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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[intertwinedfates]

[They're the pinnacle of maturity, the pair of them. At least Yato has his sportsmanship still, refraining from elbowing the punk for his equally rude gesture. And boy does it take a lot of restraint! Because he'd like nothing better than to get Bakugo in a headlock and noogie him into submission or until he gets his ass blasted to kingdom come. Though the ironic thing is he likes his little nickname. It makes him feel special, heh.

Bakugo certainly would deserve points for creativity if nothing else! There's something to be said about winning a swimming race without ever touching the water. One, that it's cheating, yes. Two, that it's damn impressive to stay dry the whole way. Three, it probably still doesn't count as swimming, heh.

Thankfully he knows damn well that the kid has plenty of skill of his own without his Quirk. Yato wouldn't have challenged him otherwise; he knows he wouldn't stand a chance against sheer firepower, even with his own powers back. He's a combat god, not a maneuverability god! Almost oblivious to the fact they've drawn a crowd, Yato cuts along the ice as well, kicking off for all he's worth to try getting just a smidge ahead of Bakugo. He doesn't need to win by much, just enough to crow about it would be a feather in his cap.

But it's a mystery who the winner is as they cross the finish line, aided by the impromptu flag. Yet it doesn't bother him too much; instead, he snags Bakugo by the hand and raises both their fists into air, waving now that he realizes people were watching them. It's both slightly scary and exhilarating to be part of the center of attention among a crowd of people. Something he's not used to.]

Haha, dunno which of us came out on top, but that was fun! I think you're gonna do good against Raidou.

[blastedass]

[No elbowing during a race! That's cheating! If he wants to get into a fight later, Bakugo will be happy to splatter the bastard all over the snow! Then lay him to rest in his own snow shrine. Perfect ending. Shut the door and walk the fuck off. Give an "dunno" whenever Hiyori comes asking about him later.

No one said they had to get in the water. All that was said was the first person to the other side is the winner! He can take that as he wishes. Not his fault the organizing extras didn't think outside the box. Everyone else followed his lead after, so apparently his way was deemed "the best" competitively. He rests his case.

Without a rope or tape or anything, it's naught but a rush of wind and spray of ice. Bakugo can't even tell who won, too intent on powering through the finish line to pay attention to micro-millimeters across from him. Scraping to a halt, he rounds on the guy with the flag, shouting at him to call a winner or use his fucking camera or why the hell was he using a flag instead of the camera to call the race and what kind of idiot waves a flag without being able to call a winner goddammit!!

Yoink! He's not able to scream at him more when Yato suddenly grabs his hand and hauls his arm up like a podium win. Ugh. Bastard. He was on a rampage a second ago!] I'll kick his fucking ass!

[He doesn't argue the lack of winner between them, despite his irritation. Mostly because Bakugo turns and knocks a skate in front of Yato's feet, catches him on the upper back and lower stomach with his hands, and summarily flips the god ass-over-kettle to WHAM! bury his spindly body up to his ankles in the fucking snowbank behind him. Amid the collective "OOoooo..." of the audience staring at them.

(Good thing it's deep.) Nar har har. Bakugo looks so proud and self-assured as he crouches down in front of the snowbank, arms crossed over his knees and a shit grin splattered all over his face.]]

Pull that bullshit in my room again, and I'll bury you in dirt next time.


[What, did Yato think he'd get away without revenge this whole time?]

[intertwinedfates]

[Hey, he kept his hands and arms to himself! He didn't even nudge him or try to loop arms again! Wow, so rude!! Although sorta kind in a way, picking a poignant spot to bury his ass?? It's kind of thoughtful, in a wtf sort of way. That's not!friendship for you.

Ah, in that case it wouldn't be cheating then, huh. Definitely down to the organizers for not thinking through all the possibilities of what students might do with their Quirks. No surprise everyone else followed suit; if the direct approach is too cumbersome, find an alternative route!

Now that's the kind of outburst he's come to expect from Bakugo - full of vim and vigor and vitriol, letting some poor unaffiliated sap have it verbally for joining in the fun and not performing up to his standards. Though even Yato has to admit it would've been nice to see who came out on top, if only so that he might have some bragging material against the kid.

