Oceanus Procellarum

Oceanus Procellarum (Latin, lit. "Ocean of Storms") is the sixth major level of Find the Koishis II and takes the player on a cosmic path towards the Moon. It is accessed with 100,000 KC and the elevator is found in Gensokyo, located just after Kourindou and Chimata's marketplace.
== Overview ==
Oceanus Procellarum follows a similar level format to Port Navalantys, starting the player off in an intro room before the actual level itself unfolds. 
Unlike other levels in the game, though, OP appears to place heavy emphasis on environmental storytelling. 
It is made clear that the first area of OP that the player walks into is a churchThe Japanese text on the sign outside refers to the building as "月の女王の教会", or "Church of the Moon Queen" (potentially referring to Tsukuyomi)., repurposed as a bunker. The area has been heavily devastated, as a tank has rammed through the wall, and there is evidence that people did indeed inhabit this place given sleeping bags and tables exist.
Leaving the bunker takes the player to the level itself, which consists of a vast network of trenches beneath the stellar sky. Unlike Diabelysium, a fellow war-themed level which sets itself during active conflict, Oceanus Procellarum is modeled after the aftermath of conflict; the surface is burning and the city has been torn apart due to being caught in the conflict. A network of wooden bridges provide 'shelter', and caltrops & dud-bombs have been spread across the field.
== Lore ==
Oceanus Procellarum is a region of the Moon that now lies devastated by a massive conflict; evidence exists it was a city, although very few buildings remain and the "roads" are now mostly vast trenches. 
Japanese kanji found inside the church reveals that the player is in a location designated Area 10The text at the bottom reads "Area 10 - Church of the Moon Queen" when translated., which was evacuating nearby citizens and sheltering them within the aforementioned sanctuary. No indication is made over whether or not this location has always been named Area 10, or if Area 10 is a provisional name that was created during the crisis.
A book in the tower points to Junko as the cause, who has began to wage a seemingly successful genocide of the entire Lunarian civilization in order to display a message of love to Hecatia. There's also a TV that can be found in the bunker which reveals the 10000-HCT models were once active here.
== Trivia ==
* While the level was first revealed on April 23, 2024, the level's theming may have been teased through the 4/19/2024 KoishBox build which featured the option to switch the map's scenery to resemble a war-torn Lunar surface. The primary difference between them is that the setting seems to be in active conflict, whilst OP is designed to be in the aftermath of a battle.
* The level holds World War 1 style theming with it's vast trenches and even the presence of the Mark IV tank used by the United Kingdom. This horrifyingly implies that the British exist in FTK2's canon.
* OP is the second level in the game (after Ancient Koigypt) to utilize Koishis taken from another level, as five rabbit-type Koishis found previously in Gensokyo (Koisen Udongein Inaba, Koi'sen II, Koiran, GutterBunny and Ringoshi) were relocated here due to the shared theming.
* Oceanus Procellarum is the second level in FTK2 after Gensokyo to feature proper Japanese.
** There's a sign with "EVACUATE!" ("避難する！") pointing towards the church, found just after going outside.
** Further text reveals that the church is part of a region named Area 10 ("エリア10"), and that it is an "evacuation site" ("避難場所").
* Oceanus Procellarum is named after an actual lunar ocean (not 'sea'; in Latin, that would be "mare". It's called an 'ocean' because its big as fuck).
** The former names for Oceanus Procellarum included Tranquilitis (from Mare Tranquilitis, a lunar mare on the Moon) and the Dead Sea of Tranquility (a portmanteau of "Sea of Tranquility" and the earthborne Dead Sea).
** Although the level is known in-game as Oceanus Procellarum and is referred to as such in patch-logs, the location's in-lore name being "Area 10" might be a reference to the anime Code Geass; in the series, Japan was conquered by the Holy Britannian Empire and renamed "Area 11" to strip it's citizens of their identity and freedom. 
*** However, since Mare doesn't watch anime, it may either be a coincidence or a mild (as in "put there for fun") reference.
* The primary theme of the level, "Sea of Commotion", features the Diabelysium leitmotif around 1:20 into the song. It's apparently present in order to create a sort of 'ironic echo' for Sweet Goodness, and implies that Oceanus Procellarum's sorry state is what Diabelysium will end up becoming.
** "Commotion" is an antonym for 'tranquility'.
== References ==
Category:Find the Koishis 2
Category:Locations