Event log: Who What Where Wendigo

[hadrielmods]

Who: Everyone participating in the wendigo event!
What: The accidental-cannibalism-turned-horrifying-monster event that is the Who What Where Wendigo event!
Where: All around the city
When: Feb 14th-March 1st
Warnings: Cannibalism, body horror, evil monsters lurking around.

Don't forget to check up on the Wendigo Guide that Ami posted!

On February 14th, Rage and Fear decide to give Hope a little bit of help taking care of the residents of Hadriel - they'll provide some food for awhile. How nice! Except, of course, that there's an extra ingredient in this food. A can of beef stew? Yeah... that might not be beef. But hey, it still tastes pretty good! Unfortunately, some spirits slipped through the Door last time it opened, and they're ready to possess anyone who participates in cannibalism - even if they don't know it.

Anyone who eats the provided meat will be possessed by a wendigo spirit. Over the course of twelve days, they will transform into a monster that feels little but rage and hunger. While at first it can be explained away easily enough (people are super annoying, and isn't everyone a little hungry most of the time?), by February 18th, wendigo transformations are impossible to ignore. A few days after, on February 22nd, the anger and cravings of the wendigo spirit will overcome all other emotions, and possessed characters may begin hunting.

The physical and mental transformation will be complete by February 26th. The possessed characters will have lost themselves completely at that point. While physical healing (done by a character with Hope's blessing or another healing ability) can turn back the physical and some mental effects, they will remain possessed until death or until Hope removes the wendigo spirit - which can only be done on the altar of Hope's temple. So have fun dragging your angry, possessed friends there!

On March 1st, Rage does Hope a solid (because she feels sort of bad) and kills all remaining wendigos. Upon revival, the spirit will be gone and the character will be fully recovered. Hopefully no one holds what they did while possessed against them!

► This log covers February 14th-March 1st.
► Feel free to make your own logs, as well
► Please tag headers of threads with content warnings where they apply
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!
► Please report any character deaths right here!

Comments

[casperdisaster]

"You're thirty?" Noah asks incredulously. It isn't even just looks, Amos certainly doesn't act like the teachers at Aglionby, which was most of Noah's interaction with adults that he can remember.

[amos_moses]

"Mmmhmm! Thirty-two." Amos laughs cheerfully at Noah's expression. He fetches a blanket and adds it to his pack, then offers Noah a little packet of gummy-candy-looking things.

"Here, these're sweet. Taste kinda like molasses." Only chewy instead of crunchy, as Amos was used to molasses candy being.

[casperdisaster]

"Oh! I don't think I've ever had molasses candy," Noah says, though he's not about to turn down the chance to try new delicious things. He takes one of the offered candies, popping it in his mouth, previous worry all but entirely gone.

He's safe, there's someone else here to keep him that way, and he's got sweets. That's all Noah really needs to elevate his mood significantly.

"It's really sweet!"

[amos_moses]

Chuckling, Amos says, "I said so, didn't I? I'm not a liar."

He does lie, but he prefers to tell the truth. Easier that way, and he was raised honest, despite his day job. "It's pretty tasty. Some stuff tastes decent, but honestly there's only so much I'm willing to taste-test myself. Especially with this whole...situation."

[casperdisaster]

Noah makes a face. The whole 'situation', yes, Noah's kind of been going as vegan as one can given the situation thanks to that.

"People have different tastes, you never know." He didn't think Amos was lying, just that maybe they had different perceptions of 'sweet'. Like that one time he told Whelk a burrito was totally not all that spicy.

Well, for Czerny it hadn't been.

[amos_moses]

"Ah, I guess that's true." Amos chuckles and looks around the store. "You want anything else here? Or should we hit up somewhere else?"

He's got what he came for, but does Noah?

[casperdisaster]

Noah holds up a blanket he managed to find that looks like it'll fit his bed well enough.

"Got it. Do you have other errands you need to run...?"

'Are you too busy to walk me home?', actually.

[amos_moses]

"Nope. Got lucky and got all I wanted on the first run." Amos beams cheerfully. He likes it when things fall in line like that. "You don't stay in the towers, do you?" No, he's pretty sure he's seen Noah off towards the smaller housing units.

It's not hard to notice, if you're prone to exploring or snooping but Amos waits for Noah to confirm it himself. It's politer that way, makes it seem like Amos hasn't been nosing about and spying on his neighbor's affairs.

[casperdisaster]

"Oh, no. Since I live with my friends we have one of the four-person houses." Noah said. Which are thankfully a little closer to the current shops they're in than the spiral towers.

[amos_moses]

"Ah, I see! Want me to walk you over there? Or send a bird with you?" Amos asks, because he shouldn't be the only one with an advanced warning system. There is a bird near that will do as he asks if he feeds it first. Not all of them will, but some will help him out. Amos doesn't really think twice about volunteering to help: you keep your allies safe and help out everyone you can. It's just how Amos does.

[casperdisaster]

"If it isn't too far out of your way... I'd really like to not walk alone." The bird would be better than nothing, but Noah's not confidant in his ability to keep a cool head under a situation that would normally cause a person to panic.

Like, it's gotta happen someday, but statistically he's batting zero with that.

[amos_moses]

"Sure. Safety in numbers an' all that jazz," Amos answers easily, and shrugs to settle his backpack into place. "Let's strike out, then! Bird across the way says it's clear."

Not so much said as simply isn't alarmed or excited: merely bored and watching for something interesting to happen. Some animals like trouble more than others. Amos heads for the door, because the way might not stay clear for long, and the less time they spend out, the less likely they are to get caught.

[casperdisaster]

Noah follows, trusting Amos and trusting his birds. Once Noah's trust is obtained it is an easily kept thing, difficult to lose.

"Thank you," He says quietly while they walk. He wouldn't want to make this alone.

[amos_moses]

"Anytime," Amos answers, easily. He's no hero but he's not as fearful as some. Plus, there is more safety in numbers, and Amos is used to functioning with others, a cog on the machine. Rarely does he act alone and without support.

Lacking the underworld support network, Amos is rather adrift in Hadriel. But he's determined to make it anyway.

He's adaptable.

"The birds are curious, they like commotion and trouble. So if they're making a fuss, you probably should avoid that area," he offers, quietly, as they walk.