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Save the Earth Mods ([personal profile] theearth) wrote in [community profile] saveyourselves2013-11-16 08:36 pm
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Plot Post for November 16th!

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.







State of current events:

• The Numbered's own Octavia Serket ([personal profile] drama8om8) and Alan Hunter ([personal profile] wirsinddiejager) began an unorthodox vigilante investigation of Thunder Corp.'s business in Tuning Towers with a break-in to and diversionary attack on the upper floors on the night of November 11th and have as the night of the 14th been rescued from detention by their fellows; a hunt is now announced as on for a pair of young vandals and the suspected terrorist organization - so the authorities say - that they represent.

Serket and Hunter's names and photographs are on the news as the perpetrators of the break-in who escaped holding in the raid on the police station on the 14th - and where the police are at work identifying and locating the rest on what leads they have (notably at the identified vandals' school of attendance Locke City High), one may notice that spells of civilian space-out - semi-regularly, for less than thirty-second periods - follow them.


• For better or for worse, current events are doing nothing to relieve the atmosphere of panic and paranoia in Locke City or do a thing for the city's evolving reputation - current events coverage of all forms is buzzing with talk of all the inexplicable and bizarre goings-on. Rumors and speculation circulate and bend through independent sources and features on exactly what is going on in the city; there is no shortage of conspiracy theories that can be dug up attempting to explain the connections between any and all currently-controversial local or federal parties on the so-called eco-terrorism scare. Fueled by the internet, new urban legends abound, from the peculiarly-isolated rash of lethal disease afflicting the city's pigeons to rumors of cockroach men in the sewers and a brilliant explosion in the sky over the city outskirts the night of November 1st.

More general news media has, meanwhile, in addition to the predictable, begun calling attention to a somewhat particular handful of missing persons cases - out of which the most publicized and likely outstanding by far are those of Mikasa Bito ([personal profile] erenplz), fifteen-year-old daughter of a Thunder Corp. employee and suspected innocent victim of hostility toward the company; and the reclusive local sculptor David Proud, whose work was previously so prominently displayed in the local museum.


• Access to the bombed areas is still restricted - however, as thorough examination and cleanup ends so Thunder Corp.'s rebuilding can begin, despite any effort to keep it entirely quiet to avoid causing further scene, some word has leaked out that the bombings have proven to be disturbingly odd, with reincarnates affiliated with the police able to catch wind of the factual details: whatever method used hasn't left a trace of evidence of conventional bombing, no radiation, chemical traces, and even minimal fire - with nothing brought to light pointing to some alternative method.


• The mission headed by Ravindra Savarna ([personal profile] healspec) in the city's undergroung did not result in accomplishment of its participants' declared goal: to find the producer of and stop that mysterious buzzing noise. Thus, its presence in reincarnates' heads goes on - at least for any of the newly-numbered it ought to be easy to tune out! Also remaining in place are the likelihood of witnessing groups of citizens falling under a "zone-out" effect and the amount and degree of presence by the police (both as described on October's plot post).






Events occurring in the immediate future:

• No obvious changes in the state of things to occur presently are apparent. If the silence - or rather the buzzing - is too deadly for you, either keep your head low as long as it lasts or take advantage of the room in which you've still got to move!






Events potentially occurring in the immediate future:

• As it looks as if their opposition is getting more restless - and, as it would seem, more reckless - the Enemy will be likewise getting bolder and more intent in bringing them under control.

Any player-run plots and events that would run the risk of drawing attention to player characters will run the risk of being "crashed" - participants and/or organizers of any, know that you may be contacted before or in the early stages of any such plot to approve/opt out and plot outcomes and developments accordingly.

On the other hand, just as before, feel free to leave and/or update a comment for your character(s) to the sign-up thread under our previous plot post if you're interested in trouble finding them on its own!

In either case, if you receive an event PM or Private Plurk, you may opt out!






Potential Echo Opportunities

Visits to Tuning Towers for the first time after October 23rd will continue to grant Echoes indefinitely - for anyone willing to get that close to the police! Unique incidents, investigations, and other current and forthcoming events are also liable to yield Echoes for reincarnates involved.


Please direct questions regarding these plot points to the thread below and not the post in general.
icy_heavens: (Serene youth)

[personal profile] icy_heavens 2013-11-17 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
I have no particular plans for Toushirou at the moment, but all this increased activity is definitely going to stress him out. He'll probably be more snappy than usual and feel an increased sense of urgency to do something. They just don't seem to be getting anywhere, and amidst all this chaos, that's going to really bother him.

He'll be pretty much about his usual places. Being school, home, and doing errands for his Granny when she needs him to. But he's not going to want to go somewhere unnecessarily. Just in case. He'll still be up for investigating and such, but any general hanging out aside from at the middle school is probably a no-go for now.
songoftimeandtimeagain: (Yes yes I'm adorable.)

[personal profile] songoftimeandtimeagain 2013-11-17 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
When I emerge from the dreaded finals week, would you like to either play out or handwave a few sword fighting lessons for them? Once Luke has the wallet back he will need to echo item spawning by cutting grass with majestic sword swipes, and what better place to do that than in a training session?

Now that it's off-season they could probably find a secluded and mildly unkempt soccer field to practice in?
icy_heavens: (Buh?)

[personal profile] icy_heavens 2013-11-17 08:06 am (UTC)(link)
I'm up for either playing out or handwaving such a thing. Toushirou would at least consider it a good use of time, making sure Luke knows what the hell he's doing and all that.

And sudden item spawning would be met with a lot of confused blinking, which is adorable.