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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Comments

[beautifulknight]

[ Argenti's gaze flicks to the side before he has it snap back at him immediately, hands clenching tightly into fists.

Of course he saw it. Of course he did. Prime evidence he could do nothing about it. That he wasn't the shield he said he'd be for Jordi. That he couldn't do anything about it. The failure.

That death. He keeps repeating it all over in his head. ]

Of course I saw him...of course I did!

But surely, he wouldn't have succumbed if it weren't for that intervention! It was that wretched god's fault, it was all his fault...

[finalmix]

[ argenti's getting a pointed look instead. ]

How many people do you think can survive a shot to the head?

[beautifulknight]

I had been worried that it might have done some irreversible damage, but...are we certain that it did? I am aware that there are people who can survive potentially fatal-like injuries. And...

[ His gaze slides over back to McGillis for a moment, and then back towards Joshua. ]

...It does not change that the god saw fit to intervene himself. Indeed we must be careful, and I assume everyone will now acknowledge this, but are we just going to ignore his part to play? It doesn't seem right!

[vogelfrei]

[ Okay, he's been trying to ignore this until someone speaks to him themselves, but he's not going to just pretend all the glancing here isn't happening. ]

I was brought here after being impaled and shot in the chest. Based both on that and on the fact that the Nekiya and mindscapes thus far have not operated even slightly on reality-based rules, I took a gamble to put a stop to his rampage.

But yes, I accepted the risk that he would die. That is also a fact, and you do not need to dance around it.

[finalmix]

[ wdym mcgillis he was very subtle about it (no.) ]

Ends justify the means approach, hm? Even if each mindscape has a unique logic to it that may be different to here?

[ it's not accusatory, though. ]

I'd never dream of dancing around it~ [ but you are ] Sometimes death is the only way it could happen, even without the... intervention.

At least now we can conclude that the mindscape collapses when its host is unable to sustain it.

[vogelfrei]

Yes, for better or for worse we have learned quite a lot and can be better prepared for next time.

[ Whether or nor that preparation will amount to anything useful is up in the air, but alas, it's the best they got. ]

I don't believe that Jordi was beyond saving, so it's regrettable that it happened this way. But I won't apologize for the calls I made in the moment.

[finalmix]

For what it's worth, I don't think you made the wrong calls.

[ no need to apologise. ]

[finalmix]

[ a shrug ] But you couldn't be certain that he could survive such an injury, right?

Anyway~ what are you going to do if we don't ignore his part to play, fight him directly? Does he have a proxy? How do you fight someone unseen?

[ while they're all braphine's proxies... josh doesn't really like this. ]

Let's hear your plan, then~

[beautifulknight]

[ Argenti is just bristling again, hands clenching tightly into fists. He hears what McGillis says, but thinking on that is temporarily drowned out by Joshua's words. ]

Why would I agree with that?

That wretched god intervened. That is proof enough.

...As for him having a proxy, I mentioned in the previous meeting that I asked Goddess Braphine if he had one, and she spoke that she had not known their identity - but given the other activities by those suspicious individuals, it must be so. There was also that shadow who spoke about telling Braphine to leave, so I suspect he will be using the people here to be his proxies.

[ When Joshua asks for his plan, he pauses, and then snaps: ]

Don't we need more information for that?

[finalmix]

So you're suggesting a traitor among us?

1/2

[beautifulknight]

[ ... ]

2/2

[beautifulknight]

[ ...He seems to surprisingly calm down in the face of all that. ]

It must be amusing, for people like you to twist my words.

[ His hands clench even tighter. And it's at this point, he realizes he doesn't have his weapon with him. He shouldn't be here for much longer without it.

Argenti turns on the heel of his foot and just leaves. ]

[cirquedesang]

[So he's been mostly ignoring any pointed looks, as another one of the main combatants, but at this?

Have the most inappropriately casual hand-raise.]

[vogelfrei]

[finalmix]

[ ah. ]

Non-human?

[ asked like it's the most non-consequential thing ever ]

[cirquedesang]

Non-human.

[Answered like it's the most non-consequential thing ever, too, honestly.]

[finalmix]

[ you know what, fair enough. ]

Exception rather than the rule, then~

[cirquedesang]

Unfortunately so.

[Shrug!]