open RP post, SPV-style!

[notanybunny]

open rp post
set in the collective spherevitaen
(Star Ocean 3 x King of Bandits Jing) universe


HOW TO PLAY:
1. Toplevel your character.
2. Choose or RNG a prompt from the list below. Add starters, indicate prefs. Or not. It’s up to you.
3. Reply to others.
4. Lather, rise, repeat.
5. Have fun! Don’t worry too much about the setting or the universe-specific details. But if you do have questions, ask away here! ♥


PROMPTS:

1. COFFEE DATE ‣ You’re in Surferio. It’s like Venice, only more old-school. Very green. The houses are more like huts, and they’re connected by wooden bridges. And the city’s teeming with all sort of humanoids — a Featherfolk here, a Menodix there. Watch out for the Lousyds in the water!

One of the city’s newest attractions is a cozy little café, said to serve the best pumpkin and ginger pies. And potato donuts. If you’re lucky, the chef will be in; he’s said to be terribly cute, with his trademark red bandanna and black wings. If not, his wife will surely be around, or at least one of his two charming daughters.


2. BAR BRAWL ‣ Kirlsa is a sleepy little mining town. The action’s mostly contained in the large manor in the middle of the area, which is not only the Count’s home, but also the headquarters of the Storm Brigade, Airyglyph’s cavalry division.

Tonight, though, the town’s modest tavern is abuzz with activity. The soldiers are out to party, including their more notorious cousins from the Black Brigade, the heavy cavalry unit based at the nearby Training Facility. One can expect trouble sooner or later, however; the two divisions don’t exactly get along.


3. DRAGON DANCE ‣ Congratulations! You didn’t die from what was essentially a battle with an air dragon, so now you’re a member of the Dragon Brigade, Airyglyph’s elite military force. From this point onward you and the dragon are partners — go ahead, name him/her — and you will have all sorts of adventures! Fancy a scouting mission? Go randomly exploring? Or would you like a special assignment from the King himself?


4. MAGIC SCHOOL ‣ The queens of the rival kingdoms of Airyglyph and Aquaria have launched their special joint project, the Center for Runological Studies, a magic school situated in Aquaria’s capital city of Aquios. And you are among its first batch of lucky students!

Excited? You probably will be, if you’re from Aquaria. Runology is in your blood. You probably even know a spell or two by now. Nervous? If you’re from Airyglyph, you should be. This is new territory; Glyphians are soldiers, not sorcerers. But you must have talent, if you’ve made it here?


5. PRISON BREAK ‣ You’re in a high-security military facility. A state-of-the-art, very modern prison, reserved for the most dangerous of enemies of the Pangalactic Federation. You’re one of the prisoners, or one of the guards, or one of the infiltrators — either way, whoever you are, you’re inside when the breaking out happens. Sound the alarm!


6. UNDER SIEGE ‣ The enemy is at the gates! Greeton’s invasion of Airyglyph has begun, and the mech army is now arriving at the capital. Imagine giant robots, able to shoot fire out of their arms, climbing up a fortified city built on the face of a mountain. Airyglyph’s strategic location has protected the kingdom from being invaded in the past — but not today.

The city’s in chaos. The evacuation order has been given, but most of the kingdom’s forces have been deployed to ground zero several days ago, and have been subsequently annihilated. The remaining soldiers are doing the best they can, but it looks like all is lost; even the queen seems to have accepted that, as she watches impassively from the castle balcony.


7. MYSTERIOUS EGG ‣ What’s that? An egg? Why is there a name and a crown symbol on it? You take it home, and sometime later it hatches... into some sort of animal. Is it a bird? A cat? A dog?

Even stranger, you’ll soon be able to do tricks with your new friend. Latching on to some part of your body, you can then fire balls of energy and cause explosions. Where will this new power and partnership take you?


8. INFILTRATION MISSION ‣ The mech army has one weakness: a central computer coordinating and controlling its movements. Your mission is to infiltrate the kingdom of Greeton, find the computer and shut it down. It should be fairly easy, but... your team isn’t exactly in good shape. Not just physically; you don’t all get along, either.


9. ROYAL PARTY ‣ Welcome to Quentão, a shining white palace built atop a waterfall. You don’t remember how you got here, but here you are, in a nexus of worlds. The palace is not just exquisite, it’s stunningly magical. You won’t see any servants, but the place is squeaky clean. And it seems to be able to anticipate your needs. Tired? Oh, look, there’s a chair that wasn’t there before. Hungry? Go to the lavish dining hall and food will magically appear.

