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

[rubikscomplex]

1. House wants the Meadous to keep the totem so they can study it.

2. He doesn't care what happens to the shapeshifter as long as she gets shoved back in to her world.

[sleight_of_fate]

Rhys is very wary about sending the totems back to Harmony City and thinks that maybe putting them somewhere else, even the Meadous, might be a better idea. Keeping the shapeshifter hostage might be a difficult idea, however, and he's not sure what the right answer for that is.

He's also worried about whatever magic remains in the ruins and will likely go back and give them a thorough combing-over before deciding what he recommends.

[jumpthegun]

1. John thinks they should let Wyatt decide what to do with the totem... unless that decision involves giving the totem to Okota. In which case, he's a hormonal, confused teenager and they should destroy that totem or keep it out of reach of Okota some other way. He would go to solicit Wyatt's opinion on it after letting him know they caught Okota.

2. Mostly, he wants to hand Okota over to Officer Wagner and Officer Grayson-Bones to deal with. Realistically, he's not sure they're equipped to contain something like her. He'd suggest some sort of magic cage wished for by Zephyr that could hold Okota in whatever form she chooses. And then some sort of... attempted rehabilitation of the god? Or bringing Okota into the modern century.

[howdull]

1. Sherlock wants to keep the totem in the Meadous, both for study and because it's harmful to Harmony City.

2. He would suggest that Okota be fitted with a GPS tracker (maybe a sub-dermal implant so it's not easily removed), and then released back into their world with instructions to check in with the police like in a parole program.

[telecosmetic]

1. Eliza thinks keeping the totem in the Meadous is for the best, but she does want Wyatt to have some way to keep in contact, to reassure him more. She'd ask Zephyr how much energy they'd need to keep a channel of communication open between the worlds.

2. She agrees with the parole plan, and thinks a communication channel might also be helpful here.

[0thingsonmymind]

1) brian wants to let wyatt shoot the wheel into space.

he has no opion on 2 caue gods are idk

[ignes_fatui]

1. Ienzo's more than a little anxious about the idea of stealing a god's power permanently even if it's clear that Okota can't be trusted with it, and will suggest it be brought back to Harmony City and hidden from her. He's willing to help work out the details of this if others are on board.


2. He's similarly wary about sending Okota back in a cage, but admits that that's probably the safest way. He'll also suggest some kind of visible marking (eg. odd eyes, specific coloration) that they can't shapeshift away or hide in order to keep them from impersonating others. His hope is that she can be talked around to his social reform idea and eventually released, but he recognizes that might be a bit optimistic.

[bywolves]

Royce isn't particularly like... interested in arguing or debating or anything and won't lobby real hard in any direction. He's pretty against putting Okota in a cage/the tracking device, but after the last event he refuses to get up in arms about it, so he just offers his opinion once and then fucks off into the ether.

He also doesn't really have any other solutions so he's leaning towards keeping the totem in the Meadous so they can figure out how to maybe like. Destroy it or something.

That being said his opinions are: one keep the totem in the Meadous and two put that shapeshifter back where they came from or so help him

[obeir]

Daryl: Would like to return the totem to Okota and return Okota to her world, with the hope that she'll agree to be chill and go easy on reverting her people completely — instead influencing the world in smaller ways so there won't be total anarchy and broken families everywhere. He's vehemently against any sort of cage or tracking implant!!! and would freely and loudly voice this opinion. He knows he's going to be in the minority though, unfortunately. If anyone tries arguing with him he'll probably just bite them tbh. So probably best to leave the anger catte be.

K: Is less certain what to do with the totem but doesn't want to destroy it. I think ultimately he'd vote to keep the totem in the Meadous if it can't be returned to where it's meant to be (could Zephyr take possession of it without being harmed?) and also wants to return Okota to her world with hopes of rehabilitation, presumably through the police. Except he's similarly very against any kind of cage or tracking implant and would voice this opinion, but isn't inclined to get bitey like Daryl over it. He'll probably sadface and apologise to Okota if she ends up caged or implanted (they could be tracking implant buddies :c), though.

Daryl and K would both be on board with Eliza's communication channel idea, too, and would be willing to communicate with Okota in the future if she wants to.

[aigue]

Firstly, Renart would like to bring Summer in to have a chat with Okota. An OOC summary is all that's needed for that!

Secondly, Renart would be echoing K's views: keep the totem in the Meadous, return Okota for rehabilitation, and keep a communication channel open to make sure things don't go south. She's also very against a tracking implant and cage for obvious reasons and would make her opinion known.

[zunesareawesome]

1. Peter thinks it should be kept in the Meadous and far away away from Harmony City as possible. Possibly even to destroy it later. Agrees with Brian in yeeting it into space.

2. In his experience with gods who have great plans and think they know better than everybody, he would not be willing to trust Okota at all, ever, and doesn't think they could be rehabilitated. He's also pissed off at what happened to him and like, they really could solve this problem by just killing her... Not that he really means it?

Maybe?

They could just yeet her into space too.

Voting Closed

[thelostmods]

OOC voting is now closed. Thank you all for a great event; watch for the conclusion later today!