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Entry tags:
- !event,
- chainsaw man: makima,
- devil summoner: raidou kuzunoha,
- elfen lied: lucy/kaede,
- fate/grand order: okada izou,
- frieren: beyond journey's end: fern,
- genshin impact: wriothesley,
- gokurakugai: tao saotome,
- honkai star rail: dr. ratio,
- honkai star rail: march 7th,
- jujutsu kaisen: satoru gojo,
- jujutsu kaisen: suguru geto,
- jujutsu kaisen: yuji itadori,
- library of ruina: gebura,
- library of ruina: malkuth,
- limbus company: ishmael,
- lobotomy corporation: yesod,
- my hero academia: katsuki bakugo,
- overwatch: hana song (d.va),
- persona 5: goro akechi,
- persona 5: ren amamiya,
- sonic the hedgehog: sonic,
- spy x family: yor briar
TRAVEL LOG #1
TRAVEL LOG #1
ⶠ001. A RUDE AWAKENING.
On the morning of the 15th, the Outsiders will hear an alarm sound in the early hours. No matter what youâre doing, the alarm will not stop sounding, and itâs because theyâre playing directly into your oculars. If one is sleeping, they may even be roused by the spark of colors on their oculars dictating an emergency. After a few minutes of this, the following message will appear:
PLEASE REPORT TO THE DATAPORTAL AT THE TOKYO BRANCH AND BE PREPARED FOR DEPARTURE.
Following the success of the dataportal testing, the engineering department was able to fine tune its abilities and widen the reach of the portals. The portals can connect even abroad now!
Despite their best efforts, however, they cannot guarantee that the same symptoms wonât appear, and ask all Outsiders who are utilizing them to practice caution. Additionally, through all their testing, they found that people who hold hands or make contact with others as they pass through will be hit with less issues.
PLEASE REPORT TO THE DATAPORTAL AT THE TOKYO BRANCH AND BE PREPARED FOR DEPARTURE.
"Captain Yamakawa speaking. Youâve done a great job in testing the data portals. Now that we are able to travel, we were sent a call for help in another city due to lack of personnel and resources abroad. You will be looking for evidence of a new kaiju around the rendezvous point. It may be a difficult journey, so prepare yourself. SYNTHIA will still be online to help you make it to the city. Report to the POD CHAMBER where we have installed an international dataportal and prepare for transportation."
Following the success of the dataportal testing, the engineering department was able to fine tune its abilities and widen the reach of the portals. The portals can connect even abroad now!
Despite their best efforts, however, they cannot guarantee that the same symptoms wonât appear, and ask all Outsiders who are utilizing them to practice caution. Additionally, through all their testing, they found that people who hold hands or make contact with others as they pass through will be hit with less issues.
ⶠ002. WELCOME TO LAS VEGAS.
When one passes through the data portal, they will see the refuge city of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Similar to Neo Tokyo, it is also rich in life and known as the city that never sleeps. Incidentally, it is also famously noted as a place of endless vice. The city is built up around a strip of land of roughly 4.2 miles. A vast majority of the city was built up over the wreckage of the old, and some fixtures were simply made new with whatever was left preexisting. The Mojave Desert has expanded towards surrounding cities, though it will take a vehicle to get there in a timely manner.
The city has no shortage of hotels and with each hotel, a casino. While Outsiders here are on a mission, thereâs no stating they couldnât participate in the fun of Vegas while LILITH crew begin their investigation. While some hotels will be clearly abandoned or less traversed, there is no end to all card tables and slot machines, all asking for your KRYPTOS.
The hotel the Outsiders are slotted to stay over the course of the next few days is one where they built directly over the hotels of the old. While it offers a decent place to sleep, itâs not without a refurbished pirate themed bed, or the columns of what appears to have been from Caesars Palace. Is that a giant clown face staring at you in the room? Donât worry about it. The hotel offers that this is the best place to depart into the desert from. For this mission, Outsiders may bunk up with whoever they would like, and each hotel provides two queen sized beds.
