EMERGENCY ZODIAC BROADCAST

[kaisoumods]

WHO: Everyone!
WHERE: Libra App
WHEN: August 8th, morning after the dinosaur attack
WHAT: Zodiac Network Post
WARNINGS: None!

[It's been a harrowing day with the tears appearing all over the city and dinosaurs appearing. By now, thanks to the combined efforts from Zodiac, the Black Order and app users - they've managed to trap most of the dinosaurs into barriered areas throughout the city. The damage done by all this is immense, and there's more than a few questions left unanswered.

The phone will ring its usual ringtone that it gives when there's a Zodiac broadcast. It will not stop until it is read.]

Hello Everyone.

As you're likely aware by now, there was an incident this morning that resulted in the attack on the city. This was caused by a manmade portal. While many of you may be aware that manmade portals are considered dangerous due to the inability to predict what realm they will open into, there is a lesser known reason why they are considered so dangerous. Unlike normal Spirit Gates who serve as doors into the Spirit Realm, a manmade portal is like punching a hole into the barrier that separates our world from the Spirit Realm. Doing so often results in a weakening of the surrounding barrier, causing the tears we saw today.

Varian has taken full responsibility for the portal incident today, with Fern as a bystander. He constructed a portal and used God's blood as fuel. During his attempt to open a portal, a T-rex appeared and damaged the gate, as well as took the god's blood.

Despite Varian's insistences that he acted alone, considering the scale of the project, we suspect he had accomplices assist him in the project. As a consequence for his attentions, Zodiac will be monitoring Varian more closely moving forward. In addition, him and anyone else who is found to be involved in this project will be expected to do community service as well as assist in resolving this situation.

Speaking of resolving the situation, while the Black Order has agreed to assist, we ask for your assistance as well. The barriers that were placed are a temporary stopgap measure. We need to seal the tears throughout the city, and travel into the realm itself to neutralize the God's Blood that was taken so it doesn't continue weakening the Spirit Realm barrier.

If you are able and willing to help, please come by the Zodiac offices for more information.

Our sensors have also picked up on several more Isekai who arrived around the same time as the portal incident. We're still investigating if they are related to the damage done. Anyone who has arrived are welcome to contact Zodiac for any housing arrangements.

Stay safe out there.

[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. Zodiac will not respond to this message, but anyone who confesses to invovlement will get contacted about community service at a later date. Going to the Zodiac Office is covered in the event log and is handwaved with the NPCs. This post is also visible to anyone who just arrived! ]

Comments

text: un: trienemybest

[droptheious]

[God damnit, the portal bringing MORE people here was the exact opposite of what he wanted the thing to do. Varian's already dealing with a truckload of guilt right now but this has added to it. ]

I'm sorry, I didn't want any of this to happen. I just wanted to get people home.

[Still, he can see what Zodiac are doing and he is not having it. The portal was his idea and he'll be damned if anyone takes any blame for his actions. That wouldn't be fair.]

I TOLD you, it was all me. No one else needs to be punished for this. Not even Fern. He was just there when it happened. This was my mistake. Just mine. Please don't make anyone else suffer for something I did.

I'll go into the portal to try and neutralise this mess.

text; spacekid

[schrodingersghost]

Oh no, you are not going in there on your own. Give me five minutes to get over there and I'll go with you.

text; un: fern

[laminae]

the heck i was man
don't try to take all this on yourself!

un: BlueOrchestra | Text

[fiddlestick]

[....Yeah ok, he's reading enough of these comments to see he needs to step in]

Varian, I understand you want to make up for your mistake - but if you dare step into that portal alone, I will give you a failing grade and be very disappointed in you.

This is not how we solve our problems, young man.

voice | un: fashonti

[thaumewturge]

Not by yourself, I hope?

un: shadowy; text

[areyuuserious]

I'd say it's the thought that counts, but the thought sure did just give us dinosaurs.

And, like, this puts you above the last guy who said he'd get me home when I ended up in another world, so... like... I appreciate that much.

But please don't go in there by yourself, okay?

Re: text: un: trienemybest

[a_cute_batata]

[Of course he'd say and do this, because this was EXACTLY what she would do, if she was in his place. No wonder her friends were exasperated with her all the time].

Uh, not without help you won't!

Text | un: calledtothewater

[findingways]

Oh no you don't. You are NOT going in there on your own.

text: un: koromaru

[whatsamada]

[...]

Do you still need help?

Text; un: SunshinePrincess (oop super backated)

[prodigalhairess]

[Rapunzel wasn't able to help him once, back when he needed her the most and begged for her help. Now, though he asks for no help here... Rapunzel can't stay quiet this time. She'll never forget how he became so lost, so hurting all on his own.

She promised, she swore on everything she had and everything she was, that she'd never give up on the people she loves again. And Varian should know that, in the end, Rapunzel will go through hell to keep her promises.]

But it wasn't all you!
I helped too!

Text; un: CrescentHighAbove (backdated)

[feudalladyshandmaid]

Ugh, come on.
Don't start denying anyone's help now.
Even I can see that's an argument you're not going to win.

