The Jester Of Tortuga
Ready Player One RPG
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Post by The Jester Of Tortuga on Aug 11, 2023 1:24:41 GMT -8
"My name's Journey,"
She introduced herself as Morrigan sat in the open seat opposite Journey and placed her book and a can of energy drink on the table top and swung her bag down to her feet.
"Morrigan." she replied while opening up the can and taking a quick sip of the liquid. "And i gotta say, the head set you have there is just to die for. If I had to hazard a guess i would say it's the real deal, it doesn't appear to have the wrong materials, off colours or wrong designs on the small things like all the new ones people wear trying for that retro cool vibe. Is she as authentic on the inside as she is on the outside?" Morrigan beamed.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Aug 20, 2023 8:51:25 GMT -8
Journey was beaming over the fact that Morrigan had the same crazy level of appreciation for the classic OASIS equipment that she did.
"It is! It's a family heirloom," she said, reaching up to lovingly pat the side of the visor as if it was a beloved pet. "There's just something about playing in the OASIS the old-fashioned way that's more enjoyable at times, y'know? Don't get me wrong," she lightly gestured a pause, "I do love to get fully emersed and feel like I'm living it, but there's certain types of worlds and games where it's nice to just feel like you're sitting outside of it, holding a remote and playing the game like people played it when it was first came out." As she looked back down toward her plate to stab a couple of veggies onto her fork, her eyes skimmed past her data pad and she gave the example of a particular world the forum she'd been reading was giving tips on. "Old school games, like Mario World," she said, looking back up as she placed the forkful of veggies in her mouth and chewed.
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The Jester Of Tortuga
Ready Player One RPG
Cashy-money: $53,400
A Batman Who Laughs Is A Batman Who Wins
Posts: 2,739
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- Morrigan Ashen
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- Hope Summers
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Lost RPG:
- Lillian-Rose Craven
- Stu Miley
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Once Upon a Time RPG:
- Oogie Boogie/Ken Calloway
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Post by The Jester Of Tortuga on Aug 26, 2023 0:19:23 GMT -8
"Old school games, like Mario World,"
How odd Morrigan thought to herself. The thing she just spent time investigating and diving into turned up here of all places.
"I tended to lean more to carnival games myself, something about the mix of the dark innocence they give off intrigues me. Rigged games and creepy clowns is just an atmosphere to bleed in ya know. I really should give Mario World a go though, the one time I was going to I ened up taking a detour, by that I mean a friend dragged me off into some WWF world to live up their wrestling dream. Do you go to Mario World often?"
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Sept 10, 2023 15:44:03 GMT -8
A ghost of that chill that had run through her when she'd unexpectedly found herself in a creepy carnival ran through her. Journey's chewing paused a moment as the thought of 'how odd' struck her as well. Phobias really liked to haunt a person.
The distraction of that traumatizing situation took her a couple beats to process Morrigan's question. "Not for years. My friends and I only just recently decided to tackle it." The flash of memory of that carnival came across her mind, making her add, "Being a bit of a scardy cat, it's more my speed than creepy carnivals," she said with a sheepish grin. "What about you? Got any OASIS goals you're currently working?" she asked before taking another bite.
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The Jester Of Tortuga
Ready Player One RPG
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- Oogie Boogie/Ken Calloway
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Post by The Jester Of Tortuga on Sept 26, 2023 23:44:21 GMT -8
Morrigan made a mentak note to seek out Journey's run through for Mario World it would be far too easy and coincidental for anything to come from it but Morrigan wasn't exactly drowning in leads to her intruder so far so it wasn't going to hurt her to check it out.
"What about you? Got any OASIS goals you're currently working?"
Such a loaded question, OASIS was technically nothign more than a tool for her to unlock the secrets of the greatest computer of all time, the human brain. If Morrigan could hack into that the potentials were limitless. Everyones memories, their secrets and ideas all would be open for exploration, change, implantation. Sure some were memories could be viewed as a recording but they were more or less recreations made for OASIS, just a cheap imitation of what she really desired.
"Other than convincing pretty girls to give creepy amusement parks a visit?" Morrigan gave a teasing smirk to Journey "Oasis does so much to put dreams for us to play out, ya know, we can play at being anything and everything, star in any media we can practically think of. I guess my goal is to actually live something, something like Parzival and Art3mis meant."
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Oct 15, 2023 12:08:36 GMT -8
"Other than convincing pretty girls to give creepy amusement parks a visit?"
Caught off guard at a rare, open boldness most people didn't possess, Journey glanced up, trying to get a read on the intent of that statement. The expression on Morrigan's face gave her the impression she was more teasing her than serious. Still, Journey wasn't sure if she'd just been hit on by a girl for the first time or if Morrigan had been 100 percent teasing her. Either way, she slightly blushed at the flattery.
