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November Event Log - OVERFLOW

NOTE: THIS IS AN OVERFLOW POST. THE ORIGINAL LOG CAN BE FOUND HERE.

November Event Log
Dominant Element: Shadow
Waning Element: Light

Full Moon: November 4th - 6th

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The days are getting colder and colder as we're in the final month of autumn. Many of the leaves have fallen off the tree, leaving them barren and ready to sleep. The nights grow long, and thanks to the influence of the shadow month, they are even darker and more oppressive than usual. Shadows grow long and light simply doesn't travel as far. As usual, November is a gloomy month.

New Region Discovered: Kitakami

During this month several people have been motivated to search the Kanto realm for the elusive Herba Mystical plant, a rare plant that's said to have magical healing properties, after Lycaon and Sampo found the plant and... Sampo ate it. Unfortunately, the search hasn't proved very successful, as it's not a plant that's native to the Kanto realm.

However as they continue to explore, rumors start to spread about the northeast area of the Kanto. Rumors of an unusual looking bear that appears at night, called the Bloodmoon bear. Should you pursue these rumors, you will discover an unusual looking ursaluna that doesn't look like the normal variety found in Kanto. If you follow it's tracks, you'll find that it came from a mountain pass that crosses past the mountain range on the northern part of Kanto. It seems something has made the bear wander down south. If you're brave enough to examine the bear, examinations will show that it's suffering from being exposed to an unusual energy signature not normally found in Kanto. It should be easy enough to clear up with some healing magic and rest for the bear, but it does raise some more questions.

Should you decide to follow through the mountain pass- you'll eventually come upon a mountain valley with a long abandoned mountain village. This was once Kitakami, a rather secluded area back when this realm was populated. It was probably a peaceful place to live, though it's seen better days. Scattered throughout the valley, there are large crystal clumps. Senior members of POKEGO may recognize these as Tera Crystals- a special type of crystal that is found in the Paldea realm in Spain. Normally, these crystals could be used to open up a small pocket dimension where Herba Mystica is likely to grow but... for some reason, these Tera Crystals have been drained of most of their energy. In addition, this area definitely seems to be affected by the unusual energy signature that was found on the ursaluna.

Investigation of this will lead them to the Crystal Pools in the Oni Mountains. There, they will find that due to a spirit realm tear, the tera crystals in the area have begun having an infestation of ether crystals, a dark crystal that prolong exposure to it can cause corruption and mutation in anything around it. This stuff has clearly been siphoning the tera crystals of all their energy in order to grow more. Leaving this stuff alone will definitely be bad for the Kanto realm, so characters will need to seal the tear and destroy the ether crystals. They'll also need to eliminate a couple monsters that were possibly overly corrupted Pokemon, but it's fine. Don't worry about it.

Once the tear has been sealed and the ether crystals have been eliminated, the Kitakami region will be safe from harm. However, it looks like the tera crystals are still depleted, so you won't be able to gain any Herba Mystica today. Seems the search will have to continue another way...

↣ KANTO/KITAKAMI TOPLEVEL

Taken: Thanskgiving Edition

It's the weekend of November 15th, two weeks before the real Thanksgiving. On that weekend, many characters will find themselves waking up in a house that looks like it's been decorated by a stereotypical grandmother. Everyone here is no longer wearing their normal tops, but rather have been dressed in autumn themed sweaters of various designs. They are in a massive dining area, with multiple tables set up with name cards for each of the characters: a seating chart, in other words. In the middle of each table, there reads a note:

Dear Libra App Users,
For far too long, you have been showing preferential treatment towards Halloween and Christmas, while completely overlooking the wondrous holiday between them! As such, I've taken it upon myself to humbly invite you to a Thanksgiving celebration! In order to leave, you must fully celebrate this holiday in all its glory! A list of tasks will be written on the back, and you must complete ALL of them. After all, that's the only way you'll see this is TRULY the best holiday!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Tom Turkey the Thanksgiving Titan

So in other words, the spirit of Thanksgiving has been snubbed for so long that they snapped and is now taking it out on everyone. This is your life now.

