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DOWNTIME MINGLE #4

DOWNTIME MINGLE #4


CONTENT WARNINGS: suggestive themes, egg hatching, parenthood.

โ–ถ 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 itโ€™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 itโ€™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, itโ€™s something theyโ€™ve seen in a prior battle with the kaiju and so the workout is full of intense cardio, and even bunny hops.

Makimaโ€™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 โ€œemergency rations.โ€ 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...


โ–ถ 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, itโ€™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....


โ–ถ 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 everyoneโ€™s oculars. It comes suddenly and without any real explanation. When it loads in, people will find that it appears to look like the โ€œforumsโ€ of old. They have various topics already posted, including a bolded one that remains pinned at the top of everyoneโ€™s oculars labeled โ€œPARENTING FOR DUMMIES.โ€

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 โ€œdo I keep them warm by sitting on them?โ€ and โ€œwhat can I do to provide further enrichment?โ€

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 โ€œAITA.โ€ 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



โ–ถ 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....

curingidiocy: (aloof)

[personal profile] curingidiocy 2024-10-02 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He's seen that username before, but it's a new one. Only recently appeared. It wouldn't be difficult to determine the person behind that name though. ]

What have they said?
30storieshigh: (you're being judged by a dinosaur)

[personal profile] 30storieshigh 2024-10-03 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
Much and little. It enjoys the sound of its own prattle.

[ He lets out another huffs as he turns his attention back to the egg, once more adjusting it's position to even out the warming. ]

When one cuts through the auroch waste- [ Bullshit ] -its meaning is simple enough. It means to let innocents and outsider alike did from its own inaction next battle, though I do not think it will stop there. Such creatures swiftly seek to cause as much chaos and suffering as they can. It will turn on us, this is a matter of when, not if.
Edited (Phone tags hard) 2024-10-03 00:13 (UTC)
curingidiocy: (pic#17171060)

[personal profile] curingidiocy 2024-10-03 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That is alarming, if what Godzilla says is true. However, he has a nagging suspicion that the kaiju may have misinterpreted a message or two, since it is clear that he sometimes takes words at their face value. It bears investigating before coming to any conclusions. ]

...I see. I will keep an eye out for this individual myself, to ensure they cause no trouble.

[ A non-terrestrial human... there were very few among them that would qualify for that descriptor, considering that most could hardly entertain travel in space. He already has an idea of who Godzilla is referring to, and if he's right, this might truly be a huge misunderstanding. ]
30storieshigh: (SKREEONK!)

wow just noticed the phone tag made die did amazing ANYWAY

[personal profile] 30storieshigh 2024-10-03 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Godzilla seems almost pleased by Ratio taking his warnings seriously. He hasn't told the good doctor the whole story of course, that someone very much deserving of trust has vouched for the object of his ire, or that he was told to back off... or that the incident kicked off the anger which led to the whole thing that saw Ratio's room burned to a crisp... thanks to the magic of backdating events in other logs

This is not right. This is dishonest, this is a very Human way of doing things. He can not let this continue. Anger and frustration boil up in him again not so much at Ratio as the entire situation. Godzilla takes a moment to fully cover the egg with the nesting materials he has around it, insulating it from sound, closes his eyes, lets out a sigh,

And then opens his eyes and launches into guttural, angry half roars. ]


