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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! ]

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▶ 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....

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Destruction of a door to add impact to an entrance before further discussion.

Which was met with direct attack on my being 🙄. My continued hostility from that point was justified.

I mean, I appreciate the panache, don't get me wrong! But destroying the door is pretty good grounds to get someone fighting back you know? Hell, in America, that's perfectly reasonable grounds to just shoot you.

Course that also means you're within your rights to fight back, but if you're the one that started it...

Yeah, I think YTA. But depending on the argument, justifiably A!

❓❓❓

YTA is not a word that holds meaning. Why do others keep attempting to make use of it.

No matter. It is unimportant what any of our intents were. LILITH has punished us all for our part in it, they have made it clear that conflict between the packs is not acceptable.

Or perhaps it was simply the damage to the room 🤔. I shall have to inquire to LILITH later, when they are less incensed, it would be good to know if tooth and claw would be allowable 👀.

Edited 2024-09-17 01:12 (UTC)

Just the abbreviations this forum uses. Didn't you see the sidebar? Nevermind. Here you go:

YTA = You're the Asshole
YWBTA = You Would Be the Asshole
NTA = Not the Asshole (and the other person is)
YWNBTA = You Would Not be the Asshole (and the other person would)
ESH = Everyone Sucks here
NAH = No Assholes here
INFO = Not Enough Info

Anyways, yeah, no for real fighting allowed. You'll get the shock collar is you do. Can sympathize for that, since ask me how I know.

But the damage to the room is probably annoying. They can't exactly fix that one as quickly as just giving us a zap. You still pissed or wanting to make up with the other party here?

Ah. I see. [ He doesn't. ]

This will prove to be vexing 😒. There are worse individuals than the one I confronted amongst the Outsiders, if LILITH interferes in conflict I will be unable to kill them as necessary. I must speak with them on this after they have had time to calm themselves over this incident 🤔.

To the matter at claw. I am indeed rather urined off, as they say. Escalating from stand-off to battle was their decision, not my own. An apology from them would be appreciated 😑.

Sure are. I would venture a guess that I'm one of those "worse individuals", in fact. If you figure out a way to get around our shock collars, hey, be my guest. The more conflict, the better, so I'd be happy to see them overcome too.

...But you might not be getting an apology, just saying. They're probably expecting one from you too, from the sounds of it.

We are not enemies, I have no quarrel with you 🤨. Further, I would advise against seeking conflict outside of those whom are intent to be enemies. As Hojo Soun wrote "Even though one associates with many people, he should never cause discord. In all things one should support others." 👨‍🏫

Words I would perhaps do better to follow 😮‍💨. I shall offer no apology, as I acted as was proper, but I shall not expect one in return for the humans' panicked response. The matter between myself, Ratio, and his mate goes no further so long as they do not push me 🤷‍♂️.

It's nothing personal, big guy. I'm simply a god of conflict, so when things are tense, I'm happy! Easy as that. ♥

[ ...Is it? No. But don't worry about that. ]

That said, I'd say your current plan's a good one. Sounds like both sides were pretty out of line here in their own ways. So no apologies needed either! Is what it is.

The positive take on my thoughts is appreciated 👍.

[ And now for the question he should've asked awhile ago but give him a break he's a dinosaur. ]

An inquiry. Many here lay claim to the title of god, I have little reason to doubt most of them, I too was worshipped, I am aware of the type. What people's pantheon do you inhabit 🗺️?

Edited 2024-09-19 03:05 (UTC)

The people from Chicomoztoc. Our pantheon has gone by many names, since there are many people that worshiped us.

To put it in modern terms, since Chicomoztoc isn't exactly something people know about, the countries of Mesoamerica. I've been overseeing those lands for billions of years.

A moment.

[ He has to check some maps on his implant and rack his memory to try and place sights to points on it. After about five minutes a reply comes back. ]

Ah, I am familiar with those waters 🌎! The humans of those lands were unfortunate in my world, the parasites took it as their breeding grounds 😓.

Yeah. They weren’t fortunate in mine either.

But do you mean parasite literally or figuratively here?

Literal. Their eggs were incubated in the bodies of their victims ⚰️+🥚. They would drain the host's life to grow their own ☠️=🐣.

[ There is a long pause before another message comes through. This brings back unpleasant memories from thousands of years past, ones Godzilla had thought he'd long since buried. He does not appreciate them returning to the surface. ]

Unpleasant, destructive, murderous. I removed all of their kind but one. She found a helpful place within nature for herself unlike the rest, provided neither challenge nor conflict. One hopes it remains that way.

