villagelogs | 062 » that moment of experience / part i

WHO: Everyone.
WHERE: Eastern/Central/Southern/Western Mathias
WHEN: Day 062
WHAT: A storm rains destruction upon the town.
WARNINGS: (PM this account to have a warning added!)
NOTES: Plotting post over here! Part II details are below.

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DAY 062
THAT MOMENT OF EXPERIENCE
“A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one
chooses that moment of experience from which to
look back or from which to look ahead.”
— Graham Greene
The day begins like any other might. The clouds occasionally part to give glimpses of the sun, offering a bit of hope that the hours might pass without incident. It is a hope that is soon dashed, however, for midday brings with it a suddenly darkening sky. Those near the beach will be able to see the ocean churning as all light seems to be bled from the day, the sky darkening into a purplish-black more quickly than is natural, the process taking a mere ten minutes from start to finish.

And then it begins.

The rain is so heavy and pouring so fast that the ground cannot take it all in, sending rivers down streets and leaving lawns as lakes. The winds blow in gusts so strong that they could knock someone over, and the lightning that arcs brightly through the sky is immediately followed by thunder that shakes the town to its core, the tremors almost reminiscent of the earthquakes that plagued the town only days ago.

For some, the storm will be another nuisance of mother nature, forcing them to remain wherever they were before its sudden approach. But for others, it will be far more than that, for this storm is seeking revenge on those who sought to destroy the town. Destruction will rain down and it will not stop until its vengeance is satisfied.

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. If nothing else, the cowboys' homemade moonshine should do the trick.

ABOUT THE STORM
The storm will begin at midday and last until late into the night, only calming in the early hours of the morning. The heavy rain will flood the streets, though it will not be enough to flood the buildings themselves (except as noted below), and the winds and thunder will shake the town with such strength that it will almost seem as if the town is trying to tear itself apart.

But this is not a simple storm. For those residents who took part in any way in the destruction of the Town Hall, History Museum, or Stoker Park house, they will find the storm will destroy their shelter in some fashion. This can include broken windows, caved-in roofs, flooding from the rain, or even lightning striking the building. The details are up to player choice but something will be damaged by the storm.

— All damage to buildings will be repaired by the dawn of the following day as if it never happened at all. There is no way to witness this process taking place.
— If a resident is sheltering in a shared living space with others who did not take part in the destruction of the town, you may choose to have only your character's section of that location damaged. However...
— The storm's focus will follow the resident if they move to another area or location, meaning that the new location will also suffer damage in some way.
— Only those who took part in the town destruction in some way will be targeted by the storm, but innocent bystanders can be caught up in the situation as well.

CONDITIONS UPDATE

— 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.

— DISAPPEARANCES continue! Ellie has vanished while others have returned.

— ALCOHOL supplies have run dry, save for any dregs that have been squirreled away by individual residents. Moonshine can still be acquired by those in desperate need.

OOC NOTES

— NEW MAP Thanks so much to Scy for this amazing new map of Mathias!

— PROJECT HELP Your mod needs help with some projects!

— PART II The next part of the log series will be have characters divided up (by OOC choice, not IC) into groups, so be sure to sign up for one asap. Anyone who doesn't make the deadline will be automatically assigned to an available spot.

— UPDATES Don't forget to report updates as they come up! Changes to locations (like toppling a few bookshelves in the library), big plots you have coming up that will affect the game (parties, major property destruction, etc), or exciting discoveries that may tie into the game's mythology (even the things provided by the mod) are very helpful to have in one place so relevant page updates can be made. IC events are also helpful to know about in advance so they can be included in the log write-ups.

— MOD STATUS The usual reminder that it's just Amy steering this ship, so things will are going to be pretty slow for a while. Apologies in advance, and please don't feel shy about pestering me if you're stuck waiting for something. (All outstanding matters will be taken care of in the next few days!)

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If you're not a fan of the weather in Mathias, just wait ten minutes and it'll change. The storm that's moving in is going to be a big one, and Klaus is stubbornly just... waiting it out. It has to pass eventually, they've been pretty solid about keeping a store of non-perishables since the last time they lost access to food. As long as it doesn't knock them totally off grid for too long, they should be fine here.

