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

005.

[lifeprice]

[ The fighting hadn't been too bad for Aki, comparatively; he's had his fair share of cuts and bruises that are starting to heal properly now, and he's tired, but he's survived. He even managed to get a proper hit on the matriarch of the kaiju, which had been a complete and utter relief for him. Right now, however, all he wants is a good cup of tea and to crawl into his bed.

Things don't work out that way for him, however, and he stops short when he sees Makima.

Denji had asked - begged, really - for him to stay away from her, but he also knows he can't just pretend he doesn't see her. His new arm aches, the spot that connects his skin to the metal of his body making him wince, but he steps over to offer her a nod all the same. ]

Makima-san.

[kubricks]

Hayakawa-kun.

[His nod’s returned with one of her own as she looks over from her coffee, taking note of his condition and the new arm he’s sporting. Doesn’t look too worse for wear in her estimation either, like it’s been a tough mission (it was), but certainly not the worst one. Though the bar for the worst one is pretty high these days, she figures.]

I’m glad to see you made it through.

[She is.]

Would you like a cup? It's not the best, but it gets the job done.

[lifeprice]

[ His arm hurts, aching just from looking at her, and he doesn't give himself any time to dwell on what that means. Flexing his fingers, he breathes out softly. ]

It wasn't too bad. Easier than some of the Devils we've fought.

[ Nodding, he leans down, sitting opposite her. ]

I'd like that, thank you. Was the fight alright for you?

[kubricks]

I don’t think it was particularly harrowing. Not for us anyways.

[Said while getting up to get him a cup of coffee. There’s still plenty left in the pot, so no waiting for it to brew.]

But different, that’s for sure. I’m not used to underwater operations, and even if I was, I don’t think I’d be used to what that gem did.

[It turned out okay for her, she’s not making a big deal of it. Still, there’s a bit of a wry grin on her face when she returns with the coffee. It sure was an experience.]

How did the new arm fare?

[She’ll hand over the coffee while asking, she knew he’d find something, she just didn’t know what exact something.]

[lifeprice]

[ Aki nods his head; they've faced far worse, all things considered, with the sorts of Devils that they've had to deal with historically. Given that they were preparing to face the Gun Devil... Smaller kaiju are fine. ]

I'm glad I was able to get my arm in time for it. The weaponry it came with was useful.

[ He's still keeping himself at a distance, because of Denji, but he steps closer to reach out and take the coffee. As soon as he does, his arm jerks, out of his control, and slaps Makima's hand, enough to send coffee flying everywhere.

Aki's eyes widen and he lurches back. ]

I'm sorry, Makima-san, it's totally out of my control sometimes...!

[kubricks]

[There’s a rare look of surprise as the coffee goes flying. Not something she expected in the slightest. And especially not from Aki. Even if it was an accident. Still, she won’t blame him, she imagines there are some bugs to work out. She’d believe that even if she hadn’t gotten stuck with jellyfish legs for a while there.

And that aside, she knows that he would never.]

At least it was me who knows that and not a stranger who might think otherwise.

[Is Aki’s arm taking a swing at random people on the street? She hopes not, it wouldn’t do for him to end up with a bad reputation outside of the base.]

I’ll overlook it if you help me clean up.

[A smile settles on her face at that. It’s fair, she thinks. Plus, she really doesn’t want to clean this up herself.]

[lifeprice]

[ For a long moment, all Aki can do is stare at his hand and the flexing fingers, the way his limb twitches a little before it settles back under his control. There's a flare of panic - he knows what she is, after all, and it feels very strange to be so afraid - but he gets himself back under control, shaking his head and forcing himself to calm down.

It wasn't intentional: clearly she knows that. ]

I'm afraid that might have already happened.

[ He's getting himself into all kinds of trouble at the moment. Stepping around the table, he reaches over to get some napkins and goes straight to work trying to clean it up. ]

Let me, please. It was my fault.

[kubricks]

I’m sorry to hear that.

[She’ll take another sip of her coffee, the cup hiding her expression, before carefully setting the cup aside. No need to make an even bigger mess of things at this point.]

If it's out of your control, then it's not your fault. And if it's not your fault, you shouldn't have to do it all by yourself.

[So she’s moving from her chair to crouch down and help.]

Hand me some of those?

[lifeprice]

[ Shaking his head, Aki hesitates for a moment. He already knows this is going to get him into trouble with Denji, so... In for a penny.

Carefully, he passes over some of the napkins, wincing a little as he feels the heat of the coffee against his skin. ]

It's taking a little time for the nerves to settle. It was still a little awkward during the mission, but it worked well enough.

[ Especially the rocket launcher. ]

[kubricks]

That's good, I'm glad.

[Now that she's got them, she'll start blotting up the coffee. Still hot, but she's not really reacting much to that. No wincing here, just her usual calm expression.]

I'm sure it'll learn to behave itself soon enough.

[Technological issues here seem to sort themselves eventually from what she's seen and experienced. After some inconvenience anyways given how long the gems took to wear off.]

[lifeprice]

[ Is she glad? Aki is doubting her words, but should he? Denji was afraid, had told him things, but... ]

It'll just take practice. I can handle that.

[ He runs his hand down his arm, soothing the twitches, before he sighs. ]

Did you end up fighting many of the kaiju?

[kubricks]

[He's useful. Him continuing to be useful is good and does make her glad. Especially with the giant mess of who's here and when they're all from.]

I would say a few.

[Which isn't the most specific answer, she knows.]

I was a little too busy to keep count.

[A little laugh there while she finishes up the part she's cleaning, bunching the napkins together to throw away.]

[lifeprice]

As was I. It wasn't the time for competition.

[ It would be ridiculous, but he can picture exactly who would make it a little competitive... If Denji is the same guy he remembers.

He's not sure, sometimes. ]

I need to get my arm reloaded, however.

[kubricks]

[Exactly. It's not a contest. Though she can also see certain people who would at one point or another in their life make it one.]

That's quite the need to have.

[Not her problem, of course, but still, she'll spend a couple of moments contemplating that.]

I wonder how long it'll be before you have to use it again.

[lifeprice]

[ Aki did land the final hit on the matriarch... Though he doesn't brag about that. ]

I expect the missions to be regular. There wouldn't be much point bringing that many of us here otherwise.

[ That's what Aki thinks, at least. He rubs his hand over his metallic arm and fights the urge to sigh. ]

Thank you for the coffee, even if I ruined it.

[kubricks]

[Way to go Aki!]

It's no problem. There's always next time.

[Maybe somewhere with better coffee since it's unlikely to end up on the floor.]