So you wanna be a hero, kid? A Fighter's Guide to the Angels

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

As you would have read in the other numerous posts, the Weeping Angels appear to be statues of (you guessed it) angels that cover their eyes as if they are crying. In reality, they are aliens that have no corporeal form unless they are looked at by another living thing. When someone is looking at them, they are locked in their angel statue form. When no one is looking at them? Well, no one knows, because no one has seen them.

All we know is that when you don't look at them, they move very, very fast. You can't actually see them move, because they stay still as a stone (statue) when they're looked at. When no one is watching, however, they can cross great distances and even pass through solid walls in the blink of an eye. So don't blink. Don't ever blink.

Although the aliens appear to be statues, they cannot be physically defeated. This poses a bit of a problem for our gun-toting, aggressive types. And, since they don't know that they can't be destroyed, that certainly won't stop anyone from trying.

On Wednesday evening, the jig will be up. It will become apparent that the angels are responsible for the disappearances. Before then, it'll be restricted to sheer suspicion and any attacks on the angels would just be vandalism. Because seriously, they're statues and as far as is anyone's guess, they're just a new thing in town as happens all the time. But once they're revealed as being the culprit, it's going to be only natural for the locals to want to take them down the normal way - through gratuitous violence.

Hacking and slashing at them won't be much use. Feel free to try your best. Swords, lightsabers and magic unfortunately won't do much good. Explosives might blow them into little pieces, but once you look away, it'll reappear good as new. Sucks, huh? Well, failure does suck, but that's not the point of it all. The point is to get out there and give it your best shot. That's where the fun is.


Tl;dr - no going after the angels until Wednesday night. There will be a post letting people know about it. Until then, ignorance or mild suspicion since the angels seem to be harmless and Fandom weirdness if you have to notice them. They can't be destroyed, but don't let that stop you trying.

Comments

I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

You can sign up here to give us an idea of numbers. But generally if you're on the island then and you want to give it a shot, go for it. Just keep in mind the above information.

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[on-her-korhal.livejournal.com]

Oh, totally me.

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka is definitely going to gather a posse for this, at some point.

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[rebelheartalien.livejournal.com]

Me!

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[raspberryturk]

Reno is totally there.

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[sorella-vecchia.livejournal.com]

Breaking stuff is Triela's specialty. Utterly failing to be effective should be a lot of fun!

(Icon does not denote Triela's response to this situation.)

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[redintraining.livejournal.com]

Once Sky realizes that these things made Troy and Bridge vanish? Ohhh yeah, he's going after them.

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

You're going to have a pissed off Winchester who knows how to handle explosives -- I think it's safe to say Dean's going to be lobbing some the angels' way.

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Alien girl is probably going to have some issues to work out.

Futilely, of course.

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[remember5th.livejournal.com]

Omg, Evey wants to rig explosives, pls? It will frustrate her to NO END that theses guys won't go boom.

And Aravis will do...something or other. I'm not sure what yet, but she'll want to.

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[southernbender.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, please.

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, Jen could totally get a little futile venting done on one of these guys!

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[the_merriest]

Rikku would like to futilely smash at some angels yesplz.

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

Marco likes getting knocked on his ass. Well...no, he doesn't. But it's amusing anyway.

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[sith_happened]

Futile attacks is Anakin's MO :D

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Peter's in for failed attacks!

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[stupid-toasters.livejournal.com]

Yes!

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

"Futilely attacking" is practically Chad's middle name.

Well, okay, he doesn't have a middle name, but I'd bet that, if he did, that would be it.

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[neverfaithful.livejournal.com]

Faith will be beating the snot out of some angels.

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

I think Mike and Mary will be doing a little bit of target practice.

Re: I want to futilely attack the angels during the week!

[needsaparrot]

Aaaand I missed this when it first got posted because I scrolled past the "Fighters" tag. Note to self: read everything! Xander will probably be joining the conga line of failed attempts at some point between Wednesday and Saturday too.

I want to be a blinker in the finale!

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

The finale will be run on Sunday. You must be available to play on Sunday without fail. This will involve a limited comment relay with you being paired up with someone else, and OCD will be used to allow for time zones, but seriously, do not sign up if you might be elsewhere this weekend.

Re: I want to be a blinker in the finale!

[ambassadorinara.livejournal.com]

Ooh, me, me! *waves wildly*

Questions/Requests for Blinker Pairs

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

If you have a preference for your blinker pairing for Sunday, let us know here. If not, you'll be paired up with someone else who signs up.

Re: Questions/Requests for Blinker Pairs

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

What time on Sunday do you plan on posting the finale? Afternoon? Evening? I ask only because that does have some effect on my availability.

OOC

[ismyhairout.livejournal.com]

No world ending on my watch! Or my alarm clock, for that matter.

Re: OOC

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Being as it's not a question regarding the blinker pairs, just something that's occurred to me . . .

How much leeway do we have in, say, putting up business posts about mentioning the angels? I'm assuming it's cool to mention in passing, for example, that someone noticed that there seemed to be a lot more statuary around than usual. But is it okay to mention in narrative that it doesn't always seem to stay in the same place?