[Video]

Hey, be careful! Rocky! That's my phone! You might break it!

[The camera starts to shake vigorously before it stops as it focuses on Aaron's face and surprisingly, he's holding some kind of brown dog-like creature with strange rocks around its neck.]

Surprised? I just got this dog Poke-creature while I was walking to work one day. Ever since he and the other creatures arrived in Genessia, I've been trying to get into this whole Poke-monster craze right now so I want to have my own monster.

[Just then, a yellow and black bee-like creature flies by to Aaron's side, which he grins as he pats his head.]

But I was wondering. What do these monsters eat anyway? I know they don't look like carnivores and I definitely don't want them to eat a cow or something.

[The creatures just stare at their owner in shock once they hear this.]

[Action] Fun in a Sun with My Poke-Pals

[A few hours later, Aaron is now at the Nova City Beach. Apparently, he somehow enjoys his new companions a little bit much as not only he plays fetch with his Rockruff, but he enjoys a bit of swimming alongside his Mantine and trying to race against not only his Puppy Pokemon, but also his Beedrill as he buzzes around the sandy shore.

Whatever they are doing this morning, you might try to join the young kid for summer fun with his Pokemon friends.]

[WILDCARD]

[I am planning to have another Aaron post with him as Shooter debuting his new partners-in-crimes, but feel free to hit me up on Discord (SpinnerNite#5940) and RunnerRPAwaker if you want to plot with Aaron and his old and new Pokemon.]

Who: Shooter (Aaron Conner) and you!
Where: Nova City
When: June 25
What: A monster attack! (And a weapon heist) (It's also an event catch-all log!)
Warnings: Illusions, riots, and trolling

[It has been a day since that strange anonymous text has posted through the network. While some shrug it off as a prank text, some tried to demand to reveal this mysterious poster. Either way, no one seems to take the warning too seriously.

Unknown to them, a young man wearing a red mask, black gloves, and a red and black hoodie, is staring at his phone reading some of the replies he got.]

Huh, looks like I got some fewer replies than I expected.

[But instead of reacting negatively to this, he just gives a big grin before he turns his attention at the people below him.]

In any case, it's going just as I planned.

[He then leaves the rooftop before anyone can notice presence there.]

( Let the mayhem begin )

[Action/Anon Text] Come Find Me

[Afterwards, the masked teenager watches the chaos unfolds in the affected streets, chuckling and grinning at the sight of this as he carries a bag of weapons behind him. Ever since this whole mess began, he just broke into some of the stores and stole some weapons and some equipment while the people continue to panic over the non-existent monsters.]

I was hoping I would try to sneak in without any notice, but I do need some extra points.

Though, just getting away is too boring for my taste. How about we kick this up a notch then?

[He then pulls out his phone and starts to type his anonymous text.]



I hope you like the raid event I just put out for you. Now the real question is if you can even stop it.

Here's a hint: The final boss is all red and black and jumping around the buildings.

Good luck. ;)

[Once he sends in the post, he grins once more, happy about his misdeeds in the city.]

(OOC: So if you're confused, this is Aaron's catch-all log for the Attleton Charm Event as well his debut as Shooter. He will not only leave several illusion monsters to induce a mass hysteria in Nova City, but he can control several NPCs to do his bidding of stealing several weapons and attacking other residents.

This is also a semi-mingle log, which means you can team up with other characters to snap the residents out of their illusions or mind control. And if you like, you can end up as Shooter's temporary mind slave for a few minutes (note that he will be only using Grey Mind Bullets, which only turns the victim into a mindless slave for a few minutes). As for catching the main culprit himself, I will leave a top-level if you like to confront Shooter by yourself.

Of course, being affected by Shooter's mind-based powers is optional. You can check out Aaron/Shooter's profile for more details about his powers and check out his power permission post if you like to opt-in or opt-out of his powers in the near future.

Also, feel free to plurk me at RunnerRPAwaker if you have some other ideas with Shooter for this log.)

