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

[charming_jerk]

Damnit--

[Instead of attacking again, Johnny drops a Virtuous Shield shield on Selphie, hoping to keep her safe until they can get her out of there.]

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[With the attacks focused on the base so that no friendly fire hits Selphie, the party inflicts enough damage to create an opening for Selphie to escape the cage. Before she can wiggle free, though, the Prison Cage's drain goes into effect, siphoning life (though reduced, thanks to Johnny's shield) from Selphie to restore itself.

Even with the slight healing, it looks worse for wear, though. Several tendrils have been severed and loose foliage now swirls in the water around the party.

The Prison Cage now lashes out its vines at Prompto, but fails to capture him and put him in its cage.]

[chocobosnap]

[Prompto tries to dodge.]

Ew, ew, ew!

[What else would one say if vines were trying to capture him? One makes it around his wrist in his free hand but he fires his gun and pulls to make sure he gets free and doesn't get dragged into the cage.

That was close, and he looks a little pale at the thought of being captured and trapped somewhere, even if it's just a monster's cage.]

[boomchucka]

[Selphie put her air tank on full blast the moment she saw the cage loosen and gave it a hearty Thrust to loosen the cage the rest of the way. That was when she truly felt the power of the draining effect as she grabbed Prompto's hand and pulled him back with her. She winced before cutting the tank and looking a bit paler than before.]

Don't let it catch you!

[She looked at the rest of the group one by one as she settled a glare at the beast.]

It's using something similar to a Drain spell.

[immortalmarshal]

--Prompto!

[Cor rushes towards the blonde, but it seems that Selphie got to him first. Still, he takes a defensive stance in front of those two, placing himself between them and the monster.

He signals to Reno.]

See if you can freeze its remaining limbs in place. And you two--

[A gesture to Bonnie and Johnny.]

We make a unified charging attack as soon as he casts that spell. Ready?

[Because if/when that does happen, he's going to be swiftly swimming up close to the monster to slash at its body.]

[shinra_dog]

Prompto!

[The attack against his new Assassin woke Reno up and the scream was hoarse. No -- thank gods, it missed him. Reno wouldn't let it get a second chance.]

Ya, boss!

[Cor didn't have to ask him twice. Reno roared with anger, more focused on his target now, as he cast another ice Ninjutsu at those hateful tendrils.]

[kuposcreed]

[With Selphie gaining her freedom, Bonnie swims back around to keep guard of her friend. She sympathizes with Prompto's own near snaring, she doesn't want it grabbing her either, but at least he got away from it. Regardless she's protecting him too even if Selphie is first on her mind.

She wishes she could use her Dragoon fire breath to burn this plant up, but with all the water in here it's just going to be doused immediately. She's glad when Cor calls out an alternate plan. She nods and swims up alongside him, letting her Spirit Surge in anticipation of the next move.]

[charming_jerk]

[Johnny gives Cor a nod.]

Let's do it.

[Johnny gets ready to do a combined attack with a Last Charge, hoping the monster will get poisoned in the process to chancel out that Drain spell it's using.]

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[Johnny's charge on the monster frozen by Reno's ice ninjutsu shatters the left trunk of the Prison Cage, hobbling its movement. Selphie's attack during her escape leaves a SeeD-sized hole in its cage, and Cor and Prompto's attacks detach another tendril arm.

In spite of the rough shape the creature is in, it still lashes out at Johnny before he can retreat. It attacks for physical damage, but fails to capture Johnny or his aquatic mount and place either in its cage. The attack inflicts Poison status on the creature, quickly undoing the healing the drain spell had done.]

[shinra_dog]

[That thing going after Johnny was the last straw. Regardless of any harm to himself, Reno was solely focused on the Prison Cage now... for better or worse.]

Just fuckin' die already!

[He swam toward the monster, Throwing one of his daggers toward its unbalanced base.]

[kuposcreed]

Kupooooo~

[Another plunging Jump through the water as the little moogle surges forward alongside the others at Cor's command. There's something a little different in her battlecry this time though: the joy of being part of the team, one of the Heroes~]

[boomchucka]

Looks like we've got it on the ropes!

[Selphie follows closely behind Bonnie and cranks the air tank to full blast with the intent of delivering another Spinning Strike to the creature's base in the hopes of taking it down completely.]

[charming_jerk]

Goddamnit... [That hurt, but it could have been a lot worse. And the creature got poisoned for attacking Johnny, so at least there was that.] Serves ya right.

[Johnny doesn't like how recklessly Reno is running at this thing, so to be safe, he casts a Virtuous Shield on him.]

[immortalmarshal]

Then let's end this!

[Cor swims forward to slash at its body one last time before dashing away again. He signals to Prompto:]

Finish it off!

[chocobosnap]

[He responds to Cor's order with a whistle.]

Hello, opening.

[He fired several shots, hoping to finish it off with Trigger Happy.]