Outside the Dorms, Wednesday Afternoon

[glacial_queen]

Merlin hadn't arrived yet, but it was time to get started. Karla, being properly female again, greeted the Reserves with a bright and cheerful smile today as they assembled in front of the dorms. "We're glad you all got our handwavey message about a change in location," she said. "We have a special activity in mind for everyone today." Her smile got a little broader. "It's high time the Reserves got to fend off an invasion, don't you think?"

Tony grinned, too. “So here it is – word comes in that we’re being invaded by trolls or zombies or giant insect gummy candies come to life. The fighter folks are on the other side of the island dealing with a clump of enemies there. We’ve got to defend the dorms. What do you do?”

Yum. Giant insect gummy candies. Karla knew how to deal with that threat.

"So, yeah, it's up to you guys to decide who does what, where, when and how," she continued. "The Support Reserves have turned the dorms into an infirmary, a child care station, and are researching the best way to defeat these things, so it's imperative none of the enemies get inside. Once you're done, Tony, Merlin--" if he showed up, and after seeing Francine in class today, Karla was starting to worry "--and I will test your defenses and see what happens. Do you save the dorms and be heroes? Or are we going to break in and devour the helpless in our giant gummy mandibles?"

[Co-written with wantstodirect You know the drill with the OCD is up!]

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Re: The Plan

[life_inshadow]

Tara raised a hand. "M-m-m-m-" She swallowed. "Maybe there's some kind of shielding spell w-we could put around the dorms from giant gummy candies."

Re: The Plan

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Oooo," Dinah said, grinning at Tara. "You mean, specifically for them. Yes! Aaand you guys can tell us if you need materials, or..." Her invention failed her a moment, then she said, "Anything else? Like, people to stand places? Or hold stuff?"

Re: The Plan

[life_inshadow]

"W-we can always use people to stand places and hold stuff," Tara said. "A lot of spells will work, uh, no matter -- no matter who says the words, as long as they're the right words."

Re: The Plan

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Really?" Dinah contemplated that, then said, "Cool. I won't feel useless around it, then. And if you need quiet or something while you guys do that, then I guess we can cover you, hunh?" She looked thoughtful. "How long do shields take to set up? And do you have to keep, um. Renewing them? Or do they just last, and last?" She really should've asked Tony and Karla about this before, but she hadn't been thinking about it then.