059-061 » the place where you stop the story

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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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Comments

[prevenance]

There's no way to know.

( he sighs, shaking his head. )

And yes, people have left but do we know what happened to them? Do we know if they got home or if they just...I don't know.

( elijah slides a thumb against his lip thoughtfully. )

It's another question. I don't like questions.

[descendent]

[ or if they're dead. that's what he doesn't say, but elena thinks that's what they're both thinking. what happens after mathias? she doesn't think mathias is another realm, even if it's likely. its isolation is suspicious and somewhat magical in the way no one seems to arrive via car into town.

elena doesn't want to return to her theory that everyone is dead.

she regards him with a small amused smile. ]

I'm guessing Twenty Questions is out of the question then?

[prevenance]

Haven't we already played twenty questions?

( he's sure that's been something they've done during other high stress days in this town. he blows out a breath and looks over at her. )

Is there something in particular you wanted to know?

( or was that just her suggestion to pass the time? )

[descendent]

[ he's right, that had been her suggestion to try and pass the time. he's a thousand-year-old man... she's pretty sure twenty questions will hardly cover his life experience. ]

How good are you at Eye Spy? Because I'm a champion.

[ she's horrible at it. ]

[prevenance]

I don't know if I've ever played that before.

( the mikaelsons weren't a family that played those types of games to pass the time during long car trips or anything like that. he glances over at her and shakes his head. )

I know what it is, before you ask.

[descendent]

[ elena closes her mouth, appearing sheepish though she smiles. what? she's allowed to presume he has no idea what that game is when he says that!

she forgoes asking him why he's never played it before. she can easily join the dots. ]

So, then you know how to play. [ she stands up a little taller and smiles broadly. ] You can play your first game ever with me.

[prevenance]

Fine.

( elijah sighs and shakes his head before he looks over at her. he gestures for her to go first because she's going to have to show him how it's done. )

You first.

( his eyes are already scanning the area, trying to take in what she might pick. )

[descendent]

Hm.

[ tapping her chin with her fingers, elena does her best to make a show of looking around, not letting her gaze linger on anything in particular lest he catch it and guess it first. ]

Eye spy with my little eye… something beginning with… F.

[prevenance]

Something beginning with F.

( elijah repeats while he looks around, trying to find something that's obvious and begins with that latter. )

The fog?

( it's the first thing that comes to mind. )