asgardmods: (Default)
ᴀsɢᴀʀᴅ ɢᴇɴᴇsɪs ❧ mod account ([personal profile] asgardmods) wrote in [community profile] asgardchrysalis2020-04-06 06:06 pm

MINI EVENT: IN FULL BLOOM

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.
beefaroni: (From Which I'm Born)

[personal profile] beefaroni 2020-04-11 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Ready to catch. If you fall.

[And if he's gotta stand there all day, so be it. It's not like he has a very busy schedule in the first place.]
lethechained: (Flower vase :o)

[personal profile] lethechained 2020-04-13 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
Fall?

[ It sounds as if the idea hadn't even occurred to her, but it doesn't seem to dampen her mood. She's on the verge of a soft laugh with her, ]

Why would I do that?

[ Maybe because she's, you know, not actually holding onto the tree at the moment like a sane person would be. ]
beefaroni: (The Minotaur With Bloody Hands)

[personal profile] beefaroni 2020-04-13 12:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Always... a chance.

[And... well, he hates to point out the obvious, but-]

What is... preventing you... from falling, now?
lethechained: (Sketchy looking up)

[personal profile] lethechained 2020-04-15 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ His question does make her appear to grow contemplative. She hums, tilts her head, considers-- ]

Just me, I suppose.

[ And the tree itself. It's probably disconcerting, then, how politely she adds, as if it's only for his sake, ]

I can jump if you'd like, so you don't have to wait for me to fall.
beefaroni: (Just Like Me)

[personal profile] beefaroni 2020-04-15 01:13 pm (UTC)(link)
... Will you climb back up?

[fair question.]
lethechained: (Olderne! Sunflowers)

[personal profile] lethechained 2020-04-17 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ It is a fair question, though the girl's brows raise with a muted sort of surprise. ]

That depends, [ she says after a moment, like she's still thinking it through. Honestly, she hasn't given much thought for anything beyond the immediate since being caught by that flower, but since he's asked-- ]

Do you not want me to?

[ She's lost her sense of consequence, not her empathy. ]
beefaroni: (He Knows What's Right And)

[personal profile] beefaroni 2020-04-17 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
... I do not want you... to get hurt.

[Both because losing a healer would suck, and because innocent young girls being injured for no reason also sucks.]
lethechained: (Olderne! Curly hair <:)

[personal profile] lethechained 2020-04-19 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
But to you - that's the same thing.

[ Or so his reaction would imply. ]

Isn't it?

[ Her legs kick once, thoughtfully. Her features are still sweet, voice kind despite the connotation of the words, ]

In that case... maybe we can make a deal.
beefaroni: (I'm Working On It!)

[personal profile] beefaroni 2020-04-19 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Curious head-tilt.]

A deal?

[Thankfully, he knows what the word is. He just has no idea what she could be making a deal about.]
lethechained: (Rumpled)

[personal profile] lethechained 2020-04-21 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
Yes.

[ Leaves forgotten, she finally plants both hands comfortably on the branches of the tree. At least this way she looks a little more secure. ]

If you really don't want me to climb back up, then... all you have to do is ask nicely.

[ Perhaps it's a silly sort of deal, since it doesn't really benefit her, exactly - but even in this state she retains her private intention to look after him. And if she has the opportunity to encourage him to express his own feelings, to ask for something because he thinks it's for the best, then she's not likely to let it slip by. She's seen the way he talks about himself, treats himself; it would be impossible not to recognize it when she's so familiar with that kind of sentiment, when she's spent so long dealing with it in her own life. Sometimes it's important to be told that what you want actually matters. ]

Does that sound okay?
beefaroni: (I'm Working On It!)

[personal profile] beefaroni 2020-04-21 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[Now that gets him to pause considerably because - was he being rude? He has to think about it. There are many rude Servants in Chaledea, and he always assumed he was not like them.

One of the main issues here, alas, is that Asterios does not know how to emote. Oh, he knows anger, that's a given. But otherwise... stoic is his go-to. He's not really sure how to do 'nice'. But what other choice does he have?
]

Okay.

[Nicely... nicely... what indicates niceness...]

