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EVENT LOG: LOCUSTS!

Who: EVERYONE
What: the LOCUSTS! mingle log
When: Days 431-434 ( Apr. 10-17 )
Where: all across the city
Rating: PG-13. Anything higher than that should be taken to a private log, please!

Day 431 ( Apr. 10/11 )
Any early risers that head outdoors as the sun is rising will find a somewhat strange sight: hundreds of earthworms, scattered all across any available loose earth, squirming around on the ground. What caused them all to dig their way to the surface isn't clear just yet, but they aren't the only creatures behaving a bit strangely today.

Just as the sun breaks the horizon around 7AM, a single stag will come charging through the city coming from the north and heading straight through the Gate of Frost. Mere minutes after that, a whole herd of deer will follow his lead and stampede their way south without care for anyone or anything that might get in their way. Smaller animals like wolves, foxes, rabbits, and the likes will follow at their feet, birds flying overhead in great flocks - all headed the same direction. Any pets or animals within the city will be irritable and anxious, some trying to escape and follow the same path outside and away from Asgard.

In the midst of the mass exodus, the bracelet's SOS function will blare loudly as one of the gods summons the Travellers to the castle.

The Travellers will have less than an hour to get themselves to the heart of the city where natives will already be ushering people indoors with a nervous calm. The whole of the city will be rushing their way through the barrier, and it will be made obvious fairly early on that not everyone can fit inside the castle. Jockey for a safe position and keep a strong hold on your loved ones so that you don't get separated in the chaos, but be fast about it.

After that hour mark, a wave of water will come crashing through the city from the north, flooding the streets at a height of approximately 10ft / 300cm. Anyone not within the castle barrier by that point will either drown or be swept away in a violent current that will carry send their bodies into whatever solid objects might stand in their way. Those safely within the barrier will see Heimdall at the front gate with his hands raised as though pressed against an invisible wall; if they look closely, they will be able to make out all city structures glowing with a faint shimmer - either royal blue, pale green, or amber - before their view is obscured by the water pounding against the barrier. The dome over the castle will be made visible by the flood encapsulating it as it washes anything that wasn't rooted down through the streets. It will be an awesome sight, though grim enough, as nature takes its course through the city.

The flooding will continue for several hours, during which time the Travellers will be largely left to their own devices as they wait out the worst of it. Sigyn, Freyr, and Freya will be going around with castle maids to make sure that no one in harmed and to try to keep people relatively calm. Hel, Fenrir, and Jormungand will be doing their level best to intimidate people into compliance by coordinating the immediate relief efforts that will take place as soon as they are able to leave. This means that, for the few hours it takes for the flood to die down, the castle will be largely unmonitored as the gods try to minimise the damage.

After the worst of the flooding passes, the residents of Asgard will be free to return to their homes. There will still be a foot of water to wade through, but it will be slow moving and relatively harmless. Thanks to Thor, Baldr, and Loki's protection spells, all buildings will still be structurally sound, if not wholly intact. Glass panes may be shattered and wooden doors may be splintered; anything that wasn't firmly tied down may be displaced somewhere down the road or otherwise destroyed. But for the most part, the damage is minimal. Now just to do something about this pesky water ...

Day 432 ( Apr. 12/13 )
By now, the floodwater has lowered to a scant inch or two, leaving the city streets littered with debris but otherwise safe for travel. Natives will be setting up booths to help coordinate the return of lost possessions or missing pets, reporting any property damage, and recovering any bodies of those that might not've made it to the castle in time. Travellers are welcome and encouraged to assist in the relief efforts. There will be district clean-up sign-ups below, but these are not mandatory to get involved, they're more of a way to see who will be in your district to make plotting easier.

Later in the day, while everyone is still trying to rid the streets of the lingering water and put everything back to rights, the first survivors of the flood will begin trickling into the waterlogged city. Outlying villages and encampments were destroyed in the disaster and are now seeking refuge with their gods in the capitol. Despite the stress Asgard is already under with the supply shortage and the damage from the flood, the Prince Regent will not deny his citizens the aid they require and will welcome them into the city until they can revive the land to health.

Days 433-434 ( Apr. 14-17 )
Relief efforts will now be split into two different areas: recovering the city and creating space for the new arrivals. The natives will need help setting up temporary housing, like filtering families into unused housing and setting up tents for the remaining numbers. They will need to ration out food and general camping supplies, and when Asgard is currently in a supply shortage, making ends meet will be a bit of a struggle. We would really love to see some player created groups banding together to do this! Things like donation collections or fostering an NPC or anything at all, you guys should work together to help facilitate the arrival of these refugees and their temporary(?) stay within the city. There are some player projects already up here if you’d like to take a look and get involved!

On the other side of relief efforts will be cleaning up the streets, boarding up broken windows, things like that. Sigyn will be working to rebuild the wall and could use some assistance in not only construction but the magic of her barrier as well. More player coordination here will help put things back to rights, so if your character has an idea of what they can do to help, please comment below to start up some relief projects! It'll basically be two days of everyone trying to dig themselves out of the mess and get settled again.


