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[EVENT] ARCH RIVALS
Characters: Open
Date: April 8th - 28th
Location: Aifaran
Situation: The mysterious ships emit mysterious toots
Warnings/Rating: Strange noises may cause headaches, dizziness, and fatigue. Please consult your doctor should you experience any of these side effects.
After the arches arose from the decks of the two strange ships in the harbor last month, they've been quiet, exhibiting no other odd behavior, until suddenly on the morning of April 8th, they let out a low noise, at the very bottom edge of human hearing. Those with more sensitive ears like Arybar can hear it halfway across the city. The noise - a low, reverberating tone - lasts for one minute. Twelve hours later, it happens again, for another minute. Exactly twelve hours apart for the next few days, it happens for progressively longer periods of time - two minutes, three, five, eight, thirteen, twenty-one, thirty-four, fifty-five, eighty-nine...the final noise lasts for one hundred and forty four minutes, and causes mass headaches across the city. Some residents are so affected by the noise that they collapse.
The city of Aifaran has fallen into a sense of ill ease over the most recent guests. Many citizens are concerned about the secrecy over the other two ships and Melias's dodgy behaviour. Turning to leaders has yielded nothing, and rumour and speculation runs rampant on the networks. Some of it is easily dismissed as it sounds like some people might need to tighten their tinfoil hats, but there are others speculating that they may have had something to do with the recent storm - and also possibly the Narrakra.
If one were to dig deeper into these rumours, they would find that many of the progenitor accounts have been deleted. And for the particularly tech savvy, that they don't seem to link back to actual people at all...
Researchers at the Aisling Tower are in an uproar. Many are trying to discern what the sounds are and why the ships are emitting them. They aren't being secretive about this either - they say that these noises have had detrimental effects, causing those with sensitive hearing or psychic abilities to grow disoriented and pass out. Small plants that were seemingly healthy have withered.
They've handed out small devices they call Thaumatic Resonance Percepters (or, as they affectionately nickname them; TheRePes). They're fairly cheap and easy-to-make devices, partially mechanical and partially organic. They're compact and store and send the data automatically every hour so anyone who can simply just keep one on their person can collect the results. When the noises emit, they measure various frequencies including both the mundane and metaphysical effects of the peculiar noises.
After the high-pitched wail from the ships, all is silent. Well, from Melias's side anyway. After every flower at the festival has withered, there has been no sign of her or her compatriots. The ships are silent and utterly inert - even the waters around them seem unnaturally still.
While rumours and speculations had died down prior to the festival, they've returned with a vengeance, with many brave souls hanging around the docks as close to the ships as the Sentry will permit, taking notes and photographs and other footage in hopes of shedding light on anything. Other inhabitants of the city have started making a move further inland.
Some have noticed some unusual fissures in the landscape, albeit small. They're chalking it up to soil erosion from the storm.
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OOC Notes: Melias will be available for threading upon request. Also please note if you want to investigate the rumours on the Xaxa Network!
Date: April 8th - 28th
Location: Aifaran
Situation: The mysterious ships emit mysterious toots
Warnings/Rating: Strange noises may cause headaches, dizziness, and fatigue. Please consult your doctor should you experience any of these side effects.
After the arches arose from the decks of the two strange ships in the harbor last month, they've been quiet, exhibiting no other odd behavior, until suddenly on the morning of April 8th, they let out a low noise, at the very bottom edge of human hearing. Those with more sensitive ears like Arybar can hear it halfway across the city. The noise - a low, reverberating tone - lasts for one minute. Twelve hours later, it happens again, for another minute. Exactly twelve hours apart for the next few days, it happens for progressively longer periods of time - two minutes, three, five, eight, thirteen, twenty-one, thirty-four, fifty-five, eighty-nine...the final noise lasts for one hundred and forty four minutes, and causes mass headaches across the city. Some residents are so affected by the noise that they collapse.
I. CHAOS AND CONFUSION
The city of Aifaran has fallen into a sense of ill ease over the most recent guests. Many citizens are concerned about the secrecy over the other two ships and Melias's dodgy behaviour. Turning to leaders has yielded nothing, and rumour and speculation runs rampant on the networks. Some of it is easily dismissed as it sounds like some people might need to tighten their tinfoil hats, but there are others speculating that they may have had something to do with the recent storm - and also possibly the Narrakra.
