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DOWNTIME MINGLE #6 (now with team building!)

DOWNTIME MINGLE #6 + TEAM BUILDING


CONTENT WARNINGS: violence, flashing imagery

β–Ά 001. STATE OF THE BASE.

It's been a suspiciously sleepy past few months back on LILITH's base. The onslaught of Transylvania has left some Outsiders with both physical and mental wounds that still may need tending to. Some may still be participating in LILITH's on base therapy services or rehabilitation services for those who needed a prosthetic, teaching Outsiders how to accommodate to their prothetics efficiently.

The Imugi eggs from last year have hatched! Two new Imugis have been taken care of in a RESTRICTED area for observation, one male and one female. The rest of the Imugi, unfortunately, did not make it. Outsiders may visit these Imugi from behind glass if they wish; this is part of the RESTRICTED area on base. Any Outsiders who might have been cleared to help with this project will see that the Imugi sleep a lot. They are mostly active at dawn and dusk, but especially for the cold season, they are sluggish and want to rest during this brumation period. Their diet are small crustaceans, snails, small fish. As of now, they harness no powers or strength. LILITH wants to keep them away from exposures, so most Outsiders will have to observe them in a nursery behind glass. Any Outsider involved in this project must be full body sterilized upon entering and exiting the nursery. This means stripped down and pressure washed with pre-made sterilization. It's not recommended to see the Imugi in person unless necessary. Their names are Noodle and RAGING MURDER TERROR TEMPEST DRAKESTORM or "Tempest" for short. These are results per the contest that was held a few months ago.

The orphanage side-project has been a success, and children misplaced from the Transylvania wreckage are properly cared for, both with Outsiders, civilian caretakers and AI robots. There is still some building and construction work to be completed, but the orphanage is livable for the children now.


On base, however, LILITH's crew, have detected some very heavy rift energy nearby, but the oddest thing is.. they can't detect where it is at exactly. They send out their researchers to try and find the source to different areas of Japan, but despite all the searching, there doesn't seem to be a rift anywhere. Could it be a glitch? Or something else? Maybe it's something harnesses rift energy? Something that moves fast and something that can disappear or camouflage. Stay tuned... and be on alert.


β–Ά 002. THE SEOK DANG GAMES: PLAYGROUND


"Aww, I missed seeing you guys have so much fun with each other! Breathe it in, the SIMULATION ARENA air! So crisp, so artificial. C'mon, let's PAR-TAY, bitches! Remember, if your teammates aren't driving you crazy, you're not doing it right!"


With Outsiders needing to be ready for whatever mission they will be tasked for yet, Seok Dang has an idea on how to build some healthy competition and get to know your teammates, especially the new ones, with some classic playground games from his homeland. Every Outsider will be asked to participate in the SIMULATION ARENA, though it has gotten a bit of make over to look like a children's playground thanks to hologram technology. Outsiders may group with whoever they like as they play these games, under one condition: the person you are playing with cannot be apart of your team! Everlight can't be against Everlight, etc.

Here are the list of games to play with one another:
Ssireium: Ssireum is similar to Japanese sumo wrestling, with two opponents wrestling each other in a sandy ring. The player who throws his opponent to the ground scores a point. Traditionally practiced as combat and self-defense, ssireum was also part of rituals conducted in the ancient tribal states. The goal is to score 5 points.

Neolttwigi: It's close enough to Korean New Year for this game, and in the year 2279, anyone can play this game, not just women. Neolttwigi is similar to seesaw, except that participants stand on each end of the neol (board) and jump, propelling the person opposite into the air. When performed as a spectacle, acrobatic tricks such as flips or skipping rope while in the air are often included. Try not to hurt yourself, but show off the most impressive stunt you can! Medics will be nearby.. just in case.

Dalgona: A Korean street food candy game where players try to carefully carve out a pre-stamped shape from a thin, honeycomb-like sugar candy without breaking it, often gaining a free candy if they succeed. The shapes Outsiders will find are modeled after the kaiju they have defeated: Shachimon, Imugi, Pricolici and Yamadenki. Shachimon is the easiest shape and Pricolici is the hardest shape. Outsiders can use any method to remove this shape from the honeycomb but will be given a needle by default.



