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[the camera isn't shaky so much as wheeling, as if held by an overeager film student with more tricks than taste. the camera is sansa's omen. she wears raven makeup again with a black woolen cloak, and there is a cacophony of barking wolves and dogs. she seems very frightened, and she's holding an obsidian dagger chained to the chatelaine between her cloak. it's a busy street in cellar door, but the locals look a bit...blank-faced. sansa's direwolves are sitting and barking at spaces between them, while her hellhound scampers from person to person, frankly yelling.]

There are corpses, invisible corpses, and they're walking around everywhere! We'll have to burn them––I'll need every Coldblood mage, and anyone with any other kind of fire ability. I could make cold bloodstone to help, if I had any Coldblood––we'll need to get the fires hot enough to burn bone to ash.

The direwolves can track them––we could make two groups, and Smores can go with the other one. If anyone else can do it, you might post here and find some Coldblood mages to work with.

[sansa's wolves and wolf senses have spotted the draugr. she doesn't know anything about draugr, but fire is how you get rid of burning corpses, according to pthumerian-sent dreams and memories as well as the ancient books on her own north she's been studying in the archives. she'd already tried the dragonglass dagger, just in case, but it hadn't worked. it hasn't even occurred to her that fire might not, either.

fortunately in this case she happens to have stumbled onto a solution.

sansa does have a prompt for this up at the event post but I'm happy to handwave whatever!!]

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I've got a wolf and fire. And armor for the wolf that's magically fireproof.

[Like, he's all set for this extremely specific use case, actually.]

[sansa pauses momentarily. she hadn't considered fireproof armor. she doesn't really have any...]

Oh. That's very good. We must be careful not to let the fire spread, though. Cold bloodstone should help with that, I think.

[another, more awkward pause.]

Is your wolf trained to scent for corpses?

[sansa's are more trained to scent for dangerous magic, but it works.]

It won't burn anything I don't want to. I can't like...shoot fireballs or anything like that, though.

[So it's not the best ranged option. Maybe he'll get a stick or something.]

Don't think so. Mostly live people. She was trained to be a war mount by these...guys that attacked Deerington, a while back. So she's very good with...you know, living people.

[sansa tries not to look incredulous. she supposes someone could ride s'mores, much in the same way arya used to sit on their brothers' shoulders. it would be impossible to hold a lance, though, and very uncomfortable.]

Well, she can come along with us and get the scent. Wolves are clever, if we see enough of them she should be able to pick it up.

[and there are plenty...]

[Yeah technically "wolf" is probably not an accurate descriptor here. At least it's closer than his usual word, "dog".]

Works for me. I'll dig out the armor - it's been a couple months, I don't use it quite so much here.

[Threats in Deerington felt...generally much more manageable by Warg than threats in Trench do.]

Oh, I suppose I should get Lady's harness––

[her pretty feathered-and-embroidered collar is probably not the best choice!! s'mores is already wearing a leather armor-like harness that has 'MEDICAL SERVICE' carved into it with a few small calligraphic flourishes.]

Winter, would you fetch it for us, please?

["oh, very well," says a young man's voice very like sansa's but a few octaves lower, and the camera abruptly switches from omni to omen (that is, about a foot away from sansa's face.]

I always forget it can do that.

[Michael doesn't usually have his Omen out and about, he kinda forgets about Omenvision!]

Where do you need me to go?

[she's smiling.]

I'm afraid you're going to have to come into town. They've all been following people around.

Do you have someone [wolves and dogs count here] with you that can track scent? I don't know if omens can do it, Winter isn't much help.

[a muttered "I'm helping you right now!" in the background.]

Edited 2022-10-27 23:08 (UTC)

[As the text changes to sound- it's clear Megumi is already on the move. The sound of swooshing almost as if in mid-flight causes some excess noise. ]

Kage has done it in the past but I have another canine better suited for this.

He's invisible to most, but he can track just about anything.

Good. Take everyone you can [except sweet little pepper of course!!]; they'll fight like anything if they think you're attacking them. My wolves had their limbs off quite quickly, though.

[Dont worry Pepper's safe at home, too sweet and unpredictable still!! ] Sorry to hear that- [damn if there's anyway they can recover he hopes so. Not well verse in medical but offering any assistance where he can.]

Thanks for the warning, I see town just up ahead.

We're all right. Lady might need an apple to get the taste out of her mouth, though.

[lady swivels her face towards sansa and yips a polite assent.]

Good luck, and thank you for doing this. If there's anything at all we can do to help, you need only say.

Edited 2022-10-28 18:41 (UTC)

One more thing. If any fires get out control- call me immediately we wouldn't want the town engulfed-Stay safe.

[He has a back up plan for extinguishing large amounts of flames but he doesn't want to use it if he doesn't have to. Here's to hoping everyone can maintain self control while playing with fire. Fingers crossed. ]

Of course. I can't keep an eye out in the way I might like [ideally she could scout for fires as a raven while her siblings handled the wolves. unfortunately, none of them are here.], but we should be able to smell it if any smoke starts to become a danger.

[it's very helpful that fushiguro seems to have some sort of plan for out of control fires. she'll have to keep that in mind.]

Edited 2022-10-28 19:08 (UTC)

( This is, unfortunately, before Paimon decided he needed to try and forge his own username for the network.... So it's the very surreal experience of "graham crackers" appearing with an unblinking stare, body held stiff and strange, as though the person working from within doesn't fit into it the right way.

He also sits so close to the camera that his pupil-blown eyes practically swallow it whole, a telling that this is Paimon.... Peter's far too anxious to get so close. Besides, what comes is calm and cold in a way Peter could never be. There is no fear at all; he knows what he can do. A body melts away easily enough when it is violently consumed by flames and given no chance to recover. )

I will burn them.

( Of course, when you earn favour with an ancient demon, it will come to your aid... And while it is usually not so easy to earn favours with a demon of Paimon's ranking, he's such a strange lost thing still, that all that was needed was a polite manner of speaking, and mutual respect and titles exchanged, and the appreciation of a skill — Sansa Stark of Winterfell (Lady Protector and Warden of the North) makes very fine clothing and knows what it is to be methodical and thoughtful. She is held in very high esteem for a demon of his sort. )

Are they harming?

( He doesn't know if these corpses are attacking her or others. It hardly matters though; she asked for them to be burned and so he shall assist. )

[sansa ignores the flicker of discomfort she always feels seeing paimon in peter's skin, not quite grasping exactly how to use it. it is a good question; she considers it.]

I can't say for certain. The people they follow look a little...unwell. Something strange is passing between them. [she draws a breath.] But there isn't a person in the corpses, and there used to be. They should be put to rest. I would appreciate your help very much. Can you tell where they are, or do you need help?

( To the matter of corpses... The demon wonders if his ability to manipulate the dead could work here, as well. It will be good practice either way. But yes, he's certainly a capable resource for... matters of the flame... He's here to help supernaturally send corpses into fiery infernos all day long. It doesn't take so much energy from Peter; his vessel should be fine. He does note the offer of snacks and drinks below, and will make sure to try and keep this body nourished... It's easy to forget about sometimes, but the last thing they need is Peter's body just. Collapsing. )

I will find them.

( His scope is growing in this place, thriving, the more he reconnects with his true self, his powers. He can feel his way where he needs to be, and he'll arrive shortly enough. )

I will come to you.

( And once there, inevitably sticking close to certain people. Sansa for a time; Michael for another. There's also Sharon, whom the demon is forging a camaraderie with. He'll keep a close watch over them. )

I don't have Coldblood, but I could make a flamethrower.

[throwing fire around sounds a little imprecise...]

That sounds like it could be a great a help, but we can't allow the fire to spread to town. Cold bloodstone should help us to control it, at least. You can come with me, once I have some. Lady can find the corpses by scent alone.

I'll bring Daybreak with me, too. She can breathe fire.

[Plus she very much doubts that her Omen will allow her to go into a dangerous situation alone.]

I feel like a walking corpse myself these days but I can help you out. I can't promise a ton of blood but I can give you enough for at least a few bloodstones and I'm pretty sure I'm capable of turning bone to ash.

[is...is something interfering with sharon's ability to give blood...does she...not have enough blood...]

Are you all right? You sound as if you don't have enough blood to go around. Perhaps you might come here and burn these corpses, and then you can rest at my home or the Sanctuary before giving any blood.

I'm just exhausted, Sansa, and kind of worried that if I donate too much, I'll be out for the rest of the day. Or longer. This month has just been a bitch. [ but, honestly, burning the corpses and then resting a little before donating doesn't sound like such a bad plan. ]

But I can do that. How many corpses are we talking about?

Oh, is it the curse for Coldbloods? [why couldn't it have happened last month, there hadn't been any bodies to burn...] I'm sorry it's been bothering you. I haven't counted them––

[she draws a breath, wincing slightly at the odor.]

They're all over Cellar Door. I haven't looked anywhere else, but I don't see why they should only be here and not the rest of the city. They're all following different people.

