ANTARCTIC CIRCLE - JUNE EVENT

[metamods]

ANTARCTIC CIRCLE

Monsters are nothing new to this world. While they were thought to be nothing more than legend in the pre-confluence days, the first modern kaijuu attack was recorded in 1954.

Everything people knew to be true was challanged time and time again, but it has been decades since a threat showed itself. The Guild System has kept things manageable, peaceful even. It has afforded metahumans a sense of peace and a place of belonging in a world that once viewed them as disruptive and dangerous.

And so when the reports begin trickling in about a threat manifesting at the South Pole, the senior most members of both guilds head out under cover of night. They're certain they can deal with this quickly and quietly, without placing the burden on the new metas who never asked to be brought to this world.

But when they return at dawn, battered, broken and near dead - the decision is pulled from their hands. The usual theatrics of the guilds are pulled aside as the government officials muscle their way in, taking control of the Alliance command center. Within less than an hour the message is splashed across every screen, interrupting whatever people may have been doing prior.

EMERGENCY GODFALL PROTOCOLS ARE ACTIVE.

ALL ABLE BODIED METAHUMANS ARE EXPECTED TO REPORT INAT ALLIANCE HQ REGARDLESS OF ALLEGIANCE. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. THIS IS A COSMIC LEVEL THREAT.

WITHOUT INTERVENTION IT WILL BEGIN AT T-MINUS 72 HOURS.

STRATEGY MEETING—

You’ll find no one is forcing you to attend this strategy meeting… but most of the metahumans gathered here don’t appear to have any real power to speak of. Many of them are scared civilians. One can levitate rocks, another sneezes fire. All the major guild members are in critical condition, but most are expected to pull through.

They won’t say who isn’t.

The only person left in any kind of condition to help is Chaos Gate, who holds out her arm to display the reason why: one of the Sunset Falls blossoms has bonded to her. And though she’s singed and had been exposed to risky levels of cosmic radiation, the flower itself is fine. The intel the guild leaders brought back is enough to form a plan.

The entity is from another dimension, as is the flower. And so it stands to reason that people from other dimensions would be likewise immune. Even if they aren’t, upgrading existing anti-kaijuu weaponry is their best shot at stopping the threat in its tracks.

Any metahuman who is technologically inclined is called in to lend their skills to adapting the existing anti-kaijuu technology. This is your chance to shine if you’re not much of a fighter. You have twenty-four hours to get these machines ready for combat.

They give you the rundown of the technology that powers the robots. Multiple minds working in sync, meta-energies syncing up to replicate your existing power set on a massive scale. However, as they're powered by metahuman energy, doing this for an extended period of time will be incredibly draining, so it’s recommended for each robot to have a dedicated team of pilots to trade duties. At minimum, two people are required to operate each robot.

Additionally, memory-sharing is a known side-effect of this technology. It’s strongly recommended that no two pilots during active combat be from the same world - better still if you’re complete strangers - as its possible to completely lose yourself in these memories.

You can use this time to find partners or teams - and maybe stake a claim on the coolest-looking robot, if you feel like it.

MOVE OUT —

At dawn the following day, you’re sent off. Though the atmosphere is one of hope, Chaos Gate drops her usually flippant smile to lay down the facts: you may not come back alive.

But if you don’t go? Then everyone dies. The seers couldn’t say for sure whether you’ll succeed, but those that glimpsed futures where you never left at all made it clear what that led to.

Sync up with your fellow pilots and deploy yourselves, or jump into the med bot following behind. Feel the brush of another mind against yours and the power that comes from controlling an enormous steel giant. Take this time to experiment with the powers and abilities in the real robot, not the simulation you only had a few hours to train in.

