EVENT: SCAVENGER HUNT

[asgardmods]

It's that time! The riddles are up and your characters can get to ICly figuring them out and bringing in the items. Regardless of whether your character "won" a question or not, or whether you even submitted an answer, or even if you submitted a wrong one -- you can have your characters figure out or not figure out whatever you want in the log. The wins only count for who figures it out first.

Found items should be brought to the altar in the yard of each Welcome Hall. When one of the "winners" (a.k.a. the first person from each house to guess right) brings an item to an altar, a light in the colour of their house will pop up. It's just a hovering ball of light and any touches will pass through it. After that, there's no effect in bringing the same item to the same altar, but people are welcome to do so as much as they wish. Characters are welcome to keep any of the items they find, or leave them at the altar, in which case they'll disappear.

And now for the correct answers:

ODIN: A crown. Very pretty, sparkly crowns can be found in various places throughout Odin's district -- hanging from trees, sitting on benches, just about anywhere! Some of them are cheap wire and glass beads, but some of them are true gold or silver and jewels. Either counts for the scavenger hunt, but the real ones are worth more if you keep them!

THOR: A plasma lamp/lightning ball. You'll find these plugged in inside a lot of various shops and public buildings in Thor district, with postits saying "free!" stuck to them. No one will complain if you take them, so have at! They're also in all different shapes, sizes, and colours, so feel free to imagine!

LOKI: A vial of snake's venom, similar to that said to drip on the face of the imprisoned Loki in Earth's myths. These can be found lying around Loki district, attached to silver chains (so it can be worn as a necklace). If the vial is opened and the venom is touched, it'll burn the skin like an acid, leaving blisters that'll take a few days to heal. All of the vials contain no more than an ounce of venom, so no one will be finding big bottles!

SIGYN: Golden apples! These will actually be in the form of small potted plants -- tiny bonsai-sized apple trees, even! They'll mostly be found in green areas, beside other full-sized trees. The apples are about grape-sized and golden-skinned but they are edible, and in fact taste like the best apples you've ever eaten! They're seedless too, and new apples will grow about once a week if the tree is kept and watered properly!

HEL: Plastic/rubber bats! They'll be hanging in groups of ten or so from trees or the eaves of buildings, and they'll seem like boring rubber -- until you grab the string that they're hanging from. Once you do that, they'll suddenly "wake up" and start to fly! They're still rubber, but they seem to be alive anyway. Maybe if you can hold onto the string long enough to get it to the altar, it'll decide to stick around as a pet?

HEIMDALL: Golden teeth, a famous trait of the original Norse Heimdall! There are sets of gold teeth (some plastic like a kid's toy, some real "grill" jewelry) just lying here and there in places where they'd catch the sun. There may even be some of those wind-up walking tooth toys! Any quality of "teeth" will apply for the scavenger hunt!

FREYR: A pig (a live one. Really, Allen. You'll make Freyr cry.) His pet pig gullinbursti to be specific, but it isn't a special boar you'll be finding. Instead, there are pigs of all sizes and breeds both possible and impossible (from giant wild boars to tiny potbellies that'll fit in your hand) loose around the district. They'll run if you try to catch them, so good luck herding one to the altar! You could even try riding the big ones if you're a brave soul.

FREYA: A necklace. Specifically Brisinger/Brisingamen, the necklace that, in the original myths, she had to bed several dwarves to obtain and which ended in quite a mess for her! Our Freya hasn't has such an adventure, but the beautiful necklace is still the item for this district. Both fake and real golden necklaces will be found around the necks of various statuary throughout the district.

BALDR: Mistletoe. Plenty of the plant that was this god's demise in the Norse myths has sprouted in Gefion park. Break or cut off a twig and bring it to the altar to win this district's hunt. To make it a worthy prize, a sprig of mistletoe kept can be sold to any NPC-run apothecary for quite a high price, as it normally doesn't grow in the city.


And as for the winners, here's the list of who "won" each question, sorted by house! This means that the characters listed under "ODIN" are members of Odin house. The houses listed with the names are the questions they were awarded. Therefore, Hanbei Takenaka is in Odin house and "won" Baldr's question. We gave some wins for "close enough" answers when no one else in the house got that question right. :) People are listed in chronological order within their house.

