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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[ He agrees with an exhale. Even if he hadn't come out with worse injuries (thanks in large part to Kaede), it still feels like he's been put through the wringer physically and emotionally. He finds a rock to plop himself on, patting the other seat. ]
I'm wiped. They can come collect their own damn eggs.
[ It doesn't take much prompting for her to join him. Lucy sets her gun down in the ground and sinks into the offered seat. Her elbows rest on her knees as she leans forward to sit her chin in her hands. The scowl she takes on might just be permanent. ]
I certainly don't feel like touching them. They can be someone else's back strain.
[ That's some scowl, and he can't blame her. The mission really went to shit. He's just relieved she's stopped swinging at things. He finds himself staring at the sharp lines of her face, at her cheek where the acid had splashed her. The injury's completely faded and he's forced to give LILITH's tech a little credit. ]
[ She tries to relax and cool off. It's difficult with the eggs still in her line of sight. Yet, if she closes her eyes, there's not much reprieve there either. She can still feel his eyes on her. Staring. At what, she can guess, but her mouth twitches a bit regardless.
Lucy cracks open an eye to glance at him sidelong. ]
[ Definitely. The blast could've just taken her head off and left her dead on the spot. And that's in the worst case scenario if it was a direct hit. Even the best case in such a situation would still see her suffering and probably just dying. She forces the morbid imagining out of her mind. Entertaining it for even a few seconds has her color paling a bit again. ]
What, would you have missed me if I got taken out by an overly enraged noodle?
[ A most undignified "hurf" is the best answer out of her for that elbowing. Her whole body jolts a bit to the side, and her head whips back to give him an unimpressed "really?" type of expression. Right before she closes her eyes and slowly shakes her head. ]
[ That's...not what she expects to hear. Her face burns as she tries to process it all. Why would he say that? But, it's normal for friends to not like seeing each other hurt, right? Is that it? He means friends? ...right?
Her thoughts buzz a mile a minute. Or they do until the silence between them is too much for her. ]
Not like I like being hurt, okay? [ She scoffs, the huff more for her to blow off excess steam than anything. ] I'm still alive, so...there.
[ He likes her as a friend, of course, and maybe a little more. When this is all behind them, maybe he'll tell her. ]
I would think most people wouldn't enjoy it. [ She's so flustered, Elan will chuckle and relent, changing the subject. ] Anyways, for once I look forward to going back.
[ It would be nice to get a rest. Or so he thinks oblivious to the TDM's new horrors. ]
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[ He agrees with an exhale. Even if he hadn't come out with worse injuries (thanks in large part to Kaede), it still feels like he's been put through the wringer physically and emotionally. He finds a rock to plop himself on, patting the other seat. ]
I'm wiped. They can come collect their own damn eggs.
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I certainly don't feel like touching them. They can be someone else's back strain.
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Lucy cracks open an eye to glance at him sidelong. ]
...what is it?
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It's nothing. [ ... ] Just thinking it could've been much worse.
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Probably.
[ Definitely. The blast could've just taken her head off and left her dead on the spot. And that's in the worst case scenario if it was a direct hit. Even the best case in such a situation would still see her suffering and probably just dying. She forces the morbid imagining out of her mind. Entertaining it for even a few seconds has her color paling a bit again. ]
What, would you have missed me if I got taken out by an overly enraged noodle?
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[ He elbows her in the side. Is it too soon to joke about her anger issues...
He's sorta dodging the question. Of course he would miss her. Don't ask why he can't just say that like a normal person. ]
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Fine, be a clown about it. Whatever.
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But I guess you're not wrong. It could've been a lot worse.
[ But, it wasn't. It's still plenty terrible, yeah, but she's still alive. Bruised ego and all. ]
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Her thoughts buzz a mile a minute. Or they do until the silence between them is too much for her. ]
Not like I like being hurt, okay? [ She scoffs, the huff more for her to blow off excess steam than anything. ] I'm still alive, so...there.
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I would think most people wouldn't enjoy it. [ She's so flustered, Elan will chuckle and relent, changing the subject. ] Anyways, for once I look forward to going back.
[ It would be nice to get a rest. Or so he thinks oblivious to the TDM's new horrors. ]
uwu
I want to sleep for a whole week. Just rot away in bed until I feel better.
[ Famous last words. ]