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ɪʀᴏɴᴡᴏᴏᴅ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴇsʜᴀɪ ([personal profile] ironwood) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu_logs2016-04-15 12:00 pm

[EVENT | FOURTH WALL] THE DREAMING'S FLATULENCE | APRIL 15-30

Characters: ALL and plus ones. (Yes, fourth-wall characters, that means you.)
Date: April 15-30 2016 (2017 in-game)
Location: Mod-posted comment starters are for the immediate aftermath of the odd explosion which starts the event, but this log can also be used for anywhere in the setting anytime between April 15-30.
Situation: The College went BOOM. Weird people began appearing randomly in the city. After that, other buildings went BOOM even though nothing actually exploded besides the College. After that, scattered buildings developed spontaneous structural damage overnight. Could these events be related? You be the judge.
Warnings/Rating: Add warnings in subject headers as needed.

The morning of April 15th dawns cold, but clear. There isn't a cloud in the sky, the sun's barely risen, and in general the kedan are going about their daily lives - opening shops, heading to work, leading kirin through the city streets. In particular, there's a small but steady stream of people moving in and out of the College.

Then, without warning, a section of the College implodes.

During the following few days, an influx of strange Foreigners appear, seemingly dropped randomly by the Dreaming throughout Keeliai. Someone might end up in a canal, or on a rooftop. Someone else might find themselves flying through the air to land heavily in a disused alley. Someone might wake up in the corner of a kirin stable. A few might even land in Hatal on the mainland, and feel a curious draw leading them back towards the turtle. They arrive in the same unexpected manner as normal Foreigners; the only differences are the sheer amount of people arriving at once, and that none of the newcomers seem to possess any soul gems.

Also during the next few days, kedan and Foreigner alike might be startled by an exact replica of that thunderous boom from the College explosion echoing around Keeliai. This only occurs for about a week, but it occurs regularly, and the source of these strange echoes is impossible to trace.

Once the explosion echoes stop, investigators might notice that specific and exact sections of structural damage from the College appear on other buildings in Keeliai without any obvious cause. These cases of spontaneous long-term damage continue all the way through until April 30th.

Apart from those disruptions, life on the turtle is generally normal for the next two weeks - or as normal as it's possible for life to be when one lives on the back of a turtle where the most powerful gang makes the rules. No one can say for sure exactly when the strange Foreigners vanish again. Some will swear they all vanished at once; others will be equally sure they disappeared one by one over several days. One thing's for sure, however -- by the time April 30th draws to a close, not one of the strange Foreigners is left in Keeliai.



LINKS
The College | The Echoes | The Structural Damage | OOC Information post | Fourth-Wall Character Check-In


OOC
The top-level comments are for the explosion and its aftermath, but fourth-wall characters should feel free to use the rest of the post for anything within the setting! Just remember to label the top-level comment for location and date. You can also add more fourth-wall characters throughout the event at the character check-in, linked above. Please direct any questions to the OOC post.

Fourth-wall characters are also free to tag into player-posted logs and console/radio posts dated between April 15th and 30th! A quick reminder that fourth-wall characters will not have soul jewelry, and will not be able to create their own network posts or logs.
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[personal profile] undercherryblossoms 2016-05-08 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
"you have a Begleiter, Hyuuga-kun? And you still don't even look very old, so, excuse me for saying this, but I am slightly surprised. He must be an exceptional boy in every way, to feel like that about you. Andeven paperwork..."

Softly, and in a tone of voice one might use to a newlywed groom "Congratulations, Hyuuga-kun. If I believed in any gods I'd say they blessed you, if Konatsu-chan is the way you describe him."
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[personal profile] undercherryblossoms 2016-05-08 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
Ah... Well, to be honest, all the heavenly goals of Krowell-sama suddenly apparently always born Verlorennever mattered to much to him, as a human. Or rather, it mattered to him in a diffent way.

"So... did he get his Fragments back? Or reunited with his beloved Eve-sama?"

To imagine that happening right now is a bit overwhelming.

"I'm glad. He's finally- he finally no longer plagued by nightmares every night, hopefully... I.m so glad... Thank you. I know it's your own happiness, but still, thank you for helping our King achieve his goals. Maybe someday I'll even forgive myself that I couldn't help, at such a crucial time as your present time."

