Post-October Event Log

[nyom]

Who: Everyone
Where: Throughout Mango City
When: October 29 to November 2
What: Use this time to check on your CR, help people out, or do whatever. Everyone can make their own top-levels and you don't have to use the provided prompts. Wildcard it if you want. Have fun!

The nightmare is finally over and the aftermath sinks in. Wherever you are, news will eventually spread that the pokemon stopped their rampaging status, looking confused and some horrified by what had happened around them. Mari's Steelixes are finally off their guard duty, people are crying out of various emotions and people who are physically well enough flood out of the shelters in an attempt to search for their loved ones out there, whether they be people or pokemon. Some are reunited, some are not. Either way, people are in this together, comforting others over their losses and rebuilding the city. There's been quite a lot of destruction apart from the Pokemon Center and the hospital, after all. Some buildings are missing a roof, holes on the side wall, doors knocked down... some are unfortunate to have been entirely blasted away by an extremely strong rampaging pokemon's hyper beam (thanks, random Hydreigon).

After most people calm from their initial high emotions, the reconstruction starts. Of course, they also contact the people from Toran who helped with reconstruction efforts. Looks like the handymen will never rest...

The Pokemon Center is looking for additional manpower, getting pokeballs here to there, labeling whose pokemon are whose in things looking like incubators for those in queue of getting healed, and managing supplies. They are extremely short-staffed right now, so they will be looking for any help possible. Though, if you cause too much trouble than helping, you may be politely asked to leave or to help somewhere else. They don't have time for this. During the nights, the Pokemon Center may be crowded. After all, many people just lost their homes. They got nowhere to go.

The hospital is similar, in which they are also short-staffed. They're looking for disaster volunteers, and especially pokemon with healing capabilities to lessen the load on doctors and nurses who need to care for the more gravely wounded. With more help, the hospital will no longer seem as chaotic as before, but more along the lines of an orderly busy time. It helps that the people are no longer stuck inside due to the ongoings of the events outside, so the hospital is emptier than before, compared to when it was jam packed. The mental health department is also using Drowzees and Munnas to give people good dreams and eating nightmares without repercussions so that they can have a good night's rest. Not all wounds are physical, after all.

With the local Mart's help and other establishments, some people band together to supply people with food and drinks in a very open area in the park. Take a breather and eat something. If you look like you're running yourself ragged, one of the townspeople will drag you to eat and drink a proper meal. They don't need another patient in the hospital right now.

Remember that boba shop? Or those restaurants that you had the delicious meat from? Their damages vary from a broken window to being absolutely trashed. Pokemon and people alike are helping with moving the debris and cleaning up the mess. Someone piped up about recycling broken glass to make brand new windows with fire pokemon and proper glass making methods, so please don't throw them away!

The Radio Tower and the cemetery tower? They're both closed off to the public right now with yellow police caution tapes all around them. Your friendly policemen who all look the same advise nearby people to stay away from the two buildings at the moment. Please don't cause trouble or ask them questions... they're tired as it is like everyone else and they're not allowed to say anything for now, if ever. Your energy is better used elsewhere.

Comments

[selfconcept]

[ hsy voice: we need to tie up kdj on the bed again

The growl comes out reflexively when he senses people or pokemon in the proximity. It's just instinct rather than powers, but he opens his eyes to look at Dokja and Siwoo. Oh, it's that guy who was dead in Joonghyuk's delusions.

They look relatively harmless for now, so Hien feels like pulling a prank. He sits up, does a little puppy yawn, stretches and sits again, looking up at Dokja. Once he opens his mouth, his voice comes out distorted and full of static, similar to the constantly buzzing static during the pandemonium. That sure is a puppy talking with a male adult's voice. ]

Do not perceive me, human.

[ He even puts a paw out in front in an attempt to seem majestic. ]

[afterword]

[ hsy and yjh.. let him live his life

Dokja doesn't react to the growl, still keeping where he is even if Siwoo's ears perk up with a shoot of his tail. Hello? Why you mad? The reader watches the small innocent display until the dog seems to really look at him.

When he hears a voice? He blinks once. Twice. Three times. ]

So, you can talk, how convenient. I won't have to ask you to bark once or twice for yes or no.