True to his words, any attempts to leave the realm will not work. It seems you really will have to play this turkey's game. Should you look on the back of the sheet, you will see a list of tasks that people will have to accomplish for each table. The list of tasks reads as follows:

Each Table Must Complete the Following to Understand the Spirit of Thanksgiving:

Cook the following (mandatory): Turkey, Cranberry Sauce, Mashed Potatoes (from scratch), Gravy, Stuffing, Green Bean Casserole, Dinner Rolls, Pumpkin Pie, Apple Pie.

Cook at least 4 of the following side dishes:
[OOC Note: These dishes can be decided by the PLAYERS (not the characters), or selected by RNG. The dish options are as followed: Aspic, Biscuits, Boiled Pearl Onions, Broccoli with Hollandaise, Brussel Sprouts, Butternut squash, Candied Yams, Corn, Deviled eggs, Kielbasa, Macaroni & cheese (from scratch), Mashed Squash, Mixed Veggies, Molasses Pudding, Peas Pudding, Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Bread, Pumpkin Cheesecake bars, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Rutabaga, Salad (Caesar, fruit, carrot, ambrosia, jello), Salt Beef, Sweet Potato Casserole (with marshmallows), Turnip Greens, and Veggie tray with dip.]

Select a drink menu with a minimum of five drinks. Egg Nog is banned.

Set the dinner table (make sure to use a 17 piece setting) for every chair.

Watch the Game

Play Catch in the yard with a Parental/Child figure

Play at least 1 of the following party games: Charades, Pictionary, Turkey Bingo, Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit (2000 edition), Scrabble, Risk

Say Grace before the meal (any religion will do).

Sit down at the table and enjoy at least one full plate of the meal (EVERY person must do this!).

Take a lap around the yard after the main course, and follow it up with a dessert!
Tell the entire table what you're thankful for

Wash your dishes and leave the kitchen as clean as you found it!

In other words, every person at the table has to work together to accomplish all the tasks. You can figure out which table you belong to by looking at the namecards that are set up at each chair on the tables (they also have a little "reserved for [TABLE NAME]" card at the middle of each table). Some of these tables seem to be sorted based on people who know each other, while other placements seem much more random. And are you one of the unlucky folks who see your name on multiple tables? Whoops, looks like you're pulling double duty, as you'll have to make sure all the tasks are completed at every table you're assigned at. Don't worry, when it comes to meal time, time will warp so you are somehow able to attend every single meal at a timely manner (in other words, don't think too much on it).... it will do nothing to help with your appetite levels though.

[OOC Note: Players can decide which table(s) they want their characters to be seated at! There's no maximum number of tables characters can attend (so long as their stomachs can handle the plate per table), but please be sure to check with the other players before joining a table as some players may have some prior agreed upon CR plans with the truth bombs. Also let the mods know if you are making a new table, and they'll be happy to create a new toplevel for your group!]

The Living Room and Yard

Attached to the dining room area is a living room that is equally decorated like a grandmother's house at thanksgiving. There's a couple couches that are centered around an old style tv where The Game is on. The game is American Football, with the teams being the Mayfield Mayflowers versus the Recolle City Turkeys. Thanks to it being on antenna, sometimes the reception will go out and people will have to adjust. Fortunately, you only have to watch about a quarter worth of the game for it to count.

Also in the living room, you'll find the collection of party games that you're required to play if you want to get free. Gather up a group and begin a game- you're welcome to play with people from other tables! On the far side of the living room, there's a door to a fenced in backyard that's also decorated for a perfect thanksgiving. There's a number of footballs lying around- so grab a person in your life you consider to be a parent or child figure and start tossing the ball around! Weirdly, whoever is considered the parental figure will feel compelled to start sharing life advice while the ball is being thrown.

Across the yard, there's another building that's about the size of a garage. If you head into this room, you'll find that it's not so much a garage so much as a photography studio. There there are multiple Thanksgiving-esque settings set up, as well as multiple cameras available. You even have access to a magical wardrobe and changing area that let's you change into any outfit you'd like (except for Christmas-themed clothing. That is denied). Once you're looking your best- you'll be able to take any kind of photos you want! Selfies, couple photos, family photos- you name it! It's an excellent opportunity to get some holiday photos with your loved ones. Once you leave the photo studio though, your clothing will revert back to the holiday sweater you were in before (though the rest of the outfit can stay).

And don't bother trying to escape through the yard. Any attempts to climb the tall wooden fence will find you just right back in the yard you were in. Do it enough times and you'll find yourself magically restricted to being inside the house.

