thebastion | Entries tagged with zulf

Who: Those who went to the Ura camp, plus anyone in the Bastion
Open: Open
When: Day 322
Where: Northern Bastion + wherever
What: Everyone comes back from the Ura camp. They have a core, but they also have some very bad news.
Format: action
Warnings: dead character within

[Late on Day 322, getting closer to evening, the group finally returns from the Ura camp. Vee and Zee have been left behind, as they were going home anyway, but there are a few changes to the rest of the party.

First off, there are two new people, but they don't look particularly happy to be here. They are also being watched closely by at least a couple of the group of Bastion people.

Secondly, only seven of the eight who left are returning from this trip alive.]

bastionpc

Who: Zahi + anyone else who wants to talk to him (plus other NPCs if you want to talk to them)
Open: Open
When: Day 311
Where: Near the distillery, during lunchtime.
What: FIELD TRIP
Format: action
Warnings: none

[On a day just like any other day, Zahi is struck with an idea. It is an idea he hopes will help cheer some of the people here up a bit.]

Say...most of you didn't get to see the terminals, right? We go through there all the time to take supplies to that camp of Ura, and by now the monsters are really thinned out. Since it's safer, we should take a trip out there, so people who can't normally go out on the Skyway can see it!

[Well. At least he is thinking of planning first, that helps right?]

((OOC: If a trip is agreed upon, it won't be happening in this post. This is an IC interest check for such a trip. It's also a good spot to express any thoughts or concerns over said trip.

The other NPCs are around too, so if you want to talk to one specifically, put their name in the header of your comment. Otherwise you get Zahi.))

dontyoujustwish

Who: Anya, Ibuki, Patchouli, and anyone else!
Open: Open! Mostly.
When: Day 309
Where: All over the Bastion
What: SNOW!
Format: I'll match
Warnings: It's Anya.

( For Ibuki and Patchouli )

( Open to All )

((OOC: And feel free to just use this post for mingling!]

gianthobo

Who: AZ, Eevee(?), and you!
Open: Open
When: Day 307, at dusk
Where: The Pokemon Daycare
What: Eevee's finally ready to grow up...
Format: Either!
Warnings: None I can think of?

( It's evolution baby. )

fuckthemancers

Who: Zulf and you
Open: Open
When: Day 287
Where: The edge of the Bastion
What: Zulf is available for heckling. At least his pipe still loves him.
Format: Any
Warnings: Zulf's various issues

There aren't many places in the Bastion where one can be properly alone, save barring their own chosen place of residence. So what happens, then, when one properly botches up the relations with their own housemates?

Zulf takes the bare minimum of his things and takes up one of the apartment rooms, just for a short while so that Zia can have her space. Staying and letting himself stare at a ceiling does him no good, however, and, come evening, anyone looking can see his figure seated on the edge of the Bastion with smoke filling up the air and his gaze focused solely on the abyss beneath them all.

bastionmods

bastionpc

Who: Vee, Zee, and you
Open: Open
When: Day 278
Where: The Skyway, in the Pyth Orchard
What: GIMMICK BOSS BATTLE
Format: action
Warnings: Both NPC and PC death is possible, based on choices made during the event

[At about midday on Day 278, the taller of the two teenage Ura comes running in to the Bastion from the Skyway. Anyone who has talked to this pair of boys will know how odd this is, because they are usually inseparable.

He's out of breath, but he will call out as he runs towards the monument.]

Help! Help, it's Zee, he's- He's in trouble!

amphibian

Who: EVERYBODY
Open: Open
When: 271
Where: In the empty space around the monument!
What:

PARTY MINGLE GO
Format: DO AS YOU PLEASE AND FOLLOW YOUR HEART
Warnings: If anything comes up, put it in the subject lines!

( Read more... )

bastionpc

Who: Zulf, Tobias, Anna, Patchouli, Aradia, Zuko, Aoi, Megaera, others
Open: semi-open
When: Day 268
Where: Skyway => Ura settlement
What: Taking supplies to the Ura, as well as discussing what to do in the long term.
Format: action
Warnings: none

Please post in the threads below. This event is open up until we get eight additional characters besides Zulf. Once all eight spots have been filled, this event will become closed to those who have already tagged in. I will be adding people to the post header as they tag in.