Excited to venture out into the city? Even under the threat of kaiju, the city doesnât sleep. Outsiders may venture through the Las Vegas Strip and treat themselves to a fun night of drinking, gambling, shopping, partying and circle-style performances. The Grand Canal Shoppes, a Venetian-inspired high end mall, boasts a man-made canal with gondola rides for a fee, along with many retail outlets and restaurants. There are also numerous spas and carnival-style rides to enjoy. Las Vegas was once known as the âMarriage Capital of the Worldâ, and in a world besieged by kaiju, the people donât seem to think they have anything to lose. Outsiders may spot a few bride and grooms-to-be partying in the street.
(LILITH does not have a stance on whether or not Outsiders are permitted to get hitched as long as it does not affect their performance. )
The city has no shortage of hotels and with each hotel, a casino. While Outsiders here are on a mission, thereâs no stating they couldnât participate in the fun of Vegas while LILITH crew begin their investigation. While some hotels will be clearly abandoned or less traversed, there is no end to all card tables and slot machines, all asking for your KRYPTOS.
The hotel the Outsiders are slotted to stay over the course of the next few days is one where they built directly over the hotels of the old. While it offers a decent place to sleep, itâs not without a refurbished pirate themed bed, or the columns of what appears to have been from Caesars Palace. Is that a giant clown face staring at you in the room? Donât worry about it. The hotel offers that this is the best place to depart into the desert from. For this mission, Outsiders may bunk up with whoever they would like, and each hotel provides two queen sized beds.
Excited to venture out into the city? Even under the threat of kaiju, the city doesnât sleep. Outsiders may venture through the Las Vegas Strip and treat themselves to a fun night of drinking, gambling, shopping, partying and circle-style performances. The Grand Canal Shoppes, a Venetian-inspired high end mall, boasts a man-made canal with gondola rides for a fee, along with many retail outlets and restaurants. There are also numerous spas and carnival-style rides to enjoy. Las Vegas was once known as the âMarriage Capital of the Worldâ, and in a world besieged by kaiju, the people donât seem to think they have anything to lose. Outsiders may spot a few bride and grooms-to-be partying in the street.
(LILITH does not have a stance on whether or not Outsiders are permitted to get hitched as long as it does not affect their performance. )
ⶠ003. TROUBLE BREWING.
Itâs normal for fights to break out with so much alcohol being passed around, but something ⊠isnât quite right with some of the locals here. Outsiders who keep an eye open might notice people acting erratically, and not just from being intoxicated. There are people ready to pick a fight from just being looked at, people falling into despondent sadness and lethargy, people wandering mindlessly and people becoming distressed from seeing things that arenât there. Ask the locals and they will tell you these cases seem to be popping up more often the past week.
The most concerning of all are the stories of people disappearing completely. One little girl will tell you she cried as she saw her mother mindlessly walk into the desert, as if called by a voice no one else can hear. There are many other accounts of this happening. In fact, all the people acting erratically seem to disappear within a few days âŠ
Outsiders may interact with civilians who are acting erratic and aggressive, but asking questions they may receive answers that do not make sense, are perverse and inappropriate or may trigger aggression. Any Outsider to gets into a fight and is severely injured may report to a local hospital here and will find they are pretty packed with other civilians acting strange, hurting each other and themselves. Certainly, this was the main cause for concern that got LILITH's attention anyway.
The most concerning of all are the stories of people disappearing completely. One little girl will tell you she cried as she saw her mother mindlessly walk into the desert, as if called by a voice no one else can hear. There are many other accounts of this happening. In fact, all the people acting erratically seem to disappear within a few days âŠ
Outsiders may interact with civilians who are acting erratic and aggressive, but asking questions they may receive answers that do not make sense, are perverse and inappropriate or may trigger aggression. Any Outsider to gets into a fight and is severely injured may report to a local hospital here and will find they are pretty packed with other civilians acting strange, hurting each other and themselves. Certainly, this was the main cause for concern that got LILITH's attention anyway.
