The Storm is Coming...

[natha]

Thesaens. Something is... wrong. Something is deeply, deeply wrong. I'm sure you have seen some of this for yourselves. You cannot look up at the sky now without seeing the moon looming ever closer, and the readings we are getting from the other regions... well, it is dangerous out there. The Storm is approaching, and it means to take us all with it— [ Nurray's message is cut off by sudden static and an eerie sound that almost sounds like a shriek. When the static clears, the image of another is overlaid on her video feed. Some may recognize the new speaker as Barthala, although her voice is strangely distorted. ] y̧̤̹̟̖̱̱̹̣ͪͫ͛̕o͇̘ͥ̇͞ṵ̗͔͍̌̓ ̨͙̝̻̠̣̼̗̰ͭ͐ͤͤ̎ͧ͟s̷̨̭̘͓̼͓̓̔̔ͧh̟̱̹̫͍̞̫̥ͮ͐̑̌͂̈́ͮ̚͞o̸̥͍̞ͧͭ̿ͣu̳̘̩̞̩͓̬͑́͠l̺̭̞̀ͯ̑̌̄̄̋̐̕dͬ̍͏͙̼̙̮̭͕̣ ̺͉͙̙̦̗̓̈̏ͣͬ̾ḥ̨͍͓͈̝̺̔̑̔ͦ́a̡̩͔͇͕̔́̂̓̒́͘v̢̤̝̮̲̀͗̑ͩẹ̬̜ͦ̑͘͠ ̴̘̜̘̥̒ͤ͜ͅl̷̢͍̠͉̺̻̬̾i͔̻͒̂̆̿ͤͅs̶̨͎̜̳̤̼̐ͤ̓͠ť̵̮̪̠̭̺ͨe̶͓̰̠͈̰͎̞ͩͫ̒́͠ͅǹ̡̧̥͙̹ͭ̓̕e͗͆̄̉͑҉̱d̷̨̰̻̟͉̭ͪ̋ͤͫͅ ̹͇̦̠̳̦̌̄ͮͧ̄̑̉̈͞ ̩̗͙̭̟̝̲̐ͮ̚̚͞͠t̶̡̤͐ͦ͗͊̕ĥ͚͍̤͔̮̮̍̓ͣͮi̇͐ͧ͆̃̓͋̐ͧ҉̴̣̲̞͉̘̤ś̰̤̰̥ͧͯ̈́ͮ̿ͭ͝ͅ ̮̦̱̙̣̤ͤͬͧ̎͠ͅw͊͛̊̅̎̓̇̄̃҉̥̖̥̦o̴̹͇̒͋͂̽ͩͣ̒̚r̝̱͎̤ͮ̅̿ͭ͡l̡͚͙̩̹̺̣͓̼̋͑̑̕d̺̙̫ͫ̐ ͎͚͔̰͇͍̬̦̔͛̓͢i͈͉͚̳̗͈̳̭͎ͩ̈̇̈̿ͫ͢͠s̞̜̹̻̞͕̔ͨͩ̌ͣ ͯ̆͆ͦ͏̹͍̪̖̖̙̻̼ṅ̶̢̯̞̗̟̮̞ͦ́͗̾͒͊͟ǫ̅̇ͤͫ̀͏̖ţ͇̣̝̗̠̺̹̃̂̾ͧ͑̇̋̊̋͜͡ͅ ̸̵̳̹̣̝̥̟̠̬̗ͨ̌̂ͪs̷̛̰͚̞̰ͥ͑ͫ͗̇̒͋̚á̟̹̣̻ͭͭ͊f̡ͫ͋ͨ͑̋ͬ̍͏̜̜̗͎e͇̭̱̖ͤ̃͊̿̅͌͜͟ ̗̣͕̘̏ͧ̉́̌͆̾ͬ ̶̭̦̩̯̻̣̭̐͊͡t͉̦̩͇͓̻̠̮ͮ̒͐̒ͣ̌͜h̫͖͉͓̟̫̣͓̄͑͆ͬ̔̀̆ͥ͟͜͞ȇ̴̗̙̬̮̩̗̭͚͖ͣ͂̕ř͍̮̲̠̥̘͛͠e̶͇̝̱̲̩̪̯ͮ͊͘ ̻̮̞̺͔̭̟̝̱̌̍͢í̳̲̙͈̹̹̰̓͆́́s̠̦̳͚͇̺̎̿̍̕͟ͅ ̬̦͙̥̜̂ͧ̆ͯ̃n̳̬̫̫̟͈̫̮̝ͤͯ͜ō̷ͦ҉̡̺̫ ͚͕̘͋ͮ̈́ͣͭ̓ţ̶̔ͨ̿ͨͩͬ̅͏̺͇̠͖̻̩͖ḭ̧͓̦̤͍̻̟̆̌ͯ͐m̰̗̮̼͔͎͇͍ͤ̉ͅẽ̙̖̺̪̘̟͎͎̂ͧͤ͘ ̷̡̛̲̝̔̔ͭf̡̲͇͓̫̗̭̅̌ͦͭͨ͐o̦̠̠͕̣̟͌̂̒r̶̵̭̥͈͈̤ͭͣͅ ̷̝̫̝̜̮͇̊́̔͘͢ŷ͍̗̗̣̰̏ͨ̔̐ͪ͡o̧̮̣̻̝͉͙ͣ̈́̀ů̟̹͗͋͡ ͤ̈ͥ͏̣̦̳a̻͈̬̹̣͑̇̂̿̋͗̽̎́͘l̵̡̍͊ͦ̅̒͐҉̥l̴͈̤̠̝͓̦͖ͫ̒̔͛̊͊̓̕ ̘̘ͥ͆̊͊͋t͖̞͈͓͎̼̮̝̾̏̆͆͒͆͘͠o̓̓̉̇͑͏̶͓̠ ̸͙͔̟͖͇̫̐͆̍̋ͪ́r̯̺̗̙̟͕ͫ́͟e̶̶̦͇̥̥̰͎̿͞t̸̵̠̞̖̬͖͉̝̦ͤ̓̍ͤ͑ų͍̙̯̳̙̼ͪ̍̈́́̓͌ͭ̚͝r̷̗̖̮̭͈͍͉̟ͨ̿̓̓̊̊̓̽ͤ͠nͮ͗̍̿͒҉̰̤̞̦̩̘ ̵̵̫͖͚̲̟ͮ͑͡t̐̎͑҉̶͙ŏ̄̇ͣͣ͏̺̫̩͙̩ ̨̖͉̗̞̠͖͌̊̂ͮ͌̈́̚m̶̦͕̈̉͂̓̌̒ͨ͂̉y̱̗͈̜̞̺͓̙̪̆̎ͬͩ͆̏ͧ̑ ̶̠͖̰̦̮̰͂͊̽́f̲ͪͫ̀ͅo̢̟͍̭̰͛͂ͤͨ̐̽r̵̎͏҉̻̰͉͖̞̲͔ẹ̤̭͎͍͆ͥ̓̎̃ͥ̚s̱̤̬͖͍̖̲̦̲̉͂̀ͪ͜t̫̘̔̿̍̃̌sͧͮͧ̂ͪͮͥ̚͏̻͈̯͎̙̼ ̷͓͙̖̜̻͙̌́͡ ̟̱̋ͨͭ̏̇͌a͚̦̰̪͈̭̗͒ͯ̒͊̋̀n̮̪͔̜̟̹͚͈͋̉̍͑̑́d̵͙̙̉͆̐̉͛̑͘ ̸̭̘͓̹̯̲͖͖̄̒̈͛͝͞ñͬͯ̅͊̇ͪͥͥ́͏̘̖̳̥͎͡o̴̧̺̞̲͇͎͉̞̥͛ͮ̎̔ ̧̰̯͎̮̣̹ͫ͊̓͒̆́͊̃̕͘t͕ͨ̐̽̈́͑ͮ̌i̻̪̣͕̦̪ͤͣ̓̐̕͢ͅm̧̠͈̦̦̯̃ͬ̂̃̿̄̉e̶̸̱̺̳̫̩̘̮͗̾ͫͣ̑̌̈͠ ͇̃ͦͬ̉̉ͮͤ̎t͕̣̼̣̹̭̓̿ͅo̩̞ͩ̂́ͤ̓͑͐͘͘͟ ͍̗͎ͫ͒ͥͮ͜͞ͅa̭͍͖ͯ̅̾͞ŵ̷̛̪͓͕̈̂̒̈́̚͘a̷̗͔̰͉̼̣̳͋̒̆ͩ̂ͮ͂͢ͅk̬̠̖̼͍̥̲̎̅e̻͇͕͉ͬ̑̏ͥ̒̓ͬ̅̇͞n̵̨̛̙͈̥̖̣̰̎̽̽̈́ͪ̈ ̶͖͚͈̫͈̺̯̭ͫ̈͋͆̌͆͘͢t̴ͣ͒͛̇̈́̒̉̋͝҉̲̪̝̹h̷̨͙͎͙̽ͯ̊ͫͦͨ͘e͎͔̳̬̥̯͙͗ͪ͘ ͇̯̭̜͛̓̎͠ŏ͌͏̣ţ̗̘̤̣̰̺̪͋̊ͦ̄̀̈́ͧͥh̟̣͉̪̉̇͊̏͑̀͝e͐̄̌͏̴͚͍ṙ̵̶̮̻̣̲͉͕̥̫ͥ͐̽ͥͥͮͦ ̵̴̢̝̦̭͇̠̦̳̘̍̾̆͛̆̈͊̄̚g̛̫͇̫̫͋̍͑ͭͫ͊ͦͫ͝o̊̃̃̌̈͑̇͑͠͏̘͎d̙̘̈́ͣ͂͑̿͊̇̓͞s̵̵̱̝͓̀͛̂ ̻̹̭̥̻̎͊͋̎ͣ̚͠ ̸̨̀ͩͮ̌̊͆͗ͣ͏̳̣w̦̣̫̪͙͐ͦ̊ę͎̠̮̱͕̲̪ͯ̈́̌͗͆ͤ͘͡ ̛̩̦̖̳̙̜̬̲ͫ͊ͥ̾͞á̔ͯͣͨ҉̠͙͘r̸̙̺̣͛̋̈̊̄ͨ̿̕e̞̯͍̙ͮ͒͑ͮ̓̈́͟ ͉̫̰̙͇͋̂͢l̨͚̣̳̟̜̼͚̦ͫ̐ͦͪ͞o̶̢͕̹̜̣̻͙̝͎ͮ͐̃̒ͤs̺̫̥ͧ̐̌͌ṱ̻ͦ͒͌͢͠͡ ̶̲͖ͤ̍̂ͣ͞.̷̨̱̣̗̻͔̩͒ͥ͊̂̿̚͟ ̣̠̯̤̿̒̄ͦ̀ͬͫ̉̄͢.̡͓̬͂̒ͩ̎͆̚ ̷̙̭̒̿̉́̃ͤ͗ͭ͘͘.͈͉̺̔̀ ̸̫̣͎͇̜͉͒̇ͦị͌͐͗͗̈ͤ͟͞f̷̠̜̭̀̀̒̾̎̕͜ ͪ͑͛҉̼̞̲̥͍̦̥͈͡ồ̼̙͌ͦn͎̫͈̩͐̑̀̃̉̈́̀͟͡l̷͉̪̰̟͑͑y̒̓̈̓̌ͤ̇҉̣̭͙͔̤͉̠ ̨̹̥͚̜͕̌̌͗͊w̧̼͕̩̗̮̉̉̋͛͗̂ͫ̀̕͟è̸̳̫̫͖͇͊̚ ͭ̔͆̾͛ͥ̚͏͈̺͇h͕͖ͩͭḁ̛̟̮̯̟̣̟͕͌́̕ď̳̥͚͙̦͓̫͐ͣ͡ ̡̨̩̫̙͇̲̬͙̋̍̓̓̓̉m̭̠̭͎̐̇ͬ̊̓̄ͨ̉́͠o̸̺͙̭ͬ̅̂r͕̟̮̰̬̩͕͒̂̃̒̀ě̖͎͈̟͔̣̙ͯ̒͆ ̨̟̫̘͙͗̂ͩ̅̃t͎͎̿ͨỉ̴̻͖̭̦͉̳̳͎͉ͭ͋̊́͛m̧̪̙̺̫̩̺̜̼ͪͪ̄͢͞e̦̬͚͖̞͉ͦ̇ͩ Come to Nadril. You must hurry. We are doing what we can, and there may be a chance, but all of El Nysa is at risk, and we cannot— [ The transmission cuts out abruptly, before flickering back in; it seems Nurray is attempting to stick around to answer questions this time, although there might be some glitching as she does so. It may be prudent to hurry to Nadril and offer your assistance... ]

