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kaisou2025-08-14 12:30 pm
August Event Log
August Event Log
Dominant Element: Fire
Waning Element: Wind
Full Moon: August 8th - 10th
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It's summertime in the city, and it is hot. With the fire element's presence, the month of August will be spent in sweltering heat. Nearly every day is sunny, with the sun constantly shining down on the city. At least it's not humid and stormy like July, but it's definitely the kind of weather you wanna take care to stay in the shade and keep hydrated.
Dungeon GatesSince the start of August, there have been new gates appearing outside the city's barrier. Dungeon Gates, which normally are native to the Korean pennisula, are gates that are full of various types of monsters. Should any of these gates be left alone for a week, they will experience a "Dungeon Break" in which the monsters will be able to cross into Kaisou proper. As such, many app users and other combatants have been working hard to get these gates cleared as quick as possible. Luckily, they got plenty of rewards to be found if you brave the dangers, and throughout the month rumors spread about those rewards. There's even a pretty extreme rumor floating around that a special dungeon gate contain ingredients for a potion that can cure any ailment... though one wouldn't be blamed for not believing such a rumor.
While most of these gates have been rated low to medium difficulty, in the middle of August, a singular gate with extremely high danger level has been detected by Zodiac. As per the agreements made by the Black Order in exchange for their copy of the Jumanji game, Zodiac will send out a heads up to the Guardians about the gate- with expectations they deal with it. Of course, while the Black Order are given a heads up- there are plenty of other folks who have also been keeping their eyes peeled on the gates, and will be prone to join them.
[OOC Note: If you are part of the Red Gate Team, your log is over here! Otherwise, if you want to turn in gate threads for materials and/or points, it can be done so over here!]
Let's Hit the Beach!For those not looking to spend these hot summer days having monsters attempting to eat your face- there's plenty of other options! For those looking to cool down through distraction, the Kaisou Fair is open throughout the month! At the fair there are all sorts of fun things to do: rides both tame and scary, various fair exhibits, carnival games, and of course a whole plethora of fair food - both the traditional and the cursed. Enjoy yourself some funnel cake! Or some pickle cheesecake on a stick! Or maybe even some alligator mac-n-cheese sundae... whatever that's supposed to mean.
Kaisou Beach is full of activity at this time of the year, with a section quartered off for some ocean swimming if you want to swim through the waves to cool off. You can also tan on the beach, or enjoy the various food truck offerings that have pulled up on the beach. It's definitely a good way to spend an afternoon!
And if you're looking for something more, or just to get away? Well, you're in luck! The owners of El Nido (a bunch of human sized sparrows) will be sending out flyers advertising their resort! This month, for only the cost of bird seed, you can enjoy a full week vacation at their resort. El Nido is located in a spirit realm gate near Kaisou Beach, and is a realm that is a virtual tropical paradise. So much so that the weather, while still hot, is just more pleasant to be in compared to Kaisou's sweltering heat.
Enjoy seaside hotel rooms with full room service, the pier side amusement park, and just the perfect relaxing vacation to get away from all your woes. During the day, the resort will provide all the items you need to have a fun day in the sun - such as buckets for sand castles, lounge chairs, giant umbrellas, sunscreen, snorkeling gear, surfboards- basically whatever you can think of that'd be great for the beach? It'll be there. They will also have food vendors that'll provide ice cream and umbrella drinks for you to enjoy.
During every evening, they will set up a bonfire party on the beach on the beach. These parties will include a large bonfire, a massive buffet spread worth of tropical foods, live music with a dance area, and an offering of fireworks that anyone wishes to set off. You can also head to a quieter part of the beach, and enjoy stargazing on such a perfectly clear evening.
Should you wander too far from the resort, you will happen upon a cursed pirate ship. There are lots of fences and signs indicating that this is very much a cursed pirate ship and you absolutely should not go on it. And thanks to a particular Welsh Pirate... they have also added a sparrow attendant who will make you sign a waiver making it clear you very much understand they are not liable for whatever happens if you ignore all their warnings. Which... if you do? Enjoy spending your week vacation on a dangerous pirate venture. Remember, you were warned.
