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Date 11/04/23

Helena's Dialogue #aa8b00

Tags @Finnegan Conner @Argahlon Vexius @Ulysses Drake @Raizel Voltrouz @Colin McCoire

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The golden haired girl scanned the crowds above her watching from the spectators area. Though she had not told any of her friends of her plans or well her being nicely told by her wonderful cousin to join this unofficial race.
The girl's sea blue eyes caught sight of her wonderful raven claw friend that she grew rather close to through her stay at Hogwarts bundled up like a marshmallow, while not far from the girl was a certain older Hufflepuff boy waving towards her and Alyssea. Helena smiled softly nodding her head softly in acknowledgment towards the older boy. Before turning her attention back in front of her.
With her sea blue eyes staring ahead in front of her the golden haired girl grew a stern look. She had her friends watching her and cheering her on. A part of Helena yearned for a certain Ravenette haired girl to be there watching her cheering her on. Being by her side, but even Helena knew what once was there was not going to return. Helena made her decision though if it was for the better or worse she will handle those consequences later in life that was for sure.
Her icy blue eyes held a cold stare as she gripped her broom tightly enough to prepare for the race to begin. The young girl's heart began to race quickly in her chest. Hearing the beating of her heart ringing in her ears as the adrenaline rushed through her veins. Helena knew this race would be a start of something new, but exactly what it was the start of was unknown to her.
As if on cue hearing Alyssea’s voice ring throughout the area. Helena took off with the others. The young girl gripped her broom tight but not to tight to cause issues with navigating but also tight enough to have enough control over the broom after all she was still new to this whole broom racing and being this high off the ground made the girls adrenaline pump even faster as she went at a safe speed. She knew if she went too fast it would cause problems.
The young Hufflepuff girl did not want to go too fast due to not being a pro nor was she really comfortable with the Nimbus 1001 that she was borrowing. Though she was determined not to let her team down. Helena wanted to prove her worth and help her team go to victory even though the opposing team seemed to know what they were doing slightly after all.
As Helena sped off at a safe speed she felt the loose strands of her golden hair whip backwards. The young girl hunched over gripping her broom tightly. Her eyes focused on her surroundings in front of her. Seeing the blur of the trees move past her quickly but not extremely fast sense she was not moving extremely fast. After all, the golden haired girl felt more comfortable going at this safer speed. It was not too fast but not extremely slow. It was fast enough to help her get around obstacles safely and decently at that.
The golden haired girl knew the best thing at this moment as she glanced quickly around her noting the opposing team was to try and avoid them the best that she could after all she rather not get caught in any crossfire. She was not prepared to defend herself nor did she have any idea what to do besides maybe try and avoid everyone that was.
The opposing team was unpredictable and the honey blonde girl knew that. She also knew having her cousin on the opposing team would may complicate things. After all she hoped the young boy would not get hurt or anything serious, but another part of Helena hoped that Ulysses would maybe fall off his broom safely if that was even possible.
As the frigid breeze slashed against Helena’s cheeks the young girl kept her head low and eyes narrowed feeling the stinging of the wind with each passing moment. Trying to throw her thoughts elsewhere Helena was more focused on keeping an eye on her surroundings.
Her icy blue eyes glancing back every once in a while at her teammates and the opposing team.
Noting the red haired boy that was on her team getting ready to throw a rock over at Ulysses. Helena bit the inside of her cheek. A pang of guilt feeling her chest. If Ulysses got injured in such a way Helena would feel awful, but at the same time she figured it was better him than her. After all, Ulysses was much bigger than Helena and could possibly be alright falling off of his broom more than she would.
Easing her way quickly but safely though the onset of the trees that seemed to be in her way Helena kept focusing on what was in front of her. The best thing the girl kept on reminding herself was to take it slowly but safely, if she moved to fast it would be to reckless and cause a tad bit more problems than she would wish to put up on her team.

Stamina: 6 | Evasion: 9 (10) | Strength: 3 (5) | Wisdom: 5 (7) | ArcPower: 5 | Accuracy: 7
Broom: Nimbus 1001 (+2 wis, +2 str, +1 eva | top speed of 6)
Abilities: n/a

And the fun began! Spells and rocks and who knows what all sharp and thunky objects flew as fast as the racers' brooms! Colin sometimes wondered which was worse: getting bonked by a log or being seared by a spell or burnt by acidic bundimuns. Colin laughed as he flew! It really didn't matter much, so long as he was flying! And as soon as the initial attacks were done, then came the flying.

