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Entry tags:
- !intro log,
- ambrose spellman (tc),
- aziraphale (xy),
- bruce wayne (marzi),
- bucky barnes (gail),
- crowley (mj),
- daylight vis lornlit (melly),
- elektra natchios (carlee),
- elena gilbert (amy),
- eleven (inky),
- hermione granger (jenna),
- ignis scientia (helena),
- jason grace (erica),
- javert (rachel),
- jim gordon (king),
- jo harvelle (dee),
- kettara bloodthirst (fade),
- lunafreya nox fleuret (liz),
- m.k. (shira),
- masaomi kida (wind),
- matt murdock (kitty),
- nyx ulric (missy),
- peter parker (laura),
- prompto argentum (daimon),
- quentin coldwater (ireth),
- riku (dubsey),
- rosalind lutece (kit),
- scarlett harker (brooke),
- vanitas (king),
- xayah (helena)
INTRO LOG: OCTOBER
INTRO LOG: OCTOBER
DON'T STOP ME NOW
characters: everyone.
location: the harbor, as well as the rest of town.
date/time: october 1-3.
content: beacon's newest batch of residents arrives on the ferry. scavenger hunt prizes are awarded. the ferry capsizes in a blaze of glory.
warnings: n/a.
welcome to beacon.
It's dim, and the room won't stop swaying, gently rocking you back and forth. A loud sound startles you fully awake, a deep, moaning call: a foghorn. As your eyes adjust, you note faint red light streaking through the room from a tiny, round window.
You've found yourself in a private room, lying on a bed. The last things you remember are the events that led up to your death. Beside you is a folded tablet and a lantern that glows steadily with a healthy flame.
You're on a ship. And that ship is docking.
Making your way to the deck, and eventually the pier, you find only moonlight to greet you, and a dark forest beyond. There are other people here, each with their own unique lantern, and many of them look just as lost as you are. On the ferry you've just disembarked from, the speaker system begins to play a song.
In the distance, across the waters of the lake, you can see the tall silhouette of a lighthouse, its red light slowly turning.•••
Luckily for all the newcomers, the tablet and the town have some resources available for playing catch up! In fact, as soon as they're prompted to enter a network username, an app containing all sorts of useful welcome information will launch. Newcomers can always check out the weekly bulletins and the records in town hall as well, and everyone's welcome to get in touch with the NPCs through their inboxes.
When the ferry docks, it seems as though you've been spared from any weirdness this month! It's good to have a break now and then, isn't it? And if you participated in the scavenger hunt, you're probably eagerly awaiting your promised prize—
But, ohp, what's that sound? Is that the ferry's engine firing up again? The ship roars to life again as some brave mutineers overthrow its autopilot system. Crowley and the Winter Soldier man the ferry's control room while Aziraphale flits between the cargo hold and the deck, attempting to assuage any accidental kidnapees with reassuring words and cake.
Unfortunately, the joyride is shortlived. Between the ferry's complex control panel and the haphazard attempts to override it, all the group manages to do is send the boat charging full speed ahead—which would be great if it wasn't facing the beach. The ferry jolts forward and careens smack into the dock, tearing down the entire structure and punching a sizeable hole in the ferry's hull.
Well, that could've gone better. But there's no time to dwell on the mistakes of the very recent past! The ferry is sinking, and quickly! Looks like you'll have to scramble if you want to save what's left in the cargo hold before the whole thing goes under... And that's gonna be awfully tricky without a dock.
Oh, and maybe save the new arrivals? Make sure they don't drown? But, then again, if they go down with the ship, they'll just show up again in the church... The same can't be said for the restock for the general store!
As smoke billows from the damaged ferry and the last the harbor disappears into the lake, the Lighthouse Keeper appears on the network with a pretty straightforward question. Also, the ferry's song changes, so. That happens.
ooc.
Hey there, wonderful players, and welcome to In the Night! For this intro log, you are officially without a chaperone. Rastus is back at the bonfire, Will is characteristically elusive, and Robin is, well, you know where she's at. It's up to the veteran residents to fill in the new folks.
And regarding the ferry disaster... Well, you have some options. Here's what you need to know:
- This is a player plot organized by MJ, Xy, and Gail! A big thank-you to them for providing us with this intro log event!
- Whether or not your character and any packages addressed to them are affected by this plot is up to you! If you would like to assume your character avoids dealing with this chaos and somehow grabs their delivery without issue, go right ahead!
