magicalesbian | 6TH ☄ s h o o t i n g s t a r ☄ w r i t t e n

[Hello, Luceti. Have you been enjoying the strange little time shifts that have been coming and going these past couple of months? Because Kari hasn't. In fact, she's in the middle of one right now, and it's extremely unpleasant. Why is that, you ask?]

[Because she was just inside the elevator when they suddenly decided to not exist anymore. Unfortunately, they only decided to stop existing on the floor she was on at the time, so there's nowhere for her to go. At least it didn't turn into a bottomless elevator shaft to drop her to her doom. But they did turn into some kind of hellish stairway-purgatory with no doors, no windows, and nothing but two sets of stairs going up and down that simply lead to walls.]

[Thankfully, she has her journal with her to live-blog the incident.]

It's been 20 minutes now.
I'm stuck in a building somewhere. Like, literally. The elevator disappeared and now I'm apparently stuck in the wall.
The possibility of escape seems low.
Updates to follow.

The first hour.
There's no windows in here. Not sure how much air I have. Probably a lot.
It's cold. And hot. I'm so hungry.
And I think I left some instant noodles in the microwave.

Hour 2 of Elevator Purgatory.
I'm starting to hear voices.
No, seriously, these walls are way too thin. Maybe if I knock loud enough the people on this floor will start to think the place is haunted?
I'm like this close to trying to break the wall down.

Hour 2 and 10 minutes.
Don't try to punch walls with your bare hands.
Especially using the arm you broke few weeks ago.
It will hurt and you will feel like a dumbass.

Hour 3.
All hope is lost.
I've resigned myself to Elevator Purgatory forever.
Tell my mom I love her.

[Okay she's clearly being a little overly dramatic. But she's bored, and this doesn't look like it's going away anytime soon, so have at it! Feel free to specify what time your character is responding to, otherwise I'll just assume Hour 3. EDIT: And for people who might try teleporting in to save her, there's also a 100% power-cap shift going on inside the room, so anyone who goes in will be stuck with her until the time shift ends!]

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Powers shift? What are you talking about?

[As someone whose magic only works when she activates it by transforming, it's no wonder she didn't notice it herself. ]

Any chance of you sending those few you know of my way? Getting out of here sooner than later would be a lot better.

Yes, I imagine that would be rather uncomfortable. How familiar are you with magic?

Not very. I mean, I know people here who use it? But my world is pretty boring.

[Lies are so much easier to tell through text.]

Well, if you were familiar there are a number of spells which could be helpful for your situation. A pity then.

[There's a slight bit of familiarity behind Kari's voice, though Ginia can't quite pinpoint why it sounds familiar. Something to mull over later.]

I'm going to have to keep chipping away. Want me to get something you can cover your ears with?

The one in here.

[ He keeps walking, this time heading towards the furthest corner from her. He's not expecting to find the edge of it but dammit he can try. ]

The kind that cancels out supernatural powers.

W-What?

[Oh. Oh no. The reality of just what that means is starting to sink in. She takes a few steps back.]

...please tell me you're joking.

I can tell you whatever you want to hear.

[ Meanwhile he'll just settle back in this corner and make himself comfortable. ]

Did you really not think to check?

Why would I think to check for something like that!? Every time this has happened before, it's never done this!

[...she thinks so, at least. But then, it's also never lasted more than a hour. So that alone was pretty strange.]

[Rei sees this and can't help but smirk. Okay, so she's a little mean-spirited at times.]

Y'know...we can all see this, right Kari-chan?

Because even if you didn't think an acquaintance was going to magic their way into your space, surely you must have suspected an SOS message would bring at least some strangers doing the same.

Yeah, yeah. I figured that. But that doesn't mean I thought they'd wind up stuck in here too!

[Which is just another terrible reminder that oh, she's really stuck in here. With Joshua of all people.]

[She scoots over to the furthest she can get from him, nearly going down the down-set of useless stairs still left in the strange room.]

[It takes a moment for her to remember to check the journal again. She just calls back a reply:]

That's okay! I-I think I'm used to it already!

[....sadly, she's not quite desperate enough to risk revealing her identity to a stranger just for the chance to escape.]

Yeah. A real pity.

Are your spells useless on the outside or something??

Well, yeah, of course! [With a dramatic voice:] I mean, how else could I properly document the tragedy of a poor girl locked away in a carpeted prison cell at such a tender age as this!?

[The concept of live-blogging might be a little after Rei's time.]

You could always just ask for help getting out.

[Honestly, it really, really is. By a decade or more.]

Which...building are you in?

Kicking it? But I don't want to hurt my feet! The book's the only thing here that doesn't have feelings!

I kinda figured it was implied. [Unless there are people who thought she really enjoyed being trapped here -- and if that's the case, they've got a whole different problem here.]

And I'm in the Heart Building. I was just on my way back up to my place when I got stuck here. Not really sure which floor it stopped on, but probably near the middle.

[Oh, Kari, that's not something to get used to. Scribble scribble scribble.]

After this I'll help you to the clinic, make sure there are no injuries.

[There's something like an amused snort]

Could be both, around here. I can see if someone has something that'll get through a wall, though.

You could have certainly discounted the possibility first. It's the obvious one to check.

[ It's okay, Kari, Joshua looks just about as happy with this situation as you do. Unfortunately, he masks his unease with turning up the jerk 400%

Things he does not like? Include being vulnerable. ]

Not at all.

Just more dangerous to be casting spells without seeing where you are, and close to support pillars. It could cause a partial collapse of the staircase. If you were able to do so, you would be exerting force away from the area you are.

[Already heading that way then.]

And you haven't just battered your way out? Honestly, Kari-chan. You know the building will regrow.

And how do you expect me to do that? I'm not the Hulk, you know.

[And she is also not Hoshikyo right now, so. She's just gonna write that off for now.]

Even if I could bust out of here, how do I know the floor won't give out and drop me into the elevator shaft? That'd be a pretty lame to go.

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