KAIJU FIGHT #3

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KAIJU FIGHT #3

CONTENT WARNINGS: mind control, parasitic worms, gore

▶ 001. POSITIVE THINKING.

The aftermath of the last kaiju battle, has had LILITH researchers scrambling to find an adequate way to combat the aftereffects of the kaiju discovered in the desert. While their research is still very much a work in progress, for now… it’ll have to do. In the early hours of the morning, a message will appear on everyone’s oculars, asking them to suit up immediately and meet at the given coordinates, which will act as the Outsiders rendezvous point. These coordinates lead to an abandoned hotel within 1 mile to the outskirts of the strip.

"The system is updating…

The system is updating…

Downloading: ⇓"

A new update awaits each Outsider on their oculars. There is no option to decline, and right away it prompts you through several steps. This update was all in part thanks to the various dreams that the oculars have been reacting to. The researchers for LILITH figured out a way to combat these pesky mental side effects by forcing the mind into a state of equilibrium. In order to do this, Outsiders will be asked to think of their happiest memories. Perhaps, due in part to everyone downloading this update at the same time, people will automatically feel an odd sensation as they think back on these memories, almost as if their mind is connected to a collective. These memories will leave each Outsider feeling fulfilled, or even a temporary sense of high as the download continues. As a result, Outsiders may feel giddy or a sense of calm. Some may be motivated to talk about their happy memories with others the first time they do this.

▶ 002. BREACH OF THE CITY.

Once the download is completed, there’s zero time to rest. It looks like whatever they found in the desert isn’t interested in just sitting and waiting. They’ve come to the city with clear intentions of gradually infiltrating its borders. Who are they? Why, the missing people of course.

Apparently, as part of the kaijus life cycle, it lays eggs, which then hatch into younger worms, similar to actual earthworms. These young worms, unable to protect themselves, control the minds of other living entities in order to do their bidding and keep their own bodies safe. Once infected, their hosts become vicious and hungry for meat, attacking any living thing in sight and trying to eat its flesh to nourish the parasite within.

It’ll be up to the Outsiders in order to scope out these young worms controlling the people of the desert, while simultaneously knocking those individuals out of commission. In some rare circumstances, there will be no turning back for these individuals; if the young worm actually burrows themselves into the bodies of the controlled, they are no more than a reanimated corpse, and will need to be eliminated immediately. The longer these worms exist within these people’s bodies, the larger they grow, and by extension, the more influence they can exert over a larger net of people.

Instead of the camper vans, LILITH has provided other sleeker vehicles in order to quickly traverse the city. The vehicles are equipped for speed and are meant to assist in getting to the various coordinates LILITH sends out to everyone’s oculars. The coordinates all mark where these “controlled people” have been seen via drone footage.

▶ 003. WORM ON THE MIND.

While the attention will be focused on destroying the monsters that have come up to the city, there will be occasional tremors that can be felt that seem to come from far below— almost as if they were cries from the old city that lay forgotten below. Unfortunately, it’s much worse.

In the middle of staving off the attacks from the mysterious creatures, there will suddenly be the sound of the defense alarm blaring, and without any additional warning, something breaks through the center of the city. This will first be punctuated by the sounds of the building around them crumbling, followed by the clear visual of the large serpentine creature they’ve encountered in the desert. The large sand worm doesn’t even pause to regain its bearings. As soon as it recognizes the presence of other organisms, it begins glowing a fluorescent shade in varying indefinable colors—

Thanks to the updates on the oculars, there will no longer be hallucinations that follow any contact with the worm, however, if one stares too long, they will still be met with splitting headaches and a pressing sense of agitation, so Outsiders are cautioned against prolonged exposure. That said, it won’t always be easy to take a breather against such a large creature.

█ █ █ MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET
NAME: ALITTA VIRENS
HEIGHT: 400 metres
WEIGHT: 1,900,000 kg
CLASS: Extremely Dangerous
LOCATION: Las Vegas, USA
ABILITIES: Mind control. Although full details are UNKNOWN, its young can take control of human and animal hosts. Once under their control, the hosts will become aggressive and hungry for meat, which is theorized to feed and nourish the young worms until they are ready to emerge.
EXTRA NOTES: According to what the researchers have surmised, similar kaiju have appeared on a much smaller scale and are susceptible to water poisoning and electrical shocks. LILITH has not found a way to fully free the hosts from the parasite, but they can be stunned after receiving multiple electric shocks.

