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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~
arealhardnose: (innnnteresting)

[personal profile] arealhardnose 2016-03-29 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
How interesting. [She had assumed that much was true where battle was concerned, but not in the rest of life. Maybe, for shinki, their life depends on their god, but could the reverse be true also? Being that her only experience with something even vaguely similar is so negative, she can't be sure right now.

But that's for later. When there aren't ayakashi attacking innocent people. Now that Elsa is a god, she has all the time in the universe.]


Well, I must be missing the same thing you are. Probably more. I have a lot to learn about how we're supposed to live now that we're here.

My name is Elsa. Or-- Menrva now. What's yours?
outwardinsight: (Default)

[personal profile] outwardinsight 2016-03-31 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
Hisoka. I serve Tajimamori- a feckless sweets god.

[ There isn't even the faintest change in tone as he insults his deity. His expression is faintly sympathetic. He knows the disorientation of needing to suddenly adapt to new circumstances, for all that he gives his own god a hard time. ] As long as you put forth effort, you won't be the worst off, at least.
arealhardnose: (smirky)

[personal profile] arealhardnose 2016-04-01 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I've met him. [He didn't seem very feckless to Elsa, but for the sake of tact, she won't contest the point.] He's very friendly.

[It's neutral, and said with a smile. This isn't her first time being the new girl. She knows how to tread carefully.]

Effort I can do. That's not too different from what I've been telling students for years. Thank you for telling me that. It sets me at ease for what's ahead of us. [She glances at one of the screens as she says that. She's not calm, but she's not quite as nervous as she was before.]
outwardinsight: (surprise)

[personal profile] outwardinsight 2016-04-04 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ For just a moment, Hisoka's expression softens at the mention of Tsuzuki's friendliness. It's no surprise that she'd comment on that, not when there's something to him that everyone seems to respond to.

But something else she says gets his attention.
]

You're a teacher, Menrva-sama?
arealhardnose: (laughter)

[personal profile] arealhardnose 2016-04-04 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[The change in Hisoka's face does not go unnoticed, but Elsa doesn't remark on it. Before attempting to be so personal, she will build trust, just like she would with any student.

Which puts her in the perfect frame of mind to answer his question.]


I was, before now. My last few jobs were as principal, actually. [She stops herself just before she asks him if he'd come from a time and a place where he'd had a chance to go to school. They'd told her when she arrived that shinki no longer had their memories of their life before death. Thinking of it now still sends a chill through her, since she'd been unable to remember who she really was when she'd been infused with evil power, but this is... she can't do anything about this. Not yet. But maybe with time.

Instead, she smiles.]
I'm hoping that answering prayers will be a bit like working with students. Fighting ayakashi isn't, but I think it'll be all right, with all of us working together.