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𝚂𝚢𝚗𝚏𝚕𝚞𝚡 𝙼𝚘𝚍𝚜 ([personal profile] synfluxmods) wrote in [community profile] synflux2024-09-14 04:11 pm

DOWNTIME MINGLE #4

DOWNTIME MINGLE #4


CONTENT WARNINGS: suggestive themes, egg hatching, parenthood.

▶ 001. WINNERS CIRCLE.

During this time period, the Outsiders would typically have been met with a makeshift party with poorly placed balloons and streamers. However, this time it’s just a bulletin board with the following message scrawled out on it:
GOOD JOB:
LOREMIPSUM (K.O.)
REDMIST (600)
NICE TOY (600)
RISK (599)
Even though the mission was a partial success, there are still sponsors who were impressed with the actions of the recognized Outsiders. They also believe those who have contributed are still able to provide relief to the people, and should not be criticized too harshly due to their efforts.

In light of this, the base will have an increase of various lab-made spices delivered by a certain sauce company that heard a certain Outsider has a preference for spicy food. Apparently, the spices pair perfectly with their lab-made chicken.

Maybe it’s a coincidence with a certain network name but the Nice Toy Company also endorses the base and creates a whole line of toy guns in the airsoft and BB variety which replicate antique guns that any collector would salivate over! These are distributed on base and can be seen sold at many stores in Neo Tokyo. There has also been an influx of people who are passionate about fitness and training, sparking a trend for those who work out in bunny outfits. Supposedly, it’s something they’ve seen in a prior battle with the kaiju and so the workout is full of intense cardio, and even bunny hops.

Makima’s face will be found on several brands of what appears to be packaged dog food, however it is unclear if it is really dog food or not. Either way, several hundreds of packages have been delivered to base and are stored as “emergency rations.” Everyone on base is free to grab a snack or two at any time!

For those Outsiders worrying about whether or not they'll be docked pay for only taking down one Imugi instead of both, worry no more! Everyone will wake up one morning with a notification that 300,000 KRYPTOS (~2100 USD) have been deposited into their account. It seems pulling double shifts at their civilian jobs won't be necesssary...


▶ 002. PROJECT EGG.

With the last mission ending in the retrieval of the Imugi eggs, the research teams have been left with one major question: what will they do with them? After some initial discussions, it has been decided that they would keep the eggs and attempt to raise them into maturity in order to see if they could garner more insight into not just the kaiju itself, but of their abilities. It is also their desire to see what the relationship between kaijus and the rifts are, and they believe this would be the best opportunity to do so.

The only caveat to this, however, is who would care for them in the meantime? From previously documented research, they found that kaiju eggs are not easy to raise, especially those who mirror lizard-like creatures. They need special attention that exceeds that of what people would typically expect from egg-rearing. Due to this, LILITH is asking for help from the Outsiders to temporarily tend to the eggs. The Outsiders will be working in shifts to watch the eggs, and are expected to care for them properly. It is noted that for kaiju who have been separated from their mothers, the chances of them hatching are very slim, and so they are not expecting each and every egg to hatch. They are, however, expecting Outsiders to put forth their best efforts in spite of that. At least, it’s one less thing to be blamed for.

Outsiders are expected to sign up for egg raising shifts and will get a single egg to care for. They are to be with the egg at all times during their shift, and negligence will not be tolerated. Occasionally, the staff will send drones to check in and also deliver food items and energy drinks in order to ensure that the eggs are being properly cared for. Eating or destroying the eggs is prohibited.

Coming up with names, however, is encouraged, and Seok Dang has even set up a small contest for it....


▶ 003. OPEN FORUM.

As soon as the order is delivered for them to take care of the eggs, a new download will be prompted on everyone’s oculars. It comes suddenly and without any real explanation. When it loads in, people will find that it appears to look like the “forums” of old. They have various topics already posted, including a bolded one that remains pinned at the top of everyone’s oculars labeled “PARENTING FOR DUMMIES.”

When anyone clicks on it, or even allows their eyes to linger on it for too long, it will automatically open. The explanation at the top is as follows:

I see what you all look up in your free time and I think you could use the help.

Who wrote this cryptic message? Their identity has been kept anonymous, but it seems clear that Outsiders are meant to utilize this to field any questions in regards to the eggs they have been ordered to care for. Some of the questions already include “do I keep them warm by sitting on them?” and “what can I do to provide further enrichment?”

