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Entry tags:
- !event,
- !team log,
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DOWNTIME MINGLE #3
DOWNTIME MINGLE #3
▶ 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?
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?
"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.
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!
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.
- 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.
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.
HIYORI SECRETLY WANTS THAT ONE LMAO
vash's little rambling is cute, though, and hiyori listens to him go on with some amusement. nodding at appropriate times. must have experience with gangs. that's... concerning. is that why he's been abducted?? matching outfits -
that's something yato would definitely like. ]
A strawberry? [ no man's land is sounding more and more like... a no man's land. huh. how on the nose. ] It's a red fruit. About this big. [ she makes a ring with her fingers to show him ] They're delicious on their own in the summer or in sponge cakes. [ MORE SWEETS. ] With a ton of cream. I'll have to add that to things you have to try.
[ she has a list ]
Hmm. You might like the flavor medley, though. [ right there on the sign is a "PICK THREE FLAVORS" special. ] So you can try more than one.
*I* WANT THAT ONE it's so big, so buff, so wonderful
( Also, worm-flavoured anything might put people off here. Still, he peers at the board, choosing three flavours easily when it's their turn. Strawberry, grape, bubblegum. He has no idea if they work together, but he's clearly excited, practically vibrating. )
What kind are you gonna get?
I MEAN YEAH LOOK AT THOSE GUNS
she wonders, when their work is done, if they can't take some things back home. surely, that's where they'll go when it's over? vash can pack a bag to share everything he's loved and enjoyed in neo tokyo. ]
Hmmmmm, I think I'll get... pink lemonade, please. [ PINK. if vash couldn't tell it's her favorite color. what with the pink capybara and her chosen flavor. she grins and hides a giggle at vash's enthusiasm and pays for their treat with her wrist. they wait off to the side for a bit and hiyori plucks a couple of napkins from a dispenser and holds out a couple towards him. ]
What kind of good stuff is in No Man's Land?
💪
Oh, uhh. Donuts? And spaghetti. ( Why these things exist and strawberries do not is anyone's guess, maybe they're made of different ingredients, shifted a little to the left with what is readily available. ) You can get a mean omelette from a Thomas egg. Some places have some nice worm jerky too, if it's seasoned right. And there's the booze! Wild Turkey! Bride! At least we have stuff like that.
( He pauses, to take a little bit of the shaved ice, eyes going wide at the taste. ) Oh! Cold. Ha.
OOO, AAAAA✨
ok, omelettes! WORM JERKY?! booze, ah, yeah. what is humanity without their penchant for their vices? ] One of those things concerns me a bit... but if you say it's good...
[ won't catch her trying it tho. on the other hand. ]
Hehe. Ice, remember? [ she takes small bite of her pink lemonade, too, and looks happy about it. ] But do you like it?
when she gives it to yato u have to show me ok i desire to know he's in the capygang
( No, Vash. )
They're kind of from like uhh, what's that earth bird? The big one. I saw it in a kid's book the other day.
( He takes a bit of the bubble-gum this time, and when she asks him if he likes it he nods, overexuberant. ) It's really good! I can see why people like it!
HE PROB HAS IT but i'll poke yatomun about threading it out ehe
A big bird? Ummm, an ostrich? Maybe? [ vash reading kid's books...
checks out. especially with his enthusiasm and excitement over new things. it's adorable. makes her want to add more and more to the list. they'll get through it. for now, all's well if he likes the cold treat. ]
yeeees
( Maybe that was a little too loud, he's just glad they got it right. )
Yeah, that's kind of what a Thomas looks like. ( A pause. ) Except not really, because they have big tails and you can ride them and it kind of looks like they're wearing a skull mask. But that's as close as I can get, you know? But they lay eggs!
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thomas sounds like a person's name??? (or a train engine) ]
Hence omelettes! They sound interesting? I don't think anybody has ever ridden an ostrich like a Thomas, either. [ she aims a smile at him. ] W-well, it wasn't really the omelets that concerned me. It was more the... worm jerky...
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( Oops. )
Yeah, it's kind of ... I'd say an acquired taste but a lot of people don't really have a choice. You get a lot of big worms in No Man's Land, and people are hungry. It's not actually that bad if you cook it right. Kinda ... hm, I guess it kind of tastes like a Thomas too.
( The chicken of his world. )
Who knows? Maybe I'll get a craving one day and be sad I can't eat some.
