On the 13th of October, the network flickers online and several messages pop up. Outsiders will probably recognize the usernames attached to them.
@ KIJYO
castle in the fog skulls watching us sacrifice help us
@ GOLDILOCKS
wolf kaiju Promises protection Found broken radio
@ BANKERBOY
🦸=❌ 🐺💀🔨=less fog 👹=🦇🐺 🧑🌾=💩! 🏰=☠️! go toget
@ ONESTEPFORWARD
We're okay for now. Careful of purple flowers. -🦆
Some Outsiders might notice these usernames to be Lucy/Kaede, Taryon, Nanami and Malkuth respectively. The messages end there and there will be no way to contact the senders or anyone who has gone missing. While Outsiders in the town will be able to use the network to speak to each other, the reception will be spotty and the messages might be delayed. It might be more efficient to simply meet up in person.
▶ AFTERWORD.
The messages from the kidnapped characters are out! Thank you everyone for participating! Non-kidnapped characters may use this log to have discussions (or do whatever else might be relevant). As previously mentioned, after the 7th, they will not be able to contact any kidnapped characters, and their messages to each other will be spotty or delayed (which can make for funny shenanigans if you prefer). It is probably much easier to organise an in-person meeting, but we will leave it to you to do what you like. The townsfolk convene at the church for their daily prayers and worship at about 12 noon every day. Outsiders may use this time away from the townsfolk to have more private discussions.
We have put this up early to allow people more time to thread in it, but ICly it is going up on the 13th and will lead up to the Kaiju log on the 15th. These messages are also delayed. Whether or not the captives actually are 'okay' is up in the air ...
All tags on this log are worth 2 points and will count towards October AC.
I am not speaking to a packmate, I am speaking to one that has made itself an enemy.
I was fooled into letting it go weeks past. I shall not be fooled again. I will not allow my Friends and packmates to be harmed by a spineless little insect's plotting.
[Hard to emphasize that over text, but if the network were functioning well enough for voice he'd be saying it in the most adamant, stubbornest tone he can muster. He's not fucking around about this.]
So I definitely should've spoken up about this way sooner than now, but better late than never, I guess. Listen: You need to cool it, you need to lay off El, and you need to reassess who the real enemy is here.
I've been following some of this drama between you two for a while now. You're damn convinced that this guy's a traitor. But that's based off of WHAT? Some shit he said over the network one time, right after we'd all just gotten back from the shittiest and most stressful failure of a mission we'd had yet? Think about this for a second. I know you know humans, you've been watching us for ages, yeah? So you know our words are complicated things. Sometimes we just say shit that doesn't actually match our intentions, or what we feel in our hearts. Some of us are downright allergic to sincerity. That's why humans have that saying, that 'actions speak louder than words'. So on that note, let me remind you that I was actually there in Busan for that fight, same as he was. I can vouch that he was out there fighting that imugi like hell. He had all our backs the whole time, and I was goddamn grateful for it.
You want us Outsiders to all work as a unit, yeah? Hunt as a pack, with you as a trusted leader? Well if you're gonna lead, you need to trust your packmates as much as THEY trust you. That means you gotta try and listen when someone tells you your hunch is off, or if you're taking something too far. If you disregard them? That's disrespectful. That tells the people under you, tells your friends that you have no faith in them, that you think nothing of their ability to judge and act in their own best interests. I know you know this, but it bears repeating, y'know?
Lucy trusts you. I trust you. We also both trust him. Are you going to trample all over that? I can only hope that you don't think that little of me, but do you also think that little of her?
Hypothetical question, of course, because I know you don't. You care about Lucy. You trust her. So you might want to start acting in a way that actually reflects that.
Between the slowness of the network connection and the length of Godzilla's rant, it feels like Dearka is continuing to get new messages for a solid 10 minutes straight, even as he goes about his business seeking out skulls and such. Worse, like 25% of those emojis just come through as blank boxes? Because technology is shit and nothing wants to load right now. That really makes it extra hard to understand what the big guy is even trying to convey...
He doesn't try to interrupt though. He's used to this sort of thing, so he just lets it wash over him. And that all makes it an even more pleasant surprise (although not a total one) when in fact, in the end, he finds Godzilla... Actually seems to have taken some of it to heart?
Phew.]
Any time, big guy 👍 we gotta have each other's backs, even if it means doing the unpleasant work of calling each other out sometimes.
It's a good reminder for me, too. Emotions are running high right now but we can't be going around suspecting each other and getting at each other's throats. Might make us feel better in the immediate, but it's not going to help solve the problem.
if you want to make trouble for yourself by all means it's not like we have enough of a mess on our hands
[ He thinks you're all blowing it out of proportion!
