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A contact from a small coven in Baltimore reaches out to Topaz for help with some odd events going on in the city. She, Amanda, Megan, and Clea go to help, assuming it will be a simple spirit thing, but it turns upside down when they attempt to preform a cleansing ritual. The rest of X-Force comes in to help investigate, and things get weirder when it starts raining and flooding the area, and giant crabs start invading the city.
 
 
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<b>Oct 24</b> - The Taste Testing Extravaganza is a smash hit, everyone comes home with groaning bellies but happy smiles. Darcy posts about having eaten too much. <i>Potomac Calls to Chesapeake</i> The magic crew go to Baltimore to meet a local coven as the city is having some unusual issues.  
 
 
 
 
 
<b>Oct 25</b> - <i>Potomac Calls to Chesapeake:</i> Amanda, Topaz, Megan and Clea perform a ritual with the help of the Baltimore coven and it goes sideways, teleporting Megan and Clea elsewhere; Megan and Clea end up finding bodies at the spot they were teleported; Topaz calls in the rest of X-Force to investigate; Marie-Ange and Topaz check in with Randall, a medical examiner MA knows, to talk about mysterious drownings on dry land; meanwhile, Doug and Gabe check out Lexington market only to have a rather watery problem; Jubilee and Artie decide to investigate Fells Point and chat up locals about the weird floods; Amanda and Darcy check out Baltimore’s most infamous tavern and rule out some theories while coming up with next steps; Gabe posts to the X-Force group text about the floods and sudden influx of crabs; the X-Men get called out to Baltimore to deal with the rampaging sealife;  Darcy gets a text from Terry about the call out; Terry texts Kyle asking him to stay safe; several hours later Jean-Phillipe puts out an all-call to the mansion, asking for help.  <b>X-Men vs Crabs, Round One:</b> Wildchild and Echo wrangle crabs and get to use a firehose; Psylocke and Spectrum have their own, rather more electric way of dealing with the sealife; meanwhile, Cyclops and Dazzler trip the light fantastic with both lasers and eye beams; Wolverine, Blink and Dust cooperate to herd crabs right into a kill box. <b>Team Water</b> Amanda, Topaz, Megan and Clea get caught up in the fight and make a decision;  Namor, Meggan and Alani then take on the task of trying diplomacy with the nature spirit causing the issue. <b>Teamups</b> The Avengers arrive in the city and team up with the X-Men to help out; X-Force plans a murder in the meantime, and then gets down to brass tacks with a ritual to appease the spirit; Doug has an unfortunate allergic reaction to the ritual, and Gabe and Jubilee are given the task of finding the spirit a new home at the local aquarium;  Darcy goes with Kevin to clean up the dead body, then texts Laurie afterward for some comfort.  
 
 
 
  
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While the X-Men come in to deal with the crabs, X-Force tries to get to the bottom of what's causing this. They discover, with some help from Namor, Alani, and Meggan, that an angry water spirit has decided to attack the city as an act of revenge for their lack of care toward nature. X-Force determines, after diplomatic talks break down, that the best way to appease the spirit is to sacrifice a local, particularly anti-nature politician. They manage to placate it, and Gabe and Jubiliee find a new home for it at the local aquarium while the X-Men finish off the crabs.
  
 
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In the late 2000s, Frito said, "I'm going to destroy my hometown with giant crabs." She finally made that dream come true in 2021.
  
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Namor may or may not go back to the aquarium from time to time to "visit" the nature spirit.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:35, 9 April 2024

PHASE 2
Potomac Calls to Chesapeake
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Dates run: October 24-25, 2021
Run By: Frito
Read the logs: Potomac Calls to Chesapeake


"Aha. Well, the Loch Ness Monster is a nature spirit that protects the Loch... Is the same thing going on here? Then the question is, what do we need to do to appease her?"

Rains of seaweed and frog spawn, damaged property and improbable drownings on dry land - what is going on in Baltimore? Team Magic go to investigate and discover the city is rather... crabby.


Cast

Amanda Sefton, Clea Lake, Megan Gwynn, Topaz, Marie-Ange Colbert, Jubilation Lee, Gabriel Cohuelo, Kevin Sydney, Darcy Lewis, Artie Maddicks, Wanda Maximoff, Doug Ramsey, Felicia Hardy, Natasha Romanoff, David North, Emma Frost

Wolverine, Wildchild, Dust, Dazzler, Bevatron, Psylocke, Spectrum, Echo, Cyclops, Blink, Nightcrawler

Theresa Cassidy, Namor, Meggan Szardos, Alani Ryan, Bobby Drake, Arthur Centino, Angelo Espinosa, Kitty Pryde, Alex Summers, Lorna Dane

Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Captain America, Hawkeye, Black Widow

Timing

October 24-25, 2021

Plot Summary

A contact from a small coven in Baltimore reaches out to Topaz for help with some odd events going on in the city. She, Amanda, Megan, and Clea go to help, assuming it will be a simple spirit thing, but it turns upside down when they attempt to preform a cleansing ritual. The rest of X-Force comes in to help investigate, and things get weirder when it starts raining and flooding the area, and giant crabs start invading the city.

While the X-Men come in to deal with the crabs, X-Force tries to get to the bottom of what's causing this. They discover, with some help from Namor, Alani, and Meggan, that an angry water spirit has decided to attack the city as an act of revenge for their lack of care toward nature. X-Force determines, after diplomatic talks break down, that the best way to appease the spirit is to sacrifice a local, particularly anti-nature politician. They manage to placate it, and Gabe and Jubiliee find a new home for it at the local aquarium while the X-Men finish off the crabs.

Related Links

Poor Unfortunate Souls

External Links

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Trivia and Meta

Trivia

In the late 2000s, Frito said, "I'm going to destroy my hometown with giant crabs." She finally made that dream come true in 2021.

Namor may or may not go back to the aquarium from time to time to "visit" the nature spirit.

Meta

Plotrunner: Frito