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Post by Keeper of Darkness on Aug 21, 2017 15:45:30 GMT
A map falls out of Jeremy's book, its rather old and may not be 'accurate', but it is interesting.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 15:49:45 GMT
Jillian gives Jeremy an impressed look, all he had said made sense and explained the odd sensations she had felt earlier while wishing to be warmer. Clearly he was stronger willed than she was, that would not surprise her. The fact that others were here or at least had been before was of little surprise.
"I, er.. I think I almost manifested something earlier, but without success." she bit her lip, "The two of you know each other right?"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 16:11:53 GMT
"Okay so maybe the necklaces are some sort of helpful thing we need to be wearing?" she looks to Matilda and then to Jeremy seeing the book appear and something fall out.
"Okay so we can bring forth certain things with enough focus maybe? Or only what Hypnos allows?" She sighs and rubs her temples. "We need to find shelter. None of us know what will transpire once night falls and it is already after noon."
She notices the trees. "Maybe it is other dreamers or something else eating the food. As for being here and doing something like this, I think it is a first for most of us."
"We need to find shelter and piece together the riddle I was told, which I presume each of you were told a part as well."
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Post by Keeper of Darkness on Aug 21, 2017 16:17:39 GMT
Off in the near distance (presumably by the green aged copper topped roofs of in the distance) is the very faint ringing of a ships bell. The sort that would ring when one comes to dock.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 17:07:09 GMT
Bending down to pick the two items up, a couple of maps relating to the subject of the book. The dreamlands. Looking at Jillian. "Yes Matilda and I are friends. Do you know anyone else here? And are you any good at reading maps?" He says with the maps still in his hands.
Looking at the clearly the youngest of the group to hear what she has to say and Jeremy finds himself surprised at the maturity of the girl." Quite right, we need to sit down and sort a plan over a cup of tea."
Hearing the bell Jeremy looks in its direction. "If that isnt a sign then I dont know what is!"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 17:59:39 GMT
Kiami stood by quietly, still holding to Mattie's hand as the others in the group talked, the conversation moved so quickly that she had a difficult time keeping up and trying to process the entire situation. Her mind was still trying to find a way to cope with how a child of her age, barely old enough to learn magic, and yet still to young to actually use it would be chosen to be in this realm.
A voice rang out, startling Kiami from her thoughts, following the words, her eyes become enlarged with surprise and a hint of fear as she finds herself staring at Hypnos the God whom had decidedly pulled everyone to this realm. His voice held a haunting yet demanding tone. One could not help but feel the power with which he commanded the air about him. As he spoke, his impatience with the group was clear on his face. His eyes held a darkness that terrified Kiami to the bone, though she refused to let it show. Hypnos waved his hand, first to show the two paths, and secondly, to address the fact that this group indeed had children weaved into its folds.
Suddenly, Kiami felt fuzzy as her mind blurred. It felt as though the earth tilted on its axis and she moved with it, though she stood still. Closing her eyes tight darkness swirled about her vision, and as suddenly as the feeling had started, it stopped with what felt to her as a slight jerk. As though the world had been righted once more, opening her eyes she looks around, stifling the scream that tore at her throat.
No one was who they once were just moments before. She had recognized only three people in the group prior, Dristan who had vanished, Mattie who she could no longer pick out from amoung them, and Jillian one of the girls from camp over the summer. If she had felt lost or alone before, that feeling tripled as she quickly scanned the faces of the strangers around her. Finally, she spoke and what she heard shocked her more than the changes her eyes took in.
"What just happened? Why did you all change? Hypnos! What have you done?!"
As quickly as she spoke she stopped, what had once been her voice was replaced by another, she knew it wasn't her voice, but she had been the only one speaking. Her child like female voice, now sounded deeper, older that of a teenager, it was thick and commanding. It was the voice of a man. Looking down at her hands, she saw a dark complexion, fingers and knuckles worn by the sun, hands that couldn't didn't belong to her.
"I'm a boy! A boy?! Hypnos! You couldn't have made me an adult female?! You had to make me a boy?!...Oh no.. no.. no.. no..." The boy rambled, looking frantically around as the group moved down the path. Spotting a tree, he runs behind it. Disappearing from view, before yelling out to the group, or to whomever in that group happened to be Mattie. "Mattie!!! EVERYTHING IS MALE! EVERYTHING!"
