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𝚂𝚢𝚗𝚏𝚕𝚞𝚡 𝙼𝚘𝚍𝚜 ([personal profile] synfluxmods) wrote in [community profile] synflux2024-07-12 11:07 pm

DOWNTIME MINGLE #3

DOWNTIME MINGLE #3


CONTENT WARNINGS: natural disaster, forced scenarios.

▶ 001. A JOB WELL DONE.

As Outsiders head back from Okinawa (or, perhaps they are already back, characters were able to leave Okinawa through the dataportal whenever) with plenty of coconut crab and mutated fish, Outsiders can expect to have the cafeteria filled with crab and fish food for the next.. well, undetermined amount of time. The power outages have been restored on the LILITH base, and while Outsiders have been enjoying their change of pace in Okinawa, there has been some celebratory news across the Outsider's ocular implants. It looks like it is a message from the big guy himself! Whoever that is. Wasn't his name.. Eiji something? Elijah?


"I'm not going to waste my time with introductions, because we have more important matters to discuss. First of all, good work. Second, while we have been met with several successes, don't let it get to your head. Third, continue following the lead of Yamakawa. ... This is why I don't do celebratory speeches. CODENAMES MONEYBAGS, DUELWIELD, BUSTERMOVE, CHAINSAW MAN and CURSE... great work. You'll see the rewards of your hard work momentarily. Report to me for a payout."

The announcement won't leave an Outsider's implant until it has been read, but just as the voice said, Outsiders will find a Sampo themed pachinko machine installed by the cafeteria near the vending machines. It looks like it's ready to be played! Why not give it a go? Because who wouldn't want to see this charm willingly.

A lot of toy companies are also wanting their skin in this game and have introduced the set of several actions figures based off Yzak and Dearka's gundams, which can be seen distributed on base. The caveat, however, is that you will need to build them piece-by-piece. Alongside this, there will also be Denji-themed plushies, even if it looks like a cross between a dog and human.

Thanks to Choso, hair care on the base has also gotten a lot better. Due to sponsorships, Outsiders are readily able to access more shampoo and conditioner options. Though, maybe thanks to the pictures on the bottle— buns are now trending.

Maybe give the pachinko machine a spin? Or try Choso's brand of shampoo your team's wing communal shower?


▶ 002. TRADITIONAL TANABATA.

The sun is hot but summer is traditionally festival season in Neo Tokyo; these old traditions have managed to hold up in this gritty society in attempts to keep a positive morale, so some citizens and organizers try to keep the tradition going and lift spirits by celebrating local festivals. Many districts and neighborhoods have their own festivals as well. One day, you might stumble onto a shopping district’s wind chime festival and the next day, you might find flyers for a neighborhood’s morning glory festival.

The largest festival of the month is the Tanabata festival. Since the holiday falls in an odd weekday this year, the main celebration is held the next weekend. Civilians and Outsiders can find various shrines, shopping centers, and community buildings with bamboo branches on display with holographic slips of paper that alternate colors. Characters that pass by may submit their wishes on their implants; a new way to keep the old tradition.

On the weekend, some stalls have been set up for people to celebrate. Attendance is low because of the heat and due to a food shortage, the options are lacking. However, there are plenty of games such as a toy shooting range with laser guns and kaiju targets. There are also goldfish catching games where people can catch a cheap goldfish drone that can “swim” in the air and water and shoot bubbles. As a bonus, LILITH will provide Outsiders with an outfit upgrade to help lift spirits. The outfit consists of a traditional summer yukata or jinbei.

Fireworks have gone out of style due to attracting kaiju attention. However, at the festival’s end, there is a drone light show. Hundreds of customized hummingbird drones take to the sky and create elaborate illuminations and shapes in the sky while music plays.


▶ 003. DR. RATIO'S RENOVATIONS.

Festival season means LILITH also has to get in on the action, and while a certain Outsider named Dr. Ratio has raised concerns over the stated of the LILITH base Library, LILITH has actually listened to his desperate plea to renovate the library. What a perfect opportunity for LILITH to use the festival as a way of raising funds so they don't have to dip into their kaiju payout funds (and pizza party fund.) It's time for LILITH's annual SUMMER FESTA. Every year, LILITH comes together with local organizations like fire stations, police stations, clinics, and nonprofits to promote public safety and awareness. It's a one day festival where people can get information about what to do to stay safe not only during kaiju attacks but in their daily lives. The funds raised at the festival will go to training, supplies, research, and maintaining services.

