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 Koreaโs 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 didnโt track down an injured and resting Imugi—they tracked down the Imugiโs 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. LILITHโs 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.
โถ 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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There might not be a Korea in the future regardless.
[ which is the ... worst case scenario. yes they're dealing with over a hundred thousand dead, but at least there's a possibility of survival no matter how slim the chances are, and recuperation, no matter how imperfect the odds are. but a kaiju mother who suddenly comes back to find her nest empty, and her partner dead ... in her experience, it bodes for something worse.
she just sighs, exhausted. whatever frustration that she has has left her. she's just tired. ]
... but there are risks, regardless, to this difficult situation. You also have a point.
[ The way the world recovered after the Gun Devil attacked is an example of that to Aki, but his frustration is obvious. The loss of life is immense, and the anger of the people is obvious, too - he can't blame them for their hurt. This organisation was meant to help them, and instead left them to die.
He'd be angry too.
Nodding his head, he runs a hand through his hair, tugging out his topknot absently. ]
I don't think this was a situation we could've won.
[ is all she says to that, because to rover, there wouldn't be much point to resilience if the kaiju just manages to wipe off the country off the map. is that possible? she doesn't know. but it's certainly probable.
either way: she'll leave it as is. it's not the kind of problem she can solve. ]
I agree. [ a pause. ] Especially with our meagre abilities and numbers.
[ Aki isn't necessarily a pessimist, but... He's not exactly finding any reason to be optimistic here either. ]
There's not enough of us to do that much either way. We're barely a hundred people and we're expected to save an entire country? [ He sighs. ] We're only human, for the most part.
From what I understand, there's never been enough in terms of Outsiders working for LILITH with every mission.
Either LILITH returns abilities that have been taken from us, or they add more to our numbers.
But yes, expecting to save an entire country is foolish. [ rover sighs. ] It's a difficult conversation to have with everyone, nonetheless. There's an argument right now about having stayed to fight instead of having chased the kaiju ... neither are good choices, one just provides the option not to be a sitting target.
I didn't know people had abilities taken from them.
[ That's interesting. He's still had his connection to his Devil contracts, even if the Devils themselves aren't here, so a loss of powers is brand-new information for him. Even Denji didn't seem particularly weak compared to his usual standards.
Crossing his arms, he frowns. ]
There was never going to be a good option. If we stayed, and it didn't come back, then somewhere else might have been destroyed in the meantime.
[ it certainly is the case for her, but she doesn't elaborate on it. ]
... I agree.
As much as a lot of people are very frustrated about how the choices turned out, we had made our own decisions based on what we know at the time, and the reality is we can't cover an entire country.
[ and that's that. she looks at him in curiousity - ] How do you feel about everything?
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[ which is the ... worst case scenario. yes they're dealing with over a hundred thousand dead, but at least there's a possibility of survival no matter how slim the chances are, and recuperation, no matter how imperfect the odds are. but a kaiju mother who suddenly comes back to find her nest empty, and her partner dead ... in her experience, it bodes for something worse.
she just sighs, exhausted. whatever frustration that she has has left her. she's just tired. ]
... but there are risks, regardless, to this difficult situation. You also have a point.
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[ The way the world recovered after the Gun Devil attacked is an example of that to Aki, but his frustration is obvious. The loss of life is immense, and the anger of the people is obvious, too - he can't blame them for their hurt. This organisation was meant to help them, and instead left them to die.
He'd be angry too.
Nodding his head, he runs a hand through his hair, tugging out his topknot absently. ]
I don't think this was a situation we could've won.
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[ is all she says to that, because to rover, there wouldn't be much point to resilience if the kaiju just manages to wipe off the country off the map. is that possible? she doesn't know. but it's certainly probable.
either way: she'll leave it as is. it's not the kind of problem she can solve. ]
I agree. [ a pause. ] Especially with our meagre abilities and numbers.
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[ Aki isn't necessarily a pessimist, but... He's not exactly finding any reason to be optimistic here either. ]
There's not enough of us to do that much either way. We're barely a hundred people and we're expected to save an entire country? [ He sighs. ] We're only human, for the most part.
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Either LILITH returns abilities that have been taken from us, or they add more to our numbers.
But yes, expecting to save an entire country is foolish. [ rover sighs. ] It's a difficult conversation to have with everyone, nonetheless. There's an argument right now about having stayed to fight instead of having chased the kaiju ... neither are good choices, one just provides the option not to be a sitting target.
That's my opinion on it, anyway.
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[ That's interesting. He's still had his connection to his Devil contracts, even if the Devils themselves aren't here, so a loss of powers is brand-new information for him. Even Denji didn't seem particularly weak compared to his usual standards.
Crossing his arms, he frowns. ]
There was never going to be a good option. If we stayed, and it didn't come back, then somewhere else might have been destroyed in the meantime.
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... I agree.
As much as a lot of people are very frustrated about how the choices turned out, we had made our own decisions based on what we know at the time, and the reality is we can't cover an entire country.
[ and that's that. she looks at him in curiousity - ] How do you feel about everything?