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ɪʀᴏɴᴡᴏᴏᴅ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴇsʜᴀɪ ([personal profile] ironwood) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu_logs2015-04-14 11:30 pm

[EVENT|4TH WALL] THE NEWCOMERS’ ARRIVAL | APRIL 15-22

Characters: ALL and plus ones.
Date: April 15-22 2015 (2016 in-game)
Location: Farmlands outside the city walls, but this log can also be used for locations within the city.
Situation: Spring planting - fourth wall event, week one!
Warnings/Rating: Add warnings as needed.

The days for the festival dawn sunny if a bit chilly, but the air is clear and the soggy ground has dried enough that there isn’t too much mud in the lanes between fields and homesteads. The broad dirt path to the Woodsmen’s land leads past the tram-line construction, lined with waving ribbons on sticks along the sides. The Woodsmen’s territory circles the city, separated from the city’s walls by five hundred yards of neutral land.

The festival’s central area is Liangken’s Clearing, and this is where the festival will begin and end each day. Liangken is an ancient tree, among the oldest on the turtle’s back. Though it doesn’t flower or bear much in the way of leaves anymore, the kedan have cultivated it carefully and now it’s an excellent representation for the revitalisation of old wisdom.



The lanes between the fields and homesteads will house the stalls, contests and walking areas. The Woodsmen will be keeping an eye on these to prevent anyone from walking off the marked paths. The homesteads provide ‘hotspots’ in among the lanes and fields, with Woodsmen families lending their yards to the comfort and entertainment of their guests.

In general, the Woodsmen are a taciturn, soft-spoken lot who nevertheless take great pride in their work. Their lands are all but sacred -- they accept no attitude, no trespassing, no attempts to thwart their authority. This causes some noticeable tension with the Snakes, who are accustomed to being the sole enforcers within the city; but though there may be some ill tempers and raised voices, at no point will anyone come to blows. It’s hard to argue with someone built like a brick wall and carrying sharp farm implements.

The Woodsmen are a touch anxious about having strangers on their land and this shows in them being overly officious or bossy, but at the same time their pride shows clearly and they are eager to show off the state of their lands, their greenhouses, and their farming processes -- practically without being asked. The residents of Keeliai tend to think of the Woodsmen as ‘cowards’, and the Woodsmen are taking this opportunity to prove themselves otherwise with feats of strength and tall tales.

Due to the farmers’ hours of “early to bed and early to rise”, the festival ends in the early evening at sundown, but begins again before dawn -- usually by greeting the sun with a song.




LINKS
Heojin, Ran and Lin | Liangken’s Clearing | Stalls and Lanes | OOC Information post | 4th Wall Character Check In


OOC
While Heojin and his bodyguards are open to everyone (including fourth-wall characters!), they are not available for small talk and general directionless CR. For the integrity of the mod’s inbox, please only request a thread with him if you already have an idea of what you’d like your character to ask/do. Other NPCs can be requested by sending a PM to the appropriate journals directly, with the same guidelines.

The top-level comments are for the festival, but fourth-wall characters should feel free to use the rest of the post for anything within the city of Keeliai itself! Just remember to label the top-level comment for location and date.
wrathfulkhan: (With fire and blood // chatvert)

we love you

[personal profile] wrathfulkhan 2015-04-19 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
[He's crying, and he's ashamed of it, but he can't stop. Everything in the past week has been designed to wear him down as if by some evil genie, and this is the last straw.

It takes him several minutes to be able to speak.]
God, I didn't think I'd ever see you again.
unetrustworthy: (inquisitive)

[personal profile] unetrustworthy 2015-04-19 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
That it would stop when Malicant was defeated?

[It didn't take a genius to complete that sentence.]

I wish I could tell you why it's happening, but I don't know. Those of us that were here from before were given the choice to stay. Other than that, it's just like it was before.

Lots of questions, very few answers.
craftlife: (Are you for srs rn // chatvert)

[personal profile] craftlife 2015-04-19 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
Oh thank God, he's moving off. Deon is about to run in the opposite direction when Vincent's words actually register in his brain.

"'Delusional hallucination'..." He gives a start, chasing after Vincent. "This is real! You're not hallucinating, don't do anything stupid!"

