TEAM ONE EVENT LOG

[recollecters]

PESGARE

READY: START. Roster: Theodore Leonhardt + Atsushi Nakajima, Augustine Sauveterre, Shinji Matou + Makoto Yuuki, Nazuna Nito + Apollo Justice, Sakutarou Oda + Howard Phillips, Carter + Mao Yata + Izumi Miyamura, Hitori Togusa + Sora Pu'uwai, Pitou Blythe + Astin Beaufort, Elizabeth Brisby + Ritsu Sakuma, Junpei Tenmyouji, Light Averly, Kiyotaka Ishida, Soujirou Katsuki + Peter Hoboken On the morning of the fourth at 9am, you'll find yourself gathering at the beach with several other volunteers. Many of you will find yourself partnered up and with a name in mind, and awaiting in front of you is a small fishing boat equipped to carry your group. A text comes through not long after, Zee's name attached. All aboard! Welcome, good morning, thanks for coming out. We've got a little journey ahead of us. Hope you like the ocean. Stepping aboard, you'll notice that the boat is equip with everything you could need for a short trip three hours south of the city: fishing poles, breakfast, life jackets, etc. In addition, you'll find a handful of flares with the Retrospec symbol stamped on them that you may want to take with you. At the end of this trip, you'll find yourself pulling into a harbor of a region known as Pesgare. Constantly overcast with the threat of rain, Pesgare is a bustling little harborside town with a wide ocean and streams leading fishermen and traders in from all parts of the world. There’s greenery and the scent of salt in the area and it’s a balmy sort of feeling the longer you linger outside. The region known as Pesgare is filled with cramped quarters and cobblestone-esque roads and it’s hard to tell who is and isn’t from the area. There are multiple languages that can be heard (including some that are absolutely not from this earth) and it’s hard to track all of the activity in the main village. Along the roads are brick buildings and wooden shacks and the general area of the town itself is only about 500 square miles. Most of the area to explore ahead is the ocean itself to other ports and islands around. Everyone in the town is friendly. Literally everyone. It’s hard to find anyone who isn’t in a jovial mood and who isn’t willing to help a neighbor or a stranger and they will be happy to chat about the places they’ve traveled or the people they’ve met along the way. Several of the stories revolve around travels around the globe from once upon a time, and there are others that speak of worlds far off and strange planets that you may never have heard of. It’s hard to tell if they’re serious stories or not though as the townspeople regale the tales and laugh all the while. It’s hard to go anywhere in the town without someone stopping to offer you a free loaf of bread or rush up to talk about how you remind them of someone. It’s busy, busy, busy. A lot of the places in the area appear to be trade posts for certain specialties. This includes weaponry, types of fish, cured meats and veggies, bakeries, books, equipment, curio wares and more. It’s all about supply and demand and barter and trade here. It’s not recommended to travel at night, so most out-of-towners are directed to the inn at the top of the hill, The Ontispan. Several stories high and easily the most recognizable building in the port, you will find that it’s near the lighthouse and the owners, an elderly couple, are more than happy to take you in. There’s plenty of room! The lodging is nice and comfortable and the rolling sea outside your window is calming. However, payment must be made in the morning. No problem, right? You must have your wallet on you, mustn’t you? But the amount due is in a currency you do not have. You’ve never even heard of it! How are you supposed to pay for something like this? It’s all about supply and demand and barter and trade. The boat you came on is nowhere in sight and none of the other fishermen will consider taking you back to the mainland while you're trying to leave without payment. Looks like you'll just have to work off your debt, now won’t you? This is the Team One Event Log! You are free to toplevel and thread as you choose on this log, but only team members may utilize this log. Remember, your activity to qualify for your two free memories and one item is supplying at least 30 comments spread over the three objectives per group (minimum of 5 comments per objective!) with at least three members of your groups. You will not be eligible if you do not participate in all three objectives somehow, and you will not be eligible if you only stick with your preferred partner! People who are paired with partners will experience some of the following: -Telepathic connections, but only the thoughts you don’t want your partner to actually hear. You can also use this to influence your partner’s thoughts. -Color fades when you’re not cooperating, it brightens when you are. -Cause and effect. If something happens to your partner, you feel it (i.e. if your partner trips somewhere, you’ll feel the effects.) -Timers. You and your partner will have a countdown embedded somewhere (hand, foot, chest, whatever) and if you don’t complete your missions and see each other before the timer runs out, consequences occur. These are not required and you may play with these as little or as much as you want! Important links to mod toplevels are: Mod Questions, Participation Reporting, NPC questions. Please be aware you are responsible for reporting your own participation & objective completion efforts with links. You must ICly tap into the log within the first 48 hours, or you will be removed from your team. If your activity is low per objective, the moderators may reach out to you about reassignment as well. The schedule for Team One is as follows: 3RD: Objective 1 posted (9PM EST) | Threading for Location Travel | Threading for Object One Objective 2: Info for Objective Two | Threading for Objective Two Objective 3: Info for Objective 3 | Threading for Objective Three Mar 3rd: Outro Objectives will be given in mod toplevels to this post with instructions; please check the log currently for Objective 1 to see how this will work.

