11118/Parade of Wonders

Parade of Wonders
Date of Scene:	24 February 2020
Location:	Apple Park - Salem Center
Synopsis:	A cosplay parade turns into a fight for her life as Megan and Nick encounter real vampires.
Cast of Characters:	Pixie, Phantasm (Drago)

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Pixie has posed:
Although the annual Anime Fest isn't happening for a few days yet, there is a small parade going on in the park, late at night, with colorful lights and flashy costumes of every kind. Go figure, they're dressed as colorful anime characters so of course everything's gotta be loud and bright! Of course Megan is here too, dressed up in a colorful costume consisting of a purple jacket and matching pants and tie dyed green shirt underneath. And lots and lots of chains. For those familiar, she is dressed up as Mal from Descendants, and her pink hair works perfectly with the costume. She grins and cheers and waves as colorful music plays in the streets and an excited audience watches on..

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
From giving away his coffee to Pez this morning to sharing his coffee and fridge contents with Dean in the early afternoon, Nick's kind of opted to do something where no one can follow him. So, when the hunter went into a food coma and Wade came back, he excused himself to go run an errand.

He didn't really specify the errand because he's not sure what will be open by the time he gets back.

And so a purplish black corvid flies the New York skies, doing flips, corkscrews and anything else that the bird finds to be fun. It's been a weird trip back to the city. And damn it all he's going to have fun before he goes back to Canada to do more work.

What's this? Something in the park? Costumes? Oh well this does look interesting. The raven alters his path, flying down to have a closer look.

Pixie has posed:
The parade continues, winding around a block, marching through the park. There are columns of spectators on either side, but it's a smallish parade. Odd though, there are some really convincing looking anime vamps in there too. But heey, maybe they're just really good cosplayers. Megan glances up to see the raven and smiles and waves at it.

Of course it's just a raven so she doesn't expect it to respond, but it's still rather pretty. As the parade makes it down the last bend, they finally spread out, listenning to loud music, around numerous firepits, and of course there's alcohol involved and food trucks.

A lot of the vamp cosplayers clump together, muttering and grinning amongst themselves.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
The bird is a bit surprised that he gets waved at but then ag- Oh hey! It's the girl from that dimensional thing that spat out Strange!

The bird swoops down, resting upon Megan's shoulder and settles his wings. Costume upgrade!

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn grins, glancing over at the Raven. And then she remembers the raven from the dimensional rift dealio and she grins, "Heey, I know you, but I dunno your name! So cool! And this is the perfect touch to my super cool Mal costume, since Maleficent always had a raven and I'm Mal's daughter so...Awesome!" Too bad they don't do costume contests til the actual festival but she sure gets a lot of excited photographers, eager to take her picture.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
"You can call me Phantasm." The raven replies, voice low, giving a bit of a wink to the cosplayer. When a photographer comes up, he gives a craackaw in greeting.

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn ooohs, peering at the Raven in surprise when it talks..But heey, she shouldn't be that surprised considering the magic she can sense from him. "Oooh, magical bird..I KNEW you could talk. Nice to meet you, Phantasm! That's such a COOL name. You were there when that giant yellow...Thing burst through the dimensional wall too, weren't you?" she grins, "Oh hey, my name is Megan, do you like my costume? Isnt' it awesome? I always wanted a Raven accessory to complete my look!" she pauses for another photographer. This is soo much fun!

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Well, a phantasm is what I am right now so might as well just use that as a title. It'd be like if I just called you 'girl'." The bird looks to the photographer, waiting until one picture was taken before lifting up one wing to place it behind his head while resting the other on his hip. Seeing the photographer's expression, he tilts his head, lowering his wings. Missed opportunity there, buddy.

"I was. Think I mainly was summoned to help with distraction and recovery. And you, you weren't hurt, were you?"

