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guillotineroom) wrote2022-11-01 10:48 pm
guillotineroom) wrote2022-11-01 10:48 pm
[elevator] [cerberus]
[ When you open your eyes again the first thing that you, and your teammates, may notice is that you are confined within an iron cage, rectangle in shape. Further inspection will reveal that outside of the cage is a large structure of sorts, reaching far above you. It kind of looks like an unfinished clock tower, really... there are spots that look finished and bolted tightly, and others that look like they had been left once and the work never thought of again.
Also, it's pretty chilly. You might get to notice that.
It's foggy and windy—the kind of wind that howls and roars, jostling your cage against the tall shaft, and every so often you feel as though you might have had the ghost of a raindrop on you. The tower-like build creaks horribly ominously in the wind, and you can see the rusted metals swaying slightly. But if you decide to look around...
Flapping above you (and not helping with the wind) is a harpy-like creature, iron chains wrapped around their talons. Though, maybe it's more like a lion? The chains are bolted to the top of your cage. There are also little indicators on the structure, the same distance apart, that seem to be declaring different levels or heights. They look horribly unhappy to be here, but they're also impressive at ignoring any call you might have for them.
There's a door to the cage, but it won't open, even if it's just a simple-looking locking mechanism. If you peer out, it's too foggy on the ground to make out very much, but you can make out nine other, tower-like structures with similarly flapping harpies. Each one, including your own, has an emblazoned emblem of every team's patron monster, so that you can see where everyone is—it's just difficult to make out exactly who may be in each one. Even more difficult to try and communicate like this.
Attached to the door is an aged metal panel with a screen and four buttons; two to choose between the team names that appear on the dark green and black screen, and two to choose whether you wish for that team to go up or down.
After a moment, a little speaker in the corner starts playing an incredibly bad quality version of this.]
Also, it's pretty chilly. You might get to notice that.
It's foggy and windy—the kind of wind that howls and roars, jostling your cage against the tall shaft, and every so often you feel as though you might have had the ghost of a raindrop on you. The tower-like build creaks horribly ominously in the wind, and you can see the rusted metals swaying slightly. But if you decide to look around...
Flapping above you (and not helping with the wind) is a harpy-like creature, iron chains wrapped around their talons. Though, maybe it's more like a lion? The chains are bolted to the top of your cage. There are also little indicators on the structure, the same distance apart, that seem to be declaring different levels or heights. They look horribly unhappy to be here, but they're also impressive at ignoring any call you might have for them.
There's a door to the cage, but it won't open, even if it's just a simple-looking locking mechanism. If you peer out, it's too foggy on the ground to make out very much, but you can make out nine other, tower-like structures with similarly flapping harpies. Each one, including your own, has an emblazoned emblem of every team's patron monster, so that you can see where everyone is—it's just difficult to make out exactly who may be in each one. Even more difficult to try and communicate like this.
Attached to the door is an aged metal panel with a screen and four buttons; two to choose between the team names that appear on the dark green and black screen, and two to choose whether you wish for that team to go up or down.
After a moment, a little speaker in the corner starts playing an incredibly bad quality version of this.]
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Aye... aye. I will be.
[ Holding his hand. ]
I don't like cages.
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... That's understandable. Hopefully... this won't last long. If you need to block it out for awhile... just let me know, okay? We can figure something out.
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[ Just squeezing his hand and sighing softly. ]
If I were out, I could jump the tower and fight that thing.
[ Fighting is easy. ]
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I guess that's why we're all caged up.
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Seems to be. Can you imagine? This would be over in a moment.
[ She's smiling at that at least? ]
Though you'd have to be part of the action if we did.
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[ a tiny smile of his own. ]
I'd almost rather watch you guys do the amazing things you can do.
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[ Haha, shake. Damn. ]
... have you ever danced, Minato?
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[ he blinks, tilting his head, a little thrown. ]
Um... not seriously before, no. I don't think anything I've done could really be considered dancing...
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[ She looks thoughtful. ]
You couldn't get me into a ballroom, though. I'd die of shame. But... I think, when 'tis your nameday, I'd like to dance with you.
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[ oh no... that's cute. ]
If you don't mind teaching me, then... I think I'd really like that.
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[ She smiles, shifting so she can wrap her arms around his back, and bring a hand up to the back of his head. ]
I'll teach you. Though, we should ask Aymeric how to dance in a ballroom. He knows how, you know!
[ Sorry Minato, she's really just trying not to think of the whole cage thing. ]