TEAM TARZAN LOG

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TEAM TARZAN

READY: START Team Tarzan roster: Anastasia, Ikuo Ryuuzaki, Jack Kelly, Kasen Ibaraki, Keigo Asano, Kurogane, Kurt Wagner, Silver, Yamatonokami Yasusada, Yaeger, Yosuke Hanamura, Yugi Mutou. The city's been under siege for what feels like hours. It's only on August 3rd that you learn it's been a matter of days. Monsters begin pulling Retrospec users through portals left and right, large gaping holes in reality that spit you out in any given location around the city. However, just as you think you're finally getting away, a large blue portal opens and you're snatched up. No amount of fighting and struggling will free you and soon the pressure is too great to ignore. Darkness fills your vision and the last thing you may remember is the sound of the monkeys howling... This is the Team Tarzan Event Log. You are free to toplevel and thread as you choose on this log, but only team members may utilize this log. Important links to mod toplevels are: Mod Questions & Participation Reporting. Please be aware you are responsible for reporting your own participation & objective completion efforts with links; the moderators will try to keep up with threads, but as we are currently running several teams with participation, we require you to keep us up to date! Please read each of the toplevels and instructions! The schedule for Team Tarzan is as follows: 3RD: Objective 1 posted (9PM EST) | Objective 1 Part Two 10TH: Objective 1 closes (8PM EST), Objective 2 posted (9PM EST) | Objective 2 Part Two 17TH: Objective 2 closes (8PM EST), Objective 3 posted (9PM EST) | Object 3 Part Two 24th: Objective 3 closes (8PM EST), Final city-wide log posted (9PM EST) 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.

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MINGLE - OTA, threadjack away!

[constellates]

[Hello brave warriors, welcome back from your adventures.

When you've returned from wherever you went, Anya is sitting by the altar. Her idol dress is gently in pieces now as she's ripped off a part of the petticoat so that there's cloth on the ground to prevent dirt from the fruit she's cutting with a machete. There's also whatever canteens they managed to bring with them spread out as she hums gently underneath her breath.]

This I promise you... ♫

[And she'll perk up when she hears footsteps, offering a smile and a cut piece of melon.]

Добро пожаловать назад! Welcome back. Did you find something good?

[Alternatively, if you're more interested in something shitposty, she's definitely humming some rad idol tunes and doing a little dance and lost in her own world until someone shows up. Pick your poison.]

[okitactless]

[It has been A Day. ...Okay, to be fair, every day since monsters poured out of the convention has been A Day, but this one is pretty high on the list.

Still, nobody's dead (presumably???), and they even still have some supplies, so it could be a lot worse. Plus, even though idol music isn't his thing, Anya is genuinely entertaining--even when she's apparently not trying to be.]

An-chan, I know you're a hard worker, but under the circumstances I don't think anyone would mind if you slacked off on your practicing a little. [But he's only teasing, smile giving him away.] Is that for a new song?

[constellates]

[GASP.

Anya startles at the interruption, then giggles sheepishly even as a faint blush covers her cheeks.]

Yasusada.... Ah - it is not? It is.... назначение! Assignment from Mr. Katsuki.

If I practice, then it is just like home. [Even if they're in a weird temple... and she offers him a smile.] Do you want to learn with me?

[okitactless]

Oh! Yuuri-sensei, right? Zumba?

[Why does he use Japanese honorifics when he's speaking English. Why.

But Yasusada likes Yuuri, and he definitely understands where she's coming from; he's more than a little homesick himself. If dancing with her will make her feel better, then it's the least he can do.]

Sure, I can try! [Finding a safe spot for his sword first, though... don't step on his vessel please he can feel that]

[constellates]

[nobody stomp on yams with two left feet

Regardless, she's giggling faintly as she claps her hands.]

Yay! Ah - then... start like this!

[and she'll... move to where the beginning position is, i can't be fussed to learn the dance myself]

[okitactless]

[If he steps on himself does it still hurt, real questions over here.

