villagelogs | 024-027 » neither reward nor punishment

WHO: Everyone.
WHERE: Eastern/Central/Western Mathias + ???
WHEN: Days 024-027
WHAT: The consequences of their actions.
WARNINGS: Will update as necessary. PM this account to have a warning added!
NOTES: Plotting post over here! The next log will be posted January 23rd.

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DAYS 024-025
CONSEQUENCES
“There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments —
there are consequences.”
— Robert G. Ingersoll
When the unwilling residents of Mathias Township wake on the morning of the 24th day, they will find themselves in yet another set of frustratingly unnerving circumstances. None of them are where they last remember being, and some of them have strange marks on the palms of their left hands. It's all incredibly unsettling, but truthfully they should be used to it by now. No one will remember traveling to their new location.

Residents can wake up anywhere within their new location and in any position. Curled up in a bed, sprawled on a couch, huddled beneath a coffee table, propped against a wall... Wherever they are, they will themselves to be in quite an unusual state. While they are wearing whatever clothing items they went to sleep in, plus their shoes and a coat. The newest arrivals to Mathias Township will perhaps stand out for being slightly more appropriately dressed than their new neighbors. They are all a bit damp, physically worn out, and half-frozen from their apparent walk through a blizzard.

Each of the four locations is inescapable — residents are trapped, with exterior doors and windows being shut tight and a blizzard raging outside. The locations are stocked with fresh food and water and a large pile of firewood for the fireplaces in each building. The circumstances residents will face, however, may vary wildly between locations as the forces at work in Mathias respond to the recent actions of certain individuals.

BOARDING HOUSE | GREY GULL
NEW HOUSE | MYSTERY MANSION

These residents will wake with a mark on their left hand palms, a spiraling black symbol similar to those some may have seen around town. All marks are identical and cannot be removed, but will have seemingly vanished from their skin on the morning of the 26th day.

Castiel, Daisy Johnson, Dean Winchester
Elena Gilbert, Elijah Mikaelson, Helen Magnus
Phil Coulson, Quentin Coldwater, Sherlock Holmes

DAYS 026-027
IN THE AFTERMATH
After their ordeals of the past two days, the unfortunate residents of Mathias Township will be grateful to find that they were back where they are supposed to be, a chill still clinging to their clothes in whatever place they went to sleep the night of the 23rd day. New arrivals will wake in the living room of the boarding house. None of the residents will wake with anything in their possession from the locations in which they were previously trapped, including any notes or documentation they may have made during their time there.

CONDITIONS UPDATE
— SNOW continues to fall heavily on Days 024-025, resulting in white out conditions from the wind that blows in gusts of over 35 mph; the temperature also drops drastically, making conditions extremely dangerous for residents. The blizzard clears on Day 26 and residents are left with a cold, calm world covered in white.

— THE FOG remains blocking the paths in the forest, urging residents to stay huddled within the town proper, and it also now blocks the northern section of town, beginning just before where residents know the chasm in the earth to be. Venturing into the fog is... ill-advised.

— DISAPPEARANCES continue to plague the town. Kylo Ren and Thomas Richardson have vanished without a trace.

— NO NEW DEATHS have occurred in town, but there is a new "grave" in the small makeshift graveyard near the schoolhouse. Rey's corpse has been moved and covered with stones to wait for the ground to thaw enough for a proper burial.

— THE LANTERNS will be gone from the morning of Day 024. No trace of them remains.

OOC UPDATES
— A GIFT for everyone! As a thank you for being part of this spooky little game, every character in the game is being gifted 2 Activity Points. These may be banked over here — instead of linking to an AC post, you may put "New Year gift" in that field. Happy 2021, friends!

— NEW LAYOUTS have been installed for our communities! Huge thanks to our Eldritch Librarian Stars for putting in the time to get this place looking shiny. (You may have also noticed some new page layouts being installed — these are also our Librarian's handiwork!)

— DISCOVERIES have been collected and collated for your review. Please note that this is OOC information only, put together for the purpose of helping you as players see connections and possibilities for CR and your own character's potential avenues of exploration and investigation. (If we are missing something, please report it so we can add it to the list.)