Even better, there seems to be a party going on! A pretty extravagant one, too. The main hall is bustling with activity, and just outside it is a fancy fountain with strangely mesmerizing rainbow-colored water. Huh.


10. HOLY HEIST ‣ So an important ancient relic just got stolen. Or is being stolen. Either way, it’s important, and you’re definitely going to lose it at some point, because it’s being taken by no less than the Bandit King. What are you going to do? Chase after the thief? Call the cops? Break down sobbing? Offer a sacrifice to the gods and pray that they smite him?

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[notanybunny]

Nita Callahan | Young Wizards

[unfavorableinstigation]

9 because what could go wrong with a party

[ilda]

[ Splash!

Straight into the fountain.

Some of the guests are startled, but they don’t really have to be, because Ilda’s head surfaces a moment later. And she’s, well, laughing. ]

Woohoo!

Hans Westergaard | Frozen

[justhans]

[ Default canon point is prior to his arrival in Arendelle. 9 obviously, 1 and 2 works too! ]

Marjoly | Marl Kingdom

[baddestqueen]

[ Will wing it either pre or post-Rhapsody. She’ll be teaching in 4 — she does it in Disgaea, I think? 1, 2 and 9 will also be fun.

And 10! OMG someone steal the Shadow of Beauty from her castle please, she’ll freak out! XD ]

Cadrien “Cade” Callistarte | OC

[estrangedheir]

[ 2, 6 and 7! Also 10, but he’ll probably be the one accused of stealing the relic because just look at that smug grin okay. ]

Jacen Solo | Star Wars Legends

[soloflight]

[ Nerfing/AU-ing accordingly, let’s see how things roll. 5 and 8! ]

EVERYTHING.

[unfavorableinstigation]

[Alright, so the all-expense-paid pass to this nexus via Worldgate in the Crossings had been well worth the visit.

Something had been bothering Nita about the water all this time, though.

Hence why she was at the edge of the fountain, trying to gauge what was wrong through wizardry-based senses alone.

And thus, is now currently soaked.]

Hey!

A warning would've been nice!

[She'll recognize you in a second, Ilda.]

[ilda]

[ It takes Ilda a moment to realize she’s not in Aifaran anymore. And then five seconds for the following facts to sink in: she’s in a fountain, the people around are wearing really pretty dresses, and oh hey the water is the color of the rainbow.

... Is it poisonous?

She nearly jumps out of the fountain, horrified by that last thought. ]

Holy queen mother of Apodeia! Where— [ Cupping her hands, she starts calling out: ] YATOOOO WHERE ARE YOU WHERE ARE WE

[unfavorableinstigation]

[Nita's eyebrows furrow, and she backs away carefully from the fountain, letting Ilda follow her.

She remembers Aifaran, but she'd never been asked to write a report about what she'd found, so the city between the three planes was largely still a mystery to her.]

... Ilda?

[Okay, okay. Infodump a little, try to get on the same page.]

I mean, I know this place is called Quentão, and that it's pretty friendly, but I wasn't exactly given a whole pamphlet to work off of.

I haven't seen Yato, either.

[ilda]

[ She stops short when her name is called, and she turns abruptly to face the other girl. Her eyes widen in recognition and amazement. ]

Nita! Holyyyy— NITA IT'S YOU!

[ Bye, bye, infodump. Or whatever else you've been saying, Nita. Ilda's no longer paying attention; she's hugging you now, maybe a little too tightly and enthusiastically. ] You're here, you're here! Wow! I have no idea what's going on but this is so cool! I mean Yato and I were just out swimming a while ago and jumping from cliffs and— [ She stops again, her expression one of confusion as she sees what she's now wearing. ] Okay. I'm pretty sure I was wearing a bikini. Does this look like a bikini to you?

[ It's not. In fact, it's a very pretty princess dress, exactly like the one she's asked Yato to make her. ]

[unfavorableinstigation]

[As surprising as it is, Nita returns the hug and begins to smile.]

Someone might've put a worldgate in wherever you were swimming, or this place summons people at random...

[Nita blinks twice.]

Yeah, that's not a bikini. This place seems to be able to make things or change itself for people, though.

[And perhaps the water had been a part of that.]

We might want to get dry, next!

[... And they don't immediately dry off. It was worth a try.]

[ilda]

[ Ilda laughs. Swimming with Yato’s been fun, but this is such a cool surprise! Finding Nita, popping into another magical place where there’s no less than a fancy party going on... yep, this one’s for the books!

