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TEAM BUILDING EVENT #3

TEAM BUILDING EVENT #3


CONTENT WARNINGS: medical content


▶ 001. WELL DESERVED REST.

With no sign of upcoming city-level threats, LILITH has made the decision to provide Outsiders with a well-deserved break: there will be no official missions for the month of December. Outsiders are free to roam the city, continue their usual civilian jobs or take a holiday to any of the locations available via data portal. During this period, LILITH leadership will also be taking time off and any attempts to contact them will be met with an ‘out of office’ return email unless it is an emergency. (Dr. Spim is still around, but … he is a cat and doesn’t answer anyway... unless he feels like it.)

That isn’t to say it’s going to be a completely quiet month, of course. Our players have kindly prepared several player plots that anyone is welcome to join. Please refer to the top level here for links to the relevant plots. An updated quest has also been listed here.

Additionally, the Outsiders Program has successfully finished its first year! LILITH will be giving all Outsiders old and new a thank you bonus of 500,000 KRYPTOS (approximately 3230 USD) to spend freely on their holiday. Try not to spend it all on pachinko!

▶ 002. LET IT SNOW.

Starting December 1st, the temperature in Neo Tokyo will take a dive as the country enters into winter. The first signs of snowfall will occur on December 1st, and as it continues, the city will be transformed into a winter wonderland. The shops and restaurants of Neo Tokyo are capitalizing on the approaching festivities, putting up Christmas lights, Christmas trees and decorations. Many stores are having sales on warm clothing and popular gifts. Isn’t it the perfect time to find some nice gifts for your friends?

While only a suggestion, it is encouraged to support the integration of the orphans from Transylvania by taking them out on a winter adventure.

Winter activities found in Neo Tokyo include:

- Christmas Winter Illuminations. Certain parts of the city will be lit up in Christmas lights and holographic, winter-themed illuminations. Stop by at the right time and there might even be a drone show to watch.
- Ice sculpture building. Artists have gathered in Yoyogi Park to showcase their latest ice sculpture creations. Outsiders may view the attraction or join in on the ice sculpture contest. Winners will get prize money.
- Ice-skating. The Yokohama Red Brick Ice Rink is open again and characters are free to go skating with their friends. As a part of its latest attraction, the ice has been fitted with microscopic nanobots that light up when touched, causing the ice to glow or showcase striking colors as people skate across it.
- Playing in the snow. Even under threat of kaiju, the people of Neo Tokyo take the time to have fun when they can. Through the streets, there are people making snow angels or pelting each other with snowballs.

Characters may visit Las Vegas, Kyoto or Okinawa using the data portals. Kyoto and Okinawa continue to be uninhabited, but they can camp there if they wish. They are free to book a hotel and enjoy their holiday in Las Vegas too, where the city will have its own brand of winter activities (winter illuminations, Christmas shows, ice-skating and holiday-themed Vegas shows). While the weather is still cold, it will be snowing in Kyoto but not in Okinawa or Las Vegas.

▶ 003. SNUGGLE UP.

All the lights and festivities happening in the city are putting some strain on the power grid, and this leads to occasional bouts of power failure during the month of December. These seem to be happening in the base and throughout the city of Neo Tokyo, and they last for a few hours each time. With hospital equipment running on back-up generators, it isn’t a huge cause for concern, but it certainly is an annoyance; especially with the weather so cold.

LILITH robots will be offering Outsiders on the base extra blankets (traditional and emergency foil blankets) along with heat packs to get through the cold. Starting a fire within the base will not be allowed since it is a hazard, so those who still need the extra warmth will need to find other creative ways to obtain it. A snuggle never hurt anyone, right? There is one operational fireplace in the Library, and Outsiders may notice an influx of small tables throughout the base with self-serve hot beverages on battery operated kettles, such as tea, hot cocoa & artificial coffee. As Outsiders congregate around the base, snuggled up in their new festive blankets, perhaps now would be a good time for some classic party games such as Never Have I Ever and Two Truths and a Lie.

▶ 004. TAKE YOUR MEDICINE.

Dr. Spim takes regular cat naps anyway, so he doesn’t see the need to take a holiday. As a result, he has continued to work tirelessly on finetuning the cure for the vampiric disease. Throughout the month, he will make several requests for volunteers (those with and without the vampiric disease) to participate in the ongoing clinical trials.

The serum he is testing will not cause harm to the body, but it might result in any of the following side effects:

- Dizziness, fatigue and difficulty coordinating movement.
- Fever, chills and a desperate need for warmth.
- Mood changes, which can present as euphoric or depressed or both.
- Hallucinations or delusions.
- Increased hunger, thirst or other physical needs (interpret as you wish.)
- A ravenous need for blood (for vampires.)

Certain volunteers may encounter no side effects at all, while some may experience all of them. Luck of the draw, really. The side effects are not permanent and last for a few hours. As always, Dr. Spim will explain the possible side effects and get consent before administering the medicine.

