Reverse: Details and plotting

[rubycitymods]

Hello again, Ruby Citizens! We hope you’re ready for things to get . . . darkest timeline. From February 26th to March 6th, your characters are going to go through a personality change! This isn't something so mundane as a case of good turning into evil, but rather defining traits being reversed in the worst possible way. Whatever values and traits your character holds dearest are the ones that will be turned on their heads: a liar who prides themselves on their skills might suddenly become painfully honest, while a person who values their empathy might suddenly become coldly reserved. Be creative! There's no limit to how many traits might be affected, nor how twisted they might become.

That being said: the mirror being shattered caused ripples throughout the city, and as such things aren’t steady in the least. These mirror selves are unstable at best, and can frequently change in and out with the regular version of your character. They might not emerge at all, should you wish to abstain entirely from the event.

This event will carry on until each of the seven mirror pieces are found and restored to their frame. Up to fourteen characters can sign up, and will be paired together randomly. They’ll be given hints from Dil as to where they ought to search, as well as what monsters they might have to go up against. Of course, these mirror selves might not be entirely helpful, and reluctant to leave at all, so Dil is offering a reward. Should the character complete the task successfully, they’ll be given a reward: any non-weapon material good they desire.

The event timeline will be as follows:

Feb 26th: At dawn, a large mirror appears, placed right in front of the clock tower. At noon, it shatters-- but strangely enough, the pieces aren’t visible on the ground below. By six PM, your characters will start to notice changes, either within themselves or among their CR.
Feb 27th: Dil appears, informing certain characters that they’ve been tasked to find a certain shard. She’ll give hints about where to look and what monsters to watch out for, as well as informing them they have a certain deadline and the reward for completing it in time. There will be an NPC post for this, but it will be closed to the characters Dil has selected for this quest and will function ICly as private messages to each character’s watch.
March 5th: The deadline for the mirror shards to be found and put back in their frame.
March 6th: Once all the shards are returned, it takes a full 24 hours for the mirror to return to one piece. Characters’ mirror selves disappear around eight that evening, and the event ends.

New journals may be used during the event if you wish, though we ask you to list them in the comment below. Plot sign-ups are below as well.

Comments

Questions

[rubycitymods]

Re: Questions

[betrayedbylove]

So we're not talking two separate versions of a character running around at the same time, but more the character is themself one moment and then the mirror version almost "swaps in" at any point in time. Right?

[rubycitymods]

That's correct! Players are welcome to just play the mirrored version or just play the regular version during this event, but if you want to play both, it would be a swap-out situation rather than two versions of the same character.

[betrayedbylove]

So will the original know this is happening and be able to hear/see what their mirror is saying? Or are they going to wake up clueless that anything had happened?

[rubycitymods]

The simple answer is that both the original and the mirror versions will have some idea of what their opposite is doing. The mirror character won't know what their opposite number is doing until they are "active" again; the same goes for the original version. The awareness of the character's other self will feel more like a faint memory or a dream than a vivid awareness, though. It is very hard for characters to remember clearly and fades more the longer that version of the character is present.

Once the event is over and characters are back to normal, though, they will remember everything their original and mirror selves got up to during the event.

Plot Sign-Ups

[rubycitymods]

As a reminder, we will be selecting a maximum of 14 characters for the shard search--two on each team! If we get more than 14 sign-ups, we will RNG who participates; final teams will be RNG’d as well. Deadline for signing up is 12:01 AM PST, February 24.

Fill out and respond with the following!

<b>Player Name:</b> Your name <b>Player Contact:</b> Plurk, email, or journal PM <b>Character Name:</b> Character’s name <b>Character Journal:</b> <user name="JOURNALNAME">

[notthekingpin]

Player Name: Rema
Player Contact: luftballons
Character Name: Matt Murdock
Character Journal: notthekingpin

[rubycitymods]

Congratulations, you have been paired! Matt will be going with Harry Dresden to recover one of the seven mirror shards. You can contact Harry's player via PM to in_the_book, and be on the lookout for Dil's post on February 27 for more information.

[youretheworst]

Player Name: Jan
Player Contact: cantito
Character Name: Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman
Character Journal: youretheworst

[rubycitymods]

Congratulations, you have been paired! Gwen will be going with Steven Universe to recover one of the seven mirror shards. You can contact Steven's player at xx0, and be on the lookout for Dil's post on February 27 for more information.

[originallutece]

Player Name: Kit
Player Contact: ankeel
Character Name: Rosalind Lutece
Character Journal: originallutece

[rubycitymods]

Congratulations, you have been paired! Rosalind will be going with Meridiana Everett to recover one of the seven mirror shards. You can contact Meridiana's player via PM to occultigen, and be on the lookout for Dil's post on February 27 for more information.

[occultigen]

Player Name: Alex!
Player Contact: PM this journal!
Character Name: Meridiana Everett
Character Journal: occultigen

[rubycitymods]

Congratulations, you have been paired! Meridiana will be going with Rosalind Lutece to recover one of the seven mirror shards. You can contact Rosalind's player at ankeel, and be on the lookout for Dil's post on February 27 for more information.

