Let 'em say we're crazy, I don't care about that!

[lucetimods]

Who: Everyone!
What: The final day. Moonfall. Twenty-Four hours remain. How do you spend it?
When: The 30th, all day
Where: Anywhere
Summary: The last day. The end has come. The moon is coming down and piercing the barrier. Nothing can stop it.
Rating: It will vary.


Details are here. But here's a recap and expansion!

By the time morning hits Luceti, the Moon has begun to breach the barrier, noticeable by how the barrier will fluctuate about the Moon's face in strange ribbons of energy. The oceans and lakes begin to rage as they are caught by the Moon's gravity. The ground begins to quake in an unsettling way. Small and harmless tremors that will slowly intensify over the course of the day. With the Moon already partway through the barrier, it will be noticeable that it is not quite as large as the real Moon. Though quite vast, the Moon itself does is not quite the entire size of Luceti, but is large enough to span the entire village and more. The Moon's angered face does not cease for a moment, even as it becomes the only sight in the sky.

Yet it remains in the sky, slowly breaking through the barrier, and proving indestructible in spite of all that is thrown at it. In the evening it will begin to cause gravitational disturbances, drawing up debris and small objects into the air. When it finally reaches midnight, the bottom of the Moon will be one mile above Luceti. At that point, all will suddenly black out and know no more. What becomes of the Moon? Does Luceti go splat? Will CJ finally get his moon rocks? Stay tuned!

Comments

Running around, CH3. eeep

[cherishedmiracle]

[As the moon gets closer and closer, Nagisa really starts to panic. That thing's coming straight for them, and there's nothing they can do about it aside from freaking out. Hearing of some people who fled into the tunnels, she begins to wish that she had done the same. It's really too late to try doing that though. So instead... yeah, panicking.

After running around, crying and trying to figure out what she could possibly do and where she could hide, she finally gives up and just goes back to Community Building 3 to find somewhere to stay in there. Eventually, she'll just return to her apartment there. Looks like we're just all going to die huh.]

[emp3thy]

[Nagisa's crying face as she passes the house immediately spurs Minato out of his silent vigil on the front steps. Standing up, he jogs after her and touches her shoulder.] Nagisa-san?

[cherishedmiracle]

[She nearly jumps when Minato touches her shoulder, startled. Could've been like... the moon poking her or something. Who knows. Once she realizes who it is though, she lets out a sigh--a rather shaky one, really, due to her constant sniffling.]

M-Minato...? [That's... pretty much all she can manage to say right now.]

[emp3thy]

Hey. [he shifts into as calming an expression as he can.] You shouldn't be outside.

[cherishedmiracle]

[Somehow, it actually comforted Nagisa a bit. ...Juuust a little bit.] I-I was trying to look for somewhere safe to stay...

[Though she's starting to feel like there really isn't any place like that around. I mean, really. It's the moon.]

[emp3thy]

[nowhere is safe... but some places are more comfortable.]

Do you have a friend nearby?

[cherishedmiracle]

[...That's true.]

I don't know where she is right now, s-so I don't think so... [She may have even headed off to the tunnels, maybe.]

[daisy023]

[She is only outside to get people to safety. She knew many wouldn't approve of this venture, but a Spartan was bound by her service, and her worlds. There could still be some souls outside.

Daisy can feel the fluctuations in power. Times in which she remembered the limits of a normal body. Others in which her body strengthens and gains unintentional speed, and when her mind gains a greater lucidity she only felt during the drafts. When she could see and hear everything around her with an exceeding clarity.

It is during these instants when she hears sobbing in the distance. Inside the Third Community Housing.

Time around her slows to a crawl. To the eyes of the Spartan, the moon and the movements of the planet almost freeze when she recognizes that voice.

She remembers this feeling. Kelly used to call it "Spartan time".

SPARTAN-023 bolts for Nagisa.]

[cherishedmiracle]

[Although she is inside the building, Nagisa hasn't quite made it to her room yet. She feels as though her energy has been completely drained from all of the panicking and running around. So on her way up to her apartment, she took a break in one of the hallways to try to regain some of that energy and make it up there.

For now, she's just curled up in a corner of the hallway, her face buried into her legs that were being hugged and pulled close to her. Standard procedure in schools being targeted by tornadoes, really. But for falling moons? It's... probably no use. But it is at least a bit comforting.]

[daisy023]

[She has to use this power while it lasts. SPARTAN-023 makes the most of the heightened sense of the world around her. While everything but herself moves slowly.

There is a reason she feels this. She is afraid. She knows she will die. She knows what is it like. She has gone through it before. But she swore she would fight until the end. She would not be able to save everyone, but she would save those she could.

Nagisa is here.

The Spartan blurs through the building, her eyes scanning for living beings in the hallways. But the sobbing is heard even closer.]

Nagisa!

[cherishedmiracle]

[Nagisa could hear the rushing footsteps, but she paid no attention to them and ignored them. After all, there were plenty of people running around anyway. Once she hears her name called though, her head jerks up and looks around for where it's coming from. She recognized that voice. She was relieved in a way to hear it, too.]

...D-Daisy...? [In contrast to the urgent glancing around she was just doing, her voice sounds rather meek. She... really doesn't have enough energy to yell or anything.]

[daisy023]

[The Spartan hears it. She identifies the sources a floor above. She moves through the stairs until she finally notices a living being. Curled along the hallways of the Community Housing.

She finds her. Everything continues to move too slowly around her as she comes for Nagisa, and leans down for her.]

Nagisa. [Her look is of concern. Worried. She is happy she had found her.] We have to get to the tunnels.