[It was time to move out of the Genessia Commonspace and find a job. After some looking around the various cities, Billy settled on moving into the Attleton Attics but first he confirmed with Aaron that he had work at his video game shop so he could afford it. This was in Nova City but the distance didn't bother somebody who had super speed. Not that he arrived at Datascape World Video Game Store & Arcade in his superhero guise. Billy appears as his regular self when he steps through the door. If he has to have a job, he thinks, this would be the best place to be - surrounded by games. Maybe he could even play in the arcade when there weren't any customers.]

[Billy can be found at work in the game shop and arcade and also in Attleton after work hours.]

[Video]

So did anyone got those "thank-you" notes lately?

My dog just disappeared when I wake up and I just found this by the porch where he was sleeping.

[He showed the said note towards the camera.]

I hate to say this, but I kind of miss that orange dog. He's kinda like family to me.

Even if he made my hair and eyes orange and made me wear that ridiculous sweater.

[He grumbled as he sighed to this.]

But still, I'm sad that Conner Jr. is gone.

[Anon Text]

raise your hands, everybody.

did anyone notice that strange blackout lately? it's not just the lights, but my phone is somehow also affected by it as well.

[He would ignore this strange incident and not text this anonymously, but that sudden blackout almost made him cancel his entire plotting stage to take out another corrupt adult.]

i either blame the city or just a shoddy reception service.

Who: Shouta Aizawa and YOU
What: APRIL. EGGS. FFFF
When: 15th of April til the end.
Where: Genessia Jobs | Fairy Haven | Etc.
Note: Aizawa found an egg in his sleeping bag and it hatched. THE END.

[Pick a Thread.]

[Video]

Okay. No shouting this time, but I've got to ask.

[Aaron then points to a puppy on his bed with eggshells scattered around its feet. Strangely, it was colored orange along with its eyes.]

Is this one of the Poke-monster things that the dragon was talking about? Because most dogs I know has golden fur and they didn't hatch from eggs.

[Action]

[Unlike last time, he doesn't have any problem with his new pet considering it was closer than having his very own dog. For the rest of the week, he managed to let it have some walks at the park, play with it, and teach it tricks.

But what he doesn't know that having this strange pet causes his dark blue eyes to not only to turn orange but it also slowly changes his brown unkempt hair into an orange bob hair. By the time you meet him either at his Datascape World video game shop or one of Nova City or Genessia's parks, he is now wearing a matching orange sweater along with his physical changes.]

[Video] Bunny Boy

IS THIS SOMEONE'S IDEA OF A SICK JOKE?!

[If anyone saw his last video lately, you can recognize that voice. But this time, he sounded very angry as he focused his camera on his whole head, revealing he has bunny ears above him. Not only that, you can see that there are some eggs lying in the trash can]

Whoever put those eggs around Nova City, they're going to pay! No one outwits Mr. Prankmaster and gets away with it!

[After that, he just hides his bunny ears before he turns off the camera.]

[Action] Sticky Situation

[The bunny ears were bad enough for him as he was forced to hide them (poorly) under his baseball cap. But just kicking an Easter egg didn't help him either. After he kicked it, it broke and released a puff of smoke. Next thing he knew, he found his own feet glued to the ground. Just struggling them to free himself didn't help him either.

Frustrated, he tried to throw another nearby egg. Unfortunately, this just releases another smoke that conjured a rain cloud over his head. All he could do next was to scream in frustration as it rained over him.]

[When the feed begins, it shows Qubine in some...open area. There's nothing visible around him except a huge very dark gray cloud above him, and the rain pouring down from it.]

...So these are the kinds of shenanigans these eggs are causing this year. This one isn't too serious, but it is rather annoying. I'm not too keen on getting my cave wet, so I guess I'll sit here and wait until this passes...

[He glances off to the side for a moment.]

...Or I can take a dive.

[He returns his attention to the screen.]

I hope we don't have any more of those "Pokemon" hatching from these eggs. Not that they were bad to have around, but the overpopulation can be overwhelming...

[anonymous text] Hollow Comfort

a question
by now many of you have realized your situation
and where we are and what this place is
so to those that have embraced this world:
what do you find worthy of your time?
how do you find meaning in this nothingness?
how can you say that helping someone is worth anything?
when they might not be here next week
right now i don't see the point in anything
and would like a different perspective

[video] When the Piper Seeks his Fee...

