*Steadily, over the course of a month, residents around Shiba Park had been complaining about a mysterious noise coming from the park in the night. The sound of grinding gears and the ticking of a clock. Everyone assumed delinquents or construction. Instead, hidden from the beaten path amongst the trees, was a steadily growing, mechanical building of gears and frost. As it stands now, it looks like a ruin made of metal, the structure only skeletal yet revealing an entrance to a cavern that seems to go deep beneath the park.* *On a specific night, you arrive, following the sound of gears. Perhaps you had been hired by a concerned resident or someone higher up who was involved in the running of the city. Perhaps you got curious. Perhaps you were just out for a late night stroll. Either way, you all end up in the same place. Before the entrance of the clockwork ruin.* <spoiler>OOC: Basic ground rules. This is a free to enter RP. No other threads to read before this one. Combat will be a thing that will happen so preferably bring someone who can fight. Other than that, have fun.</spoiler>

A while back I posted a series of videos from Dead Sound, a scottish youtube animator, around his amazing Autodale series. Well, the man has returned to it with a 18 minute animation that is even better than the others, so I just had to post it here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0sCsXFAdjY

*On sunny weekends, a large public gardens in Shibuya gets a lot of foot traffic, both by families wanting to take their kids out somewhere and by foreigners on holiday sightseeing. It's a place of beauty. Not many expect anything to happen. However, this day was different. In the large glass building in the centre of the gardens, housing many exotic plants, people begin running away, screaming as strange pollen causes their skin to burn and collapse, struggling to breath.* <i>The darkest valley. The highest mountain. We walk in the name of our brave.</i> *Ambulances are called and the place is evacuated. However, sighting of a girl in black, a yellow flower in her hair and wearing headphones, walking for the building.* <i>The rushing river. The blooming flower. Descended from heaven we embrace.</i> *People try to stop her, but can't seem to get her attention. Eventually, they all just leave her to her fate. She would stop in front of the glass building, looking up while blocking the sun from her eyes* <i>The steps we take and the pain from journey Could never ever bring us down</i> *With a smirk, she would lower her headphones to cover her neck and continue inside.* <i>The keys discovered. The new worlds opened. Let's run and catch the dawn</i> <center>***********</center> *A few hours later, you arrive. Whether or not you've been hired to investigate, heard about the strange goings on and got curious or were just passing by and decided to check out the situation, you all end up outside the gardens. A nervous man in a sharp suit stands outside, nervously biting his sleeve. Off to the side, a possibly familiar looking blond man with a cane, metallic hand and a lab coat. A few police officers bar the way. The ambulances are just about to take away some of the more seriously injured. How you proceed is up to you.*

I found this series by chance when looking through random Youtube videos. I'm not going to say anything about what these videos are, but I am going to leave the here for others to look at. They're all only short animations, but I think they are worth the watch. It gets my inspiration running. Gives the idea to write or make an RP or something inspired by it. Dunno. We'll see. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx5ubE6wAdI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44Vh_w_Qb1A&amp;t=8s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EemY2GVMiqI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2ByYKNXTsI

It often astounds me how hidden marvels of engineering is lost to the ages. Allow me to tell you about one of my favourites. Sitting in Manilla Bay is an abandoned structure one can only describe as a concrete battleship. It was crafted in the early 20th century by American engineers so desperate in need of a defensive structure they Terra formed a small island into one. It was fitted with weaponry and tool meant to stave off sea faring foes. In 1941, the Japanese invaded the Philippines and this monster stood in it's way. it out lasted them far more than any other outpost could. The same was true when the Americans came to take the Philippines back after the Second World War. To deal with it, they had to blow it up. The packed the interior of the thing with diesel and gasoline and blew it sky high. Or at least they tried, but the outer wall didn't budge. The interior was ravaged, including the poor sods trapped inside who were burned alive in the resulting explosion of heat and debris. Such a beast is still standing but is long since abandoned. Even raiders have picked all the useful material from it, so nothing is left but the outer shell anymore. Truly a crying shame for such a marvel of naval warfare. I do hope you enjoyed some of the knowledge I gifted you today. Perhaps I'll do it again some time. If you so wish. - Sam Blitz

*After the sunny weekend, many people around Tokyo were happy to see the clouds and feel the cool wind blow away the sweltering heat. Unfortunately for many commuters wishing to pass through it, Inokashira Park was closed to the public as a number of public servants drained the excess water from it after the mysterious localised storm that happened to it. Conspiracy theorists thought it was a sign of the end times, but no-one believed it. But it wouldn’t be the last abnormal weather pattern to occur in Tokyo. Suddenly across Aoyama-Itchome, the clouds parted and the sun bared down on it, hotter than even in summer. Shujin Academy and many other places around the area were closed due to multiple people collapsing due to heat stroke. Strangely, a twister that seemed to be composed of dust appeared in the Aoyama Cemetery, along with a number of people dressed in white. Rumours even say these people caused the storm and now are causing the sun to shine. Other are worried that some seem to be wielding blades and guns. All stay away.* <spoiler>This is a follow up of the Storm Clouds RP I did during the week. You don't have to have been involved in that to join though. Just clarifying</spoiler>

*All over Tokyo, bright and sunny weather has been persisting. People have been enjoying the sun, especially seeing as they may not see it again for a while with winter rolling in. However, one area was different. Inokashira Park, usually peaceful with denizens walking around the beautiful scenery, has been caught in a perpetual downpour. Lightning shine through the darkened area. Due to it's localised nature, a rumour quickly spread about a Nue inhabiting the place. Will you enter the storm?* <spoiler>Since there's been a lack of RPs lately, thought I'd make one. Anyone can join, it's just for fun, but don't expect much. Like all my rps, expect exactly one combat segment.</spoiler>

*Once again, Sam sets up a portal in east Shibuya. He pulls a chair out of it and places a sign down before sitting down, opening a book and reading. The sign reads as following.* <i>Wanted: test subjects for a new invention. Do apply if you suffer from motion sickness. Warning: Possible loss of life if applying. Be prepared for combat.</i>

*A portal has opened in Shinjuku. Outside it, rocking on the back legs of a fancy looking chair, is Sam, fiddling with his metal arm. Beside him is a sign.* &quot;Help Wanted for possibly lethal experiment. If killed, will provide family with compensation.&quot;

*Over the last few days, a rumour has been spreading. In a long abandoned construction site, abandoned due to lack of funds, construction materials covered in moss and plants, a haunting sound has been said to have been heard. Laughter, wild and crazed. All who have entered to invesitigate have never returned. People say a Hyena is roaming the site. Others say a ghost. Others, a monster. You may have come to investigate these rumours yourself. Or perhaps, it was chance. Either way, it's hard not to notice Sam standing in the entrance to the Site, his lab coat blowing in the wind. He appears lost in thought.*