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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[yuwon]

[ while it's difficult to discern from his features alone, his shoulders seem to become slightly more relaxed when he realizes the man in his arms wasn't about to suffocate from being removed from the water. relief aside, he also isn't sure how he'd feel about having to be responsible for another person's life like that. ]

I sense there are more of them down by the yacht, so be ready just in case. [ or maybe he's running on assumptions here. it's difficult to see, but he does seem to staring in that general direction, and speaking as if he had some conviction.

with that, he tilts his head. ] Should I throw you over my shoulder for now? [ is that easier...

he guesses he could sky walk over there, but he didn't exactly want to use all his mana right out of the flood gates. ]

[the_fourteenth]

[Raidou looks a little embarrassed at the suggestion, face reddening slightly. As if being in this form and getting knocked out of the water like a tennis ball wasn't embarrassing enough.]

No, I-- I'm fast in the water like this. I can head over and meet you there.

[He looks that way as well.]

The one that hit me might not be far off, either.

[yuwon]

[ maybe it was because he seemed pretty composed despite being hit straight out of the water that the reaction kind of surprises him. not to state he didn't have a reaction at all, but he presumed everyone called forth by LILITH seemed to be no stranger to combat and it showed.

so, it's a little funny to see that his words got such a reaction. albeit, judging by yuwon's expression, it isn't so easy to tell he even acknowledges it, beyond seeming a bit puzzled. ] Okay. [ but, he presumed having someone in the water would work well enough. it'd cover both bases, at least. ]

I'll watch from above then. [ with that, he moves forth in that general direction, following what he believes to be traces of kaiju activity.

... and just like that he sees something circle beneath the surface. ]

[the_fourteenth]

[Typical Raidou, more embarrassed about needing to be rescued than actually getting hit. All the adrenaline helps with the latter. He gives Yuwon a nod.

Once his head clears enough in another few moments, he'll get back to the water. If the transformation he had to go through to get into this form was any indication, he wouldn't be in much shape to fight immediately if he reverted back. He really isn't looking forward to that again. For now, he's stuck as a merman, so he'll use it to his advantage. Raidou holds his weapon close and dives back in.

The shachimon was able to sniff him out again, it seems. Raidou stays near the surface, trying to lure it his way. He's not sure how Yuwon can help from above, but that's fine. Most Outsiders has incredible abilities he couldn't even predict.

Head above the water, he holds his spear forward as it makes a bee line right at him, mouth open.]

[yuwon]

[ he watches the ripples in the water, doing his best to follow step for step. mostly utilizing the corpses of the whale, between trying to find pieces of wreckage. it helped that he at least had the baseline stats to kind of make this method work, though it's clearly less effective than being in the water.

but, he supposed he had this newfound teammate to assist with that. when he sees the shachimon, he also preps himself. it's clear his current companion was ready to spear straight into it. he waits for that initial contact to be made before he also prepares a mana blast.

while it's nowhere near as destructive as it was back home, he figures he could at least keep the creature from coming in closer. maintaining distance was probably not completely useless in a case like this, at least. ]

[the_fourteenth]

[This isn't Raidou's usual weapon, and in the water his aim isn't as great as he'd like it to be. His first hit misses its mount, glancing off the side of its face.

He can feel that mana blast charging up behind him; Raidou can't do any magic himself without his sword or demons, but he can still sense it. He's thankful for the distraction to the monster - it gives him time to line up a better shot against it, and keeps it from trying to take a bite out of him.

The blast stuns it enough for the moment that fast-moving Raidou can take advantage, and plunges the spear right into the creature's eye with a surprising strength for someone his size. Between their attacks, it's enough to take this one down.

Raidou takes a breath, then puts a hand on the kaiju to wrench his spear back out. He looks up to Yuwon with a satisfied nod.]

[yuwon]

[ the way in which he moves in tandem with his attack is impressive in its own right. he presumes there's a certain level of battle acumen one develops in order to act as necessary in any given situation. a skill that was only born through trial and error— experience.

aside from that, he also felt like he may have moved in accordance to his mana, so he has to wonder if he also utilized similar types of skills when not in the ocean? it's a brief thought in his mind as they carry onwards. since the other individual is in the ocean, he shoots a text: ] Good work.

We're almost there. Get ready.

[ with that they've come closer to their destination at least. ]

[the_fourteenth]

[Oh, right. Even after being here for a few months, it's still not a reflex for the guy from 1922 to use his texting ability. He'll get there.]

Thanks. Likewise. I'll keep an eye out. They don't seem to be coming alone.

[That one probably has a sibling, probably several siblings. As he makes his way though the water, he stays near the surface, patrolling for the next eventual attack.]

