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the pines mods. ([personal profile] officialnotice) wrote in [community profile] pineslog2017-03-15 09:53 pm

(catch-all) the storm & the st. paddy's day festival

CATCH-ALL: 16TH & 17TH




march 16
THE THUNDER ROLLS

The day starts off atmospherically heavy. The clouds are low, and the temperature is unusually warm, settling in the mid to high 50s (teens in Celsius). Townies are wandering around town in lightweight jackets and hoodies making small talk about the unusual weather, but for the most part they're pleased with the warmth, even if the clouds off in the distance look rather ominous. As the day goes on, the clouds creep closer and the residents seem more inclined to get a roof over their heads and stay there. The midmorning news predicts heavy rainfall by the late afternoon, but the savvier townsfolk say it’s going to be worse than that.

They’re not wrong. The sun drops low, and the winds start to pick up, howling through the trees, bringing with them nickel-size chunks of hail and torrential rains. The darker the night gets, the worse the storm hits Wayward Pines; by the time the sun has set, the sky is obscured with opaque, swirling clouds, the winds snapping trees in half, rattling the power lines, causing electricity to flicker and sometimes go out. The hail pings against the cars not safely parked inside garages, leaving the more exposed with significant damage to paint and windows, and anyone brave (or stupid) enough to step outside is instantly soaked to the skin in cold rain.

The most chilling thing of all isn’t the rain. Anyone trying to wait the weather out on Main Street will hear three wrenching cries coming from the woods, almost like the exact moment a person shreds their vocal cords in a scream. The townies claim not to hear anything unusual. It’s just the wind, they say, and they may be right. The sound as it shrieks through the trees and between buildings is similar enough to cast doubt, and combined with the rain even the most experienced camper would likely get lost trying to find it.


march 17
THERE’S WHISKEY IN THE JAR, OH

Whatever damage was caused by the previous night’s storm has mostly been cleared from Main Street by the early morning of St Patrick's Day. The streets are still a little wet, with plenty of puddles for the more adventurous children (and adults) to splash around in. The air is still a little chilly, but nothing a sweatshirt can’t fix. Nothing’s fully set up until about nine in the morning, but when it is, the St. Patty’s Day celebration gets under way. It’s small, more of a farmers' market or small festival than anything major. There’s food stalls and tables for eating, as well as a few booths where townsfolk are plying their crafts and non-food wares, as well as live music. The festivities during the daylight hours are pretty tame, a PG-rated good time for all.

When the sun sets, the party gets a little more rowdy. Someone busts out the booze and someone else busts out the Mardi Gras beads, and the music gets louder. While many food stalls are still open, the rest have shut down as the street fills with revelers, many of them holding cups half-filled with beer or something a little stronger. This part of the party isn’t for kids, and if anyone underage is spotted they'll quickly get escorted back home by the police — so try not to get caught, yes?


MOD NOTES


This is a catch-all for any and all threads pertaining to the storm (March 16th) and the St. Patrick's Day festival (March 17th)! Details on both of these happenings can be found in the March Newsletter.

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unforgivably: (or you could do what i say. easy right?)

17th;

[personal profile] unforgivably 2017-03-20 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ damon salvatore has excellent reflexes, or so he'll tell anyone who witnesses damon catch the beads she throws in his direction. funny, he doesn't hate the band, but he hasn't paid them much mind, nor the girl having the tantrum. he has everything to say about her tail and horns (and most words start with prost and end with hetic, also trying too hard, there'd be a hashtag and everything), but for now when he saunters up to her, it's with a smile. said smile is laced with a warning. ]

I believe these are yours.
dragoness: fgo comic anthology. (Untitled-13)

[personal profile] dragoness 2017-03-21 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
Hmmmm?

[ how quickly she seems to forget, and with a flick of her long tail, eliza looks in the direction of the voice. her head is tipped down to glance at the beads and then up... and up... rude!! how dare this person stand taller than her!!

(eliza, everyone's taller than you, you're barely five feet.)

she looks back down at the beads again, and then up at damon's face before shrugging dismissively, her tail rocking back and forth behind her thighs. ]


I've no need for them anymore! Consider them a gift from this idol to you~☆!

[ and with a cute wink~☆ eliza turns to step away. ]
unforgivably: (that's ❦ enough of that/what i thought)

[personal profile] unforgivably 2017-03-21 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
I already have my fair share. And I earned them. I don't know what you're trying to cosplay, or if you mixed today's festivities up with an upcoming trek to Comic Con, but I don't appreciate things being thrown at me. Whether they come from an idol, Billy, American, or otherwise.

[ Just. Take. The Beads Back. ]
dragoness: fgo comic anthology. (♫ it's easier by far)

[personal profile] dragoness 2017-03-21 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ eyebrows furrow in confusion, and eliza tips her head to the side a few degrees. then she turns her attention to her clothes, ruffling her skirts and turning out her ankles to inspect her white boots. ]

Cos... play? [ of course she knows the word, she was gifted with the knowledge of (almost) everything when she was summoned into the holy grail war, but— ] Ah! Do you wanna see me cosplay?

