We're okay for now. Careful of purple flowers. -π¦
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.
βΆ 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.
They're not in the village. The kaiju's a lupine creature the villagers can understand. Break every fucking skull you can find. No one go anywhere alone. Put your plug suits on around purple flowers.
[That's the summary he gets from all the messages.]
Dammit!
[If these villagers offered up their companions as a sacrifice for the kaiju, they're straight up villains now.]
Fuck these people! If they did this on purpose, I'm not saving their asses when the kaiju shows up! Let's get our teammates back and get the fuck out of here!
[For once Yato's in almost complete agreement with Bakugo's attitude towards the situation.]
Agreed. It seems almost incomprehensible that these people could not know what's going on here. We should focus on rescuing the others and annihilating the kaiju, damn the village and its inhabitants.
Bakugo, can you blast the skulls from a distance? Maybe we can void being poisoned that way. If not, I say we all take a skull to smash and spread the effects between us.
if someone you loved was in the position they are and the option for someone you never met opened to take their place which would you choose
[ (Because
you wouldn't care, about that person you never met. As long as your family members were safe... As long as you could stay together... What did it matter?) ]
All this is meaningless hypotheticals. They had choices. They could have warned us, asked for our help, left this land and the kaiju. Instead they chose to kidnap innocent people and act like everything is normal!
They've taken someone from me and I won't stop until I get her back, even if I have to go through every man, woman, and child to do it.
Again, mere hypotheticals. I don't plan on dying here anytime soon. I've saved her before and I'll do it again, as many times as it takes.
Either way, the only issue that matters to me is getting our group back safe and sound, and from there we can eliminate the kaiju, erasing the threat these people pose. End of story.
[Basically his way of saying he'll deal with that bridge when he crosses it. There's too many variables and hurdles to overcome right now. But it's not like he wants to go on a bloody rampage.]
Trust me, I'll try. But the others' safety has to be our priority. They're the innocent party in all this.
okay i agree though about the others being our priority but we cant go out of our way to hurt people we think had a hand in it thats all thank you for hearing me out
Good. We could use your blast-happy ass on this one.
Yeah, even if they aren't complicit in the kidnapping, then they should've at least seen or heard something that could help us. The fact they're giving up nothing seems to imply their guilt.
It's something the others are talking about. Rift poisoning or something. Dunno much about it.
There are over fifty of us left. They took twenty.
No shit. They know what's going on here. If they don't, they're brainwashed and shouldn't be in the way when this goes down.
[Meaning dragging them out of the village and forcefully evacuating them before the kaiju shows up or the Outsiders get too fucking angry. The latter more likely to happen...
Bakugo's not completely writing out the idea the villagers are also victims, but... that's REALLY NOT THE IMPLICATION HERE!!]
Fine. Break skulls at a distance and see what happens.
I agree with getting the hell out of here as soon as we recover our missing teammates, but if the kaiju shows up, we're more than likely expected to have to save these villagers if it turns on them. I doubt Lilith wants another incident where we get labeled as having "abandoned humanity" by the general public again should the story of what happened here spreads to other villages and cities somehow.
[And besides...]
Plus, even if they say they did it on purpose, there's a chance that they were brainwashed into worshipping the damn kaiju and won't snap out of it until after it's been eliminated.
If they're working with the kaiju of their own free will, I don't give a shit about saving these fucking villains! Let them be the damn sacrifices! Murderers abandoned humanity the moment they commit it!
[It's a big "if" and he's going to wait until he sees the results, but he really doubts the villagers were able to sneak into his room and steal Denji right out of his bed. Meaning the kaiju had to have done it, and these assholes are fucking aware of it!]
They've been here for centuries! How long has the kaiju been here?
Look, if it was by their own free will, then yeah, you're right, fuck them.
I'm just saying that we need to take into account the possibility that there's some brainwashing involved, especially when they have set up what might be a wholeass cult worshipping this kaiju as their god. The best way of knowing for sure would likely be to kill the kaiju, and then see how the villagers react after.
[ooc: omg I hope you're okay!! if you need to take time off from rp then by all means, your safety and everything is more important.]
Well you know what, if after all this the townspeople go "surprise, not only were we not brainwashed but we knew it was a kaiju the whole time and now we're pissed that we can't sacrifice people to it anymore", then you get to be the first to say "I told you so" to me.
[ooc: me and mine are all right. i lost power for most of the weekend, but asides from lawn debris, we made it through without any damage. hopefully that'll be the last one of the year.]