...but after seeing Dearka come to his defense, and watching the responses roll in, he's feeling both weirdly self-conscious and amazed the kaiju was talked down. Though as Dearka's so aptly put, some people are allergic to sincerity. ]
i'm impressed! i didn't think his lizard brain could see reason
[Yeah sorry mister, you're not getting off scott-free here either.]
Yeah, but you should probably stop saying shit like that while you're at it.
He might have a wildly unstable temper and he may be arrogant and bossy as hell, but I do think his heart's still in the right place, weird as that is to say. And even if it wasn't, fact is this team needs his help.
[Godzilla's got perspective and experience to contribute that's totally unique from what anyone else on the team can offer... Save for maybe that chicken guy with the buzzsaw stomach, Dearka supposes.]
I guess what I'm trying to say is: if he starts being bugfuck unreasonable again, I've got your back. But if you start saying shit to him that pisses him off, I can't help you. Like, I REALLY can't help you; dude's basically a walking nuke.
You probably have a pretty good idea of what sets him off by now, yeah? Just, do me a favor and try to avoid all that. Even if it just means avoiding him, entirely.
And for the record... What I said goes both ways. You and Lucy are friends, right? Well he obviously cares a lot about her, too, and I'm guessing it's probably mutual. Keep that in mind, if you aren't already. Not trying to tell you how to live your life or anything, just a bit of friendly advice.
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Listen: I've got a lot of respect for you. But you seriously need to lay off.
Also didn't you JUST get done scolding me for 'squabbling' with teammates?
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I was fooled into letting it go weeks past. I shall not be fooled again. I will not allow my Friends and packmates to be harmed by a spineless little insect's plotting.
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[Hard to emphasize that over text, but if the network were functioning well enough for voice he'd be saying it in the most adamant, stubbornest tone he can muster. He's not fucking around about this.]
So I definitely should've spoken up about this way sooner than now, but better late than never, I guess. Listen: You need to cool it, you need to lay off El, and you need to reassess who the real enemy is here.
I've been following some of this drama between you two for a while now. You're damn convinced that this guy's a traitor. But that's based off of WHAT? Some shit he said over the network one time, right after we'd all just gotten back from the shittiest and most stressful failure of a mission we'd had yet? Think about this for a second. I know you know humans, you've been watching us for ages, yeah? So you know our words are complicated things. Sometimes we just say shit that doesn't actually match our intentions, or what we feel in our hearts. Some of us are downright allergic to sincerity. That's why humans have that saying, that 'actions speak louder than words'. So on that note, let me remind you that I was actually there in Busan for that fight, same as he was. I can vouch that he was out there fighting that imugi like hell. He had all our backs the whole time, and I was goddamn grateful for it.
You want us Outsiders to all work as a unit, yeah? Hunt as a pack, with you as a trusted leader? Well if you're gonna lead, you need to trust your packmates as much as THEY trust you. That means you gotta try and listen when someone tells you your hunch is off, or if you're taking something too far. If you disregard them? That's disrespectful. That tells the people under you, tells your friends that you have no faith in them, that you think nothing of their ability to judge and act in their own best interests. I know you know this, but it bears repeating, y'know?
Lucy trusts you. I trust you. We also both trust him. Are you going to trample all over that? I can only hope that you don't think that little of me, but do you also think that little of her?
Hypothetical question, of course, because I know you don't. You care about Lucy. You trust her. So you might want to start acting in a way that actually reflects that.
1/i have no god(zilla) damned idea
💢💢👨✈️=🐣 🦖=⌛⏳🕰️🕦👑♚🌎🌏🌏!!!!!!!!!!!!!💢💢
2/
☠️☠️💀💀🔥🔥
👨✈️👨✈️👨✈️=⚰️⚰️⚰️!!!!!!!!
3/
🐔=🔪💥⚰️❗️❗️❗️❗️
✅❓❓❓
⏮⏮⏮⏮⏮⏮⏮⏮⏮⏮⏮
4/
🦖⚔️👨✈️
🐲🍁💢👿@🦖
5/
🐲🍁❤️👨✈️
🐲🍁😖🛑🦖
🦖😓👍
❌❌🦖⚔️👨✈️❌❌
6/
▶️
⁉️⁉️🐲🍁⁉️⁉️
⁉️⁉️🐲🍁🌐🔍👀⁉️⁉️
❗️❗️💢💢🦖😨😵💢💢❗️❗️
😶
❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️👨✈️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️
7/
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👨✈️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
❗️❗️❗️👨✈️⚰️❗️❗️❗️
🐲🍁🌐🔍👀✅
🎉🎉🐲🍁🤝🦖😌🎉🎉
⏸️
8/
⏸️
▶️
🦖⚔️👨✈️
🐲🍁🌐🔍👀❌
🐲🍁⚰️
☢️☢️☢️🦖💥👨✈️=🐲🍁⚰️☢️☢️☢️
❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗❗
9/why are we still here
🛑🛑⛔️❌🛑🛑
🐲🍁🆘💯
🛑⛔️❌🦖⚔️👨✈️🛑⛔️❌
🦖🤝👨✈️
🤢
🦖🈚🧠
10/just to suffer?
