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Closed: Sara: The Twilight Lands.

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Sara
player, 74 posts
Wed 13 Mar 2019
at 11:29
  • msg #18

Sara: The Twilight Lands

Sara tried to move. Could she at least feel her limbs now? Not that it'd be much help...
Peter Rabbit
NPC, 34 posts
Thu 14 Mar 2019
at 01:41
  • msg #19

Sara: The Twilight Lands



"Pssst."
Peter Rabbit's head popped out of a nearby tree. He was in the hollow of it, clearly trying to get Sara's attention.
Sara
player, 75 posts
Thu 14 Mar 2019
at 14:31
  • msg #20

Sara: The Twilight Lands

Somehow even now she still felt peeved at Peter Rabbit. She ignored him. Or tried to - it was not like she could close her ears, or walk away...
Peter Rabbit
NPC, 35 posts
Fri 15 Mar 2019
at 10:25
  • msg #21

Sara: The Twilight Lands



The Rabbit gave her a snicker and a shrug of her shoulders that seemed to say 'suit yourself.' Then it ducked down into the bottom of the hollow and disappeared from sight.
This message was last edited by the player at 10:25, Fri 15 Mar 2019.
Storyteller
GM, 806 posts
Fri 15 Mar 2019
at 11:35
  • msg #22

Sara: The Twilight Lands


As Peter Rabbit disappeared from view, the world suddenly reverted back to the shadows of the forest. Sara was alone. Waiting for the heavy steps of the tall woman. Waiting for her to return with whatever her 'needles' were. Waiting for the Tattooed Lady to mark her.

It didn't take long.

There was a warm breeze that broke through the forest. It filled the air and Sara's nostrils with a chemical stench. The skin on Sara's face where the woman had grabbed her began to tingle in response to the monster-woman's approach.
Sara
player, 76 posts
Fri 15 Mar 2019
at 17:17
  • msg #23

Sara: The Twilight Lands

Sara grimaced and winced, doing her damndest to look at her face, at her tingling skin. What was happening to it?
Evil Circus - The Tattooed Lady
NPC, 39 posts
Fri 15 Mar 2019
at 21:54
  • msg #24

Sara: The Twilight Lands




The Tattooed Lady came into view, her face smiling, the green, black and red designs on her skin catching the light of the moon. Sara's face was almost magnetically pulled towards her. The skin was now stretching outward as if some invisible hand was tugging at her cheek.

The woman stalked towards her and looked down like how a dentist might look at a patient.

"Can I let you out of this chair? Or will you try to run?"
The Tattooed Lady asked Sara in a voice that was somehow both old and young at the same time. The voice sounded young, but it was an older style of talking. The kind of style that people who like watching black and white television shows would probably talk.
Sara
player, 77 posts
Fri 15 Mar 2019
at 22:12
  • msg #25

Sara: The Twilight Lands

So she could run. Should she, though? Sara was too confused by the situation to come up with a plan. But... having the option was better than nothing. "Let me out."
Evil Circus - The Tattooed Lady
NPC, 40 posts
Sat 16 Mar 2019
at 21:49
  • msg #26

Sara: The Twilight Lands



The Tattooed Lady waved her hand and the restraints disappeared.

OOC: Sara loses the condition 'Immobilized' and can now move.


"I am the Tattooed Lady. I was once a woman marked by the Ancient ones long ago. But am no longer a woman. Now I find others to mark. You have wandered into a place that I hide in. And now I will mark you."
The Tattooed Lady spoke to Sara in a silky smooth voice.

"I will mark you. And then you will be mine. You will serve me all of your days. You will carry my commands out to the living in your world. And when you sleep you will return to me."

Sara
player, 78 posts
Sun 17 Mar 2019
at 14:56
  • msg #27

Sara: The Twilight Lands

"Ancient ones?" Sara asked, dully. She still had trouble understanding just how... serious this whole situation was. But that seemed important. "What ancient ones? Are they still around?" she frowned.
Evil Circus - The Tattooed Lady
NPC, 41 posts
Tue 19 Mar 2019
at 22:41
  • msg #28

Sara: The Twilight Lands



"Questions." The Tattooed Lady stated in surprise. "That is usual. Certainly this early. Maybe I underestimated you. Most children that have crossed my path during this time have either been too terrified to speak or two overwhelmed with tears to say anything else than mindless sobbing."


"I will mark you. And then you will be mine."
She repeated. "Then you may ask your questions. Then you may receive some answers."

"But first I will give you a choice. Do want the mark on your face? Or on your hand?"

Sara
player, 79 posts
Tue 19 Mar 2019
at 23:09
  • msg #29

Sara: The Twilight Lands

That's right, she was special. "My hand," she decided, somewhat more firmly.
Evil Circus - The Tattooed Lady
NPC, 42 posts
Thu 21 Mar 2019
at 10:27
  • msg #30

Sara: The Twilight Lands



"Very well." The Tattooed Lady stated. "Now I will write the letters of the old tongue into your hand." And with that, she pricked Sara. There was a humming sound as the needled went in and out of Sara's skin, lancing pain suddenly shooting up. The woman moved fast. Strange letters and odd symbols carved, and leaving blood spattering onto the forest floor. The ink smelled of rot. It wasn't so much that the woman was injecting ink. It was like she was stabbing Sara and the ink already in her was rising to the surface to fill the wound with acid.