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not. bugs scare her. big bugs, most especially.
hiyori stares at her shaved ice, trying not to lose her appetite. she asked. so she scoops up another spoonful and puts it in her mouth to let the flavor melt and think on it. ]
M-maybe. But maybe someone is selling worms somewhere? [ a BAIT shop. she must be a masochist. or too curious for her good. ] When you say... big worms, are they. Um, a couple of feet long?
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( Sorry, Hiyori. He doesn't want to put her off of her shaved ice but he's also fairly nonchalant about it. ) We kind of walked around inside it for a bit. But they're not all that large. I think that one was just old. Usually they're about as big as your hand. And they have wings! They glow too, which was kind of pretty. Once you forgot the whole eating us thing. So I'm thinking they're probably not the same kind of worms they have here.
( Space worms, not earth worms. )
Actually, they'd probably be mistaken for kaiju.
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drops her little shaved ice spoon right onto the ground. ]
Wh-WHAT?! [ NOT ALL THAT LARGE??? hiyori stares at her hand and then SHUDDERS.
WINGS. WINGED WORMS. ]
That big?! You were swallowed by one?!
[ maybe eating them came from someone wanting revenge ]
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Yeah! Me and the others. Of course we didn't know it at the time but the guy who could control worms was with us. I think it was a test, to see what I'd do? We blew it up from the inside out and then these guys wanted the chunks to barbecue so we let them? ( A shrug. ) It wasn't bad. People got to eat so it didn't die for nothing, though I'd have preferred to leave it alive.
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winged giant worms.
CHUNKS. PLEASE, SHE'S EATING!!!! it's her fault. she asked. IT'S HER FAULT. and, unfortunately, she keeps asking. ]
Wh, why? [ leave it alive, she means. hopefully, he gets that. she can barely speak. ]
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( Bleeding heart, Vash the Stampede. )
I think it was being controlled. Worms are kind of like a hive mind. I think swallowing us all down was a test, to see what I'd do. But even if it had just been a worm doing worm things then ... it has to survive? It needs to eat.
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not what she thought he would say. then again, what DID she expect? her brow furrows.
she will later apply this school of thought to kaiju, most likely. or wonder, at the very least. both doing what is natural to it and being controlled. it will absolutely come up later in a conversation with yato. ]
That's extreme for a test. [ TO SAY THE LEAST. ] Everyone got out okay, right?
[ besides mr. wormy ]
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( Because maybe to someone like Vash being swallowed up by a worm isn't all that terrifying. ) Not exactly an experience I want to repeat because the smell's not great, but.
( He managed. Everyone got out alive.
More shaved ice, and then another spoonful, and another because he wants to put all the flavours in his mouth at once, but then Vash pauses. )
Um, Hiyori ... Is it supposed to hurt?
( GUESS WHO HAS NEVER EXPERIENCED BRAIN FREEZE? )
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she's lingering on the takeaway being the smell not being great in a worm's stomach while he stuffs his mouth with shaved ice. hearing he's hurt immediately snaps her attention, though. ]
Huh? What? It hurts...? Whe- [
oh.
oh gosh, that's ONE way to thaw the atmosphere. GET IT? don't laugh, don't laugh. ah, but it's cute? vash is like a KID. ]
Y-you got brainfreeze from eating it so fast. Press your tongue up against the roof of your mouth. That'll help. And eat a bit slower. [ now she gets why he might eat SIX DONUTS. ] It's not going any... ah, mine's melting.
[ because it IS HOT
instead of getting upset about it, hiyori laughs. ]
Aw, geez.
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A moment, two, pain receding. )
Shaved ice can betray me?
( Aghast. )
Wow, this is like the stomach ache I had from eating all that pizza but somehow more personal. Brain freeze. No fair.
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B-betray is a bit dramatic.
[ through a small grin, like she's trying to stop herself.
less of one when he mentions a pizza stomach ache. bruh. ]
I get the feeling... that you're a biiig fan of junk food.
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( Food is complicated for him. Partly because if he were truly a normal plant he wouldn't even need to eat, but mostly because he knows to appreciate it amongst all the scarcity. He doesn't really want to bring the mood down explaining that though, nor his penchant for denying himself when he feels like he needs to be punished. Only good vibes. )
I promise though, I really am eating vegetables. The vitamins are surging!
( ... Does he also feel a little guilty about having vegetables? Sure! )