OOC Plot Discussion [Sep 2020]

[scension]

Hi friends! Since this game is shaping up to be about the players slowly solving the plot mysteries as well as the characters, and because things have been kind of rapidfire up till now, a couple of us figured that a post to collect our OOC thoughts on the various current mysteries might be useful. This is a post! Please use it for whatever you like - suggesting your own theories, suggesting stuff that your own character might not pursue for whatever reason but other characters might, a place to plot next steps if you prefer it to plurk or discord, it really doesn't matter /o/

Potentially relevant links:
- September mod investigations/questions where we've been getting/pursuing most of the clues
- most recent IC meeting log
- current IC common knowledge cheat sheet courtesy of Haki
- bonus activity submission page including the plot clues given as rewards
(tell me to link something else here and i'll do it)

I have put in some toplevels just for organisational purposes but feel free to make your own or go without!

Comments

[authoriser]

People became zombies due to an immense sugar crash after drinking the boba beverages.

The boba drinks have a combination of Bounsweet sweat, berries, and combee honey.

It was Toran's special secret menu? Since I assume it can only be made in Toran. Each island needs to have its own special drink for marketing strategy, I guess.

[teamboba]

Yes! It was a sugar crash and Minato just has an iron stomach.

Yes. Extra sugar came from Bounsweet and berries and that combination might've been no bueno

Sort of! While it was on the secret menu, Toran's "special marketing drink" is Combee honey boba. Why would they need to add or replace honey as a sweetener?

[nyom]

Toran doesn't have a way to manufacture the original sweetener and relies on imports. However, due to the storm, imports are impossible from other islands. Therefore, they had to make do with what they have on the island aka Combee honey.

[teamboba]

Yep! And with the current state of affairs, the Gyarados going buckwild, the berry trees and Combee hives are getting destroyed and the Combee aren't producing as much honey. Can't blame Team Boba for switching to a more sustainable sweetener, right? O:

Would any of the characters icly talk to the store manager about this, or would they not consider sugar junkies to be a problem that requires intervention?

[partymagician]

Fai is going to talk to the store manager about it! Maybe there is some kind of solution they can find for something sustainable that won't cause massive sugar crashes.

[teamboba]

Talking to the manager and some of the employees, Fai learns that not all the drinks were spiked with Bounsweet sweat; there was one employee who was experimenting with berries and found the Pokemon sweetener. He will get a talking to in private.

As for the sweeteners, the manager believes that once the storm ends (and it'll end on its own, right? eventually. it has to.) and imports are able to get through, they'll be able to use regular sugar and juice as was originally planned.

In the short term... Does Fai know anybody who has a sweet tooth enough who would be willing to taste test Bouncesweet sweat boba? If diluted properly, a little goes a very very long way and would be the most sustainable solution he can think of, and they just need to get that ratio right.

[partymagician]

Hopefully the storm can end soon... but yes please talk to the one who was spiking the drinks

Fai has a sweet tooth so... he'll just offer up himself! Being able to get the ratio just right is a good enough solution for him.

[teamboba]

That works out! Bounsweet sweat will stop being a secret menu item until Fai and the employee get that right ratio. Hope his sweet tolerance is reaaaaaaally high.

The zombies, devoid of their sugar fix, will start to come around and feel more human by the end of the month.