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Event #14: Locking Up the Sun and Moon



Locking Up the Sun and Moon
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Keep it Clean


Part 1


All of the four guilds are hosting a spring cleaning weekend. There are plenty of things to do! Organizing tools, prepping ready-to-go adventure packages for future endeavors, throwing out old and used things that can't be repaired to give some examples. There's a lot of activity in the buildings and anyone who even glances at them will be pestered to join.

Everyone who participates in the event will get a free ready-to-go adventure package that they can take with them next time they're going questing. The package includes rations, barrier stones, enchanted ropes, emergency one-use travel crystals & as a set of segment-appropriate tools: ice axes & - picks made of crystals to pierce even tougher surfaces, gravity boots that keep someone down during any kind of wind, portable fans that keep someone nicely cool and a cape that turns into a full rain and thunder proof raincoat when the first drops fall.

All of it is, however, a coverup. On Friday, a message was sent to all otherworlders, telling them about the upcoming mission preparations being masqueraded as a spring cleaning event. They still haven't found whoever has been leaking information, so this is a way to keep them out of the loop. Further details of the mission will be given on Monday through the same method.

There's also a request to keep an eye on any of the guild staff in case they do something suspicious or ask too many questions.

Part 2


The message on Monday is cancelled. Instead, come Sunday evening all of the lights flicker and disappear from the city. Not long after most of the electricity in the city also gets cut off. Panic starts spreading in the city and locals start running around, bumping into each other in the darkness.

Some of the districts do have backup generators that they can use to maintain important devices. There are also movable generators that can be delivered to other locations as needed and otherworlders are asked to help move them more quickly.

Despite electricity being restored, the light sources still malfunction. Any lamps just stay dark, almost as if the lightbulbs have burned out. Yet changing them doesn't do anything. Even the tacky neon signs are out of order. The only sources of light are flashlights, candles and whatever magic and abilities can do at this point.

Because even the night sky seems to be entirely too dark.


When The Lights Go Out


Part 1


In the segments, the nights become even darker than before. The moon and the stars disappear from the sky, leaving behind only a blank black canvas. Creatures and plants with the ability to glow or otherwise provide light are the only things that can be seen in the distance.

Hours pass by and morning comes, but the sky is still pitch black. Even the sun has disappeared from the sky and it's impossible to tell the time of day. All of the creatures in the Segments are unpredictable due to this weird change - even aggressive.

Anyone with the ability to get to the skies will note that it's not that the objects of the sky have disappeared; it's like something is blocking them. It's a black veil that feels impossible to break and touching it will make someone suffer from burn damage (even if they'd be resistant to fire). The part of the body that touched the black veil will be stained with black curse energy that will start to spread across the body.

Following the black veil it looks like it's truly spread around the whole world. The dragons will inform anyone they find that there are mysterious black rods near the barriers that are sending energy towards the skies. They tried to get rid of them but they have the same effect as the black veil.

Part 2


Inside the city chaos worsens. Criminals start targeting locals and stores all over the places, robbing whatever they get their hands on. For some reason it seems that all of the criminals are able to see just fine. Anyone who is connected to the crime questboard will have received special contact lenses that will let them see normally in complete darkness.

To make matters worse the Nightwake Main Police Station is under attack as well. Criminals are escaping their jail cells and taking hostages. They range from petty thieves to serial killers. The police force is doing whatever they can to capture them again and protect the citizens. Many of the escapees won't go down without a fight, and some might force a lethal confrontation.

A group of the Nightshade gang is also headed to find the Doctor to release him, armed with weapons and bombs that contain poison. They are determined to free their 'Master' and bring him to safety.

Otherworlders are called to help with the situation. They're even offered all kinds of safety gear, including bulletproof vests and masks that protect from poison. Even all of the four guild leaders can be seen fighting criminals, both inside the police station and outside.

Part 3


Criminals aren't the only danger in the city during the darkness. Creatures of the night start appearing. A clan of vampires that has been hiding in the city's darkest corners take a step forward, targeting anyone for blood. These vampires look very much like humans, but it's all just a glamour and anyone who has the ability to see through them will see their true forms.

Vampires are humanoid creatures, but they're very monster-like otherwise. Their skin is pale and their eyes are blood red. In addition to their sharp fangs, they also have very long nails. Depending on how fed they are, their appearance will change. Those who have recently had blood will look 'healthy' and resemble humans more closely, while those starving look like they're about to wither away.

Being bit by a vampire doesn't necessarily turn anyone into one. However the risk gets higher the longer the vampire feeds on the person. Those left on the brink of death will turn into a vampire unless they die first. Those turned into vampires are likely to attack the first person they see due to hunger.

