- *event log,
- arp: leon,
- code:realize: cardia beckford,
- danganronpa: kokichi ouma,
- danganronpa: mondo oowada,
- elfen lied: kaede,
- fate/: enkidu,
- final fantasy: noctis lucis caelum,
- girls' frontline: ro635,
- hunter x hunter: killua zoldyck,
- kagepro: tsubomi kido,
- megaten: airi ban,
- megaten: akira kurusu,
- megaten: hibiki kuze,
- megaten: rei,
- megaten: ryoji mochizuki,
- original: shore,
- original: terrence nowell,
- original: wyatt napoli,
- pokemon: red,
- the world ends with you: neku sakuraba
JULY DUNGEON
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→ 7/8: Lockdown Begins
At the stroke of midnight, the world plunges into darkness. From the stars in the sky to the lamps on the streets, it’s as if all the light in the world gets sucked away, sight adjusting to the darkness courtesy of a single source left in the sky: the moon continues to hang overhead, though its brightness still depends on the phase.
Regardless of where the characters are that night, they find that along with light, all other creatures have disappeared as well— from the townspeople to the bear in the castle ruins to all the cats overpopulating the town and its surrounding forest— replaced with the howling of the wind that picks up and continues all night long. For those who venture outside, they may find a breeze blowing by from time to time, the temperature plummeting until they step out of the path— and returning when they step back into it. Strange. Standing on the spot, one would find that the wind does not die down no matter how long they wait, more akin to a river than intermittent gusts of wind.
Following the breeze brings one into town (a godsend to those still in the forest, whether because they had just woken up in the castle ruins or because they decided to camp out in the forest overnight) and towards the school to flow past the school gates. The gates are still locked, but the roaming lights of the security guards are missing, and door to the high school building has been left slightly ajar. Will you jump the gate and enter? The decision should be made quickly, as those who linger to remain outside- or perhaps are still lost in the forest- will find the occasional mass of darkness approaching. Those caught by these Shadows will pass out, to awake unharmed the next morning, so run while you can.
Or learn how to fight back.
In an hour, Lockdown ends, stars blinking back in the sky and the lights and sound returning to the town as the people reappear. Those who were still awake at midnight continue about their business without any notice of that missing hour, and those who were asleep remain none the wiser. Over the course of the month, the townspeople become more and more lethargic, productivity in the town crawling to a stop near the end of the month. Perhaps it's a flu that's going around, or the summer heat finally getting to everybody... or perhaps it's those Shadows that come out each night during Lockdown, escaped from the dungeon to sneak into house after house, never staying very long, but checking each one as if looking for something.
It's anybody's guess as to what that might be, but with the way they will attack anybody outside the dungeon and knock them unconscious, they can't be anything good.
→ 1st Floor
Entering the dungeon during Lockdown, the front door to the high school building swings open silently, halls in complete darkness until one steps past the threshold and find their foot drops, a staircase leading down rather than the usual hallway inside the building. At the bottom of the short set of stairs lies another door that opens out to... outside. Rather than a school building with classrooms and festival decorations, all one sees under the starless night sky are fields of rice and barley and other grains, bales stacked high and bound together to form the entrance to a maze. Will you enter? Walking around the perimeter of the maze reveals no exit on the other side, with the possibility of something to be found within.
The maze is vast, the true path circling around several times before revealing a little shack resting in the center, but is not too difficult to navigate so long as one has the patience to try different paths and backtrack as needed, or the luck to choose the right path to begin with. For the cheaters among us, the walls are not too high that one cannot climb over them, but be aware that doing so will draw Shadows in towards the area. Now would be a good time to learn how to summon your Persona or pick up a pitchfork or other farming tools scattered around the maze, and fight back. Upon summoning your Persona, the darkness lifts slightly, allowing you to see the Shadows for what they are.
Common Shadows that can be found here include: BLACK RAVEN and HYBRID Shadows.
