Who: Anyone and everyone + various NPCS. Please tag your characters in when you comment!
What: The illusion of the storybook town is crumbling to pieces! And violence is erupting.
When: Wednesday Afternoon -- Night (log is pre-dated)
Where: All about the City
Warnings: PG-13/R if there is violence.
Status: [In Progress]
The fairytale town has slowly begun to warp and fade, flickering unsteadily like a candle burned too long and too hot. Characters may notice minor bits and pieces that seem strange -- an answer from one of the townspeople that seems to be to another conversation entirely. Maybe the trees are too vivid a shade of green and then faded, washed out, like they were done in watercolor. Buildings show shadowed signs of falling into disrepair, the damage there and then gone in the blink of an eye.
And people have gone missing. No, not the plethora of townsfolk who act like they belong in this storybook setting. Instead it's the more familiar faces in Ruby City -- the curious and inquisitive ones, who ask too many questions. At first it may just seem as though they're off and up to something, missing for short periods, feeling unrested after long nights of supposed sleep. But quickly those seem to grow. And then they're gone entirely. Of course, they might turn up again -- though strangely enough without any memory of being gone. That's undoubtedly not the only memory missing either.
Bit by bit as the illusory reality begins to crumble, things turn hostile. The projections in the dream within the dream will run you over with trains! The townspeople, looking ever less human, turn and attack with no provocation. The forest creatures, also twisting unnaturally, are even more ferocious.
Things are not looking good. Of course, the castle itself is still pristine, glowing even. And within is the Princess, holding this all together as best she can -- and losing her grip. Like a cornered animal, she's likely to attack when confronted.
Are you ready for confrontation?
((OOC: Please post under the correct location heading. :) Feel free to dance the villagers/palace guards/forest animal NPCs about in confrontations with your characters. As for the main NPCs, they will mostly stand back and use the townsfolk type NPCs as their weapons and minions. At the end of the final encounter, when all her protectors are destroyed, Chassie will lose her grip on the illusion and collapse. She'll be spirited off by Chari. The city will then go back to looking like it always has, no more fairytale times!))