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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Comments

[vampirebats]

Well, shit... That's also a rather blunt answer. "Yeah, well... none of us choose where we come from, I guess."

He's a murderer. Most the people he knows are murderers. How the hell can he judge that? "Must've been rough though."

[abrightboy]

Malcolm opened his mouth and closed it and then shrugged expansively.

"What doesn't kill us makes us stronger, right? And it has tried to kill me more than once so... I'm probably up there on strong...ness."

[vampirebats]

"Well, I'd say you have a pair of decently sized nuts on you, yeah." He flashes a well-meaning grin.

"I'm impressed anyway." Even if he nearly knocked his head in with a crowbar. "And it's probably good to try to be as strong as you can in this place. I don't see it getting easier when it comes to weird shit."

[abrightboy]

He laughed. He'd never received a compliment in the 'big brass balls' genre in his life.

"Yeah, I don't see things getting any easier at this point. They just. Keep throwing things at us."

[vampirebats]

"Yeah, well... I guess we can deal if we keep getting a few moments here and there like this. It makes it all worth it." Got to have pleasures in life. If you don't, then it's not much of a life, is it?

[abrightboy]

Malcolm smiled. "No, I suppose it's not."

He shifted his weight.

"Are you... glad you came to live here with us? I don't... disturb you too much?"

[vampirebats]

"Hm?" His eyes slide over to Malcolm, linger on him for a little bit as he considers that. Did the shit at the Boarding House seriously freak him out a bit? Well, yeah. But it also isn't the first or last situation he's been in. Hell, Doc is apparently the fucking Doc Holliday, or a really freaky fan who's claiming to be over a hundred years old.

"Yeah, I am. It's been nicer than I probably deserve here." There's a smile that's a little more genuine than his usual cocky grins. "I mean, you got some issues, man. You don't need me to tell you. But I've seen weirder shit. I ever tell you back home there's a guy who calls himself the king and he's got a pet fucking tiger? I mean, he really gets into the act. Almost... Shakesperean."

Negan leans in a little bit, meeting Malcolm's eyes. "Your face double... His name's Jesus and he's almost certainly kung fu fighting out there, and that's not even the tip of the iceberg of the weird shit I've seen. You seriously think you're gonna scare me off?"