As usual, LILITH is raising money for disaster relief supplies and renovation projects across Neo Tokyo. Per request, LILITH has agreed to set aside some funds to help renovate the facilities on base, including the library. However, they will task the Outsiders with raising the money.

It's a festival so how they raise the money is both up up to them or they may take the suggestions according to their team placement below. Either way, Outsiders are required to work with other people on their same team but they're encouraged to make it fun. Set up game stalls, sell food, do performances, and ask for donations to raise as much money as possible for their projects. The team that raises the most money is promised a prize while the losers will be punished. Here are the team suggestions below and some of them may have some new, modern twists:

Everlight: Kingyo-sukui, which is goldfish catching with a paper scoop. Managing the takoyaki stands.
Revelation: Yoyo-tsuri, fishing for water-filled balloons with a “fishing pole” with a paper string. Managing the mask stands.
Brimstone: Shateki, shooting at targets for prizes. Managing the sparklers stands.. sparklers shouldn't catch kaiju attention, right?
Redemption: Wanage, ring toss. Managing the onigiri stands.

Outsiders will be given a week to prepare for the festival and they only have a single day to raise funds. In the evening, the winning team is announced: Revelation. All team members will receive can badges and a pizza party. A special donation will also be made to the library on their behalf: A stack full of self help books, yes, REAL books and not holograms or digital books, such as "Overcoming Your Depression for Dummies" and "How to Make Friends 101." Thank you for your effort, Team Revelation!

As for the losers, they will be given options: Sign up or the final fundraising event of the night or help clean up at the end of the festival. The final fundraiser is a punishment game where volunteers from each organization are dunked in tubs of water or pied in the face. It seems like a certain person (Seok Dang) was supposed to be LILITH’s tribute but he is nowhere to be found… maybe one of the other losers will step up and take his place to be dunked in water or pied in the face? Characters may also sign up a loser character without their consent. Come on, be a good sport!

▶ 004. MONSOON SEASON.

Despite the celebrations and attempts to raise morale, the heatwave persists in Neo Tokyo and with it, the problems from the beginning of the month. Food continues to go bad quickly and while fundraising attempts have provided some relief, the city is huge and shelf stable supplies begin to run low again. The energy crisis improves slightly with blackouts occurring less frequently as emergency personnel attempt to intervene. Though the weather is dreary, the renovations must press on! Fortunately, most of the things to do around the Library consist of staying inside. Dr. Ratio has given the following orders which Outsiders may help with in the Library:
- Install better lighting.
- Organize and add more books.
- Set up and secure tables and chairs.
- Add couches to once section of the library to convert it into a lounging area.

Characters may work together to help, or maybe they prefer to laze around and give the newly renovated Library a test run!

After a few days, finally, the rain meteorologists have promised arrives. The skies darken and heavy rain falls on the city which brings much cooler temperatures. People stay inside more often as it becomes too inconvenient to go out when the rain and wind are so strong. The rainstorms grow stronger and eventually become fully fledged storms. The ground shakes from thunder and lightning strikes light up the sky.

Everyone’s ocular implants will frequently give warnings about the weather. LILITH will task Outsiders with assisting across the city. Help evacuate citizens to higher ground during flash floods. After the storms subside, help clear the streets of debris and trees. Some neighborhoods will lose power because of lightning strikes and need their generators restored. However, every time they finish their tasks, a new storm will occur a few days later and they’ll have to repeat.

At first, it seems like the typical summer storm season but meteorologists become concerned when more storms begin to happen without following clear weather patterns and even the locals remark the season seems very active this year… could it be another kaiju? The last time Neo Tokyo had floods, it was sea water, but this is caused by heavy rain. Like clockwork, LILITH's investigating team is on the lookout for energy from a rift or any leads to what could be causing all of the heavy rain. Outsiders are instructed to keep an eye out for any emergency messages.

▶ 005. AFTERWORD.

Welcome to our third downtime mingle! While we would typically have a texting prompt, we instead have player plots for this event! Thank you Abbel and Eski for the Tanabata and festival player prompt and Sky for the Library renovations plot! We appreciate Eski for spending 500 bonus points to provide everyone with something to wear for Tanabata. For the character-run stalls as part of the renovation prompt, players are not limited to the suggestions given by the mods and are free to come up with their own stall ideas. Additionally, for characters signing up other characters for the dunk tank, please make sure you get OOC permission from their players first.

Please note also we have added new rewards: the Poison Dagger, Cat Ear Visor, and the Elemental Swords now come in the models Ice and Lightning. Please see the REWARDS page for more information.

All tags on this log are worth 2 points.