ENGAGE —

There are five kaijuu in total. Their bodies roughly shaped like a tortoise, a dragon, a phoenix, and a tiger - with the final one an unknowable mass of flesh and tentacle, protected behind a barrier. Each of them measure roughly eight hundred feet, and are leaving massive damage in their wake. Scattered across the corners of the globe, they’re moving towards the South Pole where the largest beast lays in wait. The closer they are to this destination when you engage them, the more reality seems to be break and bend around them. Space and time are fragile here; there may be some odd effects, things like gravity and time rolling backwards. These creatures bleed cosmic radiation, so it’s recommended that you try to kill them as quickly and bloodlessly as possible. This may be difficult as while they’re in possession of breath attacks, they’re more keen to engage in hand-to-had combat.

Each of them is also spawning smaller copies of themselves, which seem to be moving towards the coastlines - towards major cities, specifically.

Those who believe themselves to be better suited to battling the monster directly can engage the kaijuu outside of their jaegers. But anyone exposed to their irradiated blood will catch a doubtless disorienting glimpse of infinity, and anyone who gets wounded is likely to fall into the ocean and be lost in the chaos. Do this at your own risk.

Those who aren’t piloting can also join medical or maintenance crews, which will be teleported out to any robot crews that require assistance.

Mercifully, once the four celestial beasts are slain - their ringleader seems to lose its power. The barrier that has been protecting it has fallen. And with no defenses of its own, it goes down easily. Reality returns to normal. And exhausted but victorious, you give the signal to be teleported back home.

You can sign up to strike a final blow here.

AFTERMATH—

It’s a brutal fight. Maybe not all of you made it back. Once the threat is clear, recovery teams are deployed to try to reclaim and revive any bodies lost in the surf.

Back at guild HQ, you’re welcomed back as heroes. The civilians are eager to know their new saviors - identifying yourself as such is sure to thrust you into the spotlight. Much of the fight has been live-streamed and so your great bravery or cowardice is public knowledge.

Deeper inside headquarters, blue-skinned representatives from the underwater nation of ATLANTIS are shouting at suited lawyers. The kaijuu blood in the water has made their home largely uninhabitable, and the combat has destroyed much of it. Are they going to get the same rescue that the surface world did? You’re welcome to volunteer to visit the rubble that was once their Antarctic settlement and rescue the seal-like selkies from the bloodied water.

IN SUMMARY...

• Giant monsters have appeared. Their mere presence is warping reality. Smaller clones of them are heading towards coastal cities.


• The heroes of this world are no match for it. The government has chosen to enact the Godfall Protocols Act, meaning all metahumans are expected to report in to stop a potential apocalypse. Not everyone has to go and pilot the robot, others can stay to defend the cities from any potential dangers.


• Player characters will be hopping in giant robots designed for two or more pilots. They can read each other's minds to operate in perfect sync. An unintended side-effect is memory sharing. You can get lost in these memories. Any action taken in memory will be replicated by the giant robot.


• After the defeat of these monsters, everyone is brought back to Guild HQ for a heroes welcome. You can sign up for your character delivering a final blow here.


• If you want your character to protest the Godfall Protocols and/or to try to disrupt anything going on, please report your actions here.
• The Atlantean people are begging for help as the robots have destroyed their Arctic cities and the blood in the water has harmed their selkie civilians. Player characters can go search for these selkies. Please report selkie rescues here.

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Godzilla | Godzilla: The Series | OTA

[chin_godzilla]

Strategy Meeting

Godzilla learned long ago that sometimes, he needs to put his trust in humans – others in general – if he wants to succeed. Big and powerful as he is, sometimes an obstacle keeps brute force from being an option and while he didn't understand too much of the explanation, he got the important part: kaijus wreaking having that need to be brought down. And something about try not to make them bleed, which...well, he'll try.

The mechs and talk of piloting them is the reason he's loitering in the hangar, shrunken down to look over the machines with a snort. He's made chew toys out of such contraptions before and doesn't seem convinced it's worth trying it himself. They might do something against these clearly lesser kaiju, though. Apologies if you're working on one of the machines or examining them yourself; the big lizard's probably gonna invite himself over to inspect them with a skeptic's perspective. He might need a help understanding them. And hey, those who understand how they would could try and convince him to partner up. Goodness knows how they would perform with a kaiju as a pilot...


Move Out

It's deployment day and Godzilla's making it a point to head out early. The threats are real, they're closing in and, most importantly, they're threats he can directly punch in the face. It's been a while since his last kaiju battle, so he's looking forward to this, to a certain extent.

Granted, this means there's a kaiju charging on by, whether in Central City or other parts of the world as Godzilla starts making his way South. He won't mind playing taxi for anyone who needs a lift, but anyone gets seasick, then all he asks is that off to the side and not on his scales, thanks. Some of the newer arrivals could mistake him for one of the problem kaiju, but they could be forgiven for that, right...?

Engage: X

So, slight problem here. Turns out the bad kaiju are a bit more than twice Godzilla's size. Almost thrice his size. It's very rare for him to feel small at his full size, but surprising no one, that doesn't stop the big lizard. He wouldn't be worthy of the name Godzilla if it did! He can be found fighting any of the kaiju, so included are brief descriptions of what he'd do against each of them:

Phoenix: A powerful fire blast is shot your way, blocked by Godzilla using himself as a shield. He seems barely affected by it and responds with a roar. While his own flame attacks don't do much, others may notice he's aiming for the bird's wings and trying to drag it underwater...

Turtle: With no risk of drowning, Godzilla can handle most of what this kaiju can throw at him. He can rescue anyone at risk of drowning, too! His tactics are opposite of the Phoenix, where he's trying to lure it onto land flip it over to attack a vulnerable underbelly...

Tiger: With claws that can draw blood and electric attacks to stagger, this one poses a problem. Godzilla's regenerative abilities are keeping him in the fight, but he's having a hard time getting in hits with electric attacks slowing him down. He is, however, keeping the Tiger's focus on him...

Dragon: This one seems to burn easier than the other kaiju, but with one good hit, the big guy is brought to his knees with a potent poison. It's slowing his movements and his reaction times, making it harder to prepare an atomic flame to fight back. The big guy needs help here...

((OOC: If you want Godzilla as a co-pilot, we can handwave the particulars so we can use the mechs as needed. Big guy's used to tackling monsters head-on, so trouble with these guys could be a way of calling him back and getting in the robot.))

Aftermath

Mission complete! Sort of. The kaiju are dealt with, but now there's a bunch of very angry Atlanteans rambling about heavy contamination of their waters. Godzilla remembers H.E.A.T. Dealing with similar problems themselves, so it makes sense he'd try to join in on the efforts.

However, this poses a problem: by swimming through the bloodied water to rescue the selkies, he's exposing himself to it. And after a few dives, the big guy collapses, visibly distressed from the images going through his mind. He might need some help and insistence on taking a break.

meeting strats

[planetary_bonds]

[Yusei's got himself arms deep in the workings of an anti-kaiju bot when Godzilla gives a judging snfffff hard enough to rustle his hair. Thankfully, he's wearing goggles, so no hair gets in his eyes or anything like that, but it does give him pause enough to look up.

Aaaand there's a giant lizard looking down at him. Did one of the mini-kaijus break in or something...?]

What...?

[chin_godzilla]

(Despite looking like one of the problematic mini-kaijus, no one's raising any alarm for this one going about the base. He's also not eating anyone's face; very considerate, for a big lizard.

Pardon the interruption, Yusei; Godzilla's just quietly judging the mech you're working on. The Alliance believes they'll help, though, and it might be nice to work alongside some of these for once. The big guy rests a hand on the mech, giving it a little nudge before sending a curious look over towards Yusei. The small human seems to know much more about these than him, so maybe he can explain what makes these so special.)

[planetary_bonds]

[Huh. Friendly lizard. Yusei's always been partial to cute creatures (and also, apparently, has an odd definition of what could be considered cute), and it's not like he's unfamilar with the notion of giant, looming monsters hovering over him on the field.

