⇨ The Tourist Trap: WEEK 4

[ringleaders]

Who: Anyone, anywhere in Portland.
When: October 22nd - 31st, 2017
Where: In Portland, for the last time.
What: The seasons change as the Winter Court seizes a surprise victory, claiming both the Tree of Life's pendant and the blood catalyst needed to take control of the Severing Ritual. Meanwhile, interdimensional problems are about to get more weird. Check out the conflict results for the attack on the Circle as well as the Beast's attack on the Summer Court here.
Warnings: Individually marked!

DAYS OF WINTER↴ As the end of October nears, so does the grasp of winter. On the night of the 22nd, it will freeze overnight, and the temperature will drop for the following days. As the night grow long, world-wide magic slowly reaches it apex, set to reach it on the night of Halloween. With so many factors at play, knowing what to do with that moment of power may be a challenge. ► FULL CIRCLE: The Angels succeed in their planned attack on the Circle, managing to get to the living quarters of the Council members with the help of Ashleigh Mischief. The plan goes without much resistance from the mages or from the demons attempting to claim the ritual object for their own. Of course, when the fae make a surprise attack on the Angels after they flee the scene, it has the surprise result of the Winter Court ended up with the pendant in their talons. Threads for this attack can be done in this log. If you need mod direction at all, let us know, but otherwise feel free to NPC demons, angels, or random Circle members as you require. ► THE QUEEN'S GARDEN: Realizing that the Rose Queen is distracted with attempting to claim the pendant, the Beast will summon her co-conspirators to raid the Queen's gardens. The ultimate plan seems to be to get the Beast far enough into the gardens to kill the Queen, while also rescuing as many changelings as possible along the way. As it turns out, this doesn't go well. While they do manage to penetrate the gardens with Childermass's help, the Rose Queen, Ignatius, and Nightshade happen to all be there. Seriously outnumbered, even by the Beast's terms, it will take everything the group has to just make it out alive, sustaining heavy injuries as they go. In the end they will manage to rescue Greg universe and four additional changelings that were imprisoned there, but any damage done to the Summer Court itself will be negligible. Threads for this can also be played out here! ► REFLECTIONS: As the ritual draws closer, the line between this reality and the one you came from will also be becoming less clear. Regaining memories is not required, but it will naturally become easier to occur, especially if you're already started receiving them. It's a good time to start making connections, while you still have the chance. ► THE SEVERING: One way or another, the Severing is going to make an impact on both this world and the lives of those trapped inside of it. The Angels are going to be making an attempt to interrupt the Winter Court's ritual, as will the Summer Court and Anath's forces. Whoever comes up on top will be the ones to decide what to be done with it. Yet, with news that the Severing continuing could cause irreversible damage to the planet's spirit, it could feel like there are no perfect options. There will be an event header put up for this by the mods closer to the end of July. (NOTE: canon powers will returning while the ritual is in progress, so keep that in mind for planning - both sets of powers will be active.)

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[hippocarnival]

Rita may be unconcerned, but when Yuya sees the elementals approaching he can't help but shrink back for a moment. He doesn't want to seem like a liability, though. He doesn't want to be one, so he swallows thick and holds the crowbar like a bat, steeling himself to attack. Fighting a large monster was a little different than someone who looks like a person.

"Uh... are these things weak to iron too?" He's never tried to use his telekinesis on something that moves--the crowbar may be all he has until they get somewhere with objects he can throw.

[anti_nonsense]

It's a good question. Rita's never really dealt with elementals before.

"If they were conjured through fae magic, then... probably?" Rita guesses, but the fire elemental starts winding up for an attack, and she has to respond. She conjures a shield in the form of a flat disc of spinning flames - the only defensive spell she really knows - and holds it up. The creature winds up its head, opens it maw and spits out a blast of fire, but Rita intercepts it with the shield, absorbing the flames that spill from its body.

"This one might be tricky," Rita warns, though she still doesn't sound that alarmed. "My fire won't work on it." The good news, though, is that if she keeps that defense up, its fire won't work on her, either.

[hippocarnival]

Yuya nods, ducking behind Rita's shiekd with her. But if her free want going to work, that left it to him, didn't it? But hitting fire is not going to be like hitting someone's shins, how can he do it safely? He looks between the crowbar and the fire elemental...

"Oh!" Duh! He puts enough space between him and Rita so he can swing the crowbar wide before throwing it. With that momentum stated it's easier for him to launch it with his ESP to collide with the elemental's skull-- and then pulls it right back through the air with his abilities, floating in the air as he tries to beat it with the bar from afar.

He just hopes it's actually doing any damage.

[anti_nonsense]

The crowbar slices through the flames making up the elemental's body, causing it to recoil. Seems like iron really will do the trick; it practically repels the magic holding the creature's body together. Unfortunately, with its odd physiology, the blow to the skull doesn't kill it, even though it creates a distinct hole in what certainly looks like its head.

"Keep it up! It's working!" Rita shouts, then turns her attention to the much more flammable-looking tree elemental. She swings the fire-shield around and launches it at the elemental's wooden face. The fire catches, but doesn't kill it. The creature responds by extending its branch-like arms behind itself, then swinging them overhead at both Rita and Yuya in a downward slamming motion.

[hippocarnival]

Yuya grins at the sight of his success and the crowbar pulls out and swings down harder on the elemental. Right when it connects to the creature, nest splitting its grass in half, it's when he looks over at the other elemental. Just as it moves to crush them.

"Uh--move!" He elbows Rita to encourage her to dodge before he rolls out of the way, seamlessly bouncing back to his feet. He quickly looks Rita's way to make sure she made it safe.