Event: Bubbles...??

[trainmasters]

Who: You?
When: Day 5, morning
Where: Everywhere

[ If you step outside this morning you may find a surprise! Large, pink colored bubbles, bouncing along lazily in the air as if they just arrived from some child's pleasant dreams. They are roughly the size of a melon and, upon closer inspection, appear to be filled with ... something? That sparkles and reflects the morning sunlight.

In any case, they seem harmless enough. Just a strange weather pattern for this strange world. Though if you happen to bump into one (or perhaps if one happens to sneak up and bump into you) you'll find that it pops quite easily upon contact-- and covers you in glitter!?

Well at least that explains the sparkling. But is this really harmless after all...? If nothing else, it's really annoying.

Oh yeah, by the way! You may find that some of your teammates are missing... but don't worry! Most of the empty rooms have already been filled by brand new Heroes! This isn't concerning at all! ]


[ OOC NOTES ON THIS EVENT

Each of these bubbles contain different colored glitter! Each glitter has a different effect, and you may oocly choose which color or combination of colors you want this glitter to be. The effects remain until you wash all of the glitter off. In addition, it's completely possible to get glitter on someone else just by contact... in fact some of these effects won't actually kick into place until you do spread the glitter curse. Just remember to communicate oocly which effects you want to play with!

GLITTER COLORS

White: Nothing. It's just glitter.
Purple: Increase "positive" feelings! Maybe you can't stop laughing, or maybe you suddenly feel much more affectionate towards someone you didn't particularly like before... whatever it is, it's definitely a little concerning. But maybe it's not too bad? This effect lasts until you manage to wash the glitter off.
Yellow: Memory share (x1) upon contact! Whoever you touch with this glitter receives one of your memories... but only if you also happen to remember it! (memories from the game itself are also valid!)
Green: Feelings share upon contact! Whoever you touch with this glitter can feel whatever you are feeling and vice-versa. This effect lasts until you manage to wash off the glitter.
Blue: Thoughts share upon contact! Whoever you touch with this glitter can now hear your thoughts and vice-versa. At least any loud thoughts. Maybe think a little quieter? This effect lasts until you manage to wash off the glitter.
Pink: You cannot lie. If you lie you start to feel sick... coincidentally enough, telling the truth makes you feel better? Or you can wash the glitter off. ]


[ ALSO! To those who were poisoned in the last game, you have the option to say that the poison has worn off by now! You also have the option to keep playing with it if you would like, either way is completely fine! ]

Comments

[ruinatings]

Allow me to experiment.

[Takes a breath, steadies himself:]

You're very striking. But...

[Okay, everything is fine so far. So now, with a devious smile.]

But you're absolutely hideous.

[--and then he just kind of falls over.]

1/2

[crimeson]

[WOW WHAT THAT'S?? SO RUDE???]

[crimeson]

[wait

that's

kind of. laughs?? then shoves his sleeve down over his hand so it won't be actual skin contact when he offers Rufus a hand up.]

Wow, thanks for the compliment! Better be careful with that, though~

[ruinatings]

[He doesn't take the hand up not out of prideful spite, but because he feels bad and wants to stay on the ground in this glitter mess and try not to puke. In fact he's just sprawling out in it like w/e, he's down here now and the world is spinning.]

Hypothesis confirmed.

[crimeson]

[Randy lets the hand up drop easily, once he gets the picture, instead flopping down to sit with him, still laughing.]

Goddess, but you sure know how to make a dramatic statement.

[ruinatings]

I strive for ideal performance in all areas.

[Watch out Jusis wherever you are, you're missing the first real smile in years.

Rufus is going to freak out and shut it down soon but IN THIS MOMENT he's kind of enjoying himself.]

[crimeson]

Hah! Friggin' perfectionist.

[but he sounds genuinely like, amused, and not full of rage?]

[ruinatings]

...Yes.

[mmmph

Randy's laughing so it's clearly not serious. And Rufus absolutely left an opening for that. But. BUT. He knows. He's soooo perfect. Talented. Efficient. Beautiful. Effective. Perfect perfect perfect!!

