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! :)

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[Hythlo feels curiously warm inside. It's good to see Hien happy like that - in such a simple, somehow vulnerable way. He returns the smile.]

My offer still stands. It needn't be only dolls.

[ Squishy, soft, and round... If Hien was a pokemon, he would certainly be distracted by this doll. He doesn't feel particularly embarrassed about showing Hythlo his smile either, so he continues to be in a good mood. It may be a bit of a shame that it's not his default appearance, but a smile with this look seems like it really suits him. ]

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... ]

[Hythlo pulls up his legs closer to his chest, resting his arms on his knees. It's kind of a schoolgirl pose to see on an 8 foot tall man.]

I am glad to see you so happy. Truly.

Maybe one day, you can be happy like this with me.

[ But, oh. Right. ]

Can you eat just about anything? I dunno if they put you on a special diet... I brought some snacks.

[Hythlo half-sighs, half-chuckles at the first part quietly. Happy one day... the thought is just that little bit too grand for him, and much too scary to process, not while he still has his grief to deal with. Someday is good, but there are times when just today is enough. Every sunrise, just today.

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?

Yeah, of course I wouldn't get you anything heavy right now.

[ 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.

[hell yes sweets

He accepts the container, and looks very happy about it.]

Your kindness knows no bounds, Hien! Would you like to share them?

Sure, I'll take one. We made it out of the tower, and we said that this was what we were gonna do, so this is just one of them.

[ Eating desserts with your friends is a good feeling. He really does like eating with people. ]

You've got good taste in desserts, Hien.

[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?

[ Hien nods. ]

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. ]

[Mango cupcakes... It sounds familiar, and though it takes Hythlo a few moments to place it, place it he does.]

Ah! The selfsame mango cupcakes you were denied by fate so cruelly on our first meeting?

Yup, those are the ones.

[ 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.

'Tis fine. I am certain we can always visit again once they rebuild! But more importantly, what of your allergy? I've no desire to see you die on the day we celebrate.

[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.]

Sometimes we like to pretend we don't have allergies to eat what we love.

[ the yolo life ]

[He laughs.]

Come now, Hien! I understand your love for the desserts, I do, but must you truly tempt fate so?

[A thought seems to occur to him.]

Mayhap we could get the general recipe? And then I could make them for you, no peanuts involved.

The mango cupcakes were actually famous for the amount of care that was put into making each one.

[ Like store bought vs homemade sentiment, but in case you want to go "why not both" route. ]

But if you really wanna make stuff, I like honeydew mochi ice cream more.

[Hythlo leans back onto the pillows, arms crossed.]

Hmmm... that might prove a little more difficult. I am uncertain which part of the aetheric makeup gives honeydew its flavour...

[...yeah, he's thinking about making the ice cream with magic, instead of with his hands like a normal person.]

... Store bought is fine. Or homemade.

[ Though how would one make homemade ice cream... when they don't even have a home to begin with here?? ]

[Hythlo nods. Ah.]

Indeed, that would make things easier! I am certain I could figure out the ingredients that way.

[He's still on his bullshit. Also, listen, homemade just sounds better than "random-inn-or-campsite-or-bench-made ice cream".]

[ Hien stares at Hythlo for a moment, totally aware that he's on his bullshit. It's really apparent without his mask, even if he's having a slightly different face. ]

We'll have a good time regardless.

[ Whether it's from Hythlo's bs, or whether they genuine eat snacks together... it'll be fun. At least Hien thinks so. There's a knock on the door and a nurse peeks inside the room. She's here to perform regular checkups. ]

Oh, I should get going. I'll visit you again.

OCTOBER EVENT PT2

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→ THE BEGINNING

→ THE RAMPAGE

→ HELP...?

→ MOD NOTES

local idiot does not realize he is in danger

look at him. kawaii as fuck

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