β–Ά 003. THE SEOK DANG GAMES: SQUID

In this game, the offense must move outside the squid and around to the defensive house's bottom "gate". Once inside the squid, the offense must pass through the defensive house. To win, the offense must tap the closed-off space on the squid's head with their foot. Characters are encouraged to use any method to win against one another, which can sometimes turn violent. Use abilities or powers, it's all fair game here. There will be a buzzer at the squid's head and the offensive player must step on it.

Submit a thread or toplevel that has this prompt as part of it to be entered in an RNG elimination round. We will announce the Squid Winner overall on January 25th! Please submit your thread by January 23rd. Don't worry. Nobody dies for losing any of these games, but players are welcome to allow LILITH deduct some of their next pay out if they lose too many of these games. Some stakes are on the line!


β–Ά 004. IT'S SYNDER TIME!

It's late, one night, when a pop-up will appear on everyone's oculars. IT'S SYNDER TIME, BABES! Welcome to our Network Mingle! This is a Tinder mingle; an application that SEOK DANG has installed into everyone's implants last year and it's making a comeback. It's taken a lot of tweaking and hacking behind the rest of the LILITH crew's backs. Seems like the only person on staff who is interested in seeing Outsiders get some is SD himself. These messages are encrypted from the LILITH crew ... besides SD because he's a nosy bastard. Sounds fun.

HOW TO PLAY:
1. Pick the textarea that is under your TEAM NAME and fill out the spaces.
2. You can write the bio in character or as if Synder programmed their bio for them.
3. Body count can be confusing... even the automatic system doesn't know what that means! Does it mean how many people you have fucked or how many people you have killed? Or both?
4. PROFIT!

Participation in this mingle isn’t obligatory, of course. If you don’t want your character to participate, you can simply say they X'd out of the pop up.

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! All tags on this mingle will count for 2 points each.

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

EVERLIGHT


REVELATION


BRIMSTONE



REDEMPTION



βœ– / FIGHT! ❀ / FLIRT! ⏺ / FRIEND!


β–Ά 005. AFTERWORD.

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

For the Seok Dang Games, please comment below the proper header to see if your character wins the SQUID GAME. Follow the instructions and form in the comment.

For the SYNDER 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: The past few months on the LILITH base has been suspiciously quiet and Outsiders have enjoyed a break where they can focus on rebuilding what they may have lost in October, tend to the cultist children, and the cats in Neo Tokyo who have been suffering from rift poisoning. Unbeknownst to the Outsiders, LILITH's crew has detected some very heavy rift energy from Neo Tokyo, but are having a hard time locating where it could be coming from. LILITH instructs Outsiders to be prepared.


2. THE SEOK DANG GAMES: GAME 1: Seok Dang is growing bored and puts the Outsiders through some character building activities. He brings all of the Outsiders to the SIMULATION ARENA and provides them with four mini games to play to build character participation and interaction.


3. THE SEOK DANG GAMES: GAME 2 Seok Dang is growing bored and puts the Outsiders through some character building activities. The second game is SQUID. Submit a thread for participation!


4. SYNDER: To encourage character relationships, SYNDER has appear back online on all of the oculars and Outsiders are encouraged to fill out a profile.. or AI will do it for them.

fastpaced: (somewhere just beyond my reach)

sonic / everlight

[personal profile] fastpaced 2025-01-16 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
Sonic
15 / MALE / EVERLIGHT 14
HEIGHT: 3'3" / 100cm
BODY COUNT: [ ERROR: INVALID VALUE ]
IDEAL DATE: Someplace easy to flee from
Sonic the Hedgehog is a famous hero from Earth known for his ability to run at high speeds. But what about his love life? Some people say that Sonic has no time for love; however, others say that he's left a long line of broken hearts behind him -- including high-ranking political figures! Users point to the framed photograph of him on the president's desk and [ERROR: INVALID VALUE] with the princess of Soleanna. Is it high standards, or is Sonic oblivious? Are you the one who can win this cuddly creature's heart? Doctors suggest that hedgehog meat is high in polyunsaturated fats and you should eat it at least twice per month. This is also the reason for Sonic's blue coloration. **PROFILE GENERATED BY AI**


1. BASE

[ does he want to look at the baby dragons? does a bear shit in the woods?? Sonic's pointy black nose is practically vertical from being pushed against the glass as he observes the two hatchlings. As is often the case when viewing zoo animals, they're both asleep and entirely immobile. This doesn't seem to bother him. ]

They are so cute, [ he says seriously. ] They better get strong soon so they can meet their Uncle Sonic! How big do you think they're gonna get?

