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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! ]
notsogrimreaper: (Ryoji Mochizuki: the night sky)

[personal profile] notsogrimreaper 2014-04-24 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
“Everyone? ...Yosuke-kun, are you claustrophobic? If you need space, just tell me, and we’ll find you some! Just try to let me know what’s going on.”

He doesn’t want to try to help and just end up making things worse.
dragonspeak: (I'm just Merlin--always have been)

[personal profile] dragonspeak 2014-04-24 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
Good ol' reliable Sora. It was a bit surreal seeing her back in the city again, but he was grateful to have his friend back. Merlin shot her a quick smile, and offered her a hand up.

"Let's check the storage and see what we have to work with first."
theredviper: (Default)

[personal profile] theredviper 2014-04-24 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
Many men and women are the same. The only problem is that there's a whole kingdom to consider and we may all end up as the victims of poor listening.
theredviper: (tsk tsk)

[personal profile] theredviper 2014-04-24 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
We should consider ourselves lucky no such throne exists here. [Even if he had his own agenda with the Iron Throne, having another contest of power here would only end in an even bloodier civil war.]
dragonspeak: (Once you're in...it's all up to you)

[personal profile] dragonspeak 2014-04-24 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
That you get some. Merlin, touched by her concern as always, drew her into a brief hug.

"You're always so kind, Alice," he said, smiling. "I'm supposed to be the older one around here, aren't I? Yet you're the one looking out for me."
dragonspeak: (Okay--let's just think about this)

[personal profile] dragonspeak 2014-04-24 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
Merlin follows his gaze, eyes skimming over the still-growing crowd.

"I don't know yet," he says with a frown. "I suppose some of them could fit into the hospital, but...there's a lot of them. As you said. The last time we had this many refugees, most of them stayed in the Arena and the comfort house."
notsogrimreaper: (Ryoji Mochizuki: meanie)

[personal profile] notsogrimreaper 2014-04-24 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
[He is very evil, so Ryoji is still pouting slightly as he gets himself situated in the boat.]
dragonspeak: (You're taking a huge risk)

[personal profile] dragonspeak 2014-04-24 04:41 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm Merlin," he says, once he's shaken himself out of his thoughts. Though it's unexpected that he'd get a volunteer this early on, it's not unwelcome. The opposite, really. Merlin takes the hand with a smile.

"Anything would be great. You're the first one to offer anything, and I've still got a bit of planning to do."
bonnypiperlad: (jamie and two)

[personal profile] bonnypiperlad 2014-04-24 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
Aye, so was I.

[He's not surprised to see the way her eyes light up at that, and that's part of what turns his smile into grin - but the rest of the reason it shows up has much more to do with him thinking that excitement's due more to the notion of travelling with the Doctor in general. That experience is something he wouldn't change for the world, and the enthusiasm at it sparks some in him as well.]

Or I suppose I should say yes, I did run off with him, although it was a long time ago on his end, I think. At least, if I'm understanding that part of it correctly. Do ye know about the --

[He makes a sort of wiggling motion with his hands, running them over his face, which is about the only gesture he can think of to try and get across the notion of regeneration. Luckily he follows it up with some actual words which will hopefully help a bit more there.]

About that face-changing thing he does?
ka_sera_sera: (old bitchface ur cute when ur stupid)

[personal profile] ka_sera_sera 2014-04-24 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
Not pointed enough, apparently. Roland only looks at him a moment - not just any look, maybe even a capital-L Look - then snorts. "Tuck your shirt in and sit down before you fall over." Then he twists off the cap of his own bottle and tilts his head back to drink, the movement maybe a little more enthusiastic than it needs to be. Watch along now, this is how you do it. The water goes inside of you, ideally.
bonnypiperlad: (sideprofile)

[personal profile] bonnypiperlad 2014-04-24 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
Trolls. They've got this sort of gray skin, and horns.

[He makes a gesture with his hands, pulling the air in front of his forehead to demonstrate.]

They're from a planet called Alternia, from what I've been told. I've not talked to a lot of them, but there's a lass named Nepeta who's from there. Very friendly sort, if ye ever happen to come across her on that network-thing they've got here.

[A thoughtful sort of look is given to her clothing, including the roller skates, before he glances up again.]

Don't know if they've got anything like that where you're from, though.
tonsofpun: (Bullshit detector)

[personal profile] tonsofpun 2014-04-24 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
Ellie nodded, watching after him. Her knee was throbbing kind of bad, but she figured she could put weight on it if they had to. The panic was starting to die off slowly, and she fixed Riley with a worried look.

