Event Log: Loud Valley

[hadrielmods]

Who: Everyone participating in the event!
What: The event log for the Loud Valley event!
Where: All around the city
When: August 23rd-August 30th
Warnings: Cute animals, lots of candy, and swanky beats to cheer up with

In the early morning of August 23rd, a siren will sound. No need to worry, this isn't your usual siren- instead of the ear-piercing sounds of the Silent Hill event (thanks, Sharon), the music that plays over the city is a short, happy tune.

Is that a rainbow above the buildings? Why is everything so lush with grass? You wanted water and now candy has popped out of the faucet instead- that's bound to get annoying after awhile. Welcome to the Loud Valley event, which plays nice, happy music, showers you all in flowers, stuffed animals, cake, and smiling emojis, and gives you your very own monster er, companion to play with!

Each character will be getting a companion for the duration of the event, something which, like in Silent Hill, is a reflection of them- but rather than reflecting their fears and flaws, this companion reflects their positive qualities and happiness. The animals will appear to characters when the sirens sound and will be more than happy to just chill out with them, whether by getting some nice pets and cuddles, following them around, or meowing/roaring/barking/hissing/etc at them for some much-needed attention.

Enjoy!

► This log covers August 23rd-August 30th.
► Feel free to make your own logs as well
► Please tag headers of threads with content warnings where they apply
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!
► If you are deathly allergic to happiness, please let us know here!

Comments

[ushahin]

[After his last unsuccessful attempt to get at the cat, Raxus grows bored, and wanders over towards where Sans is sitting. If the cat won't acknowledge him, maybe the skeleton will. Ushahin groans at the pun, covering his eyes with his crooked hand.]

You never change, Sans.

[The wolf pup sniffs Sans' leg and seems to like what he finds, for he reaches out and immediately bites down with his sharp little teeth. Ushahin seems unsurprised by this turn of events.]

Raxus, that is not very nice.

[skelebro]

[Hah. Heh. "You never change." That's hilarious. He almost makes a comment about that being his style, when the pup makes a lunge for his leg.

He feels teeth scrape bone, barely shaving at the top of the single flickering HP and it doesn't take much, feeble white SOUL pulsing with a wavering light and one wrong step and it'll crack -

Sans is very abruptly not there anymore. He's behind Ushahin, trying not to look sufficiently rattled.]

Your pup want a bone?

[ushahin]

[Both Ushahin and Raxus look a bit startled when Sans simply isn't there anymore. That's a new trick. The half-man's eyes go wide when he looks behind him and finds the skeleton there.]

He may only be a pup, but he is still a wolf.

[Raxus charges towards the pair and Ushahin scoops him up as he goes past. The wolf wriggles back and forth, gnawing on Ushahin's sleeve and hand, all to no avail. He's being held tight.]

That is enough out of you. [He looks over towards Sans, specifically, towards his left eye socket.] How did you do that?

[skelebro]

[The cat isn't so quietly unsettled as Sans is. The fur in its tail is standing on end, its ears pressed flat against its skull. Sans smiles evenly at Ushahin, communicating nothing less than the utter innocence of why, whatever do you mean?]

Just took a little shortcut. That's all.

[Not that he's not grateful for the man getting a hold of the little fella, but he's trying his best to keep it all together after that little near-brush with the very real possibility of death.

Don't take much to cut 1 HP into nothing, after all.]

[ushahin]

Uh-huh.

[If he were a little more vulgar like his human cousins, he would have told Sans that sounded like a whole lot of bullshit to him. Instead, that noise of skepticism he makes is all he gives as a remark that he doesn't believe the skeleton.

Ushahin sets Raxus down on the table as the hold becomes painful on his broken left arm. He gives a yelp of delight at finally being on the same level as the lazy cat, the first sound he's made since showing up with Ushahin. Then the pup immediately goes over to it and crouches down in the play position, trying to get the other animal to move. At least now he's not trying to gnaw on the skeleton's bones.]

Your answers can be infuriating sometimes.

[skelebro]

[It's not technically a lie. He did take a shortcut - popped through the gaps between one space and the next and cut out the middle man of walking. Who wants to do all that work of actually walking from place to place, anyway?

Sans shrugs, feeling himself slide smoothly back into the default settings, so to speak. The casual smugness that invites witty repartee and shallow wordplay without much meaning.

The cat, conversely, has now sat up straight, eyeing the pup with blank neutrality.]

Well, I try.

[The cat makes a weary sound as it does its best to ignore the playful creature bobbing beside it.]

Real energetic little guy, huh?

