Event OOC: Predator Vs. Prey

[hadrielmods]

THE RUNDOWN

Rage is- well, angry, and what better way to express her anger than by blowing up Fear's temple? Fear was the one who should have been protecting Delight, after all, and so he should suffer, right?

Well, that's Rage's idea, and on March 13th, Fear's temple will be exploding, sending shrapnel and flames spewing out of the general area, so you might want to watch out for that! As a ramification, intended or not, the city will be divided into Predator- or rather, Rage's faction- and Prey- belonging to Fear.

Both factions have their corresponding god blessings for the duration of the event:

► Predators: Will have Battle Ready, a boost to physical strength and stamina. Pain is numbed and reflexes are faster, putting the user in an adrenaline-fueled state ideal for fighting and tracking down their prey.
► Prey: Will have Fear Itself, a power to create minor illusions, generally of things that their target fears. Only the intended target of this power can see the illusion, but it could be enough to distract your predator long enough to make an escape!

The predators in this event will be seeking to kill their prey, and the prey can respond however they wish- by running, hiding, or even turning the tables and trying to kill their hunters first.

On March 21st, everything will go back to normal!

THE DETAILS

This is an opt-in event! Predators are only interested in hunting prey- those who opt-out of the event are not targets.

Characters can work in groups or alone, and those who opt-out can always participate as well, by helping anyone on either side to achieve their goals of murdering or- you know, not being murdered. The blessings will start off at full strength, but in the final 3 days of the event (March 19th-21st) they will begin to wind down, operating on less and less power as the energy from the explosion finally dissipates. All blessings will be gone at the end of the event.

Any deaths that happen as a result of this event will be revived by Hope shortly thereafter, and whether or not you want your character to still be affected post-revival (or if you'd like them to swap sides) is up to you!

THE OVERVIEW

► March 13th: Rage destroys Fear's temple
► March 21st: Everyone goes back to normal

Comments

Nathan Drake

[nonscriptum]

Nathan Drake will experience RAGE this event.

For the duration his comparatively mild-mannered, wise-cracking ways will be swallowed by the kind of Nate that mercenaries actively fear while on the job. An already lucky guy who is miraculously incapable of dying in his world no matter what is thrown at him, his quick reaction time, adaptability, and proficiency for killing is going to undergo extreme enhancements with Battle Ready.

While his specialty tends to be causing explosive disasters that can be seen from a mile away, Nate is also skilled at ruthlessly dispatching through stealth, usually with his bare hands. A brawler, he uses brute force and environmental advantages when guns fail him. He'll go through his collection of bullets with more care than usual in order to make them all count.

A few people have already expressed an interest in being attacked and/or killed by Nate, but since I'm waiting for confirmation I'm still open to takers! Don't let the friendly face and the puns fool you. He is very, very dangerous.

[hot_mes]

Just straight up shoot him, he hasn't had enough bullets in him for a lifetime yet.

[nonscriptum]

your wish is my command :)

[bloodbathing]

IS THIS HOW THE GRAVES GET FILLED, NATE?

DO YOU KILL PEOPLE AND THEN ROB THEIR GRAVES????


(by which i mean i'd love to have these two run into each other, even if it's just maine going 'the fuck is with this guy' and fleeing Tactically Retreating)

[nonscriptum]

I'd love for them to run into each other for the express purpose of making Nate more uncomfortable afterward LISTEN HE DOESN'T KILL CIVILIANS...NORMALLY

USUALLY IT'S JUST MERCENARIES

[bloodbathing]

SOUNDS SUPER FAKE BUT OKAY, GRAVE ROBBER

and heck yeah can make this happen o7!!

[nonscriptum]

oh like you've never killed people before

[bloodbathing]

look

l o o k

they totally deserved it okay

[onlyanautomaton]

/finger guns

Still up for this! Nate would only need to open the unlocked plate on Oscar's chest to get to his heart. I was thinking maybe mid-way through the event or so? Oscar will be out wandering the city looking for survivors in need of aid/clinic supplies/etc. so just about any location would work.

[nonscriptum]

e x c e l l e n t

Mid-way is perfect, and I don't think it'll be...superbly difficult to kill him, given the circumstances we've talked about. :')

[casualryder]

So hi I'm late af but Scott is already gonna die by someone but encounter early on with another guy who is miraculously lucky and adaptable/skilled y/n?? They can both be frustratingly tough to kill at each other for a while in some weird cat and mouse type thing until Scott slips away by the skin of his teeth or something.

Also Scott wouldn't even hold it against him he'd just come out of it like "wow this guy's more dangerous than he looks wtf was that shit"

[nonscriptum]

wait I'm not sure I'm reading this totally correctly so let me know if I'm wrong -- is Scott Prey or Predator or Neither? I am super down for them running into each other, I'd love that!

[casualryder]

Oh my brain must have felt that was useless information to give thx brain but LMAO HE'S PREY

[nonscriptum]

RADICAL then definitely feel free to hit him up please!!!!

[casualryder]

SWEET i'll do so sometime today then!!!

Re: Nathan Drake

[synthedick]

A MILLION YEARS LATE and I know I'd expressed interest on Plurk, but I wanted to make sure it was cool to hit Nate with Nick before I did it! Because I almost did it anyway, but then felt bad because I hadn't confirmed here, so uh. Let me just check.

I figure maybe he spotted Nate on a roof late in the event and is coming for a friendly chat that will definitely not end up in an incredibly dramatic rooftop fist fight, if that's cool? Or something else! I'm flexible. :>

[nonscriptum]

HELL YEAH?? HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that sounds perfect thank you

EDIT: okay actually having thought about it more extensively and dealing w/ long-term repercussions on a short-term timeline, given when the game is ending, I think it might.......be better to Not have more fighting, if only because I'm concerned about the follow-up.

I want things to end on a high note by the end of the game, and I worry about compromising Nate's positive cr with a lot of this negative stuff. I still want to DO things with Nick, absolutely, but maybe we can talk more at length about what that stuff might be over pp?