- Naughty or Nice:
- Voyage Name: Naughty or Nice
Location: Any
Participant(s): Solo or Group
Description: Santa Claus has sent the forces from Christmas hell down to the mortal plain with the only intent to terrorize any soul unlucky enough to be caught in their wake. Whether it's carnivorous reindeer, murderous elves, or snowmen arsonists, Santa's helpers just went hostile. Will you stand up against these monsters or will they leave behind a truly Silent Night come day break?
White... White... White... Everything was white. A thick blanket of snow covered the landscape as far as the eye can see. Not an unusual sight during Christmas right? Well, perhaps if Water 7 was a winter island. It was not. And as far as most of its residents were concerned, this snow and ice was crippling to the island's life and economy. The canals and waterways were frozen, as were all the docks. The thick ice stretched at least a mile out of at sea leaving every ship landlocked or worse frozen solid itself. This was the sight that greeted Tarte when she woke up that morning. The lady of the Tatin family sweets empire had come home for Christmas the day before. She didn't expect Christmas would come home with her overnight.
She was dressed warmly with a large fur coat worn over her usual clothes and winter boots for her feet. She had returned to the island packing presents and all sorts of clothing and this was a coat she had been keeping on hand in case she visited one of the winter islands in the Grand Line. After having lived on the island for practically her entire life, it was a very weird feeling to see a scenery that was totally unfamiliar to her. Most people here had only read about or seen pictures of snow in books and newspapers. They were at a loss with how to deal with the situation, let alone figure out the cause for this freak weather change. Most of them didn't have any winter clothes at all and simply made do with wrapping themselves up in lots of coats and blankets. Looking up though, the most obvious culprit to this whole thing was a large ominous black cloud floating stationary right above the entire island. Every half an hour or so, it was observed that it would deposit a large amount of snowfall on the island which was what eventually caused everything to freeze over. This was possibly the biggest 'disaster' to befall the island since the Aqua Laguna, but at least the citizens knew how to deal with that.
As she walked towards the main plaza where the townspeople were having a gathering to figure out what to do, she heard a commotion coming from the same direction and so she quickened her pace to see what was up.