Going quiet he leans against the tree, taking slow deep breathes, calming himself. Letting the changes sink in. He was still Kiami the girl who had been chosen, but yet he was a male teenager, who didn't even know his name. He needed to stop freaking out. If he were still himself, still Kiami he wouldn't freak out. She wouldn't. Take it in strides Mister! What's done, is done. You can't change yourself back, You need to calm the hell down. Now think. Think like a man, like a muggle. Or, think like your father. Yes, like Terra, what would he do in your situation? He laughed, a deep throaty laugh, all of the fear washing away as he stood there, thinking about what Terra would do. He couldn't help himself. Was he crazy? No just a male. He would make the best of this.
Squaring his shoulders he walks back to the group, and with a stunning smile, looks at all of their faces and says with a chuckle "Can someone at least tell me if I am good looking? Also, it has just occurred to me that I now have the ability to do the helicopter! Which I will be trying out once we reach what looks to be buildings, or a town off in the distance over there."
He grins again, fully ready to have some fun in his new body, by his reactions earlier he was pretty sure the group would figure out whom he had been prior to the change, so he felt no need to reintroduce himself, but with a sudden thought his brow wrinkled before he spoke once more. "umm.. Guys, since we all changed.. some of us more drastic.." he motions to himself with his hands... "Going by our real names isn't really an option. Also, if what you say is true, and we aren't alone here, than obviously.. a female name is not going to work for a male person. Lastly, since we actually have no idea who this person is that we've just become. We would probably be smart to come with some new names. At least until we can figure out if who we are now, aren't people of reality that Hypnos has cruelly swapped us with, or some random change he decided on."
He walks forward, surveying the layout around him, thinking back to the conversations of the day, his eyes clearly turning as he thinks through everything they have learned so far. When he suddenly speaks again. "I think we should move to the buildings in the distance, maybe something or someone there will hold clues as to who we are now. Plus, if Hypnos did indeed swap us with other living beings, we need to be careful. Remember, whatever happens to us here in this realm happens to us in reality, and if that is truly the case, than we are now charged with protecting whoever the people are we swapped with, more than we realize. I for one, do not want the death of this man on my hands when we finally make it out of this mess."
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Post by Keeper of Darkness on Aug 21, 2017 18:11:03 GMT
As they walked the Jungle around them started to become more alive. The poppy's that followed along the trail turned into other exotic plants. They see little creatures with many legs crawling on tree trunks and where they cross over small bridges over flowing water and streams they may even spot 'River Monsters' snooze along the banks alongside the water.
Large beautiful butterflies flit around with other flying insects with gauze wings, they fly in waves and almost seem to be singing songs in triumph as they zoom around.
As they get closer to the city they notice a banana peel resting on a rock next to a very tall wall. Spiked rocks line along the top and it is clear that it would be impossible to climb (anyone who tries will just fall off the wall, its extremely high and dangerous).
They can still see many roofs covered in green domed copper plating from their standpoint. The path follows the tall wall where there are sounds of men working.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 18:17:14 GMT
Jillian had been trying hard to get her head around everything, manifesting things was all well and good but that did not help them know what they were meant to do. After listening to the others she spoke up, "I don't know if we need shelter, Mattie.. Can we even sleep while already dreaming? I agree with Jeremy, we should head in the direction of the bell. I can try and figure out the map on the way, for some reason thinking about it brings all sorts of navigational terms to mind.." she takes the offered maps and looks at them, trying to make out any nearby landmarks.
She attempts to give Kiami a reassuring smile as she catches up, having heard her previous outburst about the change. She certainly had no idea how she would have taken something like this, she had been thrown by her sudden additional curves. "We could go by surnames then, I guess? Mine is Penrose." she adds. "I had not thought about our bodies being switched.. I prefer to think we just changed, but if you're right, I hope whoever has mine thinks like you!"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 18:42:42 GMT
The path to the city was as beautiful as it is dangerous. More than once a reptilian creature poked its head out of the brush causing Jeremy to recoil in fear. Which surprised even him, he thought he had more stomach than this. To deter himself from causing his own self any more fear Jeremy decided to search his new body for info, finding a set of keys in the inside pocket, one of which he reckoned, would fit the suitcase he had found himself attached too. And on the other a tag 'Carl Patton'
"If we are going by surnames then mine is Hickory. If you are in Arkham or Oxford anytime soon please feel free to visit my store...." he trails off as he realises now isnt the place for his commercial shpeal. "My name tag however says otherwise. Perhaps this is the name of someone who should be here, in my place?"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 18:54:37 GMT
Matilda finds the walk quite nice and the scenery more so. She hears the others speak about their bodies. She hadn't thought about her body. She was still thrown at possibly being male whilst trying to look calm.
