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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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Edited 2021-01-22 22:36 (UTC)

[ This section of the log is designed for characters to share any information they would like to with the other residents in attendance. Players should post their character's information sharing tag in this section, but the questions and conversations about whatever they share happen after the meeting proper in the Mingle section. ]

Edited 2021-01-23 07:31 (UTC)

[ After the meeting proper, characters are free to talk to each other informally about what they've learned or noticed about the information shared. ]

Edited 2021-01-23 07:31 (UTC)

[ Please see my thread on the town hall mingle for an open option for everyone to tag into post townhall information sharing.

I'll add closed starters as separate comments under this here TL.

Feel free to hit up the OOC Plotting comment or approach me on

inkcharm if you wanna plan for specific things! ]

Plotting Post

( closed starters. will be perusing more of people's plans on the plotting post this time around. PM or PP

pepperwood )

the path before us, the world behind us.

[ Helen has dressed as best as she can for the weather and is making her way to the CLINIC. This is where she'll be for the remainder of the day. She'll enter for small bouts of time, then quickly leave and spend a fair more amount of minutes outside to clear her head. As the day progresses, she has a small box of things, bits and bobs that she has collected from inside. The intention is to take whatever she can back to the house she's taken up refuge in and set things up for a clinic there.

In fact - she is there until sundown when the light starts to fade. ]

[ LOCKED TO ZED MARTIN ] the path before us, the world behind us.

[ Helen stares at the clinic with a set frown on her face. So far, she hasn't found anything much of value in terms of records. Nothing about the man who once owned and treated the clinic. Nothing in terms of afflictions that may have plagued the town. Which, certainly makes the aspect of them trying to learn more about the previous inhabitants a bit harder.

She crosses her arms under her bosom and stares long and hard at the front door with a frown on her face. ]

[Find my plotting post here! Or hit me up on plurk! @ hellacopacetic ]

Find Ellie at the Grey Gull in the evening with her guitar and her sketchbook. Ellie's musical style is a bit piecemeal. She has a good voice, but she tends to sing softly rather than really going all out. Mostly she just likes the not being alone thing, and people come in and out of the Gull.

She favours spirituals like Through the Valley or soft girl acoustic covers of other things like Take On Me.

When there's no one around, she tries to get through Future Days, but she never manages to do it. If you're quiet in your approach, you might hear it. (I would prefer existing CR only to catch this one.)

Edited 2021-01-25 18:34 (UTC)