Day 4: Monster Arrival

[wizardseason]

Afternoon: 12:00noon - Evening

[ IRL Timeframe: July 17th - July 31st, 2019 ]

It's monster time.

The bright, glowing blue fissures are still open throughout the ground, they haven't gone anywhere. At last, social media has started buzzing about the source of the cracks. They're all originating from the mountain up the slope from Craydon! There are a ton of theories, including a non-negligible amount talking about a 'Wizard death machine'! Guess the heroes will have to find out for themselves.

As usual, though, social media is the fastest source of information. Do they have an inside man? Is one of the heroes actually the one feeding all the information to social media? Either way, there are numerous discussions going on about the "door on the mountain". Apparently satellite pictures have traced the cracks all the way up to a glowing door in the side of the mountain. It's absolutely not a manmade door and it's definitely magic in some way, but why is it there now?

Monster Arrival: Craydon: The Game Show.

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The Weather

• Eerily still.
• 66°F / 19°C
• Is... is that... air conditioning?

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Prompts:

• 12:00pm The Game Show, Craydon: Garrot, Rory, Joanna, Haizea, Olivia, Luka, Gyre, Seth, and Zafika will all find themselves teleported from wherever they were to a new and fantastical location. The room is dark, the stage is set, the hero is seated in a contestant's chair. Suddenly, the spotlight is on them and the curtains open: The crowd goes wild! In front of the hero is a big television screen with the words "Welcome!!" on it and, beside it, is the fourth monster. They're entirely humanoid, standing at roughly six feet tall, wearing a positively striking suit and tie. All four of their eyes look surprisingly normal on their face. They look like a regular person just with a second set of eyes where their upper cheeks are. They settle their yellow pupils on the hero in the chair as they smile wide and their mouth squishes as the space opens up into existence. Looks like the mouth isn't a permanent feature, but there's a soft bubbling sound that follows it and then their voice breaks the strange noises up. Their voice is high, eager, and unmistakably excited about the news they're about to share.
  
  "Are you ready for the show? Smile, you're on camera!" They say, hopping back and forth on their feet by the screen, barely able to contain their enthusiasm. Any hero who gives it even a moment of thought will realize two things: 1) Cameras don't work, and 2) That's not a real audience, this room is actually just dark and it's only them and the monster.
  
  Oh god, it's only them. Where are all the others? One on One monster fight? Great!


• 1:15pm Lounge Time, Bamborough: Social media is going bananas! That monster that was roaming around Far Haven's train station has made his way to Bamborough! The effects of the earthquake here may be less apparent, but there are still things to fix. But Ten won't be found fixing anything this time. Instead he's sitting on a beach chair, under an umbrella, on the oceanfront at the Bamborough Resort. On the little table to his right is a tall glass of tea and a portable USB charger. Because, in his hand, he's fiddling with a cell phone. Where did he get a cell phone? Who brought him tea? What on earth is happening?


• 4:00pm International Bungalo of Burgers, Bamborough: The social media war of "Crepes or Burgers" has begun, it's been set off by the Wizard arriving at IBoB for dinner. Just like the morning, she's asked for a group table in the restaurant. Gail, Terrence, and Matilda have all received special invitations right into their pocket (or their hand if they lack pockets). Enjoy a little card that says "One free burger!" with a stylized tiny Wizard face to the side looking very surprised!


• ??:00pm Mountain Door, Craydon: [Exploration] [Not yet revealed]

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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.

Important: 'Exploration' toplevels will unlock additional information as items in their descriptions are explored. If your character explores a feature, write [Character explores ____] at the end of your tag and send a ping on Discord to get a reply with further details regarding that item.

Comments

4:00pm International Bungalo of Burgers, Bamborough:

[wizardseason]

The social media war of "Crepes or Burgers" has begun, it's been set off by the Wizard arriving at IBoB for dinner. Just like the morning, she's asked for a group table in the restaurant. Gail, Terrence, and Matilda have all received special invitations right into their pocket (or their hand if they lack pockets). Enjoy a little card that says "One free burger!" with a stylized tiny Wizard face to the side looking very surprised!

