KAIJU FIGHT #1

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KAIJU FIGHT #1

CONTENT WARNINGS: thalassophobia, natural disaster, drowning, body horror, violence, blood & gore.

▶ 001. SEAS THE DAY.

On the morning of the 1st, sirens will blare, forcing every Outsider and Neo Tokyo civilian awake. While it hasn't been activated for a while, every citizen within the city knows this alarm all too well - it wails through the city whenever a Kaiju has been detected, ordering everyone to return to their homes immediately and stay there until they receive further information. Outsiders gazing at Neo Tokyo will see the armored city in its full technological splendour for the first time today. Once the civilians have returned to their homes, machinery within the buildings will work like clockwork, sinking each and every LILITH-augmented building beneath the ground. Just in time, too, because the waves are starting to roar again, crashing beyond the shore and flooding the city once more. Observant Outsiders may note that not every building has been modified. The older ones remain standing, vulnerable to the impending flood. Does anyone live in those buildings? The answer is yes, but that's not a priority at the moment.

Every Outsider will receive a summon, ordering them to prepare for battle. The Kaiju has been identified and located. It's show time.

"Angels of LILITH. We have located the Kaiju coming from beyond the sea. A full mission brief including the information we have gathered will be sent to you immediately. For now, make your way to the bay where your transport will be waiting. Be prepared for anything, but mostly, be prepared to swim."

Waiting for the Outsiders at the bay appear to be ... expensive-looking, personal yachts? This has to be a mistake, right? It's no mistake. Through intel LILITH has exchanged with international companies, it appears that this particular Kaiju has a fondness for overturning civilian yachts, and there's no better way to attract it than to leave it its favourite bait. The goal is to attract these Kaiju towards the boats and then attacking.

The ships may look like they're outfitted for a fancy yacht party. In fact, some exploring down below deck in the lounging room, one may find caviar on fancy ritz, oyster tower, little finger sandwiches with the crusts cut off and bougie smelly cheese that nobody in LILITH's pay grade can identify. On another table, there is fancy ramen spoons filled with microgreens, crystal jelly vinegarette, and a thin slice of parmesan cheese. Some further looking may find some fine aged wine, but you're not here to drink and party, you're here to fight a Kaiju! Right? Right.

Despite the fact everything about these yachts just look like... fancy yachts... they are actual warships that are mounted with naval artillery such as swivel guns, missiles and torpedos. Spears, harpoon guns and fishing nets can also be found and used if an Outsider is more comfortable getting extremely close to the monsters. There's no time for a proper seafaring course, so Outsiders will be given a quick run down on how the controls work, and be sent on their way. They will also be given a special jewel-like implant that attaches to the skin, right along the forehead, and told to wear it if they need to go into the water. "Don't worry about it," the LILITH crew says. "But it'll be one hell of a ride if you use it."

Alongside the crew, Seok Dang seems to be also assisting (?) though he's gotten a hold of the reception food down below. Did he smell like fine wine? Possibly. But that's definitely a fancy, half eaten cracker in his hand. He's also got on a bright, neon life preserver. Maybe someone doesn't know how to swim.

"WHOOO HELLA YEAH, MOTHERFUCKERS. Don't know how to swim? Don't'cha worry. Daddy Dang has got you covered. I know CPR! I give the best CPR! 💖 I'll rescue ya. TONIGHT, WE BALL!"

Nobody uses that phrase anymore, but you know what? You do you, SD.

▶ 002. WHALE WATCHING.

Minutes into their ship's course, the boats will rock violently, as if those already violent waves have somehow come alive. There is something in the water! The mission brief would have been shared with them sometime during their trip, but maybe Outsiders want to pull up on their implant the image and debrief shared once again now that there is some action. The orca-like Kaiju trying to reach the shores of Neo Tokyo is called Shachimon, and she's been the cause of the violent waves and flooding we've seen for the past few weeks. Alongside of her and are her children orca who love to mimic everything their mother does. The biggest one, the matriarch of the pod, is over 60 meters in length - large enough to swallow a boat whole. The younger ones are smaller but just as ferocious, spanning from the size of a car to the size of a bus. The youngsters are a size small enough that they can leap out of the water, sometimes crashing down onto people and ships. Beware!

Shachimon will be fighting to knock over boats, or climbing on boats with their amphibious legs. Once they get their hands on humans or Outsiders, they pull them into the water, tearing them limb from limb to feed. Their control over the waves are no joke, either. With a powerful swing of their tail, they can conjure up tsunamis capable of overturning ships. The matriarch, if left to her own devices, seems bent on submerging Neo Tokyo to make food of all its citizens.

