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asgardeventide2012-11-14 03:13 pm
asgardsverse) wrote in asgardeventide2012-11-14 03:13 pm
Entry tags:
- !npc,
- amy pond,
- cheriour,
- data!roxas,
- eru chitanda,
- euridice taverna,
- eyes rutherford,
- ezio auditore da firenze,
- france (francis bonnefoy),
- hanako ikezawa,
- hibiki,
- ichigo kurosaki,
- jacob,
- jasmine,
- karuika mirel,
- lyon,
- malik al-sayf,
- mariko shinobu,
- matsuri kudo,
- nick,
- norman babcock,
- regina berry,
- riku,
- ritsu sohma,
- rory williams,
- ruri "kuroneko" gokou,
- samantha grey,
- sebastian moran [d'urberville],
- shion sonozaki,
- simon tam,
- soushi miketsukami,
- the eleventh doctor,
- uther pendragon,
- vriska serket,
- xion
NPC POST - FREYR - VIDEO
[It's roughly noon. The armies are staring each other down across a field of mud and gravel and blood. It's clear that Asgard and their allies are heavily battered down, suffering from heavy losses and damaged morale. It feels like today is the last day. It seems like there's no chance that anything but the end of the world could come today.
Then a video feed starts on the network, surveying the view from a high vantage point. Freyr isn't on screen, but he's close enough to speak and be heard clearly. But even if he weren't close he'd still be heard. There's a convenient little spell projecting his voice all across his side of the battlefield and through the city itself. It's a stern voice, tense and short instead of the gentle, patient attitude he usually shows.]
Sound the retreat. Get all living things within the city walls. Abandon that which cannot be swiftly carried. Now.
[The video continues in silence while his orders are spread through the forces and followed. It takes little more than ten minutes to move everyone inside at an ordered dash. Supply wagons and tents are left in the field and people and animals are removed until all that remains is ghost town of a camp. Small groups of enemies that try to chase are quickly and efficiently deterred by fire from the flying ship, and eventually all are safe inside.
He wants this recorded. It's more than just to be sure his announcement is heard -- he wants to be sure no one forgets how close they were and how important this battle was. His ship maneuvers to the center of the field, and he takes a graceful leap to the ground just yards from the enemy front lines. At that point, he begins to glow.]
...Do not doubt that all of you would have died this day. This is not a game. It's not a trick. Everyone and everything you love is and has been riding on this. I'm sure, even now, that the war will not end. You will all have to continue to fight, and for that you have my sincerest apologies. You also have my sincerest faith. I have never seen hearts so strong as those who stand for what they believe in when they are so far from home. Whether you hate us or not that remains true. I am sure you will triumph in the end.
Thus, I am honored to have observed true beauty in all of you. Thank you and good luck.
[His voice wavers by the time he's done. He'd like to be emotional, but showing fear and regret won't help anyone and so he holds it in.
It's a distant angle, but the video might just catch a hint of a solemn smile. Then, with a flash like a bomb the view goes white and then blinks out. After that anyone looking out past the gates will see a wide, shallow scar on the land, stretching from just feet away from the city walls to what used to be a point three quarters of the way into the enemy army. In that place, nothing remains but rock-solid round covered in a layer of fine white dust. Not even a bit of metal or a single plant mars that flat surface. For a moment anyone in Freyr house will have their powers flicker off, then back on within a few seconds.
But the enemy is decimated, and shows no signs of coming close again.]
[ooc note: That's it for actual plot events! The enemy army will stay at a distance the rest of this IC day (tonight and tomorrow), and will leave in the morning (Nov 16). There will be another NPC post on the 17th, but other than that from this point on is just cleanup. Characters who died will return on the 17th! Thank you for playing!
Oh and P.S. you can get comments from the other gods, so do feel free to respond to this post to talk to them or just to talk to each other. Threadjacking is A+! It is a free-for-all in this post, even for quick action threads.]