And now he's lost everything and he never even got the love he wanted and he got kidnapped from jail to a crazy space train and wow it's been a rough last few weeks of his life.

He's still smiling, though.]

That is, in fact, my fatal flaw.

[crimeson]

--Shit, sorry. Didn't mean to poke at a sore spot.

[ruinatings]

...You know 10 minutes ago I was weighing the pros and cons of feeding you to a tiger.

[why are you so nice and how is this happening to me??]

[crimeson]

You and I both know I could take a tiger, easy.

[ruinatings]

Oh, certainly. But not me and then a tiger.

[crimeson]

Oof. Yeah, that'd be harder.

[ruinatings]

Fortunately for you I've decided against that plan.

[crimeson]

I am very much glad to hear that. Getting eaten sounds like it'd suck.

[ruinatings]

Hopefully you'll never experience it.

[look at this he's being so FRIENDLY

while also being hyperaware that he's being friendly and extremely anxious about it]

Jusis would be distraught.

[crimeson]

Not over me.

[pauses]

Okay, well, kind of over me. He's very cute. But he'd probably be more upset about the whole you doing that kind of thing part.

1/2

[ruinatings]

[...]

[ruinatings]

If he doesn't expect it of me yet, he will.

[crimeson]

[whoops i stepped in bad

sighs]

Look. He loves you, a lot. Nobody wants to expect their loved ones to be shitters. And he's had way less time to accept it than, say, I have.

[ruinatings]

"I've already washed my hands of you." That's what he said. Or will say, when he gets that far.

[hhhhh just. sits up and sighs. Stop! Being vulnerable! Self!!]

Ah, well. You reap what you sow. It's better if he reaches that conclusion sooner than later.

[There is no sick reaction because he really thinks that. Which is fun to notice.]

[crimeson]

Hey, sorry, but do you think he stopped loving you? At any point? Or will?

Because you aren't getting sick from the things you're saying, but you really, really should be.

[ruinatings]

Haha... I never thought I'd be lectured this way by you of all people.

[but well. Randy is Jusis' friend so it makes sense? But Rufus still can't see it in any way that isn't twisted up. There's only two options: he did everything right and still lost, or he fucked up so badly that anything worthwhile about him or in his life has already crumbled and the best thing he could do was rot in jail. Neither of these ought to result in Randy Orlando being so nice to him!]

Why should I have been lying? I know what I did. What I fought for. I was a fool and that was proven in no uncertain circumstances. And yet, I don't want to take it back! I'd do the same all over again! So why in Aidios' name should I want Jusis to love me?!

[Things that are not polite or perfect to do: have a manic meltdown at someone you barely know who hated you until 10 minutes ago. Things that are really overdue: a manic meltdown.]

[crimeson]

I never thought I'd be lecturin' you either.

[like, really, this is fucking wild as hell and he's not sure how they got here but unfortunately he cares now??]

You want Jusis to love you because you love him, obviously. But that's the same reason you don't want him to love you, because you don't think you deserve it. I get that. We all know you'd do that fucking shit again given half the chance, but that's not the issue here.

Jusis may have said he was done with you, but do you think that could possibly be true, no matter what you did? About the big brother who was so kind and cool all those years? No matter how much you betrayed him, some part of him will always love you.

The way I see it, you should be working on being someone who actually deserves that love, rather than putting your time into pretending it isn't there.

[ruinatings]

Don't analyze me like you know me!

[Unfortunately Randy is right about everything and that's awful. Rufus doesn't know how to be a person and he doesn't know how to get better and he doesn't know what the fuck to do with himself after a lifetime of living to fulfill someone else's dreams. He's been coasting but now all of a sudden all his buttons are being pushed and he wants to throw himself into the stupid evil ocean or something.

But also, he's a strong person who's used to being composed at all times so even though he is far from composed he's not letting himself do anything dumb like scream or cry. He does sound pretty close to it, though, as he pushes himself to his feet.]

...No, nevermind. I apologize for being so undignified. We should return to the relationship we already had.

[Please hate me. It's so much easier than being unexpectedly cared about.]