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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

[argentlarvae]

[He glances over, startled and fumbling a bit for words. It's lucky that Faust is at least out of the building enough not to be standing in the shade.]

O-of course? What else would I be? [He asks, nervously. Nothing to see here!! Normal human!!]

[relictus]

...

[Is he not aware of it, or does he have something to hide? Well, either way...]

As long as you don't cause problems, I don't really care. But it's obvious there's something dark clinging to you.

[Just so you know.]

[argentlarvae]

... I won't cause any problems. [He says, seriously.] I promise.

[relictus]

...A promise from a human doesn't mean much. [Assuming he is one.] But I'll believe you, for now.

[He'll still keep an eye out, but this kid at least seems sincere. No need to press it unless it does become a problem.]

[He turns to the side with a sigh, slightly tugging the brim of his hat lower as he mumbles to himself.]

Seriously, why are there so many kids here...

[argentlarvae]

Then not just as a human, but on my honor as an argent cavalier. [He rests one hand on the hilt of the gleaming sword at his side.]

I promise that I will cause no problems here.

[relictus]

Argent cavalier...?

[Even if he doesn't know exactly what that is, that type of noble sentiment is recognizable enough and it catches him off guard a little.]

Is that some kind of knight?

[argentlarvae]

[Cyan nods, seriously.]

We serve the House of Lemuria, and are specially tasked with protecting the people from the Grim Reaper and his larvae.

[relictus]

[Grim Reaper and his what now.]

I'm not familiar with any of that, but I suppose the word of a knight who protects the people does hold a little more weight, in theory. I'll hold you to that.

[argentlarvae]

Thank you. I'll do my best to be worthy of your trust.