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

[goei]

[Groans.]

M' not in the mood fer your damn riddle flirting, Celeste!

[HE IS SORE.]

[cirquedesang]

...Riddle flirting?

[He was absolutely going to indulge in "riddle flirting" to check on him, but like. Now he needs to know what Izou means by that.]

[goei]

Yeah, like you say flirty shit and I have ta try and figure out what yer actually tryin ta say to me.

[Not real flirting.]

[cirquedesang]

Okay.

[Tonight, he'll relent. Will Izou regret making him? Only time will tell.]

I am here to check on you. I joined you here [Patting the bean bag, even if the movement does scooch him closer a bit by virtue of that's just how bean bag chairs are-] because I thought you might react... cutely. In some way. And because I like being close to people I have some affection for.

[goei]

[Almost every conversation he has with Celeste gives him psychic damage, this time will be no different.]

What'd I say about callin' me cute!? I ain't cute!!!

[I'M A BIG MASCULINE MAN!!!! He can't even acknowledge the last part rn.]

[cirquedesang]

Right, right.

[His tone does not agree.]

Not cute, of course. Regardless, I am staying right here with this not-cute man, because I want to.

[goei]

Tch, well it's not like I'm in any state ta make you buzz off, anyway. Makes me feel like I'm getting rusty ta have botched a job this bad.

[Yeah that's the problem. He didn't kill McGillis well enough.]

[cirquedesang]

In your defense... many of us did get involved.

[...Because if they didn't, then both Izou and McGillis were likely to have died, honestly, and much as they might try to insist they're both good for nothings with no one to care about them (Izou less so now, in fairness-), that's very much not true.]

[goei]

Yeah, but when ya did that big bastard had th' upper hand on me.

[Which he wouldn't openly admit if it wasn't someone he was comfortable with like Celeste.]

[cirquedesang]

[...Hey, an admission is an admission. He'll acknowledge it by running his fingertips through Izou's hair, combing his bangs out of his face. Receive Affection, Idiot.]

And you nearly had his arm off.

[goei]

[What if I just suddenly, months in, revealed that Izou had some sort of crazy situation under his bangs. What if I said there was a sharingan under there???

No his other eye is completely normal he just wears his hair like this because he's scrungly and probably thinks it makes him look mysterious. He also is too tired to be prickly, apparently, because he leans into the touch with a tiny pleased noise.]

Heh, I did, didn't I? If I had my servant powers he wouldn't still have one at all.

[Can you imagine having to wrangle Izou if he was stronger than he already is?]

[cirquedesang]

[Look, I would not be surprised in the least, knowing what little I do of fate/...

But, yeah. Normal eye! And Celeste sure does notice that he leans in and makes a pleased little noise, so he just keeps petting him gently, since Izou seems open to accepting this much affection at least.]

And if I had my powers it would have been easier to get you two to stop fighting.

[Luckily, there'd be no wrangling required when he could just get them to stop fucking around with each other to pay attention to him.

...Though he could probably put up a decent college try in the wrangling department, too.]

[goei]

[And then he may not accept it later because he's tempermental. This is why he's Small Dog coded. Right now he's tired and a little sleepy so he'll accept it as long as it doesn't get TOO obvious. Other people are here, after all.]

... What kinda powers do you have normally, anyway? Do you turn into a bat.

[cirquedesang]

[Get pets, small dog--]

No, I don't know how to do that one, but someone I know can turn into a bear and another can turn into a cat, so I could learn, if I cared to.

[Which means it is something that is possible for vampires in his world! And not just bats!]

But as for me... I am fast. ['Teleports behind you' fast--] My senses are much better than a human's, and I can inspire awe or fear at will as well.

[That's the "stop fighting now, fuckers" power, Izou.]

[goei]

[Arf arf]

What like, you just point at someone all like "get scared now!" and they do!?

[Emphasizing his mental image by pointing]

[cirquedesang]

[...Okay that does make the affection a little more direct - Izou gets some scritches to his scalp by virtue of the assumption making Celeste laugh.]

Not nearly so direct. I merely have to exist in their presence to be overwhelmingly intimidating. Mm... and if I exert a bit more effort, they'll likely run away, or do whatever I tell them to. Depending on how they react to fear, of course.

[It kind of eliminates the "fight" response, but "flight, freeze, or fawn" are all still on the table.]

[goei]

[Oh he noticeably relaxes at the scratches. Dog man for real.]

Damn, that's even cooler... It's a good thing yer not some sorta evil vampire with powers like that.

[cirquedesang]

[Dog man for real...! He'll keep them up, though, since it's obvious Izou likes it.]

Oh? Am I not?

[Teasing, teasing--]

[goei]

Nah, you like ta mess with people but if you were actually bad, why would ya put yerself out helpin' beat all these palaces?

[He's actually trying to reason things out]

[cirquedesang]

One could theorize that we'd all be trapped in them forever if I didn't help when pulled into one, no?

[...And that still doesn't explain why he's hopping into the Nekiya all the dang time. "Workaholic" only explains so much.]

[goei]

Sure, but there's always like a bunch 'a people that get pulled in. You don't gotta stick yer neck out. If ya really didn't care, at the very least, ya would've stopped checkin' out rooms in mine after that fire spooked ya.

[LOGIC!!! SPECIFIC EXAMPLES!!! Surely he's going to say something really stupid next to compensate for this.]

[cirquedesang]

[It's only a matter of time until Izou's brain hamster goes flying off the wheel--]

...I suppose you do have a point. While I may endeavor to be less human, I do not truly wish to be evil.

[goei]

That makes it sound like bein' not human is inherently evil, when there's plenty of rotten bastards out there that're 100% human

[cirquedesang]

...There are those who think so, you know.

[And there are those whose only experience with the supernatural is with the darker sides of it...]

And it is true that the older one becomes, the more difficult it is to remain decent... But I suppose I'll just have to keep you around to keep an eye on me, no?

[goei]

Well they're wrong. I mean, then there's Eli too, he ain't fully human anymore but he sure as hell ain't evil.

[That's an even easier case to argue than Celeste. Not offense to Celeste.]

But oi, oi, I gotta get back ta Fujimaru when we're done here, y'know? The world may have gone ta shit back there, but I can't... I wouldn't be right fer me ta abandon her.