logsinthenight | INTRO LOG: AUGUST

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 Some of the information is a little out of date at this point, but the most important details are still there: yes, you're really dead, keep your lantern close, and watch out for the spirits.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!

QUICKNAV
comms	\|	network • logs • memes • ooc
pages	\|	rules • faq • taken • mod contact • player contact • calendar • setting • exploration • item requests • full nav

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

( something about how she speaks, the meaningful and persistent questioning... it makes him think distantly of Karen. not a bad thing. though perhaps a bit of a bittersweet thing. it's been a year since he saw the intrepid blonde, after all. )

The village has been like this since the flood. It's in a sorry state, but we haven't had the time or the manpower to repair it. I think a few people stay here, still, but plenty of us had to move on to places with an intact roof.

( as for Beacon at large, that's a harder question. ) We've lost a lot of people, recently. It seems like we're stretched quite thin, but we're getting by somehow.

The flood... [ she types that down, making sure to tag it with an etc of :: emphasis. :: when she later reviewed her notes. ] Yes. I've been learning about that a lot on the network system.

I'm sorry for what happened. It must have been difficult in the early days of the aftermath. [ she purses her lips now, trying to figure out what to say next. she doesn't want to seem heartless or too professional in the face of such a tragedy, yet it was important for her to figure out what the others knew or thought here. ] Is there anything being focused on right now? Current projects or objectives?

It was difficult. We've had to overcome a lot.

( it's been a rough road, and they've lost a lot of people. to him, that's a bigger loss than a bit of infrastructure. that doesn't make it any less sad to have the village in shambles, though. it just didn't feel important enough to be a priority when there was so much else to focus on. )

I'd say we were focused mostly on resolving things in the Helix Station. Now we're in a bit of flux. Finishing restorations at the lab, figuring out our next step. I'd speak with Cao Pi if you were looking for more direction than that.

( he's not quite the authority in Beacon, as much as he'd like to be, but Cao Pi was certainly gifted in delegation and sharing knowledge. )

[ her smiles turns a touch melancholic when hearing how there was a lot to overcome. she had a feeling that was the case when exploring the village, going over messages before and after the flood's wake. she wonders if that's how her friends felt and had to deal with in the aftermath of their home being-

hm. being dead is making her a bit more sentimental than she was prepared to be. shaking her head, trying to gather herself, lorem does her best to sound both confident and hopeful, ] I'll do what I can to help then. Looks like there's a lot for me to do outside of my plans when I can get around them.

Would Sir Cao Pi be open to me privately speaking to- [ hm. she's going to take a gamble here. ] -him? Over some things? I'd hate to bother someone who has their hands full in light of recent events.

You've just arrived and you're already making plans?

( it's a good natured inquiry, no sign of offense or mocking, though he can't help but be a little surprised by it. most took a few weeks, even months, to collect themselves after arriving in Beacon. to be a fresh arrival and already making plans for the town, it's a change of pace to be certain.

as far as Cao Pi's comfort in a private conversation, he nods. ) I'm sure he wouldn't mind. Feel free to let him know I sent you his way. ( it's probably true that Cao Pi might be busy, with everything going on, but all of them were. someone willing and wondering about how best to help would likely be a welcome distraction. )

INTRO LOG: AUGUST

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject