Post Planning

[Khakhan]

 

ISSUE #01 - C-DAY CELEBRATIONS

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The celebrations ran loud and exuberant, like any good parade or festival should. Starting with a parade in the earlier hours of the morning, the amusements were scheduled to last until late in the evening. Branching out several blocks in every direction from Cascadia Park, a massive verdant expanse occupying much of the center of the city., the Centurion's Day celebrations were in full swing.

Activities of all kinds have been planned for the event, planned to last the entirety of the three-day weekend. Having started earlier this morning, things are in full swing as you find yourself roaming through the various attractions. Scattered throughout the area are several auditoriums and stages hosting music, filling the air with sounds of revelry and enjoyment. Delicious aromas waft from dozens and dozens of food stalls, trucks and vendors, sharing cuisines from around the world, as well as some local treats.

You had made your entrance to the festivities some time ago, perhaps meeting with friends or family to catch up and share in some merriment. Right now was currently a bit more of a idle moment, just wandering through the throngs of people. On one side of a nearby walkway, booths are lined up, with small children getting their faces painted in a variety of bright and bold patterns, tiger stripes and whiskers, Halogen's starburst icon in glittering gold. On the other side, a series of arts and crafts booths, making various fun knick-knacks themed to the celebrations; customize your own Ultramarine helmet, glow-in-the-dark Star Bands of Orion.

With the sun high in the sky, and no clouds to be seen, it looks to be shaping up to be a perfectly beautiful opening day to the celebrations.

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GM BOX

Here we go my Stalwart Sentinels! Cape City Heroics begins! Introduce your characters and who you might have come with, all that good sorta stuff! Let's get into it!

[Khakhan]

ISSUE #01

C-DAY CELEBRATIONS

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Zhou sailed effortlessly through the opening created by the strange weapon, landing on the debris-strewn interior with barely a whisper. As he pushed his senses outward, he half noted the edges of the hole he had entered through. The edges of the hole were melted into a slick glassy substance that caught the light sifting through the dust and sent the edges glimmering.

 

He stood in the foyer of a galleria of some kind, glass display cases lining the floor, and cases along the walls. As the world fell away, populated by glittering clouds of light, the cases disappeared and he saw the occupants further into the building. What he saw was… odd. Three bright clouds were populated among the back of the galleria, one to each wall away from the hole they had carved through the wall. But for all the rest of the group he had seen enter the building, were pale, their cloud of lights muted and pulsing irregularly, matching the 3 stronger clouds with a delay in almost a call-and-response of life energy.

 

Nellie gave the equivalent of a mental nod across the link. <Go. I'll help here how I can.> The impression of physical effort comes across the link, Nellie running somewhere or lifting something with effort. <Stay safe, girl.> Worry flickers momentarily, before surety comes through and a smile.. <Kick their asses.>

[Khakhan]

Halogen's appearance was heralded by a series of bright explosions of colors, followed quickly by a humming, coruscating field of energy of that swooped through the sky before pausing above the amphitheater stage. Music swells and crescendos as the field of energy coalesces into a humanoid shape, and the ambient glow fades away, revealing a young woman sporting a beaming smile. Her hair is bound up and bounces gently in the breeze stirring through her locks.

"Hey folks!"

A scintillating tesseract of brilliant citrine energy unfolds into being in the air above the stage and the panels shift and fold outward, and a man walked out waving a hand. Tall and powerfully built, his alien heritage only becomes apparent as he nears the edge of the stage. Four lambent eyes gaze out over the crowd, and the surface of his skin seems to ripple and waver with energy. He pauses at the very edge of the stage, his feet not actually touching the stage, but hovering gently above the platform. A hand lifts and he nods slightly, his voice resonant and carrying with very little effort.

"Greetings, Cape City."

Halogen steps forward and the duo address the crowd together. "We're Halogen and Orion!"

The sheer force of volume that erupted from the crowd was almost a physical entity, crashing through the open space and filling it. After letting it continue for a little while, Halogen steps forward and pats the air with her hands, her image broadcast on a massive display above the stage. A small smile on her face shows her own restrained delight as she calms the crowd.

"Wow. Thank you, folks, for the incredibly warm reception. It is a massive honor to be here in Cape City, home of the Centurions and the Ultramarine, may he rest in peace."

A small hush rustles through the crowd as they remember their fallen hero, before Halogen continues.

"But we're here to celebrate folks, not mourn, and Ultramarine would not want us sad during a celebration. So let's make some noise and have some fun! We'll be here all day, announcing a few more fun and interesting things throughout the day..."

Halogen goes on for a little while more, detailing some of the events throughout the area, with Orion chiming in occasionally.

 

GM BOX

I'm gonna do a cutaway to the crowd a little bit as she talks this huge speech thingy.