WEEK 4

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WEEK 4

READY, STEADY, GO-KARTS!

After a harrowing week of forced honesty and a surprise attack from the God of Conflict, it seems the Goddess’ “gift” has finally faded - and just in time! Today marks the date of the highly anticipated Go-Kart Race, featuring a whopping twelve teams from the Goddess’ picks and a number of teams comprised of locals. Fortunately the weather is holding up well for the event, with clear skies and a radiant sun beating down on all contestants as they wait to begin, the heat reflecting off the asphalt. Hopefully everyone thought to use sunscreen!

The local arcade has decked out the go-kart track in flags representing the different teams, and some local businesses have set up both a spectator stand area near the finish line, as well as kiosks selling snacks and drinks for the spectators and anyone who happens to wander by! There are also some midway fair game booths and portable game machines if you're not really here for the go-karts and just here for a fun afternoon out. The best part is that everyone who enters the event zone gets three free tokens courtesy of the arcade, so you've got nothing to lose~ Unless you do happen to lose, which means that you'll probably have to purchase more tokens from the distracted teenagers volunteering manning the admin booth.

ALL'S WELL THAT-- HUH?

Eventually, all the preamble is completed, and it’s time for the race! A light counts down from red to yellow to green, and the racers are off!

While the start of the race is a jumble, a few in particular begin to pull ahead of the pack: Spade of the Sea and Kururu and Schneider in particular! Tragically, Team Bloody Angels just can’t seem to get the speed they want and seem to get stalled by various traps, falling further and further behind…

In the middle of the bunch, Atem and Sunrise manage to maintain their speed, while THE CUTIE PATOOTIES, Fire’n Ice, and Aaron and Morgan all struggle to surpass each other - leaving Beautiful, Bright Knights of Lovely Radiance, and Exquisite Midnight Shimmering unfortunately trapped behind the three and unable to pass at all. Towards the back of the group, Badass Ladies compete directly with TEAM ROADKILL for their place, while Frieren and Arven have a leisurely drive by comparison.

The first and second laps go without incident. But on the third…

Something about the local teams changes. Instead of the regular frustration of losing, some of them seem to fall into, well, road rage.

Schneider and Kururu, nearly caught up to Hiiro and Jordi, find their hopes dashed as a woman in a blue bandana bumps them from behind - the impact enough to cut their engine for a moment too long, allowing Hiiro and Jordi to pass the finish line in first place without any trouble.

The middle of the pack gets the worst of it. Jesse and Mafuyu find themselves hounded by a woman in aviators who manages to ram into their Go-Kart hard enough to dent the guard, putting pressure on the wheel - while they cross at the same time as others, they are unable to steer the Go-Kart due to the damages, and find themselves ramming into guardrail. While Mafuyu is miraculously without injury, Jesse takes the brunt of the force and will be feeling that whiplash the next day.

Aaron and Morgan get a brick - a literal brick - chucked at them, and while they manage to avoid getting hit themselves, they have to do a violent swerve to do so. That’ll also be a bit of whiplash for them, too. Badass Ladies get sideswiped by one of the locals and their kart ends up grinding against one of the guardrails. Eek.

The real destruction, however, hits the back end of the group - a man in yellow sneakers manages to bash hard into Eli and Kirumi, pushing them off course. The impact causes them to bump into Aerith and Maika along the way, who lose control of the steering wheel and knock Fray and Argenti into the wall. Fray sustains injuries as he’s dragged against the wall for a moment until Argenti is able to right their path again, pulling them back into the middle of the course. Eli and Kirumi don’t get off so easily, either - the bump against Aerith and Maika isn’t enough to stop their momentum, and Eli cracks his right shoulder against a barrier as Kirumi hits the brakes to prevent further injury. Fray, Argenti, Eli, and Kirumi will be feeling whiplash the next day.

Braphine’s chosen aren’t the only victims, either - a woman with red combat boots and a man in a green jacket each crash into local competitors, and the result is a six-kart pileup.

Frieren and Arven and Team Bloody Angels witness all of this from the back of the race, though neither team can do much except to continue on to the finish line.

What should have been a celebration at the end instead turns into panic as medics are called onto the scene and emergency personnel are summoned to the track. While many of the people in the stands seem roiling with discontent and beginning to argue and fight over the cause of all these injuries, a few of the locals hurry down to the course to help. Schneider, Aaron, Argenti, Aerith, Eli, and Kirumi will find themselves aided by familiar faces - the boutique staff recognized them and are here to lend them and their partners a hand in getting treated for their injuries.

As the racetrack descends into chaos, it soon becomes difficult to keep track of everyone. However, Hiiro, Schneider, Sally, Morgan, Argenti, Aerith, Frieren, and Celeste all notice a figure in a strangely ancient hood standing among the stands, a fierce grin on their face - before the figure turns and disappears into the crowd.

