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DOWNTIME MINGLE #5

DOWNTIME MINGLE #5


CONTENT WARNINGS: medical procedures, needles, drugs, psychological changes, hallucinatory effects.

▶ 001. STATE OF THE BASE.

In light of recent events, Outsiders are provided with an ample amount of vacation time. While they are certainly permitted (and encouraged!) to continue their training or to participate in missions, Outsiders may use this downtime to facilitate their own funeral services as well as catch their breaths and be able to both physically and mentally heal from the traumatic events of Transylvania. This period of time is also to allow for any Outsiders who lost limbs during the last mission to get any necessary cybernetic surgeries and permit for proper recovery time before any missions going forward. As the enhancements are a difficult surgery, these individuals will be paired with an Outsider who will be their designated "nurse" and they will work in shifts to care and help those who received the surgeries.

In terms of the cure for those who are still experiencing symptoms of being turned into vampires, they will find clinical trials are now taking place with an experimental drug being offered in either pill or shot form. It is not the perfect fix, but it does subdue a lot of the side effects, making it easier for Outsiders to be able to walk around more freely without concern of losing control over themselves or their thirst for blood. The result of these clinical trials do seem to differ from individual to individual, however. Some side effects can cause an extended feeling of nausea, vertigo, shortness of breath, insomnia, and general feelings of exhaustion. It is suggested that those who receive this trial medicine do not drive any vehicles or enter the simulation room. All trial medicine seems to achieve a similar result, but need to be taken multiple times throughout the course of the month before actual results are seen. If one is diligent in taking the medicine, they will find that they will be reverted back to normal by the end of the month.

Additionally, there are also trial drugs being offered in America, and those who do take on the Las Vegas mission are also permitted to try them for pain relief. However, those drugs come with an additional side effect of causing strong hallucinations, and it is advised to take them in an enclosed area until the effects pass.

For those wondering about the status of the Imugi eggs the Outsiders were tasked to take care of prior to the Transylvania mission, they have been moved to a private nursery room that is inaccessible to Outsiders as they are expected to hatch soon. LILITH will be upfront with this information to Outsiders should they ask, and will also inform them that Outsiders will soon be able to visit them and be thanked for their hard work in taking care of the eggs.


▶ 002. WINNERS CIRCLE.

While it still appears to be a delicate time, in light of the success of the last mission there are a few decorations that can be found around base, as well as a handful of foods that were readily found in Transylvania which include actual meat dishes. The bulletin board is marked with the following:
GOOD JOB:

KENSUKE (K.O.)
FUTURETERROR (600)
BAD DADDY & TYPHON (600)

While normally no one entertains the idea of consuming kaiju as a go-to, in light of the recent battle that the world has only heard about in whispers, a certain cookbook comes into existence. It’s unknown who the source actually is but it is rumored that someone who works closely with kaiju released it on the down-low. The cookbook features what appears to be recipes based off of both kaiju and other monsters always believed to be fictional, including hand drawn pictures. The chef’s photo on the inside of the book looks eerily similar to someone that should be familiar to all the Outsiders.

The newest craze in Neo Tokyo is for a set of blind boxes sold only at POPPY MART’s within the city. The blind box features a beaked cyborg kaiju named “GIBUBU”— no one seems to know how this came about, but there are rumors a certain personnel at LILITH helped create it. GIBUBU can be seen wearing various outfits, including the secret rare version of him in a fuzzy brown suit dressed as a bear. Try and collect them all!

A series of strategic board games are released in which the pieces appear to be very similar to two particular Outsiders but in different color palettes. The virtual board game is a cross between monopoly and a strategy war game in which each party competes against one another to become the richest and strongest warriors, creating their very own empires. Apparently, the game itself has already sparked several strategy guides online! There is also a physical copy available, but it is released as a limited edition.

As the mission to Transylvania was optional and considered overtime, those who partook in the mission will receive a notification that 500,000 KRYPTOS (~3200 USD) has been deposited into their account.


▶ 003. POCKY DAY.

The Halloween festivities run late into the first week of November, but while that’s all cleared and done away with by the second week, it doesn’t mean the holiday season ends there! Now that October's over, it’s all about Pocky Day!

Neo Tokyo’s craze for Pocky Day is only amplified with the new pocky dropping on the day of. While it’s newly released on 11/11, they will be available all throughout the month of November. What someone didn’t say, however, is that this pocky was actually undergoing further research but was released far too early. Each stick of pocky has been made with certain biotech causing various types of reactions in people depending on its flavor. While that’s half the fun, it’s also made a complete mess of the city.

