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Event #8: Fairytale Gone Live

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Knowledge is Magic

Part 1

Fairies have managed to uncover something in the Amberfall Library. Powerful magic had kept it covered, but with the help of their queen they managed to reveal what was hidden: an entrance to an ancient library. No one has recollection of a library being hidden there, but the fairies claim it feels 'familiar'. They started exploring the library in earnest and identified it as the Magical Library of Knowledge. As it's a magical library, it's completely possible that it teleported itself into safety when Darkness came and found its way here.

This ancient library is known to be good willed in nature. However, it does have some quirks and sometimes pulls pranks on unsuspecting visitors. Fairies are immune to such things, but there's a reason for it: fairies aren't able to pick up the books in the library, not even with their magic. Only those with the ability to touch the books will be affected by the magics that happen in the library.

The books contain important information about the world that has been lost, so a request has been sent to otherworlders to make a trip to the library and find important seeming information. Everyone who volunteers will be given a bag that helps carry any books (will keep the books safe and the bag remains light no matter how many books it has inside - only works on books) and an amulet that has a one-time magic that will teleport someone to safety if necessary.

Of course anyone is also welcome to just bring back books that interest them personally. The bag does have limitless space, after all. It was developed for people who want to loan a lot of books at the same time - good thing the invention will now have other uses!

Part 2

After descending down a long spiral staircase, people will find a huge library that has more books than eyes can see. They're all on shelves, at least, instead of being scattered around. There are various sections and all of them have been put in an alphabetical order by the book's name, as most of them lack the name of an author. The place has three floors, all with various staircases leading up and down.

The ambience in the library is dark, making reading there seem a little bit unpleasant. However, anytime someone opens a book, a small lantern will float above them, making the surrounding perfect for reading a book without disturbing anyone nearby. Once the book closes, the lantern will float away to find someone else to help.

Floating lanterns aren't the only things moving around the library. Occasionally one may notice movement from the corner of their eye and if they turn around they might see an owl sitting on top of a clothes rack or a table. These are library owls - intelligent owls that oversee the library and just live there because they enjoy being there. If someone offers them a snack, they will perch on the person's arm or shoulder.

Even if the library seems extremely organized, the sad truth is that all of the important knowledge containing books have been hidden among normal books. But the library owls will know where the look, as long as someone is nice to them and will give them snacks. Those who are mean to the owls will be guided towards useless places - like the section filled with just empty books or one that has magical traps.

Immersed in Books

Part 1

Some of the sections of the library behave differently than others. There are odd magical effects (like making someone act like they're in love when reading a romance book) or traps that have been made to surprise people (mostly harmless 'chalk dropping from above' or 'water sprouting from a fake flower' type of traps). Some sections even have guardian books that are floating books that will push people out of the section if they're being loud or otherwise disturb others. Attacking one of them will make the books reflect the attack back to the person.

Some of the rooms containing books take being magical to another level. Whoever opens a book will change the whole look of the room. All of the shelves and the surrounding area is replaced with a scenery from the book. If two or more books are opened at the same time, the scenery will be a mix of all of the opened books. Fortunately, none of it is actually real so if someone happens to open an informative books on sharks, they will just get a very realistic illusion of being in an ocean with sharks.

Sometimes these sceneries will also change the clothes of the people to fit the book characters' clothes. Wearing these clothes might make the people talk like the characters do in the books (in accents or elven languages) or act out a dramatic death scene in the middle of the room. Usually this passes after the scene is played out or once the book in question is found and closed.

Part 2

Another weird phenomena happens in the aisles that have books on fairytales. Anyone who opens a book in one of these aisles might find themselves become a fairytale character. The change is visual at least, but some might even go through a complete change. In other words, someone could just look like the Prince from Snow White, but another might even believe they are him. Someone who starts off as just looking like a character might later end up acting like them as well, but not the other way around.

The longer someone 'stays in the fairytale' the more likely it is they will be taken over by the character they've become. It will be harder and harder for them to remember their real name or react to someone calling them by it. They will share the goals of the fairytale character and think they're in a strange trials set up by someone that they need to get out of.

