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[dramatispersonae]

My job is strictly to “connect” everyone.
I can’t fight in the sky, which is the spikers’ domain, but …

If I can just get it through, then our Ace will definitely score

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THE GRASSLAND

[guardiandeity]

[ The first, noticeable thing is blinding light. It takes a few good seconds for it to dissipate enough so that anything else is visible, and a few more to actually make out shapes and realizes where you are. It’s nowhere particularly specific, just a vast grassland that looks just about infinite, but there’s something in it that gives a definitely feeling of warmth.

The sky is bright, the sun is high, and there’s a gentle breeze running through that makes just being here surprisingly pleasant and relaxing -- an almost induced peace-of-mind.

For the time being, there isn't anything particularly eye-catching, but a bit farther from where you are, in the distance, you can spot quite a number of balloons flying up high -- all of them colorful, though there’s a few black ones here and there. ]

Re: THE GRASSLAND

[soldieronwards]

[rubbing at his eyes]

Oh, good, this is starting out all right.

[crouching to run his fingers through the grass]

Nothing bad here so far.

Re: THE GRASSLAND

[oedipuswreck]

[squints, frowning, looking down at his hands and then slowly wrapping his arms around himself, uncomfortable]

[he shifts from foot to foot for a few moments, watching the others arrive]

Re: THE GRASSLAND

[appleofhiseye]

...Hello?

[shielding her eyes, trying to block out the light a bit to get a better look around, eventually heading for the balloons if there's nothing more]

Re: THE GRASSLAND

[hakutaku]

. . . that was weird. Kind of weird. Maybe normal for this place . . .

[he sits up and almost automatically, wanders over to the balloons]

Re: THE GRASSLAND

[stageplay]

[ squints a little and looks around ]

So we're supposed to figure out what to do on our own... huh?

[ ok let's head for the balloons then ]

Re: THE GRASSLAND

[heroicmemory]

[a quiet huff before looking around and trying to spot an exit of sorts]

Re: THE GRASSLAND

[screwthatnoise]

[hovering a hand over her eyes like a visor while she looks around, then approaching the balloons!]

Re: THE GRASSLAND

[hakutaku]

[LOOKS AROUND]

Did the guy come back yet . . .

Re: THE GRASSLAND

[firstflower]

Wow...

[watching the balloons with complete awe! ...and maybe going to try and jump up at them.]

Re: THE GRASSLAND

[oogoediamond]

[That sure was a bright light.

Once that's gone though, and she can see, she'll look around, heading after the balloons.]

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[rowrowfighttheflower]

[... BALLOONS :U

Nia's gonna head over to the balloons.]

TURQUOISE - THE MIND

[guardiandeity]

[ As you reach The Mind, once again, for the first few seconds there’s a blinding light that makes it impossible to tell where you are, but soon after it dissipates and finally you can make out your surroundings. ]

Re: TURQUOISE - THE MIND

[guardiandeity]

[ For those who’d been there, you can tell this is Camelot. Specifically, it’s the Great Hall inside the castle. I can’t find the description so for people who weren’t in Camelot just imagine this fancy medieval castle hall full of tables and also a hot chocolate pot.

Overall, the place is cold, but there’s a huge fire where to get some warmth and, of course, the aforementioned chocolate. A few of the tables have team colored (every team, including Sterling and Onyx) tablecloth, and on some, there seems to be a few cards as well. ]

[ The hot-air balloon that took you here stands right behind you, ready to take you back should you want to leave. ]

PINK - THE PRESENT

[guardiandeity]

[ As you reach The Present, once again, for the first few seconds there’s a blinding light that makes it impossible to tell where you are, but soon after it dissipates and finally you can make out your surroundings. ]

Re: PINK - THE PRESENT

[guardiandeity]

[ You’re in Aather once again, this time, right into the ring. It’s evening, the floating lights are bright, but the atmosphere all around you is absolutely not pleasant. And of course it’s not, after all, you just got dropped right into a trauma game.

All around you, you can see a number of unconscious, injured bodies -- each of them wearing a different team uniform. You can’t quite tell what team you’re with right now, but does it matter? Everyone is unquestionably having a hard time. If you pay attention, on the ground where you’re standing, there’s a huge crack that seems to be about to broken up at any moment.

In front of you there’s a guillotine, a cauldron full of hot oil that’s standing lifted up in mid-air, and a small box. Next to them there’s Thunder, wearing Turquoise’s uniform, and looking over each item conflicted. ]

[ The hot-air balloon that took you here stands right behind you, ready to take you back should you want to leave. ]

WHITE - TO THE SKY

[guardiandeity]

[ The hot-air balloon takes you up, up high in the sky. From where you are, you can see the grassland stretching below -- beautiful, wide and infinite -- and right next to you, right next to the clouds, are all the colored balloons. It makes for a rather pretty sight, full of colors and lights, and the nice breeze flowing through just makes it all the more relaxing. ]

Re: WHITE - TO THE SKY

[appleofhiseye]

Not too bad.

