godsoffortune: (ayakashi2)
The Far Shore Mods ([personal profile] godsoffortune) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2016-03-15 07:49 pm

002 | Tokyo In Trouble

Who: Everyone!
What: Surprise! There's a disaster on the Near Shore.
When: Late at night (February 24, 2016) into mid-afternoon (February 25, 2016)
Where: The Meeting Hall of the Heavens AND various places around Tokyo
Summary: A nice little greeting for the new guests and an unpleasant surprise for the older ones~



A sudden, loud blast of noise persists throughout the entirety of the Heavens. It sounds much like a war horn of ancient times being played at a decibel that is meant to shake the very core of every being within its range. No matter how much you might try to block out the noise, it remains ringing in your ears deafeningly, and somehow you find yourself compelled towards the Meeting Hall - the place where you were first introduced to the Heavens and what you have gotten wrapped up in.

Anyone checking their phones will notice a large, bright red alert flashing at them - 'EMERGENCY! REPORT IMMEDIATELY!' It seems that the Heavens have taken to using modern technology for their messages as well.

Once you have reached the Meeting Hall, you will find that every wall has turned into a sort of television screen, displaying various streets and buildings in Tokyo, everyone one literally crawling with ayakashi both big and small. A voice that you recognize as Amaterasu's - though you would never be able to describe it properly - rings throughout the halls.

"We need your help, brave gods, loyal shinki. A rift the likes of which we have never dealt with has opened on the Near Shore. We must end the ayakashi who are harming our dear followers. Please come to our aid in this time of need."




Meeting Hall

The once garishly decorated Meeting Hall looks very much like the base of operations for an army at war. There are gods gearing up with shinki and man-made gear as well and plenty of gods and shinki saying prayers before they head out to battle. Everything you might need to make yourself feel safe during a fight has been provided, including every type of weaponry. But, of course, only shinki wielded by a god can actually destroy an ayakashi.

Counselling

In the main hallway, there is an innocuous door with a small, nicely written sign that reads "Gentle Counselling". Inside the door is a small room with a few sweetly smiling shinki inside who are willing to listen to your problems and answer any questions you might have. They are also here to help out any gods that are having a hard time dealing with knowing about how their shinki died and any shinki that is having trouble coming to terms with the fact that they are dead.

February 24

The rift that has opened is so vast that there is literally nowhere in Tokyo that you can go without encountering a rampaging group of ayakashi. Everything is utter chaos and there are creatures everywhere for you to fight. Let's just hope that you can get out of this dangerous battlefront mostly unscathed.

February 25

Towards the middle of the day, it will seem that the ayakashi are becoming fewer and further between. Things seem to be calming down a lot, though they are nowhere near normal yet, especially since the rift is taking longer to close than the Heavens would like. Fortunately, no new ayakashi have escaped into the Near Shore from the rift since this morning, due to a barrier that has been placed around it. Still, the ayakashi seem to be really hell-bent on getting away from you all now rather than fighting...



In Summary:
  • There are a ton of ayakashi on the Near Shore that need to be destroyed.
  • The newbies are getting one hell of a welcome as a result.
  • Seek counselling if you need it!
  • Go kick some evil ass.
  • Comment to the first thread to get a randomly generated number of ayakashi to face.
  • Mods will gladly play out any ayakashi interactions where requested.
  • Try not to get killed~
sweetdeath: (abuh?)

[personal profile] sweetdeath 2016-03-18 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh?

[Tsuzuki looks up, blinking. He'd been so focused on the work that he hadn't even noticed her showing up -- uh -- and who is she?]

Thanks. Um -- nice to meet you! I'm Asato Tsuzuki.
birdstheword: <user name=starswirl> (✂ 102)

[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-03-18 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm Hajime!

[She takes kneels down smoothing her skirt as she takes a seat next him to before holding her hand out to him in greeting.]

Nice to meet you, Tsuzuki-san~!!!

[She practically says the words in a sing-song tune, especially his name. Though her attention shifts back to the strips of paper.]

Wow, you've made so many. What are all these for?
sweetdeath: (old bones)

[personal profile] sweetdeath 2016-03-18 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[A girl named Hajime? Her parents really wanted a firstborn son, didn't they?

Tsuzuki sits back and reaches out to shake her hand, gesturing to the papers as he lets go.]


Spell papers. I'm not fighting ayakashi with just hand-to-hand weapons! For one thing, I'm pretty bad with those.
birdstheword: (✂ 199)

[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-03-18 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Spell papers....So these are for fighting ayakashi....

