TRAVEL LOG #3

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TRAVEL LOG #3

CONTENT WARNINGS: cult-like symbols and implications, abduction.

▶ 001. TARGU MURES AIRPORT.

In the early morning of the 1st, Outsiders will receive a message in their oculars.

"Oh, seriously? You’re putting this on my plate now when I have so much to do? Tch … Outsiders currently caring for Imugi eggs, bring them to the medical bay. I’ll take over for now. Captain Yamakawa needs everyone to report to the hangar right away. There’s been a distress call from a distant land and we’re noticing some strange readings. We need you to go investigate this.

…Put some catnip on my plate, Alex. It’ll be a long night."

True enough, a SPECIAL ALERT will blare through the implants shortly after, asking those who would be willing to help with a distress call to head to the hangar. The reward will be an additional bonus pay, as this seems to be different from detecting a kaiju. There, they will see a familiar sight: the LILITH SKY CRUISER, a spacecraft capable of carrying 80 passengers. There is little time for seat assignments, so seating will be on a first come, first serve basis (hopefully you don’t get the middle seat!) and the flight will last about 10 hours. Just like any aircraft, Outsiders may stand up and walk around once the seatbelt signs turn off. There is inflight entertainment consisting of AI movies or virtual reality games (see TRAVEL LOG #2). Characters with inhuman features are required to wear their cloaking devices.

The plane will touch down at Targu Mures Airport, Transylvania, Romania, which appears to be abandoned and desolate. There isn’t a living soul to be found.

"Most of the country was destroyed decades ago, so there shouldn’t be anyone still living here. Yet, these readings ….. And we can’t ignore that call for help. We’ll need to investigate further. My Angels, go the rest of the way on foot..."

There isn’t a data portal in Romania, and there’s just no way to transport the number of cars needed for over 60 people via plane. Let’s hope you managed to get proper rest on the way here, because the hike will take about 5-6 hours through the dense forest, with the Captain feeding directions through the ocular based on where the kaiju readings are most pronounced.

All teams will be traveling together along a treacherous terrain which will include both harmful flora & fauna. Outsiders can expect to come across brown bears, wolves, European lynx, golden jackal & wild boars. Although the forest is dense, these animals are scarce to come by, but they can appear, especially when the hike takes place at dusk and into the night.

In this time of the year, hay fever is a common occurrence in these forests. Those sensitive to pollen may be sneezing and feeling fatigue through this hike. There will be steep hills, slippery ground and eerie sounds of the night to serenade the Outsiders. It doesn't help that the further they travel, the thicker a dark fog gathers around them, making the surroundings difficult to make out. Everyone will be provided with flashlights, but those with abilities to see in the dark or cast their own light will be encouraged to lead small groups. Everyone is going in the same general direction, but giving each other some space might be helpful. There will be no time to rest, no matter how tired Outsiders may be.

Just when it feels like they might need to trek through the forest forever—is that smoke coming from a fire up ahead?

▶ 002. BRAȘOV, TRANSYLVANIA.

Wander further through the bushes, and behold, it does appear to be smoke—but not from any natural fire. It’s coming from a chimney! The Outsiders will stumble upon the historic region of Brașov, known for its Gothic architecture and medieval towns. Romania has been classified as a desolate region for a very long time, and as far as LILITH is concerned, this city should be completely destroyed and abandoned. Yet, there is smoke coming from the chimneys, fresh laundry hanging on lines and the faint chatter of children playing. There are very clearly people living here, and this has LILITH completely dumbfounded.

"So it’s true … The resilience of humanity cannot be understated. I’ll need to report this to the Commander right away. My Angels, embark on the town. We need to find the source of this distress call and investigate these kaiju readings. I know we’ve had setbacks recently, but I’ve always had my faith in you."

One thing Outsiders will notice when they step into the town is how it appears to be lost in time. The date is still 2278 as far as anyone knows, but there’s no sign of any modern technology—no computers, telephones, or any sign of electricity or plumbing. Each and every house looks like it could have been plucked right out of the 1700s, and there even appear to be horse-drawn carriages parked along the pavements.

