lucetilogs | Luceti Valley

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.

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[Atta boy.

Cliff returned the smile. It wasn't nearly as bright as his usual smile, but it was firm and strong. No matter what was going to happen to him or what's his, he wouldn't give up.]

Don't we always? Just watch. In a few weeks, this whole mess'll be behind us and we'll probly be in the bar laughing 'bout it. Life works in funny ways, and you just can't force it to work how you want it to.

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[He wasn't so sure about that.... if this was the response to three months of striking, it could only get worse before it got better. A lot worse. He decides to leave off with one last reminder-- something he knew didn't need to be said, but he felt needed to be heard, anyway.]

You and mom both know you can trust me with anything, too, right?

[That stung.

Cliff could see it coming from the other side of Hightown, and it still hurt. He glanced over the house, unable to look Fayt in the eyes for the moment.]

I know.

[He let it hang in the air before continuing.]

But, this isn't your mess. I intend to clean up as much of it as I can so that, hopefully, you won't need to deal with it when you're my age. It's not just fair-- it's the right thing to do.

You're smart. Very smart, and I've got a hunch that you're going to move onto something big one day. But, to reach that potential you've got, you can't be worrying too hard about your mom and I.

There's alot of things in this world that I wasn't able to have...but that's no reason why you can't.

[His father's words made his heart clench a bit.... but they also stung, almost as bad as his own words to his dad.

He wanted to become someone his parents could be proud to say they raised. He really wanted that, but...] Dad..... I'm not going to be a person I'd be proud of being by getting further in life if I can't be there for my family while I do it.

[What was the point? It'd be empty.]

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[Cliff couldn't look at him. There was no way. He shook his head, trying to clear the agitated uncertainty that Fayt's words brought on.]

Gah-- you're making this hard!

[He didn't scratch his neck, lest he get grease everywhere. What was there for him to say?]

Not really. [He sighs, glancing away and running a hand through the back of his hair. It was a habit he'd take after his father in maybe, but it was clear he was agitated... and disappointed.]

Nel and I are doing swell. I just want to make sure you and mom are doing the same.

[And to be honest if they weren't.] That's all.

[Unspoken or not, Cliff understood Fayt's meaning as clearly as if it were made plain. He sighed as well, for once boxed in...by his own son.]

We're doing alright enough, I s'pose. Things are a bit tight though.

[More than a bit tight, given what he suspected of Souji's not-so-subtly hidden side activities.]

'A bit tight'? [He frowns a bit more, wishing his father would be clearer. At least he was being honest, though.]

Yeah, it's nothing too terrible. We're eating alright...

[But the fact that he was having a hell of a time getting parts to repair the truck was evidence enough of how tight things were.]

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