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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[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...?

[moonshaded]

[She Naruto-runs but hasn't broken out into the full bird sprint just yet, so Aerith can enjoy trotting along while she's revving up, blade extended behind her like a wing.

After the others, after what apparently happened to Jordi, it's right, especially if that apathy she felt in the final moments of the memory is to be believed.]

You saw memory shitshow theater like the rest of us, yeah? What makes this any different than the last time he got chased?

[And also...]

... I'm not a hugger.

[gardenful]

[ She thinks on that, clutching her staff close to her so she doesn't whack anyone with it as they run. ]

Our intentions, maybe? I think most of us just wanna help.

[ Though she doesn't know everyone here, so who can say if every single person running after Soujuurou wants to help... ]

And don't worry, we've got plenty of people who are huggers.

[moonshaded]

Didn't they "just wanna help" that other guy?

[She knows Jordi's name, but she doesn't use it, maybe to put some distance there. Kainé has seen the other side of good intentions: Everybody never gets saved.

Maybe Aerith will even be able to tell that it bothers her. That she's angry about it. That there isn't anything to be done about it now. There may be a lot of huggers, but there are a lot of people like her, too.]

We're gonna have to catch up him first. Little shit... he's fast.

[gardenful]

...You're right about that, actually. They did just want to help, but it was the wrong kind of help.

[ It bothers Kainé, but it bothers Aerith too. She gets it, or at least she thinks she does on some level. ]

We'll have to think about how we want to do this.

[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. ]

1/2

[destage]

[...

Adrenaline can only keep one girl pumping for so long, the klaxon call of my friend is in danger, my friend is not himself, i need to do something only able to keep Sayaka going for so long before she trips over her own face and falls flat on the ground.

...Give her a second to catch back up here--]

2/2

[destage]

[--Anyway. After she picks herself up off the ground and almost certainly and rightfully gets chewed out by everyone for dragging them into this (she is. going to be apologizing so much, and for what it's worth she is actually sorry--), she's actually going to take a look around. Maybe go towards that cash register and see what's going on? (20)

Unless told to stay nearby which. Honestly. Fair at this point.]

[emptyself]

[ what sayaka will notice is not the cash register itself (which is woefully empty, sorry!) but the small flower seemingly growing, against all odds, through the gaps of the linoleum floor near it. it glows gently, as if a mere blink of ones eyes would be enough to make that magic disappear forever.

it does not wish to be alone. ]

[destage]

Guys, I found something growing behind here!

[Can she try to pluck it up? She'll be careful to try and get it, roots and all out, but what a tiny, ephemeral little thing...]

...It's okay. We'll get you out of here, alright? Just be careful, self, come on...

[privatedomicile]

[Where'd he go?!

Jesse looks around the store in case Soujuurou decided to hide behind one of the shelves, and starts wandering around. And look at that, he's finally observant! (17)]

Yo, Soujuurou, you ain't gotta run off, man. Everything's cool!

[In case it is in fact a Chekov's gun and not just a one-off thing, Jesse still has that white flower, for the record.]

[goei]

Yeah, what he said! What the hell're you running from us for, huh?

[Izou that aggressive tone of voice isn't helping.]

[emptyself]

[ from his position, jesse will be able to see some of the merchandise that's been strewn on the ground! a bag seems to be open, its content spilling out, leaving a particular smell.

like the smell of dog kibble. ]

[privatedomicile]

...was the dog in here too? Wait.

[They were called here because of an injured dog. Does that mean...]

Don't tell me someone made you eat dog food, man.

[emptyself]

[ worry not, it looks like there's some bags of cat kibble also scattered too! what a weird store! ]

[fullmoonmutt]

[ ...Eli is showing up late after tussling with Argenti, but he'll come to a stop next to Jesse. Is that...? ]

Huh.

[ He crouches down next to the open kibble bag to see if any are left inside. If so, he'll... pop a piece in his mouth. Look. This is normal. This is normal! Anyway, what flavor is it? ]

[emptyself]

[ chicken. ]

[privatedomicile]

...dude. Come on.

[cirquedesang]

...Eli.

[This is not helping the "IM TOTALLY A NORMAL HUMAN I SWEAR." protests.]

[metagame]

Did you just eat that off the floor?

[supherb]

[The most long suffering sigh over here.]

[metagame]

[Another store? Why does Soujuurou keep hiding in stores..? That seems odd.

He doesn't dwell too much on it though as it is a (6), so Atem barely manages not to run into a product shelf. At least he didn't trip over Sayaka? Small victories.]

Ugh...

[Shake it off.]

If we can corner him, I can try casting Sukunda before he runs off again...

[pointzeropercent]

[Ah. He's back in his personal hell here.]

The corner store grind, huh? No wonder he went crazy.

[Sou now finds Soujirou's struggles to be valid, go off king.

He will go look at the merchandise to see if he can find anything interesting. He got a 9 though so lol.]

[prozaic]

[From one store to another? Deja vu. Shalem may have failed to properly be stealthy later, but this is a new spot... so his attempt at stealth over here is much, much worse (4). And he knows it because it's just that bad, when he bumped into a few things.

So he has to stick to the side, watch everyone else make their attempts, while he's watching and waiting for a better opening.

To do what? To catch the boy, of course.]