But he'll go ahead and copy her!! And pretty much right away, Anya will probably notice that, surprisingly, he's not half-bad. He lacks grace, to be sure, but it's clear he's well aware of his surroundings and his own body. And what he lacks in grace, he makes up for with enthusiasm... look his mood did a rapid 180 after they found the armory okay, let him bop in peace.]

Is it hard to remember all of your dances?

[constellates]

[He's good.... So skilled... Anya is impressed despite everything, and she giggles happily at his enthusiasm and energy for learning something new! Even as they go through the motions, she smiles brightly. This is familiar. This is nice.]

A little... but it is more practice for remembering! Повторение... To do something again and again, it will be easy, yes?

[okitactless]

[She gives him too much credit... but it's true that he's got more energy right now than he's had this whole time, and it pleases him to see her happy, even though it's probably temporary.

At least her monkey friend is off somewhere else right now UGH. Anyway...]

Right! It's the same for me too. [With his kendo, he means. He'd said the same thing to Yuuri, actually, and the comparison had apparently blown his mind.] Just think, in ten years, you'll know so many dances so well!

[Assuming Recolle doesn't implode within the next six months BUT HE'S TRYING TO STAY POSITIVE.]

[constellates]

[Yato is probably off getting into trouble, but what else is new. Anya giggles a little bit at that though - ]

Ten years? Very.... дальновидный! Ah, Yasusada thinks a lot about the future?

[Not that she thinks that's a bad thing at all, even if she's rather bad at it aside from maybe two (2) long-term goals.]

For the same... it is how Yasusada does kendo, yes?

between room 5 and cave 1

[thisloveisjustice]

If you call a giant sand scorpion 'something good'...

[Tatsuo slumps down at the base of the altar next to Anya. He's COVERED in sand. Head to toe. And just generally looking scruffy, due to having tangled with said giant sand scorpion.

He takes the offered melon and bites into it with relish.]

Pass me a canteen?

[constellates]

Oh... Not good...

[Thanks, Anya. Though she'll also do what she can, reaching over to give one of the canteens and offering a small smile.]

... чистый? Ah - do you need helping brushing off the sand, Mr. Tatsuo?

[since. y'know.]

[thisloveisjustice]

[Tatsuo takes a small drink of water, then goes back to eating the melon.]

Sand?

[He gives Anya a slightly confused look... then looks down at himself.]

Oh. Heh... I might need a little help, yeah.

[He reaches up and tries to brush some of the sand out of his hair.]

[constellates]

[Good on him to notice - Anya giggles politely behind her hand before nodding.]

Да! [gentle little pats on his shoulders to brush off some of the sand....] You saw a big sand scorpion?

It was.. magic...?

[thisloveisjustice]

Yeah, it had the orange piece in its claw. It tossed me around a bit before Jaeger was able to get it to drop the piece.

[He brushes at the front of his shirt, being careful to keep the sand away from the food as much as possible.]

I don't know what it was. When we finally got out of the room, it just collapsed back into sand. There was no internal structure to give it form. And it looked like regular sand, so I don't see how a magnetic field could have been used to give it shape...

[Sorry Anya, he's going to keep trying to explain all this nonsense with science for as long as he can.]

[constellates]

"Magnetic field"....

[There's a curious repeating of the world, as if trying to understand it. Maybe she's read it before or heard of it, but relearning it is something else.]

If it is not science, maybe it is magic? Or it is very very... [She pauses, fumbling on the word "advanced"] Future science? So future that it looks like magic.

[thisloveisjustice]

Future science. Yeah... that is a possibility. The monsters from the convention were pulled from people's 'memories' so it's possible some of the stuff here is as well. And I know at least one person who has remembered some pretty advanced technology.

[And just like every time science more advanced than what should exist comes up, Tatsuo thinks of the mini-tanks from Togusa's memories.]

After all, there is plenty of ways already to fake magic with science.

[constellates]

Pulled from memories here? Even—

[She's interrupted at the bouncywild that had tagged along with them comes bounding up again, Anya just barely bracing herself from being knocked over as Yato the monkey settles on her shoulders again. She points up at him.]

