TEAM SNOW WHITE LOG

[recollecters]

TEAM SNOW WHITE

READY: START Team Snow White roster: Davey Jacobs, Eleanor Lamb, Fang, Kasen Kanesada, Malik Ishtar, Mari Ohara, Riku, Ritsu Kageyama, Ryoji Mochizuki, Toushiro Hitsugaya, Yuri Plisetsky. The city's been under siege for what feels like hours. It's only on August 3rd that you learn it's been a matter of days. Monsters begin pulling Retrospec users through portals left and right, large gaping holes in reality that spit you out in any given location around the city. However, just as you think you're finally getting away, a large blue portal opens and you're snatched up. No amount of fighting and struggling will free you and soon the pressure is too great to ignore. Darkness fills your vision and the last thing you may remember is the sound of many bat wings... This is the Team Snow White Event Log. You are free to toplevel and thread as you choose on this log, but only team members may utilize this log. Important links to mod toplevels are: Mod Questions & Participation Reporting. Please be aware you are responsible for reporting your own participation & objective completion efforts with links; the moderators will try to keep up with threads, but as we are currently running several teams with participation, we require you to keep us up to date! Please read each of the toplevels and instructions! The schedule for Team Snow White is as follows: 3RD: Objective 1 posted (9PM EST) | Objective 1 Part Two 10TH: Objective 1 closes (8PM EST), Objective 2 posted (9PM EST) 17TH: Objective 2 closes (8PM EST), Objective 3 posted (9PM EST) | Objective 3 Part Two 24th: Objective 3 closes (8PM EST), Final city-wide log posted (9PM EST) Objectives will be given in mod toplevels to this post with instructions; please check the log currently for Objective 1 to see how this will work.

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[belligerentwarrior]

Can't say I've found any swords, but we've got a bunch of kitchen knives. One might be a skinning knife. [Freya chimes in with from where she's organizing the stuff from their last supply run. She walks over, offering Toushiro the sharpest one she could find.]

Better than your bare hands.

[toushiro]

[ ah, there we go. that works. better than nothing. he takes the knife, looking at it for a second before turning back to freya with a nod. ]

This'll do. Thank you.

[shinyidea]

How many of us are going?

[toushiro]

We could use as many people as we can get.

[darkinferno]

Who knows? [Dante brandishes his sword, cutting down and then outwards with a flourish before letting the blade slip back into the shadows.] Between the lot of us, we should be able to handle it. If not, just scream really loudly. Got it?

[...sorry, guys. Dante's just going to head into the greenhouse, determination in the set of his shoulders. He's not waiting around for someone to decide they're going to lead, all right?]

[shinyidea]

[ whoa okay mari is absolutely following him, with laser pig trailing behind ]

This thing really was quite big.

[toushiro]

She's not exaggerating. Possibly over fifteen feet high.

[ he follows along with his kitchen knife, not adverse to letting dante lead the way. let the man with the giant weird sword thing gauge how much he can do to the plant monster. ]

[darkinferno]

How close to it did you get before? [Dante's got his eyes peeled as they enter, taking in the scenery at a glance. It's pretty cool, he supposes, but those counters for "accidents" are more than a little ominous. No wonder they decided to go for backup.] Did it move at all?

Depending on how close we can get, I might be able to cut it at the stem before it wakes up.

[Or... whatever this apparently-carnivorous plant does?]

[recollecters]

[The apparently-carnivorous plant is just patiently sitting there. Perfectly happy! And calm! And without its teeth c: The plants along the paths of the greenhouse seem to turn just a little to follow the party even as Dante approaches the plant. The large plant doesn't move and seems to be resting...

...come closer, friends. Nothing to see here, clearly.]

[toushiro]

[ well. toushiro is going to dare to come a little closer...though his face might not be showing it, his legs and his hands are shaking. knees weak. arms are heavy.

he's clutching onto the knife with one hand, looking over at dante. ]

How close are you expecting to get?

