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How is everyone's lockdown going so far?

Barring other, recent, events.

^•ﻌ•^ฅ

A question out of idle curiosity while we're all under quarantine.

Would anyone happen to know if the current illness is capable of being transmitted from Outsiders to this world's denizens? While we seem to be immune, I still wonder about our ability to still transmit it to others.

[It's a very quick image of Cagalli standing in front of a random wall at the Kyoto base, looking solemn yet still put together. No crash outs here. She's letting someone else do that.]

As of now, Yzak's name can be added to the list of confirmed rift related disappearances. This matches up with Raidou's list, but please keep an eye on each other anyway. Taking dumb chances now is the last thing we need.

Where are we on finding an exact location in Iraq?

As an important aside, his mobile suit is also missing. Being tied to our machines like this is new, it's not something we dealt with back home.

[ the feed starts with denji facing the screen. sweat and blood mix on his dirt-smeared skin, streaks that trail from a hidden injury behind the messy curls on his forehead. for anyone who fought by his side, they will know why he's a gory mess. his expression is hard to place— his brows furrowed, jaw clenched tight, but behind it all, there is something quieter, something ... brittle; tracks of dried tears curve through the grime on his cheeks, barely noticeable beneath the mess, but it's there. at least he's somewhat sober and not too out of control? well, on screen. an hour ago, it was a different story-

-hence why a familiar face is sitting next to him, the one who had to deal with that mess and knock some sense into him. his tone is a bit rough, a bit shaky. ]

... Katsuki's gone. [ god. just saying those words ... ] I tried to grab him before he got pulled in, held on for as long as I could ... but I couldn't save him.

And ... [ he glanced over raidou. ] ... Yuji's gone, too.

[ raidou is similarly streaked with blood in places, thanks to trying to calm his hysterical friend. quite the feat when he was on the brink of a freak out himself. instead, he sits near denji, eyes away, glassy and distant. when denji mentions yuji's name, his eyes finally refocus. his voice is a quiet croak.]

... I'm sorry. My theory was incorrect.

[ that's it. raidou will not be responding to any texts the next few days, try as one might. if you want to talk to him, you'll have to come find him.]

[When the feed cuts on, it may not be clear who it is the camera is focused on, because instead of there just being regular old happy Yato, there's a raging god with dark wisps emanating from his entire being along with red sclera glaring angrily as he seethes. When he talks, his voice drips with venom, low and dangerous.]

Raidou's theory is being proven right - Hiyori got sucked into a rift as well. I'm going in after her, damn the consequences.

[Somebody may need to sit on him...]

█ █ █ MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET
NAME: 𒃀𒀭𒂠𒍠𒁠𒇠𒇠𒀀
HEIGHT: 13m
WEIGHT: ???
CLASS: Extremely Dangerous
LOCATION: ???
ABILITIES: Produces a high temperature energy and is capable of using it as a method of ranged attack. Armored Scales, sharp teeth and claws, tail is likewise a dangerous weapon. Intelligent. Amphibious, resistant to extreme climates.
WEAKNESSES: EMP effects can interfere with the creature’s energy attacks. Exposure to music or verse causes confusion that will make attacking easier. Angering it will cause the creature to fight more recklessly, leaving openings that can be exploited.
EXTRA NOTES: Exercise caution attacking the creature from behind, do not engage it should it enter water.
RIFT EFFECTS: ???

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ERROR. . .

The kaiju has an HP ███.
Respond to this post with the following information and receive RNG damage done to the kaiju. This comment will FREEZE once it has taken its final hit. Two characters who hit the highest may receive an IC prize, as well as the character who delivers the final blow. Players have until May 24th to respond or until the kaiju is defeated; whichever happens first. Each character may submit a hit a total of two times. You may implement this prompt within your top levels if you'd like:

Weapon Used: List here the weapon your character used. If they used an ability or natural power instead, list that here.
Aim: Where did your character aim at?
Rift Effect: RNG, None, or Player's Choice.
Anything else: Any other detail you may seem important for us to know.

RIFT EFFECTS can effect your character for as long or as little as you like for the duration of this mission.

<b>Weapon Used:</b> List here the weapon your character used. If they used an ability or natural power instead, list that here. <b>Aim:</b> Where did your character aim at? <b>Rift Effect:</b> RNG, None, or Player's Choice. <b>Anything else:</b> Any other detail you may seem important for us to know.

