THE COLLECTOR Premise It lumbers slowly out of the mist. In some ways it resembles more of a gentle giant, the extinct eremotherium, prowling the area of Dunwich slowly without threat. But it's face... too close to a cat, too wide of a mouth, almost always smiling with rows of razor sharp teeth. The claws on its powerful front arms are so long. And it has so many impossible limbs. Smaller limbs, human limbs, dragging it's massive body everywhere. When it first arrives it is the size of a large van. But the more it collects, the larger it grows, with more limbs to struggle and walk it along. It's particular who it takes. It's searching. It's slow but it's clever. Most unnerving of all it's traits? It speaks. Will it promise to keep you safe as it adds you to its collection? REFERENCE "The Collector" by jars.drawings ETC. It's an IC/OOC event, people! Ask questions if you need to! There's RP space in the comments, or feel free to make a network post, log or narrative with your prompt and link it back here! This event is posted early to give folks time to write any logs or narratives they may be inspired to do so. ♥ NAVIGATION Volunteers Jan 14 - 16 • Sighting One • Sighting Two • Sighting Three (Narrative) • Sighting Three (Aftermath) • Sighting Three (netpost) Jan 17 - 24 • Let's Discuss Threads ◦ Salem the Familiar ◦ Abigail Hobbs ◦ Harry Dresden ◦ Joan Watson • The Collected/I'll Save You Jan 25- 27 Questions Prompts SIGHTING ONE (JAN 14) Are you a My Neighbor Totoro fan? Because you're pretty sure you just saw the real life version of The Cat Bus come out of the mist and that movie is probably ruined forever now. Interestingly, you watch another monster from the mist try to go for it, but is ignored and stepped on. This thing is a tank. TAKEN - JUDE DUARTE SIGHTING TWO (JAN 14/15) Perhaps it's the fog, the mud, or just the caked and matted fur (are those blood stains?) but this creature reminds you of a really fucked up garfield looking for the nearest Italian restaurant. It seemed to pay you no mind, at least. Which is good because it walks right by you. TAKEN - BENEDICT BRIDGERTON SIGHTING THREE (JAN 15/16) Well, the good news is that it didn't eat or attack you in any way. The bad news? You saw it open up it's spine and add a local to it's collection. Those small strange limbs? Belong to people. Trapped inside the creature. Still alive. But worse? You saw the collector grow to accommodate its new prize. And it must have taken a few since its arrival because it's the size of a school bus now. TAKEN - SOOKIE STACKHOUSE I'LL SAVE YOU (UNLIMITED) (JAN 17-24) Perhaps it's a solo attempt or a group attempt. You try your hardest to attack the collector and free those people trapped inside it. Whether it's magic, firearms, explosives, or another idea, nothing seems to work. The collector barely even flinches and goes about its day unbothered. UNLIMITED LET'S DISCUSS (UNLIMITED) (JAN 17-24) The Collector speaks! And since it only seems to take an interest in certain people, if you approach the creature, you can actually have a civil conversation with it. This is a creature of the mist, perhaps it knows something useful? Perhaps you can bargain for your friends back? UNLIMITED THE COLLECTED (UNLIMITED) (JAN 17-24) It's always nice to be wanted. Unless the thing that wants you is a giant eldritch human centipede slash Cheshire Cat looking mother fucker. It follows you slowly. And if you just made it to Pickman, you'd be safe. But in the words of a Jurassic Park ranger: "....clever girl." This creature has found a way to corner you or direct you away from Pickman. Eventually, it gets what it wants. It's spine opens up and it settles you in with the rest of the people it's gathered. If only you could rest. If only you could stop. But your limbs keep moving with it, as it searches for its next shiny toy. UNLIMITED THE BAIT (JAN 25 -27) The Collector has taken a shine to you. If you or someone else doesn't come up with something fast, it's going to add you to its collection with the rest. And what happens when this mist clears up? Will the monster go with it? Someone has an idea. Maybe a bad idea, but you still volunteered as bait. TAKEN - LANCE ALVEREZ THE BAD IDEA (JAN 25 -27) An opportunity has come up. THere's been enough information on the creature that you think it's most vulnerable when it opens up and adds someone to its collection. Lucky you, you know the next person it's going after. Let's hope this plan doesn't go to hell for everyone's sake. TAKEN - JULIA WICKER THE SPOTTER (JAN 25 -27) Two problems with the plan: one, someone is going to have to make sure the bait and the bad idea get in and out of the creature safely, not to mention everyone else that was taken! Two, other monsters are still going to want to attack and eat you before you get to that point. How rude. TAKEN - PERCY JACKSON THE MUSCLE (x2) (JAN 25 -27) This plan is going to need more than the spotter to be successful. It's going to need more muscle to make sure the other members of this hairbrained scheme aren't killed by monsters in the mist before, during or after the plan goes through. That's why they're going to need you. TAKEN - MEGGAN & TAKEN - KEN KENAKI Claimed Positions JULIA WICKERTHE BAD IDEA PERCY JACKSONTHE SPOTTER LANCE ALVEREZTHE BAIT MAX MAYFIELDLET'S DISCUSS RONNIE ECKERTHE COLLECTED SOOKIE STACKHOUSESIGHTING 3 EDDIE MUNSONI'LL SAVE YOU MEGGANTHE MUSCLE ENID SINCLAIRI'LL SAVE YOU JOAN WATSONLET'S DISCUSS BEN BRIDGERTONSIGHTING 2 KEN KANEKITHE MUSCLE SPOCKLET'S DISCUSS JUDE DUARTESIGHTING 1 SABRINA SPELLMANLET'S DISCUSS DATALETS DISCUSS ABIGAIL HOBBSLETS DISCUSS LAYLA EL-FAOULYTHE COLLECTED JASKIERTHE COLLECTED NANCY WHEELERTHE COLLECTED HARRY DRESDENLET'S DISCUSS KATE BISHOPI'LL SAVE YOU 14TH DOCTORLETS DISCUSS TRISS MERIGOLDTHE COLLECTED WANDA MAXIMOFFI'LL SAVE YOU YELENA BELOVATHE COLLECTED ABRA STONEI'LL SAVE YOU EVENT IN GAME TIME FRAME: JAN 14 - JAN 27