She decides not to think too much about it for now. It might make sense soon. “If we're going on surnames. Call me Harrow” she says."Are we heading to the bell?"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 19:02:51 GMT
Mattie can't help but laugh at Kiami's reaction. She was doubled over holding her stomach. "Oh dear god Kiami" she was still laughing and finally she stood and shook it off.
"I can't do surname, there are 3 Adamsons here. Though I could use my born one, which was Wilson, but I'm still a girl so. Mattie works for me." she chuckles.
"Okay so towards the bell." As they walked she looked at the maps ov Jillian's shoulder. "So, I don't know much but I can help if you need it later. I have a bit of knowledge floating around that I wasn't aware of." she chuckles softly and looks to Jeremy. "Why are you so skittish of the animals? They don't seem to be a bother to us." she smiles.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 19:11:52 GMT
Quite pleased with himself that the majority agree with about finding the source of the bell noise. Jeremy gets somewhat distracted by the scenery around him and trying to correlate it with the map.
Turning to Mattie "Its not animals, its reptiles. Theres something about them here that doesnt sit well in my stomach. I cant even look at them if im honest"
Jeremy looks to Matilda. As if seeking reassurance. "Did you hear a whisper not long ago?"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 19:26:08 GMT
There was something really odd about having Mattie looking over her shoulder, but Jillian decided to keep that to herself. She had no objections to having some help. The fact Matties original name wasn't Adamson was surprising, but now was not the time. "Harrow and Kiami were the only ones of us to change so drastically that I noticed, so you Adamson's are fine."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 19:30:53 GMT
Matilda sees Jermey look at her almost like he is possibly wanting reassuring about the voice.
"Yeah I heard a voice whisper to me. Almost like it was telling me why I was here"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 19:34:03 GMT
"I can't go by my surname.. it's Summers, which is still a girls name. For now, I'll use my dads name. Terra, at least until I can figure out who I am."
He walks along close to Mattie, as she was still the only person he seemed to be able to trust fully. The path to whatever lay ahead seemed beautiful and deadly.
He couldn't help but linger at some of the foliage that lined along the dirt road, making mental notes of the interesting way the plants seemed to change along the route. Most did not seem familiar to him nor did they spring forth in his memories as any he had seen in the pages of his father's books.
Though some were recognizable, he did not dare to touch or take any of them, in this realm one could not be sure that even the plants were safe. Adding a second mental note he decided that if he should come across a library here he would look for information pertaining to the plants and herbs he saw, maybe some of them could come in handy if they were indeed usable.
Listening to what Jeremy said about hearing some sort of a whisper triggers a short memory, of the voice he had heard during his change. Thinking back, he pulls the words to the fore front of his mind, and runs them over in his head, before turning to Jeremy, "Did you also hear a whisper? I did, I heard Hypno whispering as if to only me as I was changing. He said "Beware Thuba Mleen, the Emperor of Utar Vehi that lies in the shadow of Peol Jagganoth. His eyes, and those he has stolen, are everywhere."
As he spoke the words out loud a visible chill crawled down his spine, it was vague, but even he knew a warning when he heard one. Those words, had indeed been a warning, he just needed to figure out what the warning was for.
Turning his attention to Mattie while waiting for Jeremy's response "Mattie, you said earlier that the whisper you heard, sounded like a riddle right? What if, all of us heard parts of the same riddle? Maybe, if we put together the things we heard, we could some how decipher what this "riddle" is supposed to mean. What was it you said you heard again?"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 19:43:57 GMT
Upon hearing Matilda and Terras revelation that they too heard a whisper. Jeremy responds thusly. "Mine wasnt so awash with names such as those..." Jeremy racks his brains and looks through the book to find meaning to terras whisper and the names that resounded amongst it.
