Event: Mirror Image

[trainmasters]

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.]

Comments

[playerkiller]

[ this time, he's looking at Jusis like he's grown a second, uglier head.

that's it. just this absurd, slightly offended look, like he's not sure whether to bring up the frying pan again. ]

[saddleclub]

In the first place calling you Yoo would get confusing.

[playerkiller]

...it's Korean. You wouldn't call me just that.

[ apparently something like Lait is better than just his family name?? man why can't you use honorifics for him, huh. ]

[saddleclub]

[What's Korean?]

If you're saying it should be something like Count Yoo, I decline.

[playerkiller]

It should be Yoo Jonghyuk.

[saddleclub]

Hm. Well, I suppose I can call you Yoo. But the rest is a bit long. So you will just have to be satisfied with Yoo.

[He's getting enjoyment out of these confusing sentences now. Look his personality is a little bad sometimes.]

[playerkiller]

[ ...




...




..........let him live. ]

If it's too hard for you, you can also call me Master.

[saddleclub]

In no world will that ever happen. Lait, however, is fine with me if you'll answer to it.

[playerkiller]

[ he will definitely never be answering to anything, probably even his own name. ]

The constellations would love you if this was being streamed.

[saddleclub]

The what? If it was what?

[playerkiller]

Big bastards in the sky. [ simplest way of putting it. ]

[saddleclub]

I know what a constellation is but not in that context. And what's streaming?

[playerkiller]

[ ... ]

Showing a group of people what you're doing.

[ wow he gave a real answer for once. ]

[saddleclub]

...?

[That still doesn't explain but whatever.]

Hmph. Well I have no desire to be loved by anyone, in the sky or otherwise.

[playerkiller]

So you've never had a girlfriend.

[saddleclub]

That's correct.

[playerkiller]

[ squinting harder... tell him at least a— ]

Boyfriend.

[saddleclub]

[He might get a little redder.]

Not one of those either.

[playerkiller]

[ oh my god.


this pure kid. he's not sure what to think of this? on one hand, he hates it when romance gets in the way. it's a horrible distraction for anyone, and he doesn't like associating himself with people who are lovestruck for that reason.

(and he doesn't like getting them killed.)

on the other... he's a 28 year old esports gamer somewhere down there. that's pretty funny. ]

Isn't that a sad life...

[saddleclub]

Not everyone has the time to spend on dating, you know. I don't think my lack of romance has been any problem to my life.

[playerkiller]

That's what people say when they don't have any other excuse.

[saddleclub]

Honestly if I had all the free time to go romancing someone I could use it to sleep in, read books, go for leisurely rides... It'd be nice to be that idle.

If you're done blatantly looking for my weaknesses, you should probably learn to, I don't know, socialize with other people. Without murder on the table.

[playerkiller]

No. [ just. plainly. ] Don't change the subject.

[saddleclub]

Is it much of a subject? My lack of romance doesn't particularly bother me. It seems to perturb you more. Why, haven't you got a boyfriend or girlfriend if that's so important?

[playerkiller]

[ ah.



in this turn, he doesn't have a relationship.

the last turn was different.

he just kind of freezes, feeling like something is slowly ticking away inside. after a long moment, he's scowling. ]

It's no good to have attachments like that in my case.