⇨ EDEN PT. 3

[ringleaders]

Who: Everyone!
When: End of Day 88, on to Day 89
Where: Eden
What: The carnival breaks into two groups, as one entertains the Architect Samyaza at her festival, and the other assaults the Cathedral through a secret passageway with the intent of claiming the Silver Mirror and liberating those imprisoned.
Warnings: Ritual sacrifices.

IN GOD'S HANDS↴ Only those left in Eden and remaining undetected will be able to come to Samyaza's festival, which is an increasingly small group. It's also a dangerous proposition - there's no way to know what Samyaza has in store for her visitors, only that she apparently wants to interact with them before allowing the other Architects to act. It could work as an excellent distraction, drawing the eyes of the Architects towards the festival instead of towards the Cathedral while the attempt to claim the Mirror is taking place. For those that arrive in Samyaza's gardens, they are beautiful and well prepared, and music of otherworldly perfection flows through them. Tables are arranged with amazing works of art as their centerpieces, while the trees themselves are made into dazzling displays of color with an effect that seems to turn their leaves into pure light. Samyaza will be presiding, a hare that looks like she's made of something ephemeral, like wind of pure colour. She invites you in kindly, saying that before she speaks, she will honour you with a song... ► THE SET UP: For the first hour or so, the festival will be nothing but celebration. There are other Honorables there, but not as many as usual - the main event are you and the other new arrivals. After the hour mark, Samyaza will perform her song. Until then, threads can be made focusing on the pre-song mingling and planning. Will you listen when she sings? ► THE TWIST: There will be more happening at the festival than Samyaza plans. While she is comfortable waiting to act, other Architects are less patient. ON HOLY GROUND↴ With carnival members (and Ignatius) in enemy hands, there's no more time for hestitation. Based on the information given to her by various carnies, the Ringmaster will meet with the Furies and declare her intent to attack the Cathedral's underground during Samyaza's festival on the evening of Day 88. The Furies will agree, saying that those they have on the inside will use their influence to ensure there are as few Architects and Scholars are blocking their way as possible, but they must all still expect a fight. Furies from the base in the barrens will be coming along with this raid group, using what information they have to speed transit through the underground tunnels. They only ask two things - that after the Mirror is collected, it be used to save the lives of Hasma and the other captured Furies, before being used to repair the mind of the Serpent herself. ► THE SET UP: The Ringmaster will lead the way into the secret ruins that Childermass and the other found - the main difference is that she will smash right through the cracked wall defending the depths of the Cathedral, clearing the path entirely with her now serpentine body. Her plan is this - to draw the attention of the Architects to the surface by taking on the appearance if the Serpent, while carnival members and assisting Furies search the tunnels below to find the Mirror and the captives. ► THE TWIST: The people captured by the Twelve and imprisoned in the garden (AKA characters on the TDM) will be found, but the carnival members won't be. At least, not in the same place as the other captives. A megathread will go up for the group that goes to capture the Mirror, but you are free to NPC and thread confrontations will Scholars that are protecting the underground prison and the chambers where the Twelve held their meetings. Please report any Scholars that are killed or seriously harmed to the mods. Lambert will be leading the part of the group heading towards the Mirror, while Sans will head the group searching the tunnels for captives. Now is the time to let loose and use all your powers. It's probably best to keep your disguise to catch people off guard, but it is no longer necessary. New characters will be directed to post here once accepted.

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[krunmacula]

"You don't waste any time, do you?!"

Iofi crouches down and bolts, and that's all the warning Pluto needs. She breaks into a sprint behind the fox, trying as hard as she can to keep up with him. She's not fast, not by a long shot, but she's at the very least capable of keeping up for a bit.

And that's for the best - the seagull takes a bit to really get into the air, but the hare isn't wasting any time in trying to get over to them. Pluto doesn't turn backwards - she's the slow one here, after all, and she's got to focus her energy on running.

[hippocarnival]

"We can't afford to!" He calls out with a bit of edge in his voice. Because they really can't if they want to make it without being dragged back.

He circles around as they reach the doorway into the tunnels, keeping to Pluto's side as they dash out. He looks over his shoulder frequently. The hare is small, but fast, and Yuya doesn't want to find out what kind of talent they have.

"Just keep running!" The tunnels are dark and winding, and it's hard to tell if Yuya knows where they're going (he doesn't).

[krunmacula]

"I'm doing my best!"

Her voice is ever-so-slightly strained; this situation is so far out of the norm for her that she can't help but be a bit stressed. But she's doing her best to keep up, and more importantly she's doing her best to keep herself level. She just needs to keep running; as long as she can stay ahead of her pursuers, she can worry about what she's missing later.

"How far is it?" She doesn't know where they are - since her arrival she hasn't left the garden, after all - and she certainly hopes Iofi does.

[hippocarnival]

"Uh--" Good question! They're pretty deep in the caverns, and trying to avoid a fight means Yuya can't really slow down to orient himself.

At he knows they need to take paths going up. He looks around again, quickly, in time to see the hare gang up and leap up. It's small, and Yuya's pretty sure that boldness isn't misplaced confidence.

He stops, ducking his head down long enough to project a sudden, translucent bubble shield around them--and the hare smacks right into it and bounces backwards. While it fumbles to right itself, Yuya drops the shield. "Far, we have to go where they won't find us!"

[krunmacula]

She doesn't respond initially. She's not too pleased with the situation, after all! It turns out her knight in shining armor might not know where they're going, and the guards are on track to catch up-

-and then there's a sudden wave around her, a bubble of force flying outward and halting anyone who might cross it. Even with her powers taken into account, that's something you don't see every day, and it shows on her face. "Oh, my. Maybe we won't have that much trouble after all!" She keeps her stride forward, trying to get a better look at the fox as she forces herself to keep running.

"How are you doing that? I haven't been able to feel a thing since we got here." Even running like this, the admiration is clear on her face - from her smile to her eyes.

[hippocarnival]

"I learned it before I got here," He says, short of breath as he twists back around. He nudges her to turn a corner in the tunnels, hoping when the hare loses sight of them it'll buy them more time.

As Pluto inspects him, he physically does just appear to be a normal red fox. It's only on closer inspection that his eyes are more of a crimson than a brown-red or gold that would be typical.

"What do you mean, you haven't felt a thing?"