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

[blastedass]

[Why is he cursed to be stuck constantly around people who have fucking self-worth issues?! Deku, Yuji, Kirishima, Raidou, all these people who think if they can't do something, they're not worth something! YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO ARGUE AGAINST THAT KIND OF SELF-ERODING BULLSHIT?!

Though Bakugo knows damn well that a lot of Midoriya's insecurities came from the way he treated the other boy for being Quirkless. Even the nickname 'Deku' should probably have alerted Yuji to something going on there. Who want to be nicknamed "useless" ... unless Yuji's instinctively like Uraraka and assumed 'Deku' was used in the 'i can do it' vibe. Anyways...

Bakugo isn't alien to the idea of wanting to be validated by your own actions. To feel like you're worth something takes accomplishments, victories, successes. If he continued to fail, he'd have to wrestle with self doubt and thoughts of worthlessness that would eat away at his intense pride. But he has his pride, he knows what those feelings can lead to, and he refuses to let himself wallow in those self-depreciating feelings. Harder, stronger, faster, better, he won't rely on anyone else to determine his own worth other than himself! Everyone else, every challenge, they can fuck off if they want to claim to be the litmus test of what Bakugo's worth! That's his and his self's privilege alone!

That's the kind of person he is.

Yuji's touch is helping. The ache in his arms, the cuts, bruises, and scrapes, they're feeling better. Enough that Bakugo's irritably having second guesses about the healing implant. As much as he hates the idea of letting LILITH invade even more of his body, the reality is, being able to heal his allies is an insanely heroic and helpful asset in a battle. Of course, he'd look like a flaming hypocrite after giving Yuji such shit over the implant. (Well, less getting the implant and more getting it without thinking about the potential ramifications.) It bothers him right now he can't heal the sorcerer more than his patch job on his thigh's already done.]

Every hero thinks that same thought. Think it all you want. Just don't get lost in that dream. [There's no shame or failure in wanting to shoulder it all. So many heroes would love to be able to do what All Might did. Become so successful, get so strong, the Symbol of Peace would radiate all villainy and suffering out of the world, and leave everyone happy, protected, safe. What idiot would say such a dream is stupid to strive for? (Ignoring the insane crowd whose happiness rides on abusing other people.) Bakugo doesn't want to crush Yuji's good heart. It's not wrong to want to protect people you care for. He just doesn't want the other boy to think he has to do it on his own. It's such a lonely, suffering road... He can't help but picture Izuku, tired and dirty, scuffed up and alone, almost on the verge of tears as he begged, then threatened his own friends to get out of his way when they came to bring him home...

Yuji ducks and all Bakugo does is rest his hand on top of the sorcerer's head. I get it, he says. I'm listening, he promises. It's honestly hard to believe him, but he chooses to anyways. So he just-] You're not alone. Remember that.

[eyescar]

[ Yuji is trying to be better, here.

For the last few weeks - before arriving here - all he has been doing is forcing himself to push and push, to work through all the horrible things that keep happening to him. The fights, the near-death experiences, the loss upon loss; all of it has culminated at this moment, where he sits beside Bakugo and wonders if he should be going back out and fighting despite the wounded leg. The last few weeks have improved his mindset just a little, but he still recognises just how uncomfortable he is with the idea of being happy.

He wasn't meant to be coming out of his situation alive, and he had always known that. The very purpose of his existence was to die, to give his life to stop Sukuna, to be a perfect vessel and cage until the time came for his execution. Every moment that he's had since Gojo-sensei had first brought him to the school had been on borrowed time, so maybe he had always been risking himself knowing that it was what he was meant to be doing: that his life was expendable, since he had been told it from the start.

Bakugo speaks, and Yuji smiles weakly. He doesn't see himself as a hero, as someone who would have that kind of shared dream. He doesn't think of himself as heroic at all, with the choices that he's made that have led to so many terrible outcomes. How much blood is on his hands now, how many people have died because he ate that first finger? Will he ever be able to make up for it all, even if he's able to destroy Sukuna and end the Culling Game?