[Vaggie looks up on the camera as she sits on a bench in Everglade looking morose as usual. Beside her are a set of boxes and bags, and she seems to be peering soberly at the camera.]

Well, it finally happened. Those little red bills they gave me are finally down to the last few. And as charming as it is to sleep out in a back alley or under a newspaper in the park, I don't really find that all that appealing.

So, uh...

...yeah, I'm asking for a job. Not asking for much, but it does have to pay. I've done some bookkeeping stuff in the past, and maybe a few odd jobs here and there. Its not exactly like I have references. But if you have something or have heard of someone that is hiring, help a girl out? Thanks.

Oh, and if that job is Torchwood -- I'm not interested.

[Video] Announcement

LADIES... AND GENTLEMEN!!!

[If you passed through his large ham introduction, you can see Aaron wearing a silk hat and a cape (that he bought from a costume shop down the road below) taking a full bow.]

I'm proud to announce that my very own video game store/arcade is now open for business!

And yeah, I know the silk hat and cape is a bit much.

[Cue Aaron tossing the hat and cape away to the offscreen.]

It's called the Datascape World and it will have the latest video games and video game consoles in the market. Of course, if you don't have enough money, you can always try out the arcade to play with or against your friends and win prizes!

And speaking of which, you can try to challenge me, Aaron, in a video game challenge every Saturdays where you can win a prize if you beat me. Though I can't say it won't be easy because, you know, I excel at them. So to make things interesting, the chosen games will be random via RNG and I didn't say I'm great at all of the video games. Of course, to celebrate the grand opening, I'm giving everyone the chance to take the video game challenge against me today!

So what are you waiting for? Come on down to Datascape World at Nova City! And I'll see you there!

[Before he can close out the video, he moves a little closer to the screen to whisper.]

Also, I'm hiring clerks, cashiers, and a mechanic right now. Text or video call me if you're interested.

[Action] Grand Opening

[If they watched Aaron's video/commercial, you can say that he wasn't exaggerating on his new shop. As they entered the shop, they can see Tron-like circuit lines on the wallpapers with several racks and shelves that contained many video games and consoles are lining up around the shop. When they look to their left wing of the shop, they also see some of the latest and old arcade games lining up with a vending machine that exchanges money for tokens.

Whether if you're here because of the video or not, you're free to look around the shop and mingle. Or if you're just standing around the entrance, the store owner himself may run up to you with a big grin.]

HEY!!! Welcome to Datascape! Are you here to buy games or play some right now in the arcade?

[Action] Video Game Challenge

[True to his word, Aaron is later found in front of a widescreen TV that is somehow playing a title screen movie of urban-themed fighting game and a Switch Cube on the table along with several video game consoles stored inside the glass shelf. If you look at the bottom of the table, you can see the note attached to it.]

( Video Game Challenge Poster )

[Whether if you're confident or just confused on what a 16-years old kid is doing in front of the TV, you can try your luck and hopefully win in this so-called challenge.]

Video 1: Arrival

---

[A harsh, loud, excitable voice grates its way across the comms. Feast your eyes, Genessians, on the coolest, handsomest skeleton you will ever see.]

HELLO, GENESSIA! IT IS I, THE GREAT PAPYRUS!! IT SEEMS EVERYONE HAS BEEN...KIDNAPPED!??? THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE MISTAKE!! AS YOU CAN SEE, I AM NOT A KID AND I AM NOT NAPPING!

EVEN THOUGH IT FEELS LIKE I'VE BEEN NAPPING A VERY LONG TIME...

NO! A FAMOUS-ROYAL-GUARDSMAN-IN-TRAINING WOULD NEVER NAP! I'M NO LAZYBONES, BUT A HARDWORKYBONES! AND TO PROVE IT, I, PUZZLER EXTRAORDINAIRE, WILL SOLVE THIS INGENIOUS AND PRETTY PUZZLE SET BEFORE ME!

[He refers to the Weiss hologram, which he gallantly strides towards, bending at its base. One hand's on the phone, facing his face so you don't miss a second of his charisma, while the other fiddles with the intricate machinery.]

