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.

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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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[linkupmods]

[ shalem's nat20 means that when examining the barrier - it will feel solid, but there are faint ripples of what looks like electric magic coursing through it. perhaps that is a clue to its weakness...?

except that both elemental spells are reflected off it (2) so good luck dodging the recoil. ]

[ the good news is that there seem to be hairline cracks in the barrier now. ]

[prozaic]

[Well then--]

There's electricity in this barrier, I believe. What is the electric element weak to, according to this world's rules? Or... Is anybody here attuned to that element?

[idealitas]

Wind, I believe.

[ Nat1 headbonk recharged the braincell, apparently. ]

[beathollow]

... I have psychokinesis. Does anyone here have wind?

[prozaic]

Unfortunately, I am ice. [Unfortunate for many, many reasons.]

[cleansewithfire]

[ Sunrise has the slightly bemused look of someone who is late to the party and arrived just in time to see ^ all that.

The only way she's making her presence known is by slowly raising her hand when Yi Sang brings up wind. ]

[ledbythewind]

Electric? That would be my element, if you think it might help.

[But also, like. Doubt. HITTING ELECTRIC WITH ELECTRIC MIGHT MAKE SPARKS?]

[prozaic]

It could. Perhaps it could be short-circuited in some way. [If there are even circuits here...]

Are you willing to give it a try?

[goei]

My element's curse... But why don't we just keep whaling on it? Looks like it's already got some damage.

[fullmoonmutt]

[ So, hey, what happens when you hit yourself with your crit roll? Uhh. The silver lining is that Eli is fairly resilient to his own element, but the ice from his Overruff still blast him back onto his ass, skidding across the floor into a pile of books.

And the many icicles from it bury themself, stabbing through cloth and flesh both. ]

Fuck!

[goei]

[GOOD LORD]

Oi! Don't go fucking gettin' yer ass kicked by a wall!

[Rude!? But he is going over to help Eli up.]

[beathollow]

--Eli!

( almost immediately, she goes to cast diarama - it will only heal medium damage, but. surely it's better than nothing? )

[idealitas]

[ Good lord.

Yi Man runs over to also heal him with Diarama as well, and to check his injuries. ]

[silentfury]

[Yuri jumps in front of his own attack to make sure no one else gets hurt by his mistake. The blast causes him to stagger back a few steps, but he seems only lightly damaged, at least.]

[beathollow]

( great googly moogly! mafuyu is casting media to heal yuri, izou and eli- eli further, in this case. )

[goei]

[Help Izou didn't even take damage.]

[silentfury]

[Yuri puts a hand to his mouth (area, helmet and all that) and extends it out toward Mafuyu. If she knows sign language, that means thank you!]

[cleansewithfire]

[ Thanks to everyone else's suggestions, Sunrise will try casting a Garula (15) on the barrier, Ushas appearing behind her. ]

[linkupmods]

[ the barrier is indeed weak to wind, so sunrise's garula actually causes the barrier to shatter into nothing on contact.

that said, there doesn't seem to be much time to celebrate the barrier being broken successfully, because the vortexes? just get bigger.

they get big enough to suck in everyone into the vortexes, and when characters regain their footing and recover, they will find that they are witnessing the following scenes as though they are experiencing it: ]

You wake up one day to the sight of one of your cabin mates missing. Though you ask around in the humble cabin that you and the other share together, none seem too concerned– perhaps they went on a walk because they felt sick, one says. You believe it, and all of you carry on with the same routine that you’ve lived in your whole life. You eat, you train, you explore, and you sleep.

But as you explore for new food sources, you come across a familiar face at the bottom of the ravine. The body of that person that you broke bread and shared a single room cabin for so long lies mangled beyond repair, its beautiful, pure white clothes dirtied with blood and dirt alike.

No one bats an eyelash, and they continue on with their days. For some reason, your shoulders feel heavy with an emotion you do not know yet.

---

"...I see.” She tilts her head, pointing her hand at you. “I'm still going to kill you. Aren't you scared of dying?"

Of course you are. You’re scared of death and you’re scared of pain– and this seems like it’ll be both. Impassive, she says that she doesn’t care, that you’ll simply have to deal with it and her inhuman morals. And though it irks you, it’s not because she’s going to make your last minutes hurt. Instead it’s because–

“Murder is wrong, you know.”

–You just can’t roll over and let yourself die, no matter how much your body wishes otherwise.

[ this group will find themselves back in the bookshop. both vortexes have vanished. ]

[fullmoonmutt]

[ Startling. ]

What... the... fuck...? Was that a memory? Like the ones we saw in Izou's palace?

[silentfury]

[Yuri braces for something painful to hit him, but when the memories come and go, it almost hurts more than a literal injury. Still, he stands stoically, looking over the rest of the merry band he's thrown himself into to make sure they're doing alright. The protector must protect after all.]

[prozaic]

[Shalem wobbles twice-- once when they were sucked in and spat back out, and then the second time after they return to the bookshop. That was... something! What was that scene, honestly. It felt much like an attempt at survival, like the ventures Rhodes Island attempted in various areas like the Sargon deserts.

And what does this memory have to do with the wolf and the S.O.S. they received? That is the question.]

Is everyone all right? Are we all here?

cw suicide ideation

[beathollow]

( ... unlike others, mafuyu simply... seems to fold within herself, covering her face. she knows his pain- "no matter how much your body wishes otherwise". more like her heart.

...

she's tired. but she can't just roll over, can she?

...

...

...

give her a moment. please. )

[cleansewithfire]

[ ...That's an experience she hasn't felt in a while, leaving Sunrise contemplative, for some reason ("heavy with an emotion you do not know yet").

(Though she supposes she can't say her body has ever wished to die. Arguably, it keeps trying to persist, despite everything.) ]

[ledbythewind]

["I don't... want to die..."

An involuntary shudder runs through Richard at the memory, his face going white.

No. He can't die. He can't just die.

... ah. It's dark, just like it was when...

Slowly he raises his hands to his face, as if covering his eyes could somehow block out the memories.]