"
YAMAKAWA: Angels of LILITH, please be advised of your roles moving forward. With the city already infiltrated, we will need to be quick."

A brief is sent along with her message.

█ █ █ MISSION ROLES:

✖ GROUP ONE: Those who fulfill this role will need to be equipped with brute strength and the ability to survive the attacks in a city that is the midst of being destroyed. They will also need the stamina to keep the worm at bay as the others complete their tasks before also gathering to exterminate the kaiju.
✖ GROUP TWO: With strong mental fortitude, these individuals will be expected to clean up the group of controlled individuals; not all will be able to be saved, and the ability to make that distinction is imperative for this role. Those who appear too far gone will not be able to regain their senses. They will need to be killed.
✖ GROUP THREE: This group will be concentrated on being able to property evacuate the citizens that remain in the city of Las Vegas. Preferably those who are quick on their feet, or are able to stealthily circumvent the dangers in the city in order to get the people to safety would be ideal for this role.
✖ GROUP FOUR: Those with support skills or a medical background will be expected to assist those in the other groups, whether by healing, additional abilities, or by assisting the other groups as needed.

Note: Roles can be decided by the characters themselves as to what they figure is appropriate and most fitted to their skill set. Everyone will eventually fight the worm (so this does not affect the fight mechanics of the worm itself) and people can also jump from one role to another.

▶ 004. LET'S WRAP UP.

The areas the worm has traversed leaves the ground above it weak and unsteady. Due in part to this, those who have evacuated will need to remain in the shelter until further notice. As a result, it’s up to the Outsiders to clean up the city. Aside from the large gaping hole in the center of the city that they can’t address immediately, they are first expected to get rid of the carcasses of the larvae.

Each Outsider will be provided with a suit and will even be given hover packs to scale down the side of these large holes. They will also be given traditional ropes and lines for those who want to get creative with scaling, or who simply didn’t make it there quickly enough to grab a hover pack (with the destruction to the city, some supplies are still in transit). They will be expected to review each carcass and tag which ones can be sent to the lab for further review, and which should simply be discarded as being unusable.

A coordinated effort is needed to adequately dispose of the largest kaiju. The alitta virens will need to be cut into several thousands of pieces, and so work needs to begin immediately. It’s not like the people can return to everyday life with a giant serpent-like entity laying on top of their city. Outsiders should be particularly cautious with it; even when dead, as it still seems to have strange tendrils inside of its body that appear to be writhing even after its death.

▶ 005. AFTERWORD.

Welcome to our third kaiju log!
Feel free to NPC your characters' fights with the smaller kaijus. The main fight with the largest one will be determined via a HP-based system (See below). Feel free to ask any other questions below!

All tags on this log are worth 2 points.

EVENT BREAKDOWN (CLICK TO EXPAND)

1. POSITIVE THINKING: LILITH has updated everyone's implants and encourage them to think of their happiest thoughts to give the technology the mental boost they need. Some characters may feel high or giddy and want to express their happy memories to someone else.

2. BREACH OF THE CITY: The worm larvae have a parasitic nature and are taking over the bodies of civilians. Outsiders are tasks to seek out those affected, killing worm larvae or civilians with parasites who are beyond help.

3. WORM ON THE MIND: The largest worm breaks through the ground in the heart of the city and Outsiders are encouraged to attack within their arranged group.

4. LET'S WRAP UP: After the sandworm monster is killed, Outsiders will be tasked with clean up efforts.

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Comments

iii.

[yuwon]

[ despite his original offer to see elysium in action, he doesn't necessarily expect to run into him here on the battlefield. what's perhaps just as starling is the way he cuts through these corpses without much hesitation; slicing through them like butter. he supposes it makes from a man who so easily spoke of war and all its implications. at first he doesn't respond, he simply looks to the now corpses and than back up to elysium.

yuwon flicks his sword, attempting to get some of the blood off of it. it splatters a bit, including on his own cheek, but he seems to ignore it for now as he speaks. ] ... You don't need to worry about that. [ he says, devoid of any emotion. it's not that he doesn't think they deserve a burial,

but that he simply thought it none of his business. is that better, or worse? ]

Well, since you're here, show me to the next area. The more of them, the better.

