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RAID EVENT

CLEAN UP

IN THE FEEDING PIT, the prisoners of the Dummy and Weakling wards struggle to scoop wet mochi leftovers into the central bowl. The released creature, blinded by the TOXIC CHAINS wrapped around its head, wreaks havoc in the dark.[break][break]

As the floor is plucked clean, prisoners struggle to survive the rampage. The beast is relentless. Any mochi thrown or offered by the likes of Eris Halla, howard slayte and Isaac Merlo is unable to be received by it; there is chance of the creature seeing it—or even eating it, for its entire head is obscured.[break][break]

Throughout the muck, acts of selflessness come at the expense of close calls or brutal pain. Beau Fontaine protects Eduardo Hisakawa, while Thea Naito incurs a harsh beating for Knight Naito.[break][break]

Some wonder if this is the manageable punishment... then what would have been its more severe, dangerous iteration?[break][break]

Among the morbid leftovers, Shred finds no liquid metal. No off-red fur. No Pokemon parts... and after Remiel Calcifet suggests they restrain the rampaging beast with their chains, the opportunity never comes.[break][break]

The floor is cleaned. Those who have attempted to pilfer any human remains would find that there are no bones. Nothing that can be used as a tool or sharpened; everything is mush and soft like baby food.[break][break]

The beast cries, its unique voice echoing though stifled: "GRAH! PON! PON!" Chains emerge from the darkness on one end of the wall. They wrap around the monster and yank it back to where it came. The sound of sliding door closing.[break][break]

From the ceiling, sprinklers emerge. From above, that same familiar voice and snickering of wardens: "your shower."[break][break]

A glass slides over the bowl, sealing its content shut. Cold, bone-chilling waters grace their bruises and sores. The deluge seems endless. Those who wish to strip and scrub themselves more thoroughly may—but the waters are piercing enough, the fabrics thin enough, to render the skin clean.

DISADVANTAGE & DESPAIR

AS A RESULT OF THE PREVIOUS ROUND the following characters must roll with DISADVANTAGE (roll two times; the lower roll is used) until instructed otherwise. The disadvantage on rolls reflects their physical injuries and/or their despairing spirit[break][break]

Cillian Quinn Shred PETRA MONROE Noel Parker Genevieve Cromwell Elaine Highland ever blackwell Naomi Sato Michael Davis Mimi Hirose MARISOL SIMONE zachary stellar Lucia Aldrete Kyrenai Black Isaac Merlo DESIREE BLOOMS jack wainwright Andrew Fisher Ettie Tempest Quinn Johanna Joy Andrea Vaneau Thea Naito Cassandra Kubrick Alba Evovae Laurence Whateley Melody Miro Roy Aker illeana reyes Sylvia Cousteau MAKI YUKIMURA Aubre McKenna-Settentrione Leon Settentrioné

ANOTHER SLIDING DOOR OPENS ON THE OPPOSITE WALL the beast had emerged from. Everyone's TOXIC CHAINS tighten as the OKIDOGI & MUNKIDORI leap into the wet pit. They herd you all through the door... and the sliding door on the opposite side of the room opens too. [break][break]

The beast reemerges as the glass dome slides back to expose the bowl of its collected, flabby mochi. Before the sliding doors close on the WEAKLING & DUMMY WARD PRISONERS, those who look back may witness the TOXIC CHAINS pulling away from its face. Though the face can not be distinguished, orange "skin" can be seen before it buries its head into the bowl, engorging itself upon its contents.[break][break]

As the OKIDOGI & MUNKIDORI prod and push the prisoners down the hallway, they would be able to see odd, fleshy tubes, like large girthy worms or waterslide tubes, ribbed and grotesque, occasionally jutting out of the walls. They curl out from the ceiling and curve back into the wall or floor; occasionally, you see them pulse as if giving birth. There is something below this floor...[break][break]

The hallway seems endless too. Doors slide open continuously, revealing the same repeating designs: a surreal, hypnotic journey to what is seemingly nowhere... But, the corridor eventually ends. Your wardens bring you back to a platform that ascends and returns you all to your wards. New prison garbs are given to you all by the DESIGNATED MEGALOPOLAN SPEAKERS in exchange for your old ones. They are freshly pressed. Peach scented. How kind. How merciful.

