▶ 004. TEST DRIVE & SIMULATION #4

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TEST DRIVE & SIMULATION #4

CONTENT WARNINGS: forced partial nudity, dead bodies

▶ 001. ARRIVAL / CAFETERIA.

It happens in the blink of an eye -- a dash of time. You're taken from where you were. What you were doing.. it isn't important anymore, and slowly, you give up to desire your normal life. When you awake, figures are looking down on you from a surgical table.

"Yeah, this one will do; let's take them to the rest," That's all you see before losing consciousness again, only to wake up in a pod with many others.

"Your questions will be answered soon enough as I'm sure you will have many," a female, robotic voice says.

Just then, your pod opens in a dim corridor with many others. Your new life is about to begin... whether you like it or not.

The pods drain their stasis fluid which wakens each Outsider. When Outsiders emerge from their pod in only their undergarments which have been supplied to them and head to a locker room in the medical bay, to find a towel to dry off with, a set of gray loungewear to wear as LILITH makes the final decision in organizing the Outsider to their rightful teams. If a character has any accessibility needs, they will be found here. It's about then they will feel a sharp pain at the back of their eyes, almost like there’s a foreign body lodged on the inside of their head. This pain will subside quickly as their body adapts to the changes, but there will always be a sensation of something being not quite right. That their bodies have been changed forever. They would be correct in thinking that. In the pod, all Outsiders have been surgically fitted with ocular and brain implants that will enable them to communicate with LILITH and the rest of the crew, and feed them the information they require. Almost like a computer screen has been loaded into their brains, they will see a loading screen as the implant completes its download. A questionnaire will then pop up, waiting for their answer. A voice, robotic and feminine, will also read along in their brain for them.

█ █ █ LOADING COMPLETE … BEGIN ORIENTATION …

Name:
Username:
Civilian Identity:
Age:
Species:
Origin:

What is your fantasy?

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The system will give Outsiders one chance to provide a truthful answer and choose their username and civilian identity. Should they refuse to cooperate, the implant will download the answer directly from their brain (and give them a username or civilian name against their will). This questionnaire will then be posted on the network for all to view and reply to. Almost like an ice-breaker, if you will. LILITH wants all their newest recruits to learn about each other!

Outsiders will receive a quick brief about their situation: They will be told that the year is 2278, and they have been taken to Neo Tokyo, one of the last bastions of mankind in a world terrorized by various Kaiju and monsters. Only a third of the population remains, and LILITH has gathered talented people from other dimensions here as a last ditch effort to save humanity. Outsiders are free to continue asking LILITH questions through their implant, but there’s no guarantee they will provide them with a straight answer …

Outsiders will also notice an implant in their dominant wrist. This implant has a barcode in it that will enable them to purchase goods from the local stores in Neo Tokyo. They will receive a starting balance of 10,000 KRYPTOS (about USD 66), which is barely enough for a few good meals, groceries and supplies. They can view their current balance through a hologram window projected by their ocular implant.

Once they leave the medical bay, they’ll be able to grab a quick meal in the cafeteria and mingle with the other Outsiders just waking up. Today’s menu is creamy crab onigiri & ginger salad, all packed neatly in a food ration tray.

That familiar, robotic voice is heard again:

"Greetings, my name is SYNTHIA and I will be taking care of you today while the rest of the crew is busy handling a recent issue. Worry not, my children. You are in safe hands."

▶ 002. CLEAN UP THE LAND OF DREAMS.

After nearly a month of investigation and monitoring everyone’s health, Tokyo Disney is finally cleared. Outsiders will be sent back to Tokyo Disneyland to resume their work. LILITH will order them to go collect the rotting remains of the Yamadenki and any bodies that were left behind from the battle.

When they return, they will find the park is still left in ruin from the battle and the air smells horrible. They will have to sift through the rubble for the remains of Yamadenki, rift mutated corpses, hybrids, and fallen scientists and mercenaries. It’s dirty work but someone has to do it. Luckily, LILITH has provided a sanitation suit that some Outsiders may remember. There are only a few in various colors, and those who reject the sanitation suit will be provided with gloves and encouraged to activate their plugsuit instead. After they’ve removed the bodies, they will be told to help clean up the park. The park has always been a popular place for teenagers to sneak off to and while they can keep the area closed off for the safety of the majority, there’s no way to keep out the most dedicated troublemakers. Some of the rides have some residual charge in their engines and can be ridden.. maybe test drive them for a spin? Nobody has to know you're doing it, right?

