Once known as the Butcher of Whitebrim, there is no question that Astaroth casts an intimidating silhouette. Tall, domineering and dangerous, if looks could kill you'd be dead already, but to get up close and personal with the Grounds' resident cannibal tells a much different story. Dripping with charm and clad in only the finest attire, Asta is a gentleman monster, as polite as they come and committed to his new role as security for the Dusklight. Be careful of that smile, though - those teeth are sharp.
Congratulations, Asta!
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He could hear and see the snowballs launching, but given how often they occurred in Halovian juvenility (and often at another’s expense, behind fortifications and laughter), the Sword was completely unbothered. His massive form prowled and persisted, continuing to arch along without a care in the world; used to the deep folds of snow and wide tracks of indifference.
Dodging along a few that had barraged and bombarded nearby, he strived to snag at a few more presents, with whatever his fangs could snag, grab, or drag. If a few of the sieging malestroms burned in his wake, so be it.
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Deimos keeps collecting presents!
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your dreams are all full of war you are from another time
If Melita wasn’t a greedy shithead, she might have been satisfied by the amount of presents she’d snagged. Between the three of them, two was a valuable number – but not enough for contentment with the avaricious gleam in her eyes. Besides, she had ways around these things. While Sila and Fangorn continued to pick up the gifts, she did much the same, humming along as barrages of snowballs threatened.
Drawing her attention back to Koa briefly, she grinned at his response. “Eh, suits me just fine,” she grinned, juvenile, somewhat malicious, and possibly dangerous, before wielding her chaotic embraces and disappearing altogether.
Save for the footprints, but there were lots more to worry about than just the Honeybee.
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Melita turns invisible and tries to continue collecting presents.
Magic: You Didn't See Anything | Melita is rendered invisible, but can still be detected via other senses.
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic
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salvation doesn't look like light So what remains?
Lena, pragmatic to a fault, could see where her efforts had gleaned. Two presents were more than enough for a bird, or Caretaker, whom had presumed she’d have none for the taking on such a fine day. And with the snowball barrage, and her lack of available weaponry (Mittens would’ve fought back, and she wasn’t going to bother imagining such a scene), she’d always take the safer alternative.
Which, for the moment, she figured was following the sleigh tracks. With the presents already tightly grasped in her talons, and her few flying friends in support, she followed after several others making their way towards the marks in the snow.
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Lena follows the sleigh tracks with her current present count.
we are more weather pattern than stone monument sunlight on mist; summer lightning
it's 2am and i took 17 shots of vodka trying to forget your name but the only name i forgot was mine. and sober —
Continuing to pick up another present alongside Fox, she’s surprised when the suggestion leaves the monster hunter, so much so that she flashes him an amused grin. “Well, it’s working.” She says as she holds up two presents as if for reference, before noticing he has three, to which the smile playfully falls for a little hushed “hey,” as if to complain, before she notices the onslaught of snowballs.
Before she has a chance to figure out what she’s doing, Fox’s arm slips around her shoulders and turns them and she braces with him for the impact with a soft little oomph, letting him be her shield (she’ll reward him for it later).
Kiada stays put!
Citizenship Ability:
The world is new to you, and you to it. During PQ/PQ+/KQs/Drops, you roll with advantage on luck-based rolls and receive an extra name during drops. (In order to use this, make sure to note the ability at the bottom of each post)
KIADA
— or drunk, you're the only thing on my mind
Kiada has a large X scar on the right side of her neck.
No permission needed for power play!
Feel free to use magic/force on Kiada, without killing her <3
When neither Flora nor Danta responded to his overtures Tal scowled and went back to work, trying to grab more presents. They kept getting snatched up by other people, however, and he kept getting distracted by trying to prevent Boreal from eating the ones she had set her sights - well, nose - on. "Hey! Not yours!" he scolded, right before hearing a similar familiar sentiment from nearby. He looked up in time to flash a grin of wry camaraderie at Koa...
Which was when he spotted the incoming snowballs.
"Oh, hail, not again," he groaned, hunkering down with the single package he'd managed to hold onto and shamelessly hiding behind his dragon. Boreal had stuck her head into the snow up to her horns, apparently scenting a mouse beneath the blanket of white, and was blissfully oblivious to the incoming enfilade.
Tal chooses option #3 and Stays Put!
The self is not so weightless, nor whole and unbroken Remember the pact of our youth
Having managed to keep hold of a couple gifts, Koa takes time to look around as some people start following the tracks. It's not a terrible idea, though it feels premature, there still being packages lying around. He's about to say as much to Melita-- but as he turns toward her she disappears, leaving only giggling footprints behind. "Unfair!" the Dragoon mock-grumbles huffily, throwing a glance Fangorn's way. "Did you know she could do that?"
(Obviously yes)
As the snowballs fall Koa trudges stubbornly on, gathering the gifts that he can while doing his best to dodge the onslaught. And if he's kinda sorta following the footsteps of an invisible demigod, hey, can you blame him? Always better to stick in a squad, that's the Dragoon way.