↣ LIVING ROOM AND YARD INTER-TABLE TOPLEVEL

The Kitchen

Welcome to the Warzone.

The kitchen appears like a sizeable home kitchen, fully decorated for thanksgiving to the point of there being crocheted toaster covers with turkeys. There are multiple fridges and ovens to accommodate the number of people eating here.... but there's not enough where you don't have to share ovens, stove tops, and other cooking utensils with other tables while you cook. These cooking appliances and utensils too are of varying quality, ranging from high quality premiere cookware to extremely cheap stuff that barely works. In the fridge and pantries there are a regenerating number of ingredients for any of the dishes you need.... except for the turkeys. There are exactly the right number of turkeys for each table to get one, and no more. And the worst part of these turkeys? A couple of the turkeys have not been thawed- leaving them still very much in a frozen state. You'll have to figure out some way to work with this frozen turkey. If you get desperate enough, in the corner there is the equipment required to allow you to deep fry a turkey. Maybe that will be your salvation...?

That said, if you do absolutely manage to botch your bird (or you don't eat meat), don't worry! In the back of the fridges, you will find the back up plan: loafs of tofurkey. If you serve these at the dinner table, they will also count for the turkey criteria.

The turkeys aside, at least there's plenty of ingredients for all the other dishes. They even allow you to get rather creative with your meals, having a wide variety of options for you to choose from (or to use by accident) as you prepare your numerous dishes. Aside from the dishes specified to be made from scratch, characters have the option to either do it the traditional way to show off your cooking prowess, or find shortcuts to get the meals done quicker (such as the famous cans of cranberry goo). However weirdly there are no ingredients available that would be more typical for Christmas dishes. There's not a single piece of peppermint and you can't find ham anywhere you look. Is Tom Turkey that salty towards the bigger holiday?

Got assigned a recipe you aren't familiar with? Well good news, there's a shelf of cookbooks! Bad news, all of them are old cookbooks from the 1950's that are clearly out of date to modern cooking methods (as well as dated in other ways if you know what I mean). Sometimes they are missing steps, and sometimes they are using unfamiliar terminology without any explanation to what it means. Do your best to decipher the recipe, or maybe ask one of your fellow cooks in the kitchen.

Just remember, any dishes you dirty and messes you made will have to be cleaned up later, so be mindful as that as you prepare the meal!

↣ KITCHEN INTER-TABLE TOPLEVEL

The Dining Room and Meal

It all comes back to the dining room in which you awoke. As stated before, the dining room area has a number of tables laid out with namecards for each of the people expected to sit at the table. These tables come in all shapes and sizes: from long mahogany tables, to round family dinner tables, to giant banquet tables for a large party, to....... extra short tables that are colorfully decorated in a way a kid's table would be, even if most people assigned to the kid tables are definitely not kids. But hey at least the kid sized tables come with some perks! They get turkey cups full of crayons, a thanksgiving activity sheet (though a couple of them are weirdly religious), and for those picky eaters? There are a stack of dino nugget tv dinners you can eat (though you still have to cook everything else). And just like any thanksgiving, there's some tables that simply lack the right number of chairs.

Against one wall of the dining room, there is the cabinets that are full of various dinner sets that you're meant to use to set the table. All of these dinner sets look expensive, and are definitely decorated for thanksgiving in mind. In the corner nearby, there is a home bar that has a couple fridges and racks that are full of drinks. You can pick any kind of drinks you want to serve with your thanksgiving meal as long as there's five options.... though unsurprisingly, eggnog is nowhere to be found.

Once everything is ready, it's time for the meal itself. With everyone seated, they'll be expected to kick off the meal by saying grace. Your table can do a traditional version of it... or just wing it and make up something that sounds close enough. Then you'll be allowed to eat whatever foods that your tablemates were able to cook up in the kitchen. Hope you guys managed to make something edible, as you have to eat at least one plate's worth of it.

However, even eating your meal isn't as simple. As anytime the conversation starts to stall at the table (and it can be even slightly), things will get shaken up with a truth bomb. Out of nowhere, a disembodied voice will announce a secret of one of the characters to the rest of the table. These secrets can be anywhere from the mundane to the outright reality shattering- but they are still secrets none the less. Nothing inspires good conversation like brand new information right?

