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Nikolai Gogol ([personal profile] quizpersona) wrote in [community profile] expiationlogs2024-04-09 10:54 pm

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

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...





ooc//

[ 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 [personal profile] quizpersona or [personal profile] 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. ]


The Map



Happy Belated Easter lol
foxphorus: (⛤ 59)

PROTECTION / CLEANSING

[personal profile] foxphorus 2024-04-10 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ Seimei has, as advertised, set up shop on the side of the road about halfway between the new inn and library. He's got a mat laid out for him and his sizeable stack of papers which you can watch him fold and tear into long strips and brush strong, confident characters onto while chanting under his breath before leaving them aside to dry. Those must be the talismans he mentioned.

Despite how dire the situation is the process is calm, careful--a rushed talisman might not work as well, after all, and he intends for each and every one of these things to do their jobs.

Even so, there will be plenty of chances to approach him. Maybe you need the promised protection, or cleansing from having set foot in a nasty area. Maybe you just want to chill out with this guy, his nice smelling incense, and calligraphy asmr. He won't stop you, he's got work to do.
]
emet_sulk: (01 serious)

[personal profile] emet_sulk 2024-04-10 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ Emet-Selch isn't necessarily altruistic but neither is he a fool - leaving this matter alone isn't good for anyone and, if nothing else, he wants to return to a quiet, peaceful life.

Since his home is on the outskirts of the residential area anyway (well, more suburban now with the city layout change), he ventures out to see if he can hunt down the woman's missing...parts. ]
strength_of_will: (16 At peace)

[personal profile] strength_of_will 2024-04-10 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ As promised, William shows up. He actually looks a little more like a knight as well, wearing some light chest armour underneath his cloak and carrying a spear and shield.

He has to pause for a second though as it really hits him: Abe no Seimei, the onmyoji? ]


Are you Abe no Seimei?

[ His question carries an undercurrent of wonder. ]
foxphorus: (⛤ 43)

[personal profile] foxphorus 2024-04-10 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ Though it's not exactly the image of a warrior Seimei's used to, it's close enough to register when William approaches. The face also matches the one he'd been speaking with on the network not too long ago, so he doesn't have to guess what the other man's here for. ]

I am. And you must be William.

[ Luckily he'd just finished up a sheet of paper, so he busies his hands with folding a new one while he talks. ]

If you've dealt with cursed energy and miasma before, I assume I won't need to tell you the danger you'll be stepping into.
heartstopping: (052)

just fuck me up

[personal profile] heartstopping 2024-04-10 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
[After fetching the talismans and delivering one to Lelouch, Rolo will join the hunt. He's not exactly in the best mental state right now, and a large part of him doesn't want to acknowledge that he has a decent skillset for this kind of thing at all, but fuck it. The world is on fire and he could use the distraction.

He focused on the most commercial area first. It's easier to check the inside of buildings out when they're open to the public, after all.]
orphne: (Default)

aldrip's favorite power couple tag-teams a route

[personal profile] orphne 2024-04-10 12:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[After getting their talismans from Seimei, Kotone and Scott will head toward the docks. She's outfitted in her old SEES uniform, complete with naginata strapped to her back and Evoker holstered at her hip. You know, just in case! Assuming most people will have the center of town covered, either intentionally or by accident, she'll lead them both closer to the outskirts. The docks have been more dangerous as of late, so best that it's the two of them who take that area, plus the area nearby.

ooc: we're not too worried about tag order; either Scott or Kotone can respond!]
heartstopping: (050)

[personal profile] heartstopping 2024-04-10 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't even really know what he's looking for beyond "organs". Do they look like normal organs? Human organs aren't all that big objectively, so they'd be hard to find in a whole city without any leads.

(This is a pretty macabre train of thought, but it's doing a pretty good job of keeping his mind off his own shit right now.)

Without any other clues to work with and everything else in this district looking fairly quiet, the ominous clouds feel like a pretty reasonable lead. He heads straight for the docks.]
strength_of_will: (34 Smile no.3)

[personal profile] strength_of_will 2024-04-10 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
I have dedicated my life to fighting demons on Gracefeel's behalf. Usually I would have a party to support me, but I know how to fight alone.

[ He glances over the paper talismans with interest. ]

You said you wanted me to defend a group?
emet_sulk: (68 do you have ANY idea how long...)

[personal profile] emet_sulk 2024-04-10 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The atmosphere is almost suffocating but he perseveres. He quickens his pace and hurries towards the pleading. He traces a quick defensive spell in the air just in case it's a trap. Who (or what) does he find? ]

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