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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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tethered_roamer: Contracts and Bindings Timeline (C&B - Just another day in paradise.)

[personal profile] tethered_roamer 2025-05-27 06:58 am (UTC)(link)
Believe me when I say that I refuse to believe you'll be as much of a problem looking after as my found family back home.

[They weren't high, but that almost makes it worse.

He slides closer, just shy of actually touching Bakugo and mentally braces himself for physical contact. He's not as nervous as he thought he'd be though.]


I'm ready to, yeah.
boombam: (17719115)

[personal profile] boombam 2025-05-27 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
[You never know, Cole!!

It's funny though. Cole might not be that nervous, but Katsuki sure was. He feels nervous every time he feeds directly off of a person-- worried about going too far or about it tasting bad even though his vampire palate had yet to be disappointed by any of the blood he's tasted so far.]


Okay. Then... I'll just take a little snack.

[He grabs Cole's arm, and pushes the sleeve on his arm up to expose the skin. It's kind of funny how he saved Cole from being lunch for one vampire only to make him his own. But, hey. He was told to listen to his hunger and snack as much as he could to avoid going berserk. So that's what he'll do.

With a quiet "thanks for the meal" spoken in his native tongue, Katsuki will bite into his arm carefully but quickly to not draw out the pain. His fangs were pretty small, so he doesn't dig that deep into the muscle with them. Just enough to get the blood flowing so he can drink. And he can immediately tell by the taste that something was very, very off with Cole's blood. It didn't taste human at all, nor did it taste like cow's blood. But it wasn't particularly unpleasant, either. Just... weird.

He was serious about it just being a snack, too. After about a minute, he pulls his fangs out of Cole's arm leaving two bleeding holes behind.]


...I don't have the ability to close your wound like some vampires can in movies. But Todoroki's healed up pretty quick, so you should be okay too.

[Now he just has to wait to see if any side effects kick in...]
tethered_roamer: Contracts and Bindings Timeline (C&B - What's this feeling?)

[personal profile] tethered_roamer 2025-05-27 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
[If it doesn't involve being labelled a terrorist, losing a free safehouse, and endangering all of their friends...or attracting a large monster while everyone has no defense...this shouldn't be as bad.

Cole only just barely flinches when his arm is grabbed, but he doesn't panic or pull away as Bakugo gets his first taste of barely diluted fae magic. He rolls his sleeve back down after.]


No problem, even if it takes a couple of days to fully heal, the bleeding'll stop soon since it's not a problem. Let me know if you feel anything.
boombam: (17719047)

[personal profile] boombam 2025-05-27 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Katsuki nods.]

Do you got any bandages around here? You should probably do that much, at least.

[So far Katsuki doesn't feel any different after drinking Cole's blood... he's on edge though. Expecting any moment for something to change.]
tethered_roamer: Contracts and Bindings Timeline (C&B - What's this feeling?)

[personal profile] tethered_roamer 2025-05-27 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
There's probably a first-aid in the bathroom. But I wasn't planning to grab it until I knew if something was going to happen.

[Given the fact that things seem fine for now though, he quickly stands and moves to the bathroom. Sure enough, there's a small one that will work nicely for this. He walks back out with it and places it on the bed.]

Mind helping me? I'll need help holding the gauze in place so I can wrap it.
boombam: (before reaching karma)

[personal profile] boombam 2025-05-27 07:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Cole will see how Katsuki's eyes sparkle when he's asked for help. He always gets excited to do something Heroic-- even if it's an itty bitty little thing like this.]

Sure.

[He can do that! Easy!! He'll wait patiently for Cole to open the first aid kit and get the gauze out. And as he watches, he starts to feel... a little weird. His vision was starting to swim a little, and he rubs at his eyes to get that to stop. Which of course it doesn't-- so he'll try to ignore it for now so he can help Cole.]
Edited 2025-05-27 19:28 (UTC)
tethered_roamer: Contracts and Bindings Timeline (C&B - What's this feeling?)

[personal profile] tethered_roamer 2025-05-27 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's something rewarding in helping a person, and knowing there's always something you can do for a person you care about is almost unmatched. At least for Cole. So seeing the way Bakugo's eyes sparkle helps him relax a little more. Not enough to not guess at what him rubbing his eyes implies.]

You okay?

[He takes an alcohol wipe and cleans the small puncture wounds while watching Bakugo closely.]
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[personal profile] boombam 2025-05-27 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Katsuki nods, but it's pretty obvious that something was bugging him. Obviously, it's the side effects of Cole's blood and Katsuki is thankful that he had a warning at least. Because as he tries to blink away the swirling, colours start to seep into his vision that weren't there before.]

...sh-shit. My vision's getting really weird.

[But he can still at the least hold the gauze for Cole, which he tries to focus on instead of the way the room was starting to warp. This was a way different high than he had experienced with Evangeline. And it's only just starting... he's in for a Ride.]
Edited 2025-05-27 20:02 (UTC)
tethered_roamer: Contracts and Bindings Timeline (C&B - Cause for concern.)

[personal profile] tethered_roamer 2025-05-27 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Try to stay focused on what's real.

[As far as he knows, vision going wonky is reality trying to slip away. And remembering that it isn't really there helps him...so maybe it can help Bakugo as well.

With the extra help, he's able to securely wrap his arm so the gauze stays put. Then he closes the kit and sets it aside.]
boombam: (17873816)

[personal profile] boombam 2025-05-27 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
What's real... r-right.

