[DAY 1-]

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The night drags on.

The moon, full and bright, illuminates the world below as demons rise in indulgence of the hunt. All those who are not securely tucked away become prey, whose blood runs freely down the streets, whose screams fill the air in symphony, whose lives are snuffed out one by one as the night grows darker- but not quieter, no. Towards the far west, wind picks up in a deafening howl that tears through the forest violently enough to uproot trees, followed by a thunderous explosion atop the wall that sends large chunks of rock crashing down on parts of the immobile train, creating shockwaves felt all the way into town. Dark clouds gather overhead, smothering the moon and unleashing a downpour that continues unrelentingly until dawn, when the paltry sunlight behind the clouds is only enough to see that the rain that falls is in fact blood, thick and warm, coating the rooftops and the streets. Rivulets trickle towards the east, where they spill over the edges of the world and into the cavernous abyss of a mouth below.

Those who sleep will dream. They dream of being flat on their back, lying on hard metal, a warm breeze caressing their cheek, the faint scent of cherry blossom in the air. They dream of their bodies feeling like lead, heavy and unable to move, hardly able to breathe— and all the while in complete darkness. Whether they give in to exhaustion or struggle valiantly against it, they will eventually open their eyes to a different scene: of somebody's home before here, you and that person reliving the very last memory they had before waking up in the train just yesterday. It's a memory that culminates in darkness. Give in. Struggle. Open your eyes again and again and again, and eventually you will wake up to what you wish were just another bad dream: the unfortunate plane of existence we call reality.

It may not be a good morning, but it's morning. If characters glance at their COMP, they will see a bright number 7 on the screen that disappears as their chosen AI chimes in with a good morning greeting ("Whoa! Congrats on surviving the night, boss!" or "Yikes, you look like shit. Did you get any rest at all?"). Pulling up the map function shows fewer blue ally dots as expected, but perhaps unexpectedly, much fewer red enemy dots as well: there are very few demons to be seen, and those that are, show little interest in hunting unless they are attacked first. The forest is still and quiet, red Mandrake leaves littering the floor in abundance but the demons remain rooted underground, the Hares of Inaba huddled snug within their dens, bird demons taken roost underneath the canopy to keep out of the blood rain. The concert hall is silent today, guards at the door watchful and ready to snipe intruders. Inside the powerplant, the giant Ooze spreads lazily across the first floor, filling the space wall to wall, acid seeping underneath the front doors and burning its way outside. Indoors, outdoors, demons keep to themselves, seemingly sated.

It's almost peaceful. If you didn't know better.

The drizzle of blood tapers off over the course of Day 1, replaced by normal rain once night hits. The water that falls is clear, though bitter and metallic tasting, and the stormy weather continues for several days more. The temperature outside dips, even during the daytime, and the hunger that continues to persist (unless you're BB, who ate a Pixie, maybe) is made worse by the appearance of a hot dog stand that has been set up in front of the school building. Its existence in this place is wholly suspicious, entirely nonsensical, manifested as if out of a yandere devil summoner fever dream— and yet the mystery meat smells divine, and you are so so hungry.

"Hee-ho! Get your hot dogs here-ho! What? What kind of mee-hee-t is in it, ho? Don't worry about it, ho!"

JACK FROST

LOCATION
hot dog stand

STRENGTH
ice

WEAKNESS
fire

INFORMATION:
Jack Frost is a spirit originating from England who brings in cold weather during the winter and is responsible for the frost that forms on the windows of homes and buildings. Though it is usually friendly and innocent, it also has a mischievous personality and will freezes those it dislikes to death, smiling all the while.

SKILLS:
Mabufudyne: heavy ice damage (multi-target)
Megidolaon: mega almighty damage (multi-target)

NOTE: This demon is non-recruitable.

Can anybody resist that cute face? never mind the sales pitch. Jack Frost will operate on a barter system, though it really only seems interested in people's gemstones, or if they're willing to slaughter and bring it a Katakirauwa in exchange for a cold but still delicious hotdog dressed up in any variety of condiment. For those who muster the courage to go demon hunting to earn their meal, they will find that a single hotdog will stave off hunger for up to three days. For those who gave up their gemstone instead, K5 will be screaming at them not to do that, but also, please tell me. Maybe they'll rethink the offer, noticing that the gemstones they'd found on their person now feel slightly warm to the touch- growing warmer when in proximity to another person's gemstones, their colors more vibrant, stones faintly glowing as if with internal light.

