EVENT PLOTTING #3

[oblivium]

PLOTTING POST | EVENT #3

Welcome to Nightfell's third plotting post! You'll find the whole thing in its entirety just below, rather than a summary, which we figure will help you decide exactly how you'd like your character to react to certain things, etc. This is not the event log! The actual log will go up on the 7th.
Please use the form below in order to plot for the event! If you're a new player, you can comment here !

SUBJECT LINE: YOUR HANDLE <b>Player:</b> intro if you're new! <b>Contact:</b> <b>Time zone:</b> <b>Character (s):</b> <b>Canon (s):</b> <b>Info (if necessary / a link is fine!):</b> <b>Plans for the event and/or in general:</b> <b>Anything else?</b>

LOG EVENT #3

I. COLD HANDS, WARM HEART

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From December through January, high winds gradually rise all across the Netherworld, large flakes of snow causing white-out condition. The wind howls and whistles, blades of icy gusts cutting through your clothes as frost clings to your hair and lashes. No matter where you are, you feel its glacial, bone-chilling force, and no matter what you do, you quickly find that nothing keeps you warm. You're freezing, shivering, teeth chattering. Fire and the proximity of others may offer brief reprieves, so bundle up and find a cuddling partner before you crystalize. If you don't have a Soulmate, now might be the time to search for one.

Unfortunately, when it rains, it pours. Some of you may experience sudden, intense headaches, followed by a sense of panic. Your chest tightens. Your head swims. Your lungs ice over, and you know then: someone's messing with your home in the Shadowlands.

► If you're already in your home, stay alert as light goes out: squint through the dark, and you'll soon be able to distinguish an enormous figure. Krampus.
► If you're anywhere in Stygia and are unable to teleport, crossing the Tempest is particularly perilous on your own, though if you explain what's going on to a Ferryman, they'll oblige.
► Luckily, Krampus doesn't seem extremely interested in your Tethers, but it's entirely possible that he damages a few while being in your home. He's mostly interested in you, and whether you've been a good Restless.

If you feel like your character's done a decent job at silencing their Shadow, Krampus will curse them; every full moons through December and January, they'll be compelled to tell a significant lie. A single lie can be told multiple times to different and/or the same people, and multiple lies can also be told multiple times to different and/or the same people. If, on the other hand, you feel as though they've been struggling -- or worse, enjoying its presence -- Krampus will give them a unique coin: everywhere you go, it'll loudly comment on anyone within 10 feet, giving a brief but accurate description of what your character truly thinks of them. You can't get rid of it, but after its first use, it'll disintegrate within a couple of weeks.

II. DON'T LEAF ME HANGIN'

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Kiss kiss fall in love, it's mistletoe time! And its provenance is a little gruesome: some Restless have been coughing them up due to the floral disease affecting Stygia's citizens, and for reasons unknown, the plant's made itself a home in tree branches, bushes, and ceilings. Having the time of its life, probably! Some sprites have taken a liking to them, and started worshipping them as flowery entities. It's believed among them that kissing underneath the mistletoe is the greatest way to honor said entities, while refusing to is a terrible affront; the sprites will start following you and pranking you in retaliation.

► If you walk under mistletoe along with someone else and refuse to/do not kiss, you'll be followed by a sprite for 24 hours, during which they'll prank (see list below*) and just generally annoy you. Only one sprite at a time will follow you, even if you walk again under mistletoe within the 24 hours time frame.
► If you walk alone under mistletoe, this unnamed creature will stalk you from the shadows, whispering and trying to coax you closer, promising delightful kisses you'll never forget. In truth, it just wants to devour your tongue, a delicacy. It'll give up after 12 hours, and will never follow you inside your home.
► An old woman sells mistletoe berry tarts in the Marketplace, and claims it'll help anyone who suffers from insomnia. She's not wrong! One bite and you'll fall dead asleep within the hour, and only a kiss will be able to awaken you. Sweet dreams, sleeping beauty!
► If you do wind up kissing anyone under the mistletoe, you'll find it easier to deal with your Shadow through the month, a blessing from the sprites! If, on the other hand, you don't partake in kissing endeavors, your Shadow will seem louder than usual.

Additionally, many patrons in Mirth host festive soirées throughout December. If you feel like dancing, singing, drinking eggnog and eating delicious hors d'oeuvres, wear your ugliest festive sweater and have some fun! Just be careful, as mistletoe will 100% find its way inside these venues!

PRANK LIST

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*you can either RNG or choose! all effects disappear within 24 hours. can be pranked multiple times within 24 hours.

► the sprite enchants your clothing to make them colder and colder.
► the sprite swaps your character's voice with someone else's.
► the sprite steals an object that belongs to you and puts it in another character's pocket/room.
► your breathing becomes loud and obnoxious.
► when it snows, you perceive every flake as a human face.
► everything you eat tastes like ashes.
► you feel compelled to scream everything you say.
► you think you are the world's greatest bard, so sing your heart out!
► you gain a forked tongue.
► when breathing out in cold weather, you exhale black smoke instead of white breath.
► anomalous orifices begin appearing on your body, such as mouths, eye sockets, etc.
► you can now hear all heartbeats within 10 feet of you.
► you hallucinate a worm in your chest trying to eat its way out. you can’t feel it, but the skin on your torso ripples as it burrows beneath.
► you feel like your body is slowly melting, like a candle with a too hot flame. it's not.
► your ears constantly hear a repeating brief tune.

