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june event log/tdm
06/06 8:00 AM
Spring break concludes and the school opens its doors to reveal a new building. Rooms have been added and expanded upon, club rooms moved out of classes, the final proof of it erased from existence, and now only it's memory remains. Even that will be forgotten for so long, and perhaps it's that thought which triggers the strong sense of deja vu that comes and goes, making one question how many times they've roamed these halls before, spoken with that person, completed this work.
The native students are more interested in the changes to the school. They familiarize themselves with the new layouts and assignments, discuss student council opening, and continue to gossip and spread rumors about everything from conspiracy theories to unexplained deaths. Characters may find themselves falling into step with the rumors spread about them. Transfer students may even find themselves wanting to create and repeat them.
Where it becomes unusual is that the rumors seem to be true. Transfer students may find themselves inclined to conform to behaviors that others have assigned to them over the past few months. But some of them seem to be more real, more tangible… Here are a few that are hot in Yogen High!
Aside from that, one can hear rumors about ritual games or superstitions like finding a black cat crossing your path bringing good luck or gifting a knife severing friendships.
The native students are more interested in the changes to the school. They familiarize themselves with the new layouts and assignments, discuss student council opening, and continue to gossip and spread rumors about everything from conspiracy theories to unexplained deaths. Characters may find themselves falling into step with the rumors spread about them. Transfer students may even find themselves wanting to create and repeat them.
Where it becomes unusual is that the rumors seem to be true. Transfer students may find themselves inclined to conform to behaviors that others have assigned to them over the past few months. But some of them seem to be more real, more tangible… Here are a few that are hot in Yogen High!
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Throughout the month the handicrafts club will be handing out friendship bracelets to those who come in pairs. They promise that as long as you’re wearing them, your friendship will last forever! But be careful if you break it, because your relationship will end and it’ll leave a permanent scar on your souls! Those who are subject to this rumor will find that they feel closer to their bracelet partner while wearing it, but that breaking it will make it painful to be near each other. The scar can be healed by fixing the bracelet.
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There is a rumor that if you find the stairs in the forest you’ll disappear and never be seen again! The rumors vary, but all seem to agree that they're transported to another world. Those who venture up them will find themselves in a long corridor with numerous doors on both sides, spanning the entire length. One might hold nothing but ticking clock while the next is a veritable greenhouse with man eating plants, or a lagoon with mermaids that will drown you, a bedroom that ages you, or something far more mundane. If they don't return by dying first, a character will eventually find a door back to the school and find themselves standing in front of a mirror. A minimum of 24 hours will have passed since their departure.
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Students might hear about the butterfly teacups in the kitchen that can be filled up with anything! A person can even pour in their hurt, sickness, and pains, but once it overflows all of the misery contained will spill out onto the person pouring into it! Characters will find that just being in the presence of the teacup is enough to be affected by it, but that it is quick to overflow and leave them ill, irritable, and depressed. The only way to cure their affliction is to have another person take it on by the sparkling clear liquid that fills it or pouring it onto them, or just to wait it out.
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The student store has a sale on blank journals. There is a rumor that writing in them will allow one to regain lost memories or erase bad memories depending on the version. But unfortunately, it replaces your current memories with those of your previous student life instead. The only way to stop this transition is for a character to find find their anchor in the school – someone or something that keeps them grounded in the school.
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There are rumors of students receiving a text message offering go grant them a wish. If a character responds with their wish, it will magically be granted! Unfortunately, it’s just an illusion - they might hallucinate being home, or hold rocks while believing them to be gold ingots. The only way to cure this is for a character to accept reality, but unfortunately, those under the influence of this rumor will not want to do so.
Aside from that, one can hear rumors about ritual games or superstitions like finding a black cat crossing your path bringing good luck or gifting a knife severing friendships.
06/01 - 06/30
The forest appears to be expanding, or rather more of it seems to have been uncovered. The more people explore it and venture into it, the more it becomes apparent that they were just scratching the surface of what's within it. Behind the pine trees lies a temperate forest filled with maple, walnut, and birch trees, shrubs and herbs. Mosses and bryophytes create a green carpet along the forest floor, the rich soil supporting a rich variety of flora and fungi, and a few small ponds scattered about.
The deer and butterflies are here, along with rodents and bugs – many of which seem to have mutated from their normal forms. Mixed in with their normal counterparts are butterflies and dragonflies tear into flesh while large moths h ave to many eyes, wasps unleash powerful paralytics while the animals that skitter about have warped features have too many features or not enough.