A way to break free of a fairytale is to either receive a kiss (preferably of true love, but just a normal kiss will do) or by having a key item destroyed. The key item will depend on the fairytale character in question (so for a princess it might be a crown or for a fairy godmother it might be their wand). Destroying the book that started it all isn't possible, as the book is 'inside the person' until they snap out of the fairytale.

Part 3
CW/TW: horror, gore, paranoia, murder (attempts)

In the lowest floor of the library exists the horror sections. These aisles are full of different thriller and horror books. Unfortunately, upon escaping the darkness this particular section was partially corrupted. For that reason there's a high change of running into danger here.

The further in you go to these sections, the creepier the ambience becomes. Is that blood on the floor? Is that floating lantern flickering ominously? Some may even start seeing things that aren't even there or just generally feel paranoid.

If someone happens to open a book under these circumstances, they might summon a shadow of a killer from the stories who will attempt to murder the reader to break free. Some might become possessed by character from the books and do their bidding. The fastest way to break any of these is to destroy the book. This is the only time that doing so is encouraged. Other ways include destroying or capturing the shadow or knocking out the person possessed.

Perhaps the safest option is to just open a book and witness a gory scene being laid out on the ground beneath them, just like described in the books. It's not pleasant, but it won't hurt anyone. The scene will disappear once the book is put away.

Destroying books here also helps deal with the partial corruption, as it will slowly disappear and the aisles start feeling a little bit more "normal".

The Cold Case

Part 1

To those not keen on diving into a strange library, there are other things to do. Of course, anyone who went to the library can later also join the events happening in the city.

A public announcement is made that the next big mission would happen in the Winter Segment. More specifically, the Research Center and the four Power Holders are making preparations to tackle the mystery of the Frozen Falls. With the new information gathered from exploring, it's now a known fact that the storm preventing their access is actually the souls of the previous power holders keeping anyone from entering the place. However, with the right preparations, gaining access to and exploring the falls will be made possible.

The first set of preparations happen in the Frostreign District. Anyone is welcome to join the project in one of the big houses near the Sauna Spa area. The place is filled with materials for making winter gear for the mission. There's almost every imaginable colored fabrics, different accessories and even yarn for those who'd rather knit. The main goal is to make gear for themselves, but any extra is also appreciated.

Those who don't feel so confident in making gear can also choose from pre-made ones and edit them with the enhancements needed to keep the cold away. Even the most basic summer clothes can be made to be perfect for the cold weather, as long as the enhancements are made right. People are at least encouraged to enchant any metallic parts of their weapons (or even jewelry!) to prevent them from becoming too cold to handle.

Participants are taught a spell that will let them enhance the gear or clothes of their choosing into ones that resist cold. This spell needs to be chanted in a freezing temperature, which is why the event is held in Frostreign. Once the enchanted item starts glowing in an a warm, orange color, the spell has worked.

The spell has to include 'With the warmth I draw from' and 'I protect this', but otherwise it's up to the person how the spell goes. Popular phrases are 'from within' or 'from the earth'. Saying the spell wrong, such as 'With fire I protect this' will result in a burning item instead. It won't damage the item, but it will be impossible to use unless the fire is put out.

Part 2

Frostreign also offers other ways to prepare for the coming mission. A challenge has been posted on the billboard outside the Sauna Spa area; The Ice Hole Swim Challenge. The goal is to first go into the sauna and then walk through the snow in just their swimwear to the ice hole at the center of the district and dip in. Those brave enough to enter the water will get a reward. After the swim everyone is encouraged to run back into the sauna to warm up.

Another challenge is starting to heat up in the sauna, which isn't really related to withstanding the cold. Some Sauna Fanatics are challenging people to stay in the sauna as long as possible while the heat rises higher. Those who manage to stay inside the longest and in the highest temperature will get a reward! However, those who cheat using seasonal powers will be subjected to the ice bucket challenge, which is basically having a bucket full of ice water dumped on them.

One of the more traditional challenges is the snowball fight where the goal is to hit as many people as possible with a snowball. Those who manage to hit at least ten other players will receive a rewards. Those who don't manage to hit anyone at all will received a star that said 'You tried' with a sad snowflake drawn on it.