BLACK RAVEN | ||
Type Shadow |
Resists Wind |
Weak Electricity |
At first glance, these Shadows may appear to be regular animals, but as they swoop down from the air and swing their lanterns at unsuspecting heads, it becomes quickly clear that they aren't friendly. Gripped in their talons, they carry a small lantern that they'd use to strike against characters, but they're not shy at using their becks as well. Flying in flocks, they prefer to stay high in the sky where they cannot be reached, diving only to make an attack before quickly retreating back into the air. They're difficult to corner with the large open space and although they're small, they are able to conjure up great gusts of wind with a few flaps of their wings. However, when you're finally able to land a hit on them, they are quickly defeated. Their defences, so it seems, aren't very strong. Feathers and lanterns can be collected as loot. |
HYBRID | ||
Type Shadow |
Resists Dark, Physical |
Weak Fire |
These large jittery creatures rarely stay still, jerking and twitching in seemingly unnatural movements. Their large bulgy eyes are constantly moving, hyper aware of their surroundings. The moment they spot an outsider, they unleash a high-pitched cry and begin to charge. They use their long legs to reach out and grab enemies with their long talons. Once they successfully take hold of someone, they will repeatedly slam them into the ground. Should they miss their lunge, they will instead resort to clawing or using their branch-like horns to inflict damage. Physical attacks will do very little to deter the creature, much less stop its rampage, but it will become terrified at the sight of fire. Fangs, talons, and feathers can be collected as loot. |
→ 2nd Floor
The door opens up fields of rice and barley and other grains... bales stacked in full carts, houses in the distance glowing with the flames of iron furnaces that bring a little more light to the night, and large planks of wood bound together like shields set up throughout the field, broken arrows and the occasional intact bow scattered all around.
Better take a quick look around, because while there is no maze to obscure your path, there is also little preventing the enemies here from seeing you either, unless you use those shields to your advantage to approach the beginnings of a village, fires burning warm even though all the houses remain devoid of people. Bedding exists in some houses, old pots and pans and many sets of wooden chopsticks. A couple of iron sharpening tools may be found, if you need to sharpen your... pitchfork or something.
The BLACK RAVEN and HYBRID Shadows from the previous dungeon continue to be the most common Shadows on this floor, with the occasional ONMORAKI Shadow and the rare F.O.E. CHIMERA. F.O.E.s are at a much higher level than the characters, and it is advisable to avoid them, rather than engage.
ONMORAKI
Type
ShadowResists
Dark, FireWeak
Light
A plume of smoke follows them around and they use both the smog and darkness to conceal themselves from enemy eyes. In the shadows, they will breathe fire and engulf characters in flames. Dark attacks will be nearly ineffective against these creatures, but Light attacks will reveal their hiding spots and also be effective in defeating them.
A scroll with an incomplete purification rite can be collected as loot.
CHIMERA
Type
F.O.E.Null
Fire, LightWeak
None
Their physical strength is tremendous and a single swipe of their mighty paws or talons will surely knock anyone out. They are unaffected by fire or light-based attacks and they will shrug off most other attacks. Unless you have a death wish, it would be unwise to challenge them in your current level...
You're all going to get really good at breaking and entering by the end of this month, guys.
The gate swings open, but rather than a straight path to the schoolhouse, it's another set of stairs that await. Down you go...
→ 3rd Floor
The acrid smell of smoke hits at the bottom of the stairs, thick and choking in the sweltering heat of this floor. The same houses stand as in the one prior, but this time on fire, painting the night sky dusty reds and browns, phantom cries of help audible beneath the crackle of the flames although nobody is to be found after the fire is put out and village searched through. The field has been cut down, small structures of metal erected in its place, walls still hot to the touch. Inside, basic swords, axes, and shields can be found, some rusted over with blood, all of them battered and well worn. It's just as well that there are weapons storages to be found here because regardless of how well or not they served the village, they will be more useful for the ones here and now.
On this floor, ONMORAKI Shadows and the F.O.E. CHIMERA are much more prevalent, though other Shadows from previous floors may still appear. This floor also introduces two new Shadows, which are much stronger than the ones previous: the KOPPA TENGU and the TOBI TENGU.
KOPPA TENGU
Type
ShadowResists
WindWeak
Dark
Curiously enough, none of the other Shadows or F.O.E.s pay them much attention...
A Tengu mask and a blank scroll can be collected as loot.
