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Entry tags:
- !event,
- azur lane: kaga,
- case study of vanitas: roland fortis,
- devil summoner: raidou kuzunoha,
- fate/grand order: senji muramasa,
- final fantasy 7: kadaj,
- judge dredd: rico dredd,
- jujutsu kaisen: satoru gojo,
- jujutsu kaisen: yuta okkotsu,
- kara no kyoukai: fujino asagami,
- legendary monsterverse: godzilla,
- lobotomy corporation: yesod,
- mobile suit gundam seed: athrun zala,
- my hero academia: katsuki bakugo,
- original character: aodh,
- pacific rim: raleigh becket,
- rise of the tmnt: donatello,
- the stormlight archive: kaladin,
- transformers (idw g1): ratchet
TRAVEL LOG #5
TRAVEL LOG #5
โถ 001. EYES WIDE OPEN.
"Angels of Lilith, report for duty in the DISPATCH."
The day starts off with alarms blaring and oculars shining bright lights in the Outsiders' heads, waking them up early for an emergency dispatch. Although the current Rift at Mt. Fuji needs to be explored and examined, the Rifts continue to appear in different parts of the world, and this Rift is no different. Captain Yamakawa continues,
"We have received a distress call from EGYPT. Much of the region fell during the first kaiju crisis. Now it is a desolate land that survives with the help of a generator called an ESSENCE which is currently malfunctioning. We assume the cause is Rift energy—according to our radar, there is a heavy amount of Rift energy coming from that area. We will move out immediately. Pack all the things you may need, but each Outsider will be supplied with a care package of their own containing essentials."
Even though it is 4:00 AM Tokyo time, LILITH hopes you all have slept well. It could be the very last good sleep in awhile. While the dataportal to Egypt is operational on Japan's end, because of the malfunctioning generator, Outsiders are unable to come out on the other side. The old method of using the flying cruiser will be used once again.
There will not be assigned seating for this other than by teams. Everlights will sit with Everlights, Brimstones with Brimstones, and so on. The Outsiders will be encouraged to rest on the flight, and a few hours before landing, an in-flight meal will be provided. The meal is surprisingly delicious and consists of chicken or pork katsu cutlet, but with the warning that all Outsiders will know about: it contains high amount of cyber caffeine. This sort of newly innovative caffeine can keep Outsiders awake for several days, but sometimes it may cause restlessness or hyperactivity, causing characters to have a jittery amount of energy but razor sharp focus. Other times, it simply keeps characters awake and they feel no different. The cutlet will be served with KAIJUโข Energy Drink. Any Outsiders that require a different diet will be provided with what they need, and the cyber caffeine will be added to it if they would like.
Yamakawa gives instructions again:
"We have received more information about the kaiju. Civilians have died in their sleep from horrible nightmares, and we are encouraging Outsiders to sleep together in pairs or groups, or disregard sleeping at all until we obtain more information. We are still receiving facts about this monster, but this meal will help with keeping everyone awake as a safety measure."
Those who do not want to have the highly caffeinated meal can have everyone's favorite: a ration bar that isn't spiked with any energy, but it doesn't taste good at all. Outsiders may be more likely to fall asleep and be in danger by choosing this meal. The balance of a dystopian society.
The day starts off with alarms blaring and oculars shining bright lights in the Outsiders' heads, waking them up early for an emergency dispatch. Although the current Rift at Mt. Fuji needs to be explored and examined, the Rifts continue to appear in different parts of the world, and this Rift is no different. Captain Yamakawa continues,
"We have received a distress call from EGYPT. Much of the region fell during the first kaiju crisis. Now it is a desolate land that survives with the help of a generator called an ESSENCE which is currently malfunctioning. We assume the cause is Rift energy—according to our radar, there is a heavy amount of Rift energy coming from that area. We will move out immediately. Pack all the things you may need, but each Outsider will be supplied with a care package of their own containing essentials."
Even though it is 4:00 AM Tokyo time, LILITH hopes you all have slept well. It could be the very last good sleep in awhile. While the dataportal to Egypt is operational on Japan's end, because of the malfunctioning generator, Outsiders are unable to come out on the other side. The old method of using the flying cruiser will be used once again.
