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
From your mods:

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NAVIGATION

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Comments

[voidmage]

skedaddled?

[She doesn't know what that means. That they died maybe.

And her manners are a little bit lacking but she isn't trying to kill anyone so maybe that counts for something. When invited to come alone, El looks around before glancing back at him with a sense of wary.]

dont know

[This man is a stranger and while she's capable of taking care of herself, doesn't want to have to kill anyone else.]

[justbeingknife]

Yeah. They're gone with the storm. Kinda makes you wonder what that dust really is.

[ Oh. Right. With Eddie, Will, and Max around all the time, he'd almost forgotten that a lot of kids were wary of him.

Well, that didn't feel great, but it wasn't like he could blame 'em. ]

Okay. My name's Majima.

[voidmage]

[So "skedaddled" must mean gone in a different way that "dead" meant.]

the dust is bad

[Did they really need to know more than that?

It isn't Majima in particular that El was wary of - just most adults. She had a good reason for that. In all her life, she's only met a few who were good or nice to her. Now she has a chance to change that but it won't happen overnight.]

eleven [El points to herself afterwards so that he understands she isn't just typing a number but her name.]

[justbeingknife]

[ He looked visibly surprised. ]

Wait, like Mike's friend Eleven?

Thought you disappeared.

[voidmage]

[It's her turn to look surprised. But then his words come and apparently Mike has been talking about her to other people. She relaxes a little at that - knowing Mike talked to this man about her.]

yes mikes friend eleven

came back

[Though whether El is talking about being here previously or having disappeared back home is a mystery.]

[justbeingknife]

Well hey, I'll bet he's happy 'bout that.

Nice to meet ya. He said you were a superhero or somethin'.

[ also something about waffles, but those seemed pretty unlikely sans some interference from the locals. ]

[voidmage]

he seemed happy [And worried but they had been in the middle of the storm when they reunited.]

he did

[Her head tilts curiously. Normally they don't tell people about her powers.]

[justbeingknife]

Yeah. Sounds like he thinks the world of ya.

[ He crossed his arms briefly. ]

Still, what's this mean? Figured once someone disappeared, they were gone for good. But yer right back here.

That mean some of the other folks that vanished might be back, too?

[voidmage]

[Eleven knows that Mike feels strongly about her but to tell people she has superpowers? Maybe that means he trusts this man.]

dont know
was gone and came back

[She's still thinking about how she ended up in the Upside Down, not about this place.]

maybe

[justbeingknife]

[ Huh. Well, it didn't seem like he was going to get a lot of answers here -- but it would've been a bigger surprise if someone had mysteriously shown up with all the answers. ]

Where ya were, was it better'n here?

[voidmage]

[To be honest, El doesn't even remember being here the first time.]

pittsburg
sister was there

[justbeingknife]

You have a sister?

And I guess she's not here, huh? Sorry, kid.

[ where the hell was pittsburg? ]

[voidmage]

her name is kali
no she didnt come here too
i cant find her at all

[Somewhere, America. She doesn't know just how much Majima knows about her abilities but that last part says more than it seems.]

[justbeingknife]

Ain't know anyone by that name.

But people from Hawkins keep endin' up here. Maybe she will, too.

[voidmage]

maybe
better if she doesnt

[The Sound Eaters are blind and Kali's powers definitely wouldn't work on them.]

[justbeingknife]

Yeah, that's how come I don't want anybody I know showin' up here.

They got their own lives to deal with. Some people, though, their worlds're worse than this one.

[voidmage]

glad to see mike and will
but not safe here
safer at home

[Even with the things from the Upside Down. At least most of the world is still there.

Though the idea of other worlds being worse than this one is very surprising.]

worse

[justbeingknife]

Yeah.

Like there's this one girl, a big damn meteor hit her planet. Had to rebuild Tokyo City twice at least.

[voidmage]

thats sad

[To have to rebuild a whole city twice because it was destroyed.]

[justbeingknife]

Sure is. But that's humans for ya, I guess. Even if ya wipe 'em out once or twice, they keep rebuildin'.

Anyway, my Tokyo ain't like that. So I'd rather get back, myself.

[voidmage]

hawkins is nice
but havent gotten to see much

lots of forest
the school
the lab

[justbeingknife]

The forest?

[ He'd been pretty sure Mike had said Eleven lived at his place, but... ]

Well, there's plenty more of that around here, if ya go out a little ways. Figure you can just about explore wherever the hell ya want now. I know I do.

[voidmage]

lived there sometimes
lived with mike too for little bit

[Between Mike's place and Hopper's.]

can go anywhere but have to stay on sand paths right?

[justbeingknife]

Oh.

Yeah, it's best to. It's possible to go beyond 'em, but you're takin' more of a risk. Unless ya can fly or somethin'.

[ not real clear on the superhero powers tbh ]