[ the doors swing open, leading out to a rather beautiful forecourt, paved in dark stone, surrounded in maintained rows of hedges. the latter break to for a path that leads straight out to the dock.
go ahead.
pewter wizard doesn't do a damn thing. its a pewter wizard statue. it has one job and that job is holding an orb. ]
but scien will keep going? it's probably gonna get dangerous at some point but listen they've got a boat to catch so might as well keep pressing forward]
and you were absolutely right not to trust the pewter wizard!!!! because it busts through the doors without opening them again, like ye olde kool-aid man. its orb now flies above his head, swirling in place and reflecting rays of multicolored light in every which direction. disco-style.
from one of its many facets, a bolt of lightning arcs through the sky, then shoots right at all three of you. my suggestion? scatter. ]
[god i hope i finally get to roll low on purpose this time
because scien is absolutely just going to dodge out of the way, looking to get behind one of the rows of hedges. please get him struck by lightning please please please]
[Now that's more what she expected. Sora had barely gotten to relax a little when the statue burst through, and she turned around to attempt to make the blast at it, before running to attempt to dodge!]
[ a voice bellows from within the pewter wizard. if you look closely, you may notice a stereo embedded in one of his old man ears.
since you were all mistrusting, it makes sense that the three of you are able to avoid that first lightning attack. should you glance past the statue, you'll see student faces stuck to all the barred windows facing the fight. an audience! an audience that oos and aahs at the expert dodging.
unfortunately, while sora's duck and roll is fantastic, her blast veers off course and sails past the pewter wizard.
as nero focuses on the docks, so does the wizard which begins to stomp after him, yelling more commands like 'HALT!' and 'THINK OF YOUR PEERS!'
the orb spins and spits out a color spray in nero's direction. ]
it sure is time for some vicious fucking mockery isn't it]
You overgrown, pompous poor excuse for an administrator. Think of something halfway interesting to say instead of forcing your half-baked attempts at schooling on whatever dimwitted student comes to your sorry ass for guidance!
[Sora doesn't have vicious mockery but she does have opinions to toss at the wizard statue, as a former dean of an academy:]
This heap of trash shouldn't even be called an academy at all.
[Shin Mikado Academy was so much better because the students were happy without needing so much control, and at least the shadyness was really well buried and also the objective of its worst elements was to keep the world safe. Sir Friendmore's Naval Academy is disgraceful, in Sora's eyes.
But they can't just stand here and taunt the wizard, hmmmmm...so let's see how much work there's to be done. How far away are the docks from where everyone is at right now?]
[ Sorry, orb wizard, Nero's never thought about his peers once in his life. He's single minded and focused on like three things, especially when he's stressed out.
None of those things involve his peers.
He'll continue dodging out of the way of the color spray. ]
[ the pewter wizard isn't... it's not actually the dean, you guys... it's... never mind.
the pewter wizard reels from being schooled by scien's vicious fucking mockery. it bleats unhappily before switching targets and shooting a new, blindingly white ray at the nasty lad. he disappears. disintegrated? double dead?
no. you other two can see him, now inside the orb.
sora, you'll see the docks aren't that far a run and if you wanted to, you could definitely ditch these two gay losers and make it on your own. but that pewter wizard will give chase until all three of you may be pondered within his orb. that you can tell, instinctively.
as for nero, your dodge was good enough to avoid the color spray! it splashes a rainbow right past your side, smacking one of the bushes instead. now that bush is a gay loser, too.
pew pew. more rays of whiteness (hmm) shot at the bad children. your audience shouts distant encouragement. you can do it! ]
i genuinely think that the rest of them should just fucking bounce. just get out of here. scien makes an annoyed face but will be trying to find his lil dagger to see if the orb can be shattered from the inside.]
[Itβs so tempting to scram and abandon these two. But unfortunately for us all, Sora finds Scien's prickly self funny and Nero is esteemed, so she doesn't flee to leave them to be orb captured. She decides to stay]
Nero, we aim for the legs. Falling will shatter a lot of the statue.