The Spirit BathhouseIn addition to the flyers to El Nido, any non-human (including monsters) or possessed folks will be receiving a formal envelope with an invitation inside. The invitation will announce the opening of the Spirit Bathhouse. It's a place made for beings of the Spirit Realm, where spirits and magical creatures can go in order to be cleansed and relax away from the human world.
Should you choose to go to the Spirit Bathhouse, the gate entrance will be located deep in the forest of Kami State Park, down a seemingly abandoned road near the Amat Hot Springs and through a stone tunnel. As you pass through the tunnel, characters will find themselves unable to take full human form - rather reverting to any monster form you may have to at least some extent. Once on the other side of the tunnel, you'll be greeted with a pier and a long expanse of water. During the day, there's not much you can do besides swim in the water or fish. But at night? A riverboat will come to pick up anyone waiting on the pier and take them across the water.
Once you reach the other side, the riverboat will unload the passengers into a Japanese-style fair ground, full of stalls that is serving a wide assortment of foods that spirits would enjoy. At the far end of the fair ground and across a bridge is a massive multi-story bathhouse. Here, so long as you brought money (preferably gold), you'll be treated to the spa treatment in their public baths. Attendants are available to help you get clean, or otherwise you can just have your own relaxation time- maybe catch up with other folks who've chosen to visit. Almost on any given night, there's a wide array of various beings that are there to enjoy the Bathhouse. If you wish for more privacy, you can certainly rent out a side room in which you can engage with a private bath there, or simply have a meal with you and any companions you wish to spend time with.
Of course, there's more to benefit from partaking in these baths than just an enjoyable and relaxing time. The Spirit Bathhouse is meant to cleanse, so any characters with ailments, especially corruption or magic-based afflictions (such as the flaws Energy Build-up, Healing Pain, or Become Shadow) - will find that these baths will temporarily alleviates or ease the symptoms to an extent. It's not a cure, and the alleviating effect only lasts about three days before the effect wears off... but it's still pretty good.
After your first visit to the Bathhouse, you will find that a quick travel option has been opened up on the Libra app- allowing you to quickly get to the bathhouse without needing the riverboat. However, it'll only be accessible during their open hours at night.
As for folks who are purely human... they will find themselves dealing with a different experience. Many of the beings in the Spirit Realm greatly distrust humans, so a human that wishes to go will have to accompany a non-human that can both vouch for them and promise to keep an eye on them. Spirits who are visiting the bathhouse will often give them a wide berth, sometimes being pretty open about how they don't like humans or their smell. And while they'll take their money and allow them to use the bath? They'll find the attendants much less willing to give them the five star treatment. Finally... humans who linger in this realm will find themselves start to fade if they don't eat something from the realm.... however, the food must be offered to them by a non-human. Should they take food that wasn't offered to them first? They will find themselves starting to turn into a pig.
Try not to think about all the pork items available in this realm. Please.
No matter how you spent the last month of summer, expect it to be a rather peaceful one! El Nido and the Spirit Bathhouse are here to stay, though the Dungeon gates will stop manifesting by the end of the month. Enjoy capturing your own summer memories, as the hot days continue on. After all, knowing this city? You should enjoy these breaks when you can, as they certainly won't last.
The dominant element this month is Fire! Anyone with an affinity to the fire element will find themselves boosted throughout the month. This could mean a boost to their power, having more energy, feeling more inspired with creativity, having better luck on different attempts -- the boost can manifest in all sorts of different ways. By contrast, anyone with an affinity for Wind will be experiencing the opposite. Perhaps their powers will be weaker, they have less energy, they're having a creative block or general worse luck - again it can manifest in all sorts of way and players are free to play with this mechanic as they'd like.
The original OOC plotting post for this event can be found here.
Feel free to use the catch-alls if you want to make a quick top-level prompt, or to make your very own toplevel if you have a bunch of specific prompts you want to do!
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You have it right on the money, that's exactly what it is! Honestly, I'd totes given up on having like, a serious relationship again, and I'm SO glad I decided to get my stupid heart all tangled up again. It's one of the best decisions I've ever made!
You know. Just in case you're wondering.
[ FO NO REASON AT ALL. ]
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While it wasn't quite as romantic as everyone played it to be back then, it had ended in something heart shattering. And although both had miscommunicated, Lycaon had been the one with the hammer.]
It's not an easy step to take. You had to take things slow, I imagine.
