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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CLOSED TO NANAMI KENTO.

[eyescar]

seas the day ( and survive it as well, please )

[ Yuji can't help the way he looks out for the people he loves while he's fighting, despite knowing how adept they are at taking care of themselves. Fushiguro, Kugisaki and Nanami are all adept fighters, good sorcerers, and can deal with these kinds of fights alone, but with everything that has happened over the last few months for him... His instinct remains to protect them, to make sure that no matter what happens they come out of this alive and well, that nothing long-lasting ends up weighing on them.

The problem is that he had promised to be better, to take care of himself a little more, so his focus is split between being a touch more cautious and trying to be as overbearing as he's allowed to be before it gets annoying. He doesn't really want Fushiguro or Kugisaki to hit him, or for Nanamin to scold him with that low, gentle tone again. He'll just end up crying, and that would be embarrassing.

There comes a point, however, where Yuji throws himself over the edge of one of the yachts and spots that familiar expression, the stern face, and his own expression brightens. He skids forward a little, trying not to slip on the water that's lapping over the edges of the ship, rubbing a hand against some of the blood that's on his cheek so as not to worry the other man. He's not badly hurt - he was taking this as seriously as possible - but any cuts or bruises might get him the kind of attention he doesn't want right now. ]

Nanamin! Are you doing okay?

[ The yacht lurches, and Yuji winces, digging his club into the wood to keep himself in place before he turns his head. One of the smaller kaiju is making its way over, and he groans before hefting his weapon up. ]

Hey! You remember what I told you about this thing, right? Do you want to try it out?

[ He and Nanami had always fought well at each other's side, and this time he doesn't have to worry about holding back against humans. This time, he can go all out and really show off a little, to try and earn that little bit of praise. It also has the benefit of him being able to check that Nanami isn't hurt and hiding it from him at all. ]

[stresspoint]

[ Nanami is focused on defending the yachts for the most part. He doesn't activate the ocean gem, so he really has no way of fighting in the water, and the shachimon are aggressive enough that he doesn't really have to go out hunting too much to reach them. If he moves from yacht to yacht, they are already trying to eat him.

He turns when he hears Yuji's voice, only enough to catch sight of him while he focuses on one of the kaiju that he's already fighting. Nanami is already bleeding from some gashes on his arms from the clawed fins of the shachimon he's faced, but that's expected when they are dealing with monsters. With this many creatures, they're going to sustain injuries. ]

Itadori-kun.

[ They're still fighting, so he doesn't say more at first. Instead, when he yacht tilts, he slides, going slow to the ground and letting his body slip right up to the smaller monster, using that momentum to cut along the length of its side. The creature screams and falls back, and when the yacht stops tipping, Nanami gets back to his feet and walks over to Yuji again, leaving the monster's corpse on the deck behind him. ]

Can you knock them out of the water?

[ If they can get the kaiju out of the sea, they will have clearer shots to make their attacks. ]

[eyescar]

[ Yuji is everywhere, almost painfully so, leaping from one place to another to do whatever he can. He has his eyes on the matriarch still, wanting to get to her and do some kind of damage, but right now the smaller kaiju are his priority. Taking as many of them down as possible means more people are going to be safe, so he throws himself into that without getting too ahead of himself.

He has his own fair share of cuts and bruises, but nothing severe (yet). He's checking Nanami over quickly as he stands at his sides, trying to see if there's something more serious behind hidden that he's not being allowed to see, before he gives in and lets his attention focus on the matter at hand - the creatures, the kaiju, orca swimming their way over to the side of the boats to try and eat them.

Listening to Nanami is easy and a good distraction from worrying, at least, and he nods. He tucks his sword a little further behind his hips and twists the club in his hands, getting a better grip on it before he tries to suss out the best way. It's a little bit like baseball, he thinks, except the balls are... Well, huge. ]

Yeah, I got it! I'll do it now.

[ And, without pausing for Nanami to confirm or deny his actions, Yuji leaps off the side of the yacht they're sharing and lands on the wreckage of another one, floating just enough for him to land on. Lifting his club, he swings it down and slams it into the side of the broken down yacht, the vibrations echoing out across the water. Immediately, there's a roar from the water as more of the small kaiju head towards the floating boat, the noises clearly enough to show just how angry they are.

Yuji grins, looking back over at his mentor. ]

Let's do it, Nanamin!

[stresspoint]

[ Nanami is focused more on the battle they are dealing with than his injuries, which are not great but in the moment have to be ignored. They don't really have time to worry about how bad injuries are if they can keep fighting, and currently they can both keep fighting. Nanami scans the area, counting how many approaching kaiju he can readily see in the water nearest them, and when Yuji hops down onto the floating remains of one boat, Nanami stands on the edge of the yacht he left, looking down from above him. ]

If there's too many, you come back up here. Otherwise, let's get rid of as many as we can. As long as they keep coming.

[ He at least can watch Yuji's floating platform and rescue him if he needs to. But Nanami is sure that Yuji can handle the kaiju of this size without too much trouble. They just have to make sure not to get overwhelmed. ]

Give them your best.

[ He braces himself for the first wave of orca creatures to hit, raising his knife as they reach the yachts. With the right timing, they can probably do it in two strikes. ]

Now!

[eyescar]

[ The situation could be worse if Yuji let it be - he could be getting himself into all kinds of trouble, but he's holding back a little. With Bakugo breathing down his neck and the threat of Fushiguro, Nanami and Kugisaki bonking him on the heat - or giving him scolding, disappointed looks - he's doing what he can to make sure he comes out of this as unscathed as possible. It feels wrong, to hold back in a situation like this, but with everyone fighting around him...

It feels a little bit like he can let go of some of that pride, some of that impulsiveness, just for a little while.

Nodding, he takes the command from Nanami without pause, swinging his club around. ]

You got it!

[ The orca come out and Yuji bursts forward, swinging his club. Working in tandem with Nanami is easy, he's used to that, and he goes as quickly as he can to slam down at the same time that Nanami cuts. ]

[stresspoint]

[ As the orca are tossed up out of the water, Nanami lines up his Ratio technique and slices through the ones that rise up within his reach. He stands on railing at the edge of the deck, cutting through the enemies and checking to see what other kaiju and swimming below them, coming in to make another attack as their siblings fall back in the water around them.

Another circle of shachimon leap out of the water, trying to grab at Yuji and Nanami while they are still dealing with the first strike. ]

Itador-kun! Don't let them get a chance to come close! Knock them back as they jump!

[eyescar]

[ Yuji reacts quickly, pushing his weight off the yacht and leaping forward, skidding onto the boat Nanami is on and swinging his bat around. He manages to hit one of the creatures, sending it back out into the water with a vibrating echo, before he pulls the club back with a hiss of noise. ]

I got it!

[ Dragging the club down, he slams out again, gritting his teeth as he shoves his shoulder into one of the kaiju. ]

Behind you, too, Nanamin!

[stresspoint]

[ As the younger shachimon start regrouping and leaping up to board their boat, Nanami surveys the situation. Yuji's blow hits hard, knocking the enemy back easily, but they are still facing the numbers of the pod. Nanami spins around when Yuji calls out, cutting across the center of his stance and into the rushing kaiju behind him. He slashes into the thick hides of two of them, leaving a large, straight gash that goes through both bodies, but they keep charging through the attack. He kicks the first back, and then grabs the other and throws it forward, making it fall and roll in Yuji's direction.

With more monsters still coming, he needs to keep leaving wounds and dodging their teeth and claws, all the while keeping an eye on Yuji's position as well. ]