Conner had managed to squeak ahead somehow. The prat! Colin hadn't missed his sour expression before the race. What could possibly have gotten into the boy? Had Lily dumped him already or something? He was kind of surprised that Conner admitted snogging his sister so honestly. He was half expecting a lame denial. He'd heard so many stories, they couldn't possibly all be wrong! And now the younger lion had confessed.

He'd have to keep an Eye on them. Definitely. If Conner so much as made dear Lily sniffle, he would soooo reducio the messy haired wank and flush him right down the nearest toilet! Colin nodded with determination. If Conner was so set on dating Lily, he would make sure she was treated with the utmost respect!

But first, there was a race to win!

...or die trying!

BROOM: Silver Arrow (+3 to all stats, speed 5) Sweeeet!	ABILITIES: Werewolf Skills 1 | Evasive Maneuvers | Werewolf Skills 2
STATS: Stamina: 7 | Evasion: 6 | Strength: 4 Wisdom: 9 | Arcane Power: 6 | Accuracy: 9	ACTIONS: Having a blast & actions as strategised & watching for Clair in the stands!!

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^{11/04/2023 | wc: 200}

This had been the first time in a long time that Ulysses could feel the anger within him boiling to the surface. He wasn't one who often felt this type of aggression but as he felt the trees scratch at his zooming body and the otherwise rock hitting him directly in the back caused the first year to hiss out in pain. Gripping onto his broom even more securely, this was the reality of what an actual race could be like and it wasn't simply fun and games when they were after the gold.

Even Helena soaring past him caused his Slytherin ambition to latch out, eyes narrowing in with absolute rage that his docile cousin could ever be better than him at something he's loved since given a bewitched broom. Uly's gaze, serpent and venomous, looked for the ivory-haired student, using him as a north star of sorts to get his bearings while he noticed that Rai, the lioness, was stuck in the trees too.

" It's still early, let's show 'em what we're made of. " And with that, Ulysses planned his way to accelerate their entire team forward and leaving the rest of them stuck in their next obstacle.

racing info.

statistics. Stamina: 09 10| Evasion: 07 08 | Strength: 07 Wisdom: 02 | Arcane Power: 00 | Accuracy: 10 12	broomstick. Comet 180 [ +2 Accuracy | +1 Evasion | +1 Stamina | Top Speed: 5 ] ───────
abilities. none	action. as strategized.

ooc.

mentions. @colin mcmoire, @raizel voltrouz, @argahlon vexius, @finnegan conner, and @helena rose.
notes. *shakes fist menacingly*

F I N N E G A Nx⳧xC O N N E R

☙ A Cruising Start to November, 4th of November 2023 ❧

What part about broom racing was so difficult to understand? A spell whizzed past his ear and behind him he could hear more spellwork being done. Finnegan gripped his broom tight and trained his eyes on the obstacle ahead. He zipped through the narrow passageway with ease. Wait, was that it? Was broom racing really that easy? With growing confidence he braced himself to navigate the trees up ahead. He pitched down a little and zig-zagged between the trees until he made the fatal mistake of glancing over his shoulder.

Two things became immediately obvious. First of all, he was way ahead of everyone else. Secondly, someone had brought a bright, glittery sign that he could just about read.

What?

Who would offer money to knock him off his broom? Who hated him so much that-

George? No, he wouldn't. The last time George had brought a sign it had been an encouraging one and even then, Finnegan had made quite clear how annoyed he'd been by it.

There was only one person who could be daft enough to spend the better part of an afternoon making a fanciful sign just to get on his nerves. @Elsian Cox

Elsian.

Just as the name emerged, so did a large, broad-leaved tree. He yanked his broom to the side, but it was too late, his shoulder grazed the bark and a few twigs snapped loose in his wake. Gritting his teeth, he determined to not look back again and to ease off his speed a little. He'd have to deal with McCoire some other time, right now his only priority was to prove Elsian wrong so he could rub his victory in the fifth-year's face for eternity. The moment, the very microsecond this race was over, that ghastly sign was going to be incinerated and its maker... well, he'd think of something suitable.