After you finish the meal (and any of the awkward conversations the truth bombs bring), everyone will need to do a lap around the yard before coming back to have a bit of dessert to finish off the meal. Nothing smooths thing over like a nice slice of pie, right?

↣ DINING ROOM (PRE-MEAL) INTER-TABLE TOPLEVEL

Aftermath

With the meal completed, all that's left is to do any clean up that was left from before the meal. When the final dish is cleaned and everything passes muster, the characters will find them back to where they were before and with their outfits returned to normal (though their stomachs will still be full). At their homes, everyone will receive their own photo books that are full of photos of their holiday experience. For those who took advantage of the photo studio (or took their own photos through the holiday- the photo book will be full of those lovely photos). If you didn't use the photo studio or barely took any photos? The photo book will instead be full of "candid" photos taken somehow through the night-- and many of them will be unflattering.

But with the Spirit of Thanksgiving appeased, characters will be able to return to their daily lives in relative peace. Though keep in mind... it's only mid-November. You still have your actual thanksgiving to go through later this month. Good luck!

OOC Notes

The dominant element this month is Shadow! Anyone with an affinity to the shadow 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 Light 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.

PLEASE NOTE ITS NOT TOO LATE TO FORM A NEW TABLE! If you decide you want a new table for a group that isn't already listed, just let the mods know and they'll be happy to set up a toplevel for you!

The original OOC plotting post for this event can be found here.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Yes. I saw his rates when I was coordinating the party for Sir Gilgamesh and...not many could afford his work.

But he was very polite.

[Some unmasked mercenaries aren't nearly as courteous in his experience.]

I have my methods on getting Takame to take compensation. We're very close, so he'll listen to me if I phrase it right.

[He will invoke the wrath of 'Use it to spoil your fiancee'. Tried and true method that never fails with that man.]

He's uh. He's something! Polite's probably a good word, but I was uhhhh... little too busy being terrified?

[Because he showed up at their door and loomed.]

[Somehow.]

Okay - then... uh. [They sure are patting at their pockets looking for their wallet. Finding it, they proceed to pull out a twenty, and hold it out.] That's all the cash I got right now. But I can just Doorway over when I get more.

[The money Lycaon sent over is still there. But they're not in the habit of carrying a whole lot of cash.]

He does have an intimidating presence. But you have nothing to fear, I'd put my word on it.

[Jun is wholeheartedly only looking out for them. That he can be positive of.

Lycaon takes that twenty and puts it in the lapel of his vest and inbetween his shirt.]

Sounds good. I'm sure he appreciates your kind gesture nonetheless.

...That does remind me. Shroud did want me to offer my help to you as well. Though not for self-defense purposes.

[He'd be lying if he said he wasn't worried.]

All right... I mean. I trust you! Don't get me wrong, dude. I guess he just really spooked me.

[Especially since the guy turned up in October. The worst month here, as far as Hermes is concerned.]

I hope so. 'Cause I appreciate him doing it, and I am so not a great student. I'm gonna try and all. Just... y'know.

[Their attention wanders. As much as they try otherwise.]

Uh. He did? You did? But you're already helping?

Hermes, trying is enough to be a good student. No teacher will be mad if you struggle to start. It's the ones that don't try that are exhausting.

[Thinking back, as sporadic as her motivation was, even Ellen put her effort into the job.]

He mentioned that you were interested in charity work. It so happens I have connections in that field that could help get you started. I wouldn't even mind accompanying you to the first day working one, like a soup kitchen or an LGBTQ support center.

[They grimace.]

You should tell that to my high school teachers. And, you know, when I tried college for a bit.

[It did not work out, needless to say.]

Hey, yeah! The LGBT stuff! That'd be like, perfect because - [They gesture at themselves.] Y'know. I fit right in. I didn't even know they had that kinda thing here.

There is quite a discussion to be had about the American education system. But I won't bore you with my thoughts on it. [He has thoughts though.]

Of course they do. Kaisou is quite the diverse city, after all.

I myself am a part of that community, as are all my friends. In fact, most app users are somewhere on the spectrum.

Ehhhh... probably? I dunno. Maybe it was just me.

[It was not, in fact, just you, Hermes.]

