Season 1 End and Inter-Season Interlude Announcement!

[theearth]

Save the Earth
Season 1: END

As of the rampage in Wise Snake on March 9th, 2014, Save the Earth: Season 1 has officially ended - and so has the reincarnates' secrecy.

The catastrophe and the scenes surrounding it are lighting up the news, on not only a state or national but global level - footage of raging snakes the size of live-and-moving stone dinosaurs, giant robots, exotic weapons and superhero costumes, displays of apparent magic, and live interviews with some of the unreal people who've presented themselves have appeared on screens on every continent, and at the center of it all is Locke City.

The F.B.I. have moved in to identify and investigate whichever strange people they can get a lead on, including but not at all limited to those caught on camera - and, in wake of certain (*ahem*) allegations against the L.C.P.D., local law enforcement on a level that isn't strictly cooperative. Thunder Corp. are taking advantage of the current state of things (i.e. SHAMBLES!) to expedite the improvement of their public image, offering their engineering technology - the technology that allowed that as-of-yet still closed fortress in the Dead District to be completed in less than two months - toward rebuilding of Locke's ruined business district.

The Enemy are cleaning up after themselves further from the publicized disaster zone as well: the alien is gone, and so is its base. One may return to the farmhouse if they wish; they will be met with no retaliation or danger. They will find the grounds looking cleaner than ever, and inside, absolutely nothing - no electronic doors, no high-tech security, no sterile rooms or cages in the basement - but the interior of an utterly innocent farmhouse.

As for the general public, they've got nothing to clean and no duties to cover - but nearly everyone is reacting. Theories are popping up with minimal evidence to go on running a gamut - some are staunchly insisting (a safe distance away from Locke) that the entire thing's an elaborate hoax, while others, with a particularly wild set of groups in the Western half of the United States, are spinning ambitious theories with what little the news has given them. Who or what are these people? Where are they coming from? Why now? Who or what "gives" them their powers - and how does a person get them?


So we set the stage for our TWO-WEEK BREATHER PERIOD.

For its duration, no brand-new pieces of plot which demand player reaction - or will likewise react in an non-easy-to-avoid manner to player action - will be introduced. You are free and highly encouraged to backtag, wrap-up, and play out a last few plots as you will before the scale of everything dials up!

For players (and characters) who would like a bit more work to do, however, remember that Locke City's superheroes (or monsters, or mutants, or aliens, or what have you) are hot news - would you care to get some reincarnate voices doing Numbers Club public relations in the between-season stretch?

We will un-sticky the Wise Snake attack log on March 16th - if you still have anything to begin or complete on it, please save the post if you must!

In its place, a Catch-All Media Outlet post will go up, in which you can and may specify exactly what your character might have contributed to the news or watercooler and how. You're all free to tag each other on this post - and may receive NPC tags with notes of potential responses or prompts for interim "discussion" and drumming-up of specific buzz on the reveal of the paranormal!

This isn't limited to painting a favorable (or at least not terribly sinister) image of the reincarnates - controversy's abound on a number of subjects, and by taking advantage of it, character actions can pay off in directly affecting the statuses of those subjects within these two weeks. One of the most glaring and vulnerable targets is the corrupt L.C.P.D. - if anyone might be able to really give the press confirmation or quelling of scandal, it would surely be the Numbers Club.

However, in preparation for that post, to both plan and to ensure that no character's contribution goes un-taken into account, please post what your character might do and/or how they might speak out regarding the current state of affairs to the appropriate header comment below this post!


SEASON 2 BEGINS MARCH 23RD!


Thank you so much, everyone, for all of your interest and enthusiasm - we couldn't have possibly gone this far without a glorious playerbase, and we can't wait to see how Season 2 unfolds with your participation. May you, likewise, find where we're going to be well worth your while, and well worth the wait!

Comments

CHARACTER MEDIA/PUBLICITY ACTIVITY?

[theearth]

Re: CHARACTER MEDIA/PUBLICITY ACTIVITY?

[pokebonnet]

So Granny Curry told reporters about the police. Sort of.

[drama8om8]

Octavia is being interviewed and will take full advantage of that - given half a chance she'll go into detail about exactly how she and Alan were treated during their illegal detainment, placing particular emphasis on how the reincarnates didn't hurt anyone during the breakout. Sherman will definitely get specifically namedropped if at all possible, and if asked about Thunder Corp she'll be more than happy to point out that they were all over Tuning Towers before the snake showed up. She also knows the substance being dumped in the water supply was dissolved Wise Snake skin, so that might get a mention as well.

