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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REGROUP; 1/2

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[ the bookshop is now quiet. too quiet.

when all the visions-- no, the memories that you have witnessed have ended, and you find yourself standing in the bookshop reeling from the discoveries and what you have seen.

except,

remember how there was someone still in the left section of the bookshop?

(you are still being watched.) ]

2/2

[emptyself]

[ to hunt or to be hunted. to eat or be eaten. those are the undeniable, simple laws of the wild, forgotten by modern, civilized society. in its absence, far more rules appeared, all of them which would be absolutely incomprehensible to any beast. and thus, in that unknown, a constant, never-ending sense of danger is born.

you have all felt the eyes on you since your entrance to the nekyia-- but who truly is the hunter and the hunted in this equation? would it be the beast that has watched you from the start? or is it the group of people barging into its hiding spot, bashing at barriers with swords and spells and threatening to shoot?

at the end of the bookshop, inside an open room, stands a familiar person, still as a statue and staring with wide eyes. a nameless boy from deep in the mountains, who you know him as [ ].

behind him, an exit door shines eerily in the dark.

under the presence of so many, his heart hammers in his chest, warning him. danger. danger. danger.

you think you're here for a fight?

you're wrong.

the beast runs. ]

[destage]

--Shizuki-kun, wait!!

[...YEAH SO SAYAKA IS RUNNING OFF AFTER HIM WITHOUT ANY SORT OF HEED--

If it were anyone else, she might wait. But he's been so helpful and kind, she doesn't know what's going on and she has to try--]

[goei]

[WHAT IS IT WITH YOU TEENAGE GIRL SINGERS AND YOU INABILITY TO NOT RUN TOWARDS DANGER!?]

Oi, don't just run after him without a plan!

[Following after Sayaka.]

[destage]

[THAT'S HER FRIEND, YOU THINK THAT SHE CAN BE RATIONAL WHEN A FRIEND IS IN DANGER???

WE LITERALLY HAVE A WHOLE DANGAN RONPA CASE PROVING SHE CAN'T DO THAT--]

[bloodweapon]

[WHAT DID HE JUST SAY, GIRL,,,

popping sprint to run after because i mean i guess this is where things are going now?? c'mon middlefam, keep up—]

[destage]

[...SHE WILL APOLOGIZE LATER, SHE PROMISES,,,]

[metagame]

Where are you going..!!

[What happened to how they need to stick together?!

Dammit, Atem's not going to let her go and get herself hurt (or worse), so... there he goes, he runs after her along with Izou.]

[destage]

[After her friend, of course???

...

She's going to apologize later for giving everyone a heart attack,,,]

[beautifulknight]

[ Sayaka.....

Anyway, guess Argenti is running after her. ]

[goei]

[As we're all regrouping it seems;]

Red!? Where the hell've you been??

[supherb]

[At the back of his mind, Arven had this unpleasant feeling regarding that memory of the werewolf.

That feeling has been proven right.]

Mabosstiff, let's go!

[The pair hurry after the rest of the group.]

[cirquedesang]

[Girl, please...!!!

But yeah, anyway, he's running after her, too.]

[pointzeropercent]

[Just gonna go ahead and raise her defense real quick since she's running after him.

"he's running too right?" nah he's going to drop off very quickly. This guy doesn't have good lungs.]

[privatedomicile]

Mountain man?

[Jesse looks confused, but doesn't have time to question it before Soujuurou takes off.]

Yo, wait up!

[He runs after the boy, still holding onto that flower for whatever reason. Jesse just knows he has to follow.]

[pointzeropercent]

[Huh. So it was this guy all along?

He'll try to follow after, but he is not fit at all and will run out of breath quickly if he has to run. Whoops.]

[strawsandals]

[ ...

Soujuurou. That annoying pest- no. The one who's been leaving food at your door every night that's gone untouched.

Will they hurt him? No, no, they can't - but they have to - despite everything he told Soujuurou, that vision earlier seemed to trigger something. Something dark but altruistic all the same.

Save him.

Yoon runs after him, no hesitation. ]

[prozaic]

[Well. This is apparently not a fight. This is a hunt. But who is the hunter, who is the hunted? Shalem still thinks they're being sent to a trap-- this bookstore simply isn't it. However, this? The boy running off? Yes, that might just be it.

But, unfortunately, some people don't realize this.

Shalemn sighs, and reties his hair.]

I believe this is the trap, and not the bookstore. [If anyone else is still here, and not running after the kid.]

[fullmoonmutt]

It's a hunt, that's what it is...

[ Every predator instinct in his brain is yelling to give chase. Eli balks at it, at least momentarily. He knows, too, Shalem. He knows. ]

But the only way forward is after him. You can't stay here.

[privatedomicile]

Don't care!!

[Jesse yells as he continues, foolishly, going into that trap.

[cleansewithfire]

[ The look of someone who would have at least tried to chase after Soujuurou until that was pointed out. ]

What should we do, then?

[imperiosity]

If you thought that line would work, you should've tried it before.

[But now, with Soujuurou in their sights, there's absolutely no way that people would simply let him run off.]

[moonshaded]

[She knew there was something fucked up about this kid. Too normal.]

Seems you've really got a thing for hunting.

[Based on the vision they just experienced on bookstore left side, though, isn't he tired of this shit?]

Are we supposed to hug him when we catch him or something? [Kainé is pretty fast, even if Soujuurou will outstrip her. Something about this doesn't feel right, but...not the critical thinker here.]

[gardenful]

[ She's just gonna be jogging right along Kainé here. ]

Maybe? That'd be better than fighting, right...?

[emptyself]

[ is it a thing for hunting, or simply a mechanism for survival? either way, [ ] doesn't respond to any of the calls for him. he doesn't even turn their way. it's as if he's forgotten who he was, or perhaps never had a 'self' to call in the first place.

anyone that tries to chase after him, finds that the so called exit door is no longer a true exit to the streets of the nekyia shopping district, but to what appears to be... a store. the kind of store, however, seems hard to identify, considering that the lights are just as similarly turned off.

there are shelves, some turned over and on the floor and some still standing, with their merchandise still there intact. in the far corner, the silhouette of a cash register is illuminated by a faint light. ]