OPT-OUT EVENT LOG: SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT, WEEKS ONE AND TWO

[asgardmods]

The volunteers from the LOCUSTS! event last month found in Odin's office endless research into Ginnungagap and a handwritten note from the King prior to his collapse. All arrows are pointing in the direction of the sacred canyon, and so it is that the Travellers will be initiating their own investigation into whatever Odin believes may be down there. It will be done without the eyes of the gods, however, so the trip will be a dangerous one without a map to lead the way and there may be many unforeseen obstacles along the way.

Week One: Day 441 / May 1-3

Day 441 ( April 30/May 1 )
As per the whispers on the street, the Travellers that've decided to go on this trip will meet up in the earliest hours of Day 441 at the Gate of Fire. Pack and prepare for a long haul, as this one will be a difficult journey. Any of those that went on the Down This Road opt-out event may want to offer up their memories as a vague guide into the canyon, but either way - without the guidance of the gods, making it to Ginnungagap safely will be nigh impossible.

After the Travellers sneak their way out of Asgard, they will make way towards the canyon to the east. Travel will be slow and difficult, particularly in moving through the forests that have been ravaged by the recent flooding. When they make camp for the evening, they will suffer the same strange sensations as those in Asgard just before 11PM: they will simultaneously feel a flicker in their bodies, like a missed heartbeat or a cut-off breath. Those in Freyr house that were present for the god's death and those that were present for the Friendly Fire event will recognise the sensation; it will happen twice more before one final blip. In that moment, everyone will essentially have a minor blackout: their vision will fade, their bodies will freeze, and there will be an internal sensation of dropping.

After this, the Travellers outside of the city will feel something of a drag towards Ginnungagap. It will feel like an outside force beckoning them inward, to someplace they belong. The compulsion will be relatively easy to overcome, but it will linger all throughout their journey through the depths of Yggdrasil.

Week Two: Days 443-445 / May 4-9

Day 443 ( May 4/5 )
Approaching the border between Asgard and Ginnungagap will bring the Travellers closer to the Fire Giants' kingdom of Muspellheim. From this distance, they will just barely be able to make out the great volcano, still lit at its peak, and a heavy black cloud that lingers over most of the kingdom. In this area, it may behoove them to keep an eye out for Giant patrols and pockets of defects from Surt's ranks, all seeking safe ground somewhere in the relatively neutral territory of Ginnungagap. They will be volatile and attack upon sight, but no groups will be any larger than five, maybe six at most.

As they sneak and fight their way across the plains, they will find that Ginnungagap is sparsely littered with old trees and short, soft grass on the outskirts of the canyon, streams flowing from varying mountain peaks into the vast space below; deeper within, it is sheer rock and sharp edges that are harsh and unyielding. If one were to look at it from above, they might think someone stabbed a knife into solid stone and carved out a jagged wound, and so it is moving through the canyon itself, where one false step can lead to certain and painful death.

[ OOC NOTES: This is the mingle log for WEEKS ONE AND TWO of the Something Significant plot event! Remember that your only characters who signed up for this opt-out event by the deadline will be able to participate. Please put your character's location in the title, as well as either OPEN or CLOSED and the DATE. For more details, please head on over to the full rundown HERE. If you have any questions, please let us know, and have fun! The event log for the SOMETHING OMINOUS opt-out plot log can be found HERE.

SPECIAL NOTE: As of the power expansion plot, bracelets will work outside of the city along with god powers. Characters WILL be able to communicate with those inside of the city of Asgard, as long as the party has his or her bracelet on him. ]

Comments

[not_sasuke]

[Luckily, Yuusuke won't tell! But then again, his own opinion of the gods has always been pretty low.]

Something failing...? Well, we did have a god fall asleep on us. [Putting it lightly...] I guess it isn't too much of a stretch to think that something happened with their powers for a moment.

[notsogrimreaper]

A god fell asleep?

[Ryoji… did not hear of this, but he’s not really surprised to find that the gods are having trouble keeping up with all of this.]

Well, hopefully for everyone’s sake, everything starts to slow down soon so we can rest.

[not_sasuke]

Odin. The all father. That's why we've got Thor as the new king.

[Although he can't say he's been particularly impressed with his efforts. Then again, Yuusuke hasn't been particularly impressed with any of the gods in general, so maybe there's a bias there.]

Not sure we can count on that. It's tough enough getting there in the first place - without our old guides, it's going to take us even longer.

