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Entry tags:
- !cultist arc,
- !cultist arc | events,
- ayumu yamazaki | peace maker kurogane,
- chikusa kakimoto | katekyo hitman reborn,
- d2 | alive,
- event log,
- garry | ib,
- ken joshima | katekyo hitman reborn!,
- nagito komaeda | dangan ronpa,
- nanako dojima | persona 4,
- shun kurosaki | yu-gi-oh! arc-v,
- wendy | kuroshitsuji,
- ω add | elsword,
- ω ao | akatsuki no yona,
- ω butch cassidy | drifters,
- ω davesprite | homestuck,
- ω eric surt | k,
- ω ichiru kiryuu | vampire knight,
- ω jakob | fire emblem fates,
- ω lux crownguard | league of legends,
- ω maria eve | senki zesshou symphogear,
- ω mikleo | tales of zestiria,
- ω misaki yata | k,
- ω reisi munakata | k,
- ω sha gojyo | saiyuki,
- ω sharak sanzo | saiyuki,
- ω shion | no. 6,
- ω shunpei sanada | daiya no ace
018 | Season Spirits
Who: Everyone!
What: Season spirits and spooky things
When: IC August 1-15
Where: The Near Shore and Far Shore
Summary: It's the time for spirits to get a bit more 'lively'.
August is a spiritual season in Japan with many people preparing for the Obon festival but many others get into the spirit in another way. All across Japan, people have begun to share their favorite summer ghost stories. Movie theaters advertise the hottest horror flick of the season, teenagers challenge each other to do trials of courage, haunted houses begin to pop up, and it feels like you can't change the channel without switching to some ghost hunting urban legend special. All of this talk about spirits comes at a cost, though.
July comes and passes easily enough but it's almost as if as soon as August begins, so do the incidents. There's an increase in spiritual activity and shenanigans on both shores. Some of them are harmless spooks but others are much more sinister. Arm yourselves with all of the ofuda and omamori you can find and get out there and restore peace!
Possessed Possessions
Inhabitants of the Far Shore may awaken to find their sheets trying to strangle them and shoes stomping on the floor around them. Others may go about their day and find out their teapots suddenly only serve lukewarm tea or their weapons are trying to take swings at them. They're just playful spirits that will abandon their hosts if you shove any ofuda/omamori at them or yell loudly enough. They aren't malicious spirits... they were only just trying to have some fun.
Spirited Festivals
There's a festival every weekend and some of them have set up haunted houses for patrons to visit. You have your standard haunted house thrills... costume make up, jump scares, special effects smoke, the usual! But it looks like some real ghosts have made themselves at home here. Visitors are going in and emerging hours later absolutely traumatized. It looks like once you enter, the real spirits walk you around in circles and give you real scares. There are some spirits here just to have fun thrills and these are spirits that can be chased away with regular ofuda. But it looks like the more violent ones are actually ayakashi out for vengeance. Be careful in there!
Cursed Charms
There sure are some weird trends out there, huh? The latest one is buying cursed trinkets off the internet and passing them off as gifts to unsuspecting victims whether it be to prank a friend or get revenge on an enemy. Cursed mirrors, dolls, fake ofuda, VHS tapes, and so on are being passed around the Near Shore and spreading all sorts of curses.
Haunting Hour
There are reports of violent attacks at night-- people being pulled into alleys and attacked, school children being chased by slashers while walking home from school, homes being broken into-- and all of it is done without a single clue left behind to explain who did it. People are warned to be careful at night and as the sun begins to set, something happens. The hour between sunset and dark is supposed to be the scariest hour them all. At this time, the shadows are suspiciously bigger and darker and you constantly see things just out of the corner of your eye. Suddenly, the wind blows cold and there's a rotten smell in the air like blood. It's Oumagatoki, the hour evil spirits meet. Small time ayakashi and spirits on the verge of becoming ayakashi spill into the streets and begin to terrorize others. Protect the people of the Near Shore and watch your own backs.*
* These are just generic ayakashi! Nothing special, nothing specific. Feel free to make up and NPC your own two-bit ayakashi.
