Event Log: Fadeout

[hadrielmods]

Who: Everyone participating in the event!
What: The event log for the Fadeout event!
Where: All around the city
When: November 15th-November 25th
Warnings: None!

The morning of November the 15th seems rather normal- that is, if you can avoid the glowing cracks in the fabric of reality tucked away among various streets. Still, they don't really seem to be doing much of anything and you can't quite see through them, so maybe they're decoration? This wouldn't be the first time the gods pulled some weird shit to shake things up around here.

By midafternoon, however, something changes. Cecily, in all her wisdom, decides to attempt to dispel one of these rifts, and the resulting shockwave sends tremors through the city. Tears throughout Hadriel open wider and allow for various demons to burst through and terrorize the various citizens. Demons will be tearing through in all corners of the city, though you can choose to avoid them if you like.

Look out for Pride and Rage demons, who attempt to brute force their way to you and feed off of your anger, steel yourselves against Despair and Fear demons who grow stronger as you give up hope, and definitely cross the street to avoid the Desire demons, who can take either male or female forms and will offer you everything you want if you just let them in.

Demons will either focus on attacking you or tempting you by taking advantage of and feeding off of your basic emotions. Agreeing to let a demon help you and mentally folding to it generally means that the demon will begin to possess you and start calling the shots- often using you as a vessel to hurt others and sow discord. If you happen to have any sort of magical abilities, extended possession can lead toward becoming an abomination after the corruption takes root.

So... you might want to avoid all of that. Luckily, there are some good things happening that can distract you- along with the demons, several nugs and fennec foxes will also pop up around the city, and if you don't want them to die a horrible death to a hungry demon, you might consider adopting them. In addition, you may find a random potion laying around- maybe this can help you fight off those demons, or maybe it'll make every nug in the city love you- or maybe it's secretly a jar of bees. Wouldn't be the first time you guys let bees in jars get a little out of hand.

► This log covers November 15th-November 25th.
► 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 murdered by a demon, become an abomination, turn your insides to sludge with a potion, or just throw yourself from a rooftop to end it all, please let us know here!

Comments

[closerift]

Thank you. [ Morrigan is practical and not overbearing and the Inquisitor is grateful. She's considering expressing that sentiment in some way as they begin to move, but another demon stops them short before long.

She can't help but admit a loud sigh in response. ]

Andraste's tits. [ Cecily grumbles, unslinging her bow from her back again to raise to the demon. ] Nobody's lonely here, all right? You've got the wrong crowd for that speech.

[ The demon merely smiles, still, seemingly unafraid of the two women. ]

But the circumstances are dire, are they not? Neither of you wish to stay in this place... let me help you. You know that I can find a way to grant that desire, to help you both to escape...

[ Despite herself, she thinks of Cullen (gone) and Dorian and Rainier, of being alone in a place where no one recognizes her. Her heart speeds up, but she raises the bow and sets an arrow, eyes sharp. ]

You'll really have to try harder to convince us.

[sciencelizard]

Ooh, ooh, that w-would be so cute!

[Bub and Brot. Omg.]

Okay, which one should be w-which? Then again, I guess it doesn't matter so much. I think, uhm, yours might l-look more like a Brot though.

[It's completely arbitrary what they 'look' like for a name, but she does seem to have preferences. Or at least opinions.]

[skelebro]

["Bub" and "Brot" it is. He likes it. It's just the right combination of nerdy and ridiculous.]

Then I can say I brot 'em home.

[He sounds positively delighted about the pun potential there.]

[meatbrained]

( They are, but Matt's still clinging to the idea of faith, to the idea that what he heard - don't make deals to be okay in this - is right. They should have been safe if only she'd not done something.

(If only he'd done something. Stopped her. Stopped it-)

He nods his head, once, swallows hard before speaking. ) I- I know. But- ( He has to be. Somehow. To deal with this place. ) -I'll try to be.

this hurts me

[meatbrained]

( He's never been great at the balance. Either too soft or too hard. Saying nothing or saying everything, not managing to let things come out as and when, in pieces so they're not as painful, not as explosive.

He winces, and unlike Em, wants nothing more than to leave this. Leave this fight and find a way to cool down, but it's like a flood that can't be stopped, a snowball rolling down a hill, picking up more and more.