[notsogrimreaper]

I see… I hope he wakes up sometime soon.

[He nods at Yuusuke’s statement. To be honest, Ryoji is getting worried there may never be an end to the fighting, and thus no time for a break. And he knows the more fighting there is, the more Minato will overwork himself…]

We can hope we’ll still get there with some time to rest before any more fighting breaks out… It seems lately, all we have is hope.

[not_sasuke]

Wasn't really a pleasant guy anyway, but if it helps us put a stop to the giants, I'd take it.

[Also one of the few intelligent (or so Yuusuke thinks of them) gods around, which is unfortunate in many ways for a guy like him.]

Hope is fine. But try not to get caught off guard if it turns out differently from what you're hoping.

[notsogrimreaper]

Sometimes, you have to get along with less than pleasant people. I think we can handle that if it stops this war.

[Ryoji shrugs.]

I guess that’s true. But the definition of hope isn’t believing something will definitely happen. It’s knowing that it’s one of the options and putting faith in that option.

[not_sasuke]

Well, as long as you're prepared to deal with the fallout if things go south!

[He doesn't really have anything against hope in and of itself, but he'd rather not face the consequences just because certain members of this team got a little too idealistic.]

[notsogrimreaper]

I am prepared. What about you?

[It’s a weak attempt to get the discussion away from Ryoji’s ideals and personalities, but it’s something.]

[not_sasuke]

I'm always prepared.

[He says it with utmost confidence.]

[notsogrimreaper]

Really? You’re pretty resourceful, then.

[He has a suspicion he’s exaggerating, but Ryoji can’t know for sure.]

[not_sasuke]

Well, we lived out in the sticks. It's not like the city - you have to be ready to help yourself if something goes wrong.

[notsogrimreaper]

That makes sense. So you were out in the countryside? Did you live on a farm or anything like that?

[Apologies, Yuusuke. All Ryoji knows about different geographical areas are the stereotypes.]

[not_sasuke]

Mm, not exactly.

...You don't know a whole lot about the countryside, do you?

[notsogrimreaper]

A-Ah, not really… I mean, I’ve never been there. The only place I knew well was Tatsumi Port Island, and that was a pretty big city.

[He went to Kyoto too, but that’s not the countryside either.]

[not_sasuke]

Tatsumi, huh... never heard of it.

[Curious how these places keep cropping up.]

But then again, it's not like I've been to many other places, either. But that's alright by me.

[notsogrimreaper]

Probably because we’re in different worlds. That island probably just doesn’t exist near Japan in your world.

[Which would make sense, if it was created for Shadow research.]

I wish I could have been to more places. They all sound so interesting...

[not_sasuke]

Well, my Japan wasn't destroyed, either, so I guess it's not that surprising that you're from yet another one.

[That's at least three so far...]

It's not like there aren't places to explore around here, either. The war makes it difficult, but if they decide to let anyone hang around afterward, maybe you can check those out too.

[notsogrimreaper]

Huh? Um, mine wasn’t destroyed…

[He’s not sure when he said something along those lines, anyways, though he has been worried about the Seal…]

[not_sasuke]

Oh, that's someone else's Japan. Apparently they've already gone through the end of the world.

[He says it so nonchalantly, he may as well be speaking about the weather.]

[notsogrimreaper]

The end of the world? Really? ...That’s terrible.

[It reminds him too much of what could have happened back home.]

[not_sasuke]

By some group of high schoolers, apparently. But if you're really curious, you should just ask him yourself.

[This would be much more helpful advice if he actually named the person he was talking about.]

[notsogrimreaper]

And who would I have to ask about that?

[Because Ryoji needs to ask. The situation that they were in so far sounds very uncomfortably familiar…]

[not_sasuke]

Huh? You don't know?

The first time I talked to you was when you were with him. Well, I guess I did most of the talking since you couldn't really speak at the time.

[Green hoodie, funny bit of hair sticking up-- ring any bells?]

[notsogrimreaper]

Couldn’t speak? Back during that curse…

[He’d shrunk down and transformed to a rabbit in front of Naegi, but…]

Wait… you mean Naegi-kun’s world was destroyed? How is that possible? He never said anything about it.

[not_sasuke]

He practically talked my ear off about it the last time.

[Shrug.]

Well, like I said, ask him yourself if you really want to know. It sounded pretty weird.