018: OTA - COME ONE COME ALL

[takeslunchmoney]

[A great light streaked up into the sky above the Headmaster's private office, trailed by a small plume of smoke.

A flare?

It could only have been one thing. A cry for help.

Will you answer the call?]

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[merelyaladdin]

[Aladdin answered it. He didn't know if it was a call for a help or a call to arms, but it was definitely better than nothing. If there was a chance - even the slightest chance - that they could fight this, he had to take it.

Even Carpet wasn't immune to the effects of the Mist - Aladdin wished that he could have asked his friend what it was afraid of and offered a few meagre words of comfort - but it managed to get him to the Headmaster's office. Just.]

[takeslunchmoney]

[Audrey jumped back at the sight of a flying carpet. And Aladdin on it. She recognized him as a student and smiled as easily as she could.]

First one here.

[merelyaladdin]

Do you think many people will come?

[With an effective way of communicating with the rest of the campus, it was difficult to know what was going on elsewhere. It was difficult to know who was still part of the fight.]

[takeslunchmoney]

[Audrey swallowed. A little of her resolve shaking at the question.]

I hope so...

[ny_nightguard]

[Goliath lands on the roof of the building, following the trail of smoke. Did it come from here, or does it lead to a window?]

[takeslunchmoney]

[Audrey heard the swoop of his leathery wings and felt the sharp breeze they brought before she saw him. Against the bleak night, she could barely see Goliath, save for the glow of his eyes and fangs.]

H-hey.

[ny_nightguard]

[Audrey. He remembers her from Berk.]

What is it? Have you discovered anything new?

[takeslunchmoney]

No not discovered, more trying to get as many people as we can to swarm over here so we can make a collective plan seeing as the comms are out.

[Audrey had found out the hard way that electronics fried with the mist so close. Would explain why she had to fly blind the whole way to Berk and back.]

[alwaysaxefirst]

[Finally! Something to do!

Astrid ran out of the dorms and over to the headmasters office. Looking around for the source of the flare, she called out to anybody that might be listening.]

Does somebody need help?

[takeslunchmoney]

[Audrey stood up and answered Astrid's call with a shout of her own.]

Over here!

[alwaysaxefirst]

[Running over to where she heard the shout coming from, Astrid stopped and blinked in recognition when she saw who it was.]

Hey, you're the one who- [Nevermind, not really the time.] So what's going on?

[takeslunchmoney]

Had to get people's attention somehow since all our comms are fried.

[Audrey wiggled the empty flare gun still rung around her finger at Astrid.]

Just waiting for enough people now.

[And Helga.]

[imadeabridge]

[There! The signal. Helga will probably head here, right...? Well, Vinny doesn't know where anybody else is at the moment, so he decides to head down- maybe Audrey could use his help.]

[takeslunchmoney]

[Audrey could be seen sitting on the stoop of the office building. There was a bit of broken glass swarming around her feet, her hands were occupied with the flare gun. Still smoking from the shot.]

Vinny!

[She jumped up, a relieved little smile.]

[imadeabridge]

[At first Vin was simply relieved to see Audrey unharmed, but then he began to remember what was going on.]

'Ey, Audrey. Helga said you'd let off a signal- does this mean we're having the meeting now? What's goin' on?

And please, get off that roof. Ya making me nervous.

[notasuggestion]

Seems she had the same thought you did.

[Then again, flares were their lifeline on expeditions. At least out in the open. they didn't do much good in damp caverns most of the time. But they made good signals in somewhat open areas.

...And great detonators.

She smirked at the thought.

When had she shown up, standing behind Vinny? His guess was as good as anyone's. She had the habit of doing that. Not being there then suddenly... being there.]

[an_un_fairfolk]

[Of course Puck would. With a whirlwind, Puck was there, a few feet away from Audrey.

He wanted answers. His students' safety, as well as his own, was at stake. He hated being vulnerable. He hated being in a state where he could be taken advantage of or controlled. No, he had enough of that with Oberon. He wasn't about ready to take it from the Mist. But what he hated more was the possibility of his pupils being corrupted or kidnapped by it. There were his, damn it!

Though he was determined, looking unusually serious and calm, atypical urgency and cautiousness were clear in his voice and eyes. He wouldn't show his fear or anxiety, attempting to act a little bit like her usual self, though his trademark humor and amusement was comepletely missing from his speech and body language.]

You rang?

[takeslunchmoney]

[Audrey jumped back, shocked and surprised at the whirlwind of color he arrived in. then A decidedly irritated look sprung up on her face.]

I did.

[an_un_fairfolk]

Tell, me mortal, why the sudden need for attention?

[Puck indeed sounded humorless. If not for his own self-righteousness as being multi-faceted, he would probably hate the fact his tone resembled that of Oberon's.]

[takeslunchmoney]

How else am I supposed to get everyone to get their asses in gear?

[She could think of a few things NOW. But the flare seemed like a great idea.]