[ Nero has always been a gay loser, with various levels of losing. ]
The legs? Got it.
[ How close is it? If it's close he'll cast Sword Burst, but if it isn't, he'll look for something on the ground that might work as a throwing weapon. ]
[ chipping away at your new prison cell doesn't do much good, scien. this is meant to hold delinquents like yourself. enjoy living in detention for the rest of your time at sir friendmore's. and if you thought the regular school was bad--ha!
but fortunately you have followed an important rule of the academy which is to strengthen your bonds. your friends are here to rescue you! sora aims for a leg and hits it directly, the eldritch blast causing the animated statue to rock back on his heels. ]
THIS ISN'T CONDUCIVE TO GRADUATING IN A TIMELY MANNER!
[ the wizard is close enough to nero for the swordburst to hit and also take this motherfucker out. it wobbles and wails before crashing backwards, ruining the pavement. the wizard proceeds to flail its limbs but can't bend well enough to stand again.
the orb and scien inside falls from the sky and bounces off the ground before rolling hurriedly, conveniently, straight toward the docks. ]
[ scien rolls and rolls in his brand new orb home, here and there lifting off the ground entirely before making contact once more for--you guessed it--additional rolling.
sora and nero, dear companions that they are, follow after him, thoughts of de-orbing clouding their mind.
scien hits the docks first, rolling straight to the edge of the main pier. sora and nero follow behind. but as the last of you hits the midpoint on the docks, the wood beneath you fully cracks and splits apart. ball and human(ish) alike, you yield to gravity and fall directly into the water.
you aren't so far from shore, it shouldn't be so deep, yet the three of you are submerged in a moment (the orb must have a secret seam as it fills with water in seconds). the water seems cloying, more vicious than it should be, dragging you down, taking advantage of those layers of clothing.
around you, the world grows quite dark and then there is nothing. ]
For surviving Sir Friendmore's and making it to the training docks, you each receive:
* a hand-rolled joint * a 10 inch frame and old timesy photograph of nodd (now an adult with the expected diy haircut and permanent eyemask) * a plain, black fountain pen * a tiny glass sphere, like an orb for a teensy pewter wizard (it has no special characteristics whatsoever)
additionally, until the living trial on saturday, you may continue feeling somewhat... childish? emotional and hormonal! full of all these big, big feelings. kinda bratty.
no subject
go ahead.
pewter wizard doesn't do a damn thing. its a pewter wizard statue. it has one job and that job is holding an orb. ]
no subject
but scien will keep going? it's probably gonna get dangerous at some point but listen they've got a boat to catch so might as well keep pressing forward]
no subject
I actually am surprised we didn't get attacked by that statue.
[She really was sure it'd happen!]
no subject
I'll take it.
[ Closing this door behind them as they continue away. ]
no subject
and you were absolutely right not to trust the pewter wizard!!!! because it busts through the doors without opening them again, like ye olde kool-aid man. its orb now flies above his head, swirling in place and reflecting rays of multicolored light in every which direction. disco-style.
from one of its many facets, a bolt of lightning arcs through the sky, then shoots right at all three of you. my suggestion? scatter. ]
no subject
[god i hope i finally get to roll low on purpose this time
because scien is absolutely just going to dodge out of the way, looking to get behind one of the rows of hedges. please get him struck by lightning please please please]
no subject
no subject
Nero books it away and towards the harbor. ]
no subject
[ a voice bellows from within the pewter wizard. if you look closely, you may notice a stereo embedded in one of his old man ears.
since you were all mistrusting, it makes sense that the three of you are able to avoid that first lightning attack. should you glance past the statue, you'll see student faces stuck to all the barred windows facing the fight. an audience! an audience that oos and aahs at the expert dodging.
unfortunately, while sora's duck and roll is fantastic, her blast veers off course and sails past the pewter wizard.
as nero focuses on the docks, so does the wizard which begins to stomp after him, yelling more commands like 'HALT!' and 'THINK OF YOUR PEERS!'
the orb spins and spits out a color spray in nero's direction. ]
no subject
it sure is time for some vicious fucking mockery isn't it]
You overgrown, pompous poor excuse for an administrator. Think of something halfway interesting to say instead of forcing your half-baked attempts at schooling on whatever dimwitted student comes to your sorry ass for guidance!
no subject
This heap of trash shouldn't even be called an academy at all.
