Event Ten.

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Little Willie, mean as hell, Pushed his sister in a well. Mother said, while drawing water, "My, it's hard to raise a daughter."

t's pretty dark and miserable down in the well. The cavernous area feels much larger than a well should be, bodies milling about in the darkness and knee deep, frigid water. So you're here -- and you're not alone, and the only way out appears to be the thin circle of sunlight from above, the opening of the well. (And elsewhere, in the Town, everyone's waking up to gifts of various usefulness, but hopefully they remember to check the well today even so!) What now? Welcome to Awash's tenth event log, and the intro log for this month, everyone! All new characters have found themselves waking in the well in the middle of the Town. Hopefully they can get a hand out! For more information, please go here! Meanwhile, the current characters have some new gifts. If there are any questions, please ask them here, and have fun! Thank you!

Comments

[swordfucker]

...Yeah. There are a lot of kids here. Your age, a little older, younger... But we're all trying to work together to find a way home. Most of us are like family, here.

[He knows Yuu gets what that means, and thank god, because he's had to explain it so many times and his tsun is tired of it. He glances down, adjusting his bracelet (Dextera's) a little from beneath the cuff of his jacket.]

Crowley's here, too. Have you seen him?

[swordfucker]

I have.

[He knew it!! But hhhh, okay, thankfully he has met one other vampire today who is on a sardine diet, so.]

The vampires that come here from different worlds can differ. The ones where I'm from require human blood every three days or they go on a rampage. What about you?

[swordfucker]

[Well, he, a half-demon, could handle them just fine, but his group gave in pretty easily to temptation, okay.]

...An Archangel. [He repeats it, and it's not clear what his thoughts are, but his words are stiff.]

There are a few others who fly here, so you can ask them for the exact details, but I know it won't work.

[tropism]

It's a good skill to have. [ a pause, and then - ] I hope you don't mind working with humans, because that's the kind of population you're looking at here.

[heirworthy]

That's something I would like to know as well.

[ since he's pretty sure he was asleep in the airship with the others. and while he can easily transport himself from one point to the other, he has enough control over his own powers that he won't do it in his sleep. ]

Perhaps we'll find out more once we manage to get out. [ he points at the light above. ]

[regrede]

[ oh. a young lady is not the perpetrator that sierra expected, and she relaxes somewhat. the source of the click is still unknown to her, in terms of what it actually was, but there’s no harm done if she senses no bloodlust. ]

No, dear. Not a monster. I’m just trying to find a place to rest.

[promissum]

[Hm... well.] This will be the first time I've worked closely with your kind. What an excellent chance to understand your powers of camaraderie. [He's really just gonna spin it so it's a positive thing.]

[spiria]

[ Distress is definitely something she is in. For ... many reasons. She's doing her best to keep her cool while she figures the immediate problems out, however.

Still, a bit of kindness and generosity from someone goes a long way in helping her do just that, and she can't help the small smile that crosses her face as he hands her his coat. ]

I ... Thank you?

[ She takes the coat into her hands, and looks up at him curiously. ]

Don't you need this, though? I should be all right now that I'm out of the well.

[ It is kind of windy, but she's lived most of her life in a place that snows pretty much year round. She might be cold, but she's dealt with worse predicaments. ]

[tosa]

(Young man... cute. He's just rolling with the momentum and everything and doesn't even blink when he stops to ask,)

Yeah, yeah. He was here before I showed up, even. Ya haven't seen him yet?

[heartsteals]

[ she's playing along with such a straight face... it's admirable. He gives her a lopsided grin, raising an eyebrow. ]

Don't worry! Professor Lupin will do everything in his power to get you a passing grade.

[ jokes probably aren't what she wants to hear in this situation, but, well, she started it! He settles down, though, expression easing, and continues in a more reassuring voice. ]

Really, though, go ahead. I can probably answer them all, though I can't guarantee you'll like the answers.

[finalize]

[ she feels terrible. acting like this is certainly hurting him... and she shouldn't be showing such a weak side of herself, not when the burden of everything is so heavily skewed in his direction. but... but she can't help it.

especially when he takes her hand like that, comforts her like that—acts as if her promises weren't empty and she hadn't failed him.

but she was right, wasn't she? when she thought about it, she knew he would never really blame any of them. wouldn't blame her for her weakness. without thinking, her hand grips a little tighter around minato's, her other hand coming up to rest on top of both of theirs, intertwined. ]

I... It's so much more than that...

[ she says this, attempting to convince herself that she can keep it together, react in the way that he's trying to support her into. "good to see you" is such a light way of putting it...

she tries, very visibly tries to stop, but the tears keep coming. ]

I'm sorry... I know you said not to, but-- I can't... I failed you...