Vampires can't stand in the sun for long periods of time, otherwise they will burn. They also can't see their reflection on the mirror, which is also a way to identify one. All of the vampires also have superhuman strength and speed and can only be killed by either a stab to their heart or by decapitation.


Tied Up Solution


Part 1


The situation in Nightwake takes a positive turn as all the electricity and lights are fully restored by Wednesday. The skies, however, still continue to be pitch black.

Most of the criminals start retreating, attempting to flee back into their hideouts. Some, however, continue their crime sprees stubbornly and get more reckless without the cover of darkness. Some of them are even trying to destroy all of the streetlights to bring back their cover.

The worst of the chaos at the police station dies down by Thursday evening. There are still criminals on the run and the whole place is a mess, but the greatest dangers have been dealt with. What happened to the Doctor is still a mystery as the part of the building he was in collapsed during the fights. Until the debris has been cleared out they will assume the Doctor missing.

The guild leaders start figuring out a solution to what is happening with the sky, together with the Fairy Queen, the Dragon Lord, the Mermaid Queen and the Siren King.

Part 2


On Saturday the guild leaders contact all of the otherworlders. A solution to their problem has been found after investigation and analyzation. Everyone is asked to gather at the guilds as soon as possible.

Everyone is tasked to travel to one of the edges of the barrier, as marked on the map. They're the locations of the dark rods that are creating the black veil on the sky. The dragons will take anyone there quickly with their fast travel abilities.

There the otherworlders are tasked to work in pairs or groups and stand somewhere near the dark rod without touching it. They're provided with a special fairy ribbon that is tied around their hands.

Once everything is set up, the task is to channel both touch energy and magical energy into the ribbon. This will take time and concentration and all of the people connected to the ribbon have to achieve harmony. This may fail, but it can always be attempted again.

Only once the required energies are in the ribbon will it move and touch the dark rod, clearing a portion of the dark energy away from it. If someone's concentration fails at the last moment the spell will backfire and send them flying backwards. There's also a risk of getting a part of the corruption due to it.

After enough people have used the ribbon to clear the darkness from the rod it will turn white and break, leaving glittering particles in the air. A portion of the sky is freed from the veil. Once all of the rods are gone, the skies return to normal.

Those who have at any point gotten corrupted by the black veil or the dark rods will find that their corruption starts clearing in the sun- or moonlight. However, some may end up not healing properly, depending on how far the corruption has gone. They are invited to the Fairy Kingdom for some intense healing that will take 24 hours - and a lot of fairy dust.

Part 3


Once again the otherworlders are regarded as heroes. There would be a party, but the city is a huge mess after the chaos. However, they are promised a big feast once everything has been cleared out and made right again.

For now everyone receives a hefty prize of 10,000 Moon Coins and gift cards to either a nice spa weekend or a fancy restaurant.

OOC TIPS


Summary of the prompts [ Click to Expand ]Keep it Clean
• Guilds are in the middle of spring cleaning
• The real reason for the cleaning is to secretly prepare for the next mission
• Characters are asked to keep an eye on anyone suspicious

• Light start suddenly flickering out
• Soon after all of the electricity gets shut off
• Locals panic and characters are asked to help distribute movable generators
• Even if electricity gets restored with generators, lights don't come back on
• Something is wrong with the sky

When The Lights Go Out
• The sun, the moon and the stars disappear from the sky
• There's a black veil made of cursed material blocking them
• The material will corrupt anyone who touches it
• The reason for the veil are black rods made of the same material

• Back in the city criminals start moving and causing chaos
• Criminals (and anyone connected to the criminal questboard) have contact lenses that let them see in the dark
• Nightwake Main Police Station is under attack
• Criminals of different danger range escape
• Nightshade is on the move to free the Doctor

• A clan of vampires emerges from the shadows
• They will target anyone they see for a meal
• The longer they feast on someone the higher the risk that they turn into a vampire
• Vampires can only be killed by either a stab to their heart or by decapitation

Tied Up Solution
• Electricity and lights are restored to the city by Wednesday (May 21st)
• Some criminals are trying to destroy light sources still
• Chaos at the Police Station calms down, but the Doctor is currently missing behind a wall of debri
• Guild leaders and the various leaders of other races start working on a solution

• On Saturday (May 24th) the guild leaders contact all of the otherworlders, asking them to gather at the guilds
• Everyone is tasked to travel to one of the edges of the barrier, as marked on a map
• Otherworlders are tasked to work in pairs or groups and stand somewhere near the dark rod
• Using a magical fairy ribbon tied to each of the group's hands, they will work together to destroy the dark rods bit by bit
• Losing concentration risks getting corrupted
• Sun-/Moonlight will cure the corruption, unless it has spread too far - in that case the Fairies will invite the person for some intense healing that will take 24 hours - and a lot of fairy dust

• Otherworlders are regarded as heroes
• ... but partying has to wait until the city is cleaned
• Everyone gets a prize of 10,000 Moon Coins and gift cards to either a nice spa weekend or a fancy restaurant


• Ask event related questions here

• Sign up for RNG on if your character catches a suspicious guild staff member.

