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Entry tags:
- !event,
- attack on titan: armin arlert,
- danganronpa v3: kaito momota,
- day 1: general,
- fatal frame iv: ruka minazuki,
- fate/: bb,
- fate/: charlemagne,
- fate/: merlin,
- fe3h: dimitri alexandre blaiddyd,
- ffxiv: tsubaki aoganei,
- metallic rouge: alice & ace machias,
- original: calia,
- original: nao mizushita,
- persona 3: minato arisato,
- persona 3: shinjiro aragaki,
- shadows house: kate,
- slay the princess: the princess
[DAY 1-]
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!"
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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anyways, they won't be able to find any USBs or laptops lying around. maybe if they're willing to loot corpses... there's some backpacks and laptop bags scattered around the school but if they're unlucky they might find one with a demon curled up inside which will be grouchy at having been woken up from a nap and will definitely launch a surprise attack.
Nao will have to have Dimitri carry back a whole desktop tower plus one of those bulky 1990s monitors back to the church so everybody can experience the dinosaur game
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Before they head back to the church, Nao wants to check out the barrier surrounding the school lab. She wants to both see and poke it. She'll hold off on laptop bag poking for right now, not that she minds looting corpses.
And yes, when they are done, they are absolutely going to take a whole desktop tower plus one of those bulky 1990s monitors back to the church. Dimitri will do the heavy lifting while Raiju, Nao, and
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whenever they're able to pull themselves away from the dino game and head upstairs towards the school's science lab, they'll find the same barrier that prevented Kuja and the Princess from trying to open it earlier. They can bang on the door and jiggle the handle but it still doesn't open, BUT if either of them are carrying their gemstone in their pocket or somewhere it can be felt, they will notice it growing warm to the touch.
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Nao will notice since she made a necklace out of it that's tucked in her shirt, but be too busy jiggling the handle like a nerd to address it immediately. Dimitri, on the other hand, will notice, take it out of his pocket, comment on it being warm, look at the barrier, and then... boop it while Nao turns her head in a moment of comedic yet abject horror and very dramatically yells, "DIMITRI, NO!"
Only she will also begin running right past him faster than anyone has seen her move to date while grabbing his arm to take him along and telling Raiju it's time to hoof it because the Princess said there's a bunch of demons in there and they (she, Dimitri, Raiju, and Yatagarasu) are level one, bro! LEVEL! ONE!!!!
Whether she keeps hauling ass depends on what happens with the door. god her poor legs
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no it doesn't. actually, it doesn't even open. The two of them, now a safe distance away, turn back to look at the door that now glows with a faint dark blue: it's the same shade as Dimitri's stone, a semi-transparent barrier covering the entire door that is now visible to them whereas it wasn't before. If Dimitri looks at his gemstone, he'll see that its color has noticeably dulled, as if stolen by the barrier, and he will feel sluggish for several hours afterwards.
All this from a little boop.
And the door still does not open.
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Then, Nao is going to proceed with some variation of, "What the heck were you thinking! Were you even thinking?! You coulda died! I could've died! You don't just press weird, warm glowing rocks to barriers when you're level one, bro! Especially without telling your other party member you're thinking of doing it!! Sure, there could be treasure or valuable info, but there's usually level three things guarding it! That was reckless and irresponsible and we are leaving right now and going back to the church. I am placing you under observation. Now, get the computer."
With a side of Nao throwing her arms up once they're moving again and just, "Could've died...!! In a school!"
In sum, Dimitri will never hear the end of this. Nao is a loud complainer.
Question!
And will his stone remain dulled or will that return to its regular color after several hours as well?
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