Generous as Jack Frost is with providing dubious sustenance, it's a different story when it comes to the vending machine beside its stall. Inside are various drinks guaranteed to be cold, and include bottled water, coffee, teas, juices, blood and tears and many other questionable unlabeled liquids among its touted 100!!! varieties of beverage ("""beverage"""). Two problems: 1) there is no selection button, so you do not get to choose your drink; and 2) the machine will only take macca. Where to get macca? Figure that out yourself and earn your drink gacha.

[ Locked pending: SCHOOL investigation ]

[ Locked pending: GREENHOUSE investigation ]

[ Locked pending: HOSPITAL investigation ]

[ Locked pending: CONCERT HALL investigation ]

[ Locked pending: POWERPLANT investigation ]

OOC

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Since I know a handful of you are still working on apps, this event log in general will be open to all players, but Investigations will be closed to current players only. See below for more information.

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On Day 1 only, wild demon encounters will be scarce and it will rain blood all day, after which the weather will transition into normal rain and demon encounters will also return to normal rates, less during the day and more frequent after dark.

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When characters fall asleep any time in the next several days (including victims of the concert hall lullaby that will begin again starting Day 2, as well as inadvertent naps for those of you who are like lmao yeah whatever, i don't need sleep, i'm fine), they will be able to see the circumstances around other characters' canonpoints. This dream may take the form of being a bystander, or from the point of view of the character, whichever would be more fun/interesting to play.

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Players can advance time by posting new logs set on the current or next IC date— don't be afraid to advance time as needed! Plot beats will be adjusted accordingly, and there'll be ample warning if plot necessitates a deadline or specific event date for any reason. If you have any trigger warnings, please let me know here! Comments are screened, and warnings will be listed in the log format post for player awareness.

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As characters investigate different locations in the setting, more aspects of the game will be unlocked and will be updated in the post above. In summary, from the previous TDM event, characters have found doors sealed by barriers in the school, greenhouse, and hospital. The concert hall and powerplant are still both heavily guarded by demons that prevent thorough investigation until dealt with.

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BB | FGO | Current player | Ota

[devilishkouhai]

✽A Dream of three .
A) You are pulled apart, bit by bit, as all the evils of humanity tear your skin from your body - whatever you can imagine that feels like - it is exactly that. It looks like black mud, and when it touches you, it burns. It is heavy and disgusting, everything is disgusting - you are disgusting - y o u are m a d e of everything d i s g u s t i n g!!


HUMANS ARE d̵̛̼̙̟͈̍̇̄͝ͅḯ̵͓͉̮̘͙̪̞̘̱͔̜̜̖̺͉̀̓̃̌͜ͅś̴̼̬̱͚͉͖͉̝̈́͗̾̅́̈́̐̉͛͗͊͆̔g̶̨̫͙͖̰̒̊̉̌̃̈͗̂̈́̿͛̚͜ư̶̧̡̗̥̺̦̬̩̤̦̻̲̖͖͛̈́͊̈́͒̓̓̊͊́͗̑̒̏͝s̷̖̟̜̬̹͎̃̉̇̊̇̐̈́̏͒͐̎̊͜͠t̵̨̛̹̦͙̙̗̖̭̫͆̈̓͗ͅį̸̥͇͙̦͙͚̻̮̄͠ͅn̵̢̫̜̜̠̲̤̹͓̯͈͙̹̳̝̋͛g̶̡̡̜̫͈̗͇̹̟̦̞̩̈́̀̒͌́͗̀̃͒̾̀̉͜͝͠ͅ!!

"No they are not!"

That's your voice, it's quiet, you are fighting. It's so quiet, but you are fighting because you know something no one else knows. You see things no one else can see.

"It's 50-50! You won, you did it, you hoped for a better future, and you can make it! The world forgives you, and you can have it."

You must remain impartial, that is your duty as the Moon Cell. It's your fault this all happened, and it's your fault the one who granted you the miracle of life, nearly strained beneath the horrors of what makes humans human. Any human would, any human would feel stifled by the darkness that unfurls from the immense sin that comes from them.

You are still in pain, being torn from the inside out.

But you are the Moon Cell, and you must remain impartial. That is your duty, that is your existence, now that you are one with it.

And then you are no longer one with it.

Separated, desperate, you know that here if you cannot stop the one you love from stopping you. They will die, they will cease to exist - that isn't fair, that isn't right.

It doesn't matter, you are going to be gone soon. All the while you are being eaten from the inside out. You failed. That is that... That is that.... That is that....

But then, you didn't fail? I love you as you are, before you can truly process all that.
Then you are swallowed.

And you do not give up, and you fight back while they(the one you love) fight too, and then you are freed.