Mina - having come to spectate and cheer on everyone from the stands - gets a rather panicked look on her face as she watches it all unfold. She quickly takes out her phone and begins typing frantically at it, before hitting “send.”

All at once, all of Braphine’s chosen will hear their phones begin to beep.

CALL FOR HELP.

I've added emergency commissions to the app - please take them on if you are able to/need to!

We can get through this if we all work together. So, please... look out for each other out there, okay?

COMMISSIONS

HELPING HAND

Please help the injured! Even if it's as small as first-aid or comforting a scared child who's gotten lost in the aftermath of the go-kart crash, any little bit of help would be appreciated by the overwhelmed medical staff at the scene! Unless you’re already injured, in which case, please allow yourself to be tended to!

(OOC note: For clarity, this commission reward applies both to characters who are helping the injured and those who are injured in the thread!)

HOLY HEALING

The hospital is going to need more supplies. For those who are strong enough, please seek out Archangel Shadows in the Nekyia. They should drop blessed feathers - these feathers then can be taken to Braphine’s Temple, and the priest or priestess there should be able to turn them into medicine for the injured.

RACETRACK REPAIRS

In the aftermath of the go-kart pileup and everything associated with it, it's time for people who are good with their hands to roll up their sleeves and help the locals with repairs - clear the debris off the track and make sure the way is clear for the emergency vehicles and construction crews who need to access the site!

OOC

READ ME!!!!

• Welcome to your Week 4 event log! While this log covers the go-kart race and its immediate aftermath, please feel free to use this log to thread out anything else happening during the week after and we will see you next week for the Week 5 event!
  
• Note to all go-kart participants that there has been some shuffling in the team compositions due to player drops as well as Everything That Happened on Friday. Regardless, you can claim event participation gacha rewards if you signed up and have one thread of at least 10 comments with a go-kart related prompt on this post.
  
• Archangel stats and information have been added to the bestiary!
  
• AC is due end of the month! Make sure you get that in~
  

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[privatedomicile]

(PAINFULLY GO-KARTS) {Race & Aftermath}

[Hey, go-karts are fun, and once Jesse draws Mafuyu as a partner, he’s taken it upon himself to let the kind of shy-looking teen have a good time.]

Let’s smoke these guys, yeah? [He offers her a fist bump. Go team!

And they manage to do pretty well, considering! Jesse’s got that need for speed and experience go-karting on his side, but then some lady with aviator goggles takes their progress very personally and harshly rams into them. Cursing up a storm, Jesse tries to veer the car straight, but ends up slamming into the guardrail. As the race ends, he tries to climb out of the car along with Mafuyu, wanting to make sure she’s alright, and forces a smile and thumbs up.]

Hell yeah, Third place. [Fifth, Jesse. He nearly immediately crouches down with a wince.] Oww…

YEAH! FEATHERS! {Holy Healing}

[Well, that massive crash sucked, and somebody died, so Jesse’s looking for some distraction. That might as well come in the form of trying to fight in the Nekiya for the sake of a supply run. Hunting the shadows does seem to be easier said than done when you are Jesse Pinkman, whose hunting instincts leave a bit to be desired.]

Yo, Archangel! Show me those wings, biatch!!

[He cups his hand over his mouth when he says it. He’s gonna get his ass kicked.]

[beathollow]

( at the start of the race, jesse is able to draw out a muted but amused smile out of her.

... and then the fuckin HOOLIGANS had to act up again. was the day before not enough? which is to say, as he forces the smile, she only frowns. )

You're hurt.

[privatedomicile]

Damn right I am. That lady couldn’t stand the rubber we were burning. Woo! [He lifts his hand for a high five, and instantly regrets it.]

Shit—-Mafu, don’t leave me hanging, this stings like a bitch…

[beathollow]

( she returns the high-five!


and then immediately gently tugs him to the first aid tent. tugtug. )

This is just like the day before, I think I recognized some of them but I don't know...

[privatedomicile]

[You know what, he is in fact in pain, so he's gonna get out of the wrecked go-kart and allow Mafuyu to drag him to the first aid tent.]

Oh yeah, the ones with the graffiti operation from before. Figured they were just typical gangs wreckin' public property, but causing this kinda shit out in public? Everybody in this town's got issues, yo.

[beathollow]

They really do.

( if no one begins helping him, mafuyu actually starts digging through things herself- )

I volunteered as a first aid helper at an event before, so I'm familiar with this sort of thing. Can you take off your jacket so I can see?

feathers, yo

[imperiosity]

[On the plus(?) side, Jesse's shouting also makes him conspicuous to anyone else exploring the Nekyia. And while Aaron's mostly here to blow off steam on his lonesome, he's not going to ignore the guy who seems one ambush away from having a real bad time. So after cutting down an Inugami on the way over, Aaron will call out to the other man.]