ODIN:
Hanbei Takenaka: BALDR
Iceland: FREYA
Tony Stark: ODIN
Nathan Drake: HEIMDALL
Arion Rosemariné: THOR

THOR:
Chie Satonaka: BALDR
Varon: THOR

LOKI:
L: FREYA
Hazama: HEIMDALL
Mami Futami: LOKI
Lucille: FREYR
Harry Flynn: BALDR
Near: THOR

SIGYN:
Merlin: LOKI
Hibiki: FREYR
Laurent: SIGYN
Gau Meguro: BALDR
Shion: ODIN
Aether Brandier: FREYA

HEL:
Ramirez: ODIN
Conan Edogawa: BALDR
Reiichirou Shiba: THOR
Enma Kozato: HEL

HEIMDALL:
Disciple: BALDR
Castiel: LOKI
Minato Arisato: SIGYN
Cloud Strife: HEIMDALL
Spike: HEL
Alibaba: FREYR
Cheriour: ODIN

FREYR:
Ayumi Shinozaki: BALDR
Takane Shijou: FREYR
Apple Bloom: FREYA

FREYA:
Rikku: FREYA
Freyjadour Falenas: BALDR

BALDR:
Gilgamesh: BALDR
Norway: LOKI
Germany: HEIMDALL

NOW! As you can see, not one house "won" every single question. However, since Heimdall House was the closest, they'll be awarded the big prize! Starting on Feb 4, the Welcome Hall will have a big spiral slide inside, next to the elevator shaft! There are openings on every floor, so characters can hop in and slide right down to wherever they want to go! They'll also find a new room on the main floor, containing, wait for it... a giant ball pit with climbable netting on the walls and ceiling! Still, since no one really won and everyone put in a big effort, every single house will have the slides installed. ;) Have fun with those!

In addition everyone who "won" a question will recieve a cute gift certificate for a free child's entree at a chain pizza restaurant that has a location somewhere in each district. Edit for clarification: This certificate will appear on the character's person when they cause the light to come on, so they'll get it immediately! Clearly, this is a very grown-up event!

Now that the "winners" and answers have been announced, let's have fun! Please wait for the mods to get a thread up for each district, then reply and mingle and do whatever you'd like. Threads don't have to stay in the district they start in, so feel free to have whatever kinds of shenanigans you'd like, and thanks for playing!

Comments

ODIN

[asgardmods]

[judgmental]

[I wonder who burned his poster? Oh, that's right, it was Yuri. At least he can still burn papers that anger him in private. Some things haven't changed.

He refuses to take even the least part in this ridiculous farce of a contest. However, when on the way to work, he catches sight of a delicate silver crown with green and blue jewels... he has a secret weakness for finely crafted things. It's not that he craves wealth; he simply enjoys the aesthetics of the piece, not to mention those particular colors.

He bends to pick it up, then straightens and continues on his way to the tea room in Odin District. Maybe he'll put it on display somewhere there.]

[prosecutory]

[...you might see someone having tea, Yuri. His only companions are a few books and his organizer.

He's not interested in the scavenger hunt either, and after the cupcake war, he'd rather stay out after seeing that these events are really nothing more than just frivolous contests devised to entertain the gods. But he did give the riddles some thought.]

[cookingmaman]

[Well, he had originally planned on giving it to the altar as was decided, but then he noticed that someone else had beat him to it. So instead, here is Suzuya, holding onto a crown and not quite sure what to do with it.]

It doesn't seem like this would fit me very well.

[survived]

[It's only as Shion returns that he notices Suzuya holding the same crown that he'd placed on the altar prior to their meeting.]

I'm sorry, did you figure it out too?

[cookingmaman]

A little too late, it seems. [Not that he seemed to mind at all.] Congratulations though. You got here pretty fast.

[survived]

I don't know anything about mythology, but I thought I would try my hand at one of the riddles anyway. They seemed interesting to me.

[cookingmaman]

I had expected a little more of a challenge, to be honest, but the items they made us look for were too out in the open.

[survived]

Even still, I think it's better for them to be too simple than too difficult. It's just for fun, after all.

[cookingmaman]

That's true.

Though I do have to wonder why they left so many crowns scattered. For a scavenger hunt, it's still odd.

[survived]

The left over ones are still beautiful.

[cookingmaman]

Of course, it's just a little... [Messy, really. He wants to clean up the whole place if he can.]

[starryguyed]

You should try it on, Suzuya!

[cookingmaman]

[He chuckles at that and does so, the crown awkwardly sitting on his head.] How does it look?

[starryguyed]

[ she clasps her hands together, fighting back a smile. ] Very princely... Your Highness.

[cookingmaman]

Not quite a perfect fit, I think. It feels a little loose on me.

[starryguyed]

Ahaha! You just don't have a big head!

[cookingmaman]

Then should I look for a smaller crown instead? It doesn't seem like it'll be much use now though.

[starryguyed]

Well, you never know. You could always sell it.

[cookingmaman]

Ah, I was just thinking of that actually.

Would they allow us to do that?

[starryguyed]

There are a lot of them, aren't there? I think it can't hurt.

[cookingmaman]

As they are still the property of these gods, I thought it would be rude to do such a thing without permission. Though if they're letting us do with it at our own convenience, then it would solve the issue with money for a while.

[starryguyed]

I was thinking about getting a job, but you're right! It would definitely help.

[cookingmaman]

Did you already have a specific job in mind?

[starryguyed]

I thought about doing something like secretary work, but at this point, I'd be willing to try anything!