• Please head to this thread to help us determine the Doctor's fate at the Police Station.

• Characters can avoid getting their electricity cut off, but lights will go out everywhere for a good while.

• 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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freedomfighterhammer: (pic#16386947)

[personal profile] freedomfighterhammer 2025-05-19 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Amy giggles at that]

We'd probably be having an awesome fight by now.
yersavior: (Default)

[personal profile] yersavior 2025-05-19 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
Heh... it sure would be a fight, alright. I've become a pretty strong psychic, after all.
freedomfighterhammer: (pic#16386951)

[personal profile] freedomfighterhammer 2025-05-19 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
Seeing you in action for just that bit, I believe it.

[Amy lets out a soft sigh and leans on Megumi’s head with hers.]

Sorry, it’s relaxing…
yersavior: (pic#17844088)

[personal profile] yersavior 2025-05-19 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
Well, if I weren't strong, I wouldn't be able ta fight the Cancer.

[She is a little surprised at the sudden leaning, but opts to just... let it be, for now.]

It's fine. I'm a little tired myself, too... everything's been takin' up a lot more of my energy than usual.
freedomfighterhammer: (pic#16386952)

[personal profile] freedomfighterhammer 2025-05-19 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
Once you’re finished up, we can take a nap. My bed’s big, you can take that.
yersavior: (pic#17800282)

[personal profile] yersavior 2025-05-19 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
We prob'ly should rest in shifts, just in case someone tries ta break in.

[She's actually being reasonable for once! Which is surprising.]
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[personal profile] freedomfighterhammer 2025-05-19 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
That’s a good point. You should go first. You did try to deal with that barrier.
yersavior: (pic#17738828)

when the lights go out - 2

[personal profile] yersavior 2025-05-19 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
Aikawa Megumi, being the psychic that she was, could definitely feel the pings of something familiar from miles away.

And even if she couldn't, the car and glowing was a big giveaway. So, she teleports closer, still on the ground level as she shouts out loud:

"Yer a psychic, right?" That isn't just some seasonal ability, is it? "D'ya need some help?"

And she's not necessarily asking to help with the telekinesis. Just a general ask, really.
starwill: (pic#17798368)

taste of blood

[personal profile] starwill 2025-05-19 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Stelle's been checking every nook and cranny to help out as much as she can and given that the vampires have been avoiding her, it makes it difficult to find something to deal with amidst the pandemonium until she walks into... this.

Hm.

Well, that sure is a sight.]


Guess I walked into a "people die when they are killed moment", huh.

[STELLE-]
starwill: (pic#17119385)

fighting the bad guys

[personal profile] starwill 2025-05-19 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
[While Stelle may not have any abilities to see in the dark naturally, she's been utilizing her Spring abilities to partially switch her eyesight to that of a racoon's.

The side effects of doing this, however, is the fact that she now has the appropriate ears and tail to go along with it. When she sees Amaterasu fighting, she decides to join in the fray, swinging her baseball bat to knock a few guys out here and there.]


Are you okay!?

[Good news: she does, in fact, have an animal amulet to speak with wolves, wearing it around her neck.]
starwill: (pic#17709726)

C

[personal profile] starwill 2025-05-19 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
...

[Is this actually going to be the moment that she's actually going to be chastising Kantera, because regardless of whether he can see her or not, she is absolutely just scrutinizing him with A Look, flaming lance in hand.]

Jiiiiiiii.

[Yes, she is saying that aloud.]
yersavior: (pic#17800289)

[personal profile] yersavior 2025-05-19 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks.

[She finishes the last stitch--]

And there, it's done. Alright, I'm just gonna take a nap over here...

[A yawn and then she adjusts herself to sleep on the couch, even though the bed was offered earlier. Don't worry about it.]
fauxbot: (screen, neutral) (📺↮39)

[personal profile] fauxbot 2025-05-19 11:42 am (UTC)(link)
Heh... 'ppreciate it, ma'am, but what I got goin' on is, ehh...
Li'l less physical in nature. Not much "patchin' up" could do for me.
Thank you, though.

[And he means it! It's a sweet sentiment, regardless.
That all said -
He's just going to go ahead and hold his arm out for her, crooked at the elbow like any good gentleman would.]


