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Priority Log - Part 1
Log 02 Priority (Part I)
The Mine Car
As characters enter the car, their phones will notify them of a new message…
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NAME: The Mine Car
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT: Gothic era
DANGER LEVEL: High
GENERAL STINKINESS: High
COMMON DENIZENS: Humans, ornithrops, bearkin
CUISINE: Peasant gruel, bird seed
There is no sender. Or objective?
But that's fine, probably! The car itself is completely functional, and features a fully developed society.
Passengers will arrive in this car and be immediately greeted by a fog that chills them to their core. The car around them is vast, and yet deathly silent. They'll find themselves starting off in a forest of petrified wood, the ground hard and unyielding underneath their feet, with flora and fauna in various stages of decay around them. While the fog around them is thick, the lights of a nearby village can still be seen from a distance, and as they travel, the dirt road will give way to cobblestone.
Eventually they'll be greeted with a signpost, welcoming them to the town of MINECRAFTIA.
While Minecraftia's denizens are harrowed and distressed, they're quick to warn the passengers traveling through of the ailment, a mysterious illness that is plaguing their town. It's been leaving even healthy youths bedridden, and while the town mayor has passionately declared that he will find a solution, it appears that there's no cure in sight.
Locations
Minecraftia is a foreboding little town, even in the daylight, with murky skies above and fog blanketing the roads. Still, the denizens persist through their daily routines, and won't stop the passengers from exploring.
Clinic: The town's only clinic with the town's only doctor. It's a small, rickety building that operates all hours of the day. Between the rapid spread of sickness and the steady depletion of supplies, it's a grim place to be nowadays. Anyone healthy who visits might be roped in to help, and those who look ill will be quarantined with an uncomfortable bedroll and thin blanket.
Cemetery: Located on the outskirts of town, the cemetery is home to dead bodies, even deader earth, and a deadpan gravekeeper. The exit door is here in a flower-covered plot, but cannot be opened.
Chicken House: A barnyard building home to the town's chickens. Lately they've been more worked up than usual, and taken to flying the coop and finding refuge by digging their claws into the scalps of bystanders. Agitating one chicken may cause a whole flock to descend on you!
The Dark Woods: The village is surrounded by what was once lush woods, but the trees now stand dark and eerie, an unusually thick fog rolling between them. While there are some of the usual, woodland creatures chirruping in the dense silence, they're hard to find. Monsters, meanwhile, are much more common.
The Mines: In the heart of the woods are entrances to the town's expansive system of mines. Stepping inside shows that the dirt and stone is laced with beautiful gems and minerals, but passengers will be shooed away by miners if they try to explore any deeper. It seems there's several dangerous mine shafts underfoot, as well as past attacks by what seems to be mole monsters.
Mayor's Mansion: The largest building in Minecraftia, situated on a hill. While Mayor Chadsef's staff welcomes guests, they will be cautioned not to explore past the lobby, which just smells a little like cleaning chemicals thanks to a diligent maid crew.
Denizens
Players may use denizens as convenient in threads, as well as these NPCs, except for the Mayor. He's a very busy man!
Madam Vermeer: The Madam is a human extremely afraid that she'll die before seeing her son marry. Which means that she is hunting the streets for eligible men and women, and whisking them in droves away into her mansion to be made over, trained in the art of serving, etc. before presenting them to her son.
Cassy Cassatt: Cassy is an ornithrop and the owner of the chicken house. She's shorthanded nowadays, but business-savvy enough to prey on considerate bystanders. She'll rope anyone she sees into helping out, whether it's collecting eggs, feeding or breeding.
Turner: Turner is a bearkin, and one of the nurses at the clinic. He's taken to drinking his weight in mead whenever he's off the clock, and it's not uncommon for his body to be seen unconscious on the road. He'll try to flee or swat blindly if anyone tries to help him, but he really does need help getting home.
Chadsef: The mayor of Minecraftia, who is notably wealthier than the rest of the citizens. He's young and inexperienced, but carries a Birds of Economics degree, and is determined to bring jobs to the town. He'll just need to make sure people are alive to do them first!
Other
The longer that passengers remain in the car, the more they'll learn, and soon they'll realize the following:
- They are not immune to the illness. They can't determine what it is that triggers it. At first it's a sense of fatigue, then hunger and irritability. Then, the numbness will begin, starting in their extremities and spreading up their limbs, until that numbness turns into pain. Eventually that pain will lead to madness, a state of delirium where they begin to behave erratically, endangering themselves and those around them.