Furthermore, LILITH is interested in what remains of the secret labs. Most of the computer hardware and records have already been confiscated but considering how they’ve had almost a whole month to rest, they should be fit and ready to do some heavy lifting, surely. Most notably, LILITH will task the Outsiders with moving and transporting heavy machinery such as the electric generators, refrigerators, freezers, incubators, water distillers, and all sorts of fancy equipment. They will have to find a way to drag all of this out of the tunnels, up to the surface, and to the transport vehicles waiting to take them back to LILITH. If they look around, they may find a few golf carts in the tunnels but whether or not they have keys or even work is to be determined.

Observant Outsiders will spot some men in suits appraising the park and nodding their heads. Could there be plans for a revival of Tokyo Disneyland?

▶ 003. DATAPORTAL TESTING.

Following the clean up efforts at Disney, things begin to happen at LILITH. The engineering department gets to work and it isn’t long until they announce they’ve finally managed to get some of the dataportals running. It seems the Yamadenki remains had some special properties that they could use to stabilize and power the right technology. This is excellent news or LILITH and the administrators get to work communicating with other organizations around the world.

In the meantime, these dataportals need to be tested and Outsiders will be asked to volunteer. Should they agree, the engineers and technicians will explain that they’re going to try a short-distance test first. They still have access to their old base in Kyoto. It was abandoned years ago after a particularly devastating kaiju attack. While they were able to secure most items of importance in their evacuation, it wouldn’t hurt to go back and do another sweep for things that may have been left behind like medical supplies, tools, technology, and food/drink supplies.

Characters will be able to travel back and forth between Kyoto and Tokyo while they test the portals. There are some known effects of portal jumping but whether they start to take effect on the first jump or after a certain amount depends on the person. Symptoms include nausea, headaches, dizziness, and a loss of spatial awareness so they may get into people’s spaces, bump into things, miss targets, or get lost easily.

▶ 004. KYOTO & KAIJU.

Outsiders will be transported to the Old Kyoto Base with a small team of operatives. In terms of structure, the Kyoto Base looks similar to that of Neo Tokyo, with the remnants of a training ground, research labs and dormitories free to explore. Once upon a time, this base was filled with LILITH personnel. What had happened to them, along with all the other residents of Kyoto, is anyone’s guess.

With some work, they’ll be able to kickstart the emergency generators which will be enough to provide the power needed to search parts of the base. Characters can also leave the base and explore what remains of Kyoto. The streets are empty and the city has been abandoned since the attack. The Imperial Palace is still standing, albeit in decrepit conditions from years of neglect, and the once picturesque, historical streets now sit in ruin. Keep searching, and you will see the scars left behind from the attack - monstrous claw marks against a building wall, and forgotten human remains.

With the lack of human interference, Kyoto has become overrun with wild animals such as macaques, deer, foxes and tanuki. A herd of boar-like Kaiju have also taken their place at the top of the ecosystem. This Kaiju, the Yama-Kujira, is of special interest to LILITH.


█ █ █ MONSTER DEBRIEF SHEET
NAME: Yama-Kujira
HEIGHT: 10 meters (adult), 2 meters (infant)
WEIGHT: 200 kg (adult), 60kg (infant)
CLASS: Piglets are harmless, Adults are a moderate threat
LOCATION: Kyoto, Japan
ABILITIES: The adult Yama-Kujira compensate for their terrible eyesight with a vicious attitude. They will charge at everything and everyone at the slightest disturbance, be it the sound of footsteps or even a bird flapping its wings. They have a keen sense of smell and hearing, and sharp tusks that they use to maul their prey. Fiercely territorial, especially near to their nests. Hates loud noises and the colour red. In groups, they have the ability to cause a minor earthquake by stomping into the ground. The Yama-Kujira piglets, on the other hand, are blind, harmless, docile and do not have tusks. May charge ineffectively to practice their skills and are strong enough to knock a person over. They enjoy fruit, nuts and milk.
WEAKNESS: They are virtually blind and rely on their smell/hearing, so taking those senses out will disorientate them. Otherwise weak to being flipped over and has a soft underbelly. Getting their tusks trapped in something will temporarily immobilize them as well.
EXTRA NOTES: Eats primarily vegetation and local wildlife but the adults will kill anything that moves.

