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KAIJU FIGHT #1

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.

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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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Bakugō Katsuki

Username: Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight
Civilian Identity: Shōri Bakudan
Age: 17
Species: Human
Origin: Musutafu, Japan

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▶ 001. SEAS THE DAY.

Suiting Up

[Blaring alarms, warning announcements, a city on high alert, what a great damn way to wake up and greet the day. Flashbacks of U.A. being invaded and Mandalay's telepathic warnings about villains attacking the mountain training camp sweep through his mind, sending a burst of adrenaline surging through his veins. It's happening. After two fucking months of ominous training and talk about the kaiju assault, the moment's here. Is it the same as suiting up for missions back home? Not entirely. This seems like something out of a damn movie. Fuck the movies. It's real life. Suit, pants, shirt, jacket, gloves, gauntlets, boots, gear, mask, Bakugo suits up into his hero costume and emerges from his room in Everlight.

The orders are to go to the bay for transport and that's where he's aiming. Walking with a deliberate, purposeful stride, shoulders leant forward just slightly in a hint of impatience, focus, and eagerness, Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight is on the scene now. It's stiff fucking freezing outside... Though his ultimate goal is the bay, he acknowledges now more than ever that he's been slotted on this team. Those who he's had more interaction with are going to get a scrutinizing once-over upon nearing him or interacting with Dynamight, to make sure they're ready for the mission ahead of them. Depending on when someone catches him, the young hero's expression ranges anywhere from brows furrowed into sharp angles as he focuses on what's coming, to eyes wide and lips curved in an intense eerie slasher grin of battle-lust, because he's been WAITING for this damn monster to show its stupid face! You extras better not get in his way if you want to join ranks with him!]

Yacht Transport

[Those are some big fucking boats. Initially he's taken back by the size and splendor of them, disgusted at this random show of opulence. Until he realizes their purpose is little more than cover for the war machines underneath. Heh, guess that's some credit where it's due. Dynamight boards one of the vessels and stakes out on the deck, close to the bow to keep an eye out for whatever's coming towards them, or whatever they're approaching. He stays quiet amid the faint drizzle of the morning ocean weather and reviews the mission briefing, as well as the information provided about the kaiju LILITH has managed to acquire.

While he avoids going below deck, not wanting to be caught missing when an attack happens, Dynamight procures a thermos of hot tea with honey, lemon, and pepper flakes, a veritable firebomb among the cold air. The few people that know about his Quirk will likely understand why he's drinking such a hot mixture, heating up his body against the frigid atmosphere and building a sweat. Alternatively, you can find him stretching or working out on the deck to warm up, though when it takes too long, Dynamight will take some quick lessons on how to handle the navel artillery. Find him manning the swivel guns, aiming harpoon guns, or assisting the crew with the missile and torpedo reticles. Just in case he needs to use them during the fight. Never hurts to be prepared.]

▶ 002. WHALE WATCHING.

Shachimon Fight Opening

[Good thing he doesn't get seasick! Waves roll beneath the yachts, pitching the footholds beneath like some demonized bounce house. Among the rough surf, water swells upward in a dark mound before a ebony fin pierces the bubble and breaks it in a slide of ocean water along inky rubber and glistening bone white. The kaiju: Shachimon. Or in Dynamight's mind, what Gang Orca would look like if he were ever mutated into a fucking monster. Too bad that blubber head isn't here to try and talk the beast down! There's only one thing left to do in this case: WE SMASH!! Dynamight takes a running leap and shoves off the railing of the yacht, a hard explosion from his hands aimed behind him jettisons him out into the air. Opening attack? Why the hell not?!]

DIE!!

[Take out the leader and the rest crumble into disorganized chaos! Flipping once, he slams both hands down, aiming straight or the kaiju's dome, and detonates a massive explosion against its water-logged flesh. The recoil sends him flying into another aerial maneuver, swinging around and landing on one of the yachts nearby with a snarl as he twists round to face the water. Shachimon's submerging, but that thick skin wasn't going to break so easily.]