Nasty way to go. So, I feel like I should thank you for the work, even if it's not my world. I still look out for humanity, so they're who I'm aligned with, more or less.

[ ...That more or less does a lot of heavy lifting, but don't worry about it. ]

It's also good that she managed to chill out. Since you said you were worshiped, guess you're someone looking out for nature, if I had to guess?

Fortunately for the humans they were too small to serve as hosts. I believe the parasites simply ate them or killed them for sport 🥩⚽️.

[ That's supposed to make it better apparently?! ]

Correct 👍. I protect the balance ⚖️, rule over the territory 🌐, ensure the titans take their proper places, kill Invaders and Destroyers ☠️, and defend the humans as needed 🧑‍🤝‍🧑. Even with their technology they are ill-suited for battle against hostile titans 🐉⚔️🧑‍🤝‍🧑=☠️⚰️💀

Edited 2024-09-22 00:19 (UTC)

[ look... it makes it better to tezca... ]

interesting. we have similar systems in place where I'm from but a hell of a lot more complicated. not that we've got titans, but the world used to. getting rid of them is why the age of gods ended, essentially. same principle that people couldn't exactly fight back against some things so needed some extra firepower

so this whole deal's gotta be pretty familiar to you in that case? basically same job, different setting

You are kin in species to the little goddess, correct 🤔? Then it is likely your world's concept of titans is similar to those written of in this one.

Correct 👍. Yet there are differences. The reduction of size is vexing for one matter, for another the kaiju do not respond to my calls as King like the titans do. If they did we would have far less difficulty 🫤. I would simply command them to cease.

Technically, yeah, we're the same kind of being. Divine Spirits. But unless I'm especially out of touch on the other pantheons, our origins are totally different. It's a long story that's not exactly relevant.

What matters is that yeah, the titans are probably about the same. Cipactli was one that Quetzalcoatl and I took down together a hell of a long time ago, if that rings a bell. I feel like they'd count, at least.

Would be nice if you could just tell them to knock it off for sure, at least for the humans. For me, that's anti-climatic!

I confess these names are unfamiliar. Perhaps I shall make your peoples the next subject for the fledglings under my tutelage, I can learn alongside them 👨‍🏫.

I suspect you would still have your climax even if the kaiju did respond to me 🤔. There are plenty amongst even the Titans who still felt they could challenge me. They did not survive long, yet they existed 🤷‍♂️.

Edited 2024-09-24 07:11 (UTC)

[ Upon reading this message, Tezcatlipoca has about the same reaction that I did of nodding, nodding, 'this is a good conversation', then almost spitting out his coffee. ]

This is a good conversation and all but you have to watch your phrasing, man. You're a pretty literal guy, I've noticed... That's going to get you in trouble one day

Edited 2024-09-24 14:49 (UTC)

I do not give a speck of solid waste matter 😒. [ He doesn't give a shit. ]

I am Godzilla, I say what I mean directly. I do not hide it behind softening words like a human might🤥. My claws have been forced in the past, I have killed Titans, I have been forced to kill humans as well 🐉💀🧍💀. If others would take issue with this then I shall meet them in the simulator and deal with them the way LILITH prefers ⚔️.

[ Sorry Tez he thinks you meant the whole "did not survive long" thing, not him talking about your climax. ]

Trust me, I get that you're a direct kind of guy! Just seems like idioms and slang trip you up. Not that I'm complaining, since your interpretations are funny as hell.

Just want to point out that "have your climax" is definitely going to read as a sex thing to most people.

What does a climax have to do with one's gender identity 🤔?

[ This isn't his fault. This is humanity's fault for using one word for multiple things. ]

[ oh... buddy... ]

It's the other meaning of sex, pal.

Tell you what. I feel like if I try and explain it further, we're just going to get into a loop of this. You figured out how to search things on the internet yet? Just add "urbandictionary" after that word or any other word you're curious about and you'll get a better idea of what I mean.

A moment.

[ No plan survives first contact with inconveniently glitchy technology. Not only does Godzilla find himself on just the dictionary, for some reason it's only showing him the verb tende usage. ]

I understand, I should be "sexing it up". In the future I shall be sure to use more interesting terms in describing one's climax 👍

[ Looks like that loop is happening. ]

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