— REMINDERS — Don't forget about the bulletin board. Please continue reporting your updates to locations, plots, and discoveries. The map of Mathias has been added to the locations page for ease of reference. Make sure your character's sanity level is kept updated. Prospective players are still joining the TDM, so it's recommended to track new top-levels so you don't miss them.

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Kinda. No answers. Empty town. Low quality scares. Barely written script.

( Just like it. )

The other stuff. Nothing a little moonshine or prison wine won't take care of.

[Yeah. The other stuff.

At least he's mentioning the alcohol so Carter can probably stop dancing around the issue.]

And I guess the mirror shadows forgot to restock.

[He tries to keep his tone light, from letting things get too heavy.]

When was your last drink?

Whatever day today is, the day before it. I drink everyday, lab coat. You're pep talk won't change that but you're welcome to try.

( It will give him something to do. )

When was yours?

All right. Would you prefer it preachy or patronizing?

[He flashes him a quick grin, then moves over to check the cabinets for anything to help with hydration and keeping him from a caffeine overdose. Maybe some broth?]

I don't know. Three, four days ago? Had a day off before my last double and then I came here.

I'd prefer what won't take long.

( He'd prefer not to be patronized. Can you do that? Carter comes out with a joke, so, ultimately, it doesn't matter yet. Maybe it doesn't matter anymore.

He watches him check all the cabinets, not moving to help the good doctor. Whatever he thinks he can do, whatever will keep him calm, Dean will let him do. Just go through the patient motions.

Who's the one humoring who? )

Just wanted to get away.

( He smirks. )

Stick around, maybe you might look at drinking differently.

Maybe I will.

[It's a genuine admission and he shrugs, looking thoughtful. If there was alcohol in the house he probably would have a drink to calm his nerves.]

This whole thing here is pretty freaky. I'm not sure what to do about it.

[A-hah! Carter pulls out some stock cubes and grabbing a pot to boil some water.]

How do you look at it?

Look at being in this house? In Mathias? The whole thing?

( Which? )

[There's a sly quirk of his lip as he drops the cubes into the water.]

Drinking.

I don't look at it. I don't reflect with my chip in my hand. I just do it. Did I overindulge the last few days, yeah. But, I'm stuck here, I don't know where my brother is, ( normally, he'd stop there, but Cas is here upstairs and he's cold, and he can't cut the shivering and shaking and he just keeps going. ) and I have complicated feelings for an angel that did the noble thing and sacrificed himself. Right after telling me, he loves me. So I drank for a bit. Everyone in town drinks, kid. There's a moonshine distillery.

[Of course there is a distillery. Of all the things thrown at him, somehow that surprises Carter the least. But he postpones the lecture when Dean starts opening up about what's on his mind.]

I hope you find your brother.

[That's heartfelt, genuine, and there's something in his voice that indicates that he gets that. For a moment he thinks of Bobby and he stirs the broth quietly before filling it into a smaller bowl.]

What's his name?

[He'll... get to the whole angel love confession in a second. Probably. Once he figures out what to say to that, what do you say to that?]

Sam.

( Say nothing to it. Ignore it. He's cold and irritable. If they don't speak about it, he'll be better. Nicer, even. )

As far as I know, he and our kid - long story - they went to save our friends. All I have is half the story. I hope he's alright. But, it's not like I know.

That's rough.

[Carter moves back over to the counter, placing the bowl down and pushing it over.]

I'll keep an eye out for him. What's he like?

( What does he -- does he breathe over it. Sip from it. Pick it up and drink it like he has no manners? (He doesn't.) )

He's a nerd. He's caring, always worries about what I eat. Takes care of his body like it's his temple. He's like the best parts of our parents. Best part of our dad.

[Never fear! Carter helps with that decision by placing a spoon right next to it.]

Sooo... what you're saying is, he'd want you to eat this and let someone help you get better.

( But that means he'll need to, now. To be polite. )

I'm not not better.

( He's not the dumbass that broke a mirror. But, fuck, fine, he takes one sip. )

[Success! He'll take it, one sip at a time.

Look, he'll even grab a bowl for himself and join him. Always better to eat together.]

I guess I was the nerd growing up. Didn't feel like it at the time but...

[He shrugs.]

Bobby was definitely the thrill-seeker.

Brother?

( Dean has fond feelings for people with the name Bobby. He's lucky. Dean might've started tuning him out. )

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let's wrap soon? we can hand wave the rest