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.
[ He says might because, well... he's very aware of how cruel humanity can be and maybe has his own resentment towards mankind. Still, he stuffs all of that down with an over-abundance of kindness. ]
Just because you're a god and superior to the human race doesn't mean you can murder them though. So now it was a lost cause because it didn't aid us at all.
[ He's so tired and just went through so many emotions right now. All of this: sad, frustrated, embarrassed and Tezca isn't meaning to trigger this kind of response, but it's just reminding Laios of just how insignificant the human race is in comparison to, gee, I don't know, some all-powerful god entity and by-golly he wishes he was some all-power god entity why does the universe hate him so much...... he has to be a human and be broke and be forced into marriage cause his dad is the village chef so then he runs away to the military where everybody hates him there and ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER and he's here..
WHY CAN'T HE BE ANYTHING BUT HUMAN ]
Do you really feel that way about our lives? That we're insignificant and can be thrown away in an attempt to help?
why do people always ask that question? no one ever likes the answer.
[ But he doesn’t mean that—He actually understands it perfectly well, since Tezcatlipoca is a more empathetic god than it might seem. He understands people very well, and he knows that these are valid questions… But it also takes a certain kind of person to understand and accept Tezcatlipoca’s point of view. As a general rule, he doesn’t expect it. ]
look. first of all, don’t disagree that it was a waste. might have learned something but ain’t much compared to the life I took. if I’d known it was going to be that much of a bust I wouldn’t have done it, but don’t exactly have much in the way of options here for trying to figure shit out. didn’t do it just because or for kicks.
second, yes and no. your lives aren’t insignificant to me, but our ideas of significance ain’t the same. we’re working on different scales here.
[ Huh. Color him surprised, since that's milder than he expected. He's not complaining, though. ]
telling a god of conflict to behave? makes me want to misbehave on principle!
sheesh
yeah yeah lesson learned. no more sacrifices. this world doesn't seem to respect them anyways considering I tried with myself and that didn't get shit either. unrelated to all this though, just want to note. personal inquiry.
[ That's because Tezca is like a creature to him. He understands behaviors are not the same between different species. It's not any different than an animal killing a person for a reason. ]
Also, depending on the circumstance, a little murder is okay. Just not for experiments. Protecting another person is an excusable reason for killing a human.
[ damn.. so maybe he does kind of see it Tezca's way. ]
That's how I see it, at least. It may be the only thing we have to do if we cannot find them.
[ There’s even more surprises here, but it does set Tezcatlipoca at ease a bit, though it’s in the broadest of senses. ]
hey you’re not going to hear any complaints about that from me. the only thing I disapprove of is refusing to kill at all. at least with the kind of stakes we’re working with here generally speaking.
oh and thanks for the cooking. you’re actually good at it so it’s nice
[ ...A drawing? That's surprising, since he didn't think Set had any special interest in the arts. However, I, the player, now realize what this refers to and I'm laughing. ]
huh. must have been one hell of a drawing.
congrats in any case. getting a god to grant a wish is a pretty big deal. I don't do it. well can't more accurately but that's a different conversation.
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@kensuke
:'(
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[ does that explain why he was tied up and in a barn?? ]
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a life is one way to catch the attention of a god. worked technically but gave shit all for what I was trying to figure out
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[ 🥺👉👈 ]
It might have been an innocent person.
[ He says might because, well... he's very aware of how cruel humanity can be and maybe has his own resentment towards mankind. Still, he stuffs all of that down with an over-abundance of kindness. ]
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since look, you’re right. they might be. and technically speaking that’s not ideal to me either. but not like we were going to have a flower war
[ this is tezca making a joke for an audience of one: himself ]
wasn’t going to thin our ranks by asking for someone to volunteer
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His eyes go back to read it again. I like you. ]
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[ He's so tired and just went through so many emotions right now. All of this: sad, frustrated, embarrassed and Tezca isn't meaning to trigger this kind of response, but it's just reminding Laios of just how insignificant the human race is in comparison to, gee, I don't know, some all-powerful god entity and by-golly he wishes he was some all-power god entity why does the universe hate him so much...... he has to be a human and be broke and be forced into marriage cause his dad is the village chef so then he runs away to the military where everybody hates him there and ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER and he's here..
WHY CAN'T HE BE ANYTHING BUT HUMAN ]
Do you really feel that way about our lives? That we're insignificant and can be thrown away in an attempt to help?
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[ But he doesn’t mean that—He actually understands it perfectly well, since Tezcatlipoca is a more empathetic god than it might seem. He understands people very well, and he knows that these are valid questions… But it also takes a certain kind of person to understand and accept Tezcatlipoca’s point of view. As a general rule, he doesn’t expect it. ]
look. first of all, don’t disagree that it was a waste. might have learned something but ain’t much compared to the life I took. if I’d known it was going to be that much of a bust I wouldn’t have done it, but don’t exactly have much in the way of options here for trying to figure shit out. didn’t do it just because or for kicks.
second, yes and no. your lives aren’t insignificant to me, but our ideas of significance ain’t the same. we’re working on different scales here.
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[ Not that Laios can blame him. Mankind if an enigma, he says, being part of said mankind. ]
I hope you learned a lesson.
[ Because yeah, at the end of the day, he is realizing this is Tezca's way of trying to help others who are on their team, which is more important. ]
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telling a god of conflict to behave? makes me want to misbehave on principle!
sheesh
yeah yeah lesson learned. no more sacrifices. this world doesn't seem to respect them anyways considering I tried with myself and that didn't get shit either. unrelated to all this though, just want to note. personal inquiry.
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Alright, then.
This means I can still cook for you.
2/2 PRIVATE cause he's timid
[ damn.. so maybe he does kind of see it Tezca's way. ]
That's how I see it, at least. It may be the only thing we have to do if we cannot find them.
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hey you’re not going to hear any complaints about that from me. the only thing I disapprove of is refusing to kill at all. at least with the kind of stakes we’re working with here generally speaking.
oh and thanks for the cooking. you’re actually good at it so it’s nice
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I want to take care of people.
And you’re no exception.
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set too but he's a picky bastard so don't mind him. just treat him like he's a cat and he makes more sense
gag tag
nvm im keeping it
[ ????? ]
HELP
exactly. makes more sense now right?
not that I'm judging since I have a strong enough association with jaguars that it definitely influences me
but I like people more than he does ♥
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Well.. he said he was going to grant me a wish. So I think he likes me. Unless granting wishes is something he always does.
[ he felt special.. ]
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he just doesn't like people as like a whole. more conceptual level. but individually's a different story
got me curious though. what'd you do for him to offer you a wish?
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I showed him a drawing of mine. I think he likes creativity.
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huh. must have been one hell of a drawing.
congrats in any case. getting a god to grant a wish is a pretty big deal. I don't do it. well can't more accurately but that's a different conversation.
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[ Oh. He's all shy now. But Laios will say anything to get someone to grant him his wish: to become a monster. ]
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