EVENT: And Then the Rain Falls

[soul_mods]

Characters: Anyone heading to Costa Rica
Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
Rating: PG
Time: September 2nd, all day
Description: The day of the attack arrives...and things are not as they seem.



The attack begins as the sun rises...because the person planning this did love dramatic timing.

Before this, Shibusen had given out information about the Clown's weaknesses and powers, but as the attack begins, it's clear that something isn't quite right.

Red Clowns that should have been nearsighted can suddenly see very well, and the Yellow and Purple Clowns are much stronger than Shibusen's original report. And more than one individual has approached an ally only to be attacked.

And in the midst of all this, there is a figure, more human than the others, in a dress that's half purple and half red...

This is clearly not going to be an easy battle, but all you can do now is fight.


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Rosalia and Count D | Closed

[bloodinbloom]

[What happened in the city hopefully wouldn't happen again as they headed to San Jose. With the evacuation points and medical tents set up, Rosalia had a job to do and fortunately, Count D was willing to help her even after everything that went wrong their first encounter.]

[They had to go back and forth between helping people and securing the tent with small animals fending off Clowns with smoky vestiges of animals. Cats and dogs shifted around, most often waiting until they had to be called off or disappearing in a swipe at which point they infected the enemy. Nothing as potent as the city, but a barrage of animals certainly sped things up.]

[Rosalia couldn't focus on outside right now. Before her was a fresh stitch with disinfectant and she was finishing the bandage. Tying it off, she stepped back and nodded to transport.]

Okay, take him to the mirror, but be careful. [Taking off this set of gloves and putting down her mask before getting the sanitizer, she hoped they remembered enough gloves again.]

Count D? What does it look like outside right now?

[loveanddreams]

[While D was quite familiar with nursing injured animals, he couldn't really say that he had that much experience tending to human injuries. Still, he tried to assist by keeping an eye on what was going on outside, directing people in need of assistance into the tent and changing to Weapon form when needed to help Rosalia fend off a few of those oddly colored clowns.]

It seems to have quieted for the moment. [He reported unaware of what was going on outside at the other end of the tent. But peering outside again, a new figure with singed clothes came into view.]

...It's that woman with the wavy hair and accent who was helping that other doctor earlier. She appears to have some burns.

[bloodinbloom]

[Though D wasn't helping with the actual medical labor, his help was appreciated. They didn't need someone to attack them suddenly. This was the medical tents after all.]

That's good... I think. [There was some saying right? Something before a storm?]

[She had turned away for a moment, but when D mentioned the woman, she came over to look. Wait, but-- She whipped her head back into the tent and out towards Lily, confused.]

H-How is she over here? And how did that happen? I thought she was... Mr. Lezard and Lily were just right... [Or was she mistaken hearing that Southern yell a moment again.]

[loveanddreams]

[It was perhaps a bit too quiet, considering the situation. The calm before the storm as the saying went.]

[But the other pair was no longer at the opposite end of the massive tent.]

Ah, are those their names? I believe they went out a minute or two ago. [Did they get into a fight already? And where was the doctor?] Whatever happened, I suppose we'd better help her.

[D stepped outside as the woman drew nearer, clutching a burned arm. But strangely, there wasn't any sign of the bespectacled man who had been treating patients inside the tent just a few minutes ago.]

[bloodinbloom]

[Rosalia doesn't know what to think. On instinct, she wants to help, but something about this feels all wrong. Lily doesn't like Lezard too much, but even if she was injured, would she leave him behind? He was her Weapon and her means of defense. Lily wouldn't abandon someone... She wouldn't leave one of the few Guests doctors to die.]

... U-Uhm, Count D. Could you transform? I don't think we should... greet her like this.

[loveanddreams]

[D wasn't familiar with the other pair though and had known some cowardly humans to run when confronted by danger. Nor had he encountered the clowns before today so he was still unfamiliar with all of their abilities. So, he didn't suspect the woman was a clown in disguise, ready to attack as soon as it got close enough.]

Do you believe she's being followed by whatever attacked her?

[He extended a long nailed hand towards Rosalia and obliged, turning into the elaborate metal incense burner with a flash of green light. Smoke began to curl through the filigree of the lid, ready to be shaped and commanded.]

[bloodinbloom]

[It was a little strange, but not too many Guests would run away from a fight like this.]

Sort of...

[With the incense burner in hand, she concentrates the smoke into another tabby cat. She nods to it and quietly says.] Go on... [If it was Lily, it would be fine, but... but if it wasn't... nervously, she was forming a few more cats.]

[loveanddreams]

[The animals were a bit more solid this time, looking a bit more like ghostly apparitions than just smoke. The woman continued towards them, ignoring the cats. Which should have been a clue for those who knew Lily well enough to be aware of her allergy. D was ignorant of this fact but he noticed someone peering from around the corner of the tent.]

...Miss Rosalia, does that woman have a twin?

[bloodinbloom]

No, she doesn't. Why?

[Excuse Rosalia now if she's going to have that first cat pounce on the injured 'Lily'. Anyone with allergies wouldn't just ignore the animal they're allergic to even if it was fake.]

