UN: Zodiac | There's a storm coming

[kaisoumods]

WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: Libra App
WHEN: July 1st
WHAT: Zodiac Network Post
WARNINGS: None!

[As July rolls in, the Spirit Vein's rainbow spectrum gives way to hues of blues as the water element becomes more prominent. With the shift, the air becomes more humid, causing a sticky summer night. Everyone's devices will emit a soothing wind chime sound as a new Zodiac post appears. The chime will sound even if you have your phone turned off or on silent, and will not stop until you read their messsage and comment to it.]


Hu Tao has joined the app. Say hi everyone!


Cole, Heine, and Artorias have left the app.

[The post then continues on as normal.]

Hello! Thank you for using the Libra App.

We'd like to start with an apology for the brevity of the last post. The technical issue has been fixed and we've instituted a maximum puppet capacity for the Zodiac offices, so we hope we can avoid any future incidents.

Moving on, we'd like to thank you all for your efforts in assisting the residents of Oz. The Munchkin people have expressed great appreciation for all the work you did and have insisted that should the gate open up again, they'll be happy to see you all again. Regarding the creatures that some of you reported finding in the woods, our seers have discern that these are "Heartless". They are creatures made of darkness that lurk in spaces between realms. When they do manage to get into a realm through a tear, they have a penchant for consuming it entirely, so your efforts in stopping them saved not only MunchkinLand but all of Oz.

We're still investigating what caused the tear, though we spectulate it was partly due to the damage caused to the Spirit Realm's barrier by Professor Willow last year. Research is still being conducted about what we can do to amend this problem.

Finally, while July is often a rainy month in Kaisou, the seers have predicted the amount of rainfall will be higher and possibly more dangerous than usual. Please make sure to take care if you live in low areas, and do not drive through any standing water. The Zodiac office is offering free rain gear, should anyone wish to have some.

That's all for today. Stay dry!



This post sponsored by High Seas Cuisine. Sail in and try our new poke bowl selection! Arr!

[Users will have the option to choose their own display names and userpics if they haven't already. If nothing is chosen, the app will use their real name and a quick photo taken of them from their camera's phone. Atorias has been sent to another Black Order mission team. Cole and Heine will be nowhere to be found.

Like always, there'll be no responses from Zodiac.

OOC Note: If you haven't responded to AC, you still have until 11:59pm EST tonight to do so! Once you do, you'll be removed from this post. ]

Comments

text; un: Yuki

[beathollow]

I don't think I have one... Most of my time is devoted to studying, regardless of weather.

un: silverrose

[fionnuisce]

So horrible world-eating creatures exist in the unknowable void between universes.

Why is it every day I'm here, I learn something new I never wanted to know?

text; un: riftdancer

[thavnairian]

i mean i could've told you that

i've been to the end of the universe

[fionnuisce]

[...it's really weird to him that like five of you are functionally the same person in a cosmic sense but you know what, sure]

okay, but that's still kind of horrifying

you can at least understand why i think spectral darkness given form and existing beyond the veil is horrifying right

[thavnairian]

oh yeah it totally is

nothing sells "the end of the universe is hopeless and inevitable" like taking a tour through a bunch of worlds that got eaten by the personification of nihilism and now only exist as ghosts

but if you looked past the cosmic horrors it was really pretty sometimes

[fionnuisce]

what in the fuck

i do not envy any of you the absolute madness you've clearly endured.

[thavnairian]

thanks! it was awful. if i stop joking about it i'll have to face the truth of how horrifying it all was and i don't want to have a second episode of deep existential depression

anyway these heartless things sound like they could be a problem in other places too

it sounds like tears might be getting worse?

[fionnuisce]

oh, my favorite coping mechanism. if you can laugh that means you're not screaming.

anyway. that's probably going to end up being our problem too, and i don't know about anyone else but i can say i'm not terribly versed in 'repairing damaged walls between realities'.

[thavnairian]

exactly!!!!

me neither. that's sorcerer stuff. i don't cast spells, i hit things

when this was an issue before we just hopped into the rift, killed a big nasty looking monster, and then the thing closed up on its own

but uhhhh i feel like that may not be an option for the bigger ones

[fionnuisce]

parallel world travel is magic way beyond what i or any ordinary person would ever study in depth, so it's sounding like some of us will have to learn a lot of things very quickly

worst part is, it didn't look like those heartless were all that responsive to physical attacks. 'hit things' is unfortunately only going to carry us so far in that regard even if it is the desirable course of action.