█ █ █ MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET
NAME: Shachimon
HEIGHT: Younger whales are 4 - 18 metres. The matriarch is 60 meters in length.
WEIGHT: 1500kg - 5000kg
CLASS: Highly dangerous.
LOCATION: Large bodies of water
ABILITIES: Use of sonar to detect any water movement. Fast swimmer. Very sturdy body thanks to all that whale blubber. High intelligence - commonly works together as a pod to take down prey. Capable of creating tsunamis that overturn boats. The largest Shachimon can sink a city if not stopped.
WEAKNESS: Electricity (since it will be inside water), dissection, spearing its eyes or blowhole. Loud vibrations within the water can stun or confuse it.
EXTRA NOTES: Dislikes and will attempt to overturn civilian yachts. Carnivorous, eating marine life and human flesh. Sadistic personality, may play with their food prior to eating.

█ █ █ MISSION OBJECTIVE:
✖ Lead the Shachimon away from the shore.
✖ Extermination of Shachimon in the water and if they reach the shore.
✖ Protection of nearby fishermen's boats and civilians within those boats.
✖ Teamwork to destroy the matriach Shachimon.
✖ Bring back specimens (live or deceased) for research purposes.

█ █ █ ATTACHED PHOTO:

As a note, Outsiders who wish to remain on land and help civilians there may do so. There are waves flooding the city, and some of the smaller, quicker Shachimon will have made it to shore. They will need to be taken care of before they can terrorise the city.

▶ 003. OCEAN GEMS.

Shachimon are most deadly in the water and their go-to strategy is to pull others into their turf, where they have the advantage. That's where those jewel-like implants come in. These implants, called OCEAN GEMS, when attached to the skin, temporarily modify the body. Once activated, nanobots will invade the bloodstream and alter the user's lungs, giving them a set of breathable gills. Their legs will also be altered, giving them fins and the tail of a fish. This is a recent invention by LILITH ever since the first Shachimon was spotted a few years ago, and the technology is still experimental. This means that the transformation process will be significantly uncomfortable, feeling a bit like being asphyxiated and having your legs sewn together at the same time. Deactivating the gem and turning back feels just as uncomfortable, and being experimental technology, it can take a while before the user can successfully revert back. Those who want to fight in the water and lack any weapons or abilities that can be used can request Seok Dang for a weapon. There's a limited supply, but they will be given a special trident. Directly driving the spear into one of the kaiju will electrocute it, giving a higher chance for higher damage. These tridents will be handed out to those who want to use their Ocean Gem and ask.

It's up to Outsiders whether they want to use this new technology or not. Being able to fight the monsters on their own terrain is certainly an advantage, so LILITH would highly encourage it.

▶ 004. MEDICAL BAY.

Healers and those with medical experience will be placed on the warship with a red flag on it. Dr. Spim & Alex will also be present on this ship to assist any major injuries to both LILITH and civilian fisherman alike. This ship is bigger than the others, and while stocked up with the same artillery, it is also stocked with beds and medical supplies. This will be the Outsider's naval medical bay during the siege on the Shachimon and all injured Outsiders or civilians will need to be transported there. This ship will also need to be protected heavily, because once the Shachimon catch on that all the injured, vulnerable prey are being transported to the larger ship, they will start to target that ship in particular. Characters that need immediate medical help should be transported to this ship via a dataportal. Each yacht has a dataportal that can teleport anyone instantly to the medical ship. The dataportals are also located down below deck to prevent them from getting damaged.

▶ 005. THE CALM AFTER THE STORM.

It's a bloody, soggy and gruesome battle and the seas' waves begin to calm down, the sea filled with kaiju carcasses. LILITH's clean up crew is working hastily to collect these corpses, but with the Outsiders' occupied and recovering from their fresh battle, help is limited. Search and rescue scavenges the sea to find any civilians who didn't make it or may need medical help. Meanwhile, the valiant teamwork and effort has paid off. After many hits from many different weapons, artillery, natural abilities, etc. the matriarch kaiju has been downed and sank to the bottom of the ocean floor. LILITH's team will work to retrieve the massive carcass, though it will take awhile. Those who put in notable effort will receive praise and a little extra payout. Outsiders will see an instant transfer of funds to their account: 340,000,000 KRYPTOS. This is roughly about 2500 USD.

The intense battle will have lasted several days and Outsiders are free to go from land to sea as little or as often as they like. It is all over, though, and Outsiders will be called to return to the MAIN BASE for rest and recovery. LILITH will also be searching for the rift where the kaiju came from while Outsiders recover. A message from an unknown voice will pop up an hour or so after all Outsiders have returned to the MAIN BASE. Outsiders may use this time to socialize in a commons area, wash up in the showers, get a meal in the cafeteria or rest.