So far, the known issues with each flavor are as listed:
STRAWBERRY - Eating this particular flavor will make those who eat it kinder and more agreeable. They will find they will have difficulties saying no, and will do their best to make those around them happy! Wonderful with the holiday season around the corner.

MATCHA - Who knows why, but chomping down on this flavor makes one more likely to speak openly and truthfully about themselves, and also be inquisitive towards others.

BLACK SESAME - Those who consume this flavor become agitated and more prone to lashing out. Also if they have a grudge against someone, they may be more likely to act on these negative emotions.

ROSE - While it’s not Valentine’s day, taking a bite out of this one will certainly make one feel like it is! It increases one's general desire for affection and physical touch.

MELON - This will make one feel like they can’t sit still for a second. It will make them feel constantly antsy as if they need to impulsively jump into the next thing. What’s the worst that can happen?

While a lot of these flavors are to be reviewed and confiscated by both the companies and government agencies by the end of the month, they will be found littered throughout the city in the meantime.

OOC Note: You are 100% free to make up your own flavors and effects if you’d like. As always, just make sure to mark each CW appropriately. By the end of November, it can be presumed they’ve all been taken off the shelves, but if people wanted to hold onto a box or two for the future, well
 they can’t be stopped.


▶ 004. TFLN REDUX.

Those who have been with LILITH for some time may remember the ocular glitch that happened half a year ago. Thanks to an upgrade gone wrong, that very same glitch is now back.

It happens the first time, and several times throughout the week as your character goes about their routine. The sound of machine-like whirring, deep within their cranium, like a computer that’s in the midst of processing some new information. Then, there’s the familiar ping of a new public message, and whatever you were thinking about at that point in time will be plastered on the network for all to read and react to. Thinking about your recent health check results? Having a fun night out at a club? Regretting said night out at the club? Falling into a deep depression about how your life has turned out so far? It doesn’t matter when or where, because the system doesn’t discriminate. You’ll soon find the thoughts you were having during those moments posted on the network and you can’t delete them.

This is a TFLN-inspired mingle that’s been tweaked to make it completely canon to the game. Due to a glitch in the system, random thoughts that characters might be having throughout the week will be registered as network posts and posted in public for all to see and respond to. This can happen at any time as they wander around the main base or different Neo Tokyo locations!

HOW TO PLAY:
1. Write out prompts (example below) for others to respond to. These can be thoughts they’re having in bed, at work, while intoxicated or what-have-you. You can look up shower thoughts or TFLN as inspiration, but remember that this will be game canon so it has to be written in your character’s voice.
2. Go around and respond to others!
3. ???
4. PROFIT!

Participation in this mingle isn’t obligatory, of course. If you don’t want your character to participate, you can simply assume the glitch did not affect them. We also have a code below for fun, but please don't feel pressured to use it. As always, a regular text thread works out just fine! Most importantly, have fun!

(Please remember to put warnings for NSFW/triggering content in the subject header.)




▶ 005. AFTERWORD.

Welcome to our fifth downtime mingle! All tags on this log are worth 2 points and will count towards November AC.

Those characters who are currently vampires can remain vampires until December 15. Ideally all characters will have ICly taken their medicines and been cured by the end of the month, but any stragglers will be rounded up by medical staff and forced to finish their series of drugs until they are healed.

Any character that lost an appendage during the last event can get a basic prosthetic for free without needing to spend reward points. Any additional upgrades will require points.

As stated in the post, players are welcome to come up with any additional Pocky flavors and side effects they would like. The ones listed above are merely suggestions.

For the LINE app, characters are welcome to customize their app with different themes, as well as download sticker packs. Anything that you would typically expect to be present in a messaging app can be found!


EVENT BREAKDOWN/RECAP (CLICK TO EXPAND)
1. STATE OF THE BASE: Outsiders are back on base after a long and harrowing mission. They are given time off to see to their own needs, which can include: preparing for funerals, getting surgeries for prosthetic limbs, and general R&R. There is also a trial cure being developed to combat the symptoms of vampirism in Outsiders, which all infected Outsiders are required to take. The Imugi eggs are expected to hatch soon and have been moved to a private nursing room so that they won't be disturbed.

2. WINNERS CIRCLE: The heavy hitters/KO winners of the last kaiju fight receive their sponsorships, including kaiju-focused cookbooks, strategy board game sets, and strange little dolls.

3. POCKY DAY: New shipments of Pocky fill the shelves of Neo-Tokyo; however, some of these Pocky shipments have been tampered with, causing anyone who eats them to suffer from a variety of side effects. All affected Pocky will be rounded up by the end of the month and disposed of.

