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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[He's already calling bullshit on Sonic's story. Either a misunderstanding or corrupt police. Sonic's always been a hero! And until he has irrefutable evidence otherwise, he won't believe differently.
Also the guy's flippant dismissal of the story indicates it's got a twist ending.]
It doesn't matter what other people thought was right so long as you did what was right.
[Though he's aware the definition of "right" changes with the person. Hell, a lot of villains did what they thought was "right" for them and their cause, no matter what price society, innocents, and heroes had to pay for their decisions.
Yeah, there are different ways to tackle what's "right" in any given case; Bakugo doesn't have the same solution that Midoriya has when it comes to villains. But...]
Yeah, that's the thing. There is no "right" - there's only what you choose to do. No second chances. Maybe it won't turn out the way you imagined... but if you did what felt right to you, then that's what matters.
[ he folds an arm over his knee. It's not like he's never gotten upset at his own mistakes, either, as much as he tries not to - he has a heart. But he knows that the decision he made was one he believed in. Nobody knows what the future holds. Sometimes it's scary, and sad, but that's what makes the moments of joy and triumph so much sweeter - they're things he decided for himself. ]
You and me - we wanted to stop the bad guy. There's no world where that was wrong.
[he notices sonic avoids the question. again. tch, whatever.]
You gonna let Eggman do what he wants because he's doing what's "right" to him?
[that's a slippery slope and one he's heard many villains use to excuse their actions. claiming there's no social "right" and any attempt to define it is limiting or oppressing the villain's freedom. all the while not giving a shit about using their claimed "freedom" to hurt, steal, murder, and otherwise terrorize and abuse people who never did anything to them. like it or not, there is right and wrong in the world. but if it's defined by everyone, the world's going to shit fast.
for bakugo, the right choice in this entire battle was killing he kaiju. that's what they were brought here to do. fight, kill, win. letting their enemy go to recover and attack again at a later date, when they weren't here, was fucking stupid. the city could survive for two days while the outsiders took care of the dragon. two days tending to the city wouldn't fix it and the dragon would be free to return, wasting all their efforts. the right choice was the eliminate the damn threat.]
Hmph. I don't regret my choice or think I made a mistake. But that doesn't change what happened. Those people died. And we weren't there.
[ rolling his eyes. ] C'mon, when have I ever let him get away with anything? I'm not that kind of guy.
[ except that one time where eggman beat his ass and he got locked in space jail for like a year, but in his defense, he resumed trying to stop him as soon as he got out... ]
Anyway... You're right. Not about the doc - I mean about what happened. [ Sonic sighs, glancing off to the side. ] Best-laid plans, and all that stuff. Like you said, there's no changing it now. I just wish we got a chance to help the ones left behind.
[maybe he does. bakugo's asking that as a rhetorical question to judge whether sonic believes what he just said or not. he isn't wrong on one level, but the implications of a world build off that idea are unnerving. someone has to decide what's right or wrong and people usually end up agreeing and gathering behind it until society forms around those ideals. human nature.]
We had the chance, but the branch let their emotions override logic. We're going to get blamed for "abandoning" them again if it that monster comes back. [whether for not being able to get to korea faster, or for not sticking around even though they were kicked out of the fucking country. it's not going to go well when that shit hits the proverbial fan.]
[ in fact, Sonic doesn't really get what he means - he's not thinking nearly as broadly as Bakugo is. It's not a topic worth sticking to, though. For one thing, he's not interested in philosophy debates; for another, he's pretty sure it'll get Bakugo riled up, and not in a fun way. ]
Then we do better next time.
[ he says it like it's easy. To him, it might be. His green eyes flick back over to Bakugo, inquisitive. ]
You're like a superhero back home, right?
[ they've never actually discussed it, but he used the word "superpowers" before when he was describing himself and his world... ]
[Bakugo doesn't chase the argument down. It's not something he figures Sonic wants to, or needs to, debate, and really he's just firing off shit because he's pissed off. Bad enough he's having to deal with this crap already, his mood tanked and nerves spitting fire. Sonic's putting up with a lot right now and Bakugo's loosening some of his own ballast.]
