Mar Luna

WHO: All 10 Chosen
WHEN: May 17
WHERE: Central Park
SUMMARY: With all the Chosen awake, it's time to do some gardening.
CW: Mild fantasy violence.

( So, probably safe to shoot it again and see if she can put it out of its misery for real. )

WHO: All 10 Chosen
WHEN: May 17
WHERE: Central Park
SUMMARY: With all the Chosen awake, it's time to do some gardening.
CW: N/A

( ''The real holding hands is the friends we made along the way.'' )

WHO: Joaco, Alejo, Hakan, Wren, Mateo, Juliet, Jomana, Fernanda, Aslan, Faihan, and Chelo
WHEN: May 16
WHERE: Mar Luna's Sewer System / La Estrella Hotel
SUMMARY: Joaco leads the unawoken Chosen (and others) on an adventure to explore the tree's root system...from inside the sewers.
CW: Fantasy violence; snakes and webs; mourning Titus (sisters grieving brothers).

( ''I control ALLL the water.'' )

WHO: Eli & Chelo
WHEN: May 16
WHERE: The Beach, Taboga Town
SUMMARY: Heartbreaks old and new.
CW: N/A

( ''Nice form. But you're hesitating a little.'' )

WHO: Yuuki Araki
WHEN: Right after this post
WHERE: The Araki Apartment
SUMMARY: Yuuki deals with ... a lot.
CW: Negative thoughts, potential undiagnosed depresssion

( That whatever happened to him was irreversible and he couldn’t escape his fate. )

WHO: Joaco, Alejo, Hakan, Wren, Mateo, Juliet, Jomana, Fernanda, Aslan, and Faihan
WHEN: May 16
WHERE: Mar Luna's Sewer System
SUMMARY: Joaco leads the unawoken Chosen (and others) on an adventure to explore the tree's root system...from inside the sewers.
CW: Fantasy violence; blood; spiders; grieving Titus; abandonment; homophobic parents; depression.

( ''We're risking everything. No pressure.'' )

WHO: Joaco & Faihan
WHEN: May 16 (Morning)
WHERE: La Estrella Hotel, Taboga Town
SUMMARY: Joaco has a minor epiphany. Frizzy curls abound.
CW: Still some lingering sad.

( ''How did I not notice before?'' )

WHO: James, Faihan, and Elisa
WHEN: May 16 (Morning)
WHERE: La Estrella Hotel, Taboga Town
SUMMARY: Feefee is still processing the Titus reveal and wondering about his qualifications as a leader; James is just trying to get Elisa to eat some breakfast.
CW: Self-doubt. Hints of Depression.

( ''Have you ever eaten stardust?'' )

I got hold of my grandparents and father. Turns out, asking them about the founding of UML and Mar Luna opened a floodgate of conversation I was not expecting. I took as many notes as possible, in case there is further information in here we may need in the future.

The important bit - my mother had a sudden change in personality, specifically being even more obsessed with her research and much more aloof, while she was pregnant with me, roughly 26 years ago. This was just after a research breakthrough where she found some out-of-place artifacts in a part of the ruins they hadn't been able to access until then.

This could explain why I can see magic without being magic or having memories.

WHO: Alejo & Faihan
WHEN: May 15 (During the Meeting)
WHERE: Outside the Meeting
SUMMARY: Out in the rain, Faihan and Alejo face the truth about Titus.
CW: Depression, character death, grief.

( ''To lose hope, to lose the wish of a better tomorrow, is to die a slow death.'' )

WHO: The Weirdos
WHEN: May 15 (~9 P.M.)
WHERE: La Estrella Hotel, Taboga Town
SUMMARY: Joaco endeavours to explain it all, and the helmet comes off.
CW: Mentions of major character death.

( Opening Statements. )
( The Dark Knight. )
( Three Brothers. )
( Nero Revealed. )
( A Static Past. )
( Next Steps. )
( Lost Memories & Time. )
( The Seal. )
( End of Meeting. )

WHO: Felipe & Aslan
WHEN: May 15 (Afternoon)
WHERE: Just a Cafe / Hotel Room
SUMMARY: Aslan tries to explain why the yeyesitos have descended upon Taboga Town...and makes some suggestions about ways to spend rainy days?
CW: Smol suggestion of maybe spice, but who can say. Implied nudity. Abandonment.

( It definitely wasn’t bad timing. )

[1] so like you were instrumental in getting my brothers home safe
[2] just saying thanks isn’t enough
[3] but that’s all i can do right now
[4] thank you mateo
[5] ❤️

WHO: Santi & James; Faihan, Eli, Mateo + Joaco & Alejo
WHEN: May 15 (Afternoon)
WHERE: Biomuseo Mar Luna; Akane's Forest Property
SUMMARY: Faihan recalls that the magic was pointing in two directions...and there might be a third stake out there. With a hint from the youngest Araki, he assembles two more teams to go and investigate...there is success and failure—and a reunion.
CW: Fantasy Violence; also, Faihan's emotional state is poor.

( ''It's the receptor to her magical siphon.'' )

WHO: Mateo & Eli; Faihan & Juliet; Mateo, Santi, Nati, & Brisa
WHEN: May 14 (~1 A.M. / ~2 A.M.)
WHERE: UML; Akane's Residence; Central Park
SUMMARY: Eli and Mateo set off to see if Akane or the brothers (or the kill switch) can be found at UML, while Juliet and Faihan head to Akane's mansion. Upon their return, Santi gets an idea for how to keep the tree from growing further...
CW: N/A

( ''That's not suspicious at all.'' )

WHO: Mateo, Juliet, James, Eli, Kaveh, and Faihan
WHEN: May 14 (~10 P.M.)
WHERE: Central Park
SUMMARY: Faihan assembles a team to take on the tree. It does not go as hoped, but they learn more and decisions are made.
CW: N/A

( An interesting development. )

I don't know if I should
Sondheim is worried

I'm worried about you and I hope where ever you are, you come back okay.

I miss you

Be safe.

And I'll do my best.

[1] The tree has to go.
[2] Meet me in the park tonight after dusk.

WHO: Where in the world is Joaquín Bravo?
WHEN: When in the world is Joaquín Bravo?
WHERE: Mar Luna-ish
SUMMARY: Unmasked
CW: Just some fighting

( Did you really think you would have deceived me for much longer, Dark Knight? )