[It was getting a little humid in this bath... His hands reach up to unclasp that muzzle-like eyepatch on his face, gently pulling it off and setting it to the side. With that gone, he sinks a little further into the water and giving a rather undignified snort, allowing himself some introspection.]
Unrelated, what was your impression of Hugo? I have to admit, it was a bit nostalgic listening in. [He's not even denying that he eavesdropped it!] It reminded me so much of my job interview with you.
[He'd been just as guarded at the time, only to be quickly unraveled when Zulius was himself.]
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Especially in those cases, actually, in his opinion. He will stand by that absolutely. ]
Yeah. I ended up telling him I loved him on the SOS post and I kinda freaked out about it for a while there. Haaaa. I'm okay now though! I know he won't ever break my heart and I've actually learned to believe that, too.
[He watches as Lycaon makes himself more comfortable, chuckling softly to himself, playing with the water thoughtfully with his fingers. ]
I knew you were listening. And he seemed like a good guy! Kinda guarded in places, but HONestly that's understandable. And yeah! It definitely reminded me a lot about you. It was like unravelling a really tightly wound string or something. Pretty rewarding once I got through it a little!
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A bit of a premature confession? From you? [Color him surprised.] Maybe you just instinctively knew it had to be that point in time.
[Lycaon blows some of the hair out of his eyes, watching the water ripple with his mismatched eyes, one red, and one a cloudy grayish-blue.]
He certainly has his reasons for being closed off. Life was not easy for either of us growing up, even before our falling out. But I think we're both doing a lot better now. The ground's unstable, but we're figuring out how to be around each other.
I'm glad you were able to unravel a bit of him, too.
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From me!! I know! He was just being super romantic, and I got swept up with it all! And yeah, I did know at that point, I knew for way, way longer than that.
[He knew when Vergil had been taken by Krusnik. That was the point it had cinched it with him. Finding the man half-starved and powerless, chained in a shipping container. He'd been so worried, and the relief in finding Vergil alive had been a sliver of desperate, horrible truth he'd tried to ignore for a while after. But it was there back then, and there was no getting away from it. ]
Ohhhh I see. That's something that can be pretty tricky to figure out. Moving forward when things were bad. But you know, having people who understand what those experience were like? People who want to move forward with you? That makes the whole process way easier. Because they get where you're coming from.
[ He laughs, clearly pleased with himself. ]
Natch! I'm an expert at unravelling tightly wound peeps!
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Pardon me if this is too personal, but what was his reaction? Did he accept your feelings well? [Shock? Elation? Surprise animal transformation?]
[He can't help but smile. Zulius had it down to a T.]
It's possibly the lightest I've felt in awhile. Our disagreement had weighed heavily on me all these years. Reaching common ground has been more than I could ask for. He can be a bit of a bastard [!!!!], but it's made life exciting.
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Oh yeah, he did! He was honestly really sweet about it. He's kinda... proper and formal, like you, actually! So he returned my feelings in like, the most purple-prosey way you could imagine! [A little giddily: ] He wrote me a poem.
[Vergil really is Zulius' complete opposite in any way, and what others might consider stuffy and offputting, Zulius is utterly charmed by. The man who broke his heart was all style and no substance. Flash and glamour. Vergil is so quiet and understated, but he is honest and true, and Zulius utterly adores him for that. ]
Hah! Sometimes you need a little excitement there! It keeps you on your toes! But I'm super glad to hear that you've found common ground. Getting that weight off has got to feel so good!
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A poem? I have to admit, from what little I have seen of him, he did not strike me as the poetic type. [Then again, he was also full of surprises. So he's not the best judge.]
It does. Thank you for welcoming him the way you did. I don't think he expected you to take to him so quick, or at all.
He has been burned by people in the past, so I think someone as genuine as you would be good for him.
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Oh, no, he loves poetry! His favourite poet is William Blake - he's got a really old book full of his original work, it's like super precious to him. And he writes them really well too, I get them pretty regular and let me TELL you, they are super swoon-worthy. He does the whole... flower language thing too, gives me whole odes of how he's feeling with a bunch of flowers! It's so nice!
[ Zulius was taken by the poetry and the flowers, okay! ]
Well, if he'd actually hurt and upset you, I would have ended his entire social life there and then! But you said he meant a lot to you, so he's gonna get the full welcome to the vogue treatment and learn what it's like to be loved and accepted! But good! Means he deserves to get love more!