No Longer in the stomach - or perhaps womb, of the woman that ate you. You can do one last thing...

Here you are again - and you are dying. You are burning away now, looking behind you at the face of someone with locks of brown hair, alongside another figure that seems all too contrived. You cannot make that figure out, if anything, you are just looking at the boy with brown hair. That's all you ever look at, that's all you ever cared about. You speak words, and you hear yourself say: Take them away. Take them far, far away. Far enough that my hands won't reach them. Far enough that they'll lose sight of these lingering attachments and dreams.

The contrived figure says something back, and the you who is posing as this person. Cannot hear them, but you can feel the feelings of the one you are playing as. Their immense grief is nearly crippling but it changes into happiness and relief. It comes soon after the contrived figure is done speaking, but all the while you are still burning away.

Despite all that pain, you do not scream, and you let it be. With everything that you are and everything that you can be - you task yourself with saving the one that you love.

The only one who picked you up, when you were but a small rock on the road.

Deep down, your entire existence was meant to be for them and this moment.

B) Much shorter - that girl, you see her. It's BB, but you are - - - ???????????????????????????

You are BB too.

That BB though, she talks to you as she looks down upon who you are. As if you don't already know, she will one day become no different than you. Still, deep inside you is a question - Why did I lose? How did humans once again, defeat me? You need to know, so you ask out loud, the BB that is in front of you. Her answer is, fuck you Im not typing all that here you go.

Even with such a clear and concise counter, you know deep down that the deep-seated love from the other, will one day adapt no different than your own. Until that time comes though, you wonder, exactly - what she will become.

And then you die.

C) 'Everything is white,' you are looking down from somewhere, and it looks to be a round shape... There are brilliant stars everywhere. You are clearly in space. If you don't know what that is - you do now. It is strange, but you are fairly certain the white globe you are looking at is, Earth.... But if it were white.

Everything is white, and there's a tree there. You know what it is, because you watch everything that goes on. You know what it is, because you record everything from above. You know what is going on, because you see everything from above.

So much data, that you need to go through again. If you don't, that would be bad. Can't let that happen now, can you?

Everything is still white, and nothing changes.

You don't die. Jk... Unless?

✽Wild Card .
[ Please pick one dream prompt! They correspond this way: A) Extra BB B) BB/GO C) Current BB. It's not interactive, I forgot to make that known. Let me know if your character ends up having one of the dreams. :EYES: I tried to write it in a way that doesn't reveal spoilers but still gives you that disconcerting feeling. It is all written from you in her shoes. OTHERWISE!! Hit me with anything at any time, literally. I will be using this top-level to make random shit/starters as things go on. You will usually find BB at the Church. Dm me on discord or witchcess for anything else. ]

A [not here]

[thebomb]

[Armin awakes from a sickening dream, some themes familiar, others not so. The foreign feeling is unshakable; despite the impossibility, he struggles to accept that this was his dream at all, though he has no reason to think it's anyone else's.

[He'll be thinking about this for a while - cannot, in fact, seem to rid his head of it at all.

[Humans are disgusting. He can't find it in himself to disagree.]

F to pay respects

[devilishkouhai]

@ Princess Dahlia | THE HONKENING

[devilishkouhai]

[ BB found herself chased a few times by certain evil ducks, they squawked and chased her. Zapping her with a few of their skills and trying to nip at her when they could. After about the third time in passing, not realizing they were there - BB had about ENOUGH of that tomfoolery. As such, she spent some time - wasted of course - the better half of the morning, after the strange incidents of nightmares that she had. Collecting as much bread as she could find.

She tied it around Robin Hood's back and came sauntering along towards the Church once again. Hoping to find Dahlia there. When her eyes set upon the seemingly sad Princess, BB hoped over and reached out to grasp her hands into her own. ]

Ne, ne, Dahlia-chan! [ Her voice is light, and she seems to chirp in excitement. ] Want to go with BB on an adventure?

[purport]

[ The Princess, she of resting sadface, looks up from what look to be some bags of bloody candy she's been putting together. Don't worry about it, she has a plan for that. And also bandages on her fingers but don't worry about that either, it's absolutely fine.

BB's bright disposition seems to animate the Princess' cold features, much like the way sunshine makes snow shimmer, as she looks up at her curiously. ]

An adventure?

[ She echoes the phrasing, but she's already getting up, simply because BB asked. ]

"much like the way sunshine makes snow shimmer," WHAT THE HECK

[devilishkouhai]

Yeah... [ A rather grim look now dawns along her expression. She is recalling her horrible time with the Geese. ] BB wants to show some Hamsa who is boss, and see if they will explode if they eat enough moldy bread.... That's because the bread will expand in their tiny stomachs, [ They will not. ] and if they eat enough they should explode!