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ROLE SIGN-UPS.

[natha]

Roles are open to everyone! Once signed up, we will give additional details about your involvement. The deadline is Sunday, January 13th. Please note that the log goes up the Friday, the 11th!

ROLE: THE FRONTLINES. (Wyver)

[natha]

Your acts have been noticed by the Wyver fighters, and they will rally with you. You must fight the shadows of old friends as you push your way out of Wyver, temporarily leaving the home you've built behind.

COMMENT HERE WITH DROPPED CR THAT AFFECTED YOUR CHARACTER(S) THE MOST.

Loras Tyrell

[triplerose]

Loras has been most affected by his sister, Margaery, and Renly Baratheon returning to stasis.

Soldier: 76 / Jack Morrison

[personalwar]

That would definitely be Ana Amari!

Yusei Fudo

[planetary_bonds]

Reinhardt Wilheim and Mai for Yusei.

Gabriel Reyes | Overwatch

[gravemistake]

Ana Amari, natch

ROCKET

[beatupgrass]

Peter Quill, Gamora, Mantis, and Prompto Argentum.

dutch

[motivation]

Bruce "Alan Foster" Wayne, Johnny Jaqobis, Rhys, Byerly Vorrutyer, Dorian Pavus, Alvis, Randel Oland.

Genjo Sanzo

[smithandwesson]

Sanzo is 100% most affected by the dropped CR of his canon son-figure Son Goku who was there for just a month only to vanish, as well as Giovanni Rammsteiner who didn't come with him back when they were both blamed for the biological attack of Olympia and ended up blaming Sanzo for not staying with him.

Prior Walter

[priorly]

Richie Tozier, Byerly Vorrutyer, Dorian Pavus, Emma Swan

Frank Castle

[bellare]

My first pref is for this option but Frank has no dropped CR yet! Not sure if allowed. I'll sign up for another below in case not.

ROLE: SILENT HILL. (Olympia)

[natha]

You will be tasked to put up magical torches throughout the Olympian streets to help clear the fog. However, many obstacles will stand in your way, including ghostly figures of you and your friends' pasts. This fog is sentient and will find ways to stop you.

COMMENT HERE WITH YOUR CHARACTERS' FEARS AND ANXIETIES.

ROLE: ESCORT ROYALTY. (Wyver/Olympia)

[natha]

A selected few will be tasked to escort the likes of King Shanrian, Shenya, and Empress Simwe to safety. All others will help civilians find cover.

COMMENT HERE WITH YOUR CHARACTER'S AFFILIATION TO BE PUT IN THE RNG POOL FOR SELECTION.

ROLE: INCEPTION. (Nadril)

[natha]

You may not be a fighter and opt to instead stay in Nadril. That is fine, because there is much for you to do, as well. You will be in charge of helping Thesaens undergo voluntary stasis until it is time for jump. However, due to the Storm's effects, you might find that line between reality and dream is blurred — after a couple moments, you'll find that you will enter the recipient's dreams. This time, you must ensure that the dream won't collapse.

Some dreams may not require intervention. From the darkest of nightmares to the most idyllic of scenes, anything could play out uninterrupted on the pod's status screen. Maybe you'd like to ask your volunteer about these dreams later, or maybe you've seen something you shouldn't have.

Finally, this test also accounts for physical abnormalities. It is crucial that the life support systems run without constant maintenance while the Thesaens focus their efforts elsewhere. A volunteer could face difficulties breathing, burst blood vessels, nausea, or even deteriorating skeletal structure. Anything life threatening will trigger an emergency release, however, the volunteer will still require
medical treatment for their ailments. And then, they'll need to return to rest, to assure the system has properly recalibrated.

ROLE: THE ARK OF THE WOKEN. (Thesa)

[natha]

This won't be an easy task. You will be in charge of securing all the pods of the woken Thesaens of the past to the Ark. For this task, you will notice that all of the once-woken will have blinking green lights upon their pods. Because they have woken in the past, Nurray believes that their bodies are unsafe to remain in the Storm's trajectory. They must be taken to the Ark to be descended upon Nadril, whereupon they may wake again following the timeshift.

For all of the unwoken, you are advised to leave them there, that if all goes well with the timeshift, you will see them again. That is, of course, still entirely up to you. It is not as though anyone is policing, but the Ark has limited space. Take care of those pods, Thesaens.

OPEN COMMUNICATIONS: NURRAY.

[nysan]

[ Nurray will be available for probing via text or voice! Respond to this comment if you would like to attempt to communicate with Nurray despite the glitching. Make your own toplevels after this comment to collaborate amongst yourselves. ]

voice

[sweetwater]

What do you mean, there might be a chance? We could do everything we can and still be blown to bits?

text, un: diablo

[thedarkbond]

what is it that nadril is trying to do
if i'll be more useful up there then i'll come

[As much as he'd really like to continue fighting for the sake of his own spite towards the storm, ending this whole thing is more useful to him.]

text | un: colt.saa

[shashka]

What about the stasis pods?

audio

[mofi]

How do I keep my friends in stasis safe?

voice; un: theon

[reek]

I recall that long ago, I only agreed to be of service here if certain people could be kept safe.

Are you telling me that cannot be guaranteed any longer?

voice;

[romancekiller]

The Storm is approaching? The same one we were supposedly saved from by being brought here?

voice.

[personalwar]

[ This would be the first time that 76 can ever recall that Nurray's messages haven't bounced back, and so he isn't going to pass up the chance to get some more answers from her. She's a lot more clued in than Simwe or Shanrian — a refugee herself, he assumes.

He doesn't want to take the time typing out messages and waiting for replies, so he opts for a voice call. ]

Do you have any kind of plan to deal with something like this?

[ This is the Storm that supposedly devoured all of their worlds. What the hell are they supposed to do against it? ]

text | un: J.SHEPPARD

[impavid]

Are we assuming the Natha had no contingency plan here? They must have known the storm was coming some day. Did they have no way to protect this place?

text; un: phdphd

[doubledoctornocitrus]

I'm more than willing to lend my expertise if you're willing to give me access to your tech. Surely you have some inkling as to what some of the old Natha tech that you've hoarded away can do, too.