Warzone of the soul (Ami thread)

[Bean Bandit]

Ami pauses in her attempt on Celcia's string, and thinks for a moment.

The Talisman...seems almost aware. Yet...for some reason, it's not represented here, like Celcia and I. Why is that?

Thinking it over, Ami reaches out for her surroundings again, closing her eyes. first touching herself, then the surrounding area. Look for discord...something against the background. If the talisman is represented here, somehow, I may gain the upper hand, if I find it.

[Anastasia]

It's here...you think. Yet how it is...it's far away, a long path to follow it indeed.

THAT way, just past the horizon...

[Bean Bandit]

Ami blinks, amazed at this development. Abandoning the idea of viewing Celcia's experiences for now, Ami sets off in the direction she can feel the...Talisman? in. It might take awhile, but it'll be worth it.

[Anastasia]

Walking across your soul.

Hm. Sadly, the terrain shows no signs of changing. As you trudge across the wasteland, if anything, the cold only becomes stronger, more vicious. A normal human would fall and freeze in moments now, but it is merely nectar for your particular body as Sailor Mercury.

Slowly, you find yourself rising up a white hill. The Talisman is still far away, but there seems to be something atop here. A palpable zone of power, a concentrated zone. Atop the hill is a large slab of ice, somewhat taller than you. In front of it is a little groove in the ground, a circlular indentation.

[Bean Bandit]

Ami cautiously approaches the ice, examining it and the small impression curiously. I wonder what this is...I wish I had my computer...do I? Ami cautiously tries looking for her subspace pocket out of mostly reflex, not expecting to find anything as she touches the ice slab itself, gingerly. Hmm...The groove looks deliberate. If this is a magical mechanism of some kind, I would assume it to be the 'button'.

[Anastasia]

While your computer is not found on your examination, you do find the slab to be strangely numbing to the touch. Cancelling, even.

The impression on the ground is large enough for you to stand in - indeed, on close inspection, you see little grooves for booted feet to stand in. You...there is a draw to it, a feeling, along with the power focus, to take this unwritten invitation from deep in your spirit.

[Bean Bandit]

Thoughtfully, Ami examines the depressions carefully. Mmm...Could she have set a trap? I don't think she has the ability to make it call to me like this, though...I hope. But, without my computer, I'll have to make an educated guess...

Taking a deep breath, Ami moves to the depressions, and stands in the spots that seem almost -made- with her feet in mind...

[Anastasia]

There is a click as you step in, the ice humming softly. The great mirror shines as images fill it, taking up your plane of vision.

---

Ahead of you is the great hall of the Moon. Queen Serenity stands, the memories of the past brilliantly recreated. You stand at her side, as do the other Senshi, barring the one of the planet of time.  The court of the Queen buzzes, a great gala dance spreading out as Queen Serenity sits at her dias and throne, watching the events with a small smile.

"You may go now," she murmurs to you, her eyes on the Princess Serenity, as she happily dances in the Earthlight drenched hall.  Rei and Minako smile and dash off with Makoto, giggling happily as they leave you behind.

OOC - Mind check, +1

[Bean Bandit]

Ami tries not to appear flustered, and simply follows behind the other senshi, after hesitating beside the Queen for a moment. Queen Serenity...The Moon...is this an interactive memory? What have I gotten myself into -now-?

[Anastasia]

You follow, the faint music almost heard to your ears. YEt as you go, the other Senshi head away, leaving you to be alone. "Come on, Princess," Minako laughs, leading the other two away into the crowd.

[Bean Bandit]

What...do I do? Ami wonders, hesitating again. As the Senshi disappear, She reluctantly heads off in the direction they went in. I question the wisdom of blindly trying this...

Making her way slowly, Ami looks around, hoping to find something to latch onto. I need...help. she thinks. But if the Princess is out there, and the others are gone...I think I may have some difficulty...

[Anastasia]

As you walk, the Senshi are lost in the crowd, leaving you...alone. As you look about, patrons dance and frolic happily, while you stand by your lonesome. Crushingly alone...only a man, sandy and long hair neatly brushed back, leans against a pillar, sligthly away from everything else. He looks slightly cold, or perhaps bored.

[Bean Bandit]

Ami eyes the man curiously, easing herself into an inconspicious vantage point, unsure of what she's looking for. He did stand out in the crowd, after all. ...Well, it's not like I have a concrete idea of what to do...but surely I could find a better use for my time than boy watching...I hope. Involuntarily, Ami blushes. I do need to settle down. Emotions bouncing all over the place are not going to help.

[Anastasia]

As you settle in, you see the man idly waiting, staying there as the dance goes on.

OOC - Mind check +1

[Anastasia]

* Hatbot --> "Mistress_Ami rolls 2d6+1 and gets 7."

As you sit here...a lightbulb goes off. One of the last birthday parties of Princess Serenity's life, when you got left behind and spent all night alone. It wasn't meant to be, but you ended up going back to your apartments here before midnight, rather depressed at the outcome of this particular dance.

That man was there the entire time...you know that face, but you can't remember anything else other than that he was there.