Who: EVERYONE
What: the Endgame mingle log
When: Days 574-576 ( Feb. 21-26 )
Where: inside Asgard and above Ginnungagap
Rating: PG-13. Anything above this should be taken to a private log, please!

Day 574 ( Feb. 21/22 )

A black sun rises over a red sky. The air is dry and acrid.

Outside

The army marches onward to Ginnungagap.

A group of messengers is sent to bring Surt a request for audience. They do not return.

Inside

Natives pray and sing hymns as they wait for news.

Day 575 ( Feb. 23/24 )

The sky begins to rain acidic, exposed flammable objects catching ablaze or rotting in seconds. Minor earthquakes split the earth.

Outside

One of the messengers is returned beaten.

Battle ensues. The army almost defeats the Fire Giant rebels.

Surt arrives to call a ceasefire and return the other messengers.

Inside

The Communication Center directs all available hands to the god temples to activate the runic arrays with their force of will. Natives join in sharing the burden of sacrifice.

A white glow begins to build.

Day 576 ( Feb. 25/26 )

The Mermaids send a storm built above Mimisbrunnr to shower across the lands and combat the tainted rain with pure spiritual water. A white shimmer meets the raindrops all across the globe.

Outside

The gods are summoned back to Asgard and leave the audience with Surt in the hands of the Travellers.

Surt claims he did not order the battle of yesterday. Some do not believe him, and others beg for a chance to hear him out.

The diplomatic meeting continues, but Surt seems under the impression he holds the high hand.

Before battle can break out, a blinding white light interrupts them.

Inside

The gods are summoned to the center of their runes to pour their own lifeforce into it alongside the citizens'.

The white light builds to consume Asgard and bursts into the sky to cover all of Yggdrasil.

A few things happen at once:

• In the first second of being blinded by white light, Travellers are given visions of the Tree whole and healthy. They feel the press of lips to their foreheads and a lyrical "Thank you" in their souls.
• Time is momentarily suspended. Day and night pass like the beat of hummingbird's wings. The seasons cycle through faster than a heartbeat before settling on spring.
• The red sky is completely erased and the sun burns white for five days. Looking upon it grants brief visions of canon conflict resolutions.
• Magma rises up to fill in the cracks in the ground. The geography of the world shifts and settles in a closer proximity.
• Surt is returned to infancy as a sign of the World Tree's renewal of life, giving the gods a chance to raise the Giants to live in harmony instead of discord. Basically this happens. The Fire Giants surrender out of confusion.
• Frigg awakens and goes around showering the Travellers in adoration, gratitude, and assurances that all worlds, including those unravelled previously, are thriving heartily.

[ OOC NOTES: this is the final mingle log for the endgame plot event. Please put [OPEN/CLOSED] in the title of your comment along with the time and location. Let us know if you have any questions! ]

Who: EVERYONE
What: Mingle log for the E.T. Phone Home event.
When: Days 561-568 (Jan 30-Feb 10)
Where: All over the city.
Rating: PG-13. Anything higher than that should be taken to a private log, please!

PLOT EVENT: E.T. Phone Home Pt. 1 & Pt. 2 (Jan 27-Feb 10/Days 561-568)

Day 561-562 (Jan 27-29): The network begins glitching out again, and powers begin arbitrarily "shorting out" for a few seconds at a time. The gods look like they could use a caffeine IV.

Day 563 (Jan 30-31): Small tremors begin again in the city. Starting now, all animals - wild or domesticated - seem perpetually unsettled and nervous. The three dragons land again in the park.

Day 564 (Feb 1-2): The gods will send A MESSAGE to all Travelers through the bracelets with a plea: help us stop the end.

Day 565-566 (Feb 3-6): The magic malfunctions in the city worsen. The network might display old messages or be unreliable when listing names of Travelers in the city. People may get brief echoes of their old, original powers, or feel pains from injuries from home long since healed.

Day 567 (Feb 7-8): Yggdrasil reaches out again, trying to help the Travelers figure out a way to clear the static and listen to Her clearly.

Day 568 (Feb 9-10): Powers and the network stabilize. Mimir invites some Travelers to Vanaheim to dig through once closed libraries. He will also try to encourage discussion and ideas on how to save the World Tree.

[ OOC NOTES: This is the mingle log for the E.T. Phone Home event, and more details about it can be found at that link! A FEW IMPORTANT NOTES: Keep in mind that your character may be involved in both this log and the one involving the attack on Surt's encampment, which is located HERE. Also, the OOC discussion post referenced in the original event run-down is located HERE, and feel free to use it as much as you'd like if you'd like to get your character involved in the playout of endgame!

