WEEKS 5 & 6

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WEEKS 5 & 6

THE CALM BEFORE...

The city has more or less bounced back after the disastrous Go-Kart race. While there are still some people recovering, no one’s hospitalized and there were thankfully no casualties - although there were more injuries than might have been expected, on accounts of some brawls that broke out among the competitors and the audience.

In spite of that, the Shopping District is feeling distinctly friendlier these days. Shopkeepers will take notice of repeat customers and be openly happy to see the better-behaved ones. They may even cut characters a discount on the sly for their patronship!

Perhaps as a result, the Nekyia Shopping District has become clear of haze much like the Nekyia dormitory started. While Shadows still lurk there, they are much fewer in number. Should characters choose to explore some more, they will find that the haze has become thinner in the Nekyia Entertainment District, allowing them to work on cleaning out the various Shadows that reside in that area.

WHAT THE FLUFF.

Meanwhile, back at the dormitory…

…trouble is amiss, but the fun kind of trouble.

On Sunday, September 1st, it seems like there's an event for pets being hosted at the parks near the dorm! That's fine and dandy, but the trouble comes from owners being careless and letting their animals run loose. That's right, some of them have been given free rein to explore, and a number of them have taken a liking to the dormitory!

You might be able to blame Dawn – that cat from the Nekyia who also appears to give you strange items! – because she's got bowls of cat food around her that she's feasting on. It's attracted some pet cats and strays alike. As for the dogs, well, they like people. Enough said.

Why not treat yourself to some animal therapy while you can? And if not, wrangling any animals that manage to get free works too!

SUMMER DAYS.

As summer break draws to a close, the Arcade is desperate to not only redeem its reputation, but also squeeze the last bit of pocket change out of people while they’re still on vacation. As a result, there is an ongoing discount on point cards allowing people to play competitive arcade games - Classics like Mirmo Kart and Street Slayer, as well as shinier rhythm games like Dancerun Stardom and LaiLai Universe Plus!

Of course, the hope is that characters drawn in by the arcade games will stick around for the other offerings - karaoke, bowling, ufo catchers, and even a bar (for those 21+!) And if none of these attractions are enough to catch a character’s eye, there’s plenty of other activities to be found in Carnation Court. Besides the restaurants and bars, there are many themed pop-up cafés and events, and even a few empty buildings with a very reasonable lease fee, should someone want to run an event of their own...

While the mood isn’t as open and friendly as the shopping district, it’s still worth a visit to relax and unwind a bit, preferably alongside Braphine’s other chosen. After all, there are Shadows looming on the horizon...

MESSAGE FROM YOUR RA!

Huh...? That's weird. It looks like a really big Shadow took up residence in the Nekyia. Hold on, I'll set things up so the app will give you the coordinates! Could you please check it out?

COMMISSIONS

NEKYIA COMMISSIONS

FETCH QUEST

I messed up…Mom's gonna be so mad at me for losing track of her dog at that event…

There's a shadow in the Nekyia that's taken the form of a Level 25 Nue. It seems to be growling in despair, and echoing the thoughts of this commissioner. Apparently this person lost his mother's dog at the event and hasn't made an effort to find it yet. Fight the Nue and try to knock some sense into this guy, either by shaking some sense into him or by defeating him; they've got a dog to find, after all.

YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE TOXIC

Leave, Braphine. Leave this world to the people. We don't need anyone. We've only got ourselves.

Seems like someone who might be involved with the vandalism incident might have a shadow here, too, in the form of a Level 24 Mokoi. She sounds like she's going to do something more extreme to the place if she isn't stopped. However, be careful… characters hit with Dazzler from this particular Shadow cannot be cured with magic, and must instead be healed by another person’s touch. It’s time to get cozy with your companions.

GET HEE OUTTA HERE

A powerful Shadow has appeared in the Nekyia and needs to be eliminated asap! Black Frost is a tenacious (if cute?) little guy, and can only be fought after taking down three Level 28 Jack Frosts beforehand. Make sure you ration out your spiritual energy and healing spells, this little Shadow can pack a real punch, being at Level 30! That said, for those who manage to defeat him, he should drop a mascot trading card. Turn this in to the priest or priestess at the temple to unlock a bonus new skill for your Persona!

(OOC: Please turn in your threads for this commission on the rewards page to unlock the new skill, which is separate from your leveling skillset! You may select one elemental skill for light damage to apply permanently to your character's persona. When turning in the skill will be effective immediately once rewarded.)

REAL WORLD COMMISSIONS

FINE DINING

Various restaurants, from fast food and fast casual grub to the fine dining establishments in Carnation Court are trying to outdo each other in terms of promotion, and as such are on the prowl for any free hands to help entice potential customers with free samples and food challenges galore. Grab a buddy and help hawk some bite-sized treats! Or maybe try to beat the record for the biggest burger ever eaten, if you dare.

