059-061 » the place where you stop the story

[villagemod]

WHO: Everyone.
WHERE: Eastern/Central/Southern Mathias
WHEN: Day 059-061
WHAT: Time returns to "normal" and Mathias grants a reprieve.
WARNINGS: (PM this account to have a warning added!)
NOTES: Plotting post over here! The next log will be posted the weekend of May 15th May 22nd.

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DAY 059-061
A BRIEF REPRIEVE
“There is no real ending. It’s just
the place where you stop the story.”
— Frank Herbert
Residents awake to a peaceful morning with the sun shining and earth remaining still. There is no unsettling shaking to rouse them at dawn, and time has continued moving onward as they slept. Whatever state they were in the night before, they remain that way now, for good or for bad.

On the surface, there seems to be little lasting effect on the tiny town from that strange series of days, save for the memories of any traumatic experiences residents may have faced — but there are always consequences within Mathias. The perpetrators of acts against the town are tormented by nightmares of those acts being used against them, and those who did not raise a hand to stop those acts of destruction may yet face consequences of their own. For now, however, the unwilling townspeople should do their best to rest and recover from the disturbing ordeals of late, for this reprieve from the madness shall surely be shortlived.




THE NEW ARRIVALS
The newest arrivals to Mathias will wake up on the beach near The Grey Gull. It's a bit chilly out with their wet clothes, but surely there's something to help warm them inside the restaurant. They may even find some alcohol within — and not just the cowboys' homemade moonshine.

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CONDITIONS UPDATE

— THE HISTORY MUSEUM has not fared well with the return of "normal" time. The once esteemed wooden building is now a charred ruin, the recent fire leaving behind little of the contents within for study. The structure is unstable and it is not wise to venture into the ruins for long.

— THE WEATHER conditions remain fairly typical for early fall: warm days and cool nights. It feels almost like spring arriving except that there fewer red and orange leaves on the ground and more of them oddly returning to the trees and slowly fading to green. It's like watching one of those nature documentaries that have a timelapse of the seasons, only it's going in reverse.

— THE FOG has retreated from some areas!

— Residents may now wander the southern stretch of the forest surrounding Mathias Township — it is possible to leave the paths but potentially unwise to do so.
— The fog has also retreated farther into the western section of town, now stretching across town between Stine Road and Shelley Drive. This has revealed the Chasm in the earth that stretches from one side of town to the other between Stine and Hill Lane.
— Access to the northern section of the forest is still blocked beginning a few dozen yards past the treeline; this section of fog will urge residents to stay huddled within the town proper by inducing a physical reaction of panic and fear.

— DEATHS & DISAPPEARANCES continue! Max Guevara has vanished into the fog. Claire Novak's body can be spotted on Day 059 facedown at the bottom of the Chasm between Hill and Stine, near Phillips Drive; by the morning of Day 060, her body will be gone. (Attempts may be made to reach her body but will likely not end well for those involved. Such attempts should be reported under Exploration.)

— ALCOHOL is still in Mathias! Just barely. (Supply is running very low after recent town events.) A small stock of beer and cheap wine may be found at the General Store, and some homes may have a small store of alcohol in the fridge or pantry. The Grey Gull was also restocked with its lower-end offerings of a variety of alcohol types. (Alcohol does not replenish as food does.)

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[myfavoritemurder]

If Callisto feels insulted, she certainly doesn't show it - and she would show it, if she were.

"English is this?" she asks thoughtfully, because funnily enough, she's never had it named to her before. "Small." She holds up two fingers about an inch apart, to demonstrate just how small. It's incredibly annoying, Athena.

[citharede]

"Yes! English." She makes a face. "Jesus, this sucks. At least you aren't freaking out like I'm a goddess or something, because that would be really weird. Also like... objectively hilarious, but still."

Athena stops herself from continuing to ramble. "Um... When?"

She gestures at Callisto. "When are you from?"

[myfavoritemurder]

"Days ago," she says in response, because every when question she's gotten so far as been related to how long she's been in Mathias, and she's assuming that this one is, too. "From Hellás-- Greece?"

How in the world did it get to be called Greece in this language. What does Greece even mean.

"From Greece, to Tártaros, to Mathias. You understand?"

She's traveled a lot!

[citharede]

Athena tilts her head. "Not what I was going for, but still good to know."

She squints thoughtfully. "I know Greece," she says. It's not hard to put together that Hellás means Greece. Or at least used to, or something, a long-ass time ago. Her eyes go wider when Callisto says Tártaros.

"Okay, that was definitely not in the myth I know. Badass. ...Or horrible. Probably both."

She considers a moment. "Do you know Artemis?

The question is accompanied by Athena pointing to Callisto, then tapping her own temple.

[myfavoritemurder]

Hmmmm, how does she explain this.

"I know-- like this," she says, tapping her ear. She's heard stories of Artemis, she means, even if she's never met her in person. "But this?" She points to her eyes next. "No. Only Árēs and Háidēs. Do you know Ártemis?"

[citharede]

"Okay, definitely not the myth I know. Fucking good. The women always get the shit end of the stick when Zeus gets involved."

That's mostly muttered to herself. In answer to Callisto's question, she shakes her head. "None," she says, pointing at her eyes. Then she taps the side of her head. "Lots, though."

She spreads her hands out like she's faking a big fish to illustrate.

Athena desperately wants to know what Callisto's connections to Ares and Hades are--though the latter seems fairly obvious, given where Callisto was before Mathias. She points to Callisto again, then pantomimes something that looks vaguely like swinging a sword. If you squint. "Warrior?"

[myfavoritemurder]

Ah, see, there's a good word she's learned for this.

"Fighter," she says, and her resulting smile is bright and vicious and possibly a bit worrying. "You know this? Is warrior the same thing?"

Teach her all the synonyms, Athena; she needs options.

[citharede]

"Yes!" She's briefly enthusiastic before really clocking the expression on Callisto's face. The uh... ferociousness is indeed somewhat worrying, but Athena figures someone who's used to a fight is probably a good thing to have here. "Yeah, it's the same."

She pauses and almost launches into a pedantic vocabulary lesson about how they have different connotations, but Callisto wouldn't understand most of it anyway. "Are you a warrior for Ares?"

[myfavoritemurder]

"No," she says carefully, though it's not a very firm denial. She has no interest in declaring herself to Ares - or any god - permanently or in full, but if she were going to work with one... well. He'd be by far the best option.

"I talk to Ares. He comes to me in Tartarus."