Abilities: Prodigal DADA (No effect), The Muggle Condition (+3 Accuracy on non-magical rolls)
Broom: Silver Arrow (+3 to all stats)

Stamina 10 ✶ Evasion 10 ✶ Strength 2 ✶ Wisdom 3 ✶ Arcane Power 5 ✶ Accuracy 10
Stamina 13 ✶ Evasion 13 ✶ Strength 5 ✶ Wisdom 6 ✶ Arcane Power 8 ✶ Accuracy 13 16

Doing as strategized.

ROUND 2

ATTACKS

Argahlon throws an improvised projectile at Ulysses
Arg acc [d20 : 12] + 12 - 4 spd = 20
Uly eva [d20 : 3] + 8 = 11, Argahlon hits!
Ulysses takes 25*3 = 75 HP damage

There were fewer rocks and spells thrown at one another as it seemed having someone way ahead made everyone realize that this was still a race to the finish line. Poor Ulysses was still having rocks thrown at him by Argahlon. Did the Gryffindor have a grudge against the First Year Slytherin? Alyssea wasn't the type to gossip nor listen around the place unless it was for the Headliner, so she really had no thoughts on what was going on between Argahlon and Ulysses.

UNIT 2 - Trees (Moderate)

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Ulysses remains here

But while Ulysses himself wasn't interested in zooming to the finish line, he was interested in getting a teammate there. This would be the first time Alyssea ever saw an alley-oop in action and, frankly, she was interested how this strategy would play out later.

UNIT 4 - Narrow Passageways (Easy)

DC: 14

Rai acc [d20 : 16] + 8 - 4 spd = 20, success
Colin acc [d20 : 20] + 12 - 4 spd = 28, success
Helena acc [d20 : 11] + 7 - 2 spd = 16, success
Arg acc [d20 : 14] + 12 - 4 spd = 22, success
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Argahlon ends here

UNIT 6 - Waterfall (Easy)

DC: 9

Rai str [d20 : 19] + 3 = 22, success
Colin str [d20 : 6] + 7 = 13, success
Helena str [d20 : 5] + 5 = 10, success
Finn str [d20 : 15] + 5 = 20, success
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Helena ends here

Zoom, zoom, zoom. Everyone was catching up to speed. Alyssea cheered on Helena as she zipped through the obstacles with ease. Alyssea was beginning to think Helena was made for the skies. A potential racer to have within the ranks of Hufflepuff's broom racing team.

Alyssea took a second to look into the spectator stands to see who ended up watching the race. It was a bit more than she expected, having three people, but she was more interested in some hot pink sign with balloons attached and golden writing that said "20 GALLEONS TO 1ST RACER TO TAKE OUT FINNEGAN". Originally, though, the sign didn't say 20, but rather 10 galleons.

She raised her eyebrow in amusement. This person (@Elsian Cox) must have their own vendetta against Finnegan to be placing a bounty on him, let alone doubling the price. Was it because Finnegan was in the lead?

20 galleons was a lot, Alyssea thought as she looked at her brooms with Ulysses and Helena on them. Those brooms were about 20 galleons each.

UNIT 7 - Narrow Passageways (Hard)

DC: 24

Rai acc [d20 : 8] + 8 - 4 spd = 12, failed
Colin acc [d20 : 19] + 12 - 4 spd = 27, success
Finn acc [d20 : 4] + 16 - 3 spd = 17, failed
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Raizel takes 5*10 = 50 HP damage
Finnegan takes 4*10 = 40 HP damage
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Colin ends here

UNIT 8

Raizel ends here

UNIT 9

Finnegan ends here

That little push from Ulysses sent Raizel right to the front of the pack just metres behind Finnegan. Finnegan was still leading, but how long would that last now that there was a bounty on his head?

Any junior in their right mind would know 20 galleons would practically last you the whole year in terms of buying sweets from Hogsmeade. If she was a racer, Alyssea would've gone ahead with the bounty; she was looking to buy a more expensive broom and 20 galleons was a generous amount.

