EVENT LOG: SCAVENGER HUNT

[lucetimods]

Who: All you scavenger hunters!
What: Scavenging and other fantabulousness, I suppose.
When: November 24th to 28th
Where: The whole village! And yet also all over time and space...
Summary: See this post for more info.
Rating: P for Points! (Keep it PGish, folks. Anything worthy of a higher rating can be brought to your appointments posts.)

As announced by CJ, the village's immediate environs are divided up according to this map. There are five areas: the Nile, Ice Age, Space Opera, Shogunate, and Gangland. Time-and-place appropriate architecture and conjured up NPCs exist in each area.

Don't forget the scavenger hunt! While actually finding things is ultimatly optional, you can find more information on the hunt here. If you want to claim a reward from the hunt, be sure to link at least two related threads on the new rewards claims post.

Finally, here's a quick rundown of the objects:
- In THE NILE: A ceremonial dagger and a piece of Pharoah's treasure
- In GANGLAND: A tommy gun and a set of car keys
- In ICE AGE: A bone spear and a smilodon's tooth
- In SPACE OPERA: a raygun and part of a robot
- In SHOGUNATE: a samurai sword and water from a kappa's head

Happy hunting!

Comments

[redjacketthief]

It would be...

[But did he really want a young doctor as a partner out here in the bush]

[geniustheveil]

[He does when she's not bothered by the cold, and capable of taking care of frostbite among the other likely hazards.]

It will be safer to have medical help nearby, too.

[redjacketthief]

[He huffed. She was right, in her own way.]

All right. Just know, I'm not that great of a hunter.

[translation: he can't take care of you.]

[geniustheveil]

[It's alright. She'll take care of pulling her own weight.]

I won't slow you down.

[redjacketthief]

...all right then.

[He pulled his cape tighter around himself and gestured for Ami to follow.]

This feels...[A little like Hoth, the fragmented memories of the Commander provided.]

[geniustheveil]

If you're cold, we'll find heavier clothing and more layers. [Practical of her. But she also pushes to keep going. They have a goal.]

For the time being, let's focus on what we're looking for. It will help us to bear with the weather, too.

[redjacketthief]

...

Right.

[Don't mind him if he's a little distracted. This entire scavenger hunt is two fold for him, but it only looks to be successful on one front.

He sharpens his focus and gestures for Ami to follow.]

I'm thinking we'll head to the Rec Center, if it still exists, and see what we can learn from our fellow residents or the locals. Since we need to get a spear...what's to say that we won't find both of the items in the same place?

[geniustheveil]

Wait.

[Ami has never been one to trust easily, especially in these circumstances:]

If many people are looking for the same thing, they might not want to share what they've learned.

[Teaming up together like this is different; they have a clear chance of both being rewarded. But what about 'everyone'?]

[redjacketthief]

[A sly grin. Questioning a thief of his calibur is very dangerous.]

Please. Who said anything about asking?

[geniustheveil]

[The sly grin is greeted with seriousness.]

Then, what are you planning to do?

[redjacketthief]

There's a lot you can learn by simple observation, Ami-chan.

...as for the locals? We'll think of something.

[geniustheveil]

[That's... fair enough, she supposes.]

In that case, I'd like to keep going together. [She keeps their paces even as they head towards their goal.]

Do you think the Malnosso have another purpose in arranging this?

[redjacketthief]

That's a good idea.

[He flexed his gloved fingers under his cloak, to keep the blood flowing in the intense cold, as they drew near a rocky slope that was dotted with caverns. Given the circumstances, these could only be homes.]

I think they do. This might be another 'test', but we can't say that for certain right now.

[geniustheveil]

A test of motivations. How far will we go, for their rewards. [Though the words are a question, her inflection makes them a statement.]

I believe that could be likely.

[redjacketthief]

That's a good thought...

[But he had other possibilities in mind. Pagoda and O'Connell were fine examples of what this could mean.]

[geniustheveil]

What else were you thinking of? [She catches that hesitancy, and assumes he has ideas of his own.]

[redjacketthief]

...

We're being conditioned.

[He doesn't want to go into details on the mission. Not yet.]

[geniustheveil]

It seems likely; but to what purpose? What are they hoping to accomplish in the end? [Soldiers for the fight against the Third Party is the most obvious. The taunts about bloodthirst in the Malnosso's message would be desirable in that case - and take on new meaning.]

[redjacketthief]

The easiest explanation is that they're doing this for PR.

[Then he remembers that Ami was there for Shikamaru's meeting.]

Some of who went on the mission are still processing everything. It'll be known when it becomes relevant.

[geniustheveil]

[No, as she thinks about it, it makes sense even without an explanation. People doubt the Malnosso - as they should. Offering rewards, so long as people put a little effort in, will help that within the village.

And without. That announcement mentioned passing the ethical inspection. They need to keep convincing the public that what's happening here isn't wrong.

But it is.]

I see. I think I have an idea what you mean.

[redjacketthief]

...alright then.

[Though his thoughts were different. Sheriff Williams from Depot 8 came to mind--she was a tough-as-nails frontierswoman who had originally resided in the Pagoda enclosure that the Depot supplied. Rumors around the little town also suggested that she may have come from O'Connell, the other enclosure that was at risk, but that only made the circumstances more confusing.

Lupin suspected that this was part of a ploy to slowly groom the residents into members of the organization by allowing them to think that they were doing it of their own will. It was twisted, and another factor about why the mission was so conflicting.]

I think I see the Rec Center ahead. You ready?

[geniustheveil]

[It all comes out to the same place, really: mistrust the Malnosso. She'll never put that aside, not after what she's seen after this long in Luceti. So despite working within their system (a thing she dislikes anyway), she is not theirs.]

I'm ready. I think so. [She adds the disclaimer after a second to realize she's not sure what to expect at the rec center, with everything else so changed, too. Will it still have anything to help them? It should, she reasons; its nearest equivalent should still have warmth, and some supplies.]

[redjacketthief]

Awesome

[He has no idea what to expect either, but the way he reaches for the gun that the Malnosso mercifully allowed him to keep suggests that he's willing to use scare tactics.

Lupin lead Ami toward...the cave that was once the rec center. Normally his own gentlemanly ways would have allowed the lady to enter first, but he saw her as primarily a noncombatant. The fact that she was his temporary partner was secondary.]

[geniustheveil]

[She's not troubled that it's become a cave; she expected that. But being a gathering point, she hopes it has a fire at least.]

Now that I think of it... I wonder what sort of things are in the stores right now.

[But despite asking it aloud, this isn't the time for that question.]

[redjacketthief]

[He can hear something ahead, under the din of people--and it did feel a little warmer.]

...you know, Ami-chan? I think we'll jump that hurtle when we get there.