Also - yes, it was true about Ayanami-sama's recent fondness for Hyuuga. Yukikaze's recently noticed that his precious Lieutenant has slowly been falling in love with Hyuuga-kun - just don't tell Ayanami-sama, he'd surely deny it - and now he's glad for it. Especially now that he's dead. Krowell-sama once said that he hates being alone, because he has no feelings, so he needs someone to feel such things for him - and though Ayanami-sama had feelings now, surely more than ever now, still... Yukikaze would never rest easy if Ayanami-sama was left in solitude.

And after all, Krowell-sama even killed his mother so that his soul wouldn't be alone. Yukikaze wondered if Hyuuga knew that, or if he was still the only human being who knew that much.
Edited 2016-05-08 05:26 (UTC)
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[personal profile] undercherryblossoms 2016-05-08 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
No, I've never heard of such a kingdom. I'm from Barsburg Empire. Though my name might be of Raggs origin.

[might. well, it is, but that's not for a stranger to know. Though if she's from another world, she's never heard of both kingdoms, anyway]
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[personal profile] social_insect 2016-05-08 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
I'm from the United States of America, on the planet Earth, but that probably makes as much sense to you as those places do to me!
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[personal profile] undercherryblossoms 2016-05-08 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
I see. United, is it? Have they all been conquered by some king?

[that's what would make sense to him]
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[personal profile] social_insect 2016-05-08 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
What? No, they were a bunch of colonies that rebelled against some king and won. That was like two hundred years ago, though.
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[personal profile] undercherryblossoms 2016-05-08 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, a successful rebellion. That's fascinating.

They must have a really powerful army, if they're still successful after two ages.
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[personal profile] social_insect 2016-05-08 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
I guess so. I haven't really thought too much about it.
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[personal profile] undercherryblossoms 2016-05-08 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
No wonder, since you're the country's citizen.

I wonder why they rebelled. Do you know what was the history there?
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[personal profile] vexingshieldbearer 2016-05-08 07:01 am (UTC)(link)
"That's what the explanation was for. ... Was it not a good explanation?" Dexter nodded. "It was a terrible explanation. It's been a while since I talked science." Most sorcerers weren't too interested. "I don't suppose you've got a blueprint of those replicators just lying around, would you?"

Now that would be interesting--if he knew how it worked, maybe he could copy the process. Right now he felt like he was cheating, creating things and having them come out right when they weren't meant to.
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[personal profile] vexingshieldbearer 2016-05-08 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
"Kid named Fletcher in my unit," said Dexter automatically again, because filtering the memories with a response was easier then trying to throttle the lot. "War's on. Don't know what's happened to him."

It was enough of a controlled outlet that the bad memories sailed on by and Dexter took another, steadier breath. "The Guild. If I tried to walk out, would I regret it?"

Would it stop him? Probably not.
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[personal profile] vexingshieldbearer 2016-05-08 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
"That depends on what you mean by 'relaxing laws'. We're not allowed to use them around mortals, but I figure it doesn't matter much while I'm here." Since Dex, when he went back, was going back to die, it didn't make much difference. "Never heard of Ingary."

He didn't mention that it had been the name, more than the accent. Made him look good, after all.
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[personal profile] vexingshieldbearer 2016-05-08 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, my husband was one of them," Dex says, and rolls his eyes. "He won't shut up about what's changed, either." But he's smiling as he says it, an unconscious smile which softens his face substantially; and he doesn't say anything about what's going to happen to them afterward.

"That's true," he says instead, thoughtfully. "Shudder's pulled some delicious things out of gods only know what on God only knows how many occasions, but analogues are still only analogues. How far's your lab? Maybe it's the first thing I should try. At least then if it works we'll have something to eat while I make something else to test."
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[personal profile] holbydelboy 2016-05-08 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh." A pause. "I'm sorry." A hand goes to his shoulder, because what else can you really say? Fletch sounds like he means it, though.

"Right now? I guarantee it. In 24 hours, after I've kept you under observation, maybe not."
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I had hoped to boomerang yesterday, but had to work. :(

[personal profile] ninjainviolet 2016-05-08 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
In Sheena's case, it wasn't just because there was a Raine on Atia, but because she never forgot about her friends and thought about them often. Yes, that included Zelos.

