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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[pharology]

helping hand

[Jordi is in fact a medic even if he hasn't shown much of it yet... but now he does. He pulls himself away from Hiiro and their kart at the finish line and runs down the track they just sped through, to the other racers. He, of course, is completely fine, but that's good for him, he can assist the injured.

So he does, prioritizing those who aren't standing upright.]

Are you all right? [His voice is soft, but firm.] If you're feeling any pain, can you pinpoint where?

I'm a medic, I can help.

holy healing

[Why he can't work at the hospital himself to assist, he doesn't know-- it's illogical, people are injured and they're refusing medics and insisting on this long-winded quest! Ugh. Not to mention Jordi is at a disadvantage... these Archangels are immune to his spell. At this venture, all he can do is run, hide, and wait for other people to come by.

He's not pleased with this, but is visibly relieved when someone else comes by.]

Are you hunting Archangels too?

Those creatures and I have the same element-- I can't do much, but if you can... [He spins his baton in his fingers, sparks of magic flying from it.] I can help.

network: un: aegirintraining
Is everyone all right? I'd like for us to all be in good shape when it's clear that we'll be getting a lot of emergencies. As a nurse, I'll be available for some post-combat assistance if anyone is still feeling some physical effects from recent events.

network, un: Yoon

[strawsandals]

Thank goodness for another medic.

[ Is he offering his services? No.

...

Okay, yeah, but he's not publicizing that!! He's not going to enable people being reckless! ]

[pharology]

Yes. I didn't advertise myself before, but now is as good a time as any.

[strawsandals]

What sorts of injuries did you have to tend to that day?

[pharology]

Mostly bruises, scrapes and bleeding, but I did help set a few things back in place.

[strawsandals]

I see...how awful. It seems like this situation's gotten pretty out of hand.

holy healing;

[beautifulknight]

[ Immune to Bless, huh? Well, regardless of how their previous conversation has gone, Argenti isn't exactly the type of person to shy away much from talking to the other male. Not yet; particularly when they're out and about needing to fulfill the same objective, apparently. Still he nods his head energetically when the other man states as much. ]

I am.

I do not mind if you lend me your aid...I am more suited to frontline battle even if I do have healing spells.

[ And this way he won't need to concentrate on those. That being said... ]

...Do you happen to know where you sighted them last?

[pharology]

[Does this mean that Jordi has chosen to continue placing his trust in Argenti? Perhaps.

At this point, Jordi needs help, and he recognizes that he shouldn't be picky about where it comes from. At the very least, he knows for a fact that Argenti is strong, given he can kill a man without much trouble. That's something right?]

I do. They're a couple minutes away, down this path. [Then he points in a specific direction.] I'm not sure if they're still there, but they were there.

[beautifulknight]

[ And something is better than nothing...or so the adage goes. At the least the Knight of Beauty can say he's been more helpful than not, when it comes to even knowing when to help with general matters.

Argenti follows the gesture - where the other man is pointing - and decides that he'll be heading in that direction, naturally. ]

We can see if they are still there.

I am certain you shall keep to the back, then?

[ The red head will begin to head towards the direction Jordi pointed to with a swift gait; not quite running, though in a hurry to ensure that they don't miss where their enemy so happens to be.

Fortunately...the enemy will be lingering in the general area and can be sighted some ways away before the two make close enough distance to enter their combat zone. Even if the Archangels are hovering towards the darker side of the general area (so that some people may be inclined to miss their appearance if they're not paying attention.) ]

[pharology]

I will-- but I won't be staying too far behind. I refuse to use you as a shield.

[Nevermind that Argenti looks like he'd be able to handle it-- Jordi isn't that kind of person.

He inhales, then exhales the moment they've found a sign of the Archangels again-- and they look a little like more organic Sankta that Jordi is a little uncomfortable just setting eyes on them-- because there's a pack of monsters and only two people here. But he looks at Argenti anyway.]

I have a spell to lower defenses. Let me cast it first, then you can catch them by surprise.

[beautifulknight]

[ There's a moment of pause on Argenti's end; perhaps he is something like...mildly surprised? ]

If you ever feel in danger, even where you are, you may do so.

[ That is what he is for at times. To be a shield for those who need it; to protect others from danger. Argenti doesn't quite see anything wrong with that in the slightest...though he is glad to hear that the other man is so earnest in such feelings.

That being said, the Archangels' appearances are truly unsettling. But, all that said, he is most certainly prepared to charge right into battle - though, wait, Jordi seems to have something else to say. So, the red head turns his attention towards him. ]

That's quite useful! Please, do go ahead.

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[imperiosity]

not the kind of nurse I prefer, but all right

what sorts of injuries have you dealt with before?

[pharology]

I do hope you're not alluding to something that's not meant to be said in public.

[Hello? A pervert...]

closes eyes

[imperiosity]

what, that I enjoy the sight of some hot ass? cause you bet I do

[shame and public decency are overrated!!]

[pharology]

I don't believe you're in need of a nurse then.

holy healing

[moonshaded]

[Kainé came in by herself - because of course she did - and because kicking the crap out of monsters beats sitting around in the aftermath. Beats hanging out around people sitting in their feelings about stuff they couldn't stop from happening. Beats hearing the kids with unresponsive parents yelling in the stands. Cutting down things is familiar and straightforward.

Kainé pauses when hailed, leaning back to get a good look at the full scope of Jordi's current situation.]

Have you just been hanging out here waiting for someone to stroll along and get your ass out of here?

[So...yeah, she's here to hunt some Archangels, more or less.]

[pharology]

[Oh, he hopes she's not another one of those sorts of people... Jordi's already learned his lesson from the others. He's not about to be a verbal punching bag for yet another person.

It just gets tiring to constantly put up a wall between himself and others.

The smile he gives it a little tight, and cold.]

Yes, I did. [He's not shying away from the truth! Because there's no reason to lie.]

[moonshaded]

You could've just gotten out of here. [There's no real bite to that observation - Kainé's voice is low and deep.

She doesn't linger for negotiations, though, and she steps out toward the twisted corridors of the commercial district.]

... You're gonna follow me, right? How ineffective are we talking? [If he's just going to get chunked immediately, he's better off staying way behind. She hasn't encountered any creatures immune to her own attacks - though even if she had, she'd be hard-pressed to try an approach that wasn't "hit it more and harder until you get results.]

[pharology]

[And be useless? No. Jordi refuses to do that, hence he's not even gracing her first comment with one of his own.]

My element is their element, I believe. The one damaging spell I know does nothing to them.

@manslayer

[goei]

Ain't a nurse a girl? Wimpy as you are yer a man last I checked.

[pharology]

Fields of knowledge and particularly medicine are just fields of knowledge, so they don't care for what gender a practitioner is, thus one term is only needed for them.

helping hand

[kandata]

I have whiplash.

[Kirumi is right against a wall, trying not to move much. Whiplash is a serious matter, after all! Gotta be cautious!

[pharology]

[Jordi immediately moves towards her, leaning over slightly and holding out his hands.]

May I check? [Not that he doubts her! But it's better to be sure, and to check for severity. But if she's still standing, perhaps it might not be too bad.]

[kandata]

Go ahead. Please be careful -- it still feels tender.

[Her eyes flit towards him, because she sure isn't moving her head at all. She's not trusting the injury yet, rather concerned if she moves carelessly it'll worsen and she'll be unable to move for days.

With how invested she is in her work and in being productive, the thought of being unavailable for that long is harrowing!]

[pharology]

How far is the soreness?

[Instead of reaching right for her neck, he places a hand on her shoulder, fingers squeezing slightly. If it's severe, it would have reached there too in some way.]