ⶠ004. FOUR FOR THE ROAD.
Within a day or two, the Outsiders will once again be called to action by a blaring notice in their implant.
YOUR VEHICLES ARE PREPARED. ASSEMBLE OUTSIDE THE CITY IMMEDIATELY.
When they gather at the location provided to them, they will find a fleet of armored campervans waiting for them. Each campervan comes equipped with beds, a kitchenette, and bathroom facilities, and will fit about 4 people. Within the campervans, they will find desert-appropriate attire designed to protect them from the scorching sun. These campervans also come with some basic artillery such as a mounted machine gun. There are also supplies in the form of water bottles and MRE ration packs.
Those who have driven large vehicles in the past are encouraged to take the driverâs seat. If the group does not have any driving experience, they will be given a crash course on driving recorded by the man himself, Seok Dang. (He probably shouldnât be doing this with the stunts heâs pulled, but the Commander does not have any time to be teaching anyone driving, and Seok Dang volunteered so eagerlyâŠ)
If it eases anyoneâs worries, the campervans are armored and highly shock resistant, so they should withstand a crash or two.
(Those who finish his course and successfully drive 100km while supervised will receive an international driving license.)
YOUR VEHICLES ARE PREPARED. ASSEMBLE OUTSIDE THE CITY IMMEDIATELY.
When they gather at the location provided to them, they will find a fleet of armored campervans waiting for them. Each campervan comes equipped with beds, a kitchenette, and bathroom facilities, and will fit about 4 people. Within the campervans, they will find desert-appropriate attire designed to protect them from the scorching sun. These campervans also come with some basic artillery such as a mounted machine gun. There are also supplies in the form of water bottles and MRE ration packs.
Those who have driven large vehicles in the past are encouraged to take the driverâs seat. If the group does not have any driving experience, they will be given a crash course on driving recorded by the man himself, Seok Dang. (He probably shouldnât be doing this with the stunts heâs pulled, but the Commander does not have any time to be teaching anyone driving, and Seok Dang volunteered so eagerlyâŠ)
"Listen. If youâve ever handled a ââ before, the joystick is exactly like that. You gotta tug it, but not too hard. Gently, yeah, like that, thatâs the path to ecstasy ⊠"
If it eases anyoneâs worries, the campervans are armored and highly shock resistant, so they should withstand a crash or two.
(Those who finish his course and successfully drive 100km while supervised will receive an international driving license.)
ⶠ005. THE HUNT IS ON.
With everyone settled into their campervan, the large scale road trip begins. LILITH has a general idea of where the biggest energy signal is located for the rift and they will feed the coordinates to the Outsiders. The journey will take about a few days into (and around as LILITH is searching for both people & the source of the rift energy) the Mojave Desert, and Outsiders will be permitted occasional rest stops to give drivers a break and to investigate the terrain. The terrain itself is a harsh desert, with cacti and small local fauna abundant. (Those not wanting to eat ration packs can take this time to hunt the local fauna such as birds, lizards and desert foxes.) While there is nothing else around, observant Outsiders may notice signs of human life - footprints in the sand, a shoe or torn piece of clothing being left behind, and even the odd human carcass being torn apart by vultures.
The logical conclusion would be that those missing humans have been here, and the only thing left to do is find them ⊠but Outsiders and civilians aren't all that lurk here, and time will tell what lies beneath the desert surface ...
The logical conclusion would be that those missing humans have been here, and the only thing left to do is find them ⊠but Outsiders and civilians aren't all that lurk here, and time will tell what lies beneath the desert surface ...
ⶠ005. AFTERWORD.
Welcome to our very first travel log! Each campervan will accommodate anywhere between 3-5 people, with 4 being the ideal and 5 being a squeeze. Players are encouraged to connect with each other to fill up a van but the mods will not be enforcing it. If you need help finding roommates, there is a FIND A ROOMMATE header below that you can make use of.
