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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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he's still doing good, getting away from it.]
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Ishimaru's also counting his lucky blessings that the bear doesn't seem to have noticed him yet. Perhaps this bear isn't so good at seeing in the dark? It looks like it's aware of something, but he can't tell if it's him or something else. But maybe he can get it somewhere else, for the sake of safety.
So he gently scoops up a rock from the ground and tosses it at a tree a few years back away from him. To see how the bear reacts to the noise!]
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that said...it's tilting its head, trying to listen harder. something's out there. it knows.]
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But he doesn't get much time to think. As he cautiously takes a step back, he ends up stepping on a twig that snaps beneath his heel.]
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it's started walking towards him, unhurried, but definitely coming over on large feet with sharp claws. right towards where that sound was, because now it knows, there is something in these woods. and it needs to know what it is.]
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After all, he's mostly surrounded by bushes and other objects that might make noise. Perhaps he can find a better route behind the bear...? He moves carefully and tries to slip right past the bear! Even knowing that its blind, his heart pounds with fear!]
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and then, the bear goes absolutely still. listening for something. for breathing, for footsteps.
slowly, it turns its head, and then it's looking right at him - in his direction. there's a moment of stillness that has to happen.]
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So Ishimaru tries for no moves at all. His mouth firmly shut, he holds his breath while looking the bear right in the eyes. He doesn't move a muscle.]
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starts running in that direction, towards one of the unearthly deer, to attack it. it's too dark to see the full scale of what's happening, but the sounds should say enough. the ripping, the crunching, the tearing.
it's very, very lucky it wasn't him. it could have been, in that moment - death coasting just next to him, evading him for now.]
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This... this is horrifying! He's almost frozen in place as he sees it spring into action and hears those... noises.
That's it. He's out of here! He hustles as quietly as he can, and once he feels he has enough distance, he breaks into a run back to the dorms!
He out.]