Sticky Sweet (7): As with every Halloween, there’s no shortage of strange seasonal treats around Destiny City. Maybe you find this particular candy at a shop, a festival booth, or even just sitting in a bowl somewhere, it looks perfectly ordinary and tastes even better–until you realize how sticky it is. At first, it’s just a little tacky, but the more you chew, the worse it gets; your teeth start sticking together, your tongue clings to the roof of your mouth, and eventually your lips become completely sealed shut. It’s impossible to speak, and trying to pry your mouth open only seems to make the candy stickier. Fortunately, the effect doesn’t last forever; after about half an hour it begins to loosen, and within an hour everything should be back to normal. It’s not dangerous--as long as you didn't get any stuck in your throat. Just breathe through your nose and wait it out. Hopefully you didn't have anything important to say in the meantime.


Sailor Abramov of Rafflesia couldn’t believe that civilians were such baffoons when it came to the Holidays in Destiny City. Holiday magic seems to mix with the Order and Chaos magic (of the war) and get corrupted - making weird things happen - especially on Halloween and Christmas. And usually on Halloween there was some sort of pop-open store that served sweets - that did something weird. How many years had they lived in Destiny City? And yet here they were, lining up by the droves.

Abramov was scouting this shop from a hidden doorway (that looked to be unused for years) in the alleyway to make sure this shop was the source. ”Cauldron!” He swore under his breath. There was one idiot already. Her mouth was stuck completely together - and would be for sometime. The people around her thought she was choking. He needed to get the people away the shop - but how would it - Sailor Abramov, he thought to himself. Are you, or you not the Senshi of Abramov?

Silently, he put out his hands and concentrated.

Sailor Scout Attack: Disgusting Rafflesia
This Odor is so noxious that it does a number on the concentration of the target. Slight nausea, loss of concentration are key symptoms of this attack. 3 uses. 5 foot diameter range. 10-15 Seconds.

The gas that came from him smelled like a corpse. He was using his attack which was weak enough to drive them away without hurting them. He hated using his power on innocent civilians - but he was only trying to keep them from the same fate as the woman lying on the ground, her mouth stuck together - unfortunately she had to breathe in the awful smell. He silently walked out into the deserted street in his flower-like Kimono-fuku with the magical rafflesia lining his path (he turned off the smell) and wilting and vanishing behind him. The woman on the ground looked terrified of him. He reached out his hand to her.

“Please, ma’am don’t be afraid of me.” Slowly, cautiously she took his hand, and he helped her up. Then she pointed to her. “Ma’am I can’t help you with that, but just go home for now. It should wear off in time - it’s happened to me. The woman hurried off.

“Now,” he said to himself. “Time to dismantle this thing and get rid of the sweets, before anyone gets here.”


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