[Hajime repeats the words thoughtfully as she picks up one of the papers, holding it up in the air to get a better look. She turns it this way and that, even flips it over as if that will give her some idea. There seemed to be a lot of care given to the papers. It doesn't look magical to her but so long as they were magical to Tsuzuki that's what mattered right? Maybe Tsuzuki had a special way of making the spell work? ]

I haven't seen any Ayakashi yet! I just, Poof'ed here but It's really exciting!

[She looks back to Tsuzuki]

I bet you're good at drawing too.
sweetdeath: (ahahaha oops!)

[personal profile] sweetdeath 2016-03-18 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
No way, I'm a terrible artist! [Tsuzuki reclaims the paper from her, stacking it with the other finished ofuda, and gives her a quick wink. So she's new? Another of the new gods, maybe...?]

I've just been doing this for a long time. So, what are you? God or shinki?
birdstheword: <user name=starswirl> (✂ 171)

[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-03-18 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
No one is terrible. I want to see you draw sometime, Tsuzuki-san! It would be fun!

[ Hajime claps her hands together, grinning. Be art buddies, come on, you know you want to. But at the next question she blinks.]

I'm a Gatchaman! But ever since I got here everyone here is calling me a God, or Neith but I'm just me!

[It's all super weird but interesting. She's no God but willing to do her best to help everyone]
sweetdeath: (roguish grin)

[personal profile] sweetdeath 2016-03-18 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
That's sweet, but wait till after you see me draw to say anything like that.

So you're a God, huh? Me too. [He doesn't recognize the name Neith. Maybe it's another Western god, like Freyja. Shrugging it off, he smiles cheerfully at her.]

What's a Gatchaman?
birdstheword: <user name=birdstheword> (✂ 87)

[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-03-18 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[instantly]

Deal! Next time you're free, lets draw! I want to see for myself!

[Hajime perks and leans forward, clearly pleased. Gods and all that business was super interesting but sitting down and doodling with someone. Seeing what they could do with a blank sheet of paper...what they would create. That was way more her style!]

Gatchaman are heroes! You know! Save the day and help everyone no matter what! I thought everyone knew what Gatchaman were but this place does look super different.

[She waves her arms, gesturing to the world around her.]
sweetdeath: (mirth unfelt)

[personal profile] sweetdeath 2016-03-18 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, okay. We've gotta get through this first, though!

[Tsuzuki laughs, a little awkwardly -- he's really not good at art, and it's kind of embarrassing to wound up stuck in a promise to prove how bad he is -- and glances up at her face.]

So you're a pro hero, huh? You must be looking forward to this fight.
birdstheword: <user name=starswirl> (✄ 08)

[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-03-19 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
Should I?

[She blinks a bit at that. Without her NOTE or a shinki there really isn't too much she can do at the moment, but that won't stop her from trying.]

Are you looking forward to fighting Tsuzuki-san?
sweetdeath: (yeesh)

[personal profile] sweetdeath 2016-03-19 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
Not really.

[Even in the best of situations, when no one dies or even gets hurt, fighting winds up causing a lot of damage and destruction. People get scared, and, well, there's always the chance that they'll be hurt, too.]

Isn't fighting to help people what heroes do, though? I mean, unless you usually save the day some other way.

[...He's never been very heroic.

He's not clear on the rules.]
birdstheword: <user name=birdstheword> (✂ 99)

[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-03-19 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
You seem pretty ready for a fight though.

[ Her eyes drift away from his papers to the weapons nearby him.]

There are lots of ways to be a hero without fighting. Just charging into things and not thinking about it would be super bad. Sometimes people don't even know why they're fighting each other, you know? I'm not too sure about this place, but I'll figure out what I need to do. Fighting or not fighting. Right now, talking to you feels right!

[She flashes another big smile. Fighting did usually lead to damage and what not. Hajime isn't new to it but it isn't her preferred way of going about things. But she'll give it her best.]
sweetdeath: (did you hear that?)

[personal profile] sweetdeath 2016-03-19 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
If there are corrupted spirits going after mortal humans, that's different from a couple of people fighting each other.

I don't know what's the best thing to do if we figure out who released them all in the middle of a big city like this, but for now, it's pretty easy to figure out how to help.

Most living humans couldn't fight something like that, so this is where the Gods have to protect them.

[He returns her smile.]

Because we can.
birdstheword: <user name=birdstheword> (✂ 92)

[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-03-19 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
Right! Right! But maybe the corrupted spirits donno what they're really doing or they're just super confused. They're just doing what they feel they have too. We donno whaat they're thinking! But We still gotta save everyone but just fighting like that seems almost endless. Finding out who is letting them out would be good but I bet they're hiding somewhere.