Please put [OPEN/CLOSED] along with the time/location in the title of your comment. Let us know if you have any questions! ]

Who: The P4 Stooges (Soojes?)
What: One way to repair strained friendships is to sit down together and calmly talk things out. Another way is face-punching. Let's flip a coin.
When: D563 morning, after the tremors
Where: Awkwardly at the front of Everyday Sunshine
Rating: PG-13 for manpain.

( and you return with the next and the first one's gone )

Who: Kanji and whoever wants to talk - open to all!
What: Life has to go on. Featuring training, crafting, and general dorkiness.
When: D565
Where: Various locations around the city.
Rating: PG, possibly PG-13 if Kanji's vocabulary has anything to do with it. Will amend this if necessary.

( 1: Citadel )

( 2: Gefion Park )

( 3: Open )

Who: Everyone!
What: The event mingle for the Into the Fire event.
When: Days 561-563.
Where: Everywhere. Literally.
Rating: PG-13 tops! If it gets worse, move to a private log please.

DAY 561 (Dec 27)

On the night of Day 561, Travelers in Asgard may find themselves going home while they sleep, though perhaps not on the sort of terms that they're used to. They will find their feet planted firmly on the ground in their home worlds with all memories of Asgard in tact, but they will be completely unable to interact with anyone or anything. It will be almost like they have been thrust into a very realistic holographic recreation of what was happening in their world whenever they were brought to Asgard.

They may stay for a few minutes or for up to a few hours, and may appear anywhere in their world, and as stated before will be unable to actually interact in any capacity.

DAY 562 (Dec 28-29)

Starting on Day 562, a touch to any Longtoothed Reinhare will no longer bring just visions of your home or loved ones. Your character may begin seeing people and places that or she has no way of recognizing. That night, when they sleep, they may "appear" in a world that does not belong to them alongside the person it does belong to.. Just as before, they will not be able to interact with or affect the environment. A character visiting the dreamlike impression of another person's canon will not be able to get more than fifteen feet away from his or her "host" before waking abruptly.

DAY 563 (Dec 30-31)

On Day 563, characters may find themselves mentally slipping into other worlds whenever their eyes are shut without the need of a "host" at all. On this day, the locations won't be limited to just the worlds of people currently in the city. The canons of any character who has ever been in game are fair game on this day and night. Some people may even find themselves drifting through parts of the world of Asgard as it currently is: dwarves working hard in the mountains, the merfolk living at peace, the remains of the frost giants wandering aimlessly in the ruins of Thrymheim.

[ This is the mingle log for the Into the Fire event. Please include your location and the IC day in your top-level comment or your subject line when starting a thread! ]

Who: Everyone!
What: The event mingle for the And A Happy New Year event.
When: Days 555-557
Where: Anywhere in town!
Rating: PG-13 tops! If it gets worse, move to a private log please.

DAY 555 (Dec 14-15)

As the last of the black ice is cleared from the city - and the last of its natives wake from their gray slumber - a cautious winter celebration begins. The city itself opens its doors wide to the allied forces still camped outside it and the natives invite the Travelers to observe the beginning of Winter and the approach of the end of the Asgardian year with them.

The day begins with what seems like a typical party in the streets. There is food, music, and an attitude of general warmth and hope from the Natives that hasn't been quite so present in a long time. It will be interrupted in the early afternoon by a snowball fight that starts in one sector of the city and quickly snowballs out of control. For a few hours, the city itself will become a veritable warzone, with most of the city's native children and adults alike getting in on the fight! Watch your back and take no prisoners. (NOTE: Please check THIS LINK for player plot information about the snowball fight!)

DAY 556 (Dec 16-17)

Day 556 sees a brief return to old - and maybe familiar - tricks. The festivities continue on outside, but some Travelers throughout the course of the day may find themselves influenced by magical impulse… all in the name of good holiday fun, of course.

The effects of these miniature curses will last anywhere between ten minutes and an hour and happen spontaneously, and most of them are echoes of similar curses that have been laid upon the city before. Travelers may find themselves:

• Unable to lie or actively compelled to blurt truths, consequences be damned
• Only able to communicate in poetry or song
• Given a nagging urge to (sincerely!) compliment anyone they come across
• Compelled to just hold hands with whoever they're near
• Caught under sprigs of magic mistletoe that seem to appear at arbitrary times at equally arbitrary places (though they can either be kissed or just wait a few minutes for it to disappear again)

Your character can be affected by as many and as often as you'd like, but none of them are mandatory. To reward the Travelers for putting up with that silliness one final time, they will find in their rooms that night a basket of chocolate, a horrendously ugly Christmas sweater, and one item from home. The item can be anything that fits within the game's technological and magical rules! If you'd like your character to receive something, please just drop a comment HERE to get it approved.