Triple Tactics

[Dynamight focuses on three aspects in the battle:

(1) Prioritizing the matriarch of the pod, he continually attacks Shachimon's eyes, face, and blowhole with his Explosion Quirk, slamming explosions against the blubbery hide and then getting the hell out of dodge before she can swat him off her or submerge below the sea again. His explosions cause fire damage, concussive force, and makes use of the light & shockwaves to disrupt the creature's sight and sonar respectively. If that means landing atop the beast and shoving his entire arm down her blowhole before igniting a massive explosion... HE'S DOING IT!!]

"Inhale this, bitch!"

(2) Whenever Shachimon's underwater, Dynamight changes tactics to fend off her smaller offspring by outright blowing the ever-living fuck out of them. One explosion after another sends him bouncing along the surface of the water, spiking their shiny black heads back into the depths with burn marks or shattered craniums (after enough damage) or cramming an explosive blast into any open mouths that come at him! Since these Shachimon are smaller, Dynamight takes to attacking their "softer" parts, striking tails and limb joints to attempt at crippling their motions so his teammates can pick them off easier. If he's able to charge up a strong enough explosion, Dynamight will go for a fatal strike and to blow the Shachimon up in a splattering of chum chunks all over the ocean surface.

(3) Though he wants to take out the monsters first and foremost (win to save ideology) Dynamight won't ignore the boats. They serve as his footholds and he can't lose his "islands" on the open waters. This speaks so fucking highly of just how amazing Star and Stripe was, because she did this same kind of fight, in the sky, using fucking fighter jets as her footholds! Noticing a Shachimon clamoring onto the side of a yacht, Dynamight swoops in and slams a handful of explosions straight into the side of its head, blasting an eye and practically 'punching' the damn thing off the side of the ship. Another time, he hits the deck thanks to a well-timed (LUCKY ASS) swat from a smaller kaiju, twists over onto his back, aims his hand palm first up at the lunging creature and-]

[-fires a concentrated 'beam' of explosive energy straight into its gaping maw. And if you happen to see Dynamight grabbing one of those orca beasts by the tail with one hand, then blasting himself and it into the air with his other hand to turn into a spinning explosion-powered vortex...]

[ = yeet fish!]

Dynamight Endangered

[Clattering against the railing, Dynamight quickly flips back up to his feet, skidding on his boots as one hand drags across the slick deck.]

[He's soaked in seawater, body alternating between sweltering hot from the exertion and getting splashed repeatedly with freezing cold ocean water and temperatures. It's threatening to give him a damn thermal shock at times! Much to Dynamight's frustration, this is not the best setting for his style of battling. Water and cold are detriments to his Explosion Quirk, as the cold makes it take longer for him to build up the sweat he needs to get going with his explosions, and water can somewhat dilute or wash away his nitroglycerine-like sweat. Going underwater likewise is dangerous for him, because even though nitroglycerine can detonate in water, his explosions aren't as powerful. And he's certainly not as mobile via them as he is in the air. All that meaning Dynamight is doing his damnest to stay out of the water and bounce between the yachts (and off kaiju) as needed to keep to his above-water footholds.

But not everything goes as planned. If his teammate or a crew member takes the plunge, Dynamight doesn't wait for someone else to fish them out, but rather ramps over the side of the boat and dives into the water after them. It's freezing, it's dark, there's motion all over the place grabbing and tossing at him. But he powers through, shuddering as the frigid water shocks his body. Muscles tense as he cuts into the depths and manages to locate the other body, then grabs hold and kicks towards the surface. It takes effort, teeth grit as he forces his sweat towards his palm, and ignites it. The dull "BOOMPH!" propels both him and the other faster through the water, breaking the surface and launching out of the sea. Back onto the boat, where they land in a crouched (for him) and flopped (for them) position, water splashing everywhere.]

[Everything's soaked and Dynamight quickly claps his hands together, rubbing them to try and encourage heat back into his body. Just in time to notice another Shachimon climbing up the side of the boat. Snarling, Dynamight gets to his feet and puts himself between the monster and the waterlogged extra. Tired, drenched, cold, his sweat's offline for a few moments. Looks like he's going to have to handle this thing the old-fashioned way...]

