welcome to mayfield: day 1

[mayfield_mods]

[As you step out of the funhouse, blinking against the strong sunlight, it may seem at first that you've wound up back where you started. The carnival with all of its joys and wonders still stands, the Ferris Wheel looming majestically over Mayfield...

...except, did it always look that new and shiny? And it's not the only thing that got a makeover either; it seems like everything in the carnival has been fixed up from its previously rundown state. Fresh coats of paint gleam from every stand and every ride, and there isn't a spot of rust or a broken board anywhere in sight. At the entrance of the carnival hangs a large banner that reads:

Welcome to Mayfield - the Happiest Town on Earth!

Just how long were you exploring the funhouse for, anyway?

And as you start taking in the changes, you may notice one other minor difference: there are no drones to be found anywhere. It seems like the only other living beings in this place are your fellow townspeople who also entered the funhouse...well, that and the large, vicious looking rats that scurry around from place to place. But don't worry, there aren't that many of them and they only come out at night! So go ahead and enjoy having the carnival all to yourselves; after all, with all those minor safety issues fixed up, what could possibly go wrong?

The back exit of the carnival leads to a small street with four standard Mayfield houses and its church at the end. Attempting to leave the carnival via the entrance (although we can't imagine why you would) will only wind up looping you to the end of this street. Where the rest of Mayfield has gone, well...who can say?]

OOC and extra information about this town can be found here - please read it before you start tagging! Remember, only those in the first group should be in this post!

Comments

[answerer_sword]

Do you think the funhouse tunnel is still open?

[waiting_for_the_worms]

I doubt it.

[answerer_sword]

Then we are indeed stuck here. Unless this is an actual reality marble. Then I think I could try to fight against it.

[waiting_for_the_worms]

I don't think the chances of that are very high.

[answerer_sword]

Only one way to find out.

[A reality marble could be thought of as an ultimate attack. By that logic, Fragarach should be able to destroy both it and its wielder.]

[She drops the cylindrical container she is carrying on the ground. Five copies as of now, the same number she had as she did during her initial flight to Fuyuki.]

Stand back.

[She is not sure how well she can control the Noble Phantasm given her current brain damage.]

[waiting_for_the_worms]

All right.

[He isn't sure what she's doing, but best not to get in the way. Kariya will stand well behind Bazett, watching carefully.]

1/?

[answerer_sword]

[She unscrews the top of the cylinder and allows one of the shining metal balls to float out. It looks no different than a lead track and field shot. However, as she concentrates, lightning seems to flow from her hand into the ball. In response, the ball starts to become a transparent glowing globe.]

[She takes aim at the sky.]

Answerer: Fragarach!

2/?

[answerer_sword]

[The globe transforms into a strange dagger with the globe and a ring serving as the hilt. As Bazett punches at the sky, the dagger follows the direction of her punch, transforming into a piercing shaft of light. It vanishes into the sky.]

3/?

[answerer_sword]

[Bazett's arm drops to her side and she gasps for breath. If she had better control of her circuits, then she would not be so exhausted. However, her current brain meant that she could not completely control her prana or her motor functions.]

[The hand and arm that she had used to fire the Noble Phantasm has been burned by the large amount of prana unleashed. She would have to heal it later, but for now, she is too busy watching for the result of her attack.]

Did...it work?

4/?

[answerer_sword]

[Tense minutes pass as Bazett realizes that since the town had not crumpled, her attempt had probably failed.]

Dammit...

[Almost as it to mock her, seconds after she realizes this, the unpowered lead ball that she had fired into the sky drops down as per the law of gravity.]

5/5

[answerer_sword]

[CLUNK!]

[Bazett is too exhausted to dodge the projectile and it drops on her head. Her eyes take a second to cross, and then she falls to the ground, unconscious.]

[waiting_for_the_worms]

[Kariya runs over as she falls unconscious.]

Bazett! Wake up!

[answerer_sword]

[She gives no reply, being completely knocked out.]

[waiting_for_the_worms]

[Kariya sighs, bending down to lift her up and onto his back.]

[answerer_sword]

[Her body is rather light for a woman who can crush human skulls with ease. She will remain unconscious even as he carries her.]

[waiting_for_the_worms]

[He takes her to the safety of the church for the time being.]

[answerer_sword]

[She mutters something near-unintelligible as she rides on his back.]

No...not...mapo...

[waiting_for_the_worms]

Mapo...?

[And eventually they reach the church. He sets her down near the front.]

((OOC: I assume this will eventually bleed over into the thread we already did at the church.))