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- a3!: itaru chigasaki,
- amatsuki: tokidoki rikugou,
- baten kaitos: sagi,
- bungou stray dogs: atsushi nakajima,
- buried stars: kyuhyuk lee,
- danganronpa: chiaki nanami,
- final fantasy: hythlodaeus,
- final fantasy: joscelaint grimpevers,
- final fantasy: rhel fashonti,
- kingdom hearts: naminé,
- lieat: efina,
- omniscient reader: dokja kim,
- omniscient reader: joonghyuk yoo,
- omniscient reader: sooyoung han,
- original: chloe,
- original: hien callias,
- persona: akira kurusu,
- persona: niko,
- tsubasa reservoir chronicle: fai d. flou
OCTOBER EVENT PT2
OCTOBER EVENT PT2
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→ THE BEGINNING
(click to expand - happy early Halloween)
It's on the evening of October 28th when everything quickly descends into madness.It begins with faint static in the air, gradually becoming louder and louder until it's impossible to ignore, the pattern of cries that was once hidden now audible to everybody as it grows and grows until it culminates in an explosion. The walls of the local bookstore burst outwards, a rampaging Hydreigon within unleashing Hyper Beam after Hyper Beam without any rest in between. Its trainer, an old man, hobbles up to it in a panic in order to ask what's wrong, but the Pokemon knocks him to the ground, ignoring him and continuing to destroy everything in its path while its trainer lies motionless on the ground, blood pouring from his head.
Further down the street, another eruption shakes the city, a group of Galarian Rapidashes slamming themselves against walls and windows until they break through, careening and crashing through buildings with wild abandon. Occupants inside a cafe scream as they attempt to flee, crushed under rubble and trampled by merciless hooves. From the sky, Murkrows and Natus swoop down on residents on the streets, long talons outstretched to claw at any exposed skin and pluck out any staring eyes. All around the city, Pokeballs burst open on their own and the Pokemon rush madly at human and Pokemon alike, disregarding orders or pleads from their trainers and attacking anything within sight in a wild frenzy.
Fires blaze across the city as children wail and adults scream. All the while, the pattern of cries continues...
→ THE RAMPAGE
(click to expand - you're in for a bad time)
Throughout the night, dark, ghost, and psychic-type Pokemon rampage throughout Mango City. Wild Pokemon appear from the outskirts of town and attack anyone and anything on sight, while companion Pokemon force themselves out of their balls and turn upon their trainers. No other types seem to be affected, the other Pokemon just as confused and distraught as the humans as they're forced to run from, defend against, and fight the Pokemon they were once allied with.While many of the mad Pokemon physically assault those around them, other use innate abilities to wreak havoc. Musharnas emit a dark mist that engulfs entire beings and brings their fears to reality, forcing all those within the fog to face the same delusions. At the same time, Shedinjas steal souls away in their shells and keep them captive in a shared endless nightmare of their worst experiences relived. Similarly, Beheeyems cause those nearby to reexperience their most feared and hated moments, erasing all memory after that moment in order to trap their victims in that vulnerable mindset of the past. Meanwhile, Zoroarks trap their targets within grand illusions that force them to undergo a series of deaths over and over again, causing them excruciating pain and suffering while their physical bodies continue to live. Haunters phase in and out of walls to surprise and lick their victims, sapping years off their life and causing a frigid shivering that won't stop until they wither away, and Gengars loom in the shadows, sapping heat away from its surroundings and causing the small and the weak to slowly freeze to death. Umbreons spray poisonous sweat all over the street, causing people to choke and convulse if they stay too long near the toxic areas, and Cofagriguses drag humans into their coffins and wrap them up as mummies, bound so tightly nobody can hear them scream. No amount of pleading nor bargaining will cause any of them to stop; the only option left is to defeat them in battle, either by killing them or knocking them out.
It'd be kinder to do the latter, but in the heat of the moment, it's difficult to hold back. It's desperate times, after all, as the city streets soon begin to fill with the cold and still bodies of both Pokemon and humans.
→ HELP...?
(click to expand - is anyone even sane enough left to help)
At the outskirts of town bordering the forest, herds of Stantler lead the unaffected and helpless deeper into the forest into an area where the trees are so densely packed that even the shine of the moon can't break through. The only source of light are the small Litwicks that scurry towards the humans, smiling and holding out their little hands. Follow them. They'll keep you safe(?).Perhaps it's time to abandon the city, where the fires continue to grow and rage throughout the streets, threatening to engulf entire neighborhood blocks. The hospital and Pokemon Center get repurposed to disaster zones as the doctors and nurses struggle to treat their patients while fending off rampaging Pokemon at the same time. Mari's large Steelixes wrap themselves around the buildings to become iron walls keeping the wild Pokemon out, but even their great defense struggles against the never ending attacks.
In the midst of the ongoing disaster, the radio tower remains undamaged and completely abandoned, untouched by the rampaging Pokemon outside. The receptionist has fled long ago, leaving the front doors open but the door to the stairs and the elevator up remaining locked. The tower stands empty and silent, completely free of the static and pattern of cries playing outside, the one place of reprieve from the hell that has descended upon Mango City.
→ MOD NOTES
⬥ Welcome to the Halloween event! Due to the nature of the prompts, please properly warn for any potentially disturbing content in your threads/tags for all players.
⬥ This event is forward dated to the evening and night of the 28th and may last past the 28th if no proper IC measures are taken to stop the rampaging Pokemon. The OOC deadline to solve and fix the disaster will be October 29.
⬥ Please comment to the mod question & investigation thread to report any actions that characters may take to stop the events of the log.
