Norse Life, Tuesday, Period 2

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Today, the class would find themselves upon an ominous-feeling strip of beach, alongside some rocky cliffs. That ominous feeling might be explained when an enormous sea monster reared its head out of the water.

"Behold!" Thor said, sounding downright happy about it, "the Midgard Serpent, the monster which encircles the world! It rises once more!" Wait, how big was this thing? "How shall we defeat it?" A beat. Oh, right. Logistics. "For those of you who have not brought your own arms and armor, they have been provided." He gestured with Mjolnir to a pile of stuff a little further up the beach. "Please prepare yourselves and join the rest of us in a timely manner. Now. To arms!"

And now they would beat up a giant sea serpent for the rest of class.

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Re: During Class

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"There is your usual assortment of marine life," Thor assured her. He had allowed for a Namor type when programming the scenario, you see...as well as for necromancy, since he was aware of its presence in advance. There might be a conveniently deceased giant squid somewhere about, although whether or not Lady Vess's range or whatnot extended to it was unknown to Thor.

He wanted everyone to have fun, okay?

Re: During Class

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"Oh, darling, how delightful, thank you," Liliana said, dimpling at Thor.

She sent her necromantic senses winging out, searching for the dead. In a real ocean, she would have the full bounty of the sea available to her: shipwrecked crews, ancient leviathans, even bones to fuse into ungainly creations of teeth and razor fins to attack. Back home there would be krakens and crabs the size of buildings and the might of the merfolk army at her disposal. She didn't know if Thor had included any of that, but it was okay. She was powerful and creative - and that meant flexible.

Her eyes flew to his when she found the giant squid. "And it isn't even my birthday!" she said with a brilliant smile.

And promptly set it to killing as much of the larger, predatory sea life as it could. A single zombie giant squid was a very useful tool. But for the Midgard serpent it's got the whole world in its coils, Liliana needed an army.

Re: During Class

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"Please, enjoy yourself," Thor encouraged her. "That is what we are here for, is it not?"

Theoretically they were here to learn about the Norse, but in Thor's book this totally counted.

Re: During Class

[deathsmajesty]

Hands on learning totally counted!

"I'm already having a delightful time," she assured him as a bloody battle reigned underwater. "Is this creature hexproof?"

Re: During Class

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Thor totally couldn't remember what he'd programmed in that regard, so he covered for it by telling her, "There is only one way to find out, my lady."

Re: During Class

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"True enough I suppose," Liliana agreed.

Normally, her kill spells would work on even a creature this big - unless it was hexproof or, worse, indestructible, ugh - but even if they worked that way here, it wouldn't be nearly as fun to kill it immediately. So she shuffled those spells to the bottom of her library out of her mind and considered what other options she had.

"Let's just link their lives together, shall we?" she said with a grin.

Re: During Class

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"And what will that accomplish?" Look, Thor hit stuff real good. He didn't speak witch.

Re: During Class

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"Every time my little darlings harm this serpent, they heal," Liliana explained. "Either me, or themselves, but I doubt I'll be taking any damage today. So it will just help them fight a little longer on my behalf before they die."

Beat.

"Again."

Re: During Class

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"Indeed, that does sound useful," Thor mused.

And hey, if Liliana tried it she would find that Thor had in fact programmed that capability into the simulation! Good thing he'd been subconsciously allowing for Loki thinking ahead.