much a prayer as her list. Her movements stabilize as she relaxes. She finds it easier to remain in the air. Almost...natural.

It's just like water dancing, she thinks. Only with wings instead of a sword. ]

[wilder]

[A simple thought! Not constant thought! ]

[A smile as she stabilizes. Looks like she's getting it]

Much better, my little wolf.

[persequor]

[ The praise elicits a smile. Bored of hovering, she flies to him. She holds on to him by the shoulders, pulling herself up so she is ever so slightly higher than him. ]

I'm taller than you now!

[wilder]

[He makes an amused noise that once upon a time, would've been a laugh. But well, he's still learning how to do those again. He pulls away, flying higher and further from her]

Not anymore you're not!

[persequor]

Only because you cheated! [ Wobbling a bit, she follows after him. ]

[wilder]

You cheated first!

[And just when she's near, he flies to another spot- since hey this makes good practice for her]

[persequor]

I did not!

[ She manages to figure out turning easily enough. Eyes narrowed in challenge, she speeds up a little. ]

[wilder]

Did too!

[He grins at her speeding up, and quickly flies down lower and away to see if she can handle that change]

[persequor]

[ Speeding? Easy. Braking? Not as easy. She shoots past before she manages to slow and turn. But she's nothing if not stubborn. Arya picks up speed as she follows him. ]

[wilder]

[he moves again]

Hey now, be sure to work on stopping there.