MOD LOG #3

[bequiet]

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

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[clussy]

(The rock hadn't been just a distraction, but an act of warfare. Eddie had been fully planning on fighting this guy if he had to if it meant keeping Diana safe. He knew, logically, that Diana was fully more capable than he ever could hope of being in terms of protection. That didn't stop his feelings on wanting to protect a friend though, and so of course, it had been a recklessness he'd prepared to carry through on. He even had a new rock in his hand.

But of course, it never came to that. Not with Wonder Woman being Wonder Woman. Eddie watched with quiet awe as Diana took the man down and struck him again and again until he was no longer a threat. Even with it just being punches, her power was awesome to behold.)

I'm here! Hold on!

(Only when she was done did he come running through the violent waves of red dust. When he reached her, there was no hesitance on his part. He instantly hugged her around her waist, pressing up against that dusted armor. He peers up at her, one hand raising to try and protect the side of his face.)

Are you okay? Did you just get here? (But shit, this wasn't the time, was it?)

Come on. I have a house nearby. We should go there. (He takes a step back from her, holding out his hand. With weather like this, it wasn't worth possibly losing each other.)

[monomachy]

[When she sees the small figure again, she clasps her shield to her back and strides towards it. Once his arms are around her waist, she places one on the top of his head, the other at his back, holding him for just a moment. It had been so long since she'd seen him--when had he returned? Where had he gone? But there is no time for those questions now. She smiles down at him, giving an affirming nod.]

I'm fine, don't worry. He could not hurt me. [Even not at her full strength, she's certain of that.] I arrived just moments ago. Somehow.

[She frowns, just slightly. There had been the initial pull of the Ingress--but it had changed, been unrecognizable after a bare second. But again, there's no time to ask.

Diana takes his hand, holding it as a lifeline.]

Stay close. There may be more.

[clussy]

(Even though Eddie was all right with the people from Avagi showing up without their memories, he couldn't help but be almost violently relieved that Diana seemed to remember him. It results in him squeezing her a little tighter. A hero like Diana would remember him, wouldn't she? It makes him feel all the more safe with her.)

Who could? (It's a rhetorical question asked with a grin. Wonder Woman was, after all, a living breathing tank. But even better.)

Okay. I'll catch you up when we're safe.

(He doesn't understand it either. He had had a similar experience that she had, and it had been overwhelming coming into this world too. There was something wrong and he had noticed it instantly.

He squeezes her hand and does exactly as he's told. He leads them, but he walks close enough that his shoulder presses against her arm with each step. He doesn't feel afraid whatsoever with Diana beside him, even with the raging winds around them and the violence of some of the dust men.)

It's not always this chaotic. (He explains over the roar, raising a hand to try and block his eyes a bit.)

I've been here for two months now. There's other people from Avagi here- but not all of them remember.

[monomachy]

[Even in the midst of this storm, having just dispatched some strange humanoid creature, Diana can't help but smile back at him. No matter what he's been through, what he's seen, he's still a child, and it warms her heart to see him show it so. She gives his hand a gentle squeeze in return, shortening her strides so they walk beside one another. Diana squints through the dust, trying to watch for more figures in the gloom, but they seem to be alone for now.

She nearly misses his words beneath the wind, and leans down a bit so she can hear him better. A frown turns her lips as she considers his words.]

They don't remember... the station? [Traveling via the Ingress had never resulted in memory loss before. But perhaps its malfunction had begun to touch them in ways of which they were unaware. Diana wants to sift through her own memories, to see if anything seems amiss--but now is not the time.]

[clussy]

(He's grateful for the shortening of her strides. He was abnormally small, even for his age, and Diana was very tall for a woman which made sense considering she was an Amazonian.

Maybe, he thinks, it would be better to wait til they were inside to talk, but it felt important to mention as much to Diana.)

No. Or anything from it. (No people, no events. He isn't sure what that meant, but it would be good to talk to someone about this. His own memories weren't very reliable, and he's never explained that to Diana. He isn't sure if that's made worse or better through places like the Ingress.)

Clara was strange. She didn't remember at first, but then after a bit, it came back to her.

[monomachy]

[It's a lot to take in, especially after the way she's just arrived. If it were coming from anyone but Eddie, she might meet it with a little more skepticism. But since it's him, she finds herself accepting what he's said without much of a second thought.]

Maybe the same thing will happen to others.

[A beat, and she adds:] Clara is here? [It's a small bit of good news, but one she clings to. That means Eddie has been well taken care of, at least. Clara wouldn't let it be any other way, whether or not she remembered the station.]