auroraexpress | Event: Mirror Image

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Event: Mirror Image

Who: everyone!
When: Day 19 evening and on
Where: outside

[As darkness falls in the jungle, an unusually chill breeze rustles through the trees. In its wake is silence, the purified fauna going quiet as if in dread.

Is it just you, or is the night darker tonight?

You may find the cause if you leave the train. Those who are caught alone outside will see the shadows grow suddenly long. The darkness coalesces into a vaguely human form, vague and faceless but radiating cold.

Before you can react the shadows surround you. Deep within, your most bitter, unpleasant feelings rise up in your chest. It's overwhelming, threatening to consume you, but just before it can it suddenly stops. The shadows recoil, dissipating into the jungle.

You're safe, but those negative feelings might be closer to the surface than usual.

Good luck, especially if you're one of the newbies just waking up.]

[NOTES: This event will OOCly end on Wednesday, but feel free to ICly push time forward as much as you like. There will be a followup post at that time, and you can schedule player-run trials any time after.

The emotional effect of this event can be as severe as you want. Your character could just be a bit grumpy, or they could find their emotions totally out of control. The effect lasts a couple of hours or until the character counters it with happier feelings.]

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[He summons his sword, flicking it to the side with his usual nonchalant flourish.]

Well then, don't hesitate and come at me.

[He'd like to say "don't hold back" but even with an amnesiac Crow he's not entirely sure he can withstand that. Well, he can always just fight defensively and keep his guard up to the point that Crow can't land a hit, but it's a bit unsatisfying to himself if he can't fight back, too. He's also frustrated, filled with annoyance and anger to the boiling point.]

[ Crow remembers enough with his guns to be good and more than enough to be dangerous. He doesn't remember everything, obviously, but it'll be more than enough to face Jusis one-on-one.

That being said, he doesn't hesitate at all when he points his guns at Jusis and fires. He doesn't have the CP to pull off anything big to start with, but that's honestly probably for the best all things considered. ]

[That's fine it's not like he's never been shot at before. He never expected Crow to hesitate in the first place either, and he's certainly not going to hold back in his attacking him with a sharp sword.

They're both going to end up pretty bruised and battered if Jusis has any say.]

[ Sharp swords are very effective fighting tools, Crow would miss his if he remembered it in the first place. That being said, while Crow is really good even with amnesia, there's absolutely no way Jusis isn't going to get some damned good hits in too-- and Crow doesn't even have any Tearal Balms with him. Then again, that wouldn't be very satisfying either.

Crow's going to keep fighting until one or both of them are too exhausted to keep going. ]

[Jusis won't stop until he literally just can't stand anymore. Dropping gracelessly to his knees and flopping back. He's exhausted and sweaty and worn out but it's actually dispelled a little of the anger. At least, he's too worn out to feel passionate about anything but catching his breath.]

Enough.

[ Crow's not quite at the point of dropping, but he's hunched over and panting from exertion, so it's close enough. He hadn't even notice the tension bleeding away from him, the pressure easing-- He enjoyed their sparring session, there's no two ways about it. He doesn't holster his guns immediately, mainly because that would require him to lift his arms up even a little and he's tired. ]

Heh... had enough?

[ As if he isn't close to that himself! ]

Come here and I'll show you how much I've had.

[Getting up and going over to Crow is too much effort but no way is he taking that comment laying down. Aside from the fact that he's laying down.]