EVENT LOG: GOOD GOD, Y'ALL

[asgardmods]

Who: EVERYONE
What: the Good God, Y'all mingle log.
When: Days 461-462 ( June 9-12 )
Where: the castle courtyard
Rating: PG-13. Anything higher than that should be taken to a private log, please!

Day 461 ( June 9/10 )

When the Travellers wake up, they will find a message sent to every bracelet in the city:

As per the agreement between the gods and their Travellers, all persons within Asgard are humbly requested at the castle courtyard for enlistment in the Holy City's war efforts. Every individual is invited to find their resolve and seek out their purpose; this is the final stand in Ragnarok, and your help is needed now more than ever.

Enlistment is mandatory! Please see your local officials for more information.

A friendly if not a touch formal invitation to what will essentially be Asgard's job fair! A mandatory job fair. This is why we can't have nice things.

The castle courtyard and the streets leading into it will be crowded with bustling natives and several booths, not uncommon in appearance to the many festivals they've had over the last two years. This time, however, there is no music or celebration to be had. Everyone is hard at work organising their efforts for the war and doing their level best to assist in the transition.

Day 462 ( June 11/12 )

The fair will continue for two days, to give everyone time to get down there and make their decisions. Anyone that hasn't signed up by the end of this day will be visited at home by a city rep and a few guards that will politely ask them to register for a group and weaponry if they plan to carry it. Refusal will land them in jail for the day, where they will still be politely asked to please, seriously, just pick something. Anything. Uncle Odin wants you.

At the end of the fair, there will be food and drinks to thank the Travellers for their support and cooperation. Throughout the entirety of the event and for the rest of their stay, the natives will be more reverent and grateful than ever than the Travellers have chosen to stay and fight at their side. They will do anything they can to help them win this war; this evening will be one of camaraderie and appreciation for the past, present, and future sacrifices to save the World Tree.

[ OOC NOTES: This is the mingle log for the Good God, Y'all event. Remember that all characters must be signed up for at least one group by June 12. Information on the currently established groups can be found here; sign-ups are in the comments section on the same post. Please put [OPEN/CLOSED] along with the time/location in the title of your comment. Let us know if you have any questions! ]

Comments

[samantha_grey]

[Yep, pesky little last name and everything, but Samantha wasn't going to get up in arms about honorifics anymore. She was used to hearing them.]

Heh, well... I'm more dedicated to making sure you guys survive to do the healing than I am the healing itself, but I'm good with herbs and can boost your powers for a bit, so I try to be useful.

[saving_sound]

Then... are you joining a different group instead?

[It's a little sad to think about, but understandable all the same. These groups sounded a lot more intense than Merlin's medics corps.]

[samantha_grey]

Eh? Oh, no I'll be with the Medics. I'm just saying that I'm more your protector than I am the skilled healer of the group. Energy Transfer, potions and paramedic skills are what I've got as an actual medic. I'm better at keeping the bad guys off of you while you heal people.

[saving_sound]

[Oops! But if anything, it just makes her brighten right up again.]

I'm glad-! It would be nice if everyone could stick together in our groups after all!

[samantha_grey]

Heh, well I don't think we've had the chance to go into the field together, but I wouldn't mind protecting you Hibiki. [She smirked, looking out into the rest of the crowd.] Seems like we'll have a few teammates at the very least.

[saving_sound]

I'm sure you'll do a wonderful job of it, Samantha-san! I'm not very good at defending myself, but... I'll try to stay out of the way as much as I can.

[There's a small, slightly self-depreciating laugh here. Thinking back, she's discussed this before with Eyes. She really ought to get herself in shape to run at least when there's trouble...]

...Having new members would be nice too, I think! We could always use more help. It seems like no matter how many people we have on the team, it's never enough.

[samantha_grey]

Oh, trust me. I can do just fine making sure nothing hurts the healers I'm working with, though it never hurts to get some self defense training in if you get the time.

And you're right on that. That's sort of the way with fighting. You never have enough bandages for all the wounds.

[saving_sound]

I don't think I can really hurt anyone, but if I could run away at least...

[It'd be better than nothing.]

We'll just have to do everything we can. It'll probably be even worse now that we'll be fighting a lot more...

[samantha_grey]

Maybe something that could teach you how to disarm people and slip out of grapples? And you're right. There'll probably be more fighting to come. We're planning to pick a fight, after all.

[saving_sound]

...Is it possible for someone like me to do that? Even though I'm so small...

[samantha_grey]

Yeah. I knew someone about your height that was great at beating up much bigger things. [She had all kinds of tech, but that was beside the point.] I'm not the one to teach you though. I'm... well, honestly I'm the knife in the back kind of fighter.

And you really don't want that yourself, like you said.

[saving_sound]

Eh-- Really?! Even though they were small?

[That's kind of impressive, even if Hibiki still isn't really one to approve of violence.]

...I understand, though. People have to do what they can to protect themselves.

[It's another hard lesson she's had to learn here, and even still it's hard for her to swallow at times.]

[samantha_grey]

You didn't screw with her. She was used to fighting magical things pretty much all the time, so she tended to be good at being underestimated. I'm glad you understand, though. I never really studied anything formal for a long time, well... other than yoga, and that's no good for self defense.

[saving_sound]

...

Yoga...?

[It's been a while since she's encountered a completely unfamiliar word.]

[samantha_grey]

It's a method of meditation. I use different body postures and breathing techniques to help myself. I usually do it privately... Tantric methods aren't really meant for everyone.

[saving_sound]

I... see?

[She only got about half of that.]

But... it makes you feel better, right?

[samantha_grey]

[That was for the best. Yoga was easy, but tantric could be ... a little embarrassing at times, or at least the kind she'd been trained in.]

It does. It helps me stay focused and in control of myself.

[saving_sound]

Then that's good! As long as it helps-!

[samantha_grey]

Yeah, it's just not helpful for everyone. But, thanks. If there's anything I can do to help, though, let me know.

[saving_sound]

Oh... I guess since different people need different things?

[She's... gradually learning there's never quite one solution that fits everything. Bit by bit-!]

Uh-huh! And the same to you-- if you ever need a healer or anything, please feel free to call me!

[samantha_grey]

There's an old saying where I come from. Kind of extreme, but it fits. "If you see the Buddha on the road, kill him." [She laughed.] I think the point was that you have to find your own way. I'm not Zen, but I always liked that teaching.

And thanks...

[saving_sound]

[...Um.]

Buddha...? Wh-why would you kill him?

[And to start with, who is Buddha, anyway?]

[samantha_grey]

You don't actually kill him. It's an illustration. He was a teacher and thinker in my world who people thought reached enlightenment. Some of the people thought to themselves that no path to personal growth could be the same, so they said you shouldn't follow the Buddha but your own path.

It's just... kind of a graphic way of putting it is all.

[saving_sound]

[G-graphic indeed...]

So... even though he's a teacher, you don't do what he says?

[But isn't that what teachers are for...?]

[samantha_grey]

You follow him for a while, but then you go your own way I think. Like I said, I'm not really Zen. I just like the idea of finding my own path.