MINI EVENT: IN FULL BLOOM

[asgardmods]

IN FULL BLOOM( APRIL 6TH ) april 6 ↴ MINI EVENT: IN FULL BLOOM It's unlikely you see the catalyst of this event, or at least understand it. The entirety of Asgard can be, and frequently is tied to the Gods that protect it and what they have dominion over. The latent curses that Wanderers have sprung upon them are intangible proof, but when it comes to a God like Sigyn...her ties to the world are much more visible, apparent. She's holed herself up in her district, tending to the earth with her hands and tools, like a human would. It distracts her, makes it easier to force her mind to feel things it isn't otherwise. Most Gods would know this comes with side effects; if snapped out of the state, she would as well. Right now, it's not so pressing a matter. Her emotional unsteadiness doesn't come out as ugly or marred as one might imagine -- no, if you're standing outside when the magic takes effect, you'll be surprised to see large clumps of flowers curling up from the earth and blooming blossoms larger than they should be almost immediately after coming into complete existence. Some locations for these plants make no sense, taking root anywhere they please. Maybe in a patch of soil, or maybe on the side of a wall. Your roof, your bathtub, the very sleeve of your shirt. Their sudden appearance may cause you alarm, enough to stay away on instinct. It's likely for naught, with just how plentiful they are. Smelling their aroma or coming into contact with their pollen is basically an inevitability. And when you do...something strange will happen. ASPHODEL → This flower will cause the feeling of soul-crushing regret and guilt. What's the one thing that you regret the most? The one thing you would change if you could turn back time? It's time to have that thrown back in your face for the next twelve hours, assuming you're not exposed to this pollen again. In the case that there is no big thing that you regret or feel guilty about, it'll be some small minor thing that has been exacerbated in your mind by the pollen to the point that it is now a big deal as well. CARNATION → After coming into contact with this flower, you feel a pull of absolutely clinginess that draws you towards someone you have some degree of fondness for, be it romantic or platonic in nature. There's this niggling feeling that won't stop pestering you, that you simply have to be in close proximity to this person. Hovering, observing, touching. Once you are? The feeling goes away. This magic tether lasts throughout the day, despite how your target may feel about it. If for some reason you can't be near this person, like they force you away by some magical means, your desperation strengthens as the proximity remains broken. EDELWEISS → This one will cause you to become extremely reckless. It goes beyond developing or exacerbating a hero complex. It's like experiencing l'appel du vide for twelve hours and actually listening to it. You won't be very susceptible to reason without some magic to put a stop to you, and your sense of consequence? Completely out the window. POPPY → Upon close contact with these flowers, you experience mild to severe synesthesia for anywhere from ten minutes to a couple of hours. Your senses mingle. You smell colours, see sounds. It often comes with a very mild sense of euphoria, but some find it disorienting instead. GENTANIA → When's the last time you had a good night's sleep? A few days? Weeks? Prior to ever showing up here? Here, let's help with that. The pollen from Gentania andrewsii, commonly known as a closed or bottle gentian, will instantly put anyone who comes in contact with it to sleep. It doesn't matter if they're sitting, standing, driving or swimming. They will fall into a deep sleep, varying anywhere from six to twelve hours. For the duration of that time, they will experience vivid nightmares, and will only awaken after experiencing sleep paralysis. IRIS → Apparently you're allergic to this flower. Don't worry, everyone else is too. Contact with this pollen causes a painful burning sensation. Don't scratch or rub at it, because that'll only cause it to spread. Washing the afflicted area or applying any sort of ointment or balm won't help. Tough it out. It'll only last a couple of hours. The flowers definitely overstay their welcome, as does their magic. The blooms themselves will fall off and uproot themselves from their unnatural settings after about a week. The magic? It sticks with the plants for a whole day. The curse you're hit with might not last as long, but this means being careful: there's always the chance of being afflicted again. Maybe with two curses at once! How will you know the curse is over? Maybe if you can put two and two together, you'll wake up in the morning and notice stepping outside doesn't...smell the way it usually does. The grass, any stray flowers, trees. None of them have any whiff of a scent. MOD NOTES This is the April mini-event before our bigger event later in the month! Note that you can stack flower curse effects except for the Gentania curse that puts someone to sleep.

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[theprezident]

[ His eyes flicker down to her hand in his, a little surprised at her being so forward. Not that he hasn't gotten the impression that she's stubborn, just ... Well.

It's a little surprising.

He'll follow along anyway. ]

Yeah, maybe.

[tealeafs]

[ She leads him over to the spot, making sure to wait there until he sits down. She remains standing though, since she isn't seeing anything weird.. Yet? Maybe the flower got out of the way quickly enough for it to not have any effect on her. (At least she lets go of his hand after a moment, visibly blushing.)

But it means she has even more capacity to fuss over him instead. Welcome to the world of the full on extent of Chizuru's fussing capabilities, Rhys.. ]

Is it a little better now..?

