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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: (jad 100)

[personal profile] peninhand 2021-02-13 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Will Mrs Craven be only available on the 15th ICly, or can the meeting with her be possibly backdated to an earlier day (point in case, Monika's been scouring the city to try finding her since the 11th)?
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[personal profile] the_caped_crusader 2021-02-13 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Can there be any bargaining done with their captor? i.e., if one person wants to take more physical damage/dismemberment in place of another character, if there were consent among players to do so?
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[personal profile] blackscales 2021-02-13 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Similar vibes to the question about Mrs Craven -- Wrathion will have been ready to rip the entire place apart since Anduin went missing. Would Harding have just been ignoring them previously?

Equally, the symbol/place name in the post -- will any NPCs (neighbours, HHA members, shopkeepers, anyone) recognise it if they're shown it? The symbol or the name 'Living Island'? TO CLARIFY I'm guessing it's a fallout shelter symbol but I am pretty sure they don't have them on Azeroth SO I was fishing for if someone would tell Wrathion what it was and where some might be, so he can go be stupid.
Edited 2021-02-13 23:59 (UTC)
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Are you Tired of Being Nice?

[personal profile] blackscales 2021-02-14 12:16 am (UTC)(link)


Wrathion is gonna be going apeshit fully since the 11th. Please sign up to go apeshit with him and, as SOON as he has a lead, direct that vibe at this laboratory place.

I mean I guess investigate too but he's angry and he's a dragon, that's a lot of contained anger! It's a very good thing he's limited to his human shape let me tell you.
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[personal profile] ribticklers 2021-02-14 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
Sans is definitely going to go into the lab. His plan isn't tearing up the place so much as it's laser-focused on finding and getting people out, though. (Papyrus is his first priority, then Sayori, then the others, but ideally all of them.) He'll go in on his own if he has to, and his infiltration will be aiming more for quick and quiet and with minimal having to deal with doppelgangers and traps. But if people want to go with him he's cool with that, as long as they're not going to deliberately try to attract attention.

Sans does actually have familiarity with lab settings in general, so that might help with navigation? We'll see.
Edited 2021-02-14 01:03 (UTC)
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Re: FAQ

[personal profile] apodictic 2021-02-14 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
1. are the police going to be engaged with the missing people and all?
2. if the characters investigate the lab what would they find?
2.1 can they bring items from the lab back?
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[personal profile] hoshikiri 2021-02-14 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
People closer to Takame's CR than he is have been snatched up, but that's enough reason for him to want to storm the lab and try and get people out. Plus well that's what Warriors of Light do. I'm very very heavily considering him being distracted by a doppleganger imitating the voice of someone important to him from home, and depending on who's with him at the time he will either be successfully lured or they can talk him out of it.

Essentially, he's someone pretty easily influenced by both sides and the fact that he doesn't know anyone taken very well he won't have solid proof that something is a fake or not. For that he would definitely need second opinions, but his intent will be to find the people kidnapped and get them the hell out and he's very much the mission tunnel vision type. He is a very stealthy boi, but he's also extremely willing to wreck some shit with the right amount of peer pressure.
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[personal profile] purplejaguareye 2021-02-14 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
Kipo will be going to the lab! She'll be offering protection to those who need it, as she can turn into a giant purple cat. She'll also be attacked by her doppelganger, who will be mimicking the voice of her dad. Since Kipo is not always that smart, she will definitely be falling into some kind of trap.
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[personal profile] apodictic 2021-02-14 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
angelo can do first aid if needed and can maim/kill where necessary, but honestly his main concern aren't the abducted but the lab itself. he'll want to investigate it!
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[personal profile] ribticklers 2021-02-14 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
1) Moving this one over here... Question about the kidnappings: are there any signs of intrusion into the houses, messed up rooms, or anything like that, or does it just seem like the kidnapped characters vanished into thin air?

2) Will familiarity with labs and how they're set up aid in navigation, or is this place very strangely constructed even for a laboratory?
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[personal profile] the_caped_crusader 2021-02-14 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
batman is captured

pls someone rescue the batprincess
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[personal profile] peninhand 2021-02-14 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
Monika is going to look for Mrs Craven and do whatever it takes to get her to spill the beans. She's already started looking for her since the 11th, so she's more than ready. She's gonna try dragging Takame along to play the part of the intimidating man who can punch Mrs Craven right in her face if she refuses to speak.

Following a certain thread, Monika is extremely emotionally unstable and risks exploding on Mrs Craven if she plays dumb. She's not going to be thinking rationally and go about things in a well-thought out manner. Exploding may involve things ranging from slapping her to closing her hands around Mrs Craven's throat to strangle her till she speaks, with the consequences it means for her own well-being. So if more people want to tag along and witness what happens to Monika prevent her from doing something extremely stupid, the more the merrier!
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[personal profile] peninhand 2021-02-14 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
Husband please help and look scary to make Mrs Craven say everything she knows and more.
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[personal profile] peninhand 2021-02-14 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
Granted she doesn't get tranquilized by Mrs Craven and long as Sans doesn't mind someone who has zero familiarity with laboratories aside from high school science labs, Monika will be tagging along. Though her priority is Sayori first then Papyrus, Kiara and the others.
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[personal profile] peninhand 2021-02-14 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
Monika has not even met him yet, but as a fellow member of the apeshit club since the 11th, she'll tell him the exact location where to direct all his anger granted she gets anything out of Mrs Craven.
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[personal profile] ribticklers 2021-02-14 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
Sans understands this priority and will not judge her about it. Assuming she doesn't get in too much trouble with Mrs. Craven, Sans is fine with her coming along! It'll be good to have someone who has known Sayori longer too given the doppelgangers and surgical modifications situation they'll be walking into...
hoshikiri: (fists of earth.)

[personal profile] hoshikiri 2021-02-14 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
Takame will be lowkey in being threatening since he's concerned about what the HHA is capable of since he's aware something in his memory got mcfucked in the past so he might actually try and hold Monika back from trying to actually harm Rosemary for her own sake...... if it comes to that anyway
hoshikiri: (oka.)

[personal profile] hoshikiri 2021-02-14 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
takame will save you neighborhood watch man

i figure he probably did notice off handedly that bruce was missing since Part of the Watch so There's That Incentive At Least.
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[personal profile] blackscales 2021-02-14 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
EXCELLENT. AINT NOBODY NICE TO HIM, HE AINT NICE TO NOBODY.

Monika this town is shit did you know?
hoshikiri: (shinten.)

[personal profile] hoshikiri 2021-02-14 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
he's good at looking somewhat frightening at least but also please don't get tranq'd wife it happened to him once and it still Bothers Him that he can't remember it or why
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[personal profile] thepsyingnun 2021-02-14 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
pls this is basically a tuesday in gotham

but also, team 'trying to escape on their own instead of smartly waiting for rescue' ?
ourworldnow: (Default)

who you gonna call?

[personal profile] ourworldnow 2021-02-14 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Louis is going to very helpfully not go on the rescue mission unless dragged and will rather be focusing on playing ghost busters!

Who wants to have fun poking at poltergeists, i.e just trying to see what things they can get the ghosts to throw across the room for fun?
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[personal profile] ourworldnow 2021-02-14 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
Good luck, fake uncle! Louis will water the plants while you're gone.
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[personal profile] ribticklers 2021-02-14 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
Sans is okay with this. The last thing Sans needs is someone else assigned to his or Papyrus's family to get into trouble. Try not to get hit by any ghostly flying gardening tools.

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