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MARCH EVENT LOG
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FOUNDER'S DAY The city of Recollé. With everything that happened in the last month, the townspeople are excited to proceed with their festivities as normal. The Mayor, though a little wary of public appearances now, makes his way through town atop his beloved Chocobo, Seabiscuit, a megaphone in his hand and shouting to everyone he passes. "Welcome to Founder's Day! Let's do our part and celebrate the city that we love." I. At noon sharp, the bands strikes up again as crowds gather around Tribunal Terrace. Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the main attraction! That's right, it's time for the annual Founder's Day Parade featuring the city's newly elected royalty: King Yogi Perowna, Queen Kara Lee, Prince Kasen Kaneda, Princess Elizabeth Velveteen , Duke Garfield Logan, and Duchess Charlotte Williams. The marching bands play with gusto as they stride through the streets, the Recollé High and Recollé University cheerleaders right behind them. Beautiful floats follow in their wake, all decorated with flowers and depicting the historical events of the city. At the head of the parade is the Mayor on Seabiscuit, proudly trotting up front with the head of police, the head of the fire house and the rest of those who had been kidnapped following right after them on another float. Looking no worse for the wear, they're all smiles and grandeur waving and greeting the citizens of the city. At the end of the parade, the Mayor remains in Tribunal Terrace and steps up to the mic. "We would like to give a special thanks to those brave enough to venture into the tunnels to rescue us. Our captors have been dealt with and today we will honor our rescue team for their service." If present at this time, Eleanor Lamb, Yoon-sung Lee, Lucy Takada, Hinata Aoi, Sakura Tohsaka, Frederick Baudin, Tatsuo Kihara, Elizabeth Velveteen, Yukiko Amagi, Tatsuma Hiyuu, Jirou Hirata, Kenta Ooshima, Alexander Von Cumore, Rossiu Adai, and Kurt Wagner will be invited up to the front to receive a medal of honor. It's a shiny golden Chocobo. Like other Founder's Day celebrations in the past, several shops across the city have discount sales on items in the Towers, coffee drinks at Expressive, a marathon of historical films at Flix and more. Celebrate your home if you'd like. It's a nice break from it all. II. But what about those of you who have been city-bound for the whole month? What about those of you who have spent the last month exploring the boundaries outside of the city and helping to build the roads to new destinations? Thanks to the efforts of Retrospec users, several locations have now been stabilized and users may explore these areas to their heart's content. With Pesgare three hours south by boat, Respatrum an hour east and underground, Bosuma two hours west through the Recollé Woods and Magatus seven hours north from the city, visitors may come and go to explore the regions and their points of interest. The travel may take some time and the scenery will change around you as you go. Those same monsters from before continue to lurk just outside of the city and on the path to these locations and wild flora sprawls over various pathways. Take some time to study them if you'd like. And speaking of study, along the way you'll find various road signs and warnings along the way including giant man-eating frogs, fire-breathing horses, severe flood warnings and more. In addition you will find large directories in the middle of the road pointing you in the directions of the four locations. What's going on in these other places though? Well.... III. Over in Pesgare the fishing village has been saved from the hands of a greedy buyer and the villagers are in the midst of celebration. After the big rainstorm that occurred at the end of February, the seaside village begins setting out wares for sale in their marketplace that buyers may peruse. Items for sale include fish, paintings, clothing, books, handmade jewelry and more. On occasion though, you may find yourself in the midst of another rain shower as they come periodically in this area. While some of you may be prepared and have an umbrella on hand, others will notice that the rain is an iridescent color that falls and curves in arcs. Getting soaked by the rain may invoke a strange desire to cause a scene and yell dramatically at whoever is close by (and perhaps even belt it out if you're unfortunately unlucky), and so it may be wise to find shelter soon before you say things you'll come to regret. IV. Meanwhile in Respatrum the workers continue on down in the forge and begin creating new wares with the gems discovered by the exploration group from the month before. It's hot down here, boiling almost and the fires on all side means the heat's not letting up anytime soon. With caves and walkways and forges to explore, you may find yourself observing the creation of silver platters, swords, furniture and more. Further down in the region in one of the lower rings, you may hear the sound of loud cheering and applause as you enter into a large stadium. In the center of the ring is a man with a red cape, waving it in front of a burning, burly bull. A final flourish sends the bull back into its pen, raring and ready to go the next round. Who's up next? Why, it's you! Without warning the organizer of the bull fights grabs you by the shoulders and hands you a cape, shoving you straight into the ring with the crowd roaring above you and the bull