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The Quiet Place Mods ([personal profile] bequiet) wrote in [community profile] quietplacelogs2018-03-26 07:21 pm

MOD LOG #3



MOD LOG #3


Arriving in style
Content Warnings: Fighting, death, violence
Themes: Survival, plot

It's early in the day when it happens. The red dust that seems to be everywhere sweeps through the city streets, mixing with the steady patter of rain and making it hard to see and breathe. All red and leaving the taste of copper if inhaled, what could have been an easy day without any trouble quickly becomes anything but. While those in the community are heading for cover or finding ways to continue on through it, the new arrivals begin waking up in different cities all over the world. There won't be anyone to greet them, and leaving the room through the door is their choice - after doing so, they'll immediately step out into the city they were assigned. The streets are empty, houses abandoned, everything crumbling and in ruins. There will be signs noting their location, which they'll catch a glimpse of before a sharp push forward causes darkness to engulf them.

Waking up for the second time, in Reims but not in the Reset Room, they'll come to inside the red dust as it whips through the streets of the community. They won't be alone for long. Another person will be waking up beside them, and after a few moments of disorientation, try to attack. They might have weapons or use their hands, and they will not stop until they've taken a fatal blow. Their blood is dust, and they, along with their weapons, disintegrate after they've died. Can you stop them on your own? Will someone come to your aid?

The Sight of Lightning
Content Warnings: Poison, sex
Themes: Survival, plot

The day after the storm, the same red dust will find its way through Reims and come into contact with every person. Since the dust is everywhere, some might not notice that it's floating through the community and know that something is off. The effects don't begin until night fall, where everyone will feel the desire to seek out companionship of many different kinds. Though it is not always the case, the people that saw each other in color will "want" to be with that person more strongly than they might already, and will be more likely to confess or do something about it. Some might feel an intense need to be around another person, though not necessarily sexually - almost as if they need that person around them to be happy or content. For some, it might be a desire that can only be fulfilled by more than one person.

The effects wear off the next time the person gets wet. This can be a splash of water across the face or fully submerged. Or even drinking something.

OOC
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NAVIGATION



bossily: (Default)

[personal profile] bossily 2018-03-28 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I've heard it has been, yeah. I'm starting to think it's part of the sound eaters, and it makes us perceive our senses the same way they do theirs. Like a test.

[A test to see who was strong enough to eventually become a sound eater themselves. The thought was sobering and depressing, and not one fit for a night that was supposed to be happy because she had him back with her. Giving his hand a squeeze, she lightly smiled before tugging him down to lay beside her. It was a little odd, laying turned sideways on the bed. But it was comfortable enough that she didn't mind it.]

I'm not sure I'm looking forward to what it does to us next.
justbeingknife: (from above)

[personal profile] justbeingknife 2018-03-28 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Me? I was in Tokyo. Family business, I guess ya could say.

[ Just a little yakuza humor, there. Those Dojima goons hadn't know what hit them -- literally, for some of the younger soldiers, who wouldn't have heard of Shimano's pet project before he'd been quietly deep-sixed. ]

Last thing I remember, I was in an office building, chattin' with another guy. Then I woke up in the red room here, with some other unlucky... future friends.

[ Probably not the f-words he was originally intending. But in any case, Majima deemed the patch job good enough to hold Maria for now; he returned to the kit and began to pack it away. ]

What d'you mean by 'glass ruins'? You think that was part of that nightmare ya mentioned?
lednikovyy: CW (Some other way to continue)

[personal profile] lednikovyy 2018-03-28 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Bucky ducks his head in a silent almost-laugh. He really needs to get a glove for his left hand. It'll catch less attention. Still, he's already caught out now and while he might not have been looking for a conversation, he's not looking to turn one away, either. ]

Just people watching. I don't think I've seen you around, have I?

[ Not that he's been here that long, but the green hair is noticeable, at least to him. ]
justbeingknife: (leaning forward)

[personal profile] justbeingknife 2018-03-28 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Makes sense to me.

[ They sure had come up with some inventive flooring methods out here, and no small wonder considering how everything had to be maintained. ]

Y'know, Tony came by with a sound dampener the other day. If he can get those things workin' large-scale, maybe we won't have to spend all this time double-checkin' ourselves.
lilithsoul: (39)

[personal profile] lilithsoul 2018-03-28 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
No matter how sophisticated, a system can fail. Having back-up measures is what allows you to solve a problem even when it does. I would prefer to be safe in all situations.

