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capemods ([personal profile] capemods) wrote in [community profile] capeandcowllogs2014-01-07 04:57 pm

of those blackholes & revelations

WHO: All imPorts.
WHERE: Atropos.
WHEN: January 7th to January 14th.
WARNINGS: Death and destruction.
SUMMARY: Atropos has risen in the night, and the inevitable has come: with her jaws she shears away the City from Earth and swallows it whole.

But the City is not yet dead.
FORMAT: Whatever you please.



The formless mass of metal haunting above, hovering like a lunar tombstone, begins to take shape. Asteroids plummet into the cheeks, the eyes, carving out bone structure. Her features howl with fury, with triumph, as she stares down below, savoring her conquest. A cavity opens. Metal swoops to form jagged, angry shears. Her teeth are born.

She waits as the world rotates, its spin more wobbly than it used to be.

And then she leans down to feast, her bite vampiric. She takes the City and then some, and all that it encompasses, so that every single imPort is captured. She takes the time to drink in any stragglers, any imPorts elusive to the City's thrall.

She holds the City on her tongue as she draws back her fist to punch the world.

And then teeth close to the shuddering, glass shattering vibration of a cosmic laugh. The jaws close, and there is no light for about an hour -- until Atropos begins to siphon solar energy from the sun into her veins. She is dissatisfied with its dying tint, or perhaps she cannot stand the redness of color, so once she injects this energy into her her body (her most intimate domain), she turns it bright yellow again. The universe within her is illuminated.

The City is a floating chunk of broken skyscrapers and puckered asphalt streets. The trauma of consumption has wrecked the usual infrastructure: buildings are half collapses, or skeletal, vehicles are flipped and strewn across the layout. Whatever vegetation that is still clinging onto life has rejoiced under the return of normal sunlight.

You can breathe. It isn't too hot, or too cold -- it's unusually pleasant, in fact. The sunshine veins that light your world are not overwhelming. There is no blue sky to complement the atmosphere, and whatever water still in the City will be constrained to the bottled kind found in shops.

But there are other floating pieces of worlds, and they might have water. Or food.

If you live in the City, your possessions should still be in the City. While about 76% of the natives have fled the City (which had gotten the brunt of focus over the past week), there are still some natives who were too sick, too sentimental or too stubborn to leave.

You'll find that your powers work normally, though you can't teleport within Atropos. You probably wouldn't want to teleport outside of her, anyway.

She swallows, and the City gentle glides down a slick throat. Dust and particles create stunning visuals, like the aurora borealis, except in warmer colors. Light reflects so easily from solar veins and starstrewn flesh.

While you can breathe easily, gravity is fickle. Physics is often defied. Atropos was never one to play by the rules.
remarkablyspry: (⇒ blatant shock/surprise!!)

[personal profile] remarkablyspry 2014-01-29 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[the remark mollifies him somewhat, so his queasy smile gets a little less so.] Well, it is the material I was built for, so I would have to agree! But currently, these alterations are...are, well. Unsettling, if I may say!

[half a beat and he quickly tacks on:] But I'll handle it just fine, I imagine! Now that I've experience with both conditions, I surely ought to...!
liverletdie: (Little smirk!)

[personal profile] liverletdie 2014-01-30 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ He nodded, crossing metal-plated arms over his chest. ] Believe me, I understand the sentiment.

[ He turned, to look over the chaos, trying to stay light for the benefit of others only went so far. ]

This is a mess, isn't it?
remarkablyspry: (⇒ ok wait i'm listening!!)

[personal profile] remarkablyspry 2014-02-01 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
Even considering the unpredictable happenings of previous months, I can heartily agree. This one takes the cake!

[a beat.]

That is, it certainly seems to be the worst of messes we've encountered! The, ah, colloquialism and all...
liverletdie: (Look this isn't working)

[personal profile] liverletdie 2014-02-01 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
It's alright, I know exactly what you mean by that. [ He nodded, his grim demeanor belied by a slight note of a humor in his voice. ]

It's a hell of a cake too, isn't it?

We're in trouble, no way to get around it.
remarkablyspry: (⇒ i'm really not sure about this!!)

[personal profile] remarkablyspry 2014-02-01 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[hearing someone as brilliant and clever as Tony say so left Steve with an unpleasant feeling in the pit of his stomach.

he swallowed, then hesitated.]


But...But there will be a means to push through it, yes?
liverletdie: (That'll do nicely)

[personal profile] liverletdie 2014-02-02 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
I think so.

[ He had to think so. He couldn't believe otherwise. ]

Somehow. We'll find a way. We just have to keep our eyes on the prize, and figure out how to get out of this situation. I don't believe in non-zero sum situations.
remarkablyspry: (⇒ ok wait i'm listening!!)

[personal profile] remarkablyspry 2014-02-02 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
And... [a hesitation.] And in this case, the prize is...?
liverletdie: (bamf)

[personal profile] liverletdie 2014-02-03 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Getting out alive, I'd say.
remarkablyspry: (⇒ i'm really not sure about this!!)

[personal profile] remarkablyspry 2014-02-05 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[he gulps.

that's...to the point. he nods, fidgeting anxiously.]


If...If you have good instruction, I'll gladly take it...!
liverletdie: (Iron Man | giiiiirlfriiiiend)

[personal profile] liverletdie 2014-02-08 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
Well, the key is to not get too out there too fast. We need to assess any situation as best we can. Taking risks is kind of a given, but being cautious is going to be the key.

Observe, really. Think. Observation really will save our lives.
remarkablyspry: (⇒ how very peculiar this is!!)

[personal profile] remarkablyspry 2014-02-08 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[he's nodding almost mechanically at each point now, as doing so seems to boost his confidence.]

Yes, right! Of course, sir. I– [he winces.] Oh, I...I do wish I'd saved my notebook for this, but unfortunately...
liverletdie: (I don't have time for this shit)

[personal profile] liverletdie 2014-02-08 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
You'll just have to remember it.

[ He paused. ]

That's probably for the best. Lugging a notebook around isn't going to do you any good in a pinch.
remarkablyspry: (⇒ i'm really not sure about this!!)

[personal profile] remarkablyspry 2014-02-09 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[distractedly, looking around his person:] And with no means of carrying it hands-free makes it more problematic than, ah... [shifting gears quickly:] But! Yes, you're right. I'll double efforts to observe any and every potential lead to securing our escape!