- There is something in the woods. Though the passengers saw nothing when they arrived in the woods, at night they can hear growling. Venturing outside will reveal grotesque creatures emerging from the fog, rampaging into the town and tearing flesh and stone with their massive claws. These creatures appear rabid, familiar but warped, and they swarm the town with no regard for their own safety or benefit. Examples: (1) (2) (3) (4)
- Corpses are disappearing. Despite deaths, the cemetery isn't seeing any more business. Rumour has it that a certain wealthy denizen has been paying to have the corpses taken away. But to where, and why, remains unknown…
Numbers
Numbers! Everyone starts with one that glows on their bodies — as a fun thread mechanic, we suggest they're somewhere visible, but it's up to you!
Because while this is not IC knowledge yet, numbers are determined by how troubled your character is. This may be based on their past actions and crimes, but also alienating habits, regrets, personality flaws, trauma, etc — a higher number does not necessarily mean they're a bad person, but it may signify a difficult time in their life, or substantial personal issues.
As passengers enter this car, they'll notice that their numbers may begin to change in response to certain actions and decisions. The general rule is that numbers change as characters work through their issues. If they make a decision that serves to better themselves, their number will decrease. But if they make a decision that is ill-intentioned, their number will increase. Players can change their number as they see fit going forward.
OOC Notes
Exploration: Players may submit on-going threads here to get a short mod tag with further discoveries in any given location. Characters can potentially earn items or clues as to the car's objective this way. Please limit your explorations to one per player; we will let you all know if we have the capacity to do more!
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[ sorry this whole thing has made him wonder how to introduce himself.. ]
Mark. You can call me Mark.
Why should they be afraid of you? You’re so small.
[ he means like.. in comparison to the monsters but his social skills suck so ]
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So you think that just because I'm petite and cute, I can't handle myself out here? I'm going to crush them.
[ Where did 'cute' come from ... He didn't say it u_u ]
And you -- What're you going to do if we get attacked? [ Gonna jab him in the shoulder again to accentuate. ]
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[ Just kind of keeps walking alongside her. ]
That’s not what I meant at all! I know a lot of girls that can kick some ass. I just mean.. the monsters are pretty big! And we both are pretty small in comparison to them!
[ that jab feels like nothing so he doesn’t react ]
I’ll fight them. I’m, uh, good at fighting.
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[ It doesn't sound like he's trying to play himself up, but who's going to believe him when he takes such an uncertain tone? She'll have to wait for them to get attacked and see then. ]
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[ I fail again. People die at my hands cause I didn’t fight well enough. I’m the one responsible cause I’m not good enough at this.. like Dad is. Like.. Dad used to be.
Mark’s number on his hand goes up but either he doesn’t care or doesn’t notice. ]
.. okay, what if it’s just really bad? That’s all. But I’ll do my best. I have to. I’m choosing to!
And I don’t know.. if I’m always like this? Uh.. maybe.
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You can't go in knowing everything that's going to happen. No matter how strong you get, that's not going to change. You just have to give it your all and tell yourself it's enough.
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[ Mark falls quiet for a moment before he gently lifts his feet off the ground so he's hovering.. creepy ass motherfucker ]
I might as well just tell you now that I have superpowers, especially if we bump into something.. I don't want you to be too alarmed, so..
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I figured there was something going on, with that 'hero' talk before and the fact that you're forcing yourself to do this. [ She's not too phased by the flying, but it's odd when people with no cursed energy display powers. ]
You actually a 'hero' ...? [ Is that a real job ... ]
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[ He just is not going to think of all the mistakes he's made so far and move on. ]
But I can fly like this.. and I have super strength and durability.. and I'm fast!
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Where I'm from, superheroes are only in anime. Aren't you supposed to be wearing a bodysuit then?
[ i assume hes not wearing his spandex?? ]
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Oh!! Yeah, it got.. [ tattered, bloody, covered in his own blood and his dad’s, etc ] .. stinky, so..
[ HSHSHD ]
This is way cooler! It’s like going to the Ren Faire. Do you like the Ren Faire?
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Wash your clothes. [ Little does she know the reality is much sadder than she's imagining. ]
What's a Ren Faire? [ She glances at his clothes now. They look kind of European but ... old? ] A cosplay event?
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Do you like cosplaying then? I’ve never done anything like that before but it looks cool.
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[ She's more of a casual.
Anyway, he is quite the nerd but Ren Faires actually do sound fun. Especially dressing up in pretty clothes, eating and knocking people off horses. ]
Too bad we don't have anything like that here. Otherwise I'll make you take me. [ On a friend date!!!! ]
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Haha! Uuuh yeah sure. But I just got out of a relationship with someone so.. um. Just as friends.. yeah I totally would.
[ Are his cheeks a little pink? They sure are. ]
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Of course that's what I meant! Don't go making assumptions! You look like a broke guy anyway.
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... You're a gold digger?
[ omg why are you like this mark ]