He doesn't think so, but...

Leaning into Bakugo, he sighs softly, forcing a smile. The hand in his hair is a familiar sensation; some of his friends have done the same, in the past, and when he's been lucky Nanami and Gojo-sensei have done it too. It's a nice feeling. ]

I'll remember it. Thanks, Bakugo, for helping me out.

[blastedass]

[Trying to be better... Bakugo can't decry him for that. He's done the same thing, is doing the same thing. Thought he was all that and perfect when he entered U.A., ready to improve and blast his way straight to the top once he graduated, while leaving everyone in the school utterly shocked and awed at how amazing he was! ... Only to have nothing go as he planned, expected, or wanted it to go. His ideas about what a hero should be, about his own strengths and weaknesses, about teammates and the people around him, about how he needed to improve and the mistakes he made... There were so many areas Bakugo realized he had to get better at if he had any chance of moving forward. If Yuji says he's trying to be better, then despite the explosive blonde's warranted speculation about it... he opts to trust the sorcerer until proven otherwise.

They won't agree on many things; he can see that now. Self worth, happiness, what someone "deserves" in life... Like Izuku, there are things about Yuji Bakugo is never going to understand, simply because he can't "get" it. But it's be a lot harder to understand someone if they're dead. Thanks to his talk with Nanami, he knows some of what Yuji's straights are. About how he's supposed to die after serving as a collecting prison pot or Sukuna. Bakugo doesn't agree with that notion, he won't, and he'll fight Yuji on it if the issue ever comes up. But that's not an argument for now. It only gives a backdrop.

Strange that someone who did everything Yuji did wouldn't see himself as a hero, when in Bakugo's world, those very actions, decisions, and thoughts would solidify him as a great (if not also crazy) hero. How many people blamed themselves for the deaths All for One, Shigaraki, Dabi, Toga, and the other villains caused all because any one of them didn't kill the villains in the past? Those who had a hand in the villains' turning towards the paths they did... even if it isn't their fault. Perhaps Yuji's also like that, shouldering the blame for something someone else did, but he feels personally responsible for. Just like Izuku. A question Bakugo can't answer. But he knows for one thing, death shouldn't be the first choice to atone for something like that.

A forced smile. Right, nothing said here put any of the mess beneath to rest. Yuji's too stubborn for that. At least he listened. And Bakugo's not someone to let a soft moment like this go for long, sliding his hand off and crossing it over his chest again. Ironically, Bakugo dislikes it when people put their hands on his head like that. Makes him growl and feel like he's just some dumb kid the adults or other person want to pamper or baby. He even got grumpy and annoyed when All Might did it.]

Tch. You helped out too. [The fighting earlier, the healing now.] Have you been able to heal you leg at all? [He knows it's harder for the implant to work on the owner.]

[eyescar]

It looks like the blood is stopping a little.

[ How can he tell when the bandage is bright red and covered? Better not to ask.

The gentlest praise is enough to make Yuji feel better, a little more of a smile settling on his face. He wants to be useful, wants to prove himself, to show that he can do good things as well as bad things, and he feels thrilled to get even the littlest thing from Bakugo. It feels as though the other guy doesn't give out a lot of praise, even the most basic kinds, so he lets himself buzz with the excitement before he stops himself.

Slowly, he pushes himself back up to his feet and tries to rest some of his weight on the hurt leg. It doesn't make him wince, and he's able to stand up almost properly, and that makes him clap his hands together in glee. This is a good sign, isn't it? He's feeling pretty good about it, and he turns back to Bakugo with a beaming smile. ]

Alright! We can head back out now, if you're feeling better?

[ The idea of sitting around and feeling sad isn't doing him any good, so he's ready to get going and throw himself back into the action. ]

[blastedass]

[While he wants to ask that very thing, Bakugo opts to wait for the action to tell. Besides, undoing the blood-soaked bandage would only remove whatever clotting has already begun to set in, to say nothing of what self-healing Yuji's managed to do, consciously or not. Best to leave it as it is. Bakugo's confident in his patchwork either way. Though he isn't entirely confident about letting the sorcerer start running around outside, sometimes you don't have that option. Yuji looks and feels better, so best to go out on this high rather than limp out on a low note. Bakugo has to trust the other boy to keep to that "I won't be reckless" promise. Besides... this is war. You have to grit your teeth and go.

