Day 2: Monster Arrival

[wizardseason]

Afternoon: 12:00noon - Evening

[ IRL Timeframe: April 1st - April 14th, 2019 ]

Unfortunately for the heroes, only one of them has an easy time when the monsters arrive. In the history of the wizard fights, it was rare but not unheard of for multiple monsters to arrive. Years 12, 22, and 30 had featured three of a monster but only one was real. Year 9 had featured the tenth monster as ten individuals that all came together into one. And, most strangely, years 4, 13, 26, and 37 had featured a monster that had an active and an inactive body.

This year, the second monster appears in two places.

The first arrives in Craydon, its massive body just a ball of metallic spikes with two bright orange eyes in the middle. It looks like a massive urchin, its body easily close to ten feet across where it's sitting on the train tracks ahead of the train arriving. Its spikes stick out easily another ten feet in every direction, making it a gigantic terrifying ball. The party train's arrival to its 12:25pm destination ends with the conductor locking up the brakes to bring the train to a stop. This sucks!

The second arrives in Bamborough, its massive body easily sixty feet up in the air suspended atop dozens of small, thin metallic spikes for legs. Its two orange eyes scan down at the world below, its spherical body covered in smaller spike nubs on all other sides. The eyes aren't fixed in place, either, and they're scanning the oceanfront as it moves around. It's definitely looking for something and it's visible for miles. Good luck, everyone!

Monster Fight Opportunity: Craydon: Luka, Gyre, Web, Olivia, Joanna.
Monster Fight Opportunity: Bamborough: Haizea, Seth, Garrot, Gail, Zafika, Terrence, Matilda.

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The Weather

• Windy.
• 61°F / 16°C
• The trees are rustling, leaves flowing through the air.

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Prompts:

• 12:25pm Train Arrival: The party train comes to its final destination in Craydon at 12:25pm. The reason that it's a final destination is due to the monster on the tracks. Oh god, it's right there? Oh god, oh GOD??? When the train comes to a screeching halt, all the non-heroes quickly scamper out of the train to flee for safety. Good luck, heroes!


• 12:30pm, Ramen, Far Haven: Social Media is abuzz that the Wizard has left the power plant and has gone to one of the chain ramen restaurants in Far Haven. The restaurant is known for its decent ramen, but everyone knows it can't compare to the local shops around the island. This is the "I just want to eat" ramen restaurant. But more importantly, this one has some sports bar qualities and has TVs up on the walls to watch. The Wizard is here, seated close to one of the TVs, and she's watching the events unfolding in Craydon and Bamborough. How is she doing that? Who's recording?


• 12:30pm, The Bamborough Monster: Out on the waterfront boardwalk, the monster is lumbering its way along the wooden walkways seemingly in search of something. The few shops that were open are closing up as quickly as possible, the last thing they need is their already minimal business ruined by a visit from this monster. Please, someone come help.


• ??:??pm: Unknown What happens next?

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Procedure:

Reply to the appropriate toplevel comments for events below. Indicate if a post is a private conversation with "Private" in the subject otherwise all threads should be open to interaction with others. Plan OOCly how you'd like to toss everyone around.

Comments

[eutychia]

"That sounded... unpleasant." Luka says, emerging from the train car. He steps out of the car carefully and makes his way to the sounds of celebrating.

"Well, good job. That's two for two. Maybe we should be bringing umbrellas if they're all going to pop like this."

[spookyroomba]

"....Or bathtubs," Web chimes in, looking kind of disgruntled. "And birdbaths. Ugh. Aq, you all right, buddy?"

They attempt to clean up their birdbrain as well as themselves, and also the harpoon and...and...ughhhhh. The urge to run into the closest river is strong right now, but that's frowned on in polite society, apparently? And who knows what monster blood will do to anything in the river??

Ughhhhh.

[fauntofwisdom]

Having a shield with her for the express purpose of protecting herself from spike attacks, Joanna really should have avoided anything flying off. But even after seeing those basketballs, she didn't anticipate just how quickly the monster might fly up and explode, raining the green blood in all directions. Even all the way back by the door, hair and legs alike are green-splattered.

"I didn't expect that to work so well, at all," Joanna agrees, somewhat limply returning the high-five. She brushes her hand through her hair after, trying to untangle some of the green out. "Thank goodness it did... There were strange messages, earlier. A second monster, over in Bramborough?"

[roaryrory]

Rory joins Olivia in manic laughter as soon as the goo hits her. It smells kind of gross, but, she's smelled worse. The most important thing is the monster is dead, and that. is. awesome. The slime-covered high fives are also welcome.

"That worked like a charm, y'all! I'm glad I got here for it!"

She then makes her way to the hero of the battle herself, Joanna, and reaches for her hand to give her a firm, green, slimy handshake with both her hands. "Good job! Your power is so cool!" She's riding her monster-killing high so hard she isn't even reacting to the second monster rumors.