Event || Mysterious Fathoms Below

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Who: All characters who signed up
When: June 23rd-25th
Where: Ka'Pandol, the underwater city
What: While the outworlders and their guides are touring the new arena at Ka'Pandol, the city begins to flood. It is up to them to activate the ancient drainage system beneath the city before the Blitzball Association is forced to cancel the upcoming tournament.



The Zora guide, Pharce, is leading the group from the Curti Center through the center of town, waxing poetical about the legend of the First Zora, when the sirens begin to wail. At first, the residents of Ka'Pandol wave it off as a drill, but the sirens do not stop, and as they walk, the visitor shoes are beginning to get soaked through with sea water that is slowly rising.

"Come along, quickly, all of you!" the guide calls, leading the group to the Bureau of Tourism near the city center. As they walk, the group will see the aquatic residents quickly deploying bubble helmets around their 'exotic' pets -dogs, cats, parrots, squirrels- heads, just in case City Management takes their time righting whatever issue the dome is having.

"Inside, please. Safety first is our motto, so let's get you outfitted," Pharce says, waiving them inside. Each person is given one of the patented Ka'Pandol Bubble Helm, which will allow them to breath comfortably for several hours. Those that cannot swim are issued an emergency life vest as well.

The water had reached knee-level now. An emergency evacuation message broadcasts from loudspeakers.

"Well, yes, you could...but where's the fun in that?"

Pharce waves at the Hypello gift shop owner, and the two bow their heads in discussion for a moment. When they part, Pharce pats the Hypello (whose nametag declares him 'Shtan') on the back.

"My good friend will lend us some of his wares, if you will join me in saving the city. We wouldn't want this little mishap to delay the big game, after all."

Those that agree to hold off on fleeing the city will be split into groups and given instructions on where to go in order to help the sinking city of Ka'Pandol.

Comments

[hatejakku]

"Yeah," he says, then amends that. "Well, it's for dynamics, too. You swim faster with a cap on. Humans do, I mean."

[singerofspells]

"Does it make that much difference?"

Humans who were not using wizardry were very slow swimmers, even if they could swim better than S'reee could walk.

[hatejakku]

"I think so? I'm not really sure." He never had the pleasure of trying it out, thanks. "I, uh, don't think it would have the same effect in this case, though."

[singerofspells]

"I'll leave it behind if no one wants it. The shop owner will find a use for it, no doubt."

[hatejakku]

"So, uh-" He just can't let this go, sorry. "Are you... a local... or-?"

[singerofspells]

"I arrived a few cycles of the moon ago. There aren't any whales here: not that I've met."

That isn't weird. The weird thing was that one of the humanoid species here are, as near as S'reee can tell, identical to humans of Earth.

[hatejakku]

"There aren't?" They're in an underwater city and there's really no whales around? "Well... maybe some will show up here, maybe."

[singerofspells]

"I might have missed them," S'reee said. "They don't interact with the city here, at least."