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 Koreaβs 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 didnβt track down an injured and resting Imugi—they tracked down the Imugiβs 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. LILITHβs 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.
βΆ 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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[ Bakugo has a point. The problem is part of what keeps Godzilla in line is the tampering his microchip does, he's dispositioned to think positively about LILITH and it's combined with his own natural instinct to protect the planet. LILITH wants the same thing, it doesn't make any sense that they'd leave their best chance at achieving it out to dry.
His head is starting to hurt. ]
The benefaction of the doubting is they will address it in time. They are recovering from their own loss, the LILITH lair in Korea was exterminated.
[ He growls, not fully believing that himself, and scratches behind at the back of his head in irritation. ]
Yet LILITH are our leaders. It is as much their duty to take responsibility for this failure as it is to ensure we are in the right place to perform our duties. If they continue to avoid this I shall be angry.
[ Which Godzilla believes is all he needs to say to convey the grim seriousness of that situation. Him being really angry doesn't end well for anyone. LILITH is surely wise enough to not force his claw, right? ]
[Bakugo has no idea that the chip is influencing the kaiju into thinking so about LILITH. If/when he finds out about that, he's going to be extremely pissed off. But protecting the planet, or in Bakugo's case, more the people of it, that's something they can agree on without any kind of influence. Even if LILITH angered him with their failure, he still reluctantly admits the organization wants to save humanity. Albeit with questionable execution at times...]
That dragon's still alive. If it's as smart as you think, it'll carry a grudge. [Though it won't have its brood anymore, since those eggs are now in LILITH's hands. The lesser of two evils on the surface, but he's wary about the future.]
They're not our fucking leaders. They're people we've agreed to ally with. [Even if pressed to do it.] But you're right about their duty. They better talk about it the next time they make a big announcement.
[He understands Godzilla's underlying "or else" threat. A lot of Outsiders are probably feelings the same way.]
Correct. She will likely seek the Outsiders out as well. She battled some of our number before, it will not take an equal of Archimedes [a genius. ] to infer that others like them killed her mate.
[ Which might actually work out in their favor now that he thinks about it. If the Outsiders are the target of the Imugi's revenge rather than Korea itself then the damage to the world could be minimized. She might even come right to them, saving them the trouble of another hunt.
With a grunt he pushes himself up to a standing position, rolling his neck and making it crack. It's a hell of a sound, there's a lot of thick bones in there. Thickest one's in his head, really. ]
I am sure they will. Very few would be unwise enough to do otherwise.
[She was beaten to the point of fleeing against just half of their numbers. Her mate died to the other half (plus military). There's no way she's going to make it out alive if the Imugi comes against the full roster of rested (and pissed off) Outsiders, including what military might Neo Tokyo has.
Plenty of them will have it out for that bitch just as personally as she has it out for the. Vengeance and atonement are very powerful forces. The question is, is there a way to bait her somewhere?]
We need to figure out a better way to direct the kaiju. Every damn place we've been to, we've seen its presence, but can't do shit until it attacks whatever city we're in. [Thinking ahead.] Next time, we have to come up with a way to either draw it away from the city or meet it before it gets there.
[Risking civilian lives, collateral damage... fuck it, they can do better.]
[ And here Godzilla is tapping his index claw against the floor as he thinks on it. There has to be a solution to drawing the enemies away to fight them with as little destruction as possible. He's Godzilla, damn it, anything should be possible as long as he is around! ]
Perhaps there is a way to challenge them. Prepare in a location far from humans and then send forth a signal to the enemy to bring them in. Were I not diminished I am sure such a thing would be in my capability.
[ He pauses, stops tapping his claw, and lets out a frustrated huff. ]
Though just as possible this will do nothing. When beings like these "kaiju" do battle it seems we always choose to do so within the homes of humanity. I do not understand why.
It shouldn't be that fucking hard! These bastards have always been able to at least track its general location.