There will not be assigned seating for this other than by teams. Everlights will sit with Everlights, Brimstones with Brimstones, and so on. The Outsiders will be encouraged to rest on the flight, and a few hours before landing, an in-flight meal will be provided. The meal is surprisingly delicious and consists of chicken or pork katsu cutlet, but with the warning that all Outsiders will know about: it contains high amount of cyber caffeine. This sort of newly innovative caffeine can keep Outsiders awake for several days, but sometimes it may cause restlessness or hyperactivity, causing characters to have a jittery amount of energy but razor sharp focus. Other times, it simply keeps characters awake and they feel no different. The cutlet will be served with KAIJUโข Energy Drink. Any Outsiders that require a different diet will be provided with what they need, and the cyber caffeine will be added to it if they would like.
Yamakawa gives instructions again:
"We have received more information about the kaiju. Civilians have died in their sleep from horrible nightmares, and we are encouraging Outsiders to sleep together in pairs or groups, or disregard sleeping at all until we obtain more information. We are still receiving facts about this monster, but this meal will help with keeping everyone awake as a safety measure."
Those who do not want to have the highly caffeinated meal can have everyone's favorite: a ration bar that isn't spiked with any energy, but it doesn't taste good at all. Outsiders may be more likely to fall asleep and be in danger by choosing this meal. The balance of a dystopian society.
โถ 002. ARRIVAL IN EGYPT.
When they finally arrive, the air is temperate and dry in Alexandria. The Outsiders might have to check their clocks once more to make sure everything is right; everyone is expected to land in the late afternoon and every clock says it should be close to evening, but the city is already growing dark with the sun setting quite early. Because of the ESSENCE disruption, Alexandria is running on back up energy, which makes for spotty lighting and loss of basic power.
LILITH will be greeted by a small group of researchers at the airport and they will help take the Outsiders to their base: the Alexandria Institute which was once the University of Alexandria. They will give the Outsiders a quick run down of the situation and some background.
When they arrive at the Institute, Outsiders will be set up in the old student dormitories. Each room has 2-4 beds depending on the room, with a common shared area on each floor. Given the current threat, there is also a supply of energy drinks and bars boosted with cyber caffeine. Outsiders have two options:
OOC NOTE: While players may write prompts for both options, we ask that you submit for a clue only once per player (not per character, as we have a lot of characters in game now!)
LILITH will be greeted by a small group of researchers at the airport and they will help take the Outsiders to their base: the Alexandria Institute which was once the University of Alexandria. They will give the Outsiders a quick run down of the situation and some background.
1. LILITH does not have a strong defense branch in the region any more. Instead, the branch here seems more focused on research, especially on the origin of kaiju and rifts.Progress has been slow because the corrupt file shut down many of their facilities. They have not been able to track the source of the Rift or identify the kaiju responsible for it. They believe the answers may be within the corrupt file and will be happy to receive any help they can get from the Outsiders.
2. This region is extremely prone to spontaneous Rifts. Many of them are small and pass quickly but this most recent one is unprecedented.
3. One evening, in the final week of March, the Alexandria Institute received a corrupt file from their fellow researchers in Greece. It shut down much of their research facility (including their warp portal) and all they have been able to recover so far are the words, "Do Not Go To Sleep."
4. The next morning, they awoke to find the sun rising later and setting earlier. It feels like the days are getting significantly shorter.
5. Many locals developed a fear of the dark and going to sleep. They would then die in their sleep within the next few days.
6. The autopsy of these victims have shown no cause of death, puzzling coroners.
When they arrive at the Institute, Outsiders will be set up in the old student dormitories. Each room has 2-4 beds depending on the room, with a common shared area on each floor. Given the current threat, there is also a supply of energy drinks and bars boosted with cyber caffeine. Outsiders have two options:
1. OPTION ONE: Stay in Alexandria and help the researchers with the generators, while keeping themselves and teammates awake during the night by playing games.
