[OPEN] Your Friendly Neighbourhood Utgard

[asgardmods]

Who: ANYONE going on the trip to Utgard!
What: A supplies run with one bonus a la carte spy.
When: Days 269 - 271 ( May 23 - 28 )
Where: Utgard
Rating: PG-13. Anything that might go higher than that should be taken to a private log, please!

[ Early in the morning on Day 269, several wagons will be geared up and at the ready by the Gate of Fog. The first two are more obviously intended for supplies, while the drivers of the last few will welcome Travellers to find anywhere comfortable to sit. A handful of coloured Natives from various districts will be coming along to assist in the shopping, though they're mostly content to stick to themselves in their own wagon for the duration of the trip. They won't have much to say to anyone that tries for conversation beyond simple pleasantries and a general air of gratitude.

It's a half day's drive to get to the city of Utgard, leaving the Sun just barely on its way back down by the time the caravan comes to a halt. This gives plenty of time to gather the things on the shopping list the drivers have on them. Natives will direct the Travellers to the things that are needed, such as bandages, food rations and the typical things expected for war efforts - though every now and again, very quietly, the Natives will check up on people to casually suggest that they might like to pick up a nice coat or two. Perhaps some sturdy gloves here or there, and a few portable heaters and the likes. Not overtly, not a great number. Just enough to give the general idea that there might be use of some warmer gear before long. If asked about them, the Natives won't say anything, only that it's always good to be prepared.

Day 270 will be left entirely to the Travellers' discretion. As promised, the Natives will hand everyone that helped out the day before a small pouch of seven silver runes and seven copper runes ( approximately $70 USD ) to spend on whatever they like. Remember that Utgard is a metropolitan city with higher technology levels than that of Asgard. You could buy a computer or radio here that would transmit and receive signals, but only within the boundaries of Utgard. Once it is brought back into Asgard, they will no longer function beyond having shiny dials and buttons. Travellers are welcome to keep anything left over from their allowances after they're done with their shopping.

On the morning of Day 271, the Natives will give the Travellers just a little while longer to look around while they make sure everything is packed securely and accounted for in the wagons before the caravan sets off around 10AM. There's another half day's travel ahead, and they want to be out of the woods before dark, so do try to be on time or wait for the next wagon!

Things seem to go off without a hitch, though, and the caravan will be moving right on time. The only thing that might seem a bit strange is that there is one Native that seems more interactive than the others. He might smile directly at you or ask some seemingly harmless questions, like how long you've been in Asgard for and what kinds of things you like to do during your day. He might comment how it's great that you're doing so much for them, and isn't it wonderful that we're in a time of peace? How long do you think it will last?

You can feel free to be suspicious about this "Native"'s behaviour, but as per the RNG, it will be Percival (sleeveless) that catches the spy! When it happens, the caravan will come to a halt and one of Heimdall's Natives will welcome Percival and a few others to come sit and guard the spy in one of the emptier wagons where none of the actual Natives will be at all inclined to give anything away, even by mistake. The mods will try to handle a couple threads for him. He won't have much to say after being caught, though, half because there will likely be several threads for him that we will have to devote time to and have because spies are such sour things when they get caught. :( No harm is to come to the spy or anyone else until Percival has had a chance to put up an open post on the network to discuss what to do with the spy. ]

[ OOC NOTES: This is the mingle log for the Your Friendly Neighbourhood Utgard plot! Please put the day/location in the title of your comment, along with [OPEN/CLOSED]. Also, if you haven't already, please check out the poll regarding how to handle Thiazi's spy over here.

edit: The IC network post regarding the spy is up over here! Let us know if you have any questions! ]

Comments

[historyrabbit]

Hardly, there wasn't much of a bed to sleep on last night. Not for lack of trying.

[Lavi notices, he's wondering if it's for the same reasons.]

Why are you out here?

[linkedtogod]

It's better than sitting still. I occasionally come on these trips. [ This is maybe he...third? ]

[historyrabbit]

Have they pressured anyone into buying winter clothing before?