[As she finished that, she started to put the cork board in under the first set of panels, getting the wood back into place over it and working as carefully as possible to get the flooring down without making undue noise.

This really would be easier to do in a thunderstorm.]
thatsruff: (Shake)

Teddy | OTA

[personal profile] thatsruff 2018-03-28 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
See Spot Lay Down
[Teddy doesn't rush to leave the reset room when he returns. The storm has passed, but the ragged canine is still gathering himself. It may not be the case, but it feels like every death leaves him a little more worn and sore than the last.

He lies down off to the side, his head on his paws as he watches the doors. There are new arrivals in the city, the second batch in the month, and that awareness weighs heavily on his mind as he considers the ramifications. More humans means more resources needed and a greater necessity for food to be spread about. The larger the community grows, the heavier the weight of his new title as co-leader weighs on his shoulders, and the stronger his drive to protect these people becomes.

He lifts his head slightly at the approach of another body in the reset room, his nose twitching faintly to determine whether or not this was a familiar scent or a new one amidst all the others. In either case, his tail gives a slow and tired wag as it slides along the floor.]


Run Run Rover
[Teddy is far behind on his resource hunts and he knows it. It's early evening when he starts his new search, and the large shadow of a canine can be found following broken paths or gingerly stepping from broken path to broken path as he checks old buildings for overlooked resources, travelling at the far edges of the existing paths. On four paws with the pack at his back he could cover further distance than the sand, but without his handler, there isn't much point to it.

He hasn't mastered door knobs near as well as he has begun to master the lever handles. He tests a loosely hanging door with a gentle nudge of his nose to be sure the hinges won't squeak before belly crawling his way into one of the more decrepit buildings.]


Wildcard
[Find Teddy at his private home, or anywhere else in town.]
rakuyo: (... so sweetly.)

[personal profile] rakuyo 2018-03-28 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[she had been expecting a more dramatic description, believing this place a sort of after life, but maybe it wasn't the case. It's a piece to a puzzle she doesn't wish completed, anyhow, no reason to dig. Maria has had her fill of knowing the bigger picture.]

Curious circumstances, indeed... but there is no knowing. Perhaps a city of the Old Ones, perhaps a trick of my disoriented mind. I care not for further mysteries. [Maria is tired, but aware of the curse upon her. She may never find rest, she knows this, but the brief respite of the bar doesn't escape her gratitude]

Your kindness is to be cherished, Sir Majima. [despite the sentimentality of such words, she sounds matter of fact in them, blunt even.]
prorenataa: dnt (too old for this shit)

[personal profile] prorenataa 2018-03-28 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Where in the past he would have been stiff and uncomfortable at the idea of stretching out on another person's bed, now he went with the tug. He even folded his limbs in such a way as to be as comfortable as possible, turned on his side and facing her. ]

Whether you're looking forward to it or not, as is often the case you're already thinking forward.

[ That was always something he's respected about her. Even from that initial diplomatic disaster. Laying there, he began to rub his thumb along the side of her hand, the motion a pensive one. ]

Is there any evidence that there have been attempt to deal peacefully with these sound eaters? I understand that the natives appear terrified of them and it sounds like a very unpleasant death, but don't you think it's odd that they only attack sound? If they were truly, deliberately aggressive why wouldn't they have just gone ahead and destroyed the remaining population?

[ Adrien seriously needed better pillow talk material. ]
equivalent_trade: (Ed: injured)

[personal profile] equivalent_trade 2018-03-28 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
...why do we have to whisper?

[ Ed asked as he followed inside. At least he had the decency to lower his voice. Rei's actions seemed pretty odd -- even paranoid. What was she so worried about, anyway? ]
ferrokinetic: (And we all know how this will end)

[personal profile] ferrokinetic 2018-03-28 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it's not like her to approach strangers out of the blue, but when his reaction's favorable, something tightly wound in her loosens up. just a little. she can't remember the last time she had a conversation that wasn't about the immediate danger of the war at hand. it's difficult to remember how to socialize, and she's frustrated with herself for following the lure of that metal without considering there's a person attached. ]

i'm lorna
i've never seen anyone like you before


[ said with a wide, appreciative smile that says she's looking at an organic wonder. it's like being near another mutant, but with that added bonus of familiarity, metal setting her at ease. ]
ferrokinetic: (warm bath)

[personal profile] ferrokinetic 2018-03-28 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ the electromagnetic frequency in the air shifts and hums with new life when he joins her, and for a second, in the midst of the fight, all lorna can do is stare. ]

What are you?

