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.
Oh, are there cultists involved now? We haven't heard anything about that from these messages. Maybe we should be wary from inciting the lot of us into a further panic.
if an entire village worships a forest god and then several people are taken from our group, then the only assumption i can make is what i've learned from my studies as a mage.
this isn't about inciting panic, it's just being realistic about the situation at hand.
Ah. As much an assumption as me saying that they're probably fine, since they told us they are ok, yes?
I think the realism is that we shouldn't assume too much about who or what has done it, although if you want to blame the villagers, be my guest. I'd love for someone else to say something to make them upset instead of me.
[ Has he. Already gotten the stinkeye from the entire community? Yes. ]
believe me, i would love for this to all be a huge joke and then it turns out everyone is fine and nothing went wrong. you're welcome to gloat and hold it over all our heads forever if that happens.
no probably not, but i can eat crow and admit when im wrong even when it makes me mad. you're welcome to pipe into my inbox anytime you feel like being smug if it turns out they're all just having a fancy party that we didn't get the invite to.
all we have right now are our assumptions and educated guesses. but as a mage, i can tell you that human sacrifice has been used through countless ages to power up dangerous rituals. a human life is extremely valuable as a resource in terms of pure energy.
And how fantastic it is for you that such things exist in your world. In mine, they do not. I can tell you that kidnappings are as mundane and normal as an addict who needs money, to a political play.
For all we know, this is an attempt at extortion where the terms are left vague to make us panic.
So no, I do not prescribe to this "magic" theory being the one that is the obvious answer. Kidnappings are normal and banal. Rarely extraordinary.
[ Says man who has kidnapped people before. ββ ]
anyway if magic isn't involved, how do you explain the skulls? they're clearly a fetish to me. destroying it directly impacts the influence of the fog if the message sent to us is correct.
I used to own several in my club. They're normal technological items. I think they even have them in Neo Tokyo, if you look closely. Importing them from the outside makes far more sense than magic.
Edited (i needed to clarify) 2024-10-07 05:04 (UTC)
[ hmm... she can't really protest his logic. it's an annoying reminder that aoko is far behind the curb of understanding what the technology of this world is capable of. 1989 seems quaint and simple compared to everything she's encountered in this world. ]
you raise a fair point. but a simple fog machine should only be able to obstruct our view, not necessarily keep us from advancing past it. however, a boy i know was so unfamiliar with the modern world that even simple things appeared like magic to him. maybe im just experiencing a similar situation.
[ Tell him about it. He's from a Steampunk nightmare where the closest thin to magic is scorpion souls hextech that he can't even touch.
but hey, his kid's an inventor (ie: mad gadgeteer) so he's picked up the bare minimum ]
Technology often seems like magic at first glance. Where I am from, they have found a way to teleport with it. I cannot imagine that this world could be far from it. Perhaps we're being deceived by the villagers, or perhaps they are being deceived along with us.
I do not presume to know everything, but I do think it is wise to not always err on the side of only what we know. Believe me, in a place like this? I have been burned by that before.
[ technology has really advanced to the point of teleportation? scary. regular people having access to that level of "magic" can create a lot of problems. ]
as much as i hate your attitude, you have given me something to think about. it's a shame you seem keen on making everyone angry in an already heated situation.
[ now aoko? aoko is just used to talking with people who just want to be aggravating all the damn time. she doesn't really take it personally anymore. ]
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[ silco, shut up ]
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this isn't about inciting panic, it's just being realistic about the situation at hand.
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I think the realism is that we shouldn't assume too much about who or what has done it, although if you want to blame the villagers, be my guest. I'd love for someone else to say something to make them upset instead of me.
[ Has he. Already gotten the stinkeye from the entire community? Yes. ]
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you're welcome to pipe into my inbox anytime you feel like being smug if it turns out they're all just having a fancy party that we didn't get the invite to.
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See? I can even allow space for the possibility I am wrong.
[ He will not invite someone to crow in return though. There are limits. ]
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great!
so when you're wrong, i'll be sure to badger you about it.
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but as a mage, i can tell you that human sacrifice has been used through countless ages to power up dangerous rituals. a human life is extremely valuable as a resource in terms of pure energy.
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For all we know, this is an attempt at extortion where the terms are left vague to make us panic.
So no, I do not prescribe to this "magic" theory being the one that is the obvious answer. Kidnappings are normal and banal. Rarely extraordinary.
[ Says man who has kidnapped people before. ββ ]
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anyway if magic isn't involved, how do you explain the skulls? they're clearly a fetish to me. destroying it directly impacts the influence of the fog if the message sent to us is correct.
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I used to own several in my club. They're normal technological items. I think they even have them in Neo Tokyo, if you look closely. Importing them from the outside makes far more sense than magic.
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you raise a fair point. but a simple fog machine should only be able to obstruct our view, not necessarily keep us from advancing past it.
however, a boy i know was so unfamiliar with the modern world that even simple things appeared like magic to him. maybe im just experiencing a similar situation.
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scorpion soulshextech that he can't even touch.but hey, his kid's an inventor (ie: mad gadgeteer) so he's picked up the bare minimum ]
Technology often seems like magic at first glance. Where I am from, they have found a way to teleport with it. I cannot imagine that this world could be far from it. Perhaps we're being deceived by the villagers, or perhaps they are being deceived along with us.
I do not presume to know everything, but I do think it is wise to not always err on the side of only what we know. Believe me, in a place like this? I have been burned by that before.
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as much as i hate your attitude, you have given me something to think about.
it's a shame you seem keen on making everyone angry in an already heated situation.
[ now aoko? aoko is just used to talking with people who just want to be aggravating all the damn time. she doesn't really take it personally anymore. ]
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[ in short: He ain't here to make friends.
Ok he doesn't really have them. ]
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there's no way you don't know that already!
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I do.
I simply don't care enough about the lot of you to make the effort.
[ :) ]
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there's no need to be abrasive.
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That doesn't mean I don't enjoy it.
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whatever. enjoy antagonizing people.
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Oh, I assure you, I will continue to do so.