[theprezident]

"Uhm, I don't usually have tea. What kind is it?"

He doesn't know too much about tea, but he knows that there's black and green and some other kinds. Also pretty sure that milk is nice in black tea.

[thequitecontrary]

She's glad he agrees with her about that. As mean as it probably was of her to think it, at least she knew that since Ivar couldn't use his legs, she'd hopefully be able to get the upper hand over him if he ever tried anything. There was certainly no love loss between the two of them.

She smiles. "I was taking over more and more of the management every day before I came here," Mary says. "My parents are both still alive, but Downton will inevitably pass to me before it passes to my son. It's a lot of work sometimes, but it's worth it. I miss it." Mary sighs and rests her head on Jim's shoulder. "I wish you could see it."

[winscenario]

Cruel though it may be, it's still a valid concern. Although, having fought with the viking himself, Jim can say with certainty that the fact he can't use his legs doesn't actually change much of anything. But what matters is that Mary doesn't have to worry about that anymore.

"Wish I could see it too," he smiles a little, voice fond. He wouldn't really want to live there, as much as he cares for Mary he knows it would all be just a little too much, but if there was a chance for him to somehow visit the place, he would absolutely take it.

"Wish I could show you where I come from too. It'd be pretty wild to you, but I'd like to shared that with you, anyway."

[keybearing]

Hm? Ah....the rock climbing wall. Sure, we can get the harnesses and give it a go.

[This way at least, there was the harness. Helmets. And mattresses. So if she does fall, she won't get hurt so easily if she fell here, unlike with the tree earlier.

Sora doesn't seem pleased at the thought of needing to let her go though. In having to miss this closeness, even just holding hands. Feeling more clingy than usual in his wanting to be closer to her.]

[lethechained]

[ A lot worse - possibly as badly as (or more so than) it would have turned out if Naminé had jumped. Luckily for both of them, the blonde recognizes the urgency of not letting Chizuru get smushed and or otherwise harmed by said ladder, so she begins to scurry down much more quickly than she probably ought to. ]

I'll be right there...!

[ There's at least one instance of her foot slipping on a rung, but she manages to clamber down in good time, hopping off near the bottom in a decidedly un-Naminé-like fashion. She does, however, immediately turn to consider the other girl with far more characteristic attention. ]

You aren't hurt, are you--?

[tealeafs]

No. No, I'm fine, just..

[ Just terribly exhausted after this whole ordeal. Although Chizuru's answer is probably undermined just a little by the fact she literally drops to her knees on the ground right after she says it. It's just the heavy relief kicking in from the realisation that Naminé really made it safely without dying. It feels like a small miracle, considering how many things went almost wrong just now.. ]

[mindseer]

Then it's good. relaxed is something I don't think we get to pull off enough around here, hehe.

[She rested up against the trunk of the tree at ease with herself. Being up this high never really bothered her. But having been blind for years definitely helped. Couldn't be afraid of heights if you couldn't see them.]

Hmmmm. Now there's a question. What might you like to do. Ya know, as a special occasion?

[mindseer]

No, that's totally normal. We call them Lusi.

See, when grublings are old enough, they take them away from the Mother Grub and they give them to lusi to teach them how to fend for themselves, how to figure out troll society. They're... kind of like animal totem spirits. Some of them are real talkative. Some of them are a lot more quiet.

And then some of them are kinda dumb. Hahaha, I knew a couple of us got the short stick on that one. Not me, though. My lusus was badass. She was a dragon.

[thequitecontrary]

"Earl Grey," she answers. "I'll make it how I usually make mine, with one sugar and a bit of milk." Since he wasn't a fussy tea drinker, she figured he would be just fine with drinking it that way. It was a pretty standard way to take tea, especially for an English person.

After handing off his cup, Mary takes hers and sits down at the table across from him. "How are thinks in Tyr house lately? Has Ivar completely taken it over?"

She and the Viking did not see eye to eye, to put it mildly.

[thequitecontrary]

"I think I'd scarcely believe all of the things that you have in your world. You told me that you have machines that make food."

She can't even picture how that works. A machine that just spits out a meal, fully cooked? How do all the ingredients get in there? How is it cooked and formed? Mary knows that's only one of the things in Jim's time that she would struggle to comprehend.

[lethechained]

Harnesses?

[ She looks at him sidelong, mouth beginning to purse. Any other day she'd be the one insisting that they use something like that for climbing, but today, ]

Do we really need those?

[ Yes, Naminé, you really need those. That wall is way too tall to climb any other way (sans powers, that is). ]

[lethechained]

Chizuru--?

[ Naturally, Naminé finds this reaction a bit distressing, flower or no flower. She gives a start, and almost as soon as the other girl lands, Naminé's kneeling down next to her, hands hovering awkwardly without any real aim to apply themselves to. ]

You don't look fine...! What's wrong?

