Luceti Valley - The First Log

[lucetimods]

Who: Everyone
What: The start of a new experiment... or is it?
When: August 2nd - August 6th
Where: Luceti itself
Summary: Luceti has become an idyllic and peaceful 50s-esque village. The first few days are just business as usual, right?
Rating: Varies with thread. Please move explicit stuff to appointments post with appropriate warnings.

August 1st had seemed like an ordinary day in Luceti. But late in the evening, for those night owls who had not turned in yet, they were witness to strange fluctuations in the barrier. Beautiful, really, almost like Luceti had received its own 'Northern Lights', even though it seemed to come from the far east, across the ocean. This ominous light show lasted for all of fifteen minutes before it ceased all together. Skimming the ocean waters, a horde of cultists entered Luceti, cloaked by darkness. Upon reaching the entrance to the tunnels, their leader stepped inside and was followed one by one by his fellow cultists. When the last had entered, the tunnel entrance closed. Across the mountains, the entrance to the tunnels in the village did the same.

Midnight passed without incident, but by three in the morning, the change suddenly came. Minds were altered, forms were changed, and buildings sprang from nowhere.

Much later, on August 2nd, morning settled on a changed village, the new mayor made his way to his mansion with his pair of adorable dobermans at either side of him. The sun shined bright. It was a good day to be a Lucetian.

Note: There will be a stand alone log for the homecoming dance. There will be another log for the second stage of the event.

Comments

[yourhatred]

[A vague answer means that Itachi won't pry. He doesn't normally make casual conversation with strangers as it is.]

A shame, that.

Thank you for the help, sir. I apologize again for holding you up.

[endgames]

It's fine. I'm killing time as it is.

[He should probably leave it at that. Turning his shoulders to leave, however, there's still a nagging thought in the back of his head.]

You know, you look sort of familiar to me.

[yourhatred]

Oh?

[Itachi blinks sightless eyes, trying and failing to place the man's voice as one he's heard.]

If we've met before I can't remember it.

[endgames]

I don't think we have. It's a resemblance... [He trails off, trying to put a name to it.] Sasuke? Know anyone with that name?

[yourhatred]

[At that name, Itachi looks mildly amused. He nods once.]

Sasuke Uchiha is my younger brother. I am Itachi.

[endgames]

Ha, I thought that might be it. [There's a grin in his voice.] We weren't the same grade, but I was on the football team with him last year.

[Shikamaru was a benchwarmer for most of it. 8|]

[yourhatred]

I see. I may mention that I ran into you, then. He still plays.

[Hopefully well enough for a scholarship, so that getting into college might be an option for him.]

[endgames]

Yeah, I saw him the other day. We went out for pizza. It was a right shame I had to miss the game.

[Assuming the homecoming game has already happened]

[yourhatred]

Thank you for that. I'm sure he enjoyed himself.

[He smiles again, pleased that one of Sasuke's friends is such a gentleman.]

[endgames]

Heh. He sure had enough people there to. You can tell him I said hi. If he's not at the homecoming dance tonight, I'm not sure when the next time I can catch him will be.

[yourhatred]

He should be there.

[They'd rented a tux, after all. Little does he know...]

[endgames]

Copasetic. Maybe I'll see him.

[yourhatred]

I hope that you do. And I may pass along a greeting as well.

[Even if this makes that a little redundant.]