[ OOC NOTES: This is the mingle log for the LOCUSTS! event. All of the gods ( except Odin and Frigg, naturally ) will be out and about during the first day of this event, so if you’d like to plot with any of them, please contact either the NPC handler or the mods and we’ll help facilitate some plotting for you. As a reminder, all deaths during this event count towards your death consequences. Please put [OPEN/CLOSED] along with the time/location of your character in the title of your comment. Let us know if you have any questions! ]
proudofwhatiam: (miss prim and proper)

[personal profile] proudofwhatiam 2014-04-29 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
And this is Amewbis. It's a pleasure.

[She nods down at the horrible lump clinging to her. It hadn't occurred to her to make pet introductions, but so be it.]

I suppose you couldn't name a wild thing and expect it to sound right. [She pauses a moment.] She is quite pretty, in her way.
proudofwhatiam: (eeek)

[personal profile] proudofwhatiam 2014-04-29 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
Not so obvious--but you weren't here for the earthquake. [And Evy hasn't seen you before, so it's possible. She shrugs.]

The weather hasn't really been ideal, no. One gets the sense we're here as a matter of necessity, though, not for novelty's sake.
fishdouche: (die peasant)

[personal profile] fishdouche 2014-04-29 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
Being foolish was part of his appeal really. Eridan scowled, narrowing his eyes as he watches the crowd of people waiting to hear news from the gods. What was so difficult to understand about this? Dualscar was literally his part and his future--at least that was what Eridan had always thought.

Being in Asgard, knowing Sam and Roxy and a myriad of other people who weren't' at all what he expected... It was making him question all that.

"You say that like it's glubbin' possible to be better than the highest rank a' the Alternian milirary. But... maybe you got some sort a' sense in that empty red head a' yours. Noww that I'm not just limited to Alternia, I could be more."
bythewaves: (second greatest singer)

[personal profile] bythewaves 2014-04-29 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
I suppose if a thing works... [ Maglor nods. He does't really understand, but well. War is never beautiful, but they sought to bring a little light, as much as they could ]
samantha_grey: (Mean Look)

[personal profile] samantha_grey 2014-04-29 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
"Now you're using your brain," she said, sounding almost proud of him. "You're not in Alternia right now. You can be whatever you want, and you don't need to be him. You can still try to be him, but you don't have to feel like that's your only option."

"Have a little vision, fin-rot."
proudofwhatiam: (oh dear)

[personal profile] proudofwhatiam 2014-04-29 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
"I suppose so." He does tend to try and jump on top of bookcases when he's got too much energy. Perhaps that's what he'll do here.

Evy looks around, frowning--and after a minute or two of searching, points out a furry lump atop a column. "I think that's him."
proudofwhatiam: (uncertain future)

[personal profile] proudofwhatiam 2014-04-29 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
At moments like these, it's hard not to think of her lack of compatriots in Asgard. She moves past it, though, giving him a sympathetic look. "I hope so--I shouldn't like to think they're still outside the gates."
secondborn: (to my recent disgrace)

WOW I totally missed this tag oops

[personal profile] secondborn 2014-04-29 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
[Alastair's expression turns horrified for a moment and he pulls a hand down his face and shakes his head.]

Balance, I'm sorry sir, I don't remember that night very well. Should I be apologizing for anything?
cheerleader: (Default)

[personal profile] cheerleader 2014-04-29 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
Everyone should be interested in self-defense. It's kind of a thing I need to know in the middle of a war. I can't count on everyone else here to protect me from dying.

[Not that she's going to be able to afford a crossbow and go out and get her own, but learning to use one would still be fun.]
theredviper: (please continue)

no worries yo

[personal profile] theredviper 2014-04-29 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
[He shakes his head, still amused.]

Not at all. You were enjoying yourself. Hardly a sin, I should say, unless there is a particular law I may have not found here.
secondborn: (bury my heart next to yours)

[personal profile] secondborn 2014-04-29 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Still Alastair looks embarrassed.]

Not that I'm aware of. Still, I hope I didn't bother you at all, sir.
theredviper: (Prince of Dorne)

[personal profile] theredviper 2014-04-29 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
You were the least of a bother. I rather enjoyed your company.
secondborn: ('cause you told me)

[personal profile] secondborn 2014-04-29 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
[He ducks his head, blushing a little.]

Thank you sir. I wish I could remember it better.
notsogrimreaper: (Ryoji Mochizuki: Am I late?)

[personal profile] notsogrimreaper 2014-04-29 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
“O-Of course it’s natural! I wasn’t looking at you funny, o-or I didn’t intend to! I… I’ll just go!”

And he’s off to find a bathroom, politely maneuvering through the crowd. Give him a few minutes, Yosuke.
cheerleader: (Default)

[personal profile] cheerleader 2014-04-29 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe it's okay. I'll help you look for it though, I promise. I don't have any belongings out there, so I might as well look for your things.
bonnypiperlad: (protective2)

[personal profile] bonnypiperlad 2014-04-29 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
Aye, she's pretty good about floating on water when she's like that.

