【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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AFTERMATH

[ai_nnihilate]

post-battles

The battle ends in a burst of pink magic and floral scents. Once blackened by oozing goo, the cherry blossom trees suddenly turns into marble and then explodes into cherry blossoms. Magic thickly coats the air, blossoms obscure vision, and peace returns to the park.

As the blossoms begin to settle, it is possible to see what remains of the cherry blossom... A stump of white wood rests in the middle of the park. In the center is a tiny sapling, which will rapidly grow over the course of the next year. Blossoms begin piling up in the shape of people and turn into those who had disappeared. They're confused, saying they feel like they just woke from a dream, and unharmed. Most of these people will gradually return to the upper levels to reunite with loved ones, but many will stay for the picnics.

Because yes. The picnics continue.

Civilians have arrived with their own picnic baskets, encouraged by the posters that Fallen Stars put up and wanting to apologize to the cherry blossom spirit. They lay out new blankets and baskets, encouraging tired Fallen Stars to rest and eat. Petals will fall throughout the night and into dawn, with the picnic party beginning to fizzle out after sunrise.
All the while, the kami of Love's power will remain thick in the air. It encourages healing and calm, lending to a peaceful atmosphere. The rest of the party will pass by peacefully. For Fallen Stars who are tired and need to immediately go to bed, lodgings will be provided at the Kami of Love's shrine. For those who wish to party or nap at the picnic, they'll find that civilians eagerly provide for them and offer many thanks. This is a miracle and they can't even begin to express their gratitude.

... You did it! You saved the spirit!

She can be found at the sapling, where she is a weak little glow of pink light. Weak, but free.

This thread can be used for reunions, recovery, and general partying.

[fallmushrooms]

[Velda looks around in awe at the civilians approaching, the rescued reappearing. She walks through the falling flowers, starry-eyed, and if anyone comes up to her happily, she'll just kind of freeze, smile, and babble.]

Oh, uh, thanks! I mean, no problem! I'm just glad everyone's safe, and to be honest, everyone being nice all of a sudden is all we really need... I mean, thank you?

[You can also just find her sitting on one of the picnic blankets, nervously looking at the food provided.]

This is free for everyone, right?

[undermoonlight]

I think so?

[Atsushi is also settled on one of the blankets, though he's hesitant to open the baskets right away. There's so much free food..! It feels like a trap..!]

Looks like the picnic idea really caught on in the end, huh?

[fallmushrooms]

[She hesitates, then takes a checkerboard sandwich and eats it, her eyes sparkling.]

Yeah, even with how hard it was to get anybody to listen! Who knew curing the Rumour would fix everything right away?

returning npc

[omichron]

[Chron materializes at the base of the hill, still wearing her school uniform and with her hair in uncharacteristic twintails. She is immediately alert, but confused.]

Huh? Wasn't I studying..?

[She reaches into her pocket and takes out a pocket mirror, which she uses to examine her eyes. Distracted by this, she doesn't immediately notice anyone approaching.]

I look normal enough... What's going on?

[violetlies]

[Kokichi somehow pries himself away from the children who are now eagerly chanting "Bread Man! Bread Man! Bread Man!" to go see Chron. He salutes off the top of his head, an easy smile on his face.]

Hey there. You missed most of the action. Which must be a big shame for a justice-bringer like you.

[He hasn't forgotten their first meeting, with amusement.]

Re: returning npc

[veileddreamer]

Chronee!

[In an uncharacteristic display of tears Tau runs over to give her sister a hug.]

I missed you. I was not sure you would be back...I-I was not sure... this would work...But you are here!

[nightwild]

[SO! Fauna looks a bit fucked up. She's got a bit more muscle than she did before. Her red hair is streaked with gold, and her eyes have similar flecks in them. One of her fox ears is now smaller, more rounded, and her tail has a large puff of fur at the end.

She's been having a time of it.

But not half as much a time as Dimitri, who she is just carrying over her head like a sack of potatoes, ignoring his protests.]

Special delivery.

returning npc

[denouefate]

[Mikale's return is immediately followed by two kami crushing him in a shared hug. He's confused and flustered by why the kami of Love and Curiosity are about to tackle him (affectionately) to the ground, but the three of them recover rather quickly. After drying their tears and assuring them that he's okay, Mikale agrees to sit on one of the blankets and rest for a while.

He quietly catches petals in his hands, watching as they seem to fall infinitely from the sky.]

Geez. They really overdid it, didn't they..? I owe them all at least a week's worth of meals for this.

[veileddreamer]

Daaaaad.

[Tau comes over to him sometime after she welcomes back her sister.]

You are back. Mom and I cleaned the cafe for you...but then everyone used it to prepare for today...so it is no longer clean...

Sorry...

[nightwild]

[After the battle ends, Fauna lets her armor dissolve, and under it...

Fauna stands, a bit changed. Streaks of gold in her red hair, a bit more muscle mass, hair poofed up like a lion's mane. It seems whatever she did there, rapidly shifting between her forms and immediately drawing out their full power, took something of a toll on her.

She's just standing back, trying not to stand out. She spots Chron- Chron's back, good- and Satou- god, what should she do-

She does the only thing she can think to do.

Fauna simply backs away from the group, away from the lights, away from the noise and crowds. If she just vanishes into the night, then that's the best way for her to go.]

[bluemackerel]

[Well, that was...interesting. Dazai straightens his coat and stretches. Man. He's beat. He puts his gun up, looking around. Of course, he's got to give Atsushi his due diligence as usual, but there's something else he clocks. One of the girls from the battle looks...