bursting out of its cage. Think fast! Your life may depend on it. V. Out in Bosuma, the color's been restored to several of the flowers and trees and the people of the forest have been returned to their cottages. The creatures of the forest appear to be out and around including rabbits, squirrels, giant woodpeckers and rainbow-colored deer that aren't afraid to approach people. In fact, all of the creatures appear content to welcome these newcomers and show them around the forest. It's at night when the real show starts. Several large, blooming flowers begin to glow in various neon colors. For those who stick around and walk through the large gardens, they'll notice that colored pollen also appears to be falling from the flowers, leaving a mist over you that sweeps over you like a soft waterfall. Depending on the color though, you may find yourself feeling a little different...will you fight or will you embrace these sudden emotions? VI. Meanwhile things in Magatus are snowy and blustery as ever, but the townspeople seem to be in higher spirits now that their wolf problem is alleviated. With their shops open for business and the bright colors in the sky, the area is almost peaceful and perfect just to get away from it all. On occasion, you may see a black wolf darting in and out of the shadows watching over the town and the people coming to it. The path appears to be clear now and with a little navigating and a bit of a climb, you'll come across the newly up and running ski lodge. Plenty of cozy couches and fireplaces makes this lodge the perfect place to sleep and the rooms the original exploration team went through appear to be outfitted to be sleeping quarters now. Up on the mountain, however, there will be a fully operating ski lift and several mountain paths for all of you adrenaline junkies wishing to ski, snowboard and more. In fact, several of the locals will even begin teaching lessons and hold competitions for those of you into that kind of thing. Seems pretty safe, right? But the higher you go, the more you begin to feel like you're floating. In fact, the higher the elevation, the higher you will be lifted off the ground until you cap out floating a foot in the air. How are you going to get back down the mountain? Well, good luck with that. BONUS. Several of you may notice that the heart-shaped stone from February still hasn't disappeared. However, as the Founder's Day parade begins all emotional transfer stops. The heart's color seems to settle and all cracks and fissures are permanent. It's no longer in danger of cracking if you ignore your feelings, but it serves as a reminder that you should take care of yourself. Later in the day, all Retrospec users will receive a message from Zee. Assessment passed. We stabilized the four regions and you're no longer in danger of going native if you head out there. Feel free to explore and stuff. There's still a lot out there we don't know about, but it may be best to get a head start. The hearts will still project the thing that you love to the front of your mind so long as you hold it, but it's in no danger of shattering. Best of luck, Retrospecters. Welcome to recolle's March log! The prompts are simply loose guidelines for you guys to play with and make up your own fun adventures for the entire month! You may also create your own logs or inbox threads based on these prompts.This will be a fairly lowkey month meant for travel, exploration and recouping from the last month's event! As of 3/3 all groups will ICly be back in the city. The event feedback post will go up on 3/4 along with information about the new world changes that may take place and the upcoming quest board. Any questions you have regarding this event may be directed to the mod comment here. |
iv because SAKURA. SAKURA /PLEASE/
... but Sakura had wanted to see it, after what he had described for her when he got back, and so of course he had no other choice but to join her. Someone had to make sure she was safe from the lurking dangers there, and given he was already familiar with the place, he was the best candidate.
Of course, he had to have his back turned for FIVE SECONDS, trying to pick his way through this crowd of people in the stadium to see what the commotion was, when his ears picked up on a rather familiar (and distinct) cry of alarm from the middle of the ring.
GODDAMMIT.]
SAKURA!!
[And there he goes, drawing his sword and vaulting over the wall and into the ring, his sneakers slapping against the ground as he races towards her.]
Get AWAY from that thing!!
Look it isn't Sakura if she isn't somehow in the middle of things.
She was unsure on if she should try to use Shield, if she might even manage the time to in avoiding the bull charging at her. Though she is partly grateful and partly also worried when she hears Xiaolang calling to her, when she sees him leaping over to rush to her.]
Xiaolang-kun? But you -- ?!
[She doesn't want him hurt either. Now with two targets, at least, the bull seems to pause before deciding that he would go for Sakura, since Xiaolang is heading to help her anyway. If he gets them both if they want to bunch together like that, all the easier on him.]
you're going to make him go gray at thirteen STOP
... oh. Duh. Of course.
Quick as a wink, he snatches one of the talismans from the pockets of his shorts, the action a lot smoother in execution now that he had a whole month of practice with it. There was no time to use it in conjunction with his sword for a more potent kick-- he was just going to have to hope his aim was true.]
