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Like Bulls in a China Shop: Taurus Log

▼ The Darkening Days

Who: Everyone. This is a general catch-all Taurus Event log. If you would like to do your own separate logs either due to pacing or easier loading, by all means, please do so!
Where: The Entire City
Summary: The last days of the Taurus event as things start to sour dramatically. During the 13th hour, Mutation Skills are unlocked for certain people (see the info post here) and now people have a chance against the swarming mechanized bulls. Unfortunately, for some, this means the paranoia hit a new low....if you want, you can get together and join each other's posts to try to hold the city down and protect everyone!
Warnings: Strange Attitudes, NPCs, Attacking, Battles.
Note: Please mark your post with what date they are happening. We are allowing anywhere from the 23th to future-dating to the 26th itself. Go on and have fun!

▼ The nights grow weary and a pattern seems to be forming...(days until the 26th)

Most of the Taurus civilians had willingly put themselves in confinement. As their symptoms began to rise, at the very least, there was little chance for them to cause problems. It looked like, hopefully, that they could hold back a lot of the damage and deaths to the city.

How completely wrong they would end up being...

▼ The day of reckoning...(April 26th, before the 13th Hour)

In retrospect, they should have realized something was wrong. While the Scorpio civilians were screaming about doom much like it had been predicted, Aquarius and Leo were not.

More research was needed...but there was no time now.

Somehow, everyone that had gone to the holding facilities were being freed from their confinement areas. No one knew who or got in, or how they got out, but many guards were injured in the process-- or worse.

The city turned into an all too (unfortunately) familiar sight. The Taurus civilians were causing havoc in the city, joined by others that the city had not predicted. Observers and Researchers quickly realized that these were all the earth signs, and a signal was given out; but too little, too late.

The city needed to fight back, lest it lose even more of its members. The situation was dire, but they had the Visitors on their side.

...For better or for worse.

▼ The Hour at Hand...(April 26th, 13th Hour)

13th Hour.

By now, the city was in chaos. For those who had witnessed the Scorpio outbreak it was an unfortunate similarity they might want to forget, but for others, this horror was brand new.

Giant mechanical bulls patrolled the city and continued to swarm, the police force trying to contain them and help as many as they could.

As time went on, mechanical parts and rocks fell to the floor from the bulls. Once the 13th hour hit...the remaining ones mutated, standing on two legs. And that wouldn't even be the worst of it...

And yet even in this Hour, there is hope. Power surges in a select few, and with a new skill at their tips, the battle may be won yet. But remember your mission: you came to protect this city. That includes the people living here. With so much chaos, you'll also need to help them and reduce the number of deaths as much as possible...and try not too look too closely at a looming figure in the Taurus Ward...

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[For the few that wanted to specifically thread Kairi grabbing them! Otherwise, you can just jump on down to the actual locked up post.]

[And just like that, the entire city had gone completely batshit!

Daichi wasn't aware of the why, but the fact that he was a Leo meant life was currently awful. The weirdo bull monsters, all of the zombie citizens, it felt like practically the entire city was after his hide! He suddenly knew how Kaito felt during the last attack-- but he's glad he himself apparently wasn't crazy at least.

He'd been spending most of the day running around, trying not to get his own ass kicked and trying to avoid kicking anyone else's, because come on he was pretty sure they were actual people and oh god he didn't wanna hurt everyone can he got off the world right now--

On the plus side, Aries was at least familiar territory for him after the Tournament, which meant he'd been able to tuck himself a way into a corner between building that most of the crazy people were missing in their...craziness. He was stopping to catch his breath now, currently with his comp glasses out trying to see if anyone had any idea what to do.]

[BATSHIT, YOU SAY?

Hello, have one Kairi looking for the most part very un-batshit, though that was certainly contrary to actuality. She has a bit of a pep in her step and her keyblade out in one hand, a cheerful smile permanently glued to her face as she makes her way through the streets. Her hair is pulled back as per the usual with her these days, though today she seemed to be sporting a pair of nice looking sunglasses, obscuring the sight of her eyes away from anyone that happened to be looking. It wouldn't be particularly weird considering it was rather sunny out, but it seemed like a rather odd addition to a fighting ensemble.

At first the girl walked straight past the area Daichi had squeezed himself into, but she pauses in her step to do a double take where he was hiding. Her expression brightens considerably and she heads in his direction, waving her free hand in a slightly over-enthusiastic greeting.]