While most of these topics pertain to parenting, if one exits the parenting tab, they will find the forum is entirely opened up for other topics as well, including a GENERAL chat, and a thread created by Seok Dang called “AITA.” Apparently, this was all the rage once upon a time.

[ Note: Feel free to use this not only to discuss parenting, but also to discuss any other topics Outsiders may want to engage in. You can use the code below, or do it without! ]


EVERLIGHT

REVELATION

BRIMSTONE

REDEMPTION



▶ 004. AFTERWORD.

Welcome to our fourth downtime mingle! For the naming contest, we are limiting submissions to one name per character. This is entirely for fun and there is no obligation to participate.

We decided to keep the mingle lighter this time due to the number of player events ongoing. Please do check out the SPA UPGRADE and the ROYAL GALA also occurring this month. Big thanks to Sky and Bijou for organizing these! Additionally, the LOCATIONS page has been updated with both Kyoto and Okinawa. Characters may now visit those locations at any time.

All tags on this log are worth 2 points.


EVENT BREAKDOWN/RECAP (CLICK TO EXPAND)
1. WINNER'S CIRCLE: The heavy hitters/KO winners of the last kaiju fight receive their sponsorships, including spices, BB guns, training videos, and fancy dog food.

2. PROJECT EGG: Outsiders are tasked with caring for and attempting to hatch the Imugi eggs salvaged from Seoul. They are encouraged to try a variety of methods in order to get the eggs to hatch, as no data currently exists. Not all eggs will survive.

3. OPEN FORUM: Outsiders are provided with an open parenting forum to ask for and exchange egg raising advice. However, a certain someone seems to have also included a general forum for Outsiders to discuss whatever they wish....

30storieshigh: (you're being judged by a dinosaur)

002 @Gojira

[personal profile] 30storieshigh 2024-09-25 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
A wise plan young Raidou. Becoming self reliant on food betters our strength and is one less aspect LILITH must involve themselves in 👍.

I shall be of assistance hunting once my period of retribution has passed. Agriculture I have little knowledge of, though plantlife is appreciative of my presence 🤔. Nature flourishes better when its protectors are near 🛡🌿.


[ it's because magical radiation is good for plants somehow. ]
fursuit: (① tehuehuetzquitiani.)

[personal profile] fursuit 2024-09-25 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha, my guess was right! You didn't exactly strike me as a Saber.

[ Like. He won't say it unless Izou asks, but they strike him as "honorable" types from what he knows... But also, that's boring, so he's glad that Izou is more in the fun side of the classes (by his personal definition of "fun") ]

That's one I qualify for too. [ lol. lmao, even. your time will come tezca and you'll get stuck in babysitting duty ] But with Daybit's summoning, I'm a Ruler. And holding the title of the Grand Berserker, to be extra fair about it, but we'll just call that a technicality.
gundemn: (48)

[personal profile] gundemn 2024-09-25 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Really? Your blood pressure is telling me otherwise!

[ Elan's own schedule, outside of tasks forced on him, is as open as possible. Instead of throwing himself at the hacked dragon he'd instead instigated a mech fight in the sims that Bakugou is free to have observed. When not exercising, he spends the rest of his time getting shut eye, finding diversions anywhere but base, and fighting off existential dread.

If he can get away with it, his hand snakes its way to grab a repeat sample. ]
blastedass: by bokunoicons @ tumblr (💥 Come at me with all you got!)

[personal profile] blastedass 2024-09-25 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
My blood pressure's fine!

[If Elan needs proof, he can shove the medical report right in his face! Not that he's going to waste his time going to get it just for this guy. He's got cooking to do and isn't going to trust Elan to take over while he's gone. For, you know, two minutes at best.

And damn right he watched the mech fight. He's already convinced Dearka to let him try and train on his mecha (it's the most rudimentary basics of training at best) and is in the process of trying to wheedle the same out of Raleigh. Let him be mecha pilot backup Bakugo, dammit!

Elan's not gonna get smacked for the sample at least.]
kubricks: (I Stole 16 Million Dollars)

[personal profile] kubricks 2024-09-25 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I am. He was an employee of mine.

[Before here, she means.]

A very good one too, I think he was an excellent choice to bring here.

