recolle | TEAM FOUR EVENT LOG

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TEAM FOUR EVENT LOG

MAGATUS

READY: START.

Roster: Noah Isaacs + Gunther Schwarz, Gintaro Suzukaze + Elda Marker, Dave Strider + Byakuya Kirigiri, Shouto Todoroki + Akira Kurusu, Eren Jaeger + Yusuke Kitagawa, Soleil Beaufort + Vera Weisz, Alessandro Vinsmoke + Yu Narukami, Cleo Ritter + Minako Arisato, Penelope Raban + Olive Freya Yun, Orihime Inoue + Matthew Murdock, Ryouta Ono + Baren Kaiyou, Prompto Argentum + Keigo Higashino, Zaveid Taleb + Ragna Edgson, Amelia Wagner + Kasen Kaneda

On the morning of the fourth at 9am, you'll find yourself gathering at the Recollé Zoo and Aquarium. Many of you will find yourself partnered up and with a name in mind, and awaiting in front of you is a large bus with the Retrospec logo on the hood. A text comes through not long after, Zee's name attached.

I'm no Ms. Frazzle, but I think this bus will do the trick. Hope you packed a book or something.

Upon boarding the bus you'll find that's it's equipped for a longer road trip. There are snacks, books, video game consoles, and even a few beds and bathrooms. Just as well, seeing how you're going to be traveling north of the city, traveling through the woods for about seven hours. As you travel, the sky begins to change colors and the temperature drops toward the end of your journey. Outside the window you'll see a mountain range and snow on the ground, and stars streak across the sky as you enter the beautiful region of Magatus.

Permanently semi-dark with beautiful colors streaking across the sky, Magatus is filled with rivers, grass, coniferous trees and snow-capped mountains. The temperature is quite frigid, so travelers will need to bundle up!

The region known as Magatus is fairly open and while there may not a huge population like Recollé, there are small clusters of buildings and homes that characters can find by exploring this region. There is roughly 1,500 square miles to cover in the area claiming to be Magatus and some parts of this region may experiences changes in weather including heavy snow, ice, and blackouts.

Most of the towns are quaint and friendly though most people appear to mind their own business. If spoken to, they will explain that they’ve been enjoying their time alone and away from the hustle and bustle of city life, though it may be a little hard to know if this is actually true. Some of the younger ones will say they’ve lived here their whole life, but most will shy away from the topic of where they came from. Shops that can be found seem to range in the realm of basic general stores, hardware stores, mini foodmarts, and weaponry. The Magatus people truly live a simple life.

The true nature of this region doesn’t seem to come out until nightfall, however. As the light fades and the sky darkens, the colors brighten above and the sound of wolves begin howling nonstop. Depending, you may even hear the sound of snarling and growling, quick footsteps crunching through fresh snow and irritated barking. The townspeople know better than to stay out at night when the wolves run and the shadows dance, and they would advise that anyone from out of town take cover.

Too bad they won’t invite you in. You’re on your own out in the wilderness.

This is the Team Four 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 Four is as follows:

Feb 3rd: Objective 1 posted (9PM EST) | Threading for Travel to Location | Threading for Objective One
Objective 2: Info about Objective Two | Threading for Objective Two
Objective 3: Info about Objective Three | Threading for Objective Three | Objective Three point Five
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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[She flashes Pen a reassuring smile before glancing upwards.]

If there even is a "back up."

[Freya looks off to the side, expression distant for a moment, before she starts forward, occasionally prodding the ground with the butt of the spear to check the footing. She didn't like the look of those pillars and the walls; Freya wasn't sure if it was a trick of the embers in the dim light, or if those really were some kind of bones.]

[He looks up the way they fell.]

That looks way too fight for us to climb up. And dangerous.

[But hopefully between the three of them, this isn't going to go badly. He's about to suggest picking a random direction to go towards, but a noise stops him before he can do more than open his mouth to speak.]

...Was that a howl?

[Pen looks around, hand tightening reflexively on the hilt of her knife. Her armor creaks softly as the leather gloves grip the metal, but she holds silent for a moment after Zaveid asks the question.

Then it comes again, prompting a nod.]

Yeah. Definitely. Let's go that way, I think. Our magic guide hasn't led us astray yet.

Or he's playin' us this entire time.

[Cynical as the comment is, there isn't much bite to it. Didn't hurt to consider the possibility. Still, she kept picking her way over the rough ground towards the beckoning howl. She frowns. There's something else here, wasn't there?]

...You hear that?

He's kind of a jokester, I guess, but I don't think he means ill.

[But maybe that's just him. As it is, Freya's words make him pause, listening closely.]

Is there some kind of animal in here with us?

[Is that hissing? It doesn't sound friendly.]

[Pen trudges along behind, letting Tons bring up the rear.

The sound of something scritching and scrabbling on the stone ceiling is...not...a good thing to hear and she stops short.]

Doesn't sound like an animal. I'll send a scout.

[She puts a finger to her lips and calls out another creature. This time, the Alraune. The tiny tomato hops once or twice, and then scampers off ahead to scout.]