"What were you doing? I ran right here, and I couldn't find you anywhere."
dreamsonwings: (Ready to take on the world)

[personal profile] dreamsonwings 2014-04-24 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
Not so reliable in the past but she was looking to try her best this time around. So when Merlin needed help, Sora jumped at the chance. However, she may not remember where certain things were such as said storage.

"Ok, lead the way!"
liberee: (Focus)

[personal profile] liberee 2014-04-24 07:07 am (UTC)(link)
It could be organized better. That is perhaps something to bring up later. Once things have calmed down and we're all back on our feet from this aftermath.

[She reaches to steady Alice when she is knocked, keeping the girl close. Elsa considers the question with a nod.]

We did. But we were lucky enough that we didn't have to put them into action like this. If the fjord flooded, I'm sure Arendelle would be in trouble. But I can't say for sure how effective our plans might have been when we never had the reason to have to put them into action like this.
thralls: ([ ɪ sᴇᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇs ɪ ᴡᴇᴘᴛ ғᴏʀ ])

[personal profile] thralls 2014-04-24 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
Well, in any case, you think too highly of me.

[He nudges their shoulders together a little playfully.]

But I think very highly of you, so perhaps we are even now.
xxii: (2411040)

[personal profile] xxii 2014-04-24 07:19 am (UTC)(link)
That I can definitely do! I love interacting with people.

[She grins.]

I've started to learn a little about that while I've been working in the clinic, honestly. I'm not used to having it be such an exhausting skill... where I come from, you could learn healing skills, but they weren't as demanding physically and mentally as they are here. There was a certain point when you couldn't really use magic anymore after using it a lot all in one day, but there were things you could eat or drink to immediately get your energy back up, and it didn't exhaust you to be out of magic; you could easily keep going with just physical moves. That's been the weirdest thing to adjust to with Asgardian magic!
alternia_strength: (Riiight)

[personal profile] alternia_strength 2014-04-24 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
I would be willing to receive that kind of assistance. With that kind of backup, the production levels could be incredible in reality.
sufferably: cυpnoodleѕ | do noт тaĸe ⇀ (Default)

[personal profile] sufferably 2014-04-24 02:47 pm (UTC)(link)
You see how everyone gets up every few hours to, you know, eat and rest? You should, too.
proudofwhatiam: (under consideration)

[personal profile] proudofwhatiam 2014-04-24 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
No--of course not.

[She's been a bit harsh, she reflects, in how she's spoken, but this morning has left her in a brittle mood. And the way Mewby's claws are digging into her shirt really isn't helping.]

It does. [She pauses.] I'm Evelyn. I'd offer to shake your hand, but I'm afraid we both have our hands full at the moment.
proudofwhatiam: (how awfully terribly exciting)

[personal profile] proudofwhatiam 2014-04-24 03:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"He might be." Evy rises up on tiptoe as well, looking around for something Mewby might want to perch atop. "I think he'd take anywhere without a lot of people at this point, high or low."
saving_sound: (I will keep believing.)

[personal profile] saving_sound 2014-04-24 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"Then I'll keep believing in you. No matter what."

Her words are soft, but stubborn. "The things you sew are amazing... If you ever decided there was something else you really wanted to learn, you'd be able to do it. I'm sure of it."

And she'll say it again and again; as many times as it takes to make him believe, too.
saving_sound: (I'm glad it worked out.)

[personal profile] saving_sound 2014-04-24 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Well... right now at least...

[She's trying to keep up a smile, but it fades, ever so slightly.

Most of the people who were caught up in the flooding were beyond even her help, now.
]
not_sasuke: Yuusuke you childish ass. (Just kidding! I wasn't joking at all!)

[personal profile] not_sasuke 2014-04-24 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[It takes quite a lot of focus to keep the pieces from falling, but he keeps a careful poker face all the while. Even though he's significantly tired by the effort, he manages to bring up that exact same smile again before he replies.]

I'd say so! It's going much faster now, isn't it?
hyakugo: (Default)

[personal profile] hyakugo 2014-04-24 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ if they end up only being able to eat because of the ramen, sakura will gladly apologize for doubting naruto. until then, she'll just roll her eyes and walk along behind them. she's not getting caught up in any dick measuring contest that happens. ]

I'm sure they'll tell us what's happening when we get there.
dreamsonwings: (In thought/Content)

[personal profile] dreamsonwings 2014-04-24 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
No, I don't think just for now.

[While some weren't saved, there were others that were. At least that happened.]