MOD EVENT POST

[bequiet]

All teams have decided to share their footage and/or findings during routine supplies missions. It was compiled in chronological order and posted to the Bulletin Board for everyone to see.



Arrival Footage:

All over the world - in the middle of busy streets, empty homes, department stores - red dirt blew in and fell haphazardly into centralized mounds. The dirt settled. The footage begins as someone gets as close as they dare, zooming in and out repeatedly, the camera shaking in their hand as they move. The Matured come first. They climb up and out as asphalt and tile no longer exist beneath the red dirt. The young and the shifting come next. A matured Sound Eater raises its hand and points. They attack. The device falls to the ground and the owner's scream is silenced.

Attack Footage:

In standard news report fashion, a series of videos were compiled by Wall Street Journal reporter Maria Fillian, and her voice can be heard describing what she's seeing. Starting with clips from BBC News, LA Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, and even Google, the footage shows the Sound Eaters attacking Paris, London, Los Angeles, New York, and other cities - both big and small. Police and military forces are brought in but are no match for the Sound Eaters. They attack anyone and everything, seemingly at random and with brutality, leaving nothing moving in their wake. What was supposed to be a fight becomes a rescue and survival mission, groups of people evacuating and heading for less populated areas.

As the footage comes to an end, Maria focuses in on a clip from Times of India. A group of Young Sound Eaters are swarming and killing in any way that they can, completely ignoring a young boy who stands in the middle of the crowd frozen in fear. He doesn't move and they don't attack him.

Look at the way they avoid the boy. Why are they leaving him alone? Is it because he's a child and not a threat? It's clear that the reporter isn't sure but believes it's important. Wait. There. Did you see that? Now what was once a crowd of over a thousand, is down to the boy, the Sound Eaters and a woman kneeling on the ground. She rewinds the footage and plays it back. The Sound Eaters stand there aimlessly, breathing heavily, waiting for something and then the woman yells for the child to run and all the Sound Eaters converge on her. Maria gasps. They can't see.

The footage ends.

Reset Room Footage:

The attacks have begun to spread out, giving some survivors the chance to group up in areas outside of the major cities. A woman, using the webcam on her laptop, is recording the inside of a Macy's. While her and her group were looking for supplies before heading to her family's cabin, they noticed the red dirt in the men's clothing department. The footage pans from left to right slowly, showing how the floors and walls of that corner of the store are completely covered. One member of their group sticks their hand down into the dirt and yells back that the floor is gone. Rather, that where they should be able to find tile it's just dirt. The battery dies before anything else is filmed.

Mass Grave Footage:

By this time, the 7.442 billion people in the world has been knocked down to less than a million, spread out and all in hiding. Some have come to realize that sound attracts the invaders and others have not. The recording starts out zoomed in way too close to a group of pigeons that were all (violently) killed. The footage pans out and the person recording follows a trail of dead that leads to a mass grave. Carefully, they hold the camera up so that it can film quickly - inside are people, animals, radios, wind chimes, and many other bits of tech and machinery. The footage ends abruptly.

Biologist Notes:

From a bunker, Hendricks has recorded notes and opinions on the Sound Eaters, Reset Room, and the apocalypse. The recordings are corrupt, but some has been cleaned up enough to be read and watched. It's clear from the beginning that Hendricks believed that the 'end' was inevitable and had made preparations for this. He has a French accent and there are notes describing how the Sound Eaters are attracted to noise and have built a nest at the Eiffel Tower. Since the recording cuts in and out, it's unclear as to why he makes all of his assumptions. The native who compiled everything for the Bulletin Board, has written out what he could (Hendricks questions and comments), and it plays across everyone's devices.

- The Sound Eaters and Reset Rooms came at the same time.
- Hendricks is alone and possibly unwell.
- The Matured are in charge but rarely come out or if they do, they are better at hiding.
- The shifting are grotesque.
- The young are violent and lash out at anything.
- The Sound Eaters kill and attack everything; animals, cars, people.
- If it makes noise, they go for it.
- Their methods have changed.
- What was once an all out attack has become more calculated as people have learned to hide and be quiet.
- People are coming out of the red dust.
- Everything has grown so quiet.
- Even the crickets are gone.
- I'm alone now.

They seem to need us, but they don't want us.

Comments

un: nishizono

[nishizono]

has anyone considered moving to the catacombs, or are those infested too?
maybe i'm repeating something that's already been covered before, but it's something to consider.
where else can they survive other than out in open air?

[lilithsoul]

Logical but impractical. Even if they are not there, soundproofing underground would be harder due to old construction. May be health hazards as well.

[nishizono]

taking into account the health hazards, built-in structures wouldn't need that much soundproofing. it's more an issue with acoustics than actual architecture.

removing poor construction would be harder though, i admit.

[lilithsoul]

I will take your word for it on the first. It may also be a question of finding good entrances. Is there one near here?

[nishizono]

depends on where in france we are, i haven't really paid attention to the maps.
if there is one nearby, it might be hard to get to.

[lilithsoul]

If the chance to change locations comes, it can be considered. Until then, perhaps not.

[nishizono]

we'll just have to see.
know where i can get an extensive version of the maps around here?

[lilithsoul]

No. I only have what everyone else has so far.

[nishizono]

we could start with that, then. just work our way through that and add notes to it where we can.

[lilithsoul]

Update a current map? Yes. Do we have graph paper? That might make it simpler, along with a ruler or some other means of measurement. We are basically starting from scratch.

[nishizono]

those should be easy enough to find, the thing we just have to be careful about is the noise. pen and paper make a lot of noise, honestly.

[lilithsoul]

If the paper is secured to something hard completely it will not cause much or any noise. We just need to choose the pen wisely and take notes before drawing when we return from each trip.

[nishizono]

have you tried folding a piece of paper?
because it's fucking loud as fuck.

but yeah, i get what you mean. let's do this thing.
when are you free?

[lilithsoul]

It is extremely loud. The map should be tacked and held to a board, long term.

I can send you my work schedule. I am usually free. Socialization is a waste of effort.

[nishizono]

where are we gonna find a board and the glue for it though
i don't know if we have any bookstores around here

also whoah there
that's
very direct

[lilithsoul]

Corkboard. Classroom. There must be a school nearby. That should work.

I am normally direct. It is simpler.

[Nuance, not her strong point.]

[nishizono]

my dream of finally being in a classroom is gonna come true
it only took a nightmare world to do it

i like that you're direct, it's a good look on you.

[lilithsoul]

Most consider it very strange. But I have never seen a need for unnecessary talk. It does not get you where you want to go.

[nishizono]

it's sometimes useful if you wanna get info out of someone who's not the most engaging to talk to
but i get what you mean

did you have friends back home?

[lilithsoul]

[Someone like her?]

I do not really understand the purpose of friendship. But, I have been told to ask about this, so I will ask you. Why do you search for friends?

[And that's one of four. Thanks Tony.]

[nishizono]

[ wow tony thanks ]

i don't.
they just sort of happen for some reason.

[lilithsoul]

I think you and I are somewhat similar. Neither of us is really looking for friendship. It is unneeded, after all. At least for me.

[nishizono]

it's never needed unless you're the type of person to thrive on social connections
but yeah, me neither
they're nice to have though, i guess

[lilithsoul]

People seem convinced that it is necessary and seek it out regularly. I wonder why they believe that it is, though.

Why? Is there a special value to them?

[nishizono]

people are social creatures
they're not built to be alone, it's like a genetic thing
there's instincts and stuff, it's this big complicated network of history and biology

anyway

sometimes, people are nice to have around
you can't hold a conversation alone, at the very least