The decision has been made. LILITH Japan orders the Outsiders to mobilize to pursue the Imugi.
Given that they are in a foreign country, they are largely dependent on LILITH Korea’s resources. In response to the decision, the Korean branch provides some assistance: the Outsiders are given just enough vehicles to help transport them, essential supplies, and only a few operatives to help guide them. This is the most the Korean branch is able to give, as they must focus on relocating people and restoring peace following the attack.
LILITH announces that the Imugi is currently resting near Gangneung on the east coast and they must move quickly. The effects of Rift poisoning will grow stronger as they approach the source; a sign that they are close to a kaiju. Upon reaching the mountains just outside the city, LILITH informs them that they are right on top of its location.
However, there is no Imugi to be found. After searching the area, Outsiders will discover the source of the trace and the poisoning: eggs. They will find about twelve eggs. When they report their findings, Seokdang will curse. In their rush, they had followed the wrong trace. They didn’t track down an injured and resting Imugi—they tracked down the Imugi’s nest. So where is the Imugi?
Not long after, Outsiders will receive an update on their implants: the Imugi reappeared in Seoul. After seeing the corpse of its mate, it went berserk and attacked the city again. While many of the citizens were evacuated to nearby Incheon and remaining shelters, just as many perished, with the death toll at 168,000 and rising. LILITH’s Korean base is destroyed.
The Imugi was last seen flying north, but the Korean government prohibits the Outsiders from pursuing it again through their territory. By choosing to pursue the kaiju, the Outsiders have abandoned humanity and thus will receive no further support. They are ordered to leave the country immediately.
LILITH Japan will order them to collect as many eggs as possible and continue to the abandoned city of Gangneung, where they will arrange pick up and return to base in Tokyo.
▶ AFTERWORD.
Thanks everyone for participating in our first major Event Decision! We hope you had fun discussing what to do both ICly and OOCly.
After failing to capture the second Imugi and also failing to save a large portion of Seoul's population, characters will be shipped back to Japan. The events of the TDM will springboard from there. Feel free to use this post to thread out any aftermath threads if you would like.
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[ Yeah he gets that a lot. Quick reflexes and a little luck see him catching that pork bun. With his tail. With the sharp as heck spikes on his tail. That he then holds up right in front of her face.
He's so kind, saving her food for her! ]
Ah, a good catch. We do not need to be concerned of the rule of five heart beats, it is still fit to eat.
See, I don't usually have a problem with that. She's not the only one who made that decision. Yet here she is, running her mouth just because everyone else chose wrong and ate shit for it like it didn't matter that hundreds of thousands of people died so long as she has the last laugh.
But that's just a mere number for someone who worked for a Wing, isn't it?
I don't want to talk about this to someone who has ties with her. Get out of my sight.
[ this might be the proper response. the reality of it seems to hit him again, if just hearing it from someone else entirely. "a purpose." his brows furrow briefly, before he turns back on him. his own hand hasn't released from the top of his head. which he does let go, as if belatedly registering the motion. ]
It's only your purpose if you believe it is. [ they were brought here with those intentions, sure, but even yuwon feels like those objectives felt removed from at times. wasn't everything really a matter of perception? for example, he could think of son ohgong being brought here, and even then, he's sure the fool would only do whatever he wanted. the same at home. but, more importantly: ]
Why would they kill you on the spot? That seems more like a loss for them.
[ said more matter-of-factly than it is even remotely comforting. oops. ]
[ He doesn't fight her and lets himself be grabbed. He wouldn't stand still if he felt there was any real threat, but right now, he just sees someone hurt and venting. It's been a hell of a long struggle. He's not happy with the outcome, but at least they're alive, and he'd like to keep it that way. ]
Yeah, well, you didn't. Don't lose your head or they'll ship you off for defying orders.
but for the first time, that's the furthest thing on his mind... being that he's too OUT of his mind, which is kinda the point right now. cue izou licking his lips, stumbling into a seat next to ishmael. and i mean... really, stumbling, as he scoots it closer to her, lacking the usual boundaries he raises around pretty much everyone. )
I got this, soh-ju here... from Malkuth. Help yourself.
( malkuth... is that a taboo thing to say to ishmael right now? maybe. as if he cares.
and he'll even pour ishmael a glass, ... p-pour her a glass, that kind of spills onto the surface of the table. at least he's enthusiastic. )
with the information we had, I stand by it being the better choice. easy to be smart about it when the result is known, but if one imugi got away, more of em because it was breeding was a bigger threat
we're brought here for war. casualties are part of that
no such thing as a clean victory that's bereft of them
Ship me off to where? The grave? That's the only place I can think of.
[ Her attempt at a laugh to brush the matter off fails. All it does is lead to her cursing under her breath again, and she slowly loosens her hold on him as her head hangs. Her voice is too weak, too pathetic, for her to believe it's coming out of her mouth. ]
Don't do that again...I could've actually hurt you.
