【fallen stars vs TREE】

[berriah]

Punch A Tree Log

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A Twisted Rumor

It's the day after the Fallen Star Meeting regarding the recent rumor. As morning brightens the city's night, stories are making their way from the bottom level to the top.

"The cherry blossom tree isn't going to hurt us, is it? It looks so scary."

For those who have learned the truth about rumors, this may especially distressing to hear. There's no time to wait: If anything is going to be done to save the tree's spirit, it must be done now.

The current plan is to address the tree spirit's wish to be remembered and acknowledged by holding a picnic by the lonely cherry blossom tree. Fallen Stars hope to reenact the lively Reblooming parties that had been happening on the upper levels all month. This tree, though the origin of that tradition, exists at the bottom level of Starsand City: Where spirits and kami are still feared. The hope is that this party will soothe the raging spirit and bring it peace... and, ideally, bring back all of the people who have recently gone missing.

But the meeting also ended on a note of caution. If the spirit will not peacefully give up the missing people, then more drastic measures may need to be taken. And... Spoiler alert, but this log is titled tree FIGHT.

Timeline of Events

This log will operate a bit different from normal! It's also an experiment, so if it doesn't work then apologies in advanced! In order to maintain an easy-to-follow timeline of events, there will be a top-level for each stage of the encounter. As the encounter progresses, new top-levels will be added to reflect each stage of the Rumor.

Character top-levels are still welcome, but please try to use the top-levels for time sensitive threads. Threadjacking is welcomed & encouraged, though please be respectful of one another. And of course, make use of the feedback section!

Backtagging is also still welcome. Event stages will be staggered over the course of the next week & past threads still have time to make an impact. Please don't feel rushed!

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Timeline of Toplevels

OOC Check-In - There will be IC consequences for participating!

Feedback - Yell at me

Questions - Ask questions, Get Answers

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The Night Before - For preparation during the night.

The Morning Of - For preparations before heading out for the picnic.

Hanami on the First Level - The picnic that was planned at the meeting.

A Shift in Tone - Reacting to the battle start.

Battle Guidelines

• Battle A - VS Tree Spirit
  
• Battle B - VS Bread
  
• Battle C - VS ???
  
• Battles D - VS Lost Spirits
  

Aftermath - Victory Party!

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Comments

[dereban]

Until all the mysteries are solved, there certainly will be...

Oh, social media is both fun and also rife with drama.

[veileddreamer]

Yeah...

[She was quick to give up on trying to be optomistic.]

...That sounds....exhausting...to be honest.

[naturalgreed]

All I simply want is to know everything that there is and there will be. To sate my curiosity.

[naturalgreed]

I have. I do, in fact, have two eyes, after all. See?

[ She blinks once, then twice, as if to clearly emphasize that fact. ]

... but 'connected to the disappearances', you say? I see, I see. I am learning more about the situation now.

[mothornly]

Yor will be coming in late, but she is here!

[fifthdomonion]

--Watch yourself, Hanny! If we need some defense, then I'll dish out some prayer!

[An aura surges around Kevin as he takes out a special trinket from his pocket. A large magic circle with a Grail insignia spins underneath the party as he holds his hands together in prayer.]

I hold in my hand the chalice of Heaven! May its holiest of light act as our shield!

[The magic circle stops spinning and Kevin parts his arms as a blue light shines to form an invisible barrier for the each of them. If anyone gets hit by a stray blow, then that would be some insurance.]

Grail Sphere!

[mothornly]

[ Yor is admittedly late to all of this, but that's fine. With a lot of the upper level streets being empty, she eventually finds herself here regardless.

And seeing this.

It's definitely on an entirely different level than what she's used to, even in her assassinations.

But she winds up getting a little too close, and while the lashing out is met with violence, Yor isn't exactly... well, the type to just get hit so easily, as she quickly not only manages to dodge, but also hits them in very, uh. Particular places to knock them out.

But they are made of goo, so that might have been a bad idea? Send help. ]

[dereban]

What a pain in the ass. . .

[ She figured things would turn out this way. After all, there were signs that pointed that way. Anyway, she's gonna clear her throat before speaking out, loud and clear: ]

If anybody plans on going power-heavy, let me know! I can scruff people back if they go too far.

[dereban]

[ NOT GIVING UP TRYING TO BE OPTIMISTIC....... ]

It can be, sometimes. But it's not all bad. There's a lot of good to find.

