tushanshu_logs | EVENT | LANDFALL | KITHIKA

EVENT | LANDFALL | KITHIKA | BOTTLE

Characters: ALL!
Date: February 12th - 28th
Location: Kithika, inside the bottle
Situation: The discovery of an artifact from the first war against Malicant reveals the land of Kithika within a dimension of the Death Plane... and just happens to be contained inside a bottle.
Warnings/Rating: Please indicate content warnings in subject headers as applicable.

OOC INFORMATION ♦ CITY OF KEELIAI ♦ INSIDE THE BOTTLE ♦ THE WORLD EATER
Arriving in Kithika is unpleasant for the most part. Transport through the glass vessel deposits you in the middle of a thick and murky swamp, with air so hot and humid it feels as though one is breathing through a wet towel. This is a place of perpetual night and there are no celestial bodies visible overhead through the twisted vines to break up the blackness, making the only light visible that which comes clumps of marsh fungus that emit a steady glow in a variety of muted colours: pale blue, whitish green, watery mauve. The only other light comes from those who can generate it themselves and that will reveal numerous broad-leaved trees, in some places standing too thick to move through. Below, knee-deep water laps in swirls at their legs, accompanied by the occasional slithery feel of something moving in the bracken against wet limbs, gone before it can be identified. A variety of strange noises from creatures of the swamp fill the air with buzzing and hoarse croaking, interrupted by the screech of mosquitoes the size of hummingbirds darting past and hungry for a meal.

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OOC NOTE: Characters will not be able to progress past the Temple and the Grounds for 48 IC hours after which point, the way to continue onward to find the dragon will be discovered. The second log will be posted on the 17th, to help spread out the tagging. Thank you!

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[Zatanna doesn't always forget a face, either, but it did take her a moment to place a name to this one. Oh. Right. The guy who was pretty into her magic.]

[Not really the best time for a show, but she would do her best.]

My dad once opened for a fellow magician like that once. He was only slightly less pleasant than this lot.

[Teddy's response is cut off momentarily as he dodges out of the way of an oncoming branch and slashes it in half, unleashing another bout of screaming.]

How could anyone be less pleasant than this?

Try spending a week on the magic circuit, traveling to seven cities in seven days, and then come back to me when you're all nice and sleep deprived.

Also, he was a jerk in general.

[She winces at the screaming, covering both ears with her hands.]

How is that even possible? They don't have lungs!

I think I would take sleep deprived jerks over trees that are trying ti shish kabob me any day.

[Because seriously, his internal organs are in fits trying to make sure they steer clear of any areas about to be stabbed.]

They shouldn't be moving either, but logic doesn't seem to be stopping them one bit!

The moving, I can deal with. The screaming...

[As if on cue, another ear-piercing shriek erupted from a nearby branch. Frustrated, Zatanna called out a quick spell to slice the whole thing at the base; the tree topped over...and continued to shriek.]

Okay, so two choices.

Either we voluntarily go deaf, or involuntarily go deaf. Otherwise, I'm out of ideas.

Voluntarily? You know some kind of temporary 'go deaf' spell you can pull out of your sleeve?

[Honestly the thought is mostly a hopeful one. It would be so much easier to deal with the trees if he didn't have to hear them.]

I do, actually.

The only question is whether or not I'll be able to get our hearing back after the fact. My spells are vocal. And I'm not sure what effect it could have, here inside the bottle.

[That...really doesn't sound good.]

It's probably best if we don't try it. At best we'll end up deaf until someone can reverse the spell. At worst...well the bottle could have some kind of horrible affect on the spell.

Also if your magic works the same way Billy's does then you won't be able to cast a spell without being able to hear. You'd be handicapping yourself.

Actually, I don't need to hear myself to cast the spell. Just talk. So that's not really an issue.

But otherwise, yeah, best to save it as an absolute last resort, in case we're out of options.

[At this point Teddy has gotten himself tangled up in some of the branches intent on squeezing the life out of him. He manages to get one arm loose and begins clawing at the branches.]

Last resort...okay. But you mind giving me a hand here?

[Very smooth, Teddy.]

[Zatanna casually waved a hand in the air, calling out two spells: "esaeler mih" and "etativel" The first will immediately cause all the tree branches to stiffen, shrivel, and retreat back, leaving Teddy free. The second carefully levitates him back to solid(ish) ground just in time to catch another wave of screams in retaliation for the magic.]

Okay, that's it.

Next step is I get the blowtorch.

[He's relieved when the trees begin to pull away, but this quickly changes to surprise when he begins to levitate to the ground. Not that he isn't grateful, he really didn't want to hit the ground face first again.]

Wow. Uh...thank you. That was really cool. [It's not like he's never seen someone use magic before, but it never stops being awesome to see.] Sadly I don't think any blowtorches are going to appear in the middle of a swamp.

I just used magic on both you and the trees, and you doubt my ability to summon a little blow torch?

Almost feeling a bit offended here.

[He grins.]

Well? Prove me wrong.

[Well. Fine.]

[She held out one hand and uttered a single word: "hcrotwolb" The swirl of wind and smoke gathered around her hand, until it faded away to reveal a small, blue blowtorch...which she proceeded to pass over to him]

Only you can prevent forrest fires. But, in this case, I think Smokey the Bear would understand.

[He takes the blowtorch with an expression both excited and awestruck. He's almost giddy with relief when he thinks about how much easier getting through the trees will be now.]

If he hunts me down, I'm blaming you. [Right on time a branch rushes towards them and Teddy steps up, levels the blowtorch in its direction, and presses the button. Fire bursts from it right as the branch gets within range. It gives off a loud and painful screech as caught on fire.]

Way to bite the hand that feeds you.

She giveth, and she can just as easily taketh away. Don't forget that.

Yeah, but then we'd be stuck doing things the hard way again. [Another branch bursts in flame as Teddy begins making a path through the trees.]

Or, you know, I could weild the blow torch.

Should have thought about that before you gave it to me.

Never too late to fix a mistake.

You missed one, by the way--[Motioning towards another branch. A taller branch, that took longer to reach them but was still making the effort.]

Hold your horses, I was just waiting for it to come to us.

[When the branch is without a few few of them, Teddy presses the button again causing flames to shoot out in its direction, causing the branch to light up.]

Ladies first. [He gives a flourished wave towards the none cleared path. But it probably wouldn't stay that way for very long.]

So I'm a little eager to get out of here. Sue me.

[At least the blow torch seemed to be working. There were continued protests, of course, but nowhere near as loud as when she had been magically disarming them.]

Good things come to those who wait. [Yes, he's resorting to cliched responses now as he's getting way too tired to put any actual effort into verbal sparring. Not when he's mostly concerned with watching their backs.]

You did not just pull that cliched line at me.

[She was never too tired for verbal sparring. Actually, funny enough, she tended to get more snippy the more tired she got.]

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