The townspeople themselves also look plucked out of time, with the women donning petticoats and aprons, and the men sporting waistcoats and riding boots. They welcome the Outsiders with warmth, delight, and over-the-top hospitality; more than happy to show the visitors around Brasov on their carriages. With how rarely they meet anyone from outside the village, the children are full of curiosity, following the Outsiders around and poking at their technology while bombarding them with questions, such as where did you come from? Do you know how to play any games? What do you like to eat?

Outsiders will be presented with food, clean clothing, and a room to stay at the village inns (2-3 people per room). They are free to roam and explore the village, where they will find taverns, fresh food markets, shops, inns, and a church dedicated to the village god.

One notable aspect of the town is the fact that they appear to have fresh, non-lab grown food. The vegetables taste fresher and are vibrant in color. The meat tastes much richer than it would back in Neo Tokyo. This is owed to the fact that the people of Brasov actually tend to their own farmlands, a lost practice in these times. Venture a little out of the city and you’ll find it: acres of farmland, growing wheat, corn, oats, potatoes, grapes and sunflowers. They even have livestock!

The people of Brasov are more than happy to answer questions about their town and way of living. Outsiders who go around gathering information from the villagers will learn the following:

• Why is the land so fertile? This is all owed to their benevolent village god, the Lord of the Forest. No one goes hungry because their god takes care of them. Observant Outsiders will see a common symbol plastered around town: a canine skull.
• There was a distress call. Is everyone okay? The townspeople would respond in confusion and assure the Outsiders that nothing is out of the ordinary. They have been living peacefully for centuries and it’s because their god protects them. They don’t seem to know anything about what’s going on outside their town and the word ‘kaiju’ is lost on them.
• Who is the Lord of the Forest? The townspeople will sing his praises, telling the Outsiders about how he has been providing for and protecting their town for many years.
• Where is the Lord of the Forest? He lives in the forest and mountains that surround the village. Sure enough, if the Outsiders look around, they will see they are completely surrounded by foggy forest and mountains as far as the eye can see.
• Can they go into the forest? The villagers will look worried. While the Lord of the Forest keeps them safe, the forest is still filled with dangerous creatures. Also, the thick fog and trees makes it easy to get lost. Only the most skilled hunters venture out to catch prey like deer and bears. Characters who venture into the woods will get turned around and lost but will eventually find their way back to the village, to which others will reply it is the lord's guidance that brought them back to safety.

Outsiders can do as they please. The villagers are very friendly and will try to accommodate them however possible. There seems to be very little crime in the town and the people look happy. LILITH has been quiet for some time now. Maybe this is a great opportunity to have a well-deserved break? How can you not when the people are so kind and the food looks and tastes so delicious? In fact, the longer that Outsiders stay here, the more some of them may begin to feel like they belong here.

▶ 003. BONFIRE FEAST.

On the night of the 7th, the villagers will knock on doors inviting everyone to a bonfire party! It’s just about time to harvest their crops so food is abundant. They can’t think of any better way to use it than to prepare a feast. The bonfire will be held in the council square. Tables and benches have been set up and an impressive spread of fresh food is laid out for everyone to enjoy. Outsiders can enjoy bread, cheese, fresh pork, stew, roasted chicken, seasonal vegetables and free flowing alcohol. There are live musicians on the scene as well, playing merry tunes on their instruments. Some of the villagers have even started dancing around the bonfire and they’re pulling people in to join them! At the center of the table, a canine skull is placed, and the villagers give thanks to their god before partaking in the food.

Nothing seems out of the ordinary … Full and content, everyone will feel tired and want to retire for the night. Characters that do not need to sleep will also feel tired.

Night passes, and daybreak comes. Outsiders might notice that their numbers have dwindled; certain people have gone missing and are nowhere to be found. There won’t be a trace of the captured Outsiders aside from their belongings that they may have left behind.

