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!

RECOMMENDED ♫ Deadly Avenger "Ikiryo"

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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Comments

[thering]

I see. I did not even know where she stayed. [He had assumed the Boarding House since they had found her body close to it.]

It might have been a personal effect she had arrived with. Perhaps when the ice melts away it can be buried with her. [Unless there was something in it that Elena thinks is vital for them to follow up on, he thinks it is safe to return it to her.]

And what about yourself, sweetheart? If you don't mind my asking, how are you holding up? Has your injury healed?

[descendent]

[ that sounds like a good idea to elena. it doesn't feel right for her to hold onto a note that isn't intended for her. even if jill will never read it, at least she won't be alone. she looks a little more relaxed at that idea and nods.

she lifts her hand to the right side of her neck where she's wrapped a scarf around herself. ] I'm okay. It's healing. I've been cleaning it and redressing it and taking good care of myself, Doc.

[ unbeknownst to her, that's his name. oooo.

with a pointed look at him and a kind smile, ] How are you?

[thering]

[Just about everyone calls him Doc. Sometimes it is how he acts, sometimes word just gets around. He is okay with this.]

Oh, you know. [He breathes in deep and lets out a small sigh. He is not the type to just unload all his troubles upon her.] Might have had a bit much to drink last night, but I'll be fine. [He wouldn't tell anyone he's not really okay, so at least she can take a small comfort in knowing he's not deliberately shutting her out.]

I understand there was... an incident, at the Boarding House. [Malcolm had had A Moment and broken a lot of dinnerware and other communal things in the kitchen.] I could bring you some cups and plates?

[descendent]

[ that's a good tangent to lead them on. ]

Oh.

[ her eyes widen in surprise. she had forgotten that anything had been broken in there, given one thing. ]

If you want to… I usually just… [ her hand goes up behind her neck as she rubs sheepishly at the back of it. ] I usually just take things from the empty houses. I didn't think anyone would mind.

[thering]

It is what everyone has been doing. [There is no shame in that. But he figures they should replace what has been damaged even if they don't have the means to pay for the damages done.]

You prefer the Boarding House over the vacant houses? [Doc and Raylan did board up the blown in windows and replace the doors in the poorest conditions in anticipation of people moving into them eventually.]

[descendent]

[ that question has an answer that she's evenly split on. she wants her own house here so that she has room to dump all of her notes and the clothes and other items she's collected, and she wants elijah off that floor. his house had been reasonably done up to the point where she thinks she could wake up one morning and forget where hse is. it's something the boarding house doesn't allow.

her hand slides away from the back of her neck. ]

Right now? Yes. I kind of like that it's busy with people. And I'm kind of hoping… well, if anyone from home somehow ends up here, I'd like to think they'd go there first.

[thering]

It is not a good place to be alone in. [He agrees with this sentiment, even if he would never admit that he craves the company he currently enjoys in his house. After so long spent alone, he doesn't want to be alone anymore. He would even put up with borderline annoying housemates just so there's some noise and interaction in the house, even if it feels like he's putting himself through unnecessary torture sometimes.]

When we first arrived it was pouring down with rain. We could only make it as far inland as the Grey Gull and a sparse few streets. I stayed and waited for familiar faces to show up, too. [At one point he'd put up a note on the Grey Gull wall. And then... over time he just kind of got busy with other things. Stopped looking.]

It is better if they are not here, anyway.