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Event #6: Doctor Why Instead of Who

Doctor Why Instead of Who
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Sawyer's Return

Sawyer, the Autumn Guild Leader, addresses the network on noon on the 19th. He's back from wherever he has been since disappearing in November. The message goes as follows.

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"This is Sawyer. I lead the Autumn Guild as the last Autumn Power Holder native to this world. I was accused of crimes relating to the portal mysteries and sabotage in the Research Center in November. Well, I guess I still am.

I managed to track down the real culprit, but couldn't capture them. Instead, I got the device they used just before they disappeared into yet another portal. The device still has the coordinates to the location they went to. Instead of pursuing them myself, I'm asking for everyone's help, since I got injured fighting them. I'm leaving the device to Olwen, along with a file on another incident, and letting Harrison put me in jail until the real culprit is captured. Hopefully after Jade looks me over.

Anyway, I'm counting on all of you to capture the bastard. They go by the name "The Doctor".

Harrison, I'm waiting behind the Amberfall Guild."

Any inquiries about the video will be met with a "We are forming a plan of action, please wait" for the first few days after. But everyone will be assures that Sawyer did get medical attention before taken away! (Handwaved) Visitations are permitted while he's in custody.

Color Me Inked
(Duration: Whole month)

Part 1

There is some really good news following the slightly worrying news from before: The Fairy Queen has reacquired all of her powers! That's why anyone who is interested is invited to Amberfall to gain an upgrade for their seasonal powers. This upgrade comes in the form of a magical tattoo. These tattoos not only give boosts but it can also move around one's body (for example, if someone's tattoo is a bird, the bird can fly around, especially when powers are activated).

These tattoos are permanent by default, but they can also be temporary should the person wish so. Temporary tattoos will wear out in a month (or earlier, if the tattoo is in constant use).

The basic effect of the tattoo is simple: seasonal powers stronger against the dark energy, meaning everyone will be able to fight creatures coated in it easier. That is, however, not the only effect; two more effects can be chosen when the tattoo is made, from a pool of choices provided.

Tattoo extra effects
• Danger Sense (gives an ability to sense danger in the surroundings)
• Door Creation (lets the user create a temporary fake door to pass through walls and other obstacles)
• Elemental Resistance (one element) (can be chosen twice)
• Enhanced Sense (choose one of the basic senses) (can be chosen twice)
• Guardian Spirit (summons an astral being to physically protect them, in the shape of something important to them - stays for an hour per summon)
• Mermaid Song (gives an ability to be able to heal minor injuries with singing)
• Minor Regeneration Powers (automatically heal minor injuries)
• New Element creation and manipulation (choose from electricity, light, neutral) (can be chosen twice)
• Retrocognition (able to see an item's past by touching it (does not work on living things))
• X-Ray Vision (lets user see through walls and other objects by touching them (does not work on living things))

All extra effects of the tattoo drain magical energy just like any other abilities do. If someone is low on magical powers, the tattoo will look like it's faded out (animal based tattoos may even start sleeping). No one automatically masters these abilities, so it might take some time to get used to them and properly use them in a fight.

Part 2

Various booths have been set all around Nightwake that let people test their new abilities. Most of the booths utilize just one ability (like being attacked by a water balloon with a blindfold on to test danger sense or test their enhanced senses) but some of them have several ways to complete them. They vary from obstacle courses to target shooting. These are mostly fun, harmless things

There's also just general fighting areas set up for people to just fight it out with their new abilities (they know by now that otherworlders love their fights). There are also robots that are installed with various martial arts to use as opponents, for those who prefer not to fight other people.

Bigger on the Inside

(Duration: January 22nd -> 26th)

Part 1

Olwen, the Winter Guild Leader, is the next one to address everyone through a message sent to all devices. It's an invitation to join him in tracking down and capturing The Doctor, but also for anyone who wishes to join the support side of things. The team will be gathering in Blossomcrown Park, on the 22nd of January at noon, where he will explain the plan.

