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KAIJU FIGHT #2

KAIJU FIGHT #2


CONTENT WARNINGS: electrophobia, body horror, death/injury, gore, violence.

▶ 001. IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL

On the 1st of April, Outsiders will be rudely awakened by the sudden voice of Captain Yamakawa:

"Angels of Lilith. I require your immediate attention. Through your efforts at extracting information from our captives, and intel collected by our intelligence team, we have located the culprits who have stolen our specimens and are conducting illegal experiments. Your mission briefing will arrive shortly. Take caution, however. The Neo Tokyo Meteorological Agency is reporting strange abnormalities in their readings. We will look further into this. For now, stay sharp and be prepared."


The alarm will sound in the base, urging all Outsiders to suit up, bring their weapons and get ready for the mission. A location pin will then be downloaded into their implant, along with an associated mission briefing. The location will lead to an abandoned amusement park that might be familiar to some - Tokyo Disneyland. The brief will report that according to intel, there is an unauthorized research facility hidden within the premises. Outsiders are to locate it, storm it, and seize any lab specimens they can find.

To get to the theme park, characters will be able to take trains to the edge of Neo Tokyo where they can then be transported by armored trucks through what remains of old roads. Eventually, when the terrain becomes too destroyed and overgrown with brush, they’ll have to travel by foot the rest of the way. However, they will have to be careful because it looks like someone has laid out traps. Some of them are designed to capture animals but others are clearly booby traps meant to deter intruders.

From the outside, nothing looks out of the ordinary in this old park - there are classic attractions such as Cinderella’s castle, the Haunted Mansion, Alice’s Teacup ride, the Western River Railroad, and many, many more. While most of the rides are weathered down and no longer functional, there are plenty of old gift shops and carnival game booths with prizes to take home for free (if you don’t mind a really old Minnie Mouse doll).

LILITH was not able to pinpoint exactly where this secret laboratory is hidden within the enormous park, and it’s now up to the Outsiders to find it. All implants will be fitted with a heat-seeking function to allow Outsiders to detect anomalies within the park.

The first part of the mission is simple: Scour the rides and attractions and find the entrance.

Outsiders may encounter more booby traps while searching the park. Traps will range from making parts of attractions and buildings collapse on intruders to more elaborate and high-tech ones like electric fields or explosive traps. Players are more than welcome to come up with their own traps so long as it fits the setting.


▶ 002. BOO WHO?

Eventually, Outsiders will find themselves drawn to the Haunted Mansion, where there appear to be several abnormal signs of life. While the mansion would hardly have been scary to anyone but children several hundred years ago, centuries without any sort of maintenance have turned the place into a real nightmare. Pitch darkness, decrepit fake graves that look like they could be real ones, and the mysterious chatter of – is that a ghost? There are flickers of life within the old animatronics, and ever so often you might see a skeleton or zombie twitch. They might even take a swing at an unsuspecting Outsider.

The deeper into the mansion you travel, the more power it appears to have, until the Outsiders reach a door that appears to be heavily guarded by a group of humans holding vicious chimeras on a leash.

Once LILITH receives this intel, the next order is given: Storm the lab immediately!


▶ 003. LET'S GECK-GO!

As the Outsiders infiltrate the lab, the air buzzes with electricity and everyone's hair begins to stand on end not from fear but from the sheer amount of energy generated. There may be a lot of machines generating a lot of power and some of it may be spilling excess electricity into the air but this feels different. It feels more potent.

Suddenly, the park comes to life. Old generators buzz to life, staticky music begins to play on the worn out speakers, and the lights begin to flash. From the overgrowth surrounding the park, trees begin to topple over. It is obvious that something is approaching and whatever it is seems to have a lot of energy. From the trees, a giant, gecko-like creature emerges. The air around it sparks and each step it takes generates a wave of electricity that follows the many wires and systems laid out underground.

The energy at the park seems to be drawing the unknown kaiju towards the park and more geckos appear from the forests behind it. They move quickly through the park and climb over the buildings and attractions. When they see a hybrid or a person nearby, they will stun them with their electric fields and try to eat them. As they begin to swarm the park, they go into a feeding frenzy that infects the air around them. Rides begin to spin faster, the music grows louder, lights explode, and the more electricity and power the geckos absorb, the bigger they become when they shed their skins.

One gecko in particular grows faster than the others. This one will keep growing with no apparent end in sight and begins climbing over the highest rides until they topple under its weight. Outsiders will have to avoid collapsing rubble and climb over ruined attractions to take down this kaiju while also stopping the other geckos from growing to the same size.