THUNDER!
[And before the electricity can zap his fingers, Xiaolang flings the activated slip at the bull's flank, sending a powerful charge though it's body. It staggers for a moment, letting out a pained roar, before tearing it's focus away from Sakura, it's fiery eyes now solely trained on the boy. Welp. Not quite the strategy he initially had for this, but he was going to make it work. Turning on his heel, he bolts in the opposite direction, drawing the flaming bull right behind him. He takes a second to glance over his shoulder towards Sakura, to shout:]
I'll keep it distracted for as long as I can, so get out your staff, and HURRY!
He would go grey earlier if they met at the age they did in canon? Be grateful Xiaolang?
[Sakura recites the incantation to release the staff, used to the slight gust of wind it creates, the light from the magic circle at her feet possibly almost blinding if she wasn't closing her eyes in the moment before she reaches out for the now extended staff. She glances to Xiaolang to see how he is doing before reaching and pulling out Shield first, activating that to create a barrier to protect them from the bull.]
Xiaolang-kun!
........... this is true, no one wants a grey ten year old
And then a sickening thud echoes throughout the stadium, and he chances a look back, eyes widening as the bull staggers back from some sort of invisible barrier. That was Sakura's work, wasn't it? He dimly remembered her showing him a Shield card, back when he was sick and in a fevered haze, so it made sense. His head whips towards her as she calls his name, and he dashes over to meet her, hands settling on her shoulders as he gives her a once over. It was a little pointless, given how the bull hadn't even done anything before he leapt in, but he wanted to be sure--]
Sakura! Are you alright?
[Never mind about him, and his struggle to catch his breath as he asks-- although for once, he managed to get out of this unscathed. The noise of the monstrous beast slamming, again and again, against the shield around them doesn't escape his notice, however, and his brow furrows. He wasn't sure about the limitations of her cards and what they could withstand just yet, so they had to think of a Plan B, and quickly. His brown eyes lock with her green ones, serious and focused, ignoring his usual shy tendencies now that both of their lives were on the line.]
What cards do you have on you right now? Anything that could possibly subdue this thing?
Nobody.
[Because of course she focuses on him more, on making sure he was alright first and foremost. Giving him something of a once over herself as best she could when he approaches, when she feels his hands at her shoulders.]
Um. Windy, Sword, Glow, Fly, Mirror and Shield.
[So maybe Windy in helping restrain it? Or Mirror to help distract it but still. Maybe if she weren't so focused on getting them safely out of this, she would be more worried on such public displays of her magic.]
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I'm fine, don't worry.
[Though, really, aside from being a bit winded from the chase and dustier than he had been when he got in there, he was no worse for wear. Which is more that can be said for his previous track record with these kinds of things. He frowns, slightly, as she runs through those cards with him, his mind trying to figure out a good way to utilize them. If the names corresponded with what they could do...]
But nothing with water or ice, right?
[One of his hands releases it's hold on Sakura's shoulder, settling onto his chin as he thought. Both of their swords were out of the picture, as the heat from that thing would probably melt their weapons, and he wasn't sure what Glow or Mirror could do to help the situation. They could try to use Fly to escape, but if this thing was like it's horse brethren, it'd probably breathe fire at them and make things worse. So given their options, what could they do?
A plan begins to hatch in his mind, and he looks back over towards her, expression determined.]
Those blue gems I gave you-- do have them with you right now? I have an idea what we can do, but...
How many of the cards can you use at once?
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[Possibly. Depending on the cards. Obviously using Fly and Sword at the same time is not feasible given they both transform the staff itself but otherwise. Possibly. Depending on what he might have in mind, as she glances between the cards and looking to him at his question.]
What were you thinking?
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We're going to try to extinguish this thing and make our way out of here.
[... but if they're going to work as a team on this, he's going to have to elaborate, so--]
You're using the Shield card now, right? If I can paralyze this thing, we can hit it with the gems that we have and get some ice on it. Since it's made of fire, it'll melt the frost on it, and the water will probably keep the flames low enough to manage. You'd have to keep it caged in with the Shield card, but if you can get your Windy card to surround it, it should be enough to put it out.
... that is, unless you have something else in mind to tackle this.
[Because, really, he's all ears, although the bull slamming against the barrier seems to be getting more and more impatient...]
