Let's Cook This Goose

[yuezun]

Type: Video
Sender ID: yuezun (Dongfang Qingcang)
To: general public
Subject: Battle Tactics and the Great Eight-Headed Goose
Warnings: Discussion of a great goose barbecue! Will update if any come up


[Dongfang Qingcang has his shellphone set up so that it will record him standing in front of it from several feet away. His chin is raised imperiously, his expression is nearly empty, and when he speaks, his tone is bored and even. The sun is behind him, creating dramatic lighting.]

This venerable one is the Great Devil and strongest in the Three Realms, Dongfang Qingcang, Moon Supreme of the Moon Tribe. Mortals would know this venerable one as a god.

[A pause so that anyone listening could make of that whatever they willed.]

As with many who have been brought here, this venerable one finds his full power has been sealed and only some has been restored through the tattoos. This would not matter were this venerable one to set himself against any others brought here as his power is still vast and unfathomable to all but a bare few.

[If Cid is listening: Shut up.]

However, this venerable one has found that despite his power, certain creatures that menace the God-Beasts who have provided sanctuary to us all are particularly... tenacious. This venerable one can easily injure the eight-headed beast, but it is an unfortunate truth that it is able to flee before a killing blow can be made.

As such, this venerable one seeks to find others who have control over the power of fire. Heads severed with fire and whose wounds are seared shut do not regrow. But there are eight necks and more heads grow where one had been should the wound not be sealed properly. This venerable one wishes to gather as many who can wield fire as possible in Eltrut, where it will be easiest for any, regardless of alliance to gather and await the eight-headed beast's next attack.

When it comes, this venerable one is willing to lend any who wield fire a measure of his power. Once all who can have been so graced, we will attack as one. We will severe it's heads, seal the roots, and kill it before it has a chance to flee.

[[OOC: This is a set-up post for anyone who wants to participate! The mods have said that Daqiang is okay to power up other fire users for a mass attack on the Goose and that doing so can and will kill it! Daqiang has the ability to transfer energy and fire-based based abilities and spells are easiest for him to power up, take the least amount of energy for the most effect, etc. So if you want to assume/use the Untitled Goose Bounty 2 prompt in your Test Sail top levels/responses or your monthly posts and include either Daqiang having powered a fire user up, or the post-battle victory bbq, you absolutely can. Assume the big battle takes place near the end of the month, is all that I ask. As Daqiang will be expending all of his energy on this and ending up having to spend at least a week in recovery and I want that to happen in January.]]

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[pinksidekicking]

[ Oh, look at who it is. ]

I can use fire and fly.

permavid

[yuezun]

[you.]

Prove it.

[pinksidekicking]

[ w o w, no trust. ]

Fine, fine.

[ A pair of pink wings appear out of her back, both of them flap. Then she turns her head to the side and... out of her mouth comes fire. ]

Proof enough?

[yuezun]

Fine. You may also have a measure of this venerable one's power for the battle.

[That was, unfortunately, proof enough.]

How large can you make yourself?

[pinksidekicking]

Aw, if it makes you feel better, I could use it while wearing your face. Then you'll get to see how cool you look.

[ Is this how she gets kicked out? Maybe. ]

Usually... pretty large. But here my maximum height seems to be ten feet. Or 3.05 meters. 305 centimeters. Whichever conversion you're used to.

So I could technically carry other people, if that's what you're getting at.

[yuezun]

Do not.

[Is his immediate response to her suggestion that she dare to wear his face. Again.

After she continued, he answered:]

It is not. Is your size limited by your power?

[pinksidekicking]

Aw, spoilsport.

[ She will wear his face again, and it will be hilarious.

A small huff. ]

No, it's limited by this place. Which is stupid because I'm pretty sure Queen Shrimpzilla was much bigger.

[yuezun]

Then you are likely to find yourself much larger as a result.

[Or well... maybe not. Cid had become quite tiny when he fully channeled the power of Ramuh. But the power of the lightning he had thrown was more than doubled from his prior attempts after Daqiang shared his power with him.