DAY 557 (Dec 18-19)

Day 557 marks the final day of celebration. That evening, twinkling, magical fairy lights will cover the edges of buildings and the branches of trees all over the city. There are light displays of amazing proportion all over the city, and the Welcome Halls are done up in entirely their signature color. the Travelers will be invited into the castle again for a ball much like the one last year. Thor will announce the end of curfew and tell everyone to party hard, because the hunt for both Surt and a way to heal the World Tree will begin after this.

The party will last until midnight, when everyone will be shuffled out into the courtyard for a brilliant fireworks display. It represents both the victory over Thiazi and the hope that the celebration of this coming new year will not be the last.

[ This is the mingle log for the And A Happy New Year event. Please include your location and the IC day in your top-level comment or your subject line when starting a thread! ]

Who: Everyone!
What: The event mingle for the Friends, Indeed event.
When: Day 546 & 547
Where: Anywhere in town!
Rating: PG-13 tops! If it gets worse, move to a private log please.

DAY 546 (Nov 26-27)

A message will arrive at the gates that more reinforcements from other cities are on the way. The death of the Frost Giants' queen has not gone unnoticed by the rest of the world -- not in small because it also means that the prophecy following Ragnarok can no longer happen as foretold. Unable to sit back and rely on fate now, groups of varying sizes from all over begin to arrive. First come scholars and medics from Vanaheim, followed by a ragtag but enthusiastic militia from Salt Side and other nearby villages, followed still by a military force of gruff and grumpy dwarves from Svartalfheim bringing with them a vast and diverse array of weapons to share.

They set up their semi-permanent camps outside the gates of the city - though many of them can be frequently found inside of the city too, and for the most part these new allies seem ready to learn about and contribute to whatever resources Asgard and its Travelers have already. Everyone in the camp seems to be prepared to stay there until the war for Yggdrasil is over, and especially so now: it's anyone's guess how Surt will react with Thiazi now permanently out of play.

DAY 547 (Nov 28-29)

On the morning of Day 547, every character with a bracelet will receive an invite from Freyr to come the courtyard of the castle at nightfall. The ice will be completely cleared from it, and a few magically tended bonfires will provide a gentle, radiating heat that keeps most of the area comfortably warm. As some of the castle's maids pass out snacks and hot cocoa in warm mugs, he will give a short speech to and then makes a small request of those who arrive.

[ This is the mingle log for the Friends, Indeed event. Please include your location and the IC day in your top-level comment or your subject line when starting a thread! ]

Who: Maribelle and Yosuke
What: Is everyone sick of talking about attempted murders? Because there is totally more talking to do about attempted murders.
When: Hella backdated to D531 evening, the day after this rubbish, because what is my life :|b
Where: The Freya welcome hall, initially
Rating: PG-13 for teenagers, as ever.

( has something changed? )

Who: Everyone going to Thrymheim following Thor's announcement.
What: Bringing the battle to a much weakened Thiazi's front door.
When: Days 540-543 (November 14-21)
Where: To and from Thrymheim.
Rating: PG-13. Anything higher than that should be taken to a private log, please.

( Day 540/Nov 14-15 )

( Day 541/Nov 16-17 )

( Day 542/Nov 18-19 )

( Day 543/Nov 20-21 )

[ OOC NOTES: This is the mingle log for the With a Whimper event! Thor and Thiazi will be available for interaction in specifically marked threads, but if you want them somewhere else, let me know and I will do my best! 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! The ASGARD portion of this event log can be found HERE. ]

Who: Kanji and Yosuke, aka the Two Stooges
What: A perfectly civil conversation about attempted murders, with bonus small furry animals.
When: backdated to D534
Where: Everyday Sunshine, concurrent-ish with Adachi's network post.
Rating: Starting at PG-13 for teenagers, and also swearing because Kanji teenagers.

( and as you rise and reach out again )

Who: EVERYONE
What: the Fear Itself mingle log
When: Day 528-531 ( Oct. 21-28 )
Where: all across the city!
Rating: PG-13. Anything higher than that should be taken to a private log, please!

