And from the shadows...

[soul_mods]

And greetings again, Soul Campaign! Let's get started!

As Guests are now aware, accompanied by a Death City Times entry, things in the city are getting pear-shaped. Citizens of Death City are refusing to take Shibusen's tab and are either demanding they pay out of pocket or kicking them out, and some have even taken to violence.

Crime's on the rise in the streets, Guest businesses are getting covered in graffiti if not heckled, and even street punks are getting in on the 'fun'. It's been a year in-game since BREW brought in its first Guest, and Death City's not happy with how the place looks right now.

However, things seem a bit odd. The spike in crime is so sudden, so violent, and almost... instigated.

And that's when a few Guests suddenly go missing. On May 10th (a regular day change taking place on March 8th), mysterious figures will abduct a small number of Guests, taking them to an unknown location within the city where their communicators will be stolen. A rescue effort will be coordinated and executed on May 13th (a week-long day change taking place on March 19th).

So who's going missing? Maybe your character! All interested parties have to do is leave a comment to this post. From there, a small number of victims will be randomly selected from the pool and announced on March 1st along with further details on who these kidnappers are and a little on what they'll be up to next.


Have a question? Leave a comment and it'll be answered as soon as possible!


EDIT: After some thought, it was decided that the day change that the kidnapping occurs will actually be a regular day change as opposed to a week-long instance. We apologize for the inconvenience, and have since edited the real-time dates. They will be noted in the follow-up post.

Comments

Questions

[soul_mods]

Re: Questions

[douchebagging]

I know you said you'd give more information on the 1st, but is it possible to have information on what whoever gets kidnapped will be dealing with now? Having March be mostly only 2 day changes is going to leave those kidnapped characters separated from the rest of the game for a long time. I'd like to know if there will be things for kidnapped characters to do for that time as well as what injuries or trauma (if any) those who sign their characters up can expect.

[soul_mods]

The plan is to have three logs: Abduction, interim, and rescue. The purpose behind the week-long day-changes are to grant any concerned parties along with abductees time to play out the events, as well as grant time to allow the rescue log to progress.

As for any potential injuries, the kidnappers have a set goal in mind and that doesn't include harming their targets. However, should they be noisy or completely uncooperative, they can change their minds on that.

[douchebagging]

OK! Thank you and thanks for the quick reply.

[soul_mods]

No problem.

Re: Questions

[second_star]

Even though a rescue effort is gonna be organized, will it be okay for someone to go in solo to rescue their partner/maybe other people? Yuri's bad at working in groups when it comes to situations like these, and once he got the information, he'd probably just go in alone.

[soul_mods]

That would actually depend on when Yuri'd head in! The kidnappers have a plan in mind but are cautious, and would more than likely catch and confine any solo rescuers.

But if he possibly heads in closer to when the rescue operation takes place, he may have better luck.

[second_star]

He's not so much hot-headed or anything as much as he's just more of a lone wolf in these situations. He wouldn't rush, and he'd try to get as much information as he can first.

So what I was thinking was maybe just a little before the collective rescue effort or at the same time but independent of the operation (but I guess ultimately helping as well). I just wanted to make sure that sort of independent action would be okay, since it's much more in character for him.

[soul_mods]

Oh yes, absolutely.

[prosecutory]

Because I am a party pooper and I play a gigantic party pooper who will stick his nose into the kidnapping biz -

These mysterious figures...no one will be able to see how they look? WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE AND WHEN DO THEY POP UP...

[soul_mods]

Every party needs a pooper, that's why they invited you
Party poooper, party poooper...

Those kidnapped will be able to see how they look since they're stuck with them for a few days. The rest of Death City will see when they least expect it.

[prosecutory]

this is why Edgeworth is invited to parties

I'm guessing they only ~come out at night~?

[soul_mods]

It varies, actually! They have their methods.

Re: Questions

[shiromadoushi]

Anyway to not have this stretch out the days so much? I can see a week for the rescue, but why is it also for the kidnapping? There's only going to be a small part of the game in that part of the plot and it seems kinda a huge drag to have a day that's 90% normal for people to be elongated... [and most week long day changes seem to drag on forever to start with, so having two in one month is going to be a major time drag....

[soul_mods]

After a little further deliberation among the mods, we do agree that it should be a regular day change, and the rescue will stay week-long.

I'll make an edit accordingly, and restate the change in the follow-up post.

[motherofthesun]

I'll offer Naoto or Rosalia!

Just one or the other since there's plenty of volunteers.

[ninjainviolet]

I am so putting Sheena up to be kidnapped!

[ritsu_kouyou]

Please kidnap Akiha!

[cardfortress]

Hell yes, offering Near to be kidnapped! >D

[beatdownremix]

Offering Dave up to be kidnapped

[pranksterheir]

Volunteering this derp.

[hand_of_judgement]

I'm going to offer up Yuri to be kidnapped! It's impossible for my other two boys to get kidnapped lol

[diedforyoursins]

volunteering jack and/or kaworu! though only one out of the two would be preferable.

[itaidakimasu]

I'll offer up Yako for kidnapping!

[closedherheart]

Offering up Anri for this.

[anpan_tan]

Kidnap Yamazaki, ruffians, no one will notice he's missing!

[amorini]

Offering up Cupid to be kidnapped!

[wearspurpleclothes]

Offering up Johan and Shinji!

[thorny]

Throwing Rose into the mix as well.

[braidedwonder]

Volunteering Re-l and/or Duo - thought Duo may put up his own rescue attempt/in prison rebellion hahahaha

[next_to_legendary]

Offering Mr. Legend up for kidnapping.

I'd offer Kerrigan, but she'd break heads. I'd offer Cloud, but yeah... good luck, so those two are out and can do some rescuing.

[entreats]

I'm volunteering Ange!

[traust]

Signing up Kaede to be kidnapped

[3rdbest]

Offering Matt and Saya to be kidnapped.

[takeapotatochip]

Offering Light to be kidnapped!

[nofarplaneyet]

Offering old man Auron to be kidnapped!

[pregames]

Offering Atem to be kidnapped

[mieru_mienai]

Offering Yuugi to be kidnapped!

[silicomb]

Sollux is available for the kidnapping but I'd be happy to make him a rescuer too.

[helpstroubled]

Sadly enough, getting kidnapped is actually canon for Audrey!

[iceontheground]

Hahaaa, sorry for adding even more to the list, but volunteering Gray for being kidnapped! I'd be just as happy to have him join in on the rescue party though.

[obimycommands]

Volunteering Kiriha here!