... Really? Oh I mean- I didn't - I don't want to assume? Stuff? I'm. Probably just talking too much and I'm gonna stop right now.

[Lycaon chuckles, putting a hand on their shoulder.]

You are fine. I only meant that you are in good company in this city. Regardless, I would be happy to get you set up with that should you wish.

There's also supernatural support centers too, for those who are less human looking like myself.

[They don't want to say the wrong thing!! But the hand at their shoulder is assuring enough.]

Okay, cool. And good to know. I mean, I know Varian and Jun are getting married, and Persephone's here... I guess I figure most peoples' business is theirs, y'know?

[And then, sometimes, people tell them things, and they completely forget.]

I... might wait on that. 'Cause I know you're awesome. And Takame's got the cool dragon stuff. But, I don't wanna make somebody feel bad cause I get surprised they're like. Literally bat-man.

Mm. It's a good mindset to have, to respect people's privacy. [So many people are nosy about his love life, he respects someone who respects it.]

And it's good that you want to help others like yourself. I'll see what I can drum up in terms of getting you set up with a support center.

[A pause. He supposes he can't blame them. The apprehension to the supernatural is why places like Ghost City exist, after all.

But then Hermes says that, and he chuckles.]

He wouldn't mind. [Yes, he does know someone like that.]

I mean, I got to. I'm the guy who can just ... pop up in your bathroom at three AM if I wanted to. But that's? Really messed up. So - privacy!

[Besides, who would like someone prying into your personal stuff?]

Cool! Arceus said they could help too, with the pokemon rescue stuff. Like looking out for Benny's buddies. I'm down for that.

[...]

[Wait.] Hold on. You know Batman?

I...will not ask why appearing in someone's bathroom at three o'clock in the morning is a thought you've had.

[Some things are best left unknown.]

Ah, not Batman, no.

But a man who can turn into a bat, yes.

[They pull a face.]

Work stuff. Not here-work. Athena work.

[The face is mostly because they half expect Persephone to appear and Glare at the mention of Athena.]

... oh, okay. So he's not Batman, he's bat-man.

The more you speak of Athena the less rosy my image of her is. To think she is one of the more popular goddesses.

[Hm.]

Exactly.

This may be an out-of-left-field question, Hermes, but what are your thoughts on phantom thieves?

I mean... she was sending the Furies after people. After Idols. Soooo... I think a lot of people were wrong about her. Like me.

[They'd really liked her, after all.]

...

The what?

It just goes to show how history can be twisted to fit a narrative.

[And how even gods aren't above emotional manipulation.]

Hm. How to I explain. Think of Robin Hood, except robbing the rich to expose their crimes or right various wrongs, while abiding by a code of honour. Sometimes they steal precious gems from the elite for the thrill, or to prove that they can do it. They are often classy gentlemen and use their cunning to steal, instead of brute force.

They also never target the poor.

I guess so.

[They shove their hands into their hoodie pockets. For lack of anything else to do with them.]

So... a gang of Robin Hoods? Did they steal something from you? [Wait--] Not! Not that you're doing anything wrong!! Or bad. Just - your house is really big and nice so I thought ...?

[Oh god. They were just trying to say Lycaon had money now look at them.]

[Lycaon's eyes widen for just a moment, as if the idea of him being a target didn't even occur to him.]

...

Actually.

[His memory's coming back to him. A memory of a theft against him from his old life.]

I was robbed once by them. But they eventually did return that prized item. They were just pulling a prank on me.

... Stealing stuff seems like a crappy YouTube prank, man. I'm sorry.

[And they have seen some crappy YouTube pranks.]

At least you got it back though, I guess.

You are truly not familiar with the genre? Interesting.

This feels...strange. I feel like I should not know something of pop culture more than you do.

[Hermes, you are the GOD of thieves!]

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The Robin Hood stuff yeah. I guess I just never head someone called a "phantom thief" before?

[Hermes is the god of a lot of things they're not entirely aware of... yet.]

Let me try and think of some famous ones in fiction. Are you familiar with Arsene Lupin or Carmen Sandiego?

Carmen! Heck yeah I am!

Like, who didn't grow up with Carmen and Rockapella, am I right?

Ah, very good. Carmen Sandiego herself would be considered a phantom thief.

A classy gentlewoman who steals to right the wrongs of the world and expose even bigger crimes.

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