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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.
its PERFECT bless him
He can immediately tell the onset of one of those headaches, moving to help Nero lower the boxes carefully in case he needed the help. It's unfortunate that many of his first impressions are turning out to be a forceful look through the window of his life, seeing the darkest parts that were best unseen. As he waits for the moment to pass, he hopes whatever Nero sees isn't too disturbing, though when he comes out of it he seems...okay.
"My apologies," he starts, both for this and for the fact that he's not entirely sure what Nero is referring to. The mention of "doctors" narrows it down, but not by a whole lot. He spent a lot of time around doctors. "I'm not certain what you've seen, but rest assured I am fine." Somehow. He tries only to think about that when he meditates at the end of the day.
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Soon. Incredibly soon. Hanging on by the cusp. The skin of his teeth.
Weird. And considering most of his experience with the dream walking was with his housemates, and they had been there, commenting, sharing it -- he'd sort of just assumed.
Oh. Great. Now it's twice as awkward. Explaining what, exactly, he saw in the guy's head.
"You're dying?" he says, like a question, but it's not supposed to be a question, but an explanation of what he'd seen. "I mean. Were. Are. Said you were. To a guy. Kerbal's?" Now he feels like he has to explain it. He's in too deep. There's no stopping it. The rock that is this conversation is just continuing to roll downhill. When he's talking to people about dying, it's usually because he's just saved them from it. This is. Really on the opposite end of the scale.
He's thrown off his train of thought (which was barely chugging along) when the guy (?) blinks, and it's all black again. That's. Huh. On top of his voice being... like that. "Sorry, you know, didn't mean to... uh. Intrude. Sort of happens, I guess. Here."
Actually, he's pretty sure this is the first time this sort of magic disharmony has happened (oh no, that sounds like something Wanda would say. Who has he become?) "It's not my first time."
Somehow, that sounds worse.
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"Kepral's", he corrects gently. Close enough. He was trying so hard, and Thane in turn tried to lessen the awkwardness the other must feel. It's not that easy. He's pretty terrible at casual social interactions, overall.
He holds up a hand in placation. "Please, no worries. It would take a lot for someone to get used to this." Technically, Thane is very much used to this, but it's close enough to what a drell experiences regularly that he's able to adjust quickly to the more nonfamilar aspects.
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And here Nero is. Asking questions.
"Kepral's. Yeah." Somehow he feels inexplicably guilty, being a guy who doesn't get sick. Literally. The only thing that's taken him out was getting that arm ripped off and the coma that followed.
Probably why these headaches are hitting him so fucking hard. It's not a thing he has to deal with.
Unfortunately, Thane holding up a hand distracts him all over again from the shape of it. He's like. Look, if demons all looked like this, they wouldn't be such ugly motherfuckers. So, what is he? Last time he asked Himeka, the answers were not helpful, and sort of left her bein' insulted.
And he's already had a personal peek into. All that. "And you are?" He says it, the words slipping out before he can stop them. He did seem sort of resigned, didn't he? So he's had it for a while? "Sounds like you were doing pretty badass stuff before it, though. In space."
He really gets to the meat of things.
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At the very least, Nero's line of questioning didn't seem to bother Thane. He got used to answering a bunch of questions when he served on the Normandy with Shepard as his commander. He was always curious about his crew, which made sense, given what was expected of him. Of all of them. Then the questioning grew more casual. Friendly. Somewhere along the line...Thane learned to talk to people. Kind of.
"I've had to work around my illness for years. It was adapt, or let it take my life before dying. I adapted." He makes it sound like it was by sheer force of will, but in all honesty, if he hadn't had his assassin training his literal entire life, he probably wouldn't have adapted at all. "I lived a full life, yes, though I would hardly call it...'badass'. Granted, I am...only somewhat familiar with the terminology."
He's old and an alien, okay.
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At least the people of Solvunn aren't too big on judging. Not on appearance, at least.
"Right. You said it... slowly, yeah." As if the word kills might make it worse, he steps around it awkwardly. This is why he doesn't really hang with normal humans all the time. Just a reminder of how fragile they can be. Even if they can kill demons with the rest of them. Sometimes better. (No offense, D, but his aim hasn't got shit on Lady's.) "I mean, wrestling krogans, fighting Reapers. Sounds cool." Er. "Not that I know what either of those are, but, you know, I've never been to space either."
Inwardly he is absolutely not cringing at himself.
"Oh. Nero, by the way. I figure since I sort of. Know yours now. Thane, yeah?"