Almost absent mindedly whilst flicking through the book recites his whisper ""The desert is timeless. Man is but a wind that blows across her sand and then is gone. No wind was meant to blow forever. It would become a wind no longer." Pauses and continues "that was my whisper"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 19:48:39 GMT
So others have heard the whisper as well she thinks to herself. She's not hearing things.
“The whisper said to me "She has slept in isolation for so long. Her brothers and sisters must be called to her when she wakes. She must not wake alone I mean I don't know who she is but I think it is why I'm here"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 19:51:05 GMT
"Harrow and Terra, then." Jillian nods, commiting the names to memory. "Any chance someone could do that manifesting thing and get us a mirror so we could all see what we look like now?"
When the whispers and riddle are mentioned she speaks up again, "In her sleep, she desperately calls. She yearns for company, lest she falls into madness.. Her heart must be broken so that she might finally awake and dream no more." she looks about at the others, "That is what I heard."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 20:45:57 GMT
Terra thinks for a moment while listening to the others recite their whispers. "There is some clue in these whispers. We just need to figure out what it is. Something tells me, that all of us are getting different parts to a much bigger puzzle that we are meant to piece together." Holding his hand out in front of him, palm up and flat he thinks clearly about wanting a pad of paper and a pencil to appear. Upon doing so, the paper and pen appear. He grins broadly as he flips to the first page, and then turns and looks at everyone.
"Well, Jillian it's not exactly a mirror, but I think this could be very handy. I suggest everyone take this book and write down the whispers that you heard earlier. Next to them write your name, or surname. So we can keep them straight. I believe we all got certain whispers for a reason." As he speaks, he writes down his own whispered words, and next to that his name. Than holds the book out for whomever would like to go next.
"I think if we do this, once we get to a safe place before dark, and better set ground rules for the group, we will have a better chance of being able to piece this puzzle together. I've already written mine. Who wants to go next?"
He looks at each person, hoping they didn't find his idea odd, even though they had just mentioned what they heard out loud, and no one was bound to forget such haunting words, Terra felt that writing them in this notebook for deciphering at a better time, was their best plan. They didn't have much to go on, and no one knew for certain what could happen in the coming days, but they had to start somewhere.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 21:43:22 GMT
Jeremy raises his eyebrows above his glasses rim as he begins to scan the book, looking for references to any part of the whispers that he has heard or been told to him. His finger tracing each sentence, as if as much could be learnt from feeling the words as to reading them. His mouth repeats each word his eyes read, silently and near autonomously.
"I have found several references in this book to several random cities that appear on that map." And he looks to Jillian who is holding the said article. "However, I have also found something of interest that references to our whispers. It says here that Emperor Thuba Mleen was responsible for the sudden abandonment of a the city 'Bethmoora'. His mother was a priestess and oracle from a tribe that worshipped the desert before she was to be taken to be the former emperors wife. The former emperor died and Thuba Mleen took his place. As of yet that is all I can find" and he looks up to the boy he knows as Terra.
"Oh of course, I shall, anything like this can help" And jeremy proceeds to write his details on the paper with the pen.
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Post by Keeper of Darkness on Aug 21, 2017 22:06:32 GMT
Please check the hand out thread for updates on your dreaming skills. Now that I have the correct scenario paperwork I know how it works and have laid out the rules for it so you all can see what you have and what you can do with it.
If you continue to walk along the city's high walls you will come around the corner to the gates of the city. There are guards with long white beards and dusty spectacles posted outside locked iron gates; they carry large rusty pikes as weapons.
Just through the city gates you can see incense burning, the smell of poppies fill the air. There are bodies covered with cobwebs littered all over the streets, they don't appear to be dead, they appear to be asleep. The entire city has fallen exactly where they had been and passed out into a deep slumber. There is a lady just inside the gates that appeared to have been carrying a bag of fruit, the basket had dropped and apples lay where they fell, rotting.
Distant bells chime and no one stirs inside. There are people huddled together in an ancient market place within, asleep.
The gate of the city is surrounded by guard huts, it is very clear that no one is allowed in through the gates (which are rusted shut from age).
Outside the city gates there is a shipping dock, a boat called 'The bird of the river' is docked. Workers are moving large barrels and crates on board. The person who appears to be the cabin appears and gives orders from the ramp up to the boats main deck. He appears to be arabian, a jeweled scimitar hangs at his side.