Round Outcome

Team One - The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe
@Colin McCoire - is in unit 7 [975/1000][posted]
@Ulysses Drake - is in unit 2 [800/1000][posted]
@Raizel Voltrouz - is in unit 8 [500/600][posted]

Team Two
@Argahlon Vexius - is in unit 4 [580/600][posted]
@Finnegan Conner - is in unit 9 [1260/1300][posted]
@Helena Rose - is in unit 6 [585/600][posted]

Submitted Plays

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Interactions ❯❯ @Alyssea Brown | @Colin McCoire | @Ulysses Drake | @Argahlon Vexius | @Finnegan Conner | @Helena Rose
Mentions ❯❯ @ | @ | @

❂《 ⌜ November 4, 2023 ▎ 14:00 ⌟

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Looks like people are having fun on the stands during this race and she swears she just saw something glittery and she wasn't even surprised when she caught a glimpse of Elsian Cox's figure holding it. Whatever that sign was, she can bet it has something to do with this race for Elsi is not the type of person who would watch something like this unless it is significant to him.

Things aren't looking great with Finnegan on the lead and there was also the fact that Ulysses had somehow found himself being the favorite target of Argahlon with those rocks from who knows where he had picked them up on. They needed to catch up and it looked like Ulysses had a good idea on how exactly they were gonna do that. This is the first time that she had gotten a boost from an Alley-oop and Ulysses' strength was enough to get her zooming through the air and closing in on the distance between the leading racer.

Through the narrow passageway and into the waterfall. She could briefly recall how someone fell off of their broom before due to trying to get past a waterfall and luckily, she didn't find herself suffering the same fate as them. It felt freezing though, enough to make her shiver but she kept going. She can't waste Ulysses' efforts in helping her out build up some distance. She hopes that he won't find himself getting a concussion after Arg's constant rock throws at him. Colin is doing great as he is just behind her.

Unfortunately though, Finn was still leading and the second narrow passageways are way harder to navigate in, leading to grazing the walls and perhaps earning more scratches. As if the ones she received from when she hit those trees wasn't enough.

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⌜ A Cruising Start to November ⌟ | ⌜ WC: 303/200 ⌟
««««« Dialogue | #800000

Action: Been standing at the edge of the water

Reducio

Broom: Firebolt | +4 Evasion | Max Spd: 5
STA: 6
EVA: 7 (11)
STR: 3
WIS: 8
ARC: 8
ACC: 8

Argahlon didn’t have anything against Ulysses Drake, he just took what the kid said a bit personal. Thus, causing the young redhead to throw rocks to make sure he was not the first one across the finish line. With succession twice in a row, Arg did not want to press their luck anymore, because it may come to bite him on the rear in the long run. And not only was he near the end of the pack, Arg needed to focus on the task at hand. Trying to win the race, no matter what.

Getting through the trees was not the easiest of tasks, but Argahlon ended up making it through, even after bouncing off one of the massive trunks. Now, it was nothing but the open sky and the cold wind to get through. "I hate the cold with a passion." He muttered under their breath, while pushing down slightly on the tip of the broom to gain some speed. Arg could see the next obstacle in the distance getting closer with each second passing by, causing the young redhead to smile lightly before pushing forward a bit more.

With the cold wind pressing up against their face, Arg didn’t look back at all, he knew that it was a long shot to even catch up, but now was the best chance to do so. And as the young Gryffindor was cruising by the stands, he noticed a hot pink sign being waved proudly by one of their own. Another Gryffindor, who seemed to have it out for Finn! Whatever caused this tension, the entire school would know that there was something going on between the two. One way or another, Arg continued to dart off towards the next passage in hopes of catching up.

Word Count: 297


Actions: Teamwork makes the scheme work!

Colin howled happily! Everything was going pretty well so far! Uly took a hit, but had managed to fling Rai way up ahead! That ally-oop was something to watch! Unfortunately for Uly, it meant a sacrifice by not moving forward, but at least Rai was now almost neck and neck with Finn! Now it was just a matter of flying fast and hard all the way to the very end!

