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

stiles stilinski;

[figureitout]

stiles is on pu'ulai and will be torn between wanting to throw his hands in the air (and probably throw up re: the dead bodies let's be real here) because he so did not sign up for this, and actually being useful and investigating the bodies and nalawi disappearances and ritual things, this is what he's good at he's gotta do something.

so be prepared for a lot of questions and theories and things bc stiles will be all over this, ritual sacrifices?? so season 3A last year.

basically pls give me all the cr makes grabby hands at everyone

[strictdiscipline]

celen let's thread......

what idk yet but!! sacrifices are cults are so no bueno it's not even funny so i'm sure riza will be trying to investigate as best she can. maybe they can double-team and stiles can demonstrate actual usefulness or something.

maybe.

or he can be annoying, i'm also down for that.

[figureitout]

yes good come to me

they can def double-team and be aces at this investigation thing but also stiles is always annoying so, you know, riza is about to get two for the price of one.

[strictdiscipline]

perfect B)

as for actual threading....hm, i'm not sure what'll happen for the left behinds. i was gonna do an open log with some prompt but someone else suggested we post our own mass log which i could probably do if you think that'd be a better idea! idk what the rest of the left behinds are doing. :|a

[figureitout]

yeah i've honestly been wondering the same thing, but i agree that everyone making their open logs sounds like a mess waiting to happen, so a mass log would probably work better! c: so if you're up for making something like that then either of us can post a top level and tag that and investigation: cornered starts playing on the background

............ man i hope you're ace attorney familiar or otherwise my joke will just fall flat like a crepe

[strictdiscipline]

cries i..............am not ace attorney familiar, I'M GOMEN 8((((((

i appreciate your efforts though!!

[figureitout]

GOOD BYE CRUEL WORLD

also despite my semi-hiatus thing i will still be here, stealing internet cable whenever i can, so if you do end up making that post lmk and i will get to it as soon as i can!!

double also i'm visiting andrea i'm sure you remember her c:

[strictdiscipline]

!!!!!! ANDREA.......i do in fact remember her. tell her i say hello (even though she probably doesn't remember me...)

and yes ok will do!! i'm probably toss up a network post later today and then plug away at log prompts in the meantime so i'll let you know when that's done.

[strictdiscipline]

HELLO I HAVE RETURNED TO YOU WITH AN OPEN LOG. sadly not a group mingle log because that was too much effort for me but maybe some other kind soul will post one.

if none of the prompts work for you, lemme know and i'll write something else for you! c:

HOPE YOU AND ANDREA ARE HAVING AN A++++ TIME

[figureitout]

NO THAT WORKS PERFECTLY as you can probably see i already tagged you let the investigating commence :>

and thank you we are!! we just went to see the jungle book today.... also she says hi!! she remembers you very well we had a riveting discussion about a thread she had with her loki and your mushu it sounded pretty great tbh

[strictdiscipline]

omg i hope you guys enjoyed it.....it looks so good

and omg lmao mushu, i still miss playing him ngl. andrea's loki was gr9 too, as is andrea in general. ALSO i forgot to ask this on your intro but would it be cool if i added you on plurk?

[figureitout]

i did at least!! it's def a fun movie would recommend

WELL U KNOW never too late..... she says and looks at her own muselist of 2907395738 people and cries in hands. and of course it's cool add away ♥

[dishearten]

pp and ss gonna do some stuff together, HO YEAH

[figureitout]

YES STUFF

they can get this whole team thing started

[hellshaped]

HEY LET'S do something with Stiles and Hellboy because yknow #notalldemons. They could run into each other while investigating dead people and it'll probably get real awkward real fast, y/n

[figureitout]

yyyyy

that sounds like the perfect plan honestly, i live for awkwardness tbh so bring it on