Event: 8PM-10PM PST Run

[hot_mess_express]

Who: unfortunate souls
When: out of time, slotted in with the event but put out of time so people can die/come back easy
Where: places

[ The ground rumbles and shakes - and then opens up. The earth swallows you whole, leaving you in front of . . . blobs . . . Oh they're a little cute, aren't they?

But the world is a bit dark, isn't it? It's a little scary . . . isn't it? ]

Comments

[ghostfromthemachine]

[

maybe I'm getting strangled but I'm still counting that moment of confusion as a victory because heck you

more importantly, she is absolutely trying to intercept the arms not being used to strangle her by grabbing for their wrists, particularly the one going for Pathiri. that's hers, thank you! you can't have it! it is absolutely awful having to use her hands with the shape her own wrists and arms are in but it isn't like she's hasn't proven she could ignore that before— ]

I thought— I could only pick one?

[ —and then that other boy's shout rings out, and she blinks. and squints.

and then her grin splits a bit wider— because you know what, even if it hurts, even if her head's starting to swim, there's one thing she has figured out pretty solidly about herself. ]

Hey— hey, is that— true? Because you look ridiculous right now—

MONSTER REACTION

[hot_mess_express]

[ As the laughter grows, the monsters start to balk - you can see the light at the end of the tunnel, quite literally, as the blobs disperse and start to clear away from the exit. Even the Voices of Nerat breaks to pieces, scattering; they're not really happy with any of this, but - ]

MONSTER ACTION

[hot_mess_express]

[ Not all of you are freed. Hlasoh's blob digs deeper into her flesh, growing bigger and bigger as it starts to absorb her head, and the acid corrodes her skin. She can't laugh if her mouth is completely covered - but then again, she can't breathe, either.

(I mean, you've got your own thing going on there anyway, so who knows how much this actually matters.)

Blood drips down onto Pathiri's face, and then a blob drops from the ceiling to attach to his eyes and ears - he can't hear anymore, can't see anymore -

oh, no, he can see something. He can see . . . Kaiko and Eclair, leaving for the light at the end of the tunnel, the relieved chatter they make. But Pathiri will find blobs hooking to his ankles, trying to drag him down and away - he's being abandoned.

He can see Naan, too, walking away (fully clothed, also) from behind him. None of them so much as turn back.

Kaiko finds her blob strangling her tighter, fingers breaking apart into smaller blobs and her face half melting - but she finds it within herself still to speak, harsh and dissonant, reminiscent of something evil -

"You're looking in a mirror, dear."

Eclair will find the smaller blobs starting to crawl on him, up and on his back and in his clothes, a million legs and feelers like bugs - it's weak, but it's a move of desperation. Though, he only needs to turn his head a few degrees to see Pathiri being accosted, anyway.

Akira and Timur, at least, aren't being accosted by blobs besides the one on Hlasoh, but. . . there is. . . Hlasoh, so. You guys. . . resolve that. ]

PLAYER ACTION

[hot_mess_express]

Re: PLAYER ACTION

[nihilmancy]

[It is ironic because now I am the one being suffocated!

she just sort of stumbles and flops onto the ground like a ragdoll

the malicious magic is still surging, but somehow starts to recede somewhat without the blob directly influencing it anymore]

Re: PLAYER ACTION

[purrtagonist]

Ah-- wait!

[. . . he doesn't know why she tried to strangle him, but ultimately? it doesn't matter. he bolts for her as soon as she hits the ground, skidding across the dirt to crouch next to her. he reaches out to grab at the blob and literally. . . try to tear it from her head]

Hey! Someone tell a stupid joke, or something. . .!

[he can't laugh when he's genuinely panicked for someone else's life!]

Re: PLAYER ACTION

[legis_vox]

[taking a breath and a moment to mentally reorganize his sigils, then pressing one into Akira's shoulder, glowing yellow-gold. he'll feel significantly stronger and hardier.]

I don't know if you'd get the ones I know.

Re: PLAYER ACTION

[purrtagonist]

Try me!