Koa and Pip continue collecting presents
Koa Carpenter
Where you go, I'm going, so jump and I'm jumping Since there is no me without you
As Thal gathered the single gift she was able to snag amongst the throng of people, she clutched it close to her chest. It's bright wrapping paper made it difficult to hide, but she attempted to cover it in with her cloak, unsuccessfully. Letting out an annoyed grunt, she looked around for more to add to the singular present. A few small gifts were nestled in the snow nearby, barely visible beneath all the tracks.
Her feet moved towards them before she noticed the absolute barrage of snowballs coming in the direction of everyone. Where did those come from? Despite her confusion about the situation and her greed to continue collecting, she had no desire to be buried in frigid ice. Instead, she hissed a low breath of frustration and found a nearby rock to huddle behind. Maybe once the assault landed, she would be able to sneak out and grab more.
With three large gifts in his arms, Zavien proceeded to follow the trail. His breath came out in labored clouds of white fog, obscuring his vision, but he did his best to keep his head always in motion to scan his surroundings. The strange whistling and darkening of the ground around him caused him to quickly notice the incoming attack(?). He gasped and tightened his grasp on the gifts before picking up his speed to avoid the maelstrom of snowballs and chaos sure to follow.
If everyone collecting gifts was being attacked, was it possibility that the sleigh accident wasn't an accident? Just the possibility made Zavien more worried about the drive. He began running towards to wreckage, his presents shifting uncomfortably in his arms.
Ho ho ho, it's snow much fun, and other assorted festive puns.
As it happens, invisibility doesn't really help you to dodge snowballs that are already falling, but it doesn't seem to matter either way. Flora and Melita are able to snag up more presents, as are Deimos and Koa. Alas, Dantalion is struck by several snowy projectiles, and he falls to the hillside in defeat.
Those who stay put are smart and are not assaulted by the snowballs, but like their more daring comrades, they are now well behind the others on the race down the hill!
That isn't to say things are easy for those who have ploughed forward though, either. And as it happens, the more presents you have, the clumsier you might be. As a result, Ophelia, Maea and Ellyra all take a tumble, and cannot progress any further.
But there's a rumbling from behind all of you. And now it's not a lot of snowballs, but one, large abominable one, careening down the hillside behind you!
Ophelia, Maea, Ellyra and Danta are out of the Drop!
Do you DODGE the abominable snowball and have a better chance of staying safe, or do you try to collect EVEN MORE PRESENTS?
With a present in his mouth, the canine turns, his blue eyes fixed on the massive creature. A giant ball? He should be afraid.
He absolutely should run, but ball.
But ball
Dropping the present he'd been carrying, instead of dodging or otherwise trying to collect more presents, Ever ran directly toward the abominable snowball. Barking loudly and wagging his tail, the shepherd leaped and lunged through the snow, trying to bite at the massive creature.
Every good gambler knew when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em. And when to...well, however the rest of the song went. Suffice it to say, once the Doubletake spies the abominable snowball rushing toward them, she figured the gifts she had were plenty and opted to haul ass down the rest of the hill. No need to be greedy (or dead).
Deciding to stay invisible—no need for the creature to target her unnecessarily—Flora did her best to follow in the footprints of those who had gone before her to make the running easier. It also helped conceal her invisibility if she wasn't adding fresh tracks to the snow. Based on the barking she could hear behind her, with any luck, the snowball would be distracted by someone playing hero long enough for her to make it to the bottom of the hill.
Flora stays invisible and RUNS
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i scream for whatever it's worth "i love you" ain't that the worst thing you've ever heard?
05-17-2024, 06:23 PM (This post was last modified: 05-17-2024, 06:24 PM by Hadama.)
An abominable...? Under the circumstances, Hadama risked a moment to look around for Mittens to see if there was a family resemblance. But with several of the people who had also been moving downhill now face down in the snow, the Tidebreaker was not about to take unnecessary risks with his recently-acquired ankles or his presents. Though they were few, they were still important to someone, and he had hopes of returning them to their rightful owner...
Assuming, of course, that he survived what was coming.
Although he didn't have a middle name, 'caution' would have fit him well. Content - for the moment - with what he had already acquired, Hadama chose to move to the side of the hill and let the Snowball pass unhindered.
Hadama DODGES!
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Already thinking of ways in which he might be rewarded, Fox offers Kiada a bright smile as he realises they've managed to avoid the onslaught of snowballs, and he gets to his feet with his three presents and holds out a hand to offer her some help, too.
Which is about when the gigantic snowball comes trundling down the hill towards them, already starting to pick up speed. "Oh fuck--" Fox blurts, and though the snow is deep and the going is tough with his presents in his arms, he does his best to dodge out of the way.
He swears he sees a black dog running towards the thing, though. Huh.
Fox DODGES!
Fox Sinclair
Horns: Small, bone-like protrusions (aka your stereotypical devil horns) that are easy to miss in his hair.
Deimos was quite content with the massive amount of presents dangling from his jaws, and might’ve snagged more had a distinct rumbling not begun. Instead, he turned his head to watch an abominable snowman begin rolling down towards them – and then didn’t spare another thought. Not to be overcome or indudated with trepidation here (his senses were finely attuned to danger) and, at the moment, he wondered if multitudes of them would be overcome by the wretched thing.
So he shifted direction to dodge, hopefully out of its warpath, and rampaged onwards towards the sleigh tracks, massive paws swift, sure, and certain in the snow.
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Deimos tries to dodge the abominable snowball.
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