[She doesn't often find herself called for references, but she'd give a good one for him, current circumstances aside.]
hitokiller: (pic#16857716)

( 1 / 2 )

[personal profile] hitokiller 2024-09-25 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
( ... izou doesn't get a lot of time to scoff at the mention of the knight class, saber--a role he's claimed before, in some far-off timeline he can recall, an odd discomfort settling at the pit of his stomach at the mention of it. not with tezcatlipoca dropping the bomb where he qualifies for "grand".

that bit of information has him sitting transfixed, a childish fear welling up in him for the sheer amount of energy it takes to reach that height, that pinnacle of humanity, and...

is he the only one that knows? LILITH, surely, but. it wouldn't mean a thing to most, and to be fair, izou isn't entirely sure what it means for him either. just that he tried to square up with a divine entity that was not Only ruler-aligned and could go toe-to-toe with him in his own class, but was ordained by the forces of the planet itself to be the biggest badass of a class of flesh-tearing brutes.

cool.

he doesn't reply for a good ten minutes at least. )
hitokiller: id: kimidoriseibutu (pic#17197848)

( 2 / 2 )

[personal profile] hitokiller 2024-09-25 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Cool.










Aren't Rulers 'sposed to be... impartial to... conflict.
lunarchivist: (Hm?)

[personal profile] lunarchivist 2024-09-25 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)

I. Suppose that is a way to. Make a name for oneself.

I would prefer not to, however, as the topic could upset people, and I do not wish to do so unnecessarily...

However, if you are curious, I suppose I could tell you about the Swarm sometime. I do not know if you preferred in person or not. Regardless, might I ask your name? I'm Dan Heng.

[He may regret this, but he understands the desire to know more. Growing up caged with only books to tell one about the world does that to a guy.]
fursuit: (① pohua.)

[personal profile] fursuit 2024-09-25 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The longer it goes without a reply, the more deeply amused Tezcatlipoca is. So, by the time it comes, he's grinning. Good thing Izou doesn't have to deal with that annoyance, at least... ]

Impartial, sure. Not necessarily to conflict, though. And I hit that criteria, no problem. I'm impartial in that I welcome all conflict.

[ how that counts, ask nasu... ]

Of course, I'm probably the only one that can take that loophole.
lunarchivist: (Unimpressed)

[personal profile] lunarchivist 2024-09-26 12:10 am (UTC)(link)

...not sure. Perhaps next time don't knock people out to rescue them?

How did you even manage to relocate us all at once anyway?

lunarchivist: (Hmmmm)

[personal profile] lunarchivist 2024-09-26 12:13 am (UTC)(link)

............right.

And what is that "market", exactly?



[Scamming?]
the_fourteenth: (137)

[personal profile] the_fourteenth 2024-09-26 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
Fair. And I guess I will add that to my list of things to research. There are plenty of us here strong enough to do some construction work, but I worry about the finer points of design that concern me. So long as you have that part handled, I'd feel a lot more confident moving forward with it.

Now if LILITH would bring in more farmers and architects, instead of fighters.
lunarchivist: (Unimpressed)

I can't believe this is how they're meeting up in person here....

[personal profile] lunarchivist 2024-09-26 12:17 am (UTC)(link)

Alright. I'll be there in 5 minutes.



[True to his word, Dan Heng shows up at the cafeteria soon. His eyes are narrowed, on the lookout for some sort of setup or trap. Or just Sampo.

But he is curious. Hopefully curiosity won't kill the dragon...
]
the_fourteenth: (142)

[personal profile] the_fourteenth 2024-09-26 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Honestly, he's going to read this as Godzilla is good with plants in the traditional sense.]

That would be great. Without proper cultivation and care, I'm afraid of overfarming it. I want to make sure we treat the groves well so they can continue to flourish, and plant new things if we can. Due to residual rift effects, the fruit is oversized like the crabs. LILITH said it was all safe to eat. My goal is to grow enough for us, then give what we can to the citizens of Neo Tokyo.
kaizou: (zzz sell love hate buns)

[personal profile] kaizou 2024-09-26 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
IT'S GOTTA BE IN PERSON

WRITING MAKES ME TIRED

AND I CAN'T SEE YOUR FACE

I'M GIGAN
laidtocrest: (...hopes is great)

[personal profile] laidtocrest 2024-09-26 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Okay, granted, this is a giant blue anthropomorphic hedgehog, with a snout, and quills, and everything, but there's something about Sonic's mien that transcends race, nationality, what world they're from. There's something very familiar to Sylvain, one which prompts him to grab one of the pastries from the box, shift his grip, and offer it back to Sonic.]

You've definitely had to do this one too many times. [This is so surreal, but okay, okay, not the weirdest thing that happened to him in the last whatever.] You need this more than I do. [Then.] Sylvain.

