forum Labyrinth: Lost (OPEN for anyone read first page for details!!!!!!!)

Started January 23, 2023 by @Im-just-here-idk-what-life-means group

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The changeling continued humming.
She had not found any signs of other life yet, and she was not particularly concerned with looking for any. So far she looked at the walls, her hand practically glued to the left wall. Maybe there were noises in the distance, maybe not. Chirp was content to simply wander for now.

She would need food eventually, her body would not last forever, but she could stretch her time much longer than a normal body could. Chirp paused, inspecting a little inscription her deadened fingers had run over. She couldn't feel temperature right now, but she was hypersensitive to change in touch.

Chirp blinked at the words, squinting, then turning her head, trying to look at it upside down and.. Still couldn't read it. Different language and all. Chirp made a 'huh' sound, then shrugged, moving on.

If she heard any sounds, she didn't make any motion to go faster or slower or go in that direction. Chirp resumed her humming, continuing on. She'd run into someone or something eventually.

"Good try." Sunobi cleared his mind. "I would say the same for you," Sunobi says, silently daring her to throw the spike she was thinking about. Sunobi glitched a little, his appearance looking like this. He perked up as he heard another sound. He vanished, appearing behind another person, several hundred yards away, in a different section of the maze. (He's behind Chirp) Summoning a knife, he steps behind the stranger. He tenses, then tackles them to the ground, knee on the strangers chest, knife against their throat. "Who are you?" Sunobi hissed.

Chirp blinked as the world spun suddenly. The bodies lungs were compressed and the skin was probably bruised in several places, which was annoying, but only took a focused moment to get rid of. The changeling looked up at her attacker with a dazed look, and the world came back into focus.

She'd been taken by surprise. Ambushed perhaps? Then she felt the pain, the knife to her throat didn't particularly bother her, she could close the wound if needed, it was the metal. Chirp hissed against the burning feeling, trying to move her head away. She hissed again, then gritted her teeth and stopped struggling, trying to focus, she didn't often feel pain. The metal wouldn't kill her but gods it was annoying.

"Get off of me, and I might tell you-"

Charles was awake for only a few seconds, but his head throbbed like no tomorrow and his eyes were clouded and unfocused.
Where am I? He wondered.
He shook his head and his eyes finally cleared. He looked and saw nothing but gray walls and stone. A passageway led to the right and to the left, but they appeared to have no turns or corners. The sky was dim and the air was musty, but he had no idea what time of day it was.
"Focus on what you know," He whispered to himself reassuringly. He had… stone walls, his armor was still on, air to breathe, he had shoes on, and just a couple feet from him lay… his mace!

He scrambled over to the weapon and felt relief wash over him. His Mace of Earth could get him over the walls to get a better view of where he was. He stood–his knees a bit wobbly–and looked at the wall he was just leaning against. Concentrating, he struck the mace hard to the ground, bracing for the column of dirt beneath him to shoot him on top of the wall. But… nothing happened. He tried again; still nothing.
"Guess you're just a mace here, huh?" He asked the inanimate object, "Would've made it easier…" He strapped the mace to his back and studied the wall carefully.
Guess he'd better start climbing.

Sunobi recoiled at the reaction the knife had on her. He threw it and it impaled itself in a wall nearby. "I- Sorry, I thought you were another one of those creatures that roam." he says, letting a little bit of pressure off the girl's sternum. "You aren't going to hurt me are you?" (Lowkey mid crisis romance question mark?)

Romulus blinked as the most aggressive of the group suddenly vanished. He looked around for any trick, but there was nothing immediately apparent.
"Gotta watch that one…" he muttered.
He stepped over and leaned back against the wall, and considered the group around him.
His buddy with the shadows seemed intent on separating from the group again. Clearly, he was the quiet, shy type. If he wanted to leave, Romulus wasn't going to stop him, but…
"Probably good if we stick together…" he said quietly, though loud enough for the group to hear.
He looked over at the goth girl with the spikes and flames and the lord or whatever. She was razor thin, despite being a rare case of Romulus having to look up at a woman. She seemed capable, and calm, and dangerous. Another one to keep an eye on, but with more trust than the hostile guy. She'd at least had his back against whatever that tree-thing had been.
And then there was the newest addition. She didn't seem extremely remarkable, physically, but so far everyone who'd shown up in this hellscape had powers of all kinds. So it would be best not to underestimate her.
"I'll put this out there again." Romulus spoke up this time. "My name is Romulus. I don't expect any of you to trust me right away, but as best I can tell, we're all just trying to survive in here, and get out. No pressure, but if you stick with me, I'll do my best to make sure you make it out with me."

Peter sighed, letting his shoulders drop when the currently most intimidating person disappeared and he could tell from the shadows that he was really gone… For now.
He looked up when Romulus spoke and nodded. While crowds made the smaller male uncomfortable, it made a lot more sense to stay with a group for now.
“I’m Peter but most people call me Pip.” he said in his usual soft tone of voice.