Thankfully he's able to interrupt the tirade for a time by distracting him... somewhat. Grinning all the while, he waves this way and that to the crowd.] And I'll kick yours. He's just some guy playing along, don't get all testy!

[Although testy is exactly what he gets a moment later as his world gets flipped upside down with an indignant yelp and suddenly his face is in a snowbank, skates kicking this way and that as he wiggles about in a vain attempt to get free. I-It's deep... and cold. Sputtering and blowing the snow out of his face, Yato whines pathetically for a moment before going limp, one hand rising out of the snow in order to give him a thumbs-up.]

Gotcha. No more messing with your room.

[He was kiiiinda hoping that maybe he'd forget...? Bad move on his part, it seems. Though after a few moments his legs kick a little more lazily, like he's bored.]

I bet I still beat you at the race, though~ [Yes, he's stupid enough to tease him while in this position. Nobody said he was bright.]

[blastedass]

[The organizers were the rest of his classmates, so it's not like there was a teacher there telling them what to do. The entire reason for being at the pool was Kaminari and Mineta wanted to see the girls in bathing suits, only to realize they were wearing Japanese one-piece school bathing suits and the boys also came along for the exercise. Too bad for them.

For now, Bakugo's leaving the audience completely gape-shocked and speechless over this explosive brat's sudden yelling at the impromptu flagman and summarily depositing his competitor's body into the snowbank like he was pitching a tent peg! Of course they don't know the other brat went duct-tape crazy in the first one's room. You know how long it took him to peel all that shit off?! TO CLEAN DUCT TAPE RESIDUE OFF HIS BELONGINGS?! True Yato wasn't a complete monster, nothing personal or important suffering the silver menace coating, but personal revenge is due overtime and this is the perfect place to do it! Right in front of everyone!

Is it 100% repaid now? ... nope. Let that sink into your soul and fear the upcoming days, Bakami.

Bakugo avoids the kicking skates with an easy tilt, not bothering to shove him in any deeper. Those muffled yelps and whines are perfect balm to his petty vengeance. Even if Yato has the means to give him a thumbs up from the depths of the bank. Che. Never gonna shut the fuck up, huh. He's always got to have a comeback.]

Bullshit. I beat you. [Who knows who did without proper telling. Bakugo backs off from his position and retreats to the side, not offering to help Yato out of the snowbank. Why? Because he's gonna be packing snowballs and then trying to smack them into those kicking legs!]

[intertwinedfates]

[Ah, that helps explain it. No adult supervision, heh. Coupled with perverts who are worse than Yato, it would seem. Ah well, that's teenagers for you. Endless hormones and brains in the gutter. Too bad they didn't get what they were after.

If nothing else the crowd will certainly know which of them not to mess with during any future competitions, it must be said. Though Yato would've preferred it if he didn't end up looking quite so pathetic by being unceremoniously posted into the snowbank like said tent peg. Something with a little more dignity would've been nice! Like erecting a statue or something! But this is what he gets for being an ass, honestly. What goes around, comes around; he's just lucky Bakugo didn't opt to duct tape him to something and leave him there all winter.

...damn. He's definitely going to have to watch his back. And his front, probably, for good measure.

Smarmy commentary aside, Yato begins doing a kind of wiggle worm movement, inching himself out of the snow slowly, one grunt at a time. His feet still flail now and then, but he's making a concerted effort to get out of the cold before he catches one. (Hah.)]

How 'bout we call it a draw? Pff! [Gah! Snow in his mouth--! It'd be kind of nice if it weren't so damned COLD. Once he's about halfway freed, he feels something hit his legs, leading him to yelp and flail about more.]

H-Hey, no fair! That's cheating! You little punk!

[blastedass]

[Aizawa-sensei came in later to stop them and kick them out once the time expired. Those two didn't get what they were after, but the other guys at least had the contest! Though Bakugo, Midoriya, and Todoroki's three-way competition was cut short. Aizawa-sensei...

Consider the public humiliation as being part of Bakugo's wasted time dealing with his damn taped-up room! He's not considering Yato's "dignity" while scrunching him into the snow. Did he consider taping Yato to the ceiling or a lamppost? Yeah, but with the winter and plenty of people in the base to help him down, it wouldn't have lasted long. He only formulated this bit of revenge once he noticed how deep the snowbanks were during their initial skate around. Yato accidentally implicated his own fate.