He needs to breathe. Find space. )

I'm not- ( Doing this right now ) -What? No. I didn't mean it like that. But I turn up here and you think it's all gonna be okay, that it isn't super weird for me that my friends and girlfriend have done and seen all this shit? I feel like I'm in the freakin' Twilight Zone!

[justice_from_above]

[Pharah watches Aphys for a moment, wondering what all the claw-clicking and excited stammering meant, and eventually paused to drop down to her knee and place a hand on the monster's shoulder.]

Is everything alright? You seem a little, flustered?

[They did just meet, and she doesn't precisely know if there is really something wrong or if this is just her natural habits. Still, she had quite a shack up earlier.]

[sciencelizard]

[Well, that's nice for something, considering Alphys is an anxious mess 99% of the time with an unfortunate lack of understatement on that statistic. She's still nervously looking over the lip of the roof, but pulls back when Rey speaks.]

Oh, uhm, well, y-yes. That sounds like it would be the least, uhm, dangerous thing. Because, uhm, we are s-somehow in a position where, uh, jumping on rooftops is more safe than walking. On t-the ground.

[She's not panicking you're panicking ooohnmygod. She adjusts her glasses just for something to do with her hands.]

Well, uhm, I'm not sure exactly, uh, the direction we're s-supposed to be going from here, but uhm, this place isn't, uh, incredibly big, so, uhm, can't be that hard, right?

[sciencelizard]

[She blushes. It's... still the right answer, though, because trouble always does seem to find her.]

Well, uhm, t-thank you. I appreciate it.

[She smiles, and it's as genuine as she can make it.]

[hasitsthorns]

[ He couldn't have. Maybe he doesn't know that now, but he'll realize in time.

It's a hard lesson to learn. Sometimes, there's just nothing you can do. ]

And, hey, that's all you can do. [ Another lesson. People say trying isn't the same as doing; Rose is inclined to disagree. More often than not, it's trying that gets things done. ]

I'm here too, alright? Trust me, I've been through some shit. [ Missing hand and all. He knows. ]

[sciencelizard]

[Another long groan. Oh my god, Sans.]

Y-You are the worst!

[She shoves him playfully, but she's smiling still.]

Well, I guess t-they can come home now that they have names.

... I hope t-they eat, uhm, the same food we do.

[skelebro]

[Sans laughs. He is, indeed, the very very worst, and he proudly owns that fact.]

I mean, if not, we can give 'em some of that leftover dragon meat. There's plenty of it.

[Mostly jerky, but...Brot here is a fox, somethin' canid, and canids like meat, don't they? Probably. Should be fine.]

[fulcra]

[ ahsoka nods - acknowledgement of all parts. kate is someone she'll keep an eye out for another time. any questions on superhumans she can keep until they have downtime. but fighting and keeping everyone else safe is what matters now. ]

I wouldn't mind the company, if you want to tag-team a few more.

[ just to make sure none of them can drag her down again, too. the last thing she needs is to be consumed by despair right now. she has things to do, people to protect. ]

[fulcra]

[ when ahsoka smiles, there's something unnaturally peaceful and reassuring about it, like maybe she's leaning on the force a little bit to convince alphys that this is fine, she's happy to help. and mostly just happy she came to the rescue in time.

she tips her head to one side to indicate going, even if she doesn't know yet where alphys is heading. ]

Come on. Let's get going. Get you somewhere safe.

i have no idea how this sat so long i'm sorry i love you????

[fulcra]

With her lightsabers protecting her head and chest, Hux was right in assuming there wouldn't be time for her to adequately block her legs. But Ahsoka didn't have to so long as she could move out of the way in time, leaping to one side and landing in a crouch that would ensure her blades could block her whole body without too much effort. Her injured leg was out to one side, using it only for balance with all of her weight on the other.

"And do you know how many Inquisitors I've killed so far?" It wasn't like her, to brag about having caused death. She didn't like it under any circumstance, but the demon was getting under her skin and Hux was exactly the sort of bastard who would always be worse than her, no matter the blood on her hands.

"You must not or you'd have given up by now," she continued, slashing her mainhand saber hard to direct one of the demon's ice attacks back toward it and earning a screech of pain from the creature. "I'm not even the last Jedi; you know nothing!"

[avephoenix]

[Faith salutes -- unnecessary, she knows -- and gives a firm nod.]

Right. Find me when this mess is cleaned up! Til then!

[She gives a little wave and heads off to see who else might need her help.]

[avephoenix]

Wouldn't've offered if I'd mind. [Faith winks.

But without another word, she motions down the street with her head, starting in that direction when Ahsoka begins to move. Time to kick demon arse with her new friend!]

same ;;

[unfollowing]

How do you think it was for me when I got here?

[Fresh off almost getting shot in the face by Mike, after being bitten by a wendigo, after that chase through the mines, after the fire tower collapsing.]

You know what? Just go. Go find some space or whatever the fuck you want to do.

[Because suddenly, she's so angry she might start screaming and crying both.

Emily brushes past him and heads upstairs. She can't be here, not with how wrecked the house still is, and the fact that she hurt or frightened everyone in the house. Grabbing the bag Carlisle taught her to sew, she packs a few changes of clothes. She'll stay with Chris for a few days. He may be the nerdiest nerd to ever nerd, but after all they've been through here, she can trust him not to kick her out or force her back here.

It's when she's about to leave that she sees the lace on the bed, and she knows right away who got it and how. The knowledge hits her so hard that she almost falls apart and cries right then and there, but she holds it together. She stuffs the lace in the bag and leaves before she can think more about it.

Later, when she's alone in the spare room at Chris's, she cries.]

[sciencelizard]

[Oh jeez, she's noticing, she needs to tone this back like woah. She tries to smile a little more reassuringly, gripping her hands together. It still looks nervous.]

Oh, uh, y-yes, it's fine! I uh, I mean, I have a s-stutter, it's not a nervous, uhm, thing. I just, uh, everything's been pretty overwhelming today, and uh, I mean, I'm glad to meet you! It's not, uhm, y-your fault or anything, I'm just uh. Thinking about a lot and uh, all that.

[She's always like this, Fareeha. It's okay. She's a disaster.]

[sciencelizard]

Yeah, I mean, t-that sounds about right. I think uh, s-some animals like this eat grains, too? But there's not much of that down here. Are there potatoes? S-Someone should be growing potatoes.

[Maybe they should, if only for the alcohol. Then again, the bar seems to provide that from just about anywhere.]

I hope they don't eat grass.

[skelebro]

There's an orchard and everything. We'll probably be good.

[He gives his newly-named fox a little pat on the head. He dubs thee "Mandelbrot."]

Even if I can't eat non-magic food, I doubt it'll be a problem for these two.

[sciencelizard]

[Augh, god, her smile is ethereal. This is so much. This is too much.

She's too much like Undyne for this to be okay.]

O-Okay. Let's go.

I LOVE YOU <3

[therewillbeorder]

"It wasn't enough. You don't know the future- I do. There is no Jedi Order, they're gone. You didn't save them or bring them back. Every Inquisitor you fought and defeated accomplished nothing. They still succeed and along with Vader, they wiped every trace of them away as if they never existed." His words were cruel but mostly honest. Luke Skywalker had failed miserably to bring the Jedi back, Kylo Ren was the last of that line and there was little that remained of the Old Republic anymore.

He watched her carefully, momentarily distracted by the demon. But he saw how she only balanced on her injured leg. At least he had got in that hit but the demon was still between them. He knew he had no hope of beating her in combat, he had been fortunate to get one hit in but that didn't mean he couldn't do more damage. He waited until the demon attacked again before aiming a careful shot right at her injured leg, hoping to throw her off balance.

[dragoon_pride]

[Seeing that he has the advantage just further pushes the demon controlling Kain into action. He's all too encouraged by this. A few more attacks ought to finish this. The demon jumps, then, making use of another of Kain's powers. As he comes soaring down, he's already shooting down fire blasts toward the hedgehog, raining it ruthlessly down from above. He himself descends swiftly afterward, with his lance aiming to try and impale Shadow.]

[justice_from_above]

It has been a day. [She gives Alphys's shoulder a pat.

[Fareeha smiles and stands again, adjusting her rocket launcher.] Let's get you back home.

[sciencelizard]

How have, uhm, y-you been getting magic food, anyway?

[She's just been eating the stuff she finds, since she can technically eat human food. She sure did consume all that pocky that fell down, even if it was waterlogged and she kind of regretted it damn near immediately.]

And yeah, they'll probably just, uh, eat w-whatever. Maybe even Papyrus' spaghetti!