[shinyidea]

Heeeey there plant buddy, nothing to be afraid of...

[ in a super soothing tone ofc ]

[darkinferno]

[That's right, nothing to be afraid of...]

Here's good. Just watch out--I don't know what's going to happen if we make this guy mad.

[Nothing aside from A FLYING SWORD SPIRALING YOUR WAY, that is! Dante summons Soul Eater to his hand, cocking his arm back as he focuses on the giant plant, then throws it toward their new friend. It spins end over end as it comes up on its target; ain't Strike Raid great, folks

Hopefully that sword comes spinning back to his hand and the plant's stem will be severed, but Dante's not holding his breath. It's never that easy.]

[recollecters]

[Yeah, he shouldn't. The plant comes to life and elongates to its full size, bending just enough and opening its jaws to swallow Soul Eater right up.

What now?]

[shinyidea]

[ mari yelps, instantly worried about dante and thus laser pig, a real pal, immediately runs in to try and LASER THE PLANT.

at least that might get his attention?? and save dante & sword

or just get mari in danger, either or ]

[belligerentwarrior]

[There is a tiny, tinny roar from the entrance of the greenhouse, and a foot-tall purple machine-creature zooms through the air. Bahamut may be miniaturized, but his strength is intact; the Eidolon flies at the stem of the plant, slashing with those oversized claws of his.]

[Freya catches up to the group, her makeshift spear once again glowing like a hot iron.]

Well, look at you. [She directs vaguely at the plant, a little bit of wonder in her voice. It's one thing to hear "15' plant," and seeing that.]

[toushiro]

[ oh. holy shit. did it seriously just--yep. there goes dante's weapon.

while laser pig lasers the plant and bahamut slashes at the stem, toushiro goes for one of its arms, figuring that's about as best as he can do right now. he probably won't be able to leave a dent at its head right now and well. he's too scared to go for it, so... ]

sneaks this one in here before the mod tag

[darkinferno]

[Luckily Dante had been standing back far enough when he threw Soul Eater that he's not quite in range yet; the sword disappears into the plant's gaping maw and he groans, rolling his eyes for a brief moment before stretching out his hand to summon it back.]

All right, we know how big it is now. It can't focus on all of us at once--split up and go after it from different sides!

[They've got a pig shooting lasers at it, a tiny dragon-esque thing slashing at the stem, and Toushiro's right up close... Dante's expression sets; there's no way he's gonna hang back and attack the plant from afar when there's a kid getting up close and personal! Toushiro was the one that was bleeding and wounded when they'd first shown up here, and now Dante knows why: he's apparently way too ready to throw himself into a stupid situation.

But that just means that Dante's following suit, rushing the plant and leaping into the air, sword poised to either slice at the stem or into a giant "head," whichever he meets up with first.]

Over here, ugly!

saaame

[liberal_arts]

Ugly's a word for it.

-There weren't enough words to truly express how much ire and disgust clung to Kasen's tone as he spoke that, but in a series of increasingly *unaesthetic* creatures, the plant monster was certainly ranking up there and he was growing a bit tired of it.

Unlike the monster he had declined to help Yurio with in the lake, this was on solid land (at least solid for the moment). He was fairly certain his still developing sword skills could be of some use here. Still, the internal injuries he'd suffered, the cracked ribs, could only get worse if he wasn't careful... he had to pick his spot well.

Keen eyes, at least those that were used to taking in every last detail of a given image, studied the situation. He couldn't rush in. There had to be a moment to strike. Any cut wasted would bring any of them closer to death...-

[recollecters]

[THIS IS WHY MODS SHOULD NEVER SLEEP, I'm laughing

There's a lot going on with this plant and it's being attacked from all sides. The lasers land directly into what's probably its face as Bahamut hacks away at its stem. Its leafy arms swing toward Toushiro but fall short as Toushiro lands in a hit and its other arm reels to try and smack at whoever's nearby. Dante may want to redirect, seeing how the plant's opening its mouth again with the full intent to swallow him.

