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Save the Earth Mods ([personal profile] theearth) wrote in [community profile] saveyourselves2013-10-23 06:48 am
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Plot Post for October 23rd!

This format of plot post is designed for players to ask questions and find ways to influence the plot. Be bold and ask what you can or can't do; the worst that can happen is that we will say no. As plots in Save the Earth are not self resolving nor on a time limit, they can evolve in many ways. Although some potential outcomes are given, they are little more than suggestion and can be changed by character action. What role you take is up to you.

The post is also open for players to plot and coordinate between one another.







Events occurring currently:

• As of this morning (October 23rd, between the hours of 3:00-4:00 A.M., a large portion of the Thunder Corp.-owned Dead District has been bombed. Any living or working late in the run-down part of town or, alternatively, possessed of supernatural hearing may have been disturbed by the noise - though they’d not have been harmed by default; inhabited areas and locations such as the LSR Clinic are not within the area affected and, by now, no casualties have been reported. Entire blocks of buildings have, however, been effectively brought to the ground - and no evidence of parties involved or responsible has, as it appears, been found.


• Any snake statues left standing until today are now no longer anywhere to be found in the Dead District.






Events occurring in the immediate future:

• Thunder Corp. deny any knowledge as to the motivation or perpetrators of the bombing as they’d done in response to the rumors against them in September - officials are, however, beginning to voice suspicions to the media "putting two and two together" culminating in announcement in a formal press conference at soonest possible convenience. In line with and supporting their statements, the police department will be investing time and effort in the investigation, identification, and any necessary subsequent incarceration of “eco-terrorists” at work in Locke City.

And you can imagine what this means for you, our reincarnated heroes!

Police presence will now be increasing in all public places - in the form of increased patrols and watch over not only business and industrial areas but such populous everyday locations as Locke City High School and LCU, claimed to be in concurrent increase in drug investigations begun in August, although mercifully enough those with dogs will be few and far between.


• ...Or they will be on all days forecastable except for October 31st - Halloween. It’s a night that invites mischief and with what mischief appears to be afoot in the city nowadays, the police department will apparently see fit to keep watch over most areas in which citizen traffic is expected - shadowing residential and recreational areas as the sun goes down, with not bulbous-snouted beagles but some very ornery-looking red-eyed German Shepherds. Hopefully you’ve arranged such plans as to avoid a Halloween with hellhounds!






Events potentially occurring in the immediate future:

• Under pretense and/or motivation of current eco-terrorism and drug scares, from here on out until any further notice, depending on past actions, reincarnates will be at risk of active approach by unfriendly or dubiously-desirable parties - police and potentially otherwise.

Players of characters at the HIGHEST RISK of confrontation, investigation, or similar trouble are marked down to be contacted via surprise PM or Private Plurk within the near future to begin plotting accordingly.

If you are unsure if your character would be at high risk - or if they’ve simply done commendably at laying low and you’re open to seeing who or what they may run afoul of by happenstance - please, sign them up in the appropriate thread below this post to know to let us know you’re open to them receiving trouble, preferably with a run-down of what they’ve been involved in, where they’re visible, and/or where they might have invited or run the risk of inviting attention so we can tell you exactly what’s in store for them if chosen!


If you receive a PM or Plurk, you may opt out!







Potential Echo Opportunities

Visits to Tuning Towers will, again, continue to grant Echoes indefinitely - for anyone willing to get that close to the police! Echo opportunities are also likely to present themselves in instances of trouble that characters may wind up in in the weeks to come.


Please direct questions regarding these plot points to the thread below and not the post in general.
peacefulwinter: (I'm fine with that.)

[personal profile] peacefulwinter 2013-10-23 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds good to me, once she realizes he's not going to kill her while her back is turned in revenge. Which probably won't take much convincing.
shiromadoushi: (Anime: Awesome Awkward Face)

[personal profile] shiromadoushi 2013-10-23 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
He's going to feel so awkward about that if he realizes she worried he might do that. He's being forced to realize that how he acts has consequences he doesn't always like :D [Rar! I'm scary, back off! ....wait no, not you, just them. :( Damnit.]
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[personal profile] truthandlogic 2013-10-23 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, Edgeworth may have drawn some attention and he is also in a profession where he'd see cops often enough in court and to confer with arrested clients as well. But as for things he's personally done, it's as follows:

1. The giggle water. I mostly handwaved this, but since it happened before his actual intro, figured he was out of town for a bit and got caught unaware when he returned.
2. Made two visits to Tuning Towers, both times had a rather noticeable reaction because of gaining back his phobia.
3. Had a run in with Mort's monster.
4. Being possessed by Danny.