Well. He's seen that look before. He's felt that emotion before. It's regret. Immense regret.

The kind where something dangerous might happen if he just lets it go. So he doesn't. He strolls back, casually switching direction.]

Not staying for the festivities, Miss?

[He asks, as if he hasn't noticed.]

[melancholie]

Leaving so soon?

[Sorry, Fauna. Dimitri teleports behind her, smiling calmly despite all of the recent action. He is, likewise, doing his best not to draw attention to himself. Which is odd given how his cloak sparkles like space itself and his eyes glow violet. Still, no one seems able to notice him next to her.]

My my. Did you have some trouble, Fauna?

[marshmallowpurgatory]

Slipping off before you can even be thanked by the woman whose life you probably saved?

[If Fauna had been looking in exactly the right direction, she might have noticed Pidonus seem to shimmer and disappear. More likely, though, she was surprised by the demoness and songstress suddenly being directly behind her.]

[dereban]

. . . Oh, thank fuck that's over with.

[ She can finally let go of Yuuto, he's free now, her "babysitting" hours are over. ]

Although I guess I should be glad that I'm not as tired as most of everyone here.

[ Her nullification doesn't actually sap any energy, after all, so she's good. ]

[spacialeyes]

[Yuuto's happiness is being clearly broadcast with a big smile, bright eyes, and an antsy bounce to the way he stands. When Inaba lets go, he accidentally teleports a few yards away before quickly returning to her side. He'd though she might never free him!

His expression becomes sheepish. Inaba had rooted him in place, even when he doubted things would turn out okay on their own. That's pretty shameful and has him bowing to her.]

Thank you for putting up with me! Are you okay? Maybe I leave? [gotta find hanyuu!]

[undermoonlight]

[Atsushi is doing best to enjoy the after party.

Is he skeptical of every sandwich in every picnic basket? Yes.
Is he squinting at the sky and it's suspicious blossom supply? Yes.

But most of all, he's having to cover his nose from time to time. Why must tigers have good senses of smell? And why must that damn thing be as paranoid as he is and manifest when everything stinks of roses?? It was a nice small at first, but now it's becoming annoying!]

... Would it be wrong if I took some sandwiches home?

[bluemackerel]

[Dazai strolls over, and puts his hand on Atsushi's shoulder. Maybe that'll help his protege with a bit of the smell, at least whatever's on him.]

Free things are free for a reason, Atsushi. That's just smart accounting.

[Huehuehue. Translation: no, it's not wrong. At least, in Dazai's book it isn't.]

npc

[ai_nnihilate]

[The love kami is quickly caught up in a whirlwind of activity. She wants to check on her daughter and Mikale, but first has to greet and reassure some terrified civilians. After seeing to most of them, she retreats to the tree stump that was left behind. The civilians won't follow her here due to a lingering guilt over the tree, so she's finally able to catch her breath.

But there's no time to rest. She can't show herself being tired. Instead she sits down on the tree stump, mindful of the sapling, and watches the partying.]

Now what do I do..?

[bluemackerel]

[Well. That faint voice is overheard by someone. After talking to his one favorite protege and his one new protege, Dazai's taken the time to stroll off on his way. The tree stump is probably empty, but he ends up passing by it anyway, and overhearing those words. He smiles to himself, sitting on the opposite end of the stump quietly. She probably hasn't noticed yet.]

The same thing as everyone else, I suppose. Try to relax. Enjoy yourself. I can imagine you don't get the chance to do that too often.

[If she looks his way, he'll give a little finger-wave.]

[nightwild]

[Sometime after she's cried on Chron and bullied Dimitri, before heading home with them, Fauna is going to hesitantly approach Satou.

... Though she's still not going to speak first- Rather, her hesitance and her body language make her look like someone who's expecting to get mauled by a bear for daring to endanger her cubs, and has accepted that she deserves it. Still, she's going to let Satou take the first move, here- Fauna isn't going to try to dictate any of this encounter, even if she has stuff to say.]

[veileddreamer]

[Tau stayed in the middle of everything long enough to check on Chronee and her dad. But she was tired, and she was far beyond being the mood for celebrating.]

[While other people seemed to be praised, she could hear them whisper about her. She wanted to just disappear for a while, but...not only would that probably make the whispers worse, she just was out of energy to do it.]

[Instead, she took one look around, trying to memorize the happy feel of everyone else to dream about later, and tried her best to sneak off.]

[aupologizes]

[ Hanyuu herself is here.

She's a bit more stable now, but exhaustion has gotten to her greatly, and people who weren't in the fight might now notice that the chip on her horn has grown a little larger. Not by a significant amount, but by enough that it's noticeable.

She doesn't seem to be moving much from her spot, but she seems to be much more relaxed, or at least as someone who's overdone it can be.

If anyone wishes to speak with her, she's here, at the very least. Even if her gaze isn't entirely there. ]

[spacialeyes]

"Oyashiro-samaaa!"

[-- is all the warning that Hanyuu gets before someone teleports next to her (rather than walking the two yards previously between them,) and tries to hug her. Yuuto
isn't doing much better, with blood on his clothes and a freezing cold touch, but you'd hardly guess it with how bright his smile is.]

You did it! I knew that you would!

[fifthdomonion]

[Kevin himself needed some time to recharge after using his Stigma and mentally take in everything that had happened. He had been making his rounds to see if everything was back to normal. Though he notices a certain horned woman sitting all by herself. He was offered a basket of food and he knew that he couldn't eat all of this by himself... So he'll be approaching Hanyuu.]

Ah, here's our star of the show! [With a smile, he holds up his basket.] Want some company? Or do you need some time to yourself?