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[WORLD TWO | SHIT MEETS FAN]

Who: The Chosen 12, Shehui Monitors
Where: Around Shehui, The Underground Holding Areas
When:
Open/Closed: OTA, but especially the Chosen 12

[ Something seems different about today...you feel it when you wake up if you're of the sorts who happen to have a good gut instinct. You don't have to wait around long for the news of the day to confirm this anxiety in your chest. In fact, it may only intensify if you happen to be looking at your ID card when the announcement comes in.

On your ID's text scroller, a message comes through with a loud, blaring beeping:

The following Shehui residents have been requested for an audience with officials. If you know of their location, please tell them as such and maintain their location as much as possible. (The list, though, contains last names OR the name they offered at their Shehui introductory meeting.)

Ruby
Haru
Geir
Madoka
Jade
Julius
Jusis
Shirley
Orga
Noctis
Akechi
Riza

If you're in your apartment and happen to be on that list, you'll find that your door is locked from the inside suddenly. You and your buddies aren't going in there until a monitor comes by. For those out and about, you may be able to hide for a while if you're in a crowd of folks who don't know who you are. However, any and all news or screens will begin offering photos of those on the list as the day continues. That might get you some interesting looks.

That being said, you have options -- giving in and surrendering is only one of the choices you can make.

pre- or just after the announcement: Want to react to this sudden discovery that you're quite possibly a wanted criminal? Go right ahead! Maybe this is where you begin to plot your life on the lam. Maybe, maybe you have a mental break down. Maybe, maybe, maybe you just need some advice about what to do. Who knows!

running: Life on the lam is entirely possible, and even though it might not last, you can definitely make a break for it. If you have magic that can help you...why not use it? What do you have to lose? However, know that monitors will be looking for you far and wide. You thought there were a lot of monitors hanging around the city before? Think again, now. There are some pretty good places to hide, like in the woods of the more rural areas, but be warned -- that doesn't mean the monitors won't come for you there, either.

fighting: Maybe you're more proactive in your denial. You don't want to go anywhere with these monitors, and they're closing in...instead of surrendering, it's time to battle! Magic will do you well in this scenario, but monitors do have weapons and tools they can use to try and combat your fighting spirit. These include stun guns, energized-batons and a gun-like device that shoots out magnetized clamps designed to grab at arms, legs...even your neck. Trying to cut through these is also very hard, and once the gun is attached to you? It's also electrical in nature. You'll get a pretty good zap if you don't comply.

capture: So that's it. You've been caught. What does that mean for your future in Shehui? It's hard to say -- but it is for certain that you aren't simply being interrogated in your apartment this time. The monitors lead you to their underground doorway, opening it and bringing you inside. What you find is a totally different building that looks very ornate yet official -- this is the home of the Shehui government. The hallway you're led through is long, and your restraints tighten before your feet are clasped together with a device that's similar to the clamps the monitor's gun spat out. There are hundreds of monitors looking to stun or even shoot you now that you're away from the public. Escape is seemingly impossible...at least for now.

From there, monitors will take you to a holding room that lies at the furthest end of the last hallway you're taken to. It's not that bad for being what is essentially a jail cell -- there's an enclosed restroom, sizable bed and mini fridge. A table, a television built into the side of the wall...and a sign on the wall that lists up to three different names. Even though there's one bed, that doesn't mean you'll be utilizing it on your own:

-- Geir (his own, larger cell -- though it's outfitted with larger amenities)
-- Riza, Jade, Ruby
-- Jusis, Noctis, Julius
-- Madoka, Shirley, Haru
-- Orga, Akechi

The first day, everything is quite quiet. A monitor brings you food, carefully making sure that you can't escape through the door...since they're sliding it through a tiny slit, it might be very hard to squeeze through. That's where you're at right now...Today is day one, and who knows what the next day will bring.

[SPECIFIC NOTE: For large creatures, i.e. Geir's big dragon ass, the monitors are going to be using helicopters and larger versions of their regular weapons. They'll be very cautious in trying not to injure Geir -- more than they would be when it comes to the average coven member -- because potentially felling him from the sky can lead to casualties. If he is captured, the underground door will grow to accommodate him, and there is a larger holding area for bigger creatures. Hallways, however, will be a tight squeeze.]

telepathy: Telepathy can be utilized at any time during your long, hard day, but it may be beneficial to attempt to use it while you're locked up underground. Those who hear your mental feed will find that whatever signal you're trying to send is very faint -- for instance, sending text, the letters will be less than opaque. Voices will be softer and potentially static-y, as well as video transmissions.