⬥ Have fun! :)
⬥ This event is forward dated to the evening and night of the 28th and may last past the 28th if no proper IC measures are taken to stop the rampaging Pokemon. The OOC deadline to solve and fix the disaster will be October 29.
⬥ Please comment to the mod question & investigation thread to report any actions that characters may take to stop the events of the log.
⬥ Have fun! :)
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[He accepts the gifts carefully, curiously. He's seen a fair bit of local technology at this point, but not always up close. This is new.
He turns the CDs over in his hands, and smiles when he glimpses the name of the song on one of the tracklists.]
... You remembered. Thank you, Hien. I suppose asking how much this cost you would be futile, for you would only tell me I was worth it, hmmm?
[The CD player is more of a mystery, however. Hythlo pokes at it cautiously and startles when one of the buttons makes the player open up.]
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[ Here's the blunt answer you wanted, Hythlo. Anyway, Hien gets up from the chair and slightly leans into the bed to show a hythlo how the CD player works. ]
You use this button to open up the player to put a disc inside. Make sure the part with the design is facing up. Then you close the device and hook the earphone into this jack here. These are pause, play, rewind, and skip buttons.
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... Actually. He stares at the disc in his hand, almost ridiculously small in comparison.]
Like cookies.
[Flat... round... colourful...]
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[ That's the first thing Hien says right off the bat. ]
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You cannot blame me, Hien! They do look inviting.
[But it's alright, he's not actually going to bite into one, not after Hien went through the trouble of buying it for him. He puts the disc in the player, making sure to take extra care, closes it, plugs in the earphones after putting them on and presses play. It's maybe a little silly - after all, they had very similar technology back in his world, - but he still feels excited about it. These little things, from his Pokemon to the clothes to the food and now this gift, help him connect to this reality more with each step. It's nice to regain the feeling of belonging, however slow the process might be.
He listens for a while, a content smile on his face, before pressing pause and turning to Hien again, taking off the earphones. His friend came all this way to visit him, and it feels rude to ignore him to just focus on the gift.]
Thank you, Hien. You are a truly kind soul. Would that I had anything to give you in return...
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I just want you to be happier, Hythlodaeus. That's all I want from you.
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Not that much time has passed, in truth... and yet I feel like I can say that it has been quite a while since someone cared for me so.
[He looks down, a sad smile on his face. Gee, Hythlo, it's almost as though living through the apocalypse and knowing everyone you know is dead and you yourself are dead also can be mentally taxing.
He looks up at Hien again, not quite willing to dwell on it too much, despite feeling comfortable enough to. Later, perhaps. But he still wants to give Hien something in return...
Hmmm... now that Hythlo thinks about it, he does remember the one good thing from that night.]
Close your eyes.
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[ Hien has no idea what to expect, but he closes his eyes anyway while Hythlo still holds his hand. ]
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When it stops, Hythlo gently pulls on Hien's hand, bringing it up as if he wants to put something in it. He does still have the impish streak, though, so what he does first is plant a quick kiss to Hien's hand before turning it over to place something soft in it.]
You can open them now.
[When Hien does, it's the small Rowlet doll Hythlo made for their cemetery tower climb. Much like those first ones, it is extremely soft and cute. Hien WILL die for this doll.]
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It looks like he really likes it. ]
Thank you...
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But the reaction is genuinely more than he was expecting, and such a stark contrast to the hell they'd gone through, to the dark shreds Hythlo sees in Hien's soul, that he can't help but feel--hopeful, joyful, perhaps for the first time since arriving. In Hien's simple, genuine happiness there is future and there is life.
The thought is maybe a little too much for Hythlo, between the physical exhaustion and the emotional work he has to do day to day to keep himself grounded, and maybe it's no surprise that he finds himself on the verge of crying. He laughs, wiping away the few errant tears before Hien can notice.]
If you like such things, I shall make you many more! Just say the word.
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[ It's a gift from Hythlo after all. He raises his head from the doll, looking over at Hythlo with a small smile on his face. ]
So I'll cherish it.
local idiot does not realize he is in danger
My offer still stands. It needn't be only dolls.
look at him. kawaii as fuck
I'll remember that. I can't think of anything right now, but maybe later.
[ He sits back down on the chair with the Rowlet doll on his lap. A boy and his owl... ]
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I am glad to see you so happy. Truly.
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[ But, oh. Right. ]
Can you eat just about anything? I dunno if they put you on a special diet... I brought some snacks.
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Snacks prove a rather sufficient distraction, however, and he instantly perks up.]
Oh, what kind? They said I simply must needs recuperate... Something not too heavy, perhaps?
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[ Hien gets out a container with four of these from the cloak, handing it over to Hythlo. It's probably one of the snacks they listed while they were in the tower. ]
The bakery was pretty much ransacked, so I managed to get some freebies that they were giving away.
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He accepts the container, and looks very happy about it.]
Your kindness knows no bounds, Hien! Would you like to share them?
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[ Eating desserts with your friends is a good feeling. He really does like eating with people. ]
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[He bites into the pastry, closing his eyes to savor it all the better.]
Am I right to assume you like things that are not overly sweet?
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I can eat sweet things once in a while, but I can't eat too much of it... though I can eat the mango cupcakes like it's nothing, even though I actually don't like mango.
[ Hien also bites into his own pastry. Mmm... good shit. ]
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Ah! The selfsame mango cupcakes you were denied by fate so cruelly on our first meeting?
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[ Hien finishes his share of the pastry. ]
I'd get you one of those, but they're probably a little heavy for you to eat right now... and that they don't have any left to give out.
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[His concern is... quite possibly feigned. At the same time, he is good at acting, so he's mostly in this to amuse himself with watching what Hien will do about the lie.]
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