The villagers do not seem bothered and everything seems normal in the village. Asking the villagers about these disappearances will result in no answers—they claim to have no clue as to the missing Outsiders' whereabouts. It also won’t be possible to contact them, or even LILITH for that matter. It is almost like communications have been cut off completely and their implants receive weak reception.

Observant characters may notice that a heavy fog has descended upon the village overnight and though it gets better during the day, it never lets up.

Captured Outsiders are as followed:

Aventurine
Choso
Dan Heng
Denji
Ereshkigal
Hiyori Iki
Kabru
Kaga
Lucy/Kaede
Maki Zenin
Makima
Malkuth
Loop
Nanami Kento
Rover
Sampo Koski
Taryon Darrington
Wriothesley
Yzak Jule
Zagreus

▶ 004. THE CHOSEN (KIDNAPPEES ONLY).

A separate log for KIDNAPPEES ONLY can be found HERE.

▶ 005. AFTERWORD.

Welcome to our third travel log!

There are no assigned seats this time, so characters may sit wherever they choose. Inhuman-looking characters will need to wear their cloaking devices so as to not alarm the people of the town. A separate log has been prepared for kidnappees only. An additional prompt will go up for non-captured characters before the kaiju fight. The scheduling will depend on actions in the captive log. We will announce it on plurk.

All tags on this log are worth 2 points and will count towards October AC.

EVENT BREAKDOWN/RECAP (CLICK TO EXPAND)

1. TARGU MURES AIRPORT: There has been a distress signal. Characters caring for eggs must leave their eggs with Dr. Spim and report to the hangar to board their flight. The Outsiders will touch down in Targu Mures Airport, and will need to hike the rest of the way through the forest.

2. BRAȘOV, TRANSYLVANIA: Romania was thought to be a desolate country but one village seems to be thriving. The town of Brasov has historic, medieval architecture and the people seem plucked out of the 1700s. They are friendly, welcoming and curious, having never seen technology like what the Outsiders have. Outsiders are provided free lodgings, fresh clothing, food and water. The villagers raise their own livestock and grow their own food, which is unheard of in these times. They don't know anything about a distress call. All around the village, the symbol of a canine skull can be found. This is the Lord of the Forest, the god of this village whom the villagers worship.

3. BONFIRE FEAST: The villagers invite the Outsiders to a bonfire party where fresh food is abundant. After a night of merrymaking, they find that certain Outsiders have disappeared from their numbers and nobody seems to know what happened to them.

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[blastedass]

[Fresh food, unburdened with technology, surrounded by nature, the place seems to be a perfect escape from the modern world. Red flags pop up all over the place as Bakugo walks through the village, finding the setting eerie behind the placid surface. Too isolated, too happy to see complete strangers, a religious reason for everything, more than enough things to make him uncomfortable in the place. If this was the work of the kaiju, he's putting his bets on the shitty "god" keeping these people in such a delusion.

Trapped away in a pocket of time. Sounds like a movie he heard about once... But there's little he can do other than yell at people who won't listen to him. At least while he's here, Bakugo can make some advantage out of it.]

Hm? [Wwords beside him bump him out of his thoughts and the blonde glances to Raleigh. Where to?] The local doctor.

[dontchasetherabbit]

[ The place, itself, was too perfect for its own good. Something that Raleigh didn't really trust. Yes, the food was good and they were surrounded by nature, but that didn't mean this place wasn't throwing up red flags. Especially when everything seemed to be revolving around religion.

So, he was right there with Bakugo in being uncomfortable in the place. ]

Then let's head to the local doctor.

[ He isn't entirely sure why they were heading in that direction, but they were. ]

Trying to see if there's something here that could help back on base?

[blastedass]

[Perfect? It's simple and rustic. Maybe the villagers think it's perfect, but Bakugo doesn't. There wouldn't be a doctor here if it was perfect. They farm, cook, tend, work. An isolated throwback to simpler times. Which is weird as fuck. The religious shove unnerves him almost as much as the over-friendly acceptance of random strangers suddenly emerging from the woods.]