Re: Plot Sign-Ups

[in_the_book]

Player Name: Dylan
Player Contact: journal pm
Character Name: Harry Dresden
Character Journal: in_the_book

[rubycitymods]

Congratulations, you have been paired! Harry will be going with Matt Murdock to recover one of the seven mirror shards. You can contact Matt's player at luftballons, and be on the lookout for Dil's post on February 27 for more information.

[serenesuccessor]

Player Name: Cat
Player Contact: Enjolsass
Character Name: Naomi Mikano
Character Journal: serenesuccessor

[rubycitymods]

Congratulations, you have been paired! Naomi will be going with Elektra Natchios to recover one of the seven mirror shards. You can contact Elektra's player via PM to complexities, and be on the lookout for Dil's post on February 27 for more information.

Re: Plot Sign-Ups

[aquawayfinder]

Player Name: Chicklet
Player Contact: ChickletLARP
Character Name: Aqua
Character Journal: aquawayfinder

[rubycitymods]

Since we didn't quite get to 14 characters, Aqua will be flying solo on her mission from Dil! You are welcome to have Aqua contact another character for help, but Dil will be contacting Aqua alone. Be on the lookout for Dil's post on February 27 for more information.

[aquawayfinder]

If you need more people, I can also volunteer Kaylin. I didn't post for them both because I didn't want to be greedy with limited spots.

[berrynice]

Player Name: Jamie
Player Contact: jamizoid
Character Name: Holly Kujo
Character Journal: berrynice

[rubycitymods]

Congratulations, you have been paired! Holly will be going with Julian Asher Arken to recover one of the seven mirror shards. You can contact Julian's player via PM to arken7, and be on the lookout for Dil's post on February 27 for more information.

[nibs]

Player Name: Crystal
Player Contact: maledictions
Character Name: Rohan Kishibe
Character Journal: nibs

[rubycitymods]

Congratulations, you have been paired! Rohan will be going with Ryoji Mochizuki to recover one of the seven mirror shards. You can contact Ryoji's player at relares, and be on the lookout for Dil's post on February 27 for more information.

[arken7]

Player Name: Blaze
Player Contact:Journal PM
Character Name: Julian Asher Arken
Character Journal: arken7

[rubycitymods]

Congratulations, you have been paired! Julian will be going with Holly Kujo to recover one of the seven mirror shards. You can contact Holly's player at jamizoid, and be on the lookout for Dil's post on February 27 for more information.

[complexities]

Player Name: Rose
Player Contact: journal PM
Character Name: Elektra Natchios
Character Journal: complexities

[rubycitymods]

Congratulations, you have been paired! Elektra will be going with Naomi Mikano to recover one of the seven mirror shards. You can contact Naomi's player at enjolsass, and be on the lookout for Dil's post on February 27 for more information.

Re: Plot Sign-Ups

[watermelogisty]

Player Name: TC
Player Contact: xx0
Character Name: Steven Universe
Character Journal: watermelogisty

[rubycitymods]

Congratulations, you have been paired! Steven will be going with Gwen Stacy to recover one of the seven mirror shards. You can contact Gwen's player at cantito, and be on the lookout for Dil's post on February 27 for more information.

[unholey]

Player Name: Silvie
Player Contact: relares
Character Name: Ryoji Mochizuki
Character Journal: lemonscarf

[rubycitymods]

Congratulations, you have been paired! Ryoji will be going with Rohan Kishibe to recover one of the seven mirror shards. You can contact Rohan's player at maledictions, and be on the lookout for Dil's post on February 27 for more information.

Mirror Journals

[rubycitymods]

If you are planning to use a mirror journal for your character(s), please respond to this comment with the following form, for ease of tracking by mods and your fellow players!

<b>Character Name:</b> Character’s name <b>Regular Character Journal:</b> <user name=”JOURNALNAME”> <b>Mirror Character Journal:</b> <user name=”MIRRORJOURNALNAME”>

[oathshackledbird]

I take no responsibility for the terrible boar pun in his mirror journal name! LOL!

Character Name: Diarmuid Ua Duibhne (Lancer)
Regular Character Journal: oathshackledbird
Mirror Character Journal: boarrowedyourwife

[versusnurture]

Character Name: Giorno Giovanna
Regular Character Journal: digiorno
Mirror Character Journal: sfilatinos

Character Name: Abigail Hobbs
Regular Character Journal: versusnurture
Mirror Character Journal: denaturer

[unholey]

Character Name: Ryoji Mochizuki
Regular Character Journal: lemonscarf
Mirror Character Journal: creepyshota

[whatitis]

Character Name: Byakuya Togami
Regular Character Journal: heirdisqualification
Mirror Character Journal: heirpressure

Character Name: Carlos
Regular Character Journal: whatitis
Mirror Character Journal: condoning

Could I be any later? :')

[mttbrandlegs]

Character Name: Mettaton
Regular Character Journal: mttbrandlegs
Mirror Character Journal: mettasome