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𝚂𝚢𝚗𝚏𝚕𝚞𝚡 𝙼𝚘𝚍𝚜 ([personal profile] synfluxmods) wrote in [community profile] synflux2024-06-14 07:15 pm

KAIJU FIGHT #3

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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[personal profile] lifeprice 2024-06-20 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Not particularly.

[ Aki truly doesn't know what he can say about 'happy memories', given how difficult the last few weeks of his own life have been. Reliving his own traumatic memories, as well as drowning in others, hasn't given him much scope for finding the joy in it.

Shaking his head, he glances away. ]


Do you?
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[personal profile] the_fourteenth 2024-06-20 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's a bit of concern on Raidou's face, but he nods in understanding.]

After everything recently... It's hard to picture anything good.

[Especially looking at the carnage nearby to where they're currently sitting, and how much work they have left to do. Raidou looks at it all with a heavy heart.]

But that makes it all the more important to try, right?

[He pauses, thinking.]

In the wintertime, at the shrine near the base, you can go ice skating on a pond near there. They rent out skates and everything. It had been the first time I'd done it in years, and it felt great. Like I'd never stopped. I got to take several friends to it too. I can't wait for the weather to get cold again.

[He wipes some sweat from his brow and eyes.]

Especially after being here for so long.
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[personal profile] lifeprice 2024-06-24 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Welcome to Aki's life, Raidou. Sorry about that. ]

There are some happy memories here, but I'm not sure if I want them tainted with fighting a monster.

[ Because the memories he is making here, the relationships that are developing, the people he cares about so deeply... The idea of them being twisted up with a giant worm that might somehow take advantage of those memories and destroy them, somehow? It doesn't feel right.

Aki has truly had enough ripped from him to last a lifetime or two.

Looking over at the younger man, he nods his head. ]


It's too humid. Autumn will be a welcome relief after all of this.

[ Winter... Less so. ]
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[personal profile] the_fourteenth 2024-06-25 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
Not tainting so much as... refocusing. [Thinking happier thoughts instead of dwelling over the bad ones. Raidou found it hard to be optimistic in this world, and it took a lot of effort. Remembering the good times since he's arrived is what keeps him going. The memories he's made with the people he's met here, and the potential to make more in the future.]

Ah. [He grins a little sheepishly.] It will be humid when we get back, won't it. We've been here too long. We'll be dropped right into summer.

[He sighs, leaning his head back and closing his eyes. Just for a moment. He was exhausted to the bones.]

Hopefully LILITH won't send us somewhere hot come autumn, then.
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[personal profile] lifeprice 2024-06-26 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Aki isn't necessarily optimistic by nature; he's not ever been that kind of person, not with his singular focus on the Gun Devil, his determination for vengeance and the nature of his job. People died, daily, in Public Safety, so clinging to optimism is enough to get you killed. He knows that, and yet... He's trying to find happiness, now.

He's walking towards a different kind of future. A new, and unexpected one.

Glancing back over to Raidou, he nods his head. ]


If they send us anywhere, I hope they provide more opportunities to cool off.

[ He frowns, pushing some hair from his face. Sticky. ]

Even Japan doesn't get quite this humid.
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[personal profile] the_fourteenth 2024-06-26 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[He nods at that, while wiping sweat from his brow. Even sitting here, you couldn't escape it.]

Me too. Did you ever travel much where you were from? I never really had the chance to.

[Though, considering this is a mission and they were teleported here, could it really be called "travel"?]

Not that I am sure this trip counts.
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[personal profile] lifeprice 2024-06-27 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Around Japan, but not much further than that.

[ There wasn't any need to, with everything focused on the Gun Devil. ]

It counts if you want it to. That's what people have been telling me.
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[personal profile] the_fourteenth 2024-06-28 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
I wonder now what other cities around the world are still thriving. [Raidou never got to travel, but had always wanted to visit Kyoto, but seeing what it was like when they got there...]

Mm. The first week or so was nice. I got to do a lot of new things.

[He lets out a deep, quiet sigh.]

I'm glad I had the chance to.