- Similarly, if you're looking for an opportunity to make your character's life harder, injury and death are always on the table! Or maybe it's your package that takes the abuse, lost forever to the lake's depths or washing up all waterlogged a week or two down the road. In short: How you engage with this plot is entirely up to you.
- What happens to the ferry and the dock? Within a couple of hours, the ferry will sink completely, and anything on board when it goes down is lost forever. Which bodes super well for the ferry, huh? Sure hope the next batch of newcomers has some strong swimmers. Oh, and the dock is gone, too. If you want it back, you'll have to rebuild it.
- As for Crowley, Aziraphale, Bucky, and anyone else on the ferry or dock during the collision... Hope you boys like concussions, bruised ribs, and a broken bone or two, because you've got 'em! The exact injuries are up to you, but they're the equivalent of a semi-serious car accident.
- One last thing: The fate of the shop restocks, including all of the food for the month, depends on you! Let us know if your character will be participating in the rescue attempt. In exchange for letting us beat up your character, you can save a portion of the month's supplies! We'll let you all know on October 3 what the rations for the rest of the month will look like.
DELIVERIES
The following packages can be found in the cargo hold:
- The monthly store restock
- For Daylight: A variety of gardening tools piled into a wheelbarrow, as well as packets of seeds for the following plants: Boneset, dogtooth violet, starflower, Carolina springbeauty, pipsissewa, bloodroot, red columbine, narrowleaf blue-eyed grass, harlequin blueflag, and purple pitcherplant; he will also receive a translation for the following: An invitation to join the speaker as company
- For Aziraphale: A record player, the complete discographies of a variety of bands (Abba, Rob Zombie, Tool, Hanson, Eiffel 65, and Spice Girls), a two-tiered wedding cake, and packets of seeds for the following plants: Strawberry, cherry tomato, cucumber, blackberry, carrot, potato, raspberry, and pumpkin; he will also receive a familiar copy of a familiar book: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, along with a blue ribbon that reads "BEST IN SHOW"
- For Bruce: A handheld metal detector and a rechargeable battery for it, a chisel, a climbing harness (that, according to the packaging, is the #1 Safety Rated!) and a 50 ft. coil of rope
- For Cao Pi: A go board
- For Rosinante: A sextant, and 3 cartons of cigarettes; he will also receive a translation for the rough equivalent to the following phrase: "Danger! Run and hide!"
- For Kuai: A basket of 16 mooncakes, as well as incregredients for more
- For Javert: 3 pairs of handcuffs, a greatcoat in Javert's size, and a trunk full of swords in varying styles and conditions; he will also receive an electric chainsaw
- For Kol: A record player, the complete discographies of a variety of bands (New Kids on the Block, Weird Al Yankovic, Sound Garden, Ke$ha, INXS, and Spinal Tap), a cooler full of blood bags and ice packs, and an assortment of stamps; he will also receive a translation for the rough equivalent to the following phrase: "I'm lost" or "Need directions"
- For Elena: A journal; she will also receive a portable generator (powerful enough for a single power tool or small appliance; can be charged through a typical wall outlet)
- For Xayah: A thick journal and a glass vial of black ink; she will also receive a sizeable roll of barbed wire, as well as a stuffed animal
- For Ignis: A spice restock (with a few new ones mixed in!), 3 paired of leather gloves, and... 12? pairs? of glasses? They're all in slightly different prescriptions, though. A variety pack!; he will also receive a power drill (runs on a rechargeable battery or can be plugged directly into a wall socket)
- For Riku: A wood stove, a set of paints, and 5 canvases; he will also receive a translation for the rough equivalent to the following phrase: "Looking for water" or "Thirsty"
- For Matt: A rosary and a Braille Bible... which is more of a collection of volumes, really; he will also receive a translation for the rough equivalent to the following phrase: "Looking for food" or "Hungry"
- For Noctis: Two complete sets of the Lord of the Rings series (except, wait a minute... they appear to be the novelizations of the movies); he will also receive an SD card that, when plugged into a tablet, will upload GPS directions to a new location...
