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ᴀsɢᴀʀᴅ ɢᴇɴᴇsɪs ❧ mod account ([personal profile] asgardmods) wrote in [community profile] asgardmeridiem2014-04-10 05:23 pm

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! ]
comeonthensexy: (→182)

[personal profile] comeonthensexy 2014-04-17 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's too late." He tries to bring Jack around to face him, to get his attention properly. "There's no way you can catch up to him now, and I am not losing you too."
comeonthensexy: (→131)

[personal profile] comeonthensexy 2014-04-17 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I could actually talk to him. Really talk to him.

[ He heaves up onto the railing, and grabs onto the edge of the roof. Right then. Steadily now. ]
comeonthensexy: (→005)

[personal profile] comeonthensexy 2014-04-17 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Nor am I.

[ How he hates it. ]
comeonthensexy: (→214)

[personal profile] comeonthensexy 2014-04-17 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Bit of both.
sorryitasedyou: (Default)

[personal profile] sorryitasedyou 2014-04-17 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah.... no.

[She moves her hands to her hips, taking a strong stance.]

You're not the only one with zero patience for bullshit. So, here's how this is gonna work. You're not the boss of me, not my ruler or whatever. As far as things go here, we're all in this together, as horrible as that is to think about... So you stay out of my way and I'll stay out of yours. Got it Tink?

[He hadn't reacted to the name, so she was definitely keeping it.]
comeonthensexy: (→226)

[personal profile] comeonthensexy 2014-04-17 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Getting there.

[ It's strained, and he ends up stepping on Jamie's head rather than shoulder, but he manages to get up with that last step. ]
sorryitasedyou: (Default)

[personal profile] sorryitasedyou 2014-04-17 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[She opens her eyes at the sound of a voice. She pulls herself back together, showing only a calm exterior. She offers him a small but warm smile, scanning him over quickly for any major visible injuries before speaking.]

Hi, yeah. Are you okay? Do you need medical attention?
windbreak: (trial of the dragon)

[personal profile] windbreak 2014-04-17 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh - fine, thanks -

[Yosuke blanches, almost startled enough to drop his oversized plushie.] I mean, hey! Hey, wait! Is it safe up there!? I'm sure the cat's okay...!
faceofbeau: ({∞} All things end)

[personal profile] faceofbeau 2014-04-17 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
The sight of the sharp suit, skewed or no, hits Jack like a ton of bricks. It's not Ianto's suit, or even Ianto's exact style of suit, but he can just hear it now, the young Welshman commenting on it, perhaps complimenting it, asking for the name of the stranger's tailor. Ianto would appreciate the suit, were he here, were he alive, to do so. But Jack is alone, and he can't handle Celyn in the state he's in, and when the suited stranger approaches, going instead for the pup than for Jack, he squashes the pain of the sight and watches him, only briefly. But the man isn't hurting Celyn, is actually soothing her. A shuddered breath is shoved down within his chest, a flash of guilt; he should be taking care of her, she's important, to him, to Ianto, but he can't, and he's letting some stranger care for her. The guilt is buried, though, minor, lost in the tidal wave of guilt that is the knowledge that Ianto's dead because of him.

He inhales deeply, meets the stranger's eyes for a fraction of a second, and then looks away. Back toward the gate. The words, when he speaks them, are rough, but quiet.

"Thank you."
averagemedium: (don't judge too hard okay)

[personal profile] averagemedium 2014-04-17 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Company! Excellent. Much as Ryan doesn't mind running all over Asgard, it's still better to do it with someone. He grins again as he reaches out to take her hand and shake it, asking the first question that pops into his mind:] Religious parents, huh?

[Aaaand then he realizes instantly that it just might be an offensive one, quickly starting to correct himself, eyes a bit wide behind his glasses.] I mean-- I'm sorry, that's nosy, I'm not trying to assume anything, it's-- it's a really nice name! Honest.
myownhero: (smile // when i do mean it)

[personal profile] myownhero 2014-04-17 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[She can't help it. She doesn't mean to laugh at him, and she hopes it doesn't sound that way. The relief at not being the most awkward person in the room (or city, in this case) is just too overwhelming to keep inside.]

Actually, for Texas, they're pretty laid-back on that. And they're not hippies, either. I never asked how Bliss happened, because I've been too busy saying "no, really, that's my name" ever since I was old enough to introduce myself.
windbreak: (out of energy)

[personal profile] windbreak 2014-04-17 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Yosuke is much more inclined to complain about throwing up than do it for real, but he also has a sense of self-preservation, stunted though it may be. He clams up, letting his arms and legs dangle limply with only the odd, quiet whimper as the two of them float higher.

The roof puts an end to that - an unnecessarily loud end to that, because no sooner do Yosuke's feet touch the tiles than the rest of him crashes down in a crumpled heap. "Gah!"

