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Entry tags:
- !event,
- aerith gainsborough; the sun,
- alucard; the hierophant,
- anakin skywalker; judgement,
- castiel; the hanged man,
- cirilla of cintra; the devil,
- commander shepard; judgement,
- dean winchester; the lovers,
- diana prince; the empress,
- edelgard von hresvelg; the emperor,
- garrus vakarian; justice,
- geralt of rivia; the hanged man,
- gideon nav; strength,
- goro; the chariot,
- harrowhark nonagesimus; the magician,
- hendrik; death,
- himeka sui; the fool,
- jaskier; the sun,
- jasper; judgement,
- jayce talis; the magician,
- jesper fahey; the wheel of fortune,
- jordan hennessy; the moon,
- julie lawry; the wheel of fortune,
- kell maresh; the magician,
- kylo ren; the tower,
- link; strength,
- nero (dmc); the chariot,
- princess zelda; the high priestess,
- rey; the star,
- rhy maresh; the lovers,
- ronan lynch; the moon,
- sam wilson; justice,
- shuten-douji; the devil,
- thancred waters; strength,
- thane krios; death,
- viktor; death,
- wanda maximoff; the hanged man,
- yennefer of vengerberg; the chariot,
- zhou zishu; strength
EVENT #7: THE SIGHT
Event #7 - The Sight
The night before APRIL 18, your dreams are disrupted by a vivid image of the same eclipse that occurred last month. The black sun seems to be an endless void in the sky, growing ever darker - until it suddenly opens into an eye that stares straight at you.
When you wake up, much of your night seems a blur except for the vivid dream of that eye. Whether you find it unsettling or try to ignore it, the image is something you cannot get out of your mind. If you ask, you will discover that none of the locals of your faction saw another eclipse. Speak with your fellow Summoned, however, and you may learn that while there was no eclipse that formed over the world, you were not the only one who had this dream.
Of course, dreams don't need to mean anything. You can't feel or see any immediate effects, and nearly everyone around you is going about their day as usual. Maybe you should do the same.
When you wake up, much of your night seems a blur except for the vivid dream of that eye. Whether you find it unsettling or try to ignore it, the image is something you cannot get out of your mind. If you ask, you will discover that none of the locals of your faction saw another eclipse. Speak with your fellow Summoned, however, and you may learn that while there was no eclipse that formed over the world, you were not the only one who had this dream.
Of course, dreams don't need to mean anything. You can't feel or see any immediate effects, and nearly everyone around you is going about their day as usual. Maybe you should do the same.
The Awakening
It might happen that very morning or a day or two later. You could be discussing the dream with a fellow Summoned or perhaps you simply brush shoulders with them as you walk by. Whatever it is, as soon as you make brief physical contact, one of you is struck with a sharp pain in your temple that grows into a terrible headache. It's disorienting and painful as the world around you shifts to someplace you may or may not recognize. Like an old film reel, you watch the events of the past play out before you: the past of the other Summmoned. It might be something they would rather hide, a moment of failure or despair, or something they are immensely proud of and brings them great joy - or even a jumble of several images over the course of a person's life. But you see it as if it were real and right in front of you all the same. When you come to, you'll likely find yourself on the ground or bent over, possibly with one or more people around you to see if you're okay. It'll take you a bit to gather your bearings, and the subsequent pounding in your head could last from minutes to hours.
Or, maybe you aren't the one who receives the vision. Instead, as you watch, another Summoned might grasp their head and crumble in front of you. They may go silent or groan in pain. They'll be impossible to shake out of their stupor until it's over. If you ask what happened, they may be inclined to tell you the truth - that you, you were what happened to them.
Or, if your Arcana signs happen to line up in a specific way, you'll see each other in the shared memory itself. You may also find that for certain Summoned, you can help soothe the effects, calm their emotions, or help draw them out of the memory before it consumes them for too long. It's not entirely clear what determines which effect, but one thing is for certain - within each memory, every Summoned as they appear in the past seems to wear the mark of their Arcana somewhere on their person.
For some, they might experience this only once. For others, they might experience it multiple times: with the same person, with several other Summoned, or with a different memory each time. Over the next 7 days, you'll find the Summoned around you are all receiving a glimpse into each other's past, as if the Singularity has awoken an eye within each of you.
Flee for the safety of the Horizon if you want, but you'll find that in there, it's much the same. In fact, inside the Horizon, the other Summoned don't even need to be anywhere near you - just existing in the Horizon space itself together will be enough to possibly set off a headache-inducing vision.
Or, maybe you aren't the one who receives the vision. Instead, as you watch, another Summoned might grasp their head and crumble in front of you. They may go silent or groan in pain. They'll be impossible to shake out of their stupor until it's over. If you ask what happened, they may be inclined to tell you the truth - that you, you were what happened to them.
Or, if your Arcana signs happen to line up in a specific way, you'll see each other in the shared memory itself. You may also find that for certain Summoned, you can help soothe the effects, calm their emotions, or help draw them out of the memory before it consumes them for too long. It's not entirely clear what determines which effect, but one thing is for certain - within each memory, every Summoned as they appear in the past seems to wear the mark of their Arcana somewhere on their person.
For some, they might experience this only once. For others, they might experience it multiple times: with the same person, with several other Summoned, or with a different memory each time. Over the next 7 days, you'll find the Summoned around you are all receiving a glimpse into each other's past, as if the Singularity has awoken an eye within each of you.
Flee for the safety of the Horizon if you want, but you'll find that in there, it's much the same. In fact, inside the Horizon, the other Summoned don't even need to be anywhere near you - just existing in the Horizon space itself together will be enough to possibly set off a headache-inducing vision.