- For Rosalind: A crate of basic all-purpose lab equipment, a fancy microscope, an emergency eye wash station, a mortar and pestle, a lab coat, a Lite Brite, and... the things she needs to make things float, whatever those are; she will also receive a pair of dousing rods (that will actually point in the direction of water, checkmate atheists)
- For Jason: A translation for the rough equivalent to the following phrase: "Sympathy" or "I'm sorry"
- For Coraline: A translation for the rough equivalent to the following phrase: "Teach me"
- For Eliot: A bottle of hospital grade painkillers (it contains 10 doses and functions similarly to Vicodin)
- For Allie: A bottle of strong antibiotics (it contains 10 doses and can fight off most any infection)
- For Vanitas: A portable camping stove (runs on a portable battery or can be plugged directly into a wall socket)
- For Hope: A soldering iron (runs on a portable battery or can be plugged directly into a wall socket)
- For Quentin: A cannister of foaming bandage (can be used 5 times to immediately close a wound/stop semi-severe bleeding)
- For Mary: An SD card that, when plugged into a tablet, will upload GPS directions to a new location...
If you submitted an item request last month and we've missed it here, let us know!
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Well, I'm not exactly a fighter. Consider these for defensive purposes only.
[He looks out to the sinking ferry. How did that go so incredibly wrong? They could've been sailing out into the dark waters, back towards where they came from. It was such a good plan. Such a simple, easy plan.]
It wasn't supposed to be like this. We were supposed to be going home. Aziraphale was even going to come back for everyone.
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And this was neither the time nor the place.]
It is a Ferry that drives itself, bringing in the dead. Did you really think it would be that easy?
Besides- none of us knew what you were planning. If, [she winces,] if you got more people to plan with without rushing it...
[She leaves it hanging there. He knows what she wanted to say.]
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People are too afraid of dying. Dying again.
They'd have tried to stop me.
[He tosses her a winning smile.]
I'm not exactly everyone's favorite person around here, even before this.
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Then shoots him a smile as well when he looks at her.]
Well, you are more on the spicy side. Tends to burn a lot.
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But that's what really got me into all of this.
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[She's not going to point out how obvious he is. The adrenaline is gone and she doesn't have strength to enter another argument.]
For this, you'll have a big target on your head.
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I'm used to it.
Besides, there's nothing they can do to me here. As long as my lantern's lit, I'm coming back.
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You don't know that. You can certainly disappear forever.
...Captain Winters did. The man that always greeted newcomers.
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[To Crowley, that's as good as 'it can't happen'.
He looks at the girl next to him.]
Who are you?
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[Who is she? That's a good question.]
A war criminal. [Pause.] But you can call me Xayah.
And who are you?
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Same.
Crowley.
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[Black wings and scheming- traits of a crow.
Hopefully, he learns as fast as them too.]
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[Definitely better than Crawley. Still, that was then and this is now.]
How do we stop her from destroying everyone, Xayah? Without sacrificing our free will?
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No clue. [Yet.]
The only thing I know is that we shouldn't anger the witch otherwise we'll become a snack for Forest Spirits, just like Winters did.
I have thought of some... drastic measures. [Sneaking up to the Lighthouse and assassinating her. But in case Robin is right, she would be stuck up there instead, and she didn't want that.] But it was impossible. The same way it was impossible for you to take the Ferry.
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[He considers this, and his eyes drift away from the Ferry to the Lighthouse in the distance.]
If there was no Lighthouse keeper, we wouldn't have to worry about free will.
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[She stops him before he even finishes the thought.]
If she's gone, you're going to end up trapped up there. And if you leave, everyone will perish.
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Besides- the Spirits will kill you before you even reach halfway up there.
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[But she's right. It's one hell of a gamble they'd be making.]
The person who kills her could stay up there until everyone's free of the town, then leave. At least we wouldn't be under her rules.
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[She sighs-]
If we are to trust her words, then she's not the one keeping us here, but the world eaters. [Now she's agitated a bit,] I wish there was a way to prove it.
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Face them down instead of her?
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The smartass guy [Will] said they will eventually sniff out our lanterns. [She lifts her cloak to check on her link text lantern, then covers it up again.]
And he also said they are unkillable. [She just fills him in on stuff he should've read by now. But she's used to repeating information already (thanks Rakan). Besides, it's good to mull it over with someone else and not just in your own head.]
Besides, we can't just go looking for them. I don't know about you, but I'm not facing something called "world eater" without a backup plan.
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[Still, what she says does give him pause.]
I'm supposed to be unkillable, but here I am. Nothing lives forever. Everything has a weak point.
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Doesn't matter.]
What killed you?
[She doesn't beat around the bush. If an immortal being dies, then there might be an answer there.]
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Something very specific that can.
[he looks back to the Lighthouse.]
We just have to find the specific thing that can kill them. It just isn't something that they'd tried before.
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