[ the sound of explosion is ... notable. for the most part, mana blasts had a different noise upon impact, and his dark mana tended to be more silent in the form of sacred fire. hence, even as he attacks, it barely make a sound. granted, he's not exactly blasting them off yet. unlike the snowmen in the simulator, he's banking on these smaller kaiju also having emotions. if they react to their mother per the data sheet—

he can only presume they were. he fills the immediate space is his dark colored flames, which fortunately, don't burn any of the ship itself. he presumed it was good to cover the perimeter in his face, if just to prevent too many of them from sliding on deck.

that said, he hears another explosion and his eyes drift upwards. then, it's impossible to ignore the yelling that sounds with. hence, he shoots off a message that will inevitably block bakugou's ocular vision. sorry, not sorry. ]

Loud. [ as if warning him. ]

[orange-clad fingers claw through the smoke to wipe it out of his face as the rest of the young hero emerges from the cloud. he's only there for a second before another explosion rebounds him off to the side, followed by a second, and third, getting him behind the smaller orca kaiju trying to crawl up the side of the boat. it looks like it takes him no time at all to arrive and reposition before grabbing the thing by the dorsal fin.]

Fuck off!

[tiny explosions pop and crack before bakugou crashes the handful of bombastic detonations straight into the creature's eye, blasting the entire beast to the side and off the ship. he doesn't follow it into the water, instead catching himself with a double-fisted explosion above the surface of the water and rebounding up onto the ship's deck again. boots skid against the wet surface before he straightens up and stalks to the port side.

just in time for another kaiju, bigger than the last, to slap its clawed hands on the rim and haul itself up like a gym rat pulling over the bar. bakugou grins up at it before hauling one hand in front of him palm out, other hand circling in front of that like a cupping reticle. aim, concentrate, focus his explosions to one point, right when that beast opens its filthy maw, and-

Loud.

BWOOMSH!! the beam of concentrated heat races through the creature's cheek rather than punching through the roof of its mouth, sending it roaring backwards while cupping its face.]

WHAT THE FUCK?!

[WHO THE HELL SENT HIM THAT?! furiously grabbing digital hands around that message like he's choking the life out of it and finding the sender. wait- he recognizes this username!! this asshole contacted him while he was trapped in his damn room! no help at all!

DIALING SAID CONTACT FOR VOICE CALL!!]

YOU GOT SOMETHING TO FUCKING SAY, USE VOICE YOU SHITTY IDIOT!!

[yeah. loud.]

Edited 2024-02-03 00:36 (UTC)

[ he can almost hear the seething and anger before he even gets the actual call. or maybe he just gets that impression from all the noise occurring within relatively close proximity to him. despite that, he makes no moves to actually move in closer and continues fighting off the kaiju in front of him.

when he accepts the call, the voice is sudden and booming. in some ways, this could almost be comical as he raises his sword, placing it against the teeth and jaws of a smaller shachimon before inserting his blade straight into its throat. he allows his dark mana to filter straight into its body, eating away at the orca-like kaiju, before cupping his ear belatedly with his free hand.

but obviously since the oculars sound almost seem to resonate within them— it does little to lower the actual sound. hence, he hangs up almost immediately (lol), to then shoot another text. ] You're way too noisy.

I don't know if I can be on call with you. [ there is zero self-reflection to be had here. but in theory, as they're fighting off the kaiju, their positions should be getting closer to one another.

is that good or bad though... only time can tell. ]

▶ 001. SEAS THE DAY.

▶ 002. WHALE WATCHING.

▶ 003. OCEAN GEMS.

▶ 004. MEDICAL BAY.

▶ 005. THE CALM AFTER THE STORM.

▶ 006. AFTERWORD.

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▶ 001. SEAS THE DAY.

▶ 002. WHALE WATCHING.

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Dynamight Endangered

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▶ 003. OCEAN GEMS.

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▶ 004. MEDICAL BAY.

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