EVENT BREAKDOWN (CLICK TO EXPAND)
1. A JOB WELL DONE: The kaiju heavy hitters get recognition with.. a pachinko machine and shampoo sponsorship? Outsiders can react to their fellow colleagues about this development, or maybe even talk to the winners themselves around the base.

2. TRADITIONAL TANABATA: It's Tanabata season, even in a post-apocalyptic world! Put on some old, traditional attire with your friends and enjoy a drone show.

3. DR. RATIO'S RENOVATIONS: LILITH has teamed up with the local safety personnel to get in on the festival season. Characters are encouraged to fundraise for renovations at the LILITH base Library. Teams may also visit other teams events and stands to donate, partake in, and.. maybe deliver some competitive harassment.

4. MONSOON SEASON: With the weather being hot and renovations needing done, LILITH works together to improve the Library. A few days later, the weather gets suspiciously intense and Outsiders are instructed to help civilians with power outages, flash flooding, debris from heavy wind and rain.
hitokiller: id: 3588289 (pic#16887338)

[personal profile] hitokiller 2024-07-20 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
I can do anything some brat can, and better. But the way we played it when I was a kid, whoever wins gets to pop the loser.

( for the first time around siffrin, the corners of his mouth tug into a smirk. that nostalgic violence. )

So, sure. I'll go a round.
siffriend: (048)

[personal profile] siffriend 2024-07-20 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ Pop the loser...

...

That's fair. It seems like it inspires some kind of childhood memory in Izou, which Siffrin can't say it does for them. ]


Okay. We'll do the usual two out of three.

[ Sitting up! Hands at the ready. Let's throw. ]

Wanna count off?
bowtography: (The greatest stories ever told)

[personal profile] bowtography 2024-07-20 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
That's a big help, believe me. That was a little too long being stuck in the desert. I was all iced out.

[ Not burnt out. But burnt out. ]
kubricks: (Dr. Strangelove or)

[personal profile] kubricks 2024-07-20 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I wouldn't want to do that...

[About Vegas again, she does not want a repeat of that. No thank you. Her expression says as much.]

Once was enough. But something selfish...

[Some more thought there.]

What would you consider a good wish like that? It can't be something you can get easily, right?
hitokiller: (pic#17031120)

[personal profile] hitokiller 2024-07-20 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
( izou, here to play children's games with another adult. which is something he only learned... recently.

and he nods, caught-up in the chance to win, balled fist at the ready from over the couch.

however you wanna do this is up to you. #letsiffrinwin. )
siffriend: (046)

[personal profile] siffriend 2024-07-20 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ YOU WANT THIS PRETEEN SIZED ADULT TO WIN?

Say less. Siffrin literally lives in a world who's battle system works on the Rock-Paper-Scissors and he's never lost against Tutorial Kid. Besides, Izou seems like the kind of person who'd throw rock the first time just because the hand's already there and then overthink his second move.




While his opponent just waits to see what fingers move if any. #sifsweep ]
hitokiller: (pic#16857716)

[personal profile] hitokiller 2024-07-20 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
( yes... SIFFRIN SHOULD WIN?!

because izou is absolutely going to toss rock and be visibly mortified that it didn't win him the first match.

which is fine. this isn't his specialty, no matter how much he brags about being a champion of every exercise he attempts, and that rock is quickly followed by a paper that gets cut... in a manner of speaking.

his palm shakes, frozen in mid-air, because... how... how the hell did he just lose? in ROCK-PAPER-SCISSORS of all things?! mans is so dramatic. )
siffriend: (058)

[personal profile] siffriend 2024-07-20 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
[ ...

Siffrin will close his fist, lean over, and bop Izou's head gently before quickly returning to their spot. ]


It's a matter of life for death in battle, so it's important to be able to see what your opponent is before you strike. Only one of my family members can use all three of the Crafts.

[ (Well.

Not anymore, but it isn't important right now.) ]
busternaut: (Destiny 001)

[personal profile] busternaut 2024-07-20 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
[For better or worse, Dearka has a lot of experience with maintaining his cheer through absolutely god awful situations. Serves him just as well fighting kaiju here as it does fighting wars back home.

His eyebrows shoot up a little at the question.]


Uh, well anyone can ride in the hand if they want to pay the fee. [hint hint.] But, sorry, nobody except for me gets to ride in the cockpit, if that's what you mean. Not that anyone would be able to operate it if I did let them in there... Still better safe than sorry, yknow?
busternaut: (S 09)

[personal profile] busternaut 2024-07-20 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
[Dearka snickers a little at the LILITH dunkfest... Although he also instinctively has to follow up by playing devil's advocate, as is his habit of trying to rein in some of Yzak's more 'volatile' takes.]

