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

[clockeyes]

[There's a man hanging upside down from a tree. You see, back in his world, when he still had his angelic powers, he used to walk on ceilings and regularly defy gravity whenever he had the chance to. Why?]

[BECAUSE CHERIOUR DOES WHAT HE WANTS, OKAY or maybe because he just likes the feeling of it, really, we might never know.]

[And, if you notice, there's a crown sitting by his legs on the branch he's hanging down from. You see, he had spotted the thing in the tree while he passed it, but felt that it was too good an opportunity to not take a chance to hang upside down.]

[WAY TO GET DISTRACTED, MAN. Don't worry, he'll turn that crown in as soon as he's had his fun, yes he will.]

[cookingmaman]

[Hanging upside down can't be too good for you, not when all that blood might rush to your head.]

Ah, sir. I don't think you should be hanging around like that.

[clockeyes]

[Now when your blood is basically an oil-like substitute- there was a reason why Cheriour couldn't ever blush, after all. So, hanging upside down for hours on end didn't bother him one bit. All his internal systems kept most of his fluids from pouring into his head, anyways.]

Oh! [He frowns slightly when he see Suzuya, looking like a kid that has just been told by his mother that he has to go inside and do his homework.] Why not?

[cookingmaman]

[If he ever told him that, it would boggle Suzuya. As it is, he's pretty much going to play the role of that mother anyway.] You'll get a headache with the blood rushing to your head. At worst, you might faint.

It's better you don't do that for too long.

[clockeyes]

Headache? [He scoffs.] No! I never get headaches from this. It clears my head, actually!

Why? What's too long?

[cookingmaman]

It still wouldn't hurt you to be more careful. Blood rushing to the head can cause a person to faint even when they think they're fine.

[clockeyes]

Hmmm. So more than a day, then? Because, once, I hung upside down for around 23 hours and I felt okay afterwards. Must be longer, then! Thank you for the warning.

[cookingmaman]

... Did you just say 23 hours?

[clockeyes]

Yes, yes I did. I had a lot of free time that day, so I was curious, and it was really amazing after a while.

I tried Pendroz to get to do it with me but he refused for some reason.

[cookingmaman]

... Do you mind if I ask you something? [Because that's um... pretty special.]

[clockeyes]

Sure! Ask away!

[cookingmaman]

Are you human? [Straight to the point, because he's met quite a few who weren't, so he wanted to make sure.]

[ofthursday]

[Here, have your brother-from-another-dimension, looking vaguely puzzled as to why you're hanging upside down from a tree. Castiel's head tilts to the side, far enough to look somewhat ridiculous, but still not enough to make Cheriour look right side up.]

What are you doing?

[clockeyes]

[Cheriour waves giddily when he sees Castiel, though really, he's just waggling his arm from side to side as he dangles it below him.]

Castiel! Hi! I'm hanging upside down! It's really really really really fun!

[All of that was said in one breath. Castiel, how in the world are you related to this hyperactive puppy of an alternate dimension brother? 8Ic ]

[ofthursday]

[...HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.]

How is that fun?

[There's nothing inherently fun or interesting about being upside down, Cheriour. 8|]

[clockeyes]

Because everything around you is not the right way up! It's really something to see to be believed.

[He takes excitement in the weirdest things, Castiel. You should see what he does when he sees a clock store.]

[ofthursday]

[You are so excitable he has no idea what to do with you. Also.]

There is a crown in that tree.

[clockeyes]

Yes, there is!

[He nods as he turns his head to look at it.] I saw it and was going to get it down, but then I was thinking that I haven't hung upside down in a really long time and here I am!

[ofthursday]

I have never hung upside down.

[And now he's a little curious.]

[clockeyes]

You haven't?

[THIS IS A TRAVESTY. Cheriour immediately gives a slightly shocked look at his fellow angel.]

You have to give it a try! At least once. Just to see how it feels. I guarantee it, it's nothing like you've ever done before!

[ofthursday]

[Castiel isn't entirely sure if he wants to try, but his curiosity is also beckoning him forward. Finally, he drifts a few steps closer, giving the tree a suspicious look.]

How did you climb into it?

[clockeyes]

[Cheriour grins when he sees Castiel approach, because, hey, this is like bonding! Bros will have to be bros, even if Castiel doesn't think they are bros yet.]

Oh! You simply, well, climb. As in, put your feet on the lowest branch and pull yourself up. It isn't too hard. Have you never climbed a tree before, Castiel?

[ofthursday]

[Castiel is sloooowly warming up to the idea. Slowly. Extremely slowly.]

No. I have never had occasion or need.

[clockeyes]

Well! I shall make an occasion and need for you.

[And then he puffs out his chest, as if he's announcing something very important and pretigious.]

I, Cheriour, invite you, Castiel, to the honorable time-told tradition of climbing a tree for the very first time!

[A pause and a childish grin widens on his face.]

There. See? Created an occasion for you.

[ofthursday]

[Castiel just stares at that for a moment, but his expression lightens just the tiniest fraction, almost approaching amused.]

Alright. I will try it.