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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PIZZA PARTY!!!

[emptyself]

[ what a tough last two days! not only did you have to deal with soujuurou's baggage, soon after you had to deal with izou and mcgillis going at each other's throats like a wwe cat fight.

but soujuurou wants to help deescalate the heavy atmosphere, and mr. atem entrusted him with many boxes of pizza. and while he doesn't know about the concept of a pizza party, he does know the importance of food in bringing people together. nothing brought his roommates back together after (literally) trying to kill each other (and/or soujuurou) quite like some delivery.

so he'll set them down in the common room. he brings out plates, cutlery, napkins, even a pitcher of water and a jug of...well, it looks like it's water with a bunch of tea bags inside, so it's most likely tea. ]

Mr. Atem was kind enough to give us some pizza. I know you guys must be hungry, so help yourself.

Please don't fight here. You'll make my clean up more difficult.

[emptyself]

[ soujuurou is...actually not in the common room. or at least, he never stays there for long. he's always moving to and from the kitchen, keeping himself busy.

whenever he does stay for longer, though, it's to stand at the corner with a glass of water in hand. ]

[townmusician]

You can stop and enjoy the party, y'know.

[Says Haruka, from where he's just watching Soujuurou putz around.]

[unweathered]

[In honor of those dearly departed and missed, there is a McGillis cut out in the common room now, specced out with googly eyes. Actually there's googly eyes in a box. 98 of them. Have fun.

The culprit of this is no where to be found]

[vogelfrei]

[ ... he really just has to stare at this all evening now, huh. Maybe Izou should have just killed him. ]

[imperiosity]

[he's so gonna take a picture of this

with mcgillis' phone]

[townmusician]

[Haruka sticks some googly eyes on Cutoutgillis, since they're there.]

[vogelfrei]

[ McGillis is here. This is mostly involuntary - the fact of the matter is that his right arm is freshly sutured and he has lost a whole lot of blood. His chest wound has healed up fairly well thanks to repeat Diarama, but it's still bandaged and uncomfortable. He's... really not in a position where he can protest much to wherever people carry and dump him.

So he's laying on a common room couch and unfortunately (for himself), he is awake and alert. He absolutely does not want to see anybody right now, but here he is. A novelty conversation piece at a party.

The good news for other people is that he's docile due to the injury and a bit loopy due to the lack of blood - and also potentially heavy duty painkillers if anybody was so kind as to provide any. This might make him easier (???) to talk to. ]

[cirquedesang]

[No, Cutoutgillis is the novelty conversation piece.

Anyway, Celeste is absolutely going to perch on the armrest of the couch behind McGillis's head, just to head off any barking that may happen.]

[emptyself]

[ soujuurou looks at mcgillis.

then he looks at hte paper cutout.

then he looks at mcgillis again. ]

Wow, did you help them make that? [ he looks a bit troubled, however. ] The eyes... they don't really match yours at all, though. Wonder why they chose that?

[bloodweapon]

[Fray is not here for pizza. That would involve taking off his helmet around other people, which he is continuing to refuse to do, so. Instead, he's here to make sure there are people looking out for McGillis and also...]

Care to tell me what happened, exactly?

[He was a bit busy talking with Sayaka so he kind of missed the blowup on the network post.]

[townmusician]

[Haruka approaches, with a gift of... juice and cookies.]

Since you lost so much blood, I thought this might be more fitting than pizza.

[fullmoonmutt]

[ Eli only approaches after a long time of watching McGillis with all the wariness of a dog that's been hit before. He has a better idea of what was happening now, and what the hell, man? What the hell... but... He does, inevitably, skulk up to stand alongside him. ]

...I left you an apple in your room for you.

[ This line is delivered with absolutely zero explanation. Eli, please. ]

Like, in the nightstand drawer, wrapped up so nothing gets on it.

it's one more thread with luna, michael; what could it cost? $10?

[moonshaded]

You look like shit.

[The local dorm cryptid is here, ready to drag a pizza box back into the wilds with her teeth (no) (maybe). But before she sneaks off with her prize, she leans against the back of the couch, only partially facing him, the mostly empty box dangling from her hand. Yes, she is planning on walking out with the whole container.]

...Can't really take a hit like you used to, can you? [It's something that most of them have gotta get through their heads, as thick as they might be. Even in the Nekiya, strengths and weaknesses are different.] Sucks.

Re: PIZZA PARTY!!!

[moodwrecker]

[Walks in late with starbucks.

Looks at the pizza.

Looks at everyone gathered.]

...What happened?

[emptyself]

[ said while carrying an empty water jug: ]

Mr. Atem brought pizza. Please help yourself.

[ no mention about izou and mcgillis??? ]

[goei]

[Izou wanders in a while later, changed into non bloody clothes with bandages peeking out under his collar.

He plops two heavy bottles of cheap sake down on the table next to Soujuurou's weird sun tea. He pours some into a random coffee mug he grabbed from the kitchen, then goes to sink into a bean bag chair. He is not eating anything with his copious alcohol but at least he's sharing and also not trying to kill McGillis?]

[townmusician]

[........]

Are you really drinking sake out of a crab mug?

[sir, where are your standards...]

[fullmoonmutt]

Mate, you need orange juice and shit, not... booze.

[ He can't sus out what the bottles are, exactly. ]

[cirquedesang]

[It's a long while later, after he's left McGillis to his own devices, after Izou has had a chance to eat his pizza, and get drunk, and bully a teenager, that Celeste will join Izou on the bean bag chair without so much as asking if he's welcome.

No, he'll drape himself in the space that's left, behind Izou's head, almost catlike.]

Thank you for not restarting the fight.

technically underage drinking

[emptyself]

[ soujuurou's no stranger to alcohol. he has worked in a restaurant and worked in one of the less nice areas of misaki town before coming here.

out of curiosity, he opens one of them and serves some in a cup to at least try it for himself but it only takes one sip before he's practically spitting it out. ]

This is what you're drinking?! There's no way that's good for anything other than cleaning wounds!!

[vogelfrei]

[ I hope Izou enjoys being watched all evening, because McGillis is certainly not taking his eyes off of him for long - least of all when Celeste finally leaves his side. ]

[pointzeropercent]

I don't know if rewarding people with pizza will prevent them from trying to kill each other in the future.

[silentfury]

[Yuri is currently out of the building when he receives this message.]

What is a pizza?

And there was a fight? Is everyone okay?

[cleansewithfire]

[ The first thing Sunrise does after returning to the dorm from the Nekyia is to quietly duck away to go wash her hands, specifically trying to avoid being seen. The kids have already been through a Time and even Sunrise figures they do not need to see how someone looks like when their hands are literally covered in blood, more so when hers are bandaged and scarred.

It takes Sunrise a bit to finally come back to the common room, where she eating a slice of pizza and sure is taking her time to chew. ]