TOBI TENGU
Type
ShadowResists
Light, WindWeak
Ice
It doesn't attack characters directly. Instead, it uses its mini-versions to cast a wide range of status ailments that either causes team members to fight among themselves or hinders their progress, such as sleep, confusion, charm, or rage. After you are incapacitated, it will rush in with Dark-based attacks, but as soon you are able to snap out of your afflictions, it will retreat and send its minions to immobilize you and your team once more.
A Tengu mask and magical healing leaves can be collected as loot.
F.O.E.s are keeping a close eye on anybody who passes through the gate, however, and nobody is allowed past, regardless of whether they're a Shadow, F.O.E., or trespasser.
→ 4th Floor
The gate remains locked and heavily guarded until the 22nd, upon which characters may notice a certain increase in agitation from all the enemies around the area, along with a certain amount of distraction. Every once in a while, a masked Tengu Shadow will approach the gate with a shining weapon or a barrel full of gold on hand, payment to be allowed entrance past the gate and into the palace beyond.
In order to pass, each character must obtain a mask in order to disguise themselves as Tengu Shadows, along with procuring an offering of some sort for the ruler of the palace. From the types of offerings seen going into the palace, it appears that the sharper and shinier, the better. Strangely, none of the Shadows seem to leave the palace after their delivery... It may be wise to get as many people together, and make the first shot count.
→ Mod Notes
⬥ A mod-posted toplevel for Floor 4 will OOCly go up on 7/22 for the boss encounter. ICly, characters will be able to fight the boss from the 22nd through the end of the month.
⬥ To determine the outcome of the boss battle, a minimum of 20 threads across the entire player base from this post is required, with a maximum of 2 threads turned in per player. Threads may involve battling, healing, exploring, discussing, etc as long as the characters interact with the dungeon in some way and must contain at least five comments from you. Please report your threads in the mod top level below. They are due by the end of the month.
⬥ The first time the characters come across a Shadow, their omamori grows warmer and warmer until it's impossible to ignore. All it takes is a touch of the omamori and an intention in mind— whether that's a call for help, something to for defence, or healing— and the character's shadow disappears from under their feet, gets sucked up into the omamori, and manifests as their Persona.
⬥ After this initial summoning, the characters will have the same strengths/weaknesses as their Persona regardless of whether it is actively summoned. Personas may be summoned during the day, but will not be not as strong as they would be during the Lockdown period.
⬥ The Lockdown period of darkness only exists for an hour, to return each night at midnight. There are no portals allowing characters to bypass cleared floors, so it would be advisable to work together to clear out the Shadows and allow for an easier time to reach the lower floors. The Lockdown may end while the characters are still inside the dungeon; one of two things may happen, up to player discretion: 1) they may remain in the dungeon, but for every hour they stay, an entire IC day passes by without their awareness; or 2) they will simply pass out and awaken somewhere randomly inside the high school building in the morning. The security guards are back, so don't get caught!! Or, play it safe and make sure to leave before Lockdown ends.
⬥ For those who choose to remain outside the dungeon during Lockdown, Shadows may be found outside of the dungeon as well.
⬥ Around 7/15-7/18 when the moon is at its fullest, Personas may behave strangely and disobey orders. Personas appear stronger the brighter and fuller the moon is, though becomes unstable once it's the full moon. This is an optional mechanic.
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[ This is probably the one rare time Mondo's thunderous voice works for something: it manages to cut through the ferocious howling wind, barely. At least it's audible enough. ]
Why're ya out here?!
[ Despite that, though, this definitely isn't the time and place for conversation. He signs for her to follow him. ]
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Why are you out here?! Where is everybody? Did they all evacuate??
[ Did they somehow miss the storm sirens, what is happening. The sky is dark with what Kido can only assume are storm clouds if she can't see the stars like she could on any other night here, but it hadn't looked like it would rain during the day. ]
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[ For the past (half a) week, Mondo has been familiarising himself with the town. He might not know it as well as his back of hand, but he knows of some places where you can get in for free (or break in easily). The store house where he stayed was out of question ー it's too dark. They need to get somewhere where the moonlight reaches a bigger surface of the space, but it's still indoors: the greenhouse.
Does he have a permission to come in??? No but who cares at this situation? ]
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Kido nods and follows Mondo to the greenhouse, finding a large potted plant and shoving it in front of the door as soon as both of them are inside. That'll keep any Shadows outside out. It'll also trap them inside with any Shadows inside, but there's probably no Shadows? They're probably fine??
