godsoffortune: (in the distance)
The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2018-09-01 06:13 pm

32 - Blow Your Top

Who: Everyone!
What: A volcano eruption threatens the Western District
When: Jan 14 - 16
Where: The Western District of the Heavens
Summary: The Western District volcano is erupting again, endangering nearby temples and sending ash sprinkling down across the Heavens. Is it natural, or another attack? Those who dare climb the volcano can find out.






Earthquake Warning

    On the morning of the 14th, an earthquake rattles windows throughout the Heavens. It's not strong enough to knock down buildings -- unless they're about to fall down anyway, like some of the older abandoned temples -- but it's strong enough to knock things off shelves and startle any late sleepers out of bed.

    After the earthquake, strange sights abound around the Heavens. The poetic koi are swimming in organized schools in all of the canals, heading upstream towards the east. Springs of pure water burst out in some areas, and in others, normal springs or fountains have gone temporarily dry. Blue and green lights bob and weave across the landscape.


Falling Rock

    The volcano begins erupting with a roar and a bright scarlet glow on the horizon. Ash and bits of rock fall across the Western district, and may even reach into the Southwest, Northwest and southern Central districts. Volcanic glass fibers that look like golden hair collect on trees, fences and buildings.

    Trails and fountains of lava are also erupting from freshly opened fissures and wending down the sides of the volcano. Gods and shinki who live in the Western District are going to need some help clearing ash and glass from their roofs, trying to re-route lava flows (the good news is, if you cool one side down enough, you can turn them! the bad news is, that takes a lot of work) or just offering them a spare room to stay until things calm down.


Swamp Gas

    It's not just lava and springwater erupting from mysterious new crevasses -- and it's not just mundane volcanic gases, either. Divine volcanic vents are blowing mind-altering fumes all over the Heavens. Anywhere across the Far Shore, but especially as characters get closer to the volcano, they may experience one or more of the following effects:
    • Confusion
    • Intense emotions
    • Anger and irritability
    • Impulsive behavior, loss of emotional control
    • Hallucinations
    • Unusually clear insight into other people and situations
    • Coughing, eye and throat irritation, difficulty breathing
    • Irresistible impulses to speak in poetry

    Most symptoms will clear up after a few hours in fresh air, and all of them will be gone within 48 hours of the last volcano gas exposure.


Mountain Climbing

    Natural disasters don't just happen like this in the Heavens... do they? Amaterasu's white-robed shinki are convinced that something is wrong, and they're organizing into search parties to go up the mountain and seek out the cause of this eruption. New and old gods and shinki are welcome to join them, or form their own groups. All of the hazards -- tremors, lava, ash, and volcanic gas -- will get worse as characters ascend the volcano. Strange little spirit flames, in shades of red and blue, dance on the rocks, dazzling, confusing and threatening to singe interlopers.

    And there's someone up here, too. A mysterious figure with glowing red eyes is keeping watch on the intruders and vanishing behind boulders whenever someone turns his way. He won't let anyone traveling with one of the white-robed shinki get too close, but solitary gods or shinki might manage to lure him into conversation, if they try....

    OOC: Please comment to the 'NPC REQUEST' thread below in order to talk to the mysterious figure on the volcano.

    Those climbing the volcano will have a chance to battle the mysterious figure should their characters choose to do so. If you're interested in a fight, please comment to the 'NPC FIGHT' thread below before the top-level is posted. A top-level for the fight will go up on IC Jan 16/OOC Sept 4.




In Summary:

  • Don't get rattled
  • Help out the Western District with their volcano problem
  • Watch out for volcanic gases
  • Find out who's behind the eruption
  • Have fun~
swordofzero: (not impressed)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2018-09-18 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Suzaku led the way through the temple. Luckily it didn't seem that the earthquake had been strong enough to destabilise any of the buildings, the greater danger came from the approaching lava.

The woman seemed to calm as they led her out. It must have been frightening being alone and not knowing what was going on.

"People are gathering not too far away, you will be safe there."
boneofsword: (defeat is not an option)

[personal profile] boneofsword 2018-09-18 01:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Hn. [somehow Archer manages to imply he's doubting Shun's statement.]

Would you consider it fussing in regards to your boyfriend or your shinki, I wonder.
letteropener: (huh)

[personal profile] letteropener 2018-09-18 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her sister is the Princess of the Night. She doesn't mind darkness, after all.]