The Factions
What has occurred between the Summoned will not go unnoticed within the factions. While it's difficult to say how faction officials have picked up what's happening, it'll be obvious they do know.
In THORNE, characters will be asked to remain in the castle walls until further notice. Characters will not be allowed to leave the castle grounds, not even to go into the surrounding city, and anyone who is already outside will be requested to not leave again as soon as they return. If asked, they will be told it's for their own safety, given the Singularity is behaving unpredictably and the Summoned have a unique connection to it. Soothing potions and healers are on hand to offer assistance, if anyone is particularly suffering from ill effects.None of the factions appear to be doing much more than keep a watchful eye on the situation - but as the week comes to a close, officials will start making a decision as to what they want to do and how to handle the Summoned who have demonstrated this unforeseen connection to the Singularity.
In the FREE CITIES, characters will find the army by the outposts show more activity than usual. A higher number of guards will patrol the streets throughout the event, particularly in areas frequented by the Summoned. Anyone who publicly and visibly experiences the effects of the memory share (pain, doubling over, etc.) will be offered assistance by the guards. They are generally there to help, but they are also there to maintain order and ensure anyone behaving erratically due to this incident is properly contained. This might include confinement for a day or two if anyone is especially posing a risk, but no one will be punished except in the most extreme cases, as the locals are aware this is not within the control of the Summoned.
In SOLVUNN, the locals will be watching what's happening with a mixture of trepidation and curiosity. Host families and neighbors will be on hand to help with charms meant to offer protection, as well as general care and assistance (soup, blankets, and so on) if your character seems to be especially under the weather or afflicted by the event. Towards the end of the event, more elders and mages will be out and about to check up on the Summoned to make sure they're doing okay. If asked, the mages will say they aren't sure what's going on, but that they are currently divining with the gods and hope to have a definitive answer soon in the upcoming days.
should i go from 0 to terrible and throw in a memory moment from jayce's end?
Jayce has already proven himself a bit much, but Alucard was in a better state to handle any of it. Months of tamping down on emotions, finding ways to function with bad memories rising to the surface every so often, and now the worst parts of himself have been broadcast everywhere without his say so.
There's a long, sobering sigh from the dhampir. He can't respond to an apology at the moment. But he can manage something practical.]
Perhaps it is best done in the waking world then. Go to the lab and poke him with something long so that you don't take an undue risk.
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Jayce is a bit much and he knows that, which is why he isn't trying to linger. He'll follow up about Sypha another time, when they aren't both in a state of anxiety from what they're caught up in. ]
I'll go check our Horizon first, I can normally tell when he's there.
[ Just in case he's already caught in here or he did what they did, which was run like hell to a place they thought was safe. They share a Horizon and Jayce swears he has a 'feeling' when they're both in the space, whether or not that's true. They also live together and work together, so there's not a lot of time without one another. ]
Get out while you can. Shapeshift into a wolf and avoid people for a few days. Too soon to reference it?
[ Jayce winces, apologetically, and turns to go back in the direction of his and Viktor's sort-of tower. ]
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Don't linger.
[Viktor's own sense of privacy has been quite clear, and so Alucard can only imagine that he is also not enjoying this. But at least Jayce is right about one thing:]
Given that that is my plan, no. Not at all.
[Alucard's goal is to linger just long enough to ensure Jayce is gone, and then become corporeal again. Then fuzzy, because that part is very, very important. He knows exactly how long it takes to transform and retreat to the desert for a while. It will be welcome, and all goes well until there is a horrible, blinding flash of light and the unfortunate headache of oh no not again.
The roulette wheel settles on Jayce, because of course that is how these things work. All at once, there is what looks like an engine of sorts to Alucard's eyes and the body of a child. Not an unusual sight in and of itself to his eyes (his father's life choices affected all of Wallachia regardless of age). He has no context for the argument, but it isn't really needed either. There's the threat of violence that hangs in the air even after Jayce departs the scene, and the little snippets of their home sphere that both Jayce and Viktor have shared is enough. Politics lead to class divisions and greater problems.
It is over before it begins. Alucard takes a sharp breath when the memory fades, just about managing to stay upright.]
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Alucard? Are you alright?
[ On one hand, he only has one set of memories that he would put on par of discomforting violence to share, but Jayce is paranoid that he has exactly that type of luck. If there is a psychic element to this, Alucard's violent memory reminding him of his own could easily be a part of the inspiration. And that would be anxiety-provoking because he hasn't told Viktor yet. He intends to, eventually, but not yet. This isn't how he wants him to find out. ]
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Alucard doesn't quite clock his initial reaction - hissing, fangs extending with his head facing the ground. Not the solitary, serious figure standing in the mist from moments before. He's a scared thing, trying to hit flight mode because to fight is a terrible, terrible idea.
It takes a few more moments for him to even formulate a response. When he manages it, he makes it clear how little he intends to linger.]
No. But go, it is wiser.
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Do you mean it is wiser like you want me to leave, or it is wiser but you're struggling and could use a friend?
[ The phrasing is what is making him pause. Sometimes when Viktor says it's smarter to do something, he doesn't mean he wants it, just that his introverted self can't ask for help the way other people do. Alucard said he wasn't okay. ]
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[It is a command, not a request. It comes with sharp fangs, glowing eyes, and a lunge forward to try and make the point. If Jayce has no self preservation instincts, Alucard is overloaded with them at the moment.
Hot mess he may be, but Alucard knows that when he is about to actually about to be overwhelmed, he is best left be to ride the first wave of feelings out.]
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