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ooc note

► As always, check out the Notice Board if you'd like additional prompts! Older quests from previous months are always available as well. You'll also find the Calendar right here.
► If you have questions, please redirect them here.

Comments

anna

[damnpire]

Player: i'm not new, but hello, i am anna! feel free to add me on plurk or disco. i rarely use plurk myself (i'm considering starting again for this game), but i do use it to respond to other people's plurks a lot so you can ping me there.
Contact: moetan or astralfire#9286
Time zone: est

Character (s): D
Canon (s): Vampire Hunter D
Info (if necessary / a link is fine!): tldr here | nightfell permissions
Plans for the event and/or in general:

• i have no real definite plans for event bc crimmus, please sign up to kiss d that's all
• mistletoe: d will not really want to kiss but i'm going to make him suffer and kiss whoever wants to kiss him; i'm down with any kisses whether it's lip kisses or thinking they escaped with cheek/forehead kisses only to find out they're cursed
• notice board: i'm too shy to inflict him naked on just anyone i already have to describe him as beautiful too much, but i don't mind the hilarity of him seeing others naked because he never reacts. i'm down for any of the other ones also!
• i can't believe krampus is here. i don't mind doing anything involving krampus either.
• as i said last time, i'm available if anyone wants to do something not related to event or a continuation of previous cr! shadows, investigations, labyrinth venturing, spectre hunting, soulmate stuff, etc.

Anything else?

[executory]

holds out hand for a kiss

it can be a lip kiss or a hand/cheek kiss, i'm EZ and ok with being pranked

[damnpire]

😳 mommy... (no)

be problematic and kiss him on the lips so he can be like ??

[philandery]

gives d a kiss on the cheek because he thinks he's a very mature teenager 🥹

[damnpire]

thank u, sylvain, now they are both cursed..... omo, we continue our tradition except we're just not technically suitemates this time....

[pyojeol]

gives d a kiss and immediately asks if he's hungry for blood

[damnpire]

WHY???? WHY DO YOU WANT TO RUIN THE MOOD

[dodgeouttahell]

mistlefoe......

no but honestly do you want to hold hands to warm a crystal up or just look over the burning pyres in the water or smth

[damnpire]

i’ve been offered the hand and im taking it immediately

they will hold hands

[terraria]

...... how tall is D again

[damnpire]

LAUGHS like 6’3”

can i reach aspen

[wrists]

i think laurent's gonna be cold and sad and alone and will need a cuddle but will kill you with his porcupine needles (maybe starring laurent's shadow)

a perfect situation for d

[damnpire]

HELPP LAURENT!!!!! d will begrudgingly cuddle with his sassy lost child ass

even if he gets cactus’d

[paraselenes]

why are you out here lyin.............

[damnpire]

IM NOT LYING i’m innocent 😇

[appeale]

i was going to think of a nice thread since they haven't really met other than probably seeing each other around the apartment complex sometimes,

but actually it's really funny if they are barely acquainted but ruby just kisses him right on the mouth bc she's not dealing with any more curse bullshit. sorry d

[damnpire]

IM LOSING IT HAHA ruby!!!!! honestly, i'm not against it, sometimes you speedrun the cr by going straight for the dodging curses kiss

HE IS SO BEWILDERED BY ALL THESE PEOPLE KISSING HIM

[zauneyete]

so i am thinking we should do something, but Since Silco is mostly skulking about being suspicious and too cool for notice board tasks...

how would D feel if Set is getting involved in weird drug shenanigans?

alternatively: we could do something funny and awkward?

[damnpire]

frowns around set directly at silco

why are you getting this wild-ass man in more trouble, silco

[uncourteous]

are we doing a mistletoe... or do we have to go the nude route again

we need to keep the trend of only doing ridiculous threads, i guess

[damnpire]

HAHAHA HELP MEEEE

no, we absolutely have to continue ridiculous threads. maybe this time callisto doesn't have to be naked? maybe he does. idk, but they can kiss and then be bewildered by it.

spoon is probably looking at this closely i don't have the heart to explain to her how dallisto isn't really real. we'll kiss for her.

Re: anna

[pissoffbook]

Kainé and D need to meet! I feel like they would have interesting CR.

Maybe Mistletoe or if they want to fight something together?

[damnpire]

they would!! i am down for either one! do you have a preference for fighting or something funny and low key?

[immortalrose]

It's tea time, Anna! These two need to meet up again. Either that or a noticeboard hunt since Augustine won't stop doing hunts even when he's sick and can barely breathe.

He wants to work his way out of poverty here.

[damnpire]

AUGUSTINE!!!! i am down for tea time, i don't mind anything lowkey!! actually, their last threads have been them being forced to have a wild time, so why not something very gentle for december! maybe we can be nice to them...