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daybreakacademy2019-08-26 10:02 pm
thewatchers) wrote in daybreakacademy2019-08-26 10:02 pm
GRIMM TIDINGS
GRIMM TIDINGS
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On the morning of the 27th, the campus is put on high alert. Students and staff alike wake to announcements calling willing volunteers to report to the Anvil of Hadur to be geared appropriately or to have their equipment checked, or else warned to stay within the dorms or other secured buildings on campus to avoid being caught in the fighting.
Those who are sensitive to such things can feel an unsettling presence begin to enroach; monsters that feel little except malice and an urge for destruction, hungering for life.
The Grimm are almost here.
A. DIRECT COMBAT
Students and staff eager to get into the fray are assigned the task of splintering the Grimm forces into more manageable chunks as they approach the Academy and swarm onto its grounds, assisted by Daybreak’s on-campus forces and other allies brought in for the fight. The goal, if any, is twofold - first, to divide and conquer, forcing large groups of Grimm apart into wards where they can be more easily whittled down and neutralized, and second, to keep them as far from the classrooms and dormitories as possible.
B. TOWER DEFENSE
To aid in the defense of the Academy, those who are less able to greet the enemy directly have been granted temporary and supervised access to some of Daybreak’s ranged defense systems. They’re a mix of more traditional magic and advanced technology; runic sniper rifles and enchanted grenade launchers sit side by side with staves and wands made for the purpose of long-range casting and activation of wards.
For the more daring, the gargoyles that commonly sit docile on the Academy’s rooftops are being summoned to service as mobile cannon platforms - magically-reinforced stone creatures able to leap or fly high above the battlefield to target groups of Grimm with arcane cannon blasts and to engage targets in the air. They vary in size - some can only bear a single rider safely, while others can support entire groups. All prioritize the safety of their riders above their own structural integrity.
C. TITAN-KILLING
Among the mass of shadowy forces, one in particular stands out. Towering above the rest of the small army, the Leviathan will initially stand and watch the battle going on, ignoring any attacks - but once it catches sight of its four targets, it refuses to be diverted from its course. Able to move faster and more fluidly across large distances than its bulk would suggest, the Leviathan’s major advantage is in brute strength and size, and its fearsome ability to breathe torrents of electric fire.
However, it’s little more than an exceptionally oversized beast, in the end, and unlike a normal animal, it harbors very little in the way of survival instincts. Though it won’t sit and take any attempts to kill it, it has a tendency to ignore anything that’s not its mission, and therein lies a weakness that can be exploited.
D AFTERMATH
The army of Grimm has been successfully repelled or recalled, likely looking quite a bit worse for wear than when they first arrived. Now is the time for wound care, clean up, and a well-earned rest after such hard work.
E WILDCARD
For anything else, on or off the battlefield, that doesn’t fit in with any of the above prompts.
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Where is he? That idiota! I don't care if he's some big stupid badass like in the movies with all his dumb moves and smart... things! That tanto... bastardo I'm gonna kill him!
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You're going to have to wait a little longer to scold him! It takes him two weeks to regenerate from scratch after he does something big like that. He uses up all his magic, so he has to pull himself together afterwards.
[ Her brother seems to have gotten people who really care about him. It's good to see. ]
He's in his casket, though, if you want to know where he is. He brought it with him to the school, so it should be in his room.
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[His hand goes over his face as he tries to pull himself and a hundred emotional reactions together. He's not-- well he's still dead but he's not gone. He's here even if he's not here-here yet. Undeath is so stupid, dammit, he still wants to cry with relief. Whatever. It's fine. He's not afraid of being seen with a few tears in his eyes.]
I can't believe that guy. Doing that with Puelita and Atchison and me. I didn't even know he could do something like that, let alone pull together after. Just nothing but dust and me wondering if he's in a terrible conscious dusty hell or if that's that or--
[He drops his hand and takes another breath.]
Discúlpame. This is just a... bit of a surprise. That's all. I... it's good to see you too.
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It's not meant to be used to defend other people - just himself. [ Her tone is, briefly, very serious. ] But if you want to know anything else, you'll have to ask him.
He must really care about all of you, though, if he felt like he had a reason! He's never used it before now.
[ And now she's going to participate in the universal older sibling hobby.
Throwing younger siblings under the bus. ]
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If not for her comment, his thoughts would've slipped somewhere darker. He's grateful for the lifeline, even as he takes a moment to register it.]
... He's a good guy. Doing that for people, I guess I wasn't really surprised by that part. Puelita, he takes good care of her. And Atchison, dios, I don't think they'd ever admit but he does wonders for Avery. I hear it and I see it. They have fun, in their weird way... And he's just... an amazing guy. I owe a lot to him. Look up to him...
If anyone should be thanked for me being in one piece it's that guy. I was in several when I came here and would've been in a lot more too. I can't keep up with him. All the good he does here and in general. I couldn't if I tried.