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capemods ([personal profile] capemods) wrote in [community profile] capeandcowllogs2013-08-26 02:56 am

ASTHENOA

WHO: The imPorts trapped in a video game.
WHERE: The virtual world of Asthenoa.
WHEN: 10AM August 26th to 11PM August 31st.
WARNINGS: Violence and fighting. Alert me of anything else for updates.
SUMMARY: A comedy of errors: imPorts are trapped in a Vulcanus-made video game.
FORMAT: As you like it.



Asthenoa is a land set on lush rolling hills under a bright blue sky eternally streaked with clouds. The only celestial variance comes during the nightly setting, where an eternally yellow full moon partially hides behind those clouds. The people of Asthenoa may be human, or elven, or dwarven, or they may have animalistic features, but none of that is of great social concern. Asthenoa has always been this way. The heart of the land is a medieval town set upon one of the highest hills, and the middle of that town sits a majestic stone castle. The busiest part of the town is the center, which hosts the marketplace. There you can buy necessities, or meet the blacksmith and other artisans at their working studios. Beyond the artisanal studios are the taverns and the inns.

Beyond the cheerier inns is a place called The Shriveled Shrike. If you head to the second floor and knock on the third room door thrice and rub your knee against the handle once, it will magically open and expose to you a staircase. People of the Rogue class know this inherently.

The staircase is five flights long. It leads to a black market in a mile long, mile wide underground bunker, where gambling and other darker magicks are indulged. You might meet a necromancer or three. You might run into trouble.

If you were to step out beyond the town, you would have to cross a moat via the drawbridge. It’s always closed up at nighttime, you can only pass during the day.

Beyond the moat (where serpents might swim) is a hilly pasture. Beyond the pasture is an enchanted forest. Strange things happen in these gnarled woods – this is where mystical creatures lurk. Acres of dark wood house sparkling lights and floating orbs and very unusual flora. The fauna includes many mythical beings, including centaurs and fairies and griffins. There could be even more hidden within secret caves or pools of darkening water.

You feel the need to venture past this alluring wood. You feel it deeply.
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[personal profile] shipper 2013-09-03 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
Yesss.

[she rocks on her heels in excitement, then promptly stands on her tiptoes and gets to work dolling up her reluctant model]

Don't worry, I purrlay around with stuff like this all the time. You'll look supurr cool!
invoking: (?_?)

[personal profile] invoking 2013-09-03 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
I said don't get too close!

[ He raises his arms defensively, his fear of felines and anything feline-like flaring up. ]
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[personal profile] shipper 2013-09-03 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
[she frowns a little, the paint on her fingers smearing along his raised arms]

Don't be such a baby. I can't do your face if you won't let me get kind of close!
invoking: (goodbye friends i am gone.)

[personal profile] invoking 2013-09-03 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ He groans and shuts his eyes tightly, not wanting to stare at anything cat-like in appearance so close to him.

Yeah, he's that much of a big baby, Nepeta. ]
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[personal profile] shipper 2013-09-03 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
Oh my gosh, what a huge wiggler.

[she murmurs under her breath, amused, and continues on her merry painting way]
invoking: (soylent green is people.)

[personal profile] invoking 2013-09-03 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ He thinks she's just called him a worm or made a reference to how much he squirms knowing she's so close to him and touching him. Physical contact unnerves him just as much as cats.

But he braces himself as much as he can, trying not to think about how stupid he's going to look when she's done. ]
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[personal profile] shipper 2013-09-03 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
[for all her teasing, Nepeta is fairly sensitive to his discomfort and withholds any further commentary as she goes about doing him up like the fiercest warrior she can dream up. after several minutes she claps her hands together, heedless of the colors she's smearing all over them]

Done! Ohhh, it looks really neat!

[Gil's face is now done up like a blue and yellow versions of this, minus the green fluff and the. giant. tusks. it's quite impressive considering the time and equipment she had available]
invoking: (bromance.)

[personal profile] invoking 2013-09-03 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's a discomforting feeling, all this fresh paint on his face and some of it that's smeared on the shiny armor. But maybe... just maybe this is the only way to get the gold and the horse.

