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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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Carefully now!
[Ishimaru steps into the room, ready to draw his kendo stick at a moment's notice. And he looks at the strange planets around them. Some of which look like they have mouths?]
There are... quite the variety of species here, it seems....
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There sure are...
[ They sure are eyeing those plants that almost seem to be grinning at them, and they frown, trying to hurry Ishimaru along to the other side of the building. ]
Plants require turgor pressure to move, which is slow, weak, and also expends energy, so I think we should be okay as long as we keep moving.
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Some of them do look quite - lively!
[That is probably the best way to put it. But Keigo's advice is invaluable, and Ishimaru follows their lead.]
That is quite helpful to know! Thank you, Arata-kun. Despite my own studies, I did not consider that about plants... [And he also hasn't specifically researched man-eating ones.] Staying active is good for one's health as well! Let's stay one step ahead of these plants!
[With that, Ishimaru has no trouble keeping himself moving as he explores the room, while also being sure to keep an eye on Keigo!]
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Oh! I know this one!
[ They tug at Ishimaru's sleeve, prompting him to stop by a little plant with tiny ferny leaves. ]
This one's called Mimosa pudica. It's a classic example of thigmonasty, where if you touch the leaves, they start to close, like this—-
[ They brush the tip of their finger against the side of one of the leaves, which begin to fold in on itself. around Keigo's finger. their hand. would probably have clamped over their entire arm if they hadn't jerked it out of the way, the fabric of their sleeve torn by the tiny prickly leaves Mimosa pudica is not supposed to have.
"plants are slow" is a lie, btw ]
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But it is decidedly less exciting when it almost consumes Keigo's hand. Ishimaru cries out as he springs towards them protectively and looks over their arm.]
Arata-kun!! Are you alright?!
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[ They look shaken more than hurt, but a single drop of blood falls from their arm to the ground— and in that moment, the ground starts to rumble beneath their feet, almost as if the forest of plants in the room are waking up.
Thick vines fall from the ceiling, writhing like snakes trying to reach the two of them. Bamboo shoots straight up from the ground like spears headed their way. And in the center of the room is a large wisteria that gets larger and larger by the second, its branches reaching and spreading out across the ceiling of the greenhouse, blocking out the sunlight and drowning the room in midnight blue. ]
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W-watch out!! [He raises his kendo stick and tries to bat away the vines - while also starting to move away from the approaching bamboo shoots.]
Let's move! I feel that we should leave this room!!
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[ The bamboo comes in from the front, vines from behind, Keigo turns their head and can still see their backpack holding open the door but those vines are creeping their way over there already— they're closer to the other end of the greenhouse than they are the entrance, and there is a door leading outside, but it's frosted and they can't see through it or even begin to guess what could be out there. ]
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Th-that way! Let's try to get that door open!!
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water
all around them is water, as far as the eye can see in any direction, the greenhouse standing on an island just barely large enough to hold it— and sometimes not even, considering the water that laps against their shoes just outside the door and who knows how much higher at high tide. ]
I don't know how to swim...
[ no shame in admitting this outright, and they turn to give Ishimaru a pleading look ]
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Ah. ...Now that could be a problem. [He looks at the water, having his doubts that they could walk through it.]
Not only that, but there's no clear direction to travel in. Perhaps... perhaps we should head back!