[WORLD TWO | SHIT MEETS FAN]

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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!

Comments

[rootandbranch]

[that sounds a little less stressed and a little more positive, and Geir encourages it.]

We can always make a big ruckus right when they come in to do their thing... that's what I was thinking. What do you want to do?

[hearsthesea]

We have to make sure it's a good opportunity first. If we fail, they'll be prepared for us in the future. Our first chance ought to be the best one we can find.

[rootandbranch]

Yes! I think that's perfect.

The best chance is probably going to be when they're distracted from whatever's happening on the surface... and I don't think they know we're still talking to the others.

[hearsthesea]

If they know, they haven't mentioned it so far. They would probably have other ways of separating us if they knew as well, like blindfolding us so we couldn't see where we were going.

[rootandbranch]

They're not good at this, honestly. Maybe they were good enough to capture us, but it was obvious and messy and careless. Badly done.

Whatever happened to them to make them this way, it must have been long ago that they don't remember what to do.

[hearsthesea]

I don't know whether it had to be something special, but I think you're right in that it was long ago. It means that they have that much more reason to be afraid of us, however. It may make them sloppy, but it may also make them determined.

[rootandbranch]

I'm sure they're determined... you don't usually take prisoners if you want peace.

[hearsthesea]

I suppose so. But if they truly hate or fear us, it may be that much harder to make them stop.

[rootandbranch]

. . . I guess I wouldn't know. I've never hated anyone that much.

[hearsthesea]

I've known those who do. That kind of hatred is that kind that won't be satisfied until everyone is dead.

[rootandbranch]

Why did they feel that way. . .?

[Geir genuinely can't fully understand it.]

[hearsthesea]

Overwhelming pain or fear because of the suffering one has been through. The belief that any suffering will only repeat itself until the other people are gone.

[Not trivially, this applies to both Nerifes and people of both races back home. She can't say it's entirely wrong either.]

[rootandbranch]

[Geir supposes this simply isn't how he thinks. enemies are enemies, but if they weren't worthy enemies, people whose stories you would tell around the fire with your own, where's the honor in defeating them...?

Shirley's not talking about pride or conquest or strength, though. she's talking about bitter survival.]

I guess that makes sense.