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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[thundercrashes]

I guess not, then.

Never have I ever been part of a club before.

[soft_shelled]

[Oooh that's a good one, Donnie hesitates.]

Does it count as a club if it's your family?

[Does being a Mad Dog/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle count as a club?]

[thundercrashes]

... Uh, I don't think it does? I mean, at that point isn't it just considered a family activity rather than being part of a club with friends or other people outside of your family?

[soft_shelled]

Well, I only technically have one friend, but she's like family too?

[Just casually admitting he has no friends outside of family, that's sad.]

But okay, hm. Never have I ever driven a motorcycle.

[He's built some, he's ridden on them, but he's never been the driver.]

[thundercrashes]

[Manjoume does not drink to that either as he manages a laugh.]

Ha! I've only ridden one with someone, haven't driven one on my own yet, so I guess this one doesn't have to apply to me.

[He's actually so much better at this game than he thought he was?? ... Except for the coming up with stuff part. Everything he thinks of that comes to mind, even the absurd, is something that he typically has done, even if by complete accident. But he still tries at least.]

Never have I ever... drank any alcohol. [A beat] I mean, outside of like, a single sip of wine or champagne at new years like my family insists on doing, but we're talking about like, circumstances outside of something like that. That doesn't count.

[soft_shelled]

I built a couple of my own, but my brothers drove them first.

[Yeah this game isn't so bad? Even if Donnie is also having trouble coming up with things. Mostly because a lot of what he hasn't done is, probably, kind of sad to anyone with the "normal" life.

As to alcohol drinking? He makes a face and doesn't take a drink.]

Alcohol just dulls your senses, and only idiots indulge in it. [He has opinions on this subject.]

[thundercrashes]

Yeah, so I've been told. But my older brothers seem to really like doing so depending on the occasion, usually their preferred go to being when they are celebrating taking down some rival company or whatever.

[But also, Manjoume is 18, and therefore still underage and shouldn't be drinking anyway, but... look he has to come up with something in this game to never have I ever.]

It's your turn again.

[soft_shelled]

Ah right, my turn.

[Donnie has to think, really think, of something that maybe he hasn't done that Manjoume has done. That isn't going to sound pathetic.]

Never have I ever been to a party that wasn't held by my family?

[thundercrashes]

... That's kind of sad.

[But Manjoume takes a sip all the same--he's been to a lot of parties, including having been at a graduation party right before suddenly ending up in this place.]

[soft_shelled]

What, no it's not. I don't do parties anyway.

[THIS IS NOT HELPING AT ALL.]

[thundercrashes]

That's even sadder.

[Yeah, you didn't help your case with that, buddy.]

Do you just not get invited to any or something?

[soft_shelled]

More like not being human makes attending them hard, that's if I even wanted to that is.

[He could show himself but he doesn't.]

[thundercrashes]

... Oh.

[Thankfully, Manjoume does have the tact to not try to stare at the guy here and try to get a glimpse of him from where he is under all the blankets.]

Sorry, I guess I shouldn't have said something rude like that then... [A pause, as he tries to think of something to salvage the awkwardness.] For the record, I'm sure you probably would have gotten invited to the parties I went to back home, the people are usually pretty chill about that kind of thing.

[soft_shelled]

You say that, but people get a lot less chill when faced with something they don't understand.

[Donnie doesn't seem to bothered by the awkwardness, and more just willing to point out the error in Manjoume's way of thinking.]

[thundercrashes]

[At that, Manjoume should be sympathetic... but instead, he actually snorts.]

One of my classmates became like half demon or some thing, and I could see ghosts that wore red bikinis all the time. Trust me, whatever you are is probably more normal than some of the things we've dealt with back home.

[soft_shelled]

[...

Fine, fine. Have it your way, Manjoume. The blankets are going to wriggle and move to shift off of Donnie. Showing a very disgruntled mutant turtle dead eying the fellow teenager.]

[thundercrashes]

... Huh. A little different from what I'm used to back home, yeah, but not that weird.

[He says, with a bored kind of shrug. He literally has Gigan as a next door neighbor over in the Brimstone dorm area, at this point Donnie here is practically normal by comparison.]

So what's your name anyway? Since I guess we ended up playing this game without even introducing ourselves to each other...

[soft_shelled]

[And he's just rolling his eyes at that reaction. He's getting used to people around here not reacting, but that still doesn't mean he's just going to be open about it.]

Donatello, and I'm getting used to people not introducing themselves around here right away.

[thundercrashes]

Yeah, sorry about that.

[Not that Manjoume sounds that sorry about not having introduced himself sooner, but at least he's fixing that now?]

Anyway, I'm Manjoume Jun. Nice to meet you, Donatello.

[soft_shelled]

[He just gives a dismissive wave at the sorry, it's not like it's Manjoume's fault about other people not doing it.]

... The same, I guess, Manjoume.

[If he's saying his name eastern style of last name first, Donnie will think Manjoume is his first name.]