[a little desperate. he promised her no one would die. he promised her]

Re: PLAYER ACTION

[howlsitgoin]

Eeeh? Is the situation getting a little too... sticky?

[he's trying]

Let your fear slime right off of you!

1/2

[purrtagonist]

[. . . . .]

Re: PLAYER ACTION

[purrtagonist]

[. . . DUCKS HIS HEAD AND CHORTLES while still trying to yank the slime off of Hlasoh's head]

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ the strangled peanut gallery just made a noise like a slightly-too-chewed-on squeaky toy holy shit ]

Re: PLAYER ACTION

[assassinatedassassin]

[fffff Immediately writhing around to try and get this thing out of his face- oh.

Oh.

...

Well, after freezing up for a brief second of hurt confusion, he'll go straight back to writhing and struggling. Kicking, scraping, maybe even biting at this point. These things need to get off.]

Re: PLAYER ACTION

[howlsitgoin]

[tries to pull enough slime off of pathiri to get words at him:]

Hey, hey! Having a ruff time? Don't forget to smile!

Re: PLAYER ACTION

[assassinatedassassin]

[What is this thing he's hearing but not seeing, why is he suddenly being grabbed by something else he's not seeing, what?? His flailing tapers off a bit, and he closes his eyes to focus on that voice instead.]

Re: PLAYER ACTION

[howlsitgoin]

Can you hear me now? Great, cause I need you to laugh so we can goot out of here!

[is laughing at my own jokes a good laugh cause I'm laughing, but also terrified]

Re: PLAYER ACTION

[howlsitgoin]

[SHRIEKS, for just a moment--

but he can see everyone in bigger trouble so he's distracted pretty quickly.]

Did I not "awoo" enough for you assholes?!

[no no he needs to laugh, so. Aside from making stupid noises...]

Hah! We were winning, weren't we?! Stupid blobs! We're stronger than you! I'm better than you!

[time to see if: slightly panicked deliberately overly loud maniacal laughter will work.]

Hahaha-- HAHAHAHAHA! You're just a bunch of ugly slime!

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ wow that's gross. squeezing her eyes shut and wrinkling her nose, both in reaction to the way that feels and out of effort— though even though it burns, it doesn't actually feel that much like she has to breathe anymore...? ...maybe she should have expected that.

it's definitely the last bit of icing on a cake that's already passed right through "too much" and into "entirely absurd," though. almost beatifically, confidentially, in something between a half-giggled intentional whisper and simply a hiccupy breathless rasp: ]

I'm pretty sure that's why it's funny~.

Re: PLAYER ACTION

[legis_vox]

Running away already? Terrible hospitality.

MONSTER REACTION & END

[hot_mess_express]

[ Well it's not like it has much of a choice!!

Your laughter, your warm hearts, all melt the blobs. They become smaller and smaller, fading to become the same color as that tunnel's walls - every single one of you manage to get the slimy creatures away, though not all of you are unscathed. Particularly Hlasoh will find that her ears have melted somewhat, too, and hearing will be difficult, along with seeing being impossible. Well. . . .

Maybe she won't have to hear the jokes for a while yet. . .


But you're out. Congratulations, heroes! ]

Re: MONSTER REACTION & END

[purrtagonist]

[still crouched next to Hlasoh, bracing himself on the ground with both hands. he's waiting for her to come to]

[and while he waits, he raises his voice to ask]

. . . does anyone need to be healed!

Re: MONSTER REACTION & END

[legis_vox]

[standing beside him, half on guard, mentally rearranging his ready sigils again]

Between us we should be able to take care of most the damage.

Re: MONSTER REACTION & END

[nihilmancy]

[leave me to die fam]

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ just sort of flopped over once her doppelganger got too gooey to keep holding her up, so here's one Senna sticking a wobbly hand up in the air while she tries to get her breath back ]

[assassinatedassassin]

[R.I.P the part of Pathiri's outfit that got sacrificed to the blobs. Actually, r.i.p most of his outfit since he got dripped on and dirtied up. He isn't too injured, just taking some deep breaths to calm down now that the danger has... apparently passed? Still gonna keep his eyes open until they're all out of here even if the blobs are gone, though.]