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TEAM ONE EVENT LOG
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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 OneObjectives 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. |
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[Maybe it’s true. Maybe all of their efforts will be futile, and Atsushi will feel like colossal failure, because he could’ve done more, should've tried harder...
But he can’t give up. He hates betraying a friend like this, but he has to hand over the deed to try and save the town. Hopefully Howard won’t hate him for it...]
Me too. I want to go home, back to the bakery, where I feel safe.
[Now that he actually has a home, he finds himself missing it terribly.]
I’m sorry, Howard-san...everyone has been pushing you so hard to do things you don’t feel comfortable with, and to be a person you’re not. Me included.
[He bows, looking apologetic. Kei’s words ring clear in his head:
He’ll wilt under perpetual sunlight.]
So...I apologize.
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[He blinks, surprised by the sudden turn in the conversation. A moment of silence passes before he speaks up, tone uncertain:]
Uh. Well, it's true, I don't like being pushed to do things I don't like to do...it's very tiring. Sometimes I just don't want to change, you know? I don't fit in. I know that. But I don't want to.
[He reaches up, tucks some of his long hair behind an ear.]
But...I don't blame you or the others for doing what you naturally want to do. It's to be expected. You want to help. I can't fault you for that.
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[Atsushi reaches into his pocket, fingertips brushing over the smooth surface of the tiny, heart-shaped stone he’d come in possession of. Little does he know that the stone is now radiating empathy, specifically Atsushi’s empathy towards Howard’s feelings. He can’t control it, but it’s not such a bad feeling.
He blinks in surprise when Howard says that he doesn’t blame Atsushi or the others for wanting to help, and it feels like a massive weight has been lifted off his shoulders.]
You don’t? [His voice wavers. It looks like he might cry, but he manages to fight back the tears to avoid awkwardness.] I thought...I thought maybe you’d hate me for trying to help the town...I was afraid I was going to lose a friend...
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[He thought they were talking about helping him, here! Howard scowls, actually stepping back from the other.]
I thought you said that the jobs here were pointless. I thought you...agreed with me...
[What's worse is that he feels those feelings wash over him, is unconsciously pleased that somebody here understands him and wants to help, but the part of him that is too stubborn and petty to be moved is fighting hard with it. If Atsushi really understands him, then why is he helping this place...?]
[He folds his arms - his expression tightens, clearly verging on annoyance.]
It's pointless, Atsushi. Don't do it. Don't get in the way of what's fated for this town. Please. It's not worth it.
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He’s letting Kei and Howard down!!
How could he choose this town over his friends?]
W-wait! Please let me explain!
[Atsushi clenches his fists at his sides, those tears returning once more.]
I did want to want to help...I kind of still do, but...but it’s not worth it to lose a friend! So...so I won’t...I won’t help anymore...
[He takes a deep, shuddering breath.]
You’re probably right. It probably is pointless. And I understand how you feel now, Howard-san, but I’m afraid that what’s already been done might...save the town...
[He sniffles. God, he’s so pathetic...]
I’m sorry. Shigaraki-san told me to help you, and I’ve done the exact opposite.
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[His eyes narrow.]
What...happened? What's going to save this town? What did you do?
[That's the thing he focuses on. His hands fall back to his sides as he now steps up, stands over Atsushi, his height and amount of hair blocking the light.]
Atsushi...I am not... [A beat, as he tries to find a suitable word.] Angry. At you. Because I know that you merely wanted to do what you think is right. But this is not something I want to happen.
[A pause.]
Wait...when did you talk to Kei?
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Shinji-kun and I...found a deed in Hawthorne’s ship...with a forged signature of the village leader saying that he agreed to the town being demolished. I’m sorry, Howard-San, I’m sorry!!
[The words are spilling out of him faster than he can hope to stop them now, and he looks like a nervous wreck.]
Shigaraki-san...contacted me about helping you...because I’d talked to him before about how I wished I could do more...
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[So that's it, huh?]
[Howard backs off, but the expression in his face is tighter, colder, his purple eyes somehow even darker than before. This...isn't good. But then again...he believes in Nathaniel. In what he can accomplish. He has to believe in that.]
That's fine. Nathaniel has other ways of getting what he wants. That deed...it won't be enough to stop him, you hear?
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[Atsushi wants to run and hide now, but he stands his ground just long enough to try and redeem himself at least a little.]
Maybe I could try to get it back from Oda-san...
[Easier said than done, and he’s not entirely sure that it’s right, but having someone he considers a friend look at him like that...
It hurts.
He turns to take his leave, clinging desperately onto the strap of his messenger bag while fighting back tears.]
I’m sorry, Howard-san.
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[He...needs to find Oda. He needs to do that, and maybe put an end to this. The dream he had, in which this town gets pulled out by its undoubtedly gnarled roots, is disappearing in front of his eyes.]
Do that, Atsushi. Just go and...do that.
[He even turns and starts to walk away, not even looking back.]
[Why would he look back at someone who is part of the attempt to destroy a wish he truly wants to be granted?]