Even Yato? It is... происхождения? ["Origin" but that's a little beyond her. Breaking it down simpler:] He could be from memories?

And the lights? This place maybe?

[is it all... memories?]

Post Cave 1 - Feel free to threadjack

[totallynotanoni]

[Kath and her companions come in shaken and obviously worse-for-wear. Kath herself looks a little fucked up: random handprints that look a little too much like blood appear on her face and areas where skin is exposed. Her hand is bleeding, though not profusely. A scrape across the back of her neck and a few notable bruises decorate her skin, and her clothing has a number of new tears in it.

Yet her eyes tell another story. She's still sensitive and on-edge, constantly looking behind herself as if fearing something would be following them out.

She's shaken, there's no doubt about it. She seems to be holding together pretty well otherwise, though.]

[constellates]

[Oh dear.

Anya is tilting her head faintly as Kath comes back inside, approaching her quietly and with a canteen of water. Her own eyes openly express her concern as she tilts her head.]

Mm...? Xорошо? Are you okay....?

[totallynotanoni]

[She's been trying to ignore the fact of how close she came to dying again, trying to stay calm and meditate on the positive. Its had...fluctuating success. So far breathing exercises, which she's suggested to people before, have at least helped to calm her heartbeat.

Kath looks up, part of her expecting to see another skeleton looking down at her. Fortunately she was just too tired, and sensible, to throw a punch, so ]

Oh, thank you. [Thisi s the girl who got her ability to speak english altered by Retrospect. She gives a tired, grateful smile, weary-eyed, and reaches for the water bottle, before realizing she still has blood all over the palm of her hand...and likely her face now that she thinks about it. Oops, forgot to clean and bandage.] Heh, sorry, I probably should wash all of this off.

[constellates]

Oh! Кровь...!

[Anya's startled - of course she is. She's not used to seeing so much blood, but she shakes her head immediately. They don't have a lot of supplies and they lack water. Running the water down would be irresponsible so... she looks around for a moment before automatically tearing off another small piece of her costume. There's enough extra fabric that she doesn't see it being a problem and she's careful to make sure the cloth isn't coarse.

It's with a careful motion that she uncaps the canteen and then pours a very small amount over the torn cloth, holding her hand out again to Kath.]

Hand please? I will try to clean... Does it hurt...?

[totallynotanoni]

Oh, you don't have to- [Then she tears off a piece of the dress. It was a really pretty one too, not the style Kath would wear but definitely one someone put a whole lot of work into. She feels a bit guilty now for not just walking over and soaking some more gauze from her pack...Although she totally needs that gauze for her hand at this point. Or maybe she should just wait for Yosuke to get back, he has that weird healing power now-Why is she overthinking this.] You didn't have to do that, really...but thank you. .[She still tries to sit up a little better and reaches out her hand a grateful (albeit a tiny bit awkward) smile on her face.]

[constellates]

[No time to feel guilty!! Anya's solutions are probably just more straightforward than most people would anticipate, hence why she's humming for now to smile back more confidently and carefully start to wipe blood from Kath's skin.]

Пожалуйста. You are welcome. It is just temporary until Yosuke comes back, yes?

Cleaning first, then wrapping. It is okay to use what we have.

[totallynotanoni]

Well...if its ok with you, I won't stop you. Though...[She really should just take the offer and go with it. Its a who of goodwill, after all, and Anya has been nothing but optimistic for this entire incident.]...I have some gauze in my pack, its not much but it should help wrap this up after your done cleaning.

[She goes quiet after that, not really sure what to say as Anya does her work. It'll only be just as Anya is finishing her cleaning that Kath speaks up.] So your a performer of some sort, right?

[constellates]

Then gauze is next.

[Easily. She knows a little bit about first aid - she doesn't tend to get actually bloody herself, but she's been taught by her medical practitioner aunt and brawler uncle a few things.

When Kath asks, Anya hums and nods.]

Да. An... idol, I think? Or just singer... It is hard to say in America.