█ █ █ MISSION OBJECTIVE:
✖ Eliminate all adult Yama-Kujira within the area.
✖ Lure in and capture infants to surrender to LILITH.
✖ Bring back Yama-Kujira specimens, alive or dead.
✖ Scavenge for useful technology or supplies from around Kyoto and the Kyoto base.

█ █ █ ATTACHED PHOTO:

▶ 005. MAID DAY.

While Outsiders test out the portal technology and the engineers make adjustments to make traveling more stable, the administrators will announce they’ve touched base with other organizations around the world and have begun to process travel documents for everyone.

In the meantime, they will have to help do paperwork which includes repeatedly confirming details like their birthdays, hair color, age, blood types, and so on. They will have to fill out multiple forms again and again for administration, insurance, and passport reasons, as well as reasons that just don’t make sense. The paperwork is endless and it’s a lot to keep track of but everything is due on May 10th. To make matters worse, there is the longest line at the immigration office that does not seem to be moving at all. For some reason, paperwork submission needs to be done in person, even with all the advances in technology.

On the day of the deadline, something bizarre happens. Those with style upgrades should be familiar with LILITH’s state-of-the-art clothing-changing technology. On May 10th, nanobots will engulf some Outsiders and overwrite their clothing, forcing them into a maid outfit (or butler outfit, depending on player preference). Seok Dang’s back from his suspension (is that why he’s been so quiet and nobody has seen him around base?), and he was given the task to encourage all the Outsiders to finish their paperwork.

“I’m back, baby! Daddy’s hoooome!! Did you like the frills? Enjoying them? Everyone say ‘thank you Seokdang-oppaaaaa!’. The Captain says you gotta do your paperwork, and some lazy bastards haven’t turned theirs in yet. Unless you wanna be in that cute lacy skirt forever, let’s encourage everyone to do their homework, okay? Well, if you guys decide to just stay like this forever, I ain’t complaining. It’s pretty easy on the eyes. Next time, maybe I'll put you hot kittens in some tight leather. Who knows!”

Outsiders will find themselves dressed in maid costumes until everyone has completed their paperwork, so LILITH is heavily encouraging you to persuade your friends! Once everyone has submitted their paperwork, they’ll be able to uninstall the maid upgrade… but they can keep it as a gift! Those who would like to opt-out can simply have their clothing not be effected, and this prank works with those who have a style upgrade or are in their LILITH given attire (plugsuit or loungewear.)

▶ 006. AFTERWORD.

Welcome to our fourth TDM! All TDM threads are game canon; characters who don't app will be glitched out of this world. As TDM will act as the event, existing characters are heavily encouraged to participate. We encourage this format for top levels: CHARACTER | CANON | CURRENT / NEW CHARACTER. '

There are currently 16 available player slots. New players are welcome to use this TDM to get samples for when APPLICATIONS open.

None of the prompts suit your fancy? Feel free to check out our main base and locations page and make up your own prompts!

Use the code provided in the ARRIVAL prompt if you'd like to participate in the ice breaker and place it in your top level along with your other prompts. Anything such as civilian name or username can be marked as UNDECIDED if you're unsure of what you'd like your character to have for now. Though it says 'Orientation', existing characters can still participate in the ice-breaker.

Please note that all tags in this log will count for 2 reward points each and will count towards May AC.

TDM #4 BREAKDOWN/RECAP (CLICK TO EXPAND)

1. ARRIVAL PROMPT: Newcomers arrive with ocular and brain implants and told a breakdown of the premise with an icebreaker orientation to fill out. Their first cafeteria meal is crab onigiri & ginger salad. Newcomers are placed in gray loungewear while they are being sorted into teams.

2. TOKYO DISNEYLAND CLEAN UP: Outsiders are sent back to Tokyo Disney to gather resources from the Yamadenki attack. Outsiders may wear a sanitation suit or use gloves. Some rides have residual energy should anyone want to try and take them for a spin.

3. DATAPORTAL TESTING: Resources gained from the Yamadenki creature have supplied LILITH with enough energy to use the dataportal to teleport outsiders to a former base location in Kyoto. Using the dataportal may give Outsiders limited side effects.

