【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

STAGE TWO: the morning of

[berriah]

s t a g e /// T W O

When morning comes, the Starsand City is oddly quiet. The weather is mild and clear of clouds, just as the streets are clear of people. People are nervous about leaving their homes and without no reason: The number of disappearances has only increased over night. The empty streets make the gathering of Fallen Stars in front of the cafe stick out that much more.

There may still be some tasks to complete before everyone heads out. Posters still need to be hung up, food needs to be prepped, and picnic baskets need to be packed. Throughout the early morning, curious civilians will pop by the cafe and investigate the posters. But they shy away without asking any questions.

[veileddreamer]

One:

[Tau has gathered up a large stack of posters, enough to make it hard to comfortably carry, but there's still pleanty more. She wasn't used to putting forth this much work. Omichron and Mikale owe her one when they get back. When she sees someone else entering the cafe, she speaks up.]

Excuse me...Would you be willing to help me up up posters?

Two:

[Tau is handing out left over posters to anyone braving the streets. It made her uncomfortable being out when everything was unnaturally still for her city, but she wasn't about to give up. Even when people pass her by, she just tries to chase them down.]

Excuse me. Sir, there is a party...Sir...Come to the-

[And he's gone. This was frustrating.]

He could've at least taken one...

[She shook her head, and glared around, to find her new target.]

two

[melancholie]

Do you want me to force it into his hands?

[Dimitri offers some power abuse to baby sister only. He's been following her around for a while now and failed to give away any of his posters. Honestly, he's not tailing Tau because of the posters anyway:]

Have you slept yet, Tau?

Re: two

[veileddreamer]

[It would probably be counter productive for improving people's opinion on the sitution to magically force it into people's hands, but at this point, Tau doesn't care. She just wants to make progress.]

Yes please...If you do not mind...

[Tau nodded at the second question, then yawned.]

A little...I took a nap...above the cafe...two hours? Two hours.

[melancholie]

[At that, Dimitri's eyes flash and he looks to the escaping civilian. A couple dozen posters begin to fall from the sky and rain around this person, while Dimitri nonchalantly calls out;]

Taaake ooone!

[When they do, the rest of the posters reappear with Tau and Dimitri. The papers float in the air and organize themselves into a neat stack while Dimitri listens to Tau's answer.]

Two hours isn't long. Will you be okay if something happens down there? You've done plenty already, you know.

one

[dereban]

I don't mind helping put up posters. It's the least help I can do, since there isn't much I can help with otherwise.

[ She isn't a fighter and she certainly isn't a cook. ]

[veileddreamer]

Thank you...Here...

[She's realized that having so many in her arms will make it hard to actually put them up, so she divides them in half, and hands one stack to her.]

Putting up posters is...important too...There is no point in having them...if no one can see them...

[dereban]

That's true. There's also a few other ways to distribute them that could grab a lot of attention than just simply throwing them up everywhere, too.

[protectshope]

hanging up posters

[It's early in the morning and Madoka still hasn't slept. One nice thing about being a rock piloting a magical girl body is that you don't need as much sleep: Her soul gem can heal her exhaustion.

Which means that Madoka has more time to help out. She's walking around the city with a stack of hand drawn posters, carefully taping them to various surfaces. But the tape she's using isn't very sticky. Probably not helped by the morning dew that coats some of the walls and windows.]

Uh... Oh no. Please stick..! Eep! [And in her effort to stick up one poster, Madoka drops 10 more.]

[mothornly]

--oh!

[ Yor finds herself looking rather surprised when she walks into a bunch of posters falling onto the ground. ]

Do you need any help with that?

[ She asks, already picking up some of the papers to hand back to her. ]

[protectshope]

Eh- [Madoka looks away and the poster she'd been hanging up slips to her feet.

With a shy laugh, she nods.]

Would that be too much trouble? I can't figure out why they won't stay up...

[mothornly]

It wouldn't be a problem at all!

[ She answers politely with a nod. ]

Ah, maybe I could take a look at it?

role call

[goldspecktacles]

(at the cafe - battle planning)

Not to be a downer, but~.

[Leo is among those gathered early in the cafe. He still holds his notebook in his one hand, which he opens to reveal a page titled "role call."]

In the event of emergency, I think we should all know each other's... "battle specialty," I suppose. Who here uses magic, who here uses a weapon, who cannot fight and needs to retreat. That way, we're not scrambling~.

For example~ I'll have my Chain to protect me and can fly people to safety. Would anyone need such a service?

[dereban]

. . . I'm anti-supernatural bullshit, so if anybody needs a meatshield from that sort of thing. I'm here. Otherwise, I'm not much of a fighter.

[goldspecktacles]

I'm hesitant to wonder what would happen if you touched the tree.

[fallmushrooms]

I don't really need the flying.

[Says the girl perched awkwardly sidesaddle on a hovering broom.]

But I'm decent at a good range of basic magic! And at finding places to hide.

[goldspecktacles]

That could be useful in the case of needing to relocate civilian onlookers. Would you agree that your hiding skills are good for that?

[protectshope]

Mami-san says that I'm best as a ranged fighter? I shoot arrows... Oh, and I can heal! If anyone gets hurt, you can count on me!

Re: role call

[veileddreamer]

Dimitri-nii says his skills include...running away...that is it.

[She says nothing about herself, and is hoping to be able to get away with it.]

[goldspecktacles]

... And your skill, Ms Tau?

[Nope! No running from your brother's doppelgänger.]

[aupologizes]

I wouldn't call my abilities magic, but --

I can freeze time in a relatively large space for a short period of time. Of course, this affects everyone besides myself, however. I can also create barriers. I have a sword, but...

[ It's kind of Elsewhere at the moment and she doesn't know if she'd be able to access it from here. ]

I should also be able to carry others to safety if needed, although I'm not so strong as to be able to carry multiple others.

[goldspecktacles]

You can stop time?

[That sounds quite drastic! A part of him is alarmed by it as well, but he hates that part of his soul anyway. Leo fails to disguise his surprise when pressing;]

Would that be good for assessing a dangerous situation?

Re: role call

[nightwild]

[Fauna is not helping with the preparation. In fact, Fauna is doing the opposite of helping, swiping food, and is about to leave again when she catches Dim- Le-

She's going to make them start wearing nametags.]

When it comes to fighting, I can do just about anything. When the fight starts, just stay out of my way.

[goldspecktacles]

Are you saying that because you're skilled or because you're arrogant?

[fifthdomonion]

I've still got my Orbments in tact, so I can cast a few spells if you're in need of some magic. I've also got a little trick if anyone needed a temporary defense shield against any attacks!

[His actual trump card is something that he will keep a secret until it was necessary to not hold back anymore.]

Other than that... This friendly ol' priest of yours is armed with a bowgun for long-distances! I can get up close and personal if I gotta get my hands dirty too.