The park has several tents set up. All of them are somehow related to aiding the fighters who will be entering the portals, so all non-combatants will be asked to man them. There are healing, food and even touch energy tents. After an analyzation done on the portal device, it seems that touch energy will drain faster inside the portals than they do normally.

Before the portal is opened, Olwen greets and thanks everyone for coming. He will explain that their primary goal is to find The Doctor, but also prevent monsters from entering Nightwake while the portal is open (it cannot be shut while someone is inside, unless you're someone like The Doctor). He explains that the nature of this portal is otherwise still unknown and he advises anyone who starts feeling bad in any way to return to Nightwake right away.

Once everyone is done with preparations Olwen activates the portal device and leads the way inside, holding a sword and shield in hand.

Part 2

When people first enter the portal they are met with a breathtaking view. It looks as if the water surface and the sky melt together, as the water reflects the starry sky. On the water there are several rowing boats. Once at least two people are inside a boat it will start moving across the surface of water and will eventually disappear into a mist (all except for Olwen, who disappears alone for some reason, who tells everyone to stay focused on the mission before the mist takes him).

The boats take people into sceneries that reflect their seasons. If there's more than one season on the same boat the scenery will be a mix of them.

• Winter is a cave of ice and water, filled with monsters named Glaciduets (Rock monsters with various animal bodies that shoot ice and rocks as weapons)
• Spring is a place among the clouds, filled with monsters named Galeduets (Birds that are partially fishes, that use sharp winds and icicles as weapons and dive among the clouds)
• Summer is a village that is burning, filled with monsters named Flameduets (Various dinosaurs with wings that use fire and wind as their weapons)
• Autumn is a rainy forest filled with monsters named Terraduets (Skeletons with fiery armor that use earth and fire as their weapons)

All of the monsters are far sturdier than they look and can provide to be difficult opponents. To proceed, they all (at least five monsters, can be more) have to be defeated and if any of them get past them into the mist the people entered from they will attempt to enter the portal into Nightwake. The mist is also the way to escape and return to regroup if needed.

Part 3

Defeating enough monsters will destroy the space they entered. Once enough spaces are destroyed, one final space is revealed (this will take a few days, there are a lot of these spaces). It's where Olwen can be seen fighting a masked, hooded person. Olwen is using his sword, water and ice - while the other figure uses force fields to protect themselves from magic and two swords. From the looks of it, the fight is rather even.

Those who try to help Olwen will be met with another force field around the area, preventing anyone from entering. Destroying the devices making the field will help Olwen get past the villain's defenses, but they're guarded by shadow monsters called Shadow Moths (This creature takes the shadows of people to become bigger and faster. It usually takes the form of a giant mothman that has shadowy vines as its weapons. If hit by the vines, characters would start doing everything backwards).

Once the devices have been destroyed, Olwen manages to encase the figure in ice before collapsing on the ground himself from exhaustion. All that's left now is to get both the ice covered villain and Olwen out of the portal and closing the portal - but with that, it's mission accomplished.

The masked villain (still frozen) will be taken by the Law Enforcement into custody to be questioned while Olwen gets Jade (Spring Guild Leader) to look after him right away. Olwen is tired, but thanks everyone who came to help with the mission (whether fighting or supporting) with a healthy sum of 20,000 Moon Coins.

Epilogue

With The Doctor in custody, Sawyer is free. Harrison makes a public apology, which Sawyer accepts and a viral video can be seen of all the guild leaders hugging him and telling him how they always believed in him. Are those tears in Sawyer's eyes? You must be seeing things!

Information about the villain will be given at a later date, once they manage to interrogate them. Meanwhile Sawyer will return to his guild duties. This time actually doing them without (as many) complaints.

Waiting in the Shadows
(Duration: January 28th - 31st)

Part 1

The Research Center Leader, Helene, and the Fairy Queen have been working on a project while the Portal fight has been going on. They send a message that there's another mission to take to those who are interested, with a 50,000 moon coins reward because of how dangerous and important this mission is.