Should she be worried? She wonders that for a moment, but shrugs the thought off almost immediately. Worrying’s never gotten her anywhere; the universe will take her to wherever she needs to be, and right now, that’s here! ]

Well what do you know, we’re dry and— OH MY GODDESS WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?

Hitting this one up first because it required setup~

[unfavorableinstigation]

[Huh. How about that.

And then Nita shivers, and she realizes belatedly it's not from the water and-]

Oh gods!

[Her expression isn't entirely horror; mostly because the "blue glass" dress is at full opacity for the moment.

But that could change anytime, she knows, because she knows this dress. And she's starting to get more of an idea of this place.]

Maybe I should ask this place for more warnings- Uh, I got it at the Crossings. Definitely not standard wear where I'm from, though.

For 7! As an AU, obviously.

[wingsofdragon_badgeofhawk]

[Tiamaris reborn! He is a golden-scaled Dragon with a True Word at his heart; effectively, it's his soul. It also makes him an Immortal, though his species handles durability just fine even outside of that.

Care for a Dragon who's gotten lost in the worlds... and recycled? >)]

Khrista Leinne Traydor | SPV (OC)

[khristalized]

1 ‣

[ A thirteen-year-old girl is manning the counter. She has black hair and crystalline blue eyes — although you can’t really see those eyes too clearly because she seems to be busy reading something. Most people won’t recognize what it is she’s reading from, but if you’re from offplanet, or from some other modern dimension... it’s definitely some sort of smartphone. And she might not actually be reading. More of, well, texting. Maybe even watching videos.

She hardly looks up when a customer approaches, asking distractedly: ] Hi welcome may I take your order?



5 ‣

[ Khrista, now 16, is one of the infiltrators. She’s tiny for her age, but don’t let her petite figure deceive you. While a taller, more muscular blonde teenager is in command of the mission, Khrista is the one of those getting things done on the field. She’s fiery, fearless. And a pretty good shot with a blaster.

She clears out the way for you, shooting several soldiers waiting along the corridor. She pulls up her visor, her blue eyes bright in the dim light of the prison facility. ] Go, go!



8 ‣

[ At 23, Khrista is still petite, but her blue eyes are sharper, her overall demeanor more composed, more confident. This time, she’s leading the mission; the blonde girl from years ago has long been gone now.

You can see the determination in her eyes... and the desperation. This mission is critical, and everyone knows it. Greeton’s mech army has conquered nearly the entire continent, destroying towns and cities in its wake.

But for her, the stakes are higher. More personal. The mechs are closing in on Aquios, the rebels’ last stronghold, and the rebel army is terribly outnumbered and outclassed.

The rebel leader is her lover. ]

Fiammetta Nox | SPV (OC)

[innoxious]

2 ‣

[ A tavern isn’t a place for a kid, but there Fia is, sitting by a table in a corner with a couple of old soldiers. She’s sipping something that’s clearly not beer or wine, and she’s doing so with the grace of someone who’s obviously noble-born, dressed though she is as a soldier.

She’s only 14, but she’s tall and lanky, and pretty. She probably would’ve been a dancer, if she hadn’t been born into a very military family. In fact, the weapons she‘s carrying — a bow across her back, a dagger tucked into her belt — hardly make her look threatening.

Over all the noise, she hears someone say “the general’s daughter” and she promptly ducks her head, as if it would help her disappear into the crowd. ]



9 ‣

[ A decade older now, Fia walks quietly through the palace halls, eyes darting around, searching. The war’s clearly taken a toll on her, yet even so, she’s stunningly pretty, albeit a little rough around the edges. Then again, after all those years of fighting and surviving, who isn’t? She’s lucky to have lived through the worst of it, even managing to settle down and have a family of her own.

She’s holding a letter, and while it’s not immediately visible, a closer look would reveal a very important seal on the parchment. It’s from the king of New Aquor... but why would His Majesty summon the general’s wife, instead of the man himself? ]



10 ‣

[ Fia bursts into the room, and while she’s clearly in a hurry, bearing urgent news, she has years and years of practiced grace that she appears a lot calmer than she really is. She’s nearly forty, but time has been kind to her.

Still unable to speak, not since that plague that struck Airyglyph when she was thirteen, she signs, and mouths at the same time: ] The Orb. It’s been stolen.

[estrangedheir]

[ A lot of the men don’t care for patrolling or scouting, but Cade almost always volunteers, taking the opportunity to be left alone in the woods. While he’s a good kid deep down, he’s not the most social of people, preferring to do things on his own or with the very few individuals he’s come to trust.

That’s how he comes across an unusually large egg with strange markings that almost look like a crown and a... name? ]

Tia... maris...

