EVENT: HERE THERE BE MONSTERS

[initiatesnpc]

Date & Time: October 24 - October 31
Location: Throughout Exsilium
Characters: ALL; tag yourselves in
Summary: The Transports return from their mission to find the island crawling with monsters.
Warnings: Violence, possibly injuries (notify a mod if there's cause to add a particular warning!)

The Transports return from their mission to Medieval Russia, but the Initiative Hold is eerily deserted. Normally, their would be a number of Initiative personnel prepared to meet the Transports at the end of their mission for debriefing.

Instead, there is only silence.

That is, until a distant thumping sound can be heard. It is growing closer, and suddenly the beast is bursting into the room. It lets out a roar and charges. Within minutes, it is easily defeated, but damage has already been done -- it collided with the Transporter machine, which is now making a low fizzling sound and lets off a couple sparks. The commotion is enough to draw the attention of the few remaining Initiative personnel who still inhabit the Hold, who arrive immediately afterwards. They are able to tell the Transports two things: that the machine is broken and currently unable to sent anyone back in time, and that the island has been overrun with aggressive, mutated beasts sent by the United Earth. They have been under siege for months, with the island's population reduced to a mere fraction of what it had once been.

Comments

[lovesgod]

"You should embrace what you are," he says, sliding the sword back into the sheath at his side. "Maybe it's not what you wanted to be, and maybe it's not what others see you as - but if it's what you've got, you've got to make the best of it."

A pause.

"But it's still very noble that you're using your powers for good."

[painfeels]

How could Painwheel ever embrace being something she hates? She can barely do anything outside without worrying about someone seeing her, or just feeling awkward about her appearance in general. It sounds nice, but that's about all it'll ever be. For her, any sort of "acceptance" feels like she'd be letting Lab Zero win, and like heck she's going to allow that to happen.

"Thanks. Sorry it's not all that pretty to look at."