Event Log: Patron Gods

[hadrielmods]

Who: Everyone participating in the event!
What: The event log for the Patron Gods event!
Where: All around the city
When: March 15th-March 20th
Warnings: The gods choose you! Whether you choose them back is your call.

It's March 15th! Whether or not you've been having a good or a bad week, the gods decided to get together and put all the characters on teams- just like in those gym classes that you always skipped! Whether or not you were the last one picked is up for debate, but until we can figure that particular mystery out, there's another one to mull over... namely, who left that mysterious note in your bedside table/shoe/fishtank? And how did you get a friendship bracelet twined around your wrist?

Regardless, when opened, the letter will say-

'Congratulations! You have been chosen! [God name] thinks you're a great fit for their team! All you have to do is spread their emotion, and you'll get a blessing - and if your team wins, you get the grand prize: one (1) request for each member of the team, no payment required! Or you can band together and request one big thing, it's all up to you! So find your allies, get started, and let's win this thing!'

Whether or not this is for real becomes immediately obvious, as you seem to find yourself yearning to cooperate with your teammates, and maybe feeling a bit competitive toward your foes. Grab a squeaky chicken or a creepy doll or a snowglobe from the shops if you like, and let's get inspiring! Of course, you aren't forced to participate, but have fun telling your teammates that nobody is going to win their wish because you decided to be a stick in the mud.

Go forth and spread joy! Or sorrow, or scare people, or just really piss them off- but whatever you do, try to have fun and build that sense of community! You're going to need it...

► This log covers March 15th-March 20th.
► 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're just so mad at the gods that you'd rather die than participate, then let us know here!

Comments

[onlythemonstrous]

Not even the better sort of discount store, eh? These goods aren't really worthy of the name. The Doctor isn't spooked, just disappointed. But then, he's seen this skeleton before, albeit not in the flesh. No pun intended. "You know, I didn't really figure you for the shopkeeper type." Cough drops, c'mon, even he's not old enough to consider that candy. "Shame. I was hoping for marmalade. I don't suppose you could check in back?" That's not gonna do it on the sorrow front, unless the skeleton is real broken up about disappointing a customer. But there's this Earth saying about leopards and spots.

[skelebro]

Shopkeeper is goin' a bit far. That'd imply they got an economy to speak of.

"Might have some jam somewhere. You gotta sweet preference?"

He's gotta...vague notion of this guy. Pretty sure his double might'a traded some barbs with him. Which, uh, he'd apologize, but he figures that just might make things awkward. More awkward. Somethin' along those lines.

[onlythemonstrous]

He was mostly being snide, but actually, that would be nice, which comes as something of a surprise. "Strawberry, I think." He doesn't sound sure. Didn't this skeleton have a name before? Well, who could know. If there were barbs, he probably didn't notice, so apologies won't be necessary. It's just a sign he's operating as intended. "What are you hoping to accomplish?"

[skelebro]

Strawberry. Why not? He's pretty sure he's got some of that somewhere. There he goes, nudging through his selection of assorted stickiness, until he emerges triumphant with a jar in hand.

"Spreadin' a little joy. Everybody likes sweet stuff, right?" He offers the jam out with a wink of one eyesocket. That's...definitely not physically possible, but when's that matter any. Right? "Here's hopin' it'll stick."

[onlythemonstrous]

Did that skeleton just wink at him? That's barely even a pun. The Doctor accepts the jam, with a somewhat bemused look. "Ah, thank you." All right, it's time. He'd tried, but there's only so much he can do. No more of this sort of thing. "Why are you a skeleton?"

[skelebro]

Well, it's better than the "screaming and running" response he's managed to score a couple'a times. Which, while initially vaguely amusing, got to feel real old, real fast. A pity there ain't a quick fix for that sorta deal.

"Why aren't you one?" he counters. "Didn't realize there was a standard for this kinda thing."

[onlythemonstrous]

That's not an answer, young man. But it's probably as good as the Doctor is going to get. It's not the oddest thing he's encountered anyway. "Oh, I just haven't gotten around to it yet, I suppose." He eyes the skeleton's bracelet. What's yellow? God of snacks, definitely. "What're you going to wish for? Or request, whatever." Hypothetically speaking. However a win would even be calculated.

[skelebro]

"A trombone, of course."

Is he bullshitting? Likely. Probable, even. You'd never think a skeleton who never stops smiling would have pretty decent embouchure, but he can pump out a remarkable tune for a guy whose mouth is all teeth. Either way, the guy he's talkin' to has got a pretty astute sense of humor, he'll give him that much.

"You?"