THEN WHO WAS PHONE?
In the evening, everyone will receive a set of coordinates and a message from an Anonymous sender,
Wildcard
Choose your own adventure! Feel free to make up your own prompts. Ronald Knox's player (diehardreaper) has offered up their temple as a test of courage in the Far Shore for those who want to try their luck. Check out their description under the Baron's manor.
In Summary:
What: Season spirits and spooky things
When: IC August 1-15
Where: The Near Shore and Far Shore
Summary: It's the time for spirits to get a bit more 'lively'.
August is a spiritual season in Japan with many people preparing for the Obon festival but many others get into the spirit in another way. All across Japan, people have begun to share their favorite summer ghost stories. Movie theaters advertise the hottest horror flick of the season, teenagers challenge each other to do trials of courage, haunted houses begin to pop up, and it feels like you can't change the channel without switching to some ghost hunting urban legend special. All of this talk about spirits comes at a cost, though.
July comes and passes easily enough but it's almost as if as soon as August begins, so do the incidents. There's an increase in spiritual activity and shenanigans on both shores. Some of them are harmless spooks but others are much more sinister. Arm yourselves with all of the ofuda and omamori you can find and get out there and restore peace!
Possessed Possessions
Spirited Festivals
Cursed Charms
- Bad luck. As long as you're in possession of the cursed item, you'll be followed by bad luck to varying degrees depending on the quality of the charm.
- Fear. Holding onto this charm results in intense, crippling fear. The fear can manifest as an intense paranoia at all times or being frozen with fear in the face of danger. Some say you can even die of fright...
- Sickness. This charm is pretty straightforward. Having this charm just makes you feel incredibly under the weather and your health will worsen the longer you have the charm.
- Evil. Holding onto this charm results in you being followed attracting evil instead of warding it. Suddenly, you feel as though you are always being followed, as if something is stalking you and clearly out to get you. You begin to run into smaller ayakashi at first but they keep growing in strength and number until you can't fight anymore.
- Bad romance. Someone's meddled with a romance charm so it ends relationships instead of making them! People stuck with this charm are suddenly hyper aware of the faults of others. Everything gets on your nerves and you can't stand being around that person because they're just that annoying. It doesn't just work on couples! It also works on friends and relatives too.
- Bears? An oddly specific curse. It looks like someone has taken a protection from bears charm and made it so now you attract bears where ever you go. Some of them are nice but others...
Haunting Hour
* These are just generic ayakashi! Nothing special, nothing specific. Feel free to make up and NPC your own two-bit ayakashi.
THEN WHO WAS PHONE?
I want to talk about theEveryone receives it and there is no way to track where the message came from. If you follow the directions, you'll arrive at a small temple on the outskirts of a city. A sacred fire is lit on the grounds for people to dispose of any cursed or old charms they may have collected. Hang around a bit and it'll become obvious that no one knows who has gathered all of you here tonight. The only ones around are gods and shinki. It doesn't look like any evil spirits are around so other than being invited to the middle of no where at night... there's nothing to worry about. If you wait around, nothing will happen. So while you're here, you might as well discuss the strange happenings! Or tell ghost stories around the fire.
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Wildcard
diehardreaper) has offered up their temple as a test of courage in the Far Shore for those who want to try their luck. Check out their description under the Baron's manor.In Summary:
- Beat the heat by feeling a scary chill
- Deal with cursed and spirit-imbued items
- Keep the Near Shore people safe
- Chat about your scary encounters
- Have fun~
fear
It actually hurt! Nike couldn't help find it odd that she had actually walked in on someone. With interest, she'll turn to the person she had rammed into, an apologetic smile appearing.]
Ah, sorry abou--
[That's when she'll notice an interesting detail about the person before her: 1) it was a girl and 2) she had a expression that alarmed her greatly -- she was terrified. Why? Concern will reflect in her eyes.]
H-Hey. Are you okay? [Her gaze will be in her surroundings for a moment.] I didn't...interrupt anything?
Re: fear
I-I'm okay--
[She says as her eyes dart back and forth from side to side, as if looking out for something.]