[yuwon]

[ 1922... i totally forgot. you're doing amazing, raidou. 🥺

it's true. their movements were quite synchronized and considering their means of communication weren't exactly verbal (at least, not in a manner they could comprehend), it made their teamwork a bit harder to predict and break up. if he didn't have the power of his eyes to help supplement his reflexes, he's not sure how he would have perceived them. that said, it isn't long before he considers this and finishes reading the text through his oculars that he sees the ripple on the surface of the water.

just like that, several shachimon rise from the surface, though same remain beneath the depths. as soon as one comes up, this time he uses his blade that he's kept at his side to slash at them. though, one sneaks in insanely close to his blind spot. ]

[the_fourteenth]

[So many at once. Raidou feels like he jinxed them. He'll stay near the surface where they can work together. Luckily, he's quite fast. The one coming into Yuwon's blind spot gets a spear through the back tail, which isn't enough to stop it but makes for a good distraction. The skin of the shachimon is so thick that it's hard to get through it even with a spear, and he has to hold on to it while the creature tries to thrash him away. Yuwon probably will get an idea of how Raidou got knocked so cleanly out of the water earlier.

Once he retrieves his weapon, the shachimon turns around to come right at him, but he's ready with the spear.]

[yuwon]

[ the spear to the back of shachimon is more than enough for yuwon to regain his bearings as he gives a quick nod of gratitiude as he focuses straight back on the shachimon in front him. he gives a second slash, before lifting his leg and kicking them firmly back into the water.

with his dark purplish flames, he uses it to try and anchor the shachimon in place so that they both have an easier time with them. it doesn't exactly work perfectly, but it does seem to throw the creatures off guard all the same. honestly, he's never sure what affect his flames will have on the creatures, but as long as it can cause just a touch of confusion, that's enough for them to get an edge in. ] I think you're good to finish him.

[ is his guess. between being being stabbed and now this, that one is probably on its last legs. or not, but it'd probably be enough to incapacitate them for now and easier to kill for later. as for the rest, he guesses that's the work in progress. he half-wished they all just came at once and stayed there.

it's hard when they slip into the depths of the water— making for a slippery target. ]

[the_fourteenth]

[Raidou is fast, and before the shachimon has a chance to recover from Yuwon's blast, and Raidou comes up from under it to spear it through the head. It's the only place you can aim for with this weapon, with the rest of the creature too thick-skinned to do lethal damage quickly. Time is of the essence here with how many there are. Good thing Raidou is a fast fighter.]

Keep doing that.

[Raidou can stay near the surface of the water, luring them his way with those flashy fins of his. He's thinking their one-two punches together can take care of several of them, for as long as they can keep it up. He's not sure how long Yuwon can keep managing spells like that, but he's hoping it's awhile. Don't ask if Raidou's tired. He's fine. This is all fine.]

[yuwon]

[ it's genuinely nice not to have to explain any further. raidou is quick on the uptake, and so the second he sees movement from him, he just presumes the deed is done. with the text in return, he nods. it was easy enough with the level of mana he presently had. he had the majority of it still and so he doesn't think twice about employing for flames. normally, his flames could decay at the body and while he can't tell one way or another if that's even the case here, he presumes the only effect they really needed to achieve was slowing them down.

each time he achieves trapping them with his abilities, he prepares an appropriate mana blast, waiting for the right timing to hit and keeping an eye on raidou to make sure he's not luring too many at once. it's weird in the sense that he isn't sure how much time passes while dealing with this horde.

this is just like a dungeon... ]

You only have to hold out a bit longer. [ with that said, he does send another text as he jumps onto the back of the shachimon they just killed. ] There is just one more. [ or that's what his sensory field is telling him. ]

[the_fourteenth]

I've got it.

[Raidou is quick to deal with them all. Kaiju are much more straightforward than demons in a battle, if you ask him. At least these ones are. While they're tough, he's fast and experienced, and he knows where to hit. He takes a few hits, a few near or -partial misses with the creatures' teeth, but it doesn't slow him down. Very few things would.

He is, however, getting exhausted, not that he'd admit to it. There's too much work to be done still, despite how much he's done in the last few days. Besides, who could relax in this form? He can't wait until he can deactivate it, even if it's going to be as unfun as it was when it was first turned on.

When the last nearby shachimon finally shows, this one decides it wants to grab for Raidou and toss him out of the water, like he was a seal ready for its next meal. It catches him by the arm holding the spear and quickly breeches the water and flings him. At least Raidou seems more ready for this, but he loses grip on his trident and it crashes to the water. Without it, he's defenseless, noted by the desperate look on his face as he crashes back down into the water near it.]

ignore how slow i am 🐌

[yuwon]

[ it's a relief that most of their communication is done minimally. they both seem to be acting in tune by instincts alone, and he can only presume it only helps them both stick to their roles. though, it isn't to state that it was perfect and without a hint of any potential error. he supposed it's natural to be tired when facing numbers like these.

when he sees raidou lose the trident in the water, he immediately moves to try and fish it from the water. he figures it'd be bad if it sank beneath the depths and so he grabs it before using it to stab straight into the kaiju. the initial move misses, his feet unstable in the water. so he then opts on using his fists which slams straight into the shachimon's teeth and then he aims for its eyes. using his gigantification, he amplifies some of the power behind his punches before turning to raidou.

his hand is bleeding but, he doesn't seem to pay it mind. he tosses the trident to his general direction, hoping he recovers enough to make the final move. ]

no worries <3

[the_fourteenth]

[Raidou is trying to catch his breath, having the wind knocked out of him again, after hitting the water. But he can recover fast, being it's something that's happened to him countless times in his life. Just a a side effect of a fight like this.

