goosemods: (Outside - Dark.)
Gooseberry Mods ([personal profile] goosemods) wrote in [community profile] gooseberryhigh2017-06-25 11:42 am

RESCUERS



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?

[community profile] 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
lilwitchhazel: (asdgouadsg)

Quinn & Hazel

[personal profile] lilwitchhazel 2017-06-26 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
Though it takes a moment, Hazel leans into Quinn, trying to take comfort in her presence and her touch, but it's difficult.

"Yeah, we'll do it together." Her voice cracks, leading her to clench her fists before she aggressively rubs at her eyes with the back of the letter jacket's sleeve. It's depressingly ineffectual, given the leather, which only incenses Hazel more.

"God dammit. We're going to find them and they're going to be fine and then we're going to go home and stupid adults are going to deal with this shit so that I can come back to this stupidass school next year and not worry about my idiot friends being taken by the goddamn forest shit. Right? Because things have to be alright, right?" Though her final words are pleading, her tone is almost demanding.
Edited 2017-06-26 01:17 (UTC)
quinning: (- wasting my time)

Quinn & Hazel

[personal profile] quinning 2017-06-26 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
Quinn, normally one to reassure, just looks at Hazel. She doesn't have the willpower to lie and say Sure and she doesn't want to discuss how ineffective she thinks the 'stupid adults' may be. (For the record, quite ineffective thus far.) She needs tangible things to hold onto, which is why, instead of replying immediately, she takes her glasses off and wipes them on her shirt.

"We're going to find them and they're going to be fine," she repeats, looking over the crowd once she can see again. Small groups are beginning to form amid the confusion. "But first we need to get going. I'm going to see who I can find to come with me," she saw Leo and Tess earlier though she can't see either now, "Want to come?"
lilwitchhazel: (i am disappoint)

Quinn & Hazel

[personal profile] lilwitchhazel 2017-06-26 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
Hazel knows that Quinn probably isn't convinced by the parroted words - she isn't really, either. But she's got to hold onto them, or she's going to go from angry to inconsolable, and there's no time for that now. She wipes at her eyes again, this time with the back of her hand - there are definitely some tears there. Her outburst seems to have calmed her somewhat, because when she responds her tone is a little more even.

"...yeah. Ok, yeah. I need to find Suse, though. All my stupid boys are missing. I have to have Suse come with me at least."
Edited 2017-06-26 04:22 (UTC)
quinning: (=? and what did we learn?)

Quinn & Hazel

[personal profile] quinning 2017-06-26 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ty, Jesse, Rafael, Diego, Ravi..." Quinn nods and wraps her arm around Hazel again, squeezing her in a half hug as she begins to guide her away from the chalkboards. Let other people see the faces and names, they have faces and names to find. "It's always the stupid boys."
Edited (& fyi, before they parted ways quinn tried to make hazel promise to check in through the journaaals) 2017-06-26 18:35 (UTC)