nightooc | EVENT PLOTTING #3

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EVENT PLOTTING #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 !

LOG EVENT #3

I. COLD HANDS, WARM HEART

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'

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

*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.

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.

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Player: laura
Contact:

spandex, pm
Time zone: gmt

Character: marc spector / jake lockley / steven grant / mr knight / moon knight
Canon: marvel comics — moon knight
Info:

very dramatic, very violent and sad jewish man with dissociative identity disorder is the avatar of an ancient egyptian god of vengeance. he spends his time running around in a white suit, punching ... basically everything. or hitting them with baseball bats.
general info is located here, permissions are here.

on a more serious note, i have an opt-out post with more detailed content warnings located here because moon knight does deal with a lot of unfun topics and i'm not here to make anyone uncomfortable!

Plans for the event and/or in general:

event — all of this is going to be terrible for marc as he is not a cuddly person. or have a soulmate. or really know anyone (yet). wrt krampus, he will absolutely not be a good restless as, uh, marc is quite used to hearing voices (khonshu) telling him to do things (khonshu) that he doesn't necessarily want to do or agree with.

and since december "promotes impulsive urges and chaotic thoughts", and marc is ... very much subject to impulsive urges and chaotic thoughts at the best of times, he's going to be a little more off the rails than he would ordinarily be as of his canon point. i'll be looking at leaning into a slight huston-esque portrayal of marc/moon knight as the month goes on, although not to 'face carving' levels of grim!dark! moon knight, probably just to like, usual levels of 'marc, learn some motherfucking chill' levels of moon knighting.

re: mistletoe, again, marc is ... marc, so he will not be kissing anyone unless he absolutely fucking has to. his solution for dealing with the unnamed monster/creature will be to beat it with a baseball bat/his fists, obviously. he'll help out other people by doing the same to any unnamed creepy creatures stalking them. he'll have dubious success but that's not going to stop him.

general — marc will be being ... himself and just vibing at strange hours, out and about and getting involved in all kinds of shenanigans (punching things). he's going to spend the month getting settled in and trying to set up a version of his midnight mission, described alternately as ""a congregation"" and also a ... dysfunctional gang of violent maniacs (spoiler: it's the second one. spoiler² the violent maniac is marc).

also v. here for noticeboard shenanigans.

Anything else?

Edited (i will stop editing this eventually i am sorry) 2022-12-05 21:24 (UTC)

hi and welcome laura! i have this fellow violent maniac who hears voices and i'd love for her to meet marc.

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