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn giggles as the raven strikes a very..Human looking pose, and shakes her head. "This is sooo awesome! Do you think I could borrow you for the actual festival too?" she smirks, but shrugs as he asks that. "Oh, I'm alright, just a bit bruised here and there but I manage. I might not be big and tough and strong, but I AM pretty fast!" she beams, "Sooo are you normally a talking bird or are you a shape shifter or what?" she wanders around the park now, peering at this costume and that, warming her hands on a nearby firepit.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
"I'm not sure." The raven replies apologetically, "I'm heading out of town for a bit for work so I might not be here." The wings fold back as the raven forms a more stoic avian pose. "Simpliest explanation is I'm usually human but I can become a dream. Plus there are the side effects."

He looks to the fire. Not feeling anything from it. He glances around, realizing something, "Where are your friends?"

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn oooohs, "You can become a dream? Like for reals? That's SO cool!" she giggles, "So like, do you become your own dreams or the dreams of others too? that must be sooo fun!" she shrugs, peering around, "Friends? oh, I came here on my own, couldn't find anyone else who's really into cosplay.." she peers towards the vamp cosplayers. "Their costumes are pretty awesome though.."

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
"More like I'm a piece of a dream that can travel through the dreams of others." The phantasm looks over towards the vampire costumes, frowning. "So, you came to a park by yourself at night?" The voice mirrors that of disbelief. "Powers or not, that's... not good."

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn blinks at him curiously, "Umm yeah..I'm surrounded by friendly cosplayers! Nothing dangerous at all about it!" oh, except there are bonfires and alcohol..And those kinda spooky looking vamp cosplayers, mostly cute guys who grin and wink, beckoning Megan and her raven friend over. "Oooh, I think they like our costumes, shall we go and say hi?"

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
The raven's eyes narrow suspiciously at the vampire costumes. Is he overreacting? Probably. But also. Vampires are real. "...Sure."

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn beams, "Cool! I think they like me!" she giggles and blushes as she takes Phantasm over to visit the Vamps. There are maybe five of them, all tall and lanky and with very convincing looking teeth..They grin, wriggling their brows at her and her raven. "Cool costume! Love the raven! Wanna take some photo shots with us? But it's too bright and loud over here..Why not join us in the trees?" Megan beams and ogles them, nodding eagerly as she follows them into said trees, away from the bustling crowd. This couldn't possibly go wrong, nope!

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
The raven is NOT amused. But he stays on Megan's shoulder. "Caw." Ok yes. That's more of a crow call but they likely won't know the difference.

As Megan walks, she may feel like she's walking on nothing while she visibly can see that she is indeed walking. The cool of the night soon becomes more of a neutral temperature. Neither cold nor hot.

Pixie has posed:
Yup, she's really quite naieve as she follows the vamps into the creepy dark woods. And once alone there, one of them leaps at her from behind, planning on wrapping his arms around her in a bear hug. The others just cackle wickedly. Unfortunately the guy from behind passes right through her, stumbling and falling into one of the other vamps. "woah, what's going on?" Megan squeaks, surprised at her sudden phasing ability.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
"Figured as much." The raven mutters, flipping off of Megan once she's clear of any objects, leaving her solid. The form shifts, growing larger as a rather pissed off wolf lands on the ground. "GET OUT." The wolf warns, baring his teeth "I have NO patience for vampires this weekend."

Pixie has posed:
The vamps just laugh at the wolf, and once he's separated from Megan, two of them rush at her while the three remaining lunge at the wolf with fangs and claws. Megan squeaks, backing off. "Eeeps, are they for reals?" She darts back, but is reluctant to pull out her wings, hidden under her costume, not wanting to damage it or anything. Eyes narrow, darting back as a vamp grabs her and hurls her into a tree, "Eeps!"

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
No patience whatsoever for the situation, The wolf lunges forward, teeth opening to grab at one vampire's neck, claws sinking into the body.

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn squeaks as the same vamp attempts to pin hold her to the ground, another coming to bare his fangs at her. "Silly little girl, time for dinner!" She squeezes her eyes shut, trying her best to focus..Gotta focus! "Ssi...si.....Sihal novarum chinoth!" And her boddy shimmers in glittery pink energy. Unfortunately as she vanishes briefly from sight, the vamp holding onto her vanishes with her and suddenly they're both falling from the sky and into the nearby river. Megan manages to teleport herself to safety but not much can be said for the vamp who is soon swept away by the river.