๐Žฉ๐Žฎ๐Žช๐Žค ๐Žจ๐Žญ๐Žฃ๐Žค๐Žค๐Žฃ! ๐Žผ๐Žง๐Žฎ๐Žฌ ๐Žฃ๐Žฎ๐Žค๐Žฝ ๐‚๐Žง๐Ž ๐‚ ๐Žฌ๐Žฎ๐‚๐Žง๐Žค๐Žฑ fucker ๐Žฎ๐Žฅ ๐Ž  ๐Žง๐Žธ๐Žฌ๐Ž ๐Žญ ๐‚๐Žง๐Žจ๐Žญ๐Žช ๐Žจ๐‚ ๐Žฅ๐Žธ๐Žข๐Žช๐Žจ๐Žญ๐Žฆ ๐Žจ๐Žฝ! ๐Žจ ๐Žฝ๐Žง๐Ž ๐Žซ๐Žซ ๐‚๐Žค๐Ž ๐Žฑ ๐Žจ๐‚๐Žฝ ๐Ž ๐Žฑ๐Žฌ๐Žฝ ๐Ž ๐Žญ๐Žฃ ๐Žซ๐Žค๐Žฆ๐Žฝ ๐Žฎ๐Žฅ๐Žฅ ๐Žฎ๐Žญ๐Žค ๐Žก๐€ ๐Žฎ๐Žญ๐Žค ๐Žซ๐Žจ๐Žช๐Žค ๐‚๐Žง๐Žค insect ๐Žจ๐‚ ๐Žจ๐Žฝ! ๐Žง๐Žฎ๐Žผ ๐Žฃ๐Ž ๐Žฑ๐Žค ๐Žจ๐‚ ๐Žค๐Žต๐Žค๐Žญ ๐Žฝ๐Žฏ๐Žค๐Ž ๐Žช ๐‚๐Žฎ ๐Žฌ๐€ ๐Žฅ๐Žฑ๐Žจ๐Žค๐Žญ๐Žฃ, ๐Žง๐Žฎ๐Žผ ๐Žฃ๐Ž ๐Žฑ๐Žค ๐‚๐Žง๐Ž ๐‚ ๐Žฅ๐Žธ๐Žข๐Žช ๐‚๐Žธ๐Žฑ๐Žญ ๐Žง๐Žค๐Žฑ ๐Ž ๐Žฆ๐Ž ๐Žจ๐Žญ๐Žฝ๐‚ ๐Žฌ๐Žค!

๐Žฅ๐Žธ๐Žข๐Žช๐Žจ๐Žญ๐Žฆ ๐Žก๐Ž ๐Žฝ๐‚๐Ž ๐Žฑ๐Žฃ ๐Žฏ๐Žจ๐Žค๐Žข๐Žค ๐Žฎ๐Žฅ ๐Žฝ๐Žง๐Žจ๐‚ ๐Žฎ๐Žฅ ๐Ž  ๐Žง๐Žธ๐Žฌ๐Ž ๐Žญ! ๐Žจ ๐Žผ๐Žจ๐Žซ๐Žซ hunt ๐Žฃ๐Žฎ๐Žผ๐Žญ ๐Ž ๐Žญ๐Žฃ ๐Žช๐Žจ๐Žซ๐Žซ ๐Žค๐Žต๐Žค๐Žฑ๐€ ๐Žซ๐Ž ๐Žฝ๐‚ kin ๐Žจ๐‚ ๐Žง๐Ž ๐Žฝ ๐Žจ๐Žญ ๐Žฅ๐Žฑ๐Žฎ๐Žญ๐‚ ๐Žฎ๐Žฅ ๐Žจ๐‚ ๐Žก๐Žค๐Žฅ๐Žฎ๐Žฑ๐Žค ๐Žฆ๐Žจ๐Žต๐Žจ๐Žญ๐Žฆ ๐Žจ๐‚ ๐Žจ๐‚๐Žฝ ๐Žค๐Žญ๐Žฃ!


[ After going on a tiny little rant in a dead language Godzilla snorts out a thicker plume of smoke than usual. His breathing is heavy from the shouting, but at the least some of the tension has eased out of the big guy's body. He looks a little more relaxed, if mad. ]

A confession, Ratio. Days before our confrontation I had an... altercation with the insect in question. It found itself rescued by a Friend of mine, she took issue with my actions, we have been distant since. I gave her my word however, I shall not harm the pathetic little pilot of a human directly. I can not act against it, should it betray us, I will not be made an oathbreaker.
curingidiocy: (talking)

[personal profile] curingidiocy 2024-10-03 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ratio blinks, stunned by Godzilla's sudden outburst. He doesn't even register it as a different language coming out of the kaiju's mouth, since his Synesthesia Beacon translates all languages the same regardless. That is... quite a lot of cursing. But the first word is what really matters here. ]

Did this individual tell you their words were in jest?

[ And then someone Godzilla liked came to their rescue and forced the kaiju to promise he would not harm the 'traitor'. Curiouser and curiouser. Still, there's an unusual amount of ire for the person in question. If Ratio were to say the same things, would the kaiju react similarly? Or was there some sort of inherent bias at play? ]

A question, if you will. I presume this individual has done nothing else to offend you or raise alarm, save for those words. Why have you decided that they are not worth the benefit of the doubt?

