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Entry tags:
- !cultist arc,
- !cultist arc | events,
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- 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~
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[Pot, meet kettle.
She follows after him again, this time staying a little closer. Not because she got a little spooked, psh.
This room, just like the others, was dark, save for a few candles on the table. It looked like they entered the dining room. The table was set up like a banquet had been prepared, except the dishes were all hidden beneath silvers covers.]
I'm guessing there's a head under one of those.
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[ He feels this is a valid argument here. ]
Who are you, anyway?
[ Edging into the new room, he eyes the spread dubiously, giving a visible shudder at her words. ]
Uhh, no thanks. Pretty sure I lost my appetite before I even walked in here, but that's certainly not going to help it. Pass.
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Chinatsu..Hiyama. You?
[She introduces herself as she walks and looks around the room. When she makes it to another door, she tries to open it, but to no avail.]
Tsk, why the hell would they send us here?
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[ Because what are first names? He refuses to give it to anyone.
Their options for getting out are going back the way they came or through the door Chinatsu is trying. There's not even any windows in here and the only light comes from the flickering candelabras decorating the table.
Yata sighs in exasperation. ]
Because they're trying to freak us out. Which means we probably gotta do something before the doors open to let us out. [ He grimaces and casts a dubious glance at the table and the covered plates set up as the centerpiece of the room. ]
Which probably means lifting at least some of those.
[ He really hates these things... ]
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It seems Yata was right, because two chairs suddenly pulled out and away from the table.]
.....I...think we're supposed to sit there.
[She glances over at him. Yeah, this wasn't freaky at all.]
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Shit, I hate this place more with every minute. [ Which is what has him casting a glare at the general area of the ceiling. ] Hear that? Fuck you!
[ Definitely glowering now, he marches over and sinks down in one of the chairs with an irritated huff. ] There, happy?
[ The show of irritation lasts all of three seconds before a hand wraps around his ankle and pulls and Yata gives a startled yell as he's practically dragged out of his chair. kicking at a figure that isn't actually there. ]
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[She asks after watching him for a while, taking a seat as well.]
You sure don't look like you want to be her--
[His scream makes her jump.]
What's wrong?!
[It looks like he's trying to fight something off. Chinatsu tries to get up to help him out, but she feels something holding her arms down on the arm rests.]
What---
[She tries again. There's nothing visibly holding her either.]
I-- I can't move!!
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At her alarmed comment, he tears his glance away from where he'd been sitting to where she's now stuck. ]
Dammit. Hold on.
[ Hurrying over, he tries to drag her chair back away from the table. It works, sort of, putting a few feet of distance between her and it, but even he can feel the resistance tugging against his efforts, like he's taking part in some weird game of weird tug of war. Until this, too, releases with an abruptness that leaves him stumbling. ]
There. Can you move now?
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Once he manages to pull her away, she immediately checks too see if she can move her arms. Yes, she can. And she is OUT of that chair.]
What..what the hell was that?! Did you see what got you?!
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[Seemed weird for ghosts to haunt other ghosts.]
At least we know we can hit them.
[As if taking that as a challenge, the cutlery on the dining table began to shift, the sharper ones suddenly being flung off from the table right in their direction.]
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Although as the cutlery starts rattling and raising up in the air, his eyes widen in alarm. ]
Oh shit. We gotta go. Now.
[ Which is why, in a very un-Yata-like move, he reaches out and grabs her arm and pulls, rushing her towards the far door once more.
If it doesn't open this time? He'll just blow a hole through it. He's 300% done with this place already. ]
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How are we going to get out of here?!
[She ducks as a knife heads their way this time. Whoever set up this place sure had a fucked ho sense of humor.
The explosion that followed answered her question.]
Wha--how--?!
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[ Mostly because he needs his focus at the moment. he'll explain later. He doesn't let go of his hold as he darts down the hall outside. The lights dim, darken, and a strange howling fills the air behind them but like hell is Yata stopping now. Instead he's looking for the quickest damn exit he can find.
Which just happens to be.... a window? ]
Shit. Whatever. We're taking it. Get ready to jump!
[ He makes a motion with his hand, something that almost looks like the gesture for a Borderline but instead it summons fire, the Red Aura spilling out of him to wrap around his arm and then explode ahead of them. It hits the window and glass goes exploding outwards ahead of them, leaving it wide open. Yata doesn't slow as he races them towards it. ]
Ooc: i.. wasn't sure if they were on a lower or higher floor ahaha
We're jumping?!
[Crap! When he quickens his pace, she runs to match his. It was that or get skewered by dining utensils---not that she could decide which was worse at the moment.]
ME EITHER. /wings it!
[ Because did she really want to stay here and reason with the ghosts instead? They didn't seem all that inclined to cooperate.
Not that he gives her much time to debate the options because the distance between them and the window quickly closes and outside a dark sky can be seen. He thought they'd been on the first floor, but that didn't look like the ground immediately on the other side.
Shit. ]
Jump! Don't let go of my hand.
[ Because he's pretty sure he can protect them from whatever drop is out there. Even if he isn't on his board. ]
YAY FOR WINGING IT
She screams as they fall towards the ground that's too dark to even see. Was this how she was going to die--a second time?]
\o/
Yata winces at her screams, because ow, but still manages to shoot a burst of fire beneath them, wrapping them almost in a bubble for a long moment before it breaks the impact of their landing, softening it just enough that it doesn't jar too bad when his feet hit the ground. There's a moment of wobbling before he almost goes staggering forward to land flat on his face, but luckily, he manages to catch himself at the last moment and not look like a complete idiot for once. ]
Re: \o/
although she technically already is. Slowly she peeks up from his shoulder, finally seeing that they've somehow survived that fall.She pulls back just enough to look at him in his face]
Holy crap we survived that?!
[Then she gasps, looking him over]
Wait--Are you okay!?
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[ At her question, he lowers her to the ground to set her back on her feet again before stepping back to look himself over. Just in case. ]
I... think so?
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You did it...
[She starts to laugh as it sinks in.]
Oh my god, you totally just saved our asses!
[Chinatsu pulls him in in a grateful hug. It only lasts a few seconds before she pulls away, grinning at him.]
That was actually pretty cool!
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[ Oh god. She's hugging him!
For a moment, he just flails, because what's he supposed to do with this? Where' he supposed to put his hands? Is he supposed to hug her back?! When she pulls back, his face has flamed beet red and he doesn't know where to look as he rubs at the back of his neck. ]
Ah, umm... I mean, I guess so?
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What do you mean you guess? You just jumped out of second floor of a house!
[She bring her hand down on his back with a loud smack.]
Give yourself a little more credit for that.
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O...kay? Well, we had to jump, it's not like it was giving us stairs! Is it that big a deal? [ He hadn't stopped to think about it before, because doing tricks on his skateboard often had him launching off of (and into) a lot of weird things. ]
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[She snorts, raising an eyebrow at him. Surely it wasn't, right..?]
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