Thanks for softening it up for him, Yuwon. Once he grabs the trident, he takes it right to that eye he had just hit, only needing one jab to drive it in far enough. Between these blows and the electricity shocking it from the trident, that's enough to end it.

Breathing hard, Raidou retrieves his weapon, looking thoroughly wiped. He has a few abrasions, some rough bruises in his future, but it otherwise in one piece.

Yuwon, however.]

You're bleeding.

💖

[yuwon]

[ he shakes his hand off. to be honest, he's still surprised at how his stats didn't exactly line up to what he's used to. granted, it's not like he was wearing a glove on this hand. but he hopes that by moving his hand around, it at least set his present companion's mind at ease. ]

It's fine. I usually experience worse, so this is nothing.

[ he then gives a small nod in his direction. ] Good job. At least that clears this area up.

[the_fourteenth]

[Raidou looks around, even sliding under the water for a moment to take a second look. The area is quiet, for now.

He nods at Yuwon, but that won't deter him. Raidou finds a place to sit, which takes a little effort in this form, somewhere where he can keep his fins in the water. He looks at Yuwon, holding a hand out to him.]

I can fix it. Give me your other hand.

[yuwon]

[ he expected raidou to have simply moved on from his words, and yet that isn't the case at all. for a few seconds, yuwon just seems to be processing the hand that's held out to him. he doesn't necessarily thinks he needs it, and to be honest, he may have been resistant to most people's help in some way.

but, he also sees how pointless it would be to argue about it now. he reaches his hand out in turn, placing it palm-side down towards raidou. though, it doesn't stop him from adding: ] It'll heal in time. [ he says as a last minute statement in case raidou wanted to change his mind. ]

[the_fourteenth]

Or it could heal now.

[Along with any other injuries Yuwon may have taken today. He waits, hand out, until Yuwon accepts it. To think how bashful Raidou was about this ability at first. But now that he's seen how helpful it can be, he doesn't hesitate. It's worth it.

He sighs, satisfied, and closes his eyes. It helps to concentrate.]

It won't take too long. Thank you for your help. Had you not caught me...

[Who knows where he might have ended up. Into the mouth of a shachimon, for all he knew.]

[yuwon]

[ it's a tough argument to beat, but even then yuwon opens his mouth, almost as if to offer a rebuttle. instead, he ends up closing his mouth, whatever he may have wanted to say dying out before actually reaching his lips. though, as raidou closes his eyes, yuwon also seems to become more still; permitting him whatever level of concentration was necessary. ]

I'm sure you would have figured it out. [ whether this is just downplaying it or not, yuwon does think the people here were proficient, and it was clear raidou had a certain drive behind his movements. which is why he follows it up with: ]

Does it take a lot of power? [ he wonders if their hand to hand contact was needed for this? he wonders if it's a power that worked by touching the wound? ]

[the_fourteenth]

It does take some energy, yes.

[Nice and vague. Yuwon isn't very hurt, though, so it shouldn't take too much out of him. Which is good, he's pretty beat. He's been fighting nonstop for days, and doing so in the water takes even more effort. It's a good thing this kid is relentless.]

I took the healing factor upgrade offered by LILITH. I... wanted to be able to be more assistance.

[Because compared to superpowered people like Yuwon, and without his demons at his side, Raidou was afraid of becoming a liability instead of an asset in a fight.]

[yuwon]

Being able to heal yourself and others is a good skill. To be honest, where I'm from, most support skills were pretty rare. [ he supposed it didn't hurt to admit this, if just because they were common conventions in his world.

that said, he does seem to ponder about how much energy. considering the wound isn't large, he only hopes it doesn't hurt his ability to use it the future. but, he doesn't say this out loud, he presumes raidou did this with conviction for a reason, and he wasn't about to question his rationale. ]

You're useful enough. [ which is a horrible thing to say out of context, but he does mean it objectively. he doubts from what he knows of LILITH so far... that they would require the assistance of someone who was unable to pull their weight. ]

[the_fourteenth]

It's different than what I am used to. Usually I would have my demons help with healing. Ah, not to say this works well on myself. It's tricky, often it doesn't. LILITH warned me about that.

[And while that is a strange way of wording that, Raidou think he understands the sentiment, or at least he hopes he does. He smiles a little, eyes still closed, and nods in thanks.]

[yuwon]

Demons? ... are you also one? [ he mostly asks absently, not really placing too much behind his inquiry, if just not to reveal too much about himself, or his own connections with demonic energy.

but, it's interesting that LILITH truly could grant others skills like these. as far as yuwon knew, the system here may have been even more generous than the tower in a sense. ]