hide and seek

[realitymods]

[A fair amount of time after Wolf's transmission, the lights go out, stars and all. When they snap back on a minute later, anyone currently on the Plane will end up at the gates of a run-down, darkened city that looks a bit like old Tokyo, except with the same Plane sky overhead. There are bent and beat-up posters plastered all over, with illustrations of some horrible monsters and a riddle.]

To win hide and seek,
hide from darkness and seek the light.

[The monsters aren't out yet, and there are no residents to be found except the Plane's captives, but there is an eerie, empty feeling about the place.

On closer inspection, this 'sanctuary' is really a dead end. The buildings surrounding it are high with boarded windows, and the alleyways are quick dead ends.

Also, no one has powers anymore. Sorry!]

[ooc: plot start! There will be a post for prisoners going up in a couple of days.

Threadhopping/threadjacking is much encouraged. Don't worry about order, as I will be jumping in occasionally to screw everything up :D]

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[darkercalling]

[Riku isn't ready for that lunge, end of story. Even though he's moving as fast as he can, there's no way he can keep going forever, and clearly the thing had been playing around until now anyway. So when it strikes, it hits - Riku is knocked to the pavement, paws holding him down an all but smothering him. He keeps that stupid, slightly smug little smirk fixed up at the demon, defiant all the way until the end. Because you know what? Menzies got away. And he knows if anyone can find a fix, it's Menzies.

So hey, it's in her hands now. He's okay with that.

Do your worst. What's another death at this point?]

[grip_on_reality]

[Menzies really is going to have to kill Riku later--not that she knows that now. she can hear the noise, of course, but considering the general crashing about that the monster has been doing all along, she can't tell that it's caught him. that's something she'll have to find out from him. for now, she's still hoping that he's found a way to escape--and concentrating on getting away herself]

[despite her hurry, she thankfully does catch a hint of light glittering by her foot. it's so incongruous that she steps back, leaning down to pick up the object. curious, she turns it over in her hand, examining it. softly, she mumbles:] Would you look at that! A key to our troubles, is it?

[while normally a key wouldn't be remarkable, against the grimy ruins of the building, this key stands out like a sore thumb. and on top of that, she can think of only one other thing in all that she's seen of this city that has looked like anything but ruins. because though she only saw the gates from afar, they also shone in stark contrast to the general rundown landscape]

I couldn't be that lucky...

[she frowns, skeptical that this could be as simple as taking the key to those gates. after all, what are the odds that someone would walk into this exact building and find it? she seriously doubts she just defeated the proverbial needle in a haystack. still, it's worth a try, and whatever the key is, she's sure it must be important. she needs it to be, considering what it cost]

[putting it safely into a pouch at her belt, she then hurries through the building toward the back, moving as quickly as she dares in the dark. she's hoping there's an alley behind that she can use to cut along the street for a block or so before she makes her way back to the main road. after all, that creature is still out there, and she's determined not to get herself caught now]

[realitymods]

[The end is quick and painless for Riku, at least. The thing's mouth engulfs him, tossing him back into the darkness with one gulp.

Menzies will be able to find a way out. This particular alley takes her back around, close to the sanctuary where all the residents woke up. From there, she should be able to sneak into a different part of town, if she wants. There's no monsters in the main road. Visibly, anyway.]

[grip_on_reality]

[ooc: And heading over here to the north gates!]