2. OPTION TWO: Go out into the Egyptian desert on camel-back, spending time getting to know their camel before heading out.
OOC NOTE: While players may write prompts for both options, we ask that you submit for a clue only once per player (not per character, as we have a lot of characters in game now!)
โถ 003. LEARN & EXPLORE. (ALEXANDRIA RESEARCH.)
Times are hard in Alexandria right now with their generators malfunctioning and efforts being split. The researchers are trying to get the generators back up and uncorrupt the data they received from Greece. LILITH will instruct the Outsiders to help with the research but also warn that they cannot afford to just sit around and wait to crack codes. The researchers also agree. Sometimes the best way to get research data is to go out into the field, but they haven't been able to do it due to not having much protection. The desert is vast, and there have been sightings of other small kaiju lurking beneath the sand and in some smaller cities.
Outsiders can decide to stay in the city of Alexandria to help crack the codes, or they can opt to go out into the field. For the latter, they can choose to stay close to home and investigate within Alexandria.
Those who wish to help with the ESSENCE generators and researchers will stay in Alexandria, using any downtime when not investigating to try and stay awake, slumber-party style. Two Truths and a Lie? Maybe Spin The Bottle? Perhaps some games can keep Outsiders enticed so they don't doze off.
Outsiders can decide to stay in the city of Alexandria to help crack the codes, or they can opt to go out into the field. For the latter, they can choose to stay close to home and investigate within Alexandria.
Those who wish to help with the ESSENCE generators and researchers will stay in Alexandria, using any downtime when not investigating to try and stay awake, slumber-party style. Two Truths and a Lie? Maybe Spin The Bottle? Perhaps some games can keep Outsiders enticed so they don't doze off.
โถ 004. FEELING SANDY (DESERT EXPLORATION.)
For those who wish to explore the desert and smaller cities, Alexandria Institute will supply what they need, such as water, food, essential tools for digging, sleeping bags (no sleeping, but maybe for resting!) and anything else. To conserve energy, the researchers supply camels for the Outsiders to use. The camels are mostly tame, but have their own distinct personalities, so they may need a little more handling and can be coaxed to behave with treats like artificial carrots and bananas. Outsiders can spend time getting to know their camel if they are going to explore the desert or cities. A camel can seat two people on its back comfortably, but also carry any essentials that travelers need to bring along.
In the distant small cities and across the desert, Outsiders will come across Sand Crocodiles, one of the smaller kaiju that have been inhabiting the desert. These monsters are basically crocodiles but with a twist: they can spit fire if angered and they can camouflage in the sand. They hide strategically, and one wrong step will cause them to push their jaws out of the ground, harming a person or camel. The stubby quills along their backs or rounds of their horns aren't entirely covered while hiding, so watch carefully. Fortunately, Outsiders will be supplied with a shotgun. Aiming between the eyes or in the mouth will kill it, but also beating it with the back of the shotgun will also do the trick. And yes, they also taste like crocodile too, if anyone is hungry.
After exploring, Outsiders are requested to report their findings back in Alexandria.
In the distant small cities and across the desert, Outsiders will come across Sand Crocodiles, one of the smaller kaiju that have been inhabiting the desert. These monsters are basically crocodiles but with a twist: they can spit fire if angered and they can camouflage in the sand. They hide strategically, and one wrong step will cause them to push their jaws out of the ground, harming a person or camel. The stubby quills along their backs or rounds of their horns aren't entirely covered while hiding, so watch carefully. Fortunately, Outsiders will be supplied with a shotgun. Aiming between the eyes or in the mouth will kill it, but also beating it with the back of the shotgun will also do the trick. And yes, they also taste like crocodile too, if anyone is hungry.
After exploring, Outsiders are requested to report their findings back in Alexandria.
โถ 005. AFTERWORD.
Welcome to our fourth travel log!
Welcome to the new and improved Travel Log! Below, you will see the link to the MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET post that has information about the kaiju below along with RIFT EFFECTS. Fill out the form for RNG Attacks and whether you would like to receive a RIFT EFFECT. This should give characters some ideas for the status of their character in the next log, which will have more action and monsters in it. Outsiders may use the CHAT to report and discuss any findings.