4. TFLN: Outsiders' ocular implants glitch, leading them to send out stray messages and thoughts unprompted.

queenofkur: (baf 001)

[personal profile] queenofkur 2024-11-15 05:24 pm (UTC)(link)
That sounds sad.
I wouldn't watch this movie.

However, there is value to teaching children death is a part of life.
Maybe it is better they learn it in a movie first.
nutkick: (2Knw42h)

[personal profile] nutkick 2024-11-15 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
wait .....
you said you are the goddess of death, right?
queenofkur: (dab 002)

[personal profile] queenofkur 2024-11-16 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
That is correct.
In my world, at any rate.
nutkick: (3 - XpthuFq)

[personal profile] nutkick 2024-11-16 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
can you talk to the kids about death?

look, i know it's a grim topic, but-
they've been asking me questions, and i don't know how to ... comfort them. maybe you can help ...
queenofkur: (aaf 002)

[personal profile] queenofkur 2024-11-17 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I

[ I really don't want to. She's been trying hard to avoid those children because they remind her of what happened to her last month, even if they're totally innocent. But she can't just shirk off her responsibilities, can she? ]

I will.
I have experience with children.
nutkick: (36 - UOKCFe0)

[personal profile] nutkick 2024-11-17 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
thank you.

[ ..... oh no. did he force her into it? if he did, denji is oblivious. ]

they're good kids. just scared a little.
i'm sure you'll be great with them.
queenofkur: (daf 130)

[personal profile] queenofkur 2024-11-18 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll free time next week to go and see them.
Thank you for letting me know about this.


[ And she's thanking him on top of it. She wants to deck herself one for being that stupid. ]
nutkick: (POaHtD9)

[personal profile] nutkick 2024-11-19 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ PLEASE TELL HIM THE TRUTH!! ]

hit me up when you're ready!
queenofkur: (kan 003)

one week later...

[personal profile] queenofkur 2024-11-20 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ Alas, she can't just tell him the truth. Instead, she prepares for this every day by doing extra exercises and finally contact him when she thinks she's ready: ]

Hello.
This is about talking to the children in regard to death.
I have some free time, if now is a good time.
nutkick: (12 - QAxcfxt)

[personal profile] nutkick 2024-11-23 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ girl ... you had a whole week to tell him you didn't want to do this?!! eresh please. ]

oh hey!
yeah, it's a great time right now. we don't have anything else planned for the afternoon.
queenofkur: (kaw 011)

[personal profile] queenofkur 2024-11-23 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Stupidity is universal and knows no boundary. Even supposedly wise gods flal victim to it. ]

I
I am coming right now then!
I am not far.
I'll be quick.
nutkick: (22 - nQA3gqn)

[personal profile] nutkick 2024-11-26 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
alright, we're all waiting for you.

[ all.

all the kids, with denji.

waiting and expecting and super excited.

no pressure ♥ ]
queenofkur: (dac 121)

[personal profile] queenofkur 2024-11-27 12:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Normally, Ereshkigal is very good with kids. Sure, they're the souls of children who reach her Underworld, but still! Here and now though? She feels her head spinning when she enters the room and sees all those children around Denji.

S-She definitely killed one of those kids' parents while escaping the castle, she's sure of it! And one of those kids' parents was definitely torturing her, she's also sure of it. That's really not helpful for her to be thinking about that right now, but that's literally all that goes through her mind! ]


H-H-H-H--

[ Help? Hammer? Horse? No, she is only trying to say: ]

Hewwo...

[ She's trying very hard right there. ]
nutkick: (30)

[personal profile] nutkick 2024-11-30 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ if only he knew what was going through her head ..........

instead, he made himself comfortable on the ground between the children, as if he were part of their age group. his smile didn't waver, even when he watched her stutter, assuming she was merely a bit nervous— which is a normal reaction. not a lot of people enjoy public speaking and it takes them a bit to warm up to it. which is fine.

and the class replied with their own little 'hewwo', leaving a smile on their faces. denji then gives her a thumbs up. you're doing amazing, sweetie! ]
queenofkur: (fac 018)

[personal profile] queenofkur 2024-12-03 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

[ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

... ... And lo! After a moment of awkward silence during which she just stared at the kids wide-eyed, the goddess collapses on the ground and faints. The deadly combo of her trauma and anxiety on top of it? It's too much for her! She's sorry, she'll apologize for it later.

Right now though, she's just completely unconscious. Hopefully the kids won't panic. ]