"Oasis does so much to put dreams for us to play out, ya know, we can play at being anything and everything, star in any media we can practically think of. I guess my goal is to actually live something, something like Parzival and Art3mis meant."
Journey was glad she'd been glancing down at her food again. While everyone in the world knew the OASIS, not everyone of her generation and younger knew the names of the people who owned it. Exciting moments in history tended to only be in the minds of the people who lived it.
"What they did was amazing!" Journey said, grinning with sincerity that also held a hint of pride that would only be recognized by someone who knew of her familial connection. Excited to be talking to someone of her generation who actually knew about Parzival and Ar3mis, and no doubt, the Halliday easter egg hunt, Journey set aside her fork and spoke with geek filled enthusiasm. "I'm so jealous of them, getting to participate in the biggest event the OASIS has ever known. Can you even imagine what an exciting time that was? The whole world caught up in excitement, everyone playing the same game."
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The Jester Of Tortuga
Ready Player One RPG
Cashy-money: $53,400
A Batman Who Laughs Is A Batman Who Wins
Posts: 2,739
Ready Player One RPG:
- Morrigan Ashen
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X-Men RPG:
- Hope Summers
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Lost RPG:
- Lillian-Rose Craven
- Stu Miley
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Once Upon a Time RPG:
- Oogie Boogie/Ken Calloway
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Post by The Jester Of Tortuga on Oct 19, 2023 22:53:00 GMT -8
"What they did was amazing!""I'm so jealous of them, getting to participate in the biggest event the OASIS has ever known. Can you even imagine what an exciting time that was? The whole world caught up in excitement, everyone playing the same game."
Morrigan took a sip of her energy drink and nodded along with what Journey was saying.
"The Easter Egg hunt was totally legit, all those people playing the same game; Art3mis to unplug, Parzival for Art3mis. Their whole deal was kinda sweet. I checked out some vids of them from those early days, even through the avatars the way he looks at her, just awe behind his eyes like hes found a goddess."
Morrigan thought back to her childhood and the abuse she and her mother suffered from their father because he couldn't even beat Hallidays first trial. Atleast Art3mis and Parzival must have an easy life and pleasant upbringing, but she was here now Morrigan had overcome her own trial as a reult of the great Easter Egg hunt and she knew she too would change the world from it.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Nov 11, 2023 16:18:57 GMT -8
Journey grinned fondly at the praise toward her parents. "She's totally a goddess; a badass warrior goddess," she agreed with elaboration. "And Parzival is the ultimate Geek god who can out-pop-culture trivia anyone. But he's not smug about it, like, at all. Totally down to earth, just a good, decent person. They both are. Winning the Hunt didn't change them."
People were always curious as to how she knew so much about them and she readily gave her usual, casual reason. "I work at GSS. They like to visit with the different departments, chat with everyone, meet the new hires..." She did an 'etcetera' circling gesture with her hand. It was a partial truth, but had always worked for her because it was a truth nonetheless.
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The Jester Of Tortuga
Ready Player One RPG
Cashy-money: $53,400
A Batman Who Laughs Is A Batman Who Wins
Posts: 2,739
Ready Player One RPG:
- Morrigan Ashen
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X-Men RPG:
- Hope Summers
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Lost RPG:
- Lillian-Rose Craven
- Stu Miley
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Once Upon a Time RPG:
- Oogie Boogie/Ken Calloway
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Post by The Jester Of Tortuga on Nov 11, 2023 22:31:58 GMT -8
"She's totally a goddess; a badass warrior goddess,""And Parzival is the ultimate Geek god who can out-pop-culture trivia anyone. But he's not smug about it, like, at all. Totally down to earth, just a good, decent person. They both are. Winning the Hunt didn't change them."
The way Journey spoke about them was like she personally knew them, as if she spent time with them on a regular basis given the familiar way she spoke of them.
"I work at GSS. They like to visit with the different departments, chat with everyone, meet the new hires..."
And there was her answer, they must really like to spent time with their lackeys over doing any actual work judging by the way Journey beamed about them.
"Wow, I am super jelly. My brain gets frazzled just with The U's workload and here you are with a job and living it up in with friends in Mario World. How do you do it? What's your secret, tell me!" Morrigan jokingly pleaded. "Better yet, show me. You, me on a date, dancing in the Overlook Hotels ballroom." Again Morrigan teasingly smirked though she was honest about the Overlook part. The Shining segment of Parzival and ART3MIS' story was always her favorite.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Dec 10, 2023 16:31:08 GMT -8
Journey took the last bite of her food as Morrigan responded.
"Wow, I am super jelly. My brain gets frazzled just with The U's workload and here you are with a job and living it up in with friends in Mario World. How do you do it? What's your secret, tell me!"