[She takes a step back when the darkness surges, surprised rather than afraid, but at least she can stand on her own four legs now that she's upright.]


Oh goodness. That's quite an impressive talent, Shooter.

[She feels bad about putting him so out, but she can't pretend this isn't smarter and safer than popping herself about with magic (or god powers). So she very carefully clambers up into the carriage.]
swordofzero: (sadface)

[personal profile] swordofzero 2018-09-18 02:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[The boy disappeared, one moment he was there and the next he had vanished, Suzaku looked around at the shinki scattered around the mountain, checking that the woman he had helped out of the crater was alright and back on her feet.

He spotted the figure reappearing on the other side of the crater, sees the other shinki run towards him.]
Over there! [He looks around for a way around the crater.]
sageprincess: (Hidden loneliness)

[personal profile] sageprincess 2018-09-18 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[Zelda is observant, and feels like she and Shun have a lot more in common than others might guess at first glance, and so when he agrees despite the inner conflict visible in his expression, she smiles, just a little.]

Thank you.

[With that, she closes her eyes, and after giving her destination a moment's thought, they warp to the inside of her temple. It's cool and dark, though with the return of the resident goddess, the crystalline sconces upon the walls begin to light up one by one. Simply moving away from the hallucinogenic gas might not be enough on it's own to banish the flickers of visions playing at the corners of their periphery, but at least it's a little easier to breathe. Zelda takes a deep, cleansing breath, then releases Shun's hand as she opens her eyes.]

I shall get us some water. Would you like anything to eat as well?
revolutionfalcon: (if looks could kill)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-09-18 02:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Considering how much you touch your boyfriend compared to anyone else, I would've thought you'd know that's a stupid comparison to make. [That's about the driest tone Shun's taken on in a while. He and Caster had been all over each other in that pool, so Shun feels like the point of "it's normal to lay your hands on your partner more than you would anyone else" shouldn't need to be made.] My shinki mostly wouldn't need it.

[Wouldn't take it, more like, between Fubuki's ire with him, Reisi's general reservation, and Chinatsu's pride.]
revolutionfalcon: (placid)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-09-18 02:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I think you've adapted better than I would've expected. [She'd been very wary when she arrived, he remembers, but he doesn't doubt being in a temple with people like Caster and Archer helped a great deal.] And that you've made yourself one of the more capable people here in a short time. It's not something to be overlooked.

[As well as whatever she brought from her old life, there's the matter of versatility with borderlines and willingness to test the boundaries of powers in this place. Gods and shinki are measured on a different scale of power by nature, unfortunately, but it's still impressive.]
priforprince: (fingertips)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-09-18 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
That much is obvious!!

[ What with the whole "refusing to obey genre conventions and submit after due combat", and such. It figures such an ignoramus would also fail to appreciate cinema on all levels.

Hibiki sighs. ]
How did such a ridiculous conundrum come to pass...

[ If she wants the volcano to stop, she has to say "please".

If she says "please", she's yielding to the person who (indirectly) hurt Wendy.

"Victory by yielding" is a thing that, to the overwhelming presence and stunning perfection of Shikyoin Hibiki, could not possibly sound more absurd.

If things were going to come to this, the volcano should have just declined to explode in the first place! ]
letteropener: (those wings)

[personal profile] letteropener 2018-09-18 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[A lesson Celestia has tried to impart on Hibiki is that few things can impact your dignity and composure if you simply don't allow them to. So it is with no problem whatsoever that Celestia lands, tucking up her wings so Hibiki can climb aboard.]
letteropener: (solar flare)

[personal profile] letteropener 2018-09-18 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[Celestia nods, then shuts her eyes. A globe of light encases her, then bursts open with a slash of energy around its middle, leaving behind the tall but not terribly-elegant-at-the-moment human figure. Still wrapped in the blanket, fortunately, because she hadn't quite the focus necessary to magic on the clothing she keeps handy for her transformations.]
sageprincess: (Distressing damsel)

[personal profile] sageprincess 2018-09-18 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
No-- no, he does not possess any magic like that.

[Her agitation begins to turn to distress as her mind turns over the possibilities, including the conclusion that Ain won't voice himself. No, no, that can't be possible, can it? She can't have been chasing a figment of her imagination all this time. The idea is too painful.]

