INCOMING MESSAGE (NON-KIDNAPPED CHARACTERS ONLY)

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A CALL FOR HELP

▶ SUDDEN TRANSMISSION

On the 13th of October, the network flickers online and several messages pop up. Outsiders will probably recognize the usernames attached to them.

@ KIJYO

castle in the fog
skulls
watching us
sacrifice
help us

@ GOLDILOCKS

wolf kaiju
Promises protection
Found broken radio

@ BANKERBOY

🦸=❌
🐺💀🔨=less fog
👹=🦇🐺
🧑‍🌾=💩!
🏰=☠️!
go toget

@ ONESTEPFORWARD

We're okay for now. Careful of purple flowers. -🦆

Some Outsiders might notice these usernames to be Lucy/Kaede, Taryon, Nanami and Malkuth respectively. The messages end there and there will be no way to contact the senders or anyone who has gone missing. While Outsiders in the town will be able to use the network to speak to each other, the reception will be spotty and the messages might be delayed. It might be more efficient to simply meet up in person.

▶ AFTERWORD.

The messages from the kidnapped characters are out! Thank you everyone for participating! Non-kidnapped characters may use this log to have discussions (or do whatever else might be relevant). As previously mentioned, after the 7th, they will not be able to contact any kidnapped characters, and their messages to each other will be spotty or delayed (which can make for funny shenanigans if you prefer). It is probably much easier to organise an in-person meeting, but we will leave it to you to do what you like. The townsfolk convene at the church for their daily prayers and worship at about 12 noon every day. Outsiders may use this time away from the townsfolk to have more private discussions.

We have put this up early to allow people more time to thread in it, but ICly it is going up on the 13th and will lead up to the Kaiju log on the 15th. These messages are also delayed. Whether or not the captives actually are 'okay' is up in the air ...

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

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Comments

@king

[boarbie]

[ goddess. deciphering things gives him a headache. ]

'For now' and 'sacrifice' ... 🦸=❌ ? I don't understand the image used in this line. [ he's from the 12th c fellas. ]

And 'a broken radio' ... in this town? They haven't even moved on from horses and carriages. It'd be the most advanced technology they've had, and none of the villagers are even able to take advantage of it because it's broken and hidden from them. [ he tries to remember how this town was discovered to begin with ... a distress signal nobody knew about ... was it a trap for them, then? ] Perhaps this has happened before.

@draconic

[belli]

🦸=❌ i believe it to mean that their powers don't work.

[boarbie]

Ah. Thank you. I did not know that was possible. It makes the prospect of all or some of them being sacrificed even more urgent.

[belli]

considering lily is able to do it, then it isn't too farfetched to assume that others have figured out a method to suppress our abilities.

[boarbie]

Partially, but yes, you're correct.

That presents some trouble tracking this monster. It moves freely and can suppress abilities in a space it has control over.

[belli]

they say it is a wolf.

i saw a pack of them in the forest with my human servant, but they were of a normal bred. perhaps, if this wolf kaiju is truly so formidable, i shall bestow it with the honor of consideration for becoming my prospective mate.

[boarbie]

[ girl, ]

... well, that's certainly a choice you can make, but it's hardly helpful to anyone, least of all yourself. You'll likely be in the same state as these villagers in order to get near it.

[belli]

we will be confronting it sooner or later.

i shall bide my time for now.

[boarbie]

... Pardon me if this sounds rude; I only ask out of curiousity. Is this desperation, or loneliness that drives you to seek a partner?

[belli]

[ are they mutually exclusive? ]

it is an intrinsic call that cannot be so easily explained.

[boarbie]

... I'm sorry to hear that. Everyone deserves some measure of peace in being alone.

[belli]

i have no need for pity.

[boarbie]

Very well. I wish you the best of luck in your efforts.

not here again

[vorous]

_{[ reads this and blusshhhhhh ]}

banned

[boarbie]

[ this is a demure thread! your behaviour is not goddess-respecting! ]

@mr. viper

[penaltypoints]

Indeed, it stands to reason that there were previous victims. They may have attempted to reach others by means of that radio.

[boarbie]

That's true ... and that's likely why it was broken, someone might have realized at the very least what its function was.

But it does make me wonder how we're doing for time. We might as well be listening to the dead, speaking to ghosts.

[penaltypoints]

Yes. We must be prepared for that possibility. Regardless, we now have information to bring us closer to locating that castle.

[boarbie]

Perhaps there was something to be said about their hesitation in allowing Outsiders to go deeper into the forest.

I am not affiliated with any of the ones who have been taken. Have you been spared?

[penaltypoints]

The villagers' behavior has certainly been increasingly troubling.

[ As for the question... ]

Two of my colleagues are missing. They have a number of other friends as well, of course.

[boarbie]

... Are you not a friend to them as well? This seems like an overly complicated way to say that you're also worried, but will prioritize yourself to a lesser degree, and I'm not sure why.

[penaltypoints]

You are not mistaken.

[ On all counts. Although it is more complicated than using the term friendship in a straightforward manner, in some ways, he supposes. ]

However, I am simply acknowledging that many of us have been affected by this incident. My priority is to assist in its resolution, whatever form that may ultimately take.

[boarbie]

You should be more honest with your emotions. You can do all of that and still admit that you feel their loss deeply.

Even with such a noble priority, one ought to make room for affection. It can only lead to a stronger relationship, if anything else.

NOT HERE

[laidtocrest]

[But good job getting the facts, king, he'll be copying your homework later.]

[boarbie]

[ pls change his name when you do, using the one braincell is hard 🥹 ]