Definitely enough that it could potentially be counted as suspicious
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[personal profile] italktofish 2013-10-23 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Arthur has been the MOST SUBTLE and LEAST NOTICEABLE since all this has started FOR HE IS LIKE A NINJA. Okay, I lied. He kicked it off by falling into a tank full of dolphins and getting thrown out of the marine park after going on and on about how they were speaking to him, and since then he has been very loudly and obviously talking to fish and sea life in places like pet stores, grocery stores, and the beach. Pet store employees in his area probably refer to him as "the freaky fish guy" and he's probably that regular customer who freaks out the staff but spends enough money that the manager's not going to throw them out.

As for my other characters, they haven't been as bad but have still had their moments. Hajime's been running around outside as a giant bug here and there (and once threatened a Thunder employee in that form), most recently to fight one of the snakes. Mort summoned a monster in his office and chased it throughout town, which ended in a big fight in a park.
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[personal profile] not_good_not_wicked 2013-10-23 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Marisa will soon have crashed her car into one of the snakes (backdated log in the works). Her story will be that she lost control of her car and hit a lamppost, but considering she was in the dead district at the time, that's probably enough to be at least a little suspicious.
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[personal profile] not_good_not_wicked 2013-10-23 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Also at what time of day did the explosions happen?
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[personal profile] not_good_not_wicked 2013-10-23 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Let's just do down the list, shall we?

Marisa is initially freaked out about this whole mess. But it's not in her nature to stay scared for long, and she'll probably be poking her nose into things in short order.

Sam will be surrounded by lots of nervous people, which is slowly charging his magic batteries. If enough frightened people get into one place, it would be enough to trigger an echo for him, probably getting back the ability to use magic to increase his strength. This would, of course, result in him suddenly doubling in muscle mass and hulking out of his shirt.

Angela will be pulling extra shifts, what with all this police presence, and will accordingly be tired and irritable. She's also still exploring what this whole numbers network is, and trying to work out what it means in terms of her loyalty to the police.
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[personal profile] italktofish 2013-10-23 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Arthur's probably just going to be sticking to his usual routine and away from the Dead District...also if anyone wants to try helping him out as far as keeping a low profile goes, that might be good. XD He's also all too excited for Halloween and will be going as Neptune!

Hajime's going to be considering going back to make sure the snakes are gone, but if he thinks there's any sort of police presence in Japantown near the restaurant, good luck getting him to leave that area.

Mort's probably going to be swamped with work in case anyone needs a counselor after the bombings, and he may use that as an excuse to try investigating things a bit further.
paradiseshrinemaiden: (Eheheheh...)

Re: GENERAL QUESTIONS

[personal profile] paradiseshrinemaiden 2013-10-23 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Can I backdate an echo? Unless the lights are still there, which it isn't mentioned in the post. I intended to do something with that, but kinda forgot when the next plot post would go up. XD;

Nevermind, I think I'm just failing at reading comprehension again for the last two plot posts. XD;
Edited 2013-10-24 04:35 (UTC)
peacefulwinter: (I'm glad everything went okay.)

[personal profile] peacefulwinter 2013-10-23 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Welcome to Winter, where everything is a mortal sin when it's your fault, and the best way to not become a social outcast is to be a social outcast.
shiromadoushi: (Fanart: Facepalm)

[personal profile] shiromadoushi 2013-10-23 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Damn it girl, between you and Anthony...
peacefulwinter: (Don't worry about it.)

[personal profile] peacefulwinter 2013-10-23 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, nobody said it was a sustainable lifestyle. Don't worry, she'll be better... pretty much immediately now that she can actually do something.

[personal profile] testsonseashells 2013-10-23 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Mordin has never bothered to keep quiet about the LSR clinic, and it is relatively famous since it's, y'know, totally free if you can't afford it. On top of that, Mordin's relatively famous himself, and while he hasn't done much in Locke City, he's well-known enough that the police might well approach him, and he's spoken out in favor of environmentalist groups before. He's got a pretty distinct speaking style, too - you hear him once delivering a TED talk and you never forget his voice. He's also going to be trying his damnedest to get access to the crime scene to do his own analysis, focusing on mainly his former FBI connections.
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Re: GENERAL QUESTIONS

[personal profile] truthandlogic 2013-10-24 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
So with these investigations/arrests, are the cops going to be following due process correctly, as in allowing phone call, giving the ability to confer with their lawyer, etc.?
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[personal profile] wonk 2013-10-24 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
Mordin will continue with business as usual, and will also try to get access to the crime scene. He's not going to try very hard to keep a low profile.

Roxy will probably start a pumpkin stand, in mostly unrelated news.

