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. |
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How can she say something like that so calmly!
Chizuru feels so lightheaded at the very words 'I'm going to fall' that she almost feels like she might pass out on the spot. It's the pure urge to be helpful that keeps her from doing so - she knows it won't exactly help matters, after all. So instead she just quickly sputters out a -- ]
O.. Okay, wait, please!
[ -- as she sees the other girl at least.. vaguely safe.. the safest she can be right now, anyway. And then she quickly dashes off.
Chizuru is gone for a few moments. Not super long, since she's way too worried about the other girl to leave her alone like that for so long, but it's not like she can find an instant solution to this problem. After a little while she does return though - holding a ladder that is comically oversized for someone as tiny as Chizuru. She's just.. doing her best to try and drag it along with her.. ]
Here, look what I got..! Just wait until I put it up against the tree and you can use it to climb down, okay..? [ Having a solution ready should make her feel relieved, yet Chizuru knows she won't properly calm down until she sees the girl with both of her feet on the ground. ]
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Okay-- oh.
[ Chizuru's already run off. Naminé blinks, hesitating a moment - and honestly it's a lucky thing she's less interested in jumping than she is in spending more time in the tree, because otherwise Chizuru's quest would likely end up to be in vain.
By the time the older girl comes back, she'll find that Naminé's managed to maneuver herself onto a slightly lower branch and sit down there - although this one looks... a bit less stable than the previous one, considering how much smaller it is. If the blonde were any heavier it might present a problem (and it's bending concerningly already) but for now she glances over at the sound of Chizuru's voice, perking a little and still entirely comfortable with the situation in a very disconcerting kind of way. ]
Alright...! I'll wait. [ And seeming to feel the need to explain herself, she adds a late, ] I'm sorry, my arms got tired holding on like that.
[ Which is meant to excuse her having moved to the new branch, but. It's probably a good thing Chizuru wasn't around to see that whole process because it would have subtracted another five years from her lifespan. ]
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And so she quickly moves to place the ladder against the tree. Except.. there's nothing really 'quick' about it. After all, it's a large ladder, and Chizuru is so tiny. It would look comical if the situation wasn't so pressing. In fact, the ladder almost falls over - and would have bonked Chizuru right on the head - if she didn't manage to grab it at the last moment and press it against the tree.
Chizuru lets out such a sigh of relief when it's finally just standing upright and still.. Although she's still holding onto the bottom, just to make sure. ]
T.. There.
[ So many years off her life!! ]
You can climb down now..
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Which probably suffers a little for how unhurried Naminé actually is about the climbing onto the ladder. Her, ]
Okay. I'll do my best.
[ is polite enough, but the more she shifts around to try to climb onto the ladder itself, the more that support under her creaks. Just as she's about to shift her weight over completely, there's a sharp crack. The branch snaps, and it's only reflex that gets the girl to pull herself the rest of the way onto the rungs before the tree limb falls. As abrupt a motion as it is, it might make Chizuru's job a bit harder, provided she's still holding onto the ladder. ]
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Not that it's great right now either. Chizuru suddenly has to make a lot more effort to hold up the ladder. It'd sure be a lot easier if she could use her demonic strength right now, but alas, even before ending up in this place she never was particularly good at that. So instead she's just trying to hold the thing up the best she can with her regular human strength.
But it's straining her. It's obvious from the way she speaks up: ]
N-Naminé.. Please hurry! I don't know how long I can hold it..
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I'll be right there...!
[ There's at least one instance of her foot slipping on a rung, but she manages to clamber down in good time, hopping off near the bottom in a decidedly un-Naminé-like fashion. She does, however, immediately turn to consider the other girl with far more characteristic attention. ]
You aren't hurt, are you--?
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[ Just terribly exhausted after this whole ordeal. Although Chizuru's answer is probably undermined just a little by the fact she literally drops to her knees on the ground right after she says it. It's just the heavy relief kicking in from the realisation that Naminé really made it safely without dying. It feels like a small miracle, considering how many things went almost wrong just now.. ]
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[ Naturally, Naminé finds this reaction a bit distressing, flower or no flower. She gives a start, and almost as soon as the other girl lands, Naminé's kneeling down next to her, hands hovering awkwardly without any real aim to apply themselves to. ]
You don't look fine...! What's wrong?
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[ Honestly, it's more of an instinctive reply than anything else at this point. There's no way anyone could ask Chizuru if she's okay or what's wrong without her replying that before even really thinking about it.. Even though she's well aware she must not look super fine right now.
She sucks in a deep breath of air, at least trying to smile - though really tired-looking - at the other. ]
I was just really worried about you. [ She'll admit to that much, at least. Chizuru knows it's hard to hide she worries when she worries so much all the time. ] But now you're safe on the ground, it's a relief..
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[ This seems to come as a shock to Naminé, whose face crumples immediately with sad surprise. The supernatural lack of filter means she doesn't hold her emotions so tightly in check, either, and thus can't muster a smile in return. ]
But everything turned out okay, see? I wasn't really in that much danger.
[ Actually, no, she was in more danger than she recognizes right now. Regardless, saying that doesn't retroactively reduce the stress. Looking terribly guilty, ]
Is there-- something I can do for you?
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So she'll let it go. It's not important right now, anyway. As long as Naminé doesn't decide to climb into more trees.. ]
Well.. [ Chizuru looks at least a little guilty, since she can't help but feel slightly manipulative for saying this. But it's her only shot right now! ] It'd really help me if you wouldn't climb up that high again.
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I won't, [ she promises with a shake of her head, too quickly to have actually thought that hard about it. Her impulse to not cause Chizuru any further upset rather handily overrides any other, more reckless inclinations. ] Not for the rest of today.
[ And tomorrow she probably won't be nearly brave enough to try. Her voice is quiet with worry when she asks, ]
You can still stand, can't you--?
[ Because if the reality turns out to be otherwise, Naminé's strength with which to provide support is... somewhat limited. ]
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For now all Chizuru does is let out another sigh of relief before nodding. ]
O-oh. Yes, don't worry, I was just a little tired for a moment..
[ More 'about to collapse under stress' than 'a little tired', but Chizuru is nothing if not the queen of downplaying her own problems. But, true to her word, she manages to stand up after she says that. She still looks a little bit pale, but mostly alright. Not at risk of falling down again anytime soon, at least. ]
Just please make sure to stay safe, okay..? That's all I want. I'm sure a lot of people here would be really sad if something happened to you.
[ After all, who doesn't like Naminé? ]
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I can use my power to help you, if you need it, [ the blonde offers, as a just-in-case in spite of how well she knows her companion is unlikely to ask for the help. Chizuru doesn't even have to finish speaking before Naminé's already beginning to nod her acquiescence, eager to smooth it all over. Her expression shifts slightly at that last portion, the girl faltering as she processes what serves to her as a hefty compliment. Right now, though, she has more important concerns than indulging her inclination to deflect it. ]
I will. And... you don't have to make me something to eat, if-- you're too tired. [ Her shoulders rise a little, arms lifting slightly from her sides as if in evidence of the fact that, ] I'm already back on the ground.