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

[bemist]

I dealt with it. You'll have to ask him for anything else.

[ Because she did not want to get involved at all?? She's just been minding her own business! ]

[ignoreher]

[ oh... ]

... Well, if he hasn't brought it up, it can't have been that big of a deal. Thanks for helping out with whatever it was, Gebura -- he doesn't like to ask for help either.

[ none of them do!!!!!!! ]

Come on, sit down for a spell. I'm trying to help out with the whole happy memories thing we're supposed to do.

[bemist]

I think you're overestimating his ability to communicate.

[ Gebura, that's rude.

But she gives her a side glance, still unamused. ]

And what does that have to do with dates, exactly?

[ignoreher]

I figure it's easier for people to talk if there's a pretense for it, like sitting down with a... with a pretty young woman like myself.

[ ...

it's embarrassing trying to do this in front of her coworkers actually let her move on-- ]

A-And talking about our happy memories! Like we're supposed to, without it being out of the blue or super awkward! It's simple socialization, Gebura!

[ she knows it isn't your forte but understand!!! ]

For the record though, Vergilius... tries to communicate when it's me, so if it was important he'd say something. You're underestimating him.

[bemist]

[ She pauses to think back to their conversation and then shakes her head. If he hasn't said anything, maybe he's just still holding back on what he wants or he thinks it's going to inconvenience Malkuth.

Selfless behavior isn't really something she's used to seeing and, in this case, she doesn't really think it's warranted. But it's also not her business, so she just sighs under her breath and opts to drop the topic. ]

Simple socialization while calling yourself pretty... [ Haaaa. ] I get the point, but you can drop the pretense with me.

[ignoreher]

[ uuuhgghhhhh she's

going back to sit down and put the sign on the ground. ]

It's for everyone else, then. And forget I called myself pretty, it's embarrassing.

[ back step on that... she cannot pull it off like march can. ]

Had any fun times lately?

[bemist]

You could just not say things that you're going to be embarrassed by later.

[ Just. Just saying. But she settles down beside her, tipping her head back a bit. ]

I can't say any of it's been what I'd call fun, no.

[ignoreher]

[ going outside her comfort zone is a mistake. at least it was just with gebura and not one of their boys. ]

Just work, huh. Not much to feel about it...

[ she's carrying the conversation then, huh. that's fine. she's used to it. ]

The stars have been nice to look at, don't you think?

[bemist]

I can't argue with that. At least we've had the time to look at them.

[ And the luxury, for that matter. They're not underground or in a library or, if they are, they're perfectly capable of leaving them. ]

[ignoreher]

So let's count that as a happy memory! A fun, lovely thing! I've been looking up the different constellations they have here and their stories -- there's so many of them, Gebura, it's almost overwhelming.

[ well, it is overwhelming -- but it's silly to be overwhelmed by that, like it was silly to be overwhelmed by the sight in the first place... even though all three of them, those upper layer fools, had reached for the sky as if they could brush the dots. ]

[bemist]

[ Well, the upper layer had always been... this way, now that she thinks about it. And the only one who had really gotten along with them had been Tiphereth's male counterpart, who had always found nice things to say about everyone. ]

You have time to learn them, so I wouldn't rush to absorb their stories, if that's what you're thinking.

[ignoreher]

... You don't know that for sure. I could disappear tomorrow.

[ things left unlearned, things left unsaid. but malkuth isn't in a rush on the second. ]

My friends have lost people that way, too. Just them being here one and then gone the next. It isn't so unusual for a Fixer, I'm sure, but the average person normally doesn't need to worry about it -- so I feel like I'm on a time limit, even if it's not like I can control what tomorrow brings.

[ so she shouldn't worry about it, she knows. her tone says she knows. it's still on her mind sometimes. ]

[bemist]

Then pace yourself. You're right; it isn't unusual for a Fixer. And if it's not going to be unusual for you in this current life we're living, then I'd start getting used to it and find a balance.

[ She knows Malkuth knows, but it isn't like Gebura isn't going to say it anyway. ]

[ignoreher]

[ naturally, she doesn't want to get used to it. but saying so is nothing better than a child whining about the unfairness of bedtime -- it's inevitable, and it's something that's going to happen anyway. ]

I wish I wouldn't have to, but that's asking the impossible. [ she knows, she knows. ] Do you think the ones back home have stories, too? I'd probably have to ask... Tiphy or Hokma if so, I think.

[ maybe tiphereth. maybe. natural sciences might cover it, right? or maybe that's too scientific, so religion would be the better way about it... much to think on. ]

[bemist]

Tiphereth's Floor is probably just going to cover the scientific aspect of it, but Hokma's going to keep you there for six hours or more if you ask him.

[ And who really wants to endure that-- ]

[ignoreher]

[ please ]

I think I could probably handle that! I never got to talk to him or Binah that much, so maybe we'll get along.

[ she has done well with elder gentlemen so far-- ]

Have you learned any new skills? It's been pretty fun to experiment with cooking.

[bemist]

Not really, no. Though I'm sure, knowing you, you've tried at least sixteen different things.

[ Nothing's really interested her, though maybe that will change when she witnesses more fighting styles... which. Is not a cute hobby that will get her to meet more people, I'm very sorry to Malkuth. ]

[ignoreher]

[ she's planning to take izou to pottery class she'll find something for gebura too, ]

I filled my weeks avoiding Yesod and Netzach with trying new things and found a few things I liked, yeah! Wrio teased me about it once, and when someone asks what my hobby is I don't really have an answer... Hobbies are my hobby? I think my favorites are ones I can do with my hands, but cloudwatching is definitely in my top ten.

[bemist]

[ It's fine, she's got meditation. The best hobby. ]

... You did resolve that, yeah?

[ With the flattest of looks as she promptly disregards most of what Malkuth said--or, at the very least, she opts not to address it. ]

[ignoreher]

Yes, I did. I forgot how biting Netzach could be though, especially back then... But it's resolved.

[ and she's very happy about it. she cannot tell them often enough that she's happy to have them here, even if they haven't experienced her present. even if...

... even if... ]

It's hard to talk to them about certain things still, but that's because my opinions aren't very popular with either. It's easy to avoid at least!

[bemist]

Well, isn't that how it was? You guys weren't exactly on the same page for the longest time.

[ And she can only guess what they're butting heads on now. ]