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JULY EVENT LOG 2.0
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CRASH AND BURN The last day of the ReConvention finds con-goers crowding the convention center for last-minute panels and purchases. The halls fill with attendees bartering for wares, attending autograph sessions and showing off their cosplays. But for a select number of people, time is of the essence. Those who scanned their QR codes at the Retrospec booth will notice that their countdown clock draws closer to zero. With each second ticking closer and closer to the end, a sense of urgency settles around the crowd. But, perhaps you’re one of the ones who will carry on as if nothing is happening. Or maybe you didn’t scan your code at all. It doesn’t matter though. There’s nothing stopping the clock from its descent backwards, and as the timer strikes zero a loud, piercing roar echoes off of every wall of the convention center. I. Those who were brave enough to scan their received QR codes (and even those who didn't but received one regardless) will find that their mobile devices shock them, a quick electric burst that leaves behind a white-hot sort of pain. When you open your eyes after the initial hit, a floating treasure chest appears. While there may be multiple chests surrounding you, it seems you may only open those with your name on them. Another beam of light shines upon opening your prizes, orbs skyrocketing through the air as they circle briefly before settling around you. A surge of energy ignites within, and for some lucky few new companions and items have also been rewarded to those who played Jim's game. But…perhaps they aren't the ones you expected. Perhaps they make no sense at all. Why not give them a try? II. But seeing how the convention center continues to shake, it might be better to find out what’s up. The source of chaos can be traced back to Seto Kaiba's gaming booth as a projector in the wall releases monster after monster that pour out of the projection and come to life. Though the TV above Kaiba’s booth is shattered, the projector keeps rolling and the monsters appear while destroying the booth itself in their haste to be free. Among the rubble left behind the blue glow of the Retrospec symbol shines brightly from a side-panel of the projector. For those in the convention center, there is the option to run and hide. With the building shifting due to the onslaught of attacks, piles of drywall, cracks and crevices and more provide for good hiding spots to give you time to make a new plan. Of course, there's always the fight option. What will it take to bring these beasts down? Maybe it's best to lure them outside instead and away from civilians. III. Or perhaps that was a bad idea. Whether citizens manage to wrangle the monsters outside or not the beasts will make their way out on their own, fighting amongst themselves and chasing people through the city's streets. Even those who didn't attend the convention will find that the infestation spreads to every district of the city itself, and their QR-given items and abilities kick in. They aren't going for the kill, but they will follow any moving target including those who aren't on the Retrospec network. Though these citizens may run, hide or need rescuing, if asked they will simply remark that the city's always had a bit of a monster problem. However, now that the fight's moved outside, it's easier to see the distinct red tint to the monsters' eyes every time they blink. A monster that has to forcibly change direction will flicker for a moment, like an image buffering and loading. Even when a monster unleashes an attack, some fighters may take the full impact while others get away with minor to no damage. In those moments, it's easier to bring them to a halt. When a monster meets its demise though, something strange happens. The flickering is more rapid and faster, and the creature will dissolve into black blocks and spores that evaporate into thin air. What the hell was that? Now probably isn't the best time to ask questions. IV. The fighting rages on but with the sun still hanging in the sky it's impossible to tell what time it is. One of the monsters seems to have knocked out the nearby cell phone tower, too, taking down not only cell phone reception, but the entire Retrospec network as well. It goes on for what feels like hours with the sun beating down from above. Retrospec users battle monsters and fight to reconnect while the network errors out any time someone tries to send a message about the city under attack. It seems as though a new wave of monsters appear just as the last one dies down. It's with a sudden jolt that reception on your mobile device returns, but Retrospec appears to be in a maintenance mode where the network is still inaccessible. A quick glance at the date on your phone reveals that instead of the mere hours you thought, nearly five days have passed by and you realize the date is now August 3rd. Upon that realization everyone's devices begin to chime with several notifications and the monsters all seem to pause for one brief moment. Not long after, Retrospec members will also find themselves frozen in place no matter how hard they struggle. The spell on the monsters breaks as they swoop upon these unfortunate few, picking them up in their claws, hands or mouths. A large swirling portal opens not far away and one by one creatures dive straight through the portal with the Retrospec users. These portals may spit you out anywhere in the city, but several of them send residents to Peach Beach. Strangely, the monsters are nowhere to be found, but way out in the distance appears to be a creature, swallowing up the ocean in a swirl of waves. You can try to run out to fight it, but the moment your feet touch what used to be the ocean floor a forcefield throws you back to the sand allowing the ocean to slip away right before your eyes. The moment the last drop is drained, that monster disappears, too. What happens next? To be continued… And welcome to the wrap-up of the ReConvention! As Prompt IV says, monster attacks will continue through all five days (July 30th, 31st, August 1st, 2nd and 3rd) and the network will not be accessible to anyone in-game from now until August 3rd when a mod-posted Retrospec post goes live! Please feel free to play with the monster attacks as you wish! You can have your characters escape via glitches in the monsters, or you can fight the monsters and and your character can actually take damage for a real battle (though death is not an option at this time.) We leave that up to you!