Day 528 ( Oct. 21/22 )

Not wasting a moment, Odin, Hel, and Heimdall will set out for Ginnungagap once again before dawn and the other gods will stand vigil at the city gates. The natives will filter into the streets, curious for all that news of Tyr's very existence is eye-opening for them and reverent for the prospect of a new deity among them. They will pass around candles to any that want one to hold lit for their patrons until the sunlight is high enough to blow the flames out, and then they will mill around seeking comfort in anyone around them, whether to give it or receive it in this strange time between hope and grieving.

By noon, a great rumbling will crackle across the sky like the beginnings of thunder, despite the thinly clouded skies. The air will grow heavy and acrid, almost choking to breathe, as a pressure builds across the city and across the land. Just as it begins to reach painful levels, the rumbling will finally crack as one stroke of lightning spiderwebs to fill the entire sky, backlit by the distant sound of a woman shrieking in pain or anger or agony. The scream dies down just as the light fades and the sky shifts back into blue, the clouds scattered and the pressure lifted. Either the storm has past, or it has just begun; there's no telling for now.

A few hours after that, a strong wave will wash over the city, rustling plants and loose materials, and the Travellers will feel their hearts pounding once too hard, near painfully as though they've just received a severe fright. It's similar to what happened when Freyr was resurrected, but stronger and twisted into something uncomfortable, almost nauseating. The feeling will pass in the next heartbeat and just before sundown, the three gods will return from their voyage to Ginnungagap; this time, bandages will be wrapped around Odin's head and covering his left eye, and his right middle finger will be missing to the knuckle, same as his left index when they returned from resurrecting Freyr. They will make way directly to the castle and the other gods will filter in behind them, so be sure to grab them quickly if you have any desire to speak to them before the coming storm.

By dusk, the Travellers will begin to feel a creeping sense of paranoia, as though there's someone watching them from nearby and flickering out of sight just before they can turn around to catch them in the act. Over the course of the evening, the paranoia will bud into a headache and an itch at the back of their minds, like a thought they can't shake but can't reach either. By twilight, they will start to hear indistinct whispers not unlike the start of the Dream a Little Dream event, but the name of this game is hallucinations.

This first night will begin with auditory hallucinations: as the Travellers attempt to prepare for sleep ( or after long enough of not sleeping ), the whispering a will morph into crisp, clear voices that might sound as though they're speaking over your shoulder or from behind the couch or maybe it's simply inside your head. The voices can be male or female, familiar or stranger, one or a dozen, it doesn't really matter. What matters is what they say. For this stage of the curse, you will hear these voices speaking your character's fear(s) aloud, almost taunting or goading in the clear spelling of them. The auditory hallucinations will not cease at any point throughout the night and may continue on throughout the rest of the event as you please!

Day 529 ( Oct. 23/24 )

Morning brings no relief from the strange sounds, and as the Travellers go about their day, the curse will evolve into visual hallucinations. They will imagine seeing the very thing(s) they fear happening right before their eyes, despite the fact that no such thing is happening at all. It will be like a waking dream, wherein they are conscious and aware but perceiving a different reality built around their innermost fears coming into fruition. Other characters and NPCs can be involved in these hallucinations, but they will not actually be happening; physical contact or very strong words might be able to snap someone out of their visions, or they might further fuel it. Feel free to play around with this. These hallucinations can happen as frequently / last for as long or as short / cycle between fears as you'd like, and can continue to happen until the end of the event.

The general paranoia and unease will continue to grow and the day will pass under constant headaches, like an unceasing pressure inside their heads that follows them around and flares up during any hallucinations. They will begin to feel uncomfortable in their own skin, almost dysphoric with the vague impression that something is wrong and that they themselves might just be the very thing that doesn't fit. Paired with the hallucinations of their fears coming to life, tensions will be running high and even the natives will be affected, keeping to themselves until whatever this is might pass.

Day 530 ( Oct. 25/26 )

By this day, the curse will advance to physical hallucinations. What this means is that your character's fear(s) will begin to manifest in real time, no longer a trick of the imagination but a tangible embodiment of their deep rooted fears. They will be able to interact with their imagined reality, and the hallucinations will interact right back; those witnessing your character's hallucinating will only see the character talking to air, but coming in physical contact with them will absorb them into the hallucination as well. This can be a means of breaking through the episode, or further fueling the delusion.

