asgardmeridiem | CHRISTMAS IN JULY: PART 2

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CHRISTMAS IN JULY: PART 2

Who: Everyone!
What: The mingle log for Part Two of the Christmas in July event.
When: Days 478-479 (July 13-16th)
Where: Anywhere in the city!
Rating: PG-13. Anything higher than that should be taken to a private log, please!

CHRISTMAS IN JULY, PART TWO;
Days 478-479 (July 13-16th)

Day 478 (July 14): Following a network post announcing an impending attack by ice giants and Thiazi's declaration to the city, the fight begins when a small swarm of pixies descends upon the city, no more than eight inches tall and the definition of "glass cannons." They create chaos however they can: shaking snow onto people, carrying off weapons, and attacking directly if approached without an easy exit. Their teeth are curved like fangs and razor-sharp.

While the pixies stir the city up, the frost giants begin to load the golems up into the catapults. Two by two, the massive ice creatures come crashing - literally - into the city. They land hard and inaccurately, as the engineers' defenses on the city walls keep the giants from approaching too quickly, and some golems seem to be damaged already by the same defenses as they land. The pixies seem to lose interest around sunset (though you may find one or two hidden and sleeping in a snowbank if you look hard enough - they'll attack aggressively if woken), but the fights with the golems continue well into the night, until all in the city are dispatched. Where the pixies turn into snow, the golems transform into large hunks of ice after they are killed.
Day 479 (July 15-16): At sunrise, the pixies ascend from their hiding places and scatter, doing their best to break into homes to attack people directly. Today, anyone who finds himself bitten will begin to feel and act strangely.

Ice golems continue to come crashing into the city throughout the morning. All of the original ones slain, Thiazi begins creating more on the spot: while they may be more numerous, they are weaker, and many have odd physical defects. Some are missing arms, and others have extra heads. Following an attack by the strike team, the number itself will begin to thin considerably as one of the catapults is damaged and the other is destroyed completely.

Just before sunset, Thiazi delivers a final message and makes a hasty retreat with her entourage of frost giants. The spell responsible for the odd weather breaks the moment that she passes the threshold a half mile out, and all remaining pixies and golems in the city immediately, mid-action, turn to snow and ice.

By midnight, the city is thawed completely.

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I can move shit with my mind. It's pretty cool. You have whatever power they gave you too.

[Nope. Not caring at all and just answering because her power is awesome.]

Telekinesis?

[ He glances at his bracelet, thinking back. He hasn't really tried to--or needed to--use the supposed powers he's been given, and the inability to use nen is really throwing him off, especially since training in it has been most of his life these past months.

Going back to not using it at all, now that he knows how, now that it's part of his daily life, leaves him feeling... extremely uncomfortable, naked and blind, on-edge. He doesn't need nen to be deadly, but that isn't the point. It feels like there's a piece missing. Giving him some crappy shadow-summoning powers he doesn't even know how to use isn't a replacement, and hearing this Riley girl talk to him like he should be grateful hardly makes him feel any more charitable toward her.

Killua ignores the pixies (they can't hit him anyway, even if they try), and turns to face her fully, walking slowly closer. ]

The explanation wasn't very good. In fact, everything about this place is vague bullshit.

Gods? Giants? Why should I care?

You're not from this world, either. [ It's obvious. ] But you seem totally okay with it.

[Riley snorts and keeps picking at the pixies flying around, crossing her arms as she does.]

Are you kidding? This place is a fucking paradise compared to where I'm from. Even with all the vague as shit stuff. At least here Ellie and I get the chance to have a life of some kind.

[She sighs then looks over him a second before looking back at the targets, practicing with her powers by flicking rocks at them. Her aim is great and it's even better when she can manipulate the rocks to go wherever the hell she wants them to.]

So yeah, I'm okay with it. At least here there aren't zombie-like creatures trying to rip me apart.

[ He doesn't look at all impressed by her display of powers. Or with her attitude.

Killua's frown deepens, and he stops right in front of her, eyes clearly skeptical. ]

Huh. Sounds like fun.

I don't care about your world though. I just want to go back to mine. I don't have time for this crap.

[ Without warning, a pixie dives toward his head, hooked fangs bared, almost too fast to see. Killua slices it in half with his bare hand and not even a glance, and his tone rises suddenly to an annoyed, childish whine. ]

...and it's really freaking cold!

[ Just because he can stand below freezing temperatures for hours due to his training doesn't mean he particularly enjoys it. ]

[Bare hand, huh? Pretty impressive. He must be some kind of badass in his world. Not that she's impressed by that though because it's really not that special a thing to her. He was just another person here and he was just another guy.

Riley just lets out a laugh and actually shrugs.]

