Luceti Valley - The Second Log

[lucetimods]

Who: Everyone
What: The second part of the experiment. Things begin to unravel.
When: August 7th - August 10th
Where: Luceti itself
Summary: Check out the mod post for more. This covers Day 6-9!
Rating: Varies with thread. Please move explicit stuff to appointments post with appropriate warnings.

Luceti Valley continued in its own merry little way. The rich got richer, the poor got poorer. A new tax hike had ensured increasing animosity between both groups, despite the protests of the every charitable Lord Mayor. But on the sixth day, something happens and people begin to notice things are unusual. Idle thoughts that if thought about too much is bound to get you a visit to the police station for an hour or so. Or worse, it may just get you committed.

Meanwhile, the asylum continues to gain more and more patients. Those that are trapped there will find escaping difficult, but there may be more to this place than they first assumed...

On the tenth, battle breaks out across Luceti Valley. People begin to exhibit powers and abilities they didn't know they had. The police begin rounding up these people to lock up. If they resist, its bound to come to blows. Even though no one has regained their memories of their true self yet, it becomes apparent that some trickery is afoot, even if they might not know the source or why.


Note: This is the second log! There will be a third and final event log for the aftermath. There will also be two separate logs specifically for finding John and defeating Zompano. For those of you that signed up, we'll be randomizing the results and replying to the selected characters later tonight. In the meantime, keep enjoying the event! If you have questions, direct them here.

Comments

[voidseeing]

[Quietly, he regards her a bit longer, then nods. She's right, of course. They can't just sit back and act like none of this is happening, try to pretend their lives are still what they were just a few short days ago. It's different now. Everything has changed.

"You are no longer allowed to powerlessly stand by and turn a blind eye to others' lives like you have before."

He isn't sure why those words cross his mind, nor where they come from. Certainly not from anyone he knows. But they feel right somehow, like it's what he has to do.]

I'm not about to sit back and let myself get selected out either. I'm going to fight, and I'm going to find out what's going on.

[Strange phrasing, perhaps, but again it feels natural to him.]

[tearmeanewone]

[It does sound a little strange, but considering all they've been through thus far Elizabeth isn't going to wrinkle her nose at a strange piece of phrasing. She nods, shifts her hands down to lightly hold the one holding the pistol.]

Whatever happens, even if we end up strangers tomorrow, you always made me feel like a princess. Even now, with blood down my face.

[voidseeing]

There might be a lot more blood before all of this is over.

[It's a warning of sorts-- she saw what he just did to those three cultists. If she finds it too upsetting, she's free to leave, and he won't say anything. He won't blame her, not at all.]

[tearmeanewone]

I'll make sure none of it is yours.

[She's not going anywhere.]

[voidseeing]

[Now Gai is reminded of what he had been doing before those cultists so rudely interrupted them. Reaching back into his pocket, he retrieves his handkerchief, then lifts it to Elizabeth's face to begin gently wiping away some of that blood. It won't get all of it - it's already begun to dry and the handkerchief isn't damp - but at least it's better than nothing.]

[tearmeanewone]

[Elizabeth tilts her head up to help Gai, smiling faintly as he cleans her up a little. Her nose has been bleeding for hours, she knows it isn't going to completely wipe away.]

I bet you can't wait to ask me to prom, especially looking like this.

[voidseeing]

[Gai makes a soft sound, perhaps of amusement. His reply comes in the form of bending down to kiss her once he's gotten the worst of the blood cleaned up-- so there may be a bit still left, so what? He doesn't care if she doesn't.

To be honest, he's just grateful that she's willing to stay by his side even after she's seen what he's capable of.]

[tearmeanewone]

[Well, this is a little unexpected. Perhaps because they're in the middle of a war zone, but life was strange that way sometimes. Elizabeth curls her hand into Gai's hair, deepens the kiss a little.]

[Now she's afraid. She has to stay with him, absolutely stay with him. Because if Elizabeth loses Gai, now she's certain her heart would break.]

[voidseeing]

[Mentally Gai curses the fact that he's still holding the pistol and keeping himself from being able to wrap his other arm around her. He'll just have to pull her as close as he can manage with his free hand, securing her against him and allowing her to deepen that kiss as much as she wants.

He can't lose her either. Not now, not during all of this. She's the thing keeping him anchored despite his uncertainty and his fear for his family.

He needs her, and he isn't ashamed to admit it.]

[tearmeanewone]

[She doesn't want it to stop. She wants the moment to freeze, just like this, so the world can let them be for just a few minutes longer. As it stands, Elizabeth has to settle for giving Gai a few longing sweeps over Gai's bottom lip with her mouth and tongue before pulling back.]

Someone could catch us unaware here.

[voidseeing]

[She isn't the only one who doesn't want it to stop-- when she pulls away, Gai lets out a quiet, disappointed sound, though he makes no move to kiss her again.

She's right, of course. As much as he wants to keep kissing her, they're in the middle of a battlefield and could be attacked at any moment, as those cultists proved.]

Mmm. We should go check on our families. They may need our help.

[tearmeanewone]

Dad and Uncle Robert are fine... trust me. [Elizabeth lets out a little nervous laugh. Seeing your father set someone on fire will do that.]

What about your family?

[voidseeing]

I don't know. I haven't seen them since...

[God, he isn't even sure anymore, and that's why he's worried.]

... I have to make sure they're all right.

[tearmeanewone]

Yes, let's go. [Elizabeth takes Gai's free hand and starts leading him back out of the clearing, through the trees, out of Lowtown.]

We can start at your dad's office! Maybe he's there and if he isn't, your house isn't that much further away!

[voidseeing]

Assuming we can make it there without any interruptions.

[He's keeping a firm grip on that pistol just in case. He doesn't even know how many bullets are left in it, nor is he confident that he could pull off shots like that again, but at this point, anything is better than nothing.]

[tearmeanewone]

Don't worry--I meant what I said. I can see dozens of guns. [And if Gai keeps shooting like he had before, said interruptions wouldn't last terribly long.]

Wait, you should reload-- [Elizabeth lets go of Gai's hand, rummaging through the metal box before producing a clip of bullets for the pistol. She tosses them to Gai just as a cultist grabs her by the arm and yanks her toward him.]

[She turns around and hits him square in the nose with the heel of her hand.]