[Katsuki tries to do just that. Focusing first on how it feels to hold the gauze, the texture of it and the tension as Cole wraps his arm. And then when it's done, he lifts his hand to play with his fluffy hair. Focusing on the texture of that instead. Spiky hair that looks like it's full of gel and must be painful to touch, but is actually just naturally fluffy and styled like that. It's extremely soft, and grounding while he starts to slowly feel weirder and weirder.]

Everything's turning this bright... gross pink and green. I don't like it Cole.

[He closes his eyes, but he can still see the colours shifting even behind his eyelids...]
tethered_roamer: Contracts and Bindings Timeline (C&B - Cause for concern.)

[personal profile] tethered_roamer 2025-05-27 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
What colors do you think of when you think of calm?

[Watching him for a moment, Cole scoots closer again, thinking on things that might help. Thinking back to when his Clarity was low this time last year. Seeing colors, hearing things that weren't there...nothing scary or alarming, but distracting things.

Grounding himself in what he knew helped. Especially with people he knew.]


Blues and silvers are what I think of, so tell me yours.
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[personal profile] boombam 2025-05-27 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Calm?

[Katsuki thinks, as he continues to fiddle with his hair. His favourite colour was orange, but that wasn't exactly a calming colour. Just one that made him happy, which is decidedly different than calm.]

Purple and blue, I guess? Like the night.

[Katsuki opens his eyes for a second-- immediately shutting them closed again. The room barely looked like a room anymore. Walls and furniture distorted, in bright and disjointed colours and figures standing that weren't there before. He decides it's better to just let his imagination swirl and distort instead.]

...is that guy s'posed to be there?

[He points to an empty corner of the room. Just double checking he's hallucinating a dude standing there, rather than the alternative of someone slipping into the room somehow.]
tethered_roamer: Contracts and Bindings Timeline (C&B - What's this feeling?)

[personal profile] tethered_roamer 2025-05-27 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
It's only us here.

[Cole does doublecheck though, just to be safe. He can be a bit paranoid, but that usually also means it's hard to enter his space unnoticed. Usually.]

Anyone else you see isn't really here, and I'll let you know if someone is, okay? This is my room and no one who shouldn't be here will sneak up on us.

[Oh a minor thought he gets up again this time to turn off the light and on a small lamp instead.]
boombam: (the ambitious one got the juice)

[personal profile] boombam 2025-05-28 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
Okay.

[Katsuki nods, and when Cole turns off the light it feels almost immediately better. He can still see in the dark, but when he opens his eyes it's harder to see how the room distorts. Which makes it a lot easier for him to ride this out.

His head was feeling fuzzy and dizzy, though. So he decides to lay down on his back on the bed, covering his eyes with his arm for now. The pressure feeling a little nice against his eyelids.]


...next time I need a snack? Remind me to never drink from you again.
tethered_roamer: Contracts and Bindings Timeline (C&B - What's this feeling?)

[personal profile] tethered_roamer 2025-05-28 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
At this point there's almost nothing that would let me give you my blood again. But I'm not the only one then. Mike's son Max might apply to the same rule, and his partner definitely counts.

[Settling beside him again, Cole leans back on his hands.]

On the other hand, it's best you find out now that this is a no for you...and there are only three that I know you shouldn't drink from.
boombam: (17874069)

[personal profile] boombam 2025-05-28 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah... it's good to get this out of the way now I guess.

[Katsuki grumbles that. He's annoyed that there doesn't seem to be any other effects besides hallucinations. At least when he got high with Evangeline's enemy's poison he had the fun effect of feeling euphoric and like nothing bad could ever happen. This just sucks!!!]

I'm surprised Mike's blood ain't like this, too.
tethered_roamer: Contracts and Bindings Timeline (C&B - What's this feeling?)

[personal profile] tethered_roamer 2025-05-28 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not surprised.

[It does suck that this isn't even a little fun. Is this what they call a bad trip? He doesn't know and it's not worth testing again outside of a serious emergency.]

We're extremely different. I'm sure werewolves and demons are also really different. Especially since seeing them transform actually screws with people's minds and makes them freak out.
boombam: (17873821)

[personal profile] boombam 2025-05-28 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
But ain't he Max's biological dad? Why is his blood different?

[There's still much for Katsuki to learn about Mike's world, it seems..]

Are they not the same species?
tethered_roamer: Contracts and Bindings Timeline (C&B - So...you understand...?)

[personal profile] tethered_roamer 2025-05-29 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
Max is weird. From my understanding he started out as a half-vampire. I don't know how that works, because they're really rare, but apparently vampire have a ways to make sure they can have a kid with living people in our world. Mages kinda count as humans since they kind of "wake up" to how the world is from being human, so he'd have been half-human and half-vampire I guess.

[Cole could definitely help there. He knows at least a little about quite a lot of supernatural stuff, for work reasons.]

Anyway, I don't know what Max did to himself...or if someone else did. But I know that he's at least carrying a Title from a Fae that was the enemy of my friends, but his powers were way beyond that every time he helped me. I only know three other beings around his strength.

The point is that I don't know what would happen to any vampire that drinks his blood. Maybe you'd just get high, maybe nothing would happen, maybe it would be amazing.
boombam: (17720067)

[personal profile] boombam 2025-05-29 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Katsuki would laugh at the fact that Mike now has two vampire sons if it also wasn't so shitty. But the irony of his new son being turned into a vampire after having a kid with a vampire is not lost on him--]

Ah, that makes sense then why it'd be different than Mike. Even if it's also a little confusing.

[He'll get a grasp on the whole "Title" thing eventually...]

I'll try not to drink Max's blood if I can help it. Though... I dunno. I'm kinda curious about it now.