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[staymods]

Nightly Visitor

It hasn't been that long since your arrival to this island, and everything is still new. Each day brings new surprises and more questions than answers, and there seems to be no easy way to find out anything about this world. What little outside contact you get from the radio or your Friday visitors certainly isn't helpful in any meaningful way.

Unfortunately, the questions will only continue to pile up. Because eventually, after a week or so of being on the island, anyone who stays out late will start to hear strange sounds outside. They're almost animalistic, in a way, but they will not resemble the cries of any animal that you might be familiar with. This is Something Else.

They're not close to the Town Hall though, and the sounds seem to be coming from the North, but that is about all you can get without further investigation. And investigation may be necessary, as the noises will return night after night, starting right at sunset and tapering off as the sun starts to rise. Whatever is out there, it's nocturnal. And it sounds desperate.

What will you do? Will you talk to others and make a plan? Will you try to search for the source of the strange noises? Will you look at day, or during the night? Or will you use the radio to call for advice?

You can also use this space to play out any prompt from the test drive meme, or anything else you may want to do.

Everyone can do a search and get some plot information once per character. This can be done either solo or in pairs, so there can be some overlap to make sure everyone gets a shot at getting plot information. If A and B form a search party at night, then that will count as both A and B's searching. A could then help C make a radio call and get some information that way, but B and C could not then subsequently do another search (as B and C would have been involved in a search somehow already).

This post will be open to investigating until May 24th, 2021. At that point, no further mod responses will be given. Even characters who app in after game start can come in and investigate, so long as it is before May 24th.

Comments

[abysslord]

[Oh, hey, nice. Yuri gives a nod of approval, his mouth curving up slightly. He likes this kid already.]

We can both keep each other safe. [He pats the sword at his side.] When it's something like this, I've learned that looking out for each other is the better plan.

[aono]

[Feral teens make for good friends, possibly. (shh, Yuri is totally a teen.)]

Yeah, we're in no trouble at all if we find danger. I can chase off anything out there that might try to attack us, I'm not even afraid of bears.

[Nevermind that there's no bears on the island, probably. They have no way of getting past the sea nets.]

[abysslord]

[He'd be flattered if you considered him still in his teens, let's be real here.]

Not even afraid of bears? That's a big claim - bears are not something to mess around with.

[aono]

It's not like I go looking for a fight! But if a bear starts some shit, I'll take care of it. Carrying it away and putting it somewhere else shouldn't be too hard.

[Yeah. He's not going to kill the bear. He's just going to put it somewhere else.]

[abysslord]

[That gets a chuckle out of Yuri.] Carrying a bear? Okay, that I've gotta see. If we end up coming across any, don't let me miss that, alright?

[aono]

I'll be sure to shout out "hey, pink guy!" to make sure you see it.

[Rin his hair is purple.]

[abysslord]

Pink guy...?

[Raises an eyebrow, but...he'll take it, it's fine.]

So then what should I be calling you? I feel like "kid" is kind of insulting, considering you're claiming you can carry a bear.

[aono]

You can't be THAT much older than me, so 'kid' definitely wouldn't work.

Rin Okumura is fine. Or just Rin.

[abysslord]

Yeah? Well, if you insist.

[Rin it is. Mentally, it's "kid", but still.]

[aono]

It'll help clear up confusions if my brother Yukio shows up.

So what should I call you? Or is 'pinkie' fine?