[transmit]

[ yeah, he really is just a regular employee with a regular office job, don't mind him

Totally not someone who has to pose the question of whether or not things need to be eliminated on a day-to-day basis either, no siree. He sheathes his sword, seemingly nonchalant as ever. But it does go a bit deeper than that, from the way his gaze briefly lingers on the corpses before it flickers over to Yuwon. ]

No? But, hey, man. You got something on you. Stay still for a sec.

[ This is Elysium reaching over with a deliberate movement to wipe that bit of blood off… clearly trajected, so he that Yuwon can move away as he wills, shaking it off his own hand if he's amenable. ]

Regardless of your personal sentiments about it, we should just to contain any pathogens and prevent any spread of disease. [ But, a beat as he casts an assessing look at him. ] What's the max you think you can handle at once, big guy?

[ give me a real number bijou ]

[yuwon]

[ despite the proximity or the clear fact that it'd be all too easy to brush him off, yuwon stays surprisingly still. he almost looks as if he's studying the other man's expression and intentions, before he sort of just lets whatever happens, happen. almost as if he were simply unfazed.

moments later, however, he might bring up the back of his own wrist, as if to clean it twice. ]

If that's what you think is best. [ he's burned a fair amount of bodies, but he doesn't exactly voice this out loud. doesn't feel like he needs to. but, if elysium is someone who feels it to be a necessity, it's not like yuwon is going to push his personal values on him. ... and he can't exactly argue with potential dr. elysium here, right? ]

I don't know, 50, 100? It's not exactly a max number, but I think it'd be good to pursue at least that many. [ maybe it's an ambitious number (or not), but his eyes did make it easier to weed out who to kill or not. but, he doesn't exactly say this. in theory, he's fought off more monsters than that at once, but he's also considering how much arcane power he should be saving. ]

[transmit]

[ Burning is a valid option tbh, if he knew it were a presently available option to them. He's just a guy, Yuwon, and taking a lighter and igniting corpses without any way of controlling the flames isn't exactly a thing normal guys do when trying to handle them.

They also weren't given that option back at the amusement park, so… his expectations are a bit low.

With the explicitly mentioned numbers though, Elysium's eyes briefly flash with interest. He'd had a feeling Yuwon had fallen into the ridiculously overpowered category as far as operatives went, but it is something else when that feeling is validated! It foretells bad times coming his way when it comes to their spar, but whether it's an ambitious number or not, Elysium believes in him fully. He exhales a quiet snort—not to express disbelief, but a mix of exasperation and fondness. ]

Sounds good. I can call for backup if things get too overwhelming. Conveniently, there's an area that needed to be cleared out with a mix of approximately 120 infected and free-roaming young. It's sectioned off for now, but——let's clear them once and for all, shall we?

[ 'Shall Yuwon,' really… But Elysium's eyes, notably, have been lit up this entire time. He mumbles a few things under his breath, then turns towards a direction. ]

This way! Don't get left behind now.

[ he can help with debuffs at least… ]

[yuwon]

[ initially, he isn't sure how he'd take it. not that yuwon thinks it matters. if he put a stop to it now and said there were only 30 or 40 within their close proximity, he wasn't going to argue against it. if anything, he might have simply wandered off on his own. but, what he doesn't expect is how readily elysium agrees to it without any context, or without even knowing the extent of his abilities.

there's a part of him that deliberates if this action was based on elysium's own character, strengths, or if it was all just a simple whim for him. rather than think the other man believes in him, it was easier to think there was some basis for his words, and so: ]

"Conveniently," huh? You're pretty easygoing. [ but, there may have been a touch of a smile that briefly flits across his features. with that, he follows elysium's directions. he mentioned he was a pro at navigating, right? he might as well put that to the test.

with that, he opens his inventory, quickly grabbing onto his fragment of lightning bolt. there was no better time to try it. he's not sure when the timing to throw it is, but he's already preparing himself. ] Let me know when we're close.