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DOWNTIME MINGLE #6 (now with team building!)
DOWNTIME MINGLE #6 + TEAM BUILDING
βΆ 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.
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.
βΆ 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.
βΆ 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!
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!
βΆ 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 isnβt obligatory, of course. If you donβt 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
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 isnβt obligatory, of course. If you donβt 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.)
REVELATION
BRIMSTONE
REDEMPTION
| β / FIGHT! | β€ / FLIRT! | βΊ / FRIEND! |
βΆ 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!
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.
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Once the door is open Godzilla inclines his head in greeting, his tail giving one of those more positive twitches at the sight of his friend. ]
You are welcomed. I would have made arrival sooner, however I am still... adjusting. [ He raps the side of his head with his fist in a gesture he's seen humans do. ] The teleportation, my initial attempt saw me in the hall of the Revelation pack.
[ Revelation has been on his mind a lot lately. Can't imagine why. ]
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She goes back inside and sit on the bed. The room is filled with flowers, plushies on the bed and clay tablets (here: work document) on the desk. Noticeably, the big Scrooge McDuck plushie is a bit wet, she was probably hugging it and crying before he came in. ]
The more you use it, the more you'll get used to it.
[ Teleportation, that is. She does it super often too. She waves at the chair for him to sit in... T-Though it may be a bit small for his true form! ]
Are you sure it won't bother you listening to an old goddess' woes...? [She sighs.] You must be thinking I'm really pathetic, a goddess with such silly thoughts...
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Godzilla crouches down to get in without smacking his head or dragging his spines on the door frame. He looks around with polite interest, always keen to see how his Friends decorate their nests. Ereshkigal's is very... her. Soft things, bright things, with just a splash of drab from the play tablets. ]
Your nest is pleasantly appointed.
[ A genuine compliment as he sniffs the air like some overtly scaley dog or cat. The flowers lighten even the air of the place, how legitimately delightful.
The big guy takes a look at the chair indicated while closing the door behind him. For a moment he considers it, but thinks better, he'd rather not damage her furniture? Instead he sits by it, laying down in the loaf position, tail neatly coiled against himself. ]
Bah. Deities are such only via their power and duty, yet they are still living beings. Wants, hopes, fears, anxieties, these are not things that make one pathetic or "silly", they make one alive.
[ He partially unloafs to lift a hand and wave it casually. ]
This aside, you are amongst my closest Friends. Listening to the burdens you hold tight will not bother me, I will as a matter of course be honored to provide my ear at the very least.
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... It's not all that makes a deity. In my world, there are two sorts of gods. Those who were elevated to godhood through worship, and aspects of nature given form by human thought. I am the latter, though I am a bit of a special case. [...] Before me, there was a great earth mother goddess who ruled over life and death. I don't know anything about her... Except that someday, she was split into two. One half remained in the heavens and the other was sent to the underworld.
[ Hopefully he's ready to listen for a little while, because she intends to just keep talking until either her voice breaks or she no longer has the will to speak. Whichever comes first. ]
My earliest memories are of Father bringing me to the land of the dead and giving me my instructions before leaving. [A pause.] I was lost and confused, but I also was full of hope and energy. I wanted to make the Underworld into a beautiful and warm realm where the souls would feel comfortable. I was so excited thinking about the other gods' surprise when they'd see how I turned such a cold and desolate place into the most wondrous of realms.
I worked tirelessly to make this dream happen. But I never managed to get would it be a single flower growing. Every day, more souls came in. The energy I could have spent working on a beautiful city was instead spent making basic cages to house and stabilize them. I didn't even have the time to work on a temple for myself to live in.
[ She hugs the plushie more tightly and looks up at the ceiling. ]
That's when I saw her. A shooting star. So bright, her light pierced through the Earth itself. It was the star of Venus-- My other half. My sister. Ishtar. [A sad smile.] I hadn't even known of her existence till then. I stared in awe as I looked at this light crossing my cold, desolate Underworld. She was everything I wanted to be. Free, loved, resplendent. She broke the rules when they inconvenienced her. She took what she wanted even if she was forbidden. And yet the gods loved her, cherished her and did everything she desired. [...] Even as the light faded, I wondered what it felt like... Flying so freely, being so loved.
[ She sighs and she shakes her head. ]
A thousand year passed and nothing changed. I lied to myself. I told myself I didn't want to fly, I didn't want affection. I told myself the Underworld remaining desolate was better because this way it was fairer. Lying to myself had become the only way I could keep doing this... That I could bear being a goddess so detestable and unlikeable, no other god had ever come to see her. No other god had ever cared for her.
