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The Mods of LifeAftr ([personal profile] lifeaftr_mods) wrote in [community profile] lifeaftr2018-01-20 08:50 pm

January Event: Setting Fire to the Sky

JANUARY EVENT: SETTING FIRE TO THE SKY
Who: Everyone!
What: The sun dies, and the creatures of the night emerge from the depths
When: January 21st - January 28th
Where: Everywhere! Ensō, Monsun, Chol, and the Islets
Warnings: Character death, possible body horror and violence. Please mark any additional warnings as needed!
So We Can Take the World Back From the Heart-Attacked

The night of the 21st, the sun begins to dim. It dips in the horizon, sinks to nestle itself in the center of Chol like a star falling in slow motion, where it begins to smolder quietly - massive, smoking, and hot, like a massive egg. The night grows colder, the sky reduced to an inky black. The surface of the surrounding water is still but for the occasional ripple, the odd, strangely subdued wave, with not even the hollow lights of distant stars to glint off its reflective waves.

The Jormun gather around the sunken, dying sun with their scaled hands on their weapons, their expressions grim. They fan out across the island of Chol with arms in hand. Their fortifications have settled around the island's center in a dense ball of bristling weapons. They have been preparing for this. They are ready to fight.

Are you?
No island is safe. From the well-trodden mainland of Ensō and its islets to the stark dichotomy of Monsun to the craggy shores of Chol, all manner of strange things have begun to haul themselves, dripping, from the watery dark.

No more preparation. No more running.

From here on out, it is fight or die.
One Maniac At a Time, We Will Take It Back

As the Storyteller has promised, there is sanctuary in their temple on Ensō, which will keep out the worst of the creatures. It will not, however, protect characters from the cold and dark, and so they will have to keep themselves warm some other way.

The Jormun fight fiercely, but they do not fight alone. Aside from the help that the willing of your number have offered, you may glimpse the Storyteller battling alongside the rest in a flurry of strange, shifting animal shapes: a heavy-antlered reindeer, a shrieking owl with outstretched talons, a slavering grizzly bear with the Storyteller's signature tome strapped across a broad, furry back, to name but a few. Those creatures that the Storyteller defeats will burst into a flurry of paper and dark, spattering ink, rather than being felled in the conventional manner. How odd.

As this is an event with a high risk of death, the Storyteller will impose death penalties for one week only. However, deaths succumbed during the event will count towards the character's total.
Then I'll Raise You Like a Phoenix

Come the sunrise on the 28th, the sun will launch itself into the air with a victorious shriek, its wings trailing plumes of fire behind it. The phoenix takes flight, reborn from the ashes.
The shores of Chol are littered with corpses, both shadowy and scaled, along with an even smattering of crumpled paper and splotched inkstains. Despite the triumph of the fight, it did not come without its costs. The Jormun gather their dead and prepare to mourn them quietly. Those who perished in the fight will not see the sunrise from this unique perspective, watching the murk of the night tint to soft, milky yellow and pink, and then to a glorious new day.

Munin will greet the survivors with a mixture of solemnity and relief, thanking them profusely for their help. There is not much more that her people can offer you, at this point - they must grieve their dead, and she must return to the sea to prove that she has cemented her worth as a leader in the eyes of the other Jormun - but that does not mean that your stories will part forever.

Event Timeline
[ ♆ ] January 20th: Monthly Storytelling occurs as usual
[ ♆ ] January 21st: The dark arrives, the temperature drops further, and the first hostile creatures begin their assault
[ ♆ ] January 28th: The dark ends and the sun rises
[ ♆ ] January 30th: Those who perished are revived, suffering from a reduced death penalty

Event Specifics
[ ♆ ] If you have any questions, feel free to look over our OOC Info Post.
[ ♆ ] Feel free to make your own logs if necessary!
[ ♆ ] If your character perishes in this event, please let us know!
[ ♆ ] Item trades with the Jormun can be found on the OOC plotting post here! Even if you were only recently accepted, you are free to participate!
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[personal profile] souris_keteer 2018-01-26 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[he's gotta start remembering to stop using rhetorical questions... But he smiles and laughs.]