Give him a sec.

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[Freya stops, shouldering the spear. She keeps her eyes on her surroundings.]

Yeah, well, after playing charades with the lot of 'em, can't exactly rule out prankster, can we?

[The scout is enough for him to get his weapon out, just in case-- a small pendulum on a chain. Unassuming, but it's what he's got.]

Here's to your little guy getting to the bottom of this.

[The scout returns a moment later, jabbering quietly. It sends Pen some images through their bond though, things that are more intelligible.]

Monsters. Skeleton things, guarding a gemstone. That's what's up ahead.

[She pauses, considering.]

I...feel like the stone is what we're going to need. Why guard something, otherwise?

[She waits patiently, and when Pen's done, nods and starts down the path.]

Good enough for me. [Freya didn't want to spend any more time here than needed, and maybe their wolf friend could get them out if they got what she presumed he wanted.]

Sounds like a good reason to get in and out of there as soon as possible.

With how these unreality situations have gone in the past, I don' think any of us should linger.

Yeah. Me either.

[She goes ahead and sends away the little tomato, letting it vanish in a puff of smoke.]

He said there's three. I can call up Gilgamesh, and we can outnumber them. One of us can grab the gem while the others take them down?

I don't see why we just don't outright pummel the things. Not doin' anyone any good down here.

I don't know. We don't know why they're there, and if they're a bunch of dead bodies reanimated due to whatever this unreality business is.... I can't say I want to fight 'em.

How about this: I've got a bit of wind powers on me. Not enough to fight, really, but I could distract them long enough while you two are fighting them if you'd like.

I can be the one doing the grabbing.

[Pen nods at both of them, agreeing that fighting isn't the best course but they are skeletons and those need to be dealt with.

Zaveid has a point, but a part of her wants to test herself, too. Just a part.]

That works for me. Zaveid, I have a spell that can make you invisible. So, use your wind powers, then grab the stone. Once you're clear, tell Tons to tell me.

[She gestures to the Tonberry, who nods.]

[Freya lightly taps her fingers on the Zodiac Spear. They seemed to have worked this out well enough. Her part is fairly straight forward, for Freya starts sauntering further down the tunnel. She doesn't know how much difference a little wind's gonna ma--]

[Hot air suddenly roars out of the tunnel Freya turned down, bowling her over onto the rough ground.
It seemed like a gust at first, but the rush kept going strong, a howl echoing under the noise.]

[Zaveid flashes a smile at Penelope.]

In that case, work your magic!

[And he's off, charging at the nearest skeleton, which currently doesn't have the gem. There's a method to his madness, however; a gust of wind emerges from his hands, enough to startle, though no damage, the creature.]

[The spell flies from her fingertips, rendering him invisible.

With that done she calls out Gil and the six armed terror barrels in after, engaging one startled skeleton.]

Let's go, babe.

[Freya recovers her footing quickly enough, and not to be outdone by Gilgamesh, charges the beast-skulled skeleton without hesitation, pushing it back with wide, sweeping strikes.]

[The tonberry's lantern makes a huge difference, but still, Freya's getting sick of fighting in the dark.]

[He still hasn't remembered enough about combat to make this really useful, but at least the invisibility makes this a bit easier, because the skeleton is wildly swinging at where he was.

He darts between each skeleton, unable to make a grab for the gem; even with him invisible, the skeletons are quickly passing it between themselves.]

[And that leaves Pen with the third, the ugly one that looks like it might have some skin. Her gun ups the noise level when it goes off, a sharp crack as a Wyrmfire round sends the skeleton reeling backwards. Working the bolt, she keeps her distance, moving to make the fireball it's holding less easy to aim.

Gil just goes to work, swords clashing with the solitary human skeleton, forcing it back, away from Zaveid and the girls, trying to isolate it to finish it off.]

[Unfortunately with invisibility, Freya can't tell where Zaveid is, and can't maneuver the skeleton towards him. She skirts around it, trying to get a good angle to push it back towards Gil's skeleton, but the beast-thing grabs the haft of the Zodiac Spear.]

[Instead of wrestling for the spear, Freya lets go, booting the creature as had as she can in the chest, sending it tumbling across the ragged floor.]

[It's fortunate Zaveid is capable of staying out of the way, because he spots the gem just in time in the crevice of the chest of the beast skeleton as it skids across the floor, rushing over to snatch it out of the creature.

While Zaveid might not be visible, the skeleton is certain aware of when its guarded treasure is removed, because it lets out an unearthly scream.]

I think that's our cue!

[Gilgamesh laughs wildly and brings all six of his enormous swords down on the smallest skeleton, crushing it into powder. The fireball skeleton snarls and launches herself at where Zaveid was and that gives Pen a chance to get a second shot off, striking it square in one leg and sending it to the ground.]

Right! Run! While we got them down!

[While they're down is the best time to finish the bastards off, before they can go get friends; Freya looks hesitant to disengage, but after a watchful moment, she snatches the spear and darts off, scooping the tonberry under an arm so she could see where she was running.]

Gil! Guard the rear!

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