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▷ DECISION UPDATE

▶ OUTCOME: BURNING BRIDGES

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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[ The muttering, overheard, catches Yesod's attention. He stops in his tracks deliberately to listen, and to note the signs of the ocular implant in use. The scene calls to mind a memory: What do you think it means to remember someone's name? He'd asked the question then, in a place where names were to be discarded and erased and forgotten.

Realizing that he has interrupted the other man, however, he shakes his head. ]

No. Do you intend to memorize the entire list?

[emancipating]

[ while he wasn't exactly hiding what he was doing, zagreus doesn't expect the question to be asked so plainly. he pauses in reaching down to the bottom of the vending machine to grab the drink he'd just bought, having been scrolling through the list while he waited for the drink to fall. ]

... Yes. [ in a way, at least. his expression sobers, the tired smile fading. ] They are more than just a number.

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I agree.

[ A nod accompanies the reply. Yes, that rising total consists of individuals, their unique lives cut short. ]

Interrupting you wasn't my intention. Instead, I wanted to listen.

[ Though he's certain that the gesture will ultimately feel insignificant, a ritual that can't serve any truly meaningful purpose. Taking it upon himself to remember deceased employees made no real difference for anyone, after all. ]