[ her fangs glint as she grins, and she holds her hands out, pink claws picking up the late afternoon sunlight. ]

I have two on hand I can show you. One, a JRPG Heroine out to protect her people and bring about the best Halloween Party ever. Or two, Halloween itself. Come, come, take your pick!

[ SHE'S SO EXCITED, YOU HAVE NO IDEA, her face is lit up and she twirls in place. ]
Edited (kjhklfd html) 2017-03-21 00:44 (UTC)
unforgivably: (woah no i don't want any part of that)

[personal profile] unforgivably 2017-03-21 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ Wut.

No.

Because, any sane person would react to his threat, no matter how minute it is. Or, they'd take responsibility for the beads. Or, not, maybe they'd brush him off. She's taking one offhanded (albeit brilliant, pat on his back for that) comment and running with it and Damon is having trouble keeping up to process it. ]


No. [ Maybe this is her way of getting people to not bother her. Change the subject, act like she doesn't know what's going on. Or, she's mocking him, which he could respect. He just can't tell which it is.

Are those fangs? ]
I'm leaning toward neither but your personification of Halloween has me reluctantly curious. And you can blame that on this small town.
dragoness: fgo comic anthology. (Untitled-11)

1/4

[personal profile] dragoness 2017-03-21 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ the threat, and everything else not pertaining to her person, flies right over her head. telling eliza that he's reluctantly curious about anything is just the two inches she needs to run a violent mile, and with a squeal of joy, eliza jumps up, clapping her hands. ]

A good choice!! My first —
dragoness: fgo comic anthology. (Untitled-12)

[personal profile] dragoness 2017-03-21 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
... ah, second? —
dragoness: fgo comic anthology. (Untitled-11)

[personal profile] dragoness 2017-03-21 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
— one of my many fabulous class changes!

[ she cups her face in her hands, a bright color along her cheeks. behind her, her tail twists and knots itself in her glee, and within seconds she's jerking her claws at the many necklaces on her frame. ]

Hold these will ya?
dragoness: fgo comic anthology. (♫ from the way that things are)

done, i'm so sorry

[personal profile] dragoness 2017-03-21 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ only.


they're uh.

see, she tried to pull off all thirty at once, and now they're getting all tangled around her horns. ]


Ah, one moment.

[ tipping her head down, eliza pulls. and pulls. one way and then the other. a few snaps pop and she shoves those beads at damon, not truly caring if he catches them or not. right now, she's more concerned about them all twisting around her already twisted horns. ]
Edited 2017-03-21 01:03 (UTC)
unforgivably: (you do know me better than that. yes?)

i can't.

[personal profile] unforgivably 2017-03-21 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ What did he sign up for. He wishes he hadn't come over. He takes the necklaces that snapped in half, the other beads falling to the ground.

He can't.

He has to look around, to see if someone else at this festival is witnessing this, this SNL sketch. ]
Do... you need help?

[ Could he help her? He thinks nobody could help her. Does he need to be here for this? ]
dragoness: pixiv ID forthcoming. (59010904_p3)

:D

[personal profile] dragoness 2017-03-21 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ no one can help her. not even her uncle vlad could help her now.

well, actually, he could. he's mild-mannered and spent a lot of his time making eliza's halloween costume, so... maybe he could help her with this tangle of plastic and string. alas, her vampire 'zerker uncle isn't here, so eliza takes a short breath and slowly works at the knots.

it takes her a minute or two, but eventually she gets them all off, a wide grin splitting her face as she holds the necklaces up. ]


...

[ wait. ]

...Did you say something?
unforgivably: (something's not right here)

[personal profile] unforgivably 2017-03-21 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well, that's an easy answer. ]

No, sorry, I didn't. But, kudos on the great detangling of 2017. [ How can he extract himself. ]
dragoness: extra ccc. (♫ each man has to choose.)

[personal profile] dragoness 2017-03-21 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ not by standing there for too much longer, because eliza's satisfied with that answer.

guess where the necklaces are going.


if you guessed "getting shoved into damon's arms" then you win the prize! what's the prize? more mardi gras beads! ]


Hold these! My adoring public gave them to me, I don't want to lose them!
unforgivably: (you're not yourself)

[personal profile] unforgivably 2017-03-21 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ He - rolls his eyes yet again. ] Mind if I bestow them on some other lucky fan? [ He's not going to ask if she's famous, because she's clearly just delusional. ] I do have my fair share already. I wouldn't want to corner the market on Mardi Gras beads.
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[personal profile] dragoness 2017-03-21 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
It won't take long! [ the explanation comes quickly as eliza takes two steps back. with a wave of her hand, she seems to construct a lolipop out of thin air and gold... glitter? no, it's definitely magic, and it makes the air around her taste like honey for a few seconds. ] I'll take them back once I've finished!
unforgivably: (this is the opposite of what i want)

[personal profile] unforgivably 2017-03-21 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ He's glued to this spot, if only from pure dumbfoundness. Which isn't a word, but it suffices for this moment, people. He just, blinks with nothing left to do but watch her finish.

