expiationooc | PLOT WITH ME: MAY 2025

INTRO MEME

Welcome to Expiation and come on down! We're thrilled to have you here! This intro entry serves additionally as a CR meme, so you are free to use it to say hello, tell us a bit about yourself, talk about your character, and potential plans for the game.

The SOTG for May is HERE, with changes and where the game is going for the month. Feel free to browse around if you haven't already, and check out the MAIN NAVIGATION for more detailed info about the game itself.

MAY EVENT

MAY EVENT SUMMARY

YOU’RE A SNAKE I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR FACE

All may seem quiet for a little while… but closer to the 12th, characters may notice snakes trying to get their attention in their day-to-day lives.

Break the sssystem.

Break the sssystem. The Garden awaitsss.

What do these snakes want? Why, they want characters to commit crimes – they can’t stop all of them, they say. If they overload the system with crimes, then surely it’ll break. Come to the Garden, they say. They’ll see everything and more. Steal, cheat, maim, kill. That’s just examples of the things they’ll tell the Chosen to do. But they must do these things to other Chosen– the locals don’t count. Once they commit these crimes, they get marked on the back of their hand. It’s a tattoo of a snake, of course.

Some snakes even give a target with a specific crime for them for an even bigger reward. This is an RNG portion of the event! There’s a TL DOWN HERE if you’d like to sign up! They may range from something silly to something serious, so please keep it in mind when signing up. These sign-ups will only last until the fifth, so we can RNG, give assignments, and give everyone a chance to plot.

THE GARDEN OF EDEN

Outside of Aldrip and deeper into the woods where very few go, there seems to be a very tall fence surrounding… something. Those that can fly can’t see inside. Those that can climb can’t climb over it. It’s almost as if something is obscuring it. Not an outright barrier, but there’s nothing to be made out if looking in from above. There’s just shapes. Those that try to force entry will get bitten by a snake and get very ill, and it’s up to the player on how ill they would get. There’s even a chance for character death here, as well, if they so desire. Chosen with their snake escorts with the tattoos on the back of their hands will find that the gates open for them easily, and they can step in. It smells cool and fresh when they get inside, and it really does look like paradise.

At least, for a moment.

Only a few minutes into characters being in the garden characters start to hallucinate bad endings. What’s the worst case scenario that could happen in their world? What’s their most feared outcome of what would happen here? Well, they’re seeing it. Visions of anything and everything that can go wrong will dominate their vision, as well as destruction of what appears to be other cycles. Will that happen to this cycle, at some point?

The snake escorts follow, still hissing into the Chosen’s ears.

Thisss is what happensss when the entity winsss. Destruction…

There is no good end for you, so long as the entity is “alive”.

THOSE NOT ENSNARED

The Chosen that don’t buy into the snake’s promises will be able to kill them in a traditional way. They’re just snakes, after all. Snakes can only tempt, but until the tattoo appears on the back of their hand, they still have the ability to “opt-out”. These Chosen may try to snap their fellows out of it, but once they get their tattoos, it’s really hard to convince them not to go into the Garden. In fact, in most cases, it’s downright impossible. Chosen attempted to be drawn away from the snakes may start screaming as if they’re in physical pain, or get combative. They really must get to the Garden, you see.

Oh, if only there was a McGuffin……..

NOTES:

We’re going to extend this event icly to ten days. So instead of a wrap-up in the event log, the poll result post will stand in place of that.

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Player: Chase
Pronouns: he/him
Contact: either PM or hit me up on Discord from the server.
Anything Else?: In the Central Time Zone. Currently watchin' some spring anime! I've learned that Apocalypse Hotel is great and I'm now asking everyone to watch Witch Watch. Please and thank you.

Character: Haruhi Suzumiya
Canon: The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan
Canon Point: Epilogue

Crime: Trespassing on Private Property

Background: Haruhi's a college student that used to be the vice president of the North High Literature Club, at a school she didn't actually attend. She's not quite as unhinged as the original Haruhi Suzumiya, not as activated and has no godly/autoevolutionary powers to speak of. That said, she still carries the same amount of wonder and curiosity that the OG did have! She's mellowed out slightly having gone through high school, giving up her crush and being able to have fun for three straight years, but she's still interested in what's going on here!

Abilities: None to speak of!

Plans: She's gotta learn more about what's going on around here! The supernatural, magic, aliens, time travelers, sliders, etc etc! Blow her mind! She can become an adventurer in some way, looking into rumors and legends since that sounds really up her alley and cool.

May!
Honestly I'm coming off of a fairly rough patch wrt activity and motivation so I absolutely want to get her going out there this month. She'll be hearing voices from the snakes, and part of her'll want to check out the Garden. Haven't decided if I want her to get sick or anything, but that's on the table. So yeah, this'll be a fun time for our girl here. :)

Prior to everything though, Haruhi'll be around searching for rumors!

How can you run into my character? Haruhi's kinda staying in an apartment, but otherwise she can be found throughout Aldrip mainly looking for interesting things. Alternatively, she's working at the Purrfect Cup!

???: sometimes life just be like

PLOT WITH ME: MAY 2025

chase w/haruhi suzumiya | disappearance of nagato yuki-chan