... Please. Do not climb up.
lethechained: (That's the best smile you've got Namine?)

[personal profile] lethechained 2020-04-23 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ Although she says nicely, what she really means is clearly. It's less a request that he be pleasant and more one that he voice his feelings, whether they show on his face or not. When he does ask, that first attempt seems to be sufficient for her, regardless of the tone; her mouth curls in a small, genuine smile. ]

Alright, [ she agrees, only a little resigned. It's a shame to leave her spot in the tree when it was such fun getting up there, but there are more important things. ] I won't climb back up. Not this tree or any of the others.

[ Provided she remembers her promise in the face of the edelweiss' power, anyway, but that's a problem for later. Polite to the last, she offers, ]

Shall I come down, now?
beefaroni: (Default)

[personal profile] beefaroni 2020-04-23 12:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay.

[He's relieved, but again, it doesn't really show up on his face. The problem is done, now there's just getting her down.

... He holds up his hands again, ready to help do exactly that.
]
lethechained: (Olderne! Tee hee.)

[personal profile] lethechained 2020-04-24 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
Very well.

[ Still smiling pleasantly, she places one hand on each branch alongside her, leaning forward slightly. Seeing as he's prepared, ]

On three, then. One, two...

[ Wait, is she actually going to jump--? ]
beefaroni: (For Three Thousand Years)

[personal profile] beefaroni 2020-04-24 10:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Somehow, he is not surprised. But at least he does know what he's doing - he manages to catch her, and is very slow and gentle as he sets her down on the ground.]

... Hurt?
lethechained: (haha...!)

[personal profile] lethechained 2020-04-25 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Under normal circumstances, she probably wouldn't look so happy about it all - but then again, under normal circumstances she never would have leapt out of the tree. Still, she does jump (on three, as promised) and if she had the time she probably would have even called out a 'whee!' going by how brightly she's smiling and her quiet giggling when he catches her. It's not hard, really - she barely weighs a thing, tiny girl that she is. ]

No! Not even a little bit.

[ She sounds slightly winded, but that could be from the laughing, and she recovers quickly as she's placed back on the ground, extending her legs automatically to regain her balance. ]

You're a very good catcher...!

[ And setter-downer, actually. ]
beefaroni: (Default)

[personal profile] beefaroni 2020-04-26 01:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmm.

[As far as he's concerned, it's such an easy thing to do that he's not sure it deserves being complimented. But the deed is done, and all is well.

Time to move on.

With one nod and a grunt, he begins to walk.
]
lethechained: (Oh :O ?)

[personal profile] lethechained 2020-04-28 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her eyebrows raise as he starts off, her head tilting as she follows him with her gaze. By now she's seen enough of this routine to recognize it, and also recognize the probable futility of interrupting him from departing. But-- it's not as though she's got a lot of restraint at the moment, so out comes the genuine question regardless, ]

You're not going to make sure I keep my promise?
beefaroni: (He Knows What's Right And)

[personal profile] beefaroni 2020-04-28 12:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[As usual, he does get her to pause, if only momentarily, glancing back at her.]

... I trust you.

[It's not as huge a moment as others might think. She just doesn't seem the type to break her promises, that's all.]
lethechained: (Okay over here)

[personal profile] lethechained 2020-04-30 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
Trust me?

[ It may not be a big deal, but-- after her momentary surprise, round eyes and all, she still gets a smile out of it, small and a little wry but genuine, grateful. Hands folding together, she stays where she is and gives a thoughtful nod. ]

Well, alright. I'll-- try to behave.

[ Especially since she'll feel bad, now, if she doesn't. (Not that she wouldn't have before.) ]
beefaroni: (Default)

[personal profile] beefaroni 2020-04-30 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
You will.

[Not a thread - a sincere belief. And so, with that settled and all appearing well, he lumbers on as always.]
lethechained: (Olderne! Curly hair <:)

[personal profile] lethechained 2020-05-02 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ He's not wrong to believe in her, regardless of what she might think. Despite herself she smiles as she watches him go, even raises a hand to offer a small wave she knows he probably won't catch sight of. ]

See you again soon...!