After dealing with the gecko kaiju for some time without any information, a report will finally come in:
█ █ █ MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET
NAME: Yamadenki
HEIGHT: 3 metres- unknown (does not stop growing)
WEIGHT: 1,500-70,000 kg
CLASS: Dangerous
LOCATION: Kanto, Japan
ABILITIES: Stores electricity within its body. Uses static electricity to climb up and stick to objects. Can use electric shocks to stun and injure prey. The more energy they absorb, the bigger they grow. When close enough to a human, it kills them by biting into their flesh and absorbing the electrical currents within the cells, disrupting the heart rate and nervous system. It then eats the flesh.
WEAKNESS: Attacks to the head and body. Ice and extreme cold (they are cold blooded).
EXTRA NOTES: Can regrow appendages. Their severed appendages and bodies can retain electricity for an unknown amount of time so proceed with caution.

█ █ █ MISSION OBJECTIVE:
✖ Cut off the supply of electricity at the park by disabling all generators
✖ Bring back the Yamadenki (alive or dead) for research purposes
✖ Bring back the hybrid specimens
✖ Capture all suspicious persons for interrogation

█ █ █ ATTACHED PHOTO:

The Outsiders will have to cut off all energy supplies to stop feeding the newly named Yamadenki and then defeat them.


▶ 004. A RIFT IN SPACE-TIME

"MAYDAY, MAYDAY! Unknown energy signal detected! Reaching maximum output! Our sensors are detecting a breach in the inter-dimensional fabric!"

An hour into battle, Outsiders will receive a sudden warning signal, urging them to complete their mission and eliminate the Yamadenki before it’s too late. All that concentrated energy generated at the park is being corrupted by the Yamadenki, and it’s not long before a rift bursts through from beneath the Haunted Mansion, causing a huge explosion and a rain of rubble and mysterious energy. It’s the first of its kind. A rift has never opened this close to Neo Tokyo!

Energy from the rift seems to affect anyone standing too close to it, transforming any unprotected human into a snarling, groaning, human-reptilian hybrid. These hybrids have electrical qualities similar to the Yamadenki and are just as ferocious. The plugsuits issued by LILITH should protect characters against any nasty transformations (unless there is some damage to them or they have taken them off), but exposure to the rift can still result in increased headaches, vertigo, irritability and impulsiveness.

The rift is growing larger by the minute, and from the other side of it - the growling of a number of unknown beasts can be heard. Even the higher ups within LILITH are anxious about this. The only way to stop the rift is to cut off its power supply.

"Angels of LILITH! We must act fast! Disable all generators and subdue the Kaiju before it’s too late!"



▶ 005. AFTERMATH.

As the Outsiders shut down generators and take down the Yamadenki, the rift shrinks in size until finally it closes. Everything at the park goes still now that there is no more power to run things. Some of the corrupted humans and hybrids still linger and will have to be taken down or captured but they are in weakened states now that the rift has closed.

Outsiders will be tasked with capturing the Rift-infected humans who will then be transported to LILITH base for treatment... if they can be treated, that is. Outsiders will also need to report for treatment. Characters may experience the lingering effects of the rift such as the vertigo, headaches, shorter tempers, and impulsive behavior. The LILITH medics aren’t sure what to do other than prescribing bed rest and maybe offering some medication for their headaches. The worst cases may be prescribed sedatives.

Normally, LILITH would order the Outsiders to retrieve specimens from the field but given the events that unfolded, they are told to standby until a special research unit can inspect the area for contamination and give the all clear.


▶ 006. AFTERWORD.

Welcome to our second Kaiju log! As before, all prompts are highly encouraged but OOCly optional. ICly, any characters suffering negative effects from the rift will recover within a week, though you are welcome to determine the severity of their symptoms during that time.

Feel free to NPC your characters' fights with the smaller kaijus. The main fight with the largest gecko will be determined via a HP-based system (See below).

All tags in this log count for 2 reward points each. Ask any further questions below!


newphew: (these lyrics are)

wounded! sorry for the delay

[personal profile] newphew 2024-04-16 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ honestly, the giant skeleton thing doesn't phase him. that's pretty normal in the demon realm. if anything, it's pretty impressive! maybe he'll tell her some day. ]

[ but well, the monster they're fighting is incredibly powerful. hunter's flying around on his palisman staff, shooting eye magic at its eyes and face -- even trying to go in its mouth at one point, but he catches sight of ereshkigal getting hit, and going flying. ]

[ immediately, he veers towards her, diving to try to make a grab for her before the kaiju strikes again ]


Take my hand!

[ as he gets close, he reaches out to pull her onto his staff with him. he has to stop the bleeding somehow, but first....! they need to get to safety ]
queenofkur: (daz 002)

np!

[personal profile] queenofkur 2024-04-16 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hopefully his grip is strong, because Ereshkigal's most certainly is not at the moment. When she hears the words, she weakly tries to lift her hand. Normally, she would just have accepted her fate, but something in her vessel must be motivating her to fight for her life.

Even if she feels unworthy. ]


Gh...

[ If he manages to pull her up, the goddess is basically semi-unconscious. Mostly groaning and bleeding.

