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nasty little gremlin ([personal profile] whimsikills) wrote in [community profile] metalogs2023-06-18 01:30 pm

OPEN - JINX FATHERS DAY FESTIVITIES

Who: JINX [personal profile] whimsikills & VARIOUS
What: Jinx destroys half of Central City
When: June 18th
Where: Central City
Content Warnings: Fatalities, terrorism, daddy issues on steroids.



Happy Father's Day !

There’s few things Jinx does that are subtle. Her silence, as long and prolonged as its been, should have been warning enough. Few people in Central City know her as she’s known at home, nestled into the frigid, humid bosom of the Undercity. But the know her enough, perhaps, to know that’s a menace; that she’s unstable; that she lost her father months ago, and then went utterly quiet.

Grief is a funny thing, of course. She’s already mourned Silco once. This time she finds her angry, working through the hurt and the fury with a calculated focus. Silco loved the ocean: he loved the deep depths and the horrors that lay beneath. He liked sharks and the mutated monsters that lay in the belly of the Undercity’s polluted shores. She built him a viewing place, here in Central City. A deep little place in the underground of the converted factory, where he could watch the murky depths of the pier’s sparse aquatic life.

He liked the aquarium. He liked the museum, too, in his own way. Wealth, history, power, all of it in one place to be admired. She’s stolen from them both since he left her. Sharks, crocodiles, paintings, bones, things that Silco would have loved.

She’s replaced them of course. Impressive replicas, some indistinguishable from their real counterparts. Some are clearly fakes; funny animatronics that she’s painted. She’s replaced bones with clever upgrades, left funny graffiti in the place of priceless art.

It’s been months and months of work, leading up to this very day, this very moment: you see, Silco hasn’t come back, and so, well, everything he loved has to go. It’s about moving on! It’s about closure.

It’s about sharing the grief.

They are all explosives, designed to go off at noon on fathers day. Jinx will take full responsibility, of course, but you'll have to catch her.


MORNING - 9AM - 12PM

The Aquarium, Museum and various other odd points in the city open for business. It’s Fathers Day, which means plenty of foot traffic. Children, families, regular goers - Jinx has been anticipating a full house by noon. Maximum damage is key here.

This will require a huge rescue effort from the Guardian Alliance and the Society. Jinx is unaligned, and this will likely have the IC knock-on effect of making unaligned folks' lives much, much harder.

The primary goal will be to get survivors to hospitals across both locations. This may be difficult with the Downburst stuff happening at the same time.


AFTERNOON 12PM - ONWARDS

By noon, things start to go boom. It starts small: little trashcan explosions meant to scare. Fireworks, mostly, bangs! The museum is next, Jinx’s replacement bones are all set on a timer and begin a chain reaction of large explosions starting at 12:12pm, until most of the building is reduced to rubble.

The aquarium is next, her fake fish and aquatic life now clearly not real. Each has little neon messages sprayed on their flanks as the paint sheds. HAPPY FATHERS day rolls out of the crocodiles and other mammals she’s replaced. The explosions here start thirty minutes after the museum in another chain reaction.


AFTERMATH & CAPTURE

The casualties are large, and the fatalities potentially larger. Jinx herself is nowhere to be found at either site. She is, for those who begin to look for her and bring her to justice, easily found at the refurbished factory she and Silco called home.

She’s rigged this one to blow too: one final farewell to dear old dad.

After, she’ll be off her mark, and won’t go down easily. (At least, until she’s used up all her ammo.)

Jinx will be captured by June 19th-20th and will go straight to jail.

dothelokimotion: (Not certain we even have questions)

loki odinson | mcu | ota

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2023-06-19 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
( cw: descriptions of injury )

[ he had only intended to stop for a moment. since they were passing through central after all and he wasn't one to be 100% focused on the mission at hand.

which has backfired on him spectacularly. loki had shields for bullets and projectiles, but explosions randomly being set off in the museum was not something he considered preparing for and rubble affects all things, even gods. he groans under the weight, his breath coming out sharp and punctured. with a bit of magical strength, he manages to blast some of the rocks on top of him but his leg is still trapped, making him gasp in pain. he lies back for a moment, trying to collect himself. blood trickles down from a cut on his forehead. ]


This is . . . problematic.
unkindled_madness: (ping)

[personal profile] unkindled_madness 2023-06-19 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Sephiroth is deep in the exciting world of real estate records when the cuff on his ear suddenly hisses, and he snaps to alertness. Given the state of the world, it could be any number of things: the Society having caught them breaking quarantine, those new guards who've appeared, someone who doesn't like their investigation into the Fixer...

What he did not have on his list was someone bombing the museum Loki stopped in. One of the Fixer's missions? The cause isn't the priority. He pushes his way into the rubble, raising his voice.]


Loki?
dothelokimotion: (In the four fucking walls of my house)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2023-06-19 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ loki blinks weakly. he tries to sit up but his crushed leg gives way and he lets out an explosive hiss before forcing himself to stay still. he coughs, rubbing his throat. ]

I'm here.
unkindled_madness: (what am I looking at?)

