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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Mmmn.. [ Duo hums, thinking it over, mentally measuring what he thinks is Alphinaud's height plus his own, then gauging the walls around them. It might be worth it, but to deplete Alphinaud's strength even more when they're already in a bad way? ]

Honestly, I don't know if it's worth the energy expulsion to try that route. Your height plus mine still may not give me a good enough hand hold by the looks of it and then we've just tired you out for nothing. [ A little pause, and Duo's expression grows a bit more serious as he turns back to look at him - ]

And they'll definitely be back for us before this is all over. Whether it's together or separate.

[ He's ... a little frustrated by that. Being so blatantly denied the ability to help. And he tugs at the ropes on his wrists a little more — he knows he can't get out of them, but it's more an action of frustration and showing Duo that he wants them off. ]

Y-You expect me to ... t-to lie here whilst you take you take th-the bru—nt of things. [ That's how it's seemed from the beginning. That he's been trying to take all the attention off him and allow them to do what they will to him instead. And this time feels no different. It feels ... awful, to someone like Alphinaud. Someone so focused on helping others. ]

I-I ... W-We cannot pass up th-this opportunity. I-I must try ...

[ Who knows when they'll get another chance to escape? He'd rather try and fail than not try at all, especially when others' lives are at stake along with theirs. Their captors don't seem to have an interest in killing them right now, and mayhap their words reached them a bit when they spoke with them not long ago.

But Alphinaud is losing a bit of his logic and becoming a bit frustrated with his inability to do anything, and it's manifesting in this. ]

Yeah, I do. [ Well, he's keeping up on the 'runs and hides but never tells a lie' thing, even if Alphinaud may not like the answer totally. In a moment of frustration Duo grits his teeth and kicks the iced over wall, of course making no progress and sending a shock through his foot and leg that hurts a great deal more than it should, but it helps him vent for the moment. ]

T-This is a lo-ong game, n-not about pri-ide or what-ever.. [ A little pause, and then : ] Plus I-I'm willing to b-bet I can t-take more of a be-eating.

[ How many times now has he managed it? He doesn't actually want to quantify for fear of shocking himself for once. Duo takes a moment, chewing at his lip as he tries to think of his alternatives, muttering under his breath as he touches at something in his boot. ]

Don't t-think I have i-it in me to ma-ake it like that..

[ Hhhhh, he's still frustrated, even if what Duo is saying has a certain logic to it. Alphinaud has struggled too much in the past with failure, or others getting hurt because of his mistakes. It hurts to have the situation like this, and he can't even fight it much, considering he needs Duo to let him free. The most he can do is lie on the ground and struggle. And that hurts. ]

'Tis ... 'Tis n-not about who can t-take more of a beating. I cannot allow th-this opportunity for escape t-to pass us by simply because y-you are too "kind" to allow my help.

[ Not that he doubts the boy is kind, but more that he doesn't see this as a mercy to Alphinaud, but rather a wall. Blocking him from doing what he can, and blocking them from possibly getting out of here. ]

Yeah? And what h-aappens if you ma-ake it but then y-you're too t-tired to actually run, mmn? [ Duo quirks a brow, his expression rapidly growing impatient about his continued ned to discuss. He isn't usually the one calling the shots on a mission that didn't involve just him, but there's no way he's going to allow all this logic he sees as flawed. They both have good points, though..

Well, Duo's not quite convinced Alphinaud knows what he's doing here or how best to approach this kind of stupidly risky escape. Of course, Duo is also one that's thrown himself head long out of a sky scraper before, too, and h can't expect everyone to have the same ability to do stupid shit and be okay with it. ]

What I'm s-sayin' is conserv-ve your ener-energy for a minut-te while I f-figure this out.

B-Bickering ain't gon-na help an-ny of us.

[ He can't argue too much against those points. Alphinaud is definitely in no shape to be doing much of anything right now — he's barely able to move much anymore.

But fine. If Duo is so bent on figuring this out without his help, then he'll give a bit of a sigh and revert his eyes downward. He's trying to keep his composure and think as logically as possible given the situation. But maybe sometimes his emotions get the better of him.

He nods a little. ]

Aye.

[ Fine. He'll give him some moments to figure it out without the bickering. ]

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