logsinthenight | INTRO LOG: OCTOBER

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.

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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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[ It clicks into place for her then - she'd assumed he'd been looking around, and simply not connected the dots yet. It's good he goes the extra mile. With her own focus being slightly off him and more on the application of her powers, she had not fully realized...

it doesn't occur to her to think of it as disability. Eleven's own growth is stunted, and she's never learned to associate a lack of something with weakness, has never been taught to drip pity or condescension or otherness onto anyone.

Only thing she wonders if he's scared all the time, because she's scared of the dark, and the mind of a child projects itself so easily. If so, then she concludes him to be very brave indeed. ]

I can be your eyes. What do we look for?

[ Something earnest in her voice, something steady. This isn't different to her than using telekinesis to help carry boxes. She has a power he doesn't, and she'll gladly use it to help. ]

( he used to be scared, when he was younger. it's a lot for a kid to be lost in their own limited world of darkness. he's not a kid anymore, he's had plenty of time to learn how to function. his senses fill in what his eyes can't, provide him a world on fire that isn't quite as bleak. without them, though, she's not too far off. losing one of his remaining connections to the world is about the only injury Matt is genuinely afraid of.

she agrees to help him, and he's not exactly surprised. what he can tell of her already is how desperately she wants to help, even at the expense of herself. helping a blind man find something too small for him to locate on his own is still helping, just hopefully less exerting than lifting things with... magic? her mind? he's not sure. )

It's called a rosary. It looks like a necklace, or maybe a bracelet. It has a bunch of beads, I'm not sure what color, but there will be a cross on on it. I think you'll know it when you see it. ( there's a chance they won't even find the rosary he's asked for, that it sunk to the bottom of the lake like so much of the supplies. even if they can't find it, it'll be worth it to slow her down a little.

that said, he does hope they can find it; just a small piece of what he'd asked for but perhaps the most practical. he probably could find it on his own, he just hasn't been looking. having her eyes will make it easier, if it is floating around at the bottom of a crate. he's still mostly stuck to one hand, though one hand is enough to lug the top off the first crate. as they dig through the supplies, he can't help but ask. ) When you helped me before, I didn't hear you lift it with your hands.

( maybe it's a bit revealing, to ask questions so specific when he can't see... but it's true, he hadn't heard her lift it. she hadn't even been close enough. he's still curious if she'll answer how she managed to move the crate without her hands, curious enough to risk seeming too knowledgeable for a blind guy. )

Ros...ary.

[She sounds it out carefully, clearly unfamiliar with the term. And just to confirm, she repeats:]

Beads. A cross.

[ She uses her hands to dig through the crate, saving the application of her powers for now. Maybe to rip open a few more crates as they search. Yes, that's a plan. He shouldn't try to open them with just his one arm. Clearly, he needs someone to take care of him so he doesn't hurt himself more.

Eleven shrugs, even though he can't see it. ]

I didn't. Lift with my hands. I can't hold that much.

[ Eleven leaves it at that,but not because she's dismissive or trying to wall him off. She just says it like someone might comment on the weather, as if she thinks it to be obvious what the next logical conclusion would be. ]

Right. A rosary. It's not big, it'd be easy to lose.

( Matt is already resigned to the idea it might very well be already gone, washed away and sunk to the bottom of the lake like so much else of the ferry's cargo. that said, he doesn't know it's gone — and it does prove a good distraction, even though having the girl fish through crates is not exactly resting proper. Matt suspects he'd have a hard time convincing her to just sit still when she's willing to exhaust herself, immediately upon arrival in such a terrifying place.

he looks too, though slower than Eleven. more or less he can fish around for a second or two and know there's not a rosary in a crate, just by the sounds and echoes of the contents. Matt won't be mentioning that, making him officially more cagey about his abilities than the tiny preteen girl. )

So you have powers. You lift with those. ( she's right, it is a logical conclusion... or, at least, it's a bit more logical now, since Matt has been in Beacon long enough to get more understanding of magic. mind manipulation is something he's heard about, too, there was that whole scare with some British guy that could control minds in the papers a few months ago. it's not completely unbelievable, just hard to wrap his head around.

yeah, the guy who can smell neon and uses his super senses to see like a bat finds that hard to wrap his head around. )

[ Eleven is careful in looking. As she has no real concept of what a rosary is and looks like, she wants to be certain. After all, what good is her help if she doesn't do it right? ]

Yes. I can lift a lot.

[ It doesn't sound like a brag, more matter of fact. There's something guarded in her voice though - like she's ready to evaluate his response closely. ]

INTRO LOG: OCTOBER

It was so hard not to infomod this for El xD

i think that means i'm playing the manipulative asshole right then

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