savetheearth | video; backdated to the 11th

[Lily looks... disturbed, to say the absolute least.]

So, the "Numbered Special Commissioned Group" contacted us today, and we've got a... potential problem.

We know that there have been lights appearing over multiple new locations lately. One of them was Lapland, which Winter and I briefly visited around Christmas. [It was cold.]

Nothing much seemed out of the ordinary then, but now? Now we've got a problem.

Since around the time of the lights appearing, children from Lapland and the surrounding area have started to disappear. There's no ransom, and no clue why. However... two preschoolers who were hidden away at the time were able to tell the authorities something: They saw an old man with a beard they're saying looked like Santa Claus, and his helper, was...

[She purses her lips.] Ever seen "How The Grinch Stole Christmas?" Him.

[She shrugs; they've encountered weirder, right? But she still looks immensely bothered. The involvement of children is assuredly doing that.]

Here's where we come in: They want our help. Numbered help. This is clearly connected to us in some way, and those of us with the NSCG have at least proven cooperative, so I guess that helps. We're to be there by the 13th, in Rovaniemi, and they'll take us upstate from there to begin searching and investigation. We're told to bring friends, so...

Please. Come with us. Help us. If we can save those kids... [Or even if they can't, and they can just discover the cause, which makes her shudder.] We've got to do whatever we can. We have the power to, right? We have to do something.

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[ Santa and the Grinch causing problems should... it should just be fun and games, but the little detail of kids missing - really, really little ones - is impossible to ignore.

Marina grits her teeth for a moment before speaking. ]

You know I'm gonna be there Lily. Whatever you need me to do, however I can help... if nothing else, I'm pretty good at handling cold weather, I'm athletic, and I've got good eyesight, so any direction you can point me in that I'll be helpful... yeah.

[He's not even going to comment on that Grinch thing. Their lives are just like this; it gets so easy to simply accept.]

Well it's not like we can ignore something like this. [AKA: you have his sword.]

[She smiles unseen, but the sense of it probably carries in her tone a bit.]

I wouldn't think anything less, Marina.

And if you're good with the cold, that's one up on me.

Well, I expect you definitely can handle the cold.

Good. Thank you, Toushirou.

... Lapland, huh?

I think I'll come along as well. I'm not much good in a fight, though I'm better than I used to be. Just, if people with powers show up... I may need to partner up with someone. Not trying to be whiny, of course.

But you sound like you could use as many feet on the ground as possible.

Edited 2015-01-14 02:37 (UTC)

Nothing is cold to me anymore. [He's only discovered that recently, despite it being a reality for some time now. In his defense, his cold immunity surfaced during the summer. How could he know?]

So do they have any more details, or will we have to wait until we get there for those?

I'll be there, you can be certain of that. [Once again, trouble pops up, just when she was trying to have a nice night. And kids are involved here...]

If muscle's needed, I'm your girl.

Wait, wait, hold on. Let me just get this straight:

They want us...to beat up a kidnapper Santa Claus?

Just let me fend it off. Dunno how much water and ice spells are gonna help, but, well... you know what I can do.

[Rakka couldn't ignore this. Kidnapped children? Some evil grinch monster? This was way too bizarre.]

I'll help, in any way I can. I know I don't have any powers, but that... [She shook her head disgustedly.] That's not right at all.

What?!

But Santa's supposed to be a good guy!

[Jasmine is looking more or less fit and able. She's still got some minor pain but largely she's back up to speed and carrying herself well]

... I want to get back in action. So count me in on this, sis.

Edited 2015-01-14 02:40 (UTC)

[Lily opens her mouth on her end, not having realized, and something about that phrasing bothers her a little bit, but... no sense focusing on that now. Bigger fish to fry.]

No, that's about all we have, I think. Ideally we'll get a lot more if we show up.

Good. Muscle won't be a problem but we're not going to turn down more.

Well, someone dressed up like Santa Claus.

[She blinks, thinking about who they are, and what they've all seen.]

And okay, yes. I suppose it's possible we could be beating up Santa Claus, isn't it.

[That's not even phrased like a question.]

I'll put you out front, then.

Although water might only make it worse.

No, it's not, but we'll need all the help we can get.

[She smiles.]

You did well enough before this, anyway.

[Okay, yes, Raye was a rampaging monster but...]

You would think that, but... not so in this case.

As many feet on the ground and as many eyes as we can get, Amy. That's perfectly fine, I think.

[Lily purses her lips.]

Are you sure about that, Sis?

[She hesitates for a moment after seeing this, unsure. She's still not sure about a lot of things but... missing kids. No way she can ignore that.]

I'm going.

Do you see my dilemma? I'll only make everyone colder.

You could make a good human shield, maybe.

[...okay, so even with the dire situation, Lily's good mood from the latter half of December is still intact.]

[Lily's eyes widen a bit on her end, but her tone and expression softens, even if Raye can't see her.]

Good.

I'm glad, Raye.

For snowballs maybe.

[ Maybe Santa will just use ice magic or something. ]

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