[Strangely, her voice is not rushed. A Spartan fights to the end... But she had seen far too many results of a glassing, to know that if this is real, being underground would do little against something like this.

She won't admit it's the end. It's not Spartan nature.]

[cherishedmiracle]

[Looking up at Daisy, she frowns.]

...The tunnels? [...] A-aren't they really far away from here though?

[They seemed almost too far away to be able to be traveled to with the little time they had left. From how things were looking... the moon was going to fall on them. Today. The walk is definitely longer than that, isn't it? And even so, how much more protection could it possibly offer? This is the moon we're dealing with.]

[immamartillo]

[ Firo had spent most of the day running around and looking for the people he's on good terms with in Luceti. The fact that there's nothing he can do is starting to soak in by the point he returns to Community Building 3. It's left him feeling almost numb, but he'd have to be heartless to ignore Nagisa with how distraught she looks. He recognizes her, barely, but doesn't even know her real name. Now's a bad time to get acquainted, but he decides to approach her to check on her. ]

Hey. You alright?

[ It's the worst possible question to ask right now outside of "isn't this weather lovely?" but Firo can't stop it from slipping out. ]

[cherishedmiracle]

H-huh...?

[Nagisa was just about on her way upstairs when she heard Firo's voice. It was a rather familiar one, too. So she turns around to see who it was to find that the person had an equally familiar face as well. She met him during that one event, didn't she? Can't recall whether or not she learned his real name though. So she just stares at him for a moment, unsure of what to say. How does she even answer that? The answer is obviously "no," but she couldn't bring herself to worry him even more than he probably already is and say that. But saying "yes" was just... no, Nagisa couldn't say that at all.]

[immamartillo]

[ Her silence makes him realize how bad of a question that was. He shoves his hands into his pockets and glances away uncomfortably. ]

Right. Stupid question. Sorry.

How come you're still out here? I thought everybody was headed for the tunnels.

[cherishedmiracle]

[She shakes her head slowly, trying to force a smile to reassure him that it was all right. She just... couldn't though, really.]

It's okay. [...] By the time I found out that they were going there, it was a little too late... A-and... I'm not really sure if it's much safer there, either. [I mean, it's a moon crashing into the village. It really didn't seem like anywhere would be safe.]

[immamartillo]

Yeah. But still, people are gonna hope, aren't they?

[ He doesn't have much hope for anywhere being safe in Luceti, even for him if his immortality fully returns. Firo turns to look out in the general direction of the tunnel entrance. It seems pretty far, but he wonders with a sigh if they should at least make an effort. ]

You can still try and make it, if you wanna. It wouldn't hurt you to try anymore than stayin' here would.

[cherishedmiracle]

I guess...

[When Firo turns to look there, Nagisa turns her attention to that direction as well. Yeah those... are definitely pretty far away. She sighs.]

Maybe... but is it really safer there? I-I... [She honestly doesn't think it's any safer. And walking over there would mean staying outside longer, and having to stare up at that terrifying moon.]

[starfishlovesyou]

Nagisa-san! Waaait!!

[Have a Fuuko following after you as you run around Nagisa. She's so happy to have found her in all the chaos! But her expression is anything but that by this point.]

[cherishedmiracle]

F-Fuu-chan...?

[Nagisa stops dead in her tracks. Finally, she found Fuuko. She's relieved to have found her as well, especially since she's safe. Well... at least for now. Looking down at the ground after seeing Fuuko, her voice trembles.]

W-what are we going to do... [It was probably more of a statement than a question. Because really, does anyone know the answer to that...?]

[starfishlovesyou]

Fuuko doesn't know... [Even so, Fuuko has an answer for it. Not a very useful answer, but it's something. Moving closer to Nagisa and grabbing her sleeve now.]

Should we go home? There's nowhere else Fuuko can think of going to. It's probably best we go inside though... [Just being outside with that terrifying face looking down on the village was enough to upset Fuuko. She gives it the odd glance now and then just to confirm what was happening was actually happening. The moon is going to crash into the village.]

[cherishedmiracle]

[She looks back up at Fuuko when she grabs her sleeve, and nods slowly.]

...Y-yeah... I think it would be better inside too.

[In reality, Nagisa really didn't think that was any safer. But at least there was some sort of chance for survival inside. ...Maybe. It would definitely be more comfortable too. Especially since she wouldn't have to face that scary-looking face of it, which she glances back at now as Fuuko does. ...Yeah, it really was happening. How is this even happening though...? With a sigh, she starts slowly heading toward their building, waiting for Fuuko to follow along before picking up the pace a bit.]

[starfishlovesyou]

[Fuuko follows along, not letting go of Nagisa's sleeve however. As they pick up the pace Fuuko is practically jogging to keep up. Not that she minds, the sooner they're inside the better.]

Fuuko hopes Yusuke will be alright. [Looking back at the moon again.] Maybe we could...? [And leaving it there. There's not much time and Yusuke is a grown man who can look after himself, not that that eases Fuuko's worries at all.]

[cherishedmiracle]

[As they rush toward their building, Nagisa frequently looks back to make sure that Fuuko is still following. Even with her feeling Fuuko holding onto her sleeve, she still wanted to make sure out of paranoia. This is just... terrifying, really. Nagisa really doesn't want to lose Fuuko in the crowd of frantic people at all. Better safe than sorry, right?]

Yoshino...? [She gets why Fuuko is dropping it there but... no. Just, no. She couldn't possibly leave someone Fuuko cared about behind, even if he was a grown man. She knows Fuuko better than that, and knows that she would end up worrying about him.] Do you know where he lives, Fuu-chan? W-we should at least try to find him there.