july event.

[falsitates]

JULY 4 ~ 15, 2021

July starts off busy.

With Independence Day approaching, city residents have been hard at work preparing for the upcoming Sunday celebrations. Vitae has always been enthusiastic about the Fourth of July and has made it a city-wide celebration every year. Although it's warned that another heatwave will sweep through the city for the first two weeks of July, everyone still works hard to ensure that they have another memorial holiday.

It's time to unwind.

  MISSION BOARD

Bzzz. Bzzz.

It's your phone. It feels like a brick of ice when you pick it up, providing welcome relief from the heat. It shuts down completely, as usual, until new white words on a black background appear.

NEW MISSIONS HAVE BEEN ADDED.
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY.
SOLAMEN MISERIS SOCIOS HABUISSE DOLORIS

True to its message, three new tasks appear under the missions module.

  FOURTH OF JULY

Despite the oppressive heat, it almost seems like everyone has gone out for the day. Many people hold barbeques or picnics in their backyards or parks, while others bars and restaurants offer day-long specials, such as free drinks or sides with meals. For those without cash or a barbeque of their own, the church provides free burgers and hotdogs to anyone who stops by their parking lot. Juice and pop are given as drinks, but occasionally, when no one is looking, the volunteer pulls out a bottle of beer from the very bottom of the ice-filled cooler. She gives a wink and puts her finger to her lips. Shhhh.


The beach also has its own free barbeque, though there is no hidden surprise of alcohol to be found. Only food and-- wait, a beach?

It first appeared in the early hours of the morning. A section of the forest has vanished at the city's very edge on the south side. In its place. a large beach is found. Although the waters stretch out as far as the eye can see, Vitae has always been a landlocked city. Where did it come from? Residents claim it's always been there, that the city built an urban beach years ago, before quickly changing the subject. It's Independence Day, man! What does it matter? Let's just have a good time!

Although packed, the beach provides enough room for everyone to find a spot and relax. The water is nice and cool and flocked with screaming kids as they splash each other. Apart from the beach's incredibly strange appearance and the concerning questions it raises, everything appears to be at peace.

Later that night, elaborate fireworks are launched in front of the city hall. Many people also light their own and with a fireworks vendor at every corner, there appears to be no end in sight. The sounds of explosions reverberate throughout the entire night and many people stay up to continue partying, celebrating as if this is the city's final Fourth of July.

  DECISION TIME

The following two weeks are quiet, everyone using up all of their energy for the Fourth of July. The city returns to normal and users of the app are left in peace.

Until the 15th.

YOU HAVE SELECTED [ALLY/BETRAY].
CHOOSE A USER.

A list appear below the message. It contains the names and photos of every person on the app. Until you select one, your phone will be unusable.

Towards the end of the day, if you still have not chosen, it stays stuck to your hand and begins to slowly overheat with an ominous timer counting down from ten minutes. It will not be able to be removed, no matter how much force you use. It will only finally let go after you have chosen a name. A new message will appear after you've made your choice.

YOU HAVE SELECTED [NAME].
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANSWER.
PLEASE WAIT PATIENTLY UNTIL THE NEXT UPDATE.

Comments

[ehero]

o so youre a devil
ok i guess that makes sense

im not giving you my bike though

[meowy]

your bike? i already said it was mine.

thanks for just proving humans are greedy thieving liars. see you soon!

[ehero]

see you soon???

[ what the FUCK is going on. anyway judai is at the church parking lot because mmmmmmmm free food and drinks ]

[meowy]

[ briefly luck for judai, going to the church have served as two useful distractions to put off power stealing this sorry chum's motorbike. 1: a church (BLEGH!!) and 2: food (YES!!). it wasn't like she would've asked if it was free to begin with, but good that it was...??? she's completely annihilating a stand of hot dogs and when you think she couldn't eat any more— sike!

she eats more. all for herself. and when someone approaches to have their share, power defends the stand like, well. a feral cat, mouth full, spitting and all. ]

Nya!! Hot dogs are mine! Beat it, beggars!

[ehero]

[ Judai is just sitting down, kind of pouty-sad that he's still hungry but he knows that he should stop here. He already had three plates and he has no idea what to do with all this beer, but in the middle of figuring that out, he hears someone being a greedy lil fuck. Time to get up and see what the fuck is going on. ]

Hey.

[ Luckily, the NPC who was telling Power to stop taking all the food is quick to explain. ]

You need to leave some for everyone else.

[meowy]

[ hah? she mumbles. what’s this, a rebel? the fiend, in between full cheeks and a sharp point, gestures her finger to a nearby table of grilled, skewered veggies. she has an aversion though, and grimaces through a swallow just by looking at it. ]

I did. All those disgusting vegetables over there— [ she almost gags, and instead huffs out a gross, ] Be grateful!

[ehero]

[ He looks over and yep, there sure is a huge pile of veggies. Seems like most people don't want them. ]

You need to share the meat too.

[meowy]

[ “need”. need! she needs. as far as power was concerned, he was no control devil. she chews, and chews . . . ]

. . . Aren’t you the bike thief?

[ she read his file! she knows what’s up. ]

[ehero]

[ .......... oh. ]

You're Powerful?

[ Powerful, Powering, or something like that. He did not read her file because he went straight to eating. He does not seem very concerned about the bike, which is sitting somewhere in the parking lot. ]