The Fall of Passholdt [Closed]

[ding_bots_are_done]

Who: Sam Ertswhile primordial , Sarah Snowdon dontrunawayfromliving  , M'gann M'orzz  hello_mgann , and Fumi Kanno terminally_clever 
What: The trapezohedron is acting up again, and four lucky winners get a free trip to see the final days of Passholdt. That is unless they do something about it.
Where: The town of Passholdt
Warnings: Monsters, mad science, possibly revenants. Also bracket spam because I'm lazy.

[Wherever you were, whatever you were doing, you felt a sudden and strange pull. The next thing you know, a flash of light washes across your vision. When it clears, you find yourself next to the gate of a large, walled town nestled in between several high mountains. Behind you is a canyon, with a single bridge reaching across and connecting the town to the road of the other side. Looking up, you can see a sign above the gate. Passholdt.

The town itself is bustling with activity, people buying, selling, working, cleaning.... All the things that make up a normal day. Careful observation will reveal that both the architecture and clothing are old fashioned. Anyone with enough familiarity with history might place them in the late nineteenth century.

What do you do?]


{{OOC: Basically just tag away. I'll be keeping tabs on it, and whenever you reach something that requires my input (Like talking to townsfolk, exploring various areas in detail, etc.) I'll chime in. For the purposes of general roleplaying, feel free to assume that the town has all of the things a normal European town from the 1890's would have. The local specialty is fried creme. If there's any questions, hit me up on plurk at flutterpony. The plot here has several possible endings, depending on your choices. Enjoy~ }}

Comments

[dontrunawayfromliving]

Hopefully Sarah's formal battle attire of bright crimson greatcoat and pants won't stand out too badly.

She can't really do anything about her massive, crossbow-shaped gun, of course. For now, at least, she'll just look around, trying to spot anyone she recognizes or at least someone as obviously out of place as she is.

[terminally_clever]

[No more than Fumi's JP's uniform. Which is to say, they probably both stand out quite a bit. Sarah will catch Fumi wandering around the village square looking more than a little irritated with the situation.]

Of course this would happen again. It's not as if I was in the middle of some important research.

[dontrunawayfromliving]

Oh hey, someone dressed like a normal person. Sarah will just prop the barrel of her gun on her shoulder and head over.

"Hello."

[terminally_clever]

Ah, so you've been roped into this too, I see.

[Still irritated over here. She's going to be a bit of a pill until she calms down.]

[dontrunawayfromliving]

Sarah's dealt with prickly people before, and the sheer comfort of being around someone sensibly dressed is worth putting up with a little attitude.

"Lieutenant Sarah Snowdon, callsign Owl. What's your name?"

[terminally_clever]

Fumi Kanno.

[She folds her arms, looking around.]

So, it seems that stone of Kandori's is acting up again. I wonder what it is we're here to do.

[dontrunawayfromliving]

Sarah frowns briefly, casting through her recent memory - oh, right. Kandori. He had been there when she arrived from Geartopia.

"That's the guy with the sunglasses and more influence than he should probably be trusted with, right? When you say it's his stone, do you mean he's researching it or that he's controlling it?"

Her fingers are drumming softly against the handle of the gun as she asks this question.

[primordial]

[...What?]

[He was just munching on a fish taken from the local market when it felt like a hand had reached down and pulled him into a white light...and now he's in a place that is definitely not Hinoto-Ri.]

[He gulps the rest of the fish down, frowning at the gate and the canyon behind him. Passholdt, the sign says. The word is familiar...but he doesn't remember why, at the moment.]

Great. Not again. I hate these field trips...

[He'll be found around town, looking at the locals with a wary gaze as stands near one of the stalls selling clothes - he's murmuring to himself and very much sticking out, with his leather jacket and blue jeans.]

I wonder where everybody else is...don't they bring a lot of people on these things...?

[hello_mgann]

[The more M'gann gets pulled into strange new places, the more she appreciates her shape shifting powers. She is currently in her human form and has changed into a more period appropriate outfit. Now all that's left is to find someone who knows what's going on this time. Thankfully one person in the town square stands out.]

