nysalogs | ❪ march event log: taken! ❫

CW: This event log will contain descriptions and threads involving extreme violence, torture, and possible death. While we do not intend to push beyond any boundaries indicated in sign ups, players may opt out of any aspect of their group write-ups that they find uncomfortable.

Characters who have been assigned a role for this month's plot will find specific information about their groups and locations in headers below. We encourage that you thread among your groups within these headers, and as a reminder, only characters with plot roles may participate in rescue threads or hostage situations. All characters, however, are welcome to toplevel and tag in this log.

To receive special commendation and be recognized as heroes in a future post, hostages and rescuers must submit a short summary of their event participation HERE by March 24th.

OVERVIEW

While the riots and fanatic celebrating in Olympia and Wyver have subsided, neither city is naive enough to believe that life has yet returned to normal. There remains a tension among the citizens: not the slow simmer waiting to boil over that had preceded the aforementioned events, but an apprehension and fear that, despite the Royal Guard and Knightryder’s best efforts, the worst is yet to come.

In Olympia, as night falls on the 18th, their fears are proven true.

With their previous attempts at revolution through the riots having fallen short, the anti-Simwe radicals in Olympia carry out a more covert operation in their efforts to seize power. Having compiled a list of persons of interest, observed them, gathered intel and taken efforts to ensure that their movements will not be tracked, the radicals strike on the night of the 18th. The entire operation is discrete, and one by one people go missing from streets, homes, and businesses.

News that the kidnappings were a large scale operation doesn’t break in Olympia until the following day, but whispers have already travelled to a similar group of radicals in Wyver, who, fearing what a political coup in Olympia would mean for Wyver—or, more specifically how this could affect their chances to stage their own coup should Shanrian choose to step in—launch their own gambit for power with a similar scheme in the early hours of the 19th before dawn. Many are taken straight from their homes, or on their way to work.

For all their historical tension and division, Olympia and Wyver aren’t that different once the authorities become aware of what has happened. Both cities remain on the alert. In Olympia, Simwe orders immediate action from the Royal Guard, eager to win over the loyalty of her citizens by showing her commitment to freeing the hostages, while in Wyver, Shanrian is equally quick to take action with the Knightryders. The Altar of Volkkra is one of the most sacred institutions in Wyver, and the threat of the radicals drawing followers using its banner is too great to ignore.

ABDUCTIONS AND THE SEARCH

1. Radical groups in both cities have decided that certain citizens of their respective cities would prove to be valuable hostages. Perhaps you've been traveling between cities. Or maybe you've drawn their attention by being outspoken, excelling at your city job, or being an active citizen with a great reputation. What were you doing before you got snatched up? Did someone attempt to stop this terrible thing from happening, to no avail? Did you put up a valiant fight? Regardless of how it happened, you will be forcibly outfitted with an accessory that renders you completely powerless. The extremists are no strangers to magic, either.

2. Those that didn't sign up can still witness characters being abducted and attempt to stop it, though in the end they'll fail to stop the radicals. Characters who either witness these kidnappings or notice the absences can spread the word via missing persons posters, making calls to action, or embarking on searches. Characters that would ICly look for hostages but did not sign-up for the event can still go investigate, but will ultimately not find any kidnappers. All characters may also conduct investigations in locations not included in the clues.

3. With key figures around the cities abducted, several shops and organizations are left stressed and short-staffed. Characters may find themselves working long hours, and can volunteer to help the Guard/Nightryders as they're stretched thin, as well as other key locations such as the Institute, the Fields of the Exalted, etc. There are also children, elderly people, and pets who have been left without care, due to their guardians being kidnapped. Everyone is asked to lend a helping hand.

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

1. As rescues take place, extremists will be fleeing the following locations: Simwe Institute, the Sanctuary, and the Royal Guard Academy for Olympia, and a cave high on Namarak Mountain, or an island tower off the coastline for Wyver. Characters that did not sign-up can still catch and round up fleeing radicals as hostages are rescued, with additional details on what the extremists in a particular region are capable of in the group details below.

2. Hostages, both NPC and PC, will be gradually found and recovered between March 18th to the 24th. With how harrowing the experience is, rescuers and abductees alike may require medical attention and a helping hand. Perhaps you hope to support them with a shoulder to lean on, or by being there on Natha Station when any dead awake. Either way, the extremists may be defeated, but morale across both cities has taken a hit.

3. Healing doesn't always mean taking care of just the physical harm. Affected people in the cities, both PCs and NPCs, may have significant emotional scars from their experience. These are much harder to heal, and may not be going away anytime soon, but the people are doing their best to provide happy distractions to those who were taken hostage. Acts of kindness are encouraged and appreciated. Perhaps you can cook a few meals to take a burden off their shoulders, organize a fundraiser to help with relief efforts, or read a book to someone in recovery. A little bit of your time may go a long way.

