day 5

[mayfield_mods]

[The fifth day doesn't dawn at all. In fact, the sky simply isn't there anymore; the only thing visible if you look up is pure black nothing. Most of the carnival itself is no longer visible, having been blanketed by thick white fog; any attempt to enter said fog will result in your body rapidly disintegrating. The street at least still seems to be intact, but with no way out and the fog slowly creeping in, who knows how long that'll last?

Luckily, it seems like the cavalry has finally arrived.]

(OOC: This marks the last day of the event! Anyone who has won a prize from Mayfield's carnival will be able to access both Mayfield and this area through the funhouse, and will be able to take one person with them on each trip they make. If your character is not rescued by the end of the day, they will be disintegrated by the fog and will wake up the next morning in Mayfield with the standard revival effects. You are free to comment in this post regardless of whether your character signed up for the event.)

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CHURCH

[mayfield_mods]

[For those of you sleeping in the church, you're in for a rude awakening. There's a loud ripping sound, followed by the roof of the building dissolving into the empty space that's replaced the sky.

Better run fast, because it doesn't show any sign of stopping, and it doesn't take a genius to figure out what'll happen if you stay.]

[extraordinarily]

[... Holy shit.

Thankfully, Haruhi isn't the type of person to sleep through things like this. Which pretty much means that anyone who's around her (if she knows them or not) will be woken up and dragged.

And by waking up, we mean yelled at.]

Hey, you! Wake up already!

[theboywiththebook]

H-huh what?

[Henry was suddenly awakened by a girl's screaming and then by a loud ripping noise. Looking up he see's the roof is being devoured by that empty space in the sky. Gasping, he grabs his bag.]

We have to run!

[extraordinarily]

You think I don't already know that?

[Haruhi decides to leave her sleeping bag where it is; it's not that important, after all.]

Let's get going!

[Thankfully, Haruhi is pretty athletic -- which means that she runs pretty fast.]

[commentboxtroll]

[Okay, okay, he's awake, he's awake! Did she really need to be so loud?! Caesar startles awake at the yelling in his ear and stares up at Haruhi, stuck in that confused moment between sleep and wakefulness.]

What? What is it?

[extraordinarily]

Look up.

[And she'll pretty much kick him before standing there, very huffy.]

[gandere]

[ When Lancer isn't looking, Rin takes the chance to disappear through one of the rifts in space with the teddy bear they won. It's obviously a vital clue and Rin's not going to be stupid enough to foolishly discard it. No, not when she has the chance to find her father and uncle. One man who has been missing long enough, the other who's been gone for an even shorter period.

So Rin's on a mission to find at least one of them and it doesn't take brains to approach one of the main sources of chaos. No, it takes really dumb bravery to do just that. So here's one girl with a red jacket on, the pockets stuffed with a bleached bear and the Kaleidostick. Just in case of an emergency. ]

Uncle Kariya! Father! Uncle Kariya! Father! [ Incessant yelling has always worked for her in the past. ] Ugh, maybe they're not here.

[waiting_for_the_worms]

[As luck would have it, Kariya is currently escaping from the quickly collapsing rubble of the church. He comes tearing clumsily out of the front doors of the structure like a bat out of hell, shielding his face with his arm as the wood and stone that once comprised the building splinters and breaks apart around him. There's too much going on right now for him to make Rin out visually, but he'd know that voice anywhere, so he calls back as loudly as he can.]

Rin! I'm here!

[captainofthe10th]

[ For just a moment, a white giant shields Kariya from the spalling wood-shrapnel of the collapsing church, using his massive form as a bulwark. A defender of humanity, doing his job, one last time. He gives Kariya a gentle push. Which is basically like getting tossed by a strong man, sending him towards Rin. ]

This time... I haven't failed her. [ He says, before his own form disappears into the mayhem once more, whether pulled or going back in to help, they can decide for themselves. ]

[perfectsymmetry]

[The sound awakens Crowe and he stares at the open sky for a few moments, almost paralyzed. He's on his feet soon, though, making a break for it. Not that he knows where he's going, or how long he can stay on his feet. He's only had minimal amounts of food and drink to keep him going the last few days. He doesn't have much energy to spare.]

[genkibot]

[Tachikoma is making sure other are getting out of the church when it spots Crowe wobbly trying to escape.]

Mister! Are you okay? Quick, come this way!!

