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Post by geekprincex26 on Sept 18, 2015 15:08:39 GMT -5
((Welcome to the newest roleplay thread of CarrotForums, which has been way too dead for way too long. The plot is similar to Spiced Octagons in that your characters find themselves in a strange world in a different universe with no idea how they got there... but there's a twist. What is it, you ask? Your characters have 31 days- until what us Earth beings would call October 19th- to find a way home from the planet or they forget everything in their lives that happened before they appeared. Your character will start their journey when they wake up at the bottom of a shallow lake on the new planet with no idea how they got there, but first you have to create a bio for your character in the Lost Minds bio thread. See ya there. ;] ))
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Post by geekprincex26 on Sept 18, 2015 18:31:27 GMT -5
Xirianus opens eir eyes slowly at first, and they widen with shock. Ey immediately flails and kicks upward, desperate for air. Ey shoots up and breaks the surface of the lake, gasping. Ey tries to drag eirself out, but eir weak arms can't pull em out of the water. You can't even do this? the voice, Luro, asks antagonistically. Xirianus squeezes eir eyes shut and struggles to escape again. Ey fails and gives up, letting eirself fall back below the water's surface. Why would I want to live anyway? ey wonders, but keeps holding eir breath anyway, subconsciously fighting to survive. Rather quickly, the world starts to go dark and fade away. The last thing ey sees before going unconscious is the faint outline of another body in the lake, moving. Unfortunately, it's too late to refocus and reach the surface for air. Xirianus blacks out.
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Post by xelda57 on Sept 19, 2015 11:40:59 GMT -5
The last thing Maze remembered was being inside of their house, and now the sun was shining on their face. There wasn't much time to ponder this before they realized that they weren't standing, but floating. In a lake. And then, coming into focus, was a person thrashing and drowning next to them. Maze's lack of any body part wide enough to propel them forward was going to be a problem.
The two were close enough, though. Determined, Maze hooked their feet under the drowning person's arms, and with excruciating effort, transferred em to their arms. This wasn't the first time they had been thankful to have a head that acted like some kind of buoy. Pulling the person's head above the surface, Maze said, "Please wake up and start coughing. I'm bad at swimming and I will not be able to hold you long." This person was going to get too heavy to hold within the minute with their flimsy arms. "Wake up. Cough."
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Post by geekprincex26 on Sept 21, 2015 10:40:51 GMT -5
As if responding to their request, Xirianus started coughing and spluttering. Ey began to paddle frantically towards the side of the lake and, with a crazy burst of adrenaline, threw eirself out. Ey collapsed on land, coughing up water and fighting a splitting headache. When all the water was expelled from eir lungs, Xirianus sat up shakily. Eir headache drowned out the voice, but it was almost as bad. Eir ears were ringing and eir heart thudded in eir chest. Then it occurred to em. "How did I get to the surface?" ey wondered aloud.
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Post by xelda57 on Sept 21, 2015 17:12:43 GMT -5
Startled by the sudden movement, Maze didn't manage to unhinge themselves from the other person until they'd both been pulled close to the edge of the water. They stood up in the shallow water as ey collapsed on the shore. Then, rubbing their own forehead, Maze stepped out of the water a few paces away from the mystery person, and their poncho started steaming all over, evaporating the water off. Green eyes glowing through the thick steam, they responded to the question. "You looked like you were having trouble, and I happened to have been recently teleported into the area, so..." They tapped the side of their head in thought. "Well, I am Maze. If you are doing alright now, I would like to know where we are."
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Post by geekprincex26 on Sept 25, 2015 17:27:17 GMT -5
"...Where we are?" Xirianus looked around and a strange, gleeful expression crossed eir face. However, it was quickly replaced by eir usual scowl. After all, ey couldn't show that ey was excited to explore a new place. No, ey wouldn't do that. Xirianus would do everything ey could to hide that. Besides, ey had finally registered that the person who had saved em was... well... a person. Frankly, ey was terrified. "Umm..." ey said coldly, looking around. "We appear to be in some weird sort of meadow. I don't know where and I honestly don't care." Ey did care.
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Post by xelda57 on Sept 25, 2015 20:16:29 GMT -5
"Not even a little?" Maze responded with a sort of jokey, friendly tone. The steam cleared up as their poncho finished drying, and they got a better look at the grumpy person. What an odd character. Then, figuring this person wouldn't want to be stared at by a stranger, Maze turned towards the lake, trying to see if a portal was visible under the water. If the water wasn't actively draining away, it must have closed by now.
They paused their contemplation to look sideways at the person, jagged mouth angled into a smile. "Will you at least tell me your name? Or does it not matter either?" An odd attempt at trying to get em to lighten up.
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Post by clecamuffin on Oct 10, 2015 13:21:09 GMT -5
((So this took WAY too long and I apologize)) Resandolin was confused. How did he randomly appear under a large quantity of water? Well... first things first- he needed to get out of here otherwise he might crack from the pressure. Probably not, but still... So, he shot up using his wings and hovered over the water for a time. Okay... what was around him? He felt the lake below him, of course, with several organic life forms in it. He was not organic. No life here wasn't organic other than himself. Well that's strange. He also sensed open air above him and woods around him and oooh some sentient life forms on the bank. He should probably go over there. They should know what's happening. He flew over to them and sensed magic and strangeness and wow he's never sensed beings like these before. Huh. Either way, they should be helpful, presuming they're nice. He touched their shoulders with his wing, sending his thoughts to them, "Sorry for touching you without your permission, but this is the only way I can communicate, and ya'll probably don't know that. Hello, by the way. Do you know what we're doing here?"
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Post by xelda57 on Oct 10, 2015 14:29:29 GMT -5
Maze was distracted from listening for an answer by the glowing orb that had just emerged from the lake. Their facial features briefly flashed more brightly than usual, as if they were surprised, before going back to normal. Then, their hands seemed incapable of staying still. First, a hand was on the side of their head, a slightly disturbed expression on their face. Then, as the ball came towards them, they mumbled, "do you need..." as they pulled a spool of thread out of their pocket, then put it away again. They started tapping their fingers together, freezing up as the thing touched them and started... projecting thoughts. Thoughts much calmer than those of a dying person.
They realized quickly that this person was probably not of the same species as they were. He had wings, and was alive, right? Yes. Must be some kind of fairy. Maze forced themself to be composed. "It- It's quite alright. I am Maze. I don't believe anyone here knows what is going on. It would seem that everyone came in though portals under the lake, though I don't recall going through one."
Not being sure whether the orb could hear them physically, they had elected to speak out loud, since doing so usually projected what one wanted to say both verbally and mentally. They looked at the person touching their shoulder again after speaking and this time seemed to nearly zone out, staring. Oh. He did have a casing. It was just transparent. And completely sealed? Then how did he- the train of thought stopped. Again, different species. They realized they were staring and turned away. "My apologies."
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