villagelogs | 028-029 » the winds of change

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.

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.

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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[ yennefer isn't exactly a known socialite.

sure, she had to be, when she was still a gloried royal arsewiper. she knew how to play the threads just right to get exactly what she wanted.

this entire shit-show was a bit different, if only by the nature of those gathered here. this still felt more like the eve of battle, back at sodden hill. like everyone was gathered here in an attempt to prolong their survival and to a point, that is exactly what it was.

it did grant her access to information and assuming at least half of the people here were terrible at lying, that meant she got this information without having to do half the work.

still, she catches elena in passing, seemingly on a mission, which yen is going to interrupt, driven by her own curiosity. ] Elena.

[ mission stopped. she doesn't begrudge yennefer for it, either. if she's going to be stopped from prying where her nose doesn't belong, there's a short list of people she doesn't mind interrupting her. yennefer and her no nonsense attitude is one of them.

elena smiles. ] Yennefer, hey. Did you enjoy all the info dumping as much as I did?

[ she feels and looks a little exhausted. there's only so much that the human brain can digest, and elena feels like she's had to digest at least three brainfuls of it. ]

That's a word for it, [ what the important, curious thing was about each piece of information, handed to her on a gilded platter, is the details that gave her suggestions on who the person speaking was. what they saw as important.

who, then, she would need to go to if she needed a particular perspective, or if she needed a specific result. not a day in, and she was already treating this like she did any other town she'd found herself in, and part of her was tired of that. exhausted, much like elena looked.

but that is a sentiment she cannot afford.

so. john considered himself to be above sharing; she knew his type well. confident, cocky. thinks he knows how stuff works. maybe there's substance to it, but the truth was, it was too early to tell.

the woman who spoke after him was the straightforward sort, looking for answers in papers and maybe if you needed someone with the shortest point from a to b? if she had anything of note, she didn't say.

claire seemed like the most competent for hard information. klaus is a necromantic conjurer, in a bumbling sort of way. natural talent of an unsharpened blade.

the rest would have their place. melanie seemed sure of something, and smart enough to keep most of it to herself. dean, the hunter, stunk of a witcher's disposition a mile away. elijah was interesting - high vampires were a rarity in her world, and it was bold of him to reveal himself so openly. but there is a point to it too, yen thinks. that was smart. likely, he could tear through most of the town, should he desire to.

now, elena? elena reminded her a little of triss, and that was surprisingly enough to pull the sorceress to her orbit. there was cleverness in her sincerity.

yen smiles, half-amused, before she jumps to her point: ] The creature you saw. Did it have a distinct shape?

[ inhaling deeply, elena lets it out, shoulders sagging. this is the part she dislikes the most. she wants the answers. elena's tired of being the person who never has the answers, who always has to listen to another who possesses that tidbit instead of her. but she has to remind herself that no one here knows anything more about the shadow. if anything, she's the one with more information. it's a nice change of pace.

she shakes her head. ] No. It just looked like an indistinct shadow. But it made me feel really.. [ she furrows her brows as she tries to search for a word. ] I just felt dread.

Mm. It could be some form of wraith. [ she muses, brows knit as she levels elena with a contemplative gaze. ] Though not terribly likely.

It's frustrating, [ she admits, nose scrunched up in pointed distaste. ] and bizarre, to have those responsible go without revealing themselves for as long as this.

Here I thought would be a perfect opportunity to gloat.

[ all she can do is smile, releasing a quiet, amused noise. that sounds like damon; he's never been one to waste an opportunity to gloat, even when he had nothing to gloat about. she doesn't think she misses him entirely. ]

I think some people want to hold their cards close to their chest because they either don't understand what they're holding or they do and they don't want anyone else to get hurt.

[ give her a moment, elena isn't always sunshine and rainbows and looking at the positive side.

with a press of her lips and a small tilt of her head, she offers, ] Or they don't want to share simply because they don't.

[ she'd like to think that isn't true, but even elena isn't that naive. ]

How stupid, [ she doesn't mean to sound so dry, except that the response slips reflexively out. she really can't help herself. ]

Alright, Elena. Should I discover anything worth of note, you'll hear of it. [ allies are important! competent ones even more so! besides, while yennefer can play the social game just fine, elena strikes her as the sort who can play it just as well in different aways. you catch more flies with honey, as they say. ] Shall I trust you to do the same?

[ she smiles and nods. ] The moment I hear something. It's nice to be sharing information with someone rather than just keeping it to yourself.

[ she does share information with elijah, but he's not just "someone". he makes her feel less alone in mathias. getting to know the people who aren't from mystic falls requires a patience she's not used to. ]

028-029 » the winds of change

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damon? u spelled asshole wrong har har har

oh, shit, i knew i typoed somewhere