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~
sassywelshcatgirl: (somber)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-09-21 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
It'll only slow it down a little.

[She glances up to the volcano. People had gone past while she'd been working...]

Maybe a little's all we need though. Couldn't hurt.
shiitan: (🔥 20)

[personal profile] shiitan 2018-09-21 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
[He bristled ever so slightly.] I didn't know it would turn out that way from the beginning.

[He'd held out for as long as he could. Not long enough, apparently.] I won't need a lot of time before I start feeling better anyway.

[...Hopefully.]
reformedsinner: (slasher smile)

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2018-09-21 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly. [He chuckles.]

Though it is a good chance to try things out. And that's impressive.
reformedsinner: (as a matter of fact!)

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2018-09-21 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
Cars? Well, maybe not. I can't imagine what you mean by driving a blade, myself, unless it's "driving a blade through a target"...

[He shrugs, and settles into the seat, letting his hands rest on the steering wheel.]

This controls the direction the car travels in; turn it to the right to turn right, to the left to turn left.
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Unimpressed 3)

[personal profile] unlucky7 2018-09-21 06:38 am (UTC)(link)
Probably not, much less from me, but hell.

[Ginia regards him with a hard look, noting the slight shift in his expression. If he's changed any in personality on a broader scale, she knows she's not around that much to notice. It's something better remarked on by his shinki or his boyfriend. They've always been professional with each other, the kind of reliance that comes from working together.]

You worry me. You act like you're as old as me, older even, and I'm damn certain you're much younger than me.
myblueskies: (smile)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-09-21 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
Romeo nodded, understanding. "It's good that you have him to keep you safe." He crouched down to look at the little creature a bit closer.

"Hello!"
myblueskies: (Alfredo is speaking!)

[personal profile] myblueskies 2018-09-21 07:57 am (UTC)(link)
"They're not weird! They're my friends!" His friends were not weird, Elfnein was not weird, it was just the way everything worked!

"Do you have a shinki? Are they from this world too? Or do they not know? I guess they won't remember but they might not get confused at all the things here."
declamando: (ruffled)

[personal profile] declamando 2018-09-21 11:53 am (UTC)(link)
I think there are certain things, but I wouldn't consider myself an expert...

[Maria knows volcanic soil has its benefits and that sort of thing, but she can't recall any particular knowledge she has on the subject other than that.]
declamando: (deep thought)

[personal profile] declamando 2018-09-21 11:53 am (UTC)(link)
[That certainly makes Maria's brows draw a bit, but it's not entirely because of the general revelation of Alex seeing things. The issue is somewhat in the wording, and so after a slight hesitation, Maria speaks to clarify.]

You're seeing him "sometimes" on the slopes of the volcano, or "sometimes" in general...?

[Surely she wouldn't be speaking so certainly of it if it had just started today...]
letteropener: (nonplussed)

[personal profile] letteropener 2018-09-21 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[She lets out a little grunt as the acceleration presses her tender back into the blanket and the seat, but it is more surprise than true pain.]

It is possible. I would certainly be able to put up a better showing against it than I did today.

At the very least, I am certain I could have redirected the lava away from danger. That is a simple matter of engineering and magical construction. Here, however, I am not at my best, and there is a great deal of additional interference in the randomness of the world.
letteropener: (a little sly)

[personal profile] letteropener 2018-09-21 01:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Celestia is not yet truly worried. That will come later.]

Do we head for the top, or attempt to barricade the flow?
mithrarin: (frown)

[personal profile] mithrarin 2018-09-21 01:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Honestly, he's doing better on the 'singed' part than ought to be expected. One has to wonder if being the Sen-Mithrarin comes with a certain refusal to acknowledge convection.]

[(The answer is probably "Yes" inasmuch as being the Sen-Mithrarin makes him a platform game protagonist.)]


I'm fine. What about you? You look like you took a lot worse from that than I did. [He's looking over her in turn with a frown, wondering how much the sizzle to her shadows did to her.]
mithrarin: (smile)

[personal profile] mithrarin 2018-09-21 01:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm, according to this there are birds that nest in volcanic cliffs... oh wait, that's for islands. [Who needs experts when one has the internet? Phones are great for learning about things he'd never needed to ask before.] I'm getting from this that most animals will get out when they sense an eruption coming, but they had no way to sense this one, did they.
reformedsinner: (elementary my dear dragon)

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2018-09-21 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[More limited than he'd thought, then. Hakkai makes a thoughtful noise.]

