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melodiesofeternity2018-05-02 02:58 am
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Player Plot: Bizarre Bird Behavior!
Should you happen to have missed it, the plotting and information post for this event can be found here.
A. Choco-Chaos!
Perhaps the first thing anyone notices is the noise, the incessant squawking and warking of so many startled and disgruntled chocobos. Then comes the smell. Ew! In the early morning hours dozens, maybe even hundreds of chocobos invaded many of the cities of Vaikuntha, and while for the first few minutes some may have been elated to see them, attitudes quickly change. The chocobos are panicked, running around without much rhyme or reason, trampling on flower beds, knocking over merchant stands, and making such a ruckus even the dead couldn’t sleep through it. Any food they find is destroyed within minutes, and anything they’re curious about meets the sharp end of their strong beaks. While they’re generally harmless birds, they have the capacity for devastation.
And none of that mentions the, uh, other mess live animals tend to make.
Despite being within the city limits, they are far from tame. Any attempts to approach the birds will be met with either an angry warning wark, a display of puffed feathers, or the chocobo just straight up bolting away. This seems great, as maybe they can be corralled, but… Nope. While this works to an extent, as soon as the birds get too close to the city borders they turn tail and jump straight over the heads of the people attempting to be rid of them, running back into the city to make even more of a mess in their renewed panic. What is there to be done about them?
B. Lurking Lunchers
Should anyone be so inclined as to find out why the chocobos feathers are so ruffled, they need only walk to the edge of the city. Stalking around just beyond civilization are fearsome beasts known only as chocobo eaters. Based on the feathers stuck between their huge teeth this is probably an apt name. The monsters have little interest in humans, but become very interested when a chocobo wanders too close to the outskirts of town. The chocobo eaters are quite aggressive and will gladly take on anyone bold enough to make a challenge. Adventurers may attempt to fight them, but it seems like just when you send one packing, another bigger monster shows up. Was that a baby chocobo eater you were just fighting? You could have sworn it was an adult, with how big it is!
C. Fight or Flight
At last the time has come. A gold chocobo trotted in from off the horizon and rounded up what she believes to be able fighters, herded them into groups, and partnered them with a chocobo that will fight by their side. Ironically it seems to be the feathered member of the party that actually knows what to do, and the teams are led by their respective birds out into the battlefield to take on one of the ferocious beasts waiting out there for lunch. Fight as hard as you can and don’t let the birds down. Defeat might not mean death for you, but it certainly would for the chocobos!
Once the battles are won and the flocks free to return to their natural habitat, some of the brave battlers will find themselves with new feathered friends. Others will not, but everyone will have a handful of greens. If you missed this opportunity to get a chocobo, or you have a taste and want even more, head on over and check out the chocobo capture/breeding system that will be available from now until Eternity.
A. Choco-Chaos!
Perhaps the first thing anyone notices is the noise, the incessant squawking and warking of so many startled and disgruntled chocobos. Then comes the smell. Ew! In the early morning hours dozens, maybe even hundreds of chocobos invaded many of the cities of Vaikuntha, and while for the first few minutes some may have been elated to see them, attitudes quickly change. The chocobos are panicked, running around without much rhyme or reason, trampling on flower beds, knocking over merchant stands, and making such a ruckus even the dead couldn’t sleep through it. Any food they find is destroyed within minutes, and anything they’re curious about meets the sharp end of their strong beaks. While they’re generally harmless birds, they have the capacity for devastation.
And none of that mentions the, uh, other mess live animals tend to make.
Despite being within the city limits, they are far from tame. Any attempts to approach the birds will be met with either an angry warning wark, a display of puffed feathers, or the chocobo just straight up bolting away. This seems great, as maybe they can be corralled, but… Nope. While this works to an extent, as soon as the birds get too close to the city borders they turn tail and jump straight over the heads of the people attempting to be rid of them, running back into the city to make even more of a mess in their renewed panic. What is there to be done about them?
B. Lurking Lunchers
Should anyone be so inclined as to find out why the chocobos feathers are so ruffled, they need only walk to the edge of the city. Stalking around just beyond civilization are fearsome beasts known only as chocobo eaters. Based on the feathers stuck between their huge teeth this is probably an apt name. The monsters have little interest in humans, but become very interested when a chocobo wanders too close to the outskirts of town. The chocobo eaters are quite aggressive and will gladly take on anyone bold enough to make a challenge. Adventurers may attempt to fight them, but it seems like just when you send one packing, another bigger monster shows up. Was that a baby chocobo eater you were just fighting? You could have sworn it was an adult, with how big it is!
