cherrywood: (07. THINKING)
ᴄʜᴇʀʀʏᴡᴏᴏᴅ ʜᴇᴀʟᴇʀ ᴍɪʟʏɴ ([personal profile] cherrywood) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu_logs2014-02-12 12:08 am

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 INFORMATIONCITY OF KEELIAIINSIDE THE BOTTLETHE 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!



OOC INFORMATION
Landfall Questions | Approved Item Requests | Player Plot - Kryptonian Rampage OOC

CITY OF KEELIAI
Emperor's Orders: Miasma Explained | Marshaling the Forces | A City Under Siege | Halting the Scourge

INSIDE THE BOTTLE
Crossing the Swamp | Decayed Grounds | The Sullied Temple | Stone Idols | Item Discovery

THE WORLD EATER
Battling the Dragon | Soul's Poison | Kryptonian Rampage | The Guarded Pool | Weighing the Options | Aftermath
definingfuture: (IM - And I shall call it This Land.)

[personal profile] definingfuture 2014-03-06 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes. I really had to do that. It was necessary for my sanity."

He knows he's complaining, but Tony has already gotten tired of walking through the swamp and fending off giant mosquitoes. It's been a long walk already and with the trees fighting them every step of the way, it only feels longer. He sends off another short blast into a copse, causing another shrill outcry of pain from the haunting voices that seem to rise from nowhere.

"We're not making enough progress. If they want me to stop hitting them, maybe they should let me fly us out of here."

Great. Now he was making passive aggressive comments to the wilderness.
beganwithamask: (hmmm)

[personal profile] beganwithamask 2014-03-06 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not hard to tell Tony is sick of the current surroundings. Frankly, as joking as Bucky is about the whole thing, he's not exactly enjoying it either. He doesn't have a tin can to keep swamp water out of his underoos. He fires off another shot at a careening bug and picks up the pace for his next several slogging steps.

"Swamps are usually slow going, it's hard terrain to move through. I don't like shooting the trees and bringing attention to ourselves though. Think you can get high enough to at least see how much farther we've got to go?"
definingfuture: (IM - I made these chains just for you.)

[personal profile] definingfuture 2014-03-07 10:57 am (UTC)(link)
Tony is sick of the swamp, but as much as he complains about it, part of him does enjoy the challenge. It's familiar in a way. Traveling into the bottle in order to stop a corrupting evil--you don't get simpler than that. And with all of the complicated situations he has back home, simple is a welcome change. Sometimes he needs simple battles.

He's not so thrilled about the flying, though.

"I'll see what I can do."

It was the first thing he'd done when he hit the swamp, and it hadn't gone well. Tony takes off again, this time expecting the tangle of vines that seem to growl as they shoot up at him. He sends a barrage of missiles and repulsor blasts down at them, which holds the initial charge off long enough for him to gain altitude. He looks above the treeline, trying to orient himself through the gloom that seems to oppress the whole area. It doesn't take long for the forest to send another wave of vines up to him, and after another burst of fire, Iron Man is wrestling with oozing green coils that hiss as they touch his armor. They practically throw him down into the swamp, and when he stands back up, the armor is smoking with weird chemical burns.

"I think I saw dry land that way." Tony points ahead of him, into the trees. "Hard to tell with Ferngully going evil, but it might actually be clear if we can get to that point. Couple miles."
Edited 2014-03-07 10:57 (UTC)
beganwithamask: ([unmasked] disgust)

[personal profile] beganwithamask 2014-04-03 07:00 am (UTC)(link)
Bucky stops to watch Tony as he takes off into the air, and he tries to help as much as he can - he fires off expert shots at some of the vines, as many as he can with a tommy gun, managing to take out at least a few before they can get into grabbing distance of his friend. It's not long before there are too many, though, and he calls up a quick 'Strategic retreat!'. When they toss him back down (also expected, otherwise they'd be flying out of here already), Bucky slogs back over to him to try and help him stand, frowning.

"Couple miles ain't bad. Yeesh, they did a number on the armor. That gonna be okay?"