For Thine Is; The City

[animusmods]

Characters: any characters who were warped outside
Setting: outside
Format: any
Summary: The outcast residents arrive in the city that surrounds the Tower.
Warnings: psychological horror

The city appears on the horizon long before they reach it, of course--and it stretches and stretches and stretches, swallowing up the landscape until it's all that can be seen before them. And on a hill in the center lay the Tower, as if it were a monolith to be worshiped by an awestruck populace. But if that's the case, then the god has been abandoned: there is no one left alive to pay tribute.

But if that's the case, maybe it's the god who abandoned them first.

The city is dead, and its population has fallen like ash on the streets and buildings. The bodies are familiar ones to those who have seen their home worlds after being taken from it: corpses that do not decompose, with their insides pulled out through their mouths.

The city is sorted into ringed districts--while time is not on your side, you have to pass through each district anyway, so there's nothing saying you can't do a little exploring as long as you don't dawdle too long...

Comments

[savedbyasong]

[When she gags Shion is at her side, looking at her worriedly and putting an arm around her. He looks round as well] Hopefully there will still be water somewhere.

[They were not likely to find food that was not rotten, since everything was dead, and even if they did Shion did not know if they could eat anything that wasn't nutrition bars.]

[animusnpcs]

[The diner itself appears normal, except for its age and the bodies scattered around.

The kitchen in the back is obviously old, but it seems a sink has been left on--and the water is still running. It's too dark here to see the water in detail, though, so the state of it is unknown.

There's a fuse box in the back as well.]

[warriorscribe]

*Enoch follows the pair, and draws closer to the running water. Maybe the light from his soul will help illuminate it?*

Where is this water coming from...?

*What sort of well had enough water to last a thousand years? Part of him wants to reach out and shut it off; the wasting of water is grating to a man who lived in a desert society. But he refrains, thinking the mechanism might simply break and never be able to help them again.*

[animusnpcs]

[The water is brown, but flowing steadily into a large sink and vanishing down the drain.]

[attheclocktower]

[Xion leans into Shion's hold briefly and gratefully before breaking out of it, to head over to where Enoch is standing by the sink. Double the light source, she supposes.

A quick glance at the water makes her draw back and grimace though.]

I don't think that'll help us very much.

[Maybe there was... hopefully bottled water, or something of the sort somewhere...?]

[animusnpcs]

[There's a refrigerator. Of course, it's no longer powered.]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion followed them over and frowned at the water. Not good. He frowned at the refrigerator before opening it, steeling himself for what he might find.]

[animusnpcs]

[Most of the food in the refrigerator is far too old to be any good--there's no mold, but it's gross enough on its own. Still, there are a scant few bottles of water.]

[attheclocktower]

[Xion follows Shion over to the fridge, peering over his shoulder into the fridge itself. She grimaces a little at the food, but her eyes light up when she sees the water.]

There. That should help.

[Edging around till she's more right next to him, she reaches forward to grab one of the bottles]

[warriorscribe]

*And Enoch is right behind them, of course.*

I don't believe it will be enough for everyone, but it should at least be good for the children and those beginning to ail... *He reaches for one or two to carry, himself.*

[savedbyasong]

Let's take what we can and make sure anyone else going into buildings checks for bottles as well. [He grabbed as many as he could himself, trying not to look at the stuff that used to be food]