Keeping in step with Raine, Sheena tried to follow what the mage was saying, nodding at some points, and furrowing her brows in others. Life and Death were easy to figure out. But Dreaming? That one was going to take some time. "What happened when all of you were trapped in there? Were you able to do anything?" The fact that Raine wasn't too focused on learning what had happened really didn't trouble the ninja. She knew her friend well enough that she hadn't forgotten about it; she probably just hadn't found the clue she needed.

Besides, the head of the Healers' Guild? Yeah. Busy.

She shot her friend a wry look over the "anomaly" comment. "Gee, thanks, Raine," she said in a matching tone. "Something I always wanted to be." She was joking, of course.

"And yes, you are," Sheena countered. They all were, as a matter-of-fact. "So, which logical argument won? The fact that the Healers' Guild would be useless if she needed its members' help?" Of course, she had to roll her eyes. "Raine, I don't think they argued for you to delegate at the Guild so you can lose yourself in research." She gave her friend a concerned look. "Promise me you'll work with others there, too."

It really wasn't a request. More of a command. Or was it a plea? Hard to tell.

"All right," Sheena said, a smile forming. "So, who's Solomon, Raine?" she asked with a lilt in her voice. A boyfriend? A husband? "Hmmm?" Oh, wait, she was talking about other things. "The Midnight Hotel? Is it in the center of the sectors? Or in the city?" For a moment, she stared before facepalming.

"Great. Just what I needed to fall into. Another battle for power."
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[personal profile] sexysunglassess 2016-05-08 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"What are you saying! I'm still young and spry!" He is older than Yukikaze remembers him as but that's besides the point. And Konatsu-chan.... That makes him laugh. Oh, Konatsu would love that. "He is, he's a very good begleiter, I found him myself~!" Or rather, Konatsu found him and didn't know he was a Black Hawk, even when they dueled. Poor Konatsu had no clue.

"He has some of them! He'll get the rest too!" Because it's Aya-tan. "He'll probably get Eve-chan back too." Somehow. He doesn't know how that works but the important thing is that it does work out somehow.

But his nightmares... Hyuuga was the only one, now, that ever saw their beloved King's sleeping face, although it was rare since Ayanami didn't really sleep much. He still had them, just not as often as in the past. And maybe some day, Hyuuga will be able to forgive Yukikaze for dying, too. But talking about things like that would be very hypocritical of him, especially right now, considering what he had been about to do when he found himself in this place. "Of course, I'll do absolutely anything for Aya-tan's sake! You know that."
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[personal profile] no_light 2016-05-08 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
He gets a bit twitchy at that, as destruction really hasn't been going well for him lately.

"Yes, of course, we will destroy them," he echoes after a moment of hesitation. "I don't think there are many Jedi." Although one untrained adept and a traitor were enough on Starkiller...
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[personal profile] dorkvader 2016-05-08 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"How many they are is irrelevant. I will see them fall."

Every. Last. One. His hatred toward the Jedi may have faded some with time and if the Emperor lied to him about killing Padmé and his son, then what else had he lied about.

Still, that doesn't mean he will fail to follow his masters command. Not without a very compelling reason.

"Perhaps you feel that you are incapable of facing them? Quiet your doubts, it is only a matter of time before you will be strong enough."
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[personal profile] no_light 2016-05-08 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"I..." His face crumbles, the façade of strength just falling apart to reveal the anguish underneath. This is why he wears a mask. No sabacc face whatsoever.

"Grandfather, there was... There was a Force user. Young and untrained. She resisted my mind probe when I captured her, and then she and Hux's traitorous stormtrooper defeated me in battle. It's where I got the scar on my face. I was..." He inhales sharply, squeezes his eyes shut. "I was weak. Weakened by Han Solo's death and by the Light that can't be quieted." He shakes his head. And he was injured, but that won't be an excuse to his grandfather, or to him. No excuses.
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[personal profile] undercherryblossoms 2016-05-08 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"I know you would, I don't have the words to thank you enough, in your language at least-- ah."

He looks thoughtful for a moment.

"I am not exaggerating, I truly don't. The truth is - though do not tell our King that I told you that - I just wasn't born in Barsburg Empire, no matter what my papers say, and that's the truth. I can trust you with that, because you're Hyuuga-kun."