Those who agree to take on the mission are asked to take at least a temporary magical tattoo. Those who already have a tattoo (permanent or temporary) will have theirs temporarily enhanced. This is the only requirement to participate in the mission. The enhancements for the tattoo are to protect the user from what they are about to face and make magic work against it - as well as work as an emergency exit if all else fails.

Explanation of what they are about to face is a dangerous entity once faced by two otherworlders. It has been named the All-Consuming Darkness: an experiment made by the Doctor that was meant to be unleashed to destroy the barriers around Ellipsa. Under normal circumstances it would eat any attacks delivered at it. But with the Fairy Queens magic tattoo boosts that danger will be out of the way.

After all the preparations and explanations, they are advised to take the new, temporary teleport crystal out to the Autumn Segment, straight to the Abandoned Mansion.

Part 2

The Abandoned Mansion is a creepy, old two story building that looks quite rundown. It's surrounded by mist that expands into the forest. There's not much to look at on the outside, other than two tombstones with the names of Kamisato Ayato and Kaveh on them. Anyone who has previously visited the mansion might remember they definitely weren't there before June, when the place was sealed.

Magical tattoos let everyone pass through the barrier and into the house. The strategy is simple: find all the arms of the monster, spread out to the mansions every room, and destroy them. With the boost from the tattoos all attacks can now deal damage, but the monster can still inflict status effects (silence, stun, burn, poison) and the air around it generally feels poisoned.

The being itself has no actual figure. It's a shapeless blob of mass that attacks people relentlessly with its arms. It will also try to capture anyone it can and eat them to make itself bigger, since it no longer can consume attacks to do so. Even with the magical tattoo boost it's still a difficult opponent to face.

Those that do get eaten will receive their own tombstone outside. It seems it appears automatically after death.

Everyone is also advised to retreat if they need to, which they can do by passing the barrier out of the house. With how many arms the being has the fight may take a while.

Part 3

Once all the arms are destroyed, the shadow blob will evaporate and the eerie feeling that was all over the place will vanish. The spirits that were guarding the doors will open the windows and doors, relieved that the danger was now gone. It's almost as if the nature was celebrating too, as sun beams start to fill the mansion as well.

The teleport crystals will take them back, but there's also a promise of a free luxury airship ride back for those who want to pamper themselves for a job well done. The airship is parked at the Autumn Airship Station.

OOC TIPS

• Ask Event-related questions here!

• Smut is not allowed on the event post, so if your thread is heading that way, please move it to a private entry of your own (your own entry or a new locked post on the comms).

• Remember to content and spoiler warn as necessary!

• Characters are responsible for coming up with their designs for the tattoos or at least ideas for them (the fairies doing the tattoos can offer options). As a bonus, there's no healing time for the tattoos, as they are completely magical! It also doesn't hurt (unless the person is very sensitive to it, then it might. Player's choice). Everyone is also allowed to get temporary tattoos first before committing to a permanent one (the limit is one permanent tattoo per character).

• Those with special skin (mechanical or otherwise) will still be able to get a tattoo, as they are magical. Even those whose skin would normally regenerate (like titan shifters) can have a tattoo stay permanently. These tattoos will also be available as "aesthetic only" ones after the event.

• Neutral Element is what it says on the tin. It's a shapeless energy that usually takes a blank, white form (but can be different colored, too). No creature is super weak against the element, but none of them resist it either; it's the element that will always deal damage, no matter what.

• Reminder that this month does not have Activity Check-in!

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[ Eren isn't surprised to see Hijikata, exactly. Hijikata often goes on things like this. He's a good fighter, so why not? He's just a little surprised at the way Hijikata looks at him.