[ said with wonder, some delight, but also simultaneous to her throwing a man fully over her head without touching him. she reaches out tentatively with her powers, green kinetic energy threading to spark off the lighting rippling over her helper's form. with that combo she zaps the flying enemy. ]
lednikovyy: CW (Another night and I'll see you)

[personal profile] lednikovyy 2018-03-28 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Bucky grins. He knows he's not exactly nailing it, but he's getting there. It's really too bad that all of the dozen or so languages he speaks are all but useless here. ]

Thanks.

[ He notices the guy's clothes and remember the vague warning his housemate gave him, but he's still not sure if he trusts her. For all he knows, Stark is going around warning people off of Bucky, too. Besides, Bucky can take care of himself better than most people.

He lifts his hand to sign something else, then realizes that he's forgotten at least two of the words and pulls out his device to type it instead.
]

Does it start to feel like speaking after a while?
saltysanta: (pic#11627101)

[personal profile] saltysanta 2018-03-28 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[At first, he doesn't see much more than a red blur, more vivid than the dust, bobbing and weaving in the pouring rain. He can make out the lines of a body as he gets closer, the bright flash of teeth as Karma grins, the shadowy shape of the person he's fighting..... How much Karma looks like he's enjoying himself just makes him want to swear at the recklessness of a fight like this.

And then, the boy slips, and he really does swear. He starts running, a long black staff materializing in his hand as he sweeps it out in a broad arc. A spray of dozens of icicles whizzes over Karma's prone body, each razor sharp and about the size of a knitting needle. It's unlikely that a defensive gesture like that will kill anyone--he doesn't murder humans, after all. But he definitely won't stand by and let a kid get slaughtered by guys like this, either!]


Idiot! What the hell do you think you're doing?! Get up!
paragon: (cw ☆ 012)

[personal profile] paragon 2018-03-28 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Despite the fact that she catches the knife like he expects her to, when she lets in the hit Steve wonders if he was wrong to throw it to her. He poises to intervene as she stumbles, but it hardly moves her otherwise, and whatever the cause of her hesitation it's seemingly gone by the time the dust at her feet starts to turn to mud.

The reference isn't lost on him, but Steve only shakes his head.
] There might be more people caught in this!
flyguy: (Anything you want to)

Jfc I didn’t see you had a Thor at the town square prompt I’M DUMB sry smh

[personal profile] flyguy 2018-03-28 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[At first Tony is confused who’s standing in front of him so damn happily. A crazy person. Wouldn’t be the first. F.R.I.D.A.Y. is less put off and helpfully marks the man with POINT BREAK on his glasses display. It takes some squinting before Tony’s sold. Pulling out his device he taps rapid fire on it because who knows if Thor knows how to use one. When he’s done he holds it up for Thor to see.]

I need a lot of explanations and standing out where death prowls doesn’t seem the smartest. Not to sound cliché, but: come back to my place?
Edited (Phone tagging is not my best tagging) 2018-03-28 22:15 (UTC)
lilithsoul: (36)

[personal profile] lilithsoul 2018-03-28 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[What was easily seen as paranoia was closer to her normal behavior. She was always circumspect and quiet, distant in virtually any situation. She wasn't so much worried as she was used to keeping quiet because that was the rules. Once they were in the kitchen, she spoke in a low whisper.]

There are creatures, called sound eaters. They hunt based on sound. The thunderstorm is masking those at the moment.

[Simple as that, and said in a tinny little deadpan.]

When it is calmer, a phone will be given to you. It can be used to send written messages.
list_maker: (valar morghulis)

[personal profile] list_maker 2018-03-28 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Technically? You can either fly. Or you cannot.[Arya rolls her eyes though, relenting and not openly moving off despite Kara's warning, like she's want to do.] What do you think it might be? Have you ever seen a creature that leaves prints like this?
porkbelly: (Very interesting ... but stupid.)