FINAL OOC NOTES

Once again, hostages and rescuers may find detailed info on their scenarios in subheaders below. These may also be used as top levels for each group! Additionally, all characters, including those that did not sign up, are welcome to toplevel in this log.

For characters that are dying, please be sure to review the FAQ on death! We've updated it to provide more details for everyone this event.

Don't forget to submit a summary of your event participation to guide our plot forward and earn influence with the NPCs!

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No... I want you to take me somewhere else. Anywhere else.

[It doesn't sound like a great request, but for Mephisto right now, who has spent days trapped here and wanting nothing more to escape, the thought of dying here, of potentially ending everything he's lived for up until now here of all places... the thought alone is enough to cause a few legitimate tears to leak out amidst the blood.]

But you can't move me on your own. Not... while I'm like this.

[...]

So I'll use the last of my power to help you. But you have to promise me... not to leave me when you see what I'm about to do.

[He gasps and wheezes again, coughing and curling onto his side in pain.]

I-I truly am a demon, to be asking this of you... you've never been fond of me, have you? Even when I was cruel... even when I made you uncomfortable, you never spurned me away.

I wonder now if I wanted you to... if it would have been easier to leave if you had... just like she did.

_{[He can't exactly say he was fond of the demon. He always did make him feel uncomfortable or teased him...but that wasn't enough to make Slaine want to leave his side. If this was something he could do, if he could fulfill his last wish...who was he to deny him?]}

I gave you my word, didn't I? I won't leave you alone.

_{[He'd said the same to Yona as well, part of his brain reminds him.]}

I promise.

...I can only hope you keep your promises better than I.

[Slaine has no way of knowing what that's referring to. But it comes out bitter and sad, with a choked gasp that almost sounds like a sob.]

[But despite it all, he smiles. It's such a strange feeling. Is it because he's been so deprived of anything happy all this time? For some reason, hearing that from Slaine right now... he feels as though he can believe him. He can trust him with his final moments.]

[And so he lifts his hand, just enough to snap his fingers--]

Eins... zwei...

--drei.

[And in a poof of smoke, Mephisto disappears... and in his place is Yona's dog.]

We demons... are liars... after all.

_{[At the sight of Mephisto going up in smoke and turning into Yona's dog that supposedly ran away...Slaine feels all color drain immediately from his face. The demon might be the one who's literally dying right now, but Slaine's sure his soul has just up and left his body.

He can't even begin to put into words, let alone think about how utterly mortified and violated he feels right now. This dog...this demon...had seen everything. Every gesture he'd shown Yona, whether it be eating dinner together, teaching her something or kissing and sharing her bed, had been seen. He'd overheard every conversation Slaine had had with himself. Everything that was supposed have been private or an intimate moment had now been shared with a third party...and for what?

He feels sick and the only thing stopping him from putting a bullet through Mephisto's little doggy skull is a) he'd already taken enough lead today and b) Slaine had given him his word.]}

...I bet you've been laughing at me the entire time, huh? I hope you enjoyed yourself.

...if you'd enjoy being the one to put me out of my misery in the end... I don't think I would mind if it were you. I always suspected you would try to kill me someday, if you ever learned the truth.

[He can't even move now for how weak he feels. Just maintaining this form was zapping away the last of his strength, his body no longer even trying to heal itself. Mercifully, his powers work to mask his appearance completely, and spare Slaine the sight of a bleeding and dying dog. But seeing as he was already laying in a puddle of his own blood, he'll get pretty covered in it regardless.]

But... you know... it made me happy... when I saw you using those tea cups I bought you. What a strange... thing...

[He's a dog now. So it's okay, right?]

[If he cries? Just a little bit? Surely in his last moments, he can be forgiven for not keeping up appearances.]

...I'll only do it if you want me to. I won't have your death on my hands just because I'm upset. I don't enjoy killing others.

_{[And that's all he'll say on the matter. He's already (accidentally) shot Mephisto. He won't do it again unless he orders him to.]}

They're nice tea cups...

_{[God, why are they even talking about this right now? Mephisto's crying as a dog and Slaine himself feels like breaking down in a puddle of his own tears.]}

...I don't have much time left. I can't... hold this form for very long.

Please.

[He chose this form for a reason. Like this, it would be easy for Slaine to pick him up and carry him out of here. He just wants to be free from this place, and from the horrible sense of dread that still lingers in the back of his mind.]

[It's the only reason he hasn't tried to leave on his own. Though he won't admit it, it still feels like he can't.]

[That's all he wants. He doesn't care where they go. Truthfully, they probably won't even get as far as the Sanctuary Lobby before he has to turn back and get taken care of by the staff.]

[Of course, by that point, Mephisto won't be moving anymore.]

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