Daichi! Daichi, hey!!!

Aah--!! [The sudden appearance of someone had Daichi jumping up and throwing his arms up in defense for a minute-- but when he noticed it was Kairi, his arms fell back down and he relaxed considerably, even giving a sigh of relief.]

Oh-- K-Kairi, it's just you! [When his heartbeat seemed to...come down just a tad, he removed his classes from his face and smiled a bit. Thank god, someone not batshit (???).]

Today's been frikkin' insane...! Glad to see you're OK-- Er, you are OK, right?

[Yeeeaaah, he doesn't suspect a thing.]

Of course!! I feel great, actually.

[She bounces forward to stand in front of him, perhaps a little too much in his personal space but not enough to peg her as anything suspicious. She still has that excited and large smile though, practically infectiously cheerful. How could you ever suspect something of little ol' Kairi?]

How are you? Are you okay? You're not hurt or anything are you??

[Her expression suddenly morphs to one of exaggerated yet sincere concern, reaching out her free hand to rest gently on his shoulder.]

[The personal space issue was vaguely noticed, but given everything that was going on right now, he didn't really have time to dwell on it or think it was strange. Maybe he looked like more of a wreck than he thought?]

Yeah, I'm fine-- just a bit exhausted. I've been running around all over the place since this morning--! But I guess I'm sort of used to it by now.

[Her... cheeriness? (actually that was kind of weird, even though Kairi was pretty optimistic--) was indeed a bit infectious, or maybe Daichi just didn't wanna make her worry, because he did flash a smile, even if his longs were still coming down from being on fire.]

Oh, thank goodness! I don't know what I would've done if someone had hurt you!!

[Relief washes over her face and she grins once more, letting her keyblade dissipate from her hand in a sudden whoosh of motion. Suddenly she reaches forward and pulls Daichi in what would surely be an unexpected and very much surprising hug, giving him a small squeeze and resting her head against his shoulder.]

Wha--!

[Oh that was, unexpected. His arms flew up in surprise, awkwardly hovering around in the air and uh.. trying to figure out exactly what to do with them. Because he was pretty sure he'd never gotten a hug like this from her at least, and it made his already incredibly neurotic disposition even more anxious.]

Uh.. Kairi? I-It's alright, seriously-- I don't think there's even been any severe injuries yet...

[She nuzzles her face against his shoulder a little as she lets out a relieved sigh, pulling back shortly after so only her fingertips lingered on his shoulders.]

I'm so glad. You know how much I appreciate you, right? You're one of my best friends ever, and I don't let anyone hurt my friends. I'm gonna keep you safe, alright?

[One hand drifts up to cup his face while the other remains on his shoulder, and she's back up in his personal space within a small span of time. She smiles at him for a brief moment before tilting her sunglasses out of her face, eyes already closed, and leans in to press her lips softly against his. Her other hand hovers over a pressure point in his neck, ready to press down painfully if he began to struggle against her display of affection.]

[OK the shoulder nuzzling was-- that was weird. Probably kind of unnecessary. Probably a lot actually.

The face touching was also. Unnecessary. Completely unnecessary. And kind of awkward. Really awkward.

Personal space was also usually a thing that he was really fond of. He tried to lean back or-- step away or something, but. There wasn't really.. much room....]

K-Kairi? I-I-- S-Seriously don't think--

[He admittedly had no idea what he was going to say, and he didn't really have the time to figure it out anyway,

Because holy shit she was kissing him was she why was she kissing him oh god what--

His heart skipped a beat half from the sheer shock of what was happening (was this really happening? He kind of thought he was having some sort of twisted dream at this point), his eyes going wide but he doesn't pull away immediately-- mostly because-- how the hell do you deal with this sort of thing?!

No no, god-- no, he came to his sense in a split second, pulling away to break the kiss and bringing his hands up to Kairi's shoulders to try and move her away-- though woefully unaware of her hand hovering so close to his neck.]

W-What the hell are you--?!

[As he pushes away she lets out a small 'hmmm' in response, eyes flickering open as she gives him a sweet as sugar smile. But what he'll find instead of her normal blue eyes is a sickly bright shade of yellow, one that couldn't help but make her look sinister no matter how sweet she was trying to act. Her smile only grows wider as she grabs his neck as painfully as she can, attempting to force him down to his knees and onto the ground. Despite how horrifying she looks despite herself, there's something sincere about the tone of her voice as she speaks.]