She breathes a sigh of relief once they're indoors, though, pressing her hands on the glass as she stares outside into the darkness. At least being in doors blocks out the wind and the cold, and she can calm down and think a little clearer.
Once she does, she turns to Mondo to say ]
A glass building is a very bad place to be, if this is really a hurricane or tornado or something, you know.
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His train of thought disperses when she begins talking, hitting the nail on its head. Right. ]
...Well. 's the only place I can think of that won't trip us up as we walk in...
[ He joins her looking out there. ]
We'll keep watch, if it seems like it's gettin' worse we'll hoof it. First we oughta figure things out first-- like, the fuck's goin' on... Thought it was just some kinda power outage.
[ Like she said earlier, everyone else might have evacuated, but he doesn't even see any creatures around. And-- ]
Lia ー the cat I'm keepin' ー was gone too. I don't think she'll wander outside when it's like this. Guess she might be hidin' somewhere, but... doesn't feel like that's all it is. Somethin's up. [ He drops his volume considerably, mostly because he's not 100% sure about it: ] Might've gotten it wrong, but... I think I saw someone disappear. It was real dark, but I was pretty sure I saw someone, but the moment I walked closer ー they wasn't there 'nymore.
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But somebody just... disappearing...
like they'd been snatched up by a monster or a ghost and it's so dark that nobody can tell anything and that could happen to them right here and now and
haha... it's really uncool, but she's neither as brave nor confident as she tries to make herself out to be, turning around so that her back is to the windows and she can look into the darkness of the greenhouse instead. She'd much rather watch their backs for anything that might come, than leave them exposed to anything that might sneak up on them. ]
Are- are you sure that's what you saw? It was a real person? Not a- a... gh... [ she can't even say the word, this is terrible, this entire night was a mistake, she should have just gone back to bed ]
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Gh...?
[ He raises an eyebrow. What's she tryinna say? She sounds almost... scared. "Are you sure that's what you saw?" "...real person?"
......Hm. ]
You mean ghost? [ Mondo stares at her in disbelief for a couple of seconds, before letting out a quiet snort. ] Heh, didn't peg ya as someone who'd believe in those stuff. [ Not that he doesn't, having already seen too many creatures in his 'life'. He shrugs. ] Well, who knows? Maybe it's just someone with superpowers.
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It's dark enough that they wouldn't need "superpowers" to disappear like that.
[ Though... yeah... Kido would really like to have her powers back, if it means hiding away from all the weirdness around here. ]
...Did you manage to get a look at the color of that person's eyes, before they disappeared?
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Sure, but maybe she's teleportin' somewhere else to see if there's anywhere brighter?
[ You know, it's better than thinking that it's some ghost. ]
...Colour? [ Hmm. ] Dunno, it was pretty dark, but I think it was green or somethin'. What about it?
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No, never mind. I thought I could guess what's going on, but green eyes doesn't fit with the theory. ]
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What kinda theory? Like they ain't real humans?
[ Very faintly, a glass knocking sound starts from the other side of the greenhouse. It's not a sound that can be picked up if they don't pay attention, but it's there. ]
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Never mind. It doesn't fit, so I'm wrong, and there's no point entertaining that thought any more. Do you see anything outside?
[ Kido, with all that hair and her hood over her head, can't hear anything. ]
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[ If Kido says so, he's not gonna meddle further. At least not now.
He narrows his eyes just in case, but nothing seems to change outside. It's not bright enough for him to be able to see far ahead, but enough to see what's around them from his side. ]
Nope. Just that the wind's still blowing like crazy, if ya look at the leaves.
[ The knocking sound becomes louder then. It's a deep, slow THUD, THUD on the glass. He turns. ]
Ya heard that?
[ THUD, THUD
Now that... suddenly sounds really close.
Mondo slowly turns his head back to where he's supposed to be looking andー dark obscures his sight across the glass. ]
Well, shit.
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Hide! [ she hisses, letting go to duck behind some potted plant or another, with just thick enough foliage that she should be fairly hidden from view while still being able to squint through the leaves. ]
Watch the front door for—
[ No. No building has only one door. Kido straightens up and looks around her, but there is no bright red light she is praying to find. ]
Where's the emergency exit?
