Draft Log #3: During v. 2.0

[lucetimods]

Who: Everyone on the draft
What: Day 3-5
When: August 27th-August 29th
Where: ONCE MORE INTO THE-- ...BEACH
Summary: Like it says above. The draftees reach the beach.
Rating: V FOR VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR!!


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any day, but initially when the storm arrives on Day 3?

[temperedtempest.livejournal.com]

[Ororo had felt the beginnings of a fierce storm the night before, and she'd been unable to sleep. So as soon as it hit, she was there to meet it - keeping the worst of it from affecting their own ships, doing her best to dissipate the fiercest of winds before they damage anything permanently/threw too many people overboard.]

[Later on in the day, when the storm has built up enough and Ororo's patience is starting to wear thin in dealing with thunderbolts that don't do enough damage, she'll decide enough is enough. Palms outstretched and hair floating in the static gathering in the air, her eyes glow a blinding white as she focuses her powers...]

[If anyone is paying attention, there is an ominous columnar vortex (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterspout) beginning to form between the surface of the water and the storm clouds above. It's contained enough so that only Third Party soldiers are getting sucked into it, hopefully other draftees get the idea and somehow send any soldiers they're having trouble with over her way.]

[Of course, as awesome as this show of power is, it's leaving her rather open for attack! She can probably manage to defend herself if needed/alerted, but it's going to be too easy to get past her at this state. Anyone willing to help a mutant weather goddess out over here?]

Day 3

[frost_jewel]

[Mia had been watching the white-haired woman for some time. She had command of the weather - wind and lightning and rain - but to an extent that Ivan and Sheba might never have. It's beautiful, and powerful, and Mia is glad this woman is on her side of this business.

And so when two attackers come towards her, taking advantage of her concentration and lack of awareness, it's the least Mia can do to give them a surprise of their own. An Ice Horn, to lessen the risk of hitting Ororo but maximize the chances of knocking away those soldiers.]

[temperedtempest.livejournal.com]

[The soldiers drop a few feet, but as formidable as they are, they're relentless in their attack. But! The disturbance is enough to alert Ororo to the soldiers' presence, at least. Her attention divided, she manages to only summon a gust of wind to blow them steadily away, in the direction of her gathering waterspout. She would've struck them down with lightning, but with the continuing storm and her contained tornado, Ororo is having some trouble focusing on all the things!]

[frost_jewel]

[A different attack - Cyclone - will carry those soldiers right into her tornado. Mia is perfectly okay with playing keep-the-enemies-away for this weather woman.]

[temperedtempest.livejournal.com]

[Oh, that is helpful! Ororo notices the separate cyclone with veiled, pleased surprise. When it's within range, she goes ahead and takes control of it so they get sucked in in no time at all.]

[And as soon as there is a bit of a pause in the wave of soldiers, she looks around to see if she can find her mysterious ally. Where are you?]

[frost_jewel]

[Her mysterious ally is standing on the deck now with her back to the rail, two winged soldiers flying at her too close for her to use any Psynergy. She can keep her balance, or keep from taking hits - not both. She does try another wind burst, which may clue her in]

[temperedtempest.livejournal.com]

[Well, her attack is going to get an additional burst of wind from Storm, sending the two soldiers further back than she might've expected. Plus, they get a warning bolt of lightning, scorching the area between Mia and the soldiers and buying her some time to build up another attack.]

[frost_jewel]

[Another attack...yes. She doesn't want to punch holes in the deck, so it will be Glacier this time. The wall of ice should push them right off the ship, frozen wings and all, and drop them into the sea.

Not that she's proud of that. Mia drops to one knee, with a hand still holding tight to the rail.]

Day 3

[whatdeheckisdat]

[That... is very impressive. There is definitely something different about this woman...

Dhaos forgoes his usual sorcery for the moment and simply kicks the soldier he's dealing with overboard, and then turns to another conveniently-placed group:]

Tractor Beam!

[The spell lifts them into the air, and once it relinquishes its hold on them they'll be sucked right into the waterspout.

Once he's done with that, Dhaos takes another glance back at Ororo's position, and lo and behold-- three assailants have noted her state of distraction.]

On your left!

[temperedtempest.livejournal.com]

[That cry is just loud enough to catch her attention! Ororo frowns at the coming attackers, and manages to send a lightning bolt in their general direction. It doesn't quite hit them, but it does keep them back and away from her for the moment, while her waterspout continues to gather momentum and strength.]

