{ Player Event } What's true of all the evils in the world is true of the plague as well

[quizpersona]

Who: You. (Open to all)
Where: All over Aldrip.
What: This is the log for what we’ve been affectionately dubbing The Organ Player Plot. Various places around Aldrip are facing dangerous supernatural occurrences. It’s a scavenger hunt in some way.
Warnings: MANY SNAKES, Body Horror, Organ Trafficking, Horror Themes, Violence, and we will be updating this as we go along.



A waking scream in the darkness is the first unheard omen.

Snakes, hundreds if not thousands, slither forth from the depths of Lorentia Cave and swiftly invade Aldrip. They are the heralds of the terrible things to come, and there are no corners safe from their encroachment. The serpents come in all shape and sizes, venomous or not, and are quick to become agitated if approached. Their readiness to strike and unwillingness to back off once provoked indicates the lack of survival instinct to flee. They are on the search for what's missing, and they will put up a fight.

An invisible haze sets upon the city , filled with anguish and fury, afflicting residents as it washes through the air and buildings. Children, the elderly, and the sickly are the first to complain of ailment. Within the next few days, patients begin to flood the doors of any hospital or clinic with more serious conditions-- fevers burning from them inside out and excruciating phantom pains that make them writhe in bed.

The longer what's stolen is not returned, the worse things get. Who knows how many bodies will pile high from these plagues if nothing gets done...





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[ Dara is currently locked behind a barrier in Lorentia Cave to stave off the further spread of deadly miasma. Please retrieve a protection talisman from Seimei and retrieve what she’s lost (and hopefully return it…) !

How This Works–
To begin the search for the supernatural sources a participant can select a number that corresponds to one of the squares on the map (seen below). To go on a route head on down to the numbered top levels in the comments and reply to it. This is your character kicking off their investigation. Some routes will lead to nowhere, some to something, and others to ;)? You’ll find out.

During exploration you will receive responses from either quizpersona or cursegod. This is not an interaction with that particular character unless indicated otherwise.

This event will handwave wrap up by the 20th if no conclusion is reached before then because Dara needs her poor organs back. ]

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Happy Belated Easter lol

Comments

[laserguy]

[Once the debris clears to some degree, Scott shuts his eyes once more before placing his glasses back on, only stumbling a little from the force of having his powers shoot from his eyes like that before. It... felt stronger for some reason, or maybe he's just still pissed, the source of that feeling pulling Scott and reorienting once more as he looks at Thanatos and the organ he's still carrying. It's clear that holding Dara's stomach is what is making Kotone act like this, after all, she only froze once she picked up the organ and he's still doing fine standing right next to her.

Didn't Seimei also mention that they shouldn't pick things up with their bare hands? This is probably why.

He's so mad, but he reasons that it's probably not a great idea to shoot Thanatos with his powers to make him let go. Smack his hands from the organ?? Also seems kind of stupid, maybe he'll do that if this first plan doesn't work. And that plan being--]

Let go of it!

[Scott shouts, trying to be as commanding as possible. Would Thanatos even listen to him? It's Kotone's Persona, not his, but. He's going to try.]

[orphne]

[If Kotone were more aware, she might argue that Thanatos is wearing some pretty hefty gloves, and also he's a mythological demon created from a piece of her soul. Unfortunately for Kotone, she's not in a fit state to argue much of anything, her body frozen stock-still. Evoker only loosely held in one hand as she stares straight ahead with sightless eyes, she's trapped in a seemingly endless wave of blood and sinew.

Thanatos turns quicker than might seem possible, a blink and suddenly he's there, looming directly over Scott and bobbing gently with an unseen force. Her Persona is a part of her, which means there's a part of him still experiencing that same all-consuming hunger. But there's a part of him that's also Ryoji, inseparable from her thanks to the ten years she'd spent unknowingly with him inside her. There's a part of him that is her, and also separate from her.

Were she capable of it, Kotone would listen to Scott. Maybe that's why the Persona, after regarding him carefully, sets Dara's stomach before his feet before vanishing into nothingness.]

[cursegod]

[With the organ settled on the ground, the vision ends and the acid production remains stopped. In fact, the moat of the vile liquid disappears as if it never existed in the first place! ...Except the factory and its foundation are still in a terrible state.]

[laserguy]

[It's only just a little scary to have the god of death hover right above you. He knows somewhere that his heart is pounding, that he's scared, but he stares up at Thanatos without budging, until he thankfully places the organ down.

He's torn between immediately checking on Kotone or dealing with the stomach that's now before his feet, but seeing that the organ is settled before him without any acid leaking out, it seems like a better idea to pick it up before it starts producing more of it once more. Take advantage of the situation and everything. So quickly removing his jacket, Scott manages to wrap it up without directly touching it before carefully lifting the bundle by using the tied up sleeves as a handle.

Hopefully secured???

It's only then that he looks back at Kotone, still upset, but clearly worried about her well-being. They also probably need to get out of here fast; he destroyed the roof and he's not feeling great about how long this building is going to remain upright.]

Kotone. [His voice is almost sharp, but he's trying to sound grounding as well.] We need to go.

[orphne]

[When Kotone finally comes to her senses, she's on her knees on the ground, only slowly able to hear and see things around her. Her knees sting, and distantly, she knows that means she had to have fallen down pretty hard to get where she is. Luckily there doesn't seem to be any more acid. Is this... real? Her hand goes to her heart, focusing on her Personas, trusting them to ground her more than she truly trusts herself. She's almost dizzy with the psychic backlash, and there's a part of her that wants to throw up, a part of her that tastes iron and she can't tell if it's because she's bitten her own tongue or because she was actually living through that entire-

It's Scott's voice that breaks through more than anything. He says they need to go, so she shoves herself back to her feet even if her legs are wobbling. The creak of a stressed foundation rings in her ears, and, not trusting her voice, she just nods. Making to try to hold his free hand, she realizes that her Evoker is still clutched in it, so there's an awkward moment where she's left staring down at it. Right. She has to holster it first before reaching for him once again with another nod.]

[cursegod]

[Congratulations, you have acquired one (1) magical stomach... that will continue producing miasma until delivered to Seimei!]

[laserguy]

[Scott's relieved, fully glad to see Kotone stand up and come to her senses. Some of that anger dulls knowing that she's... maybe not okay, but well-enough to still keep moving. The acknowledgement runs through his mind as he holds onto her hand, leading her out if she's still struggling to find her feet under her.

Next stop though, Seimei. No stopping until the organ is safely delivered to him, especially since it's still producing miasma through his jacket. He knows that article of clothing is pretty much gone now, but it's fine. He came into this situation knowing that possibility.]

[orphne]

[Scott is probably the only person in all of Aldrip that she'd be this comfortable showing weakness in front of. Anyone else, and she'd be faking her way through it, pushing aside this horrible feeling of disorientation to get the mission done. But even without her, Scott had been able to handle it. He's someone she truly can rely on.

She squeezes his hand a little more tightly and swallows hard, sticking close beside him. She owes him a new jacket at the very least if they can't figure out how to cleanse it of the miasma. For now, whatever route he chooses to take, she'll follow without question.]