logsinthenight | EVENT LOG: DO YOU REALIZE? PART ONE

EVENT LOG:
DO YOU REALIZE? PART ONE

characters: everyone.
location: Bonfire Square.
date/time: August 15-17
content: the forest spirits throw a party for the town, and the lighthouse expedition heads out to reconnect the lighthouse keeper.
warnings: violence, gore, character death

enjoy yourselves while you can.

Ain't no party like a spirit distraction party cuz a spirit distraction party has an undercurrent of terror and general gritted teeth...

But! It's a still a party, so eat, drink and be merry, right? Those few, those happy few who are planned all this did their absolute best, and though their labor is mostly finished, you can still catch them adjusting things here and there. Daylight's decor is marvelous, streamers pinned in place with the themes of stars and flowers, but you can catch Daniel's more subtle work, too: look at those flower crowns! Pop one on your head, really complete that 2014 aesthetic. They're charming, honestly, if not very slightly off-putting (because there aren't many pretty flowers that grow in moonlight). If you're not into those, Daylight's also crafted up some paper hats and bowties!

There's tables set up around the bonfire and near the church, with a great deal of food placed out. It's actually decent food—lots of breads and other baked goods thanks to Ignis, and god knows the Librarian (if no one else) seems to be keenly appreciating it. There's also a bouncy house made of parachute material and repurposed gym mats, slightly janky but very much up and active. Just make sure no one peed in there before you get in (or is that limited to ball pits). There's a gacha machine in the corner, a face-painting station (or maybe it's more like a mask over there, hmm), and even a sorting game thanks to the Postmaster General. You can even participate in Clarke's scavenger hunt! There's a sense of tension in the air, but maybe you can find it in yourself to enjoy, just a little, before the expedition heads out.

Surely nothing will go wrong for them.

•••
The scavenger hunt set up by the party planning committee runs through the whole weekend! Or, well, it's supposed to, but we'll get to part two of the event later. :)

In the meantime, they've hidden all kinds of items around town for characters and spirits alike to find! These items include:
Paper crafts made by Daylight
Baked goodies made by Ignis
Flower crowns made by Daniel
Glove balloons made by the Vendor (or, as we lovingly know them, the Ice Cream Crab)
Cheese sandwiches
Clarke's gun holster and utility belt
Ignis' driving gloves
Knitted accessories like scarves and headbands made by Rastus
Rocks from the Postmaster General's personal collection
Stamps from the library

Once your scavenger hunt list is completed, your character will receive a prize! This prize may be a delectable cake or loaf of bread baked by Ignis, getting to keep some of the less personal scavenger hunt items (you can't keep Clarke's belt but you can keep the knitted stuff from Rastus!), and even, gasp, could it be? An extra hour in the bounce house! Aren't you a lucky duck?

•••
The party is quirky, to be sure, but it more than does its job. The spirits are plenty distracted in the days leading up to the expedition, happily making nice with all of the partygoers, and it even holds their collective attention after the expedition quietly excuses themselves from the festivities on Saturday! Even though their exit is marked by a song playing in all the shops and buildings around town. Hm!

The partygoers are left to wait with bated breath as the expedition heads out, but the following plan has circulated through town so that everyone knows what to expect:

Winters' group, comprised of Rosinante, Peter, Riku, and Five will collect the cables from the church and head out for the lighthouse. Jason, Vanitas, Elden, and Hope set out behind them to serve as an extra line of defense just in case any forest spirits try to attack the lighthouse crew from behind. Elden has also offered a spell buff to both Winters and Peter, allowing them to move more easily through the forest and potentially escape the grasp of any hostile spirits. Meanwhile, the rest of the town's defenders will stay close to the party, with Sora and Ambrose maintaining the party's perimeter while Wanda and Eleven stay a little further out to maximize their range.

Then comes the lookout groups. Pikachu, Jesse, Jon, and Will will station themselves along the barbed wire fence that separates the town from the lighthouse peninsula. They'll be keeping an eye out for any forest spirit activity to let the groups beyond the fence know what to expect. The rest of the lookouts will divide into pairs—Arya and Davina as one pair, and Jo and "Dawn" as the other—and venture past the fence to bring up the rear behind the groups heading to the lighthouse.

There's a lot of wheels in motion here, so if you're more of the visual set, here's a handy map for you to reference. And, hey, there's a lot of people out past the fence, huh? But there's a lot of difficult terrain to cover and that area of the forest has been proven to be particularly deadly. All this backup can only lead to good things.

Or so we hope, anyway. Stay tuned for part two of the event to see how these ventures go!

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[Kuai is not one for parties. In fact he didn't want to attend this one, but it seemed that since he wasn't going out on any of the fighting parties or being a lookout that it would be suspicious if he simply stayed away. So he's standing on the outskirts somewhere, arms folded as he watches what he assumes is 'fun.'

He's heard of 'fun' before, but never experienced it.

He's already not a fan. Maybe he really should leave. He turns to go and finds.. well... whatever this is.]

Hello.

[He's not immediately defensive, because the creatures haven't been aggressive to him yet. Though he also hasn't really interacted with them.]

Are you going to join the party?

[The masked spirit that stares up at Kuai could almost, almost be described as a somewhat large, hairless cat. Erm, the neck is far too long, paws too distended, and ears that seem to be behaving more like antenna. But let's just say, you know, feline-esque. It cants its head from one side to the other in response to the question.

And then it makes a sound that is distinctly weary. Sigh!]

[He'll take that as a no.]

I'm not either.

[He does feel slightly foolish talking to what might be an animal that can't understand him. Talking to Pikachu is one thing, at least he's sentient and talks back. He's not really sure if this creature is trying to communicate, or if he's just interpreting it wrong.

Well this is vaguely awkward.]

There are many of you in the forest then?

[Yeah sure, that's small talk right?]

[When the spirit nods its head in affirmation to the question, that more or less confirms, at least, that it can understand. Maybe.]

[Promising. He kneels down next to it so he's not awkwardly hovering over the critter.]

You've been here much longer than any of us, I'm sure there is much we can teach each other.

[Though it doesn't seem like it can talk so that may be a little one sided.]

Can you see in the darkness of the woods to navigate?

[The spirit gives another inclination of the head, as if to say: but of course. It does seem rather willing to answer any given questions, so maybe the idea of using spirits as teachers isn't a bad idea!

Of course, as it stretches out its feline-adjacent body, it does seem to give off the air of something that may be somewhat fickle.]

[How catlike of it!]

Is there anything in there we should be made aware of? Enemies? Helpful resources?

[The spirit paws at the ground, though it doesn't seem to be indicating much of anything. Does it not know, or is it just being too capricious to try and give a proper answer? It sighs...again.]

[It seems like it's bored. Or annoyed. Or wants something. Kuai isn't great with animals, but he's trying.]

Would you like something? Food?

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