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villagelogs2021-01-22 03:40 pm
villagemod) wrote in villagelogs2021-01-22 03:40 pm
Entry tags:
- *overview log,
- doc holliday (wynonna earp),
- elijah mikaelson (the vampire diaries),
- ellie (the last of us),
- klaus hargreeves (the umbrella academy),
- malcolm bright (prodigal son),
- ~ alex millar (being human),
- ~ claire novak (supernatural),
- ~ daisy johnson (marvel live action),
- ~ dean winchester (supernatural),
- ~ helen magnus (sanctuary),
- ~ john constantine (dc live action),
- ~ melanie king (magnus archives),
- ~ sam winchester (supernatural)
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!
RECOMMENDED ♫ Deadly Avenger "Ikiryo"
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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.
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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[ Her mouth twists up on one side, amused but dealing with how fucking bonkers this whole thing is. ]
I guess you're not too bad for a vampire.
[ As if she's ever met another one. ]
So...do they have magic stuff where you're from, then? Other than the whole vampire thing.
[ More and more, Ellie feels pretty distant from the others here, since she comes from a place where absolutely nothing is magical. ]
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( the original witch, even. and recently, his torturer but that doesn't seem like something that he should really bring up right now.
the conversation is going well and he doesn't want to bring it down. )
Do you come from a place without magic?
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I don't know. People really call themselves witches?
[ Even here, she hasn't met anyone that uses that term as a self-identifier, at least not yet. ]
Yeah, there's definitely nothing magic where I'm from. We got enough to worry about. Magic would probably just be one more thing people could be terrible about. Can't say I never wished for magic to be real, though.
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( the witches of his world looked like every other person. there was really no way to tell the difference unless you knew someone was a witch. )
What kind of world do you come from? You don't have magic but I'm sure there's something that sets your world apart from others. Am I wrong?
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[ She's not even sure what to picture. Of course the halloweeny cartoon thing seems unrealistic, but...well, who knows. Maybe they look like Yennefer, beautiful and strange and mysterious. Maybe they look more regular than that, but she can't really say.
She laughs at his question but there's no humour in it really. ]
Yeah. My world has an Infection that killed most of the population. So, you know. Definitely not as cool as vampires or anything.
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( that's unfortunate. he frowns because he's read books about things like that, even seen movies but the thought of a sickness ripping through the population and taking so many people with it is very realistic these days.
he shakes his head. )
I'm sorry to hear that. I don't know if I'd consider vampires cool but we've nothing like that where I'm from. How did it happen?
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[ She never goes into much detail when talking about the Infected, because it's shitty and what's the point? ]
There's not really much you can do. It spreads quick. So...we just push on. Humanity as a whole is apparently pretty hard to kill entirely.
[ She herself is a pretty good example of that, isn't she? She's maybe the only person alive who is immune to the effects of the cordyceps. She also just keeps fucking living, no matter how many people die around her. ]
I grew up after it happened, so you know. I never knew anything else. Saw some cool movies from before, though. Were you, uh, human? You know. Before. Or were you just born a vampire? Is that a thing?
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( elijah figures since she'd just shared something that's obviously not easy, he can tell her a little about how he came to be. her story intrigues him since it's unlike anything he's heard in awhile.
he grew up when the black plague was prevalent and lethal but it still sounds different than what she's describing. )
I was human for a long time. But, my mother is a witch and she found a way to make me and my siblings like this. She said it for our protection.
( he's not sure that's true anymore. )
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[ She's being a little facetious, but either way, she wasn't expecting that answer. How the fuck does magic make vampires? Well, maybe its not that weird, because how do vampires even exist anywhere. Sometimes this town is too much. ]
Dude, how old even are you? You seen pretty...I dunno. Modern.
[ She doesn't always think before she speaks, whoops. ]
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( and how unfortunate a thing that is. dracula seems a bit too high maintenance for him but still. )
Modern? How does one seem modern? ( he can't help but be curious. ) As for my age, I'm over a thousand now, I believe. So, I've adapted.
( he has to adapt since he's going to be alive for the foreseeable future. )
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I dunno, you don't talk like it's the 1800s or something.
[ She has no idea what people from the 1800s really sound like, but she's read some books, seen some movies. Elijah's speech pattern seems normal to her.
But the next thing he says is entirely mind blowing. She just stares at him for a minute with wide eyes. ]
Holy shit. A thousand? That doesn't even sound real.
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( and while he's not exactly keeping the whole vampire thing a closely guarded secret, he doesn't shout it from the rooftops either. )
But yes, I'm a thousand years old. We don't age which is why I don't look it. I look the same age as I did when I was turned. It's not just good moisturizer.
( yes, he's hilarious. )
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Wow. Guess you could win all those "guess your age" games they used to have at carnivals.
[ She's never been to a carnival, but she's seen the ruins of amusement parks and heard about some of the weird shit people used to just...do. ]
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Unfortunately, it's been quite some time since I went to a carnival. They happen often in New Orleans but I tend to be busy with other things.
( vampire things and all. )
And I doubt very much there'll be one here.
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[ She remembers the old Halloween store in the mall that she and Riley explored just before they got attacked. Riley hadn't survived, but...Ellie had. She was still here, years later, uncertain about what the point of anything was. ]
If there was a carnival here, man, you couldn't pay me to go to it. Probably something extra shitty would happen like a Ferris wheel crushing everyone or something.
[ That's a joke, but she doesn't really smile. This is a bad place, after all. And that's probably more than enough of that train of thought. ]
Listen, I should...go.
[ Before she becomes an even worse conversation partner. ]
You're the only vampire I've ever met, but you're pretty chill. See you around, Elijah.
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( there was something about this place that made him feel as if it was...listening sometimes. he doesn't know why but it just feels like if someone thinks that something bad is going to happen, it happens.
so, if a carnival does appear, he's absolutely staying far, far away from it. )
It was good to meet you as well. I appreciate you coming over to speak with me. If a carnival does show up here, feel free to find me and we can do something else because we're the smart ones.