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[madannoshashu]

Who: Xigbar's Nightmarish Creation, these lovely people, and YOU!
When: Tuesday, October 9th through Thursday, October 25th.
Where: Anywhere the creature finds you.
Summary: Plot info posts - [1] and [2]. If you want to have a random encounter with the monster or be an investigator, please check in on Plot Post #2.
Warnings: Violence, gore, horribleness. Also copious amounts of darkness.

[ The day has finally come.

He raises his head, a stark, hooded figure peering across the slate-gray waters as the sun sinks slowly below the waves. It's an hour before evening sirens, and everything is set. He has his list, as well as the instrument of judgment. Whether or not it succeeds is up for debate, but truly, he cares little for AGI's agenda. Entertainment, curiosity, and keeping himself appropriately positioned are the really driving components behind this little escapade. The old man heightened his understand of the power he now holds, and this is the perfect opportunity to put it to the test.

The call is silent. He doesn't even have to snap his fingers for the monstrous shadow he's created appears at his side. He turns, looks at it, and rests a hand on its muzzle.

The targets appear one-by-one, seared into the mind's eye of the "hound" he's created. The creature softly snarls, and butts its head against Xigbar's palm.

Xigbar merely smiles. ]

Happy hunting.

[ A feral rumble sounds in the twilight, and the Heartless vanishes without a trace. Xigbar stands for a moment, unmoving, before darkness wraps around him and carries him away. ]

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AGI'S NAUGHTY LIST

[madannoshashu]

All encounters with the creature will occur at night: from one hour before evening sirens to morning sirens. It's up to you where you want your character to be, but bear in mind they should be alone at the time and nowhere they can easily receive aid.

October 9 - Castiel

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[ofthursday]

[Castiel often goes out for walks, even in the middle of the Darkness; there's very little that's a real threat for him, and his angelic need for open spaces and to get out of buildings becomes pressing at strange times. This is one of them, so he's just out wandering around, not oblivious to his surroundings but not on high alert either. Not much out here can hurt him, after all.]

October 11 - Ino Yamanaka

[madannoshashu]

[blondejokes]

[ Ino is in a different sector than usual, an attempt to find some different monsters to test her new taijutsu skills on. She was pleased with the results she was getting from her training, but it still wasn't where she wanted it to be. Healed, at the top of her game, and filled with energy to burn, she took off from her apartment, weapons pouch filled. Tonight was going to be a good night for training.

She made her way to Sector 1 as the evening sirens went off, dodging the various monsters and creatures before she came to a spot she liked. A rooftop, the tallest on the block. She kneeled down, catching her breath, panting only slightly. Her endurance had increased, as well. She smiled to herself, eyes locked on a slower creature below. Easy target. She pulled a kunai from her pouch, but she was too slow; another creature had already taken it down. It was odd, how the Darkness monsters turned against each other as well. She watched the exchange below, then lifted her head up again to find another moving target.

It wasn't good to be distracted. ]

October 12 - Alice Cullen

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I'M HERE I'M HERE

[manicpixiedreamgirl]

[Alice knows she shouldn't be putting in these late nights in finishing up her shop, with the commute being what it is. Last night a rotgut cougar about burst on her, and though the kittens didn't do any bodily damage, she was practically in her underwear when she got home.

One of these days she's going to meet something in the darkness that can really kill her. She just knows it.

But no, no worrying right now. The moulding in her office needs to be painted and she still has to put all the furniture together. She can worry when she's all done.]

October 13 - Aurican

[madannoshashu]

[returnsmagic]

[ Another night. Another somewhat interesting game of chase he have endured with a few monsters - sometimes he chase them, sometimes they chase him. Of course, in the end, he always comes out alive. The monsters, not so much.

He takes a moment to perch on one of the higher buildings. He has a large crystal in his claws - his NV. He thinks of making another post to the network, but he's not certain what to say. He ate some of the walking turkeys and he seems to be alright. Nothing to really worry about, despite concerns.

But then he remembers that it has been several days past the incident and likely people have forgotten the incident.

Time passes so quickly here. ]

October 15 - Bruce Banner

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October 15 - Bruce Banner

[hulkbusted]

[Bruce prefers not to be out after sirens, but this night he was running behind after a desperate student begged him to stay late to help him understand the latest coursework.

He'd left a message for Jesse to let him know that he'd be late, but he was still moving fast, trying to avoid being noticed. If the Other Guy had to protect him, he'd have to replace another day's work clothes.]