"So - even if that's a crime, because normally, I would only be allowed to do so with Ayanami-sama's permission - allow me to thank you from the bottom of my heart, with no language barriers. Actually, you shouldn't be able to understand if I did that, though I never would, at home, but here, all languages are somehow strangely understendable."
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[personal profile] undercherryblossoms 2016-05-08 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
And now, he continues, suddenly switching to Raggs language.

Which, because of this place's translation, might not be apparent at all at first. Because Hyuuga-kun can still understand what Yukikaze's saying, anyway. What might be apparent is Raggs accent, no longer hidden at all, and the fact that Hyuuga has never heard Yukikaze speak without any half second hestiations between sentences before. And sound so comfortable.

Unless he ever eavesdropped Ayanami and Yukikaze when they were alone, which was also possible.

"Thank you for being born, Hyuuga-kun. Thank you for staying at his side, for being his current knight. No matter what he says, our precious King would hate being lonely, he always did. At home, in exile, and in new homeland of his. And that's why I wish to thank you. Even if this might be cheesy. You have my blessing, and may G--- no, I suppose not. May Verloren be with you."

And he bows.

Hyuuga has probably never heard Yukikaze say words like 'cheesy' as Kaze's never learned such trivial words in Barsburg language.

And now, in Barsburg language again "It has been a stressful day, so I suppose I have become slightly too talkative. But... we can change the subject now, if you prefer so, Hyuuga-kun."

Edited 2016-05-08 19:46 (UTC)
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[personal profile] dorkvader 2016-05-08 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"Then you have paid the price for your weakness. The next time the price will be higher."

He looks at his grandson, searching. The boys conflict is strong, as is his shame of it. It's something he felt once, long ago. Something he now resists feeling sympathy for. He can't help but wonder what made him join the dark side in the first place. It's not a choice made on a whim.

"The pull of the Light is strong, but it can be overcome. You will learn."

That last bit isn't encouragement so much as an implied threat of what will happen if he doesn't.
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[personal profile] highprofilerichkid 2016-05-09 08:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Your husband was here last year and now he's back? I wonder how many other people are frequent flyers." If there's a few, that's an interesting data point. This temporary Foreigner influx seems to work a lot like the normal spell - there are certain people and certain universes it seems to access more easily.

"My lab's not too far. It's a walk, but its not far enough for the tram line. It's in the Sky Sector, at the College." He gestures In the general direction and starts walking.

[[Thread continues here.]]
Edited 2016-05-18 08:12 (UTC)
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[personal profile] highprofilerichkid 2016-05-09 08:40 am (UTC)(link)
"Cheese is awesome," Tony agrees solemnly. "Especially on pizza. Nice to meet you, Janet. I haven't run into you in my world yet, but I'll keep an eye out. So we go to school together in your universe? And... Why 'Wasp'?"

That sounds like a nickname with a story behind it. Or possibly a code name.
Edited 2016-05-09 08:42 (UTC)
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work happens to the best of us, alas ;;

[personal profile] ruinsprofessor 2016-05-09 09:19 am (UTC)(link)
"It was much like a dream," Raine said wryly. "If a waking one. I'm sure time passed, but it seemed like a week at most, rather than a year. And it was shared, as well: I was able to show some of my friends a dream of Iselia. It was shaped more from memory than fact, as dreams are."

Raine laughed quietly, and shook her head. "It was pointed out that my skills are better used healing than scheduling," she said, electing to simply ignore the assertion that she was that bad. (The fact she had been told multiple times she needed a hobby had nothing to do with it.) "But-- no. I won't shut myself away with my research, if that's your concern. I don't think my friends would let me, at any rate, and it's better with a partner, or more." Ideas could be bounced back and forth, sharpened much more efficiently that way than alone.

And there she smiled, the quietly fond expression of a person in love. "That's how I came to know Solomon, in point of fact. Joint research on the nature of this world." She recognized that almost-teasing tone of Sheena's voice, but she met it mostly evenly. Mostly. "He's my fiancé; we plan to marry sometime in the next few months. As for the Hotel, it's trans-dimensional, and has widespread entrances, but only one building. It's a fascinating piece of work-- the magic involved seems to shape mana without consuming it."

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