ʕ´•ᴥ•`ʔσ”

[purport]

...Bread can make them explode?

[ She had no idea that bread made such an effective weapon... And it doesn't sound like BB is making this up. Surely she must believe it, if she intends to target the Hamsa with this particular strategy.

Still, she can't help but be surprised. ]

[devilishkouhai]

Absolutely! [ IT will not, but there is just some absolute innate urge within her to see this through until the end. It is also a means of research, and a means to somehow make those trivial Hamsa suffer for trying to chase BB around. ] Anyway, what is with these weird little blood candies you are making?

[purport]

I thought these would work as suitable compensation for Harvey.

[ Her hare named himself, she can take no credit whatsoever. In any case, she hastens to finish bagging them, because BB has recruited her for a Quest. ]

Also, it might work on other demons.

[ Bribes, she's talking bribes. ]

B, fun wildcard shenanigans~

[rimingcouplet]

[Existing in someone else's body, someone else's mind, while being locked in the backseat... it should be horrifying, disconcerting. Instead, in some twisted way, Alice feels comfortable.

But that feeling cuts short as BB goes on and on about her love for humanity. As the seconds drag, as BB/GO struggles to understand, the bitter tang of contempt rises in Alice's throat. This is too much. Really, how naive can you be?

If only she could reach out to the wheel, past- past- past this other BB, then maybe-

An old reflex activates, and suddenly, Alice is there, stepping through the golden glow as BB/GO dissolves. Instead of the world fading to black, ice spiderwebs through the cyberscenery, freezing it in place.]

Loving humans that much, just because they made you... that's really your choice? [Alice scoffs.] I can't imagine being in your shoes. How can you love a people that made you to do something, instead of just being made to be?

[devilishkouhai]

About time you stepped forward. [ A slight scoff exits her lips, bemused by her entrance, and waiting til it is she makes her peace with what just happened. Alice talks and BB just stands there with her fists resting on either side of her hips. ]

Do you even know what that kind of love means?

[ She asks, quickly, quietly, and calmly. ]

[rimingcouplet]

I've never felt that myself- I can't feel it. I'm not the kind of person that's allowed to feel love. But I've seen what that kind of tooth-rotting sweetness can do to people- to a society.

[The scorn in Alice's voice is evident.] What happens when you believe in that love, but your creators don't? No, it's the other way around. What happens when your creators believe they're entitled to that kind of love, no matter what? That you have no choice but to give it.

[devilishkouhai]

Ehh? What does it matter what other people believe in? BB is BB, [ Touching a hand to her chest, she taps at her heart a few times. ] whatever anyone else does is nothing of her concern. Especially when Humans, can do as they please. Entitled or not, if you are so upset about it - the the only one here more human is you.

[rimingcouplet]

Then what is humanity to you, other than your creators? What do you think of us, not as the people who created you, but the people who do nothing but sabotage themselves?

[That hopefulness for what humans can be... Alice can't comprehend it.]

Need a hand? ( @ Charlie )

[devilishkouhai]

[ BB decides to orchestrate a meeting after getting her present from her newfound friend. The arm in question is set on the table, and she is mindful of the fact that having this here of all places might wind up with a Demon coming out of nowhere and attacking her - but she doesn't care regardless. ]

Good news and Bad news, anyway, can you check your comp and come to this location? A☆L☆A will ping you where I am at, and then from there, we can talk. I'm northwest of the church, in one of the houses towards the back of the forest.

[kinglyheroics]

[With everyone still around, there's confusion in the air. Still, when someone needs some help, it's natural for him to step in - even more so when it's someone he's already familiar with.]

Sure thing, be there soon!

[He was quick to respond and quicker to move, following the directions on his COMP and keeping a careful eye out for demons. He still didn't feel super comfortable without his sword, especially since he hadn't befriended any demons himself yet, but it wasn't long before he made it to the house.]

Hello? It's me, if you're there!

[devilishkouhai]

[ Nut Job, one would say upon learning that if BB especially had. Regardless, she is there in the house that looks disheveled, and could have seen better days. It likely had, when this town wasn't a death trap waiting for the lives trapped within it to disappear. ]

Hewwwo~~♡! [ BB calls from inside the home, stepping forward and coming to open the front door to let him in. Very much, covered in speckles of blood all around her body. ] So don't be weird, BB got an arm - from the demons of course. BB hasn't killed anyone, yet, and she wanted to talk about her thoughts on the demons and everything going on right now - er... Are you coming in or what?

