Event: The Leopard's Spots (Update #6)

[thelostmods]

With the shapeshifter captured, we have reached the home stretch! Please check out the new Part 4 starter for speaking with a very angry (but currently cooperative) cat. Time to clear up what's been going on!

Additionally, once your character has had a chance to get answers to their burning questions, please use this post for discussion of how your character(s) would like to resolve this situation. The two main questions to keep in mind are:

1. What does your character think should be done with the totem?

2. What does your character think should be done with the captured shapeshifter?

Please take your time finding out all the information you need to know in order to make those decisions. I'll keep an eye on this post and answer any logistical questions that come up. Thank you!


General Status Updates, July 25:

After the people of the Meadous have talked with Okota and the other NPCs, the general attitude of the NPCs is as follows:

1. Okota is becoming grudgingly willing to at least consider foregoing their attempt to revert their people to total savagery in favor of influencing the world in smaller ways, but they're clearly not thrilled about it and there's a clear risk that they'll go back to their old ways if left to their own devices.

2. Tawnya and Mitch are willing to take guardianship of Okota, but only if they have some way to keep a god in check. Summer is on board with a rehabilitation effort and will also assist. They acknowledge that a few of the points Okota has made about the negative effects of conformity and a move away from instinctive behavior are true, but on the whole they find her views extreme and are strongly opposed to her original plan.

3. Wyatt just wants to hide the totem, and can be persuaded to leave it in the Meadous.

4. Several players have suggested devices to help Mitch and Tawnya keep Okota in check. Currently those suggestions include a cage that can contain Okota in any form and a tracking device Okota can't remove. Each device would cost 1,000 wishing points; there will be another update on Saturday to gather points from any characters who want to contribute to one or more wishes.


The deadline for voting on solutions is Sunday, July 28, at 11:59 PST.

Update, July 29: Voting is now closed. Thank you all for your input!

Comments

[sleight_of_fate]

Ho boy. Probably after he treats Brian's wounds, so probably just before or during while they catch Okota? Grand opening does not sound like a good thing to Rhys and if he's aware of the date he'll do his best to get in there before the mayhem starts. He can sneak in at night and use a stealth spell to avoid notice from the security guard.

[harmony_city]

They captured Okota in the morning and the grand opening of the park is the afternoon of that same day, so there's no more time for sneaking in at night before the event. The stealth spell will work if he wants to sneak in midday while they're setting up for the event. He'll find the ruins still giving off the same feeling of power as before, perhaps a bit more sharp now. It feels like there's a lot of stored up energy there, but it's lacking a catalyst to release it. If left alone, the ruins don't seem like they'll do anything to the crowd on their own (if someone touches it they'll probably suffer the same effects as before, but there's a fence in place now so...it's probably fine?). Also, there's a lot of worried chatter among the event organizers about Reggie Trembly having suddenly gone missing, as he was supposed to preside over the unveiling of the ruins.

[sleight_of_fate]

Something might have to be done in the long term, but with the wheels safely out of the way that's something at least. Hopefully there aren't nearly as many fence-jumpers as there have been with the Meadous arrivals....

Rhys will make notes of all this, put together with all the information he's picked up on his own or from reading the bulletin board, before returning to the Meadous to see if anything more can be done from that end. Starting with listening in on the chats with Okota to see what they have to say for themselves, and possibly having a look at the wheels themselves.

[harmony_city]

Wyatt is willing to show people the totem, and Rhys can sense that it gives off the same energy as the ruins. He may also notice that when the appointed time for the park's grand opening has come and gone, Okota looks more tired and drained then before and takes on a more forlorn air (I'm just going to go ahead and assume no one has done a jail break to get her and the totem back in time for the event).