"Good work."

▶ 006. AFTERWORD.

Welcome to our first Kaiju log! All prompts are highly encouraged but OOCly optional. ICly, characters can choose to fight in the ocean, on the ships or stay behind on land and protect the city. At the end of the siege, characters who accepted an Ocean Gem will be asked to return it. It's experimental technology, so LILITH will need to do more tweaking before they can properly release it. Outsiders who use the gem may have whatever fish tail they like, as long as it is a sea creature.

Feel free to NPC your characters' fights with the smaller kaijus. The main fight with the Shachimon matriarch will be determined via a HP-based system (See below).

Please note that all tags in this log count for 2 reward points each. Ask any further questions below!

Below is also the month at a glance. We understand the CALENDAR has been a little inconsistent, but the mod team is sorting all of this out. Expect a FEEDBACK POST this month as well so we can check in with the playerbase and make any adjustments to the game. This log, even if the time stamp says JANUARY, will count for FEBRUARY AC.

FEB 1st: Kaiju Fight Log in LOG COMMUNITY
FEB 15th: Text Post in NETWORK COMMUNITY
FEB 25th: Mod posted MEME COMMUNITY; FEEDBACK POST is live.

Thank you all for being a wonderful and understanding playerbase!

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Comments

[blastedass]

[as much as the guy annoys him, they haven't tripped each other up yet (save for the texting) and bakugou's not about to abandon him in the middle of a fight. as much as he prefers to handle things on his own, because normally he's leagues ahead of his partners in skill and efficiency, yuwon's good enough the explosive teen feels sticking with him for the moment will be better than going at it solo. especially since they're more or less surrounded and could be attacked at any side at any time.]

Who the fuck said he's a friend?! [don't go deciding that crap for him on your own, heisoku! just because he works well with someone, it doesn't mean there's some damn friendship going on between them! (there is and bakugou just refuses to admit it.) not that he misses what else yuwon says about his weapons and combat experience.] Switched out of necessity or do you normally fight with a variety?

[he shifts his balance when the deck sways from the impact and quickly goes to the side to check for any hull damage. nothing so far, but obviously these things are starting to pick up the pace again. not to attack, but making waves. literally. he steps back, still taking the time to rest.] I'm not a fucking video game character; I don't have "stats" to read off to you. But I can handle these assholes easily.

[yuwon]

[ the denial is so... palpable that he doesn't even feel the need to address it. he isn't sure where this dishonesty stems from, but he guesses it never hurt to practice caution. the idea of it is honestly a bit humorous, especially when laced with such colorful language. the smirk on his lips aside: ] Don't forget that where there's smoke, there's fire. [ is all the metaphor he feels he needs before giving a small nod. ]

I'm not attached to just one weapon or skill. I'll use whatever is more effective for the time being. [ though, he supposed it wasn't a complete lie.

he did especially like using his edge of nightfall. but, would he supplement this with a demonic blade or something else if it was more effective for the time being? sure. but, he knows how complicated this would get to explain and so... once more, he just doesn't.

though, at bakugou's words... ] Oh, right. [ he brushes it off. ] I am sure there is a way to quantify anyone's abilities, but that's fine. The important part is you can take a hit. It's a lot harder to fight otherwise. [ says yuwon who often fought against creatures that could one shot k.o. him and most rankers in the worst case scenario. ]

[blastedass]

[it's not dishonest! it's not his fault someone else decides to just label the working relationship as "friendship" without his damn consent! (that or bakugou has an ego issue that thinks "weak" things like friendship and "cute" make his image of a perfect, victorious hero look less for some reason.) then again, it's just words. paying attention to bakugou's actions tells a far different story than his volatile disposition.]

Sometimes it's just smoke. [usually fire's not far off, but if you want to be a literal bastard about it who's starting something! he can't tell if yuwon is stretching a truth or tripping around a lie. stoic types are annoying. if anything, the guy isn't telling him everything. that much is clear. he wouldn't be mouthing off all about himself either. rambling people piss him off. a lot of information he doesn't need to know.]

What, are you worried you'll get left here all alone? Don't piss yourself. I can take whatever these bastards throw at me. [bakugou slams his fist into the other palm, setting off a small explosion that blows smoke across his profile.] How focused can you make that miasma of yours? [the mana (energy) whatever the fuck yuwon was using earlier.] Are they general beams or more flexible?

