Luceti Land!!

[lucetimods]

Who: luceti
What: Amusement Parking!
When: Today til the end of the month
Where: A veritable pleasure island, east of the Beach Fort.
Summary: An amusement park has popped up in Luceti. It's all over here.
Rating: F is for friends who do stuff together!

Just some notes here not in the mod post -
1) The weather will be bright and partly cloudy for the rest of the month on the beach side of things. A nice cool sea breeze will keep people from melting out there.
2) All the old Luceti Land rides are still available. However, feel free to make up your own attractions and rides as well.
3) Since this is around for two weeks, we may put up another mass log if this one gets too full. So keep an eye on that!
4) Don't forget to tag your character's name on to the log! If you don't have one yet, just let us know and we'll get you hooked up.

As way of explanation for all this, Bil will have written a message on the first page of the journals. It cannot be replied to, it simply states:

"My condolences for all the trouble. You were due for an experiment today, but I thought you might enjoy an amusement park instead. It seemed like the sort of thing the Great One would do."

Comments

[whatdeheckisdat]

..I do not often talk to myself.

[At least, not images of himself.]

[lostinmyway]

Don't you? [Grune, you're not implying anything good here.]

[whatdeheckisdat]

[Honestly, Dhaos would not be at all surprised if Grune talked to herself on a regular basis.] ...Do I seem like I speak to myself often?

Did you want to do another persona? I have a few lined up if yes.

[lostinmyway]

Hmm.... [Yeah, that's all you're going to get out of her.]

...Present!Dhaos or the return of Tiny!Dhaos? XD;

[whatdeheckisdat]

[...Hopefully Dhaos' tendency to internal monologue isn't that obvious...]

I'm happy with either! It depends on how you want to make Grune sad, really. XD;;

[lostinmyway]

[Not to Grune, anyway!]

I'm frightened to attempt Present!Dhaos, but I NEED PRACTICE. XD;

[whatdeheckisdat]

[Well, that's one person, at least.]

Practice away! No matter what, I'll still know you're awesome. <3

[lostinmyway]

[One very unobservant person, yes.]

<3 ^^ Alright, one Insane Time Paradox Dhaos, coming right up...

[whatdeheckisdat]

[Given Dhaos' track record, it's at least a start.

They're coming up to the next mirror now, and already stone walls are visible. Dhaos frowns: he can't recall ever having been somewhere like that before...]

Oh boy! XD

[lostinmyway]

[Grune can't remember being somewhere like that, either, but, well. She's Grune.]

Oh, my, I wonder who our next visitor will be.

At least he's... entertaining? XD

[whatdeheckisdat]

[Dhaos is... going to assume it's somewhere Grune has been anyway, since... well, it's Grune.

As they come closer, it becomes clear that the stone walls are a part of some sort of mausoleum-- there is a sarcophagus lying in the center of the room, rather ominously unoccupied by anything else.]

...I wonder.

That's one word for it. XD;;

[lostinmyway]

[Grune looks curiously at the next location in the mirror. She doesn't seem remotely bothered by its ominous nature--as usual.]

He certainly keeps his... acquaintances... busy. XD;

[whatdeheckisdat]

[Dhaos frowns. This is... probably not going to be something either of them will enjoy.

Light begins to filter through the tiny cracks in the sarcophagus, inching along every side until finally with a resounding crash the top shatters, sending dust into the air. Behind the smokescreen, a shadowy figure rises from the coffin...]

Very busy. XD It's so much fun?

[lostinmyway]

[Grune watches mildly, unafraid of the violent entrance of their next visitor.] I wonder who this is.

All of the funzies. All of them.

[whatdeheckisdat]

[Dhaos is already not liking the atmosphere, though he knows that whoever is behind the mirror cannot hurt them. Behind the settling dust, the figure rises into the air and lets out a sinister laugh.

...Dhaos is about twice as pale as usual, if Grune cares to look.]

Dhaos loves what you're doing to hiim, for srs.

[lostinmyway]

[Grune is currently preoccupied with trying to see whoever's in the mirror. He sounds very cheerful.]

Hello?

I'm sure he does. He's just having loads of fun today.

[whatdeheckisdat]

[Dhaos grabs Grune's arm with every intention of pulling her away to the next mirror, but there's something about that laughter that seems to dull his reflexes and slow his mind.

That voice... He had heard it so often, and yet at the same time it was barely recognizable.

Finally the dust clears, and floating in the air before them is an exact copy of Dhaos as he is now-- except for the way his mouth curls into a cruel smile as the laughter dies away.]

Finally...

And now that "Martel" is turning up, I'm sure he's going to have even MORE fun.

[lostinmyway]

[Grune gives him a puzzled look. There's something different about this Dhaos, but she can't quite figure out what.]

Finally?

Oh, definitely-- why, he'll have so much fun he won't know what to do with it all.

[whatdeheckisdat]

Grune.

[It's said in a warning voice, though Dhaos isn't sure what he intends to warn her against-- the persona can't hurt them, no matter what he did.]

After so long... But it no longer matters. This freedom is meaningless.

...Grune, we should leave.

Dhaos is just the luckiest person in Luceti, to have this much fun.

[lostinmyway]

[Only now does Grune look back at Dhaos, confused. She doesn't consciously pick up on how shaken he is just yet, but something has started to niggle at her....]

Why? We haven't introduced ourselves yet. It wouldn't be very nice to leave without saying hello.

Quite a nice change, after all his bad luck and conspicuous lack of fun before.

[whatdeheckisdat]

I doubt he cares.

[It's the wrong thing to say, as the persona takes this opportunity to berate himself:]

Which of the two of us no longer cares...? You, who have abandoned your purpose.

...Grune.

Isn't it, though?

[lostinmyway]

[Grune doesn't move away, as Dhaos has been suggesting. Instead, she steps forward, towards the mirror, troubled by what the other Dhaos is saying.]

That's not right. Dhaos cares very much.

Indeed it is.

[whatdeheckisdat]

You know nothing of 'Dhaos', woman.

[Dhaos knows better than to address his persona directly, but the temptation is growing.]

Now, Grune. He will not be convinced.

[But the persona sneers.]

Afraid of yourself...?

[lostinmyway]

[Grune looks away from the mirror, but only long enough to reach for the real Dhaos' hand. Then she looks back at the persona.]

Dhaos and I are very good friends. We know all kinds of things about each other.

[She looks at the persona steadily.] You should be a little more careful about what you're saying. You might hurt his feelings.

[whatdeheckisdat]

Such as? He has told you nothing of himself-- not his origins, not his occupation, nothing of his family or friends, or his purpose.

The man standing next to you can no longer be called 'Dhaos'. He no longer cares.

[Dhaos was... never quite this antagonistic, was he? Surely not... Would he have made it up in his head?

...It's only a persona. It means nothing. Dhaos has always been quiet and secretive, and that is all there is to it. If he was no longer Dhaos, there would be nothing left.]

...This is a waste of time, Grune.