ALL HANDS ON STAGE

A number of performers were involved in the Go-Kart incident and have yet to fully recover enough to do their parts for the show! For the next two weeks, the Sunset Grand Theater is looking for understudies for roles, as well as stage hands who are willing to ninja around and maneuver props and sets for the actors. The production is a fanciful tale of starcrossed lovers, evil stepmothers, political feuds, and for some reason, a dragon.

PREPARE THE PETS

The pet store in Vermillion Village is looking for some volunteers to help socialize the pets through playtime, as well as feed some of the more persnickety ones. Those who want to pet some adorable balls of fluff and energy can work with the kittens, puppies, and bunny rabbits, while those who are brave enough can try their hand at feeding the reptiles their meals of live crickets and frozen rats.

OOC

READ ME!!!!

Welcome to your log for Weeks 5 and 6! Feel free to use this log for any developments that happen during the next two weeks. There will be no log next week, but we will still be posting a small mini-event on Saturday.
For plotting, please feel free to head over to this post on the OOC comm to post your plotting top levels.
For Nekyia commissions, you can assume that the Shadows will respawn until they've been beaten enough times to go back to normal.
Palaces start this week! Please refer to the Palace schedule here and sign ups for this week's capped Palace here

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yard sale...

[imperiosity]

[Oh right, all this random shit that he's been getting. Once people start displaying their wares, Aaron will vanish briefly so he can retrieve his pile of stuff from his room, which he dumps somewhat unceremoniously on the nearest table. The items are:

1. A well-worn journal with numerous spare pages stuffed in. The handwriting changes at points...
2. Makeup Kit - A large, multi-tiered, pink makeup box. It's filled with all things sparkly, cute, and pink.
3. Bandages - Fresh, white bandages. There’s nothing special about them.
4. Book - A thick green tome, with the golden words ‚The Life of Agnika Kaieru‘ on the cover. It’s a long chronicle about the aforementioned hero, who formed an organization called ‚Gjallarhorn‘ to defeat mechanical ‚angels‘ that were threatening to wipe out the human race.
5. Millennium Ring - A gold ring with a single eye in the centre and adorned with spikes. You get the unsettling feeling that you are being watched. If the owner of the ring tries to remove it, it will appear back in their dorm room Mysteriously.
6. Red Leather Jacket - This jacket is made of red leather and has an insignia sewn into the back, something that appears related to the Spades card suit.

...The bandages may look a little shorter than they ought to, but don't worry about it.

There's also a gold medal in the pile, and if anyone feels like putting it on, someone's probably getting punched mid-meeting! Fun!!]

Better nab 'em if they're yours -- 'cause everything else is going to the pawn shop.

[vogelfrei]

[ McGillis has been eyeing people's wares since the appearance of the Montag mask had alerted him to the possibility of his private belongings showing up here. He's looking for it of course - and he still manages to be momentarily frozen up when he actually sees it.

Don't mind him staring at that book like it's a revelation from the heavens for a second, he's back to normal right after. ]

... the book belongs to me.

[ Already reaching for it, really. He is very eager to have it back. ]

[imperiosity]

[Well, uh. That sure was a reaction from McGillis. Aaron flipped through the book a little just out of sheer curiosity, but nothing he saw in it caught his interest, so he's not going to bemoan the loss or anything. With a shrug:]

All yours, then. [But because he has to comment--] It that important to you?

[vogelfrei]

[ Holding the book again feels good. He's been reciting it in his head a lot since he came here - his whole Agnika-inspired revolution may have come crashing down around him, Bael might be scrap metal now... but still, Agnika Kaieru remains his guiding light. He's gone too long clinging to him to stop now.

At Aaron's question he nods, though his eyes never leave the cover of the book. ]

It saved my life when I was a child.

[imperiosity]

[Aaron's sort of realizing here that he doesn't actually know anything about McGillis on a personal level. That's not exactly a problem per se -- rather, that's why it stands out that much more when he hears a statement like this. He's almost tempted call bullshit here, because the statement sounds like an exaggeration from a man who seems to hold a fairly realistic outlook on most days. However, Aaron can't deny that McGillis looks plenty attached to the book, considering his eyes are still on it even now.]

I went through the first few pages, but it seemed like your run-of-the-mill biography to me. There something special about that guy?

[bloodweapon]

[Fray's eyes go wide on seeing a certain item, which is probably the most emotion he's visibly displayed all day.]

That...

[He's already reaching out to snatch up that strange journal. How did it get here? Is this also the goddess's work?]

You don't mind if I take it, I assume?

[imperiosity]

[Oh, okay somehow he didn't expect that to belong to this guy. The more you know?!]

Uhhh, sure? [But also, since he's curious...] Mind enlightening me about what it is?

[Less because he doesn't know it's a journal and more because Fray seems Shook.]

[bloodweapon]

It's my student's journal.