C. Fight or Flight
At last the time has come. A gold chocobo trotted in from off the horizon and rounded up what she believes to be able fighters, herded them into groups, and partnered them with a chocobo that will fight by their side. Ironically it seems to be the feathered member of the party that actually knows what to do, and the teams are led by their respective birds out into the battlefield to take on one of the ferocious beasts waiting out there for lunch. Fight as hard as you can and don’t let the birds down. Defeat might not mean death for you, but it certainly would for the chocobos!
Once the battles are won and the flocks free to return to their natural habitat, some of the brave battlers will find themselves with new feathered friends. Others will not, but everyone will have a handful of greens. If you missed this opportunity to get a chocobo, or you have a taste and want even more, head on over and check out the chocobo capture/breeding system that will be available from now until Eternity.
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WAIT. ARE YOU FLIRTING WITH M-
[But before he can finish, that monster seems to be moving. And that's not okay. He's still anxious about hurting this thing too much, but he fires off another shot.]
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Madhuri! Watch out, kupo!
[She does her best to scramble up the creature's back, this time up to the head where she tries to stab her knife into its eye. Of course this also puts her that much closer to its mouth and the reach of its hands.]
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[The smile was one of mischief as she glanced over the rim of her glasses at him, a hand on her cheek in mock shyness. But with a grasp of the staff in the other palm, the crystal embedded at the end giving off a faint light, she seemed the accomplished multi-tasker. How often did she flirt mid-battle...?
Her attention caught when the beast began pointing at her. That was an unusually humanoid gesture, and creepier from a creature that looked like that. Bonnie's warning was coupled with a wind up, and a fist twice the size of her hurtling in her direction. The tiefling brought up her staff to catch it, but a strength-on-strength game was foolish, and she felt herself skidding backward a few yards, arms pinwheeling to maintain her balance on her heels. Her vision spun but she shook her head, grit her teeth and endured. She wasn't going to take another hit like that.
But both hands grasped the staff. She could heal herself, certainly, but not without first paying this thing back for its rudeness.]
Looks like diplomacy is beyond over. My turn.
[Eyes steely, she raised the staff, and her skirts and jacket billowed as a wind began to build and swirl around her. The decorative trees through the streets began to sway, and table settings began to rattle and creak as the gale began to build, pushing them gently out of alignment. Her power hadn't maxed quite yet- she needed more time out in the field- but she could only imagine what she could do in just a few months' time.
Madhuri whirled on a heel, and brandished the staff like a rifle. From the end all the wind gathered had collected, forming a tempestuous orb that fired off with a thunderous roar. The wind magic hurtled into the face and belly of the beast, sending it flying three paces before landing on its back.
With a sigh of satisfaction she twirled the staff and tapped the base firm against the cobble.]
Note to self: Come up with a snappy name for the attack. How unprofessional!
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[Right. Focus. This is dangerous. And also, she's taking the whole situation rather well, all things considered. He winces as she skids back, but she recovers quickly enough.
The burst of wind makes his eye sockets go googly and he nearly drops his gun in the process.]
THAT. WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE! BUT AS FOR A SNAPPY NAME... PERHAPS THE GUST OF GREATNESS? FLURRY OF FEAR? WRATHFUL WIND? BOMBASTIC BREEZE?!
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oh kupo]
KUPOOOOOO~
[As the wind hits the beast and sends it flying, Bonnie is fortunately hurled from atop its head, tumbling end over end through the air. The little fluff is spinning so fast she can't even keep her eyes open.
But her ninja parkour training kicks in at the last second and she rolls out as she hits the ground, finishing in a nice dramatic looking crouch. Her eyes go from a hard clench to a confused blink as she checks herself over. It would be hard to be shocked by her safe landing more than she is.]
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[Whoops, maybe settle down on the theatrics when someone was atop the target. Madhuri needed some time to weave a quick curing spell, but the Eater was thrashing and growling on the floor.]
It's vulnerable... we need to give it everything we've got.
[In just a moment or two, she'll toss Bonnie a heal.]
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[Sighing, he takes another small shot at the monster. This still feels wrong. And he's definitely not aiming to kill. Just to distract.]
HEY! AREN'T YOU FORGETTING ABOUT THE GREAT PAPYRUS?!
[Hopefully this'll buy Madhuri and Bonnie time to heal and prepare their next move, at least. If he has to, he'll just slurp a potion. Or throw a potion to his party members if the need arises.]
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Just a little rattled, but I'm fine, kupo.
[The cure is appreciated as she switches to Dragoon, swapping her knife for her shortspear as she readies for the next rally. She'll Spirit Surge if she has time but she's getting ready to jump when they make their move (unless Madhuri has a better plan).]