CHURCH

[captainofthe10th]

[ Having pushed Kariya to salvation at the hands of his partner, Garviel tenaciously tries to keep himself from being dragged into the rift in reality. It isn't working. 5 days without food, 4 of them whilst being horribly mangled, have weakened him tremendously. He's losing his race with the hole, even as he crawls determinedly away. ]

[not_so_great_wall]

[ Fortunately, having seen to the safety of the two most important people who have been whisked away (sorry, others, but Scarlet sisters > You), there is one dragon with a debt of gratitude to repay.

Her mission and loud cries of "Garviel! Garviel, can you hear me?!" have led her here. ]

[hairflyingheartpounding]

[Rapunzel manages -- albeit barely -- to get away from the church in time. She's not sure, after the frantic escape, where most of her trapped friends are, and that's worrying -- She's backsliding some; wondering if she can handle herself. More so, though, she doesn't want her friends to get hurt. She's searching, avoiding the fog on some gut instinct; some inborn fear.

The place is clearly disappearing, though, and when where you are disappears...

What happens to you?]

[truffulacide]

[there's some groaning on her far left. should she look over, she'll find one such friend laying face down on the pavement, trying to pull himself up.]

[doesnotgetit]

[Hakuno had felt pain before. Collapsing and desperately trying to give in and let her consciousness fade in the beginning of the Grail War. Getting nicked by Archer's arrow and trying not to succumb to the poison. Those things had definitely hurt... but this? She was paralyzed by pain now. Her head felt like it was going to split open, even a single movement caused a wave of nausea to wash over her, and if she tried to sit up? A bout of dizziness increased that nausea tenfold.

So she had been lying on one of the pews in the back row, trying desperately to get some sleep she knew would never come, when the chaos began. And goddamnit she could barely move, even as she saw the others running for it. She was able to roll over, to fall onto the floor and drag herself, but the sickness was too much. Black spots invaded her vision with each movement, but she fought desperately to hold them off. If she can just... drag herself out of the building...]

[drank_the_milk]

[And as luck would have it, there's a certain intrepid young gunner girl that's been searching high and low all over this hellhole for her missing friends. She'd be kicking the door down if it hadn't already disintegrated, but Yuna does come barreling into what's left of the church with gusto to spare. It doesn't take her too long to spot her friend amid the chaos.]

Hakuno! Hakuno, hey! Are you all right? Can you stand?

Re: CHURCH

[velesdonnersen]

[He wakes and stares up into the null-storm.]

[His family have stood guard against chaos for centuries. His name and his lineage tie to the legacy of the Storm King himself. He once presumed to claim the Lightning Throne.]

[He's lost his love, here. He's done what he could to help the few he interacted with. He has no faith that struggle will help in the least. But boldness may. He stands, and looks up into the surging void.]

Bring the storm, then. Bring it. I will not stand aside. When will you cowards treat with us, instead of wasting time and good will? Better a weak ally than a weak enemy, you fools.

[He looks at the approaching chaos.]

Bah.

Idiots.

[roadroller]

[Rin hadn't been turning on her sleep mode much at all, since she'd heard about the rats coming at night. Staying up watching the sky erode was interesting if not terrifying. It was only a matter of time before it reached the land, huh...? ]

We better run. ♪

[She says to her companion, not knowing if there's anywhere to run to in the first place.]

[roadrolling]

[he nods slowly]

♪ Better than just lying down and letting it come to us.

Re: CHURCH

[hintcoinplz]

[He'd stopped momentarily to rest at the church, until he hears the sound of the roof being ripped from the rest of the building. He should run, but he couldn't find the strength in his legs to make a break for it.

...It looked like it would be a quick death, at least.]

[suicidoll]

(At this point, Kreutzer is also hungry and exhausted. Yesterday's angry outburst took a lot out of her and she was feeling the repercussions today. It was a complete mess and she couldn't take much more...but then she saw him. And she saw how dire the situation was.)

Luke...Luke, we have to go. This place won't last much longer!

[thepurpleway]

[Hearing the odd sound in his sleep, Gakupo wakes to find everything just disintegrating! With. Jolt, he sits up, but feels pretty dizzy from doing so, and weak. He makes to get up, but his body is pretty much molasses at this point.

Hope he can make it out in time]

[roadroller]

[CHAAARGE. The twins burst through the church door, making a beeline for the gooey samurai.]

Time to go! ♪

[we are just going to each take one side and kidnap. Cool??]

Re: CHURCH

[atailoftwoworlds]

[Zidane, meanwhile, is wide awake and now trying to get people onto their feet so they can escape the church as quickly as possible]

C'mon, move it! We have to get out of here fast!