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ᴀsɢᴀʀᴅ ɢᴇɴᴇsɪs ❧ mod account ([personal profile] asgardmods) wrote in [community profile] asgardmeridiem2013-06-10 11:53 am

END OF ARC 2: PART ONE OF THREE

Who: ANYONE going on the infiltration into Thrymheim!
What: Lots of travelling and also rescuing Freyr's soul.
When: Days 278 - 279 ( June 10 - 13 )
Where: Asgard, Thrymheim, and the road inbetween.
Rating: PG-13. Anything that might go higher than that should be taken to a private log, please!

[ Before even the first crack of sunlight over the horizon on Day 278, every bracelet in the city will give a quiet blip! as they activate with a short mass text from the gods:
The time to act has come. Gather at the Gate of Frost by the Sun's first rays if you will, and be prepared to strike at the heart of ice. There is no room for failure.
Exactly as the message implies: it's time to ship off to Thrymheim. Gear up in your best winter clothes and bring whatever weaponry you need; there are wagons thinly concealed and waiting for you at the southern gate that leads to the home of the Frost Giants. Inside the wagons will be those portable heaters that you guys bought in Utgard, along with spare gloves, jackets and scarves for anyone that foolishly believed summer might touch the kingdom of ice. Travellers can also find food rations to last a week alongside a generous amount of medical supplies that may or may not be a bit foreboding.

The caravan will leave at precisely 5AM, driven by the barest amount of Natives to keep travel at a minimum. Secrecy is of the utmost importance, and a severe silence will fall across the few sitting in the back of the wagons with the Travellers. They know the weight of this mission: if you fail, Freyr's soul will remain trapped forever. It is dangerous and no one's lives are guaranteed, so prepare yourselves for a fight quite unlike any other this far.

As you travel further from Asgard, you might notice the terrain getting a bit more uneven as the wagons move through undeveloped areas. There may be the odd village noticeable in the far off distance, but they are nowhere close enough to make out any distinguishable details because you don't want them distinguishing anything about you in return. These villages are few and far between, and grow even less in number the closer the caravan gets to Thrymheim. The terrain goes from rocky but arable to colder and harder, the temperature dropping increasingly as the earth grows solid and unforgiving, eventually peppering with light snowfall even in the midst of Yggdrasil's summer.

It will take two full days to reach Thrymheim travelling at as fast a pace as they can without wearing out the horses or catching unwanted attention. They will make short stops to feed and brush the horses, switch drivers, and allow for any necessary relief - but these breaks will last no longer than ten to twenty minutes at most. Simple meals will be served by the Natives thrice daily, and Travellers are welcome to attempt sleep on one of the meager pallets stocked up if they think they can manage it. Space is not abundant and neither is time. ]

[ OOC NOTES: This is part one of three for the Save Our Souls plot! Please put the day/location in the title of your comment along with [OPEN/CLOSED]. The second log can be found over here and the third and final log can be found here. Let us know if you have any questions! ]
saving_sound: (I don't understand at all...)

[personal profile] saving_sound 2013-06-27 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Well... She can't really argue against that. Instead, she wraps her arms around her knees close under the cloak, leaning back against the side of the wagon.]

If... If you're really sure.
bloodypocket: (♭ | capo.)

[personal profile] bloodypocket 2013-07-08 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sure. [After a brief pause, during what almost looked like a thoughtful expression crossed his face, he removes the soft white scarf he was wearing and places it around her instead.]

You need to stay warm.
saving_sound: (Oh my gosh!)

[personal profile] saving_sound 2013-07-08 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Eh--

[Oh wow that sure is a scarf around her now. It is nice and soft, but...]

Rutherford-san... You don't need it?
bloodypocket: (♭ | risoluto.)

[personal profile] bloodypocket 2013-07-15 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
Not enough that I would object to giving it to someone else. [He adjusts it just a bit, leaning back from her once he's done.]

Think of it as a reminder of why we are here... That scarf was one of the first gifts given to those of Freyr's house.
saving_sound: (Why did it have to be curses...)

[personal profile] saving_sound 2013-07-15 11:19 am (UTC)(link)
Th-this is...?

[...Oh. Oh.]

But that just means it's even more important, doesn't it-?
bloodypocket: (♭ | ad libitum.)

[personal profile] bloodypocket 2013-07-16 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, it is. All the more reason for you to be careful, we wouldn't want such a gift damaged would we?

[It was a dirty way to trick her into being more sage, but if it worked...]
saving_sound: (This was a bad idea...)

[personal profile] saving_sound 2013-07-16 10:16 am (UTC)(link)
Ah...

[...She... feels like she gets why he's giving this to her now...]

I'll... Try my best...
bloodypocket: (♭ | abbraccio.)

[personal profile] bloodypocket 2013-07-17 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Good. [Just as planned.]

You can return it yourself when this is all finished. For now, rest Hibiki. We'll be there soon.
saving_sound: (I am so sorry!)

[personal profile] saving_sound 2013-07-18 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
Mm. I'll keep it safe...

[And even wash it before returning it, particularly now that she's snuggled her face into the fabric. It really is soft... So soft that she feels like she could doze off again at any second.]