fifth evocation ✧ orthrus

[complementing]

Minako Arisato June 9th near Birch Hills

Hi everyone, it's me again. I'll try and keep it short and sweet this time. First. Last month, during that week when everyone was super tiny, there were a lot of people who wandered into the woods because they heard voices calling out to them. It doesn't seem like whatever was calling to us is there anymore, thankfully, but I think this is a perfect chance to go back and go deeper into the forest, as deep as we can go to see if we can find the source of those voices, or anything else that might be there. I'm planning this thing for the 18th, and I wanted to know if anyone else wanted to come with. Keep in mind that even if nothing is likely to lure us in again, there's still a potential for danger. So in my opinion, the bigger the group, the better. We can all watch each other's backs. Which brings me to my next point. I know a lot of people have been exploring all the weird places in the city, and eventually I'd like to get accounts from you guys to compile together-- but for now, I wanted to ask if we could make a more concerted effort to explore together, instead of splitting up into our own tiny groups. The main reason being: Jim is constantly watching our movements and reading our posts. He's the only one we have any kind of contact with from Retrospec, and he's shown us in the past couple of months that he likes commenting on what we do and how we act. There's no telling if anything he says might be able to help us down the line, but in order to get him to talk at all, we have to get his attention. And a big group of people poking around for information on Retrospec is a lot more comment-worthy than tiny groups. Obviously there's a risk of exposing ourselves too much to him (though I'd argue we're pretty exposed as it is already). And I can't stop people from exploring on their own. I just wanted to put the idea out there that it might be better to do it together. There's one last thing I want to mention. Yosuke recently suggested that my dog Koromaru should try sniffing out a Retrospec employee by smelling something that was sent by mail. I'm not sure if it'll work, but me and Koromaru are willing to give it a try, so if you get something in the mail from Retrospec and want to let us have a go at it, text me any time of the day or night, I'll come running. Oh, and just to be safe, don't touch the box or wrapping it comes in. Thanks for reading. Hopefully I'll have something more fun to talk about the next time I post here.

[ooc: the open log for this mini expedition will be up on the 18th, for anyone who would like to have their character join! Nothing too exciting other than getting stuck in an infinite loop and attempting to escape said infinite loop will happen...probably ;3 I decided against making a post in the OOC comm for this so if you have any questions, feel free to PM me!]

Comments

[destiny_key]

i want to come explore the woods!!!
i want to know whats in there
and i want to help everyone

[complementing]

part of me really wants to say no

but the other part of me knows you can be as stubborn as me

[mincingminuet]

After those damn flowers? Count me in.

[complementing]

good two lancers on this mission? What could go wrong? (a lot, but I feel better knowing you've got my back)

[true_noir]

I won't be able to join you in the woods. If the flowers are whispering at all again, I do not trust myself. Just do not go alone.

On the subject of going with others, I agree that we should probably coordinate better. Perhaps there's a value in doing some public treasure hunting.

[In reality, she really thought the opposite, though she did agree that not exploring alone was best. She didn't want Jim's attention, didn't want him to know what they'd found out, but this was a way to play for the cameras, and diversions were important in this business too.]

[complementing]

[If Minako knew, she'd agree with that point, and even volunteer to help orchestrate diversions.]

I won't go alone, don't worry! I seem to have a tiny army willing to go with me, so I'm covered on that front haha

thanks Chloe, I know it seems kind of reckless but I think it's good to show that we're a united front against Retrospec. Organizing something big like this is one way to do it

[prometheanflame]

Mohammed Hefaz I'm coming as well.
Mohammed Hefaz In addition, we could look into historical buildings. The video does bring up the possibility this project is connected to the founding of this city.

[complementing]

Minako Arisato yes,
I think we definitely should
Minako Arisato I wonder how many buildings in the city are deemed 'historically important' though
Minako Arisato it might be hard to get into them and poke around without seeming suspicious

[cattack]

I'll go with you.
I have no fear of exposure to Retrospec, given the pictures they have already sent me.
And if nothing else, my physical strength will be useful if anything happens.

[complementing]

great!

thank you Cleo, having you along will be a great help

I'm glad some other girls have decided to come along too, I was worried it'd just be me and a tiny army of guys...

[openhanded]

Minako!!!!!
please take me with you! I..... think I can sense ghosts? I can't always see them but I can hear them really well.
maybe that'll change if I keep looking for them.
all I know is I could talk to the spirits in the forest last time.
I need to go back.

[complementing]

[Whoa, this is a lot to take in.]

of course Sorey, I'm not going to stop you, in fact knowing what you can do I'm glad you want to come with

what happened the last time, though? Did you get lured deeper into the forest by the spirits? And do you know who the spirits were?

