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logsinthenight2020-08-01 08:44 pm
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INTRO LOG: AUGUST
INTRO LOG: AUGUST
DARK, DARK, DARK
characters: everyone.
location: all over beacon!
date/time: the first part of august.
content: a few new faces, the teleporter is up to old tricks, and overall just loving not being trapped in an underwater science station right about now.
warnings: n/a.
welcome to beacon.
The first thing you're aware of as you come to is the glow of a lantern, just within reach. Hazily, you start to recall the events leading up to your arrival. You died, somehow, but how does that equate to you being wherever you are?
The second thing you're aware of is that you're being handed a slice of cherry pie by a six-limbed masked creature with a hairnet. Looking around, you find yourself inside a school cafeteria. The school looks to be in decent condition, despite being dark and clearly abandoned - except by whatever this creature is. Stick around long enough and they will also serve some chicken nuggets and a box of milk. Wander a bit, and you may find a memorial wall for dozens of unfamiliar names and faces. Where is this?
A few answers can be found if you pick up and look through the tablet that's settled right beside the lantern. Some of the information is a little out of date at this point, but the most important details are still there: yes, you're really dead, keep your lantern close, and watch out for the spirits. You might notice mention of a ferry, but that's odd, especially if you're nowhere near the lake...
Leaving where you are and using the provided map on the tablet will help you find your way to town, and along the way you might find some out of place items, like crates of food or toiletries or clothing. Feel free to grab what you find as you make your way there, your new neighbors are sure to appreciate it.
Luckily for all the newcomers, the tablet and the town have some resources available for getting acquainted with their new situation! In fact, as soon as they're prompted to enter a network username, an app containing all sorts of useful welcome information will launch. It's still a little messed up (maybe someone might want to record a new message?), it has plenty of important information to share. Newcomers can always check out the weekly bulletins and the records that were thankfully saved from the bad storm a few months ago. If that's not enough, there's many long-time residents of Beacon that will be happy to share how things go around here. If not in person, network works too.
hide and seek.
The teleporter repair team has been hard at work, and their hard work has paid off. Items have arrived in Beacon aplenty! Only, the aiming protocol is still a little off and it's still all over. Whoops. While anyone with a specific request will find a spirit guide to help them find their wares, everything and anything else is fair game for a little fun.
The spirits are in a playful mood, and have taken the liberty of locating all these lost sundries and supplies. And of course, after that, they chose to hide them around town. Spirits vary from great at hiding things (lining a hollowed out trunk with swim trunks) to downright terrible (is it really "hiding" that sheet of plywood when you put it behind a streetlight that is smaller than it is?), though they seem to enjoy the experience either way.
Need something in particular and don't know where to start? Don't worry, spirits will be happy to give hints. If you can understand their esoteric forms of communication, that is. Others give away the game in the fact they hide with the items themselves, and find the prank so hilarious that little snuffles and giggles are an easy clue to the stowed stash. If characters play along long enough, the spirits will give up the game and will show the poor things with no seeking skills what they've hidden. Still, why not have a little fun with it? The spirits sure are!
ooc.
Hey there, wonderful players, and welcome to The Next Night! We're so glad to have you with us, both new and old. For a run-down on what's upcoming in August, please see the August gameplan, or check the calendar for a quick overview!
As a reminder, things like newcomer arrivals, item deliveries, and lantern repair all depend on the help of the characters in the game! If your character would be interested in assisting with the equipment at Dr. Solis' Lab in any way, please let us know!
DELIVERIES
The newly ported in items have arrived, but as in July, they're still kind of everywhere. Learning to use this portal technology is hard, and more hands helping out are always appreciated! As mentioned above, the spirits will readily help find people's personal requests, but the general resupplies? Guess you'd better be willing to play the spirits' latest little game. The following can be found, one way or another:
- The monthly store restock, which provides enough food, general sundry items, and basic supplies to comfortably last the group a month. You can check what kind of items to expect in a monthly restock here.
- For Elektra Natchios: several slightly oversized t-shirts and sweatpants made of comfortable materials, a bottle of black nail polish (chip resistant), a bottle of whiskey with a slight odor of sewer when the bottle is opened (though it tastes fine), and a teddy bear.
- For Rosinante Donquixote: 4 boxes each (25 rounds per box) of shotgun and flintlock pistol ammo, except in every box two of the rounds have been replaced with nerf darts that some poor kids probably lost long ago.
- For Fitz Kreiner: A limited set of lockpicking tools and a set of locks to practice on, and some paper umbrellas which may require some disassembly before they can be used.
- For Matt Murdock: an assortment of 14 lovely rings (not all pictured here) as well as 6 rings to share with his friends!
If you submitted an item request last month and we've missed it here, let us know!
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WELCOME
well, at least not usually. he hasn't canvased this particular building much lately, but safe to say he hadn't been expecting anyone in it. the weapon is not one he's familiar with, even though he can hear it. he lifts his hands in a show of peace, and between the walking cane in one hand and mirrored sunglasses, Danse might be able to put two and two together that he's got a blind guy in a stick up. )
All right, ( Matt says, surprisingly calm for a guy with a gun pointed at him. ) I didn't mean to startle you. I was just looking for supplies.
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My apologies. I wasn't expecting anyone to come in.
[He keeps one hand on the rifle as he clicks it back into its holster.]
This box appeared here overnight. It contains clothing and some other goods. Are these the supplies you were looking for?
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( it's something Matt hadn't truly thought about up until this moment. with the lantern repairs less standardized, there's no ferry. there's no obvious hallmark of arrival. new people still did occasionally show up, and there's not much to help shepherd them towards town when they do. they should...... do something about that, maybe. anyway, )
I wasn't looking for anything in particular, just supplies in general. The teleporter brings them in, but we haven't managed to narrow down the where they land. Means we have to go looking for them at the start of every month.
( which... is maybe a confusing sentence, to a voice he's never heard before, which he presumes is a newcomer. ) I'm Matt — I'm sorry, I don't think we've met.
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He doesn't come any closer, but does nod in greeting (he'll figure it out soon.)] We haven't. My name is Danse. I'm a recent arrival, I suppose.
I've already taken what I need out of this box. You may have the rest for anyone who needs it.
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( this place is full of the inexplicable. in fact, that might be one of the few constants around here. Matt can't claim to be used to it... though he does know well enough to expect it at this point.
Matt grazes a hand across the box, offering a nod. ) Thank you. I'll take it back to town. Have you made it as far as Beacon proper yet?
( he's around town enough that he figures he would have noticed a newcomer... but he could be wrong. )
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[Though the longer he does, the more he gets the sense that it's futile. He feels the same as always (minus the deep, consuming sense of existential despair, and the questioning his every thought, feeling, and sense.) There have been no signs that anything, or anyone, is going to send him haywire. Nothing specific to him, anyway... the spirits apparently prove such a danger to everyone.]
I am more than capable of fending for myself. Once I'm more certain, I'll see if I can be more useful to the group at large.
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Why do you think that's safest? We're arguably safer together. With the spirits around, a lone wolf might easily become a target.
( which is not to automatically assume Danse is wrong, and that he can't take care of himself... though, frankly, Matt has experienced more than enough here to know that it doesn't always seem to matter how capable people are. when Green Eyes or worse set their sights, it was impossible to shake them. )