That doesn't mean Bakugo isn't silently shadowing Yuji when he gets back up, standing beside him with his arms at his side, looking to all others that he's not paying attention, but is obviously primed and ready to catch Yuji if he stumbles. Red eyes linger at the sides of their sockets, noting the sorcerer's leg for buckling, as well as his neck and jaw for telltale swallowing and tensing against the pain. Yuji doesn't wince either, so that's a good sign. Even if the guy's pain tolerance is fucking insane...

Tch, acting like some kid getting ready to go outside and play again. What a fucking cherub. When Yuji turns back to look at him, Bakugo's already passing by his shoulder to make for the door.] Urusei! You've been healing me for a while now! [So of course feeling better, dammit! He just has to deal with these fucking monsters and wrestle with the notion of getting a damn healing implant...] Let's fucking end this shit and get back to the dorm.

[Dismissive as he seems, Bakugo's intent is to stick by Yuji during the fight until the guy's able to see the medics proper.]

[eyescar]

[ Yuji has always been adept at this kind of thing, even before he got cursed energy - strangely strong, strangely fast, adept at handling difficult situations and dealing with his pain. Becoming a jujutsu sorcerer had the poor side effect of making him think he was even more durable, throwing himself into situations that had the potential to be incredibly dangerous even for someone else who could fight curses. It hadn't really improved since then, letting himself take beating after beating as he tried to do well rather than badly.

Wiggling his leg, he tilts down to look at it. Yeah, it still aches, but not bad enough that he thinks he needs to put more time and effort into healing it. The worst of the damage has been handled, and like when Nitta-san healed him it means he can keep fighting. A little ache isn't going to be enough to hold him back, and he refuses to give in to what his body is screaming at him to do and rest - not yet, anyway. He still has things he needs to do.

Turning back to Bakugo, he nods, giving him a thumbs up. ]

Yeah! Do you think we can have another one of those sleepovers when this is over with? I think it'd be nice to be able to relax again.

[ He's happy to be able to handle setting that up if it means people are going to be happy and taken care of. ]

[blastedass]

[Bakugo won't claim to know Yuji's background or his life. Even if he's similar to Izuku in his attitude and perseverance (and that insane self-worthless drive to protect and save), the guy's come from a world Bakugo doesn't know. He's aware of what Yuji did in order to help Megumi, what became of a finger, a little about Sukuna, about Yuji's jujutsu-community-forced sentence to serve as a collecting prison with death as reward for his innocent-but-good-hearted desire to save someone he barely knew. It's fucking ridiculous, especially as that decision weighed even further on Yuji and drove him to this kind of outlook. But Bakugo isn't going to be able to grab Yuji's mindset and twist it around to suit himself. All he can, and will, do is tell him it's not the way to go about it. Shouldering the burdens alone.

Well, he might do more than tell him if he has to. But that's for a different time.

Bakugo likewise can ignore his body's desire to rest. Even the time spent tending to Yuji's leg and sitting beside him hasn't been enough to qualify for that "good night's sleep" rest that'd have him moving without a drag. But it'll have to be enough. He'll force himself to move, force himself to fight, and take what small reprieve Yuji gave him to save more people. All Might would do the same. There are creatures out there that need to get destroyed to protect the civilians who put their trust in the Outsiders.

He glances to Yuji when the sorcerer gives him that supporting sign. Tempted to flip him the bird...]

Why're you asking me? I didn't do shit to plan it! [He'd avoided it as best he could actually. Well, the sleepover part. The party he at least came down and dabbled in.] Ask the invasive ghost extra.

[Because Tsurumaru definitely was invasive and ghostly. Something was seriously fucking weird with that guy.]