In general, citizens of Shehui will take a pretty standard approach to coven members who are on the circulated list. They won't get directly involved with the chase; there won't be many citizens who will put a coven member in a headlock and directly involve themselves. However, they will shout, point at and follow coven members who they know are on the list in an attempt to help the monitors. However, you do have the freedom to create non-standard reactions from Shehui residents. You can say they feel some sympathy, or maybe they're even more violent than the average person!

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before

[ Julius had briefly entertained the idea of using his abilities to try and make an escape, but ultimately it might cost him more control than he can afford. Thus he had resigned himself to going peacefully, though not without a telepathic message: ]

This is Julius. I'm going with them. I'll try to feed information out whenever I can.

capture

[ Much like Geir, Julius allows himself to be led into the cell without much protest. Luckily enough, they haven't obstructed his vision yet, so he's able to take note of the path and construction of the building. It's no different from the treatment he would have received back home should he fall into hostile hands, so it's bearable.

His bigger priority is to remain in control of himself over his escape. If he could bide his time and collect intel, then it would be a good change from the monotony of simply working here. The monitors wouldn't be able to get too much information out of him, for he is incomprehensible even to himself - the curse that binds his body unto an eternity of corrosion.

He takes his place at the corner of his cell, sitting down on the floor. Should food come, he would refuse it except for water. Most of his attention is trained on what he can perceive of the telepathic network, and on keeping himself grounded. Should his cellmates try to check on him, they may notice that some parts of his skin have turned white, with a texture much like bark. ]

telepathy

[ Julius has so manny questions, so might as well fire them off while someone might still be listening. ]

Who's around here? Are they treating you okay?

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[ if it were a stranger, there's a non-zero chance jusis would leave them to their devices in the corner, but he knows julius. more than that, he recognizes him as someone levelheaded, focused on moving forward in times of adversity, and that's a huge boon that jusis still struggles with at times.

it ... isn't exactly a position he'd expect from someone planning for the future, but even if julius' resolve has been broken by the situation, he wouldn't let that pass over without saying something either. after his initial assessment, he approaches, though he still keeps some distance between them when he stops. ]

I hadn't expected them to place a handful of magic users in shared cells. Are you well, Visconti?

[ ... circumstances being what they are, at least. for his part, jusis is in one piece. definitely upset, going by his scowl, but not obviously harmed. his dignity might be bruised from being arrested. ]

[ One might think Julius in a position of despair due to his position, but he had assumed it on the basis of keeping himself as far away from everyone else as possible. Perhaps they had been placed in the same cell out of luck, or out of the similarity in their appearance. There's a lot to comprehend, and then there's the issue of making an escape plan...

These thoughts are brushed away once he hears Jusis approach. Julius looks up - he's not much different from normal, still with his calm expression; though it is tempered by dark patches under his eyes and other signs of bad sleep. ]

I'm okay. Don't worry too much about me. [ he looks kind of dying but it's fine!! ] If anything, they may have given us a chance to plan our escape.

[ He tilts his head slightly, listening in to the network. ]

There are more than two holding cells, from what I can tell.

[ that's not reassuring. julius can look calm all he likes, but jusis isn't blind, and he's all but been conditioned to take "don't worry about me" as "please worry about me, because i'm not going to".

in their circumstances, there isn't much to do but talk at the moment—and listen, but julius seems to have that covered. once he's confirmed julius is at least receptive to conversation, he takes a sit in front of him. ]

You don't look okay. [ bluntly. then, without missing a beat: ]

If we assume all of us are three to a room, that doesn't surprise me. I ... had more pressing concerns than counting the names, but the list was long enough. [ then there's geir, but he doesn't even know how they got him in here, much less how they intend to keep him here. ]

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[ It's quite natural for Jusis to come rub the truth in his face; but then again it was what his friends had done for him back home. He doesn't have a very good read on how the younger youth feels, but at least it's reassurance that the concern is mutual.

Yet, there isn't much that anyone can do for his condition. ]

I didn't sleep well. It'll pass.

[ Jusis doesn't seem the type to believe in curses, so he'll have to shelve that excuse. Perhaps if the need arises, the truth can be brought to light... but it wasn't needed now. ]

Did they hurt you?