028-029 » the winds of change

[villagemod]

WHO: Everyone.
WHERE: Eastern/Central Mathias.
WHEN: Days 028-029
WHAT: A town meeting is called.
WARNINGS: Will update as necessary. PM this account to have a warning added!
NOTES: Plotting post over here!

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DAY 028
SOMETHING ON THE WIND
Another day dawns in the fair town of Mathias. The sky is a blanket of light grey, tiny specks of snow lightly falling as the hours pass. It makes the town feel almost quaint, the scenery quite peaceful in its winter garb. But beneath the veneer of peace there is a pervasive dread of something approaching. Something inevitable is on the wind, something that has come before and will come again...

Throughout the day, residents will consistently experience feelings of deja vu, that sense of having done or seen or said something before that can never be fully recalled. It happens again and again, tugging at the back of their minds, the memories just frustratingly out of reach.

Residents will also notice a note pinned around town:




The note can be found on the town hall's bulletin board and the front doors of many town establishments, including the Grey Gull, the library, and the boarding house. At the bottom of the note it is specified that the meeting will take place "tomorrow, when the sun is over the town square."


NEW ARRIVALs
The newest arrivals to Mathias will wake on the frozen lawn of the town hall atop a snowdrift. They had best hurry inside and get warmed up before hypothermia sets in.

DAY 029
A GATHERING OF MINDS
In the late afternoon when the sun hangs over the town square, residents will converge upon the Town Hall, where a larger meeting room has been filled with rows of chairs. After most people arrive, John Constantine stands and addresses the room... and then sits again. A grand introduction, truly.

Residents are encouraged to share their experiences and information they have gathered in the town while holding questions until the end. Rather than getting tangled in the intricacies of each person's tale, it seems better to absorb the broad strokes and try to connect the puzzle pieces to get a look at the bigger picture that is the mystery of Mathias Township.


THE INEVITABLE
As the meeting comes to an end and residents begin to converse among themselves, the feeling of something approaching and sense of deja vu begin to build, becoming almost oppressive as night falls. An hour after nightfall, residents learn the reason for these sensations that cease immediately as the earth begins to rumble. The buildings shake, furniture tumbles, and breakables crash to the floor as the earthquake sets in without warning.

The tremors last around a minute, far longer than a normal earthquake, and then the town settles again. There are no aftershocks, which many may note is quite unusual. Residents will find quite a bit of mess in their homes and other locations around town, but there is no structural damage to be found despite the intense shaking.

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CONDITIONS UPDATE

— THE WEATHER is fairly typical of a northern winter. The sky is grey, the temperature hovers just below freezing during the day (colder at night), and a light snow falls during both days. Residents should bundle up when going outside and not venture too far into the dark night...

— 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 with Sherlock Holmes being the latest victim of the town's unsettling whims.

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OOC NOTES

— TOWN MEETING STRUCTURE The town meeting section of the log is designed for characters to share any information they would like to with the other residents in attendance. ICly, characters should "hold questions until the end" with the intent that they can get the Big Picture first and connect any dots they see. OOCly, this means players should post their character's information sharing tag in the Meeting section, but the actual conversation about whatever they share happens after the meeting proper in the Mingle section. That way, these conversations can happen however players prefer, be that one-on-one or in small or large groups.

— HOUSING Please be sure your character's housing arrangements are up to date on our list. We're missing a few people and it really helps to know where everyone is for planning. Frequent updates for wandering characters are perfectly acceptable.

— THE BULLETIN BOARD has been updated. Players should note there is a change to the wall near the board that may be of great interest to some residents.

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[this_ismydesign]

Requested reward: Spot Hidden
Characters involved: Will Graham (open to adding more!)
Link to thread: TBA
Additional details: After the earthquake, when there are no aftershocks, but while it is still dark out, Will is going to head for the Library. He is going down the stairs to the tunnel to see if there are any additional voices, if the rocks blocking the entrance have shaken loose, your usual bad life choices.

[villagemodama]

While descending the stairs, Will and any companions will strangely encounter none of the voices from before. Indeed, the silence of the space seems almost oppressive with how thick it is, the sound of their own footsteps on the creaky stairs almost being swallowed up into it.

When they reach the bottom of the stairs, the stones previously blocking the tunnel's entrance are now gone. Not shaken loose by the earthquake, but gone, as if they'd never been there before.

Do they venture into the tunnel? And if they do, what sort of light source are they using?

[this_ismydesign]

Will would have taken a lantern from the library. The lure to explore the tunnel is too much for him not to try, though if anyone with him wants to stay behind that would be understandable.

He will be very cautious though. Inspecting the walls/ceiling and floor of the tunnel not only for more clues but also stability.

[villagemodama]

The stone tunnel seems miraculously stable after the earthquake, not a single sign of cracking. It becomes clear during his inspection within the first few yards of the tunnel that it was made with purpose — there are spiraling carvings along the walls and the floor has been worn smooth over time.

The silence continues to be oppressive, almost ominously so. Footsteps on stone make hardly any noise at all.

[this_ismydesign]

In a rare expression of self preservation Will won't push too far into the tunnel at this time.

Will has an eidetic memory, would he be able to remember the spiraling carvings and recreate them on paper, or would he find that he can't recall them exactly, like what happened with the voices?

[villagemodama]

Belatedly, confirming that yes, he can remember them and recreate them! Though a gentle caution against recreating them too much... That might draw something's attention that Will would not enjoy.