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[She doesn't even want to hurt it. Just. Stop it from hurting them and getting out of the ring itself. Still, she gives a nod of confirmation on her currently using the Shield, as she listens to the plan. Amid the thuds from the bull still trying to charge at them, hitting the barrier of the Shield card in his attempts.]
But....if you think that'll work. If that'll give us a chance to get out.
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... I don't know. It might. Or it could just put it to sleep until it rekindles again.
[Xiaolang probably has less reservations about hurting it, given how intently it was trying to get at Sakura before, but even he looked a bit uneasy at the thought of possibly killing it. That, and he didn't want to push her to do something that would make her uncomfortable.]
It's the only thing I can think of that will get us out of here in one piece.
[He pulls another talisman from his pocket, and motions her away from him, to both keep her out of the way from any stray sparks and to protect her should things go wrong.]
On the count of three, drop your shield, okay?
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[Sakura seems to accept that. To just hope that it wouldn't hurt the creature too much to do this. If they need to get out and can't think of anything else, she doesn't want to potentially risk Xiaolang getting hurt in helping her here. So she gives a nod, ready to let down the Shield. Waiting for him to count down and dismissing the Shield card on 'three', before holding to the gems he had given her, ready to throw them once she pockets the card. She aims fairly decent, hitting the bull's side. Without Shield, they would have to be quick. She remains slightly behind him as she throws the gem]
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Obey thy command! God of Thunder, come forth!
[The electricity leaps from the talisman and towards the rushing bull, converging around it with a loud clap. The creature lets out a deafening roar and stumbles forward, momentarily stunned by the current coursing through it's body, and Xiaolang can't help but take in a shakey gasp of air. It wasn't the first time he used the technique, but it still left him a little weak, a little drained, for reasons he didn't entirely know.
Sakura was moving quickly, though, already chucking the gems at the beast as it laid immobile, the spidery frost of the broken jewel crawling up it's side. Regaining some of his bearings, Xiaolang is quick to follow suit, grabbing his own gems and fling them fairly hard towards the creature, most of his aim hitting it's mark.
The bull's already beginning to stir from it's shock as they attempt to freeze it, and Xiaolang shifts a bit more in front of her, instinctively acting as a shield in case the animal tries to make another rush towards them.]
Hurry! It's not going to be paralyzed for much longer!
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[As amazed as she still is on the gems, on the talisman Xiaolang wields. It seems like the gems and his thunder are working in restraining it somewhat at least. Enough to give them a chance. His words break through her wanting to stare, to take it all in, when he reminds her they need to get out. She gives a nod, turning to the nearest part of the ring behind them, the fence of sorts there in protecting those watching. She isn't quite making the leap over it just yet though, calling for him to join her quickly.]
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SAKURA!! What are you--?!
[But the low, angry noise of the bull starting to regain it's bearings gets him to flinch, cutting his question short. No, this wasn't the time for this. Biting his lip, he turns on his heel and bolts towards the fence where she was waiting for him to join her. She did seem to be hesitant about putting out the creature's flames, so making an escape while it was incapacitated made sense, but who knew how long it would stay down for? Once he approaches her, he's going to reach out and try to boost her over the fence, in an attempt to get her out of the ring as quickly as possible. With the few extra inches of height he has, as well as the arm strength he's gotten from all the sword use and training, such a feat wasn't too difficult. But now the question remains to how he was about to make it out of there...]
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Sakura isn't as tall though, doesn't have quite the same strength or reach in comparison. Her own Sword is much thinner and lighter in comparison to his, at least. But she still tries, not wanting him to get hurt helping her and all.]
Come on, you too!
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Once he's properly reached the top of the wall and pushed himself over the lip of it, he allows himself a shakey sigh of exertion. It strained his limbs more than he thought trying to get himself up there, and no doubt they were going to be sore for a day or two because of it...
An abrupt slam and lurch of the wall they were perched upon jolted Xiaolang into action, wrapping his arms around Sakura to prevent her from possibly toppling back into danger again. A quick peek behind him confirmed it-- the bull had reawakened, and was livid that his targets were getting away. If they weren't careful, it'd probably break down fence in it's bid to get at them. They couldn't risk endangering these people here...]
Quick! Summon your Fly card before this thing knocks us back in there!
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She reaches to help pull him to her side, safe from the bull, before she pauses in him encouraging her to use Fly. Her lips purse for a moment before she gives a nod, quickly bringing out Fly and activating it, slamming the 'beak' of her staff against the card in activating the wings. The wings at the sides of the staff grow longer as she straddles it, gesturing for him to get on.]
Hurry!