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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.


[ OOC NOTES: This is the mingle log for the second half of the Christmas in July plot event. More in-depth details about what's going on can be found in that link! Please put [OPEN/CLOSED] along with the date and location in the title of your comment. Let us know if you have any questions, and have fun! ]
samantha_grey: (Prostrate)

[personal profile] samantha_grey 2014-07-18 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
[She groaned, hissing harshly when he came in close. Her body kept trying to crawl towards the doorway, and the first snowball that struck her let out a pained sound from her throat.]

Not... hurt... need to get ... inside.

[For all that she said she wasn't hurt, she looked more like a wounded animal, crawling its way along, tail barely moving behind her.]
ka_sera_sera: (old general listening intent stare)

[personal profile] ka_sera_sera 2014-07-18 12:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[He looks her over a moment more, decides that whatever's wrong isn't going to show itself so easily, and stands to open the door she's crawling toward. The room beyond it is empty, and calling out doesn't get any response. Doesn't mean someone's not in the place somewhere, but it's good enough for now. With that he bends and wraps an arm around her back, intending to heave her up and into the building.]
samantha_grey: (Terror)

[personal profile] samantha_grey 2014-07-19 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
[She hissed and winced in response to his touch, but once she was inside, she started to pull away, breathing in sucked and tired breaths, her eyes clenched shut and beads of sweat forming on her forehead.]

Thank you... it's just the runes.

[Explanations were going to be hard to come by. She'd tell him eventually, but it would be in clips and short phrases.]
ka_sera_sera: (old general listening windswept squint)

[personal profile] ka_sera_sera 2014-07-19 11:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Roland lets go and pulls out a chair for her, making sure to turn part of his attention toward the door. As likely as it isn't that anything attacking would bother to look inside when there's so much to occupy them on the streets, this particular building isn't exactly defensible.]

The runes? This is something you've done to yourself?
samantha_grey: (Gulp)

[personal profile] samantha_grey 2014-07-20 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
Had Loki do it...

[She breathed in slowly, eyes clenched shut and looking over towards the door once before wincing. As she settled into something of a comfortable position, she hunkred just enough to ease it, claws gripping at her knees. Her eyes were shut now, head hung low.]

It controls... my hormones. Keeps me stable.
ka_sera_sera: (old general profile squint)

[personal profile] ka_sera_sera 2014-07-21 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Loki himself? Well, asking after that will have to wait, if he asks at all.]

And it's breaking now? Or is this what it's supposed to do?
samantha_grey: (Really not Happy)

[personal profile] samantha_grey 2014-07-21 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
Doing what it's supposed to.

[She breathed in and out very slowly, swallowing thickly and letting out a long, low groan before continuing.] Burns off the hormones... inside me. Like fire.

[She laughed softly, baring her teeth.] Worth it... so worth it.
ka_sera_sera: (general - distant half turned)

[personal profile] ka_sera_sera 2014-07-21 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm. [In that case, he sees little reason to stay - but this place isn't exactly secure. May be best to try to get her somewhere safer before leaving her.] Any way to make this go easier for you? At least easy enough that you can walk?
samantha_grey: (You Realize You're an Idiot)

[personal profile] samantha_grey 2014-07-21 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[She was starting to do a little better, though the pain was still obvious. A swallow and she looked around, pointing towards the basement.]

Get me downstairs, and I'll be fine.

[Downstairs, she could imagine that few of the pixies would find her and even if the golems struck she'd have the stone above her as protection.]
ka_sera_sera: (old general listening shadowy)

[personal profile] ka_sera_sera 2014-07-22 01:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[He follows the direction of her finger, considers it, then nods. Good enough.]

Anything you'll need while you're down there?

[Roland walks a little ways away into the kitchen, opening drawers and digging through them. Might be able to at least find some way for her to defend herself. Doubt she could hold his sword up right now, and giving her his gun isn't even a consideration. But maybe a kitchen knife will be better than nothing, if he can find one large enough.]
samantha_grey: (Default)

[personal profile] samantha_grey 2014-07-22 01:43 pm (UTC)(link)
The smallest room, door closed. [A knife was easy to find, and would be easier to wield than her chain and sickle right now. She would take it when they got down. Starting to rise, she managed to stumble to the kitchen door, holding to its frame and panting.]

Sorry about this... Thiazi likes new moons...
ka_sera_sera: (general - listening shadowy stare)

[personal profile] ka_sera_sera 2014-07-22 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[He shrugs, grabs the knife - it had, as stated, been easy to find - and without much hesitation grabs a bottle of whiskey from a drawer too before shutting them all and walking over toward her.]

It's a regular habit of hers to attack at a certain time, then?
samantha_grey: (Irritated)

[personal profile] samantha_grey 2014-07-22 03:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I think... it's just often enough that I have crap luck.

[She looked at the whiskey. Honestly, she could use a drink. When he was up close, she lifted an arm. She could walk with difficulty, so long as she had some support.]
ka_sera_sera: (old general neckerchief talk)

[personal profile] ka_sera_sera 2014-07-23 01:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Roland tucks the bottle between his elbow and his side and moves under her arm, then starts very slowly down the stairs.]

If whoever lives here comes back before this passes, will you have any difficulty explaining things?
samantha_grey: (Really not Happy)

[personal profile] samantha_grey 2014-07-23 02:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[She pulled out and thumbed a very small, dark green vial before pocketing it again.]

If someone shows up, I'll drink this when they come downstairs. [She sucked in a breath heavily.] Won't see me. Sneak out later, make it up to them after fighting's done.
ka_sera_sera: (old general hand on hip)

[personal profile] ka_sera_sera 2014-07-23 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
If you think it'll be necessary. If a native lives here you shouldn't need it.

[He keeps watching the stairs, trying to see past the lower doorway to whatever's out there.]
samantha_grey: (Don't Want to Talk About It)

[personal profile] samantha_grey 2014-07-23 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Always play it safe.

[It was a motto for her life. Thankfully, as they walked down, one of her hands gripping the railing leading along the stairs into the basement, there looked to be nobody below and nothing going on. It wasn't vacant but the place was quiet and largely unused. There was a closet nearby that would serve. It had nothing in it and just enough space for her to fit in. She motioned towards it vaguely.]
ka_sera_sera: (old general arms crossed headtilt)

[personal profile] ka_sera_sera 2014-07-23 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Roland makes his way toward it, opening the door and moving the clothes far enough aside to fit her in and carefully lowering her down. He takes the knife and sets it next to her, then opens the lid on the whiskey and offers it with raised eyebrows.]

Anything else you can think of? This battle probably won't last longer than a day or two, but I imagine this'll be done long before that.

['This' being indicated by a gesture toward all of her.]
samantha_grey: (Crying Out)

[personal profile] samantha_grey 2014-07-24 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Once she was in the room, she rested her head against the wall and took the bottle. A swig later, she shook her head and sucked in a long hiss of pain, eyes blazing red for a moment, bloodshot and unhealthy before the color receded.]

No... I'll be fine in a few hours. Thanks Roland.
ka_sera_sera: (old general strut)

[personal profile] ka_sera_sera 2014-07-24 12:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[He watches her very closely until that red drains away, then nods and stands. He shuts the door only most of the way, leaving a crack for her to peer out of, then heads up the stairs and back into the city.]