I'm sorry... I have to... I have to..
[Chinatsu starts to back away, still looking around as if something was hiding in the crowd.]
no subject
With that in mind, Nike will raise her hand in a form of surrender while showing the other girl she was unharmed as well.]
H-Hey, I know, you're in a hurry, right? So am I. I have somewhere to be, but I don't really want to go by myself. [With a weak expression of her own.] It's scary, isn't it? Being alone in a very crowded spot. Even if most of those around can't see us, it's still nerve-wrecking having someone look through you.
[Taking a cautious step forward, she'll slowly offer her a hand.]
I always notice little kids holding hands to feel less afraid. Maybe we'll both feel better after doing it too? What do you think?
no subject
Ok..okay...
[Slowly, she reaches out, hesitating for a moment before taking it.]
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Thank you. I feel a lot better like this.
[It felt nostalgic to her for some reason. Could it be her mistaking that feeling for comfort? Who knows, but for now she'll offer her companion a smile.]
I'm Nike, by the way. What's your name?
no subject
Chintasu...
[Whenever someone got too close, she would squeeze Nike's hand a little tighter.]
no subject
[All responded while glancing her surroundings one more time, noticing her hand was squeezing hers' every so often. What was she so afraid of? All she saw was the everyday, ordinary, residents of the Near Shore. Was she afraid of crowds?
For now, she'll need to take her somewhere less crowded to put it to the test, but where would be a good spot? There will be some debilitation until turning her attention to Chintasu.]
Do you want to rest at the library for a bit? Today is pretty hot and crowded, huh? I'd just might suffocate at this rate...
[Which isn't entirely a lie, considering it was summer, but she figures it could be a good excuse to find out the reason for the other girl's fear. Why go to a crowded area -- or anywhere for that matter -- if she was feeling so afraid?]
no subject
Sure..sure that's fine...
no subject
Hey? Let's go in there for a bit.
[In no time, they'll be greeted by the air conditioning of the store upon entering through, Nike will take a deep breath as she enjoys the change of temperature.]
Much, much, better! I really love these types of places that feel so much cooler inside. [Turning to her companion.] Don't you think so?
no subject
Ye..yeah, it does.
[It did feel nice to cool down.]
I'm sorry about this..I'm not usually this way..
no subject
No worries, no worries. You don't need to apologize at all. It's tough to control the way we feel sometimes. Fear, especially.
[Somehow, she had a feeling she may have felt the same way as the other girl once. It was an odd though, but it didn't feel like a lie neither.]
...when did it start? If you're normally not like this, then there must be a reason behind it. Did you perhaps encounter a weird ayakashi or something?
no subject
[She shook her head, now wondering if maybe she just didn't notice.]
no subject
Did you happen to wake up feeling this way perhaps? I don't really know you, so it's hard to determine the type of person you normally are, so if there is anything that sticks out about today, anything at all, then let me know. I'll try my best to help you figure this out.
no subject
[She looks up at Nike apologetically]
I'm sorry, you're really trying your best..and you really don't have to.
no subject
[Even if her confessed anxiety from before was a lie, she wasn't going to drop it any time soon. So far, Chinatsu seems to have calm down which was enough for her.]
...and besides, I wouldn't feel right in not trying to figure this out. I don't really want to leave you alone until I'm absolutely certain you'll be okay.
no subject
I..I should be..maybe I'll...get over it or something.
[She attempted to laugh it off, but it really didn't feel like that was going to happen.]
no subject
[There was doubt in her voice, not after witnessing the terrified expression she gave to her upon their first encounter. The very thought of gaining such a look from anyone -- especially a handsome girl -- left her beyond uneasy. It hurt. Startle her, even. She'll never forget it.]
Are you sure? I don't mind staying around until you feel better. [Or maybe.] Or until you're somewhere safe. Is there anywhere you'd like to go that will help?
no subject
[If it was going away, it wasn't going away right at this moment.]
Talk about something, anything..like..I dunno, your hobbies?
[That lame question made her laugh at least.]