Yeah. LILITH's hospitals don't have a lot of stock on painkillers and anesthetics. The Outsiders getting upgrades have to endure their surgeries without it. [LILITH says they're saving their medicines for life-saving operations, but dammit, improving the Outsiders' ability to successfully win against the kaiju saves a bunch more lives! Bakugo's been harping about this issue for quite some time now.] They can produce synthetic plant and animal matter enough to make nutritious food. It shouldn't be hard to make the same from medical plants.

[dontchasetherabbit]

[ Most towns had doctors. So, a lot of people would probably find it perfect on that notion alone. It said that they had someone around that they could trust, more so with their lives. Honestly? The place was too far out of time. The religious aspect... well, it just made him think of the kaiju groupies and cults back home. Those who worshipped the kaiju. If that's what this was then he was bound to hate everything. ]

I've heard of the surgeries that some go through. I didn't know they had to endure all of that pain and go through surgery without being knocked out first.

[ That was something that didn't agree with him. He's had too much happen to his own body and he can take a lot of pain. Doesn't mean he wants to if he doesn't have to. ]

If they produce synthetic plants and animal matter... it shouldn't be hard to produce medical plants. Especially if it helps the Outsiders that want the surgeries done.

[ Why anyone would want to go through that is beyond him. ]

We shouldn't be that far from where the doctor is set up.

[blastedass]

[That's right. This guy dealt with kaiju back home. Bakugo's expected Raleigh to have a unique perspective on his time here, considering he's probably one of the few people that came into Neo Tokyo with little real change from his world.]

Yeah. It's fucking bullshit they won't give them any painkillers. They have them, but won't use them. [And he's not asking for the Outsiders to be doped up on morphine for three weeks after the surgery. They have plenty of healers among their ranks. Just give them the medicine during the surgery and day after! The rest of the Outsiders can handle it from there.

Even if most of those who've gone through surgery said they could (and did) handle it, it's stupid when they didn't have to, if only LILITH wasn't so stingy on the medicine.]

They said they don't have enough resources to make a continual supply. [On that, Bakugo can somewhat agree, since they had to focus more on feeding their population than making medical plants. BUT STILL-!!]

Tch, the doctor could be in any one of these houses. [There's no red cross on the outside of a door.]

[dontchasetherabbit]

[ Kaiju had been a major thing back in his world. Kaiju groupies, cultists... There was even a kaiju prayer. There were people out there who thought the kaiju would change the world. That they'd do it some good. Even when knowing that the monsters might eradicate it. Harm their cities.

He hasn't gone up against anything here yet, but it shouldn't be any different than back home. ]

What's the point of having them if they won't use them?

[ Everyone should have a bit of pain medication if they're dealing with surgery. Something to help them a little, in the long run. If LILITH won't do it then maybe someone else can. It wouldn't be him, though. He was a fighter more than someone who could make up medicine for others. ]

I'm sure they could find the resources and do a continual supply. I get that they're prioritizing one thing over the other, but both are a priority.

[ Raleigh looks around where they're standing and lets his eyes roam over the houses. There had to be some kind of significance to the doctors of the old times. What exactly he wasn't entirely sure. ]

There's a house that's kind of in the middle of all the others, let's try that one first.

[blastedass]

[Raleigh... your world's weird. Bakugo's not one to talk, since his world had a few crazy groups who held Quirks in the same sort of disturbed reverence. From people who gathered together thinking Quirks were a disease to humanity to others who waited for the "Chosen One" to be revealed with the all-powerful Quirk. People get behind some fucked up beliefs...]

They always say they're being saved for "life-saving" operations.

[Granted, considering the two kaiju attack on Neo Tokyo and the nearby Disney Tokyo, there were plenty of life-saving operations they had to contend. But not enough Bakugo thinks the Outsiders should be barred from having relief during elective surgery to make themselves stronger for LILITH.]