Please only tag in to this particular post if you can be around for the next few days to participate.

IMPORTANT THREADS:

Last-minute organization

on the way there

bastionpc

Who: Several NPCs and you
Open: Open
When: Day 265
Where: The Bastion in general
What: Everyone adjusting to the new land, plus some bad news from Nathaniel.
Format: action
Warnings: Lnone

[First, the good news: everyone came back more or less alive and well, and they had a core! After some deliberation, eventually it was decided upon that adding more land to the Bastion (as well as improving the efficiency of power use in the Bastion, so that the extra land is not a strain on the already limited power) is the best use of this Core.

Once the core has been integrated into the Bastion, the land expanse is almost immediate. Several chunks of the nearby Skyway (monster-free, thankfully) attach themselves to the Bastion, nearly doubling the available land. In addition to the flat plains, lake, river, and hills, there is much more flat land, and a few sharp peaks (nowhere near tall enough to be actual mountains, but they are made of rock and have the same jagged edges and steep inclines that a mountain would have) have attached themselves to the north-eastern side of the Bastion.

In addition, several empty buildings have sprung up in the south and western parts of the Bastion, along with a large empty area clearly left open for tents or more structures. With all of the new land and buildings, the Bastion should be able to hold several hundred residents comfortably. Provided the people could be found to fill those spaces, the Bastion could be a small town now!

But today is not entirely a day of good news. Around midday, Nathaniel calls a meeting by the monument to discuss some things, and he doesn't look happy at all.]

Okay guys, I'm just going to be honest here. We've got some trouble brewing.

For starters, I haven't been able to pick up the energy signal from that other core. Either it's been buried, or it fell off the Skyway, or something else got to it. It may come up later, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

Along with that, we've got another mess on our hands now. Remember that group of Ura that you guys have been talking to? Well, they left this letter in the place where we leave written communication with them. Zahi translated it for me, and long story short, their crops failed and they're asking us for help.

We can give them supplies, but the farm doesn't grow enough to feed both us and them. If we found another core we could expand the farms to make it feasible, but there's no telling when we'll find another core. Our other option is to start growing our own farms on top of what the automated farm grows for us, but that won't actually help for several weeks, even months. They could possibly starve by the time that pays off. There's also the problem of how to get the sheer volume of food they need out to where they are. Their numbers are about equal to ours, and it's not a trip we could make every day, and most foods would spoil by the time we got it to where they are, so that's something to keep in mind too.

As near as I can tell, we can either help them out until they can grow more food, or we can ignore the request and let them fend for themselves. If any of you guys have another idea of what to do, we can discuss it.

I'll leave the decision up to you guys, but whatever you choose, make the decision quick, so that whatever you decide to do can be put into motion as soon as possible.

four_quarts

Who: Ghaleon and Zulf
Open: closed
When: Night 255
Where: Zulf's room
What: insomnia
Format: action

( A circulating process adding to a dream )

bastionpc

Who: A Mystery Character and You!
Open: Open
When: Day 250
Where: Skyway, just outside the Bastion
What: BUT WHO WAS PHONE
Format: action. Also, each thread will be an individual call, and happen in the order that they appear in the post. IE the first person to respond will be call #1, the second call #2, etc.
Warnings: none

[So. Remember how there are chunks of the Skyway that sort of just fly around, not really connected to any of the paths?

Well, on one of those chunks is an old red telephone booth. Said chunk is maybe ten or so feet away from one of the Skyway paths, and the phone inside happens to be ringing.

What do you do?]

twinked_witch

Who: Megaera D'Ashland, anyone who would be out and about in the evening.
Open?: Open
When: Day 249, morning
Where: The communication network, or out on the Skyway.
What: Redhead's first shard run! ... It will probably not be the best first try.
Format: Anything, can match
Warnings: Mild violence.

( On the network, morning... )

( Out on the Skyway... )

fuckthemancers

Who: Zulf and Raile
Open: Closed
When: 242
Where: Burstone Quarry
What: A pair of natives go to a place they're quite familiar with.
Format: Action?
Warnings:

So I see it hasn't changed too much...

