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EVENT ★ LOST IN TRANSLATION

RETURN TO OSKA

Upon arrival in Oska, new and returning recruits alike will find that something strange is going on. Any attempts to communicate with someone who doesn't speak the same language as you will be just that -- like you don't speak the same language. Let's hope everyone is good at charades, because you're going to be out of luck for a full day.

On the second day, a text comes across -- surprisingly intelligible to everyone. Is it over? Well . . .

crowley:
Hello, Audentes. We are currently experiencing magitek difficulties, as you may have guessed already. Temporal insects have arrived with our latest arrivals, and as you may imagine, we have had our paws full.

cherenkov:
We are working out how to mitigate the pest problem for good. For now, please put your unpleasantly huge feet to use and stomp them out. Or other such methods.

crowley:
We have created a quick patch to facilitate text-based communications, but verbal translation will continue to be down until the insects are exterminated. Thank you for your patience.

It's not over.

TEMPORAL INSECTS

This invasive species has worked its way in through the rifts along with the newest batch of arrivals, and information on them is available in the library (provided you can read the language it's written in!). It seems they behave like locusts, living quietly within the space between rifts for many years until their numbers suddenly balloon and they begin to swarm in search of food.

These bugs move fast and pack a nasty bite, but are unarmored and easily squished. Each one is about the size of a football, and leaves a little tell-tale slime trail that makes it easy to track. They can cling to any surface, and won't hesitate to leap onto attackers and bite if they feel threatened. One can take a decently sized but non-lethal bite out of someone, but a number of them together will pose a real danger. If punctured or squished they tend to explode into moderately acidic goo that can cause caustic burns if not immediately washed off.

They are attracted to any area of high temporal energy, which can be literally any surface, corner, or point on or within the castle and its grounds. As they begin to feed they cause temporal distortion in the area. This manifests as the immediate area seeming to flicker backwards and forwards through time. An insect gnawing at a table leg in the dining area, for example, might cause the area to stutter between years and years of dinner parties, ghostly attendants of all fashions and species appearing and disappearing as they enter and leave the affected area.

An onlooker can't interact with temporal distortions directly, but if the insect is left to its own devices, it will eventually eat through all of the temporal energy and render the immediate area gray, frozen, and completely inert. It's highly recommended you kill or otherwise chase off an insect before it manages this, as it can do irreversible damage to a world.

For affected Oska locations, please see this post.

OOC NOTES

The translation errors will continue through the rest of the month. For more information or to ask questions, please check the plotting post here!

New bounties are available in Oska!

Please remember to fill out your squidge success form before August 31, 23:59 UTC! Filling the form out is mandatory, even if you do not have the 3 squidge threads. You will not pass AC if you do not fill out the form. Characters who have been accepted on August 20th are exempt. Please direct questions relating to the success form here.

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[ooc: Sabo's speaking in Japanese. He also knows basic English but I'll note them in these brackets {} or in thedescription if we are threading!]

a. arrival - closed to keats
[Sabo would think he'd end up in Baltigo once he had landed near the headquarters. No, no that was not the case. He had woken up in this wide lake, drenched from his head to his toes. His feet, hands, and lower body are rested on the bottom of the water, while most of the upper half is surfaced above. The sky is a hazy dark blue. Possibly evening? Considering there's not sun out. There are also the subtle sounds of croaks nearby. Yeah, must be some frogs or something.]

This is definitely not where I'm supposed to be at. [He slowly takes the time to stand up, his clothes still wet from the water.] You'd think I would land somewhere dry... and familiar. [As he takes a look around. It's definitely not the headquarters. He sees a lot of rubble amongst the thinly spread forest, and a castle in the distance. It looks pretty fancy.] I guess some investigation is needed. [He airs his clothes out with combusting a form of flame around him. When he simmers the fire down, he dusts his a coat down a bit.]

Guess I'll have to explore this place a bit and find out...

b. bugs??? bugs.

[He would figure he'd get set up on a mission already after having been explained the predicament. A futuristic world with an organization built on saving timelines? Sure why not. Being taken on missions is something he normally does anyways. The current mission though.... is just hey bugs, and more bugs. Lots of them. They sure move fast. It already sounds like he would have a handful. He decides to choose t explore the dining hall to start getting rid of these huge worms.]

....If they move so fast, how would I be able to even exterminate them? [He makes this disgruntled face. At least they're not that huge.] I don't think I'll be able get lunch at this rate. [He holds a flame to the palm of his hand and throws it at the nearby bug - which happens to be crawling on the edge of the table in front of him. Oh dear.]

Hopefully ...the temporal space things don't ..corrode the area here. [It's something new to him amongst a lot of things in this world.] Doesn't seem like anyone will mind if I start up a fire...

[By that, he doesn't mean the fireplace. He holds up his pipe from behind him, and surrounds it with fire.] Are you ready for this? [He just builds himself an aura of flame then, and starts whacking the bugs as best as he can with the pipe he wields. Anyone nearby should take caution especially if he's within your vicinity. Hopefully you don't get smacked or burnt...or both.]

c. network post

[Okay so, he's exterminated what he could of the bugs in the dining hall without damaging too much of the property? There possibly might be more, but he'll come back if it's needed. He's thinking...okay there's probably people who's in more dire help for completing this mission. He sends out a network text message in Japanese and English.]

Greetings, This is Sabo. Chief of Staff of the Revolutionaries. If anyone is need of exterminatiing bugs, please contact me.

[He cuts off the message then. It was short but to the point. He would leave off on details of his location, but you know? That might have just slipped his mind. He'll be mostly patrolling the hallways and living quarters though if you want to catch him.]

d. wildcard

[ooc: If you have any random scenarios you want with Sabo, you're welcome to suggest or plot cr with me at

ichuu pp or otherwise!!]