[personal profile] unkindled_madness 2023-06-19 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
[He follows the sound of Loki's voice, hurrying through and ignoring any other victims. When he finds Loki, he freezes for an instant.

He shouldn't freeze, he's seen far worse, but he's never
cared the way he does with Loki.

But it's only for an instant. He makes his way to Loki's side, trying to assess him.]


Your leg- is that the worst of it?
dothelokimotion: (We are all invincible to bullets)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2023-06-19 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ loki coughs once more. his throat hurts. why? was it all the smoke and debris? or an old wound acting up? it's been a long time since he's been hurt so badly. ]

I think so. It's hard to tell.
unkindled_madness: (what do you want of me?)

[personal profile] unkindled_madness 2023-06-19 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Sephiroth briefly lays a hand on Loki's chest. It's meant to be comforting, he thinks.]

Can you pull it free if I lift this?
dothelokimotion: (Not certain we even have questions)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2023-06-19 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ he swallows tightly, wiping some of the blood from his face. his pulse is erratic, despite his even tone. ]

I — I believe so.
purplexing: (it came from above)

Donnie / Closed

[personal profile] purplexing 2023-06-19 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
In hindsight maybe throwing himself headfirst into crowded, busy situations isn't the way to go in reacclimating himself to such surroundings. On the one hand, it kind of works in some ways, and being out around other people makes it harder to be singled out. When Donnie's not feeling anxious he's just a bit annoyed, which is an improvement in his book. He's stopped jumping at every accidental bump or near-collision with wild children. At some point he's finally been able to kind of relax even as he has his headphones bumping some K-pop tune or another while he wanders the exhibit halls.

He largely still prefers a museum after-hours, empty and quiet being a sharp contrast to an afternoon full of teeming halls. But at least the contents are different, and there's a lot to see. Paleontology isn't particularly a top area of interest to him but it's still fascinating to look at the old ancient bones of creatures that might have been distant relatives. Although bones shouldn't be quite that discolored...

"Wha..?" He tunes back into the world around him, hears a few people pointing out similar anomalies amongst the surrounding exhibits. Such a random neon palette had no place on such exhibits and he feels mildly affronted by this gross display.

Donnie pulls his goggles down from beneath his hood, but what's revealed through his readouts isn't anything that he's been prepared for. These garishly flaking bones are literally ticking timebombs, and his horror only grows as he realizes that they are everywhere.

"...oh no-"

---

His ears are still ringing when the world around fights to come back into focus, still fuzzy black around the edges, still wavering like some greedy thing ready to pounce and overtake him the moment he lets his guard down. Dust and smoke clogs the air, and it hurts to breathe, even more so to cough. He can't move, and at the same time he's not entirely sure he wants to. Something's on him, pinning him, and if he were more aware of things he'd be amazed that he hadn't been crushed.

He should do...something. It's so hard to think. Maybe...maybe it won't hurt to just...close his eyes for a sec...
unkindled_madness: (what do you want of me?)

[personal profile] unkindled_madness 2023-06-19 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
[He'll get Loki free, and then- he'll be fine. He's a god, after all.

He moves to the piece of rubble trapping Loki's leg. He thinks he can lift it with his strength. He has magic, if not, though he isn't sure of the best spell... No, try lifting it first. Then deliberate.]


On three, then.
dothelokimotion: (Presuming awful things about people)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2023-06-19 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ loki gives a jerky nods, his breath a stutter. ]

Let's be quick.
unkindled_madness: (no one likes HR meetings)

[personal profile] unkindled_madness 2023-06-19 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
One, two, three.

[And he hauls the piece of rubble up.]
dothelokimotion: (Curse your children)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2023-06-19 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ loki quickly yanks his leg out but the movement shifts his balance, causing him to fall on his side and he can't quite stop the cry of pain that slips out. ]
unkindled_madness: (ping)

[personal profile] unkindled_madness 2023-06-19 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
[Sephiroth drops the rubble, nearly catching his own fingers.]

You're clear.

[What else to say? This was never his area of expertise. He commanded men to search the battlefield for wounded, he lent his spellwork when they were found, but he didn't--

His healing magic still isn't near what it was when he could use materia, but it could take the edge off. He casts a Cure spell on Loki's leg.]
dothelokimotion: (You are indistinguishable from a fire)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2023-06-19 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ loki lets out a quiet breath as the spell takes off the edge. he is feeling a bit numb but that can't be good. still, he manages a faint smile because he can see that sephiroth is stressed out. ]

Last time I take a trip without you.
unkindled_madness: (it feels bad inside)

[personal profile] unkindled_madness 2023-06-19 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
[Are jokes a good sign??]

An afternoon at a museum is barely a trip.

Who did this? Did you see?
dothelokimotion: (Why wasn’t I able to lift it?)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2023-06-19 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ he shakes his head and winces because every muscle in his body seems to ache. ]

It must have been remote. I saw no one.
unkindled_madness: (paperwork sucks)

[personal profile] unkindled_madness 2023-06-19 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
Of course. This kind of destruction...