And for once, Colin didn't find himself impaled on a tree! Or smacking into a tree! Or being eaten by a whole forest of trees that wasn't there a minute ago! It was like going for a scenic ride in the woods rather than flying furiously through a race course. Colin felt like he'd managed to fly in the groove as he scooted through the waterfalls. The chill water was refreshing as tried to reach out and suck him down! He smiled as he remembered Vale ending up taking a dunk last race.

There was still a lot of race left to go, however. He was happy with how the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe had come together as a team and faced the attacks of the Nameless Team. From his vantage point, Colin thought either team could win, but his had a very good shot at it indeed! He put on all the speed he could, making the mad rush to the finish line!

BROOM: Silver Arrow (+3 to all stats, speed 5) Sweeeet!	ABILITIES: Werewolf Skills 1 | Evasive Maneuvers | Werewolf Skills 2
STATS: Stamina: 7 | Evasion: 6 | Strength: 4 Wisdom: 9 | Arcane Power: 6 | Accuracy: 9	ACTIONS: Having a blast & actions as strategised & watching for Clair in the stands!!

F I N N E G A Nx⳧xC O N N E R

☙ A Cruising Start to November, 4th of November 2023 ❧

On the whole, his team was holding up quite well. Argahlon continued pelting the young Slytherin with whatever he could find, though it did slow him down. Helena, who had always struck him as a little timid, seemed to be coming into her own as the race went on. He had to wonder if she had actually volunteered to race or if someone had coerced her. She just didn't seem the type to actively search out the thrill of getting bruised all over at fifty miles per hour.

Unfortunately, the other team was starting to catch up. At least Raizel was a fellow Gryffindor, making it just a bit easier to stomach her making that much progress in such a short time. One moment she'd been way behind and now she was practically breathing down his neck.

Shivering to be precise, she looked like a drowned dog. A very determined dog yapping at his heels. "You're not half bad!" he called over his shoulder. "But you gotta work on that aim!" There wasn't time for anything else as the fiercest challenge loomed before them.

Finnegan clenched his jaw and lowered himself onto his broom, trying to become as small as possible. There was no way he'd make it through the thicket of thorns at high speed, and even as he slowed down a little, he doubted he'd make it through unscathed. The only route he could see through was absolutely tiny and full off crazy turns that just seemed impossible to pull off. But when had that ever stopped him from trying?

He shoved any thought of Colin and Elsian and Raizel out of his mind, gripped the handle of his broom tightly, and fixed his gaze on what lay ahead.

This was going to hurt.

Abilities: Prodigal DADA (No effect), The Muggle Condition (+3 Accuracy on non-magical rolls)
Broom: Silver Arrow (+3 to all stats)

Stamina 10 ✶ Evasion 10 ✶ Strength 2 ✶ Wisdom 3 ✶ Arcane Power 5 ✶ Accuracy 10
Stamina 13 ✶ Evasion 13 ✶ Strength 5 ✶ Wisdom 6 ✶ Arcane Power 8 ✶ Accuracy 13 16

Doing as strategized.

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^{11/04/2023 | wc: 205}

Ulysses was still incredibly new in the space of broom racing and otherwise learning the ins and outs of the sport but he had a strange feeling that if he focused, they could win as long as he supported his team the best that he could. Gripping onto his broom, he cheered on the Gryffindor as he catapulted his team member forward for success. He was definitely the last person in the race right now but he didn't necessarily need the glory of crossing the finish line first.

With a decent enough look, he could see a few blurry racers still in front of him and Uly gripped right to his broom, knowing what he needed to do next to support his team. While the wind was whipping in his face, the young Slytherin focused on the task directly in front of him.

Slow and steady would get himself through this, a determined grin appearing as he reminded himself that it wasn't always about showing up and showing out. If he could finish the race or beat a few of the other team, that would be victory in itself for the young snake still finding his flying style while racing for the very first time.

racing info.

statistics. Stamina: 09 10| Evasion: 07 08 | Strength: 07 Wisdom: 02 | Arcane Power: 00 | Accuracy: 10 12	broomstick. Comet 180 [ +2 Accuracy | +1 Evasion | +1 Stamina | Top Speed: 5 ] ───────
abilities. none	action. as strategized.

ooc.

mentions. @colin mcmoire, @raizel voltrouz, @argahlon vexius, @finnegan conner, and @helena rose.
notes. revenge!!!