Aa. When I talked to them, they said they could work with us if we brought back a larger supply. But it's not like we can dump a shit ton of poppy bulbs on their desk.

[Bakugo's not even sure what LILITH meant by working with them, yet they didn't straight up reject the idea. As they approach the house, a man emerges with the intention of heading off for an errand, though like everyone in this place, notes the Outsiders and greets them friendly like.]

[dontchasetherabbit]

[ Raleigh would agree that his world was weird. That the people were... messed up. Especially those that chanted the kaiju prayer. Those that worshipped the monsters as gods. Something that he would never do. ]

What is their definitely of "life-saving"? Is it the same as our own?

[ After all, not everyone had the same definition for something. One person might consider something life-saving while another thought it wasn't worth it. Everyone had a different definition to certain things. ]

Let's see what we can find. If they're anything like back home they'll probably want us making the medical supplies that we want. Because they're too full of themselves to do it. Or we might be able to just dumb what we find on them.

[ There was, honestly, no telling. When they are greeted by the man the PPDC ranger gives him a bit of a smile before asking if he knew where the doctor was. Might as well ask one of the residents. Let them hope there was a doctor in town. ]

[blastedass]

Victims from a kaiju attack or a natural disaster.

[He's not a heartless monster; he understands why people in those situations need the calming effects of pain killers. Comparatively, an Outside looking to increase their physical prowess is a voluntary elective surgery that doesn't risk their lives.

That said, the stronger the Outsiders become, the more effective they are at their jobs, and the more lives they're able to save, reducing the need for the medicine. It's a tricky balance, yet if the problem is lack of resources, Bakugo's hope is to counter that issue with a crop.]

Some Outsiders offered to help if we found the supplies. LILITH said they'd look into it once we had enough material.

[At the very least, LILITH has offered to aid when it gets online but considering the past four months had been stationed at different locations and recovering from major injuries, along with weather-related disasters, the project's been on hold. Much to Bakugo's irritation. He aims to recoup some of that time lost here.

The man at the door kindly offers them an indication towards the west side of town, near the lake but still a distance away from the woods. Bakugo tilts his head to indicate going that direction and turns to avoid making further conversation.]

When we find them, we need to ask about an apothecary. [An old-time equivalent of a drug store, though including the preparation of creation of said drugs.]

[dontchasetherabbit]

At least our views on what is considered life-saving is the same.

[ The PPDC ranger wasn't a heartless bastard either. He knows what it means to save a life. Knows when the drugs are needed in that kind of situation. Just as he knows that elective surgery wasn't as bad. That didn't mean there wasn't pain involved. Or that something could go wrong.

If an Outsider was going to be more effective then having a lack of pain would actually be a good thing. ]

That's good, at least. That other Outsiders are bound to help.

[ So, it was just a matter of materials then.

He listens to the man at the door indicating them to go west. There's probably more the man could tell them, but they couldn't delay in this matter. If they could get the resources then they could be stored away for later use. For when they could make the medicine needed themselves. ]

I'm surprised that the houses don't have symbols on them. However, if this is like the old days then everyone knew where everything was.

[ Which left them at a bit of a disadvantage. ]

[blastedass]

[He's not sure what diseases run around this world, what the people of Neo Tokyo have to deal with either epidemic, chronic, or random occurrence, but so far there's not been anything brought to his attention. So life threatening is... what was just said.

But to willfully withhold medicine that could help the very people you fucking kidnapped and conscripted into service as they try to improve themselves to help is a real shit thing to do. Especially as they open more and more of the word, revealing more and more locations that have people, and supplies, which could've helped.]

We're the ones we can rely on, no matter what LILITH says or does.

[Bakugo might give the organization more credit now than he did at the start, but last month's issue damaged what he had been offering. He can't deny reality, but he isn't happy with them. Nor does he trust them as much anymore.

If the man was going to tell them something, it'd probably be some bullshit about their god. Bakugo doesn't want to hear it. He leaves once he gets directions and heads cross the village.]

Yeah, you'd know who the doctor was just by name. Who the fuck needs symbols if you're not new here?

[dontchasetherabbit]

[ Medicine, Raleigh would agree, should not be withheld. Much less from those working for LILITH. Those trying to improve themselves in order to fight the kaiju. Something he, himself, would've never thought to do. Even after the fight with Knifehead and losing some of the feeling in one of his arms. Either way, he'd help where he could. ]

I agree with you. We can only rely on each other.

[ They couldn't rely on LILITH. He doesn't know the full story about the months before but that didn't mean he liked all of this. What little he'd seen he hated already. The outsiders should've been treated better. ]

Small enough town where everyone knows everyone. I'm not sure I could live in a town like that.

[ Not one this small, at the very least. ]

[blastedass]

[Bakugo has no intention of letting LILITH 'upgrade' him any further then they've already done without his damn permission. Beyond the ocular and wrist implant, he's avoided all else. Even the damn style chip, which is just download from the talk of it. Pain isn't the reason why; he doesn't trust what control LILITH has over the implant and the person it's stuck in. Something recently made very defined and clear, and backed up his refusal to get more.]

Those bastards at least give some support when it suits them.

[Even more than that. He's still bitter at them regarding the past month, but Bakugo's not going to spit in the face of logic obviousness. LILITH gives them relative freedom most of the time and supports them during battles with direction and sometimes aid (albeit now they're dealing with doubts on LILITH's effective information). Regardless of people's feelings, this isn't slavery. They have a fucking SPA in their resort now!]

You'd rather get lost in a city?

[This village is around 1000 people, so it's not tiny, but... feels like it.]

[dontchasetherabbit]

[ The way Raleigh sees it? He's perfectly fine as he is. He doesn't need to be 'upgraded'. Only way that would even happen is if it were a life and death situation. Even then he wasn't bound to let them alter him. Somehow, though, he's sure he wouldn't have a say in the matter if that happened. ]

That's the problem. When it suits them.

[ He hasn't been there as long as Bakugo, but that didn't mean he was happy about something like that. ]

I'd find my way around this city. Any bigger? Then I might get lost, but I'd find a way. One way or another.

[blastedass]

[Bakugo has a similar thought, too proud and strong to remotely think he needs someone's shit "upgrade" to his body or his abilities. He spent some points for a car and motorcycle, since those didn't require any kind of plug-in to his ocular or surgery. He also doesn't mind his friends getting weapons or whatever, as those are outside the body.]

Uh-huh. [Sometimes logical reasons happen. The Outsiders work over here while LILITH spares all it can over there, with the hope to join forces later. But that's not always the case.]

At least Neo Tokyo has a damn map.

[dontchasetherabbit]

[ Raleigh is sure they don't need any upgrades to their body. Hell, he had a neural link to his jaeger and that's all he needed, along with being connected to his big brother. Besides, he could get by just fine on his own merits. He didn't need someone else giving him upgrades. Just like Bakugo he wouldn't trust LILITH taking some kind of control over them. He controlled himself, no one else did. ]

You'd think LILTH would be able to supply a map for every place we went to. I have a feeling they can't do that with this place because it's not quite on the map, or any map. Too out of time, so to speak.

[ Otherwise, they'd have had a map of the place already. Something to help get them around. ]

[blastedass]

[It was made even more apparent recently just how much control LILITH has over the implants in their bodies already. Bakugo suspected it was so, but having it confirmed was a cold punch to the gut. Damaging a that shaky trust he'd come to slowly develop. But there's nothing they can do about it now, save for ripping the ocular out and losing the advantages and survival benefits the implants give them.]

Aa. They sounded surprised to get a distress call from this location. Nothing here can even make a fucking beacon.

[Unless the kaiju's the one making the call...]