Then a video feed starts on the network, surveying the view from a high vantage point. Freyr isn't on screen, but he's close enough to speak and be heard clearly. But even if he weren't close he'd still be heard. There's a convenient little spell projecting his voice all across his side of the battlefield and through the city itself. It's a stern voice, tense and short instead of the gentle, patient attitude he usually shows.]
Sound the retreat. Get all living things within the city walls. Abandon that which cannot be swiftly carried. Now.
[The video continues in silence while his orders are spread through the forces and followed. It takes little more than ten minutes to move everyone inside at an ordered dash. Supply wagons and tents are left in the field and people and animals are removed until all that remains is ghost town of a camp. Small groups of enemies that try to chase are quickly and efficiently deterred by fire from the flying ship, and eventually all are safe inside.
He wants this recorded. It's more than just to be sure his announcement is heard -- he wants to be sure no one forgets how close they were and how important this battle was. His ship maneuvers to the center of the field, and he takes a graceful leap to the ground just yards from the enemy front lines. At that point, he begins to glow.]
...Do not doubt that all of you would have died this day. This is not a game. It's not a trick. Everyone and everything you love is and has been riding on this. I'm sure, even now, that the war will not end. You will all have to continue to fight, and for that you have my sincerest apologies. You also have my sincerest faith. I have never seen hearts so strong as those who stand for what they believe in when they are so far from home. Whether you hate us or not that remains true. I am sure you will triumph in the end.
Thus, I am honored to have observed true beauty in all of you. Thank you and good luck.
[His voice wavers by the time he's done. He'd like to be emotional, but showing fear and regret won't help anyone and so he holds it in.
It's a distant angle, but the video might just catch a hint of a solemn smile. Then, with a flash like a bomb the view goes white and then blinks out. After that anyone looking out past the gates will see a wide, shallow scar on the land, stretching from just feet away from the city walls to what used to be a point three quarters of the way into the enemy army. In that place, nothing remains but rock-solid round covered in a layer of fine white dust. Not even a bit of metal or a single plant mars that flat surface. For a moment anyone in Freyr house will have their powers flicker off, then back on within a few seconds.
But the enemy is decimated, and shows no signs of coming close again.]
[ooc note: That's it for actual plot events! The enemy army will stay at a distance the rest of this IC day (tonight and tomorrow), and will leave in the morning (Nov 16). There will be another NPC post on the 17th, but other than that from this point on is just cleanup. Characters who died will return on the 17th! Thank you for playing!
Oh and P.S. you can get comments from the other gods, so do feel free to respond to this post to talk to them or just to talk to each other. Threadjacking is A+! It is a free-for-all in this post, even for quick action threads.]
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[ He is quite literally shaking with anger. ]
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[ He is so, so desperate for something to lash out at, to fight with. ]
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[Seriously, Thor. You're actually shaking. Go cool off somewhere.]
I take it none of you knew he was planning this either?
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[ He's going to punch things. Lots and lots and lots of things. ]
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[Loki just stares at him, and only someone who knew him really well would catch his flash of confusion before he covers it up with his usual flippant attitude.]
I didn't think you were that close.
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[ Thor leans in, a muscle in his jaw twitching. ]
But he was one of us.
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It just confirms Loki's theory that all the Asgardian gods are complete nutters. Getting this upset over someone you barely spoke to? Blowing yourself up against all common sense for people you don't really even know? It's just not done.]
If you want to get into the technicalities, he kind of wasn't, but we can discuss politics later. Anyway, whether you're okay with it or not, he's gone and done it.
That leaves us with the question of what to do next.
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[ He's not dealing with this right now. He'd been ready to fight; he hadn't been prepared to watch one of the gods turn himself into a kamikaze fighter. ]
He bought us time.
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[On the one hand, there are other things he could be doing. On the other, this is a better alternative to being Thor's punchbag.
And he could use some alcohol himself.]
Yeah, okay. Count me in.
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[ Yes, Loki. You're invited. ]
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I'm coming along either way. You might as well invite me to spare yourself the headache.
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[ He's just grousing now, emotions still raw. ]
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.. I'll be in touch.