EVENT: MELPOMENE ▒ THE CORRIDORS

[ataraxites]

CHARACTERS: Ensemble production!
LOCATION: Corridors in the belly of the Tranquility
WARNINGS: Creepiness, paranoia, disturbing imagery, violence.
SUMMARY: Characters head out into the corridors in the hopes of rescuing their lost and begin to experience strange and harrowing phenomena.
NOTES: Open to all! Covers Stages One & Two of the plot, June 22 onwards.

The hallways stretch on into a deep darkness ahead of you. You've been out here before, or heard of what happens to those who do — it'd be enough to make anyone turn back. But there are people lost out there that have called for your help, and you're prepared to do what you have to to save them. Aren't you?

Comments

[alionsheart]

[ It's the most disorienting thing Robin has experienced in quite some time, rivaled only by his fevered thoughts when he'd dealt with a particularly nasty illness once many, many years ago, long before Marian. Knowing that he can't simply turn back should make him fearful, but he suppresses those feelings for now; fear isn't always bad, it can be turned into a strength, to make him more cautious, but right now, he's spending all of his energy trying to figure out what's happening, and how to not only make it through this, but help others.

He's worried about his friends, particularly Regina, and it's a small measure of comfort when he sees a familiar face. ]

...Pepper?

[the_other_eight]

[She turns sharply, surprised to actually hear someone who isn't a shadow of whoever they once were. When she sees Robin she breathes a sigh of relief. She remembers him, but she's not sure how he got here.]

Robin, how did you get here?

[She looks like she's been lost for days; her hair mussed horribly and her clothing rumpled.]

[alionsheart]

[ He's just as surprised, but the relief is also palpable on his face, glad to see her, glad that she's alright. For the moment, at least. But some sort of madness has clearly taken hold. ]

I'm not entirely sure of that myself, but at least we're together.

Are you well, are you hurt at all?

[the_other_eight]

[She shakes her head.]

No, but I keep seeing things. Have you seen anything?

[alionsheart]

Quite a few things, which have unsettled me, admittedly.

Have you any idea what's happening?

[the_other_eight]

I think ...

[She looks into the recording that she took of the events.]

I think we're seeing some of what happened to the crew.

[alionsheart]

That's...quite unsettling.

[ He glances at what she's holding, then: ] How certain are you of that?

[the_other_eight]

Based on Inato Jones's notes ...

[She presses her lips together, frowning at the high percentage and what this means.]

Ninety-five percent sure.

[She rewinds the footage, watching again and continuing to commit it to memory.]

[alionsheart]

[ The most important thing, in Robin's mind, is: ]

Can any of that information help us in our current predicament?

[the_other_eight]

[She shakes her head, turning off the phone.]

I doubt it.

[alionsheart]

I can only hope that if we keep moving, we'll find our way out of this somehow.

[the_other_eight]

[Pepper looks back the way they'd come.]

I'm afraid going back isn't an option. I tried that when I first got lost. I'm not sure that following those phantoms is such a good idea either, but I think we should.

[alionsheart]

I'd rather keep moving forward, wherever that may ultimately lead us.

[ Neither option is really ideal, but going back seems more foolish. ]

[the_other_eight]

[She nods, pressing forward. There's not much for it with the creepy murals and the people running.]

That's what I was talking about.