[Whether it's tremors in the ground or strange clouds in the sky, every place they go has some hint towards the kaiju's presence nearby. Taking the fight to them may have its own risks, as they'd essentially be searching a wider area for the kaiju rather than bolstering ranks and being ready to clash when the monster finally arrives.]
Gonna lure them with your siren mating call? [Yes, he his taunting Godzilla now. But back to seriousness.] They come after settlements for obvious reasons. We need to locate what they want and how they track that, then we can either lure them away or trick them into coming to us instead.
[Bakugo snorts at the possibility of these things doing "nothing" if they prepare like that.]
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His head is starting to hurt. ]
The benefaction of the doubting is they will address it in time. They are recovering from their own loss, the LILITH lair in Korea was exterminated.
[ He growls, not fully believing that himself, and scratches behind at the back of his head in irritation. ]
Yet LILITH are our leaders. It is as much their duty to take responsibility for this failure as it is to ensure we are in the right place to perform our duties. If they continue to avoid this I shall be angry.
[ Which Godzilla believes is all he needs to say to convey the grim seriousness of that situation. Him being really angry doesn't end well for anyone. LILITH is surely wise enough to not force his claw, right? ]
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That dragon's still alive. If it's as smart as you think, it'll carry a grudge. [Though it won't have its brood anymore, since those eggs are now in LILITH's hands. The lesser of two evils on the surface, but he's wary about the future.]
They're not our fucking leaders. They're people we've agreed to ally with. [Even if pressed to do it.] But you're right about their duty. They better talk about it the next time they make a big announcement.
[He understands Godzilla's underlying "or else" threat. A lot of Outsiders are probably feelings the same way.]
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[ Which might actually work out in their favor now that he thinks about it. If the Outsiders are the target of the Imugi's revenge rather than Korea itself then the damage to the world could be minimized. She might even come right to them, saving them the trouble of another hunt.
With a grunt he pushes himself up to a standing position, rolling his neck and making it crack. It's a hell of a sound, there's a lot of thick bones in there. Thickest one's in his head, really. ]
I am sure they will. Very few would be unwise enough to do otherwise.
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[She was beaten to the point of fleeing against just half of their numbers. Her mate died to the other half (plus military). There's no way she's going to make it out alive if the Imugi comes against the full roster of rested (and pissed off) Outsiders, including what military might Neo Tokyo has.
Plenty of them will have it out for that bitch just as personally as she has it out for the. Vengeance and atonement are very powerful forces. The question is, is there a way to bait her somewhere?]
We need to figure out a better way to direct the kaiju. Every damn place we've been to, we've seen its presence, but can't do shit until it attacks whatever city we're in. [Thinking ahead.] Next time, we have to come up with a way to either draw it away from the city or meet it before it gets there.
[Risking civilian lives, collateral damage... fuck it, they can do better.]
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[ And here Godzilla is tapping his index claw against the floor as he thinks on it. There has to be a solution to drawing the enemies away to fight them with as little destruction as possible. He's Godzilla, damn it, anything should be possible as long as he is around! ]
Perhaps there is a way to challenge them. Prepare in a location far from humans and then send forth a signal to the enemy to bring them in. Were I not diminished I am sure such a thing would be in my capability.
[ He pauses, stops tapping his claw, and lets out a frustrated huff. ]
Though just as possible this will do nothing. When beings like these "kaiju" do battle it seems we always choose to do so within the homes of humanity. I do not understand why.
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[Whether it's tremors in the ground or strange clouds in the sky, every place they go has some hint towards the kaiju's presence nearby. Taking the fight to them may have its own risks, as they'd essentially be searching a wider area for the kaiju rather than bolstering ranks and being ready to clash when the monster finally arrives.]
Gonna lure them with your siren mating call? [Yes, he his taunting Godzilla now. But back to seriousness.] They come after settlements for obvious reasons. We need to locate what they want and how they track that, then we can either lure them away or trick them into coming to us instead.
[Bakugo snorts at the possibility of these things doing "nothing" if they prepare like that.]
THEN WE NEED TO TAKE AWAY THEIR FUCKING CHOICE!!