week two: mingle

[cyclists]

Week Two
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As the sun rises on Monday morning, all participants will find themselves awakening with a sense of purpose. Regardless of where they slept the night before, they’ll find themselves compelled to return to the main meeting hall first thing in the morning.

Approaching the hall, however, they will find a large, swirling mass grey in color looming near the sakura tree. This swirl cannot be approached just yet, but seems to be locked and waiting for something more.

As the last member of the village enters the hall, they will find Lune and Sol at the head of the room. Though they’re together, it’s Lune who speaks up first this time.

"Good morning, good morning. You've done well to purge the corruption in the previous gateway - allow us to assist with the finishing touches. For the time being, it would appear as though we've been able to locate another. The land might appear a bit familiar to some however... I only advise you watch your step."

When Lune finishes, Sol chimes in from their place at Lune's side.

"The corruption is still out there, and we're going to do all that we can to find a way to contain it. But until then... stick close to others this week. Do your best to protect yourselves and look after each other. Okay?"

The moment participants leave the hall, they will find that the gateway has changed from grey to white, the opening widening enough for multiple people to step through. The Signs will soon take their leave, and all will remain peaceful once more.

The only oddity is that throughout the week, in a noise that extends past the portal but seems to resound even through the village, there will be the occasional, resounding call of a war horn.

In addition, as the week goes on, partners will find ever-growing feelings of anxiety and nervousness dwelling within them the longer they are separated from one another. They will feel compelled to be very close to their partners at all times, and will be on edge if separated for more than an hour by the end of the week. Welcome to surprise codependence at its finest.



Welcome to your week two mingle! As a reminder, murder proposals are open. We will also be hosting a mini-event on Tuesday, so please be on the lookout for that.

In addition, ensure that all of your week one private conversations were reported on the page, and your week two private conversations are reported on that page. If you'll be taking anything from locations, please report that as well.

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mini-event: wartime.

[cyclists]

mini-event: wartime.

On Tuesday, there is one long, loud echo of a war conch.

By morning, a new scroll has been hung alongside each of the houses.

The corruption has been located at the time when it was most prevalent. In order to eradicate it more effectively, draw your weapons and raise your guard.

There shall be a shield of magic to prevent you from being recognized as anomalies in time – however we are unable to guide you further than this.

Find the child of purgatory, and protect the innocent against the tides of war.

Take care of one another.

On Tuesday, when the portal is approached, it looks – different? Rather than the border of darkness, the edges of it shine gold. However when it is stepped through, the terrain appears a bit different. Participants will find themselves in the ninja village that was previously deserted – though it is now overrun with people who seem to be rushing back and forth. Dressed all in black, ninjas race toward a battlefield, shouting – “Oda’s forces are approaching!” and “Keep the condemned at bay!” Even young children, knives in their hands, appear to be heading toward the frontlines.

(If anyone thinks that they have time for an outfit change, they’re free to grab a set of black ninja clothes from one of the storehouses, adjusted to their liking. LARP your best life.)

On the frontlines, characters who rush toward the action will be dispatched in teams of two to three, and they’ll quickly find themselves in the thick of the battle. Their opponents are samurai, as both cavalry and infantry, shadows flickering about their person. However it is only the samurai who are mounted on horses, who hold onto war conches, that appear to emanate an incredibly sinister aura with a tightly rolled scroll at their hip. Defeating the general will be enough to make that section of soldiers scatter and lose direction. Even for characters who are not entirely skilled on the battlefield they’ll suddenly find the nefarious terrain working to their benefit. Pits open underneath the feet of soldiers, ropes trap them in the air, and kunai from other ninja will occasional rain down to help – probably. Within the battlefield there is also a large maze constructed out of wood, logs aligned side by side easily clearing twelve feet tall. Do better in closed-space battles? Lure your enemy there. There also appear to be a few discarded guns on the battlefield, though they’re good for one use only.

Though it’s not as if the war possesses only one front.

Within the village, it seems like there are finally medical supplies to be brought around. Injured have been brought back and need to be tended to, as children and those too sick to fight have been told to remain away from the war. You may be sent on missions to deliver smaller medical kits to the frontlines – provided that you aren’t intercepted. On the far edge of the village there had been a cliff with a steep drop and the darkness below. Today, ghastly figures will make their climb up from the pit, darkness seeming to move their limbs as though they are puppets. Their movements are slower than that of the battlefield, though their strength fortified enough to break bones if they manage to catch you. They’ll wander the village, even entering the trap-infested buildings in search of slaughter. Each of them wear beads around their necks, another dark scroll hanging from the makeshift necklace, and each of them will be freed from the darkness once the scroll is retrieved from them.

Good luck out there -

After all, all’s fair in love and war.

npc.

[crudest]

[who put a peacock at the helm.

amidst the chaos, there appears to be one man wearing one of the ninja cloaks over his own clothes, irritation evident on his face even as he barks out instructions—]

If you can fight, get your asses into gear! Oda’s forces shouldn’t be this strong…. Are they be using magic in order to fortify their strength? Tch, get me those scrolls! I want to know what’s in them!!

