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

[lifeprice]

Do we have any radios, do you know?

[lostdestiny]

The mobile suits do

[ How else would you have dramatic shouting matches in the middle of a fight? ]

But they haven't worked since we got here

[lifeprice]

I wonder if there's something we can do to connect them to local radiowaves rather than relying on LILITH.

[lostdestiny]

If LILITH is still local, it's probably easier to just blow something up....

I mean, as a signal flare

[lifeprice]

We could make a fire. If they have any primitive guns, then we could get the black powder from them.

[lostdestiny]

Oil, flour, alcohol

If we're gonna destroy a load of skulls at once it might as well be a giant explosion

[lifeprice]

I can gather flour and alcohol.

[lostdestiny]

That stuff's probably easier to sneak out than the skulls

I guess we get everything explosive in one place, then steal the skulls?

[ Serves the kaiju right for having that shitty bonfire a few nights ago. ]

[lifeprice]

That seems the most practical. Especially if they're making us sick.

[lostdestiny]

So if it works, the fog will lift right when we're making a mess

LILITH should be able to see that

[lifeprice]

We hope.

[lostdestiny]

Any kaiju in the area are gonna see, too

[lifeprice]

We can prepare for that. Set up a perimeter.

[lostdestiny]

[ SOME DELAY AND OFFLINE GRUMBLING ]

Like I said, the mobile suits are still down

[lifeprice]

Luckily, there's more than just the two of us.

[lostdestiny]

[ Cranky simmering static for a minute ]

Yeah, but it's not like I wanna just sit around while everyone else is fighting

[lifeprice]

Are you saying you're useless without your suit?

[lostdestiny]

I'm not saying that! But obviously I'm stronger with Destiny!

[ Shinn has had a lot of conversations about "When you have a powerful giant robot, you have to use it responsibly" but never "When you have a powerful giant robot, it sucks ass when it stops working because of kaiju magic or whatever." He's investing in a shit-ton of knives when he gets a chance. ]

[lifeprice]

Then you'll need to figure out what to do while you wait for it to come back.

[lostdestiny]

... LILITH didn't even give us pistols!

[lifeprice]

You have hands, and you can borrow a sword.

[lostdestiny]

[ That is -- surprisingly something he is pleased to hear. ]

Do you have one?

[lifeprice]

I have a spare one.

[lostdestiny]

I’ll take it

[ He wants his butterfly sparklebot back on line, but dammit a sword is better than nothing. ]

[lifeprice]

You'll give it back when the mission is done.