⇨ The Tourist Trap: WEEK 2

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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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[fourthscribe]

For a moment, Tanyuu very seriously considers letting this demon to his own devices. But those odd memories prickle int he back of her head as she recognizes this demon. Not from any notices among Torchlight, but from a party in a barn for an overgrown rat, and the demon not a demon at all but a young elf with a sharp wit. It's enough to push her into letting off a spell of her own, one that very abruptly wraps the mages in a thick, greenish fog that has them crying out in surprise and coughing up a storm.

"Hey!" Tanyuu hisses to Taako and jerks her head over to a side alleyway. "Hide, I'll handle this!"

[tacosgay]

Taako doesn't have to be told twice. He breaks for the nearest alley, more than happy to let--

... holy shit, is that Tanyuu? She's... different-- she actually looks almost like a normal person, or at least as close to one as she ever has. Is this what she is underneath all the fae magic changes the carnival's inflicted on her? Weird.

He shakes himself out of that reverie quickly, though, again trying to reach for and grab his new powers, even as he turns the corner to make himself scarce. He'd ordinarily just let her handle it on her own, since she certainly seems capable, but he's not actually especially eager to run off and abandon someone he actually knows here. She could have valuable information.

He tries something else-- picturing, surrounding the apparent "police," a wall of flame in his head, which he then focuses to try and actually do-- and it...

... it actually works! What the fuck! A thin, yet powerfully hot strip of flame shoots out from the ground in a circle around them, trapping them in one place. Taako tries to focus on holding them there, on keeping that fire going long enough for them to make a getaway.

"I-- I-I think I got 'em! Let's get the hell outta here!"

[fourthscribe]

Well--okay, that's not quite what she had in mind, but it definitely means they're even less likely to remember what wheelchair-bound mage it was that was helping this demon. Tanyuu nods and quickly spins her chair around to roll down the street as fast as she can, Haruki trilling with panic in her ear.

"It'll be faster with a little help!" Hint hint, buddy, her arms can only do so much!

[tacosgay]

"Uh-- right!" Taako breaks into a run, whipping around the corner to grab the handles of her chair and push her along ahead of him, going as fast as he can with an entire other grown person in tow.

Over his shoulder, he watches them-- and throws up another flame wall just behind them, just in case. He's getting a bit more practiced with them, at least; maybe soon, he'll figure out how to do literally anything else with these newfound powers of his.

He has got to hook up with another demon sometime.