So, basically, don't be you, you psychotic lug.
coyotesolo: (pic#6591667)

[personal profile] coyotesolo 2015-04-19 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
"You don't think I know that?" Of course he does, how can he not? While Herc might have had longer actively piloting, Stacker was there from the start. Went over the material and risks from the beginning. Was the one who helped make the program actually succeed at the beginning, who had reported on it to his superiors at the time.

The wound has to be fresh for Herc; but Stacker was the one who helped make the decision. He willingly died with it, but now, apparently, he has to live with it, too. He had nothing to do with Herc's wife's death, but everything to do with his son's.

He snaps to something else. "What happened after?"
ruinsprofessor: (melancholy)

[personal profile] ruinsprofessor 2015-04-19 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
Yes.

[That was about the standard reaction. Raine rested one hand over her heart, fingers curled in the fabric of her jacket; it didn't look like a wholly conscious gesture.]

We were very, very lucky. The friendships we had grown-- in most cases, it seemed those were enough to break the hold.

We still don't know if Tu Vishan himself is truly alive.
sadisticmoose: (Amoosed)

[personal profile] sadisticmoose 2015-04-19 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
Vincent stops. This is probably the last thing that Deon wants, but... well, he asked for it.

Turning around, he fixes Deon with a look. "Not hallucinating?" He says, before laughing again, shaking his head. "Last I checked, I was in the hangar. Now, I'm in a country lane, looking at your sorry face."

He's going to fold his arms, looking at Deon, levely. "What about this situation isn't an hallucination, mate?"
asoothingvoice: ([Mama] Concerned)

[personal profile] asoothingvoice 2015-04-19 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
Thank God.

[But if the turtle isn't truly alive...]

Is the whole thing still... moving?
oldmanstriker: (ohno)

[personal profile] oldmanstriker 2015-04-19 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
Another deep breath. He seizes on the new topic.

"The breach is sealed. Both Gipsy's pilots are still alive." It's tersely said and almost has an undercurrent of "unlike Striker's." But that was unfair... it really was. They had no choice and... it wasn't Stacker's fault.

It wasn't anyone's fault. At least, no-one human. He couldn't blame them.
asoothingvoice: ([Neutral] Talking 9)

[personal profile] asoothingvoice 2015-04-19 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
[The fact she decided to stay here raises questions, too. She would have thought a girl Midii's age would have wanted to go home, that most people would, unless...

Well, the girl did seem to be mostly on the private side, before. Maybe for an unfortunately good reason.]


And I'm guessing the kedan either don't know, or aren't going to tell us?
unetrustworthy: (you make a good point)

[personal profile] unetrustworthy 2015-04-19 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
Mostly the former, I think.

[If she were to guess, just based on everything that had happened since.]
asoothingvoice: ([Mama] Comforting)

[personal profile] asoothingvoice 2015-04-19 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
Gene, I'm so sorry. I wouldn't have left without letting people know if I had the choice. Definitely not with when it seemed to happen.

[Especially if she had known it would've resulted in something like this. Not when he was having such a hard time in the first place.]
craftlife: (What the what // chatvert)

[personal profile] craftlife 2015-04-19 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
He did, and now he's deeply regretting it.

"You were in the h--"

A hand goes to Deon's mouth.

"Vincent, what's the last thing you remember?"

If he's lucky, maybe - maybe - he can avert a catastrophe. Sorry, Deon, that is not how this works.
redlightgreenlight: (expressionless)

With Permission | Heojin

[personal profile] redlightgreenlight 2015-04-19 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
It was her promise to Jackie that brought her out of the Hotel and to the festival, but it was the witnessed argument between a Snake and one of the Woodsman that caused her to seek out the leader himself. The surprising revelation that there had been a relationship, at one point at least, between Meisheng and Heojin was interesting information, although how it connected to Yunxu was still unknown to her. There was a story here, and she was hoping to hear it.

Finding Heojin wasn't exactly difficult, all she had to do was follow the combined whispers of reverence and disgust. Besides that, he was a very honorable looking man, and of course she recognized him from the meeting that had occurred so long ago.

