Clockwork Maze

[forever-noble.livejournal.com]

Characters: Satoshi, Daisuke, Donna, Oliver, Benny, Riku, Isaac, Box, Ai, Cally and those who venture in to deliver friendship speeches/whacks to the head!
Location: Near the Plane's mansion in a completely empty area--UNTIL something suddenly appears!
Time: After the watch has completed its collection of hearts and has found a permanent host.
Summary: The rogue watch artwork pushes forward with its attempt to take over its host once and for all, and to make sure it can do this in peace, it creates this lovely maze and calls all its previous seven evil exes hosts to come protect it.
Warnings: Violence, hero speeches, expressions of friendship so sweet you may want to have a toothbrush handy, etc.


Outside the grand Plane mansion a maze of sorts suddenly springs into being, with walls that look like they've been ripped not out of someone's garden but out of thousands upon thousands of clocks and cobbled into something gorgeous and quintessentially steampunk. Brass, gold, and silver gears in various sizes click, turn, and whirr together, always ticking, always counting as watch hands of all kinds slowly move in time. The deeper one goes in, drawing ever closer to the center, the faster and chaotic the clock hands move. But those clockwork walls might not be as innocent as they appear... Traps await those who foolishly venture in, like the clockwork insects flitting and crawling about.

Somewhere from within, a deep tone chimes slowly as if tolling the hour. And in the very center of it all stands a simple woman, seemingly waiting while deep inside her, a battle rages to suppress her very being.

[ooc: Guardians, go ahead and tag in! (Log details are here.) Feel free to use log-style prose or action tag-style brackets, whichever you'd prefer to use!]

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Guardian the first!

[grand-gaia.livejournal.com]

[Someone feel like dealing with a pissy Venus Adept with a REALLY BIG SWORD?]

[bob-fraser-snr.livejournal.com]

[Oblivious to any bad temper and having no clue to who this person is, Bob, apparently blithely walks up.] Fine weapon you have there. [Because that's why you're showing it off.]

[grand-gaia.livejournal.com]

[Growly] You think so huh? Back off, or you'll see a bit more than you might want to.

[darkercalling]

[Here is Riku, feeling right at home amongst all of this clockwork and machinery. His sword is drawn, and he is pissed. Determined. Driven.

Anyone want to take him on, or try to slap some friendship into him?]

[bit_impossible]

[naturally, he feels right at home amongst clocks--what Time Lord wouldn't?--but ohhh, is he wary all the same. he's no stranger to traps, and walks into them willingly, but he wonders who could be the final host and what these traps might be like. so when he comes across Riku, sword all drawn, he can't help but just raise his eyebrows in mild surprise]

Ohh, now isn't this a surprise? I'd almost ask whether that sword's for me, but well, I think that answer is a bit obvious, isn't it?

[darkercalling]

[The second the Doctor begins speaking, Riku snaps into a fighting stance, blade pointed at him.]

That depends on whether or not you're going to stay in my way.

[lovethepossum.livejournal.com]

[And here is Cally! Standing coldly in the middle of her section with a sneer on her face, clockwork folk around her and hands behind her back.]

[Dirty fighting? Yes, sir or ma'am.]

[bonnypiperlad]

[A bearded Jamie approaches cautiously, carrying a bag of recently-gathered supplies. The maze suddenly appearing would have been enough to draw his attention on a regular day, but given what's been happening, a bit of creeping along to see what's going on is definitely in order. Dodging the traps is tricky, but he manages to get through...only to come across Cally and her clockwork folk. Being unaware of her specific involvement with the watch, he looks at her in a bit of confusion.]

Hey, what are ye doing here?

[lovethepossum.livejournal.com]

[She coldly tilts her head at him and smirks, gesturing behind her shortly... Which, of course, means that the clockwork folk shuffle along behind her. What fun; better than a nice fortnight on a beach, ey?]

[...I mean, you don't get coldly smirking vaguely evil necromancers on a beach, right?]

Why do vermin insist upon accosting me?

Box's area

[boxtheotaku.livejournal.com]

Box is standing still, with a calm expression on his face. Almost deadly calm. It's a rare sight actually. Might be because he finally has a goal, something he must succeed in no matter what. It gives him courage and determination.

Bit further ahead of him two clockwork warriors (http://justaman78.deviantart.com/art/Steampunk-concept-159110297?q=boost%3Apopular%20steampunk&qo=190) are waiting for intruders too. They aren't big, around a taller human's height.

((ooc: Hope it's ok bringing these guys. >>;))

[bit_impossible]

The moment the warriors and Box come in to view, the Doctor's eyes went wide--but not completely because of Box. He thought the clockwork warriors were beautiful, but oh so deadly just from the looks of them.

"Box," he said quietly and oh so calmly, "you need to get away from them. Back up slowly and I'll keep their attention on me while you get away."

[ex_oneiromancer912]

Morgana is quick on the Doctor's heels, but she stops in her tracks, almost gasping at the clockwork soldiers. They really were beautiful.

