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: (plotting my escape)

[personal profile] sweetdeath 2016-03-27 04:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Ofuda magic slows them down! And besides, what are we supposed to do, just sit back? People are in real trouble down here.

[And mortals can do even less against these things than gods can. It's amazing how fast Yukine and his god -- Yato, right? -- went through the group that had been giving Tsuzuki and the other guy such a hard time, though.

So maybe Yukine's right, and it is ridiculous trying to take them all on without a weapon.

He clears his throat.]


Anyway -- uh. [He glances at the light-haired guy with the sword.] I didn't get your name! I'm Asato Tsuzuki.
returnedfromtheline: (A; 'clueless' would be you)

[personal profile] returnedfromtheline 2016-03-29 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yukine goes from bristling anger at the pale-haired guy to ... a bit dumbfounded. ...Sure, he supposes he gets what he's talking about, but really? Tag? And geez, sounding so lazy and put-upon. You'll fit right in. (/glares at you and Yato.)]

You're pretty much right about the dying part, at least. [He makes a gesture to where the blight is showing on them.]

[Whining time over, Yato rejoins the group in time to interrupt any potential introduction by the other man for a moment.] Whoa, that's no good. Here, I [the benevolent Yato-sama-senpai] will help you out with that!

[With a suitable flourish Yato produces a regular PET bottle full of water. (Yep, be amazed!)]

[Yukine blinks in surprise then nods.]


You were actually prepared. Yah, let's use that now.
Edited (let's be able to read that) 2016-03-29 14:26 (UTC)
pachintoki: (chronic picking)

[personal profile] pachintoki 2016-04-05 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[He'll just sigh while they talk, looking back and forth between the kid and the guy in a sweatsuit, completely unimpressed. He's so unimpressed that he'll pick at his nose a little, blowing whatever is on the tip of his finger in their general direction.]

A whole bottle of water. Thanks. I was thirsty.

[He's so underwhelmed. But he'll start reaching for it. . .]
Edited 2016-04-05 21:09 (UTC)
sweetdeath: (say what?)

[personal profile] sweetdeath 2016-04-05 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[Tsuzuki blinks at the water bottle. What good is that supposed to do? Sure, it looks refreshing, but...]

No thanks, I'm getting a parfait when we wrap this up!

[He rubs at his arm, where a blotch of purple is spreading from the point where an ayakashi slapped him away earlier. It stings.]
returnedfromtheline: (| she shouldn't try so hard)

[personal profile] returnedfromtheline 2016-04-06 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
What? It's not for drinking- [Yato scoffs at the very idea as he retracts the hand holding out the water, taking it out of the pale-haired god's reach. Yukine comes up smoothly behind Yato and snatches the bottle from his hand.]

They don't have your zillion-years-of-experience, dummy. You have to explain it first. [Yukine comes over to Tsuzuki, uncapping the bottle and pouring a little water over the blight on his arm.]

This is purification water from a shrine. It will heal the blight of the ayakashi. [And true to his words, the dark mark of blight dissolves under the water.]

I was getting to that- [Geez, Yukine, stealing all the good parts, what the heck?!]
pachintoki: (so gross I can't)

[personal profile] pachintoki 2016-04-15 08:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Gintoki watches carefully as the kid demonstrates the use of the water. Water from a shrine? Blight?

Maybe that explains why he panicked when the monster all but flattened him. It had . . . hurt, somehow, not like a cut or a broken bone, but he definitely didn't like it. When he looks at the 'blight' on Tsuzuki's arm, he'll start inspecting his own body.

There was nothing he could really see, not right now, but . . .]


Eh? A what? A blight? Could it be anywhere? I don't want some shitty disease from a damn ghost! I need protection! What if I'm covered in a blight right now, oi!

[Freak out time. He will seriously strip right now. His belt and obi are already off. ]
sweetdeath: (abuh?)

[personal profile] sweetdeath 2016-04-15 12:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Tsuzuki stares at his arm, then stretches it out, turning it to see that the mark of blight really is completely vanished. He can feel that it's better; the weird, bone-deep ache of it is gone.

He's got other spots across his body, but it's kind of a small bottle, so unlike Gintoki he's leaving his clothes on for now. He hadn't gotten flattened by one of those things, so Gintoki definitely needs it more right now.

He scoots his sleeve back down and re-buttons the cuff.]


Wow. Okay. Water from any shrine will clear it up?