[Had Lycaon said otherwise on the man, Zulius genuinely would have made his existence here miserable. As is, Hugo got lucky. ]
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I know some flower language myself, so I have knowledge on the dedication it takes to learn it in full. The fact that he can express himself without words so eloquently...you must be well learned in it too by proxy.
[Lycaon is silent for a moment though, when he thinks about their disagreement and Hugo himself. His head sinks lower and lower in that water until his snout is level with the surface.]
He does.
[Mean a lot, that is. A small crack in his wall there, as his eyes look out over the water.]
I can only compare him to the sun.
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Hah, right? I learned some of it, so I could figure out what he's saying to me when he sends me a bouquet, but I still sometimes have to ask other people to be super sure! I learned Italian for him, too. I mean, I'm not like fluent or anything, but I've been getting pretty good at it!
[ Zulius sees that, he sees that. He's watching it with a little :3 expression on his face. ]
Oh, wow, the sun? Honey, that's a LOT! That's, like, poetry in of itself! [ He reaches out to pet Lycaon on the head. Pat pat. ] That's so sweet! I'm so glad you guys found each other.
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So you learned Italian for him? Was he your tutor, then? [Memories of when Hugo spent so long teaching him French pop up....though Hugo did prank him a few times making him say some rather embarrassing things. But that was when they were teenagers.]
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[His ears flatten, almost like...no. LIKE he's pouting. He gives a little undignified snort as the water ripples.]
Do not let that extend beyond us, if it would not be too much to ask.
[Zulius had shared so much with him, the least he could do was give his honest feelings on a certain bat in confidence.]
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[ He can sense the pointing, he can sure sense it. But, despite his tendency to gossip, Zulius knows what's important to not share with everyone and god. He gives Lycaon's head another lil' pat.]
Don't you worry, Sweetie, your secret's safe with me. I'm just really happy for you. It's good to have someone you feel like that about. I hope you get to keep enjoying it this time. You deserve it.
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Mm. I have only ever told one other person this, but they are a special circumstance.
I am not sure if I am deserving of it, necessarily, but a wolf must howl at its moon.
[He knows he just called Hugo the sun. Two separate metaphors. This dog can hold SO many sun/moon metaphors, man.]
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Then I am super honoured you trusted me with it. Genuinely,/i>
[He scoffs lightly. ]
Yeah, well, you are not the best judgement of what you deserve or not, which is why I'm going to judge for you, and I say you do, so there. [ And that is that, he will not hear any differently. So sayeth Dad! His smile does soften at the little metaphor. ] Awwww, that's so sweet! You got it bad bad, huh?
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I suppose I am my own worst critic. [He'll still stand by his doubt, though.]
...I did not realize my feelings until we had our fallout. And that was after I thought he had done something unforgivable. After I had to move to Kaisou, putting an ocean between us.
I thought he was dead as I knew him, and I thought I was too late.
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[Zulius listens, clearly enraptured by this entire story. He loves love and he loves love even more when the people he loves finds it. ]
Isn't that just how it sometimes goes, though? You don't realise how important someone is to you until they're gone. Even if you think they've done you wrong. If it's real love - that just sticks no matter what.
[ He pauses, then points at Lycaon. ]
Unless they are actually toxic, then you gotta ignore your heart, because it's being stupid. But otherwise, it's SO sweet!
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I must've lost weeks worth of sleep thinking about it over the years.
[His eyes go up to Zulius though, his ears perking back up at that point.]
I understand, I understand. You'll see him for yourself once you meet him in person.
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Awww, Babe. I can bet! That sort of thing gets under your skin and stays there forever, huh?
[ He grins, clapping his hands together. ]
I know, I can NOT wait! I know for suresies I am gonna love him.
[ And then Hugo will be Vogue Assimilated and that'll be that for him. ]
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[Does he believe it was fate? Maybe a little.]
...
[He chuckles a little.]
I know he will resist you with all he has, but he is outmatched.
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Awww that's so cute! It's like the hands of fate edged you juuuuuust right to be together again at the exact right time for you both!
[ He lets out a sharp HAH! of a laugh. ]
I know, right! He won't be the first one to resist me, and he sure won't be the last. He's not got a single chance, like, at all!