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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.

All tags on this log are worth 2 points and will count towards August AC.

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[gorb]

Ah.

( Of course. Repayment and not socialisation. He absolutely believes her. He does at least snort a little when she asks him about his birthday, singular eyebrow raising. )

Why wouldn't I have a birthday? It's February 3rd. I'll be twenty-eight.

( He can practically hear Mimiko and Nanako wailing that he's ancient, somewhere. ) Yours?

[undrowned]

[ rover gives a slight hum at that, determined to remember. so now she has three people's birthdays to remember. (well, she'll have to figure out what the exact date is for one of them, but at least, she knows three people's birthdays now.) ]

Let me know what being thirty's like. Apparently you become less fun.

[ like she has any room to talk. anyway - ]

I don't know. I've lost my memories.

So I've been asking other people's birthdays instead.

[gorb]

Can I really tell you if I won't make it there?

( Cheerful about it, a stupid brightness in his usual malaise. ) Maybe I should make some good out of my death, I can die young no matter how long they keep me here.

( The rest of that is ... interesting. )

All right, pick one. You strike me as a scorpio.

[undrowned]

Let's make it more terrifying. You make it past thirty and you're still here, and you're still angry at LILITH, you just have longer hair.

[ haha.

also rover just looks at him in confusion. ]

... that's kind of silly, isn't it? Also, I don't even know what a scorpio is.

[gorb]

Why? You deserve a birthday too.

( He flicks ash over the other side of the wall, away from her. ) It's a starsign. Some people believe whenever you were born you get a sign based on the position of the stars, and then it tells you facts about yourself. ( He is ... mangling ... astrology. ) Scorpios have a tendency to want to uncover secrets. Intuitive.

( A pause, then in explanation. )

My secretary liked to read the family theirs. I'm an Aquarius. They're talented. ( A strange grin, one he used to wear more often. ) Charming. Modest.

[undrowned]

[ rover just raises an eyebrow at his definition of an aquarius - ] That's funny.

I feel like just picking any date is such a terrible way to do it. I have to put a lot of thought to make sure I don't end up at the wrong star sign, if that's the case. Or it has to be a date that's meaningful enough to me to begin with ... it's a lot of pressure.

[gorb]

Well, do you have a day that's important? If you're going to remember my birthday I'm going to have to remember yours, it's only fair. And I wouldn't like anyone to say I don't give my all.

( Contrary to popular belief he's not actually a bad friend to have, he likes to make sure the members of his family are safe and cared for, acknowledged and nurtured. With the notable exception of his actions upon his defection, he enjoys being a good friend. Rover's wormed her way in well enough. )

I still think scorpio, but if you find something more fitting by all means.

[undrowned]

... that's a lot of days I have to mark as important.

[ rover sighs. ]

If I come up with one, I'll definitely let you know. But for now, I guess I have nothing.

That being said, I can also just celebrate my birthday with my friends' ... that's also just as fun.

[gorb]

Fine.

( A hum, thoughtful. )

I'll get two cakes on mine then. If we're both still in LILITH's service. Then you'll have to tell me what kind of flavour you like.