JULY EVENT LOG 2.0

[recollecters]

EVENT

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!

Comments

[manufactured]

...I'll take more with me when we leave, but I think it would be prudent to remain where we are for now.

[It's less for concern reasons than pragmatic ones, honestly, something that he's managing a little better now that he's recovered some. He still seems a little unsteady, but he's forcing himself through it, trying to remain as calm as possible.]

There's shelter here, and if anyone else finds us we can ensure that they're armed and not about to run out and do something stupid with themselves. The place is well-constructed by necessity and if we have to there are areas that we can barricade off.

Honestly, it would be remiss to leave until we know the situation has stabilized a little or we need supplies.

[scythegun]

Oh good, that's what I was thinking!

[Well, he wasn't really thinking about helping anyone else out, but that staying here would be safer. As much as he enjoyed fighting those things, he's not sure how much longer he can keep going.]

I do hope we're not stuck in here for too long, though. I wonder how long this will last?

[manufactured]

It's only been a few hours at best - I can't imagine it'll be over anytime soon.

[There is so much ammo being put into this gun and its fucking ridiculous magazine; it gives him something to do with his hands, anyway.]

[scythegun]

[He nods at that and sighs.]

Things never can be easy, can they?

[Sometimes he really misses the old days when he could just run his shop without fear of monster attacks or being shrunken or dealing with weird memories.]

Oh well. I suppose things could be worse!

[He does enjoy fighting, after all.]

[manufactured]

...I'm not sure if I prefer this or the memories, surprisingly enough.

[One would think it'd be skewed one way or another, probably in the direction that doesn't involve nearly dying a lot, but.]

[scythegun]

At least this is fun!

[jaeger.]

...No, I feel the same way. At least you can ignore the memories! It's a bit hard to do that with monsters running around.

[manufactured]

[...]

"Fun" is an interesting way of putting it.

[scythegun]

What would you call it, then?

[please don't say "interesting"]

[manufactured]

...I don't know.

[He...really doesn't, from the sound of it.]

It's something that the person in my memories would have enjoyed, I know that much for certain. But I haven't sorted through what I think of it just yet.

[Hm.]

I think I like it well enough, for what it is.

[scythegun]

Oh, I see.

[That explains it. The other Wesker would have enjoyed this and he's trying to keep things compartmentalized... That sounds difficult in a situation like this.]

To be honest, this isn't the sort of thing I thought I'd enjoy. But here we are anyway!

[Maybe it's because of the other Jaeger, maybe it's just because he's always been a little crazy. He's not going to stop and think about it.]

[manufactured]

...Likewise.

[HE LOBBIED FOR GUN CONTROL...]

I've never really been interested in engaging in violence; it's never really appealed to me, even as a child I preferred to avoid fights.

So this is...strange, as far as what I'm used to.

[scythegun]

Oh, I liked to start fights, as long as I wasn't involved!

[jaeger.]

It's a little odd for me as well - usually I stayed as far from the fighting as I could get. I didn't want to risk my life!

...I suppose things are a little different now that I know how to fight.

[manufactured]

I suppose they would be.

[He shrugs a bit. Goes back to messing with the ammunition; he's going to bring a fair amount of this with him.]

I imagine I'll decide what I think of it eventually. For now, not seriously injuring myself in the process seems a decent enough priority.

[scythegun]

I'm glad to hear it! Not that I thought you'd do otherwise, of course.

[Wesker's at least not walking into danger this time! This is good!!]

[manufactured]

You absolutely thought I would do otherwise.

[The flattest response on the planet, Jaeger. You wouldn't be bothering with this "fear response" thing otherwise.]

[scythegun]

Well. You've given me reason to worry before!

[shush]

[manufactured]

...The situation then wasn't as dire as you're making it out to be.

[...are we going to get into this.]

[scythegun]

[siiiiigh]

I don't think now's really the time to argue about it, so I'll just say that I thought it was that dire.

[manufactured]

[He's quiet for a moment at that. Counting bullets, setting boxes aside.

He still doesn't know what to do with any of this, but it's possibly something that he's not getting again. One of those things like Jaeger wanting him to actually say things that everybody already knows.]

It's...good of you, I suppose. To be concerned like that.

[scythegun]

[He's taken up a spot near the window so he can keep an eye out for anyone passing by or any monsters that might be looking this way. He looks up when Wesker addresses him though and after a moment he smiles. It's genuine for a split second before it turns into the usual annoying grin.]

Well of course! Someone has to, ja? It might as well be me!

[manufactured]

It's not as though I will be, apparently.

[It's dry, though, not entirely serious.]

[scythegun]

[It gets him to laugh, anyway.]

Oh come now, you just need a reminder every so often! You haven't needed it today!

[manufactured]

...These things don't exactly seem like something that should be approached, no.

They're fascinating creatures, however. I wouldn't mind taking a look at one if their bodies remained a bit longer after death.

[scythegun]

I'll give you that - they are fascinating! They look like they crawled out of a video game or something!

[manufactured]

...They really do, don't they.

[No, really, with all the glitching and everything...

...Huh.]