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 Koreaโs 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 didnโt track down an injured and resting Imugi—they tracked down the Imugiโs 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. LILITHโs 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.
โถ 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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They had to fail to protect a greater peace. If they succeeded, others would think they could also wage war to achieve what they wanted. Their deaths would serve as a lesson to others to never wage a war like that ever again.
(He doesn't regret his actions. He would do it again. But it isn't something he decided lightly. He hated it. He hated the mission. He hated lying. He hated his actions. He hated himself. )
I protect human history. What has already been done in the past can't be undone. It can't be changed for a better story.
(Kind of a weird thing to say without much context. To be honest, this is the first time he's revealed anything about his true purpose as a time traveler.)
So, it's your job to protect the past? Is that it? even if it's a shitty one?
[ for someone as simple-minded and ignorant, denji didn't find the heroic appeal nor the excuse for slaughtering all those men. more importantly, does tsurumaru regret it? he says it doesn't, yet denji can argue otherwise. if the other man was expecting any critique from the half-devil, he won't get one. the death of strangers didn't faze him. ]
(He doesn't answer. He'll let the silence speaks. Yes, that's his job. Even if it's a no good past.)
It is when that history makes "you."
(As much as he may regret, hate, and grieve...)
If it weren't for those events, many of the ones I care for wouldn't be made. I probably wouldn't care for them even one bit. I may not care for you. I may not even care for him.
(For Aki. It was the unique circumstances that made him who he is not that led to him opening up and falling.)
yeah, that made his cheeks warm up with a tiny, growing smile. denji even points at himself, as if double-checking if the reference was for him (and aki, but let's forget about that guy for now!). ]
[ he allows the little poke, and then he's quiet for a bit. it was unfair to tsurumaru, considering everything he has done for denji so far, but he was also someone who is - hard to read, and can come off as dishonest. he would carry a smile when he doesn't feel like it and hide behind his feelings. did he really mean what he just said? denji couldn't say. the half-devil is gullible and has been manipulated way too many times in his life.
with that, he relaxed his shoulders, nodding towards their meal. they're almost done anyway. ] Come on. Finish up ...
(If he didn't really care, would he keep eating a soup that has gone cold, the noodles so soft they break in his chopsticks? It's a shame he couldn't finish eating it all when it was still freshly made but he finishes everything that's left of what has now become a lower quality meal. He eats it as if it was still as good as the first bite.)
Thank you for the meal, Denji-kun. I'll treat you next time.
(Meaning he'll buy him something to eat or do something else... because he is a horrible cook.)
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(He doesn't regret his actions. He would do it again. But it isn't something he decided lightly. He hated it. He hated the mission. He hated lying. He hated his actions. He hated himself. )
I protect human history. What has already been done in the past can't be undone. It can't be changed for a better story.
(Kind of a weird thing to say without much context. To be honest, this is the first time he's revealed anything about his true purpose as a time traveler.)
All change must happen in the present.
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[ for someone as simple-minded and ignorant, denji didn't find the heroic appeal nor the excuse for slaughtering all those men. more importantly, does tsurumaru regret it? he says it doesn't, yet denji can argue otherwise. if the other man was expecting any critique from the half-devil, he won't get one. the death of strangers didn't faze him. ]
Not all human history is worth protecting ...
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It is when that history makes "you."
(As much as he may regret, hate, and grieve...)
If it weren't for those events, many of the ones I care for wouldn't be made. I probably wouldn't care for them even one bit. I may not care for you. I may not even care for him.
(For Aki. It was the unique circumstances that made him who he is not that led to him opening up and falling.)
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yeah, that made his cheeks warm up with a tiny, growing smile. denji even points at himself, as if double-checking if the reference was for him (and aki, but let's forget about that guy for now!). ]
You care about me?
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(And he can't help but let out a laugh. Reaching out, he pokes Denji's cheek with one skinny finger,)
Are you surprised, Denji-kun?
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with that, he relaxed his shoulders, nodding towards their meal. they're almost done anyway. ] Come on. Finish up ...
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(If he didn't really care, would he keep eating a soup that has gone cold, the noodles so soft they break in his chopsticks? It's a shame he couldn't finish eating it all when it was still freshly made but he finishes everything that's left of what has now become a lower quality meal. He eats it as if it was still as good as the first bite.)
Thank you for the meal, Denji-kun. I'll treat you next time.
(Meaning he'll buy him something to eat or do something else... because he is a horrible cook.)