But with Kasen simply standing there, he may want to be aware of the small plants lining the sides of the big one. Their faces turn and poise at the ready to send tiny needles straight at him…though their attention seems split between their call of action and watching the large plant.

The plant struggles to fight all of them, but it's a pretty good approach to attack from all sides. It's simply having too hard of a time deciphering which point of attack it should block but it does not relent quite yet.]

[belligerentwarrior]

[Dante has that weird aerial parkour stuff. He can take care of himself. Right? Right.]

[Instead, Freya launches herself at the "arm" swatting at Toushiro, strike with the heated weapon in an upward swing. This time, though, the end of her weapon actually bursts into flame for the duration of the swing.]

[It's probably an extension of her QR power. Right? Right.]

[darkinferno]

[For a moment, Dante doesn't even flinch, seeing the gaping maw of the plant's mouth opening up--but then something clicks, reminding him once again that this is real life, not some movie or game, and if he gets swallowed by this plant there's no guarantee that he'd be able to cut his way back out, even with Soul Eater's capabilities.

Unfortunately, while he can slow his fall, he can't stop it entirely, and his glowy parkour skills all require a catalyst to activate. Dante's expression tightens and he shifts, just enough that he can kick off the edge of the creature's mouth, summoning all his energy for another jump that might carry him up and out of "food" distance, twisting midair so he can cut for the plant's head. He wants to drag his sword down and into the stem, but he knows it's unlikely he'll be able to get that far.

Still, as long as its attention is on him, it's not on the others. He's a good choice to play distraction!]

Go for the head if you've got a shot! If we can dismantle the jaws, it won't be a threat anymore.

[seizedtheday]

[ Davey’s been staying mostly out of the way, letting the ones who know what they’re doing handle the majority of plant pruning. While they had done so, he’s been sneaking his way around the plant, hoping to pull off a hit where it's least expected.

Now with Dante almost getting eaten, Davey’s stepping up to bat, pickaxe at the ready. There's enough happening that he's relatively sure he's mostly gone unnoticed enough to swing the sharp pointy bit into the plant thing. ]

Take that!

[ Did he hit something important? It's hard to tell but he's hoping it hurts enough to distract. ]

[liberal_arts]

-Well it looked like he had a choice to make, and wasn't going to be granted the privilege of time to form a proper strategy. The needlers seemed to be pointed in two directions, some towards Kasen himself, and others towards the front line fighters, who were far to pre-occupied with the main body to do much about a sneak attack like that...

He was only going to get time to cut one group, he figured. And given he was already injured, the choice made itself pretty obvious.-

Present your necks! -That battlecry was getting worn out by this point, he was sure, but it still made his blood rush and lungs burn every time he shouted it out. Raising his sword, he swung at the needlers aiming at his teammates, letting the ones aimed at him could fire away freely, his back and side an open target.

He had no place in the frontline. Maybe this was for the best.-

[recollecters]

[Well.

The arm of the plant is now on fire and Dante's sword tears right down the plant's forehead, causing it to screech and roar angrily. That's the right idea, dismantling the jaws is the best hope they have and Davey's pickaxe drives right into where one of its eyes should be. The mouth opens wide and the group may catch a glimpse of something shiny under the monster's tongue.

The needlers fire their defense, but half are cut off in their efforts and half bounce off of the blade of Kasen's sword. The needlers want to defend themselves and the large plant but with both being attacked it's also hard to pick.

With the plant split and threatening to fall apart, one more all-out attack should do it.]

[belligerentwarrior]

[When the mouth opens wide, Freya doesn't hesitate to dart closer, heedless of the burning leaf arm. The quicker it's dead, the less damage it can do. She slashes at the corner of the creature's mouth with the pointed end of her weapon, the tip igniting again like the last strike.]

[Bahamut comprehends Dante's directions just fine, and continues rending into the plant's stem underneath the head.]