THE CHAMBER OF DESIRES

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Crystal Pool - Teal Mask OST

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VIEWING INTO THE MASK is an overwhelming sensory overload. However, the human mind knows how to adapt. Imagination, fantasy, all becomes real in the kaleidoscopic auditorium that surrounds your exposed face. In some twisted sense, those who peer through the WELLSPRING MASK experience what it is like to TERASTALLIZE.[break][break]

However, Xenon Antheil, jayden cross, Zev Harcourt, Neffatari Nzingha, John Sullivan, Aurelie Lefevre, Elisabeth Fiorelli sense the smallest thread of skepticism after their visions. Regardless, it is not enough to break them entirely of their fantastical desire. Despite their resistance—and they are blessed to have the thinnest thread of resistance in this waking world—the belief that they too can acquire their desires through the TOXIC CHAIN is strong and beating like the hardiest heart.[break][break]

Velmos waves goodbye and the TOXIC CHAIN latches back onto his mouth.

DISADVANTAGE & DESPAIR

AS A RESULT OF THE PREVIOUS ROUND the following characters must roll with DISADVANTAGE (roll two times; the lower roll is used) until instructed otherwise. The disadvantage on rolls reflects their physical injuries, their despairing spirit, and/or their deluded state caused by the Chamber of Desires.[break][break]

Hyakkaryōran Tsubaki fern delaney BARNABY FINCH annalise henderson THEO BECKETT Yuina Higashi priam conrad Grigori Sokolov freya morningstar oscar clayton Navy ameena abadi Diana Cavendish luka chêne FERNANDO SILPH

AFTER THE HOT SHOWER, those in the UGLY WARD are granted fresh Kitakami-styled uniforms in exchanged for their dingy old attire. As FEZANDIPITI leads them through another hallway, the prisoners pass by another chamber before their return to the UGLY WARD. [break][break]

There, Megalopolans are hard at work. They carry the crates containing the POLISHED TERA SHARDS and sort them by color. On the walls, three masks can be seen, suspended by TOXIC CHAINS. There is one partially completed green one, one partially completed grey one, and one completed red one.[break][break]

They are in various states of completion. Several Megalopolans painstakingly place TERA SHARDS onto the masks by way of Megalopolan technology, claw-like tools. The grabbers are precise, their digits gentle enough to not damage the shards, but strong enough to ensure a secure hold on their smooth facets.[break][break]

Eventually, everyone is returned to the UGLY WARD by a descending platform.

GOOD NIGHT

THERE IS NO MORE WORK FOR THE REST OF THE "DAY". When you enter your wards, your TOXIC CHAINS immediately connect back to your cell entrances... and reel you back in like helpless Magikarp. The chains solidify back into bars to keep you entrapped in your cold cages.[break][break]

However, another serving of mochi is generously provided. You must eat to conserve strength. To survive. Leftovers are taken. Tossed into the hole back into the FEEDING PIT the DUMMY & WEAKLING WARDS have cleaned.[break][break]

Eventually, the OKIDOGI, MUNKIDORI, FEZANDIPITI, and MEGALOPOLAN GUARDS announce it is time for sleep. A mysterious crystalline noise, the same one heard when the WELLSPRING MASK was peered into, brings the platform to each ward. Your captors leave your wards for the night. However, above, on the ceiling of each ward, the TERA CRYSTALS glow ominously: a prismatic panopticon.[break][break]

There is only one cot, though the floor—or cold toilet seat could suffice.[break][break]

... ... ...

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Art by @icestardragonhc on Tumblr

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You wake up, but not in prison. But in a dream. You find yourself in the grand city of ULTRA MEGALOPOLIS. One bright, brilliantly lit. A neon city filled with friendly Megalopolan civilians—but no Pokemon. No Ultra Beasts.[break][break]

However... this dream is like no other. You will quickly find that this is a collective dream. One dreamed by those present on the ship. If you can, you can find each other, regardless of your separated wards, in the narrow alleys, the businesses, the skyscrapers and smaller homes. The dream seems incredibly real, but any script or written text is unintelligible... A dream's vagueness obscures details and smooths over true specifics of Megalopolan life. But one thing is clear: this is an Ultra Megalopolis in its prime—or one that is strongly desired.[break][break]

Should you search for your Pokemon, you will be able to find them throughout the city in odd, empty daycares with glass displays. These glass displays are filled with strange fluid, and they remain, suspended within it, unconscious and bobbing. Any attempts to wake them or break the glass will be met with failure.[break][break]

In this world, you are unbound by the influence of the TOXIC CHAIN; however, any other influences can return if desired. Curiously, Yuina Higashi can not help but feel as if something is amiss, like a clock-hand ticking back and forth in the back of her brain.[break][break]

PROMPT

FOR THIS ROUND, your characters will be able to interact with each other in the dream world of a thriving ULTRA MEGALOPOLIS. Some of the Megalopolans in the dreamscape can be recognized as being some of the guard, or the designated speaker.[break][break]

When confronted, they will state that THEY DO NOT WANT TO BE TOXIC CHAINED—and that they DO NOT KNOW WHO THE NEVER-ROT IS OR HOW THEY GOT THERE.. You may ask them questions, but not all questions may be answered specifically in the next mod post.