4. KYOTO & KAIJU: In lieu of a Simulation in Seok Dang's absence, Outsiders who teleport to Kyoto will be given the task to fight and clear out the Yama-Kujira, a boar like creature.

5. MAID DAY: Outsiders must fill out repetitive paperwork, which foreshadows travel in the future, and threatening not to will result in a forced maid outfit, courtesy of Seok Dang and his return.

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fushiguro megumi ✴ jujutsu kaisen ✴ existing character

[seaurchin]

🐇 MAID DAY A
[ On May 10th, there is an ominous message coming from the user named 'rabbit'. ]
Do your paperwork
I'm not asking
If you don't

I will slap you

🐇 MAID DAY B
[ Diligent little man that he is, Megumi had finished all the necessary paperwork on day 1, sorting through the long-winded, pedantic and confusing process with clockwork efficiency. Sometimes it pays to be a naturally organised person who enjoys filling out forms. What he doesn't enjoy, and is his source of stress for today, is having to be a frilly maid outfit with stockings, garters and heels. He did what he was supposed to do! Why does he have to be punished like everyone else?

That's why Megumi will be trying his best to move things along, hovering around the immigration office and storming toward anyone who looks confused or like they're slacking off. If this doesn't get done, LILITH might leave them in the maid outfits forever. Here comes the angriest maid. ]

You're supposed to put your name here and sign here. It's not hard.

[ You might also find him slumped on a bench somewhere, still in the maid outfit and looking like his soul has left his body. Because it has. ]

🐇 KYOTO AND KAIJU

[ While he understands the need to eliminate kaiju from the world, this mission doesn't feel right. There's no one around left on this base, so it isn't like they'll be saving anyone from these kaiju. The kaiju are just here and they're invading their territory and wiping them out. What they're doing doesn't sit right with his conscience. He'll try to complete the mission, but there's no guarantee he's going to give things his all.

Things are quiet now, at least. The Divine Dog is beside them, and hot on the trail of a nearby nest that was built in an abandoned dojo. He can hear high-pitched squealing inside, so it's likely to be the piglets. ]

The parents don't look home. We should check it out.

WILDCARD
[ Or PM me to do something else... ]

@MEOWY

[veinity]

INSOLENT CREATURE.
KNOW YOUR WORTH IN THE FOOD CHAIN.

WORKING PAPER IS NOT SUITED FOR SOMEONE AS ALMIGHTY AS I.

NEITHER IS TAKING ORDERS FROM A MERE RABBIT.

DO YOU REALIZE WHO YOU ARE SPEAKING TO?

[seaurchin]

I obviously don't. You must be new.

Doesn't matter. We're stuck in these outfits until all the paperwork is done.

@goddess of death

[queenofkur]

I agree.

I hope everyone will get it done as soon as possible.

Having to wrap a blanket around me when I leave for work is most undignified.

[seaurchin]

Some people were lucky enough to get the suits, so they aren't concerned.

We just have to threaten them until they comply.

kyoto;

[problemagus]

( He had to confess: this mission was a little bit outside of his wheelhouse. Unlike human targets, the hogs are unpredictable, harder to control. His presence concealment could mitigate some of that: cloaking the sound of his movements so that he can move around undetected. It's his scent that he's worried about.

He gives Megumi a nod, hovering close beside him, much like a parent would a child. )

Alright. Try not to stray too far. If something happens, I can cover you.

( He is, of course, referring to the gun in his breast pocket, and the special bullets that rested inside the chamber. )

[seaurchin]

[ It still doesn't feel right to be doing this. Megumi understands the reasons for the mission. LILITH probably want to take back the base at some point and make Kyoto habitable for humans again. Still, as someone who loves animals, it's difficult to stomach kidnapping a bunch of baby kaiju when there's a low chance they will be treated well in captivity. His heart isn't in it but he does go through the motions. ]

Thanks ... But remember to take care of yourself as well, Kiritsugu-san.

[ It feels like Kiritsugu is the sort who needs to be reminded of this. With the divine dog beside him and on high alert, he trudges through the bushes and closer toward the dojo. ]

[nutkick]

it's too boring, though.