[loveanddreams]

There's someone else there, around the corner of the tent. From what I can see, she looks the same as that woman... [But if she didn't have a twin sister... a duplicate?]

[The cat pounced and the clown perfectly mimicked Lily's "Dag nab it! What the heck are you doing?!" as it tried to shake the cat off a canvas sneaker clad foot and a bruise appeared at the ankle.]

[bloodinbloom]

Oh! No, Lily doesn't have a twin...!

[And they're near the tent? That's not good. Rosalia doesn't call the cat off because she has to go look into this.]

[loveanddreams]

Then, there's something odd about this.

[The clown eventually sent the cat flying and the animal dissolved as it hit the pavement. It started to bleed a little but it clearly wasn't human blood. Seeing what was happening to its twin, the other Lily lookalike, the one who had been hiding around the corner of the tent, gave up on secrecy and rushed at them.]

Miss Rosalia, watch out!

[bloodinbloom]

[She doesn't know what to do except run to the side and dodge the clown. The air of Madness coming off of it, she has to shake it off and takes a position beside the tent so she can see both clowns. She summons a few more smokey cats. They're not going to hurt her patients.]

Get them!

[loveanddreams]

[By now, it was obvious to D that whatever they were fighting wasn't human. Even if he wasn't sure what the beings were exactly. Were they like his pets, able to take shape according to what people wanted to see?]

[The cats scratched at their targets, hissing and letting out screeches as the Lily clones tried to shake them off, repeatedly saying "What in tarnation?" as if they were parrots that had learned a new phrase. The virus didn't work as quickly as the last time but the bruises were slowly forming and D glared as one of the cats was kicked away and dissipated.]

How rude!

[As if an indication of his indignation at the act, more smoke curled from the incense burner, ready to be formed into another animal.]

[bloodinbloom]

I know... How can they kick cats like that?

[Though, they are clowns and they don't want to die. As long as they were there and threatening the tents, she continued making cats to attack the 'Lily's. She could see the bruises, but she wasn't going to cower at the sight.]

[At the new smoke, she tried something different - a dog to be specific.]

Going to tag as Lily next... Then, Lezard, Rosalia, D?

[loveanddreams]

I would say they need some of my special punishment.

[The smoke condensed, forming a dog with an oddly egg-shaped head, somewhat resembling a bull terrier. With a few barks, it ran towards the closest clown and bit into its shin.]

Yes, that works... though, you'll be tagging yourself

[bloodinbloom]

Punishment? What do you recommend?

[Oh, that was good. She decided to summon another dog from smoke and send it at the other clown.]

Or I guess Lezard, D, Rosalia, Lily?

[vintage_magic]

[Stepping out from around the corner of the tent was a third Lily, this one with a spellbook in hand and mumbling a chant as she directed some Fire Lances towards the other clown, which had just finished shaking off the last of the cats.]

I'm down.

[lezard_valeth]

[Cats, dogs, flame whips. An unconventional but interesting way to handle a problem, was it not? A peal of laughter left the book in the woman's hands, and from its pages erupted more of the hovering drops of flame.]

Your fakes are a joke!

[loveanddreams]

Being devoured by a tiger might be fitting.

[But he hadn't yet absorbed enough souls to create such an animal. They'd have to settle for cats and dogs for now.]

Another duplicate?

[That was his first impression when the real Lily appeared. And was that book laughing? But she seemed to be attacking the others? Was this the genuine one?]

[bloodinbloom]

A tiger? I don't know if we can right now...

[She could make a Bengal cat though.]

[Turning at the mention of another Lily, Rosalia sighed, relieved to see it was actually Lily. That laugh had to be Lezard.]

Lily! Mr. Lezard!

[vintage_magic]

They do seem like a bad parody.

[She agreed with Lezard as the fakes kept repeating the few phrases they'd heard her say as the flames burned at their arms and hair. With the damage they'd already suffered from the animals, it wasn't a pretty picture.]

Rosalia, are you all right?

[Hopefully, they could defeat the two remaining clowns quickly and make sure the medical tent was—Dag nab it! That new puddle bubbling out of the ground wasn't a good sign...]

[lezard_valeth]

To think, my idea of making use of these creatures for our own ends was rejected- they're certainly persistent enough...

[Ah, hello puddle. Lezard was already weaving a runic circle. May as well Fire Storm the unfortunate wretch before it gets any solid ideas, hm?]

And then I realized I've been forgetting italics this whole time...

[loveanddreams]

That's a disappointment...

[And he'd hoped to see what other animals they might have been capable of summoning. But the Bengal cat would do for now, its claws bringing out more bruises and blood from the burning clowns, struggling not to liquify.]

What is that woman with the book doing?

[He watched with interest as the circle formed on the ground around the bubbling puddle which was starting to rise and take shape.]

Haha, it's okay

[bloodinbloom]

One day, Count D.

[She wouldn't mind helping him achieve tigers.]

I'm okay, Lily!

[Totally unharmed!]

Yup! Lily can use fire because of Mr. Lezard's Weapon form. I knew she wouldn't leave him behind! [Rosalia always had faith in people. Looking at the bubbling piles, it seemed like the other two had it covered... still, she could put a dog on the prowl in case the fire didn't rid of it.]