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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Well, at least I don't have to have that awkward I'm not the father talk.

[His eyes trail over to where Dean gestures curiously.]

Shit. The giant with the shampoo commercial hair? [Where'd he even get the height?]

Hey, I'm not planning anything funny.

I know. If you did, you'd have both of us to deal with. And yeah. His hair's a whole Herbal Essence commercial. He loves his product. Mention it to him. He loves talking about his beauty regimen.

( And do it within earshot, please. )

Well, excuse the shit out of me... was that sort of a vague threat? [There's no actual heat behind it though. Negan's too busy eyeing Sam anyway, considering.]

Yeah? That sounds like a challenge to me, Dean. Don't think I won't ask him how he keeps those locks luscious.

Half.

( He asked. )

Then do it. I promise you it's worth the wait. ...How else you been holding up since day one? Find anything freaky?

Oh-- [He huffs out a laugh.] Buddy, you wouldn't even believe some of the shit I've seen since we bumped into each other.

You ever see-- ghosts? I'm talking in the poltergeist way.

Yeah, Negan. I've seen ghosts. Were yours any less shadow and more homicide: afterlife with an actual body?

( Has he been missing the salt and burn ghosts here? Would make it more interesting. More lively. Which is a joke. )

I just know I got locked up in the boarding house and shit got real weird. Lights going off, noises, doors slamming.

[He's been told about phantoms in the mirrors by Doc and others, but that's not his story to tell.]

Tried to get in the museum with Doc a while ago-- my memories are all messed up about it though. Whatever we saw...

[He can't even force himself to think about it.]

Anyway, I can't say I'm an expert on any of this paranormal shit, but a lot of you seem to be.

( So, no. )

I'm a hunter. Sam, too. We've seen ghosts. But, our ghosts have bodies and vengeance on the mind. Ghosts here seem like all they want to do is rattle our cages. Haunt us out.

( Even though they can't get out. )

I heard about the museum. Helped Doc board it up. You think the spores were what messed with you?

If they have bodies, doesn't that mean they're not quite ghosts? [Hunters. Man, there's some crazy shit around here. It'd be a hell of an adventure if this place probably wasn't going to kill them all one day or something.]

I can't imagine anything else it could be besides that. But like I said, when we got out...

[Memories got weird about it all.]

At least we're not sick or dying, I guess.

They have two bodies. Their ghost bodies, their spirits, and their dead bodies. Or, their bones. Usually, you salt their remains and there goes the ghost neighborhood.

( But, yeah, this place could kill every one of them. Fun, right? )

Yet. Doc says the spores were contained. Ellie thought maybe the spores were from her world. Zombie future world.

Huh. I'll be damned... never seen a ghost in my world, not like that. But I'll keep that shit in mind. Might come in handy around here if they ever get an upgrade or whatever.

[Who knows what's coming next, right?]

Let's not talk about zombies, alright? Got plenty of them back home, don't want to think about them following just yet.

Get your hand on something iron, too. Any of these ghosts form, swiping them with iron will send them away temporarily.

( They'll dissipate. )

You, too?

Iron, alright. I'd take any kinda weapon in my hands right now.

[He nods absently at the question.]

We're fighting to build something back up, but man... the world has gone to shit.

Candlestick, firepoker.

( "Anything." )

Something too many worlds have in common. Why is it most worlds go to shit.

Anything sharp and pointy.

[He lets out a soft laugh, shaking his head.]

Well, my working theory is... God's an asshole. A giant, fucking asshole.

[If he even exists.]

Doesn't have to be sharp, just has to be iron.

( But, close. )

Buddy, you have no idea.

Nah, sharp's just in case we run into any other problems. Don't have to tell you to go for the brain if Walkers start showing up, right? Or zombies, whatever the hell you call them.

[He lets out a laugh that doesn't sound all that happy.]

Although whoever runs this place? Might be the bigger dick, I'd say.

You don't. But, the rules, who knows what they are here. I'll keep it in mind.

( His zombies varied and, really, they were never really zombies. Well. One kind of was. But Chuck's graveyard army was just souls looking for a body. )

Yeah. They're a dick.

Out of curiosity, you got any ideas what could be behind all this? I've heard a million and one conspiracies, but I don't know which I believe.

[Or if this place can even be explained, all the weird shit it pulls.]

The wrong deity was summoned. If not, deity. Ancient something. Maybe a cult underneath that. It's all speculation right now.

( Usually, they're better than this. )

I'd believe cult shit. I never thought I'd ever be in a position where I was willing to believe cults could summon jack shit, but... here we are.

[Shit has officially gone crazy enough where even the unbelievable seems legit enough.]

But it makes you wonder what's in store for us if there is some weird deity waltzing around here, controlling shit, right?

( Here we are. )

Right.

( Makes him really wonder. Too bad answers aren't clear. )

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