If you'd like to test your gambling luck, we also have an IC SLOTS HEADER for you to comment to for you to see how well your character does at the slot machines. This is entirely for fun, and of course you are always welcome to have your characters winning or losing at the slot machines as much as you want in your prompts so long as they aren't winning jackpots.
Following this log, all characters who have purchased style upgrades will receive an update to their chip enabling them access to desert attire and popular styles within Las Vegas.
All tags on this log are worth 2 points.
If you'd like to test your gambling luck, we also have an IC SLOTS HEADER for you to comment to for you to see how well your character does at the slot machines. This is entirely for fun, and of course you are always welcome to have your characters winning or losing at the slot machines as much as you want in your prompts so long as they aren't winning jackpots.
Following this log, all characters who have purchased style upgrades will receive an update to their chip enabling them access to desert attire and popular styles within Las Vegas.
All tags on this log are worth 2 points.
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[ Obviously!!
Yuji might not quite understand the things going on in Geto's mind right now, or the reasons why he's finally come to that conclusion, but it doesn't bother him. He likes the almost-there acceptance, in the same way he had liked hearing it from Nanamin, way back when. He's worked hard enough that he feels as though he's earned the right to be given the title of sorcerer.
No matter what other people might think. No matter that he's less than human now. ]
Sensei was mostly mad about the second surgery, not the first one. [ Yuji shrugs absently, sighing. ] I still say it was worth it. Healing people is rare, so being able to do it is helpful.
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( Is it fishing for information if you're genuinely curious? Probably. He doesn't actually think he's going to find out anything useful. )
If he was mad about one but not the other.
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[ Yuji looks a little bit sheepish, at least, hands sliding into his pockets. ]
Gojo-sensei thinks that's the kind of thing I should've learned on my own.
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He would.
( He can't exactly blame Yuji for that though. A useful skill is a useful skill. Though Geto certainly won't be doing any experimentation on himself. )
Do you feel it was worth it?
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[ Shaking his head, he tries not to be too pouty. ]
That one wasn't, because it really hurt aniki, so I'm not going to get any more.
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( He hasn't exactly put two and two about that together just yet, so of course he's asking. )
And that's probably for the best. You don't know what they might do with these implants. Even the one could be enough to control us. Giving them more chance of control might not be in your best interests.
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[ They look similar if they're next to each other, but when they're not... Choso is more like his sleep paralysis demon. ]
We already have one, so what's a few more? It doesn't matter, either way I'm done.
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( Don't start hitting him, Yuji. He thinks he was very well behaved on that one. He only vaguely contemplated eating him, and they both managed to walk away unscathed. He thinks that's acceptable. )
What an interesting family you have.
( It makes him more and more curious. What kind of life is this boy living? )
Your brother mistook me for the same man you did. ( His tone remains conversational, but there's a tension that rises in him regardless. He tells himself he doesn't want to know, and yet. Is ignorance bliss, or is it a fool's game? ) Though we didn't fight. The kaiju interrupted. ( A smile that doesn't quite reach his eyes. ) It's almost funny, really.
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That's one way of putting it.
[ Glancing away from Geto, Yuji pauses to think. He and Choso had spoken about him, and they both have reasons to hate Kenjaku, both justified, but he's glad neither of them ended up hurting Geto-san. He thinks he might feel guilty about really whaling on someone who hadn't earned it, even if Choso doesn't. He's still learning about being human and having human feelings.
Finally, he looks back over. ]
Funny why?
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( A shrug of one shoulder, idle. ) Your gojo-sensei is right about one thing. I am a notorious curse user. ( He punctuates that with another look, half bored. ) I make the hard decisions and do the terrible things because no one else will, and for that the jujutsu world at large sees me only as something villainous. Any one of them would have put a knife in my back if they had even the slightest chance of succeeding. But they couldn't. Because I was better than them.