🦖🤝👨✈️🏁🚥
🚨🚨🦖👨✈️⚔️👨🌾⛪🐺🚨🚨
11/Every night I can feel my leg
👨🌾⛪🐺🥊💥🐲🍁😵
👨🌾⛪🐺🥊💥💀🖖😵
💢💢💢💢👨🌾⛪🐺💢💢💢💢
12/ and my arm. even my fingers.
👨🌾⛪🐺
☠️☠️💀💀🔥🔥
👨🌾⛪🐺=⚰️⚰️⚰️!!!!!!!!
💢💢🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬💢💢
13/ the body i've lost the comrades i've lost
🦖👨✈️🥊💥🐺=🍖!!!!!!!!
🐲🍁🌐🔍👀✅
💀🖖🔍👀✅
14/ wont stop hurting its like they're all still there
💀🖖🛡️
🔥🔥⛪🔥🔥
☠️☠️👩🌾👨🌾☠️☠️
🍖🍖🐺🍖🍖
15/ you feel it too dont you
🐲🍁💀🖖🦖👨✈️🛫
🛬🗾🗻
😌
16/16 OKAY DONE sorry
😠
😤
😮💨
There is wisdom in what you state, Pilot Dearka.
Perhaps there is a chance I have missed the steak in this 😣. I ill-like being humbled by my juniors. This shall not happen again 😐.
My thanks. It is required that I was told these words 👍.
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Between the slowness of the network connection and the length of Godzilla's rant, it feels like Dearka is continuing to get new messages for a solid 10 minutes straight, even as he goes about his business seeking out skulls and such. Worse, like 25% of those emojis just come through as blank boxes? Because technology is shit and nothing wants to load right now. That really makes it extra hard to understand what the big guy is even trying to convey...
He doesn't try to interrupt though. He's used to this sort of thing, so he just lets it wash over him. And that all makes it an even more pleasant surprise (although not a total one) when in fact, in the end, he finds Godzilla... Actually seems to have taken some of it to heart?
Phew.]
Any time, big guy 👍 we gotta have each other's backs, even if it means doing the unpleasant work of calling each other out sometimes.
It's a good reminder for me, too. Emotions are running high right now but we can't be going around suspecting each other and getting at each other's throats. Might make us feel better in the immediate, but it's not going to help solve the problem.
PRIVATE
we don't have time for this
[ Boy this mess is dragging in more people than he's ever wanted involved. ]
also private;
[He is lying.]
besides, you are VASTLY underestimating how quickly coordinators can type out a lengthy rant when we want to.
[...Also he had to take a brief break between skulls smashed to recover from some mild rift poisoning anyway.]
PRIVATE
[ He thinks you're all blowing it out of proportion!
...but after seeing Dearka come to his defense, and watching the responses roll in, he's feeling both weirdly self-conscious and amazed the kaiju was talked down. Though as Dearka's so aptly put, some people are allergic to sincerity. ]
i'm impressed!
i didn't think his lizard brain could see reason
[ Maybe somebody else also needs a talking to. ]
still private;
Yeah, but you should probably stop saying shit like that while you're at it.
He might have a wildly unstable temper and he may be arrogant and bossy as hell, but I do think his heart's still in the right place, weird as that is to say. And even if it wasn't, fact is this team needs his help.
[Godzilla's got perspective and experience to contribute that's totally unique from what anyone else on the team can offer... Save for maybe that chicken guy with the buzzsaw stomach, Dearka supposes.]
I guess what I'm trying to say is: if he starts being bugfuck unreasonable again, I've got your back. But if you start saying shit to him that pisses him off, I can't help you. Like, I REALLY can't help you; dude's basically a walking nuke.
You probably have a pretty good idea of what sets him off by now, yeah? Just, do me a favor and try to avoid all that. Even if it just means avoiding him, entirely.
And for the record... What I said goes both ways. You and Lucy are friends, right? Well he obviously cares a lot about her, too, and I'm guessing it's probably mutual. Keep that in mind, if you aren't already. Not trying to tell you how to live your life or anything, just a bit of friendly advice.
Re: still private;
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