(he misses dueling, a little.)

So he does take Godzilla nosing around in stride, before trying to gauge just what the creature wants.]

You want...are you curious about these?

[chin_godzilla]

(Godzilla nods in response. He can understand spoken languages well enough, but technology isn't really his strong suit. He's a bit more nature-oriented, you know? Aside from the whole reptile mutated via nuclear radiation thing, but details, details.

He prods at the machine with a claw, as if he were antagonizing it. The kaiju doesn't trust large, piloted contraptions. Go figure.)

[planetary_bonds]

[Well, that's cute, Yusei thinks. He leans his head further back to make eye contact with the beast, before looking back at the bot that he's currently dimantling.]

...They're to help people like us fight, I think. We can't stand up to those creatures threatening our home alone. [He blinks, an owlish motion hidden behind the goggles.] They connect us, from what I hear, so we can fight together.

[chin_godzilla]

(Help humans fight kaiju, that checks out. Even with all the super powered ones here, they'd struggle against something like Godzilla. Makes sense so far.

It's the connecting thing that sounds new to him, getting a head tilt from the big lizard. That part's gonna need explanation. He points a claw at himself, then at Yusei, with far less aggression than at the mech.)

[planetary_bonds]

[Yusei watches as Godzilla points to himself, then to Yusei, then to the mech.

...He smiles. He can't help it. The idea of something that looks like a giant lizard-dragon steering a mecha is an oddly endearing one. Cute, even.]

I'm not entirely sure how it works. But apparently it takes at least two metas to pilot one of these things. They work together while connected by their minds.

[His eyes are still hidden by the goggles, but one can easily imagine the wistful, almost nostalgic expression they're making.]

...You're sharing your memories, your hopes and dreams with each other. Moving as one.

[chin_godzilla]

(Sharing memories...that does sound pretty in-depth. Might give more info than the straight up telepathy Loki has, but Godzilla has nothing to hide. More importantly, these could help more people understand him, and that's what he really wants.

He seems content with the answer, eager, even, to know if this is true. As a result, the big guy sits on his haunches, as if waiting. Color him interested! He's willing to try out a new thing, if it can help people understand him better. Humans should've invented that first!)

( aftermath )

[dothelokimotion]

[ well, that's no good. thankfully, his powers are more than enough in this instance to lift godzilla out of the contaminated water and lay him upon the ground. ]

[chin_godzilla]

(Getting him out of the water is a good start. If he's lucky, the effects will start wearing off without the constant exposure to the stuff. However, that leaves him covering his eyes to try and shut out the visions overwhelming his mind, coaxing out a frustrated breath of atomic green flame shot directly up into the air. Marked only by flashing dorsal fins traveling up his spine, Godzilla breathes the flames out as if to try and expel the visions.

His thoughts are more of stress than anything coherent at the moment.)

[dothelokimotion]

[ oh. not great. loki can withstand a lot but nuclear breath might be a bit much. ]

You need to calm down.

[chin_godzilla]

(Large hands still cover the lizard's eyes, but hearing a familiar voice does slow his distressed movements some.

I don't know what I'm seeing. Places, people, things of all kinds. So many flashing by at once, I can't...make sense of any of them.)

[dothelokimotion]

I can tell.

[ albeit vaguely. the connection right now is tenuous. ]

Focus on one. Shut the others out.

[chin_godzilla]

(Godzilla tries to hold himself steady, trembling somewhat. Focus on one, whatever it is. Ignore the others, even as they try to coalesce and fold into the same point. The dead center, exactly on the center....

Godzilla's breath is steadying, his eyes squinting as they attempt to focus on the sky above rather than the infinite existence of everything. They're glazed over, pupils wide and attempting to relax.

This is what they complained about. The Atlanteans. I wanted to help them, but the tainted water affects me, too.)

[dothelokimotion]

[ this is why helping people is overrated. ]

I'm sure someone else will see to it.

[chin_godzilla]

(Godzilla shakes his head.

No. I want to help, but...if I can't swim in the water, then what can I do? I would need to reach them without touching the water at all.

Slowly, he sits up, rubbing his head and blinking several times. Seeing more things than any kaiju should gave him a headache.

Loki. Can your powers somehow help with that?)

Move Out

[unkindled_madness]

[Clearly (clearly?) this is one of the monsters they're meant to be fighting. It is moving with a purpose through Central City, so he'll need to slow it down before he can engage with it. It looks like a giant wingless dragon, so fire seems like a poor choice of spells--

Instead he aims a Blizzaga directly in its path, hoping to catch the dragon in the forming ice.]

[chin_godzilla]

(A well placed Blizzaga freezing the path before an unsuspecting kaiju exemplifies the saying "the bigger they are, the harder they fall." Caught unawares by the ambush, Godzilla's momentum means a sudden loss of footing and a heavy thud as three hundred feet of reptile slips onto the ground.

He takes a moment to collect himself and try to figure out what happened and why the ground beneath him is suddenly very cold, unaware that this moment of confusion offers Sephiroth an opportunity to strike.)

[unkindled_madness]

[And strike he does, darting in quickly to aim a slash for the beast's hind leg, hoping to wound it before it can get back to its feet. (Sorry.)

If he knocked the dragon down a little more easily than anticipated, he doesn't question it. It's an opening and he'll take it.]

[chin_godzilla]

(If anyone can cut through a kaiju's extremely resilient exterior, it'd be Sephiroth. The blade leaves a visible wound on Godzilla and draws a pained grunt from the kaiju. Sudden formation of ice is one thing, but this? Godzilla's under attack.

And orange-red eyes focus on the man wielding an exceptionally long blade. This is the first time any human's attempted to fight him at his full size directly; if he can deal this kind of damage, then Godzilla may not need to hold back as much against him.

The wound on his hind leg starts to rapidly heal itself, mending scales and flesh in seconds. An angered growl fills the air as Godzilla holds his position for a brief moment. Whether the man is watching the fresh wound heal or suspecting it provides an advantage, a quick lash from a powerful tail aims to slap him away.)

[unkindled_madness]

[That rapid healing does give him pause, because it means a change in strategy. If he can't inflict lasting wounds, then he needs to take this thing down quickly with a killing blow. Strike at the head, most likely. His gaze sweeps in that direction and so-

He notices the tail a fraction of a second too late. It smacks into him, sending him flying backwards. He's back on his feet quickly enough, but far enough away to grant Godzilla some time.]

[chin_godzilla]

(It's time enough for Godzilla to get back onto his feet and give a loud, imposing roar. If this guy wants a fight, he'll give him a fight.

Though it does look bad enough that he's fighting a single human who can actually do some damage. Can't be helped, if it breaks a few buildings or roads along the way.

Speaking of such, the kaiju notes a parked, empty car nearby he can make a use for. A single spin and a tail whip has the car sent speeding towards Sephiroth.)

[unkindled_madness]

[Sephiroth actually smirks at the sight of the car flying towards him, even as he dashes out of its path. It's been such a long time since he's felt challenged.

Once he's cleared the car, he pauses long enough to call down a Bolt spell. He doesn't expect it to do much damage, but he's hoping to daze the beast long enough for him to close the distance again. He's going to need to climb this dragon if he wants to reach its head.]

[chin_godzilla]

(Interestingly, the bolt seems to have a decent effect on the creature, staggering him. He doesn't like electricity a whole lot, you see. It's like it knows Godzilla likes being in the water and takes advantage of that, as rude as it is.

Even ruder is the opportunity it provides Sephiroth to start climbing along his back. Whatever it is he wants to do, the kaiju is absolutely certain it's best to not let him do it. Godzilla throws his back to the nearest building, attempting to force the soldier off of him, if not crush him.)