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It's a greenhouse, there won't be one, will it? [ It's too small that there's no point to having another exit, anyway, efficiency-wise.
The "THUD THUD" noise happens from both sides of the house, continuing for at least 5 more times. But as if giving up, the black matters then stop knocking and begins to move on somewhere else. The darkness that enveloped them within the house passes, and it feels like it's brighter outside now that they can see things again. ]
Fuck... the hell was that? Here I thought the life's here's gonna be peaceful and shit. Guess there's no way it'll be, huh. [ He still remains in the same position just in case. ] ...Wonder if the wind outside has to do with... whatever shit was loomin' just now.
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Waking up in the middle of nowhere, I sort of gave up on things being peaceful... [ But it was a peaceful week, once they were able to get out of the forest. Hopefully this- whatever "this" is- ends soon and is only a one time thing. ]
It looked like it was checking on the doors and stuff... but then it just left. Probably looking for food...
[ She turns to Mondo ]
What do you think? Wait it out until things end... hopefully they'll end soon... or venture outside to see if we can find more?
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Yeah, maybe...
[ He sighs, brushing his pompadour idly with one hand. ]
I dunno, we can wait it out for a bit more, I guess? With the wind like that, it's prolly hard to find the others... [ Like Terry, or Kuze, or Killua, or Rei-- particularly Rei, he can't imagine how she'll do on her own. ] Tch, just stayin' put is real vexin' tho.
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The others... do you know if they found a place to sleep? If they just found a bench or an alleyway or something, they'd be in real trouble if they don't wake up.
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ーThat's right, Terry! ...Uh. I know this guy who lives in the woods. Not sure if he's gonna be okay.
[ He isn't sure if Kido knows him, but... it might be even worse in the woods with even less lighting and the dense foliage. ]
I dunno where the rest lives, tho'. ...Shit, guess we better go find them instead, huh?
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[ Kido looks furious; it looks like she knows him, and monsters be damned she is stomping out of the greenhouse and headed to the woods— she doesn't even know where in the woods Terry might be staying at but that doesn't matter. She'll just have to level all the trees to find him and then beat him up herself. ]
Come on. We have to find them.
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[ Mondo doesn't waste any other second to walk out of the greenhouse from the front door - whatever talks about being careful? Gone out of the window. He's gonna fight head to head against anything that gets in their way to find their certain idiot friend. ]
That fuckin' idiot... what did he tell you?
[ The wind's unfortunately is still blowing quite a bit ー it won't be an easy mission for them to navigate within the woods itself, even if they manage to get there. ]
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[ Kido: Terry's an idiot and a liar
Terry, currently in the hospital: wha
Regardless, he's still an idiot, but Kido's dealt with idiots all her life and so she doesn't hesitate to leave. The wind's really annoying, but at least it's more of a stream than a gust, like there's some invisible beast in front of them trying to blow them back. It's a lot harder to get to the forest, even with Kido leaning forward so far that she'd probably fall on her face in any other situation, than it is going to the school where the winds are trying to push them. ]
Ugh, annoying! Let's head somewhere with more buildings, so some of this wind can be blocked.
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[ Honestly speaking, even for a lug like Mondo, it's pretty tough walking the opposite way the wind is blowing. ]
Tch! We can't take shortcuts like this ー the alleys' are worse. This way!!
[ He'll check up on Kido every now and then to make sure she isn't blown away by the wind or something (who knows!!), slowly progressing and keeping close to bigger buildings. It definitely takes extra time for them to get to the forest, but this is their only way.
It probably takes them almost half an hour until they're finally at the mouth of the woods. Mondo takes a deep breath, before yelling out: ]
Terry!!
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It feels like they're walking through a hurricane, and Kido ends up having to walk behind Mondo for the most part and have him block out most of the wind, thanks bro. ]
Terrence!!!
[ She adds her voice too, but the wind roars and drowns it out and if she can barely hear what they're saying, how is he supposed to? ]
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Terry!!!
[ It's crazy how Mondo's thunderous voice gets so easily swallowed by the wind. ]
Shit, he should be around here usually... [ He mumbles to himself, before turning to Kido, yelling: ] Kido! Let's get a lil' deeper!! Stick with me!
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