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[reparator]

Who: These suckers and E R R O R
When: OOC: 5/29, IC: 7/15
Where: CERES Research Tower and Beyond
What: It seems an old friend has decided the situation is progressing too slowly.
Rating/Warning: PG-13: Violence, injuries and inevitable deaths.

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▶ ACTION.EXE | IC: 7/15

For those unlucky saps who disappear today, ranging from early in the morning towards the middle of the afternoon, well...they can't be reached by CereVice.

Any attempt to do so will bounce back the message User Currently Occupied.

It's an odd message, and one that's never been used by the CereVice. How strange. It's probably nothing though, right? No contact can be established between groups or from groups to outside people in Cerealia, whether by technology or magic. You're cut off from everyone but those in your groups, now.

Otherwise, all abilities will remain intact.

As for the people who do disappear, well... things get a little hairy really quickly.

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▶ RUN.EXE | MOD NOTES

This is the event log for these sign-ups! Your groups have been sorted below; here are a few handy links for you:

Group 01 | OOC plotting
Group 02 | OOC plotting
Group 03 | OOC plotting
Group 04 | OOC plotting
Group 05 | OOC plotting
Group 06 | OOC plotting
Group 07 | OOC plotting
Group 08 | OOC plotting
Group 09 | OOC plotting
Group 10 | OOC plotting
Group 11 | OOC plotting
Group 12 | OOC plotting
Group 13 | OOC plotting
Group 14 | OOC plotting
There is no tagging order, so feel free to tag in whatever way works best for you as a group.

The characters should not ICly be gone longer than 5 hours -- if they survive, of course. There will be mod involvement in each of the threads.

If there are any questions, feel free to ask them here. Please try to avoid asking hypothetical questions (such as "What will happen if my character does [action]?") as that's part of the fun and risk of the interlude! You are welcome to plot with your groupmates in this post. Thank you!

Comments

Adelina & Togami

[succeeder]

Byakuya Togami.

[ That's all the introduction he bothers doing before he follows Adelina into their room. It's exploring time!!

He's... cautious, seeing the state of that cage. But he walks quietly over to the desk, picking up the clipboard and blowing any dust off of it to read. He's just going to trust that Adelina can also pick up on the unsettling implications of this room, and is prepared for whatever might happen. ]

[bloodbiter]

[As soon as she sees the cage broken open, she's instantly on edge. She glances around the area quickly, including the ceiling, to make certain that whatever broke out of that encasement isn't still nearby. Even if she doesn't detect any trace of it, she keeps a hand on the hilt of her sword, wary. She doesn't like this.

She wanders over to him once she's satisfied, but she keeps glancing around the room (just in case) instead of reading over his shoulder. She figures he'll let her know what is says once he's done reading it.]

[reparator]

[ It's not immediately nearby; the tracks would indicate that it stalked its way out of the room, but who knows where it went from there?

As for the clipboard, it has a list of very shorthand information -- it begins with a smudged out date that simply says Native shows no signs of changes of any sort. and remains along those lines until a date about 3/4ths of the way down. That entry says Changes occurring.

And then, a quickly written, almost alarmed entry of Reacted too strongly to catalyst.

There's nothing else on the clipboard, except for a rust-colored stain in the bottom corner. ]

[succeeder]

[ Hmm. Once he finishes reading, he just hands the clipboard over to her. He's never been one for helpful reading aloud of clues, and he wants to start investigating instead of catching other people up. ]

I suppose the implication is that whatever was in that cage was a "native" that overreacted to some catalyst... But the catalyst took a very long time to take effect, and it was very rapid after that. I wonder if it was some second catalyst that actually caused a change.

[ The dust is bothering him too, though. The tracks seem recent, but there's still been enough time for dust to accumulate, even when these records seem so urgent. ...But he's not sure how to categorize that information in his mind right now, so he sets it aside.

He starts gravitating towards the cage, seeing if he can find any other clues inside of it. ]

[bloodbiter]

[With a frown, she reads over the paperwork. It's obviously detailing something awful, but she can't quite visualize the situation it's describing. For now, she goes to the desk, seeing if there's anything else to be found, any drawers that can be opened. As she checks, she speaks without looking at Togami.]

When we are done, I am going to attempt to find that thing.

[One of the last things she remembers from her home is swearing to find and defeat monsters to ensure the safety of the realm. It isn't terribly different here; she can't imagine forgiving herself if it hurt someone later.]

[succeeder]

That would be wise. At the very least, we should inform the others about it. [ He isn't nearly as resolute, but to him, it just seems practical. The others might be very surprised if they come across a monstrosity without any of the foreshadowing part. ...Maybe not that surprised, seeing how sketchy the general situation already is. ]

[bloodbiter]

Of course. I wouldn't want any of them harmed if they come across it.

[After checking the desk for other papers or anything else that might seem important, she moves to the door and looks out at the ground, trying to see if those tracks are visible in the hallway as well.]

[reparator]

[ In the desks, there are a whole bunch of pens, scattered paperclips and also this beauty. It's clean, but there's really no doubt it's been used before; the cleanliness is that of something that's been cleaned off, not something new.

There aren't any other papers that could help aside from the clipboard, so the rest of the room appears to be empty!

The tracks do indeed lead outside, and then disappear at the far wall.

That's weird. ]

[succeeder]

[ Oh hey there, weird mysterious knife thing. Togami's just going to walk back over and pick that thing up. It's only fair for him to get a weapon too, even if it's a weird suspicious one! ]

Interesting. Are we done here?

[bloodbiter]

[She doesn't protest; it's a good idea for him to have a weapon as well in case anything occurs.]

Yes, I believe so. I don't see anything else of note. Let's locate the others now.

[And then she departs, winding up with the others.]