[sansa frowns. she and lady had been catching hints of rotted flesh here and there for the past week or so, but there are so many scents in a city, and the ever-present smell of blood under everything.]

I don't think we need to burn all of them in one night, though. It should be all right for Coldbloods to take it in turns, at the very least.

It is, but don't worry about it. I've got a good handle on it so far. [ she's just been being careful so far. Luckily, there's not much of the month left, just over a week. She can handle it. ]

I haven't really noticed any undead things around but... This month has really worn me down. I probably wouldn't have noticed them anyway, especially with everyone dressed up for the Black Parade.

I should be fine if we do it in turns, and spread out the burnings.

There's hardly anything to see.

[unless you're a carrion bird...the wolves continue barking. sansa sighs.]

They've been catching strange scents, but there was some kind of vileblood magic experiment down in the sewers for months. We tracked Gideon there, once. I suppose I just thought it was rotting.

[she glances back and forth.]

We will have to spread out and take it in turns; we don't have enough people to do anything else. Back home, we had a separate army for this. My brother Jon was Lord Commander. I just wish he were here.

[tears leak out of sansa's eyes, unbidden. lady ceases barking at the corpses for a minute to go and nudge her hand. sansa pets her absently and the tears trickle to a halt.]

[ Sharon doesn't know what it's like to miss a sibling, can't know if it's the same pain as missing a parent, but she can see that the hurt, likely combined with stress, is eating away at Sansa. Her expression and tone both soften. ]

I bet he'd be impressed to see how you've taken charge with this——especially if he's got an army to take care of this kind of shit.

What's he like?

[sansa laughs, a little damply.]

Quiet, but droll. He could make you believe any stupid thing he said, just from the way he said it. He was always training...we never had very much to talk about...

[she clenches her fingers in lady's neck ruff.]

He's still alive, I can see him again. Not like Robb...they were almost the same age, and they were always together. But Jon left for the Wall when we went south––he's a man grown, now. Older than––I imagine he's changed as much I have. A lot of people would have had to die for him to be Lord Commander, even our uncle. I didn't even realize it––I suppose I knew in my heart he'd make it one day, and Robb being lord––and then they made him a king––but then they killed him––

[lady whines and turns her head to lick sansa's wrist.]

[ Sansa's laugh, and the way she describes Jon, makes Sharon smile faintly. He sounds a little like her father. Chris didn't do much training, save for firearm practice, but he was always researching one thing or another.

But her smile fades quickly. Her heart pinches. ]

Was it... Was it because he was made a king that he died? [ She knows bits & pieces of Sansa's life. So much of it is hard to process, so many traditions and titles that she gets a little lost in it, but she knows about the Lannisters. She didn't know her brother Robb became a king, though. ]

[ Oh, something she can help with. ]

I'm not a mage and I don't have any fire abilities, but my Omen is a phoenix that could help from the sky.

[sansa's eyes widen. she's seen hotaru's beautiful fiery omen, but doesn't know much about phoenixes. if they were like beautiful bird-shaped dragons...]

Oh, can they breathe fire? [but then she frowns a little.] The trouble is the corpses are very hard to see, and they follow people very closely. We all must be very careful in our aim, and we can't let fire spread in the city.

[ That is certainly one way to describe them. ]

Not breathe fire, but it can ignite itself. [ A serious nod of her head. ] My Omen is careful, and since it doesn't need to aim, nothing should get set on fire by accident. I can also sense things that others can't, so finding one of the dead won't be too much of a problem for me.

[ Tiny death goddess and all. ]

[Fire, well Rei wasn't there so the best chance of that was gone. And Makoto wasn't a coldblood, but she'd still help however she could.]

Will lightning help at all? If they're invisible I might have something to help find them too.

[If she used flower hurricane the petals would reveal their corpses when they were struck.]

[sansa frowns in concentration.]

I don't know. It's very hot, but I don't think people burn to ash when they're struck by lightning. Of course, you would know better.

[yeah she has no idea what she's doing]

I don't think they would no, but it still might help to slow them down.

They'll only fight if you attack first. I think they're making the people they follow around unwell in some way, but it's likely safer to wait until you can burn them, or at least take their arms and legs off.

[wolves and dogs are good for that.]

If they're not attacking unless provoked, that's good for now I suppose. Is there anything else that you might need help with? Does everyone have what they need?

Oh––

[sansa pauses, smiles faintly.]

That's kind of you. I think the Coldbloods might need tea. They've been cursed to be very tired this month.

Edited 2022-10-29 04:11 (UTC)

Alright, I can make some tea, and I'll bring some cookies and bento boxes they can snack on as well to help keep up their strength.

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