DARK ALLIES FINALE LOG

[afterlifer]

WHO: Anyone and everyone!
WHAT: Dark Allies Finale
WHEN: March 22nd-24th
WHERE: Anywhere and everywhere in this afterlife
WARNINGS: Potential violence, loss of sense of self, fighting, cussing. If you have anything else let a mod know to add it!
SUMMARY: The Programmer and Fantoche have increased the number of shadows in order to pursue the NPC, Ai, who has been trying to hide but cannot continue to stand by and do nothing. Meanwhile, many of the afterlife's residents have been turned into NPCs.. is there a way to reason with them or get their memories back? There are 3 parts to this log!

MARCH 22: SHADOWS
Shadows are difficult to deal with, and you've just been surrounded. It seems like the number of shadows have raised up well beyond half of the NPC population. Team up, fight off the shadows, try to follow them to find the NPC first! Ai will be around throughout this log and will reveal her Guard Skill abilities in a comment here. Feel free to attempt to apprehend her.

MARCH 23: THE NORM
A few people have been turned into NPCs. The shadows seem not to bother them-- the shadows ignore them and those turned into NPCs don't even seem to see the shadows. They can see you, even if they can't remember. Try to talk some sense into them or take whatever measures you think are necessary? Try to keep them company or say goodbye because if Ai isn't turned in, there's no known way to turn them back?

MARCH 24: CAPTURED AI
Ai's identity has been revealed since the 22nd, but she's been avoiding capture up until now. Come up with a plan, decide what to do. It might be a good idea to have a meeting and talk to her. She's surprisingly cooperative. The OOC poll revealed that Ai will be kept away from Fantoche and the Programmer, so if any characters have the intent to do otherwise they will not be able to be the ones to find her. Of those who comment, on the 24th the mods will RNG one character to have successfully captured Ai and she will reply to that thread. Other characters or teams may jump in based on what you as the players have decided to do.

Comments

[extraordinarily]

Of course there is. I'm here, dumbass.

[ She would roll her eyes if this was anything, but text. Besides, she knows that just because some people have turned into NPCs doesn't mean that everyone is one. ]

And if you want to give up, roll over and die, then go ahead and turn into an NPC already, moron... ☆⌒(＞。≪)

[ She doesn't mean that, of course, but she's trying to make a point. There's no way she's going to let this just slide easily, even though she wants it to end already. Haruhi's scared too, but she's not the type of person who's going to let that show in her messages or emotions.

Yuri's an NPC. That much she knows. And because of that fact, she knows that she has to take things a lot more seriously and up her game. Even if technically she shouldn't be the leader of the SSS - even if she's sometimes reckless, she has to do something for the people who can't do anything at all. ]

And as much as I want it to be over the most, it's not going to end unless we figure out our plan and work together. So, where are you now? I'm not leaving anyone behind.

[tsunball]

[ There's actually a moment or two of nothing (on top of what you'd usually expect from a response time) before a reply from Leon arrives. ]

first you tell someone to turn into an npc then you say you're not leaving anyone behind

you sure are weird as hell suzumiya [ No location added in the message, nope. ]

[extraordinarily]

I'm trying to take this as serious as I possibly can, but I need people to calm the hell down first before idiots make decisions that they might regret.

Where are you. And that's not a question, it's a demand. Being alone is the riskiest thing when the shadows show up, and you should know that as much as I do.

[tsunball]

i donti want to be aloine i

ju
usiut

[ There's a good minute or two without messages before he texts back again, although this isn't hesitance on his own part as much as it's a quick sprint from a shadow that suddenly popped up. ]

im just sick of dealing with it

this shit i mean

[extraordinarily]

You think I'm not sick of it? I've already experienced becoming an NPC before, after all.

[tsunball]

does it matter if theres one of us sick of it or two i mean im still sick of it

one day running isnt gonna be enough and ill become one too [ He does care that some of them turned into NPCs, especially the people he's known for a while, but like hell Leon could ever admit that out loud.. ] there wont be anyone left

[extraordinarily]

Don't be so pessimistic! I'm not going to let that happen.

[tsunball]

and how do you think you can stop it by yourself suzumiya

[extraordinarily]

Who said I was going to do it alone?

[tsunball]

who do you got with you then

[extraordinarily]

Everyone else that I know who isn't an NPC.

[tsunball]

suzumiya

you realise theres no guarantee they won't just turn into npcs either right

you can't just protect everyone like that

it's impossible

[extraordinarily]

The only thing that is impossible is impossibility, so stop being stupid. I'm the one with the most experience here now when it comes to shadows and being turned to NPCs so don't tell me otherwise. Just because we couldn't protect the ones who turned into NPCs doesn't mean we can't protect the ones who aren't now!

[tsunball]

are you saying i have less experience than you just cause you were an npc and i wasnt

because fuck that you know ive been running from these things tons of times too suzumiya ive been here for a longass time

[extraordinarily]

You think I don't know that?

[ Such biting words, Haruhi. ]

But experiencing the thing first-hand gives you a bonus +20 death experience. Especially since I remember everything I did as an NPC.

[tsunball]

so do you even remember how to get yourself out of it

[ Since that's sort of the important part here. Otherwise it's not like her memories are going to help them much, are they? ]

[extraordinarily]

There are several ways.

[tsunball]

tell me

[extraordinarily]

I refuse. And it's not because I don't have an answer, I just don't want you doing anything stupid because of it. I'm dealing with it on a case-by-case basis and I will tell everyone in time, once things have calmed down so we all can talk about it together as a group.

[tsunball]

what the hell kind of opinion do you have of me if you think im going to do something weird with it

i just want to know in case i get turned into a fucking npc i dont want to stay like that [ There's more panic behind those words than might be apparent. ]

dont be selfish

[extraordinarily]

Because it’s you, stupid. And by the way, if you did turn into an NPC you’d still need another party to deal with turning you back. I’ll tell everyone when the time is right. I don’t really trust talking about this sort of thing over the phone sometimes.

And I'm not being selfish. It's just better to work things out with the people who actually need the information as soon as possible and the people who can actually utilize it.

[tsunball]

[ Another moment of nothing. ]

so what youre saying is that you cant turn back unless someone helps you [ Well, in that case Leon figures he sure is fucked. He doesn't think anyone at all would help him, despite what his outward ego might suggest at times. ]

[extraordinarily]

Well, yeah. But I'll definitely help everyone for sure!

[tsunball]

even me

?

[extraordinarily]

Yeah.