[thavnairian]

might be worth asking the black order or the pokego people if they have any godsdamned clue

ok i maybe wasn't specific about the no spells thing, i am not a mage or a sorcerer but i know a little bit of paladin magic

i don't think casting swords on the rifts is gonna help though

[fionnuisce]

no, but when things inevitably hit catastrophic levels i would say casting swords will at least keep the dark abominations from beyond the rift occupied.

[thavnairian]

oh yeah

that's what i do best!!!

[fionnuisce]

please understand i say this without a trace of sarcasm: you provide a vital service for when this whole thing inevitably goes to shit.

[thavnairian]

thanks, professor! i'll make sure to pass that onto the others when we deal with the inevitable almost-apocalypse

this place looks more and more like home every day i swear

un: Shroud | text

[whiteshroud]

So in other words, one of those tears could appear in the city and have this world get inflicted with Heartless, allowing for us to be overwhelmed and consumed if not caught in time.

un: silverrose

[fionnuisce]

don't forget the canned response of 'but we're definitely looking into it', for all the good that's not going to do.

[whiteshroud]

I tend to assume not to rely on Zodiac's help anyway.

[fionnuisce]

naturally, of course. i just think it would be fun to drop the pretense since we all know who's getting stuck with the actual work here

for a given value of 'fun' where i actually mean the opposite of that.

[whiteshroud]

Could be worse. I'm pretty sure Zodiac existed in my past life's world as well.

un; Thorn

[poisontippedcure]

We might want to start preparing.

It seems like every time something “could” happen in this accursed place, it eventually does. Might as well get ahead of it while we still can. We know Zodiac won’t help.

[whiteshroud]

How would you propose we prepare?

[poisontippedcure]

Well, this place is overflowing with competent fighters, correct?

We simply make a force to have on standby. If the heartless show up in the city, they should be ready to move.

[whiteshroud]

And how would we know where the heartless are? It's a big city.

[poisontippedcure]

There are enough of us here that I wouldn't be surprised if someone has the ability to sense monsters.

[whiteshroud]

I do. But it not enough to cover an entire city. I can cover an apartment complex at most. Attempts to increase that range usually becomes too overwhelming to be useful.

We need a better plan than "hoping someone on the app has the power to solve it".

[poisontippedcure]

Well yes, you're correct. That's why we put the call out.

We find the people who have the ability to track monsters and have them assigned to different sections of the city. Then, when something inevitably does happen, we aren't running around like a chocobo with our head cut off.

[whiteshroud]

[A long pause]

So let me see if I understand this: you expect people with sensing ability to remain confined to an area of a city block, essentially trapping them and make them unable to live normal lives. And you also want them to remain vigilant 24/7, so go without sleep, just in case they sense something.

Is that what you're asking of us?

[poisontippedcure]

What? No, of course not!

They’d have those assignments in case something happens. For example, if someone sees a heartless in the city, they check the rest of the city. I’m not asking them to check now, nor am I asking them to be confined to a city block.

[whiteshroud]

I see.

[Well good to clear that up]

If we have nothing else, perhaps we can try that. But I think we should probably look into something more reliable.

[poisontippedcure]

You're probably correct.

I'm sure whatever this world chooses to throw at us, it won't be what we expect.

[whiteshroud]

That seems to be usually the case.

voice; un: jcarter_news

[phoenixwiz]

Oh dear. That does not sound good. I have seen days where the rainfall is pretty high from time to time but I didn’t expect a month’s worth of rain to be a thing on my birthday month of all months.

voice | un: lastlullaby

[end_singer]

I find rainy days a wonderful excuse to sleep through the entire day.

[Nevermind that he does that more often than not, weather non-withstanding.]

text; un: kesitakame

[hoshikiri]

That does not remove the possibility of these Heartless being a threat to this realm.

un: Thorn

[poisontippedcure]

A fool’s defense is to pretend there’s nothing to defend against to begin with.

[hoshikiri]

I expect nothing yet still find myself disappointed.

[poisontippedcure]

That truly is the Zodiac experience, is it not?

un: clovertales

[keyofelde]

"Maximum puppet capacity"? That doesn't sound like a technical issue?

[Souta is confused and mildly concerned.]

On a rainy day, it's hard to beat a good book. Either a new one or an old favorite!

Text | UN: vermeowenby

[cheep_soongbird_knockoff]

Just gonna, avoid thinking about how terrifying all that nonsense about the tear is, thx.

[Yeah, that was a lie, Rren was having trouble not thinking about it.]

My favorite activity for rainy days is going for walks and splashing in the puddles like a little kid. Or curling up on the couch and playing video games with the blinds open. Depends on my mood that day.

[Luckily being more feline than they once had been had not dampened their love of storms.]