October 17 - Gilbert Nightray

[madannoshashu]

[retraced]

[Like most people in the port, Gilbert also doesn't like to be out before or after the sirens go off, but with sunrise coming so much later in the winter months, the bakery still needs to be open and prepped on the days that he's scheduled to do so. It's two or three hours before sirens will eventually go off, and he's armed as he walks over the creeping-darkness tainted streets.

But pastries are just this important, why doesn't anyone else understand this.]

October 18 - Nill

[madannoshashu]

[reassures]

[Nill is outside almost every night these days, regardless of how cold it becomes; she's obsessed with the idea of getting stronger, of becoming more skilled with her handful of abilities.

It's why she's out there tonight, guns in her hands; on the ground instead of a rooftop for once, and practicing her aim with her left hand better. There are a few relatively low level darkness monsters down the street from her, and she's picking them off as quietly as one can with a gun, even as they start getting closer to her.]

October 21 - Mary Winchester

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eventually involving Raphael

[momchester]

[Mary is almost too easy a target: she's staking out the baseball field tonight, doing her nighttime Greeting in case a poor soul shows up after Dark and needs guidance to safety. She does come prepared; hefting a machete, fire powers at the ready, various guns tucked away on her person. The little light by the dugout makes a tiny bubble of imagined protection from the Darkness, or at least a small center of warmth to ready her to fight it off all night. A monster here, an ooze there, it's old and practiced to her by now. Even a gaggle of rotgut kittens does little more than get her some scratches (deep though they are), some bone bruises, and put her on high alert.

It's almost too easy.]

October 22 - Loki

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October 24 - Seras Victoria

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October 25 - Dani Baptiste

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INVESTIGATORS

[madannoshashu]

Feel free to tag in anytime from October 19th and October 24th. Please check in on this plotting post first, and put the date in the subject line.

Also, please bear in mind that the creature is nocturnal so encounters with it will generally happen at night.

late night October 19th; 2 AM

[hejhej]

[Lisbeth made sure that Jesse and Jane were either asleep or too tired to notice her in the house before she ducked out. Over the past week, she'd been collecting information about the reports of people being attacked by a mysterious creature. That meant she hacked into the Network, stalked other posts, and poked her nose around hospitals.

It wasn't until she saw the pictures Nill had posted and learned that she was attacked did she finally decide to see this monster for herself. Nill's attack had also helped her formulate a connection between the attacks on Newcomers.

Nill, Mary, Aurican, and others. Names that popped up on the Network dating back to the first Newcomer Hunt. Then names connected to the storming of Spencer's grounds. The SERO murder was the only one that stuck out like a sore thumb so that was the piece of the puzzle that made her second-guess herself.

But now she found herself in Sector 5, one of the sectors an attack had taken place. She moved around in the Darkness, watching the shadows carefully. The dragon had said it moved within them.]

RANDOM ENCOUNTERS

[madannoshashu]

These will occur out in the Darkness after evening sirens. Tag in anytime you wish during the duration of the plot. Please check in on this plotting post before you do so, though, and put the date in the subject line.

Random Encounter: 19TH OCTOBER

[hikari_no_kundou]

[The recent news reports had steadily worried him. The darkness here was strange enough without the addition of a new beast, and the recently surfaced images - and reports from those few who had escaped the beast and lived to tell the tale - had deeply concerned the Master. So far, most sightings had it stay well away from the place he called home, and Eraqus hoped it would stay that way.

Nonetheless, it would not do to be anything less than ready, and he had felt it would not hurt to stretch his legs. Even a master had to continue practicing to maintain his skills, after all, and a few hours out of doors would suffice for the moment.

The rain was unwelcome, but there was little Eraqus could do save pull the pale hood of his robes over his head, and guard against it with a light water shield. The lining held at least a mild warmth as he moved out into the night, mindful of his path south and east of where his family resided. There was no need, yet, to call the Keyblade to him. He had enough light and power to deal with most of the local threats.]

RANDOM ENCOUNTER: October 23rd (Except I suck and am late)

[moemancer]

[Miku had really intended to be back in her apartment, safe and sound before the evening came. But this time it came too early for her and the poor thing is terrified of being caught by something bigger, stronger, and meaner than she is. Which is everything.

She keeps herself low as she picks her way back to the Newcomer Apartments, but the moment is slow and careful, and she doesn't seem much more capable of a light jog. Though she knows she really shouldn't, she keeps her camera close to her chest.

Even if the darkness is palpable, maybe the flash from the camera will protect her. Hope springs eternal, right?]