chasma | WEEK THREE MINGLE 2.0

ahnkeen: week 3 mingle

in the sands of time

32 Remain

Waking up this morning will reveal some unfamiliar surroundings. The soft ripples of the canals and dulcet tones of otamatone fade from your ears, replaced by a steady, dry breeze and the ambient noise of the local populace filtering in through open windows. Another thing you'll notice is that it's warm - very warm. Light dress is recommended here.

You all awaken in your beds—although they aren't the beds that you found yourself falling asleep in previously, and you might not even see the same face as you had the previous night. But one by one, as you filter out, you find yourselves in a house, a bit on the older side but still comfortable. The decor is neutral and inoffensive, much like you'd expect of a place that sees many visitors.

Unlike the previous worlds you've visited, Ahnkeen is a bustling, busy place, full of people of all sorts - and not all are human, so please check your biases at the door. Though the world around them is dry and scarce of resources, the market town itself is alive and well, business booming, and the merchants here keep a close eye on their wares in case of any thieves.

Traversing down the streets of the housing district are the Temporals. For the most part they seem ready to receive everyone. Throwing their hands into the air and meandering down Rameel will be spearhead the introductions this time—their puma daemon trailing behind them. As an extra treat, they'll even seem to have their “black box” from previous with them this fine morning on full blast.

"Hello, hello everyone! WELCOME TO AHNKEEN!! The home to the great markets...probably. I hope more of you are used to these scenery changes by now, and by popular demand are your favorite Temporals. We've changed the set for the hat trick, but we won't stop there."

Satariel is standing close to Yomiel, their undercloak absent and their daemon raven-formed on their shoulder - it squawks after Rameel yells the welcome, but they offer everyone a warm smile. They do reach over to... turn down the "black box" of Rameel's, without looking, smile still intact. "For those of you that kept your things from previous worlds, especially the treasure from our adventures underwater, you might find that they come in handy here. We are in a market, after all."

The last Watcher has also shed their undercloak, staring at Rameel while their polecat daemon chitters. "Anyway," they turn to the rest with a vague gesture at Satariel. "Try not to steal too much this time. The last few worlds were pretty quiet, but you might run into trouble with the locals here if you keep that up."

With the new week, travelers will find that they are no longer connected physically and emotionally to another participant. As opposed to being drawn to one person in particular, they'll find themselves with the need to be physically close to any other participant they speak to. Go on, hold their hand, get your snuggle on - it'll make you feel better. This effect lasts all week.

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[Kim finally caught wind of the first group's return, and comes out to help... just in time to catch the second one. He looks between each of the wounded, his gaze steady and serious.]

We don't have much time.

[He sees Nero's already here with... something? to help.]

Who else needs immediate treatment?

Akira might, he uh.

[He pauses.]

I'm not even sure what the hell I saw.

[A quick look in Akira's direction, then back to Rin.]

And you?

[He uses his not-injured arm to gesture to his other arm. It seems like something clawed the shit out of it and several of his fingers are broken.]

That's the worst of it. Though I kinda had to beat the shit out of a giant snake, and I think I might've broken my arms too but only a little bit.

Okay... [He exhales.]

That's bad. But not life-threatening. We can handle that.

Yeah. Just stick me in a couplea casts for a few weeks and I'll be fine.

-oh, but make one of 'em so that I'm giving everyone the middle finger all the time? That's important.

Brilliant. Yes, we'll get right on that.

How long's it been? [ Akira is not answering that question. He is however, refusing to remove his one hand from his side. ]

Won't be long until everything locks down.

[A pointed look at his hand.]

What happened there?

...I don't fucking know. [ He clenched his teeth, jostling his hand a little and Kim gets a fun glimpse of a window to his insides. He's fine. ]

[There's an immediate flicker of alarm in his eyes when he sees that.]

... Okay. You need to get off your feet.

[Looking over at the others.] Do we have any more healing magic?

I won't die. At least from this?

[ There's something distant about the way he says it. ]

[ looks around. where do i reply to. decides here. ]

How about you don't die at all?

I wasn't—[ The words he were about to say seem stupid right now, so he just heaves a sigh. And probably coughs up a little blood because he shouldn't be abusing his lungs right now to be emo. ]

Yeah, get on it with it.

[ HEALS AKIRA IN THIS THREAD AND ABANDONS THE OTHER ONE.

but pats akira on the head a few times for his quick patch up. ]

There, there.

[ Time and threads are fake. ]

...are the pats part of the price or something?

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[van Zieks very clearly has a huge stab wound in his gut but he's just gonna sit down a minute and then walk it off, probably.]

Much time until what?

Until everything locks down for the night.

Rin said you were stabbed. We need to deal with that, quickly.

So it's still Thursday, not Friday...

[Good to know. He's not talking about his stab wound.]

Yes.

What were you stabbed with?

A sword.

[A huge one from the looks of it. Van Zieks raises a hand to wipe the blood out of his vision.]

[ on the assumption that flat will pay the fee for this— ]

Hello, Mr. Prosecutor. Looks like you got a nasty wound there. Please tell Rameel here what all hurts.

[VAN ZIEKS HATES IT HERE.]

Why does it have to be you.

[ SO UNGRATEFUL?? ]

Because I'm on healing duty, apparently! Now, where does it all hurt?

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If you are asking where I am injured, I sustained injuries to my stomach, my face, and I believe my hand.

[Which.... He's only actually just properly looking at now. The pinky and ring finger are missing.]

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