TEAM BUILDING EVENT #3

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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.)

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[hitokiller]

Wh--

( i'm crying,

but izou is not. in fact, he examines the so-called flimsy curtains of the bathroom, and with canines, says with absolute doubt in his voice: )

You serious?

( but how could tezcatlipoca be anything but? come to think, this is their first time speaking since the tree-dense landscape of brasov, and izou's gaze lingers slightly on the god's chin before turning away. at where blood ran down like spilled drink over a table, and it's not as if he's bothered or anything by the memory of it. it's more...

a cold reminder that a "mortal" like himself has a hard time understanding certain things, and that tezcatlipoca will never be just some guy.

he disappears in a minute to shuffle over to the stalls and investigate, and in that minute the lights flicker again. stronger this time. there's the sound of clattering furniture and of a curtain being ripped, and then--

the lights cut off abruptly like someone's heart line in their wrist. )

Hold it right... there, asshole!

[fursuit]

Dead.

[ He responds to the rhetorical question with a shitty smile, since that’s about the reaction everyone’s had to it so far. It’s just funnier coming from Izou who’s both an enemy and an ally (depending on the fight, naturally). While this bar might not be a dignified place for a god to be, he’s become fond of it in ways that Izou is about to prove.

He slides the glass across the bar for Izou, but he steps away as someone else comes up to get their order. Tezcatlipoca’s only comment is a simple: ]

For when you’re done.

[ That’s his guess, at least. As Izou slinks off, he figures he’s going to go rough a guy up, shake him down for money, whatever. He doesn’t care much, since that’s kind of why this bar lost door privileges in the first place. Tezcatlipoca gets to work with another customer, and it’s only when the lights flicker that he looks up and clicks his tongue. He sets the bottle down, sighs, and like he can predict what’s about to happen, reaches under the bar—

Only for the lights to cut out completely.

It’s nearly pitch black in the bar, since its twelve steps down means the only natural light comes from the thin windows that are practically at the ceiling and rest at street level. Luckily, that’s no real problem for the jaguar god. He laughs, surprised and delighted, and he pulls out the trusty baseball bat that the bar is armed with. He shouts out as he nimbly hops over the bar for Izou: ]

Whatever he’s breakin’, you’re buyin’, just to be clear here!

[hitokiller]

( oh, he hears that. makes a face even though no one can see it. )

Hell no! Why do I gotta—

( there's the scuffling sound of izou dragging his feet, the scrape of metal as he bumps into a chair and knocks it over in all his hurry. dammit. it's not like he has night vision or anything, and in life he carried out his hits under the comfort of the moon's light, or at least the washi paper lanterns people used to carry. now everything was tied to electrical power or whatever, the great advancements of humanity—convenient in some ways, and in others... not.

but that doesn't mean he's about to let this sneak get away.

as much as he wants to channel energy and summon his blades to take the guy down, he can't. it'd be bad for business, and most importantly, he's got questions. so there's only one option that strikes as immediate and available to him right now, his rough hands and chipped nails gripping the nearby chair.

and that's to toss it straight toward whoever's running from him, who may or may not be scrambling against the floor in tezcatlipoca's direction. )