[withwisdom]

[ oh good! it's a little like the sheikah technology then. that makes it a little easier to grasp... him, in a manner of speaking. the mechanical guardians of hyrule had their own intelligence to them in order to adapt to the enemy - maybe then he's just similar to that, but on a grander scale. ]

I've never heard of thirium before either, but you make it sound like it would be hard to recreate for you. You should do your best to stay out of the line of danger.

[regrede]

[ that’s progress.

sierra lost her letter when she changed into a bat the first time, so all she has to know about her house is the instinct that it belongs to her, but this child looks like she might possibly still have it. ]

Do you have a house yet, little one?

[ sierra doesn’t need her own home, as long as she finds a nice bed. ]

[fivefingerdeathpunch]

[He can tell he has blondie's attention, but the name puts the tiniest of dents in Jotaro's resolve. It's clearly Italian, and Jotaro can see signs that Giorno's part Japanese as well--there's no room in there for an Englishman who seemed too cocky to ever use an alias. Still, there is a resemblance...

Ugh. Whatever. He'll put his cards on the table and go from there.]

I came here expecting to find either my mother or my grandfather. The only other person with that birthmark is dead, and you're none of them, so I need to know who the fuck you're related to to have a connection to my family.

iii.

[tropism]

[ giorno's making his way around town again, if only to familiarize with a couple of new faces that the well has brought this time around. he follows the sound of someone working on ... a project of sorts, and stumbles upon sebastian working.

at his question, giorno just shakes his head. ]

It's fine. We all do what we have to, in order to live as comfortably as we can in this town.

You seem like a handyman.

[oomfies]

[ When is Mogget ever wrong about his assessments of Lottie? The answer: never. They're all correct all the time, even if he barely knows her. ]

It's not just for my tears you, you cat!! God, you really don't understand! [ Time for Lottie to pitch a fit as she sniffles miserably, eyes reddening, because of course she would get upset at a cat not Understanding her Pain. ] And I'm not feeling sorry for myself, this is a serious medical condition that's ruining my life right now!

Yeah, I can climb, [ Said like it's the most obvious thing - she didn't do that collab with Nike for nothing, she's got some life skills outside of posing in athleisure wear. ] but I can't do it.

[spiria]

[ So then he has no idea either. Fun times. She looks up to where he was pointing again. ]

I sure hope so.

[ Usually a well would have a rope, attached to a bucket or something. She starts trying to use what limited vision she has to look for one. ]

There might be something we can use to get up. Something that can draw water.

[culpa]

Oh, yeah. This is definitely the area of town I'm supposed to be in. . I think.

( he actually has absolutely no idea. )

It feels right, and Guren's here, and I'm pretty sure I'm supposed to be here.

( it's the only area of this entire place his family is in which clearly means it's where he belongs, whether or not the color charts agree. yuu will fight them. frick those color charts. )

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[tropism]

Hey, are you bored? Is your harp of any use to wild insects or beasts?

[ because giorno's thinking of doing a quest and fighting a swarm with another swarm of his own making is just asking for trouble. plus all this guy is doing is moping, like, that's not useful at all. ]

[usedlick]

This seems like a good meeting place. [He looks around, taking a mental scan of the area, so he knows it for later. He's a little perturbed it's clearly not anywhere in Detroit, but that's what he's going to find information about!] Then yes, we'll meet back here after we've looked around.

[spiria]

[ We have to take care of each other, though! Still, if he insists he's okay, she won't push it. ]

As long as you're sure. It wouldn't sit well with me if you were injured worse and I could have done something to help.

[ She smiles at him. ]

In any case, ah ... I guess we can go look for a proper medic?

[regrede]

[ poor creatures. sierra frowns at guren’s explanation of the vampires from his world—if she were there, maybe she could change something about it.

does it mean that there are other vampires in this town, though? ]

Hmm… I’m afraid you asked the exception to the rule.

[ she’s willing to cooperate, though—maybe because she herself knows how dangerous a hungry vampire can be. ]

I only need blood to use my magic. I conquered my hunger a long time ago.

[tropism]

I'm sure we have a lot to learn from each other. Stories about demons from our world aren't exactly the most flattering, and the same can probably be said about humans to your kind.

[ there you go, spin doctors right up here. ] Where are you staying in this town, Valvatorez?

[promissum]

Then we shall meet again tomorrow. I don't know if there's any way to tell time here. [He can't set a specific time. Tsk.]

[heartsteals]

[ he smiles right back, crossing his arms over his chest resolutely. ]

I'll need it back only once you're warm and dried off. Until then, I think I can handle a little breeze.

[ he does have a long-sleeved shirt and a vest on underneath... he'll be fine. ]

Arsène Lupin, at your service. You're newly arrived, I assume?