I SEE! ALL THAT STUFF ABOUT "TAMPERING" AND "PREVENTATIVE PROTOCOL" WAS BUT A MISLEADING RUSE! THE GREAT PAPYRUS WILL NOT BE SO EASILY JAPED! JUST A LITTLE MORE...AND...

[You hear the gentle "pshhh" of knockout gas.]

OHO! A CLEVER TRAP!! SO THAT'S WHAT THEY MEANT BY "NAPPING". NYEH HEH...HEH...HEH...

[You hear the gentle "sploosh" of Papyrus falling into The Bay's water. Don't worry, he's still answer your calls and congratulations. He's a light sleeper.]

Video 2: Adjustment

---

[If you give Papyrus anything to do with social media, he'll naturally abuse it to the fullest. The camera's angled down to a skeleton in a lousy bed with the covers pulled up to his chin.]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE MONEY, COOL NECKLACE, PAMPHLETS, PHONE, AND KEY. I CLEVERLY DEDUCED THAT IT LED TO THIS VERY SPOT! THE GENESSIA COMMONSPACE! NYEHHEHEH.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE ROOM SERVICE OF THIS HOTEL IS NOT UP TO MY STANDARDS. THE LANDLADY TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T OFFER BEDTIME STORIES. NONE! AT ALL!!!

UN. BELIEVABLE.

HOW'S A SKELETON SUPPOSED TO GET ANY SHUT-EYE THIS WAY!?!?

[That's Papyrus for "please tell me a bedtime story." If he keeps talking at his usual volume, with such thin walls, no one else is going to get much sleep either.]

[Video]

So I got a problem for the past few months now...

I'M BORED!!!

[No duh... You could even see the young teenager on the screen with his head on the table.

In his honesty, finding a corrupted person around town was a lot tougher than it looks. Not to mention he can't find anything interesting to do outside of work and video games.]

Ugh... What's the point of living in another world if I can't find anything fun around the city! Sure, there's still Holodeck'd: Game Time, but most of the game stores are already closed down. Yeesh, if I could put up a video game store in here, that would be more fun.

[...

A few seconds later, Aaron's eyes widen and he cracks a big grin.]

Hang on, that's it! I should open up my own game store! But it's not just any ordinary video game store! I can put up a small arcade plus a special area to challenge me to any video games every week! Best of all, I can be the boss anyway I like in here!

Ooh... This is going to be awesome!

[Whether if you reply or not, Aaron notices the camera is still on and just sits back down.]

Yeah... I guess that counts as an interest check, right?

[ He hadn't left the bay; the boy would be visibly fretting beside the ivory pillars of the openings, a hologram at his back, a magazine at the crux of his throat with multiple leaflets almost spilling themselves to the floor. The sleep hadn't been kind to Izuku's hair, which, while naturally haphazard, was now bed-headed to a point of stupidity. In a rush, concern shining in his eyes, ]

H-Hello? Can anyone hear me!?

[ He wasn't quite sure who would be receiving the video call-- there had been a woman chattering to him about the safety of this place... he had, however, stopped listening to her long ago. After the fifth time she had repeated herself, that was. After all, wasn't this a kidnapping attempt...!? Were there police on the line? Were the pro-heroes informed?! With a short breath in, ]

My... my name is Izuku Midoriya! [ He's yelling rather loudly at the comms. ] I understand that this place, Genessia, has taken a number of us hostage. W-We must form a group and work together if we're going to escape....! If any pro-heroes are listening, a number of people need your help...!

[ Oh, he had read the pamphlet as fast as he could all right. It was simply that he didn't want to 'give up' so easily. ]

 I'm sorry if this seems like a stupid thing to wonder. Maybe it is, and I'm just being childish..?

Often, I'll see people on the network talking about "heroes" and being heroic... It's strange how it comes up so often, huh? I hope that means there are a lot of heroic people here, who maybe know more than me, uh. Right, my question!

What I'm wondering is, um! If someone doesn't have a useful power... Can they be heroes here? And if their power is sort of, uh. Evil... I guess being heroic would be even more impossible for them, huh? I wonder if maybe we're born with fates we can't resist, like being good or not. 