[ This isn't Ratio trying to downplay Godzilla's concerns, though Godzilla is absolutely free to interpret it that way. He wants to fully understand the kaiju's reasoning in order to see the bigger picture. ]
30storieshigh: (My God(zilla) what have I done)

[personal profile] 30storieshigh 2024-10-03 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Another annoyed snort. Godzilla doesn't even seem shocked Ratio understood him. If anyone besides Ereshkigal knows dead languages it's going to be a know-it-all like Ratio. ]

That is its defense that it spouts, I do not believe it for a moment, yet my Friend trusts it implicitly. Vexing...

[ Oh he is so annoyed by this. His tail's twitching like a pissed off cat. The cursing is probably over though, he's uncovering the egg once again so it can "hear". ]

I have spoken with it, I have seen the truth of its heart. There is no trustworthiness there, no honor, no drive. It is an arrogant coward that will abandon us in our hours of need, it will very likely put one of my Friends in danger because of this. The Outsiders as a whole would have been best off if the Imugi had devoured it.

[ A pause as he looks down at the egg, his voice taking a firm parental tone. ]

You are not to devour the vexing little pilot either, young one. I gave my word, I can not allow it harm or allow another to harm it for my sake. We must trust fate to deal with it.

[ He lets out a long suffering sigh and pats the egg gently, looking back at Ratio. ]

I have never been given reason to distrust before, Ratio, not in millions of years. The simple truth that this one has caused it in myself should be cause enough for all to be on guard.
curingidiocy: (pic#17171060)

[personal profile] curingidiocy 2024-10-06 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ Such outrageous statements. Even if this individual is a coward, that doesn't mean they are undeserving of life. But protesting against Godzilla would only draw the kaiju's ire, and he has no wish to destroy what has just been mended. ]

I will keep an eye on them and investigate them. Should they prove to be a true threat to us, you have my word that I will assist you in whatever endeavour you make to remove them from our ranks.

[ This he can promise because he doubts the person is truly a threat. And if they were? Well, there would be no problem getting rid of them. ]
30storieshigh: (imma bite it)

[personal profile] 30storieshigh 2024-10-07 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ratio and Godzilla's ideas of what invalidates an individual's right to life are vastly different, Goji's is far more unforgiving over the smallest things. That's just what the dinosaur life be like. ]

Indeed? This is... appreciated. It does some to ease my concerns.

[ He actually nods his head to Ratio as a show of respect. ]

I have judged you falsely. You are some what of an ass, as the humans say, however your intentions are clearly good. You... have my apologies for our confrontation. Pass them along to your mate on my behalf as well, would you?
curingidiocy: (pic#17171078)

[personal profile] curingidiocy 2024-10-08 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ If only this reconciliation could have happened before Godzilla blew up his room. ]

I doubt this will be the last time we clash ideologically, so if you have a desire to confront me in battle, you need only say so. I doubt LILITH will be so forgiving the next time any of us cause property damage.

[ This also applies to the next time Godzilla confronts anyone, but at least he can guarantee the kaiju won't bust down his door in the future. ]

I will let Aventurine know that we have reconciled.
30storieshigh: (astro-monsters were meant to fly)

[personal profile] 30storieshigh 2024-10-09 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ Another nod accompanied by a wary chuckle rumbling in his throat. ]

Agreed. When next we clash once words fail we shall meet in the room of training, as LILITH prefers.

[ Luckily no-one else will have to face Godzilla's uncontrolled wrath and see their door kicked in. It's not as if a good portion of the Outsiders will go missing, be in nebulous danger, and then someone will run their mouth off about how incompetent everyone is because of Seoul.

That would be crazy. ]


Ah, Aventurine. I shall endeavor to remember the rock thrower's name, I would not wish to cause him undo offense.
Edited 2024-10-09 01:51 (UTC)
curingidiocy: (pic#17171031)

[personal profile] curingidiocy 2024-10-09 08:36 am (UTC)(link)
Then I shall leave you to your task.

[ The conversation is done as far as Ratio is concerned, now that all misunderstandings have been resolved and their relationship repaired. He will give Godzilla a few seconds to interject, but if the kaiju doesn't say any more than a farewell, Ratio will turn around to leave without another word. ]