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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[stealyoursoul]

[Leo watches as the other man comes into the room. His eyes, a darker blue than any normal human being's, take in Alexandre's form. His eyes flick for just a few moments behind him to where his shadow lies. This one stays put, the mark of a good soul. It makes some visible tension leave Leo's frame. He's much less likely to judge someone if they're innocent.]

I'm Leo. You'll have to be the taste tester. I'm useless when it comes to being able to tell the difference.

[Last time, he'd added enough salt to preserve the food.]

[priwen]

[ leo is not human, that much he knows - but it isn't worth bringing up, not when difference might breed unrest. he really does not want to be the man who shatters the fragile peace that they share.

so, a nod. ]

I see.

It seems to me that the people here do not use a lot of seasoning. I have been adding them sparingly, I can take care of that.

[ they'll need to cut up the vegetables firs, then drop them into a pot. gently, of course.

though, he has his attention on leo as they work - is there anything in particular he can pick up about the other man's manner? ]

[stealyoursoul]

Salt and pepper should be a good first start for it.

[Leo carries himself like a coiled spring, tense and waiting for action. It's one part military training and one part the first signs of hunger upon him, though they never really go away. Leo's like a shark: always hungry. Not that Alex has anything to worry about. Leo couldn't even feed off him if he wanted to.

Though...there is something strange he senses around the man, something he can't quite put his finger on. That's been happening a lot lately, so he'll just have to rely on guesswork until he figures it out.]

[priwen]

[ the tension is something he's not unfamiliar with, having seen it in war when he served in the coalition's forces. it draws questions that he naturally has about leo - his experience, his thoughts, as one would be curious about a new friend.

though, he does not ask immediately, it would be rude. so he only writes when their first immediate task is done, when they wait for the stew to boil ]

I apologize if this is rude, but - can you still eat?

[stealyoursoul]

Not this stuff. It all leaves the same taste in my mouth that a cigarette does after you smoke it.

[A combination of ash and air was all that he could taste in his mouth when he tried regular human food. It also gave him about as much substance as eating ash would have done for a normal human being. Only souls gave him what he needed.]

[priwen]

[ he has a feeling this is a question that will have awkward answers, but he has to know. can't let this man starve. ]

What do you eat?

[stealyoursoul]

The souls of those who have committed great sins in their lives. But you have nothing to fear from me. Your soul is pure.

[Though he also senses something also dark around Alex, but not necessarily related to his actual soul.]