At this stage, the hallucinations will take on a strength of their own, and they will play to your character's fear(s) to try and draw them deeper into the delusion. They will try to convince you that this is reality, that there is no escape, and that you will end your days shrouded in this fear. These hallucinations can kill your character! They are physical, which means that even if other people can't see them, your character will very much feel the weight of them if they attack or draw you into them.

Day 531 ( Oct. 27/28 )

For the last day of this event, the curse will all come together to result in catatonic hallucinations. This stage is simple: your character will be awake but inert, incapable of moving or seeing past their delusions. They will be forced to watch their fears overwhelm them without any means of snapping out of it by themselves. If your character succumbs to this level of the curse, the only way to break the hallucination will be for someone else to talk them out of it. Again, more on this in the plot notes, as this curse is fairly complicated!

While the majority of the city is either comatose or fighting off ghosts, another wave of energy will pass through the city exactly as it had at the start of the event just before sundown. Plantlife will violently begin blooming, leaves and petals bursting into the wind and carrying across the entire city - and immediately afterwards, they will wither within seconds, shrivelling up and dying on the spot. Vines will rapidly start encroaching across the sides of buildings and across yards, thick tendrils attempting to overtake any available soil and the area around it. Rain will pick up as the city starts to feel lost beneath the general theme of decay, and as the sun is setting, a new face will be seen walking through the Gate of Fire.

Vines will sprout from his footsteps as he sweeps slowly into the city as though in a daze, the storm following him and increasing in strength the further he comes into the city. Travellers can attempt to approach him, but he will be wholly non-responsive, and the pressure in their heads from the curse's headaches will increase the closer they get to him until it becomes debilitating within arm's length.

His path will head in the direction of the castle, but before he makes even halfway there, Loki will be seen running through the streets ( followed closely behind by Thor and Heimdall ) directly towards the new arrival. He will not stop for anything, and anyone in the vicinity at the time can see him use the full force of his running start to punch this frightful stranger in the face. The blow will send him flying a few fair feet, where he will lay prone and unconscious; at this point, the curse will stop, and the three gods will drag the body into the castle without a word. Explanations will have to wait For now, there's some cleaning up to do.

[ OOC NOTES: This is the mingle log for the Fear Itself event! NPCs will be available for interaction on the first day in the log header below. 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! ]

Who: Assorted teenagers and acquaintances of teenagers, as well as everyone who passes by and wants to join in - no invitation necessary! With one exception.
What: Rationing getting lifted + Yosuke, unlike Hermione, not knowing the meaning of the word "quiet" = heck yes, celebration time. In the rain. And in a slightly awkward location considering the SOS last night, but shh, these things always work out.
When: D524, mid afternoon through to the evening
Where: A large-ish pavilion near the lake in Gefion Park and the surrounding area
Rating: G; subject to editing, but think of the children!

( alternatively: it's the end of the worlds as we know them, and we feel fine )

[ooc: Pick a time or don't, tag in, mingle, whatever really! \o\]

Who: EVERYONE going to Utgard to gather supplies or get curse-drunk
What: the All In This Together mingle log
When: Days 521-522 ( Oct. 7-10 )
Where: Asgard, Utgard, and the road between
Rating: PG-13. Anything higher than that should be taken to a private log, please!

Day 521 ( Oct. 7/8 )

Early in the morning, a large caravan will be preparing to make way to Utgard for the biggest supply haul Asgard's seen in many many years. The city has been hurting under the shortages and there's a lot to make up for, so the natives will happily and gratefully enlist the assistance of any of the Travellers willing to go with them. The Supplies Coordinators in particular will be organising the wagons by demand, assigning each one with a specific task to make sure that everything they need is purchased. This will take a few hours of coordination and accepting assignments, so work together to form groups and hop onboard for a two-day trip to Utgard.

It's a half-day ride, and the going will be somewhat rough. The ice demolition only cleared enough of the blockade to allow travel; they couldn't get rid of the ice in its entirety, so the caravan will be moving through a long hallway of rough, jagged black ice. It will chill the air, unsettle the horses as well as the natives themselves, and in the eerie silence, the Travellers might be able to hear more indistinct whispering that seems to surround them as they move onward. Touching the ice is still dangerous, so be careful and hold tight until you reach the other side.

Before you can even get started on their mission for supplies, however, the caravan will arrive to find Utgard alive with explosive celebration. The Utgard natives are ceaselessly grateful for the clearing of the ice, and will greet the caravan with bright lights, banners, streamers, confetti, and countless other decorations littering the streets with joviality. As the Travellers step out of their wagons, the natives will be handing them handmade trinkets of gratitude - necklaces, bracelets, masks, even silly hats or capes. These items can be themed in any way you want them to be, or you can have an amalgamated costume of a dozen different things, as the natives won't be any means of conservative in the gifts they shower upon the Travellers.

