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

[hellblaze]

Well, look who it is! Crawling back out of her extensive long nap.

[ John steps up behind Claire with a smile on his face. His hands are in his pockets, trenchcoat over on the table. Cigarette behind his ear. Really, it's his normal look, and everyone should more or less know that by now. ]

[waywardsister]

Oh... what was that? I'm sorry, sir, you seem to be mangling your words, no one can understand.

[ She flips him off, but grins as she does it and turns around. Her death and the subsequent shock and trauma held her mind in quite a state for a while there. And now... well. Now she's at least in a state where she can pretend to be in better spirits. ]

[hellblaze]

Ah, first you call me Potter, now you're saying I can't bloody talk right.

[ John gives her a playful sneer, before dipping his accent into a Southern one. ]

Now, how about this, ma'am? I reckon this might be a bit easier for you Americans.

[ He leans forward and nods to that raised finger. ] People might think you're offerin', ma'am.

[waywardsister]

[ Claire is nothing if not an expert at escalation - and so she retaliates by dropping into her trademark horrific rendition of a British accent.

You're welcome, world. ]

Well, pip chip and cheerio, gov'ner, you passed the bloody mangling on to me!

[hellblaze]

[ Everyone else in the Town Hall is writing in agony. Southern Americans and the few spot of British people alike. ]

Now, ma'am, no one really says pip chip cheerio anymore.

[waywardsister]

Well in my humble and expert opinion, they absolutely should. Poppycock, too!

[ Mathias has never seen horrors the likes of which these two are currently unleashing. If anyone needed a creative way to summon ancient evils... surely, this is it. ]

[hellblaze]

Christ, Claire. You need to spend some time in England and work on that bloody accent.

[ He just grins at her again before raising a hand and wrapping it around her shoulders. It's a quick hug. He would of thought she disappeared and died on them if it hadn't been for seeing her in the mansion.

Oh, he's sure Feathers' little protection sensors are going off at someone mucking about with Claire. ]

[waywardsister]

Aw, damn. All these huggers...

[ She grumbles it against his shoulders, but the truth is she reaches out and briefly wraps an arm around him, too, before stepping back. It's rare that Claire puts up this little fuss about hugs, but... Well.

It's been a time. ]

I get all my accent exposure through smarmy movie villains. And you.

[ There's a brief moment where er eyes dart to the side and she gestures in Cas' direction. A quick and silent 'it's okay, all good'. ]

Quite the crowd you drummed up.

[hellblaze]

[ Good that they both got a hug on and quickly moved on. John's not much of a hugger either - or a cuddler. Oh sure, in the morning after a good night of sex? Maybe a bit of cuddling. Not much other than that though. ]

Oh, well, thanks for that. [ He grins a bit and slides his hands into his pockets. No need to look over at Feathers. He can sense the fluttering of feathers already. ]

Looks like everyone is a bit frustrated in our spooky town. Maybe now something might get started.

[waywardsister]

Wouldn't be opposed to that. Still tempted to just raze the entire shitshow down... though I doubt that'd help. Would make me feel better, though.

[ Claire gives a wry smile. She's kidding - mostly. ]

Anything jump out at you yet?

[hellblaze]

Make sure you raze the bits we don't need, yeah? And clean it out first. Never know what goodies might be hiding away.

[ He tilts his head a bit. ] You found that spiral in a baby book?