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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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[newphew]

[ oh.... the brief shoulder pat, only to be brushed off.... hunter's starting to get used to these little touches, so he doesn't quite tense and flinch at the motion like he normally would, more just glancing yuwon's way, still a bit caught offguard by the kindness ]

[ it is a bit tempting to argue semantics, but even though he's a child soldier, he is also a teenage boy, and.... well, he would never say no to being fed. he nods a little, slowly ]

There's not much point in staying here anyway.

[ so he's agreeable to leaving, and agreeable to eating or drinking something. he will follow yuwon ]

[ achievement unlocked: hunter will now die for you! ]

still dying at that broom meme

[yuwon]

[ it's a relief he agrees if just because yuwon didn't exactly have a frame of reference to suggest anything else. despite the reassurance of the boy's senses coming back to him, yuwon can't seem to find other words. he had never been particularly good at dignifying others with a proper response, and at times like this it probably shows. it's easier to remain silent, which he does, just waiting to feel hunter following close behind him.

hopefully they could find something to eat, even if it's just the standard food items they find around base. what else speaks to a full stomach that ration bars and slightly older loaves of bread. is this worth dying for, hunter.... ]

too real

[newphew]

[ hunter's fine with the quiet... he's not especially good with dealing with feelings anyway, so he trails along behind yuwon with his hands in his pockets. flapjack chirps at hunter once in a while and hunter answers like the two of them are having a conversation. ]

[ also wow cheapskate yuwon wont even treat him to something at a restaurant.... gosh. jk, hunter will eat almost anything, so he's fine with day old bread and ration bars ]