Among those gifts are booths of free food and drink lining the streets. Be cautious of one in particular, though: the natives seem to favour a certain drink that comes in an endless variety of colours and moves in glowing swirls within their glasses like living galaxies in motion. These drinks will taste different for everyone, calling to mind their favourite flavours that might change from sip to sip, but the effects will be the same. About a half hour after the first drink, people will begin to feel light and bubbly, like the beginnings of being drunk even though the drink itself isn't actually alcoholic in nature, but it will quickly devolve into tactile inclinations ( wanting to touch everything and everyone ) as well as a little bit of character impressions. The partiers will find themselves entranced by bits and pieces of their costumes and start emulating them, acting out the part of whichever character ( or characters! ) they're dressed as.

The curse will wear off as soon as the affected goes to sleep, but the celebration of the Travellers and the reuniting of Asgard and Utgard will go into the early hours of the morning. Everyone will be given a room to stay in in one of Utgard's finer hotels if they manage to make it up to their room!

Day 522 ( Oct. 9/10 )

The next day, businesses will be opening up as the streets are being cleaned of the previous day's festivities. Operating will be sluggish, however, as even the natives are recovering from the evening. Loud noises and the bright sun will be horribly offensive and sales might even be eased along by any offers of helping ease the aches and pains of the nightlong celebration. It'll be slow going gathering all of the necessary supplies, but once it's all packed into the caravan, the Asgard natives will insist upon leaving as soon as possible. Not that they didn't enjoy the festivities, but - well. All good things in moderation, and they still have a long ride back through the black ice channel. Take plenty of water with you!

[ OOC NOTES: This is the mingle log for the All In This Together event! Please put [OPEN/CLOSED] along with the time and location in the title of your comment. Let us know if you have any questions! ]

Who: Adachi, Harley; open to others
What: Life is going too damn well for Adachi; something is obviously wrong.
When: 519, all day
Where: Sigyn and Loki; Freya later
Rating: PG-13-ish

( ...why is that suddenly okay? )

Who: Souji and Yosuke, aka Dumb and Dumber
What: The world might be ending, but teenage boys are still crap at feelings. Who knew?
When: D517, early morning
Where: The Everyday Sunshine building
Rating: Starting at PG.

( and you feel like you're in his too )

Who: EVERYONE that stayed in Asgard
What: the Dream a Little Dream mingle log
When: Day 515 ( Sept. 25/26 )
Where: all across the city!
Rating: PG-13. Anything higher than that should be taken to a private log, please!

Day 515 ( Sept. 25/26 )

Progress through the ice blockade will be slow and narrow, as they can't possibly hope to clear the entirety of the forest that has been buried under Thiazi's black ice. Now that they know the source of her magic's corruption, it might not come as a great surprise when cracking open the ice unleashes a strange burst of magic.

At the halfway point between Utgard and Asgard, a pulse of energy will move through the entire city, immediately putting every mortal it touches to sleep. This part of the curse is mandatory and your character must fall asleep; the dream effects of it are not mandatory, and can be played with at your discretion. During this first wave, Travellers will be granted a brief dream - that does not belong to them. They will see, from the dreamer's point of view, every hope and goal and aspiration that the dreamer wishes to complete before the end of days. Whether it's simply confessing their love to an old friend or saving their home planet or perfecting an Asgardian pie, your character will see someone else's ideal resolution before Ragnarok. More on plotting this below!

Upon waking, the Travellers will be plagued with the indistinct whispering of several voices overlapping one another and a slight headache. Both symptoms will gradually increase over time until it reaches incapacitating pain and nausea. The only way to assuage the symptoms is to find the owner of the dream and either maintain physical contact for an hour or discuss the subject of the dream until a full confession has been made. After that, the symptoms will fade and the Travellers will be free to carry on with their day.

There will be other pulses of magic at random throughout the day; these are not mandatory and you can feel free to have your character experience as many or as few dreams as you wish. All dream-sharing will cease by the end of the day, as the blockade progresses past that centre-point of magic.

[ OOC NOTES: This is the mingle log for the Dream a Little Dream opt-out event! Random pairings have already been sent out, but you guys can still feel free to plot with each and pair up anywhere you like. Please remember that these dreams are meant to be positive; details can be found here. Please put [OPEN/CLOSED] along with the time and location in the title of your comment. Let us know if you have any questions! ]

Who: EVERYONE
What: the Little Pig, Little Pig mingle log
When: Days 508-509 ( Sept. 11-14 )
Where: all across the city!
Rating: PG-13. Anything higher than that should be taken to a private log, please!