He knows I'm a monster now, he thinks. His relationship with Hijikata, whatever it is or was, is collateral damage. There is no being involved with Eren without taking splash damage from his selfishness. It's worse for people who have loved him for a long time, people who he has loved for a long time. But still, this too is his own fault. He wouldn't blame Hijikata for never speaking to him again, for hating him. He half-expects it.

He still hasn't figured out that his atrocities don't immediately undo people's feelings for him. Will he ever get this through his head? Not anytime soon, apparently. ]

Hijikata.

[ Hijikata stares at him and Eren forces himself to stand there and endure it. He wants to fidget, bite a nail or something, always leaning towards destructiveness. He settles for chewing on the inside of his cheek but otherwise manages to be still.

He glances down at the bird, settled back where it's meant to be. ]

Thanks. I didn't think I could ever get a tattoo. I saw people with them in Folkmore and thought it would be cool, but…

[ But his body just heals everything. A tattoo would be like a wound. Sure, he could keep it from healing, but doing so long-term is difficult and exhausting. Nothing on the scale of his eye and his leg, but still! ]

Guess the answer was magic.

Aw, that's sweet of you. But this old man is almost sixty.

[Not fae, just immortal. But he'll take the compliments where he can get them!]

To be honest, I haven't worked for a paycheck in a long time either. Though I guess I'll need to soon.

Eren pulls himself out of whatever insane memory thing he's distracted by. His gaze shifts to Hakkai as recognition hits him. Shit, how long has he been standing here? He's not sure. That's a little embarrassing.

His eyebrows go up a little. In the months he's known Hakkai, he really hasn't heard him give out many compliments. Hakkai is hard to read (especially when you're an emotionally stunted lunatic like Eren), but it does seem genuine.

"Thanks," he says, shifting a little. He's still embarrassed. Oh well. "Are you okay?"

Would it have changed anything, though? Even if he'd had this, would it have been enough for him to stay? Would he had chosen Levi instead of a chance at the truth? Or maybe everything would have played out just the same, but hurt even more?..

He's the one who insisted they should never regret their decisions. There's no point in thinking about what might have been. Especially not with them having been given a second chance right here and now.

That is what matters.

Levi allows the touch, going along with the pull and shifting slightly so he can lean against Erwin a little; with the added work of gravity, his head probably ends up rested somewhere against the other man's chest. It feels nice. He can sense some of his energy slowly pouring back into him, but there's more; there's just something calming about it, like he doesn't need to be on high alert, just like all those times he'd passed out in Hange's presence over the last year, and...

Who could have thought he could have back the person that he's had enough time to actually mourn, to reshape his world around the hole he left behind?

No, this is too precious for any pretense apprehension.

He goes a little more limp at those words, a matching small sigh as if a huge weight has just been lifted off of him again. Now that he's heard it once, freeing him from the guilt and doubts he'd been carrying for years since the Survey Corps got all but wiped out, he can't hear it enough. He wants to keep hearing it, in Erwin's voice, every day for as long as he lives.

"So did you," he mutters instead of the resonating thank you he feels humming in the depths of his soul. "Told you I still had it."

His body is more limited now, sure, but his ability to dance in the skies with their gear doesn't seem to be significantly impacted, at least while he wears his aide. He can still get results. It just... hurts him more than it used to. Even now, there's still a dull, persistent ache in his leg where he'd put a strain on it for days. Of course, he considers the price well worth it and sees no point in mentioning it.

(Hange knows. They'd felt it firsthand when they were connected to pilot that metal titan. He wonders if they've snitched to Erwin at some point.)

I'm still useful, see? I'm still living up to the role you carved out for me. I'm still making you proud. So please, stay.

[Maybe he'll ask why she thinks that was ever possible another day, or maybe he won't. Maybe it's best if he never asks, because he's not sure if he wants to know.]

I am indeed. I'm going to assume your power was what I just witnessed now. Pretty useful, if I do say so myself. But...I'm not sure if anyone else is going to be able to use those doors you create.

[Childe looks downward at the tiny door...]