By the end of the month, a stable cure will be finalized and LILITH robots will deliver it to all those affected by the vampiric disease (if your character was already a vampire, don't worry about it). It is highly encouraged to take the medicine! Dr. Spim has no time to chase down the people refusing to take their medicine, so he might pay some of their friends to do it for him. He is a cat. He has better things to do (such as knock this beaker off the table….)

As an OOC note, please do not let your character remain a vampire unless they are already a vampiric character. The vampire event in Transylvania was meant to only have temporary effect.

▶ 005. AFTERWORD.

Welcome to our third team building event! All tags on this log are worth 2 points and will count towards December AC.

We have a lot of player plots this month, and are using this log to encourage players to participate in the player plots since the event itself is light. As a reminder, the mod team will be taking a break during the month of December and will not be answering any questions at this time.


EVENT BREAKDOWN/RECAP (CLICK TO EXPAND)
1. WELL DESERVED REST: Outsiders enjoy a quiet month with no kaiju attacks, but are provided plenty of things to do (via player plots) and they are welcome to use the data portal to travel to Okinawa and Las Vegas at this time.

2. LET IT SNOW: Heavy snowfall turns Neo Tokyo into a winter wonderland with many snow related activities to participate in such as ice skating, ice sculpture making, etc. LILITH encourages the Outsiders to allow the misplaced orphans to participate in some of these activities.

3. SNUGGLE UP: The power outages strike again, this time from too many festive lights that overheat the generators. LILITH provides Outsiders with emergency blankets and hot beverages during times of outages.

4. TAKE YOUR MEDICINE: Dr. Spim trial runs an antidote for the vampiric disease that struck Outsiders during their mission in Brasov. He takes volunteers who are both vampires and not. Finally, a cure is made, and all Outsiders are asked to take it (please do not let your character remain a vampire unless they are already a vampiric character.)

intertwinedfates: yell anime (being fooled)

[personal profile] intertwinedfates 2024-12-04 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[What

What is with those options, Ratio?! They are so bizarre and off the wall that they ALL could be true. So Yato squints at him, trying to discern which of the crazy factoids seems least probable.]


Number three sounds totally plausible given your big brain, so I'm ruling that out. I know you like the ducks, but that is a LOT of them to have...

[GRRRR... He's just gonna pick one! Jabbing a finger at him!!!]

Number two's the lie!

[Why is he taking this so seriously??]
curingidiocy: (smile)

[personal profile] curingidiocy 2024-12-04 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The subtle curve of his lips reveals Ratio's amusement in Yato's reaction. Good. He'd picked these facts precisely because they sounded absurd, though in honesty they're by far the least absurd aspects of himself if one were to take into account his academic accomplishments. ]

A process of elimination. Not a terrible strategy to utilize when faced with multiple choices you have no way of verifying. Ten points.

As you seem to be lacking information regarding the second option, allow me to elucidate you. I am well known across the cosmos for my penchant for baths. It is, in part, why rubber ducks are associated with me. I am also quite knowledgeable in chemistry, which forms the basis of cosmetic production.

[ Note that he has yet to confirm or deny Yato's guess. ]
intertwinedfates: frown (160)

[personal profile] intertwinedfates 2024-12-04 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's just glad this didn't turn into a pop quiz - although technically it did?? Maybe he would've been better with the math questions... The bath thing just sounded too silly for Ratio, hence why he went with it. But from the sound of it, he was wrong...? Bastard's not telling him one way or the other, the little sneak!

Good thing he's easily placated by earning points...]


Woohoo! Ten points to me! [Cue him cheering and almost spilling his drink in the process.]

Huh. I guess the bath thing would make sense give the whole rubber ducky deal. Damn... I was fairly confident before, but now I'm even less sure!

[Think, Yato! Think!]

Hmmmmmmmmm...... Okay! I'm changing it to number one! Because I think that while you do like the ducks, you're too practical to have so many. Maybe fifty or so.
curingidiocy: https://x.com/tankaku__/status/1783879606980039028 (sweet)

[personal profile] curingidiocy 2024-12-14 02:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ How easily convinced. But it's not as if Yato knows Ratio well enough to make a strong case for any of them to be a lie.

But what the game really is for is to disclose information about oneself. And for once, he is willing to oblige.
]

If it was a matter of practicality, you would be correct. However...

[ He hesitates for a moment, suddenly reticent to reveal this information. He's never talked about this to anyone but his lover, so rarely sentimental in a way most don't expect him to be. But... ]

I have taught fifty two courses over my tenure as a professor at my alma mater. Each class has gifted me a personally crafted rubber duck to represent themselves—it seems to be a tradition that the graduates of my courses make sure to impart upon my newest students every year.

[ So he does in fact own at minimum fifty two individually designed rubber ducks, all of which he treasures very dearly. ]