[whatdeheckisdat]

[Well, she's paying attention! They're close enough together that Dhaos can wipe them out with a well placed Dhaos Laser, which is exactly what it sounds like. If they're not vaporized, they're sucked into the waterspout.]

[temperedtempest.livejournal.com]

[She winces a little at the ones who are vaporized; outright killing is what she's trying to avoid. Sending them into her little contained tornado hopefully incapacitates them just enough, is what she's aiming for.]

[Still, Ororo manages to spare a moment to search for whoever is assisting her, glad that the tornado is being put to use.]

[whatdeheckisdat]

[Dhaos quite obviously has no qualms with killing people, so he won't notice. Hope you don't mind the barbecue, Ororo.

He does float on over to where she should be able to see him, however.]

Keep going.

[temperedtempest.livejournal.com]

[She nods in acknowledgement.]

Thank you, for the assistance. [She smiles gratefully. It doesn't escape her that she owes him for his help.]

day 3

[ironizing.livejournal.com]

[Okay, it's impressive. He admits it. But he also instantly recognizes the vulnerability she's exposed by containing the vortex, so he gives a third party soldier lunging at him a good, hearty repulsor blast before launching into the air. A flying elite is heading straight towards her, but Iron Man's metal fist meets his chest first.]

[temperedtempest.livejournal.com]

[Meanwhile, Ororo continues focusing her powers on keeping the waterspout from spiraling out of control. She catches the disturbance out of the corner of her eye though, and Iron Man gets a harsh gust of wind to help keep that elite away; it's all she can spare at the moment.]

[ironizing.livejournal.com]

[The help is appreciated, because while the Elite can't match him for firepower, it's also faster and stronger than just about anything else he's faced so far. The Elite knocks him away just before the gust hits him, and it's exactly the time Iron Man needs to fire a missile his way.]

[temperedtempest.livejournal.com]

[The missile is enough to buy Storm some time to summon a wind just strong enough to direct the now-weakened and stunned Elite into her localized waterspout. He disappears into the vortex in a matter of moments.]

[That done, Storm will spare a second to search for Tony - see if he's all right, and maybe offer him a grateful smile.]

[ironizing.livejournal.com]

[Good riddance. God, you know what he's decided? He really doesn't like those guys. He gives Storm a salute--everything's a-okay over here. You just watch out for yourself, thunder girl.]

[dragmire]

[Consider Ganondorf reasonably impressed by such a display of power. He idly considers how he might accomplish the same thing. He surely has the power for it, but manipulation of such forces are not something he has studied. Nevertheless, he levitates himself into the air and starts summoning electrical balls of energy, tossing them at the various soldiers in the air. When the crackling energy hits them, they being to convulse and are no longer able to resist the vortex's pull.

Now there was merely the matter of that incoming airship...]

[temperedtempest.livejournal.com]

[Ororo doesn't miss something as huge as an incoming airship. She does make a move to escape it, but doing so while towing a controlled tornado along is a little trickier, especially when it's not quite strong enough to unleash on the ship yet..]

[dragmire]

[He does not know this woman nor does he have any reason to be concerned for her safety. Nevertheless, he is opportunistic enough to realize that having her in his debt could be useful. Thus he propels himself forward and past her, straight at the heart of the airship. Though it dwarfs him in size, he summons a great sum of energy into his palm and then proceeds to slam his fist into the hull of the ship. Energy crackles all around the ship and it begins to fall apart.

Though the airship is doomed to the seas, its passengers are far from defeated. They soon come swarming out of it like hornets from a nest, ready to kill.]

[temperedtempest.livejournal.com]

[As surprised as she is by such awesome power - did he take out the entire ship with a single punch? - Ororo doesn't waste the opportunity his actions give her. By this time, her waterspout has gained enough momentum and power for her to drag a great percentage of those Third Party soldiers with relative ease. As they are sucked into the vortex by her fierce winds, Ororo takes that moment to strike the ones that manage to escape with a well-placed chain of lightning.]

[dragmire]

[He remains where he is, turning to face the foes, and opts to participate in taking them down with electrical attacks. His are a little slower, but the balls of electrical energy he sends at each soldier are incredibly deadly. There's no chance of any of them surviving blows like that. Ultimately they lack Ororo's speed and finesse, but he's doing his part at least.]

[temperedtempest.livejournal.com]

[Her lightning is definitely nowhere near his level of dangerous. He may notice that while she certainly isn't pulling her punches, she isn't going as all out as she could be either. Most of the soldiers she's targeting are merely stunned and then swept into her neat little tornado; none of them die.]