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TRANQUILIZERS ([personal profile] robbies) wrote in [community profile] dullsville2021-02-13 06:10 pm
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CHAPTER TWO, PART 2: THE LIVING ISLAND

CHAPTER TWO, PART 2: THE LIVING ISLAND

Event rundown and OOC plotting



Hey there, neighbors, and welcome to part two of February’s event! We hope you weren’t too startled by today’s earlier events; those televisions sure are something, aren’t they?

Needless to say, part two will be kicking off with a bang! (Or a burst of static, but who’s counting?) Here’s what we’ve got planned:



As you may have already seen, part two is kicking off a little bit early with a mysterious network post from an unknown entity. This will be followed by some interesting experiences for the characters over the next day, as their TVs turn on of their own accord, strange and garbled sounds coming from the speakers, and messages will be left for those who are still around to receive them. What’s the meaning of these messages? Why, that’s for you to find out!

But do try to do so quickly: After the initial broadcast ends, you'll find that your new poltergeist friends don't want to leave you alone. As the month continues, they will act out more and more — it’ll start with ghostly messages written in the steam left behind after showering, but as time passes, books begin flying off of shelves and lamps may be thrown and shattered, sometimes as if by an invisible force, and at other times the house will rumble like it’s been caught in an earthquake. If you’ve got food cooking on the stove, a force may slam down on the handle, sending the contents flying. Though the poltergeists will never directly attack characters (the knives remain firmly in their knife block!), you may want to watch out; if you get in the way of a flying lamp, it won’t change course.

On February 15, characters will be able to encounter Rosemary Craven and Dale Harding around the town. If you have any questions for them or want to ask them to shed a little bit of light on the situation, this might be your chance! Please note that characters may only thread with ONE (1) NPC and the mods may limit the number of threads that may be started. Choose wisely! Speaking with either NPC will provide a bit of information on what the phrase “Living Island” refers to.

(We would, however, like to reassure all players that missing out on an opportunity to thread with these NPCs will not limit characters’ ability to learn plot-relevant information. Though the mods may limit the number of threads, we will provide pertinent information from the NPCs in the event post itself and you may handwave that your character spoke to one of them and learned the plot-relevant information. NPC threads on the event post will simply be a chance to play out the interaction.)

From here, the timeline will depend partly on what characters decide to do — do you charge in immediately or take a day or two to come up with a game plan? Regardless, your missing neighbors will be waiting for you…

Those characters who have been snatched will find that they are being held in sturdy cages spaced several feet apart in a dark, damp room. There’s no way to tell how much time is passing, though they will find themselves blacking out intermittently, swimming in and out of consciousness on an operation table, and will always awaken with fresh food in their cages and no sign of anyone other than them being here. There will almost always be one character missing, as whoever has captured you seems to have a lot of “work” they want to do with you...

If your character was chosen to be taken, further details on what they can expect to experience during their captivity — for example, what memories they have of what happened to them and what kind of state they can expect to be in — will be provided via PM. These PMs will be sent out shortly; all players should know their character’s fate by the end of the day.

Upon reaching the hidden laboratory, characters will need to work together to navigate the maze-like warren and find the missing — though the missing may find that they’ll gain a chance of their own to investigate and explore the lab as time goes on. Be careful — this place is difficult to navigate, and characters may find themselves getting lost! There’s danger to be found, too; last month’s doppelgangers have apparently found a new home in Santa Rosita and seem to have developed a little bit of intelligence since they were last seen. They can mimic voices of people from your character’s world and even other characters in the game yours are close to and may seek to spring traps on characters as they try to find their way back out of the lab to safety.

We hope this gives you enough to begin plotting out what you’d like to do with the remaining half of the month! As always, this OOC post also functions as a catch-all plotting post. Please feel free to use the space below to connect with other players for potential meetings and CR.

If you have any questions, please direct them to the FAQ top-level below or reach out to us on the Mod Contact page!


peninhand: (iaa 004)

[personal profile] peninhand 2021-02-14 10:36 am (UTC)(link)
She knows all too well, she's been there for less than a month and she already miss her villainous days. Maybe they can form a "being nice sucks" club.
peninhand: (vaa 001)