There's a lot of things I want to do better. I'm not letting this happen again.
[Even if he has to take on the entire group of Outsiders in a Q&A session to make sure of it. These people are his teammates even if he's not an instinctive team player from the get go. Sonic's question snaps him out of his thoughts, blinking once before sinking back against the wall.]
Yeah. Heroes are actual vocations in my world. We fight villains, deal with natural disasters, and help civilians.
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[He's already calling bullshit on Sonic's story. Either a misunderstanding or corrupt police. Sonic's always been a hero! And until he has irrefutable evidence otherwise, he won't believe differently.
Also the guy's flippant dismissal of the story indicates it's got a twist ending.]
It doesn't matter what other people thought was right so long as you did what was right.
[Though he's aware the definition of "right" changes with the person. Hell, a lot of villains did what they thought was "right" for them and their cause, no matter what price society, innocents, and heroes had to pay for their decisions.
Yeah, there are different ways to tackle what's "right" in any given case; Bakugo doesn't have the same solution that Midoriya has when it comes to villains. But...]
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[ he folds an arm over his knee. It's not like he's never gotten upset at his own mistakes, either, as much as he tries not to - he has a heart. But he knows that the decision he made was one he believed in. Nobody knows what the future holds. Sometimes it's scary, and sad, but that's what makes the moments of joy and triumph so much sweeter - they're things he decided for himself. ]
You and me - we wanted to stop the bad guy. There's no world where that was wrong.
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You gonna let Eggman do what he wants because he's doing what's "right" to him?
[that's a slippery slope and one he's heard many villains use to excuse their actions. claiming there's no social "right" and any attempt to define it is limiting or oppressing the villain's freedom. all the while not giving a shit about using their claimed "freedom" to hurt, steal, murder, and otherwise terrorize and abuse people who never did anything to them. like it or not, there is right and wrong in the world. but if it's defined by everyone, the world's going to shit fast.
for bakugo, the right choice in this entire battle was killing he kaiju. that's what they were brought here to do. fight, kill, win. letting their enemy go to recover and attack again at a later date, when they weren't here, was fucking stupid. the city could survive for two days while the outsiders took care of the dragon. two days tending to the city wouldn't fix it and the dragon would be free to return, wasting all their efforts. the right choice was the eliminate the damn threat.]
Hmph. I don't regret my choice or think I made a mistake. But that doesn't change what happened. Those people died. And we weren't there.
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[ except that one time where eggman beat his ass and he got locked in space jail for like a year, but in his defense, he resumed trying to stop him as soon as he got out... ]
Anyway... You're right. Not about the doc - I mean about what happened. [ Sonic sighs, glancing off to the side. ] Best-laid plans, and all that stuff. Like you said, there's no changing it now. I just wish we got a chance to help the ones left behind.
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[maybe he does. bakugo's asking that as a rhetorical question to judge whether sonic believes what he just said or not. he isn't wrong on one level, but the implications of a world build off that idea are unnerving. someone has to decide what's right or wrong and people usually end up agreeing and gathering behind it until society forms around those ideals. human nature.]
We had the chance, but the branch let their emotions override logic. We're going to get blamed for "abandoning" them again if it that monster comes back. [whether for not being able to get to korea faster, or for not sticking around even though they were kicked out of the fucking country. it's not going to go well when that shit hits the proverbial fan.]
We could have done better.
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Then we do better next time.
[ he says it like it's easy. To him, it might be. His green eyes flick back over to Bakugo, inquisitive. ]
You're like a superhero back home, right?
[ they've never actually discussed it, but he used the word "superpowers" before when he was describing himself and his world... ]
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There's a lot of things I want to do better. I'm not letting this happen again.
[Even if he has to take on the entire group of Outsiders in a Q&A session to make sure of it. These people are his teammates even if he's not an instinctive team player from the get go. Sonic's question snaps him out of his thoughts, blinking once before sinking back against the wall.]
Yeah. Heroes are actual vocations in my world. We fight villains, deal with natural disasters, and help civilians.