... Put me down. [She adds, eventually, voice strained. She won't believe it. She can't believe it.] I will keep looking on my own.
abgrund: (海 へ) (崩れて行けば)

[personal profile] abgrund 2018-09-18 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ .....


Maybe he should have said something. But it felt too cruel. ]


I see. I will... if you need help, please call me. I will come.

[ He alights on the ash-strewn floor, withdrawing his hand into the depths of his dark sleeves ]

I won't tell anyone about it either. So, please don't worry.
priforprince: (smuggest)

[personal profile] priforprince 2018-09-18 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That is a good lesson, and one Hibiki aims to follow. Alas, sometimes one simply must be reduced to a screaming wreck for humor's sake. It is a harsh fate.

For a moment, as they take flight, Hibiki's spirits rise into the air as well. The wind in her hair and the majesty of her mount fill her with a thoroughly peaceful, elegant sensation. She lifts her head and breathes in deeply, satisfied.

Then starts coughing.

ACCURSED ASH. ]
mithrarin: (hold onto your hat)

[personal profile] mithrarin 2018-09-18 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Did you -- is that some sort of rain magic? That's...

[How can he use this? There has to be a way!]
myblueskies: (Alfredo is speaking!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-09-18 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ebisu gave me this mask! I don't got a weapon though. Do you have a weapon?"

She was up here to and even if she could fight, it was still very dangerous!
mithrarin: (frown)

[personal profile] mithrarin 2018-09-18 03:01 pm (UTC)(link)
So they're probably just here because it's their environment, not because they're on anyone's side. [That sounds like good information, even if Dust isn't quite certain what it means. File it away and make use of it in the future...]
myblueskies: (someone needs help!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-09-18 03:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"You've been here your whole life?" That wasn't new at all! That was ten years! Romeo couldn't even imagine ten whole years it was such a long time.

He blinked, suspicious. "What friends? You said you hadn't made any yet." This was getting stranger and stranger.
myblueskies: (of course!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-09-18 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's nice to meet you, miss Celty I'm Romeo." He thought Celty was maybe a girls name, it wasn't one he had heard before. He was glad she was friends with Ginia, Ginia was really nice!

"I'm with my god, Elfnein, she's interested in researching the volcano."
myblueskies: (of course!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-09-18 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
It's okay Carol we can go somewhere where books aren't falling! [He heard a faint sound and pointed.] Over there!
sassywelshcatgirl: (dismay)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-09-18 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh, hey, Jeep. You -- don't mind me using your weapon, then?

[This is so weird. Can Jeep not even talk?]
myblueskies: (Alfredo is speaking!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-09-18 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[Elfnein's power was so amazing! It was a good idea to distract the fire wolves like that! He nods at her.] Yes! Let's get away from here!
sassywelshcatgirl: (somber)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-09-18 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, a little before I got here, someone kidnapped a bunch of shinki and gods, I think, and took them into a forest here in the Far Shore. Some sort of black ritual or something. So someone's out to get everyone here, that's for sure. This might be more of that.
sassywelshcatgirl: (dismay)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-09-18 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"I told you, I'm a Driver." She yanked free the ringblades that hung at her waist as her Blade paced up next to her, regarding Romeo thoughtfully. "I'm meant for this sort of thing."
sageprincess: (Curious regard)

[personal profile] sageprincess 2018-09-18 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Zelda blinks as the oddly-hue'd equine comes into view, but as it's nowhere near the top of the Weird Things Seen In The Far Shore list, she accepts it quickly enough.]

My, you are ever full of surprises... [Which can be a blessing and a curse at times, but Zelda will reach out to let Maxie sniff her hand if the horse will allow it.] I shall pray both of our investigations bear fruit, in that case.

[And she actually means it! Shock and awe.]
nopixiedust: (insovereign) (Nope I went the fuck home like)

[personal profile] nopixiedust 2018-09-18 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not this sort of thing exactly..." Head tilted a little to the side, she thinks hard. A lot of weird stuff has happened in the Far Shore. The last time it was this disastrous...

"One time, some idiot made all these weird... portals? All across the Far Shore, and they made people miserable, along with unleashing all these messed up ayakashi. Oh-" She raises up a finger. "And one time, people brought back these cute animal charms, but they turned into ayakashi when they came to the Far Shore!"