"Excuse me," she said quietly as she approached, "May I have a few moments of your time?"
ruinsprofessor: (calm)

[personal profile] ruinsprofessor 2015-04-19 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
We're still moving, yes. We made landfall in January, though it seems we've been drifting with the currents rather than anything more directed.

[Tu Vishan could be simply exhausted. Or dead. Or comatose. Or the body might live while any consciousness had been consumed by Malicant. There were too many options.]
sadisticmoose: (AI is a crapshoot)

[personal profile] sadisticmoose 2015-04-19 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Vincent shakes his head again. Alright. He'll indulge this delusion.

"I was headed to the hangar to put an end to your little Experiment. Once and for all." And he's going to shift to turn away. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to get back to it."
youtaketheshot: (a little edgy)

[personal profile] youtaketheshot 2015-04-19 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
Reflex kicks in as Max heads his way and Chuck drops to his knees to ruffle the dog before he even knows he's moved. Save for a brief glance down, his gaze remains fixed on his father.

"What are you doing here?" The same question again, a little more controlled this time but still firm.
coyotesolo: (pic#6591667)

[personal profile] coyotesolo 2015-04-19 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
He's too aware of the situation to say 'good'. Not with the result. Mako still alive, even Raleigh Becket, when Herc's kid died with him.

"We succeeded," instead.
oldmanstriker: (nervoustwitch)

[personal profile] oldmanstriker 2015-04-19 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
"I could ask you the same question."

He really could, because... Well.

His, now free, hand clenches into a fist. He's holding back from just walking right over there and hugging his son. At least, for the moment. He needs to know what he's dealing with.

"You're... dead. I... Fuck... I must be going bloody insane."
punchykicky: (side glance down)

your mullet is no match for my mullhawk

[personal profile] punchykicky 2015-04-19 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Doyle hears him muttering as he passes by, tossing his head and offering a wry grin. "I don't know what to tell you, man," he says, throwing up his hands in an exaggerated fashion. "I mean, passing out and waking up in another country is how all the best parties end."
gathersnomoss: (smiling)

[personal profile] gathersnomoss 2015-04-19 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
I... I take it that someone told you what happened. At least the short version.
oldmanstriker: (sigh)

[personal profile] oldmanstriker 2015-04-19 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
"You succeeded." Herc confirms, letting his shoulders slump a bit, realising how tensed up he's been for these past minutes, if only by the pain in his broken arm.

"The world's saved. The war's over... Only took 15 bloody years."
sadisticmoose: (ready for anything)

[personal profile] sadisticmoose 2015-04-19 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Vincent shoots the other man a glare, before he's going to turn to walk away.

"There was no bloody party." At least, not yet. "I'm hallucinating." He concludes, mostly to himself. "Fuck... I need to wake up."

Excuse him, Doyle, he's just going to start walking.
youtaketheshot: (let's do something really stupid)

[personal profile] youtaketheshot 2015-04-19 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
He's about to speak again when Herc beats him to it. Hearing that he's dead and gone stings more than he ever thought it would, but Chuck does his best to keep it from showing. It's true then. He's really gone. As for his father, Chuck still has no idea but he'll take this one step at a time. It's too much to face all at once. His eyes close a moment, the man taking a second to seize control of himself before he looks down to the dog.

"Yeah. Stacker and I..." The man looks up again and smirks but his eyes betray the bravado. It's a struggle to keep it together. "Did the mission succeed? Did they get the job done?"
oldmanstriker: (chewedout)

[personal profile] oldmanstriker 2015-04-19 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah." He mumbles, automatically. "The breach is closed, both of 'em survived." Where you didn't. They came back.

You didn't.

It's completely unsaid, yet it hangs in the air. Heavy.

"The world's saved. Thanks to you."
punchykicky: (tiny grin)

[personal profile] punchykicky 2015-04-19 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
"Wow, rude. What if you really are dreaming? Just doom me to nonexistence, why don't you?" Doyle shrugs, then adds, "To be fair, I don't think you're dreaming. But hey, if you wanted to check..."

He cheerfully slams a fist into his palm, grinning.

"Just say the word. I'd be happy to help out a stranger in need."
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