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

[strictdiscipline]

Riza is in the left behind group and will be 500% Done with everything once she finds out about cults and sacrifices and all that jazz. She'll be investigating the cut-open bodies for sure and probably also patrolling around the island once things get a little chaotic to make sure the Nalawi don't maul any poor recruits to death.

I'll probably be putting up an open log with some prompts for the above things as well as gun lessons (because self-defense is important!! and because I meant to do it four months ago), so if you're interested give me a holler and let's work something out.

THAT SAID, I do have a major work deadline at 8 AM this Thursday so I won't be available until then for any major tagging.

[ackingcraycray]

frowns...................i can't believe i'm gonna miss gun lessons

i demand private classes at a future date

[strictdiscipline]

this is what you get for having mabel be marooned!!! but yes okay i am 100% down with this



just pretend dipper told mabel or something, i'm sure it's fine. also i'm going to bed now, good night!!

[agrizzlysin]

I would love to try for cr with Riza. She's such a cool character. If you're interested, King could pop in on her while she's investigating. Or he could ask her about guns while being ridiculously hesitant about them. He doesn't really know anything about them.

[strictdiscipline]

SLAMS HANDS DOWN, LET'S DO THIS

Riza actually had a whole thread with our last King so I'm determined to capitalize on this cr-that-could've-been-and-will-be. I'm good with either of the two! All of the people I promised gun threads to seem to be in the other group for this, so maybe I'll hassle you into a gun thread. 8)

Because there's nothing sketch about teaching kids to fire guns, right....

[agrizzlysin]

BRILLIANT.

King would insist he is not in any way a child, even though he might as well be as far as gun safety is concerned. "So which end does the arrow come out of???" This sounds like the best plan ever.

[strictdiscipline]

omfg

he better not accidentally shoot himself in the face....

[agrizzlysin]

I make no promises.

[strictdiscipline]

OKAY i threw a bunch of random promps over here but if none of them strike your fancy i'd be happy to write up something different for you!

[agrizzlysin]

Ack, sorry for the delay, but no need! That second one was perfect.

[blacksilk]

they should meet up and reminisce over a dead body

then beat up some insane tiny deer people

[strictdiscipline]

what a romantic date

but ok sounds good, let's do this thing o7 hopefully only a minimum of nalawi will be injuring in the making of this film

[blacksilk]

by his standards it would be one of his best ever dates

eheheh

so i guess i should prepare to write our three muses a log for the end of the week...

Fortunately, we gotta wait for the other folks to discover the cult. Sooo--time will be a bit less of an issue!

[strictdiscipline]

has he even been on that many dates.....

but yes, go for it! i don't know if seiko had any particular plans but i'm down for a log. time is good too -- i'm coming down with a cold right during my work deadlines so i'll be pretty much useless for the next few days.

[blacksilk]

who knows??? It depends strictly on how one defines a date...

Take it easy, then! I'll PM when we've got the cement