[ He cannot take this seriously, hien. is this dmmd ren ]

[selfconcept]

[ It's very hard to take seriously when there's a puppy in front of you that talks with a grown ass adult man's voice. So honestly, Dokja is very valid. Hien can also tell that Dokja isn't taking this seriously, but he wishes Dokja's reaction would have been a little more fun. ]

I can snarl instead, but it hurts my throat if I do it for too long.

[ Though his voice doesn't change, still full of distortion and static. At least Dokja can hear the words clearly despite that. His voice is weird that way. yeah ]

[afterword]

[ When it comes to reactions, Dokja is quite boring. Maybe were it anyone else it would be fun! A shame Hien was left with this. He tried so hard and this is what he got. ]

Fair enough. I assume this just happened recently?

[ Given the dog's current state and all. Can't imagine one would set up here, though with recent events.. he supposes best to be safe? are you grateful five million times over that dokja is who you're stuck with. ]

Fai was a cat for a few days if I remember right. [ He remembers but he has to assume it's either the same kinda coincidence or this man has the power to be...... smol doge. ]

[selfconcept]

Wish I could have seen that.

[ Fai being a cat... he'd bully him so much. Anyway, he makes himself comfortable on the cloak that he's sitting on, glances over at Siwoo and then back to Dokja. ]

It hurts to be myself right now, and being a dog takes up less energy.

[ Does that make sense? It probably does if you spin in it a certain way, but Hien just says that rather flippantly as if Dokja would know what he's talking about. ]

[afterword]

He was quite well behaved.

[ That is not what Hien wants to know but hey, Dokja supplies nonetheless. Siwoo starts to wag his tail when he's looked to even if only for a moment, before he paws at Dokja's leg with a happy chirp. ]

So a substitute form while you heal? [ There are cases where when Dokkaebi don't have enough power and or status they resort to a more smaller form so, he thinks he can get the idea? Whether that's correct or not he can't confirm himself. ..Why this form though. You are so small. ]

[selfconcept]

[ A well behaved cat... he would still want to bully anyway. Just because it's Fai. ]

I don't heal when I'm not in my default form, but I just don't feel like dealing with the pain right now. That's a future me problem.

[ His tail wags a little while looking up at Dokja though. He seems to just kinda get it. Dokja can also probably get the feeling that Hien isn't really all that tight lipped, based on the information he just gave him about being abnormal. He's free to ask why he has this smol doge form instead of something like... a majestic one as a wolf. ]

[afterword]

[ stop mean to fai. he did nothing wrong!! or maybe he did, then i suppose it is what he deserves... ]

I see, so simply a temporary measure to avoid it.

[ It makes sense? He would probably do the same honestly in the same boat. But really, the thought keeps coming back to him and he really can't hold back from asking in the end. He's too curious. ]

So, why a puppy? Wouldn't something bigger be more better? [ You know.. to defend against? Claws and teeth of something like a wolf would certainly be something. But a puppy.... ]

[selfconcept]

It's the only acceptable non-human form I can take.

[ Does Dokja dare ask about the nonacceptable versions... Though Hien seems to doing that little blep thing and isn't aware of it. ]

So I don't really have a choice.

[afterword]

[ ..Honestly, he probably shouldn't, but he actually. Really wants to know. Is it worth figuring out such information? Probably not. Does that stop him? Obviously not. ]

And what's nonacceptable? [ Ah. A blep. Siwoo mimics and bleps back. ]

[selfconcept]

[ Hien doesn't really have much to hide, so it's pretty easy getting the info out of him. Mostly because Dokja seems well accustomed to the abnormal. ]

A shadow monster that eats worlds.

[ hello here is an outer god ]

[afterword]

[ ... ]

Who are you exactly? [ Or rather, what. Because yes, outer god vibes. He doesn't seem disbelieving of the description, but rather more curious, if not suspicious. ]

[regression]

[ Joonghyuk suddenly. Appears? And picks up Hien by the scruff. ]

He's Laurent's friend.

[ However: ]

You told me you're a world hopper.

[selfconcept]

I am.

[ He's definitely not lying, and doesn't seem to mind being picked up by the scruff. ]

I'm a worldhopper now and I will be a monster eventually.

[ Simple. ]

[afterword]

[ where the fuck did you come from ]

..Laurent? [ So, they're from the same world? ..Was? Worldhopping.

Wait, this is a lot of information at once, slow down. ]

Why does that sound strangely familiar.. [ A particular outer god does come to mind. ]

[regression]

Don't think about him.

[ He knows where DOkja's mind is going. To Hien, he looks back...