It's alright, Daichi. I'll protect you from all the bulls. You won't have to worry at all...

[Those eyes-- no shit, of course something would've been up, why else would she be wearing sunglasses right now?!

Still, basic logic was... not something he was good at for one, and especially not at a moment like this. On occasion he was good at thinking on his feet, but-- certainly not right now.]

Wh-- [Any protest he could have made was immediately cut off by a grunt of pain.

That hurt.

He was certainly more-- durable than your average teenager, but there was something to be said for the power of pressure points, and it wasn't long before he'd fallen down to his knees, and then all the way down to the ground in a few seconds tops.]

Ow...

[It was, probably for the better that his brain was a bit too preoccupied to really process whatever she had said. Whether for better or worse, he was out like a light.]

Oh, goodie! That wasn't too messy, I hate messes.

[Kairi smiles brightly and crouches down, grabbing Daichi with careful hands and hoisting him onto her back with a small grunt. She stands back up carefully, as to not miscalculate and end up dropping him on his head, adjusting him a little until he's carefully piggybacked. Pulling her sunglasses back down over her eyes, she sets off back towards the castle, humming happily as she went. No one would likely give the situation a second look as she passed by; just a girl trying to save her possibly injured friend from the wrath of the bulls, just like every other panicked citizen in action at the moment.

Sadly, she was the bull he needed saving from at the moment.]

[When things got crazy in the Facility like they are now in Hinoto-Ri, it was generally a good idea to stay in and hope that whatever (or whoever) was affected didn't find you. And have a weapon on hand in case you need to fight your way out of said hiding place. Which is exactly what Naminé is doing. She's still in the Castle of Departure, shooting arrows at dummy targets for practice.]

[This would be a motto Kairi would be following as well... if she hadn't been one of the people negatively effected, of course. As she walks into the training room, Naminé wouldn't feel any sort of hostility or anything of the like; in fact, Kairi appeared to be in extremely high spirits and cheer. A rather large smile is pretty much plastered to her face as she bounces towards her sister, keyblade already summoned in one hand and a rather cute pair of sunglasses obscuring her eyes from view. Considering they were inside it might ping as a little weird despite no odd vibes coming from the girl, but who knows, maybe she had just come from outside?]

Naminé!!!

[Naminé smiles when she senses Kairi's good mood, turning to her sister.]

Hi Kairi. You seem happy about something. What happened? [A pause.]

And why are you wearing sunglasses inside the house? Is it part of a training exercise?

[Her sister is carrying her Keyblade. Though Naminé will need an explanation of what the sunglasses do if it is an exercise.

She'd need a pair of cute sunglasses too.]

[Whoa, okay, okay, so for the past few days, Yosuke had been going absolutely friggin nuts. Or, so it felt like anyway. The bulls were coming, the bulls were coming, those were the words vibrating through his skull, and anything vaguely bull-shaped made him shriek and clamber for the nearest sign of shelter.

Souji had obviously been worried about his insanity, but Yosuke was more worried about the friggin' bulls, and at some point during his random freak out fits, had ended up escaping Souji's custody, and was now nervously walking his way down the Scorpio District. It was a bit quieter here... okay that was good. Quiet was good...

Although who knew how long that would last, considering that everyone had gone insane too - hah so it wasn't just him! People attacking each other, people flipping out... had someone used some biological warfare to make everyone nuts? Who knew...]

Edited 2013-04-25 09:20 (UTC)

[And suddenly, an unfamiliar voice calls from behind him.]

Yosuke! Oh my gosh, hey Yosuke!!!

[If he turns around, he'd find a redhead with a rather large flowery key in one hand, and sunglasses obscuring her eyes from view. A grin is plastered to her face and she looks filled to the brim with energy, to the point she's practically bouncing on her feet as she talks to him. Though she certainly wasn't someone he'd recognize, she didn't really give the impression of being one of his fangirls; there was no way she wasn't a fellow Visitor, anyways. So, that begs the question... why was she talking to him?]

H-Huh? Who... who're you?

[People he didn't recognise - although she seemed oddly familiar - calling out to him in the middle of the street when he was already twigged out?! yeah... Yeeeeeeeeeah! Yosuke backs up a little when she moves towards him, lifting his hands up to chest level as if to ward her off]

W-What do you want?!

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