[seaurchin]

Denji-san ... Sometimes boring things are still necessary.

maid a

[eyescar]

i forgot

[seaurchin]

Well, I'm reminding you now. You better do it!

maid day a. text; @CURSE

[gimu]

oh good there you are
fushiguro
help

[seaurchin]

Are you struggling with the paperwork?

maid day B

[the_fourteenth]

[Raidou is also trapped in his out frilly outfit complete with knee-highs and chunky heels that have been giving him trouble. It's a little better knowing he's not the only one stuck like this, but it doesn't stop him from being mortified.]

I-I know it's not hard. I just... [Didn't want to be seen in public like this.] I'm working on it. I promise.

[seaurchin]

[ If he weren't in the exact same situation, he would have more pity for Raidou. Right now, Megumi is solely focused on getting them both out of this situation and in their regular clothing. ]

I thought you'd be quicker at something like this ... [ Be nice, Megumi. He really did think Raidou would be the studious and meticulous type who would have no problem filling up papers. ]

🐇 MAID DAY B

[autumndrizzle]

[ Kong is intimately familiar with inane paperwork thanks to his days as a policeman, so he's finished and handed his in days ago. doesn't save him from getting sucked into Seok Dang's 'I wanna play barbies with ya!' scheme. as far as outfits go, Kong's isn't too different from his usual suits. better quality maybe and there's a pair of gloves, which he accidentally 'loses' as many times as they find their way back to his hands.

he doesn't expect to run into familiar faces around here. there isn't much 'familiar' left but even though it's been years, he still recognises the little treasure that was borne from the young Fushiguros' love. ]

Oi, kid.

[ he gives the slumped over figure a nudge with the tip of his shiny, polished leather shoes. ]

Best get up before the cleaning crew takes you out with the trash.

maid day b

[memors]

[ He has a lot of excuses for not finishing his paperwork yet, some valid, some less valid...the least valid of which is that everyone being stuck in maid outfits is pretty cute. He doesn't even mind wearing one himself! Even if the tights take some getting used to.

Today, at least, he's making an earnest attempt to get his done, but when the easiest questions kinda stump him, it is hard!!! ]

I'm not sure what to put down, though. I have a lot of names... [ The struggle of being an eldritch horror. ] Do you think we'll get in trouble if something's wrong?

[ :pleading_face: ]

🐇 MAID DAY A

[blastedass]

I'M GOING TO FUCKING DESTROY THIS SHITTY OFFICE BUILDING!!

🐇 KYOTO AND KAIJU

[blastedass]

[Megumi's not the only one taking issue with the mission. That prickling sensation of something not sitting right has been with him in regards to the animals. They're not raging monsters trying to take down buildings or eat people. They're just wild creatures and the Outsiders are the ones invading.

Even if they're amok in the city, it's been abandoned, unfortunate as that is. Returning to scour is one thing, but striking out at the local fauna simply for existing... He gets feeling angry, but don't sic that role on your damn mercenaries, you fucking cowards.

Bakugo focuses on gathering items and supplies and simply avoids the boars. Joining up with Megumi for the mission has been a good call, what with the other boy's summons and comparable misgivings.]

Or we keep fucking walking and ignore them.

[Unless they clash like this... Which comes complete with reaching out and fisting Megumi by the back of the suit to drag him along without even looking.]

maid day a

[omeka]

u too, huh??
anyway those threats dont work on me buddy!!!

[ hana, however, is having a grand old time dressed as a cute maid ]

@macarons

[rikugan]

do em for me

maid a; un: joker

[1797]

that's a pretty weak threat

A) un; Icy Hot

[heir_conditioned]

[Asking the important questions.]

How?

maid day b!!

[shiroize]

[ "it's not hard," is what this guy says, but saber is staring at the paper like it's a cursed artifact, turning around towards fushiguro with a frustrated huff ]

I don't understand, why is any of this necessary?! Why not just let us travel to wherever we want?!

kyoto and kaiju

[newphew]

[ on the other hand, what hunter keeps telling himself is that these are dangerous beasts who need to be wiped out for the greater good! that, and, if he fails any missions, there is a nonzero chance they will send him back. and he can't go back. no matter what. ]

[ but more than that, every kaiju he's run into so far has been a wild beast aiming to hurt people. surely these aren't any different, right? even the babies.... the harmless cute piglet babies... ]

R-Right. Let's go.

[ he doesn't want this other recruit to see him hesitating!! so he marches on with fake confidence ]