Why, yes it is! That's pretty amazing. Did you do this, Ren?
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[personal profile] catpiper 2018-01-31 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
Yes.

[The power of chalk compels her spend her eternal evenings defacing ancient property. She doesn't know if other people are helping out, but this one is definitely her doodle.]

There's another Mickey [Pause] further in. I drew one there too.
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[personal profile] souris_keteer 2018-01-31 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I wanna see it! I bet it's just as good as this one!
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[personal profile] catpiper 2018-02-01 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Her discerning artist eye has to disagree, but she'll let him decide for himself after guiding him towards the back. Towards the bottom, she's doodled an okay version of Mickey with a bunch of flowers. It's darker back here! It's hard to see okay?? She did her best.]

It's right there. This is the second Mickey.
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[personal profile] souris_keteer 2018-02-01 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[And of course, Mickey is so enthusiastic, he thinks this should belong in a museum!]

Wow! This one's even better! You got me in a whole flower field!
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[personal profile] catpiper 2018-02-03 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
Mickey looks very pretty in a place like that.

[She's so excited he likes it!!!]

Do you want to draw too?
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[personal profile] souris_keteer 2018-02-03 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
Sure thing! I guess the right thing would be to draw you, Ren!
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[personal profile] catpiper 2018-02-04 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[That surprises her. Of all the cool things to draw in the world-flowers, clouds, pretty suns, Mickey settles on doodling her? Seto aside, she's not sure if anyone has ever drawn her before. HM.]

I want to be by Mickey. Can you put me there?

[SHE'S GONNA WATCH SHE'S SO EXCITED.]
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[personal profile] souris_keteer 2018-02-04 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course! I'd be happy to!

[He walks to try and grab some crayons. Gotta use the right colors for Ren!]
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[personal profile] catpiper 2018-02-06 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shile he does that, she's gonna draw more flowers around his little mouse head because chalk Mickey deserves a whole garden for being so kind to her.]
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[personal profile] souris_keteer 2018-02-07 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
[He hums as he draws, focusing more on her hair color, and giving her a big smile.]

And... there!
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[personal profile] catpiper 2018-02-07 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
[She's ecstatic. The sheer joy she feels seeing a tiny image of herself come to life on these walls is absolutely overwhelming.

She's beaming from ear to ear.
]

It's very good! That looks just like me! Now you-

[Where's??? her cat?? She drops to the ground, swiftly moving her hand back and forth across the ground, until her cat appears. And when he comes closer to play with her hand, she hits betray and picks his cute cat butt up so Mickey can see him better.]

Can you draw ESP kitty?
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[personal profile] souris_keteer 2018-02-07 02:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, sure! I'll draw whoever and whatever you want, Ren!

[He... still has some questions about ESP kitty, but maybe now's not the time.]
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[personal profile] catpiper 2018-02-08 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
[He's a good boy who poses like the handsome young cat man he is for Mickey. Get his good side! Don't forget his fuzzy glasses!]

That will make him very happy.
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[personal profile] souris_keteer 2018-02-08 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[he wouldn't dare forget the glasses!]

And... there! Whaddya think?
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[personal profile] catpiper 2018-02-12 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's clear by the look on her face she's incredibly happy at the image of ESP kity and, gosh, she holds the cat up to look at it too. Don't worry, cats can't talk, but Ren can speak cat and-]

It's very good. He likes it too! That's what he says.
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[personal profile] souris_keteer 2018-02-12 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
If you like it, and he likes it, then I like it too! Ha ha! We make a great team.
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[personal profile] catpiper 2018-02-16 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Mickey is the best. She's so happy? No, really. This is the best day-a drawing of her, her cat friend and Mickey together up on a wall. Incredible.]

Yes, we're a 'great team'. We can draw together all the time now.
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[personal profile] souris_keteer 2018-02-16 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
You bet! Anytime you wanna doodle, you come find me and I'll drop everything.
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[personal profile] catpiper 2018-02-22 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay.

[It's nice to have a friend like him. One that offers to play and doodle on the walls with her. And while she wishes he would stay, she knows someone brave like him will roll back into battle soon enough.]

When you come back, we can color again.