May Event

[asgardmods]

something new inside & the storm something new inside may 11th-13th ↴ something new inside It's been a few days since the kite festival ended, and Wanderers and locals alike seem pleased to have passed time together in such a lovely festival. The weather is mild and the smell of flowers on the air sweet, and it seems that for once, Asgard might enjoy a spell of peace. On the morning of the 11th, some of you wake with a new itch beneath your skin. It's a sensation not unlike the one you felt when your god first granted you powers, and indeed, those of you who flew a runed kite during the festival discover that you have new abilities at your disposal! These new abilities start small, but each time a you use your power you find that your abilities grow in strength. Soon you can do more, and for longer before growing tired. In fact, you soon find that using your power is so fascinating that you don't want to stop. As you use them more and more, you might even find you can't stop, not for food, for sleep, or even to see the dear faces of your friends. And, hidden away in the clutches of the children who found them, the rune stones begin to pulse with a strange, blue light, one that grows in intensity the longer each of you uses your newfound powers. More information about the runes and their associated powers can be found in the infopost here! the storm may 14th-20th ↴ the storm As each of you use your rune granted powers more and more, the stones glow brighter and brighter, until at last they're nearly blinding to look at, and the air around them crackles with new energy that spreads outward and up. The children who found the runes grow fearful and hide them in the woods, but the damage is done. The storm summoned by all who used the runes has begun. With the storm now born, you no longer feel compelled to use your new power, but it sure would be helpful of you to use it to combat the intensity of the storm! Like the rune powers themselves, the storm starts small, with rain and occasional thunder, but it's clearly growing in strength. Wanders and locals like take shelter indoors, hoping for it to pass, but it soon becomes clear that the storm isn't going anywhere anytime soon. In fact, after several days, strange weather events begin taking place. Rain suddenly seems to flow upward, snowflakes begin to fall in otherwise warm air, and lightning springs up from the ground. As each day passes, the storm grows more violent, sending the local wildlife into a frenzy as the animals try to shelter from the sudden and unpredictable storm. Though you no longer feel the runes' pull, many of you soon realize that not only can your powers aid in weathering the storm, even those without powers can help to stop it. If runes brought the storm about, then destroying the runes will surely end it. Now where did those children put those stones, and how can they be convinced to show you for the good of all? It will surely take someone skilled in coaxing unwilling individuals - perhaps one of Tyr's ambassadors is up to the task... If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to refer to the infopost and the questions section below!

Comments

[mindseer]

Honestly? The problem was Gamzee. I know that sounds like I put a lot on him, but it was the truth. He was screwed up in the think-pan. When he was younger, he fried it with some of the stuff he used to eat and it didn't do him favors. When he got off the stuff, he just... changed.

He went hyper violent, hyper manipulative, and he had us all fooled. Karkat was his moirail in the old days, and he tried to help him, but when Gam flipped the script he was too much for anyone to handle. I actually feel bad, because he tried not to give up on him. Even longer than me... but it was too much. He was just... too much.

But, I mean take me and Vris. We'd try to tone it down, but we usually just ended up enabling each other's worst behavior. It's why we were terrible for each other that way. I think, to this day, that maybe we would have been better in a hateship. [She laughed.] But that's how it goes. When you're young you make silly choices.

[She blinked and laughed almost uproariously.]

Oh man... Uh... Naminé, seriously, we would have given you a run for your money. Those days are why I went bind, Vris lost an eye and an arm, Aradia ended up a ghost and Tavros got his legs broken. Trust me, we really would have had you working. It's a miracle we were still friends in the end.

[lethechained]

[ With a narrow shake of her head, ]

Sometimes it really is all one person.

[ Like Master Xehanort, for instance. That guy was responsible for... well, everything, one way or another. So it wasn't such a stretch for Naminé to believe that one troll caused so much trouble. She was silent thereafter, but her face displayed a mix of sadness and sympathy; as terrible as that situation was, she felt bad for all parties involved, including Gamzee. ]

Not everyone is willing to change, even if they have all of the help they can get.

[ Naminé did wonder about that Vriska character, enough so to contemplate asking - but it felt a bit like an intrusion. It was far easier to try to stifle her own laugh at Terezi's cackling. ]

Oh…! [ the blonde exclaimed, somewhere between horrified and appreciating the rather dark humor of it. (Terezi taught her a thing or two about that, over time.) ] Then it sounds like you could have used someone like me around, if all of you kept getting into so much trouble.