Day 508 ( Sept. 11/12 )

Towards sundown, a sudden windstorm will pick up within the city walls, not strong enough to lift large objects but enough to send open doors rattling and possibly blow over any unsecured carts. Two dead animals will fall from seemingly nowhere into the Sigyn district: dragons, from the looks of it, but the colour bleeds from them like ink alongside real blood. They were Drawn to Life to seek out the real dragons in Yggdrasil, and seconds after their abrupt appearance, a red one will come crashing into the city walls - literally.

Debris will tumble into the city as its massive claws dig into the stonework and it will bark out its anger, saying "The audacity of such pathetic creatures, to involve my kin in your petty affairs. Perhaps it is high time you submit to your fate". The words can be heard clearly regardless of where you might be in the city, and after it has spoken, it will immediately begin attacking. Breathing fire into the city, beating its wings to send strong gusts of wind through the streets, and outright making grabs at people and animals as it flies over the city, this dragon is not pleased and aims to do some damage.

Fortunately, the attack won't last much longer than a couple of hours, as a second blue dragon appears barrelling into the first one. This new dragon can be heard telling the first to cool its jets to no avail; they'll continue to grapple with each other over the city, leaving Asgard to deal with the odd gust of wind or burst of fire as collateral damage.

As per the player poll, the Travellers will largely be attempting to help the second dragon wrangle the first. Though the House Powers will not work directly on the dragons ( one couldn't, say, Charm the dragon or use Fire Magic to manipulate the dragon's flames ), working together to combine the various Powers, runic arrays, and potions will assist in at least pushing back against the dragon until it's backed into a corner. Please continue to use this post to plot with each other on how to approach this!

There was also a decent amount of votes towards simply bunkering down during the struggle, so the Emergency Response Team, the Military, Medics, and any other available hands should try working together to help get the natives and any Travellers not involving themselves in the fighting to safety. There will be fires to extinguish, layers of debris to avoid and move through, and most importantly, Longtoothed Reinhares to carry to safety!

Both efforts will be largely a success, with the unruly dragon being caught and the damage to the city kept at a relative minimum. Near to the end of the struggle, a third and final bronze dragon will arrive to give one booming roar that echoes across the city and rattles windows in their frames; in the dragon tongue, it is simply 'Enough'. From there, all three dragons will take residence in Gefion Park and tell the Travellers to return to them tomorrow morning.

Day 509 ( Sept. 13/14 )

The summit with the dragons will be largely peaceful, as the Travellers elected for the least offensive measures possible. The red dragon will be tame under the scorn of its kin, embarrassed for being caught by mortals and humbled by the presence of an elder. The bronze dragon will lead the discussion by commending the Travellers' efforts and inviting them to speak their bid for alliance in the war; their messages were received, but they still need convinced. This will basically function as a Q&A with the dragons, so there will be a top-level thread for interactions with each of them as the Travellers try to sway them to their side.

[ OOC NOTES: This is the event conclusion and mingle log for the Little Pig, Little Pig event! We will be attempting to NPC the dragons for you, but please do pay in mind that our time is limited and we may keep threads short just to make sure everyone that wants one gets a chance to interact with the dragons. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in advance! Please put [OPEN/CLOSED] along with the time and location in the title of your comment. Let us know if you have any questions! ]

Who: The Investigation with Bitty Kanji
What: Making someone's days memoriable
When: Days 504 and forward.
Where: Mostly in the Sigyn area of town, but they will move around a bit
Rating: Probably rated G, they have a kid in their midst!

[IT TEAM ONLY]
[He might have spurged a little. Well okay, a lot. With food being scarce, Souji had found just enough ingredients to make some croquettes for everyone (with perhaps the intention of letting Kanji help, if he was so inclined, still remembering the story he had heard about that in Inaba). But that was just a small bag, barely an issue. Everything else, on the other hand, were supplies from the craft stores that he thought might be interesting. A few oven mitts for puppets, entire balls of yarn, origami paper, tissues, scissors, drawing pencils, ribbons...well at the very least they could probably open up something for younger children after this.]

Hey, I'm back. Hello everyone.

[How he managed to have so many things in his hands without it falling over was a mystery in itself. Maybe it was just the power of friendship.]

