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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[goei]

I brought more, why don't you just pour yer own cup instead of stealin' mine!?

[That said he does let Eli steal it.]

[fullmoonmutt]

If I don't like it, then we have to cram another whole mug into the washer for nothing.

[ So, he takes it and gives it a sip. Hmm. ]

...not fruity like the schnapps. Little closer to moonshine but not, you know, absolute shit?

[goei]

Hah. I'd beat yer ass for such a lukewarm response but it is pretty cheap sake.
[So he'll accept it.]

But yeah, 's made from rice so it'd be weird if it tasted fruity.

[fullmoonmutt]

Tch, well, I'm going to like anything that isn't moonshine, so it's good even if it is cheap.

[goei]

I dunno what moonshine even is. With a name like that it should taste great, not shitty!

You prefer whatever that "schnapps" was that ya mentioned?

[fullmoonmutt]

Moonshine is just, uh. Liqour you make with whatever you got, in whatever you have available. So, like, in a bathtub, for example.

[ It's... something. ]

Oh, right. Celese and me saved you a few bottles of schnapps if you want them. He ended up getting a ton of different fruit flavors and I obviously couldn't drink that many.

[goei]

Ohhhh, so it's like shouchuu! Not that I've ever heard of anyone making it in a bathtub, but bein' able ta make it out of whatever you can get yer hands on.

[In any case.]

What fruits you got left? I wanna see what kinda guy you are when yer drunk, too.

[fullmoonmutt]

[ Somehow, he bets this shouchuu is still better than the dank bathwater he's gotten wasted on in the past. It's a miracle Eli isn't blind, but then again, maybe that's another perk of lycanthropy. ]

...the ones I didn't like.

[ Said very seriously. Yes, he was going to give Izou the ones he disliked. Wow. ]

But there were a lot of bottles, so I still got some of the ones I did like, too. If you want to hit my room up for 'em, we can go drinking on the roof, I guess.

[ Which may seem like a weird place but!!! ]

...Arven doesn't like me drinking, so, we definitely can't do it in our dorm room.

[goei]

[You could probably argue shouchuu is closer to vodka than moonshine but also I'm a moonshine hater so maybe I'm biased.]

If I can get up there with my arms like this, sure. Sounds like a helluva view!

[Listen he's like a borderline alcoholic he's not going to turn his nose up at free booze of any kind.]

[fullmoonmutt]

[ only borderline??? ]

Building's got rooftop access, so all you got to do is climb stairs.

[ Whether they'll be able to climb back down the stairs later is questionable. ]

C'mon, let's finish the pizza first.

[goei]

[Listen. It doesn't impact his ability to do his job.]

I dunno if I can even eat this much pizza, Eli. But yeah, you at least finish yers.

[fullmoonmutt]

That won't take too long.

[ Remember how much he ate at the dennihop, Izou? This pizza stands no chance. It's like some bottomless pit mode activates for Eli, and he downs one slice after the other in short order. Dear god. ]

[goei]

Damn, you can really house shit when you wanna, huh?

[Izou's eaten like, two and a half slices. The ones with meat on them.]

[fullmoonmutt]

Sure can!

[ Last slice... done. He even ate all the veggies on the veggie slice. ]

You have no idea how great it is here. Back home, everything's rationed, you know? So I'm always hungry. This place? It has so much food!

[goei]

S'Kinda how I felt gettin' summoned. Not that it was as bad as yer end of the world when I was alive, but you get stressed out real easy when yer not sure where yer next meal is comin' from. Don't gotta worry about that here neither.

[fullmoonmutt]

[ He's going to start reaching over for the untouched pizza on Izou's plate pretty soon, so he better defend the ones he actually wants. ]

It is, though I think that might be a problem every world has in some way.

[goei]

[Izou is nudging the hawaiian one his way. He sees that pineapple and he refuses to even engage with such an idea.]

Probably. Anywhere with human beings is gonna have problems just because of how people are.

[fullmoonmutt]

[ Eli takes the hint and that hawaiian pizza slice is gone in less than a minute. ]

Mmf, yeah. Y'think at least one of our worlds would figure it out. You know, not sucking.

[goei]

[Good lord. Izou finishes his last piece at a more sane rate.]

Maybe, but maybe they got a system in place to prevent any of us from the shitty worlds from interferin' with 'em. Y'know classic "screw you I got mine" mentality.

[fullmoonmutt]

Tch, if that's true, they're probably snobby pieces of shit anyway.

[goei]

Yeah, so who cares!
[Patting his legs before standing up, which is probably the most old man thing he's done since he got here.]

Alright, show me yer rooftop perch.

[fullmoonmutt]

Right, let's go!

[ Eli pops up off of his seat on the table's edge. ]

We can swing by my room for the schnapps on the way.

[ Which is exactly what they'll do. There's a few full bottles and full bottles left: sour apple, watermelon, peach, coconut, and a few others as well. It's all fruit flavors, all the time. From there, it's up one more flight of stairs to a door.

Eli will have to jiggle it a bit to get it open after undoing he inside lock and there we go. They can step out onto the dorm building's rooftop. It's covered in metal in some places, the A/C, the heating, other things you find on the roof, but in front and around of the doorway is fairly open. ]

I keep thinking I should drag a couch up here or something but I haven't yet.

[goei]

[Izou steps through the door and whistles.]

Yeah, why not? Nice view up here. Be a nice romantic spot ta make out away from yer roommates, too.

[He says this in a teasing tone, before taking a seat on the rooftop.]

[fullmoonmutt]

[ Eli makes a faint choking sound at that, but...! ]

I mean, yeah? I don't even want to think about macking on someone somewhere Arven could walk in on at any time. The poor guy would die.

[goei]

Right, right. You'd think the goddess woulda given us more private locations if she wanted people ta get real buddy buddy.
[That doesn't require??? Making out????]

Now gimme one'a those bottles.