On the top deck of the ship is the figure of a woman in 1920's clothing, she is wearing a huge white floppy hat and has a camera around her neck. She disappears out of sight to the other side of the ship.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2017 1:39:17 GMT
Matilda keeps walking towards the city high walls and sees the gates to the city, making sure he can see as much as he can through the gate and just sees people sleeping wherever they were at the time. "Holy smokes guys. They're all asleep in there"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2017 2:26:08 GMT
Mattie walked and listened to the conversation going on. Had she just not mentioned sharing what was said? She wondered why everyone seemed to listen to Kiami's words better. Maybe because she was a male now? She brushed it off though and just followed along silently.
When they finally left the jungle she felt sticky and didn't like the feeling of sweat on her body, Matilda's voice pulled her out of her thoughts. She glanced around.
"Well, this is the place of dreamers." she responds and looks around catching the woman on the ship. "So that woman just ghosted up from on side of the ship to the other." she would of said apparated but they were playing as if everyone was a muggle seeing as two of their group weren't part of the wizarding world. At least as far as so could tell.
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Post by Keeper of Darkness on Aug 22, 2017 9:09:33 GMT
Guards suddenly move in front of Harrow, between her and the gate. "SHHHHHHH quiet here, do not wake them up." They said in unison in a menacing whispering voice. "Don't you know anything, off with you." The guard motions in the direction of the boat.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2017 9:17:42 GMT
Seeing the ancient gate with the people in slumber brings a sense of peace and worry to Jeremy. Never has he seen such a thing. The boat itself and all its persons is a surprise to Jeremy. As they aren't all wearing the same clothes, they are from different eras. Then theres the woman who vanished then appeared, tho Jeremy felt that was more a figment of his imagination.
Hearing both Matilda and Mattie mention talk of sleepers and a place of dreamers snap Jeremys mind into action. The book. Hopefully he can find information on the book.
Reading aloud, as he felt any information should be available to the party he begins " There doesn't appear to be anything in regard to the boat, the city however....he we are.....there is a picture of the gate look and above it in big bold letters 'MANDAROON' None may ask questions in this gate for fear they will wake up the people of the city. For when the people of this city wake, the gods will die. And when the gods die, men may dream no more."his voice goes silent as he finishes.
When the guard jumps up and talks to Matilda Jeremy jumps in kind, surprised by a sudden movement that he wasnt expecting.
"I think the guards have made themselves clear" he says quietly. Tho secretly he wants to explore the city of Mandaroon.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2017 9:34:54 GMT
Mattie covers her mouth as not to scream when the guard pops up from no where. She is quite startled and stares with her eyes seemingly popping out of her head.
She looks to Jeremy, Matilda and the rest of the group and shuffled away quietly towards the dock with the ship.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2017 14:38:01 GMT
Matilda looks at the guard and gives a very apologetic look to them.
She follows Mattie and makes her way to the dock
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2017 18:59:26 GMT
Jillian beamed at Kiami/Terra, clearly impressed with their idea of manifesting the pad, when its passed her way she did not hesitate to write down what she had heard alongside her name.
The view of the city through the gate surprised her, it was clearly magic of some kind she was sure. The people did not seem ill of health, but the fruit had gone bad. The boat was clearly the one they had seen sail past earlier, so she gave that no heed.
She steps away as the guards show themselves, without saying a word. Once a few steps back, following the two Matilda's, she whispers to whoever is nearby, "These maps are worrying.. I've found Mandaroon on one map, within what I guess is the land of Yann. On the other map however that whole area is blacked out in darkness with skulls and such.. Right by the words 'The Underworld'. As for Bethmoora, it is on the other side of the map."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2017 22:16:41 GMT
Mattie writes down her notes as the notepad makes it way to her and then she hands it off to the next person.
She looks to Jillian and whispers."Okay so, do we need to head that way then?" she makes an odd face standing on the dock. "Should we trust the boats?"
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Post by Keeper of Darkness on Aug 22, 2017 22:37:00 GMT
"No other finer vessel on the Yann!" The captain appears next to the girls, giving a gentle bow. "We are on our way to Oxuhahn, a few days travel down the water ways. Interested?"
He motions to the woman who appears again as she steps back to their side of the boat with her camera, taking photos of the surroundings from the desk of the vessel. "We have a passenger on board, on their way to Bethmoora. One day she'll make it, we have faith in that."
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