lostcarnival | ⇨ The Tourist Trap: WEEK 2

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.

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The three pause, Doll keeps on fruitlessly kicking and trying to pull away from the heat, but their focus is definitely on the smaller angel at the mouth of the alley. They take a moment to look at each other and chuckle.

'Sorry sweetheart, you just got cut in line,' the one with the fireball says, extinguishing the spell and patting Doll right where he was about to burn her. He swings Doll back towards the tall and lanky one, who catches her easily and deposits her on the ground behind them. The only way she's escaping is through the oncoming fight.

'You know, usually I'd say it's rude to butt in to other peoples' businesses-- but unlucky for you, our boss gave us veeeery clear instructions. We see any of your kind?' He holds out his hands and a fiery mace falls into them from nowhere. 'We get to clip your wings.'

The other two arm themselves similarly-- the tall and lanky one has a bow, a squarely-built one with a chain and sickle.

'How's this for power level?'

Her eyes flick to their weapons as they turn to face her. She was fast enough to avoid the mace, most likely, but the sickle and chain and the bow were bigger concerns. Despite the obvious danger, she smiles. Fighting demons, this was what all her years of training had been for. Three on one weren't great odds for a fight, so it was a good thing her angel patron was by her said. She could hear the angel even now, though she wasn't visible, boosting her power and giving her strategic advice.

If she could keep the guy with the mace in front of her, she could use him as a sheild against his buddies distance attacks. That would mean no ariel maneuvers and made dodging to the side dangerous unless she was really quick about it. Or she could duck past him, use her magic as a temporary sheild against the arrows and chain, and then takeout the two lackeys. The angelic runes on her sword gleamed in the light, showing it's holy power, perfect for taking care of jerks like these. She smirks.

"Eh." she answers, letting them know she's not impressed, before charging forwards toward the guy with the mace. She holds her sword at the ready, making it look as though she intends to run him through the middle, but at the last second jumps and flies above him instead. With a murmured phrase in latin, her sheild activates, and she dives straight for Mr. Arrows first.

The demon with the mace swings up and then down, cracking a crater into the cement below. It takes him a while to realize that she's not there anymore, not even close-- she's above them.

The three jerk their heads up, and poor Mr. Arrows, probably the worst prepared and least brave, just shrieks and tries to dive out of the way. He doesn't get very far, his legs fall under the shield, his bow clattering to the ground and sliding towards the opening of the alley. Mr. Mace makes a wild horizontal swing at their angel interloper, apparently unconcerned for his friend's shattered legs.

Meanwhile, Mr. Sickle-and-Chain makes a move to get out in front of Marinette, but Doll, discombobulated as she is, isn't about to make it easy for these three thugs to gang up on someone else. She leaps and latches her arms around the third demon's neck, and ragdolls herself. It's not much extra weight, but it has the other demon flailing and trying to pry her off.

⇨ The Tourist Trap: WEEK 2

AUGH SO SORRY FOR THE WAIT, con prep is murdering me DX

no worries!

AUGH SORRY AGAIN, my brain was not in fightymode. D|