Please do not post any threads in this log or in your inboxes set for after this log just yet! We will be setting up August's event via this log and for plot purposes we ask that you refrain from doing anything prior to our Retrospec post on 8/3. Those who are in Group One or Group Two will learn more about their small-focus teams on August 3rd when your logs goes live. Please direct questions about this log to the mod comment here. Thanks! |
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Heartless!
[They're Heartless that are surrounding Sora; he recognizes them by the sigil on their chests, a little bit difficult to see on the ones he's seen running around the center but obvious as he gets nearer. Instinctively, Dante thrusts the tip of Soul Eater into the ground, using the force to swing his body around it and slide toward the monsters surrounding them. One of the monkeys is slammed out of the way as he slides into it, some unseen force striking it, and there's a gap for Dante to jump into, brandishing his blade and taking an offensive stance, his back toward Sora.]
You ready for this?
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There's a lot of things he wants to say. 'Oh, so now you care?' 'Don't you hate me or something?' 'Shouldn't you go be a jerk somewhere else?'.
But now isn't the time, so instead Sora turns back to his half of the circle and falls back into his fighting stance. Whatever grievances they have with each other, they don't matter as much as getting out of this alive.]
Yeah. You?
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[Dante doesn't hesitate, leaping forward and taking a slash at one of the monkeys just as it prepares to slide forward into him, treading on its toes in the process. Dante jumps back as the monkey hops back up, hopping on one foot as it clutches at the other. He hurls his sword at a second, and it gives a higher-pitched squeal of pain once, twice as the blade cuts through it--
But then there's a pop and a sharp flare of pain as something collides with the back of his skull; Dante twists in time to catch sight of another of the monkeys, armed with a slingshot. It takes off at an almost comical speed, moving out of the range Dante's willing to pursue considering he's got someone else to look out for too.]
Watch their slingshots!
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[Sora's only been taking pot shots to the head for the last half hour. He's pretty sure he knows what's up on that front. In fact, he manages to dodge one of the shots just as he says that, thus proving his point. Ha!
Unfortunately, that's where his luck starts to run out. After he dodges, he runs forward towards one of the monkeys, intending to take a swing at its head. At the same time, said monkey tosses out a banana peel, right under Sora's feet, and, just like an old cartoon, he promptly slips and falls onto his face with a yelp.
Well, that sucked, he can't help but think as the monkey yips in laughter at his predicament. Of course that happened to him. Of course.]
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He twists when he hears Sora yelp, and if there were the time for a deadpan he'd be deadpanning so hard right now. Really, Sora? A banana peel? Dante scowls, then lets go of Soul Eater, letting it disappear into the shadows as something else solidifies in his hand at the same time: a bow, made of what looks like moonlight made solid, a glowing arrow materializing as he draws back the bowstring. It's a shot he's not afraid to take, even as tentative as he is, because the Heartless is right there and yipping laughter, distracted long enough for him to aim and fire.
It bursts into nothingness, and Dante's distracted for a moment by the sight of something rising away from it--something rising away from it? He's almost not sure if he really saw it or not, it's gone so fast, and he scowls as he turns his attention back down to Sora.]
No duh?
[Can Sora sense the irritation in the hand he offers to help pull him back to his feet? Seriously, if you're gonna be a tool about something, don't miss the next opportunity to prove your worth...]
There are too many of them--we've gotta get out of here instead.
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Instead, he takes the hand and lets Dante pull him back to his feet as several more monkeys start to surround them, easily doubling the amount that had circled Sora in the first place. He doesn't turn to look at his companion again until he speaks.]
And how d'you expect to do that, huh? There's nowhere else to go!
[Honestly, he'd love to get out of here; he knows he's not exactly helpful in a fight, and it's not like there's a reason to be here anymore now that all the con attendees have been evacuated. But unless Dante can either take out all the monkeys in one go or learn to teleport in the next two minutes, they're probably screwed either way.
Maybe Dante was irritated first, but Sora's pretty agitated now too. He'd almost rather the guy had just left him alone to die.]
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Then we'll just have to cut a path! Come on!
[Hopefully Sora's going to. Come. On... because Dante's picking a direction (preferably one that leads toward an exit, and is starting to push forward, swinging his sword and shoving monkeys out of his path. If the two of them work together, they can get out of here safely.]
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He swings his metal pole around, sending a few of the monkeys flying. He's not very efficient at killing them, but he can at least get them out of the way and keep them from hurting them even more.
Sora sees one aiming for Dante, and quickly cracks the pole down on it's head, scattering the monster to dust. See, he's totally not useless! Only to be immediately cracked in the head again by a different one. How is he not concussed yet, seriously. The blow knocks him backwards a bit, practically into Dante's back before he rights himself.]
Where are all these things coming from?
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