[personal profile] testsonseashells 2013-10-24 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
1. Can Mordin make it into the crime scene, and if so, what could he discover?

2. How quickly did police arrive on the scene? Mordin would probably have been awake at the time, and would have seen something like that. If he could, he'd have gotten in himself to make sure no one is injured. Could he pull that off? (this ties into 1, I suppose)
pawdacious: (There's always money in the banana stand)

[personal profile] pawdacious 2013-10-24 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
the police department will be investing time and effort in the investigation, identification, and any necessary subsequent incarceration of “eco-terrorists” at work in Locke City.

THIS IS IT

THIS IS MY CALLING

Kiki hasn't done much as far as reincarnate shenanigans are concerned since she's relatively new to Locke City, but she is not subtle in the least about her connections to other people on the network and she's almost certainly listed in a file somewhere in connection to ecoterrorism. Her mom's in jail for it and she's doesn't try to hide her radicalism. So perfect scapegoat if nothing else!
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[personal profile] icy_heavens 2013-10-24 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
Toushirou has been involved in a fair number of Numbers shenanigans, but not much that would be too public. Though if Winter's magical girl transformation drew some attention, he might have been noticed to be in the area since he was around for that.

Once he notices increased police presence at the highschool, he'll probably shy away from the usual club meeting and probably argue that it's better not to have them now. Because that'll seem like they're just rounding themselves up for the enemy.

Not sure what I'm going to do with Halloween. Toushirou hadn't planned on going out for it this year because he is obviously way too mature for that nonsense. Though I would love for him to see those lovely red-eyed german shepherds. They'd just bring up wonderful memories of that first expedition into the Dead District, you know.
Edited 2013-10-24 01:15 (UTC)
dancingonapin: (Glass of wine.)

[personal profile] dancingonapin 2013-10-24 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
Francis has been particularly careful not to draw attention to himself. The only incident he was directly responsible for that caused any kind of uproar was when he accidentally hit a student (Tim/Robin) with his car. And that was before he even got access to the network.

When he drank the contaminated water, he stayed inside his house until the side effects went away. When he lost the need for sleep and gained consequential insomnia, all of his medical examinations were done by people in the number's club. He was also mugged on the street and got assistance by a cop from the number's club, and went to the hospital to make sure he had no serious injuries. (This was just an unlucky incident and not related to any supernatural happenings.)

The only thing that could cause suspicion: he did go to the Tuning Towers late at night when the noise got unbearable and he decided to investigate. He met up with someone there and they investigated together. It's very possible that he could have been spotted at that time!
dancingonapin: (Ah I see.)

[personal profile] dancingonapin 2013-10-24 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
I'd love to see some teachers or students get taken away by police in the middle of class. How terrifying would that be?

ALTERNATIVELY, Francis here has been hanging around the science department more and more despite being a theology professor, due to having several acquaintances there and wanting to help find out any scientific explanation behind the pulses. Heck, we could always coordinate a congregation of these professors meeting on campus to discuss stuff going on and them getting busted as a result.
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Re: INCIDENT SIGN-UPS

[personal profile] needsmorezippers 2013-10-24 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Neku was present for the water shit, and then was a dumbass and gratified things (though supposedly Richard was the only one who caught him...)
needsmorezippers: (Neku [Crossed arms])

[personal profile] needsmorezippers 2013-10-24 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
So you should tell him what's up.

because he has mind-reading.

yup. no if you don't want him to he won't but he will be HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS.
needsmorezippers: (Neku [With friends])

[personal profile] needsmorezippers 2013-10-24 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
PHILLIP IS GOING TRICK OR TREATING UNLESS SOMEONE STOPS HIM. 8D

Neku is staying out of sight for Halloween, though. He's been more visible in general, and is also damn paranoid about all this, so he'll be laying low and being less of a rebel at school.
needsmorezippers: (Neku [With friends])

[personal profile] needsmorezippers 2013-10-24 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
Phillip is going trick or treating, if Toushirou feels like he needs someone to 'look out' for him. by which I mean Toushirou come hang out with hiiiim
Edited 2013-10-24 02:25 (UTC)
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[personal profile] paradiseshrinemaiden 2013-10-24 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
Reimu needs to get dragged into halloween shenanigans, even though she doesn't give a shit about the weird western holiday that's coming up. Also I was wanting to echo back an item, like (severely) powered down versions of her Yin Yang Orbs at the earliest opportunity.

I'm not really sure what else otherwise at the moment. XD;

As far as plot things goes, she might be drawn into investigating the dead district when things die down, maybe. >.> Obviously she has to do something.
Edited 2013-10-24 23:38 (UTC)

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