So, did you come from Hinoto-Ri too?

[primordial]

Huh?

[He looks up from his frustrated reverie, and...well, on the outfit, he would say she's a local, but she's asking about a very familiar city, indeed.]

Y-yes. I did. You came too, right? [He sighs, though he looks more relieved.] Well, at least I'm not alone...have you see any others? Do you know what this place is?

[hello_mgann]

I haven't seen anyone else yet, and the only thing I know about our location is that it's called Passholdt. Nothing unusual seems to be happening, but based on our luck I bet something is brewing below the surface.

[primordial]

Yeah, that's what it always seems like with these things.

[He scratches the back of his neck, frowning.]

I can't help thinking that I've heard of Passholdt before...like somebody said something about it to me not too long ago.

[hello_mgann]

[M'gann thinks hard about who that could have been. She hasn't heard the name before but after looking at the local's style one name pops to mind.]

Was it Agatha? Scientist girl, lives in a spooky castle?

INN MEETUP THREAD

[primordial]

[SO THE GANG IS ALL HERE. Sam recognizes Sarah, and assumes the woman with her is also from Hinoto-Ri, so it's safe to assume that they're all in the same predicament. Though there are far less than he expected...this doesn't bode well. He looks from girl to girl, with a confused expression, before speaking up with his timid voice:]

So...does anyone have any idea why we're here?

Re: INN MEETUP THREAD

[hello_mgann]

[M'gann, still in her human form, figures that any information will be helpful.]

We're probably here to fight whatever the thing is that makes people go inside at night. The problem is I have no idea what that thing is.

[terminally_clever]

Well, the most direct method of dealing with the problem would be to ignore the advice of the locals and go outside. If people really are being attacked or kidnapped, we will certainly be targeted ourselves.

[dontrunawayfromliving]

Sarah frowns in concentration, absently stroking the barrel of her gun.

"...hm. Not a bad idea, but...we'd need to lay our cards on the table first. I don't like the idea of facing potentially multiple hostiles without knowing what to expect from my backup."

[primordial]

"W-what, you mean we're here to fight monsters?" He looks nervous as he shakes his head. "Not this again...I'm really bad at this whole fighting thing, why did they choose me for this thing?"

He lets out a shuddering sigh. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry...just. Okay, we can do this. Um. I kind of agree with Sarah...shouldn't we find out what these creatures or threats are first before we fight with them? I mean, we have no idea what we're up against."

[hello_mgann]

It shouldn't be too hard to find out what we're up against. I bet most of the people in this town know. Maybe we should just ask someone.

[M'gann pauses. She doesn't want to use her powers but this seems important.]

And if they won't tell us, there are other ways of getting the information.

Outside at night

[hello_mgann]

[M'gann is wandering the town in her human form trying not to look too scared. She is going to walk around the square and up and down a few side streets at first. She's staying in plain sight to draw out the spark.]

[primordial]

[For someone who made quite a nervous spectacle of himself on the inside of the inn, he seems quite inconspicuous when they walk outside- he's already slipped away to the shadows of the nearby buildings where M'gann is walking. The night is when he usually works, so he's quite at home, just watching M'gann walk along with those dark eyes of his.]

[Whatever happens, he knows he'll in a good position to act or not, depending on what he decides.]

[terminally_clever]

[Fumi keeps out of sight between a few buildings several yards away from where M'gann is walking around. She's got her COMP ready, only the push of a button away from summoning her demons as backup.]

[dontrunawayfromliving]

Sarah is actually surprisingly silent as she leaps from roof to roof, following M'gann. Her footing is fairly secure, as well - the darkness isn't an issue for her enhanced sight.

[ding_bots_are_done]

[After wandering the streets for about half an hour, M'gann may notice that she's being followed. Several figures are trailing her from the shadows. Humanoid, but the proportions are wrong.]

[hello_mgann]

[M'gann notes the location of her followers and contacts her comrades.]

Do you guys see the weird looking guys following me? I think they might be our culprits.