[ With that said, she buries her face into the plushie. ]
A year ago, I made my first friend. And now I have made more than I ever dreamed of. But every day when I go sleep... I am terrified. [...] Terrified this dream will end. Terrified that upon waking up, you will see the same ugly and detestable goddess the other gods saw in me.
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The first thought that cements itself in Godzilla's mind, the gods that are reflections or given form by humanity's believes are just as cruel as humans themselves are capable of being. To consign a soul as bright and full of kindness as Ereshkigal's to a dead land with no support, no warmth, not even the courtesy of occasional company, that takes the kind of cruelty that saw him chaffing at the duty of defending humanity in the first place. And it's her of all people who argues hardest for humans. What an amazing person.
It makes perfect sense how she dealt with all of this, especially when confronted with her other half. Godzilla's felt this way somewhat himself back when the war between his kind and the apes first began, and now with the return of Kong. It's easier to tell yourself your okay with being the monster, the hated one, because that's what's necessary to do what you were meant to do. But it's also very, very tiring.
Once Ereshkigal has said her peace and retreats back into her plushie Godzilla takes a moment to chew over what she's told him. After some silence he quietly gets to his feet and walks over to her, placing a scaly hand gently on her shoulder. ]
These other deities are beings of extreme arrogance and malice, this much is certain, none who has ever spoken with you for an amount of time would mistake you for such. [ With a grunt he crouches down so he's more level with her, giving her shoulder a little squeeze of reassurance as he does so. ] Your station is not a thing which makes you any less of a person than any other, Ereshkigal. You have been made to suffer injustice and isolation that would drive any mad with anger, hatred, yet you remain yourself. Ever do you continue to attempt to provide color and warmth to the souls around you, yet you spare very little for the warmth of your own being. This is... unideal.
[ He shakes his head slowly and makes an odd purr of a noise, halfway between a trill and a grumble. It's the same noise he would make for the eggs back a few months ago, or for Lucy when she's needed comfort. It's his best attempt to copy a similar sound of comfort Mothra would often use for him. ]
It is perhaps more a thing of ease for humans to put the past to the past. Those like ourselves have... much more past that trails in our wake. It shall always be part of us in some way, Little Goddess, yet we do not require to let it make us, yes? We make ourselves, we simply use what the past has given as blocks of building.
[ He nods at his own words. Yes, yes that sounds wise. He's good at this! ]
Others might take up debate with this thought, yet it is my believe we are freer here than in our own worlds. You are not bound by the laws of your pantheon, you are not beholden to the feckless rulings of airheaded Anu and the Anunnaki, nor destined to be overshadowed by amorous Ishtar. Ereshkigal may be Ereshkigal here. Whomever that is that Ereshkigal wishes to be is free to find the affection she wishes for, to make bloom as many breed of flora as she can manage.
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He sounds wiser and more comforting when he helps others, too. Ehe, maybe they have that in common. ]
Ahaha. It sounds like what I would say normally.
[ She looks back at him and smiles, though only briefly. ]
I know you're right... [A pause.] But even as I hear those words and agree, I also know by the night doubt will fill me again. And the more I open myself and am true to who I am... The more overwhelming those doubts are.
[ She's discussed those issues - though not to that extent - with other friends before. And every time she's agreed with them... Only to go back to feeling as insecure and unsure as ever after a time. It's easy to say you agree and want to be your better self, it's much harder to actually get progress to stick. ]
You know that struggle, of course. Better than anyone here, perhaps.
[ He's agreed with her before that humans deserve a chance, that he is a good person who can do wonderful things. But she doesn't doubt that even he - sometimes - struggles to believe in humanity and in himself, even though he knows he shouldn't. ]
It's like the cage that imprisoned me was never the Underworld, but my own heart... Anu, Ishtar, the Annunaki... They're not here. [...] How do you do it, Godzilla? How do you manage to free yourself of your past?
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[ A thoughtful grumble rumbles in his throat, his head tilting to the side as he considers the problem. ]
One is... never fully free of the past, Ereshkigal. My own weighs on me oft enough in the night whilst I rest, this is a condition of living. Those I have lost and those I have slain, that which I have laid waste to... those who have given their lives for my own sake. The quiet moments of dark are when such memories howl the loudest, the sound of the shackles making attempt to reforge themselves.
[ "Saraba, tomoyo." The last words spoken by the human who's bomb gave Godzilla the lifeforce he needed to protect their world and evade his own end. Thanks to the implant he knows what those words mean. The human's name is lost however, Godzilla never knew it, why would he have? Night after night he's thought about how ill-fighting a legacy that is, to be remembered yet forgotten...
He sighs, shakes his head. ]
Yet I am Godzilla. My past can not imprison me without my allowance, yes? The chains I have forged for myself I can also break. Time is needed, each link must be sundered, and it must be my will that undoes them. However this does not mean I am alone. The Friends I have made, their support provides the strength of heart I am lacking on my lone efforts. With this I am able to take those chains, reshape them, form my past from prison to foundation to build what I wish to be upon.
You are Ereshkigal. One for whom all has been stacked against, a being with every reason to disdain the concept of life itself. Yet none value it or live it to the fullest with more eagerness. The past is long, yes? Painful as well, yet the present is bright and full of warmth. There are Friends at your side, perhaps there is love in your future as well, who can be stating this for certain? There is only one thing of certainty, Little Goddess, and this is the difficult thing.
[ He reaches out and proceeds to gently poke Ereshkigal's nose with the tip of one of his fingers, mindful of his claw so as to not accidentally cut her. ]
You must be the one to do the breaking and reshaping. Those whom care for you can provide the tools and support for this, yet nothing more. None but yourself can make the decision to battle against the darkness forged from your being around your heart. A hard thing, however--
[ He's... he's laughing. Weird, halting open mouthed rumbling that ends with him grinning that toothy grin. ]
-- faith, Friend Ereshkigal. I hold faith in your being, you shall break these chains and form foundation of your own with time.
[ Godzilla really said "Believe in the me who believes in you", didn't he? ]
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When he pokes her nose and tells her she can do the same, no matter how painful her past is. ]
... G-Gah.
[ And lo: she starts crying and sobbing out loud! She'd hoped it wouldn't come to that, but she can't help herself right now! ]
T-This is so beautiful...
[ He's spoken out of the heart! He's so determined and strong. That gives her courage and hope, that which she herself lacks so much. ]
T-Thank you... W-With friends like you... I-I'm sure I will manage in time...
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Oh. Oh these are tears of... joy? Relief? Something positive at the very least. ]
Heh. You are of welcome, Friend of Mine.
[ And Ereshkigal proceeds to recieve a Godzilla hug! The big guy gently puts his arms around her and pats her back, that trilling comfort noise starting in his throat again. ]
This world shall be of luck. In time it shall have a truthful example of kind divinity as one of its guardians. I am looking forward to the day you are of capability to claim that title with confidence.
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She's made such wonderful friends in this world, and he shines so brightly amongst them. She is a fortunate goddess of death indeed. For all the misfortune she'd had to suffer throughout her existence, perhaps she's found the light at the end of the tunnel. ]
T-This day shall come, I know it...!
[ She has her doubts deep down, but so long as her friends help her she can keep those doubts buried! Probably. ]
You are a much kinder and soft soul than you give yourself credit for, Godzilla.
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Hearing her agree with him with such certainty is a relief in and of itself! Whilst he knows that such doubts that plague her won't be slain so simply, she's putting through the effort and that's the important place to start. ]
Ah, indeed? If that is so then it is to thanks of those I call Friend that I have become such.
[ He wants to be kinder is the thing! So being told it makes him quite happy, happy enough that the end of his tail is wagging. What a weird scaley dog... cat... thing he is. ]
A sentiment that can be placed back upon yourself, Ereshkigal. It would not be of exaggeration to say you are amongst the core of kinder thought amongst us Outsiders. It is a thing of likelihood that our conduct would become more vicious in your absence.
[ A beat. Oh what the heck. Ereshkigal gets herself a gentle headpat along with the hug, she's earned it. ]
I am certain that myself at the very least would be far less pleasant being for lack of your friendship.
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Though she is bereft of her divinity in this world, she is still making a difference. ]
It's funny. [A pause.] We're supposed to be wiser, help humans... And yet we have just as many personal problems as they do.
[ More, arguably. But it's not very surprising in her case, she is born from human thoughts that gave form to a concept. And while he wasn't born this way, his existence has been heavily influenced by humans - by humanity.
... W-Was that a headpat? It's become something of a recurring thing with people! But she doesn't dislike it so... P-Perhaps it's okay to set her dignity aside from headpats. ]
I-- No, we should both be proud of the progress we've managed to make.
[ Even if it's so hard to acknowledge it and she knows tonight when she'll be all alone in her bed, her old demons will haunt her again. But! Right now, she can enjoy this little feeling of victory, and so can he, right? And work towards making sure those good feelings end up winning over the bad ones in the long term. ]