[Closed RP - Hogwarts ANIMa Corps] We have Mission Sign! Commence Operation Archer!

[weaponized-love.livejournal.com]

Let's do this thing.

All Pilots and Anchors to your stations. Room of Requirement.

Coraline - Once you're in and your ANIMa is formed, you're on warding the north side of the castle.

Bree - You're on the west wards.

Rat - You're on the north wards.

I'm on the south wards.

Then, each of us will try to destroy the speaker towers - if the Sun really IS a Nightmare, those are Bliss Generators, and that ain't good. Even if they aren't, I am sick and tired of Dr. Demento at odd hours of the night. Do as much damage as you can, than form on my wing.

We'll scan the sun - make SURE it's a nightmare - then blow it to Hell!

Feel free to Hotshot new objectives as needed, but check in with me and your Anchors first.

Let's do this thing, Pilots!

Love is our weapon!
Our Anchors, our armor!
And against the Nightmares?
We never sleep!

- Keenan Caine, Wing Commander

((OOC: The objectives for each pilot are therefore:
- Form ANIMa
-- Set wards (Failure will harm a random Non-pilot character with a Relationship to that Pilot. This means something in Bliss Stage terms, but screw that; it's just an excuse for the mods and muns to be Cruel.)
--- Destroy Bliss Generators Flower... music... things. (Muns, at your option, if someone fails, have someone close to them Bliss Out... temporarily, for teh dramaz.)
---- Scan sun (only one pilot needs to succeed at this.)
----- ?????
------ PROFIT!

PILOTS! ANCHORS! TO YOUR STATIONS! Last chance to join the Corps!

And o rite, others can't participate in the mission, but, you know, feel free to comment on how lulzy it is.))

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[braveexplorer.livejournal.com]

Coraline smiled, only a little shakily. "I'm wondering about the speakers," she said. "They grow back when people cut them down, and I know about one monster that can do something like that... and in the story, burning the hydra's neck afterwards stopped its head from coming back. I don't know if anyone's tried to burn the speakers or melt them, but if they haven't we should try to. It might help. Unless you thought of that already."

[iam-beowulf.livejournal.com]

In fact, Beowulf had not thought of that, being a Geat of Very Little Brain. "WOULD FLAME WORK AGAINST THE CREATURES OF A SUN, IN TRUTH?" he asked, astonished. "IT IS WORTH TRYING!"

[braveexplorer.livejournal.com]

"I don't know, but they're not made of fire. They're made of metal and - something pink. So the outside of them would probably melt if it was hot enough." She didn't want to speculate too much on what the pink stuff was.

[iam-beowulf.livejournal.com]

Beowulf's grin was truly fearsome, not least because dental care among the Geats of his time period was not all that advanced.

"METAL WILL MELT, AND FLESH WILL BURN. LET US GO FORTH TO THE REAPING."

[braveexplorer.livejournal.com]

What Coraline had seen of the inside of the speakers had looked less like flesh and more like the orangey thing that had been growing in a corner of the garden once, that her dad told her not to touch. That was only a first impression, though. She hadn't wanted to get close to it.

She straightened her hat a little. "Is everyone else ready?"

[iam-beowulf.livejournal.com]

Beowulf shrugged. "CAN THEY EVER BE TRULY READY FOR MONSTERS? YOU AND I HAVE FOUGHT MONSTERS BEFORE. TO THE SKIES, DEPUTY CORALINE!"

Whereupon he did the funky incantation that let him serve as Anchor or whatever it was. Coraline would be able to manifest a giant Beowulf-shaped, horned-helmet-wearing robot-like astral shape that could pour fiery Kool-Aid all over the loudspeaker plants, if she so chose.

[braveexplorer.livejournal.com]

Once in position, Coraline looked out at the speakers and concentrated, taking a deep breath. "All right... Expecto Anima."

And there began to manifest a giant robotic astral Beowulf, although one with a flaming sword rather than flaming Kool-Aid. It carried a drinking horn as well, though - she'd considered that astral Kool-Aid might put out the Baby Sun. But for the speakers, the burning sword seemed more efficient. This choice might have been partly influenced by the (slightly discouraging) current soundtrack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFYAd96WqE).

[iam-beowulf.livejournal.com]

The spectral Beowulf incinerated loudspeaker-stems left and right. The soundtrack changed to fit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u--97IytCSE), and the Beowulf figure boomed earthshakingly loud laughter as it burninated the countryside.

[braveexplorer.livejournal.com]

Coraline jumped slightly at the laughter, but maintained her concentration, directing the figure through the crowds of speakers. She couldn't tell quite yet whether they'd stopped growing back, but the music did seem to be quieter.