[He takes it, flipping through the pages carefully as if he needs to double check. He doesn't, of course. He'd recognize that journal anywhere.]

My student is... a rather incredible individual. He's been through a great deal, though he always looks out for everyone around him. They call him "the Warrior of Light" and have a tendency to rely on him whenever a situation looks dire for protection.

[Which he has many Feelings about, but that's not the point.]

This is a record of all he's seen and done. I don't know why it would be here, though.

[imperiosity]

Guess that explains why I couldn't figure out whose it was.

[He did skim through the journal looking for a name or other identifying information, but now he's definitely feeling justified in his decision to not read through all of it, since it seems like it would've been a waste of time and effort.]

Anyway, wouldn't be the first time. The furball left the maid with a device belonging to one of my co-workers, so it seems like they're snatching up shit left and right.

[fullmoonmutt]

[ That jacket... wait... ]

That stupid cat dropped my jacket off with you?! The hell can't that thing deliver these to the right people?!

[ That red leather jacket, he is for sure nabbing it. ]

[imperiosity]

[Leather jacket... delinquent... yeah, that tracks. He won't stop Eli from grabbing it, although maybe he looks like. Marginally disappointed here.]

Damn, that's yours? Was actually gonna keep that one if no one claimed it.

[Red is totally his color, so he would've worn it too tbh.]

[fullmoonmutt]

[ Already putting it on. Aw yeah, welcome home, cool jacket. ]

Yeah? Well, good thing you didn't. If I'd spotted you wearing it, I'd have had to kick your ass. You got to be a Spade to get one of these!

[imperiosity]

Hah. Like I'd ever let that happen.

[Except avrae totally hates letting him dodge shit so who knows what would happen if they actually got into a fight.]

Anyway, these Spades of yours -- they some sort of gang?

[linkmakers]

Hehehe...

[ In the distance, Eli may be able to hear a faint, cat-like chuckle. ]

[fullmoonmutt]

[ Cat! Bark bark bark bark bark! ]

[emptyself]

[ oh look...bandages. soujuurou's running short on them, so ]

Those bandages, do you plan on using them? I'm about to finish the ones I bought.

[ it's his item, he just doesn't realize it because...well, there's nothing special about them. ]

[imperiosity]

Already recovered from the worst of it, so you can have 'em.

[The bandages are so generic that he's not particularly inclined to think that the person they belonged to would be able to identify them anyways, anyone taking them would've been fine.

Aaron's going to eye Soujuurou a little though, like he's trying to determine if this is from their palace run or something else.]

You still injured or something?

[emptyself]

Oh, um...

[ this is where i pull a pom with morgan's lack of fingernails and point out that soujuurou has always been wearing bandages on his neck. ]

I have to change them every once in a while.

[imperiosity]

[tori making me relive the fingernail trauma i cannot believe

Anyway this qualifies as one of the something elses, good enough!!]

Figures, I guess. [Because yeah. That would get gross.] You got some crazy scars going on underneath those or what?

[metagame]

The cat gave you that?

[Atem thumbs at the Millennium Ring on the table.

His face is a whole grimace, jaw tight.]

Please tell me you didn't touch that with your bare hands.

[Though if the Millennium Puzzle is powerless, then there's a good chance the ring is, too. The guy isn't sporting any burns either, and he's alive, so...]

[imperiosity]

[Welp. That's a promising (or rather, ominous) reaction, which means that's one more item claimed and one less thing to clutter his room. And thank the Goddess for that, because this one was definitely giving off bad vibes.

Half-jokingly:]

Lemme guess -- awful shit happens if I do? [And without waiting for a response--] But yeah, I did. Thing's creepy as all hell, but I didn't figure it'd be that big of a deal. You gonna tell me I'm cursed for the next seven years now?

[metagame]

No, nothing like that.

[A beat.]

Hopefully.

[He collects it off the table, gingerly. As if it'd bite him or something.]

What do you want in exchange?

/INSANELY LATE,,,

[destage]

[Sayaka starts when she sees that pink box of hers. That's...]

That's--that's my makeup kit! ...I take it Dawn-san gave it to you, didn't she?

[Sayaka can't help but chuckle a bit.]

Would you mind too terribly if I took it back?

no worries!!

[imperiosity]

Huh, should've figured it'd belong to someone from the teen girl squad.

[Although there was still enough of them that he probably wouldn't have figured out the correct girl, so Sayaka recognizing it definitely saves him the trouble.]

But yeah, furball was the one who dropped it off. I don't have a use for this kinda makeup anyway, so go for it.

[destage]

Heehee. Well, you were at least right to assume!

[Sayaka manages a small chuckle at that, but she'll gladly take it with a smile.]

I appreciate it! I can't tell you how weird it's been to wake up and go out without anything on--I feel like only half a person, practically! So I do appreciate it. I'm glad Dawn-san managed to bring this, I forgot to even bring it when I went to that school...