EVENT WRITE-UP: GILLIGAN'S ISLAND

[futurologists]

MAROONED Characters that are signed up will find themselves literally picked up and carried away by the storm that rocks the Nalawi islands three days after the eruptions. They find themselves deposited on a mysterious island, newly raised up from the seafloor, and held there when the storm rings around the island and refuses to abate. They will be kept there for one in-game week, and characters who have signed up for AC Reward plot slots will be able to provide a little more insight as to why, and how to return. The log is here, which has greater event detail, and will cover the span of their time there. LEFT BEHIND For characters that chose not to sign up, they will be left outside of the typhoon's radius of effect and will find refuge on Pu'ulai. Travel to Komo and other surrounding islands will be impossible as the storm continues, but Pu'ulai is a mostly safe haven from the elements. But that doesn't mean all is well. After the volcanic eruption, the Nalawi's gifts have dimmed even further, and the Council is desperate to find a solution. Even worse, some of the townsfolk have been driven to their wit's end. A coalition of them has turned to Ryba for aid; this mysterious cult of new worshippers has disappeared further into the island. And with them, more and more Nalawi vanish nightly. Characters may search for the missing villagers, though all of surviving ones will be at the cultists' hidden camp. Otherwise, there are ritualistic circles made of seashells, bits of rotting fish left in offering, or strange rock formations that spark with eerie, magical energy. CW: mild body horror. However, the most gruesome finds are by the shoreline. In the shallows, characters might stumble upon Nalawi bodies, tangled up in seaweed and buoyed by driftwood. Characters that can stomach a little investigation can notice that their bellies are purposefully sliced and peeled. And though the local wildlife has nibbled a bit, it's clear the tiny fish nearby aren't what gouged their eyes out. The driftwood itself is water-bloated, but indecipherable etchings run all up and down it, written in a language that all of the Nalawi will angrily attribute to Ryba if asked. Characters that sign up for the AC Reward Plot Slots in this group will be given the opportunity to investigate these disappearances first, or otherwise stumble upon the cult's dwellings. Upon doing so, two (2) characters will be captured by the Ryba cult to be sacrificed to their new god, and the third member will be able to escape. Throughout the week, conflict between the Nalawi and Ryba's followers will come to a head. Vicious fights will break out all throughout the villages -- the tiny deer people make up for their small size with a massive tendency for violence. Recruits that stick around may get dragged into the squabbles and fights, or mugged by a crowd for their food. The Nalawi will steal anything that isn't boarded down, including resources that might go towards rescuing the other recruits. The sideways explosion from Nalalona has affected the environs of Pu'ulai as well: having been closest to the blast, the island is covered in a blanket of ash. Everything is dirty and gray, and sunlight struggles to filter down through the cloud. As a result, Pu'uali is colder than usual, leading to even more tension amongst the tropically-acclimated Nalawi. This portion of the event will not have its own mass log, but players are encouraged to create their own posts. OOC INFO NETWORK The network will be disrupted between the two groups by the storm, but they can still communicate amidst themselves. For example: Billy may be stranded on the island and attempt to contact Anne, who is still on the mainland. His messages would fail to transmit to her. However, he could still reach Charles, who is also stranded. Players may choose whether failed messages disappear, bounce back unanswered, or transmit all at once once communications are back fully online. OTHER We'll also be taking this event at a IC:OOC ratio of 1:2, meaning for every (2) OOC days that pass, only (1) IC day will. We're trying a slightly different approach with regards to AC reward plot slots as well, so for those that sign up, please expect a PM from us shortly. QUESTIONS? If you have questions about this sequence of events (for either side!), please ask them below. If you have questions regarding the Nalawi mission in general, including mechanics or questions unrelated to the events, please use the mission overview page.

Comments

Achilles

[heelies]

I'm not sure what else I'll be doing buuuuuuuuut

Achilles will very much be interested in giving the dead Nalawi proper funeral rites, pyres and all, so if anyone is interested in deer funerals...! Come talk to me. Maybe it would be fun to organize the funeral games afterward too, for some levity in all of this horror. Not sure what prizes he could scrounge up, but he will try to make it as legit as possible. Traditional funeral games include foot races, wrestling (clothes optional tbh), archery, spear-throwing, and DUELING TO (NOT QUITE) THE DEATH.

I could make an open log of this if people are interested. Throw me your ideas!

Oh, forgot to mention that Achilles is in the stay behind crew!

[winces]

aww funeral games... thats so strangely cute lmfaklsdjsakldas

olivia will be around to help... however he needs it...

[heelies]

she can be his lovely assistant in handing out prizes........if he can find any

or dancing for morale???

[winces]

WHY NOT BOTH

she can also help him gather prizes?!

[strictdiscipline]

when are we gonna tag, kath



funeral games tho........

[heelies]

now is our time val




be a contestant, riza...

even though you don't have a dick

that's fine he guesses

[strictdiscipline]

ah





participates in the archery contest

accidentally mistakes achilles for the target

this is fine :')

[heelies]

do it

[strictdiscipline]

ok




but on a serious note i will keep an eye out for this open log whenever you post it

[heelies]

yeah!!! it will probably come later in the event, once people have, you know, found said bodies...and i assume characters from more scientifically robust eras will want to investigate the bodies first or something.

[dishearten]

Peter is gonna wanna give them a proper send off so he will help out with the deer funerals :c

[heelies]

good man, son of parker!

yes i shall have cr with peter as well

[dishearten]

tries to not wibble at son of parker
it's ok pete you can handle it!!!

[thebelly]

KATHBO i run to belatedly


what if we did a thing... north would at least be willing to check out the funeral, and then if spoopy ghost shenanigans evolved from that i'd be 100% down for this

[heelies]

JAYBO my arms are always open to u

oh my god at first I had no idea what you meant by ghost shenanigans

and then i remembered

YES PLEASE that would be hilarious. is it a deer ghost???? no it's just santa

[thebelly]

fHLKAEJFH SORRY I SHOULD HAVE SPECIFIED BUT ah kathbo you're so kind to me

i'd love this actually!! as serious as funerals are (but then achilles, why are you playing games at funerals) this would be super fun to do c: hooow do you want to set this up are you going to put up an open log

[heelies]

hey man the games are to honor the dead!! one last manly hurrah to send them off!! you need a good cleanse after all the crying and hair-tearing and breast-beating.

I'll put up an open log later in the week or next week (depending on how plot things shake out?) for anybody who's interested in participating 8)

[thebelly]

APPARENTLY...... look he won't judge ig

ok sounds good!! if you wanna shoot a ping that'd be lovely c: