hadriel_logs | Event Log: Jumpscares

Who: All characters participating in the event!
What: The event log for the Jumpscares event
Where: All over the city!
When: May 16th-May 20th
Warnings: Some startling jumpscares, interdimensional demon cats, the usual

A dark shadow looms over Hadriel on the morning of May 16th. There's a tension in the air, something palpable, as if everything has gone still and is ready to snap. You've been waiting for the other shoe to drop for hours now, and you're getting to the point where you're starting to wish that it would just happen already so that you can stop feeling this way.

Of course, when it does happen, it's not quite like you expect.

Maybe it's a tiger leaping out of your closet, claws extended. Maybe it's a faceless slenderman, stepping out from around the corner or a monster with beak and claws ripping open your shower curtain when you're most vulnerable- but within seconds, after you've been startled half to death by the monsters, they're gone. They vanish in a puff of smoke, or dissipate into glitter, or become something silly instead for a few brief moments before disappearing entirely.

Weird. But not unendurable, I guess. The bright side is that there will also be a few demon cats that have also made their way through the door. No two cats are ever in the same location, but there seems to be enough of them to go around, though the toothy one can be a bit vicious. Still, they aren't untameable, and might make nice pets, as long as you don't mind a bloody finger or two when it's time for lunch!

► This log covers May 16th-May 20th.
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► If you have some heart problems that are unfortunately exacerbated by this event, please let us know here, and we're sorry.

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[She snorts, but she'll take it. Teenager is better than kid.]

Ugly? Shut up. You could get way more grizzled than this, dude.

[Ellie teases him with a grin on her face, feeling pretty good despite the near brush with axe death.

Then his hand is suddenly in her hair, and no matter how hard she tries not to, no matter how much she fights her tensing muscles, Ellie feels herself flinch away. Fuck. Cool. Great. She laughs, too loud, tries to play it off.]

C'moooon. You know us teens and our hair. That's a thing, right?

[He chuckles at that. He doesn't care much about his appearance either way, but he knows he's sporting a few more scars than most. The one across his eye hasn't done his face any wonders, but. The people that are important never cared about it. That's all that really matters.

When she jerks away from him, he frowns. But. Yeah, it's just a hair thing. That makes sense.]

You tell me. I don't know much about teenage girls. Never was one, myself. But hey, I'll keep my hands off the goods.

[He holds his hands up reassuringly, as if to show that he's not moving to touch her hair again.]

Don't touch Ellie's hair. Got it.

[She consciously works to relax her muscles. It's made easier by Magnus' reassurances and the way he keeps his hands clearly in her sight. Within moments, Ellie feels like she can convincingly play that off as if it never happened.]

Yeah. I mean- no big deal. Guess it works out even in the end, right? Ruffled hair for knife wound? Totally fair.

Yeah, I'd say we're about even stevens.

[He fusses a little with the bandage, very aware that he has a stab wound, but he tries to put it down and ignore it. That's all he can do at this point. It'll heal. Will probably scar. No big deal here either.]

Well... you want me to walk you home? Promise I won't rush you again. You taught me pretty good already that it's a bad idea. But, yeah... With these fuckin' jumpscares going on I don't trust something to not turn out real eventually.

[She feels bad about the way it's obviously still bothering him, but Ellie tells herself not to feel guilty for following her instincts. Better this than her with a gaping axe wound. ...Still doesn't feel any better.]

I can take care of myself. [Said quickly, like she's used to defending this point.] But yeah, sure.

And don't worry about it. [shrug] I know you didn't mean it. Already forgotten. Seriously.

Alright. I know you don't need it, but it makes me feel better.

[Always better he can keep an eye on someone than not.]

Lead the way.

Event Log: Jumpscares

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