Are you able to make them bigger?

No, it wouldn't have changed anything, except for the sharpness of that loss.

They have it now, and now is all that really matters. No titans, no truth to uncover, no burdens of lives and duty to carry. Just each other. The world itself will have to pry him away, at this point.

Feeling Levi slump against him even further wrenches just a little - he hadn't told him enough before, hadn't been there to acknowledge his sacrifice. So he'll say it now as many times as Levi wants to hear it, even if he doesn't ask, and any time that he does. Erwin holds him a little more tightly for a moment, hand gripping his shoulder, and perhaps presses his lips briefly to his head.

But after a few heartbeats he relaxes a little, pulling away just enough to look down at him, rub his palm in slow circles over his back. Erwin chuckles softly. "So you did," he agrees lowly. Of course he is still capable, but Levi has always been more to him than just someone useful. For so long he has been his friend, his adviser, his confidant and companion. So many things that didn't require a blade to hand.

And in all things Levi has always, always made him proud.

"Still, you must be sore after all of that. A bath will be good for both of us."

Even if Erwin himself hadn't been out on the field, the days of attending to the wounded, running from bedside to bedside, expending energy to heal and refresh has likewise left him exhausted. It's the most strenuous activity besides a whole day of walking or riding than he's had since arriving.

For a little while he just basks in this, in Levi, warm and solid and real, at his side. Always at his side. There's a peaceful tranquility here in the quiet, with just the sound of the water running from the other room.

Yet Erwin still finds his gaze falling over Levi's injured leg. He isn't complaining, but then he never would, unless he couldn't hide it. But for once, Erwin might actually be able to do something about it.

"...how's your leg?" he asks gently. "I might be able to help a little, if it's bothering you."

[Julie studies her tiny door. Then she looks back to Childe. Is she sizing him up? Yes, the same way she had seen Wally size up things in the past. Instead of a paint brush she uses her piece of chalk, holding it horizontally and then vertically.

Trotting over to the wall near the first door she draws two lines as high as she can reach. Then she skips right back to Childe and gives him a look like she's the smartest woman in the world here.]

Hoist me up!

[Blink and you might miss it is right, he definitely missed it but it's a delightful surprise, especially watching Hinobuta really manhandle that rhino. What a strong guy, Childe never would have imagined it would grow into something like that. As Hijikata deals with his own foes, Tartaglia's continuing to lure the angry rock kangaroo onto the ice, forced to dodge ice shards that get thrown at him as it gives chase. It's not until he's far enough out on the ice that he stops running, having set up his trap inspired by his companion's own strategy. Electricity, thankfully, won't be needed to deal with this enemy, as he moves in to swing his claymore at it once again. But every swing misses, the kangaroo dodging as the weapon cleaves downwards as he attacks it, eating ice instead of the stone of its body. The creature taunts him with its one arm, hopping around in a circle as Childe fights- but the Harbinger simply stops at one point to heave the weapon up on his shoulder.]

I don't think you know what you've just walked into.

[With one last swing, his claymore comes crashing down to hit the ice one last time, causing it to crack horribly until it shatters, causing the rock kangaroo to fall into the water and subsequently down to the bottom. Childe leans over the hole, holding his hand up to his brow as he looks down into the trap created by his attacks, laughing all the while.]

I didn't figure it could swim. Especially not with one arm, hahaha.

[Standing back up straight to stretch out his back, he turns to Hijikata, giving him a wave. He doesn't see anything else (for the moment) besides the rhino that's currently getting beaten by Hinobuta.]

Should we go give Hinobuta a hand? I wouldn't want to interrupt its battle if it doesn't need our help.

[Warrior's pride and all.]

[He watches on as Julie is figuring out something, probably how she can fit him inside of one of these doors...]

...

[Her height definitely is showing here, since the two lines don't even come up to his chest. A small bit of concern lines his features, as she demands a boost.]

Eheheh...ah, sure.

