RESCUERS

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RESCUERS

The last thing you remember is falling asleep. It came to you conspicuously, like a heavy weight pushed into your arms. Exhaustion so sudden and fierce it was almost startling.

Waking up comes much more softly. First, you are aware of the chill of the ground beneath you. You're outside, and you can hear the confused murmuring of dozens of your classmates. There are things piled on top of you, and it's still dark out. Dark and foggy. There's no moon in the sky. You can't make out the mountains in the distance, and the stars as dim and shifting. The Ornery Oak looms above you, familiar and calm. It doesn't swat at the students, not even the ones that are leaning against its trunk.

Why are you here? What's happened to you?

thedeepwoods
YEAR 1 ENDGAME HUB
RULES:

• Everyone who signed up to be a rescuer wakes up lying on the ground around the Ornery Oak.


• Characters were taken directly from their beds, so they'll be dressed on whatever they went to sleep in.
  • However: if they went to bed not properly dressed for an adventure in the cold, cold woods, they'll wake up with extra clothes neatly piled on top of them. Ideally they're all yours.
  
  
  • Brother is courteous... but a little awkward. It's possible that he made a mistake and you have your roommate's jacket/sweater/coat, or even the jacket/sweater/coat of the person you're searching for. For instance, if Essie wanted to say she was given Diego's coat, she could do that.
  
  
  • Your journal is also with you. There's a message that you need to read.
  
  
  • Brother also remembered to make sure everyone's wand was politely placed in their left hand. Always the left hand. Even if you're not left handed.
    • Just like with coats, if you would like (and if the other player is okay with it) you can say your character was given the wand of a missing friend or loved one in place of their own. This will obviously have a negative impact on their ability to cast spells, particularly with old, difficult, or powerful wands.
  • Long story short, everyone will at least have a wand, their journal, shoes that definitely fit and outerwear that hopefully fits.
• There are three old chalkboards on wheels that have been dragged out here, and they have the yearbook photos of every missing student on them. Non-participants and freshmen are not amongst the photos. They all smell of pine needles. You can take the photos with you if you want, but there's no benefit beyond sentimentality.


• The rescue groups have been organized HERE, so connect with your group if you want, but you can use this place to talk to people you're not searching with. Once you leave this area, your characters can only thread in one place at a time, so this might be your only chance to talk to other rescue groups. You can keep backtagging here after leaving, though!

» THE ORNERY OAK: You wake up on the cold dirt under the cover of the Ornery Oak. You're not alone, though. Your classmates are here too.

» THE CHALKBOARDS: On the chalkboards are the yearbook photos of every student who's gone missing. They're smudged with Brother's sooty fingerprints.

» DEPARTURE: You decide that you must do what Brother has asked of you. If all he says is true, time's limited. Your friends and family are out there and in danger. Please read THIS regarding entering the event.

» OOC - SUPPLY REQUESTS: Is there an item you think would reasonably be in your character's coat pocket or the coat they were given? Please ask for mod approval here before assuming your character has access to it. Things may have been magically lost along the way (but will be returned to your character once the event was over). We may gently scold you if you didn't ask permission to have your pocket knife here and then pull it out in a later thread. And no one wants that. :(

» OOC - GROUP ORGANIZATION: If you need to hash out how your rescue group is going to link up, do so here. Please use your very serious team name in the comment title. (If you'd like to change your team name, now's the time to do it. You will be required to use your team name for the rest of the event, so make sure it's something easy to type or copy/paste!)

» OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS & CONCERNS

Comments

Robin & Chris & Tess

[hisshiss]

Robin hears Tess eat shit, and he only kind of turns to check and see if she's okay. "There's boards an' shit over there," he says, vaguely pointing in the distance. He can't make out the faces, and he doesn't really think to look around and see if Quentin is anywhere. Eh. He'll save himself or he ain't getting back on the damn compound.

"Guess Hell Week started early for us then," he says, and he doesn't seem as distressed as he probably should be. "Also I can see your ass."

Robin & Chris & Tess

[bambae]

Chris looks up when he hears Tess eat shit, then he looks further toward the boards. "There's pictures on the boards," he relays to Robin, finally pulling on his hoodie, before he goes to check on Tess. He sees her scattered supplies - what Big Brother must've left her when he kidnapped her. "This doesn't confirm anything," he says, moving to help Tess up. "She might not be on the board. She might not be taken. We have to remain calm, right?"

Robin & Chris & Tess & Dimi

[evercretin]

"She's on the board." Dimi says shoving a hand through his hair, his voice still simmering with anger. His boots are pulled on but untied, pyjama pants tucked in. One of the two jumpers he was given is tied around his waist. "Calvin, too. And Rafael and Ty. We're going to get them, right?"

Re: Robin & Chris & Tess & Dimi

[bambae]

"Assuming Ryan too," Chris says, glancing up. He held up the wand still in his hand. "I woke up with his dumbass wand." And this stupid hoodie, a hoodie that says 'My <3 belongs to bambi', a hoodie that was decisively buried at the bottom of his trunk, but a hoodie Ryan gave him. The wand's tip is still glowing very faintly, not punctuating a bit of the dark, because it's an asshole. "We'll find them. We'll get everyone. That's why we're here. What about Quinn? She on the board? Fuck - and Rosy -" That seems to pierce Chris's calm.

Robin & Chris & Tess & Dimi

[evercretin]

"No," Dimi shakes his head emphatically. "Her brother's up there, though. And Cunningham's picture wasn't."

Robin & Chris & Tess & Dimi

[hisshiss]

Robin yanks on his boots, tying them tightly. He pulls his jacket on over his puffy vest, because that's a practical outfit, thanks whoever picked that shit out for him, couldn't leave an apple or one of his good knives in his pocket, but this vest was a great fucking call.

"All right, all y'all, make your lists of who's on the board or whoever we going after, check your pockets and see what shit you still got, and then looks like it's time for us to fuckin' go." Robin "All Play, No Business" Youngblood is ready for some business right now. He's not excited. That would be inappropriate. He's just... ready.

Robin & Chris & Tess & Dimi

[noblewon]

Tess doesn’t say anything else. She jerks on her pants, socks, shoes, yanks the laces tight, pulls the shirt and the hoodie on. She pockets the journal and the pen, but keeps her want tightly in hand. She stomps off to the chalkboard, because she has to see for herself.