[ushahin]

[He'll have to corner Sans some other time and ask him just how he simply was there and then not. For now, he doesn't figure he'll get much more than another pun.

Sensing that the cat won't play with him, Raxus decides to force the issue by tackling the lazy beast, figuring that is the best way to get it to move.]

He just wants friends. Yours appears to have just enough energy to continue breathing.

[Raxus makes sense when one thinks about Ushahin's personality. For all his strange tendencies, he is loathe to be by himself. He craves the close contact of minds around him, whether it's to watch over them or merely invade. So it's little wonder that he keeps appearing even when he's not wanted. While he's nowhere near as enthusiastic as his animal companion, he is rather the same in pushing for people to interact with him.]

[skelebro]

[He's not in the habit of giving straight answers, it's true. Mostly because he's learned that the only reward for straight answers is more questions, and who's got time for that kind of thing? For the same reason that doing a good job in any area generally just means getting saddled with more work.

The cat weathers the tackle with a long-suffering huff of air, allowing the pup to tug and pull at it as he pleases.]

Makes sense. Don't cats spend somethin' like sixteen hours sleeping per day? Sounds like a creature after my own heart.

[ushahin]

[Declaring himself to now be king of the hill, Raxus chews on the cat's ears, first one and then the other, gnawing and getting slobber all over the beast's head. They are now friends, he has declared it to be so.]

They are also terribly clever beasts, always full of doublespeak and riddles. I've never met one who would give me a straight answer either.

[Of course he talks to animals, what kind of psychic would he be otherwise? He does give Sans a meaningful glance. Cats aren't the only ones around here who don't tell it straight.]

[skelebro]

[Sans chuckles as he eyes the long-suffering animal with amusement. Ushahin makes an interesting point. Seems that his mind can touch on the thoughts of animals.]

Fancy that. Like I said, a creature after my own heart. If I had one, anyway.

[His ribcage is all in all pretty empty, aside from the whispery white shell of his SOUL. But it's feeble at best.]

[ushahin]

[Raxus continues to chew on the now-battered cat, gnawing on the ruff of fur around its neck now. Poor thing will need a very long grooming session afterwards to get clean.]

Skeletons don't have hearts?

[He's never been entirely sure on what the rules of anatomy are in regards to Sans. The skeleton seems to function very much like an ordinary person does, but other than that, it appears to be anyone's guess.]

[skelebro]

Not literally, no. Same way I don't have lungs, or skin, or any of that stuff.

[The cat is making a faintly plaintive mewling that has Sans finally, finally striding over to its rescue. He scoops it up easily - oof, it sure is heavy for a big mat of fur, ain't it? - and allows it to drape itself over one shoulder with a weary huff.]

Most monsters are made of magic. It takes care of the specifics.

[ushahin]

Magic seems to take care of a great many things.

[Raxus begins to cry pitifully when his new friend is taken away. Ushahin picks him up, allowing the pup to snuggle into his arms. He winces as the weight of the pup hits his bad arm. Raxus soon quiets down, his eyes drooping shut from all the activity he's been doing.]

Finally. Would you like to trade animals?

[skelebro]

It is what it is.

[Est quid est, and all that. Couldn't take care of everything. Especially couldn't free monsters from their terrible prison. But Ushahin doesn't need to know any of the ephemera of monsters' lives.

Instead, he eyes the pup with undisguised amusement.]

Real handful, ain't he?

[ushahin]

[Someday soon, he's going to have to go inside Sans' head and see what lies below the lazy surface of the skeleton's thoughts. But not right now. He's got enough to deal with having the wolf puppy around. His furry little head droops and leans further onto Ushahin's arm.]

Indeed. I have named him well.

[skelebro]

Curious little fella. Guess he really does suit you.

[It's a bit of a double-edged compliment, but it is, in essence, a compliment. It indicates the presence of a personality that is more curious than outright malicious, which is considerably more intriguing than if Ushahin had simply been an overly-nosy telepathically-inclined half-human.]

[ushahin]

[Ushahin shall take the compliment for what it is. He is quite aware of the reputation he is beginning to garner for himself among the residents of Hadriel. At least he and Sans have reached an understanding of sorts. It is the best he can hope for. He shifts the pup around, letting his head rest on his shoulder. Raxus is already fast approaching a deep sleep.]

I shall be taking him on home. Poor thing needs his rest.

[skelebro]

Fair enough. I think me and mine are gonna follow that fine example.

[Because neither of them have slept enough for one day, obviously. But he's got a terribly important reputation of a useless layabout to maintain, and that takes priority.]