[Giving her a once over, he's trying to decide how to pick her up, and decides to go with how he might pick up his little brother Teucer, or his little sister Tonia when she was younger. It's evident that he's done this plenty of times before by how fluidly he scoops Julie up in his arms, to let her pretty much sit right on his arm, as if she were weightless. Plus, this way she should have the freedom to draw on the wall all she needs without being hindered.]

There, how does that work? Well enough, I should hope.

"Ah, sorry. Did I startle you?"

The plastered on smile turns a shade more apologetic. Genuinely so. He really hadn't been meaning to startle or alarm anyone - this time. Maybe he should have announced himself better.

At the question, he laughs mildly - that space-filling laugh that isn't really anything humorous. "Just a few burns, nothing serious. One of the individuals I was teamed up with resorted to arson to get the job done."

[Yoshiya watches as the lizardy dragon- Aomi,- seems to brighten with interest. Aomi tries to lick Rinku's fingers, but there is no sensation of being touched. It's as if Aomi isn't even there.]

She doesn't quite eat food... But she would eat a kind word or phrase, if you're really offering. Her name is Aomi.

[The three spirits from his home all seem delighted by the recognition. The lizard-dragon being the most expressive as she, Aomi, scurries over to Frieda and stops just a few inches short of her feet. Yoshiya waves his hand in greeting, with the frog clamoring up his fingers to get a better view.]

Oh, hello. Not quite- These three are friends from my home. Aomi, Fortina- [The jellyfish,] and Poli. Are spirits common around here?

Oh... I'm sure that a tattoo would look really cool on you, Oryou-san. You're super attractive.

[speaking too honestly again-]

Yes. We're stronger together.

[Though, entering the mansion does nearly shake his confidence. Yuuto draws in a deep breath to settle any anxiety. He needs to keep smiling, he tells himself; Yumeno Yuuto must always wear a smile. But his tone does harden to convey the serious nature of the situation.]

Alright. Since I can teleport if we find danger, we're more equip to explore deeper. We can leave the front rooms to those who can go as far, I think?

Mm... Can potions be used for anything else? I've heard some of them can make you stronger?

There are other uses besides medicinal or healing, yes. A good variety, in fact, if you know what you're doing.

Nearly sixty?

[There’s a moment where he has to actually stop and think. He never really questioned the speed at which humans aged in comparison to merfolk like himself, mostly because he didn’t care. However, when trying to blend in among the humans…

Well, he’s certainly made things more difficult for himself.

He could probably bullshit his way through this safely enough though.]

From the way you spoke, I would have thought you one of the fae.

[with his tea finished he took a seat himself.]

This work should pay you a significant sum at least. If managed carefully you would not need to work again for a significant amount of time.

That sounds fun... I bet you could make good flavors of things too. Since that's also just chemicals..? Do you cook?

[he's just being a distraction at this point.]

I do. I had to take care of myself and the old man, so cooking was basically a necessity.

[Oh, that's so delightful! Where Frieda's from, the only pets people keep are cats and dogs (well, and maybe the odd person may have a tame rodent or bird), and even then they're rarely as friendly as this little dragon. She crouches to be more on eye level with her and greet her, beaming as she looks back up at Yoshiya.]

If you ask that, you must be new around here! I am, too - I've been here for about a month now. From what I gathered so far, there are ghosts around, but otherwise I've only heard of these guardian spirits...

[Her eyes rest on the floating whale.]

It this yours, then?

[She gets back up, almost tempted to take Aomi in her arms in the process, to step up to the whale spirit, smiling at Fortina and Poli as she seems them up close. What marvellous creatures!]

[Hijikata sighs, more in understanding that anything else.]

Yeah, tell me about it. Someone's got to do it.

[Running a police force like the Shinsengumi comes with shitloads of organisation and paperwork too, and guess who has to handle a brunt of it because his Commander is out stalking the hostess of his heart and most subordinates can't be trusted to do it right (or even be able to read that well)?]

