EVENT: The Attack of the Clowns

[soul_mods]

Early in the morning, those who had brought one back would find the bird keychains they brought back from their trip to that skii resort doing something...strange. The small eyes on the things started pulsing with a faint light that might go unnoticed at first. It doesn't stop though, and keeps right on pulsing for the rest of the morning.

Shortly, before noon, the light stops pulsing and shines bright enough to be uncomfortable.

Two things happen at once when it does.

One of these things is this: within a 50 meter radius of every keychain, strange ripples appear in the ground. From these ripples, something that is barely humanoid in shape slowly ascend. Their colours range from red to silver to yellow to purple. When they've materialized all the way, the Clowns immediately spring into action, attacking anyone nearby and, if there is no one, move in whatever direction they were facing, seeking victims.

The other thing that happens is a voice, young, lilting and feminine, being projected through the keychains.

""Thank you for all that you have done: none of this would have been possible without your contributions. I would thank you all in person except I don't believe I am really welcome here. Which is a pity as I hadn't gotten to meet all of my lovely victims the first time around. Please accept these children as a token of my appreciation instead. They are a little, ah, crude, but I do hope you will all play nicely~."

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[vintage_magic]

[That voice seemed vaguely familiar. The Weapon?]

Lee? Is that you?

[Actually, she did mean that sphere of energy rather than the clowns.]

Yes, I've noticed. One tried to set my clothes on fire earlier.

[Meanwhile, the clown had gotten back to its feet, and seemed to be shifting, its arms becoming blade-like. And since there wasn't much Lily could do to help fight that thing on her own, she would just back away and try to keep out of the way until they can beat it.]

[awokentospring]

It is! And this is my partner, Neji.

[But they didn't have time for more than a short conversation before the clown was returning to its feet. If Lee weren't immobile in his weapon form, he may have been trembling with the need to fight.]

Neji! Move now!

[heavenly_earth]

[Neji lurches forward, calling on their reserve of speed to reach the clown before it could get too close to Lily. He watches the blades through grayed vision, narrowly avoiding them as they come down and strike solid concrete. He uses the opportunity to duck behind the clown and infuse its calves with a burst of Soul Menace in an effort to hamper its mobility]

Be prepared for another burst of speed, Lee. We need to immobilize its arms, and can't afford to take a direct hit.

[vintage_magic]

[Lily ducked behind a mailbox, biting her lip in concern as they battled the clown.]

[The silver creature stumbled at the attack on its legs, dropping back down to one knee. But it wasn't going to allow itself to be beaten that easily. Digging the blades into the pavement for leverage, it rose again and quickly pulled the blades out, whirling around to attack once more.]

[awokentospring]

Speed ready!

[Lee hardly needed to explain everything to Neji; they were already linked, after all, but sometimes a verbal call was helpful when one had to devote so much time to thinking.]

Jump now!