awashlogs | Event Fourteen.

Roses bloom and cease to be,
But we shall the Christ-child see.

t's very, very cold. It's cold enough that you'll see your breath fog in the air before you, that goosebumps appear on your arms and legs and a chill goes up your spine. You're inside, in a huge palace with sweeping arches and rooms, but it's no real shelter from the cold -- it's just as cold inside as out.

There's a throne room, a kitchen, various rooms and even a dungeon to be explored -- and outside, a frigid, frozen garden, a lake that's naturally frozen over, and miles, and miles of snow as far as the eye can see.

But be careful while you explore. The snowflake soldiers are naturally dangerous, but even more dangerous than that...there's that creeping sensation of numbness going up your arm, a pang through your chest, and the slow, slow freezing from the inside out.

Try not to leave any of your friends behind, okay? Even if they might look a bit too uncannily like some of the statues hanging around for decoration when they're frozen over.

Welcome to Awash's fourteenth event log, everyone! Further information on this event can be found here at the OOC post. You are welcome to make your own logs for this event, but please keep in mind the lack of laptop function during this event when it comes to forum posts!

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[Naturally, when Kaoru sees someone in distress she has to go help...even more so when the person in question was a cute girl.

So, here she is. Coming down on the knight closest to her with a drop kick.]

Psychic This Is No Way to Get a Date with a Girl!

[When she lands on the ground it's hard enough to leave a small crater. Then without hesitating she turns her back on Pyra, standing between her and the rest of the knights.]

Are you okay?

[ What kind of attack name is that--

It's an amazing display of strength, what this stranger has done, and all with a single kick. Pyra would have said something about how impressive it is, but... for some reason she doesn't feel like doing so. ] I'm fine.

[ A pause. She should say something else here, but what? How strange, to not have anything else to speak about... ] Thank you.

[Hush, the name is perfect. ~~According to who, Kaoru...?~~

She's relieved that she seemed to be fine...though head injuries could be serious. That will have to wait for a proper check up from someone more qualified though. She turned her head a little to wink at her. The lack of a conversation clearly doesn't bother her too much. She can keep it going.]

Don't mention it. As if I could walk away from a cute girl in distress~.

[ Pyra gives her a smile at the compliment because that is what is supposed to be done when one gives another a compliment, is it not?

Partly frozen in her emotions or not, she's good at seeming genuine when not, to the point that it may even seem like her smile reaches her eyes. ] Aw, that's kind of you to say so.

[ Pyra rolls one of her shoulders to stretch, easing out the ache from being shoved against the wall. ] I suppose I was caught unawares from their attacks... Sorry about that.

[Kaoru noticed the smile wasn't quite...well. She'd be hard pressed to say exactly what was wrong but it didn't seem right. Then again, not knowing anything about this girl it could just be how she normally is. (But this place has been doing weird things to people and she wouldn't rule out that possibility.)

But that was a question for later.]

Don't worry! It happens to the best of us. [Of course, the remaining knights aren't just going to let them keep chatting (because they're rude like that). One of them lifted a sword prompting Kaoru to throw her arm out to throw him (it?) into the wall.] That's so rude.

[ And Pyra will just step back, bringing her hands to her mouth to cover it in surprise. This girl really is strong! ]

My, you're really not holding back...

[They're not actually alive so that helps.]

They had it coming. They shouldn't go around harassing girls if they don't want to deal with the consequences.

[ Pyra looks towards the pile of snow that once was... alive? Living? Enchanted? She doesn't know. Whatever, it's gone. ]

They're trying to protect their home, maybe. We're the intruders, unwittingly or not.

[She looks at the pile of snow again. She frowns.]

...well, they still shouldn't harass girls.

[But now she feels a bit bad.] Maybe we can lock them in the dungeon instead.

[ Huh. ]

....All of them?

[The more she thinks about it. The more she likes the idea.]

As many as we can fit! We can string the rest up from the roof by their feet!

[ W o w, this girl is savage. ]

.....Alright.

Why not?

[ Part of being numb to everything for someone like Pyra also means being compliant. And so she gives her a nod, although for whatever reason she seems neither enthusiastic nor disinterested. It is simply something to do. ] I believe I saw more snow-guards... that way.

[She didn't head off immediately in the direction Pyra pointed in. Instead she tilted her head a little. Usually people would have some sort of reaction to these sorts of suggestions. Apathetic agreement wasn't what she was used to.]

Why not? That's all you have to say?

[ Computing, computing.... ]

Is there something else I have to say?

[ A pause. ] Ah, perhaps-- a safety statement! To not use too much force, otherwise you might destroy parts of this castle.

Something like that, yeah.

[So she had brought it up because she wasn't used to it. She may joke about how Minamoto's lectures were boring but something about being told to be careful was very nostalgic.]

But a wall or too is fine, right? The castle won't fall just because of a broken wall or three.

Event Fourteen.

B: Defend Pyra

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