[chalicejoker]

Hajime stayed completely in-character as a Horrible Giant Bug during his interview with the media, gave the name of Lord of the Bugmen, and strongly hinted at the fact that there is a civilization of bugmen living in the sewers. In short, someone got carried away.

At some point, he may also have mentioned that he has two poorly-behaved dogs in order to cover for the many times in which he found himself chasing werewolves.

[darkhourdear]

Melissa is on PR duty at the station, so she'll be trying to keep things manageable, while... trying to avoid outright lying and saying 'no there's no corruption here!!!' She would like to not get found out by Sherman, thanks.

My boys will be avoiding the press like the plague.

Re: CHARACTER MEDIA/PUBLICITY ACTIVITY?

[amberhearted]

A lot of this is tentative/rough stages of idea-er-ing, but! Alex may approach the FBI as a reincarnate and spill the beans about Sherman's illegal arrests and his own in particular, explaining how he was meant to be killed, etc, and has been lying low ever since. A lot of his willingness to come forward is because he wants his damn life back. That includes his job as paramedic.

Granted, he'll need to prove himself trustworthy of it (ha ha ha vampire, blood), but that's not as immediate a concern right now. Right now, he needs to get his ass protected somehow from an attempt by the corrupt faction of Locke PD to shut him up permanently. I imagine the sex scandal hubbaloo, while baseless, will help in keeping Locke PD from making any risky moves.

He won't mention Nick as the one who helped him out of his grave, nor will he mention's Nick's ability to turn monster-people into regular-people.

[charcoalfeather]

Rakka will generally avoid everyone, retreating back into her house for the time being. Even if she was one of the lesser obvious reincarnates fighting the snakes, there's probably still one or two videos with her in them shooting lightening. Being too afraid of what might happen to her, Rakka wont be revealing that she's a reincarnate just yet. Ergo, she'll be hiding from agents and reporters and the like.

[testsonseashells]

since Mordin's being interviewed, he'll be willing to come clean about pretty much anything related to the enemy's forces, although he'll be very careful to state only that the police and Thunder believe themselves to be working for the aliens, rather than saying it as a fact. he'll be willing to say that the role of the snakes in relation to the aliens is unclear, although obviously they're both hostile, and that he works for an organization dedicated to keeping Locke safe from both.

he'll also call the aliens "Gardeners", after he's explained that the police/Thunder think they're aliens.

[soulsborderline]

Asuka isn't going on camera unless someone persuades me to, but during her...interviews with the FBI, she will be liberal with accusations against the LCPD, mainly involving the initial murder, illegal detainments, and "some really creepy alien stuff going on with some of their officers, you should probably screen them for biological weapons or something."

Also she was responsible for any and all footage of a giant red robot body-slamming the big snake. The most interesting thing to come out of the FBI investigation into that thing is that it's mostly biological.

[wonk]

ALSO in relation to the sex scandal, roxy has been the whole porn story on simonedhard, so if you guys want to do anything with that you can.

[ursoreckless]

So Shou's car is going to be seen in a lot of films ramming snakes or picking up people. He also is later seen riding a horse and delivering food to people and probably armed to the teeth with his guns. He is also the one who pays for the small party of reincarnated at that one place and so he's probably a big person of interest for the media because... Well he's like tony stark. Isn't hiding his specialness.

Re: CHARACTER MEDIA/PUBLICITY ACTIVITY?

[hollowleg]

Shiro didn't talk to the media or anything like that. For the most part he tried to avoid being seen or talking to anyone. But when you're wielding a five foot sword and firing off huge black crescents of energy, it's hard to miss. He was caught on a few television cameras doing that, and a few cellphone cameras as well. Because no matter how crazy things get, someone will always be there to take cellphone videos.

As such he kind of got popular on youtube as "a real life anime guy". He never showed his face on video thanks to his mask so his secret is still somewhat safe. But if someone asks, he won't deny it anymore. He can't because of his voice.

[dominateartimus]

Ravindra got caught on camera and Xander tries his best to interfere. I can't speak on Ravindra's behalf, but Xander is trying to avoid any sort of publication since he was walking around with an injury that was covered by something unnatural and doesn't want to be identified as the person who was rescuing people from the shadows.

[pheromonecoffee]

Matt will be putting the powers of bullshit to good use. Which means he is going to be stupidly charming with anyone who talks to him, just trying to paint everybody in a good light. That aside, he doesn't know many details so he can't give them out. But the schmoozing will be strong with this one.

Anais got caught on camera. Um. A lot. She was being pretty open about protecting people and healing them so I can only imagine she can only hide so long.

