013 | How To Save A Life

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Investigating suicides
When: Afternoon June 16
Where: The Near Shore (Tokyo)
Summary: Investigation and reporting
Warnings: Talk of suicide/suicide ideation.



There has been a very sudden, very disturbing increase in the number of suicides committed in Tokyo recently. While this sometimes happens for naturally occurring reasons, the Heavens have a suspicion that something is wrong here. So they are enlisting the help of any gods and shinki that are willing to give their time, including newly arrived gods and shinki who will be informed of their situation before being directed anywhere.

It's up to you whether you are interested in helping the Heavens out, they only want those who are willing to lend a hand. Though if your god/shinki forces you along with them, that should be fine too.



Briefing

The briefing of the situation will be happening at the Meeting Hall of the gods, orders coming directly from Suijin herself. After the explanation is given, gods and shinki will be given supplies to help them, including books on how to help people in bad situations, water bottles, and some light snacks to take with them. This could go all night, so make sure you stock up on what you need before you take off.

The Streets

Streets that are usually bustling and loud are somber and awkward now. Many of the people seem to be down in the dumps and those who aren't are so put off by the situation that they are keeping mostly quiet. When approached, the ones who are obviously depressed will talk only of how life isn't worth it and how they wish it was all over. Others will comment on how confusing this all is coming from the people that are depressed. NPC interaction with mods will be available, but you are welcome to control your own NPCs as well.

Ayakashi

Perhaps unsurprisingly, those who spend enough time talking to the people in Tokyo will suddenly realize that there are a number of ayakashi attaching themselves to each of the affected people. That's right, multiple ayakashi connected to each person. They will have to be destroyed to free the person from their depressing thoughts, but there sure are a lot of them around. And, to make matters worse, a very aggressive, noisy kind of ayakashi will show up randomly to interfere with everything. They require teamwork to defeat and are hell-bent on attacking gods and shinki rather than humans.

Reporting In

Reports about what you have seen and who you have saved and what you have destroyed can be taken back to the Meeting Hall where Suijin will be waiting to be briefed. Those who bring her information are likely to be rewarded, though they might not realize just what kinds of rewards they are receiving.

In Summary:

• Get informed
• Go do some fieldwork
• Find and defeat some ayakashi
• Save some lives
• Report back in to Suijin
• Have fun~

Comments

[adventurology]

[Lara shakes her head, glad for once that they aren't exactly the most visible of people. That makes sticking close to this girl easier, especially in these crowded Tokyo streets.]

They didn't, not that I'm aware of. But I feel like we'll know it when we see it.

[The girl, still making those upsetting little noises, stumbles into a nearby alley, leaning heavily against the wall. She seems a little out of it, almost delirious even, and that sets Lara more on edge than if there was a monster lurking around.]

Is she ill, you think?

[giftedistheterm]

She's certainly hurting.

[As for what kind of illness, the doctor can't make a proper diagnosis without a closer look. It won't run the risk of her noticing them unless he tries touching her, as it's rather hard for normal people to ignore a hand on their shoulder the way they seem to ignore a couple of foreigners just out of the corner of their eye. Hopefully that won't be necessary and just stepping into the alley shouldn't risk anything, as if there is an ayakashi it's very well hidden.

Which isn't a very encouraging thought. Remembering the first monster he fought with Lara Simon looks up to make sure there's nothing lurking on the buildings above before stepping into the alley and approaching the girl.]

I don't see--wait.

[Something moved, and it wasn't the girl, though it did make her shoulders bunch up and draw out another muffled sob. Yet there was no obvious sign of a monster. Was it in her bag, or underneath...?]

[adventurology]

[Lara was going to say something, try and comment but her thoughts cut off when he said wait, her hand immediately going to the holster at her hip, pulling the pistol she kept there. Dark eyes looked from him to the bag, and that's when she spotted it. Something about the size of a cat, scraping along the ground, just inside the girl's shadow, clinging to the underside of the bag..]

There it is. Simon, back up a pace.

[They had to get the bag away from the girl. She was...oh...]

She's literally carrying it around with her. Emotional baggage given flesh...