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

[cirquedesang]

Are you? What happened to letting monsters live if they can protect people here, huh?

[Not that he thinks McGillis is a monster, here, but it's pretty obvious Izou does, so... we can smooth over any hurt feelings on the other side later, if he even notices.]

How does getting the attention of this shitty world's fucking conflict god do any good? Kill him after the war is over, if you still feel like you must.

[goei]

[Unfortunately Celeste is wise and has previous discussions with Izou to rely on, which makes this pretty hard to argue.

Also once Soujuurou chokes McGillis out it's harder for Izou to argue she should be allowed to do a murder. Even he wouldn't kill an unconscious foe.]

.... Tch. Fine.

[cirquedesang]

[With things... calming down, somewhat, in favor of people figuring out how to heal up the stupid idiots, and with McGillis unconscious, he does soften a bit towards Izou, at least.]

Thank you, Izou. You're a good man.

[goei]

I ain't. Don't bullshit me.

[Now that he's cooling down, he is realizing what a stupid thing to do this was.]

[cirquedesang]

Fine.

[It was a very stupid thing.]

You're trying, though.

[goei]

Did you see the shit he was sayin', Celeste?

[This is his defense.]

[cirquedesang]

I did.

[It's a good defense, if one only saw things from Izou's perspective. Unfortunately he's kind of straddling the fence, here.]

I also think he was lashing out and trying to rile you up and presented the circumstances in the worst way possible to do so.

[goei]

Well why the hell would he do that? He shoulda known better. You people got too comfortable thinkin' I wasn't capable of backin' up my threats.

[cirquedesang]

[He could answer that question and theorize about why, but first.]

You people?

[goei]

Just everyone else in general! Just cause I like some of you now don't mean I ain't still a manslayer!

[cirquedesang]

["Everyone else in general" is the correct answer here, Izou, good... job...? At least in regards to smoothing out prickliness and not unlocking backstory. Whoops?]

Everyone knows you're capable of backing up your threats, and if they didn't believe it before they certainly do now. [S I G H.] So can you swallow your pride next time?

[goei]

[Hmph.]

I ain't promising nothing like that.

[But;]
I won't try to kill that bastard. For now.

[cirquedesang]

[Progress...!]

Thank you.

[THEN I GUESS THEY'RE GOING NEKIYA-SIDE, SO--]

[goei]

[YEAH!!! First things first when they're there;]

Can you make sure there's an exit wound through the back of my shoulder before I go healin' the wound closed?

[cirquedesang]

What, you don't want to heal a bullet inside you?

[Congratulations, Izou, Avrae was kind and said there is an exit wound.

...Unfortunately for Izou, though, Celeste grew up in the 30s and 40s where that doesn't necessarily mean much.]

There's an exit wound, but I should make sure there isn't any debris left, no?

[Like parts of the bullet, or bone shards, or who knows what else.]

[goei]

[Izou's not super knowledgeable about gun himself so.]

I guess so? I mean bone's fine since it's supposed ta be there.

cw:... something. Impromptu field-medicine?

[cirquedesang]

[It is supposed to be there, but would magic just... make new bones?

Truly a mystery.

Anyway, Izou isn't getting any warning before Celeste goes digging in the wound for bits, just in case.]

[goei]

[Izou winces, but he's literally undergone torture so like!! He can take it?]

Don't go stoppin' fer snacks while yer in there.

itt: vampire shenanigans

[cirquedesang]

[Poke, prod, pull out a bone shard even though you said he didn't have to--]

It'd probably taste like gunpowder anyway.

[But also, like, since it was brought up, he will absolutely lick his fingers clean after pulling away from the wound and giving Izou a Dia to start him off.]

[goei]

[Gross!!! You just said it'd taste bad!!]

Then why the hell'd you lick it off!!

[And then Izou slaps another Dia on himself. His wounds aren't 100% healed but he's no longer actively bleeding. Hooray!]

[cirquedesang]

Habit.

[The habit is getting a rise out of you, not the bloody finger licking, actually.

Have a third Dia for good measure.]

[goei]

[BE NICE TO HIM HE WAS JUST SHOT AND STABBED???]

Alright, alright! I wanna go get my sword back from Eli.

[Eli never promised he'd give you it back, idiot.]

[cirquedesang]

[YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM BE NICE-- Especially since you just asked for this one.]

Is that so.

[To do what with? Anyway, considering the conversation with Yi Sang in the Dennihop about using a bite to make certain individuals sit the fuck down and not do anything--

Yeah.

This is absolutely the second time Izou is getting bit in the shoulder this game, congrats? At least it's not a frenzy-bite this time...?]

[goei]

[OUGH]

You-

[He was completely not expecting it, and even with the Dias ALREADY had a fair amount of bloodloss, so between the secret nice part of how it feels and already exhausting himself with being extremely angry and bleeding... he can't actually muster up much outrage.]

You fuckin' did that on purpose.

[vogelfrei]

[ In this moment, McGillis arrives. He is still on the floor. He is still bleeding. He is awake, but visibly dazed.

And he's staring at you guys with consternation. ]