AUGUST EVENT - UNICORN STAMPEDE

[central_librarymods]

Welcome to the Wild West! The year is 1881 in a hot, desolate corner of the Arizona Territory. Soon it will become the site of one of the most infamous gunfights in history. But today, it’s not the Cowboys or the Earps that have the town buzzing with gossip. It’s the strange events that happened this morning.

Thanks to the Head Librarian’s efforts, the unicorns that invaded Tombstone seem like nothing more than herd of wild horses that have stampeded through town and decided to graze nearby. For some, this is merely a curiosity that adds to the local chatter but other see it as a moneymaking opportunity. Those pretty, white horses don’t seem to belong to any of the locals and even if they did, there’s a few horse thieves in town that will be tempted by the herd outside of town.

Your team will enter through the blue white portal and step out into the desert mining town of Tombstone. It is rough, wild place with few rules. There’s a feud brewing between the law and the Cowboys but these events cannot be changed without altering the history of many worlds. Although patrons can interact with the citizens of Tombstone, they must be careful. Strangers and drifters are expected in town but behavior that is beyond what is expected of normal might find themselves facing an angry mob or locked up in the local jail.

Although some might be tempted to meet Wyatt Earp and friends, and may see the famous lawmen, the Librarians discourage the kind of interactions that could lead to prison time.

Find the unicorns and bring them back while ensuring that the locals don’t notice anything unusual in town. Remember that the creatures are intelligent and wary of those who are not pure. Not all of our patrons may be seen as friendly by the ‘horses’. Do not hurt them or be offended it they seem to object to your life choices. Make sure that none of Tombstone’s citizens keeps any of the wild horses and make sure that no one learns of what will happen at the OK Corral.

 

 

[OOC: This is for Team: Unicorn Stampede only. You will play out rounding up the unicorns, and returning them home. This is ONLY for team work and getting things done. If you have questions, you can call for Bob the Skull or The Cat to help you. Bob will be running communications. Once you finish the event (or at the same time if you will), patrons may use this time to use portals to enter Tombstone, go shopping, or interact with the locals as long as they do not upset the events that are destined to occur. But not in the team log.]

 

Update!  To help the event conclude, options are being provided to help organize the groups.  These can be tagged meme style to help give more structure to the tasks.  Current threads can be completed and new ones started. 

Options

1.   Distracting the locals - This could be keeping any curious residents from noticing anything strange about the 'wild horses' or it could be keeping any potential horse thieves from stealing a pretty pony or two.

2.  Bait! or Unicorn Roundup - Remember that unicorns are picky about who they want to befriend.  They may not like some people in the group.  This could be hinder the roundup or be used to help get the unicorns back home.

3.  Safety First! - The unicorns might not be as tranquil as expected.  That means that there is a possibility of injury to a patron or one of the residents of Tombstone.  Please make sure that no one important gets injured and history is rewritten!

Comments

Re: open

[kittened]

"I'm sure they like you just fine," She said quietly, stepping up beside Glorfindel. "I'm Felicity by the way. How long have you been in the library?"

[twicelived]

"Maybe once they get to know me? I'm really nice!" Glorfindel pouted with a sigh before looking at the woman who joined him as the unicorn ran away from him with an angry snort.

He gave her a smile and a nod of his head in greeting. "Well met, Felicity! I am Glorfindel. I have only been here a few months, this place is still rather strange for me."

Figured I'd throw her in somewhere :-)

[silvan_captain]

"I do not seem to be having the same issue." Tauriel called from where she stood. It seemed that all she had to do was stand in one place long enough and the creatures would approach her. That was odd. Indeed, the unicorn that had run away from Glorfindel immediately came over to inspect her.

"This is strange, but it may be helpful."

So far, she did not make a move to disturb the unicorns in any way, and simply let them inspect her, staying very still. She thought it would be better to agree on a plan before she used this fascination they had to help complete the task.

[likeagerbil]

Watching the exchange between the patrons, Steve wasn't quite sure if he should mention why the unicorns were drawn to some and not to others. Technically he wasn't even sure if the myths were true... until he stepped closer to the herd and one of the unicorns decided to become his friend.

Patting the creature's nose when it started to nuzzle him, he turned toward the others. Giving them a sheepish look while continuing to pet the unicorn. "According to legends, they attracted to a certain trait. If you're not - uh - " If he was speaking to his team or people from his world Steve wouldn't hesitate but he had no idea if the Elves would be insulted by the subject. "Chaste."

[silvan_captain]

Actually, if that were the case, it would have been far worse in Tauriel's mind if they had run from her. Such activities outside of marriage were unthinkable to elves, and so there was really no shame in her chastity.

"Then I suppose it is fortunate that I am unpledged."

While she was courting Kili, that was certainly not the same thing. She looked over and arched an eyebrow while reaching out to gently pet the unicorn, hoping to keep it calm.

"How can we use this advantage?"

[twicelived]

Glorfindel looked over at Steve before laughing. Not at them but mostly at himself and the situation he found himself in. It was just his luck that after 15,000 odd years the moment he pledged himself to Ecthelion that they would encounter creatures like this.

He kept a distance since apparently the unicorns were like Elves in that they could sense these things at a glance. He wasn't ashamed of being married but he was rather amused at the whole situation. And disappointed, he had been looking forward to having a unicorn friend.

"Is there anything I can do then?" he asked, not wanting to startle the unicorns by walking closer. He had never met Tauriel but the redhair was rather startling. But he would talk to her later, he wondered if she was from Arda as well. "I'm pledged so I'm not going to be able to get close to them."

[kittened]

"Tell me about it," She said with a nod. "I haven't been here that long and I am still learning things. It's crazy really." Felicity would know a little something about crazy, with how she spend her nights.

"I'm sure, where are you from?" She asked, genuinely interested.

[twicelived]

"Me? I'm from a place called Imladris- or Rivendell in the common language, in Arda," Glorfinel said, not expecting her to know of it given she was dressed unlike any Man he knew. "What about you? I am still learning of other worlds there, it's very fascinating!"

[kittened]

Felicity looked utterly confused at the name never having heard of it before. "I'm from a place called Starling City. Um it's on Earth. I suppose that's a thing now huh?"

It was so odd to her, but also kind of exciting.