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.

RECOMMENDED ♫ Nathan Johnson "Foul Play"

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

[trigeminalheadache]

[ there's almost a sigh of relief as another voice answers her. despite the comfort a place like this gives her, there's still a current of unnerving in the air. perhaps it isn't the library itself but the town in general. being snatched from her bed unawares does tend to make a person paranoid.

he only says one word, but it's enough to give her some direction. she moves down the stacks, moving further into the building. ]

Thank God someone answered, otherwise I would think I'm... [ she trails off as she comes into view, crossing whatever silent delineation marked the first section of the collection from the next. ] ... losing it.

[ her jaw is practically on the floor. the musty scent of old books fills her senses like a blanket enveloping her. ] How is this possible? I don't even think the building looked this tall from outside.

[skladka]

[ The Darkling shakes his head gently at the first comment--not losing it, no, Caitlyn, welcome to the village that messes with your mind--but the way the other look sat the building causes him to wait.

His instinct to wait is right. The stranger speaks again, and the Darkling, well acquainted with naive girls asking naive questions, gently sets the book he was looking at down. ]

It's quite impressive. I assure you the rest of this village is not.

[ His smile is thin, more of a straight line than an actual smirk. ]

A new arrival? [ Like he also isn't. Like he's been here for months. ]

[trigeminalheadache]

I've seen some of the village. Maybe it's the city girl in me, but it's... underwhelming.

[ compared to central city, this place is tiny. not just by the number of people (which she's only met a few of the handful here), but by the size of the town itself. the utter wrecks of the buildings on the western side of the town just add to the disappointing feel.

she woke up in a strange town, kidnapped out of her bed. she's allowed to judge.

caitlin nods in response to his question. ]

That's beginning to feel like it's really obvious. Is there an invisible sign attached to me somewhere?

[ laughing, she picks at her shirt, makes a show of checking herself. please laugh at her mildly funny joke. ]