You sure you're not gonna end up the bitch here?

[privatedomicile]

[Jesse looks over at the redhead that pipes up, and gives a cocky chuckle in return.]

Come on, how hard can it be to wipe the floor with some sucker in a robe with wings? You ain't chicken, are you, man?

[imperiosity]

Pfft. As if.

[Just going to casually twirl one of the swords he's holding.]

But you're not exactly packing a whole lotta heat. Is blowing out their eardrums the best you can do?

[privatedomicile]

Oh, you wanna talk heat? Don't bring a giant knife to a gunfight, yo.

[Jesse holds up the handgun he's been using for excursions here, electing to wiggle his hand around for emphasis instead of attempting a cool twirl. The gun's too modern-shaped for that to be cohesive, and guns can be dangerous!]

[imperiosity]

Am I supposed to be impressed? All I see is a small gun for a small man.

[he says, despite only being about an inch taller,

He jerks his chin over to a few Archangels in the distance.]

Bet I can take down more of 'em than you.

YEAH! FEATHERS! {Holy Healing};

[beautifulknight]

[ Well, Argenti is more or less doing his best to also lend a hand when it comes to commissions, so it's an inevitably he leaps into the battle situation, ready to strike.

Only this time instead of his target being a living person, it's assuredly one of those monstrous Archangels who are intent on smiting their enemies with nothing less than a frightening merciless concentration.

Anyway, at Jesse's call...two Archangels seem to reveal themselves. Well, at least it worked? Either way, Argenti makes his appearance, and starts off to unwaveringly lash out with a light psy-inflicting all enemy damage strike. ]

Shall we? I believe it'd be the best strategy to defeat one at a time.

[privatedomicile]

[Look, what's the point of all the pretense? Come out swinging, Jesse says. Still, Argenti showing up is welcome, since he wasn't looking forward to two against one.]

Hell yeah! [He grins and draws his handgun, choosing the Archangel to the left of him as the target of a fireball that comes out of the barrel.]

[beautifulknight]

[ Fair. Pretense is so not Argenti's thing. ]

I am glad to see that you are in good spirits.

[ Though, after he states that, he will rush the same Archangel that Jesse is attacking, but readily. He leaps forward elegantly, straight into a Lunge to brutally stab the creature.

Of course, given its high level, it does more than just take it, and it decides to attack Jesse first still, bringing down a Kouha with an attempt to hit. An attack with Bless attributes, and capable of performing that light amount of damage.

The other one also attacks Argenti with the same move, though the red head manages to barely outmaneuver this one. ]

[privatedomicile]

[Damn, these guys pack more of a punch than Jesse expected. Thankfully, he's able to duck away from the Kouha attack just in time, firing another one of the Pinkpyre balls at his assailant.]

Hey, watch out man, they're coming out swinging!

[beautifulknight]

They certainly are.

But, we are more than a match for them, are we not?

[ Argenti says with not lacking in confidence in the slightest. This time, secondary Archangel begins Charing to build up its attack, only for the main Archangel to try its luck again to attack the two at once with a Vicious Strike. Only to, well, deal with Argenti dances out of the radius of its hit and he strikes decently with a regular good ol' stab with his spear (12) ]

Holy Healing

[moodwrecker]

[She just makes an annoyed noise at all the yelling.]

Are you trying to die?

[Still, she strolls up, casual, with her trusty nail bat in tow.]

[privatedomicile]

No? I'm on a mission for the greater good, kiddo.

[He says it like it's completely obvious.]

It's like how you catch moths with a bigass light.

[moodwrecker]

[Sharply:]

Don't call me kiddo.

[privatedomicile]

[Jesse grimaces.]

Fine--jeez, you're what, fourteen? Can't be that much older than my kid brother.

[moodwrecker]

Sixteen.

[Thank you VERY much. But hey look at that, there is in fact an Archangel coming over.]

Holy Healing

[goei]

[Izou also thinks fighting monsters is a great distraction, however he doesn't agree with Jesse's methods.]

Wh-Are you fucking stupid, you just blew a chance fer a surprise attack!!

[privatedomicile]

--huh.

[Jesse did not actually think of that.]

Well, we could always do like a mouse trap thing. I keep yelling to get their attention, and then you come in from behind and hit 'em with your sword. Teamwork and shit.

[goei]

[Izou blinks because that actually isn't a terrible idea?? And it means he gets to look all cool and shit doing the sneaky surprise attack. He looks for a second like he's on board for the idea, but suddenly freezes, scowls, and instead;]

You think I wanna team up with an idiot like you!?
[IZOU YOU'VE JUST MET THIS MAN???]

[privatedomicile]

[Jesse is honestly kinda bewildered by that response, his expression shifting from offense to confusion before settling on a mild glower.]

I'm just doing a supply run for the hospital, yo, isn't teaming up faster? Do you hate sick people, man?