Here - take my arm. Got it in front of ya, here.
I know where there one o' them teleport crystals, takes over to Dayrise... there's a hotel over there bein' kept safe by a buncha folks like us.
Otherworlders, I mean.
urtitan: (Fretful)

[personal profile] urtitan 2025-05-19 12:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[The other vampire maintains a hold on Frieda, keeping her arms behind her back with one hand - but at least he lets go of her hair, by which he'd been tilting her head back. Both he and his partner already bit her, though they barely got an opportunityto drink. The woman snatches a similar hold of Rinku, securing her wrists behind her back. "Aw! Coming to help your friend? You otherworlders are so brave! Tell you what: If you volunteer, we'll take less blood from each of you. That's a fair deal, isn't it?"

Frieda is keeping rather calm, all things considered - most of her initial struggle was due to the assault reminding her of her time in Evangeline's dreamscape, and she'd do just about anything to not have to experience such an end ever again.]


Why do you need our blood?

[The man laughs. "What do you think? Don't you know what a vampire is? We're hungry, just like you. So, what's it's going to be, little ladies?" Frieda looks at Rinku for guidance, starkly aware of the helpless natives nearby. Her gaze all but says "Better us than them... right?".]
roundandaround: Listening, confused. (?)

[personal profile] roundandaround 2025-05-19 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)
If you wanted blood, you could've asked!

[Rinku strains in the hold, looking up to the vampire holding her.]

I don't want to hurt you. But I can't let you hurt other people. You know you can just go to the butcher and ask for some, right? Or drink monster blood? There's tons of that. So even if you don't like the substitutes, there's ways to get real stuff.

[Speaking from experience sourcing blood for Hina.

If they laugh her off or attack, she'll set herself on fire to get free, but she's waiting until they're absolutely not going to back down.]
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[personal profile] freedomfighterhammer 2025-05-19 02:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[And after taking back the dress, she watches as Megumi falls asleep. She approaches her and leans in, giving her cheek a quick kiss.]

Sleep well… I’ll watch over you.
happydreamed: neutral (jetzt gib mir endlich deine Hand)

[personal profile] happydreamed 2025-05-19 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[He can... sort of see her, from the flames? Anyway, he recognizes her voice, so it's fine.]

Stelle - are you hurt at all?
urtitan: (Interruption)

[personal profile] urtitan 2025-05-19 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[They exchange a look, clearly amused. The woman sighs exaggeratedly. "We just got excited! It isn't every day that we can come out at this hour." Her partner nods with a faux-serious expression. "Yeah. We just got carried away. Besides, we always wanted to try otherworlder blood to, uh... see if it tastes different from other people's. So, may we proceed?"]

It cannot wait? We're currently working on securing our own food supply, and if we lose too much blood, we'll be in no shape to keep working.

[Both of them immediately reassure her. "No worries! We just need a little bit, just a glass' worth!" "That's right! You can go right back to what you were doing. It's in our best interest too that you stay alive and healthy!" From Frieda's perspective, everything they're saying sounds sensible enough... if only they weren't smirking like they're in one a joke at her and Rinku's expense that they don't understand!]
roundandaround: Confusion. (fweh)

[personal profile] roundandaround 2025-05-19 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
That seems okay, but... wait, why wouldn't you just ask? I still don't get it.

[She tilts her head, entirely sincere. Stares up at the vampires like they're going to actually answer her.]
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[personal profile] starwill 2025-05-19 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not, but you look like you're overworking yourself.
yersavior: (pic#17738751)

1 / 2

[personal profile] yersavior 2025-05-19 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[If Megumi notices the kiss, it's hard to tell as she just decides to knock the hell out. She's pretty quiet as she snoozes off at least...]
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[personal profile] yersavior 2025-05-19 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Mn...

[Eventually she does wake up though, a groggy noise as she stretches herself out and sits back up. She doesn't feel all that more energized than she was when she fell asleep, but that's probably because resting doesn't entirely fix how much psychic power she's used up so far.

But that's not a problem right now, she thinks.]


What time is it...?

[She hadn't been paying attention to the clock, but she knows that she needs to switch gears.]
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[personal profile] freedomfighterhammer 2025-05-19 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[And Amy is leaning against a wall as Megumi comes to. Nothing spectacular’s happened, thankfully.]

It’s been… four hours since you went to sleep. I’d say about 8. How do you feel?
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[personal profile] yersavior 2025-05-19 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
That long...!?

[How tired was she? Megumi is completely upright now, hopping onto her feet as she checks her surroundings.]

We're still safe, right?
freedomfighterhammer: (pic#16386952)

[personal profile] freedomfighterhammer 2025-05-19 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, we’re still safe. One guy tried to break in, but I knocked him out. Was not going to wake you up for him.