Little chihuahua dog. ]

Is that a purpose given to you?

[selfconcept]

Worldhopping? Yeah. Supposed to keep the worlds' balance and stuff and to correct whatever is disturbing it.

[ And making his other selves happier, but that doesn't seem important enough to bring up. ]

The shadow monster thing only happens after I die for good.

[afterword]

[ :um: at Joonghyuk telling him not to think about him-- anyways, moving on. ]

And you somehow got sucked into hopping to this world.

[ ..Okay, stop carrying the poor pup like that. Dokja is gonna reach out and scoop the dog from his companion's hands and swatting to let him go. That way he can return him to his cloak. He's harmless like this, why are you even trying to be intimidating?? ]

Does that make you a Concept too? [ Or rather.. something higher? ]

[regression]

[ Don't think about him, Dokja!! Joonghyuk's eyes narrow when the other man steals the Chihuahua of Destruction from him. It's not like Hien minded being held like that? It also put them in a better position, too.

Humph. He will stay quiet because Dokja is asking some important questions. ]

[selfconcept]

[ Oh, thank you, Dokja. Though, yeah, he didn't mind being held by the scruff, but this is fine too. He's fine with a lot of stuff. ]

I guess. I'm usually on a higher plane of existence, I think. There's a lot of Concepts--like how there's a lot of Laurent's--one in each universe. But there's only one of me. There are a multiple Laurent Heaths across the worlds, but there will only ever be one Hien Callias.

[ Kinda like how there's only one Secretive Plotter, but a thousand other Yoo Joonghyuk's, but Hien doesn't know to that extent to draw a comparison. ]

I'm an Overseer. I protect world balances and stuff like I said before.

[ Blep. ]

[afterword]

[ Good boy, Yoo Joonghyuk. ]

I see.

[ Dokja's reply comes out short, but he thinks on it. He's certainly making some comparisons. It makes it easier to wrap his head around more quickly. He glances up at Joonghyuk, curious to his own reaction, before looking back to the doge. ]

What warrants protecting? [ After all, in Laurent's situation.. would one not say that the world was not balanced? Did he not try and fix the situation there? Siwoo bleps in his own response. ]

[regression]

[ ... And again, Joonghyuk stays quiet with a squint to Hien even though he bleps. Minji, too, bleps when she sees Siwoo do it. She wants to be part of the group!

To him, it sounds like Hien lives something like an outer god, but. Different. ]

[selfconcept]

People sometimes want to watch the world burn for various reasons. I go put a stop to that.

[ ...

Though these two... They both know Laurent. ]

If you're worried about the case of Laurent's world... whichever he's from with the ten that I know of, I can't interfere with that, because that already happened before I became an Overseer. I don't really die either... when I "die", I just get temporarily kicked out of the world and I can go back in as long as I meet the requirement.

[ Though he did say that "if he dies, he'll become a shadow monster that eats worlds", so. ]

The shadow monster is an inevitable future of mine, and only happens when my existence "expires". I dunno when that'll be.

[afterword]

[ If there's a snap of his phone's camera, Dokja pretends it isn't a thing. The pair of Eevees and a dog are blepping. It's something worth remembering okay. ]

I see. [ ..What's the point of an Overseer if he can't interfere with something that's already happened. As if such a thing would stop someone like Dokja. He loses some interest at that with a tilt of his head. So, basically, this guy would be no help if they were to show up to Laurent's world to save him. If time has a play it would be him not yet being an Overseer. Well, so much for that plan. ]

So dying in a world isn't the same as you simply expiring. [ From what he's gathering anyways, he rubs the back of his neck and holds back a sigh. He really thought he was getting somewhere with this, but it seems like their initial plans to save Laurent stay unmoving. ]

Does anyone else know about your inevitable future? [ For example, the Concepts. He imagines they would have to put an end to that future when the time comes. Unless they want their worlds to be eaten. ]

[regression]

But you can interfere with other worlds.

[ Joonghyuk is letting it sink that they may not be able to commit to their promise to that Laurent, but that doesn't mean they can't honor it with other lines. It's a last resort, but he thinks it's something they have to consider if it means they can gain allies.

However, how Hien puts time on display is interesting... Only because they come from a world where the past, present, and future technically exist simultaneously. Crossing his arms, he closes his eyes and tries to think some more. ]

Even when watching from the outside, there are restrictions.

[ He, too, is disappointed. ]