Heh, c'mon... I like think they are at least trying to do their best, with the limited resources they've got. It's just that their best just isn't super impressive. [He shrugs.] We can probably blame this world having gone to shit for that, though.

As for what we can pull off... We've only gone up against one kaiju so far, but we managed to put a pretty big dent in it.

[He jerks his thumb towards Yzak, grinning.]

Yzak has armor piercing darts on his Duel over there, which was pretty handy against this big nasty worm we had to fight over in Las Vegas. Opened up some sizeable wounds that I was able to follow up on with some heavy missile fire.

[He almost says "220mm missiles" out of habit, but that's not... Accurate... For this size of mech.]
busternaut: (Destiny 017)

[personal profile] busternaut 2024-07-20 04:22 am (UTC)(link)
Hah! Yeah, I guess not. It's been a while since I've had the time... Though I've been thinking about picking it up again while I'm here. Homeland of the form and all...

[He bats a few bubbles from the drone away from his face with his free hand, though takes care not to hit the drone itself.]

Refresh my memory on that legend again? It's been a while.

[He probably hasn't actually forgotten. He PROBABLY just wants to hear Yzak talk about his pet interest for a bit, because he's a hopeless gay loser.]
hitokiller: id: 333664 (pic#17284042)

[personal profile] hitokiller 2024-07-20 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
( the bop is fair. it's part of the rules, and izou won't make a fuss beyond looking disgruntled about the touch.

but there's a lack of light in his eye for what's mentioned after. )


You don't need to see someone's first move if you strike 'em from behind. Take them unawares. If it's quick, and clean, there's nothing that follows aside from their last throes. Still, you got a point. Watchin' the opponent to see what they use ain't a bad idea in the least. 'Specially when you can copy them, like me, long as they're usin' a blade.

( this isn't a war, so there's no need to keep that sort of information secret. if anything, he sounds amused about it. )
siffriend: (012)

[personal profile] siffriend 2024-07-20 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ Siffrin slumps back onto the couch's arm rest, one of their own tucked under as a pillow as they yawn again. So Izou just needs to watch someone to be able to do what they do, huh...

(Not that different than you, except yours took time. But eventually, watching the others paid off, didn't it? Your can do what they do, except they're even stronger than the skills you learned from now.

...

It's probably good this guy's on your side though, even tangentially. He seems clever.) ]


Sadnesses are hardier than that.

[ They aren't.

(You pretend they are.) ]


How's the monster thingies?
Edited (no you know what fuck memory) 2024-07-20 05:02 (UTC)
hitokiller: (pic#16857716)

[personal profile] hitokiller 2024-07-20 05:32 am (UTC)(link)
D-... Devoted? You?

( okay. hold up.

izou's so out-of-the-loop that he can only freeze in shock and lean back into that arm of the couch, like. is this really the same guy? )


Who... Who's the lucky woman, then?

( feeling like the white woman math meme rn. )
gundemn: (b4)

[personal profile] gundemn 2024-07-20 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ Elan's smiling expression cracks a bit when he's asked the question, because hey, that's personal? And also because he knows, without delay, what plagues him in the dead of night when he's all alone. He drags a hand down his face and breaths out a laugh. He could lie or deflect but that would defeat the purpose to see himself and be seen, right? So he'll admit, for the first time to someone else - ]

Oh, you know. Just the thought of death and dying.

[ Said casually like they're very normal thoughts. One question and this guy's unearthed his existential dread. Wtf. ]
gundemn: (ex7)

[personal profile] gundemn 2024-07-20 08:01 am (UTC)(link)
I don't even know what they're for.

[ Masks excite him less than food and his tone reflects it, but hey, it's free stuff, so sorry kid. The chitchat has him falling behind but in the last few seconds Elan overtakes the other's score. ]

That was close! You almost had me there. Good game!

[ He even holds his hand out to shake, putting on a customer service voice that's a complete switch from his bored, uncooperative teen voice of earlier. ]
wheft: (pic#17088659)

[personal profile] wheft 2024-07-20 09:06 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. I mean, could you imagine if anyone gets brought into the City to fix it? Not that the City would ever do something like that.

[ ...right? ]
30storieshigh: (camo; certainly normal human doubt)

Tanabata

[personal profile] 30storieshigh 2024-07-20 09:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ever doing his best to blend in and learn at the ground floor Godzilla has been trying to immersive himself in the holiday ritual. Like most things he doesn't get it, the over reliance on technology feels like it takes something away from the event. He likes the clothing at least, himself in a simple gray jinbei, light, easy to move in.