[ did he help kill one of their parents?? yes. but that's not important. neither is the fact that if they get too big, he'll probably look like a snack sooner rather than later. ]

2. WILDCARD

[ i'm open to p much anything!! sonic will also be around the base and perimeter, trying (and failing) to catch this mysterious high-speed and/or teleporting creature. feel free to have him accidentally run into your character while on the chase and possibly get quills stuck in them... sorry. ]
Edited 2025-01-16 01:47 (UTC)
kubricks: (origin and purpose are still a mystery)

@risk

[personal profile] kubricks 2025-01-17 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
High-ranking political figures? That's unexpected.
fastpaced: (i know with some luck)

@need4speed

[personal profile] fastpaced 2025-01-18 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
uhh wut
wrong number?
kubricks: (It's okay. He saw it on the television.)

[personal profile] kubricks 2025-01-18 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
Not unless there's someone else out there named Sonic.

[She'll copy and paste the bit about all the broken hearts he's apparently left.]
fastpaced: (take my lead)

[personal profile] fastpaced 2025-01-18 06:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ give him a minute or two as he looks at this. ]

well thats just great
sry but im not dating any1
kubricks: (origin and purpose are still a mystery)

[personal profile] kubricks 2025-01-18 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
That's okay. I was interested if there was a story behind that but whatever system generates these does tend to put the strangest things.
fastpaced: (cause now the countdown's started)

[personal profile] fastpaced 2025-01-25 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
sure theres stories!! but theyre not LOVE stories

[ well. mostly. let's not speak of the princess. ]

prez has a photo of me cuz i saved his life!
and ive met loads of kings n queens
kubricks: (It's okay. He saw it on the television.)

[personal profile] kubricks 2025-01-26 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
How exciting. I've never met a king or queen.
fastpaced: (pumping in his stereo)

[personal profile] fastpaced 2025-02-01 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
ime they r pretty normal if theyre not the evil kind
kubricks: (I'm afraid I can't do that)

[personal profile] kubricks 2025-02-01 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
That's good to know. From what I've seen in movies, an evil king or queen seems like they'd be frustrating to deal with.
fastpaced: (holding out for a hero)

[personal profile] fastpaced 2025-02-06 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
oh ya any1 who thinks they r better than every1 just cuz they have money is a real handful
kubricks: (I Stole 16 Million Dollars)

[personal profile] kubricks 2025-02-06 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Agreed.

I may not know kings or queens but I have run into those types. On occasion.
fastpaced: (isn't there a white knight)

[personal profile] fastpaced 2025-02-09 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
rly?
tbh i cant imagine u getting frustrated w any1
kubricks: (Flying Padre)

[personal profile] kubricks 2025-02-09 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
I try not to. But like everyone else it does happen every now and then.
ultimation: (pic#17632827)

@DEFAULT_NAME

[personal profile] ultimation 2025-01-18 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
"Polyunsaturated fats"
Are you
Selling your flesh to these humans?


