magical girl mini event 1

[soulping]

You find yourself on top of a building. There's no goodies, no sign of even the echo themselves, but the rooftop is a tiny greenspace complete with flowering bushes, a tiny pond and a few cooing pigeons. It's an empty, miniature garden overlooking a busy city.

Below you, the streets are packed with cars jammed in stop-and-go traffic. People throng the sidewalks as they walk to and fro, talking on their cell phones, looking at their watches, hurrying to catch a bus or train. Adjacent to you are yet more buildings, some towering far into the sky and decked with giant tv screens mounted to their sides. Blaring lights and music and moving pictures pierce the quiet of the cool twilight sky.

Take a moment to appreciate the peaceful modern life around you.


[ Welcome to your mingle! It will last an hour.]

Comments

[suzinkazan]

[Well I'm alarmed.]

[kungfusion]

[ And this one's coming in all salty about Kyr being a terrible place to duel. ]

Where was this place when we needed it?!

[suzinkazan]

Where is this place at all?

[secretofthefox]

Been a while since we've seen a city like this, huh Fiere?

Yeah, it has.

[A Knight of Light and his fox sprite are peering over the side of the building, people-watching.]

[barrette]

[ this very, very short dragon lady leans over the edge just a couple feet away ]

Are cities usually like this where you're from?

[tormado]

I hate this place!

[Wiping snow off of his helmet and his bike. Guess who tried to drive around outside and came up with bubkis.]

[kungfusion]

[ This one is still rubbing her arms for warmth and grumbling when she looks up to see the modern landscape around them. ]

... This is just not fair.

ROUND ONE

[soulping]

Star, so light
Star, so bright,
First star I see tonight--

Wait. Is that diamond really in the sky? Or is it lower? Down, down, down it comes, falling faster and faster, an arc of light that stops barely before you. A glowing sphere rings in symbols and flashing between an unsettled rainbow floats, suspended in the air, level to your faces.

A voice asks:
"Please—make a wish!"

It would appear to becoming from the orb of light.

[ OOC Instructions:
As a group, please discuss then submit an IC turn-in for:
1. Your group's wish
and an OOC turn-in for:
2. One symbol (from the following list):
♠
♣
♥
♦
3. One color (from the following list):

pink, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, white

You have thirty minutes to complete this task and make turn-in, but completing it earlier will mean more time for later stages!]

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

TURN IN

[soulping]

ROUND TWO

[soulping]

The tiny bat flaps its wings.

"I have been searching for you. This world needs your help! Invaders from another realm, called 'Reapers,' have come to take from this world something precious. Only you, with your pure hearts, have the power to stop them--by becoming a mahou shoujo!

In return for your help, I'll grant your wish. Will you accept your duty and save this planet?"


[ OOC Instructions : Please discuss and / or make a turn in for your group accepting / declining the offer; optimally you should take no more than 20 minutes for this stage! ]

DISCUSSION

[soulping]

TURN IN

[soulping]

ROUND THREE

[soulping]

The Emissary suddenly gives a sharp cry and starts flying in frantic circles. "I can feel it! A disturbance. The reapers have arrived; they're all over town already. There's no time to lose; we have to find and eliminate them! Use the buildings' height vantage to track down this world's enemies!"

In both directions left to right, you can hear the sound of people shouting and horns blaring at a suddenly different frequency. Which way will you go?

[ OOC INSTRUCTIONS:

Freeform play! This stage will last 50 minutes.

The "goal" is to explore town defeating reapers as you go along. Your characters have super speed, strength, agility, and yes, jumping powers, as befits any magical girl! (And depending on what power or costume you chose, perhaps they can even fly/glide.) Feel free to take creative freedom and go go go! ]

Re: ROUND THREE

[tormado]

...cheh...!

[She turns her bike to the left.] I've got this direction! The rest of you, stay out of my way! [She revs it and shoots off the roof - a pair of feathery wings made of light shoot from her bike as she leaves the roof and carry her off into the air.]

Re: ROUND THREE

[secretofthefox]

[The fox ears twitch.

{Which way?}

{Um... they both sound like they're in trouble...}

{Right, then!}

They'll be heading toward the right side of the building and peering over the side to see what's up.]

Re: ROUND THREE

[kungfusion]

[ Huffs in Amado's general direction after that declaration, then turns to leap to the next building in his opposite direction. ]

Okay. Let's see! [ She starts sniffing the air as she bounds along. ] Where are you...?

Re: ROUND THREE

[barrette]

[ first thing's first: checking over the edge of the building to see which places seem to be in the most trouble. ]

Re: ROUND THREE

[suzinkazan]

[SHE'S GONNA IMMEDIATELY RUN TOWARDS THE HORNS.

SHE'S GONNA SHOOT THINGS

FREEDOM INTENSIFIES.]

ROUND FOUR

[soulping]

Wherever you were going, whatever you were doing, it's suddenly disrupted. The Emissary of Light appears at your shoulder, exclaiming, "I can sense a very large disturbance! It's this way, hurry!!"

You find yourselves gathered together at the front of a department store. People are trying to evacaute the premises, running in screaming hordes through the front doors.

"There's too many people to get inside this way. We'll have to find another entrance!"

Re: ROUND FOUR

[tormado]

Anybody see any windows? [Looking around.]

Re: ROUND FOUR

[secretofthefox]

[{Tan, I know what you're thinking, and no.}

{It'd work, though!}

{They'd get really mad if we burned a hole in the wall!}

{Fine, fine...}

Glancing upwards, how tall is it, and how easy would it be to walljump up...?]

Re: ROUND FOUR

[suzinkazan]

[WHY DOES NOBODY WANNA BLOW SHIT UP.

Let's get up to the windows with jumping and using ice for footholds, then.]

Re: ROUND FOUR

[barrette]

[ looking for any sizable shadow against the wall to see if she can slip through it into the building :|a (it's worth a shot!) ]

ENDGAME

[soulping]

Congratulations! You've all done very well.

[ the Emissary begins to glow and reverts to a ball of light, much bigger than before ]

This world thanks you for your heroic efforts.

[ it then begins to roll around on the ground, creating a giant, glowing emblem ]

Step on this portal and you'll be taken home, just as you wished!