[veileddreamer]

I suppose...It would make sense considering...that so many people spend their time on it...

[dereban]

Well, yeah. But social media's not the only good thing about the internet.

[notquitedracula]

We all need to do a lot more research, it looks like. [And one of those topics was definitely going to be 'Get to know one another'.]

Real holy water? I know a guy who'd like your style. Hold onto that for now - it may be useful. We may be able to use it as the basis for a binding circle.

[melancholie]

Inaba!

[As long as she's offering! Dimitri appears next to her, having been teleporting around the place.]

Can you turn my brother off!? I'm taking over!

[notquitedracula]

[Two things he hadn't expected: His une vines being escaped so easily, and the corny guy busting out some fairly high class holy magic. This guy might actually be useful! And with Tau's illusion, they've got some pretty good damage control going here. Maybe they can actually pull this off...]

Hey. Can you do that again, but around the spirit? The more layers of barrier we can get around it when the time comes, the better. If you can, do it the instant Madoka's arrow hits it.

[No, we're not going to talk about the faint smoke rising from Soma's exposed skin right now from being exposed to so much holy magic. The damage is minimal, honest!]

[Finally, he addresses the spirit.] We're going to try to save you. You won't be exactly what you were before, but you'll be in control again - and you'll be able to be with these people again. Can you try to keep your roots from attacking the others?

[nightwild]

.... Yeah. We got a tree to kill now. Let's go.

[dereban]

[ Oh, that was a teleportation. ]

Can do, but if he somehow physically overpowers me, then it's your loss!

[dereban]

Yep, got it from a cathedral in California. Kind of just make sure I have a stock just in case of curses. Since I'm pretty normal, otherwise.

cw: disturbing imagry, hanahaki

[ai_nnihilate]

[The wailing stops briefly as the spirit sees Tau's illusion. Her mouth hangs open, black petals floating out like some of twisted hanahaki, and the gapping black holes of her eye sockets seem to widen. The petal tears dribble more.]

"I see it too. We were happy. This city, my people..."

[Despite it all, even as she closes her eyes tight to focus, she cannot control the vines. They begin gathering at the edges of the barrier and forming a cage around the fighters, with the spirit grunting in protest.]

"I can't. If this is how they see me now... I can never be free. I will always return as this Rumor, as a monster! There's no happy ending for me anymore!"

[ai_nnihilate]

[When Yor hits the gooey forms, they split. With each fell placed strike, she causes the false bodies to fall apart and the pieces splatter in the grass.

There's silence. Then giggling as the goo begins to reform. It whispers in many voices, all gleefully saying the same thing: "Look at me! Acknowledge me!"

The reformed body lunges for her, clawlike hands extended for what would be a very dangerous hug.]

[melancholie]

Thank you!

[Dimitri motions towards his brother, who stands outside of the barrier.]

Once you turn off his power, the barrier will be down until I make a new one. Can you handle that part too?

[melancholie]

[Dimitri doesn't know how to respond. He's a child throwing an edgy tantrum and he knows it. It feels gross to be acknowledged, even if it's pity and understanding that he childishly craves.]

What about you? Aren't you sick of being here?

[mothornly]

I am looking at--

[ There's a pause.

And then another very well timed jab at the attempt of being touched. ]

... Don't touch me. I am a married woman!

[ Yor. ]

[aupologizes]

I'm not. If I weren't here, I would simply have been returning to the realm of the kami.

[ Which, spoilers: is not much of a place to begin with. She would be alone, once again. ]

Besides... I get to meet so many new people. See new places that I've never seen before.

Barrier Woes

[spacialeyes]

[Apologies to the cast, but no one has stepped in to replace Yuuto in barrier management for 24 hours. Granted, it wasn't like he let on the fact that he needed some help. He had been close to the tree when the energy shifted, but he had long since begun to go physically numb and blind thanks to his overuse of Starling. All he feels is a hit to his spiritual power, unaware that he's physically begun bleeding. The barrier begins flickering, so he lifts a hand to his mouth.

Yuuto pops another Starling piece into his mouth, before returning both hands to being in front of him. Sparkling strings of starlight are wrapped around his fingers almost like a cats' cradle game. They attach to the edges of the barrier that has been containing the tree spirit, sparkling like prisms if you look at them from particular angles.]

Just a bit more..! Oyashiro-sama, please..!

[dereban]

... how long are we talking about? I can time things pretty precisely.