[Given the post there's probably an egg right next to him, too. So now there's Sonic, Sylvain, and Provisional Sherbet the Egg? Shortbread? Just to continue the S-theme. Whatever.]

Do people really ask you if you were born like that? I really don't want to think about the sorts of places those people come from. [That's horrible.]
laidtocrest: (pic#15762084)

[personal profile] laidtocrest 2024-09-26 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
so you're saying there's ones that are more evil crazy monsters
or at least you're implying that
I know I know we're setting aside the eggs for a second

how many of these things have you fought again?
kaizou: (zzz you are a fat star)

[personal profile] kaizou 2024-09-26 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
We kaiju kill each other all the time. But so do humans, right? Just about everything out there'll fight whatever they need to to get what they want, so why get bothered about it?

[He steps back just a little, putting enough distance between himself and the doorway—where he was shamelessly trying to peek into Geto's room over his head—to give himself room to gesture with a claw at the buzzsaw implanted in his torso.]

Besides, it's what I was made to do! It'd be pretty sad if I didn't like it.

[Which came first? The chicken or the egg? Gigan's sadistic tendencies or his transformation into a weapon? He doesn't remember anymore, and it doesn't matter. It is what it is now.]
laidtocrest: (pic#15948675)

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[personal profile] laidtocrest 2024-09-26 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
[So, here Sylvain is. He's listening to 2278's Linkin Park. He's chilling, trying to decide what he thinks about the music and is landing on It's Complicated. He's tempted to go pester someone he knows either via network or via network but pestering them to come here.

But then, a beanie's pulled out of nowhere, and Sylvain stares with fascination as it's put on the egg because this feels very much like someone dressing up their dog, and it hits different when you're from a feudal fantasy setting in which flying lizards are domesticated animals. It just hits different.]


Haven't decided yet. [It's a fucking lie, but something tells Sylvain that someone who puts a beanie on an egg and calls it lil' bro or lil' sis wouldn't take kindly to 'Omelette.'] You?
kaizou: (zzz fed up with life? you're wrong)

[personal profile] kaizou 2024-09-26 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
That's completely different! I've just got some questions about this place. That's what it's for! The other thing's personal.

[It's not like he's going around to people grilling them on whether they know alternate universe versions of himself or what they're like or anything! Hey, wait. If this guy knows another Godzilla, he could know of a Gigan too.]

Hey, hold on! You really know another Godzilla? What's he look like? You know anything about me?

[Now he's grilling people on whether they know alternate universe versions of himself.]
kaizou: (play cool hate pork)

[personal profile] kaizou 2024-09-26 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Hahaha! You're kidding!

[Of course he's not kidding, but poor Godzilla—Gigan's helpless not to laugh some at the situation. It's serious, but hard to take seriously, at least for Gigan; this is confirmation of something he's used to taking for granted. He hadn't been sure about the situation with LILITH, and apparently nobody else had either . . . but this is the way these things go as far as he's ever been aware. Anyone who modifies you for their use puts in a failsafe. You'd have to be stupid not to. Could LILITH press a button on their end and force Gigan to drop dead right here and now if they wanted to? Maybe. If they could, they wouldn't be the first or even the second group of people to have that kind of power over him, and he's been used to it for a very, very long time.

He shakes his head and leans his chin on his hand, propped on the table.]


They're not playing around, huh? I take it they've never flexed that on anyone here before. But it figures that'd be part of their setup. Is it permanent?

[Hmm, maybe now's the time to try the coffee.]
raynos: (doc pls)

[personal profile] raynos 2024-09-26 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
oh geez sorry i didn't mean to bring up anything sensitive. that sounds really lonely.

would they be mad that you were calling them bugs or comparing them to humans?
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kaizou: (zzz fed up with life? you're wrong)

[personal profile] kaizou 2024-09-26 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
WHAT

IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME

AND COMPARING THEM TO HUMANS

THEY ARE BUGS BUT THEY HATE HUMANS
raynos: the world must never know (oh man i hope no one saw that)

[personal profile] raynos 2024-09-26 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
oh

well then, glad i didn't uh. re-traumatize you or anything

why do they hate humans?? did we step on too many of their ancestors or something
vorous: (003)

[personal profile] vorous 2024-09-26 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
Monsters should be regarded as dangerous to mankind, but after meeting Godzilla and some tame monsters from my world, I can’t help but be hopeful that humans and monsters can live in harmony.

I don’t know how or when, but maybe someday.