[The perpetrator wouldn't want to be caught in the middle of it themselves. But...]

Why target a museum?
dothelokimotion: (And drink to forget)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2023-06-19 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know.

[ medical help is bound to arrive, but loki isn't keen on being carted away to a hospital. with a grunt, he does his best to summon stormbreaker. the axe appears but it slips from loki's slack grip, clattering to the floor.

he breathes out quietly, his voice a quaver. ]


Can you — Can we go?
unkindled_madness: (command)

[personal profile] unkindled_madness 2023-06-19 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
...yes. I'll get you out of here.

[He... doesn't know if he can use Stormbreaker, but he can definitely carry Loki. He carefully moves to gather him up.]
dothelokimotion: (You can kill way more than two birds)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2023-06-19 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ loki lets out a quiet hiss but he relaxes in sephiroth's arms. ]

Just . . . hold it above your head and think of where you want to be. The axe will . . . will activate.
faceguy: (gave 'em all a real good scare)

OTA

[personal profile] faceguy 2023-06-19 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
[[OOC: takes place before Leo finds Donnie because he'll jet after that.]]

[Leo may have been wrangled into going to the library, and he may have even not hated that. The museum is a step too far, though, and so he declined to go with Donnie, instead spending the day in their new lair, trying to make the alcove that's functioning as his room a bit more homey.

Underground as he is, he only hears the tremors from the bombs in a far off sort of way. What really gets his attention is the sudden flood of news alerts on his phone, as well as the call for Society members to assist with the rescue efforts.

The second he sees "museum," he's moving as fast as he can.

Leo's priority is finding his brother (who he really hopes is okay and just hiding somewhere, please let that be why his location hasn't moved...), but he can't just run right past people in need of immediate assistance. He can't heal, he barely knows first aid, but he can carry people and teleport rubble and that counts for something.

Catch him trying to lift some concrete off a trapped patron.]
Hey, a little help here!?

[Or see him open a shimmering blue portal to get behind a blocked doorway, peeking his head through.] This way! Come on, it's okay!

[He'll be doing whatever he can to help while he looks for Donnie.]
faceguy: (dancin in the neon glow)

[personal profile] faceguy 2023-06-19 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Leo had known Donnie was here at the museum - he’d said he was coming, and the location tracker on Leo’s phone has been showing that he’s here. He’d just been hoping that Donnie wasn’t caught in the actual blast - that any moment now he’d see him zipping around over the rubble with his battle shell, or using his tech to analyze a wall cave in, or the telltale flash of purple from his ninpo.

Leo hasn’t seen any of that in the time he’s been here, helping sift through the rubble, and the little pinging dot that signifies his brother hasn’t moved.

He tries not to panic. Maybe Donnie is just busy helping. It doesn’t necessarily mean… it can’t mean anything worse.

Just in case, he sends a text to Huvrye and Accelerator, the only two people he can think of immediately to get help from. It’s a group message, because he doesn’t have the time or bandwidth for multiple threads.

D went to the museum
havent found him yet


That’s all before he’s moving again, closer to Donnie’s ping, helping as he goes but starting to call out.

“Donnie!? Donnie, where are you!?”
levelshift: (tell me absolutely everything)

[personal profile] levelshift 2023-06-19 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Accelerator had received a Society text at about the same time as Leo's, so both of those in combination means he isn't about to spend the afternoon napping. There are likely other people here - heroes, namely - who are better suited to helping in a potential terrorist situation, but if one of two people he actually gives a shit about here is caught in it and the Society is telling him to get off his ass, he doesn't really have a choice.

He doesn't bother responding to Leo's texts, he just heads on out, mentally calculating the time it takes for him to get from his apartment to the museum via air. Time limits suck.

Hovering over the rubble, he touches down when he spots Leo. Despite the Society, Donnie is his first priority.

"Hey," he says, hands in his jeans pockets, sounding as casual as ever as he looks around at the situation. This isn't a scene that bothers him at all, being unfortunately used to violence and destruction, though close inspection will reveal that he's more tense than normal. A building collapse he can handle, but a building collapse involving someone he likes is a new and uncomfortable experience and requires extra effort at his poker face.
unkindled_madness: (the way lies here)

[personal profile] unkindled_madness 2023-06-19 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[If Loki thinks that he can use this... Holding Loki close with one arm, he takes hold of the axe with the other. He would take them home, but Mechanima claimed even teleportation was being tracked, and this would be far from a subtle exit. They don't need to bring anyone down on them with Loki in this condition.

He lifts Stormbreaker aloft and pictures instead the steps of the Opherium. He's been there countless times, so surely it's an easy thing to make real.]
dothelokimotion: (Regret nothing until it's too late)

[personal profile] dothelokimotion 2023-06-20 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ there is a flash of rainbow light as they vanish and appear near the steps of the opherium. loki lifts his head briefly to look at the theatre before his eyes close, as if he's passing out.

instead, what appears are two baleful ravens, resting on a handrail, staring at sephiroth skeptically as they wait. one of them caws, gesturing for sephiroth to follow him. ]

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