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Putting a due date of October 1st on remaining apps. Anyone who hasn't finished yet, you've got a week and some change. I am, however, open to talks about extending this by a couple extra days once we're closer to the big day, if someone's almost done but needs a bit more time. This announcement has also been posted in the RP's Discord server (with the forbidden everyone ping at that!) to ensure maximum visibility and transparency.

"O-oh no, the draconic power in my arm, it's calling out for battle, I do no know if I can hold it back!" Abby knew that tone of voice. It wasn't exactly thinly veiled, making Sabrina's true intentions quite clear. She wanted to beat the hell out of that elephant, perhaps to test the newly enhanced abilities of the group? Abby wasn't exactly one to shy away from taking a risk or two, but she also tried to avoid physical confrontations when she could. And the elephant promised one hell of a physical confrontation, if its looks and the way everything else - up to and including lions - ran away from the mere sight of it were any indication. At the same time, Abby was never one to tell someone "no" unless it was a matter of life and death. "...Alas, Miss Draconis, but that Monster is far above our current rank; the rest of us would be wiped out in an instant. As for you, to give into your draconic blood now would spell the end of your sanity, as you fell victim to its curse; you'd become a mindless demon, a slave to your ancient blood's needs." "M-Maybe we should listen to the train conductor...she's making good points here! Y-You just saw that it literally...ATE...whatever was walking besides it! I know we're Exalted and whatnot...but something tells me it'd still probably have us for dessert...m-m-maybe we just wait until we actually come across the Accursed?" Playing along never hurt anybody. "I'm no expert on dragons," Abby mused, "but as far as I know, they're not creatures to be denied. I'd rather not fight that thing, of course, but if that power of yours can't be held back, I'm here to back you up." Although, this did beg the question of how to deal with the thing. There was of course the giant protrusion on its back, though Abby wasn't sure if that was just protection from the area's lightning, or if it also served as some sort of weak point. Wasn't that how creatures with obvious features like that worked? Hell if she knew.

THE SHARP-SHOOTING STAR

We're an OOC now! I've said this in like three different places already, but please do contact me with your character ideas so I can help blend their backstories into the overall plot of the RP.

(maybe a logo here someday) IC June 11th, 2030. This auspicious date marks exactly 100 years since the end of The Crisis, a near-apocalyptic event that changed the fabric of reality itself. In the century since, nations have risen and fallen, wars have broken out and been quelled, and mankind has fought to reclaim the world that was nearly ripped apart by the breaking down of reality. On this momentous centennial anniversary, the leaders of the world prepare to address the people, many of whom have gathered to massive festivals meant to both celebrate making it this far, and remember what it took to reach this point. Hopes are high, and many believe that at long last, the world has settled down, and soon, the world will return to a sense of peaceful normalcy. Just behind the curtain, however, not all is as well as one might think. How did The Crisis happen, and what stopped it? How it is connected to psychics? And can the world ever truly reach a sense of normalcy? To learn the answers to those questions means following a chain of events that starts at one of these 100-year anniversary festivals... Rules: App Format & Accepted Apps: Database!

“...Perhaps now, is not the time for such a discussion? Though I do not look on my memories of death in a fully negative fashion, I… Cannot help but assume, them to be painful memories for the others." Hm. Fair point. “Additionally, I’d like to… Take a step back, and discuss our journey ahead and potential Night-Watch.” Abby listened intently as Marshall explained the futility of her attempts to sleep since coming here, but also the reasons why a quick break come nightfall would be a good idea all the same, nodding along to the explanation. All stuff she agreed with, and all stuff the others agreed with too, by the sound of it. With no objections from anyone, it seemed the plan was more or less set. As Abby took a look around her immediate surroundings and the horizon both, one thing really stood out to her. Besides the literal elephant in the room. They really like towers here, don't they? Not that she or the rest of her world was one to talk. After all, everybody loved skyscrapers, right? Abby was aware of the elephant, but tried to not look directly at it. She didn't want to get in a tangle with that thing if she could help it, and she wasn't sure if something as simple as eye contact would set it off, nor was she about ot find out the hard way. That left the various towers dotting the horizon as the only thing worth looking at. One in particular was a lot further off than the others. "Might be that one?" Abby suggested, pointing to the southward tower. "I'm not one of those Accursed myself, but if I was, I'd want my lair to be as far away from everything else as possible. To stop some plucky band of prophecized heroes from breaking in, or to have plenty of prep time if I see them coming. ...though now that I've said that, they really would see us coming from a mile away, huh?" Abby briefly glanced at the apparent burrows and tunnels the smaller animals had retreated into during their escape from the elephant of doom. I wonder if we could get under the tower like that... nah.

"Uh, I didn't mention this before but I'm not...tired. Like, at all? I don't know if I have to sleep to begin with." "Hm. I felt the same way last night. Must be part of the Exalted package deal." With a shrug, Abby then suggested as an alternative "You can stand watch with me then, if anyone else wants to get some rest overnight. Normally I'd go on for a bit about how sleep is good for you and the human brain just isn't meant to go on for days at a time without rest, but now I am curious if that's been addressed on our way over too..." Well, that was something that would need to be measured out over the course of a few days with firsthand experience. Which suited Abby just fine; even when she was alive, she wasn't much of a sleeper. Now that the need for sleep had been removed entirely, it almost felt more natural than when she was alive. To hell with insomnia; THIS was the way to live! Oh, maybe she's just got insomnia? I'm only half a doctor at best, but I really want to study the four of us and see how being an Exalted has changed our bodies. But saying it that way makes me feel more like a creepy stalker or a mad scientist. "Well, we can worry about it when it's night time. But man, what a weird world we've wound up in! Shame we all got here how we did though, speaking of sleep. Mowed down by a truck, turned into a fine red paste along the train tracks, stabbed, and... whatever happened to Sabrina. Would be nice if one of us could've just died peacefully in our sleep or something, huh?" Come to think of it, how DID Sabrina die? Abby didn't recall her mentioning it when everyone met at the church. She wasn't about to just ask straight to her face "So buddy, how did you kick the bucket?", but the seeds of curiosity had definitely been planted now that Abby realized she didn't know what happened.

What kind of psychopath puts peanut butter in the fridge and then eats cold-ass peanut butter on their room-temperature bread (or hot toast/waffle/whatever)?

All's well that ends well, and after some team deliberation, it was decided that the course of action was to head for the castle. Viva la revolucion! All this walking through nature suited Abby. It reminded her of running off into the woods as a child, in search of cool rocks and weird bugs to bring home. And while there wasn't much that stood out to her in terms of rocks and bugs here, she did make one interesting observation. The fauna. It was bigger than she was used to back in her world. And some animals had even more remarkable qualities! Like that lion, whose mane was seemingly made of lightning. "Oooh...that looks so cool. I wonder...if I could catch one of them...and keep it as a pet." "M-Maybe not a good idea...l-l-least right now... I-I mean, probably need to get the animal handling thing down...I mean...i-is there even a skill tree like that...?" “We should watch them with caution. ...But perhaps, as he implies, we may be able to find some way to call upon them using the strength we have gathered from the foes we have fought. ...It was said that we would be getting ‘stronger’ from these fights we've been partaking in, wasn’t it? Perhaps we can unlock new abilities, like our weapon-skills and magic.” "Humans didn't need magic to tame horses and wolves back in our world," Abby mused. "At the same time though, last I checked, horses and wolves don't have electric manes. The smart move would be not to chance it, but if you girls and Gene are feeling a bit reckless, I'm down to find out the hard way." Adjusting the fit of her sleeves and her coat in general, Abby added on "Unrelated side note, but if we stop to camp out for the night when it's time for that, I'll stay up so the rest of you can sleep."

collectively these videos are like a minute long in total so i don't feel bad about posting the entire three-part(?) series

“While your concern is noted, and appreciated, if you recall, I had discussed the matter with River during our initial puzzle expedition; taking her at her word, I… Simply had complete, and utter faith that the rest of you would survive the encounter, allowing me to return from the ‘nothing’ of Death unscathed. ...Still, I will try to take the mental ramifications of my actions into account before I make further mistakes; and apologize for acting without thinking. It seems some old habits are harder to staunch than we thought.” That was good to hear. Abby made a mental note to keep an eye on Marshall in future battles if she had a moment to do so though, just in case. Following this, Marshall presented a question about weapons, to which River had a helpful explanation. Abby for one was quite pleased with the hammer she'd received, but if she ever felt a change in weapon was appropriate, it was good to know that she'd be able to change it out fairly easily. As the other Exalted made for the water portal exit, Abby did much the same, giving River a wave goodbye on the way over. River was a good person, and Abby was looking forward to their next inevitable meeting. The feeling of rushing through water hit her again on the way out, but sure enough, she and the rest found themselves at the entrance of the shrine once it was over with. Which left the question of what to do next... "The Accursed! Come on we should go right there, I feel like I could take on ten Accursed right now!" Well, maybe it wasn't a question of what to do, but how. “...That would be the most prudent of our actions, though I wonder if perhaps we should rest given the ordeal we have just completed, or let the village know of our success here. ...There’s always the fact that they may have more information for us about the Accursed; though, it is also true that time could be of the essence here…” "It would be quite a detour, for sure," Abby nodded. "And we know enough to get a general idea... probably. Whoever's the Accursed around here's in charge of the regional cursed weather, so they'll probably be flinging a lot of lightning bolts at us or something. Can't imagine anyone back in town's actually met them, so I don't know what more they could tell us."