[It's been quite a trek to get here, but Zulf seems to be taking it all in stride as they arrive at the entrance to the mine. There's a slight frown as he glances over it all before shaking his head.]

It's still standing. I suppose that's a good thing.

amphibian

Who: Aoi and anyone!
Open: Completely ajar.
When: Throughout day 237 (there are options!).
Where: Out and about (again, options!).
What: I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT HAVING WIFI AGAIN THAT I'M JUST GONNA PUT AOI EVERYWHERE A day in the life of a donut-loving ditz.
Warnings: N/A; will edit as they come up.

( but my heart's still beating; guess i'm pretty lucky )

freedom_engineer

Who: Colin, Ahime, Nathan, Paarthurnax, Rin, Zahi, Zuko, Zulf
Open: Closed
When: Day 237, Morning
Where: The Monument
What: Colin needs input to finish his latest project.
Format: Prose
Warnings: Colin, brainy talk

( I can see the footprints in the virtual sand. )

bastionpc

Who: Georges, you, and so much alcohol
Open: Open
When: Day 230, from noon til night
Where: Inside and outside the Distillery
What: In which planning is attempted, an obnoxious amount of booze is shoved at everyone, and Georges needs help with some things
Format: Pick your poison
Warnings: Drunk shenanigans at some point, likely

So, in the morning, Georges makes sure to stop anyone before they can go out onto the Skyway or get a bite to eat, or basically attempt to carry on with their lives like normal. With the most recent near death experience, he seems to be aiming to be more insistently friendly, apparently.

"Hey there! I got everyone together for some drinks, well, last time since we all needed one after that and I figured why not do it again? Come over to the Distillery later today, and I'll have some things whipped up! Oh- and by the way. That Ura fella, Zulf, he wanted folks to meet up and try and figure a few things out, get a bit more organization 'round here I suppose. If you could pass this around, that'd be great!"

And, sure enough, at around noon-ish Georges has once again set up some things. There are tables just outside the distillery, the largest he could manage (which is just a couple pressed up against one another) done up specifically for anyone who wants to sit around and be responsible.

For those who don't care about or don't trust themselves with responsibility, there's a couple smaller tables scattered about both inside and outside. As usual, Georges is behind the bar with a row of bottles on display. Ask him about them, chat with one another, or just focus on getting utterly and completely smashed, do as you like.

Maybe if you're chatty enough, you might even get roped into something.

bastionpc

Who: Everyone who didn't go on the trip
Open: Open
When: Day 229
Where: The Bastion
What: Not everyone is going to go search for the Core. Some people have to stay behind and tend to the daily things in the Bastion, after all.
Format: Any
Warnings: n/a

[Regardless of the Bastion's current state, there are still things that need to be done from day to day. Some one has to attend to those things, and not everyone can just up and leave. Some people might not even want to leave, and there are even a select few that just can't.

So for those of you staying behind, make sure you're not strangers to your fellow survivors!]

bastionmods

Who: Anyone and everyone
Open: Open
When: Early morning on Day 225
Where: Everywhere in the Bastion
What: Remember how cores used to be a thing? Yeah, they're still important.
Format: any
Warnings: terrible modpuns

[Early in the morning on Day 225, most people are probably asleep. For the couple of stragglers who may still be awake so late, though, they may notice something strange. At 2:31 am, any lights that are on start to hum, and flicker in and out of dimness.

At 2:32 am, every light in the Bastion (excluding the emergency lights) shuts off entirely.

At 2:33 am, a horrible grinding noise can be heard throughout the Bastion, seemingly coming from everywhere at once. This sound continues on for several minutes, throughout everything else that begins to happen.

At 2:34 am, for anyone outside Nathaniel can be seen running from the Apartments towards the Monument as if his life depended on it.

At 2:35 am, ever so slowly, sections of the Bastion begin to sink.

What do you do?]

followsthevoice

Who: Raile and all you poor unfortunate souls.
Open: Open
When: Day 223 (Late Night)
Where: All over the Bastion
What: Raile's had a little too much to drink tonight.
Format: Whatever works for you!
Warnings: Vulgar Language, Combative Attitudes, General Drunk Shenanigans, Maybe some deeper seated anger issues.

( I'm not drunk you're drunk! )