event: portal seven | the void

[mayfield_mods]

The final portal doesn't seem to be a portal at all. It's a glitch hole.

Located on the lawn of the library is a hole much like the ones that have plagued every new location for the past week. As with them, it hurts your eyes to look at too long, but even if you should muscle past the pain and stare straight into it, you can make out nothing on the other side. Nothing, save for a shifting, twitching, swirling void.

Unlike the portals, which were vertically placed like doorways, the hole at the Library is strewn across the lawn: if you want to enter it, you're going to have to jump. Of course, there's no guarantee it will even lead anywhere. Touching the hole or sticking your arm in doesn't have any effect: you'll pull your arm out unharmed. As far as jumping in completely goes, those who jump in disappear from sight. As long as you're on the Mayfield side, there's no way to tell what lies beyond the hole.

There's only one way to find out.

[ooc: Feel free to roleplay up to the point your characters jump in, assuming they do. A single group subthread will be created in a few hours revealing what happens on the other side.]

Comments

[vytis]

[Lithuania fights down the unease and nervousness pricking at the edge of his consciousness as best he can; everything feels wrong, of course, but even though Mayfield is seeming better in comparison to this place--unplace?--he feels for his frozen connection to his people and clings to it. He'll do anything to get back to them, so he'll deal with this.

He has a gun, not to mention his sword, and for maybe the third time he makes sure he can access both at a moment's notice.]

I suppose we'll have to move quickly, then.

[kettchmeifyoucan]

[Blaster. Blastsword. Wes checks them almost ritually, never letting his hand stray far from the blaster. He might just be in over his head here, but it doesn't really seem like the best moment to worry about that.]

Not really seeing any other option.

[vytis]

Mayfield usually doesn't provide a lot of options, does it? [Lithuania's tone and smile are a bit wry, but not entirely disingenuous.] Maybe this will help us, though.

[kettchmeifyoucan]

It's better than doing nothing, at any rate.

[vytis]

[Lithuania nods agreement.] Even if this place is dangerous I'd rather be trying something, rather than sitting in a house waiting to be tormented.

[kettchmeifyoucan]

[He gives an understanding nod]

I've never been very good at that plan.

[redwhiteandhero]

[This place is making his head hurt, and something about it is making his insides twist like few things could. He sticks close to the rest of the group, being the only solid, normal things in this place. His right hand hovers close to his gun, his left hand held up defensively.]

Don't wanna see what happens if we don't.

[vytis]

[Lithuania nods agreement, looking out into the void and retreating further into the thread of his connection to home to keep him from wanting to run.]

I hope this is worth it.