( and because he can't stop the thought from transmitting lightning-quick: )

Disgusting
fastpaced: (got no other options)

@need4speed

[personal profile] fastpaced 2025-01-18 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
[ presumably, makima has informed him of this post by the time the second message hits... ]

duudeeee cmon it sez ai generated right there :\
UR disgusting 4 thinking im turning myself into sum kinda sonic shawarma? like how would that even work
ultimation: (pic#17617466)

[personal profile] ultimation 2025-01-18 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
What this "Al" generated is the least of my concerns
This


( not to misunderstand completely BUT )

Has your name on it
Take it down
Before anyone gets ideas and hounds me for mine as well
fastpaced: (YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT KNUCKLES)

[personal profile] fastpaced 2025-01-18 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ shadow oh my god. he's snorting at "al" out loud in his room. ]

ok first off i didnt post it so i cant take it down smart guy
second wat r u talking about
r u trying to stay anonymous?
wait dont tell me ur worried ppl are gonna ask u out
ultimation: (pic#17642948)

( 1 / 2 )

[personal profile] ultimation 2025-01-20 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
( ugh. why did he bother ... )
ultimation: (pic#17642944)

( 2 / 2 )

[personal profile] ultimation 2025-01-20 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
No
I'm not


( that's it. )
fastpaced: (only one thing to do)

[personal profile] fastpaced 2025-01-25 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
good u shouldnt be!

[ he can't help himself. ]

anyway
no1 is gonna eat us relax
donutsanddonots: (Serious)

Wildcard!! I'm open to resolving this peacefully, or letting them get into some PvP hehehehe

[personal profile] donutsanddonots 2025-01-19 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Richele had been walking around outside the base. Partly to familiarize himself with it, in part cause he was hoping to stumble across something, anything, about these kaiju rifts they couldn't seem to figure out.

Hopefully it wouldn't pop up on top of him, or he'd be in trouble, but if he could just find it and do some reconnaissance, then report back.... that would be ideal.]

[Its while he's out, patrolling around that something hits him at high speed, completely knocking him over.]

[He shouts, going down hard, but quickly rolling so he's on one knee, pulling out his patron firearm (gun) and holding it at the ready, trying to pinpoint what exactly hit him.]

[He hadn't even heard that coming- If that was the kaiju, no wonder they couldn't find it-!

He makes out the shape of- something and points the barrel of his gun at it, finger going for the trigger-]
fastpaced: (isn't there a white knight)

SORRY THIS IS SO LATE im here

[personal profile] fastpaced 2025-01-25 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
-- Woah!

[ naturally, an unexpected collision has him stumbling a little bit, but when you run as fast as Sonic does, you get used to picking yourself back up fast, too. He's on his feet again in an instant, and is about to scramble to apologize, but then he finds himself getting shot at.

Luckily, they don't call him the fastest thing alive for nothing. Dodging a bullet is as easy as breathing, and when Richele pulls the trigger, Sonic sidesteps it in a blue blur, holding his hands up placatingly. ]


Woah, woah, woah, easy with that thing! Guns are dangerous, you know!
donutsanddonots: (Grasping)

NO WORRIES I"M ALSO SLOW ATM AN RPER IS NEVER LATE

[personal profile] donutsanddonots 2025-01-31 11:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Richele hadn't actually meant to fire- he'd meant to hold at the ready, but his finger slipped and with a BANG the bullet is off before he can even register what happened.

The sudden firing startles him, and he's cursing in Siracusan underneath his breath- as he tries to refocus on whatever had run into him- he was being sloppy and that could get him killed-!]

[Something- Someone? Is talking to him oh- He is holding his gun at the ready again, albeit keeping his finger off the trigger this time, getting an actual look at the thing he almost shot at and-]


Oh- You're- [Not a kaiju- or probably not? He hadn't met this person before. About the height of the durin folk, blue, and definitely a sentient person.]

[Still- with everything that had happened so far, his paranoia was high. He doesn't lower his firearm.]
You're not a kaiju, are you?

[It probably couldn't hurt to check. If this individual was a fellow agent of LILITH, he would understand. Or he could be butt hurt about it, Richele didn't care.]
fastpaced: (and the rain)

[personal profile] fastpaced 2025-02-01 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ at that, Sonic blinks, holding a hand at around his knee before lifting it to his ears as if measuring his height. ]

No? Geez, I must've hit you harder than I thought. [ somewhat sheepishly, he runs a hand through his spines. ] Sorry about that. I was just in a rush trying to track... something.

[ he doesn't even know what it is?? but he swears he saw something vanish and then run off in a hurry, and he bets it's got something to do with all that rift energy. ]