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

[bad_crowmance]

I'll pretend you don't for the sake of your ego.

[saddleclub]

What part of me is out of control??

[bad_crowmance]

Your libido, eventually.

[ GET LAID, JUSIS. ]

[saddleclub]

....You know hormones aren't like some kind of time bomb that eventually explodes if not handled, right?

[bad_crowmance]

[ Sounds fake. ]

I wouldn't wanna risk it if I were you.

[saddleclub]

...You are ridiculous.

[bad_crowmance]

I'm just gonna throw out there that I'm always willing to give you a hand if you change your mind about that.

1/?

[saddleclub]

What in Aidios's name are you--

[saddleclub]

[saddleclub]

done

[saddleclub]

I have no response for such utter nonsense.

[bad_crowmance]

Yeah, I had a feeling. Feel free to keep it in mind, though!

[saddleclub]

I'm not going to keep anything in mind!

[bad_crowmance]

[ He just laughs like the jerkbird he is, sorry Jusis. ]

[saddleclub]

[Drops an elbow over his face and groans.]

Don't you worry you might have someone special you can't remember?

[bad_crowmance]

Nope!

[ The answer comes pretty readily, calm and assured. ]

In the first place, I wouldn't feel guilty for indulging myself in some fun when I don't remember someone I'd want to stay loyal to in the first place.

[ He shrugs loosely. ]

I've got a pretty hard time imagining someone like that, anyway.

[ To be fair, no one expects Rean Schwarzer. ]

[saddleclub]

[He sighs and doesn't take his arm off his face mainly because he can feel he's still blushing. And he doesn't bother saying anything more. This is Crow's personality after all, and it's not like one can really describe Rean. It's an experience one just has to live through.]

Be that as it may... I don't... "indulge in fun" that way. I'd want to be serious about it with someone I liked enough.

[bad_crowmance]

So that's how it is.

[ He's pretty accepting of that, actually! ]

Well, that's fine too. Good luck in finding someone though, okay?

[saddleclub]

[He didn't figure Crow would object to his more serious attitude anyway.]

Hmph, I won't say thank you. And is it that surprising? I'm a noble. A bastard at that. It isn't like I'm not well aware what careless dalliances bring about. Even if a union could produce no offspring there's no reason to carelessly fool around and hurt others to satisfy myself.

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow's pretty sure he didn't remember some of this information, but he's definitely tucking it away even as he nods thoughtfully. ]

Yeah, it does make sense you'd approach it differently.

[ Though he suspects Jusis is trying to protect himself just as much as anyone else from getting hurt. ]

[saddleclub]

[Crow isn't wrong at all, and Jusis knows that himself too, but he's not going to voice that part, it just sounds cowardly.]

So you cant ease all you like, but that's just how I am.

[bad_crowmance]

It's a very different approach, but I can respect that.

[ Even if he doesn't personally get it. ]

[saddleclub]

That much should be a given.

[bad_crowmance]

Haha, that's true.

[ He say it easily before he finally flops to lie down properly. ]

[saddleclub]

[Satisfied enough with how the conversation has gone.]

Well...That was a good workout, anyway.