[Granted, she was also helping clean up the chaos left by this event. And Varian is.... well, she can't say he's made the best decisions, but he's never been deserving of harsh punishment. And not on his own!]

text: un: clovertales

[keyofelde]

[This must be Varian.]

I believe you.

[More so on the first bit, but who is he to poke holes in his lone ranger tale?]

I can see why you did what you did. But are you sure you need to fix all of this on your own?

text, un:WitchDagger

[begaydocrimes]

I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE DINOSAURS!!!!!

[drewthetower]

you were right but fuck do I wish you weren't

[speaksanimal]

And it was so cool that I got to talk to one!

text; un: fern

[laminae]

[Oh, what. There's no way he's letting Varian take the fall for this on his own.]

what the flippin heck man
i was there but i wasn't a bystander
i helped V with the portal

and i'm not gonna let anyone go after him
he tried to do something good and if anyone's looking for vengeance now or later is gonna have to go through me!

un: BlueOrchestra | Text

[fiddlestick]

[.....This plant boy is so gay]

It's ok, Fern. It doesn't sound like anyone's plotting their revenge on him.
We all know he had good intentions.

text; un: GoldenGuard

[cardinalrule]

[Oh, Titan. He doesn't like Varian, but the portals, and the god blood, and... he never expected any of this to happen. It explains the sudden appearance of those creatures rampaging around, though. He isn't even sure what a t-rex is, but it doesn't sound good.

He hates all of this, but he knows what he needs to do.]

vARIAN didn"t act,alone. Jun NIGHTROAD ANd i sUPPLIED him,with the god'sblood. OUR intention was,to open a portal that could,serve as a bridge back to my and,anyone else"s respective realms.

[He's conflicted writing that part out, naming Jun in all of this, but it's the truth and they need to own up to their part in this mess.]

i apologize for,any harm i have caused. I'll Continue to do,whatever i can. to protect the city.

UN: hikari-vi

[whiteshroud]

[Well, that solves his dilemma of whether or not to come forward. The guilt has been gnawing at him since he realized what happened, but the idea of coming forward was...

Well. Time to face the music]

Hunter's right. The God's blood was my idea.

I'm sorry. I have no excuse.

text: un: trienemybest

[droptheious]

[STOP BEING SUCH A COP, HUNTER!!]

What are you doing?!! You don't need to take any blame for this, neither of you does! This wasn't on you.

un: silverrose

[fionnuisce]

is it perhaps too much to ask that everyone stop arguing over how much anyone is to blame for just a moment?

once that's done, calmly explain WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON and we can evaluate who did what later

un: blackbirdtarot

[drewthetower]

dinosaurs

are you local to Kaisou or no?

text; spacekid

[schrodingersghost]

I'm starting to think that portals are cursed for me. [Because Danny had not forgotten the memories he'd gotten of that other portal, that he was mostly sure had been how his other self had died.]

But I'd just like to be clear. I helped. Not a lot, but I volunteered for it. [And he would have helped more if he hadn't lost his ability to reliably hold anything without dropping it.]

Also I'm headed into the spirit realm to help.

It will be fine. Probably.

un: BlueOrchestra | Text

[fiddlestick]

You're not planning to go into that portal alone are you?

[Sorry Varian insistence on doing alone has made him sus of all you kiddos doing something reckless.]

voice, un: eve

[playtag]

[Eve has no idea why this WASP phone is so strange, but at least it rings all the same. There is a sinking feeling in her chest when it isn't Sven, but she reads the message nonetheless.]

Flora got out?

[She sounds shocked, which for someone as impassive as her is a rarity.]

This is bad. We need to find her! Do you know where I can find Sven?

Voice; un: hikari-vi

[whiteshroud]

[Well that's a confusing statement]

Flora? Whose Flora?

text; un: lovebemoderate

[uncagedbird]

On any other day, I might think I had stumbled on some kind of creative writing forum. Still, I'm sure there is a perfectly logical explanation for all of this.

Those aren't truly dinosaurs, are they? I simply saw things wrong...

[This is a little scary, actually.]

un: hierophantcherry; text

[kokaiwanai]

Unfortunately, those are definitely dinosaurs

Be careful, alright?

audio | un: bowfaire

[goldenherd]

[ Claude's voice is a barely audible shout over the sound of wind rushing over his phone's mic, so have fun with that everybody. ]

Can't say this is exactly how I expected this to go, but I guess technically I can't say we weren't warned, either! Anyway, it's looking like we've already established that Varian was absolutely not working alone here - I had a hand in this too, and I would've done more if I could - so let's skip to doing damage control, all right?

[ There's a bellowing roar from somewhere very close by. ]

I'll be keeping an eye on things from up above - if you're not equipped to deal with some very agitated wild animals, you're going to want to stay away from Main Street, 32nd, Madison Street, Park Avenue, Oak Street, Skyline Boulevard, and Cedar Hill Street. Anyone who is so equipped may want to either hunt them down or try to herd the less aggressive ones back into the rifts. Stay safe out there.

UN: hikari-vi | voice

[whiteshroud]

[Sup Claude. He doesn't have his modulator on, so when he speaks it's in a very different sounding voice. ]

They're on that many streets?