[scooting over to see if she can reach out and touch a balloon]

Re: WHITE - TO THE SKY

[heroicmemory]

[In retrospect, flying to the sky is not a good way to find an exit.

Guess he's just gonna chill]

Re: WHITE - TO THE SKY

[firstflower]

[is there a Citrine-colored balloon I can reach for?]

Re: WHITE - TO THE SKY

[rowrowfighttheflower]

[reaching out to touch the balloons :O it's so pretty]

RED - TO THE PAST

[guardiandeity]

[ As you reach The Past, once again, for the first few seconds there’s a blinding light that makes it impossible to tell where you are, but soon after it dissipates and finally you can make out your surroundings … and hear some sort of music in the background ... ]

Re: RED - TO THE PAST

[guardiandeity]

“Wake up, sleepyhead!”

[ As you open your eyes, the first thing you see is the loving face of a beautiful redhead. Her voice is stern, but her smile is sweet, and as you finally get up you realize where you are: a normal bedroom, if a little chaotic. Your own bed is a mess, there’s clothes right on the floor, a bunch of comic books scattered around, and a your pink school bag is sitting on your desk chair. Though there should probably homework on the actual desk, all there is instead are more comics.

Before you can do or say anything more, your childhood friend talks again. ]

“Don’t you have morning training today? You need to go! I prepared breakfast for you already, so please go, okay?”

ORANGE - TO THE BODY

[guardiandeity]

[ As you reach The Body, once again, for the first few seconds there’s a blinding light that makes it impossible to tell where you are, but soon after it dissipates and finally you can make out your surroundings. ]

Re: ORANGE - TO THE BODY

[guardiandeity]

[ You’re in … some odd room of sorts. The floor is wooden and the walls are bright orange, but they’re not the most notable thing of them. No, what’s most notable is that they’re plastered with all sorts of Four-Kanji Idioms (EVERY SINGLE ON ON THE LIST IS PRESENT). For those who can’t read japanese or read at all, you’re somehow able to read what they say anyway.

A bit farther from you, you can see there’s a huge wall that a small figure in the distance is hell-bent on trying to climb -- and quite loud about it to top it off. You can hear various “ORYAAA” and “ONCE MORE!” from where you are. ]

YELLOW - TO THE FUTURE

[guardiandeity]

[ As you reach The Future, once again, for the first few seconds there’s a blinding light that makes it impossible to tell where you are, but soon after it dissipates and finally you can make out your surroundings … and hearsome sort of music in the background, as well as some voice doing narration ]

Re: YELLOW - TO THE FUTURE

[guardiandeity]

[ When the night is darkest and Aather is attacked by the darkest of foes … The Darkness … only a group of brave heroes can stand against it. United together by fierce battles and mighty games, the Guardian Dieties stand brave against the enemy! Only they can defeat the darkest threat of Darkness … ]

[ For the occasion, whatever you were wearing has been turned into something like this, sans helmet, and on your own team color. You find yourself in what looks like a modern-day city, with high buildings in the distance that are currently on fire, and destruction pretty much all around you, as giant dinosaurs made of darkness are attacking the city. OH NO!!

But not all hope is lost: although the place where you find yourself in is run-down and nothing special, even if there is danger in the distance, the people are safe! They are safe, and looking at you with eyes full of admiration.

Suddenly, a short guy wearing some sort of SCIENTIST LAB COAT approaches you ]

“Guardian Deities…!! You’ve finally arrived! The survivors have gathered everything you asked for. It’s time to defeat the darkness, you can do it! We believe in you, please give it your all!”

BLACK - TO THE HEART

[guardiandeity]

[ As you reach The Heart, once again, for the first few seconds there’s a blinding light that makes it impossible to tell where you are, but soon after it dissipates and finally you can make out your surroundings. ]

Re: BLACK - TO THE HEART

[guardiandeity]

[ You’re inside a school’s gym, there’s a volleyball court and a net all set up, and in the middle of the court there’s two figures. You can recognize Thunder’s easily -- he looks the same, after all, and the other is a tall, brown haired guy.

They don’t really seem to be aware of your presence -- in fact, they aren’t really there: just an echo of a memory, and before you can say or do anything you see it play before your eyes: Thunder happily running toward the other guy, getting pretty much all up in his face as he smiles wide (and it’s a smile that reaches the eyes -- the kind filled with amazement and wonder) and talks enthusiastically.

“That was amazing, Asahi-san!!”

and then again

“I’ll take care of everything and get the ball through to you, so spike with everything you’ve got, Asahi-san!!”

As the two fade away from your vision entirely, you can sense Thunder’s deep feelings of admiration for Asahi. ]