... I-Iii I'm just wondering! Curious, or something. Nngh... I don't like that I even let those thoughts in my head... Uhhh soo n-never mind um.

Wow, it's March! Yay.

Who: Charlie McGee
What: Typical DITL. Charlie can be found in several locations.
When: January 8th, all day.
Where: All over.
Warnings: None at the moment

Cake Town: Attleton in the AM, Fayren in the PM

The first stop of Charlie's day is one of the Cake Town stores. She has schedules to put up, orders to place, customers and people to interact with. It's fine, she'll be fine. This is okay. When she's not busy making food for customers, she can be found seated at one of the chairs, working on the schedule and looking up new recipes to add to the menu. And while she's seated, she's eating. It's a crepe with chocolate and strawberries, one of the ones people can get at Cake Town. She really should have gone for something healthier, but none of her adults are around. This is the decision of a teenager who hasn't had much access to food until recently. She'll eat what she wants.

Axiom Games: Early afternoon - Genessia City

Charlie isn't really sure what brought her to Axiom. Maybe it was the noise and flashing lights and laughter, but she finds herself stepping in, looking around, and buying tokens to play games. Soon enough, she's playing at a First Person Shooter style zombie game, and she's not doing too well. It's kind of hard to aim the gun just right, and these damn things keep popping up before she can even take care of the first ones.

Eventually, she dies, and with a huff of frustration, she steps away from the game. Hands on her waist, a faint scowl on her face that looks more amused than angry. And then more money is put in and she decides to keep trying, mumbling herself in a tone that doesn't sound angry, despite the words.

"...stupid, god-damn exploding...piece of hairy garbage...you're gonna get it." Resting the toy rifle against her shoulder, Charlie decides to try again and does a tiny bit better this time.

Just a tiny bit.

Garden Park: Mid-afternoon - Genessia City

Charlie is taking a break from being inside. She doesn't do well with all that sitting inside a building, so she's happy to catch a much-needed respite from crowds and people. She has Andi and Victor with her, both dogs happy with chew toys and nibbling at the bowls of food Charlie set up for them so she can eat her own sandwich in peace.

She has a book nearby, too. Pinocchio. She's read it a million times over, but there's something about the soft smile on her face that may suggest this book brings her joy. Occasionally, she reaches up to pet Andi or Victor, but for the most part, she's pretty happy with reading about the little wooden boy and the trouble he gets himself into.

[Video]

Okay, usually most teens get very mad at being snatched away from their homeworld like me. But...

Seeing other people turned into monsters for Halloween, a news that a video game console that can turn into a cube, and of course, so many video games that I never have seen before! I even saw a place that is a real-life version of MMORPG. And it's not just a virtual reality game, an MMORPG with a holographic world!

It's like someone peeked through my wishlist and just dumped everything at my doorstep! I'm really in a modern version of Isekai heaven!

Although...

[The camera zooms out from Aaron, revealing he's filming inside his apartment at Genessia Commonspace.]

I wish I can stay something more glamorous than this old dump. I'm glad it's just a temporary housing, but still...

[He sighs in dismay as he lies down on his bed.]

Might as well I should start hunting for a new job, then...

[Action] Arcade Job Hunt

[Since he isn't in New York anymore, he has to do something about education and money. But mostly money as he wants to move out of that lame apartment he's currently staying. Right now, he is outside the Level Up Arcade as he stared at its large sign. He already visited the other arcade in Nova City, but he has to skip it since he dislikes matchmaking and arcade together.

Though even he is here for a job hunt, he just enters the establishment and played a few arcade games inside. He doesn't want to get bored of thinking anyway.]

 So if I'm a slime monster now does that mean I'm a lvl 1 tutorial monster for everyone to try and defeat or can a slime be the main character??

[As the video starts, you can see a 16-years-old brunette glaring at the camera, who is somehow wet as he growled in anger.]

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!! One minute, I was playing my Tri-WS, the next, I ended up falling into a water in a strange cave where I woke up! And I know this is not New York! Did a Blinker Data did this?!

[He then shows his wet backpack to the camera.]

If this is your twisted idea of a joke, then you're so dead!!!