[fop_lop]

A surprisingly short time after the coupon invitations appear, Terrence is settled into a chair opposite the Wizard. While the rabbit is firmly in Camp Crepes, he's actually skipped both breakfast and lunch today, so a burger is remarkably tempting at the moment. Of course, the main reason he's here is just across the table. She's getting easier to approach, if still intimidating.

"Cute illustration," he observes with a cheeky grin, holding the card up between his index and middle finger so that the small picture of the Wizard is visible to its likeness. "Don't suppose I could get the real deal to make the same face?"

[wizardseason]

The Wizard greets Terrence's arrival with a nod, waiting for him to get settled in before she says anything. She eyes the card that he holds up and is fairly amused by his question even if she doesn't show it.

"Maybe." The Wizard responds, before bringing her hand up and holding a printed version of the tiny illustration up over her face. It's obviously magic that she had a big mask-sized version to hold up, but it still is the same face.

"Is this satisfactory?" She asks, from behind it.

[partyhorse]

It had taken Gail bit of a time to arrive at the burger join. He had spent his morning helping people in Bamburough to clean the earthquake things, some use of being a hugeass horse. Atleast until he found the invitation for burgers with Wizard and felt like he had to go or bad things could happen. Why was his meeting with Wizard always involving burgers?

Going inside he noticed the Wizard very quickly and... Terrence?

"Uh, hi?"

[fop_lop]

Terrence simply gives a 'wiz, I am disappoint' look. Before he can properly respond, however, they're joined by another guest.

"Gail! Excellent, good afternoon!" Terrence offers in greeting with characteristic enthusiasm, pulling a complete 180 from just a second ago. Not that the Wizard's company made for a 'relaxed' atmosphere, it was still nice to see the fellow knight in a more casual setting this time - crowds were obviously not his strong suit. "No point turning down a good free meal, eh?" It hadn't even occurred to him that not attending could incur the Wizard's wrath.

[wizardseason]

The Wizard answers Terrence's disappointment by tilting the mask slightly to the side and winking at him from behind it where she's revealed just enough of her face. Afterward, she turns slightly towards Gail and adds her own greeting.

"Good morning, Horse knight." She greets him casually before motioning to the table for him to join however he was most comfortable.

"Make sure to eat your fill." She offers, knowing full well that some shit is going to go down later in the day.

[partyhorse]

"Good afternoon!" Gail said maybe bit too cheerfully, trying to mask his growing nervousness. He walked to the table and settled next to Terrence, better for the knights to sit near each other right? Right?

"Well, I didn't want to exactly deny the invitation... So um, here I am. Yeah." he said before looking at Wizard with slight unease. "Uh, thanks?"

[fop_lop]

For just a moment, Terrence considers scooting closer to Gail or giving him a pat, but honestly, that might be enough to send him hurtling through the nearest wall at this point... Instead, he merely offers another friendly smile, warmer and more considered than his usual bombastic demeanor.

"I intend to! I haven't actually had anything yet today," he admits, plucking a menu from the table. "I think I've earned a rest, though, as I've been rather preoccupied dealing with all of the festivities you provided the town and our fellow knights today..." While Terrence is only one person - and scrawny one at that - his ability had allowed for the villagers to rotate out, each working more-or-less tirelessly in turn with him enhancing their stamina. That he could only be so helpful to the gameshow participants...

Hm. Actually, on that note, "I don't suppose there's any way we can communicate with today's contestants..? That you'd be willing to share, at any rate."

[wizardseason]

It would be too easy to mess with Gail right here, right now, so the Wizard lets him sit in peace. She wants these two calm, not panicked. Terrence seems to be on the same page, though. As she pulls the fake wizard mask off to set it aside, she pops a mug of coffee into existence to sip from.

"Four has made it very clear that the games aren't meant to be interrupted." She answers the question directly, watching Terrence for any sign of disappointment.

"I don't intend to go against their wishes."