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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.
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[It's all Mat can manage at first. His head is pounding and that had been a lot. He's still trying to process it as he finds himself back in reality, collapsed on Anakin's bed.]
Happens.
[He rolls over with a groan, lying on his back, hand over his eyes. Oh fuck. How the hell does he even begin to explain what he'd seen?]
You have lived a very strange life.
[It just comes out without much thought.]
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Could say the same thing about you, y'know.
[ He's silent for a few long moments before trying to ease the tension. ]
Does this mean I win?
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[Maybe there is no winner here.]
Fuck me. Sorry...for peeping into your memory and all.
[He doesn't know what else to say. How do you talk about these things? But it warrants an apology. Neither one of them did it on purpose, but it's done now.]
I...to be quite honest, Anakin, I don't even know exactly what it was I saw.
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Wasn't your fault. I got careless and we both got the consequence..
[ He takes an evening breath, letting it out slowly. ]
I suppose I should probably try and explain.. What...uhm. What did you see?
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[Mat shakes his head and regrets it, the motion sending a wave of unpleasant dizziness through him.]
Uh...a battle? Or a fight, of some kind? People I don't know. Great...machine ship things. You didn't want to leave someone behind somewhere. There was a great deal happening. You...lost your arm?
[That...probably ought to have been what he led with. Seems the most unique aspect of the memory, really.]
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[ It's only fair that he shares, right? Anakin listens, trying to place what he might have seen. Vague enough that it could have been anything, but--
Oh.. He rubs at his gloved arm, glancing at Mat. ]
Geonosis. That was the first battle of the war and I was cocky. I thought I could handle it. Well.. [ He eases off the glove and holds out his mechno arm for Mat to see. ]
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[Mat, on the other hand, immediately knows what Anakin has seen. Well, not the worst thing floating about in his head that could be shared.]
Logain. A man who could channel, and had already fallen to the madness. He killed...thousands of people. Because that's what happens. Not generally the whole caged parade affair, that's only because Logain led a campaign of death and destruction across multiple countries and the world was terrified of him. He thought his madness was divine. That happens, sometimes.
[He'd told Anakin that no good end comes to a man who channels. Now Anakin's seen it for himself.
But now Mat's partially distracted, curious about Anakin's arm. He's never seen anything like that...]
How?
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[ Though it really doesn't matter since it's not Mat, and he'd love to believe that something like that wouldn't happen to his best friend. That he's stronger than someone average like that. Either way.. ]
It sounds like they were justified, then. Even if it doesn't make up for what he'd done.
[ Anakin holds out his arm so Mat can inspect it if he'd like. The sleek, black exterior is exposed enough he could see the inner workings of Anakin's forearm and the delicate wiring underneath the housings of his hand, ending in gold fingertips. There's not much damage Mat could do by hand and he trusts his best friend with it. ]
Where I'm from, losing a limb is more of an inconvenience than a hurdle. I wasn't about to let it slow me down, so I designed it myself. The arm is connected to my nerves so I can move it, the durasteel makes it strong, and the gold at my fingers allows me to feel. Kind of.
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[Who knows how the minds of madmen work? Logain thought he was important and chosen, and acted on those delusions. And had, indeed, burned a noticeable portion of the world.]
Huh...we have...nothing like this in my world. You lose a leg, you get a peg. Lose a hand, get a hook. And it feels things?
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[ He offers a shrug. It never hurts to try and understand the why. ]
That's.. unfortunate and not very practical. [ He shakes his head and offers the wobble of a hand. ] I.. kind of? I can't feel sensation, but I can feel pressure. It helps me know how much force I need for something like this.
[ He takes up Mat's hand so he can entwine their fingers together before giving his hand a gentle squeeze with his own mechanical one. ] I can tell I'm holding your hand and that the grip is pretty gentle, but other than that? No.