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ᴀsɢᴀʀᴅ ɢᴇɴᴇsɪs ❧ mod account ([personal profile] asgardmods) wrote in [community profile] asgardmeridiem2014-04-21 05:26 pm

EVENT LOG: ALMOST USEFUL

Who: EVERYONE
What: the Almost Useful mingle log
When: Day 437 ( Apr. 22/23 )
Where: all across the city
Rating: PG-13. Anything higher than that should be taken to a private log, please!

Day 437 ( Apr. 22/23 )
After giving some consideration to the nature of their bonds with their patron deities, Sam Winchester posts to the network supposing a theory: if the gods can feed magic into the Travellers to give them their House Powers, perhaps, then, the Travellers can feed magic back into the gods. They have been under great duress both with Odin's collapse and the most recent disasters in the kingdom, even the smallest bit of a boost may make a difference.

Using the same runes from Draco's magic expansion plot, Travellers will be advised to draw the personalised god runes for their patron deity somewhere on their bodies in runic ink, anywhere it might not be disrupted or broken. For the duration of this day, every time the Travellers use any form of magic - be it House Powers or other runic magic - the god rune will glow faintly in the colour of their patron. The energy they pour into their magic will travel along the bond to their god and give them something of an energy shot, just the slightest lift in their strength and energy.

However, performing this transfer comes at a cost. The more magic performed, the more the Travellers will be drained of their own energy in a nearly euphoric way. The exhaustion will come in a vague sense of warmth and affection ( as it is, after all, the spirit of the Mother that gives the gods their magic ), as the need for a nice cup of their favourite cocoa, or perhaps a comfortable nap in the sunlight, or maybe even a profession of love.

Yes, we're giving you an aphrodesiac curse. As the Travellers grow more and more tired, they will grow more and more inclined to cuddle up with someone or something they care about and sleep off the exhaustion. This is generally harmless and will not be an extreme; it will not create feelings of love where there are none and it will not encourage them to do the nasty or anything like that. It's more simplistic than that, a base sort of love that comes in simple touches or a spoken word of love.

Anyone participating in this event is more than welcome to vary up the way this manifests in their characters, but by the end of the day, all Travellers using the transfer will be taking a collective nap for a few hours. When they wake, the euphoric effects will be gone and the god runes will no longer be active. Fingers crossed no one came across them cuddling with their best friend!


[ OOC NOTES: This is the mingle log for the Almost Useful special event! Remember that your character can only use the rune for their patron god. 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! ]
saving_sound: (You want me to what?)

[personal profile] saving_sound 2014-04-27 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh? Well, the bread itself isn't magic, but...

[She trails off a little helplessly before simply giving the plate a tap by way of explanation. Poof! Melon bread.]

See? You just have to draw the circle and then you can conjure melon bread!
windbreak: (trial of the dragon)

[personal profile] windbreak 2014-04-27 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Whoa! [It's not a terribly dramatic poof, but Yosuke's startled reaction more than makes up for it.] Where did -

[Ducking to peer suspiciously under the table turns up no clues. Neither does straightening up and prodding at the bread, although it does handily cover his finger with crumbs.]

That's amazing, Hibiki-chan! [He doesn't even sound sarcastic.] Where'd you learn to do that?
saving_sound: (I'm so happy for you!)

[personal profile] saving_sound 2014-04-27 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I learned to do it here! It's a type of Asgardian magic. I wasn't sure if it would work for melon bread, too, but... It looks like as long as you can figure out the right words to use, you can do all sorts of things!

[Aaah, Runic Magic really is amazing!]
windbreak: (can't picture it)

[personal profile] windbreak 2014-04-28 09:47 am (UTC)(link)
You mean... just anyone can do it? Man, I never knew. [Now he's interested. Swiping the bread off the plate, he leans over to look at the array underneath.]
saving_sound: (Yay tea!)

[personal profile] saving_sound 2014-04-28 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh-huh! You don't have to have any talent in magic to use it. You don't even need to fully understand the words if you're just writing down a spell someone's already discovered.

[This particular array appears to be formed by writing the runes in rings... circles, maybe?]
windbreak: (senses of a beast)

[personal profile] windbreak 2014-04-29 09:30 am (UTC)(link)
Well, that's good, 'cause it all looks like lines to me...

[In the interest of empiricism, he rips off a chunk of the bread with his teeth. It doesn't taste particularly magical. ...Though, on second thoughts, he wouldn't know what that tasted like anyway.]

But you're saying anyone could just copy this thing, and they'd all have free bread whenever they want? There's gotta be a catch. [This is through a mouthful of crumbs.]
saving_sound: (Ummm...)

[personal profile] saving_sound 2014-04-29 04:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, you have to use the right kind of paint or it won't work... And you should probably paint it on a clean surface. [Herp.] But other than that, not really!
windbreak: (the kid in me)

[personal profile] windbreak 2014-04-29 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Aw, and here I was kind of hoping to give it a try. [He shrugs, chewing cheerfully. Effort.] But still, that's super cool! Wonder why I don't see more people doing it?
saving_sound: (I'm glad it worked out.)

[personal profile] saving_sound 2014-04-30 08:39 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, I have some of the paint with me! I thought if other people wanted to use runes to give power to the gods, I could paint it for them, but it looks like everyone's got one already! [It seems Freyr's house works fast!]

I think... it might be because not everyone realizes we can. There's always more and more Travelers coming and going, so people don't always learn about it... [Hmm... Maybe she should bring that up to Aladdin at some point.]
windbreak: (counting on ya)

[personal profile] windbreak 2014-05-02 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh, I see. [For a second, he looks unusually thoughtful...]

Maybe you could paint other stuff for them, Hibiki-chan! That would spread the word, right? Like - oh, I guess if things that aren't bread were easy, you would've solved all the supply shortages ever by now... But it's not all about bread, is it?
saving_sound: (Ummm...)

[personal profile] saving_sound 2014-05-02 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Other things...

[Hmmm... Oh!]

Like-- maybe a sparkle wand? Or a light ball?

[Those are the most visible ones she can think of.]
windbreak: (hell no it isn't)

[personal profile] windbreak 2014-05-04 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Umm, that's not exactly... [He scratches his head, leaving a light dusting of breadcrumbs.] Unless you know a bunch of people who really need a sparkle wand...?
saving_sound: (I'm... pretty bad at this...)

[personal profile] saving_sound 2014-05-07 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
Aladdin-kun really likes making them.

[But that's just the kind of person Aladdin is... Still, what other ones are there?]

There's ones for making clothes invisible... And one for tracking people using runes. Oh! And there's one for blocking the rain so it doesn't get you wet, either!
windbreak: (you're a hero)

[personal profile] windbreak 2014-06-13 11:46 am (UTC)(link)
But when it comes to making stuff, it's just bread? Sounds... random. [He shrugs.] But that's magic for you, huh? I guess it wasn't important.
saving_sound: (Ummm...)

[personal profile] saving_sound 2014-06-13 03:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, those are the only ones I've found so far. There's probably other things you can make too that we haven't discovered yet...