Defend myself and the rest of us here, obviously. Just because I'm willing to try to give the people living in this village the slightest benefit of the doubt doesn't mean that I won't kick their ass if they do turn on us.
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They're not in the village. The kaiju's a lupine creature the villagers can understand. Break every fucking skull you can find. No one go anywhere alone. Put your plug suits on around purple flowers.
[That's the summary he gets from all the messages.]
Dammit!
[If these villagers offered up their companions as a sacrifice for the kaiju, they're straight up villains now.]
Fuck these people! If they did this on purpose, I'm not saving their asses when the kaiju shows up! Let's get our teammates back and get the fuck out of here!
@Destiny
Agreed. It seems almost incomprehensible that these people could not know what's going on here. We should focus on rescuing the others and annihilating the kaiju, damn the village and its inhabitants.
Bakugo, can you blast the skulls from a distance? Maybe we can void being poisoned that way. If not, I say we all take a skull to smash and spread the effects between us.
@stardust
... Would Elysium agree with these...? Their family members would fight against the thought, so-- ]
even if they know
if they have no choice
them or us
can you fault them
we dont know what happens
when someone wants to stop this
fear is strong
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and the option for someone you never met opened to take their place
which would you choose
[ (Because
you wouldn't care, about that person you never met. As long as your family members were safe... As long as you could stay together... What did it matter?) ]
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All this is meaningless hypotheticals. They had choices. They could have warned us, asked for our help, left this land and the kaiju. Instead they chose to kidnap innocent people and act like everything is normal!
They've taken someone from me and I won't stop until I get her back, even if I have to go through every man, woman, and child to do it.
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its giving up
[ (A blinding load of "crab" from you, sure, but--) ]
there might have been examples made in the past
nothing comes without effort
we dont know how long its been going on
youre not better than them
go and offer yourself up if you want her back so badly
do you think shed agree
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Either way, the only issue that matters to me is getting our group back safe and sound, and from there we can eliminate the kaiju, erasing the threat these people pose. End of story.
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Don't wear yourself out. ]
nonlethal for the people in your way
if you can manage
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Trust me, I'll try. But the others' safety has to be our priority. They're the innocent party in all this.
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okay
i agree though
about the others being our priority
but we cant go out of our way to hurt people we think had a hand in it
thats all
thank you for hearing me out
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Of course I can! That's not hard to do!
There's no way these people don't know where the culprits are. They know everyone in the fucking village!
Where the hell did you get the idea the skulls were poisoned?
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Yeah, even if they aren't complicit in the kidnapping, then they should've at least seen or heard something that could help us. The fact they're giving up nothing seems to imply their guilt.
It's something the others are talking about. Rift poisoning or something. Dunno much about it.
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No shit. They know what's going on here. If they don't, they're brainwashed and shouldn't be in the way when this goes down.
[Meaning dragging them out of the village and forcefully evacuating them before the kaiju shows up or the Outsiders get too fucking angry. The latter more likely to happen...
Bakugo's not completely writing out the idea the villagers are also victims, but... that's REALLY NOT THE IMPLICATION HERE!!]
Fine. Break skulls at a distance and see what happens.
@sanda
[And besides...]
Plus, even if they say they did it on purpose, there's a chance that they were brainwashed into worshipping the damn kaiju and won't snap out of it until after it's been eliminated.
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[It's a big "if" and he's going to wait until he sees the results, but he really doubts the villagers were able to sneak into his room and steal Denji right out of his bed. Meaning the kaiju had to have done it, and these assholes are fucking aware of it!]
They've been here for centuries! How long has the kaiju been here?
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I'm just saying that we need to take into account the possibility that there's some brainwashing involved, especially when they have set up what might be a wholeass cult worshipping this kaiju as their god. The best way of knowing for sure would likely be to kill the kaiju, and then see how the villagers react after.
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If they're that damn enthralled by it, these idiots could become our enemies to protect the damn thing.
[Something someone else brought up, though Manjoume's right in the post-battle part being a good proving ground for what's really going on here.]
I doubt it's completely brainwashing.
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Well you know what, if after all this the townspeople go "surprise, not only were we not brainwashed but we knew it was a kaiju the whole time and now we're pissed that we can't sacrifice people to it anymore", then you get to be the first to say "I told you so" to me.
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Hilarious.
What are you gonna do if they turn on us?
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No one's raiding their stupid houses or knocking their heads in!
[yet...]