Mm, yes. Martial arts and some chi techniques.

[Sadly, he doesn't wield the kind of mountain-smashing magic he's seen some people claim. Against opponents bigger than, oh, twenty feet, he's less useful than he'd like to be.]
reformedsinner: (as a matter of fact!)

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2018-09-21 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Cheerfully:] Perhaps it's meant to be a human sacrifice?

-- If so, we're both safe!
sassywelshcatgirl: (smug)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-09-21 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd never hit you with these! [She feigns shock at the comment.] I'd get my claws into you personally. You've earned that special touch.
sassywelshcatgirl: (puzzled)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-09-21 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Nia holds Pyrrha's gaze for a moment, her eyebrows slowly narrowing.]

I'm not so sure you should, but thanks.

[It's not like she'd done anything to earn it. Really, the way she openly complains about the Far Shore, she really shouldn't be left to her own devices.]
revolutionfalcon: (about time)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-09-21 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shun knows that feeling, and he gives an equally reluctant hum of agreement.] Only makes me think more that it's intentional. Usually when things throw us off this far, it's not just by chance.

[The spell at the moon viewing, for example. The closest thing to this they've had previously would probably be the whispering flowers, and even that was just that, voices.]
revolutionfalcon: (placid)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-09-21 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
With Ginia already departing, Shun inclines his head slightly to her and Celty as well before turning on his heel and starting to head in a different direction, around the lip of the volcano. He wants to canvas the area properly at least once before he starts asking anyone anything.
revolutionfalcon: (just don't)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-09-21 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shun gives Ginia a brief look over - he's never thought that hard about her age, but just on appearance alone, she's got to be at least in her mid-twenties.]

I turned eighteen at the end of the year, so I'd have to be much younger than you. [He wasn't even an adult by most countries' standards until literally a few weeks ago, and still isn't by his own. Also, he's somewhat less reserved about hiding his birthday now since it's passed and there's no further danger of celebrations.] I don't have a choice. There are things I know I have to go back to. I don't have the luxury of letting myself go soft.
sassywelshcatgirl: (wat)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-09-21 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh no, you've lost me already. [As flat as can be. Come on, that one's easy. She's not Goku, the steering wheel doesn't have to be made of food for her to pay attention to it.] Blades are artificial lifeforms a Driver brings out of their Core Crystal by resonating with it.
reformedsinner: (front man)

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2018-09-21 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ha ha," Hakkai says, which isn't really a laugh. "We might be weird, but isn't it a little weird for you to be up here, too? Even if you say you're fine, the ground isn't steady, and you could be burned."

Could he? Hakkai fixes his best sincerely concerned expression on his face, making eye contact with the child.
sassywelshcatgirl: (wat)

[personal profile] sassywelshcatgirl 2018-09-21 03:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Good afternoon," the Blade said politely, some of the first words he had spoken to anyone else here.

Nia blinked. "Huh, guess he has a soft spot for kids."
reformedsinner: (elementary my dear dragon)

[personal profile] reformedsinner 2018-09-21 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's always nice to be on the same page in a conversation. He smiles mildly at Komaeda: he remains unconvinced about the reality of that "luck," but the man is a luck god now. It's certainly possible that has some effect.

After a moment, he spreads his hands.]


Perhaps if you take refuge in a more distant temple, then, so that yours being damaged wouldn't be a very big problem one way or the other...?

[It seems he believes that no matter what happens, his luck will be extreme.]
unlucky7: (STATUS :: Oh my fucking god)

[personal profile] unlucky7 2018-09-21 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Soft. A derisive snort escapes. Ginia shakes her head, lapsing into contemplative stillness, the rattle of loose rock under her boots and the hiss of vents occupying the space around them.

It's one of the most ridiculous things she's heard and even if she understands the sentiment, it doesn't make it any less wrong. She whistles to get his attention again, slowing as she signs.]


Do you think I'm soft? Or maybe it doesn't count since I'm a shinki. Okay, how about any other god? You think people are too soft?

I don't know what your tragic backstory is, but I doubt taking a break and lightening up will soften you in any way.