asgardmeridiem | 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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Naminé is a light girl, herself, and small to boot, so she's better off at least that Samantha doesn't seem to need too much support. (If any.)]

Of course. I like to think it is any other day, too.

[~~Not one bit. She was being a little manipulative here.~~

At the very least, she wasn't putting much weight or pressure on Naminé while they walked, and by keeping low to the shadows, they were having luck avoiding the fairies. It wouldn't be long for them to return, not with the more direct path Samantha was taking.]

Always. I don't really know what I'd do without you sometimes. [A mild exaggeration, but it felt like the thing to say.]

[~~She's lucky Naminé's not the type to accuse.~~]

[She's more than a little relieved that things have been turning out relatively well so far, but that doesn't mean she's off her guard.]

[Exaggeration, indeed - which is probably why there's that huff of an almost-laugh as she turns to glance at her friend.] Get into even more trouble than you already do? [And it's clearly a joke, because she's not quite as quick as she perhaps ought to be to take such a compliment seriously.]

[~~So very lucky. So very lucky.~~]

[She snorted and nodded. It was true. That was what their friendship had done for her. It helped her to avoid getting into too much trouble most of the time, along with everything else.

Maybe just a little bit, yeah. You're like my conscience sometimes. I'd miss you too, but I'm sure I'd get into all kinds of stupidity if you weren't there to tell me to have some sense.

You probably would.

[That part is still full of amusement, but after a moment she begins to ease her way back into a less joking tone.]

But you've already got your own conscience. I guess it just... could use a little backup, sometimes. And-- I'd also miss you. If you weren't here, I probably wouldn't get out as much, either.

We can't have that, you know. The city needs your sunny little smile, even if you don't always feel it. So you keep helping my conscience and I'll keep dragging you out of your home.

I don't think it's that impressive. [But there's a sunny little smile all the same, just to prove Samantha's point.] ... But-- yeah. I think I like that plan, if you do. And I'll just keep patching you up after you do the heavy lifting.

[She chuckled softly when they reached the road. Not far away, they could see the main stations set up for the healers.]

Sounds like a plan. Ready to make a break for it? I think I can do the last leg on my own.

[It's a relief, truthfully, to see it.]

Yeah - I'm ready if you are.

[And she's also careful to make sure Samantha's steady on her feet before stepping back.]

[Samantha took point, but thankfully as they made their way towards the others, the sounds of giggling were distant. Those fairies that were in the area were staying away from larger congregations out of survival and the ice golems weren't getting this deep. They'd be able to make their way in close safely, and finally get some rest.]

(OOC: Handwave a conclusion and I poke you today or tomorrow for a new thread? ^_^, we do such long threads.)

[Naminé does not lag behind. Still, the rest, in fact, is much needed - less so than she expected it to be, but necessary all the same.]

(OOC: Handwavin' sounds good to me. o/ The longest of threads, yes. orz)

CHRISTMAS IN JULY: PART 2

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