FOR THIS ROUND, YOU MAY POST TWICE.[break]
DO NOT ROLL IN YOUR POST.

There is little time in this world. Eventually, you must[break][break]

wake up.

WARDS

BELOW IS INFORMATION pertaining to each ward.

SPOILER: Click to show

THE WEAKLING WARD[break][break]

A ward headed by the retainer, OKIDOGI. Prisoners picked for this ward have been sorted as "weak" in some way by the wardens.[break][break]

LINK OF A VISUAL REPRESENTATION

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• Remiel Calcifet Cillian Quinn
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• Lulu Flint Shred
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• PETRA MONROE paxton concordas
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• Elise Calcifet Noel Parker
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• Genevieve Cromwell Hideo Kino
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• Beau Fontaine Eduardo Hisakawa
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• Elaine Highland ever blackwell
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• Naomi Sato Greyson Connors
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• Michael Davis Josh Devlin
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• Mimi Hirose MARISOL SIMONE
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• Alexei Ivanov zachary stellar
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• Lucia Aldrete Atreyu Hargrave
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• Violet Fairbanks Kyrenai Black

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Note: there are NPC prisoners as well.

THE DUMMY WARD[break][break]

A ward headed by the retainer, MUNKIDORI. Prisoners picked for this ward have been sorted as "dumb" in some way by the wardens.[break][break]

LINK OF A VISUAL REPRESENTATION

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• howard slayte PENELOPE LIVY
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• Eris Halla Isaac Merlo
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• DESIREE BLOOMS jack wainwright
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• Andrew Fisher Ettie
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• Tempest Quinn Eva Morales
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• Johanna Joy Andrea Vaneau
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• Thea Naito Knight Naito Cassandra Kubrick
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• Alba Evovae Laurence Whateley
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• Melody Miro Amor Rose
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• Roy Aker illeana reyes
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• Sylvia Cousteau MAKI YUKIMURA
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• Aubre McKenna-Settentrione Leon Settentrioné
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Note: there are NPC prisoners as well.

THE UGLY WARD[break][break]

A ward headed by the retainer, FEZANDIPITI. Prisoners picked for this ward have been sorted as "ugly" in some way by the wardens.[break][break]

LINK OF A VISUAL REPRESENTATION

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• Hyakkaryōran Tsubaki Xenon Antheil
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• fern delaney jayden cross BARNABY FINCH
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• annalise henderson THEO BECKETT
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• Zev Harcourt Neffatari Nzingha
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• John Sullivan Yuina Higashi
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• priam conrad Grigori Sokolov
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• freya morningstar Aurelie Lefevre
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• oscar clayton Navy
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• ameena abadi Diana Cavendish luka chêne
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• Elisabeth Fiorelli FERNANDO SILPH

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Note: there are NPC prisoners as well.

RULES

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES.

• please include TL;DRS and ideally, bold your vote!
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• only ONE of your characters can participate.
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• only ONE POKEMON can be out at a time (when applicable).
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• please provide a tl;dr &/or bold moves/abilities/items used with each post.
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• i will not tolerate complaints about not being mentioned, tagged, acknowledged or feeling "useless" in a raid. generally, i attempt to mention all characters and their actions in each post, but depending on the number of participants, this may not be feasible.
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• remember that although i am essentially the DUNGEON MASTER or GAME MASTER of this event, much of this event's enjoyment and storytelling rests upon the players shoulders. collaborate with what i provide in each moderator post and each other for the best result!
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• lastly, be cognizant of participating players and characters. no one is the "main character" of an event, and allowing space for give-and-take between characters and their actions is highly encouraged.
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• more rules may be specified in the actual event thread.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE:

FOR THIS ROUND, YOU DO NOT NEED TO ROLL.[break][break]
YOU CAN POST TWO TIMES MAX.[break][break]

Eva Morales has missed TWO ROUNDS. Sylvia Cousteau has missed ONE ROUND. Missing AT LEAST THREE ROUNDS will result in no rewards; however, due to the setting and scenario, characters will not be retconned from the event.

DEADLINE

APRIL 27TH, 11:59PM PST.