"Grrr, now I'm mad!" She grits her teeth as she rushes for the next vamp, yelling as she pulls a glowing object out of her chest. Every time it hurts, but it helps that Megs is charged on by adrenaline and anger. The glowing pink dagger appears in her hands, about the length of her forearm and sizzling with magic energy. "See how you like this!" and she hurls it at the nearest vamp with deadpoint accuracy. The vamp screeches, sizzling and dropping to the ground in a pile of dust. It may not be a wooden stake, but it is the anathema to all things magical and demonic. She grins, a positively wicked look in her eyes now as she retrieves her dagger, spinning around to face whoever is next.

"COME ON THEN!!"

Meanwhile, the vamp after Phantasm screeches, falling to the ground as the wolf pounces and tears into its neck, helplessly writhing on the ground. The final vamp slowly approaches the wolf and grounded vamp, looking for an opening.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Clawed vampire distracted for the time being, the Wolf lets go. Giving a low growl to the other vampire. With the vampires not heeding the warning and instead proceeding to attack regardless, the wolf has very little motivation to hold back right now. He jumps up, grabbing a hold of one of the smaller branches, snapping it off into a pointed branch, the power soon flowing into it, he twists his head, swinging it through the still intact vampire, stopping it where the heart should be before letting it go, letting the branch take solid form again.

There is no parting words, nothing to acknowledge the creature as it turns to dust except for the wolf turning, flicking its tail in disapproval. He looks to the injured vampire. Growling. "Who made you?"

Pixie has posed:
The injured vamp grins wickedly, "What's it to you?" he snarls as he watches his comrade turn to dust, but suddenly he's nervous as both an angry Megan and angry wolf are baring fangs at him. "Hey, c'mon now, Jerry'd be mad if I told..Just let me go, I won't tell him we failed!" Whoops, there it spills.

But an angry Megan, still under the influence of her soul dagger, snarls and suddenly leaps at him, plunging her dagger deep into his heart, twisting and turning it so that it hurts a little..A lot..Before letting go, letting him fall to the ground in a pile of dust, that unfortunately messes up Megan's costume.

She grins wickedly as she watches him, "Hmm, that felt really goood!" and then she replaces the dagger back in her chest, blinking slowly as she returns to her senses. "Eeks! did we defeat them all?" she shivers, slightly confused for a moment or two as often happens when she uses her dagger and it affects her like this.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
The Wolf steps closer, "Failed -what?"

He doesn't get his answer as the dust cloud pops up. Ears drooping he looks over to Megan quickly, "The hell? He was going to talk!"

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn blinks at the pile of dust, then peers back at Nick. "Eeps, I'm really really sorry! Sometimes when the dagger takes over, I can't control myself. Umm but there's still one more, isn't there? I think he got away though." she blinks, "Oh yeah, there's the guy in the river. Maybe you can track him down..?" she bites her lip, no idea what they're even talking about as she does her best to wipe the dust off her jacket.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Phantasm shakes his head, "No. He mentioned not telling 'him' that they failed and being I don't know what they failed AT..." He looks over to Megan, "I'm sorry but I should probably walk you home."

He hops up, shifting back to of the more avian persuasion, "And by walk you home, I mean, sit on your shoulder to make sure sneak attacks don't work on you for the duration of the trip."

Pixie has posed:
Megan Gwynn pouts, feeling like she totally messed this one up. "I'm really really sorry, I'll be sure to find the guy again! I'll bet you can get answers out of the one in the river.." but it's been a long night as is and she just sighs and nods. "Okaaay, let's go. But maybe we should stick to lighted streets and populated areas." she sighs and stretches, "Don't think I have it in me to port much more tonight.."

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
"That would be a good decision." Phantasm acknowledges, "I'll pretend to be a prop in those areas. Lets go."