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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_fourteenth]

[Many have said the same to Raidou, but it's so hard to sink in. Something about Choso's particular choice of words seems to cut through that static that is his lifetime of training.

He's never been close to people as he has here. The fact that Choso is allowed to be so close, hands curled around Raidou's, speaks volumes about his progress here, and how he feels about Choso. He trusts him.

Together is the mantra he and Yuji use; he used the same with Bakugo to rally him from the depths of grief as well. Together, he can keep going so long as they're together. Why is it so hard to accept hearing from someone else?

Emotions may not show on his face, but they show in other ways. He takes a shaky breath, and nods, opening his eyes to meet Choso's. The nod gains a little more conviction when he does so.]

[gimu]

[ Raidou opens his eyes to a rare sight on its own: a smile, one that crinkles the corners of choso’s eyes, small but as genuine as they come.

squeezing the Summoner’s hands again, he continues in that soothing rumble, ]

You are not alone.

[the_fourteenth]

[How lucky Raidou felt, to have the friends here he did. He has more friends here than he ever had during his entire life.

He doesn't want to disappoint them. He wants to make sure Choso can rely on him, just as Raidou is now.]

Thank you. I... I'm glad to have you as a friend, and an ally. I wouldn't have made it this far without you.

[gimu]

[ ‘a friend’. such a strange little word, so alien until recently, but used in correlation to himself despite everything. not a tool or a soldier, not a curse or a fellow conscript, but a friend.

his hand on Raidou’s squeezes back, infinitesimally. ]

I should be thanking you as well. For accepting our pact. For continuing to regard me so highly. For trusting in me to fight with your power.

Thank you, Summoner Raidou. I will not let you stumble on alone.