⇨ The Tourist Trap: WEEK 2

[ringleaders]

Who: Anyone, anywhere in Portland.
When: October 7st - 14th, 2017
Where: Portland area, in the new reality.
What: The week begins as the time of the Animal Fair finally arrives! Meanwhile, the truth of this reality starts to be revealed, and forces both human and celestial alike attempt to take advantage of a rare opportunity.
Warnings: Individually marked!

BY ANY OTHER NAME↴ Tensions thicken as various supernaturally forces react to the events of the previous week. Something critical is afoot, and it's only a matter of time before things start coming to a head. It's time to find out more about what's happened to this world, and what will happen in its future. ► A NIGHT AT THE FAIR: From the night of the 7th to the morning of the 8th, the Animal Fair is officially in town. There is a top level down below with more information, though you can also RP content from this elsewhere if you wish. The host, who is very likely something called a Wyld Fae (if you discovered that ICly), will be present, but they will only be appearing to you of their own accord and attempting to track them down by force will be ineffective. Just kick back and relax! Fairs are supposed to be fun. ► THORNS IN YOUR SIDE: Culminating in a full fledged attack against the Sanctuary, it would seem that The Rose Queen is declaring war on the changeling population of Portland. Though the vicious attack of thorns against the safe house was eventually stopped, it wasn't without damage, and the black roses that caused it are still popping up around the city and threatening the places where homeless and lost changelings would be likely to congregate. It's obvious now that this is a serious threat - will it ever stop without an intervention? ► HELL ON EARTH: As Anath's march draws near, the first waves of her demons will be entering the city. Primarily acting as scouts and foot soldiers, these demons will be attempting to secure loyalty from the local demon populace, as well as taking out any angels they can manage to catch. It's a level of aggressiveness against heaven's forces that hasn't been seen for years, and it's a foreboding hint of things to come. These demons can be NPCed by anyone, and will mostly be thugs or manipulators who don't know much about Anath's plans but do know that you need to join their side. They are also rowdier than most of the demons in Portland, and are a threat to the innocent mortal populace as well, if they decide to try to get their kicks here. ► THE WIZARD POLICE: The Enlightenment Council seems to have demanded control of the local Circle chapter, and now backup has arrived. These mages are being sent out into the city as if they are a police force, and will be attempting to demand control of various common supernatural areas, as well as questioning community members that they run into. Whatever is going on, it seems to have resulted in the Council instituting what is essentially martial law... of course, not everyone sees any need to heed their demands. If you are a demon, warlock, or other rogue element, expect to be harassed or even attacked by them. These character can be NPCed, and if you need additional information you can ask the mods.

Comments

Yugo / "Hugo"

[bananaspeedrider]

Right, being in the company of so many angels shouldn't be too hard. He just needs to zoom in right on time, get a seat and listen intently when Prudence Jaeger starts speaking. Totally impossible for him to make a fool of himself...

...Hugo floats his glorious draconic form up from his chosen seat, none too concerned about outside threats being threats again in favor of the questions he choses to ask-

"How exactly would these 'outsiders' be able to... er- reverse the Severing? And does figuring out who they are have to do with recognizing strangers you've never met?"

If only this angel knew.

"Because there's this kid with the exact same face as when I'm human-looking and I definitely didn't steal his look or anything."

[npcarnival]

She is about to answer his question when he adds the part about a human sharing his face, which is just confusing. She pauses, hesitates, and then decides to just go with answering the first question.

"Much of magic is based on sympathetic connections... joining things with relationships, either emotional or physical. It's important to be able to guide the magic to do what you need, and the best way to do that is to provide it with a path to follow.

"And so... theoretically... if a new arrival still had a strong sympathetic connection to the realms outside of this one, it could be powerful enough to bridge the gap. That, combined with the fact that the ward is already damaged from excessive use."

[bananaspeedrider]

There's a while of Hugo processing that, despite the looks he's likely already getting from some of the more judgemental angels in the room. He settles back to the seat but seems to have some more thoughts still.

"If that guy was from somewhere that's not here..." He ponders aloud while briefly scratching at his head with a claw. "But somehow we're connected, even then?"