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]

[Jokes on you, because he sips;]

Yeah, that one's jus' sweet. Honestly prefer the green one. Sweetness with nothin' ta balance it out or fight it's too much fer me.

[fullmoonmutt]

Really? Huh, I hadn't thought of it that way. Balancing it out. I liked the sweet ones more, and that's why there are mostly sour ones left.

[goei]

As ya keep maturin' into a proper adult you'll develop refined tastes like mine.

[As he continues to drink the sour apple schnapps. Yes, very refined.]

[fullmoonmutt]

Tch, refined tastes? You'd drink the sweet ones even if you don't like 'em if that's all we had.

[ Izou can keep the sour apple. He'll keep drinking the peach himself. ]

[goei]

Yeah, cause I wanna get drunk. Doesn't mean I have ta like it.

[Sir.]

[fullmoonmutt]

You are a real serious lush, aren't you...

[ Oh well. Eli isn't going to harp on him about it. ]

Sit your ass down here and let's see how much of this we can polish off.

[goei]

If yer gonna call me an old man I may as well drink like one!

[That's not how anything works. But he is getting comfy next to Eli]

You guys got enough bottles of this stuff ta poison at least three people, I think.

[fullmoonmutt]

Welll, yeah. Celeste just wanted to let me try a lot of stuff. All I manged to finish off for good was most of the melon-flavored one, and that fucked me up real fast.

[ Though he laughs about it, so it can't have been all bad? ]

The hangover was a real bitch, too.

[goei]

Aaah, Celeste was spoiling you, that makes sense.

[Thank god this is pre-Argenti palace so Izou isn't Jealousy Man.]

But yeah, I've heard if ya drink a lotta sugary drinks, it makes yer hangover worse. I usually just drink sake and sometimes beer, so it ain't a problem I got.

[fullmoonmutt]

[ okay but then where's the jealousy during suit shopping huh ]

It does? The fuck... Why?

[goei]

[He was too happy roping Eli into his hobby of Clothes to be jealous.]

I dunno, I ain't a chemist. How was yer hangover after you drank this stuff with Celeste?

[fullmoonmutt]

Terrible, but I had to pretend it wasn't until he wasn't around that morning.

[ Eli's making a mental note to lay off the sweet stuff going forward... ]

[goei]

[!!!!!!???]

Did ya spend the night with Celeste??

[fullmoonmutt]

[ ??? ]

Yeah? We fell asleep up here.

[goei]

Oh.

[He doesn't know if he's disappointed or relieved???]

I think if I fell asleep up here Mafuyu's be cross with me.

[Given his injuries.]

[fullmoonmutt]

[ Disappointed why?! ]

Tch, yeah. She'd have both our heads. I won't let that happen, though. I'll drag your dumb ass back downstairs if I gotta.

[goei]

[HE WANTS HIS BEST FRIEND TO SCORE???]

Nah she wouldn't get mad. She'd just stare at your with that disappointment beam that's somehow worse.

[fullmoonmutt]

[ Well, good news, future Eli definitely scored. ]

Fffuck, for real? Ugh, that'd be like facing my mom after I mess up. I'd take yelling any day.

[goei]

[Hell yeah.]

Can't believe yer still gettin' bossed around by yer mom, I know yer young but yer a man ain't you?

[fullmoonmutt]

Hey!

[ Eli moves his leg, kicking the man beside him. It's fairly half-hearted, though, due to the angle. ]

You'd end up being bossed around by her, too! She's a General now! She bosses everyone around!

[goei]

[Oof. He just takes another swig of the sour candy alcohol, defiantly.]

I ain't one of her soldiers, she ain't in charge of me! I only answer ta Fujimaru now!

[fullmoonmutt]

She'd still wreck your shit if you bugged her enough.

[ As far as he's concerned, his mom will 100% be a heroic spirit someday. ]

But I don't like disappointing her is all. She took a huge risk keeping me around at all. I know she says I don't owe her shit, but... you know. I tend to make trouble. She still bails me out. It isn't really fair to her.

[goei]

[Ah... Well, that Izou can at least understand, even if his relationship with his mother isn't like that.]

Oh. Well, sure, if it's like that. That's how it is fer me and Takechi sensei... even though he abandoned me in the end, like... He did a lot fer me. I wouldn't have gotten most of the opportunities I did without him.

[fullmoonmutt]

...he shouldn't have left you behind.

[ Grumbled as he took a drink of schnapps from the bottle he had. ]

Mom never would, even if it was better to. She pulled me out of a demon's den when I was some little feral beast. They put down everyone else in there, but not me. Anyone else would have.

[goei]

Yeah well, she's yer mom. It's like her job ta protect you.

[As much as he wishes Takechi had cared about him as a person enough to do the same.]

... I'm not sayin' I forgive him. It ain't like with Ryouma. But... I understand why he made the choice he did even if it pisses me off still.