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interstellar55552016-03-02 08:26 pm
oceantier) wrote in interstellar55552016-03-02 08:26 pm
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In the arms of the ocean, so deep and so cold
Who: Lapis Lazuli and the residents/staff of Virgo Entertainment
What: After Lapis discovers that it was Virgo Entertainment who kidnapped Steven, she attacks the building late at night. More description here.
When: Wednesday, March 2, about one in the morning
Where: Virgo Entertaiment. Note: Lapis will be attacking from deep within the ocean, so she will not be visible.
Warnings: Blind rage. Property damage. Possibly sharks.
His hand in hers still haunts her mind. She can still feel the shadow of them throughout the day, the small weight of his fingers laced in hers, locked together, tight with the pressure of her own.
Worse, she can feel them yanked away, breaking from hers.
The sound of him crying out reverberates in her head, echoing, echoing, loud, louder, louder. She wants to press her hands to her ears, crouch, wait until it fades . . . There's no relief, and the weight of it pounds against her skull in dull and unrelenting rhythm: He's gone, and she's broken her word.
He's sick, he's in danger, and she's broken her word.
There is no relief.
***
The attack comes suddenly, brutally on Wednesday night as the ocean outside of Virgo Entertainment grows restless. The water rolls, it surges, it rocks, it builds, it moans . . . Like great hands thrusting forward, snatching at the earth, a little higher each time . . .
Until suddenly, it's on par with the building itself.
The noise alone may be enough to wake the residents of the building; the water lashes into the building structure. Windows explode in showers of glass, and the water pours in, eager and fast as it can. Wave after wave smites the structure from every angle, at every window they can reach, shattering the glass and sweeping inward with the glee of eager children. The impacts boom against the structure itself, shuddering through the metal and upward even into the very penthouses. There's no danger; the metal will hold. But the sound is horrible, and it continues, on and on and on, as the waves continue to moan and roll and crash, tearing through the very earth outside the building in their wake.
Residents or staff entering the lowest floor may find it immersed in 2-3 feet of water, complete with specimens -- various fish, masses of kelp . . . and if one is unlucky, very likely a shark. Water continues to wash in, easily able to swipe someone off their feet. Caution is recommended.
The sky is clear, and there is no visible cause for the lashing of the waters -- not even a completely specific origin point.
ooc: Feel free to post threads to this log of your characters reacting, investigating, etc. Lapis is under the ocean and a ways out, so would not readily be accessible or visible. (But hey, there's always the ghost of Edna theory, if you're into that kind of thing.)
What: After Lapis discovers that it was Virgo Entertainment who kidnapped Steven, she attacks the building late at night. More description here.
When: Wednesday, March 2, about one in the morning
Where: Virgo Entertaiment. Note: Lapis will be attacking from deep within the ocean, so she will not be visible.
Warnings: Blind rage. Property damage. Possibly sharks.
His hand in hers still haunts her mind. She can still feel the shadow of them throughout the day, the small weight of his fingers laced in hers, locked together, tight with the pressure of her own.
Worse, she can feel them yanked away, breaking from hers.
The sound of him crying out reverberates in her head, echoing, echoing, loud, louder, louder. She wants to press her hands to her ears, crouch, wait until it fades . . . There's no relief, and the weight of it pounds against her skull in dull and unrelenting rhythm: He's gone, and she's broken her word.
He's sick, he's in danger, and she's broken her word.
There is no relief.
***
The attack comes suddenly, brutally on Wednesday night as the ocean outside of Virgo Entertainment grows restless. The water rolls, it surges, it rocks, it builds, it moans . . . Like great hands thrusting forward, snatching at the earth, a little higher each time . . .
Until suddenly, it's on par with the building itself.
The noise alone may be enough to wake the residents of the building; the water lashes into the building structure. Windows explode in showers of glass, and the water pours in, eager and fast as it can. Wave after wave smites the structure from every angle, at every window they can reach, shattering the glass and sweeping inward with the glee of eager children. The impacts boom against the structure itself, shuddering through the metal and upward even into the very penthouses. There's no danger; the metal will hold. But the sound is horrible, and it continues, on and on and on, as the waves continue to moan and roll and crash, tearing through the very earth outside the building in their wake.
Residents or staff entering the lowest floor may find it immersed in 2-3 feet of water, complete with specimens -- various fish, masses of kelp . . . and if one is unlucky, very likely a shark. Water continues to wash in, easily able to swipe someone off their feet. Caution is recommended.
The sky is clear, and there is no visible cause for the lashing of the waters -- not even a completely specific origin point.
ooc: Feel free to post threads to this log of your characters reacting, investigating, etc. Lapis is under the ocean and a ways out, so would not readily be accessible or visible. (But hey, there's always the ghost of Edna theory, if you're into that kind of thing.)
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It's the first time she's ever used the other Gem's name -- and while the note is firm, there's the edge of a plea. "They're hurting him now. They cracked his gem. They stole him. They're not going to wait."
Her eyes come up, stare back across the short distance between them. ". . . Can you blame me for doing what you want to do too?"
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"No! I can't!" she says, on the verge of tears. "And that's exactly why you shouldn't be here! You're unpredictable and emotional! You could ruin all of this with stunts like this! It's not fair!"
She turns away, trying to hide the hurt on her face. "It's not fair that you get to see him and I don't!"
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"But . . ." The emptiness smooths, deepens even softer into something sadder, more wistful. "I couldn't not . . ."
Firmer, "And I'm not leaving. You can find a way to work with me, help me help him, see him for yourself . . . or you can be alone."
". . . And that's something I'm better at than you."
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"I can't work with you if you're going to do things like this," she says, a little calmer. "I'll find my own way."
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She twists to head back towards the rocks. "And don't stand in my way."
Behind Pearl, a wave slaps sharply against the sand near her ankles, showering her with seawater droplets.
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"Goodbye, Lapis," she says, and then she turns away.