Pathetically, he unfolds, although for some reason he doesn't feel up to either standing or peering over the edge just yet. "Sheesh, some warning would've been nice... Um, why are we up here again...?"
faceofbeau: ({♥} Ianto)

[personal profile] faceofbeau 2014-04-17 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"You even think about it again," he starts, interrupts himself with another kiss, to Ianto's forehead this time, and then, "and I swear I will give your suits to the Doctors and let them have at. Got it?"

And then- he doesn't give Ianto a chance to answer, because he's tugging him into a deep, passionate kiss. And he's trying not to shake, trying to shove down the gamut of emotions he's gone through since the moment the barrier went up and the waters rushed in. Because Ianto's hurt, he can see it, feel it. Not physically, but emotionally, because he's just been through death and back, and it's not the same for him. So he pours every bit of love and comfort and steadfastness he can into the kiss.
sorryitasedyou: (Default)

Re: 433

[personal profile] sorryitasedyou 2014-04-17 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Any and all help is fantastic. This is...

[She looks around, trying to find a word for it.]

Yeah, seriously - that's what I'm here for. Have you had a chance to take a break, get away from it all for a little while?

[She'd always been great at giving the advice and helping other people not get overwhelmed but sucked at following her own advice... Something she should probably start doing right now.]
windbreak: (your true feelings)

[personal profile] windbreak 2014-04-17 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Um, I'm okay! I'm okay. [He hesitates.] Well, kind of. ...Maybe a little. See, I found this up here...

[Gripping onto one protruding hunk of timber to keep his balance, he shuffles aside - revealing in his other hand the hilt of a long, gleaming, and above all else unsheathed katana.]

But I didn't think it'd be this tough to climb down with it... Can you catch?
kuramaless: (Thinkin' Hard)

[personal profile] kuramaless 2014-04-17 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
They had enough on their plate without having to deal with the wrath of the Gods thanks to letting a secret like that slip.

"Yeah?" He's still listening, slowly folding his arms and letting his head drop to stare at the floor - obviously thinking. What better way is there for them to work together?

"Kinda seems really like... messy, y'know? Everyone's just... doin' their best but--"
hyakugo: (VICTORY.)

walks in fifteen minutes late with starbucks

[personal profile] hyakugo 2014-04-17 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[ sakura has been thinking a lot recently. specifically, she's been thinking that she would give an arm and a leg for ino to be here, even if she doesn't exactly wish being trapped on anyone.

so when she's walking around, doing what she can to help with the injured, and spots ino, well. she has to pause for a minute and stare. for all that she wished her best friend would show up, she didn't think it would happen.

when the shock passes, she starts sprinting towards ino, stopping just short of her with a large grin on her face. ]


Pig!
windbreak: (one more hit)

[personal profile] windbreak 2014-04-17 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"Until... the water hit." Both Yosuke's tone of voice and the look he's fixing on Souji are, all of a sudden, uncharacteristically level. Flat, even. "By that, you mean..."
hyakugo: (DEADEYES.)

[personal profile] hyakugo 2014-04-17 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ and that's about the time sakura catches up with them. it's clear she's been running from... wherever it was she was before. ]

Naruto! Sasuke!

[ she stops short when she reaches them and sees what naruto's holding. ]

Really? We could all die, and you're carting around ramen?

[ why is she dating him again? ]
kuramaless: (abuh?)

[personal profile] kuramaless 2014-04-17 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh right, yeah I thought so.

[No you didn't. If it makes you feel any better Isaac, it might help to know he's used to foxes that are-- huge, with huge ears and eyes and tails. Lots of them.]


Oh. Really? How'd you do that? You're in Hel right?
kuramaless: (concerned much?)

[personal profile] kuramaless 2014-04-17 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Right.

Did they all get here in time?
5thchild: (pic#5293801)

431

[personal profile] 5thchild 2014-04-17 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Kaworu, too, is walking around around the castle to look for few people he is worried about and wishes to make sure they are alright. He is carrying a bag, a carrier for his cats and the three are inside - though scared, they at least remain silent (probably because they are scared).

When he finally spots Dirk, he approaches him quickly ]

Dirk...!
ofthursday: ([☁ set] And I've fallen on my face)

[personal profile] ofthursday 2014-04-17 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
It took me some time to adjust to the technology as well. We don't normally use it, though I did get some exposure to it in my world.

[Castiel follows her gaze, catching sight of Anna, and the corner of his mouth twitches into a faint, slightly sad smile. His sister had been a being of light and energy, but she had also been a human for a time, and while she had been she had the same red hair as Elsa's sister.]

It is good that you are together. Is it just the two of you, from your world?
ofthursday: (Halos and Harps [Uncertain/Angel])

[personal profile] ofthursday 2014-04-17 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
That is somewhat standard in an Apocalypse, isn't it?

[He gives a small shrug of his shoulder.]

Perhaps my expectations are low, but I am not awaiting much change either direction.
ofthursday: (I'm blind and waiting for you)

[personal profile] ofthursday 2014-04-17 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't want to go all the way home.

[He was worn out and just intended to take a quick nap and get back to work. He nods a little at the answer.]

There is much to be done. What is your power?