[yuwon]

[ he almost has to laugh at that. "just smoke, huh" - he seems to whisper it under his breath, but either way, he seems content in letting bakugou believe what he wants. it's not like he can't comprehend keeping ones distance from someone. but while he's assessing the other individual, he can definitely sense it goes both ways.

... and unbeknownst to him, bakugou probably isn't wrong in his opinions of yuwon thus far. but, as much as he accomplishes in the tower and how many eyes seem to naturally follow him, he doesn't exactly take it to heart. ]

Don't be too embarrassed, but you're wrong. [ but, that isn't to state he won't correct something that's so blatantly untrue. he doesn't always step up to every challenge, but... ] Working alone is what I do best. Though, to answer your question— I can mold them into javelins or other things, but I prefer not to. [ he shrugs his shoulder a bit. ] Why do you ask? Are you planning to put me to work?

[blastedass]

[they can stand here and evaluate each other for the next hour or they can break it off and kick some fucking kaiju ass. there's one guess as to which one bakugou wants to do. he stalks past yuwon towards the railing of the ship, eyes narrowed out on the churning bay and the kaiju within it. the blasted matriarch is still too far out and keeping to the depths. it's not his ideal situation to take her out. doing that now would lessen his chances of success and just waste his energy.

yuwon isn't a complete loss. the guy has power and technique, something bakugou's not ignoring despite his uncanny ability to piss him off. given what he's said, the hero's mulling around the kind of world the guy comes from and what sort of role he plays. if it is a bunch of dungeons, like a dungeon crawler game, then yuwon's been through a lot and has both survival skills and stamina to back up his strength and wits. not a bad package.]

THAT WAS SARCASM, YOU SHIT!! Did you lose your sense of it in a dungeon?! [it wasn't meant to be taken literally! fuck, some people in this place just don't know how to respond properly to an insult! he glares over his shoulder, listening to yuwon's commentary on his power. can mold, but not optimal. tch. does he really wanna work with this guy?]

If these bastards get the idea they can sink our ships, the medical ship is the most at risk. We need to prioritize protecting that one or taking out the biggest bitch they've got. [he points to the matriarch out in the bay.] There's a group of ten coming our way. We're taking them out.

[yuwon]

[ the exclamation barely makes a dent of a reaction besides yuwon muttering another "so noisy" under his breath as he also stares out into the ocean. his sensory field is telling him there are more that are likely just lurking beneath the surface beyond the ten, but it's also true that most are probably biding its time— deep in the depths somewhere with the matriarch as bakugou already deduced. as for the matriarch, he can't tell the kaiju apart as easily as he could players or rankers in the tower...

but, he seems to shake this line of thought off. it doesn't actually do good to debate over what skills worked and didn't in this case. his countenance barely shifts as he gives a firm nod. ] Sure. I'll text you if you go off mark.

[ he seems to say with what appears to be a touch of a smile on his lips as he slowly begins to fan his flames out.

just like this, he appears to be ready. he also grips his sword tightly. ] So try not to miss. [ he knows he probably won't, but doesn't a good taunting always foster a great relationship? (no) but, fighting side by side... he hasn't done it in a while and it wasn't too bad, maybe. ]

[blastedass]

[he hears that muttered comment (thanks to having practice listening to deku muttering all the time) and thus throw the middle finger at yuwon for it. bastard. bakugou's tempting to detonate an explosion super loud just for him. but they have more pressing things to attend to. the ten (at least) kaiju heading towards them, the boat they're on already having damage, and the large matriarch still making a damn mess out there, require some immediate prioritization.

the matriarch is like MUCH BIGGER than her shitty offspring. though the older children are reaching her size, so that could confuse some people. bakugou wants to take her out, but at the moment, she's outside their easy reach and others are already dealing with her. it's their duty to protect the yacht and its crew, the current pressing matter.]

Bastard. I never go off mark. [he narrows his eyes within his mask, lips curving in a scowl as his hands ignited with a few crackling pops of explosions. it would be easier to take them out when they got closer, but bakugou's able to take the battle to them and rely on yuwon for those that inevitably slip past. the guy's flaring up beside him as well and he has to admit, the sight and sensation is pretty cool. well, not admit it to yuwon's face! like hell would he give him that satisfaction!]

Die and I'll fucking kill you for making me drag your corpse back to the dorm. [with that, bakugou launches himself off the yacht deck with an explosion, jumping high enough and blasting shallow enough that his explosion doesn't even touch the deck surface. it's only a few seconds of bursts in the air before he crashes down onto the ten-many pod with a mushroom-cloud like detonation. two go up in flame, but no less than five plow on ahead towards yuwon and the yacht.]