[linkedtogod]

I think so. [ He bought a pair of gloves. ] Why do you ask?

[historyrabbit]

Just seems like an odd thing to do, seeing as it's not particularly cold. And the weather doesn't seem to be getting that way.

[linkedtogod]

It's never wrong to be prepared. Weather tends to stay this mild forever.

[historyrabbit]

If it's always this mild then why is there winter clothing at all? I doubt it's for fashion.

[linkedtogod]

Perhaps this place knows something we do not?

[ That was rather snappish.

He ought to be biting his own tongue at this point. ]

[historyrabbit]

[Just. Giving you this look for it.]

Yeah, and maybe it's keeping more information to itself than it should.

[Snapping right back and laying the guilt on Link. B|]

[linkedtogod]

[ Lavi gets in return something between a glare of annoyance and a look of frustration. ]

I'm not keeping anything.

[ Much, that is. ]

[historyrabbit]

Shows how good your judgement is I guess.

[linkedtogod]

There is nothing wrong with my judgment whatsoever.

[historyrabbit]

You chose not to tell me important information earlier.

[linkedtogod]

[ Resentfully. ] You did not ask.

[historyrabbit]

I shouldn't have to ask about that sort of thing!

[linkedtogod]

Are you blaming me for what happened, then?

But I highly doubt that you're dead.

[historyrabbit]

[The question...bothers him. And he gives Link a hard look.] Unless you were the one that told them where we were, and I doubt it, then no.

[Where Link's loyalty lay always seemed more in his mentor's court than with the Order's but... Well, as an agent of the church he wouldn't betray a fellow fraction to the enemy, it would countermand the work they were trying to accomplish.]

Dead I might well be. [He refuses at the moment to say much more on it. Link saw the state he arrived in.]

[linkedtogod]

Of course not--because no one knows where either of you are. You're simply accounted for as missing.

[ Probably no one really seems to have noticed much was because everything was shadowed by Allen--unfortunately. Other issues and problems seems to have taken a backseat. Even the matter of Kanda disappearing didn't seem as important as an Exorcist gone completely rogue. Everything, after all, did happen because of Allen. ]

And here I thought Exorcists were a more hopeful lot.

[historyrabbit]

[Rolling his eye.] Even if I'm listed missing by the Order I still might be dead. I doubt they'd be willing to keep me alive once they get what they want.

[They already have a spy in the parasites they have in Chaoji. Not that Lavi knows that either of them have disappeared, that Link is supposed to be dead.]

Helpful in ways that a Bookman won't be?

[linkedtogod]

"They" meaning the Order? With you and others missing, the Order needs the manpower--would they give up on those marked as missing?

[ Even Link doesn't even know he is marked as dead. But those who are missing? Unless there is proof of death, he assumes all are living. ]

Yes?

[historyrabbit]

"They" being the damn Noah. [He cares thismuch about the war right now. His own survival and finding out what the old man was keeping from him are priorities. At least at home.]

Well neither of them are here, so leave a damn message.

[linkedtogod]

Why are you so upset? [ He knows that's a rather calloused thing to ask, but his own frustrations have gotten the best of him and makes him poor company. ]

Everyone is doing the best they can.

[historyrabbit]

Because no one is telling me anything. How would you feel if you were in my shoes?

[Rolling his eye. He knows for a fact that most of the attention is on Allen. Bookman and he are just second rate, the thought that they're supposed ot leave in everyone's minds. So why go after them in such a hurry, surely they'll turn up.]

[linkedtogod]

No one tells me anything either. Unless you want to ask any Noah around, there is no point in receiving any answers.

Your shoes are shoes I am still walking in--partially.

[historyrabbit]

Like Tyki would tell me anything. [Looking away from Link.] He acts like he doesn't even know we're in the same room at the moment at home.

What? He hasn't given you answers either? You still have more than I do.