http://rosestolilies.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] rosestolilies.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] queenofooc2011-08-15 12:59 pm

august plot: part three

As the dreams continue, characters may find that they are interwoven with strange symbols and creatures — these are detailed somewhat in the mass dream log. Additionally, the dreams grow darker and more threatening, and the characters may be attacked by the creatures that appear in their dreams, only to wake up with very real scratches and bruises. Nothing fatal or serious, but enough to make it clear that the dreams are not simply mere visions.

Over the next couple of days, characters will notice the previously innocuous flowers that have begun to grow in the Gardens becoming larger and more prominent. In fact, they're just about everywhere — growing twined along the Vine, sneaking into characters' houses, perhaps even climbing onto their beds when they sleep, and the fragrance they emit is stronger than it was before. It will now be patently obvious to most characters that these are not ordinary flowers.

The flowers are in fact an invasive species from outside the Gardens, and their existence will begin to cause a few problems outside of the characters' vivid and bizarre dreams. Over the next day or so, characters may begin to notice cracks in the walls and windows of their homes, cracks in the soil of the Gardens, and even, improbably, in midair; nothing can be seen through these cracks except a black void, and they only grow larger as time passes. At this point it may become clear that there is something dangerous occurring, and astute characters may make a connection between the sudden aggressive growth of the flowers and the appearance of these ominous cracks in the Gardens.

The only way to stop the cracks from growing any larger and potentially doing serious — or even fatal — damage to the world is to destroy the flowers, and the only way to permanently destroy the flowers, like killing certain types of weeds, is to pull them out by the roots. The flowers have their own natural manner of resistance to such treatment — up close, the scent they emanate can be overwhelming, dizzying, and concentrating through it takes some effort. (Characters who don't need to breathe obviously have an advantage here.) Additionally, the flowers' roots are tough and deep. However, the more flowers the characters destroy, the more they will notice the cracks getting smaller, until they finally vanish when the characters have killed all the flowers.

The incarnae and the Queen, perhaps somewhat curiously, have remained silent this entire time, leaving the characters to figure out what to do themselves. (OOCly, this is an encouragement to have your characters put their heads together to solve the problem, so feel free to have them do so without worrying about stepping on modly toes.)

This month's plot will wrap on Thursday the 18th, and characters who helped destroy the flowers will receive a reward from the High Priestess: a talisman that will assure them pleasant and peaceful dreams for the next month.

On an unrelated note, the Queen of Hearts bimonthly HMD post will be posted later today, so if you'd like to participate, don't forget to keep an eye out for it.

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[personal profile] blizzardseason 2011-08-15 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Shoopdeedoop. Vee here.

Neither [livejournal.com profile] jemerite nor [livejournal.com profile] dia_f need to breathe, but neither of them would think to help either (Zinc without instruction and Dot without threatening/compensation) but if anybody wants to enlist them, they are there to be enlisted. Zinc's already had a pretty exciting time this event though, so me and my monsters can also sit quietly and let the other kids have a party.

[livejournal.com profile] thesamename has been keeping some of these carnations as part of her gardening experiments, so with them right up close it won't take her too much to figure this out. She's not particularly great on physical fortitude though, so it is going to make her pass out to pull them up. If anyone wants to chat about helping her out, here I am!

[identity profile] made-of-science.livejournal.com 2011-08-15 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
O hai did we need someone who knows how to deal with invasive flora? :3

(I'm sort of up to my eyeballs in tags at the mo' but would be happy to offer a Vitalia by request to anyone who needs a thready reason to figure things out about the new flowers.)

[identity profile] noneedforheroic.livejournal.com 2011-08-15 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I kind of... handwaved their refugee status in the mansion cause I was occupied being a face-eating zombie, but if they've met now, Rude might come and ask her 'wtf is up with these things, they reek.' Once they start being as obnoxious as climbing in her bed and things like that 8'|

-does something proactive with rude.-

[identity profile] noneedforheroic.livejournal.com 2011-08-15 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
All righty, I will maybe make this the first part of the post I was talking about, and I'll drop you a link when it's up.

And all the CR will be had.

[identity profile] made-of-science.livejournal.com 2011-08-15 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Rock on! o/\o

[identity profile] rueandwolf.livejournal.com 2011-08-16 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
OKAY GUYS. Lithuania is going to be encouraging these plants (once it becomes known what they are doing). After all, why work to safe your prison when it's crumbling around you? She will be pointing this out on the vine at some point, but even if no one agrees to help her, she will be using the robots to transplant them and keeping as many as she can safe on her own.

Basically she is trying to either break out or force the incarnae to act. Anyone want to do something with this?

[identity profile] sheroic.livejournal.com 2011-08-16 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
America will definitely help her out!!

[identity profile] rueandwolf.livejournal.com 2011-08-16 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Yes ridiculous gardening partyyy

[identity profile] brustriese.livejournal.com 2011-08-17 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
You know, this is actually an interesting quandary for Signum. On the one hand, she still really wants to break out of here. On the other hand she knows enough about ~~DIMENSIONS~~ to know that holes in nothing (with or without monsters in them) are a Bad Thing and should be prevented.

If you need someone to doubtfully support this plot and maybe turn against it at the end, I can join in.

[identity profile] brustriese.livejournal.com 2011-08-17 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Also hi we've never talked before I just liked your plot idea.
achromous: (Default)

[personal profile] achromous 2011-08-18 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
Hi! We're pretending this journal is relevant okay... Anyway, Lithuania did put up her post if you want to get involved! Though it is looking like the incarnae might stop it themselves Liet gets to fight the Warrior Princess so excite

[identity profile] brustriese.livejournal.com 2011-08-18 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Warrior Princess fight? EVEN BETTER!

SPAMMING YOU FOREVER

[identity profile] brustriese.livejournal.com 2011-08-18 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually do you or WP's runner mind if I just jump into that thread? Signum won't just barge in on a duel unless asked, but she will want to observe.

Re: SPAMMING YOU FOREVER

[identity profile] rueandwolf.livejournal.com 2011-08-18 12:50 pm (UTC)(link)
i don't mind, and I can ask the mod when she's on. :o

[identity profile] lovelikelight.livejournal.com 2011-08-17 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
Epsilon is happy to assist and doesn't need to breathe, if anyone's looking for help!

Kuja also arguably might not need to breathe. And Sephiroth is very strong and at least resistant to such things, if not immune. Of those two, Seph is far more likely to be willingly helpful, though.

I don't think Reno will be particularly helpful to anyone, unless she is cajoled into it.

[identity profile] noneedforheroic.livejournal.com 2011-08-17 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
-drags Red along by her rat tail.-

aka

'RENO. WHERE ARE THE BEERS.'

[identity profile] aunomdedieu.livejournal.com 2011-08-17 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
Caprica has started to figure out the flowers are not exactly what they seem, and she'll be digging up the ones around her house. She does need to breathe, but her constitution is such that the scent of the flowers won't overwhelm her as quickly as it might someone else.

Feel free to spot her if your character needs/wants help.