Journey was chuckling over Morrigan's playful over-enthusiasm and also over being reminded how lucky she was in her happy, fulfilling life. She picked up her glass of water to take a drink.
"Better yet, show me. You, me on a date, dancing in the Overlook Hotels ballroom."
Caught off guard, Journey choked on her water, causing the water in the cup to splash and dribble down her face. She grabbed her napkin as she placed down her cup, quickly wiping her mouth and chin. It wasn't the asking out part, but the venue that shocked her. "The 'Overlook'?!'" she said wide-eyed on a half humorous, half incredulous tone.
Though Morrigan was teasingly smirking, there was something serious mixed in all of it. Suggesting a place that gave you a literal blood bath in the elevator hallway with monsters mentally screwing with you and/or trying to kill you in all the other rooms was hardly a romantic destination. Morrigan had a fixation on the macabre, a very serious one, judging by how she brought up disturbing OASIS locations every time she spoke. A tiny alarm bell in the depths of Journey's mind was starting to quietly tinkle along with a warning flitter in her gut. Both so small that she thought she was just being silly and paranoid over something as simple as a difference in taste.
Finally noticing a couple of figures standing in her peripheral, Journey glanced up, her wide-eyed expression of incredulity melting into a warm smile. She didn't know how long they'd been standing there. 'Hopefully not long enough to have seen me dribble all over myself,' she thought with a hint of self consciousness. "Oh, hey! This is my new friend, Morrigan. Morrigan, these are my guys," she said fondly with a hand over her heart, "my OASIS team, Emmett and Ray." She gestured to each in turn.
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Anduin
Marvel RPG
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Post by Anduin on Dec 13, 2023 9:03:38 GMT -8
*** Ray and Emmett enter from Emmett's room ***
They had decided to not go to the Recreation centre directly. Ray suddenly had noticed that he felt a bit hungry. So they first made a side trip to the Food Court.
When they entered his eyes spotted Journey. She was sitting at a table together with - Thank goodness, NOT with Lennon, that little prick! - that strange girl. "Hey, buddy, look! There's Journey and... um, Morgan", he said while he jogged Emmett's elbow. Again he wasn't sure if this was the girl's real name but somehow he always associated her with a dark fairy. They couldn't hear what the two were talking about but suddenly they saw Journey dribble her drink over herself. Without any other word Ray started to head over to her. He was sure that his friend followed hard on him. And Journey noticed them immediately. "Oh, hey! This is my new friend, Morrigan. Morrigan, these are my guys, my OASIS team, Emmett and Ray." So - Morrigan. At least his choice of names he had given her in the past sounded all very similar to her real name. "Hi", he said with a quick look at Morrigan. He placed himself right beside Journey's chair and also layed one hand down at her shoulder. It wasn't on purpose. His inner sense just called him to show her that he was at her sight just in case that something was wrong. He still asked himself why she had acted so silly in front of that girl before.
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Ariel
Lost RPG
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Post by Ariel on Dec 27, 2023 23:07:04 GMT -8
"Oh, hey! This is my new friend, Morrigan. Morrigan, these are my guys, my OASIS team, Emmett and Ray."
So - Morrigan."
"Sup, Morrigan?! Welcome to le crew!" Emmett performed a half bow before straightening himself upwards, suddenly aware of just how nerdy he must have looked just now, "I mean - if you wanna chill with us, that's cool," He crossed his arms over his chest and nodded in her direction. What am I doing?! He thought to himself.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jan 28, 2024 16:32:26 GMT -8
Journey saw Morrigan send something that resembled a grin of acknowledgement to both guys before picking up her energy drink to take a slow, drawn-out drink as she studied the two who'd crashed their conversation. At least she got the feeling that Morrigan felt it had been crashed. Considering how brashly she spoke her mind, Journey saw Morrigan's silence as her way of being civil. Morrigan didn't seem thrilled with the interruption, but Journey chalked it up to her seemingly not being the overly social type. She always seemed to be on her own, when Journey spotted her in the cafeteria, and she didn't think she ever saw her talking to anyone in class, preferring to sit quietly and absorb herself in her notebook.
Her eyes went to said notebook, sitting closed on the table. It gave Journey the idea of giving them all an escape from an uncomfortable situation. "Well, I'm all done and I think I've taken up enough of Morrigan's study time," she said as she stood and slung her bag over her shoulder, then grabbed her tray. "I'll see you around, Morrigan!" she said cheerily with a warm smile.
Emmett, seemingly caught up in a loop of trying to be overly cool and confident, then awkward and unsure over how said attempt had gone, was a bit distracted to realize Journey's attempt at a quick exit. She looped her free arm through one of Emmett's crossed ones and dragged him along with her. Ray, however, had picked up on all her signals and had easily fallen in step at her other side as they headed away.
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