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

[allpurposescarf]

"It's only old if you come at it from the right dire-- would you kindly stop that? It's my scarf, and tugging at it isn't going to do any sort of good. Especially if you want me to keep being able to talk."

Normally it might not matter much, but he's far too human like this to tolerate it as much as he might have once. And he's never much tolerated other people playing with his scarf.

"But you were talking about temporal mechanics, yes?"

[harderbetterfaster]

"Stop what?" He gives the scarf another solid yank. "Temporal mechanics aren't really my deal. I'm way more about feelings and souls and shit. For example, how does this make you feel?" Yeah, still tugging at that scarf. He wants it, it's so soft.

[allpurposescarf]

"Trying to steal my scarf!" He doesn't really answer the other half of the question, but given the irritation in his voice it might be clear enough that he's not really pleased by any stretch of the imagination.

"And besides, temporal mechanics aren't all that hard. You just have to know what you're doing, otherwise who knows when you'll end up."

[harderbetterfaster]

"'Trying to steal my scarf' isn't an emotion, numbnuts!" Hal yanks again. He's laughing, clearly very amused and content with the situation. Really, it's this weird British guy's loss that he's not enjoying their quality time together.

"That is some rank Doctor Seuss bullshit," Hal says. He's still grinning like a thirteen year old idiot (but we repeat ourselves), clearly having the time of his life. "Fuckin' careless rookie attitude. Get your ass handed to you, talking like that."

[allpurposescarf]

"It's close enough to one," he retorts. There is some truth in what Hal is saying, but he's not about to say so. Not when he'd have to back down first, and that's something that he's not really in the habit of doing much regardless of where he might be or who he's speaking to.

"Besides, it really is easy. Taught in some of the earliest levels of the Academy and paradoxes are easy enough to avoid. You just have to be careful about running into yourself and who you mention things too, if you've gone back to somewhere you've already been. Or if they're a historic figure."

[harderbetterfaster]

"I warned you, bro," Hal begins, "I am like, the prince of what you Humans call emotions, over here. Kind of an expert in my field. And that ain't one." He keeps holding onto the scarf, but at least he's stopped yanking it.

"Lemme get this straight," Hal says. "You're saying you taught time travel?"

[allpurposescarf]

"Ah, but what if we aren't human?"

Holding on to the scarf is... acceptable. He'd like it better if Hal weren't, most likely, but it's better than yanking. Even if he isn't going to trust that it means that Hal won't start yanking it on again.

On the other hand, there's the fact that the certainly seems to be implying that he isn't as human as he looks and that might be at least be something of a distraction.

"I didn't teach it, no. But I do know how it works."

[harderbetterfaster]

"I dunno, dude. This model has only a 24.00039% familiarity with human emotions. I was like, totally not programed for the whole cross species dealie." He keeps on trotting behind his new best friend, holding his scarf, and generally acting like he's walking a particularly strange, bothersomely tall pet.

"Ok, since you're such an expert, fill me in."

[allpurposescarf]

Well, at least it isn't the first time he's had someone trailing after him. Hal isn't much like most of the other people who might have been inclined to, but at least it's something that is still roughly familiar. Regardless of the fact of who it might be at the other end of his scarf.

"Oh, it depends, a little. Different species have different ways of doing it. But even then, you have to pass through the Time Vortex, somehow."