The fourth and final challenge is a speed contest that's run on a rink made of ice. No one is allowed to use skates; just normal shoes (or no shoes at all if they prefer). There are multiple races and multiple winners in this contest - as well as a lot of medicine for the pain caused by falls.

But what are all these rewards that someone can earn? It's a choice between various things: one free item from Riki's Rewards (max. 30 comments price), a set of five different gift cards for five different restaurants (of characters' choice), a collection of useful potions (one that fixes any status effect, one that creates a substitute to take damage for the user, a five hour invisibility potion and a potion to revive someone from a fatal hit) or a giant teddy bear that feels like hugging someone the person loves. All rewards can be taken once, but someone can do multiple challenges to get more than one reward.

Just participating in any of the ongoing challenges will get someone a five star gourmet meal in the Frostreign's famous Northern Cuisine Restaurant*. Currently staying in the Sauna Spa hotel rooms is also free for the duration of the events.

* As long as the food is from "somewhere north", like even 'northern part of country in the south', it's likely a dish can be found in this restaurant.

OOC TIPS

• Ask event related questions here.

• In this event, gathering information is the main goal. If you wish to participate, please see this comment for OOC mechanics. The more people participate, the better! All requests are OOCly open until June 9th, 23:59 PST!

• Information gathered may not match the section explored.

• Feel free to come up with new fairytales, use existing ones (with changes, if a character of that fairytale exists in the game) or even use mythologies as fairytale stories. Have fun!

• Any types of books can be found from the library, even those that come from characters' worlds, as long as they're not straight up a manga or diary of someone's life from home. Feel free to come up with the weirdest cookbooks or a "X thing for Dummies".

• Smut is not allowed on the event post, so if your thread is heading that way, please move it to a separate entry (like to your musebox or characters' journal).

• Remember to content and spoiler warn as necessary!

• Reminder to players that this month is Activity Check-in month and check-in ends on May 31st, at 23:59 PST.

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✧ we rise together [a]s our destiny unfolds

[ While Stelle isn't one, you know what they say about curiosity and cats. Not to mention that as someone on the path of the trailblaze, finding out more about this world and how to help it by any means necessary meant that she would wind up joining everyone on the trip to the library.

She's used to reading a lot of words on a screen and has a collection of documents on her phone (don't ask) so this will only add to her raccoon tendencies to hoard.

The Trailblazer can be found in pretty much any section of the library, trying to see what she might find, but will especially pause at both the philosophy and technology sections-- ]

[ Perhaps someone can ask what she means by that...? ]

✧ the eclipse through our eyes; yet it falls [b]lind our sights ( cw: minor gore, mentions of death )

[ At some point during the investigation, Stelle can be found in the thriller/horror section and the moment she senses that something is off, she already has her lance appearing in her hands at the ready.

But it's only when she tries opening a book and sees a scene of someone getting pierced in the chest, right in the heart, that the Trailblazer fumbles and drops the book; face turning a pale sheet of white as she just finds herself frozen still in place, feet rooted into the ground, her mouth wide open, aghast.

There are no words to explain what she's feeling, and it's not that she's afraid of the corpse itself, but rather...

...she sees a reflection of many things from her past being replayed in front of her eyes that just gets her. ]

✧ [c]an't make what they say; we'll find a way, we'll find a way

[ Back in Frostreign, it's time to do some prep work. Even if she doesn't know how to make clothes herself, she does want to help out, hence why she's getting some of the premade items and trying to imbue the spell into it.

But the fact that the spell has a lot of free reign for phases has Stelle absolutely stumped, so she can be found pacing back and forth a bit... ]

[ Otherwise, she's going to be making sure that any of her close CR gets an item, whether they like it or not. ]

✧ to [d]awn! the wills that sing an unending dream

[ When she isn't trying to make up cool, over-the-top magic phrases that sound Extra, she can be found at pretty much any of the challenges. She wants to do pretty much anything and everything, and nothing is going to stop her.

Especially since she desperately needs a distraction...

Stelle can be found in the sauna with all of her clothes on, hilariously enough which is probably a bad idea for her, but don't worry about it, it's probably fine?