You can keep them after for all I care – just keep those bastards from getting to the village!

[it would appear that you’ve found your point of contact for this corruption battle – he’s around to answer questions, give directions, and suggest strategies if you need them. or you might be able to just shoot the shit.]

[nonbelligerent]

[okay but actual question]

Who are you?

okay okay actual thing

[papawolf]

[ inb4 hisoka wants to see his peacock. ]

scrolls?

[ does baren feel up to reading ]

[specialdog]

I can't fight--how can I help?

[ give her errands... very dangerous errands, but errands none the less... ]

[wagashis]

[yeah shirasu has a question and it's why does he have to deal with a kumou here too?

but you're spared from like personal questions bc he's not the time wasting type. he's going to check out the chaos around here, not sit around.]

How many do you intend to leave to guard it-- or is your defense more of a strong offense?

[hashtaghelping]

[hi baren. here's a horse. he's definitely a ninja.]

Swift Wind is here, awaiting orders!

[compendiem]

[ Shess asked the most important question already, so Minato is here with the second most. ]

Who is Oda?

[forefall]

[ frowns deeply

That is what Four is doing. Frowning deeply. ]

Who are the condemned?

[ Or should she ask what? ]

mod notes.

[cyclists]

[Welcome to your second mini-event! ICly, it will take place for the entirety of Tuesday if you enter the portal. OOCly, you have until Friday 8 AM PST to finish your threads!

Please use this top-level if you would like Dana to RNG a fight setting and injuries for you! It’s effectively your Wheel of Maiming, and you’re free to take as many liberties with it as you’d like if you’re not in love with what you get! You are also free to let me know if you want to leave severe injuries (aka severed limbs) off the list.

Lastly, in order to earn prizes from this mini-event, please report them here! In order to keep a scroll, please include a thread that a ) has your group obviously trying to get a scroll and b ) has 15 comments from everyone involved in the thread! Please max scroll-catching threads at 3 people in a thread! Two additional, larger prizes will be RNGed to two random groups that turn in their thread.]

[whitewalls]

pwease rng for me and kyuu

[blackcoats]

rng for xion and val!! only request is no eye trauma for val, but please destroy xion uwu

Xion & Val

[omegathree]

[Valvatorez is certainly at home in the battlefield. This whole situation is different than the way the fights work at home, but at the same time- a battle is a battle. An enemy is an enemy. Here it's clear what they need to do.

He's cutting straight through the soldiers without a thought, determined to get all the way to one of them on the horses with the scrolls.

He calls out to someone nearby.]

Do you see it?

[The one that stands out from the others? The one with the aura of malice around them.]

nams & north

[whitewalls]

[ why is naminé here. i don't know. but she has a gun and a kunai, because i said so.

she glances nervously at north. ]

Um... where are we going?

shess & kara

[unfriendliest]

[ it takes long enough for someone to say "oda" for ookurikara to immediately head for the front lines. he's well aware of what era they're in, so he knows exactly who they mean. oda nobunaga, the demon king of the sixth heaven... would be a worthy opponent, and he's not giving up the chance to face him.

sword in one hand, sheath in the other, kara launches himself into the battle. he can see the general already. if he can get there, and take him down, his unit will lose direction. and if kara gets through him, he's one step closer to nobunaga himself.

he'll cut his way through. ]

akane & shirasu

[specialdog]

[ Team Shinjou Kinjou, here we go! Akane has obtained a couple of small medical kits tucked in a messenger bag so she can still move around easily. And as far as anyone can tell she's? Unarmed? What's your plan, Akane??

Shirasu. Shirasu is her plan.

She pumps her arms, playfully enthusiastic! ]

Okay! Time to go die!

[ Is this a joke to you, Akane....... ]

village

[quailvering]

medical attention

[So, You Got Injured Doing Something Stupid At War...]

[Kazuaki is sitting with a first-aid kit and- well- he's trying, okay. He's got bandages! And a compress! And no idea about human anatomy! It'll be fine!]

ghastly haunters (and gengar?)

[back at the village, your character may hear a faint, high pitched sound]

[... it's kazuaki screaming]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

[He's being chased by one of the figures from the cliff- or, well, chased is a weird way to put it. When he's running full-speed, he's entirely faster than it. It has stamina, though. As he darts back and forth the ghoul just- keeps chasing, back and forth between buildings, like some absurdist Scooby Doo chase scene]

[kazuaki... can't you fly??]

minato & hisoka

[compendiem]

[ This isn't the sort of war Minato is used to, but he can't just stand still and do nothing while there's the sound of death and dying all around him. There isn't even time to wonder which side he's supposed to help, if any, because right now all he needs to focus on is staying alive.