Sorry but you're stuck here until they decide to let you go. You can complain about it or you can work with it. Your choice. The gods really don't give a shit about what you do and don't want and the people here can't help you except to give you a coat if you look reaaaaaaaaally cute.

[She grins because obviously that's how she's managed to get a lot of shit here.]

So, you gonna tell me your name or are you still up for acting like a dick?

[ The serious frown from earlier has dissolved into a slightly sulky scowl, and Killua sighs loudly, looking away with a shrug. ]

...it's Killua.

And I don't really care either way if I have a coat. That's not the point.

Because it's so much more awesome to pout over it being cold? You're not the only one who got stuck here who doesn't want to be here. I mean, yeah, great for me. Doesn't mean that there aren't other people around who like it.

[She pulls some shards of wood out of her pocket and holds them in the palms of her hands. With her powers, she throws them at pixies like knives, slicing right through them as she does.]

So, you a badass or something back home, Killua?

You're really enjoying killing off those little fairies.

[ He smirks, shrugs again. The cold doesn't matter to him one way or the other; it's just the shit icing on top of the shit cake, so he's not happy about it either even though he's already not happy about anything in this place. ]

I get it. We're stuck, you don't care, this conversation isn't going anywhere. But seriously, if there are people who'd actually want to be here, why drag in those of us who don't?

[ It's a moot point and he's just admitted it, so Killua's willing to drop the subject for now. They're not going to get far with it. But the girl does seem to have been here a bit, at least; maybe she can be a useful ally, just in case. He might not like it here, but Killua knows to scope out a place first, and doing so with someone on the inside can often prove useful.

The question, however, distracts him from his thoughts and actually makes him snort. ]

I guess. Even though there are lots of people stronger than me.

[Riley just laughs at the question because she knows all about being dragged in unwilling. People will do anything for strength and apparently gods just aren't that much different.]

The pixies are target practice. Helps me get better with my powers. Anyway, what kind of badass? You're killing things with your bare hands so I'm going to say a killer of some kind. But you're also, what, twelve? So that means you've got a fuck ton of experience too.

[She shrugs then looks over at him.]

[ She's smart. Observant, too.

Killua's jaw tightens at the word killer, and he stands up straighter, the irritation starting to come back. ]

I was a professional assassin. But I quit.

And I'm not twelve! [ Barely. ]

Was? Well then good for you apparently. I mean, I don't know anything about it but the way you're acting says yay not an assassin now!

And you're thirteen then. My bad. [She's not sorry.]

[ Wow, rude. ]

You're really annoying.

That's what my girlfriend tells me.

[...Yeah. She is actually proud of this.]

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[ Killua makes a face, crossing his arms. ]

That wasn't a compliment!

Well, am I really that annoying and you're just putting up with me because I could be an ally? Or am I just sort of annoying but could be fun? I'm cool with either one.

[ Killua scowls, but he can tell he might want to watch out for this one. She is annoying, but depending on how things turn out that could be good or bad for him.

For now, he merely shrugs. ]

Good thing you're cool with either one.

So. Is this place always like this?

Not really. They just happened to want to come over to compare dick sizes with us right now. I guess we have the bigger dicks though since I think we're winning.

[She shrugs because it isn't that big a deal to her really. It's just a war.]

[ Killua lifts a brow at the expression, blinking at her. ]

Good for you.

What? Never heard that one before?

[ A shrug. He sticks his hands in his pockets and starts walking again, aimlessly. He's getting bored. ]

What kind of stuff is there to do around here? Anything cool? [ Apparently the ice monsters aren't interesting enough for him. He's still taking care of any pixies trying to get to him, smacking them aside like swatting flies, and with impeccable aim and clearly no effort. ]

Define what you think of as cool and I'll let you know.

[No point in just answering and having the kid tell her something is lame, right? No way in hell. That's just too predictable.]

I dunno. Cool stuff.

[ Killua pulled a face, annoyed at how he was thinking about what there would be to do in the future. It meant acknowledging that he had to stay here. ]

Are there places to get video games? What about a candy store?

There's an arcade where you can play video games and we're in a bit of a food shortage. With that said, I do have a huge stash of candy that I've got hidden in different places all over this place.

Arcade? [ He looks immediately interested, turning around to walk backwards so he can watch Riley, eyes bright.] That sounds awesome!

The food shortage... not so much. [ That doesn't sound fun at all. The offer catches his interest though, even if it's surprising to him. ]

Well, if you want to give me some of your candy, I'm not going to turn it down.

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My rule is that I only share my stuff with friends. So, here's the question, Killua. Are you my friend?

[Riley grins at him while she follows after, gloved hands going into her pockets while she walks to see what he'll have to say to that.]

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