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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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[yuwon]

[ it's hard not to crack the tiniest hint of a smile when he can full well see the confusion color sonic's countenance. it's followed up by a tiny exhale that maybe could be taken as 1% humor, before he opens up his inventory.

he pulls out a single bag of jerky, a bag of popcorn, and another bag of some sort of cheese snack. he stacks them up as he deposits them into sonic's arms. ] I didn't pay you back from Kyoto. [ ... and yuwon didn't like feeling indebted to anyone.

even if it's over a caloriemate... ]

[fastpaced]

[ he blinks a few times at the snacks, the gears turning in his head practically visible as he tries to recall what he's owed this for. No way is this guy trying to pay him back for giving him a snack bar he found on the ground, right...? But there's no other explanation coming to mind. Sonic somewhat sheepishly accepts the offering, if only because Yuwon started putting stuff in his hands before he understood what he was doing. ]

I appreciate the thought, but you really don't have to. I didn't do it 'cause I wanted you to pay me back, you know?

[ if he's being honest, he was mostly showing off -- but part of it was just that he likes being nice to people, too. ]

[yuwon]

[ i'm crying. it really is exactly that...

yuwon doesn't seem to see the issue with it, either. which is probably punctuated by his lack of any real expression, including one of shame. ] I know. [ sonic didn't strike him as someone that petty, whether from their fix exchange, or even in moments like now. ]

But, just take it. It's not like I'm going to eat this all, anyway.

[ a pause. ] Half the jerky I made myself from the bear meat, so if you need more.

[fastpaced]

Well, if you insist... Thanks!

[ is it silly? yes. but it's also a very kind gesture, and Sonic won't turn him down. Maybe his impression of Yuwon as the stoic brooder wasn't entirely correct. Arms now loaded with snacks, he peers over the top of the popcorn bag, raising a brow. ]

... You fought a bear?

[ AND MADE IT INTO JERKY? ]

[yuwon]

[ he gives a small shake of his head as if to dismiss the gratitude.

he does appreciate it, however, as a likely sign of goodwill. or so is the term he seems to consider briefly. ] Yeah. [ he says as if it really wasn't anything. though, he's sure sonic is likely talking about the process. ]

I let it out to dehydrate at camp, but it probably could have been better if I had more equipment.