[kinglyheroics]

An...arm?

[Gore and bloodshed isn't something he's a stranger to, but the idea of a random arm showing up and leaving BB covered in blood is still distressing, even if she doesn't seem remotely upset.]

...Well, sure! [Ultimately, he decides to take it in stride - their situation is strange already, so he'll have to expect the unexpected. He steps inside, closing the door behind him, before turning and giving BB a Look.]

So, what did you want to talk about?

[devilishkouhai]

BB will probably ask Caster to join us too, have you talked to him yourself? [ BB proses the question between them, and walks a few paces behind where he enters. Eyes looking him over, curious to see if there is anything new about him - no weapon to be found. Amusement finds itself along her lips, considering she is apparently at this point better equipped for the situation then the apparent Dutiful heroic Knight. This causes her to skip a few steps forward and stop him before he can enter the room with the table. ] Uh, hold on! BB wants to make sure you aren't going to freak out - it's like a whole human arm. BB got it from a demon, she was convincing them that she would eat it too. So one of the demons brought it for her, anyway, BB isn't gonna eat it... I just don't know what to do with it - like? What if one of the dumbasses back at the church see this and think BB killed someone?

Actually... [ BB sits there, pondering the thought. ] That might be a good idea... Might want to spook them into taking this situation a bit more seriously - not that they aren't. Sometimes a little blood and gore, can get the adrenaline running for humans, right, right?

@ Shinjiro

[devilishkouhai]

[ Sat up top a ledge that turns itself around one of the homes that are broken down and way fell apart. BB is there, swinging her legs left and right with a portrait in hand. Wondering why there is an image of herself hanging around this strange person with brown hair. Who are they? BB seems unable to figure it out, even when she takes the photo out of the picture frame and looks behind. A corner of it is torn out, and she wonders idly if that was where anything was written. ]

Hmm! It's so weird, just like the other house. [ Where she met that strange man from before, whom SHE HAD NEVER seen before... Regardless, much to her surprise - the sounds of steps sound off in the area. Catching her attention, her eyes flitted forward to see the strange brooding figure, walking down the alleyway. ] Hewwwwo~~ ♡?

[ Her voice picks up, singsong and cheery. A stark comparison to the ugly state of the world around them. BB also tucks the photo into her shirt to look at it again later. ]

sorry for the delay !! also would you mind potentially setting this day 2 :o

[petsthedog]

[Shinjiro himself is wandering around said broken down house, but -- for a slightly different purpose, perhaps. Which is to say, he'd previously attempted to take a picture of his own with him, and discovered to his deep displeasure that it simply disintegrated in his hands the moment he stepped over the threshold. It was already creepy enough that there were these photos with some mystery girl that -- looked eerily like Aki's sister, but this feels a bridge too far, honestly. So he's going inside more houses to see if there's more of these and if they fall apart the same way, and thus far -- coming up empty. As though the first one had never been there, either.

So maybe it's not the best time to jumpscare him with a cutesy singsong vibe, but alas. He tenses up immediately, eyes darting around until they land on BB on her ledge.]

Who the hell are you?

fine by meeee!!!

[devilishkouhai]

What's a human like you doing over here? [ She questions, out loud, in phrasing and the way that she says with no means or care to give more context on the matter. BB leans to one side, letting the weight of her body lean against her arm. Looking as if she is casually stretching and just there, hanging out, having a good ol day. ] Looking for stuff, find anything cool?

[petsthedog]

You ain't human?

[That's the first reaction he has, of course, raising an eyebrow at the implication. The COMP labels her as an ally rather than one of the demons, though so he supposes it doesn't matter. He shrugs, then, moving onto the next thing.]

...Cool isn't the word I'd use for anything I've found, no.

[Bullshit is more like it.]

[devilishkouhai]

Nope. [ Actually, the COMP would not label her as anything because she broke hers the other day; just established that recently. Though, she is not labeled as an enemy either - so there is that to consider.] Yeah, BB only found weird stuff, including images of herself... She is not entirely sure why, but, some of them are kind of cute - ya know ~ ♡? Anyway, BB needs to stay by you if you don't mind. She broke her COMP the other day.

[ She then moves and hops down off the ledge she was on. Seemingly in a casual mood. ]

@ nao in the church with the COMPS

[devilishkouhai]

Move over. [ A large bag full of comps gets dropped in front of Nao as she is beneath her little club house. BB then throws herself down onto the floor, with a loud noise from her backside hitting against it. Eventually, she shoves her hand into the bag, rummaging around to pull out a comp, and immediately sets herself to take it apart. ] Help yourself.