[personal profile] peninhand 2021-02-14 10:38 am (UTC)(link)
Aye, she should be able to help with Sayori's and any DDLC doppelgangers shenanigans. She promise Sans they're gonna bring them all back in one pieces she just doesn't know yet the one piece part is a promise they can't keep.
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[personal profile] peninhand 2021-02-14 10:39 am (UTC)(link)
They'll be fiiiine, what's the worst that could happen?
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[personal profile] peninhand 2021-02-14 10:41 am (UTC)(link)
Yes please do hold her back (or don't, I mean...). Sounds like Takame is one of two people who's gonna have the opportunity of saving her from a most terrible fate. It's his chance to shine as a Great Husbando(tm).
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[personal profile] peninhand 2021-02-14 10:43 am (UTC)(link)
Yes please, it's probably gonna be very needed since she's got a reserved spot to threaten speak to Mrs Craven and it may not end well. Though I don't mind how it goes either way really.
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[personal profile] undiagnosed 2021-02-14 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
no
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[personal profile] grice 2021-02-14 02:38 pm (UTC)(link)
folds hands together and inhales our body horror meals from our villainous overlords....... 🙏 on top of that, your neighborhood twelve year old just officially turned thirteen on the day of his abduction, happy birthday kiddo! 🥳 and what a gift he got . . . (this is horrible)

• so just to reaffirm, falco is among the abducted. i’ll have a prompt that’ll be first come and first serve for a rescue, unless someone lets me know here that they’d like to snag that thread opportunity! he’ll be in a lot of pain post-op and must be guided or even carried, so we can work that out! afterward, i’ll keep something more ota for comfort interactions if there’s interest since he’ll really be spooked and painful about everything 😭

• on top on being subjected to various levels of tranquilization, falco will also be getting a modified mandibulectomy; his jaw will be completely removed, lengthened and reattached with metal rods implants to the head. he’ll also be able to unhinge his jaw from now on............ i plan to regain his actual jaw function/look, but not before playing this out 👀 lastly, he comes with a tracker as most of the others do implanted into both shoulder blades, but the catch: it also works as a adult content sensor. if he’s around anything considered inappropriate, it’s gonna go off. WHOOP WHOOP 🚨 i’m going to keep this around for a bit, but i’ll post a notice for any characters willing to cut him up to get it out once i’m ready!

• right before falco got abducted, he came across some findings in the middle school, both by observing during the day and sneaking in at night. mods have mentioned that he might have a leg up and recognize where the kidnapped might be, so if any fellow abductees would like conversation with him to exchange notes before his op, hmu or possibly catch my open prompt at the event for this! i plan to have that available! it’s too bad he can’t let the people outside know . . . outside characters who would later like to speak to him about what he knows can also lmk know as well, and i’ll be glad to write info sharing prompts!
bowfaire: (All my life my dreams)

[personal profile] bowfaire 2021-02-14 03:03 pm (UTC)(link)
slides in here

Claude loves a good mystery and is a protag so he's 100% down to look for the missing. He's just a normal human with no weapons or anything to fend for himself... but he's scrappy, athletic, creative, and will work with what he can. For the most part, he'll try to keep a level head and be reasonable. Stick together, watch out for traps, don't go following any strange voices, etc.

... Except I'll have one of the doppelgangers distract him by using the voice of someone very important to him. He'll feel really dumb after the fact but if anyone wants to help him get out of trouble here, he'll owe you big time.

On the flip side, if you end up needing help, he's down to fight/kill and is pretty chill about it. I know he's been presenting himself as pretty laidback/silly so far so it might be fun to show Another Side™️ to him. He isn't a healer or a medic by trade but he can probably manage some basic first aid in a pinch.

Also down for poltergeist things if anyone wants to do something with that!! I don't really have any immediate ideas here. He's a light sleeper so this is probably going to mess up his sleep real bad???

HIT ME UP... here or on plurk ( [plurk.com profile] eski ) or disco (eski#9874) if you want to do anything!!!
Edited 2021-02-14 15:08 (UTC)
blackscales: Commission, Do Not Take! (13)

[personal profile] blackscales 2021-02-14 03:59 pm (UTC)(link)
He's tried being cautious and careful. He's tired of humiliation. Really smarts when you're used to just being able to burn everyone in your way!

Just call yourself 'morally grey', Monika, works in the Warcraft verse. Claim things are for the greater good!
hoshikiri: (true strike.)

[personal profile] hoshikiri 2021-02-14 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
he's sorry in advance for the lowkey apeshit display of possible clone murder day
fanoperator: (spook)

[personal profile] fanoperator 2021-02-14 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Huaisang is going to the lab, but he would like very much to avoid combat himself. He's here to keep watch or to help you navigate the maze. He's got a surprisingly good sense of direction and an art sketchbook to map this place.

More importantly, given some of the things I've read in this post, Huaisang has basic field medic knowledge. He comes from a martial sect, but he's rarely ever actually been in the field with this knowledge so it's mostly theoretical, plus he's got an artist's knowledge of anatomy. So he's not the worst choice if it comes to characters who need surgery, but... yeah. If 'artist who knows how to stitch up a wound' is your best medical choice, he's here for you.
13thcommander: (grunt of fury!)