[Shin Mikado Academy was so much better because the students were happy without needing so much control, and at least the shadyness was really well buried and also the objective of its worst elements was to keep the world safe. Sir Friendmore's Naval Academy is disgraceful, in Sora's eyes.
But they can't just stand here and taunt the wizard, hmmmmm...so let's see how much work there's to be done. How far away are the docks from where everyone is at right now?]
no subject
None of those things involve his peers.
He'll continue dodging out of the way of the color spray. ]
no subject
the pewter wizard reels from being schooled by scien's vicious fucking mockery. it bleats unhappily before switching targets and shooting a new, blindingly white ray at the nasty lad. he disappears. disintegrated? double dead?
no. you other two can see him, now inside the orb.
sora, you'll see the docks aren't that far a run and if you wanted to, you could definitely ditch these two gay losers and make it on your own. but that pewter wizard will give chase until all three of you may be pondered within his orb. that you can tell, instinctively.
as for nero, your dodge was good enough to avoid the color spray! it splashes a rainbow right past your side, smacking one of the bushes instead. now that bush is a gay loser, too.
pew pew. more rays of whiteness (hmm) shot at the bad children. your audience shouts distant encouragement. you can do it! ]
no subject
i genuinely think that the rest of them should just fucking bounce. just get out of here. scien makes an annoyed face but will be trying to find his lil dagger to see if the orb can be shattered from the inside.]
no subject
Nero, we aim for the legs. Falling will shatter a lot of the statue.
[Sounds like a plan?]
no subject
The legs? Got it.
[ How close is it? If it's close he'll cast Sword Burst, but if it isn't, he'll look for something on the ground that might work as a throwing weapon. ]
no subject
but fortunately you have followed an important rule of the academy which is to strengthen your bonds. your friends are here to rescue you! sora aims for a leg and hits it directly, the eldritch blast causing the animated statue to rock back on his heels. ]
THIS ISN'T CONDUCIVE TO GRADUATING IN A TIMELY MANNER!
[ the wizard is close enough to nero for the swordburst to hit and also take this motherfucker out. it wobbles and wails before crashing backwards, ruining the pavement. the wizard proceeds to flail its limbs but can't bend well enough to stand again.
the orb and scien inside falls from the sky and bounces off the ground before rolling hurriedly, conveniently, straight toward the docks. ]
no subject
did you know he's easily nauseated and has motion sickness
well he does]
no subject
no subject
Do they have a way to get Scien out of the ball?
Maybe not.
He's still running towards the orb and the sea while they've got the time. ]
no subject
sora and nero, dear companions that they are, follow after him, thoughts of de-orbing clouding their mind.
scien hits the docks first, rolling straight to the edge of the main pier. sora and nero follow behind. but as the last of you hits the midpoint on the docks, the wood beneath you fully cracks and splits apart. ball and human(ish) alike, you yield to gravity and fall directly into the water.
you aren't so far from shore, it shouldn't be so deep, yet the three of you are submerged in a moment (the orb must have a secret seam as it fills with water in seconds). the water seems cloying, more vicious than it should be, dragging you down, taking advantage of those layers of clothing.
around you, the world grows quite dark and then there is nothing. ]
CYOA RESULTS
* a hand-rolled joint
* a 10 inch frame and old timesy photograph of nodd (now an adult with the expected diy haircut and permanent eyemask)
* a plain, black fountain pen
* a tiny glass sphere, like an orb for a teensy pewter wizard (it has no special characteristics whatsoever)
additionally, until the living trial on saturday, you may continue feeling somewhat... childish? emotional and hormonal! full of all these big, big feelings. kinda bratty.