[ Within moments of the update via implant, in the moments of what's probably stunned silence and the somber realization of failure, one voice pipes up. It's a wheezing smoker's drawl, and while the death count filters in, this is probably not the best time to open his mouth. Not that Silco has ever really cared. ]
Oh? You mean they couldn't even do the bare minimum of taking care of themselves in the end? No wonder they're so desperate to have us.
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Well, perhaps next time they will take it upon themselves to do something about it.
[ lmfao fuckin unfortunately it’s not going to be tezca, ]
[ Which is to say. He stands nearby and listens. Watches as the egg is shattered. And he does nothing. He doesn’t intervene, and he doesn’t say anything. So far as things go… This is where he’s meant to stay more neutral. Matters of the world are things where he can take a gamble and put his stake in one side or another, but when push came to shove? It wasn’t this role to take up those decisive reigns.
Even so… ]
Wasn’t a mistake.
[ He does speak up with that, even after she’s shattered an egg. He takes a step closer to look at its contents, but it’s with what amounts to professional curiosity. ]
Was the decision made with the information given. The fact that people in charge don’t like it is their problem.
( muffled at first, like he doesn't want to bother answering. not to this man in particular.
but then he's righted, and izou grits his teeth and shakes his head violently for some semblance of clarity before slapping a couple times at yuwon's arm. )
Gerroffa me, you... you. Embarrassing? The hell's so embarrassing about... tryin' to keep our spirits high? After...
[ The word 'nothing' dies at the tip of his tongue. What he really wants is time alone and a pilgrimage somewhere halfway across the world for an indefinite number of days, but they can't all get what they want, can they?
Thinking about how many people had checked in on him had been… an experience, to call it one thing. So, he's decided to be preventative and proactive this time as he offers her a side glance and a helpless little smile. ]
Just some company. You won't deny me of that, will you?
[ 'I'll be quiet.'
He thinks back to when they had their first spar and inches closer to her, bumping shoulders. He doesn't need to say it this time, does he? ]
If you are convinced that having the last laugh is her motivation or mine, and that we consider the death toll "a mere number" to forget, then yes. It's best that we end this conversation here.
[ the question makes him wince and he mumbles something like "until we fail" under his breath. flapjack tugs abandons marcille temporarily -- to pull hunter's hair ]
[ The sound of an egg shattering is a particularly wet, squishy sound. A crack and then a squelch loud enough that it catches the attention of quite a few people. He doesn't approach at first, but some time after, once she's been backed down from cracking them, someone speaks up from leaning against a surface. She's probably familiar enough given the outburst on the plane, but he isn't. ]
Didn't it feel good? I wonder how much angrier she will be, knowing that at least one will not survive. It's a shame we can't destroy more.
[ are you tired of being nice? don't you want to go apeshit? ]
An ally that clearly offered very little, I might point out. So they're mad, maybe they'll stop leeching on those with power, and learn to create their own.
Marcille has a moment to be shocked and brainless before she forces herself out of her seat. She's not even thinking anymore. Her thoughts are a whirl as she draws Ambrosia out of her hammerspace glove and grasps it with both hands. Her grip is white-knuckled. ]
You ate Laios?!
[ THIS IS SO SO SO BAD FOR CANON REASONS. Tears start pouring out! And yeah, they're in the cafeteria, but she's already aiming the tip of Ambrosia at Godzilla and beginning to read off a spell to explode on him like a giant firecracker.
[ watching his cr scrap real-time be like 🧍♂️ wow i really wish i couldn't perceive rn ]
Mm. Beyond doing what we can for people one-on-one, unnecessarily interfering in interpersonal relationships while tensions are high will do us little good. At least, for now.
Still, would my services be wasted on you, or would you like a bit of a reprieve before we get to work? Haha.
No, I don't believe we did. I can't speak for everyone, but I know that most of us made our decisions with the best interests in mind. And I hope we won't have to do this ever again.
[ even if what they wanted didn't always align with the results in the end. fate, as always, works in mysterious ways. who's to say that if they'd stayed, the deaths would be lessened? strife is unavoidable.
he knows this. and yet, it's difficult to reconcile.
he leans forward, resting his elbows on his knees as he searches her expression. his smile is wan, but earnest. ]
But you aren't alone, Marcille. Let us share some of that burden.
[Makima says, continuing to show little emotion about the whole thing. She agrees with his assessment.]
It's not as if I don't understand their reaction or why they feel the way they do, but these things do happen, regrettable as they are. And not that they would want to hear it, but it could have been worse.
[The death toll and destruction are bad, sure, but hey, they've still got people around to yell at them and ban them from a country. That means it's not quite as bad as it could've been.]
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