[Hajime hums a bit as she crosses her arms thoughtfully. She doesn't have enough information, she needs to figure things out. She's too new. Things work differently here.]

Good thing you're a God then too! I believe in you, Tsuzuki-san! I bet you'll shine bright when you need to!!
sweetdeath: (walker in shadows)

[personal profile] sweetdeath 2016-03-19 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Tsuzuki looks away, his violet eyes darkening with regret.]

No, they don't know what they're doing. Once that happens to a spirit, there's not usually much left of the person that they once were....

[Ghosts that retain their identity are one thing. Ayakashi are something completely different.]

... They're not really like a person at all anymore. You'll probably see. Um -- you've got a shinki, right?
birdstheword: <user name=starswirl> (✄ 05)

[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-03-19 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Hmmmm

[Hajime continues to hum a bit at that. They're not who they once were.]

So, they're just Poof, gone? That's hard to believe that someone just disappear like that. Mmm...

[Her smile fades a bit at that, more because she's thinking more now. Ayakashi were difficult to understand. They were people but not anymore. strange. But would destroying ever ayakashi would actually help? Seemed endless. She taps her chin thoughtfully before catching his question and perking at it.]

Oh! Nope. It's just me.
sweetdeath: (did you hear that?)

[personal profile] sweetdeath 2016-03-19 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
You know, I'm not sure exactly what happens to the spirit. I never asked about the details.

[He's glad to move on to another subject, though, even if this one puts a new worried frown on his face.]

Wait, you don't have a shinki? At all? Are you going to get mixed up with the fight anyway?
birdstheword: (Default)

[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-03-19 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Nope. Just me.

[There's a tiny shrug in there]

I can't just stay here.... There's got to be something I can do. I'll just give it my best shot.
sweetdeath: (abuh?)

[personal profile] sweetdeath 2016-03-19 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
Well... be careful, then. Maybe you should stick with one of the better-armed gods, or pick something up out of that big pile.

[Even if he's not sure if those normal weapons work against a spirit, it's got to be better than going in and trying to wrestle it barehanded.]

Or -- do you have any other abilities? That you could fight with?
birdstheword: <user name=starswirl> (✄ 06)

[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-03-19 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll figure out something. A little D-I-Y~! I do have abilities to fight with, so no worries! [Maybe, what could she do without her note? Hmmm~]

[Her smile is warm as she pushes herself up to stand, smoothing her skirt. She winks at him, holding a peace sign by her cheek.]

You be careful too Tsuzuki! Do your best!! Who knows what can happen!
Edited 2016-03-19 19:36 (UTC)
sweetdeath: (honest smile)

[personal profile] sweetdeath 2016-03-20 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
Right! [She's cheerful enough that it'd be contagious if Tsuzuki weren't quite so worried. He's going to have to look her up after this fight is done.]

Hey, I'll see you after we get this mess cleaned up for that drawing, okay? Maybe you can give me some art tips while we're at it!
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[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-03-20 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Defiantly! Yayy! [If she wasn't cheery enough before, she's bouncing now and clapping her hands together before shooting them into the air to show her excitement. It's something to look forward to! Maybe an art buddy even! Tsuzuki seems super nice, maybe a little low on the self-confidence, or maybe he's just super modest! Who knows! Regardless, Hajime already is going to considering him a friend and someone she wants to catch up with. Lowering her arms finally, she settles a bit.]

I can't wait! It'll be lots of fun! Don't forget Tsuzu-kun!

[She beams again at him, shorting his name just comes as a natural thing to do.]
sweetdeath: (sometimes the sun)

[personal profile] sweetdeath 2016-03-20 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Tsuzukun sounds enough like Tsuzuki to make it an extra adorable nickname, and he's not about to object. He laughs cheerfully -- boy, is she young, though; there's a lump in his stomach at the thought of her going unarmed into this fight -- and settles back down on his heels.]

I won't forget, Ha-chan! Hey -- I'm gonna be sticking around Asakusa. If you run into anybody tough, head my way, and maybe between the two of us we can take it.
birdstheword: <user name=birdstheword> (✂ 103)

[personal profile] birdstheword 2016-03-20 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[If nothing else on how strange the day is going at least she got to meet Tsuzuki. She giggles at the name. Ha-chan.]

Okay! I'll keep that in mind. You take care too! Byebye!

[Hajime winks to him, giving a quick thumbs up before skipping off without a worry in the world. Time to see what she could do to help the city. She was a hero after all]