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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[cholesterol]

And we all know what happened to them.

( We do. We actually do. Dean may not advertise it, but he's a voracious reader. He was more of a reader as a kid, underneath his tough guy exterior. )

You're right, though, it's what I thought of, too. Is this a dimension people crash landed into, or were they born here. And did they worship the wrong god. ( He shifts, one shoulder coming up, not knowing the answer to his own question. ) Maybe they sacrificed the principal.

[descendent]

[ her brows furrow. while the principal could very well have been sacrificed to one of the shadowy things, it still doesn't explain one thing. ]

But there's still no office for the principal. Do you really think someone who was the leader of the school would sit in one of the classes and conduct business?

[ she shakes her head, a little annoyed by the way this doesn't make sense. why have a school and no principal office? ]

It's a puzzle missing a piece. It doesn't make sense.

[cholesterol]

Unless that's how this town worked. More commune than full-on set-up. Or, like Bright assumes, this place was created to look like a town. And that place just looks like a school. Principles weren't always a thing. Hell, the principle could've conducted business in the Town Hall for how big the town is.

( He knows it's unlikely. )

Or, the leader of the school was the leader. Town leader. Cult leader. I think it's not just one missing puzzle piece.

[descendent]

[ elena can't help but raise her hands to her face, rubbing at her temples before dragging her fingers down her cheeks. arms crossing against her chest, she does see merit in that. honestly, that theory's one that makes her uncomfortable. ]

This town isn't an actual town? [ she lets out a breath and shakes her head. by the looks of it, it's not going to be that hard to convince her that could be a possibility. there's too many things that are off about the town. ]

What better way to remain under the radar than to look like a normal town, right? [ narrowing her eyes, her brows furrow together in thought. ] Have you ever seen something like that before? I haven't.

[cholesterol]

I've seen abandoned towns. Ghost towns. I've seen towns convinced there were demons outside, but a - malevolent demon was convincing them that anyone on the outside was a demon. I've been trapped in a fake world. Twice. Second time I didn't know it. Had to learn what happened from my brother. I've been inside people's heads. Nothing I've seen would rule it out.

( But. No, he hasn't seen anything like that. )

[descendent]

[ that's a lot of experience in the weird and freaky that should just exist in tv and film. ]

And from your experience, you think this town could've been a base for a cult?

[ it sounds legit. maybe even something he hasn't dealt with before? ]

[cholesterol]

( Twenty five years, sweetheart. Longer, even. )

We can't rule it out.

( With how sinister everything feels. )

Is this the cult leader, residual power, or what was worshipped. Was it left. Why'd it bring us?

[descendent]

Maybe it wanted a new cult?

[ she shrugs. she scrunches up her face; that sounds stupid. why kidnap people rather than recruit them with promises that sound too good to be true? ]

Or maybe… [ she shakes her head. ] It's stupid, but… what if we're here to be some source of energy?

[cholesterol]

It's not stupid. Like we're the fuel for its' fire.

( Maybe it's not about what it needs to eat. It doesn't eat them. Maybe... )

Why else throw us in circles, unlock spores in dead-end buildings... What if it just needs us.

[descendent]

[ that makes her frown; not because it sounds absurd, but because it feels strangely right. nothing in this town makes sense. there's no pamphlet to guide them as to why they're here or who was here before them. all they have are ghosts.

she looks at him, brows furrowing. ]

Do you feel any different?

[cholesterol]

No. Doesn't mean that something's not different. Something to think about.

( to worry about, too. )

[descendent]

Just add it on top of an already large pile.

[ she cards her hand through her hair, fluffing it up in her own frustration. ]

This town's motto should be "We have no answers, just questions."