Huh. Wonder where this one’s nest is.

[wingsofdragon_badgeofhawk]

[Not here.

If Dragons in this realm are capable of telepathy while still in the egg, Cade should be able to get that much of an impression.

The egg wobbles, though that's not an answer.]

10! Just cause!

[goldtiger]

He really didn't get it. This place really didn't look like what he imagined and after getting caught at the castle and fleeing. On his way from fleeing the guards of the castle, Dohko grabs a random artifact without really thinking before using his training to really high tail it out of there!

omg ilu *o*

[baddestqueen]

Despite what Marjoly's bragged about Beauty Castle, it's really not as well-guarded and as hard to get into. Sure, it's guarded by her infamous Nyanko army, but they're really only infamous because they're practically... well, stupid. And lazy. Most of the time. Like 99% of the time.

So there's now some sort of chase going on, and the kitties are moving like a cute harmless little mob, trailing after Dohko.

And then, poof! The nearest doorway is suddenly smoking (literally), and within it a silhouette of a smoking (figuratively) woman appears.

"Who dares to steal my precious treasure?!"

XD I was gonna ask which one you wanted to do but then I saw that prompt.

[goldtiger]

All those Nyanko's were too cute to hurt. As the ancient Gold Saint flees, an idea goes through his head and reaching into a pocket, he throws back towards the harmless mod some fish jerky, he made himself! Perfect distraction!...

That is until smoke came out of no where and a woman appears within it. Dohko blinks and stares at her.

"What treasure?" And now the biggest question of the century as he flashes one of his cheeky and charming smiles. "Who are you?"

/cue Evil Queen XD

[baddestqueen]

Talk about perfect distraction! The Nyankos go crazy over the fish jerky, the fleeing thief all but forgotten. At least for the time being.

There's a little too much smoke that Marjoly begins to cough (she's really not the best in the magic department, despite what she says). The smoke, too, prevents her from seeing her enemy clearly; he's about as much of a silhouette to her as she is to him. She can hear him perfectly fine, though, so when he asks about the treasure, she practically erupts into a hissy fit. "Don't play games with me! The Shadow of Beauty! Give it back!"

But when he asks who she is... well. That gives her pause. Mostly because she's stunned that he hasn't heard of her before. Why hasn't he heard of her before? That must be remedied!

"Hohohoho! Who am I, you ask?" she starts to say with a boisterous laugh. "NYANKOS! Come, and let us introduce this pitiful fool to the mistress of this castle!"

(To the Nyankos' credit, they stop fighting over the fish jerky and go into their respective formations.)

"Mightier than the gods, colder and more calculating than the devil! She works tirelessly to achieve her cherished dream: to make all beautiful young men her own, and to establish her paradise on this earth... THE HAREM!"

(Oh wow, there are even some suspenseful drumrolls there. Good job, Nyankos!)

"The most beautiful woman and the greatest witch in the world! That is I! Marjoly!"

Dohko's a lucky guy; he's treated to a live musical performance — for free!

Nevelle Robert Leingod | SPV (OC)

[cavalero]

4 ‣

[ Perhaps it's unintentional, but pre-designated seating seems to be a thing in the first years' classroom. Although few, the Glyphians are huddled together in the back rows, most of them nervous and uncomfortable, and looking quite unprepared in comparison to their Aquarian counterparts in the front rows, all armed with scrolls and parchments and magical paraphernalia.

There's even a VIP section of sorts, frontmost and center. There are only two seats, in fact, and on one of them sits Nero, a gangly fourteen-year-old rumored to be a prodigy among the new generation of runologists. He's a little too engrossed with sketching runes at the moment, though. ]

Heitor Valeros | SPV (OC)

[dysconnected]

5 ‣

[ The rescue team stands stumped in front of a massive, thick door. They’ve managed to navigate through the Federation’s labyrinth of a prison, evading capture or triggering any alarms, but now they’ve come to a dead end.

The girls start arguing. Amber, tall and blonde and beautifully toned and obviously the one in command, insists that they must’ve taken a wrong turn somewhere. Khrista, pretty and petite and surprisingly well-adjusted for someone hailing from a backwater planet, counters that there wouldn’t be an impregnable door like the one before them if there isn’t anyone important they’re trying to keep in.

Heitor purses his lips for a moment, then moves to the console just beside the door. The girls gasp as he reaches out to touch it; he stops to give them a small smile. ]

Trust me.

[ He doesn’t bother cracking the code. Instead, he places his palm on the device, and closes his eyes.

And then there’s a soft click. ]