He takes a deep breath and opens his eyes, turning toward the crowd.

Game face on -- or as much as he can muster.

His face burns under the concentrated gazes of the spectators, but he pushes forward in the hopes that as soon as he's won the contest, he can get out of there and wash the paint off. ]
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[personal profile] shipper 2013-09-03 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
Make a war face!

[Nepeta cheers in the crowd, hopping up and down and occasionally giving shrill whistles. she's got a strong feeling that he's going to need a hype man if he's going to have a shot at winning this thing]
invoking: (dead eyes...)

[personal profile] invoking 2013-09-03 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not making a war face!

[ He shoots over his shoulder and steps up to the judge, who has him line up next to others who have even fancier and detailed designs painted on. In a way, he's glad to have the paint on his face: it hides the blood flowing to his cheeks.

He stands there uncomfortably while the judge continues to ramble for show and eventually gets to the actual judging part of the contest.

A few minutes pass and Gil feels whatever is left of his dignity slip from him; the winner was some other man, larger and scarier looking. His expression was set permanent in war mode.

Gil had come in second, but there weren't any other valuables to hand out. Just a congratulatory handshake and that was it.

He wished the ground would open up beneath him and swallow him up. ]
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[personal profile] shipper 2013-09-03 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
[as the crowd begins to dissipate Nepeta makes her way towards a wall nearby where the contestants had lined up, but far enough to keep poor Gil from bursting into tears. she kicks her feet in silence for a few moments, and then:]

You purrobably should have made a war face.
invoking: (AUGH.)

[personal profile] invoking 2013-09-03 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
Leave it alone!

[ He already starts trying to wipe away the paint from his face, but without a cloth, he only smudges the colours and makes it worse. ]

I don't even know why I did this in the first place!
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[personal profile] shipper 2013-09-03 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
Purrobably beclaws you wanted to try something fun instead of just grumping around yelling at people.

[she suggests matter-of-factly, offering the furry sleeve of her pelt to him for paint-wiping use]
invoking: (urge to kill rising.)

[personal profile] invoking 2013-09-04 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not grumping! [ He continues rubbing at his face in annoyance. ] No, this isn't... What's wrong with me?
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[personal profile] shipper 2013-09-05 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
You missed a couple spots. [that's exactly what you're talking about, isn't it?]
invoking: (musing.)

1/2

[personal profile] invoking 2013-09-05 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
Did I?

[ He reaches up, feeling around for the paint. ]
invoking: (scold.)

2/2

[personal profile] invoking 2013-09-05 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ And then he realizes what he's doing. ]

That's not what I'm talking about!
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[personal profile] shipper 2013-09-05 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
[her eyebrow quirks upwards]

No? It seemed like the only thing you could pawsibly be mentioning.
invoking: (stop complimenting me!!)

[personal profile] invoking 2013-09-05 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
I meant something isn't right! I would never... do something as ridiculous as that...

[ He furiously wipes at his face, but really he's just making it worse and worse until it's a hideous smudge of green on his face. ]
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[personal profile] shipper 2013-09-05 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
Well, you just did. [she takes a closer look at his face, then grins] But cheer up! Your paint's a waaay better color now!
invoking: (LAWD.)

[personal profile] invoking 2013-09-05 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
Colour...?

[ He looks at the paint smeared across his gloved hand and yelps loudly. ]

Dammit!
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[personal profile] shipper 2013-09-05 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
Don't be so sour, green's the best pawsible color you could get!

[she sticks her tongue out playfully]
invoking: (great escape.)

[personal profile] invoking 2013-09-05 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
I... I have to wash this off. Why is this happening?

[ And he takes off away from Nepeta, too embarrassed to say anything more to her (and too nervous anyway -- cats.)

Sorry Nepeta, Gil is really fucking weird. ]
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[personal profile] shipper 2013-09-05 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
[she watches him go with an expression of intense bemusement. Nepeta's social circle seems to revolve around outrageously bizarre people; she's really starting to wonder if there's some sign on her back that's attracting them]