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Aurora Express Mods ([personal profile] trainmasters) wrote in [community profile] auroraexpress2019-04-15 07:21 pm

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.]
desirestruth: (Have you forgiven me?)

[personal profile] desirestruth 2019-04-20 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
...Mutated...this sounds more and more uncomfortably familiar with every passing day.

[But she'll follow Eliza fairly placidly, all things considered.]
bowtiedbones: (23)

[personal profile] bowtiedbones 2019-04-20 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
The corrupted monsters have some physical changes it seems like... It's unfamiliar to me, and I don't have a non-corrupted viper to reference here, so I'm having to figure out workarounds.

And obviously here I especially don't want to leave any weak spots in the spellwork, not even when half my spells may or not work.
desirestruth: (The lantern lights)

[personal profile] desirestruth 2019-04-20 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
That makes sense.

[She's considering this for a second.] When I say it's familiar, I mean it bears some similarities to the curse my homeland is under. It can't really be the same thing, I'd know, but it's enough to be disconcerting.
bowtiedbones: (1)

[personal profile] bowtiedbones 2019-04-20 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
Oh yikes. Um, sorry in advance if I say anything about the snakes' situation if it hits anything sensitive?
desirestruth: (Of all the mythical stories)

[personal profile] desirestruth 2019-04-20 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
Can't progress if we don't investigate it, it's fine.
bowtiedbones: (60)

[personal profile] bowtiedbones 2019-04-20 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
Okay.

They're a good exercise, too, necromancy-wise. I'm trying out a color-coordinated reference system, which is new for me. Most of the things I do don't require a lot of cross-referencing.