synflux | 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.

█ █ █ 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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You can say that again.

[ Right. Anyone would be feeling the effects of the long battle. It would be strange if she wasn't distressed after all that, but seeing her this glum makes him more ticked off at LILITH than he already is. What did they think would happen when they forced people to go through hell for them? Nevermind carcass gathering. ]

What you need is a break! I'll take you someplace nice again.

[ Especially now that they can splurge on food with the reward money. ]

[ She can't help herself; she smiles a little bit. Even if such positivity isn't meant for her, she's still glad a part of herself can find people to talk to, to be friendly with. People who want to treat her when they think she's suffering. She's beyond feeling resentful of it when it's what she's been wanting for so long. ]

Ah, sorry. You met the other one. The other girl with my face.

[ Oh. Oh, well that explains some things. ]

Huh, no wonder you're completely different today.

[ Twin sisters, he's guessing? There can't be that many mad science body double bullshit going on in the world, right? ]

Who're you?

[ His reaction is...something else. Not at all what she expected, in all honesty. Her face doesn't change much to show her bewilderment, but internally she's struck for what to do for a hot second. ]

Kaede.

Nice to meet you, Kaede.

[ He studies her face that looks both like Nyuu's and nothing like hers at all. Is this how people had felt when he turned up at school in the previous Elan's place? Well. He supposes it's his turn to introduce himself, even if it always gives him grief. ]

You can call me Elan. I say we can still ditch work if you want.

[ He's all for slacking off. ]

[ Elan. It doesn't sound familiar except in the barest sense. But putting the name to his face...it seems right.

She's honestly all for ditching this miserable collection work. So much so that she drops the half carcass she's been dragging around without much further convincing. ]

Fine by me. But covered in whale blood and slime? Not a lot of options for who'd let us in.

We're the city's saviors, they should be giving us the celebrity treatment!

[ Now that gives him ideas. He will totally try to get them discount out of it, but still, it's no fun to dine while covered in whale guts. Really puts a damper on his enthusiasm. ]

It'd suck to spoil the food with the smell though...Let's head back to base first.

[ She had half a mind to head back to the base anyway, but now? With someone else backing up the decision? Yeah, it only sounds like a better and better idea. She's had about all she can stand of this cold, wet, dreary, blood-drenched beach.

It gives her just the slightest bit of good humor. Just enough for her to crack wise despite her weary, aching bones. ]

Just don't try getting frisky in there. Or you're going by yourself.

Please. I'm a gentleman!

[ That's a lie if he ever told one.

He's had quite enough of the bloodstained waters as well. Which is too bad for someone experiencing the beach for the first time. Elan begins to traipse back to land, hands clasped behind his head. ]

[ Lucy watches him, her head tilted, but she's not going to argue further. Free food is free food is free food, and compared to what they typically get at the base? Even a ramen kiosk just around a street corner would be gourmet.

She follows along maybe only a step behind, then half a step. ]

Where did you want to go to eat, anyway?

[ He glances back at her, slowing down a half-step to walk side by side. Well, considering the ocean's a bloody mess after that battle... ]

Anything from the sea doesn't sound too appetizing right now, so how about barbecue?

[ He's looking forward to consuming something better than base food, but honestly, most stuff here beats lab food. ]

[ Seafood is definitely out. Even thinking about something as benign as shrimp makes her stomach do a flip. But barbeque...oh yes, she can do that. Especially if they have cuts of rib, lamb or beef or even pork.

She's grateful her stomach isn't the type to growl out loud, but she definitely feels it rumbling in its silence. ]

Yakiniku, then.

Sure, let's make it that.

[ Not that he knows what it means, but he's assuming it's some type of barbecue. ]

[ She tilts her head a little. Not the reaction she's expecting. Does he not know what it is? ]

Have you ever done that? They bring out marinaded meat and you cook it yourself on a small grill.

I'm not from around here!

[ Elan intones with a vague smile. No, he's from somewhere much farther away, where green pastures are rare and real meat can be something of a delicacy. In the off chance that he's ever had yakiniku at some point in his life, he certainly can't recall it now. Which just means he'll get to enjoy it for the first time. ]

Why don't you show me how it's done?

[ She can't help herself. She snorts back a laugh, but despite her best efforts to hide it, there's a little smile quirking up the side of her mouth. This guy must be rich to be so hopeless. ]

Fine, fine. Not like it's hard. You just flip the meat on the grill until it turns from red to brown or...anywhere in between. Depending on what you like.

Sounds like barbecue to me.

[ Hey, don't laugh. Some poor Spacians have never set foot in Japan before. This is the first time he's seen her with her mouth drawn into anything but a line though, which makes his own mouth curve as he stares at her. ]

Then you'll get the hang of it right away.

[ Then, she sighs. It's a bit too drawn out to be genuine. ]

Guess that means I won't get to snatch up as much meat as I thought.

I can't believe you'd do that to me!

[ He mimes mock hurt in his voice, continuing on chipperly but a second later. ]

I'm stealing yours in payback.

[ Honestly, some healthy competition wouldn't hurt. Though it's got her stomach rumbling more insistently. ]

You can try. Hope you can afford all of that.

You're on.

[ Elan grins when her stomach rumbles. Though maybe he shouldn't be grinning because he's about to be so broke. ]

Edited 2024-03-25 20:07 (UTC)

KAIJU FIGHT #1

▶ 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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