...

I don't reckon we can practice our new skills together, huh.

[Given that Shang Qinghua's new skills seem to be purely defensive - if they can even be called that, given that they seem to involve no combat at all -, as is his guardian spirit, and that he does not want to use his new and improved lightning control around him, they seem to be a poor match!]

[Hard as it may be for Eren to understand, that's exactly it: Despite knowing that he killed millions - millions! - of innocent people, Hijikata still can't look at him with hatred. He tries to see a callous mass murderer, a selfish genonicer, but in the end, he can only see Eren, who still has that same sense of sadness and vulnerability about him as before (and even if that only ever existed in Hijikata's imagination, it still does now, after everything).

There's a little curiosity in his eyes as Eren explains the issue of getting a tattoo earlier, and it takes him a moment to understand, but he does. He steps up closer to him to get a better look. A songbird, huh. He's not sure what kind of bird it is, but it's not a bird of prey in any case. Part of him wants to poke it to see if it reacts to that, but that'd mean poking Eren's chest, and he holds himself back.]

What abilities did you choose?

[It feels so normal to ask him that, because he'd have wanted to know, before all those revelations. There's still a constant voice in the back of his mind, telling him: It'd be unfair to push Eren away when you gave Mukuro a second chance. He hasn't even done it yet, not in his timeline. He left to avoid it. He's doing all he can; don't punish him for that. And it's so goddamn tempting to give in to that voice, but Hijikata feels like in doing so he'd make things to easy for himself. Don't only think about yourself. Think about Eren, too. Damn it... another argument pushing him in the same direction.]

Whoa!

[Kaeya was quick to back away when the lava got too near, wings beating to keep his feet from getting burned. He decided to use his new strength and flight to his advantage.

He dropped down right onto the arm, shoving it down toward the lava. As the arm burned and melted, his claws dug into the arm and unleashed a torrent of electricity. The elemental reacting unleashed a loud noise and Kaeya felt himself thrown off. He landed on his back with a thud, the air knocked clean out him as the shield shattered after taking the brunt of the impact.

At least wheezing and his lung not working momentarily meant he couldn't breath in the poisonous air, right?]

Did it...work? [Wheeze.]

[Hijikata, still on the boat (which he anchored to stop it from drifting off), gets a nice view of Tartaglia's dance with the kangaroo, and before long he can see where this is going... but the rock creature can't, evidently.

Fireballs come flying both his and the Harbinger's way - the remaining dinosaur creatures want to avenge their peers and support the kangaroo, which runs no risk of catching fire -, but he simply lets them impact in fireballs of his own making before merging them into a large one and then simply dismissing it. Fire, after all, won't help against either enemy type!

He turns back to the duel in time to see its conclusion, and lets out a little holler as the kangaroo breaks into the shattering ice and sinks.]

Nice going!!

[When Tartaglia mentions Hinobuta and both men turn to check on the pokémon's progress with the rhino, they see a couple more stone monsters approaching to back their peer up: A bear and a... tortoise? Wow. While the small, slow tortoise is still a good bit away, the bear throws itself into the fray, sending all three creatures tumbling and eliciting a roar from the Emboar.]

I think he could use some backup, yeah!

[DON'T WORRY DUDE IT'S FINE EVERYTHING IS FI-- okay it's not fine but it's still salvageable FOR SURE!!!!]

Hahah! Um. Oh man, that's spreading pretty fast, isn't it! My bad!

[we aren't panicking yet its fine. Sonic zips out of the room, standing just outside the doorway. Totally counts. He's hesitant to bail completely, he'd feel REAL bad if this old dude got murdered by a tentacle blob and fire just because Sonic couldn't control his magic.]

Okay, I'm outside!

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Event #6: Doctor Why Instead of Who

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ugh feeling very esl with this tag lol but hitting post anyways

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shh no it's lovely also i'm gonna cry abt the end--

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