[Which is true, and he means it seriously, rather than as a joke. It's difficult to joke, even to distract from the sight in front of them. The houses look intact, and still more or less recognizable as home, but it's hard to miss the debris and rubble and silt-like sort of leavings that've been deposited there in the water's lake. He squeezes Clara's hand then, knowing that it might not help too much when faced with that, but wanting to do something to try and reassure her.]

Look, Clara, we'll get things cleaned up again as good as new quick enough. Make it even better, I'd say, with a garden out front as well as in back.
proudofwhatiam: (two hundred egyptian pounds)

[personal profile] proudofwhatiam 2014-04-29 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
"A few months now." It feels like a long time, though. Evy speaks quietly, lulled by the pounding of the water outside. "It's..."

She shakes her head a moment, searching for the words. "There are plenty of nice things about Asgard. But this a war, and sometimes it feels like the very world is fighting us."
bonnypiperlad: (thoughtful)

[personal profile] bonnypiperlad 2014-04-29 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Okay, so he hadn't been terribly subtle about that, but subtle isn't exactly his strong suit. Besides, it'd worked out just fine as far as he's concerned, and a smile appears briefly before he nods.]

Aye, that's just what I was thinking. You'll be able to get them started, and then I'll see who'd be willing to help take care of them along the way. Or I will. Can't grow anything other than normally on my end, but at least I can check on them quickly enough when I need to.

[A quick trip back to get a few more stakes and things for himself, and he sets them down next to him before reaching for a stake and tapping it against his leg thoughtfully as he studies the soil in front of him thoughtfully.]

Right, so let's see. We need to leave enough room for the plants to grow, so I think if we set them up about this far apart that should be good.

[He spreads his hands apart a bit, to give her an approximation of the right distance, then glances up.]

Think if we work together on that, we can get this part of it done fairly quickly.
bonnypiperlad: (surely)

[personal profile] bonnypiperlad 2014-04-29 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't know if he'd call everything here wrong - there's been some things that've happened here that he'd say were just fine, after all. But there's enough of a sense of it that he nods along as she speaks, and a few seconds as well as he follows her motion towards the rooms near the exits.]

Maybe they've gotten to some of the rooms further in. Want to see if we can get to them, too?
stilledsurgeon: (pic#7735447)

[personal profile] stilledsurgeon 2014-04-29 07:33 am (UTC)(link)
He chuckles and shakes his head, carefully stuffing the vial back into his bag. "Nah, it's a...friend of mine. Her name's Ril -- great girl, a tiny ball of warmth and endless affection -- and she puts me to shame with how much she overworks herself. One of these days, I'm going to pay her fiance to tie her up and let me sedate her."

He then drops his eyes and starts focusing on his medical bag, pulling out the bandages and unwrapping them, then re-wrapping them. The subject of Ril is...a tough one. He did the right thing, but it still stings.
beforethewar: (pic#6002197)

[personal profile] beforethewar 2014-04-29 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, they are very interesting, I agree. They make grand tales. Too bad most of them tend to end up in an early grave or dying reviled, paranoid despots who only understood conquering and not how to take good care of the people they'd conquered.

[And there goes the eyebrow again.]

Really? You've learned everything there is about not becoming a foolish king in the space of...how long?
izanyagi: P4 Golden Book, scanned by <user name=pixle> | Please PM before taking! (Side Smile)

cats cats cats

[personal profile] izanyagi 2014-04-29 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Well he looks at him for a few seconds, pondering if he should use his body or go with plants, but in the end, figures using his powers would be safer for the both of them. There are now large pieces of bamboo wrapped around his waist as it moves him into position. If he looks over, Souji is giving him a thumbs up.]

Is that okay?
windbreak: (if you say so)

[personal profile] windbreak 2014-04-29 09:51 am (UTC)(link)
Even Yosuke can't bring himself to keep on walking. He looks up at the cat - the trunk of the tree is slimy-looking and stripped almost bare, with no obvious way down - then back over at Souji with the smallest of frowns. "Man," he says, "how do you do that?"
freezerburned: he's a fucking disney princess i swear to god (On your way up to the light)

[personal profile] freezerburned 2014-04-29 10:34 am (UTC)(link)
...all put together?

[He's imagining something far more horrific right now.]
izanyagi: (Not amused at all)

[personal profile] izanyagi 2014-04-29 11:46 am (UTC)(link)
He looks up to see the feline's pitiful state, and Souji's heart sinks.

"Survival." Not everyone is allowed a second chance like he had just been given. There is no way he's letting it just stay up there in the branches by itself. Either the cat will try to step down and slip, which could be fatal in its state, or the bleeding will eventually get to it if nothing is done to patch it up.

"If I push you up on my back like we did in Port Island, do you think you could grab it? It looks too weak to fight back, there shouldn't be an issue." He'd try to grab it himself, but he's not sure if Yosuke would be strong enough to carry him, and his bag was washed away.