His right arm is splinted with a tree branch, making his nailbat impossible to use, so all he's left is his left arm... his non-dominant arm, but that's fine. He doesn't need finesse stab with a knife, of which he has six. Thanks, Hisoka. ]

lili & miki - village

[stillstands]

[ staying in the village had seemed like the wiser option to miki - she'd just get into trouble on a battlefield, and was pretty sure she can do more ferrying medical supplies around to those who need it.

and then of course the "figures" make their way up into the village and ruin everything. although miki, after an initial moment of what looks like real fear, goes oddly quiet - grabbing the nearest "weapon-like" object she can find, something like a long-handled farming fork, and presses her back to one of the building walls. she's completely silent for a moment, before turning to press her finger to her lips at whoever is nearest. ]

Keep as quiet as you can.

[ and then she's shifting her weight to peer around the corner of the building, keeping herself in as much shadow as possible. weirdly, it might look like she's done this sort of thing before... ]

lea & emma ; maze

[leaberator]

[ Wow, is this what a real war looks like? Fuck Xehanort's graveyard skirmish, this is terrible.

Not that they're seeing much of that right now. They'd somehow ended up wandering into the maze to follow the sighting of a scroll on an enemy, which is the entire reason why Lea's thinking of the last "war" he was in. He's keeping a cautious eye on Emma as they go, the entire thing Quiet... Too Quiet. ]

You got anything to defend yourself with, besides magic?

[ he can be on high alert and talk maybe shh ]

minato & four

[compendiem]

[ "I'm counting on you." "I'll protect you." Minato's been saying things like this all week, but they aren't just words. He's on foot, right hand in a splint but out of its sling so he can use it to help steady the nailbat he's going to try his best to use anyways, a wide swing with his non-dominant hand that just barely grazes the soldier in front of him— and then it accidentally slips out of his grip and clobbers another soldier in the face. ]

...Four! That one's for you!

[ She can... use his nailbat, that was on purpose. ]

[hashtaghelping]

closed to kaoru;
[we're doing this. we're playing dressup and then we're getting maimed.

anyway swift wind is here looking at the black clothing.]

Isn't there anything horse sized in here? I'm starting to feel left out!

ota - to battle;
[For anyone who wants to get to the battle but isn't sure about navigating the battlefield... the horse is here to be a noble steed! Also he's dressed like a ninja. Thanks Kaoru.]

What do you say? Shall we fight together?

ota - retreat;
[On the other hand, if you suddenly find yourself overwhelmed... well, Swift Wind is kind of wheezing a little, but he appears out of nowhere, rears back on his hind legs, and tramples all over the back of an enemy in front of you. Yikes.]

Hop on, we're getting out of here!

now in the right place

[papawolf]

[ prep ]

[ Feral decides to reduce the risk of friendly fire, by dressing up like the others. Finding a shirt wasn’t a problem, but finding pants? He’s tossing a pair of pants behind him without even checking if anyone is there. Look out! Also he would be grateful for some help finding something that’ll fit. ]

[ helper wolf]

[ He’s heading to the front lines, but is willing to lend a hand to anyone in need or anyone wanting to deliver supplies out there. Feel free to boss him around or drag him into trouble. ]


[ Closed to Woofkin ]

[ He’s still on the fence on whether it's good that Saix isn’t chatty or not. He’s picking up one of the guns and offering it over to the scarred man to see if he needs it. You good on weaponry? Are we ready to go? ]

Milla & Julio

[tothemaxwell]

[The whole warehouse they are sent to is filthy with traps—rope traps, specifically. Nimbly side-stepping the traps, Milla is eerily calm. Her focus is unbroken, cutting down the wires and triggers where and when she can, moving steadily towards the goal.

Somewhere in here, is a guy with a scroll. And she's gonna beat the shit out of him, and get it. So far, so good, at least. After this, perhaps they could even head to the battlefield.]

How are you holding up, Julius?

[moonprisonpower]

battlefield;

[ things are pretty nuts out here!!! you may be getting overwhelmed by the amount of narutos coming at you, maybe you're in trouble, or maybe you're having the time of your life. either way, you hear a loud roar of: ]

MOVE ASIDE!

[ -- as this fuck comes blazing through, one hand clutching a giant claymore. he's cutting through the narutos, using the flat of the blade to sweep them right off their feet bc he's a disney character ]

[ ok jk there will probably be real violence ]

[ anyway, he just took care of the problem!! you're welcome!!! maybe get out of his way, he's acting a little like a... lunatic.. ;) right now ]

village;

[ to those of you who are injured, saix is one of you!!! his arm is clearly burned, but he doesn't seem to care. in his other hand, he has a first aid kit... he approaches you, looming dispassionately. he's going to murder you with it!! just kidding. he puts the kit down next to you. ]

Take care of that.

[ or he will..... maybe. ]

xion;

[ poor xion...... first her eye gets fucked up, and then she is forced to see saix with her one functioning eye. she did nothing to deserve that. saix takes one look at her, opens the first aid kit with his good arm, then pulls out some gauze. ]

We need to stop the bleeding.

[ wtf is this ]