Zagreus catches him examining a branch of wishes with his arms crossed. He turns to face him, raising an eyebrow. Or trying to, it keeps kind of going up and down. Human faces are hard. ]


The wishing is best left to those without strength. Listening to their needs has always been more my calling. [ Well, being worshipped at least is more what he's used to. He shrugs at that thought, more to himself than in answer to Zagreus. ] But I am attempting to grasp this new perspective. What of yourself? What request have you made of the fake parchment?
30storieshigh: (stomp the monkey)

a job well done

[personal profile] 30storieshigh 2024-07-20 09:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ Who's going to be more surprised here, Godzilla at being tugged over to the display of soft huggable copies of a person or Denji when he realizes he's pulled a lizard over?

Regardless Godzilla does his best to humor Denji here. He's pretty sure they're in the same pack so he should try to be as amenable as possible. Lizardy eyes narrow in concentration as he looks at the plush toy, then Denji. Then the plush again. ]


The idol is close, but something is different. [ Looking back at Denji, squinting at his head. Then nodding as he confirms it. ] You lack the larger ears. Perhaps the image is to suggest you require keener hearing?

[ he's not trying to be mean this is an honest to goodness observation honest. ]
30storieshigh: (camo; I didn't understand that reference)

002

[personal profile] 30storieshigh 2024-07-20 09:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yuji struggling with his moral compass ends up coming right into the path of Godzilla. He's on break from helping out his team's stalls and his idea of a break is wandering aimlessly, but he supposes he can offer some advice.

So the man in the most uninteresting gray jinbei walks up to Yuji, arms folded in what he thinks is a sage looking manner. ]


There is no fair in life, only survival. If you possess the skill to succeed you are entitled to do so.
30storieshigh: (camo; extra normal human sassiness)

003, Everlight fun

[personal profile] 30storieshigh 2024-07-20 09:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ Godzilla is trying his best to blend in and be a team player. This festival isn't really his deal, while most people are going all out he's just bumming around in the simplest of gray jinbei, but he's making an admirable effort. He's good for fetching supplies for the booth and proven to be decent enough on the grill, go figure he's good with fire, and there's one more thing he excels at.

Crowd control. Bakugo's yelling can be heard from a mile away as an argument breaks out. Godzilla's breaking away from checking their supplies to slipping out from behind the booth. Like some bad tempered ninja he's at the customer's side in a blink, his hand on the man's shoulder, grip tightening meaningfully, eyes narrowed. ]


Enough. You will apologize and accept what we have to offer. If you disagree you can return to the back of the line or be removed entirely. [ He looks to Bakugo, trying to raise a single eyebrow. He kind of manages it, the other keeps wandering up despite his efforts to keep it down. ] This is a "fair solution", is it not?
30storieshigh: (camo; 100% normal human greeting)

2 B aftermath) but slides in here late...

[personal profile] 30storieshigh 2024-07-20 09:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ Very much one to let his pride get in the way Godzilla quickly volunteered for clean-up duty rather than subject himself to the more demeaning punishments. Besides, he only just got these new clothes, sure it's just a gray jinbei but it's comfortable and it'd be a shame to get it dirty so soon. That aside he doesn't look down on his fellow Everlighters for taking the other options, he respects it, sacrificing their dignity for the moral of the masses is important enough in its own way.

He is more than happy to lend a hand when he spots Gebura fumbling on a bench in her whipped state. Helpfully he retrieves her towel from where it got pushed near to the edge of the bench, sliding it forward so her groping hand can grab it. ]


I do not understand the reasoning behind wasting food on that display, but you did well. Your sticky situation is just as notable as returning scarred by battle.

[ No he's not even remotely trying to be funny he's just like this. ]
wheft: (pic#16864546)

[personal profile] wheft 2024-07-20 09:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ she considers this deeply before -- ]

...No. I don't miss that much. Besides.

[ there's a wan smile as she reaches out to touch some of the holographic tanzaku. ]

I just know that I'll meet them again anyway. I don't have plans on sticking around here for too long.
Edited 2024-07-20 11:28 (UTC)
wheft: (pic#17070399)

[personal profile] wheft 2024-07-20 09:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ well, he's right about that. she follows suit, her strides matching his. ]

In that case, have you made your wish yet?
wheft: (pic#17035701)

[personal profile] wheft 2024-07-20 09:58 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it is. I can see why they added in the extra features anyway.

[ denji is just that dogcoded. she picks one up and just... squeezes it. cuteness aggression is too real... ]

That said, there's always room for improvement. Like adding voices.