If one were to dig deeper into these rumours, they would find that many of the progenitor accounts have been deleted. And for the particularly tech savvy, that they don't seem to link back to actual people at all...
II. AISLING UNLEASHED
Researchers at the Aisling Tower are in an uproar. Many are trying to discern what the sounds are and why the ships are emitting them. They aren't being secretive about this either - they say that these noises have had detrimental effects, causing those with sensitive hearing or psychic abilities to grow disoriented and pass out. Small plants that were seemingly healthy have withered.
They've handed out small devices they call Thaumatic Resonance Percepters (or, as they affectionately nickname them; TheRePes). They're fairly cheap and easy-to-make devices, partially mechanical and partially organic. They're compact and store and send the data automatically every hour so anyone who can simply just keep one on their person can collect the results. When the noises emit, they measure various frequencies including both the mundane and metaphysical effects of the peculiar noises.
III. FALTERED FESTIVITIES
After the high-pitched wail from the ships, all is silent. Well, from Melias's side anyway. After every flower at the festival has withered, there has been no sign of her or her compatriots. The ships are silent and utterly inert - even the waters around them seem unnaturally still.
While rumours and speculations had died down prior to the festival, they've returned with a vengeance, with many brave souls hanging around the docks as close to the ships as the Sentry will permit, taking notes and photographs and other footage in hopes of shedding light on anything. Other inhabitants of the city have started making a move further inland.
Some have noticed some unusual fissures in the landscape, albeit small. They're chalking it up to soil erosion from the storm.
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OOC Notes: Melias will be available for threading upon request. Also please note if you want to investigate the rumours on the Xaxa Network!
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In fact, Duibhe is starting to wake up more, blinking big golden eyes and extending her wings in a wide stretch. She's not much older than half a year, as you'd judge a normal cat.
"My name is Trahearne. I know we haven't yet met, but I'm fairly sure I live down the hall from you."
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And boy, is Duibhe cute.
"I'm Nita. I've seen you around, too. Have you two known each other long?"
Not going to imply he's her owner - goodness knows she's been told by cats before how they feel about that notion!
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"I adopted her back in October, and she's been growing fast since then. She just had a spot of trouble with all the noise lately, but her mender said there was no damage done." Trahearne still frowns to himself, casting a glance down the road, in the direction of the docks much further distant.
Brain wants to fill that in as 'spot of bother' instead of trouble. XD
"... I could make some custom earplugs, if you want? Just in case," she offers.
Wizardry could be very useful - though it wouldn't be much more effective than the rest of the countermeasures going around, in this case.
haha he'd totally say that too
He then dips his fingers into a pocket hidden behind one of the leaves that make up his clothing, handing her a folded piece of paper. "This is what her mender gave me regarding what can be safely used for earplugs."
X3
"Yeah, I can definitely do a better molding than this."
She turns her gaze down to look more directly at Duibhe.
/Are you all right with this? I'll be making a better-shaped muffler to dim the vibrations for you. It'll have to go deeper in your ears than this paper, but I'll be able to make sure it won't hurt you. You won't even be able to feel it once it's in, though you'll still be able to take them out. Does that sound good?/
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Duibhe's reaction is to suddenly flap her wings hard, pushing herself upright to perch on his shoulder before turning to make a series of excited, meowing squeaks at Nita. [To keep away the bad noise? Yes, please! The noise is scary, it hurts!]
"Is she... talking to you?" Trahearne asks, intrigued.
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"Yup," Nita confirms, before switching back to the Speech - and reaching for her Manual, since the 'earplugs' wizardry is going to need some modifying to work here.
/Good. You'll have to hold still while I make this, but you can talk as much as you want. It'll help me get the dimensions just right./
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Duibhe steadies herself by leaning against Trahearne's neck, crouching down low with her claws hooked around the sash on his shoulder and some of his leaves underneath. She doesn't know what to expect, but she's hopeful as she mewls, [Okay, I will! I'm ready!]
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Nita keeps level with the batcat, acknowledging with an additional /Hold steady,/ before landing on the right spell and starting to fiddle with it.
The part about talking is mostly to iron out the usage of Duibhe's Name, which is essential for customizing the spell. She'll feel an odd ticking in her ears as Nita recites in the Speech - nothing painful, and even the intensity of the ticking fades over the course of the spellcasting.
The batcat will have to give an affirmative when the earplugs are at the right shape, but the calibration should go smoothly.