There goes the worming motion he expected. Snowballs packed and ready, Bakugo aims and WHAP! nails one of those kicking legs on the side of Yato's calf. Readying the next one... WHAP! Making sure to avoid his feet, since he won't feel anything through those bladed boots.]

A draw? Bastard, you broke into my room and taped everything up! [WHAP! Don't call him a cheat for enjoying his revenge!]

[intertwinedfates]

[Probably best it ended that way, anyway. No need to feed the pervy horndogs among the student body. Shame about their contest,though. It's always good to encourage a little healthy competition. Such strict teachers, though...

Well, as they say, all's fair in love and war, and that includes prank wars, so justice has been served at least to a small degree. If Yato had had any foresight, he would've realized that a joke involving untaping a whole damn room would warrant an appropriate response. I.E. just desserts in the form of multitudes of punishment. Alas, sometimes he fails to think things through before acting. Hence his current predicament. Even if it was impromptu.

There's a muffled whine from deep inside the snowbank as snowball after snowball nails him squarely in the legs, until one misses and gets him in the tush, leaving him yelping even louder and wriggling with more force. Alas, poor dignity, he hardly knew ye!]

It was funny! ...at the time. [Okay, okay! So maybe not quite a cheat. Still a punk, though! Eventually, Yato manages to extricate himself from the tunnel of snow his body made, gasping for air as his head comes up covered in chilly fluff.]

Phew! Whew... That was-- ack! [Snowball to the back! Snatching up some snow, himself, he wads it into a ball and whirls around, hurling it in Bakugo's direction! ...and promptly misses as it sails over his shoulder.]

[blastedass]

[Bakugo will likely pick on him a few more times in the future, or use the hours spent cleaning his room as a bottomless bank for paybacks whenever he wants to mess with Yato. It might take the guy five minutes to wiggle his way out of the snowbank while getting pelted by snowballs, but that's only five minutes out of more than three hours. Since Bakugo's meticulous and cleaned as much as possible. Scrubbing duct tape residue off his chair leg was a pain in the ass. Good thing it didn't sit for more than a few hours before he arrived back to his room.

Mercifully, Bakugo does not aim for Yato's balls. Despite them being a fair target as he squirms and kicks his way free of the snowbank. Tossing another one up and down, he smirks a villainous delight at nailing the god in the ass. Dignity? There's none of that here. SLING!! ... WHAP!]

Didja think you'd get away with that crap? [Granted Bakugo egged him on and Yato followed through with his threat. Respect there. Kick starting a war. And pop! He's free from the snow, white flakes flying off his head and hair. Who knows how much managed to get under his hood and down into his jacket. BULLSEYE!! Right between the wing bones.]

HA!! You missed by a mile! [Your air-gun skills are ashamed, Yato!

Let it be known in meta text that Bakugo is eternally enamored with that 3D printed figurine of himself from the carnival game, and dragged his boyfriend and two besties to the stall to get figures as well soon after.]

[intertwinedfates]

[In truth, that's honestly very fair, even if Yato doesn't like it. It was a pretty massive prank he pulled, and one that must've been frustrating as hell to deal with. Not something someone wants to come home to. So despite the god's protests and complaints, he's not really irate or anything about being punished for his deeds. You reap what you sow and all that, and Yato has sown discord between them.

Thank you for your kindness, Bakugo...! Even if it would've been fair play. Crack his nuts for being a nutty cracker. Much better to get nailed in the tuchus, where there's at least some (very minor) padding. Though the snowball smacking into his ass still gets a yelp, because damn that's cold!! No dignity, indeed...]

Yikes! M-Maybe? Just a liiiittle bit? It was a joke, that's all! Fun and games, you know! [Ack! And another one--! He's gonna be chilled after this fiasco, for sure! Maybe that's partially why he missed, but most it's because he was shooting blind, having just whirled around on him.]

I won't next time, though! [Give him time to aim, dammit! Wadding up another snowball, he takes a second or two to gauge his target before letting it fly towards Bakugo's stomach this time. Dodge that, punk!