OOC: Sara takes 1 lethal damage

OOC: Sara rolls Resolve + Composure with the following results:

0 Successes: Sara screams. A deep bellow of pain

1 Success: Sara starts to cry, a deep sobbing from the pain

2 Successes: Sara lets out a shriek, but manages to hold back the obvious sobbing, tears flowing down her face in silence

3+ Successes: Sara keeps in all in.

Sara
player, 80 posts
Thu 21 Mar 2019
at 17:06
  • msg #31

Sara: The Twilight Lands

Sara wasn't about to go to pieces in front of this lady. She was way stronger than that, no matter what anyone might have thought. And this was her chance to prove just how badass she really was. Sara smiled through the pain.

Her fear and shock had receded enough by then, and she had just about convinced herself that this was what she wanted, exchanging one monster friend for another to get an opportunity to get up to more mischief than ever before. This was way cooler than some lame bubblegum tea party with a bunch of stuffed animals.

OOC: 22:01, Today: Sara rolled 4 successes using 4d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s ((10(+8),1,9,10(+5))).

Wow.

This message was last edited by the player at 17:07, Thu 21 Mar 2019.
Evil Circus - The Tattooed Lady
NPC, 43 posts
Fri 22 Mar 2019
at 11:56
  • msg #32

Sara: The Twilight Lands



Sara felt hot needle move in and out of her flesh. The pain was unbearable. It seared through her skin like a sewing machine gone wild. Blood shot up and speckled her face.

But Sara kept it all in.

The Tattooed Lady looked up at Sara and met her eyes with one raised eyebrow. The woman's look seemed to be one of surprise. Surprise that Sara wasn't screaming. Surprise that Sara wasn't weeping. Surprise that Sara didn't try to get up and run far, far away.

But there was no where to go.

So while Sara's insides wretched with pain, she sat there and took it. She looked down and saw strange symbols and curved letters that she didn't recognized. They were being painted into the flesh of the back of her hand.
Sara
player, 81 posts
Fri 22 Mar 2019
at 19:06
  • msg #33

Sara: The Twilight Lands

After mentally preparing herself for a few moments to keep herself from screaming once she opened her mouth, Sara whispered: "What does that spell?"
Evil Circus - The Tattooed Lady
NPC, 44 posts
Sat 23 Mar 2019
at 17:54
  • msg #34

Sara: The Twilight Lands



"These are the letters of the Old Time, when your world and our world were one. They are the words in the time before, when Men walked with Devils." The Tattoed Lady explained.

She had stopped needling now. She lifted Sara's hand up so Sara herself could see:

Sara's entire left hand was blue. It was blue with the ink, tattoo ink ti be precise. Arcane letters, crescent moons, stars and symbols. There were jagged lines that marked Sara's fingers and blue swirls on the palm of her hand. Every inch of Sara's hand was marked.
Sara
player, 82 posts
Sun 24 Mar 2019
at 04:46
  • msg #35

Sara: The Twilight Lands

Sara examined one side of her hand, then the other. "So... What does this do, exactly? Can you reach me in... my world?"
Evil Circus - The Tattooed Lady
NPC, 45 posts
Sun 24 Mar 2019
at 19:29
  • msg #36

Sara: The Twilight Lands



"You will receive a sign when I am ready. It will be a bright light. You must follow it." The Tattooed Lady commanded.

"You will find out exactly what these symbols are when you wake. Tomorrow, you will wake up. And when you do, before the day is over you must take a knife and stab your self through the palm of your hand. Not a little jab or poke. You must push the knife entirely through your hand."

"Then when you have and I have seen it done, I will send you the sign. Then you will return to me."

This message was last updated by the player at 10:34, Mon 25 Mar 2019.
Sara
player, 83 posts
Mon 25 Mar 2019
at 03:26
  • msg #37

Sara: The Twilight Lands

That did give Sara some momentary pause, but then she nodded: "Sure."
Evil Circus - The Tattooed Lady
NPC, 46 posts
Mon 25 Mar 2019
at 10:37
  • msg #38

Sara: The Twilight Lands



"Good." The Tattooed Lady replied. "I have given you a command, and you have accepted it. This is a sign of good manners. And will be repaid in kind."

"I have always been fond of good manners."

"After you have completed your task, when you see the light follow it. That is all."


And she gave Sara a simple not of her head as if the conversation was over.
Sara
player, 84 posts
Mon 25 Mar 2019
at 10:56
  • msg #39

Sara: The Twilight Lands

"Uh... right." No one ever complimented her on her manners before, Sara was pretty sure. "So, where do I go now?"
Evil Circus - The Tattooed Lady
NPC, 47 posts
Tue 26 Mar 2019
at 09:15
  • msg #40

Sara: The Twilight Lands



"Did you understand me?" The Tattooed Lady's voice had suddenly grown harsh. The forest itself growing colder almost instantly after she spoke. "I have given you a command."

It appeared, that for whatever reason, the woman was unsatisfied with Sara's answer. Perhaps she didn't hear. Or perhaps its was the delay in Sara's response. Whatever it was, it appeared the monster-woman was intent on getting Sara to clarify her response, to affirm her role in some kind of Master and student relationship.
Sara
player, 85 posts
Tue 26 Mar 2019
at 13:54
  • msg #41

Sara: The Twilight Lands

Sara frowned. "After I wake up, I'll stab my hand. Then, I'll follow a bright light." She was a little confused by the precise intended sequence, but that was what made the most sense.
Evil Circus - The Tattooed Lady
NPC, 48 posts
Tue 26 Mar 2019
at 21:54
  • msg #42

Sara: The Twilight Lands



The Tattooed Lady nodded.

"Very good."

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