Comments

[blind_badass]

We aren't that close but we're both adults so we do have mutual respect for each other.

Are all your boys still young?

[blind_badass]

Is that right? I always liked the architecture of the ancient temples of Japan. I can still sort of remember what they looked like.

[recollecters]

If Pitou was climbing up on the rooftops, they would be able to see that the mysterious man wanders through the town and seems to disappear into areas he probably shouldn't be in, going through things such as garbage cans and testing the back doors of several buildings. They would be able to hear the group talk about what parts of the harbor they will change and how this city must be rich with some kind of magical energy as its one of the four original regions, whatever that means. It will become clear that they're not wholly invested in making an island resort but that this is a cover for a deeper purpose. They're looking for something in particular to take and capitalize on, though it won't entirely be clear what it is.

They will also notice that the mysterious man often makes other promises to the townspeople to say whatever they want to hear to try and win their support, but these promises tend to be directly contradictory of one another.

Let me know if this is enough information for you, Vee, but otherwise this will count toward your objective when they share this information with some of their group members!

[recollecters]

If these two were to work with the village government, they would be able to learn a lot about the history of the harbor and how the current village leader has been leading this particular group for at least the last twenty years. The laws of this particular harbor are set up on barter and trade, so if this particular village doesn't meet their supply and demand they will lose several partnerships they've formed to obtain their resources meaning that the mysterious man's island plan wouldn't work as it is. How would he be able to obtain the resources needed? It seems impossible. They would also learn that the village head, in theory, cannot be replaced for at least another two years under a terms of office clause. Violation of this clause would also be a violation of their government.

While the village in general is a calm and quiet place, they do send prisoners to another island for things such as robbery, embezzlement, most things that have to do with the misuse of merchandise and money. They haven't had a high crime rate for years because of this as well, though other things such as forgery are punishable by law as well.

Let me know if you guys need more information outside of that!

[recollecters]

He would find that line of answer interesting since he would like to know how a person can hate and admire it, but he would also explain that the ocean holds so many mysteries and it seems endless that way. He would indicate that there are plenty of things to discover in the ocean but that land seems limiting and may get in the way.

[playdolls]

That's great, thank you! Definitely enough for a couple threads!

[blind_badass]

Light Averly.

[He graciously nods and takes a seat, along with a free beer at the bar. So all right, letting their target assume information is fine, but don't give him any more information. He can probably work with that.]

It's such a less stressful kind of place. One where you can slow down and appreciate nature. I assume that's why you're also here?

[Which isn't true, but getting Nathaniel to talk might be enough for Light to tell if he's being truthful or dodgy as hell.]

SPY PITOU

[playdolls]

February 10 at 8:16 AM
Ok. I found him. I'll just tail him for a while, whatever. He'll never spot me

February 10 at 8:30 AM
This weirdo is a garbage sniffer...

February 10 at 9:25 AM
They think the town has some kind of magic natural resource here?

February 10 at 9:27 AM
One of four original regions? Original to what?

February 10 at 10:00 AM
He's made like five different promises to five different people... can't keep them all. Definitely a liar. Politicians.

February 10 at 11:00 AM
COFFEE BREAK!