Especially bleeding. ]
newphew: (pass over the sea)

[personal profile] newphew 2024-04-16 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ his grip is strong, maybe surprisingly so. he can tell she doesn't have the strength to grab onto his back, so instead he's gripping her reaching hand tightly and pulling her in front of him. so he can hang onto her while remaining flying. unfortunately, he only has two hands, so he can't do anything about the bleeding at present. ]

Don't die...! I'll get you somewhere safe!

[ as the kaiju lunges again and a soft yellow glow envelopes the two of them -- they teleport right out of its path and several feet away. wow. good thing she's barely conscious, or she might have seen him looking cool for a second. ]
queenofkur: (dai 053)

[personal profile] queenofkur 2024-04-17 12:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Don't die... Wouldn't it be ironic, if a goddess of death was afraid of dying? She's not. In fact, she's looked forward to her eventual rest for a long time. But...

She kind of wishes she could have done more with this second chance that had been given to her through this avatar. ]


Why...? [Her eyes remain closed.] I have failed... A-A... A goddess who can't defend humanity...

[ Such a goddess is worthless. There is no need to save her, is there? ]
newphew: (pass over the sea)

[personal profile] newphew 2024-04-18 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ oh man. that strikes a chord with him, as they reappear several feet away. he sees a first aid station off in the distance and beelines for it. the first thing he needs to do is stop the bleeding. he can't do that with magic ]

It doesn't matter if you're a goddess or not! If you die now, you can't make up for your failure! So... keep living.

[ that's the best he can do in the form of a pep talk, for now.... sorry, ereshkigal.... but at least he's zipping to get her some medical attention first ]
queenofkur: (dab 050)

[personal profile] queenofkur 2024-04-19 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ She can't make up for her failure if she dies... Of course he's right, why she's the one who would give that sort of advice. She's a very wise and knowledgeable goddess, after all.

But none of that wisdom matters where she is concerned. She's always so much more harsh with herself than she is with others. ]


...

[ She barely knows that person, and he's shown her more kindness than she's shown to herself in ever. She wishes she could thank them, but the pain makes it too hard for her to focus, not while stuck in a human vessel. So instead she barely manage to utter a simple: ]

I... I'll try...
newphew: (embark on a)

[personal profile] newphew 2024-04-19 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ wait until she realizes it's the same brat who was hassling her on the network ]

Good! Just focus on that.

[ a little breath of relief that she's not about to give up, even though this looks. very bad. the first aid section is the park's, not their group's, but as he sets down and pulls her with him, grabbing for a kit and gauze, the least he can do is stop her bleeding. he tries to get her in a sitting position, supporting her. a bit more gently: ]

Where did you get hit?

[ he's not really expecting an answer, but looking her over for the source(s) of blood to do a quick patch up. ]
Edited 2024-04-19 03:50 (UTC)
queenofkur: (gaa 055)

[personal profile] queenofkur 2024-04-19 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Unfortunately, before she can reply? It appears the goddess has fallen unconscious. It's really unusual for her, it's happened so few times in her long existence.

She's probably going to panic upon coming back to her senses.

Though at least the wound is fairly easy to find, with a rather significant hole on her abdomen. Any normal human would have died already from such a wound. That she's still alive is a miracle...

... Or just a side-effect from her divinity. ]
newphew: (there is significance)

[personal profile] newphew 2024-04-20 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ well, hunter's panicking right now!! because she's unconscious. ]

W-What did I just say about not dying?!

[ he checks her pulse straight away, then breathes a sigh of relief that she is still breathing before working to uncover that wound. that is nothing to sneeze at, and hunter's eyes go wide as he looks at it. it truly should have killed a normal person. ]

[ he only allows himself a few seconds to gawk at it before he's trying to stop the bleeding as best possible, fumbling through the first aid kits to bandage her up ]


Come on, don't die, not like this.... [ this is just to himself, but it's sounding... pleading ]
queenofkur: (gaa 004)

[personal profile] queenofkur 2024-04-20 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The one thing that may be slightly worrying when checking her pulse is just how cold she is. Cold as a corpse, quite literally. Though unbeknownst to most, it's a feature and not a bug. Of course the Goddess of Death has to be super cold. She has no choice in it. ]

Ghh...

[ At the very least, his efforts to stop the bleeding appear to be successful. There is yet hope if the doctors manage to work their magic.

And though unconscious, the goddess speaks a few words. There is no context as to what she is talking about her, but there is something very sad about it when she speaks. ]


Ishtar... I'm sorry...

[ Repeating that to her afterward may or may not be a good idea. ]
newphew: (race beyond the earth)

[personal profile] newphew 2024-04-30 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ yeah, he truly has no idea. it makes him panic more, until she speaks up again. okay, well, she's still alive for now! the bleeding has stopped! now he has to get her to the doctors. he whips out flapjack in staff form again, but her apology just seems to anguish him more. perhaps a nerve has been struck ]

Stop it! Stop apologizing! You're going to live!

[ it really sounds more desperate and pleading than anything as he hops back onto the staff, holding her with him again. speed is of the essence here, that much he knows. ]