[dontchasetherabbit]

[ Someone having control over their implants bothered Raleigh. That? It would never not bother him. Which meant that he wouldn't truly trust LILITH, not the way others might. Not that he sees how anyone could trust LILITH after the stunts that were pulled before.

The mention of the distress call gets a slight frown out of him. ]

If they can't make a beacon here then how'd the call get to us?

[ He wouldn't put it past the kaiju to be that smart. Not when he's seen some that are. ]

[blastedass]

[Bakugo doubts any of the outsiders fully or truly trust LILITH. Their trust is born out of necessity and tolerance, though their level of it and attitude towards their overseers runs a vibrant spectrum. Who the hell would ever fully trust someone who kidnapped them? There's no way people are going to develop Stockholm syndrome with all the shit they pull.]

Either an older piece of technology turning on, or the kaiju.

[It seems LILITH can track kaiju signals, whether that's energy, some kind of emission, or another way, since they were able to track even the Imugi nest (which only had eggs). If this kaiju is interfering with technology now, perhaps there was an interspersed moment where it couldn't?]

[dontchasetherabbit]

[ If anyone trusted someone that kidnapped them... well, they had a few screws loose. He couldn't see anyone trusting someone (or something) that did that. Raleigh knows that he definitely didn't trust it.

LILITH couldn't be trusted anyway, not as far as he was concerned. Maybe if he knew what (or who) was behind LILITH then it'd be a different story. One needed a face behind a name or organization. ]

I wouldn't be surprised if it were the kaiju. Some of the ones I knew back home had a hive-mind and cultist followers. They found a way to get their message across.

[ Or one had idiots like Newt who decided to give away their position, by drifting with a kaiju brain. ]

[blastedass]

[There's that whole Stockholm syndrome thing, but Bakugo doubts any of the Outsiders would fall into such a thing. Not with these assholes lording over them. They work with LILITH out of necessity, some willing and some begrudging.

There are some elements of trust that come from requirement. Trusting LILITH's teleportation portal to put them out where they said they'd be rather than spitting them into an empty void. Trusting them to have their base and rooms ready when they got back from a mission. Like it or not, some trust happens.]

It wouldn't be the first time. LILITH sends us places they track disturbances or signals. [He frowns at the mention of hive minds and cultists. Thanks for foreshadowing...] Cultists?

[dontchasetherabbit]

[ Stockholm syndrome could be a thing. He'd be a bit disillusioned if he thought that an Outsider couldn't go through something like that. Just about anyone could. It could hit out of nowhere and the person wouldn't even know it.

He listens as the other tells him what LILITH does. How they send them to places tracking disturbances or signals. That was something e was used to. They did that too. ]

People who worshipped the kaiju. They even had a kaiju prayer they would recite.

[ Something he would never really understand. There were times where people were crazier than the kaiju. ]

[blastedass]

[Maybe one or two, but from the Outsiders Bakugo's met, none of them seem the type to crumble to such a thing. He certainly won't; his loyalty to his world and the other Outisders far trumps any kind of loyalty to LILITH. He works with them through tolerance and necessity, not mutual trust or liking.]

Why the fuck would someone worship something that shows up and destroys their homes?

[It's not the same as worshiping All for One, who offered himself as a benevolent god so long as his demands were met.]

[dontchasetherabbit]

[ Raleigh, himself, wouldn't allow something like that to happen. He doesn't trust LILITH. Outsiders were one thing. His jaeger was another. Those he trusted far more than LILITH.

When the other asks about the worship he can't help but shrug. ]

I've been trying to figure that out ever since it started back home. None of it makes sense. I could never worship anything that destroys my home or those I care about.

[blastedass]

[LILITH has some good points; ignoring them would be stupid. But they've made some fucked-up choices in the past few weeks that's driven tensions high between the two factions. Hopefully this month won't make it worse. (Ha ha ha.)

Tch, didn't expect more than a shrug from Raleigh for the question. What else could the guy say?]

Some people are fucking insane.