[potentite]

Count me in!
Anything that might solve this mystery is a worthwhile endeavor.

[complementing]

more than happy to have you!

at this rate I might have to split the group into two or maybe even three, this is more volunteers than I was expecting

[adoringpast]

Is everyone on this post stupid or something?

Why would anyone want to go back to woods after all of that? I just got out of there with someone and it was NOT a good experience.

[complementing]

I don't think it was a good experience for anyone

but now that it's relatively safer to check it out, I think we should

if there's something in the woods that might put all of us in danger, better that we find out about it now

[toushiro]

You should consider whom you're taking with you into the forest. Some people may prove to be more of a liability than an asset.

[complementing]

yeah

(says the girl whose kid cousin was the first to comment to this post)

I'm used to being put in a leadership position but I'm going to be stretched thin if there are this many volunteers, and a lot who I don't know

I might need to nominate someone to help me organize this

[skald]

I got a box from Retrospec a few days ago, but I already opened it, sorry! It didn't even occur to me to wait. Do you think that's too long ago to be of any use? I only touched it once.

[complementing]

it's okay, I'm under the assumption that most people want to open their mail from Retrospec asap so they know it's not a bomb

if you're okay with me and Korochan visiting you, we can see if he gets a reaction of any kind

it's worth a try!

[seeker]

i'd like to go.
i can help navigate, if needed.

[complementing]

thanks for volunteering, and glad to have you, I'm Minako!

I hope we don't come across a scenario where we'll be lost enough to need your skills, but the more prepared we are, the better off we are, right?

I'm debating bringing camping equipment, even...

[obscultator]

I'd like to join this expedition too, if you'll have me. I don't seem to have been affected by those flowers last time, and I have some experience with camping and wilderness hiking.

[Not to mention a couple hallucinomemories where he seems to have been, uh, very far from civilization as we know it, so...]

[complementing]

we'd be glad to have you, Father

wilderness hiking experience will definitely be something we could use once we get deeper into the forest

any tips you have for me now? I'm making a list of things we might need

[commandertoolbelt]

count me in
i wasn't hit as hard as some people, but i still want to know if there's anything out there

[complementing]

a good of a reason as any!

I managed to avoid the worst of it too and I want to make sure there isn't a chance of what happened last month repeating itself

got any camping equipment?

[frostythehitman]

You bet I'm going. If there's anything in those woods worth finding, I want to be there.

If you need something that got sent to people, I've got something. It got sent to me pretty recently and I haven't touched it much since, so it should still have a strong scent for your dog to pick up on.

[complementing]

bring some camping equipment if you have any! We should go all out prepping for this trip

haha we'll have to see, Korochan is a Shiba Inu and from what I know of them they're not meant to be tracking dogs...but he's a lot smarter than the average one, so he might be able to manage something

where can we meet you?

1/2

[lingeringwill]

uhhh mina are you sure that's a good idea

dont you remember what happened last time

2/2

[lingeringwill]

unless we're

opting to

not do that

which is fine



im just sayin. . .

[strawberrypunch]

Ill come too
This is a good idea

[She's really good at these, he's noticing.]

[complementing]

haha most people have thought it's a good idea and while that has no bearing on what happens it gives me hope we might figure something out together

[longwei2go]

i got a package a couple of days ago
second one with their name on it
about the same size as the last one but i didnt open it yet

[complementing]

ooh

mind if Korochan and I come to check it out?

[belligerentwarrior]

sounds great. count me in. i'll bring my backpacking stuff just in case.

['Cause, you know, hunting evil devil-whisper flowers is the same as hiking. Totally.]

[complementing]

ah you beat me to the punch, I wanted to ask you

and thank you, Freya, it'll be good to have you with us

I'm thinking of asking Lucy too

[vitis]

looks like you got a few volunteers [ it's refreshing to see, really ]
i got there sometimes just because-- not too far in though
hopefully yall stumble across something new

[complementing]

yeah, I'm really glad there are so many people willing to do this, despite how risky it is...

thank you

anything we should know? I went into the forest last month but things might have changed

[me_matey]

why do i make friends with kids who just itch to get into trouble.

yeah yeah, i kno, i aint got room to talk, but im a grown ass woman.

[complementing]

lmao May

I'm also a grown ass woman, I'm 21

Text; Sorry for the late!

[redarm]

im coming too.
i can bring timcanpy along.
hes always recording so maybe hell pick up something we miss.

no worries ♥

[complementing]

...I didn't know Timcanpy could record stuff

[livingdeadgirl]

oooh voices in the forest?
count me in
is it ok if I stream it?

[complementing]

Ami I don't know if it'd be a good idea for you to come...