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'm going to take you up on that! It's more fun to spar than it is to hit targets.

[saddleclub]

That's what I thought. Target practice is only so useful.

You should try other weapons, as well.

[bad_crowmance]

That's not a bad idea. [ Says the man who can't remember the other weapon he normally uses. ]

[saddleclub]

[That's the only hint he's giving.]

It might prove interesting at least.

[bad_crowmance]

Well, I do love a good challenge!

[saddleclub]

Not that you're always up to one.

[He hasn't forgotten that Crow totally failed to not flirt with people.]

[bad_crowmance]

That's right, didn't I owe you a kiss if I failed that flirting challenge?

[saddleclub]

[Turning his head to look at Crow like "really".]

Are you that out of people to kiss? Surely you can't have alienated the entire train.

[bad_crowmance]

There's definitely at least one or two people I could call up if I wanted to.

[ He'll spare Jusis and not say who, though. ]

But I do owe you.

[saddleclub]

I didn't make the dare to have you kiss me. I just wanted to see if you could.

[bad_crowmance]

I didn't think you did but those were the terms set.

[ He's not even really trying to get Jusis to kiss him, he's just fucking with him because it's fun. ]

[saddleclub]

You could always kiss my feet I suppose.

[bad_crowmance]

[ Okay, that one was genuinely amusing and he lets out a startled laugh. ]

In your dreams!

[saddleclub]

I think I could have better dreams than something so pointless.

[But he's amused and happy that Crow laughed.]

[bad_crowmance]

Depends on whether or not that's your kink.

[saddleclub]

....It's not.

[Firmly.]

[bad_crowmance]

Of course not. No shame in it if it was, though.

[ Teasing Jusis is fun, sorry not sorry. ]

[saddleclub]

You do realize you're the last person who can say what should or shouldn't be shameful.

[bad_crowmance]

I'm the perfect person to say it!

[saddleclub]

In what world are you qualified?

[bad_crowmance]

Just think about it-- I don't have a whole lot of shame myself, right? So if it's something that'd get me, you know it's definitely something to be ashamed of!

[saddleclub]

That doesn't cover normal things to be ashamed of just extreme cases.

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow shrugs casually, shaking his head. ]

If I'm not ashamed of it then there really isn't any point in the first place.

[saddleclub]

Has anyone told you you're extreme?

[bad_crowmance]

[ He grins at that. ]

Yeah but I'm not taking constructive criticism.

[ Not about his personality, anyway. ]