[standalonehuman]

Their explanations only seem to make Nathaniel grin more. "Isn't that the truth? That's exactly the reason," he points at Light, "a slower pace, less noise and stress, it's exactly what everybody wants in a getaway spot." He glances out the window, like he's looking over the town. "Just needs a little more building up, a little more publicity. Nobody can come on here if they don't know it's there, am I right?"

Togusa tilts his head to the side. "Suppose you're right, but wouldn't this work better for a place that isn't already inhabited? Lot of coastline out here, surely there's a spot that doesn't already have a town sitting on it?"

Re: SPY PITOU

[standalonehuman]

'Original regions.' Something about the four spots we've been sent to. He was trying to ask me and Light about Respatrum. According to our info dump that's one of the locations a few friends of mine got sent to by Retrospec. Ardyn and a few others.

[odasaku]

If the town has magical resources I wouldn’t be surprised if the man wanted them for his own. Good job.

[standalonehuman]

Togusa is sheepish that he can't expand too much about Recolle's history, explains that he is a recent comer to Recolle (ten years, totally recent, but he'll upsell it). He brings up that they are missing out on some of the Founder's Day events by coming here, but those usually run all month long, so there will be some fun to get back to when they're done here. He truthfully admits that he doesn't know anything about Respartum.

But Togusa will question the sustainability of the resort, isn't this an old story, a place that has an appeal to people because it is so pristine and untouched...and then somebody builds upon it, too many people ruins the fishing and the quaintness of the getaway, and then you lose money in the end because you lost everything that was special about the place. If you leave everyone where they are and just build nearby, wouldn't that help everyone?

Light is keeping quieter, following Togusa's lead, but listening to get a better feel for Nathaniel's speaking pattern.

Sakutarou will mention that he knows Howard is working with him, but not paint this as a positive or a negative.

[odasaku]

[ he’s late, he’s late, he’s late.

despite having made the map, it’s still so easy to get lost in the town. but after a couple questions asked he manages to find the bar they’re all supposed to be meeting in. and there they are. tentatively. sakutarou makes his way to the table.

crossed over his shoulder is the bag that contains what atsushi and shinji gave him. he does not take them out. ]

Sorry for intruding. I just heard you guys were meeting here, and got a bit curious. Mind if I join you guys?

[grumpei]

contradictory promises?
cant wait to see that blow up in his face somehow
did they buy it?

[playdolls]

Fuck Izunia who cares about him?!

[playdolls]

He definitely does, that resort business is a sham.

[playdolls]

Absolutely. He's a smooth-talker, when he's not playing in the garbage,
I guess.

[standalonehuman]

I touch a nerve there?

I care about him. Not sorry that I do. He do something to piss you off?

[playdolls]

He married my friend. So I punched him in the face. We're technically even, at the moment.

[standalonehuman]

Wait, married!? I knew engaged. But. Wait.

[We interrupt this broadcast while Togusa goes and looks up Ardyn and Grell on the platform, and...]

Son of a bitch! What, did they just run off and get courthouse married without telling anyone!?

[playdolls]

EXACTLY.

SO. I. PUNCHED. HIM.

[standalonehuman]

Well, shit, now I can't punch him, I guess I'm going to have to settle for stern words when this is all over.

[playdolls]

So he's where? What is he doing?
Why are we talking about him?!

[standalonehuman]

Right. There's this town and three other places that Retrospec sent us to. So, if this businessman (Gave his name as Nathaniel, but I doubt that's his real name) is looking for a set of four places? And he asked me about the spot Ardyn had been sent to.

There's something important about these spots. Retrospec wants to reclaim them for probably the same reason Nathaniel here does.

Mao/Izumi/Ritsu: at the lighthouse

[chuusai]

[ Mao's glad to help with this, really. It's the kind of work that he knows he can do successfully, for one thing, but it's also something that's concretely helpful. This sinister new presence in the town has everyone on edge, but repainting the lighthouse is the kind of thing people would only bother doing if they planned on staying, so it feels kind of optimistic too, for all that a chore can be optimistic.

That said, this is a very tall lighthouse, so he turns to Izumi with a smirk. ]

This might be better left to our artist in residence. What're you thinking?