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has_a_horn ([personal profile] has_a_horn) wrote in [community profile] bigapplesauce2014-02-22 08:31 pm

Godzillaaaaa [open to multiple]



There's something new about the city this afternoon. It's not particularly hard to miss. At about noon, a giant scaled figure emerges from the Hudson River, emits a loud screeching roar, and heads for central park.

It's Godzilla, straight out of the 1954 Toho film.

Or, rather, that's what it looks like. Gabriel has a scheme, and this scheme involves in-fluxing a little bit of fun into this city with a grand-scale illusion. His idea of fun might need some work, by human standards, but this is exactly the thing for him at the moment. There are news reports on the radio and television, both in English and in Japanese, but they aren't given by any newscasters anyone in New York might be familiar with, because Gabriel is projecting them.

As Godzilla shakes the water off it's back and walks onto the island, Gabriel pulls out his phone and texts Peter. He really needs him involved with this.

[ooc: Godzilla will make his way across the city, having a good smash. Feel free to run into it anywhere. As this is Gabe's illusion, any interactions with Godzilla will be controlled by Gabriel, even if he's not nearby. People Gabriel doesn't like might want to avoid getting underfoot, or else they'll feel the bone crunching effects of being stepped on, even if nothing has actually happened.]
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[personal profile] powerdealer 2014-03-01 10:22 am (UTC)(link)
He's probably never going to get an actual stated confirmation, even when openly discussing the subject, because Seth is too well trained to never give a confession.

"And you're gonna, what, distract it?" he asks, carefully aiming at Godzilla, lowering the bow again, then aiming again, to get a feel for it. And taking deep breaths to try to remain (relatively) calm.
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[personal profile] powerdealer 2014-03-01 11:58 am (UTC)(link)
"Fucking hell," he comments, unconsciously ducking a little as the wings grow above their heads, despite knowing it's an illusion. "Yeah, that should work," he adds.

The lizard still isn't close enough for Seth to get a good shot in, though, so for now he just watches, adjusting his grip. "So, what do you think their cover story is gonna be this time?" he asks, not taking his eyes off the two giants. "Publicity stunt? Terrorist attack combined with hallucinogenic drugs?"
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[personal profile] powerdealer 2014-03-02 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
Seth winces and makes a face when the terrible wind hits them, having to steady himself before able to pull back the string. When Gabriel walks forward, he readies the bow and aims for the closest eye.

He realises quickly that he shouldn't have drawn the arrow back that early, as the effort of holding it makes him jitter enough that when he lets go, the arrow goes too far to the right, hitting the lizard at an angle and glancing off his hide. Or maybe he just didn't want to kill it strong enough, who knows.

Seth lets out a swear and hurries to ready another arrow.
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[personal profile] powerdealer 2014-03-03 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
Seth has just managed to get his aim right when the barrier breaks. Seth tries not to react, not to let the chaos distract him. If he can just get a clean shot, it'll hopefully be over. Gabe can take care of himself, the dude can teleport, hell, he can probably fly.

Except then he hears Gabriel's cry, and he realises that for some reason he can't. Perhaps he used up all his energy with the barrier. Making a snap judgement, Seth lets the arrow fly - not towards the eye, a small moving target easy to miss - but towards its chest, where it's guaranteed to hit.

Seth's already running to Gabriel's side when the arrow pierces the lizard's hide. Hardly enough to kill, but it does make Godzilla recoil with pain (or annoyance, who knows), giving Seth time to slide to his knees near the edge, looking down. "Gabe!"
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[personal profile] powerdealer 2014-03-04 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
Seth's mind races through ways to get Gabriel back up on the roof. Have him grab onto the bow and pull him up? Still too far down. Phase through down to the floor below, then through the wall and grab him? He has no idea if it would work - he's brought objects through walls, but never a person, and he has no idea what's underneath him, not sure how far down he'd go, how far down Gabe is.

As Gabe starts monologuing at him, the words barely register, Seth being single-mindedly focused on what to do. And then...

"Gabe!" Seth desperately starts to reach out, but he's already gone.

He only has time for a moment of numb shock before another tremor threatens to topple him over the edge, and he shuffles back, getting to his feet, breathless.
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[personal profile] powerdealer 2014-03-04 07:16 am (UTC)(link)
Staring at the lizard, it hits him how ridiculous this situation is. His archangel part-time roommate was just murdered by Godzilla. And he still had time to give an inspiring speech. Of course he did, it's Gabriel. Of course he had to go out with a huge pop culture reference.

Seth isn't feeling particularly inspired though. Mostly he's feeling pissed and shell-shocked. And then he's feeling panicked and over-heated. Pure instinct makes him raise his arm to shield himself, making himself intangible, though he doubts it will work. For a moment he thinks it does, but then he realises that's not what's holding off the flames.

Gabe's last way of rescuing Seth, then. The thought that this stupid, bloody lizard has cost the life of someone who actually looked out for Seth, in his own obnoxious, cheesy way, brings the anger to forefront again.

Seth takes out another arrow, pulling it back in a fluid motion and aiming for just a moment, trusting Gabriel's word that his will is enough, and lets it fly straight at Godzilla's eye. "Fuck you too," he breathes, because Gabe would've wanted a one-liner.
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[personal profile] powerdealer 2014-03-06 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
Seth watches in disgust and relief, wincing as another building gets hit. He wonders if Gabe got the strength to teleport away before he hit the ground...
Once Godzilla has hit the ground and the building underneath his feet stops trembling, he walks over to the edge, peering cautiously down the side of the building, but it's impossible to tell if he can see Gabe's body down there.

His eyes move to the giant lizard corpse. That's gonna be one hell of a clean-up job...

"Fuck me..." he comments numbly, taking a ragged breath before looking around, then heading for the door that presumably leads to the stairs.
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[personal profile] powerdealer 2014-03-06 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
Seth stops when the music plays. No. No, this is getting ridiculous. He looks around, but there's nothing to be seen.

Until, of course, he hears applause behind him, and he whips around.

"Gabe!" His face breaks into a relieved grin. However, the smile quickly starts to fade when he realises this surely isn't Gabriel narrowly avoiding death. There seems to be nothing wrong with his powers now, after all.
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[personal profile] powerdealer 2014-03-06 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
Seth doesn't exactly hug back, but he doesn't push him away either. His expression has turned serious, though. Performance. Of course everything's always a performance.

"You weren't really in danger, were you?"
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[personal profile] powerdealer 2014-03-08 09:23 am (UTC)(link)
It's not hard to tell that Seth is not as amused by this as Gabriel is. In fact he's so baffled and, well, angry, that he's having trouble even coming up with something to say.

"That's... That's not storytelling, that's being a dick to your friends," he answers angrily.
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[personal profile] powerdealer 2014-03-08 09:55 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, yeah it's fun to think billions of people are in danger, and then on top of that, that your friend just died," Seth answers sarcastically, throwing away the bow and quiver, even as he assumes they're illusions too. "You can't just use people as your puppets and expect them to like it!"
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[personal profile] powerdealer 2014-03-08 10:15 am (UTC)(link)
Seth just stares disbelievingly at him for several seconds, then reaches up to rub his temples with one hand. "For fuck's sake, Gabriel..."

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