( A hum, tuneless note. )
But you don't even know who I am. A year later and that legacy is all but swept under the carpet. You could have gotten close, and yet I'm not even the man you're angry at. You're angry at this body, you and your brother both, but it's not because of anything I've done. ( A humourless laugh. ) Like I said, it's hilarious.
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[ Yuji is doing something similar, but in a very different way. Yuji is putting himself in positions that might kill him, rip him to pieces, destroy him emotionally, all for the sake of trying to save Megumi and keep him safe. He's eating things, doing the unthinkable, pushing and pushing, because he has no other choice.
Is Geto-san like that, or is he truly evil? Yuji hasn't figured that out yet. He hasn't been able to make a decision on it, because he doesn't know enough about him to make that sort of conclusion alone. Maybe, given time, he'll be able to do that.
Hilarious, he says, and Yuji sighs. ]
Well, maybe that's for the best. If I did know you and you did do those kinds of horrible things, I definitely would've beaten you up more.
[ A smile. Stop being so morose around this literal ball of sunshine, Geto. ]
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( An almost smile, head titled ever so slightly Yuji's way. He has no interest in picking another fight but there's still something of the same person in him that had once been considered one of the strongest. A little bit of pride he can't quite demolish entirely. Oh, he has no doubt Yuji could beat him into the ground, but. )
What will you do now we're here?
( Idly, half curious. Maybe it would be in Geto's best interest to keep tabs on Gojo's students. )
Wait for more orders?
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[ If there's one thing Yuji can believe in, it's his own strength. Even if not all of it is his own - a mixture of Sukuna's power moulded into his body, things he's eaten and consumed, his own fight to survive and push himself forward. He had believed in that, and the power of his friends, his classmates, the people he has left.
He keeps believing, so they can save what matters to him.
Looking around at the new landscape in front of him, Yuji shrugs. ]
I'll check in on my friends and stuff and see what's going on. Nothing that exciting.
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( Not that he plans to. He'll fight the monsters, but he doesn't quite care about what happens to everyone else. )
Does that happen often here? A lack of details and vague commands?
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[ Yuji shakes his head. ]
Usually, the missions are obvious, but this is the first time we've travelled to another place.
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( A part of him almost hopes Yuji will say yes, if only so that he doesn't have to fill his time all by himself. And they might take him away from his room and the man (
annoyingidiotexbestfriend) beside him. At least Las Vegas should give him some space to breathe. )I suppose at least even without curses being rampant here you're able to hone your skills.
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[ Sorry about your life and your ex-best friend or boyfriend or whatever it is you guys were. ]
There's the simulation room, and lots of people like to spar to practice.
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Leave his emotionally devastating homoerotic friendship alone, Yuji. It happens to everyone. )
Maybe I should try it out.
( It would be a good way to find out some of the skillsets LILITH has employed. Nothing untoward there though, surely. )
Though I doubt there'll be much room to get rusty here.
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The simulation room? It's good practice, when it's working properly and not glitching.
[ He hesitates, just for a moment, before he looks away. ]
You can borrow a sword if you want.
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Someone's going to have to tell Itadori not to offer the enemy a fucking sword, jesus fucking christ. Either way, Geto laughs, startled. )
Ah, I'm sure your Gojo-sensei would approve of that. But no, he's already being a pain. I don't want to encourage that. ( Easy, like this is totally normal. ) I'll manage. It's been a while since I trained by hand.
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Yuji shrugs his shoulders. ]
Gojo-sensei would probably tell you that you need to earn your own, or something like that. [ Sounds like the sort of thing he'd say. ] But the offer is there. If you want it.
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Mm, no. Also you should probably refrain from offering notorious curse users a loan of your weapons. ( Friendly enough, despite everything. ) Who knows what they might use them for.
( A glance away, to the city itself. )
I hope you find your friends. Try not to get into too much trouble. ( A quirk of his lips, an almost grin, overly dramatic. ) If word got around I was the last person to see you alive my reputation would be in tatters.