Then again, the fire sprite had grown almost ten times it's original size before running off to find friends and eventually finding a playmate in a bear cub. Nimona seemed more like the fire sprite than Cid, if personalities were anything to judge by.]

It will only last for as long as the energy remains unused, but it is likely enough to draw the attention of at least one head. If you can make yourself a target for more than one, then the others will have more opportunities to sever the necks without being attacked themselves.

[As annoying as he found her, she could potentially be a very useful resource in the planned battle.]

[pinksidekicking]

That'd be pretty awesome.

[ They'll likely still find she's blocked by the size limit for the moment, but no way will Nimona say no to more firepower - literally. So this will be an interesting test of how his powers affect other people.

It has nothing to do with personality, and simply that they are the Riftfarers. ]

So what I'm hearing is... you need me to be as annoying as possible to the goose and catch its attention, so others can swoop in to chop off the heads. [ Cue the chopping motion with her hand. ] You've definitely found the individual for that.

[ Pointing at herself with... four thumbs. ]

[yuezun]

[That was... disturbing. To see on a body that looked otherwise human.]

We are in agreement. You are talented at being annoying. Use it well.

[pinksidekicking]

[ Just think what else she could do that's probably more disturbing. ]

Aw, shucks. Thanks for the compliment. I know I'm such a memorable character that gets under your skin with one interaction.

[yuezun]

You know very well it was not a compliment.

[Agreeing with her didn't seem to piss her off. Disagreeing didn't piss her off either. He needed to know how to get under her skin just to return the favor.]

Do not claim to be honored by this venerable one with something he did not give.

[pinksidekicking]

It totally sounded like one! You even used the word "talented" to describe me. I work hard at being annoying, you know!

[ There is literally only one way to get under Nimona's skin, and he hasn't found it yet. ]

[yuezun]

[He shut his eyes and took a deep breath. It was not worth the effort to continue the argument. It was not worth the effort. She was not worth the effort.

...not. worth. it.

breathe out]

Forget it.

You will be ready, yes?

[pinksidekicking]

[ Look at what good job she's doing at annoying him! Does she win the crown? ]

Yep! All you gotta do is sound the call and I'll be there.

[ Really, she doesn't need to do much preparation to go into a fight. ]

[yuezun]

[She's winning something, alright. He hadn't decided on the prize yet, but a crown was not currently among them. She might have to try harder.]

Good. Then we are done here.

[pinksidekicking]

Hey, hey, wait. I have a question.

[ Why didn't she lead with this instead of delving into being annoying? ]

[yuezun]

[There was an audible sigh.]

Go ahead.

[pinksidekicking]

[ The sigh means she's successfully annoyed him. ]

You aren't going to be burning yourself out trying to give power boosts to all these people, are you? I know you're trying to look cool, but I don't want to have to hide any bodies.

[yuezun]

[She couldn't have picked a better unintentional insult if she tried.]

This venerable one's power is more than you can comprehend. Whatever this venerable one gives is nothing but a candle to the sun that burns in his core.

[pinksidekicking]

[ Nimona crosses arms over her chest. ]

Look, you have to admit that's it a fair question. I don't know you or how much power you have. Even if I can look like you, it doesn't mean I get all of your abilities and knowledge. It doesn't work like that.

So it makes sense that I wouldn't want to be partially responsible for anything that happened to you when you're lending me power.

[yuezun]

The only injury to this venerable one you could possibly share responsibility for is the pain of enduring your continued presence.

[He is not defining the extent of his power for public consumption. it may bite him on the ass later when he falls from the sky and anyone involved has the potential to recognize that it's his body falling before G'raha yanks him to safety]

[pinksidekicking]

[ She lifts both hands up in the air in surrender. ]

Okay, let it be known that I did ask before actually accepting power before the entire network.

[yuezun]

Is that all?

[He asked through gritted teeth just to be sure she would not come back to him later with more questions that could have been done with all at once.]

[pinksidekicking]

Yes, Mr. Grumpypants. That's all. You can go now.

[ When it comes time, Dongfang may find Nimona to be... an interesting thing. Able to contain so much power within her. ]