The deeper one goes in, the more the heavier the air grows and the more unsettling the forest becomes. There are patches of it trapped in different seasons, from fall to winter with the temperatures to match. Large shadows can be found creeping about, but by time one gets close they're already gone. Those with supernatural sight may see a shadow hanging from a tree, or the ghostly image of a figure passing through – but they're always too far away to make out.
Maybe there’s a reason the forest was sealed off for so long... But if you keep going, maybe you'll find something?
The deer and butterflies are here, along with rodents and bugs – many of which seem to have mutated from their normal forms. Mixed in with their normal counterparts are butterflies and dragonflies tear into flesh while large moths h ave to many eyes, wasps unleash powerful paralytics while the animals that skitter about have warped features have too many features or not enough.
The deeper one goes in, the more the heavier the air grows and the more unsettling the forest becomes. There are patches of it trapped in different seasons, from fall to winter with the temperatures to match. Large shadows can be found creeping about, but by time one gets close they're already gone. Those with supernatural sight may see a shadow hanging from a tree, or the ghostly image of a figure passing through – but they're always too far away to make out.
Maybe there’s a reason the forest was sealed off for so long... But if you keep going, maybe you'll find something?
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As a reminder, faculty & student council applications are open! Those interested will be expected to submit an application to the staff and go through with an interview, who will let them know that they will be in contact at a later date. Characters will be aware that the staff is solely responsible for choosing who is elected this year, making it much simpler than the previous years.
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Rumors can be anything that fits within the setting mechanics. Feel free to make them as simple or elaborate as you wish. If you have questions about whether or not something can be done, just let me know.
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Those who die to a rumor that involves "visiting another world" will find themselves in the elevator with a fresh tally on their wrist.
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Please let me know if your character is exploring the deeper parts of the forest. If you link me to your thread, you may just get a surprise. :)
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I've been wanting to learn how to climb trees for a few months now, but I didn't think it'd end up being a crash course for bedtime... Sorry for the trouble, Ebalon-kun, but I really appreciate the help.
[right! okay! she's up and ready for round two. handholds...]
I know branches are a good one, but what other sort of spots should you look for?
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Things like knots in trees or little holes where you can grip. Think of it... um, like a rock climbing wall, I guess. It helps to put more pressure on the balls of your feet for extra grip, too.
[Noah starts pointing out places to grip on the bark, areas that are good to dig nails into and spaces that Kaede can put her feet while she tries to climb higher. He'll still help push her up if she needs it, though; pulling up one's own weight can be hard.]
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rock climbing........... is also something she has never done, but she's seen a wall! she gets the concept of it! and as noah points out the spaces she can, kaede starts to see a path up.
and up she will go, with noah's help when she starts to slip a little; her grip is incredible, but her upper body strength is otherwise lacking. so she won't fall, but she won't climb easy either. eventually, though, she can tuck herself into the branch the way she saw noah do.]
Whew... Maybe I need to start working out a little more if I'm gonna be going camping with you. Thanks, Ebalon-kun.
[now they can tuck in for a nice rest!
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unless...?]
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He makes a shushing motion, looking up at Kaede in the branches. She should, in theory, be safe up there. For now.
Despite the fact that he's pretty sure he just heard a branch snap somewhere off in the distance, he doesn't see anything yet. This bodes incredibly well, doesn't it? Cautiously, Noah's eyes flick to Kaede again, silently asking if she spots anything from her high perch.
Please tell him he's tripping balls right now, it would be easier, maybe he ate a bad mushroom.]
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given noah's looking at her the same way, it was not just her, and she feels adrenaline ringing in her ears.
ah. wait, her ears; while her eyesight is good and the late evening's dying light is dim beneath the trees, her hearing is finely tuned due to her musical past. kaede breathes in, breathes out, and reminds herself that she is not the only one here. she has to be able to do her part too, however terrifying, and noah is someone who-- who can definitely protect her, and would.
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another snapping sound, and she turns her head to the source.]
I can't see anything, [she says very softly, a tremble in her voice regardless,] but it's over there. It... sounds more like it's hitting tree branches than something on the ground, though.
[so, you know. sizeable. big boy. or at least tall enough to hit lower branches.]
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He stalks forward silently, sickle drawn and eyes forward.
It's dark. It's difficult to see. But it's likely this thing can track them — either by scent or sound, no matter how quiet they both are — and so Noah thinks maybe the risk is well worth the reward as he casts a small ball of light celestial magic upwards. It's enough to illuminate the immediate area and holy shit that is a very large ghost wolf looking at them in the distance. Hello, hi—
Noah, ballsy kid that he is, steps forward and in a flicker of shadow, is simply gone only to reemerge far in the distance to attack.
Hope Kaede enjoys the show and also doesn't get attacked by something else while Noah's occupied with this one over here.]