Stay Close to Me

[personal profile] porkbelly 2018-03-28 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm better now that the worst of it seems to be over. [He smiles, although it's a little weak.] I just feel bad for the new people... to just be put in the middle of all that out of nowhere. [Once he didn't enjoy this kind of physical affection, but over his time with Victor he's come to crave it, and it works wonders to soothe him.]
saltysanta: (pic#11627073)

Re: Drowned Rats

[personal profile] saltysanta 2018-03-28 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[The sound of Rei's ragged pants were all but lost in the storm, but her struggles weren't; he could see a flash of pale hair through the filthy rain, the movements as Rei tried to beat her attacker back--one set calculated and human, the other wild and savage, far more readily bringing to mind the monsters he was used to fighting. What the hell was a girl her size doing wielding a brute strength weapon like a club, anyway? Especially against a mountain of a man that looked like he could probably snap her in half if she let him get close enough?

God, he's pretty sure she's barely even a teenager, if she's the girl he remembers from the reset room orientation. There's no way he could leave her to this; she's probably going to get exhausted defending herself sooner than later, especially without a chance to strike a decisive blow. What kind of sick bastard would try to kill a kid like this?

A long black staff fades into existence in Noël's hand, and he mutters something as he starts running, cutting in at an angle to try and ensure he doesn't catch Rei in the line of fire. A sharp stab of his staff sends a blast of icy wind blowing towards towards the man--literally. Frost and snowflakes fly, the wind roars unrelentingly, and everywhere it touches, ice starts to build up layer by layer. He doesn't want to kill anyone, after all--a human is a human, however insane they may be acting--, but restraining them is definitely in order.]
equivalent_trade: (Ed: nngh)

[personal profile] equivalent_trade 2018-03-28 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Okay... monsters, alright, he could deal with that bit of information, plenty of those where Ed came from. There'd be more than enough reason to avoid calling a horde of those on himself. ]

What about the guy who attacked me?
bossily: (Default)

[personal profile] bossily 2018-03-28 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[He was lucky that this sort of talk was fine by her. And that his thumb along her hand distracted her from teasing him about the fact this was a morbid topic to dive into. She allowed a small silence lapse between them, and turned so she was on her side. Face to face, she couldn't close her eyes and avoid the subject. There was just the two of them and an importance to share information. ]

You need to see them to understand, Adrien. They can't be reasoned with. They're as good as monsters. Someone told me the red dust made them hear things amplified to the point of pain. I think that's why they hunt whatever makes sound. Their hearing might be so sensitive that any little bit of it hurts. I'm not so sure that they're hostile as much as reactionary. And I think that people here eventually become them. Whether it's because they're forcibly turned or not I'm not sure. But based on what I saw in Paris, I know they were likely once human.

[There was fear in her eyes and in her voice, but she didn't look away. Her gaze stayed steady on his, and her thumb took to rubbing along the side of his hand in return. This sort of soft affection was enough to keep her calm, and from worrying too much about all the what ifs and things that were out of her control.]
poodlemom: (Distant boy)

[personal profile] poodlemom 2018-03-28 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[it's a good thing Yuuri craves the attention, because Victor feels like he needs it right now. He cuddles in closer as Yuuri speaks, trying to breath in the voice of his fiance. Maybe he's not feeling well or maybe the weight of their circumstance is hitting him again as the panic of the evening passes them by. Either way, he doesn't want to let Yuuri go, not right now, not for a while...]

I wish I could help more. [it sounds hollow, he's too afraid he'd end up hurt or worse... Leaving Yuuri behind is something he'd never want to do recklessly.]
lednikovyy: CW (Another night and I'll see you)

[personal profile] lednikovyy 2018-03-28 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He's not really sure how to take that, but he's pretty sure he is one-of-a-kind. He also doesn't want to draw attention to quite how unique he is. That only brings more questions he doesn't want to answer. The metal fingers twitch nervously before he types. ]

Bucky.
it's a prosthetic, but I couldn't tell you how it works. Not a scientist or anything.


[ Hopefully that will suffice. The last thing he wants to do is explain where it came from or what it's been used for. It's dangerous knowledge. ]
list_maker: (fight)

[personal profile] list_maker 2018-03-28 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[The power this woman is exhibiting is fascinating. And just like with everyone she's met here, she finds herself wondering if she can learn it too...

The way she speaks sets her a little off balance. It's curious. Is she highborn, like her?]
I was coming out here to help you, so, yes. But you don't seem to need my help either.

There are others though. Out in this storm. [If the woman wants to help her go and find them. Get them to safety.]