[lethechained]

I guess that's true.

[ Serene, she tilted her head, watching Terezi settle. In this case, at least, there really was a positive outcome of the magical shenanigans. ]

I have no idea. [ She admitted as much freely enough, looking only a little bashful. ] I've never really had anything to celebrate before.

[ And there was only so much information she'd gotten secondhand on the subject. Humming, she gave her legs a slow, thoughtful kick. ]

There's always... ice cream. But we could have that any day...!

[keybearing]

Yes. It's just in case, I'm sure you won't fall if you just take your time. I can help you put it on.

[He answers, holding to one of them and waiting for her approval before getting it attacked around her waist. Perhaps lingering a little longer than he usually would in getting it ready if only to still enjoy his hands at her waist. Being close when he knows that won't necessarily be possible with this sort of activity.]

[theprezident]

[ The frequency of genuine kindness in Asgard is only more confusing now that he's spent so long on Pandora trying to survive on his own. Chizuru is on a different level even here, though. At this point, he can't do anything but think it's all genuine, and it's just. Baffling.

He keeps seeing purple when she speaks, though it seems softer now, somehow. Is he ... seeing her voice in colour? What? ]

Not really. I'm guessing it's here to stay for a while.

[ Maybe he can get used to it. Hopefully. Or, even better, it doesn't stay all that long at all. Maybe a few minutes? Please? ]

[theprezident]

Sugar and milk sounds perfectly fine, so he nods. Usually he has a ton of sugar in his coffee back home, but coffee in Asgard tastes way better than that and he can even stomach it black, so Earl Grey with just one sugar will probably be fine.

He murmurs a thanks as he takes the cup, and closes both hands around it.

"I'm not sure, actually. I moved out a long time ago, but let's just say he's the reason I moved out, so." A pause. "Then again, he's been pretty quiet, and last time we talked was ... fine."

But Ivar seems to have developed a tiny amount of respect for him just because he got a flash of memory of him tearing his own cybernetics out and, frankly, if people need to do bullshit like that just to be treated decently, well. Ivar's got some issues. A lot of them. Eerily similar to Pandoran bandits.

[tealeafs]

[ Terezi.. was raised.. by a dragon.

Maybe she shouldn't be the one to judge, since she was raised by a demon. But still! ]

I.. I suppose a dragon would be.. [ Chizuru can't even say the word badass. Apparently. ] .. pretty amazing.

I just didn't know they were capable of taking care of children. Even if you were supposed to mostly fend for yourself.

[tealeafs]

I-It's okay!

[ Honestly, it's more of an instinctive reply than anything else at this point. There's no way anyone could ask Chizuru if she's okay or what's wrong without her replying that before even really thinking about it.. Even though she's well aware she must not look super fine right now.

She sucks in a deep breath of air, at least trying to smile - though really tired-looking - at the other. ]

I was just really worried about you. [ She'll admit to that much, at least. Chizuru knows it's hard to hide she worries when she worries so much all the time. ] But now you're safe on the ground, it's a relief..

[winscenario]

Jim chuckles a little at that. "Those machines can make a lot more than just food," he comments. "But yes, we do. And I get it, there's a lot of things in my time that would be difficult to wrap your head around."

Then again, plenty in her time would boggle and confuse him too. He honestly doesn't think he'd have any easier a time adapting or accepting any of it.

[tealeafs]

If it's that long, then we'll have to find a doctor. [ Or another healer of some sort, but that's the term Chizuru is most familiar with, so she'll go with it, despite the whole magical healers thing.

And yes, he might be able to detect some stubbornness into that tone. It's not as much a suggestion as acknowledgement of the fact Chizuru will drag him off to one just to make sure he's okay. ]

But maybe it'll just be a short while, and I don't want to bother them..

[ There's that meekness creeping right back in. But the first part still stands!

She sits down next to him. ] Do you see different colours now? Or is it all the same the whole time?

[mindseer]

See! You get it! It's absolutely freaking amazing. You don't get much better than an amazing dragon mom.

... she did her best, though. Cause she was still kind of hatching, so it was all telepathic? Didn't always translate great, but I picked up a lot.

[mindseer]

You know, we can do pretty much any of the same things here while we're here... so I think the trick might be less doing something special and more making something we do special. Does... that make any sense at all?

[Cause right now it was making sense in her head. Ice cream could be great if it was special ice cream!]

[lethechained]

[ She hums, noncommittal. If he's suggesting it, she's got no reason to protest - though she looks slightly amused at his offer. ]

Well... alright. I can do it myself, but-- if you insist.

[ And she behaves herself, patient girl that she is. The flower hasn't completely removed her capacity for observation, however, and as his hands linger she tilts her head, arms still held slightly away from her body to keep from hindering him. ]

… Sora? Is it done?

[ If she weren't sure about him acting odd before, she is now. ]