vivala | Hades 💀 Plot 1 - Execution Phase

Who: Open to all Corsair characters
What: Evacuating a village and prepping for a landslide. Then the landslide.
Where: A small hidden village in the forest at the foot of a mountain
When: Backdated to the 4th of March

Surveying the Area

Those who have influence over the elements, or know how to calculate a way to divert some of the impending landslide will want to explore the village layout and the area around it. The village is a humble circle of stone and wood buildings surrounded on all sides by old, towering trees, with a few trees in between some buildings. The ground of the village has been leveled, but upon reaching the edge of the village on the mountain side, the ground makes a steep incline. An old stone wall a little taller than the nearest hut was assembled on this side of the village to divert falling rock or water, but there's no saying something only so tall and worn with age will stand up to the kind of disaster Matt has been warning of.

Evacuating the Residents

Matt has visited this village before during his travels and has good relationship with the elders. It will take some pleading, but the elders will eventually agree to evacuate on the off chance the disaster really comes. Most of the villagers follow their leaders' words, and start packing some supplies and cherished belongings. While it's a small village, some people unintentionally slow the process. Some have pets or livestock to wrangle, others have mobility issues, and there are those who just can't decide what to bring and are having trouble thinking clearly due to panic.

Convincing the Stubborn

A few intentional stragglers insist on staying in their homes. Their neighbors plead with them to come, but they insist that the village wall will hold. One or two might even believe the Imperial propaganda that that Corsairs are up to no good. Do the Corsairs trust their plans to protect the village will protect the stubborn, or do they try to convince them? Or do they take different measures to get them out?

The Landslide

Matt warns all the Corsairs of the time arriving. Within the next ten minutes, there's an unmistakable crash of rocks up the mountain, and the avalanche begins. Any last evacuations must be completed and those using magic or tools to protect the village must hurry to wherever they deem most fitting for their part. Sure enough, a massive wave of rock and dirt tosses up dust as a frightening chunk of the mountain gives way above.

Note: Due to the scale of the challenge, this is being treated like an event, and players may tag each other and post top levels instead of just interacting with Matt's top levels.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Tau's not the only one who's avoiding talking to people. Link too is out surveying the landscape - something which often involves climbing up trees and other high places.

Link hadn't been expecting someone to start talking to the tree he was using as a vantage point. But he's met the Deku tree, so it doesn't strike him as that odd. Though he can't remember spotting any face on this one before he climbed it.

Not inclined to interrupt someone else's conversation - even one with a tree - Link just waits. And listens, of course. Eventually, the man will probably notice that Link's here. He's not hiding.

There's no obvious response. The green-haired kid below might just as well be crazy. He at least has a reputation of throwing people overboard back on Flotsam.

After the breeze seems to die down, Tau nods.

"I know it'll be tough. You won't be alone. I'll give you what I can." He pauses, head lifting. "Mm? Oh. I'm sure he's not thinking of nesting."

His eyes skim the branches before fixing on Link directly. "You're just up there for the view, right?"

As a response, Link drops down from the tree. He lands deftly on the grass next to Tau.

"It's tall," he says. Taller than the other trees in the area, which was why it was a good spot to scout from. He'd gotten a good view up there.

Now, though, Link looks at the tree with a faint frown. Where's its face?

Tau nods, looking back at the tree. "See? It's a compliment, old man."

He glances at Link, head tilting at that expression. What's with the frown?

"...what? This one's been here a long time. He's just being grouchy."

"...I can't hear him."

It feels like a personal failing. What would the Deku tree have thought, if Link had carelessly wondered into the Lost Forest and not heard him at all?

That has Tau staring at Link then.

"I'd be more surprised if you could, honestly," he says after a moment, snorting.

"...The tree doesn't talk?"

Which...would actually make Tau rather odd. Having a conversation with a talking tree strikes Link as perfectly normal; haven't one with one that doesn't talk...not so much.

"Not verbally. Guess it's more like a feeling than actual words. These are only trees, after all."

Tau tilts his head at Link again. "...are tree spirits common where you're from?" he has to ask. Why else would Link be so surprised about speechless trees?

"The Deku tree talks." Although that was the Deku tree, as in singular.

Other trees, not so much. Although maybe they just didn’t feel like talking to Link specifically.

"Deku...?" He shakes his head, not a familiar name, but then that's probably not surprising, especially if it's not of this world.

"You probably won't find any talking trees around here," Tau notes. Just in case Link might be thinking to look. "The forest is old but it's still an ordinary forest."

Link looks at Tau.

Looks at the tree.

Looks back at Tau.

If the trees here don't talk, how come Tau was chatting with one?

"...."

Two can play that game, Link.

Tau looks flatly at the other, folding his arms.

That's okay. Link can be patient. Also, he has a lot of practice at Not Talking.

He continues to stare.

What is with this guy?

Tau arches a brow as he continues to look back as well. He's not really sure what he wants, and while he can be patient, it depends on the situation. This, he has no patience for, not when he has things to do.

After another minute or two he huffs, turning abruptly to venture further into the woods.

Huh.

Well, that guy's weird.

Link's not going to worry about it, though. Instead, he just climbs the tree again - and soon, Tau might see Link paragliding off of it into the distance.

"....."

Tau glances up at the brief shadow that passes above. He shakes his head.

"What a weird guy."

Hades 💀 Plot 1 - Execution Phase

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