hadriel_logs | Event Log: Party Royale

Who: All characters participating in the event
What: The event log for the Party Royale event
Where: All over the city!
When: September 22nd-29th
Warnings: Paintball, loss of consciousness, and partying!

As is par for the course in Hadriel, at some point throughout the day- waking up, making breakfast, doing laundry- you find an item. This isn't just any item though, it's a tried and true paintball gun, shining and just waiting to be picked up. This gun never runs out of ammunition, never malfunctions, and almost always hits the target that you're aiming at, so say hello to your new best friend for the next week.

Touching or picking up the gun will fill you with a competitive surge, which will likely increase when you find the note that's left with it, saying nothing more than be the last one standing. With instructions like that, how could you lose?

Well, you could lose if someone else shoots you. But never fear, there's a plan for that too! Even if you embrace the throes of unconsciousness, the gods have got your back and will eventually teleport you into a grand party where prizes will be handed out based on how long you survived. Awesome! At this party is also the traditional copious amounts of food and drink, as well as everyone's favorite goddess Delight and everyone's slightly-less-favorite goddess Rage!

Happy paintballing, and may the odds be ever in your favor!

► This log covers September 22nd-29th.
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No, you are not. You are... in my field, to an extent.

[Now she's sort of, kind of trying to apologize. Maybe. In her own way, at any rate. It was less that she was having a bad day and more that she was working on a task that needed to be completed by the end of the day, so she had been disinclined to deal with obstacles, which in her mind is exactly what he had been, down to standing in the doorway when she needed to get through.

Her logic wasn't the problem. It was excluding the human element. She is still working on that.]

Neither am I. My colleagues and I go for drinks when we close a case. It is something of a tradition or ritual for us. I intend to drink what Delight has offered us, rather than open this bottle now.

[If that comes off rude, that was not her intent. It is just her usual bluntness coming through.]

The unconsciousness aside, I find that this event was quite enjoyable.

[That does feel like an apology of sorts.]

To an extent?

[Don't push it, Munroe.]

You planning to crack it open when you solve a case here? [Like maybe that serial killer thing. And then you can tell him who did it.]

But yeah, it wasn't so bad. Definitely better than the last one.

[She makes a face like she's trying to be serious and unimpressed, but an amused and perhaps even embarrassed little grin undoes most of that. She tried!] You are involved in forensics, but not forensic anthropology, so yes, only to an extent.

[She has to win okay she has to.

That said, she glances down at the bottle and shrugs.]]

I do not forsee that I will be able to utilize my skills to help solve the kind of case I normally work on. Even if there were a murder that left behind remains to examine, the victim would be resurrected, which would result from the evidence disappearing in order to perform said resurrection. I am glad this event did not result in anyone's death.

[What is making smooth transitions in conversation? She does not know.]

[He tilts his head back and forth, miming a consideration, but there's a slight smile on his face, too. He guesses he can accept that answer.]

No one's complete death, anyway. I guess we all went into comas? So that's fun. And then we vanished.

[Speaking of which:]

Is that what happens when people get resurrected? Their bodies just vanish?

[Good, then they are agreed. On all of those points, in fact.]

It appears that when people die, their bodies are taken by a method similar to the one by which we were abducted, and are then resurrected. Not having witnessed a resurrection or undergone one myself, there is not much more I can say about the process. I was told by Hope that it is simply something he can do innately, which was not helpful to me.

[You're damn right she's frustrated.]

Have you been resurrected in your time here?

Yeah, that sounds... frustratingly vague.

[What is it with supernatural beings and being incapable of straight answers?]

No, I haven't. Haven't died at all, in fact. How often does that even happen?

[They want to perpetuate the myths around them in an effort to control people through fear of the unknown. >:c This is why science is superior.]

It seems that it is a fairly frequent occurrence. Enough that the response to death is to immediately seek one's killer rather than... [She doesn't even known.] Grieve, or stop to process the event.

So there's a lot of revenge going on? Saw a little bit of that on the network.

[And offered to help with it. But shhh.]

Some people process fear as anger, I've heard.

Perhaps more than a bit.

[A lot.]

That is a question for my friend Dr. Sweets. However, I can say that I agree. Fear resulting in anger is quite common. The unknown is frightening, and anger allows us to justify removing the object of our fear by acting outwards to end it.

Or some people get tired of feeling weak, so they lash out instead of cowering.

[He knows absolutely nothing about it, though.]

The justifying thing sounds right too, though.

That is an accurate alternative, yes. [She shrugs.] In any case, there were no deaths due to paintball. I believe we can all agree that is a good thing.

Uh, yeah.

[He doubts anyone would disagree- wait, actually, maybe someone would.]

Let's hope the next one is just as harmless.

[There are probably people who would disagree. Brennan can think of a few.]

Yes. Just as harmless, and just as festive after it is over. Perhaps it will also include gifts.

[Your plants are cool. Her booze is good. Overall, not bad.]

Event Log: Party Royale

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if i'm wrong here, lmk. i misremember things sometimes lol

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