Whatever that means?...

Does he smell honey? ]
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[personal profile] dragoness 2017-03-21 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ that clawed hand raises to her lips and she clears her throat before opening one eye to make sure she still has damon's attention. satisfied once more, this time that he hasn't left, eliza holds the lolipop out...


and then in a flash of bright light and gold magic, her old lolita-style outfit is suddenly replaced with something far more... well. halloween-y, for lack of a better word. there's no magical girl style transformation here, even though eliza would never turn down a chance to show off even more than she already has. but with the way she's leaning on her tall orange pitchfork, suddenly out of breath? it's safe to say that even such a quick shift of magic has taken a lot out of her.

she pants softly, the tiny wings on her shoulders flicking, before finally pulling herself up tall. ]


Trick 'r Treat! Fresh blood witch Elizabeth Bathory has arrived!

[ she cackles excitedly — then almost immediately cuts herself off. ]
dragoness: extra ccc. (♫ about good & evil)

[personal profile] dragoness 2017-03-21 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
Uhh, Caster!

[ crap ]

Caster! My name is Caster, and I'm the witch of Halloween!
unforgivably: (why would you think i want that)

seriously, all the keywords of this entire thread. KEYWORDS, m'am

[personal profile] unforgivably 2017-03-21 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ No, but really. What's happening. He hasn't moved. He wants to have moved, it's like he's glued to this spot, focused on the train wreck awaiting him. Where is a Mystic Falls crisis when you need one? Vampire slayer on the war path? He'll even take homicidal pseudo step-father. Julian, come on back, turn this place into a fight club why don't you.

The bright lights and golds don't faze him, he could stare at the sun, his eyes would burn out and grow back.

That's an idea.

Too late, however, her slight of something reveals a costume. It's a witch costume. But Halloween themed. Does that count as cosplay? What did he do in this life to deserve this?

She's so proud and yet so, so 5'0. ]


Bathory. As in the blood countess. You know she bathed in the blood of her victims. So they say. [ because what else is he really going to say now. ] Elizabeth Bathory has more recognition if you wanted input. Nasty connotation, but if your reputation can handle it, s'better than Caster. [ What kind of name is that. ] Well, I saw your - costume and it's very Halloween witch cosplay J-pop wow, but - I have to get to handing these extra beads out. I see a lot of naked necks.

... Neat trick, though.
dragoness: pixiv ID forthcoming. (36649433_p10)

I'M SO GLAD 1/2

[personal profile] dragoness 2017-03-22 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it's going to take eliza a few moments to respond, because while damon is talking she's bent forward, holding her head and whining. ]

Haaaa....! Master's going to be so mad at me! I wasn't supposed to tell anyone not from Chaldea...

[ even though she realizes that gudako is not here, and neither is anyone from chaldea except for ibaraki. even then, it's better for a heroic spirit to never reveal their name unless absolutely necessary. ]
dragoness: fgo comic anthology. (♫ than try to be)

[personal profile] dragoness 2017-03-22 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ despite all of that, however, she did hear everything damon had to say. after she's composed herself, eliza pulls her shoulders back and puffs out her chest, still grasping her pitchfork in a hand. ]

It's not a trick! It's magic! [ her pitchfork whirls around, and she sets the end of the handle into the ground behind her so she has something to lean on. ] And people say a lot of things, but I guess it can't be helped. If the cat's out of the bag, there's no getting it back in without some hooked wire and a gutted mouse.

[ her tail flicks, this time in agitation. ]

I'm aware of the legacy my choices have left behind, nasty or not. But if you tell anyone else, you're talking about the past.
Edited (IM SORRY... GRAMMAR....) 2017-03-23 02:42 (UTC)
unforgivably: (do you have a brain in there)

[personal profile] unforgivably 2017-03-25 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[ What in the flying fuck. Preening one second and chastising herself the next. He is leaving as soon as he can, god damn it.

Wait. Wait. ]
Wait, so, you're -- Caster? [ See through his facade, m'am. ] The Caster? Idolized? [ Said, so dryly. ] World famous. [ He leans in, bringing a hand by his mouth, palm flat. ] Though, would that be talking about before? As Ke$ha put it, you are who you are. [ And then leaning back up. ] But, whatever. You're you and that was all something else.
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[personal profile] dragoness 2017-03-29 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ there's a long, long pause, long enough to make it appear like eliza's thinking long and hard about what damon had to say about being who she is. she even places a hand to her lips, looking thoughtful. ]
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[personal profile] dragoness 2017-03-29 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ but then the penny drops ]






... Who the hell is "Ke$ha"?
unforgivably: (you're saying that)

[personal profile] unforgivably 2017-03-31 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Singer. Debatable. [ A sort of shrug, there. ] Anyway, thanks for -- this. It was - something. I think my brother's around here somewhere and he can't go too long alone, gets lost in his thoughts, very depressed. He's a dour one.