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The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2018-06-01 07:03 pm

29 - Autumn Leaves

Who: Everyone!
What: Uncover the remaining secrets of the mysterious forest.
When: Nov 29 - 30
Where: Chichibu National Park & the Central District
Summary: A heavily forested wilderness area in Chichibu National Park is attracting dangerous numbers of ayakashi, and Heaven's forces suspect that this might be the mortal forest that was connected to the Heavens in order to kidnap gods and shinki a few weeks ago.






Walk in the Woods

    On the morning of the 29th, Heaven's messenger doves drop off small folded cards at the doors of every temple. The cards read,

      We believe that we have identified the location on the Near Shore where the human accomplices were working. As it is a large area, we offer you this information, in case you are able to assist us in searching for clues to the identity of the culprit. Please investigate with caution: there are reports of ayakashi in the area.


    Attached is a map to a large national park in the Kanto region, with a section of the park cross-hatched in red pen. Anyone who goes to investigate the marked area will discover that it is heavily forested and contains about a mountain and a half; the ground is steep, muddy with autumn rain, and slick with dead leaves, though some red and orange colors are still grimly clinging to the branches overhead. Watch your step! The supernatural menace seems to have faded, but the purely natural hazards can do almost as much damage.

    Heaven's forces, wearing white short jackets with gold chrysanthemum emblems over much more sensible jeans and hiking boots, can be seen here and there throughout the forest, searching for clues themselves. If somebody gets in a real jam, they might be willing to lend a hand.


Mysterious Trees

    Towards the center of the cross-hatched area, investigators may begin to see some familiar signs. Are those bits of torn-down spell papers still fluttering from nails driven into the trees? Vines and tree branches cut and broken by the hostage rescuers breaking through? Footprints, torn bits of black hooded cloaks... there are clues aplenty here.

    There's something else, too: a mysterious presence still seems to haunt the forest. The trees might not move when anyone's watching, but it seems like they're in slightly different positions every time you look away and back. And what was that flicker of movement in the underbrush? Is there still someone here?!

    Comment on the NPC REQUEST/CLUE SEARCH thread below to request specific details, or to go hunting for that mysterious presence.


Ayakashi Attacks

    There's more than one mysterious presence in these trees... and some of them are definitely not friendly. The forest's aura is unsettling and creepy enough to partially mask their approach, but ayakashi of all types and sizes seem to have been drawn here. Some wind along tree branches or soar through the air on fleshy, wide-spread wings. Others crawl or even burrow in the ground.

    And all of them are excited at the possibility of a divine meal. Look out!


Autumn Leaf Viewing

    An area of the Central District planted with maple along a stone-walled canal has been decorated with hanging lanterns, comfortable spread mats and cushions, and an abundance of delicious food and drink on the afternoon of the 30th. Everyone is invited: new gods and old, those who helped investigate the Near Shore forest and those who didn't. For those who did investigate, though, one or two of the white-robed shinki who are helping with the party preparations and enjoying the food and drink themselves will take the opportunity to pull them aside and ask about their findings.

    The party includes games as well as food and drink. Kites, poetry games, tag, hide-and-seek, card games and dice games are going on all over. There's even some determined board game and mahjong players who have brought their favorite game to the outdoor venue and are setting up on mats with immense care.

    At one edge of the landscaped area where the party is being held, the ground slopes up, and is planted with a riot of bright gold, white and rust-red chrysanthemums. Like the ones that bloomed everywhere a few months ago, these flowers exude a sense of peace, confidence and security to anyone nearby, and especially those who pick the blooms to wear in their hair or their buttonhole.




In Summary:

  • Investigate a wild forest
  • Watch out for nasty trees
  • Exorcise an ayakashi infestation
  • Enjoy some hard-earned relaxation
  • Have fun~
revolutionfalcon: (explanation)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-08-06 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
That's why I said "if I have to". As in that's the last resort plan and I'd prefer to do something more straightforward. [Shun would also argue that Chikusa considers any legwork that's literal legwork to be needless, when it isn't always. But in any case, he doesn't intend to pass over the more obvious methods of gathering the information unless they actually don't work.]

It's going to take time either way, and finding a way into those records. [Worst case scenario, break into one of the buildings and find a computer they can log into, like they're doing here.]
kokuyoyo: (Please don't place wagers on my)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2018-08-06 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Police station.

[...Don't ask him why he has the answer to that so immediately. Not that shun really cares at this point; he knows what a filthy criminal Chikusa is just from lack of care.]

...They have a specific department that handles vehicle registration.
revolutionfalcon: (you'll live this time)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-08-07 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shun has gotten slightly out of touch with societal details like that in the wake of his world's deterioration into war, so it's reasonably useful information. And of course, by this point it's no surprise that Chikusa knows it.]

So either look for another person stupid enough to leave their login details around or kick someone in the department off their computer.
kokuyoyo: (Please don't place wagers on my)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2018-08-07 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Someone might even just leave theirs open while they go to lunch... depending.

Anyway. You can look into that, if you want, while I finish getting the information from this... and sorting it out...
revolutionfalcon: (explanation)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-08-08 01:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Might as well leave it until you've sorted the information, so I know what I'm looking for. The getting in part is going to be comparatively easy. [It'll be tracking down the numbers, names and other information that'll be annoying, and having the plates off Chikusa will at least mean having that in order before he sets out.]
kokuyoyo: (I don't do stupid things anymore.)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2018-08-08 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmm. I'll let you know when I've organized everything. [Chikusa rolls his head from side to side a little, working out kinks that, while not harmful, are certainly annoying to feel.] It's going to take forever.... How troublesome.
revolutionfalcon: (about time)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-08-09 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
If it manages to get us closer to finding out who was behind that spell, then I'll consider it worthwhile. [Chikusa's work and whatever work Shun has to put in to track down the individuals who are most likely connected to the cult. They're inching closer, but it's painfully slow progress from where he's standing.]
kokuyoyo: (I mean I don't even call it a hangover)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2018-08-09 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm. Well. You're not wrong.

[The closer they get to those nuisances... the better.]

I'll meet up at your temple with the list, then... Unless you want to come to Hakkai's...

[And he's pretty sure Shun doesn't want to.]
revolutionfalcon: (exasperated)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-08-10 12:30 pm (UTC)(link)
You can come to mine. Text me in advance so I can make sure I'm actually there and that the vultures don't come after you. [Shun puts that somewhat dryly. Chikusa is right in his guess that he doesn't want to come to Hakkai's, but his temple has its own concerns, and with Shun it's best to know when he's going to have visitors anyway so he's not halfway across Tokyo and/or the Heavens.]
kokuyoyo: (I mean I don't even call it a hangover)

[personal profile] kokuyoyo 2018-08-22 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
Then I'll see you then.

[After he has to take ten thousand years to get through all of this. The things he does to get back at the people responsible for kidnapping Hakkai...]
revolutionfalcon: (not worth my time)

[personal profile] revolutionfalcon 2018-08-22 12:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Shun just inclines his head slightly and turns to leave. He should probably investigate the forest itself a little bit further before he departs for the day anyway.]