But she does change into her swimwear for the second half of the challenge, wearing a rather plain black two-piece bikini. And since she's absolutely no coward, people might see her attempt to cannonball to the ice hole with a loud: ]

Leeroy Jenkiiiiiiins!

[ Why is she like this.

As for the speed contest, she has a bit of a plan, to which she'll ask for a bit of assistance: ]

✧ wildcard

[ Want to play something else that isn't any of these prompts, feel free to hit up Stelle's plotting post here or alternatively message me at

tsundereban or the Discord; I'm willing to write custom closed starters as needed! ]

Edited 2024-05-17 10:09 (UTC)

[Firefly isn't really one for information gathering. She's a fighter, and she's an observer, but she isn't particularly good at wading through a sea of information. That was always Silver Wolf's job, or Kafka's, so she mostly just stood back and waited until her eyes or flames were needed. That means she hadn't bothered with the library at first, letting people smarter than her sift through the endless pages surrounding them. But things began to get... ominous. Whispers spread. So Firefly thought - if she couldn't help gather information, why not help those who could?

... But a part of her was regretting that decision. Even clad in the armor of the Molten Knight, she could feel something crawling along her skin. Whispers and scratching seems to echo right next to her ear beneath her helmet, and it takes all of the self-control honed by a lifetime of training and war to keep herself from lashing out with a firey slash.

But then she hears a clatter, and a thud, and she immediately rushes forward and around the corner. She doesn't get there in time to see the corpse appear, but she sees it crumpled on the floor, a pool of red slowly spreading under it, and the trailblazer frozen in place.]

--Stelle!

[Sam's deep, mechanical voice echoes in the silence of the library, cutting through the eerie ambiance, and the mech's footfalls are loud and firm as Firefly rushes over.]

Stelle- what happened?!

[ She's still not exactly used to hearing the voice of Sam calling out her name, so she flinches a bit as she tries to frantically hide that something's wrong, using her lance to stab right in the dead center of the book, which causes the vision of the corpse to disappear.

A relief, in many ways.

Stelle tries to pull herself together, trying to have her emotions slide off her as she answers: ]

I was just a little surprised by the Books on Elm Street.

... I've never seen you that shaken.

[That's a lie. The most vivid memory that crosses her mind most nights, when she isn't drifting back to Glamoth's fall, is Stelle's horrified face back in Penacony. When Death had speared her through the chest and flung her away like a broken doll. The pain had quickly overtaken her, but she can still so clearly remember the trailblazer's expression when she reached out for her...]

...

[She looks from Stelle to the spot where the corpse had been. She hadn't gotten too good of a look at it, but that much blood... could it have been...?]

... Come on. [The mech's hand reaches out to Stelle, so similar to right before their fight.] The books can wait. Let's get you some fresh air.

I'm fine.

[ Stelle insists, even though she's not so sure how steady her voice is. It's probably still a little raw and she can feel the slight tremble in her fingers, but she's trying hard to steel herself and... obviously failing. ]

Besides, we can't just leave this area like this- [ With it looking obviously corrupted with the Darkness. Her grip on her lance tightens ever so slightly. ]

You're not.

[She hadn't pushed last time, when the ground beneath the two of them was fragile and she wasn't sure where Stelle's feelings currently rested. But... things are okay now. She's more comfortable with calling Stelle out - and she doesn't have to be Kafka to see that Stelle's trying to hide something very wrong.]

We won't leave it like that forever. Just long enough for you to relax a bit.

Is it really okay...?

[ Her words trail off awkwardly, her gaze not meeting the plate of steel that hides Firefly. ]

[A nod. That outstretched hand, as large and heavy as it is, is surprisingly gentle as it rests on Stelle's shoulder.]

It is, I promise. [Sam's voice crackles and flickers, and then it's Firefly's, with just a faint hint of the robotic tone under it.] But... whatever's going on, with you... I want to help.

...I don't know if it's something that really can be helped.

[ It's a silent answer, but it's a truthful one, nevertheless. ]

Edited (html spacing wtf) 2024-05-18 01:05 (UTC)

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