He's fussing around in the kitchen, more for something to do than really needing anything from it. People deserved to have a pot of coffee waiting for them, he told himself, it was a nice thing to come into the kitchen to.

He almost doesn't hear the footfalls as someone wanders in. He glances up to greet whoever may be joining him when his breath catches first, instead. "Max?" His eyes immediately start scanning over her, looking for any obvious injuries she may have, but he barely restrains himself from reach for her. She was gone for awhile, what if she doesn't remember?

She remembers, at least everything about this place. She can't remember when she left or where she's been, but she does recognize Klaus as she comes to stand in the doorway of the kitchen, and seeing him and realizing he still recognizes her floods her with relief. She sags a little, steeling herself so she doesn't land on the floor, and runs up to him instead, wrapping her arms tightly around him.

"Hey," he says breathlessly as she flings herself at him, and his arms instantly go around her, pulling her flush against him. She's so much shorter and smaller than he is, but she's stronger, so she nearly knocks him over, but he keeps the balance.

"I hate to say welcome back, since this place is such a shitshow..." he mumbles into her hair. But some twisted up, wrong piece of him is glad she is. He's lost nearly everyone he started this place with lately, all that's left is the 1306 crew, and Five. The boarding house is running lighter and lighter all the time. But he can't help wondering for how long?

She doesn't want to cry, but tears spring to her eyes anyway and she sags against him as she starts sobbing. It might not last her long, but she's been so scared - about not remembering where she was, or knowing how long she was gone, or what had happened to make her disappear. It's the not knowing that terrifies her; she's built to remember everything, but when she's tried to think about it, she keeps coming up blank.

"Hey, shh...it's okay... Max, it's okay," he murmurs soft words of comfort into her hair, one hand sliding in a slow, smooth line along her back. He sways them just the tiniest bit, just holding her close and letting her get it all out. He won't pull away until she's ready, perfectly fine with whatever she wants or needs right now.

It doesn't feel okay. Very little about this place does, but he's one of them, and she's grateful that he just...lets her not be okay for a minute. She hasn't wanted to admit that she's not, and after this she'll probably go back to pretending she is, but if she has to be here she's glad that there's someone here she feels safe enough to break down around.

It's a few minutes before she feels steady again, another few moments before the tears stop and she starts breathing normally. She pulls back enough to wipe at her eyes and face, trying to calm back down.

"Sorry," she mutters before taking a deep breath. And another. "And thank you."

Sometimes, you just need that moment to fall utterly and completely apart. If anyone gets that, it's Klaus. He spent so many years living constantly on that knife's edge balance, just a strong wind away from falling over the edge into a breakdown at a moment's notice. So, he knows a little about letting someone just go through the motions.

When she pulls back, he reaches up to run his thumbs under her eyes. "Don't be. It's fine..." he drops his hands back down to his sides. "and you're welcome. I'm sorry you got pulled back to the shitshow."

"I'm just glad I know where I am again," she says, stepping back and rubbing at her eyes again, trying to clear her face of the tears. When she looks up, her eyes look tired, but less tearful. "What's happened since I've been gone? Anything new and terrifying come up?"

"Yeah, that's gotta be a good feeling." He nods a little. He hasn't disappeared into the nothing that people do here, but he's had more than his fair share of blank, mystery nights in his past.

"Well, I think you missed the repeating week... it was like, Groundhog Day, and every morning started with an earthquake. So that was fun." He says the last bit in a lilt, joking in that way he has about him when things aren't the least bit funny.

He leads her over to sit down at the table. "Raylan lit Town Hall on fire, but...since the day was repeating over and over, everything reset. Except the history museum... Not sure who did that one, but it burned too." He shakes his head.

"But then, it was really weird.... and we just had this handful of really chill days where nothing really happened? Tim threw a party. There were grilled cheese and I taught Doc how to play Candy Land." He snorts softly.

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