[Somewhere along the way, Sanji lost Nami. And as much as a part of him is kicking and screaming about going to find her and make sure she's okay.........

there are just....

bugwormspider things....

everywhere........

And. You know. Nami's strong, he knows that. He knows she can run and keep herself safe and fry anything in her path with lightning. So that's. Fine. And, you know, if there's one thing Sanji's really fucking good at, it's running.

So when he rounds a corner and sees fire, sees someone seeming rather content to fight the bugs, the first thing he thinks isn't "oh thank god!" or even "someone I can ask for help!"

Oh no. The first thing he thinks is OPPORTUNITY.

Arms up and pumping frantically, Sanji runs as fast as his legs will carry him. He sprints across what Sabo's cleared of the dining hall, yelling all the way. Although whether that's still from abject terror or a way to get the other blond's attention is up in the air.

Either way, when he passes Sabo, he's just gonna turn around and give him a little haki enhanced kick to the back (since, you know, the guy looks pretty fiery), holding up a hand in a thumbs up as he does.]

Right. I'll let you take it from here!

[Enjoy the like ten bug things that Sanji basically just propelled you into, Mr. Total Stranger!!!]

[Well you're in luck, because Sabo heard that screaming coming from across the hallway. It was loud enough that he turned his back for a moment to see the running kicker of a cook whom vigorously stepped on Sabo, plopping him to the ground for a few seconds. His face side planted to the ground, looking rather annoyed. What kind of person does that? ... Okay, besides himself.]

Hey. I know we're on mission, but you still gotta be a man to fight these things. [He yells towards the other guy, who may or may not have stopping dashing towards the end of the hall. Sabo incinerates the sudden ton of bugs off his back with his own flame as they crawl up on him before attempting to stand back up.]

That's no way of handling the assignment... [Sighing, he immediately combusts his feet to catch up with the stranger in any case. What a way to make a 'first' impression on Sabo. Giving all those worms to him while dashing away. Truly a winner.]

[Oi. Oi oi oi.

Is this guy insulting Sanji's manliness?!

He stops his retreat with a good stomp, hands shoving their way back into his pockets so he can whirl back around with a "Ehhhh?!" ]

Edited (oops i forgot to split it) 2016-08-22 06:30 (UTC)

[.... only to have one of those bug things detatch from the ceiling and try falling right towards his face.

Which, of course, has Sanji wide-eyed, pale white, and opening his mouth in a great big silent scream.

All before backflipping, spinning to light both his legs on fire, and yelling out a mighty DIABLE JAMBE POÊLE Â FRIRE: SPECTRE and basically smashing that poor little ugly shit into a fiery grave.

PANTING LIKE HE'D RUN A GODDAMN MARATHON, he whirls back on Sabo, pointing at him dramatically.]

TO HELL WITH ASSIGNMENTS! Why should I go near these disgusting things?! [He's... still yelling. Why is he still yelling?]

[BEATS HIM. These bugs aren't even that big. Okay, squishy.. full of acid, so annoying at most even with the numbers. Wow his reaction to that last bug though.. it was pretty interesting to say the least. He blinks twice at the man, turning his head to the side while his eyes still look at him with this unsure look. His hands held up... not up high!! But enough to say.. hey, chill. Back off. They're just bugs.]

Because if the bugs do destroy every part of this place, you wouldn't be able to go home. That's what. [He places the palm of his hand on his forehead, giving a bit of a sigh. Though, when he turns back to face him... only to come in a bit closer...as if recalling something he's seen plastered on a wall.]

You...you seem familiar. Though I can't pinpoint who. [He just stares at him curiously.. like uh, well I think I've seen you in a picture before.. or a wanted poster. Maybe.]

THEN KEEP BURNING THEM!! Just keep those disgusting bastards over there! [emphatically pointing ALL THE WAY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM] THERE!

[Look, Sanji just really needs these things gone. Shichibukai? Whatever. "Gods"? Eh, sure, he'll kick their asses and ruin their day. World Government? Self-important assholes, not a threat. Yonko? Self-important probably strong assholes, but he can deal with them. Bugs? Especially giant weird alien bugs? HE WOULD RATHER DIE THAN VOLUNTARILY COME WITHIN FIVE FEET OF THEM.]

Familiar? [It's almost, almost a strange enough statement to break Sanji out of this abyss of fear and horror. Almost.

But then the bugs come just a little closer and he's just zipping back as far as he can, all color draining from his face as he moves.]

Oi, oi! Kill those things and then talk!

Yeah, yeah. Okay. Geez. [You sound like the bug's a huge fucking monster or something. Sabo's seen bigger. Bears.. tigers, you name it. Talk about being scared of the slightly bigger sized worms. He just takes the lead in fighting by dousing more flames onto the ground. A fire shot here, a fire shot there. Put a few fire shots to the wall. Oh and let's put more flames on his boots sure and hover his boots over to scare them away. If these don't burn them, they'll at least flee in terror.]

There.. is this fine? Do I need to start shooting fire to your head too? [You know since one of those bugs landed right on you?? He shakes his hands off of any leftover flames and then crosses his arms in this rather annoyed look.]

Well, I'm saying because... [Looking upon him closer.... yeah it's pretty close to what he pictured. Though with less hearts.] I've seen your face before. ....Sanji of the Straw Hat Pirates, I presume?

Edited 2016-08-29 07:53 (UTC)

OH STOP /)///(\

diablejambe - 2016-08-29 09:47 (UTC) - Expand

doki doki

ryusoken - 2016-08-30 09:11 (UTC) - Expand

Sabo - OTA unless noted

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sanji is beautiful goodbye

UR beautiful 1/2

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ur even more beautiful tbh

oh you flatterer, you

it is the truth and nothing but the truth

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