[OPEN]
[Keeping a child inside a building, even during times of war, was a very terrible idea. After all, there were the wild springtime spirit of youth that needed to be spent, parks to visit, and games to play outside. Souji had a good idea of places he knew Kanji would like, and part of his mission was to give him memories he could treasure. Even if they couldn't rewrite his past, he was going to make damn sure that he'd look back fondly on these.

So after they got him hyped enough, the entire investigation team began to take him on a tour around the city. Others passing by might spot them as a small group, with Kanji wrapped around Souji's back. After all that training, he had gotten stronger and his friend was currently very light right now. Besides, what kid didn't love piggyback rides?

No kids, that's what.]

Who: EVERYONE still in Asgard
What: the Sound the Alarms mingle log
When: Day 499 ( Aug. 20/21 )
Where: all across the city!
Rating: PG-13. Anything higher than that should be taken to a private log, please!

Day 499 ( Aug. 20/21 )

Under Freya and the Emergency Response Team's guidance, the gods will be hosting a pre-announced emergency drill today. The Travellers will receive a heads-up via a short ping on their bracelets to be prepared for it at any given moment, and that chosen moment will come just after noon with the SOS alarm sounding off throughout the city. The City Patrol should assist in guiding everyone to their respective safe houses while the Medics grab their gear and check over every citizen to take the designated "Injured" to stations that should be set up and prepared for use in the safe zones. The Engineers will be told to employ any new defences and/or lock-down mechanisms they've devised to help keep the enemy at bay.

The drill will conclude after two hours, once everything has been relatively sorted and documented. This event won't end there, though!

Intrigued by the sudden blaring of alarms, a horde of strange looking animals will slowly trickle into the city through the Gate of Fire. They're a new species that have grown from the wreckage of the flood and, being that they are still in the infancy of their evolution, they will be docile and overall friendly upon finding the residents of Asgard as the source of the alarm. This means that they'll be very easy to shoo out of buildings when they curiously walk through open doors, and they'll take to following anyone they find particularly interesting, which means they can be made very easily into pets. They're here to stay, at least for now, so make nice with your new friends!

[ OOC NOTES: This is the mingle log for the Sound the Alarms event! The IC poll to name the new animals is here. Please put [OPEN/CLOSED] along with the time and location in the title of your comment. Let us know if you have any questions! ]

Who: EVERYONE
What: the mingle log for To Defeat The Huns
When: Day 496 ( Aug. 14/15 )
Where: all across the city!
Rating: PG-13. Anything higher than that should be taken to a private log, please!

Day 496 ( Aug. 14/15 )

When the Travellers wake up, they will find a message sent to every bracelet in the city, posted on the door of every building, and framed on the wall in popular areas such as the Welcome Hall kitchens, all of the main buildings on the locations page, and anywhere else people are likely to travel. The message reads the same everywhere you might find it:

ATTENTION

By order of the King and effective immediately, all persons within Asgard will be subject to the following decrees:

1. Mandatory curfew will be in place every day from the hours of 10PM to 6AM. All persons must be secured within their designated place of residence during these hours.
2. Only authorised persons will be permitted exit through operational city gates. Requests for authorisation must be submitted to the King at a minimum of seven days prior to any planned objectives beyond the wall.
3. Food, water, and other essential supplies will be placed under official rationing. All persons will be entitled to receive a rations kit once daily at designated depots.
4. All persons intending to carry weaponry must register their names at designated depots. This is by name only; this list will be kept secure with city officials.
5. Report all suspicious behaviour to city officials. In the event of an emergency, use the SOS function of your bracelet to alert the authorities and find shelter to await further instruction.

Failure to comply by these decrees will result in immediate imprisonment and conviction depending on severity of the offence. Inquiries and concerns may be forwarded to the castle for consideration.

Your patrons thank you for your compliance.

After the announcement goes out, there will be booths set up at major locations as well as the castle for weapons registration. The Welcome Committee will be given a pamphlet to give out to newbies and asked to explain the laws to new arrivals and any confused citizens, as well as being tasked with weapons registration upon arrival. The Supplies Coordinators will be enlisted in helping with rationing and the City Patrol will be entrusted to upholding these new laws. Everyone else, hop to those registration desks, because we know you're weapon hoarding paranoid lunatics!

[ OOC NOTES: This is the mingle log for To Defeat the Huns! The NPC post for IC questions is over here. Please put [OPEN/CLOSED] in the title of your comment, along with the time and location of your character. Let us know if you have any questions! ]