We thank you in advance for your patience as we try out this new format!
All tags on this log are worth 2 points and will count towards April AC.
Welcome to the new and improved Travel Log! Below, you will see the link to the MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET post that has information about the kaiju below along with RIFT EFFECTS. Fill out the form for RNG Attacks and whether you would like to receive a RIFT EFFECT. This should give characters some ideas for the status of their character in the next log, which will have more action and monsters in it. Outsiders may use the CHAT to report and discuss any findings.
We thank you in advance for your patience as we try out this new format!
All tags on this log are worth 2 points and will count towards April AC.
EVENT BREAKDOWN/RECAP (CLICK TO EXPAND)
1. EYES WIDE OPEN: Outsiders travel to Egypt after receiving reports of their power generator, ESSENCE, being unstable and malfunctioning, leaving citizens in peril. They are instructed to "stay awake." They are supplied cyberpunk caffeine and told to try not to sleep or stay in pairs to be watchful of any danger.
2. ARRIVING IN EGYPT: Arriving in Alexandria, the Outsiders are confirmed that citizens have been dying in their sleep, with coroners unable to determine the cause. The days are mysteriously getting shorter and people are unable to stay awake.
3. LEARN & EXPLORE: Outsiders are given options to stay in Alexandria to help with the generator or find clues to assist the research team. Between researching, they are asked to continue to stay awake by any means possible. Those who will be exploring the desert and smaller cities for clues are given a camel for transportation. Outsiders are encouraged to get to know their camel before traveling.
4. FEELING SANDY: While looking for any clues out in the desert, Outsiders encounter smaller kaiju known as Sand Crocodiles. They hide in the sand and attack at the opportune time, snapping jaws and spitting fire. Shooting them between the eyes or in the mouth will K.O. them.
@Gojira
An advisement. One would do well to speak better to Friend Ereshkigal ๐๐.
Unless one is set upon a sailing for a contusion to experience a reeducation ๐ฆ๐จโ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฅ.
[ Cruising for a bruising. ]
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Does nobody in this place mind their own goddamn business? Don't you people have jobs to do?
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@FutureTerror
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A clarification if you would, Friend Gigan. What does what mean ๐ค?
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I GOT THE FIRST PART IT WASN'T THAT HARD
WAIT I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN HERE FIGHTING WITH THAT GUY YOU HATE AGAIN
INSTEAD IT'S A DIFFERENT GUY
HOW MANY GUYS DO YOU HATE
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A statement one provides to another to show intent of physical violence to provide a corrective lesson in proper behavior. ๐จโ๐ซ
I do not hate Ratio, I hold no strong opinionation towards the feckless coward ๐๐, he is little worth acknowledgement.
However I shall not sit idle whilst one provides disrespect to a Friend of mine, as this individual has towards Ereshkigal ๐๐.
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I BET SHE COULD KILL HIM ANYWAY
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IS THIS ERESHKIGAL
๐๐โ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
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Whilst I will hold agreement that Friend Ereshkigal is like more than capable of such a thing, she it is not in her nature. The Little Goddess is one ultimately of a peaceful temperament ๐๐=โฎ.
One would little expect her to provide violent retaliation to one who was deserving of it.
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DOES SHE LIKE IT WHEN YOU FIGHT
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This is a thing I have much doubt towards. Friend Ereshkigal is not given to conflict.
Yet I am not given to allowing others to belittle my Friends, it is a thing of impassability ๐คทโโ๏ธ.
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WHEN IT HAPPENS CALL ME
I WANNA WATCH
WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK WILL HOLD YOU DOWN AND WHICH ONE WILL KICK YOU IN THE FACE
BETWEEN KAEDE AND ERESHKIGAL
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I do not understand. Why would those close to one another enact violence towards another out of concern ๐ซค?
However to indulge this hypothetical, one would think Kaede-hime capable of both tasks with aid of her newest enhancement ๐๐ฒ+๐=๐ต๐ฆ๐ต.