Hey everyone! As should be obvious already, June's kaiju event is going to be a little different from the regular event on account of Melodie's player plot! You can find a more detailed note about what you'll need to do in the new event log note section, but just to recap:

The June Event is a player plot that is going to differ from regular events in a few ways: Outsiders have to find the location for the next Kaiju fight on their own using hints given in the From Sumer With Love prompt, and correlating them with the past and ongoing disappearance of various Outsiders. They can use LILITH’s equipment to look for anomalies across the globe, however there is not enough time to scan or contact every region in the world. Outsiders need to guess where the anomaly likely is before they can get confirmation.

Furthermore, they will have to reach this destination through their own means as there is no LILITH staff left to fly them there. Vehicles can be requisitioned, but will have to be flown by Outsiders on their own. This also means Outsiders are free to stay behind at the base if they prefer, as nobody will force them to go. Pain-relieving medicines can also be developed if the true nature of the disease is found and the appropriate characters work on it, though nothing short of defeating the anomaly will solve this crisis and save everyone.

Last but not least: this event will have two Kaiju battles, one on each log as well as many different challenges the Outsiders will have to solve on their own if they want to save LILITH and bring home their missing friends! Please use this thread to ask questions and offer your proposals as to what the Outsiders should do (location guessing, transport, etc). Proposals made in this thread will affect the first and second prompts of the first log.

This post is meant to facilitate discussion about all parts of this plot, and it will be the host for all event related questions! Feel free to start your own top levels about certain aspects and plot from there!



Edit: Since this player plot is progressing very quickly and not everyone has been able to keep up, I've created a summary of all the related incidences and posts made so far to get you up to date! All dates mentioned below are IC dates.

The Disappearances

These occurrences were meant to be subtle precursors to the real player plot starting on May 15, so if you missed them, that was partially intentional.

April 15: Ereshkigal disappears during the kaiju battle in Egypt after saving Taryon
May 5: Dr. Ratio disappears, unseen by anyone
May 11: Godzilla disappears in front of Lucy
May 13: Tsurumaru disappears in front of Vash
May 13: Silco disappears in front of Jinx

Future Disappearances (This hasn't happened yet but the info is known oocly)
May 19: As stated by StarSeed on the CR Meme post, Bakugo will be disappearing on this day

The Alerts

All network posts created in response to the disappearances.

Some time after April's fight: Taryon informs the network that Ereshkigal was consumed by a Rift
May 5: Aventurine informs the network that Dr. Ratio has gone missing
May 11: Nyuu informs the network that Godzilla was taken by a Rift
May 13: Aki informs the network that Tsurumaru was taken by a Rift

May 14: Raidou posits a theory about the disappearances being related to Ereshkigal's memory

Current Events

Downtime Mingle #8

May 15-30: LILITH employees are hit by what seems like a regular flu, until it becomes apparent that only they are being targeted, and eventually, all employees across all the branches around the world have been incapacitated, including Commander Yamakawa, Captain Shiro and Seok Dang

May 16-23: Outsiders are on lockdown until it becomes apparent that they aren't affected by the sickness

The Clues

As a reminder to everyone, these clues have been given out OOCly and it's up to players to disperse them ICly. Please wait until the information is given out in the mingle log, unless the player has given explicit permission for all characters to know.

Donatello: Discovers the sickness started from the Neo Tokyo Base and that you can ask SYNTHIA directly about this
Aventurine, Jinx, Rin and Muramasa: Discovers that Ereshkigal is deep under Iraq, but they will need to refine their search to pinpoint her exact location
- Hunter: Digging may or may not be viable, but it's better to pinpoint her location first
Raidou: Drones sent through the Rift lose connection, but not before sending one last image
Astarion: Astarion loses contact with the ghouls he sends into the Rift and becomes unable to summon new ones, suggesting that the ghouls are still alive
- Taryon: The tracking amulets placed on the ghouls will also be cut off, but perhaps if they get closer to where the ghouls are now, the connection might be re-established?
Dante: Connects to Tsurumaru's memories and finds that he is currently not distressed, but there is something very wrong about his state of being before he's forcibly cut off
Tezcatlipoca: Sacrifices his kidney and learns that Ereshkigal has become demonic and a calamity against humanity before he's forcibly blocked out
Yuji: Is apparently going to throw himself into a Rift and disappear at some point. Kid, are you okay???

The clue section may be updated slowly, but it's better if you look directly at the INVESTIGATIONS/PROPOSAL section of this post so you can contribute as well!