Update

[synfluxmods]

▷ 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.

code

Comments

[fastpaced]

[ he shrugs, sympathetic, but lacking an answer. ]

Well, what else we could do? Voting's better than having LILITH decide for us, if you ask me.

[ maybe there was a third choice - who can say? They couldn't think of any at the time, and from his point of view, it's in the past; what's done is done. ]

[bowtography]

It's not that I disagree with the voting, I just disagree with the... way it got really accusatory really fast.

[ It wasn't the best feeling. ]

But all we can do now is... well, keep going, huh?

[fastpaced]

Yeesh. It got that bad, huh?

[ he's not into debates - or hanging around in big crowds for a long time, for that matter - so he didn't hang around the discussion for a particularly long time, either in person or on the network. ]

Hope no one hurt your feelings, March. [ gently, he shakes his head. ] We all gotta keep going, but it's okay to be sad for a while.

[bowtography]

Just one person, but I don't think I'll be getting an apology, so it's fine. There are other things to think about.

[ Beyond Ratio implying she couldn't handle if a lot of people died if she voted to stay! ]

... So I'll try to not let things get to me.

[fastpaced]

[ oh, something personal happened... he wonders who the other person is, but it's not his place to pry. It doesn't matter, anyway; March is the one in front of him. Sonic's tone softens a little, ears swiveling in her direction. ]

Ya sure? If you're good, I'm good... but if you wanna talk, I'll listen.

[ hurting alone is hard. Even someone with an ego his size knows that. And maybe he's not super close to March, but he likes her - his heart's always open to a new friend in need. ]

[bowtography]

Can I just, um.

[ ... ]

Can I hold your hand? For a little while.

[fastpaced]

[ at that, he blinks, then smiles broadly. ]

Yeah, of course.

[ without hesitation, he offers up a big gloved hand to her. ]

[bowtography]

[ And March takes it, breathing out a soft sigh. ]

... Thanks. It's kind of just my... favorite way of grounding myself.

[fastpaced]

[ she hardly needs to explain herself, but Sonic nods along anyway, giving her hand a gentle squeeze. ]

Good to remember you're not alone?

[ he gets that... though he'd never say it out loud. ]

[bowtography]

Yeah. Like when I first woke up.

I don't know, it just helps.

[ Knowing someone's right there. ]

[fastpaced]

[ he nods again, understanding just fine. He tends to get carried away and try to do everything on his own, himself - but when it gets too hard, remembering his friends are around to back him up keeps him sane. Sonic wishes they were here with him now, too; this is a reminder that there are still new friends to make and count on. This level of loss isn't entirely on his shoulders. ]

I getcha. [ a beat. ] When things get crazy, you can count on me. Even if you just need a hand.