Aw... That's so sweet and Yato would be so delighted to know Bakugo enjoys his little figure that much. Though it does rather spoil his idea of carving the hero one for Christmas... Damn.]

[blastedass]

[He better not get pissed over reaping what he sowed. Bakugo would've been a lot angrier if Yato had been so pathetic. As it is, he's not cracking his legs with ice-covered snowballs. That's mercy enough. Watching the god pop his head and body out of the snowbank is kinda funny. Not funny enough to stop him from packing more snowballs and letting his icy ammo fly!

Don't make those nut puns or he's going to aim for them out of pure spite! Bakugo snaps a second ball towards him, barely missing Yato's shoulder from a quick dodge. Now that the god's dislodged from the bank, it's got a risk of evolving into a proper snowball fight, despite people around them trying to get back into skiing on the pond.]

And I'm having a lot of fun with this game! [Said with a slasher grin definitely denoting a crazed sort of "fun" no one wants to be involved with. Bakugo cups his hands, a tiny shiver of heat from a momentary "boom!" burst melting the outside of the snowball, which quickly freezes into an icy covering. Not fair!

FWING!! INCOMING!!]

Fuck! You wanna fight?! [Barely had time to snap off his shot before dodging to the side. Snow scrapes across his ribs, a grazing shot at best. But closer than he'd been last time. Shit...

(Well if you wanna OOCly agree that Bakugo's told/shown Yato about his world and such, maybe carving a figure of All Might instead?)]

[intertwinedfates]

[Thankfully then the local Bakami isn't quite that pathetic, even if he is that foolish for challenging Bakugo to a prank war. And not getting pelleted with mini ice-covered snowballs is a blessing to boot, so thank the heavens for that, too. He can handle the softer projectiles, just not with much dignity, letting out little yelps as he gets nailed each time.

Hehe... Nut puns are off the table, then. There's no time for much verbal sparring anyway, not when he's having to keep up with Bakugo flinging snowballs his way, all the while trying to retaliate in kind. This is definitely an interesting take on a snowball fight, with there being innocent bystanders all around and skates on their feet.]

You would, wouldn't you! And hey, you are smiling! In a scary sorta way. [It's worth pointing that out if just to tease him. Though perhaps he shouldn't have, given this new tactic Bakugo resorts to. Yato tries to twist out of the way of the oncoming missile, instead letting it catch him on the shoulder with yet another squawk of annoyance.]

Brat! Learn to play fair, dammit--! [Hastily, he balls up another couple of snowballs and lets them fly in quick succession, trying to pin Bakugo down between the pair. He's gonna get you good, punk--!

(Oooh yeah, that sounds like a nice idea! Since Bakugo seems like a tough cookie to shop for, heh.)]

[blastedass]

[No one said anything about dignity after someone gets upended and dumped headfirst into a snowbank, legs akimbo, in revenge for a shitty prank war success. Bakugo's taking an even worse route in smacking the god with snowballs while he works himself out, though now that Yato's free, the question is weather he's going to manage to get his own paybacks.

Get your nuts off the table, dammit! Bakugo has to dodge another snowball with a snarl, quickly retreating off the ice so he's not having to deal with the back and forth of scooping up snow and minding his footing on the ice. Shit, running through the snow on ice skates isn't any easier either! Plus it takes them away from the people still on the ice, rather than risk smacking someone in the face with a snowball.]

Run away any time you want! [That's not the kind of 'smile' Yato wants, and Bakugo's not denying he never smiles! Packing another snowball, more of that melted icy covering freezes onto the outside before he whips it towards the god with vengeful force. Aiming towards his shoulder, chest, stomach, and hip, though if he gets the chance, he'll fire at Yato's hand in attempt to knock the god's ammo from his own grip.]

Haa?! Don't bitch at me cause you're losing! I'm using what I have! [It's nothing more than practical application of his Quirk for advantage! No different than someone who knows how to pack snow better. Shit-! He drops to avoid the rapid-fire spray. Dammit, he's getting better.

(He is. Even I have a hard time deciding what to list for him when people ask... It's not easy when All Might stuff isn't around.)]