[sassymaru]

Yuji pretty much kept a low profile during the conflict since he wasn't involved in the fight, and spend most of the aftermath as a robot dog skulking after his boyfriend.

He is on the police force, and apparently one of the front-runners (among the police) in being tied to the sex scandal given his history, so.

Re: CHARACTER MEDIA/PUBLICITY ACTIVITY?

[unelven]

I totally dropped the ball on this one so we can pretend that I actually made a post for this but THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ONLY A FEW DAYS AFTER THE DISASTER.

Teagan's company (Rain Enterprises) owned quite a few buildings in the area that was destroyed, and he was on the news talking about a rebuilding effort and the hope to rebuild what was destroyed better and more sustainability by before. The company is also calling for volunteers for the effort, though he won't be managing/hiring them himself. He will be spending some time being hands-on during the rebuilding effort but for most people all this really means is another big company CEO on the news, who in this case just happens to also be on the network.

When asked about the 'superheroes' he's been rather short with the reporters and saying that has nothing to do with him and he'd rather stay on topic. Even when it was brought up that he was seen with a shotgun. Woops.

As an aside, there is also a bush of Athalas now growing in one of the destroyed areas, because its a fast growing weed and he had a plant in his destroyed office.

Unsure if this really affects anyone outside my direct CR but I hope it's useful to someone.

EDIT: So if there is anyone numbered who works for a big company but you never specified what company, the position of the person responsible for organizing volunteers for the repair effort is totally open. Having that person be numbered would be lots of fun.

EDIT2: MODLIES. I know I brought this up to you before and it was okay, but now that I'm reading this I'm realizing that this means that Rain Enterprises will be working directly with Thundercorp. I just wanted to run that by you too before I hit send on my saved draft of a post.

[espigeonage]

Julien's on the Internet quite a bit, since more than a few of the people he tried to help had cell phones. And he was in one of the interviews. He's pretty recognizable from the hair alone. Some of Julien's friends are inclined to verbally defend him.

He tried to flee Locke but turned back after being recognized. After that he's kind of in a bad state for a while. Might see about going out, though, at some point. Julien's ill-suited to lying low for very long.

[brainsurgeon]

Dante and Lucca both appeared on camera, but it was totally unrelated to snake sightings or superheroing, they were flanking their mother Gia De Angelis as she shoehorned her way into an interview to rant about corrupt cops and how she thinks the reincarnates should rot in jail instead of her husband. She's a very vocal, passionate woman.

[mood2wiingiing]

http://savetheearth.dreamwidth.org/492410.html?thread=56092282#cmt56092282

LAAAAAATE

[not_good_not_wicked]

Marisa talked about magicians and aliens, and called Reimu her Grand Vizier.

[gogoghostpowers]

Speaking of publicity, a reminder that if you want your character to be some of the juiciest gossip on the conspiracy circuit, drop a comment over here!

This is pretty much consequence-free, it's just a bunch of kooks coming up with wacky reincarnate 'headcanons' more or less that I'll be doing a post about in a few days.

[hotshots]

/gently slips this in the mods direction

Which also begs an additional question: Are the FBI going to look at these mechas and give them anything they can or can't say in regards to them in order to keep the peace on their end?

PC COPS

[theearth]

Thanks to the information various reincarnates have shared with the FBI/public, the FBI are investigating the Locke Police Department. Allegations against Detective Sherman are especially noteworthy. As such, those who work closely with him will also fall under higher scrutiny.

That means PC cops who have wormed their way into Sherman's good graces are on their radar: Karl, Melissa, and Nick.

Sherman will instruct his officers to act cooperative without actually giving anything away.

The FBI will question them.

With that in mind, what will your character do?

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PC cops that are not in Sherman's circle (Keith, Kotetsu, Maxwell, and Yuji) have the option of being interviewed by an FBI agent or not. If your character was interviewed, please let us know what information, if any, they shared with the FBI.

Thank you!

[labrador]

I'm all for having Keith being interviewed, though he won't be a huge fountain of information or anything. What kinds of things will they be likely to ask him?

ILLEGAL ARRESTS

[theearth]

Characters who were subject to illegal arrests (Alan H, Alexander V, Octavia, and Ray) will have their bullshit charges dropped on Friday, March 21st, 2014.

Unfortunately, in the case of Alan and Octavia, they will still maintain their trespassing and vandalism charges on their records. They will not have to pay any fines or do any community service.

And Ray still has unpaid parking tickets to attend to if he hasn't already.

Re: ILLEGAL ARRESTS

[synonymouswithdookie]

FUCK THE SYSTEM i mean yay parking tickets