[personal profile] 13thcommander 2021-02-14 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
They took his husband, AND his son, AND his skeleton friend, AND his nun friend, AND his wife's best friend?! Erwin is feeling personally victimized here and is ready to go all in on getting everyone back.

As it turns out, his new son, Falco, had noticed a bunch of weird things around the middle school, which he told Erwin about, so Erwin has a bit of a leg up on where to look. He's also been working at the high school, and in true teacher fashion, will happily bully any middle school teachers he comes across and try to pull rank.

Once he gets into the lab, Erwin will be willing to take insane, deadly risks to rescue people, which is probably going to lead to him getting banged up or possibly directing other people to set off traps so they don't get him.
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[personal profile] 13thcommander 2021-02-14 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
So, Mr Wayne... I see above, from your question to the mods, that Batman is willing to sacrifice himself to protect others. Erwin is the type of guy who will sacrifice other people to meet his end goals!

Perfect team up or perfect team up?
hoshikiri: (ninjutsu.)

[personal profile] hoshikiri 2021-02-14 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Takame's used to being quiet and stealthy even though u know he's the one pseudo dragon looking dude in town but he'll be willing to help sans out to try and get his bro and everyone else out

if it comes down to it sans knows he can break some shit too--
righthandstand: (oh god oh fuck)

[personal profile] righthandstand 2021-02-14 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Okuyasu is one of the abducted and will have some operations that will include lobotomy (it won't be major enough to lead to noticeable mental changes, but the scarring and post-operation effects will be there) and removal of a lung. He won't be able to do any sick athletic moves during his escape, and it will last for some time.

I'm going with one thread for his personal rescue, so let me know if you'd prefer a group thread or a one-on-one rescue mission.
the_caped_crusader: (Default)

[personal profile] the_caped_crusader 2021-02-14 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
ONE MORE QUESTION... that sweet smell that makes them pass out, can they place it at all? is it familiar?
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[personal profile] the_caped_crusader 2021-02-14 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
NO BARGAINING, apparently. but we can still do some stuff :D
ourworldnow: (Default)

[personal profile] ourworldnow 2021-02-14 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Ghost hunting!

Would things like throwing flour to try to see a ghost outline allow them to be visible at all?

And would anything happen if some dumb teen characters attempted using a Ouija board or some other basic horror movie kind of means to contact the undead?
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[personal profile] ourworldnow 2021-02-14 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
...maybe he should go sleep at a friend's house.
ourworldnow: (Default)

[personal profile] ourworldnow 2021-02-14 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Yesss. I am asking what happens if they try to do a seance or something. Can only end well, right?
ourworldnow: (Default)

[personal profile] ourworldnow 2021-02-14 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Awesome! Drop a line when you'd like him to stumble on it, unless you decide you'd rather roll those consequence dice.
spaghettimonster: (I WOULD NEVER KID)

[personal profile] spaghettimonster 2021-02-14 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Choosing to go somewhere with adults around to supervise... another good and responsible choice.

Joke plotting aside, Papyrus is probably going to stress clean the place himself post-rescue. He might have some mix of "of course you were too distressed, with us missing" and "well what did I expect with only Sans here," and so forth to share, but nothing with a negative cr impact.
spaghettimonster: (FRISK)

[personal profile] spaghettimonster 2021-02-14 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Surgery buds! And even post-surgery buds!!

During captivity, stress chatter to try comforting themselves is a very on point plan (even if it annoys some of their fellow captives). Maybe they can... decorate the mask, with paint or something, to look more realistic...??? And make other project plans to keep the fear and despair away.
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[personal profile] freeflight 2021-02-15 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
So Levi is one of the abducted and he's getting a number done on him.

That's kidney transplants, tranquilization bullshit, and height augmentation surgery. That last one is bonus terrible because "he can no longer fully extend his arms or legs due to the muscle/bone length mismatch." Bones don't fit. Fun fun fun.

I'm here for all the sweet sweet abductee CR while they wait to be rescued.
Edited 2021-02-15 00:00 (UTC)
thotsandprayers: (is to become a human yourself)

[personal profile] thotsandprayers 2021-02-15 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
Kiara's getting abducted and in for a terrible time like everybody else! As far as physical changes go, she'll have lost her left eye (though she'll have a too small glass eye as a replacement), and will have been fitted with a pacemaker that'll zap her if her adrenaline spikes too high. She's also experienced repeated tranquilization and interrogation. Fun stuff.

Open to plotting out rescue stuff if anyone wants to specifically rescue her! And while everything that's happened is awful and she'll agree with that, she won't be quite as horrified about this ordeal as she probaby should be. So I'm definitely up for doing something with that too since it might be a good chance to see another side of her personality or get a better feel idea of what she's actually like!

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