[ And why is there something subtly appealing about the thought of her kicking him around?! It's like that weird feeling he had back when Lucy took control of the camper van. ]
[(it's masochism )]
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IS THAT AN OCTOPUS
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An oddity when one considers such beings only possess eight limbs, the naming makes little sense ๐ซค.
Regardless. Kaede-hime has made choice to incorporate the metallic imitations into her being ๐๐ฒ+๐.
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THAT'S COOL
I WAS THINKING ABOUT SOME STUFF ABOUT THE KAIJU BUT NOW I'M THINKING ABOUT THIS INSTEAD
TENTACLES
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I had not made consideration of this ๐ค.
"Cyborg" ๐๐ฒ+๐=๐ค.
[ Does this mean Lucy's fundamentally changed her own existence then? Now Dicilonious but also something else? And does that mean to understand her properly will cyborgification be a necessity?
That's a lot to think about... best change the topic.]
A thing of little matter as of now.
Inform me, Friend, what thoughts have you on the Kaiju we hunt ๐๐๐ญ?
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THINKING ABOUT WHERE THEY COME FROM
YOU'VE BEEN HERE LONGER THAN ME SO MAYBE YOU KNOW
SINCE I WASN'T AT THE LAST FIGHT EITHER
DO YOU KNOW IF THE KAIJU KNOW EACH OTHER
OR NOT
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๐ค
From the Kaiju I have encountered since being called to the duty there has been little to suggest cooperation between separate species ๐ฉ๐โ๏ธ๐คโ๏ธ๐ฉธ๐บ.
However it is my understanding the Imugi and Canid of Braศov are the only Kaiju the packs have faced that possessed intellect, this is an insufficient numberage to make informed conclusions from ๐คทโโ๏ธ.
All that appears clear to myself is the Rifts hold some part to this.
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THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW EACH OTHER
SO I THOUGHT THEY WERE ALL COMING FROM DIFFERENT PLACES
BEYOND THE RIFTS
NOT FROM THE SAME PLANET
BUT IF THEY'RE NOT THEN WHY ARE THEY ALL IMMUNE TO THE RIFT POISONING
WHEN IT'S NOT LIKE IT ONLY HURTS HUMANS
BECAUSE IT HURTS US TOO
THERE'S NO REASON FOR THEM TO ALL HAVE THAT IN COMMON
IF THEY COME FROM DIFFERENT CONDITIONS
UNLESS THEY'RE NOT IMMUNE
AND THEY'RE ALSO POISONED
WHEN THEY GET HERE
BUT IF THEIR PARTS PROTECT AGAINST THE RIFTS
THAT'S PROBABLY NOT TRUE
SEE WHAT I MEAN
[Could this be the most dedicated rational thought he's put into anything since arriving? It just might be.]
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๐กโผ๏ธโผ๏ธโผ๏ธโผ๏ธ
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The Imugi. I took her measure before her death ๐๐๐.
If "Evil" is truthfully a thing that is in existence, she was in fact it. Yet there was a thing of wrongness to her.
The remains of the Kaiju enemy serve to protect against the Rifts, yes. Their bodies seem untouched by the effects.
Yet what of their minds ๐ง ?
There are those amongst the packs who have been given to aggression and muddled thought from exposure to these places, yes?
Let us think then, beings that make use of these anomalous tears to travel, that oft spend time in and around them. What must that do to a being's inner most self?
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(It's only kind of a thought of his, anyway. Godzilla takes it further, and very persuasively so.)]
DID YOU TALK TO HER
WHAT ABOUT HER SEEMED WRONG
NOT SURE I REALLY BELIEVE IN EVIL
WELL MAYBE
I MIGHT'VE SEEN IT ONCE
BUT MOST PEOPLE ARE JUST LOOKING OUT FOR THEMSELVES
EVEN IF IT MEANS SOMEONE ELSE HAS TO DIE
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THESE KAIJU WERE THE SAME
BUT IF THEY'RE NOT AND SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THEM
MAYBE IT REALLY IS THE POISONING
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