But this wasn't right, and she knew that. She put a hand on her sword and called to Box, "I can fight them to give you time."

[oliverplus]

[Oliver is standing in the middle of one of the passages, blocking the way as well as he can. he has a sneer on his face and a knife in his hand, looking ready for a fight. but if a regular (albeit angry) human isn't enough for you, there is also a clockwork soldier standing behind him, wielding a sword and looking on ominously with a clock-face]

[bit_impossible]

[a bit tired by now, the Doctor can't help groaning when he sees Oliver with a knife, not to mention the sword-wielding clockwork soldier]

Blimey, it just isn't my day, is it?

[oliverplus]

Doctor! [grins] I knew you'd be coming.

But unfortunately for you, this is as far as you go.

[sosweet]

[Oh for Athena's... you really enjoy trouble, Oli.] [After hearing some people were also possessed by the mentioned watch, Saga had a bad feeling about the situation... until he noticed the big maze outside the mansion. He wasn't very pleased with the spectacle so he had no option but to enter, fully aware of possible traps and enemies.

But then... he saw Oliver, with that same expression he had before at the Bar. Sure this boy was giving him a hard time.]

Oliver... I told you to stay at home. What are you doing here?

[oliverplus]

[he really isn't; he's just lucky that way! but he's certainly asking for it at the moment. Oliver laughs at Saga's words]

What, did you think I had to listen? I have something much more important to do. [he takes a step back, moving beside the clockwork warrior to effectively block the entire passage. then he raises the knife] This is as far as you go, Saga.

[archaeologist.livejournal.com]

[Benny is sitting in a very large and comfy chair with clockwork details, because standing while no one is around is dumb. The chair is placed in the center of the passageway, taking up about 1/3 of the space. There are some clockwork warriors behind her, filling in the gaps, and she is admiring the awesome clockwork gun she has as part of this deal.]

[collector]

[Braxiatel walks along the hallway with his pal. He looks no worse for wear, because he is just that cool. Also, he'll shoot her with a staser if it gets to that point, but he'll try the diplomatic approach first.

He lifts his eyebrows at the chair.]

My dear Professor Summerfield, you forgot the Persian cat.

[onehundredbeers]

[Nathan trails along, somewhat unsure as to why he's really necessary for this. Boredom and the fact Irving is his bro are the sole reasons he's here. If he hadn't have been asked (to, unknowingly, pretty much serve as muscle if the need arose) he probably would have stayed home and eaten cereal or something. Fuck yeah, cereal.

He doesn't say anything as he steps to Irving's side. He doesn't know Benny well enough to say much, so instead, he just stands there, physically imposing.

Oh hey look shiny robot thingies.

Neat.]

[asmallamoroso.livejournal.com]

[It was far more difficult to get the job done when stuck in the form of a child. Instead of the eight year old girl that most would be familiar with, when found, Haibara had returned to the body that matched her true age. Her hands are buried in the pockets of her lab coat and in one of them her hand was curled around the handle of a gun. Her expression is lacking in any form of emotion, her eyes hidden under a shadow.

On either side and standing just a few feet before her are a pair of clockwork soldiers with another pair behind her, all in which are silent in their observing and waiting.]

[ooc: Will be slow tonight.]

[maturelildevil.livejournal.com]

[because a clockwork maze is just too damn interesting to pass up, Kaoru decides to cheat--it's much easier to find one's way out than in--and teleports. only...he lands a distance away in one of the corridors and spots someone in a lab coat]

Hey...are you los--[he stops and immediately stares, his eyes flicking between her and the soldiers. several questions and statements run through his mind but he settles on:] Why do you look familiar...? [could it be her sister...?]

[forever-noble.livejournal.com]

[the woman who once was known as Donna glances around at her surroundings, listening to the rapid ticking of clocks. when the chiming ceases, she almost finds herself holding her breath in anticipation of another deep tone, but soon realises it won't come. the thought passes over her as she steps quietly towards the nearest wall. her hand reaches out to touch a large golden gear when clockwork dragonfly (http://www.arthrobots.com/images/t_mechanisoptera-fumo-02.jpg) lands on her outstretched hand. she blinks and stares at it, tilting her head and hand to look at it better, then starts to reach up with her other hand to touch its wings]

[ex_fatalist246]

[They had to fight through traps, nearly falling prey to them, but they were here now. They were here to fix their mistake.

Satoshi stepped forward, making himself known to the artwork. It would recognise him for who he was.] Kokoro wo Nusumu Otome. You need to let her go.

[oliverplus]

[Oliver has not had a fantastic time getting through the traps on his own, but thankfully he was partway through the maze to begin with. he's managed to come through the rest with only some scrapes and scratches. as he runs into the center area, however, he stops short with a gasp when he sees who is there] Donna! [he starts forward again--at a slower pace this time] Donna? Can you hear me?