Event Post: Senses Fail

[hadrielmods]

THE RUNDOWN

Sorrow already let you guys know that it's just about time to move the city again, so we're sure you also know what that means. Who moves the city? Fear. What does he need in order to get that done? Yep, you got it. Fear. So it's time for you to feel just a bit - or maybe a lot - terrified. And Fear doesn't do things by halves.

He's changing the game a little this time, and taking something from you. Rather than an object, this is a part of you: a sense, and ability, a limb. Something you use every day, something that seems vital to you, and now it's gone. Will it come back? Probably, but... well, you can't be sure, and even if it does, you've still got to figure out how to live without it for awhile. Or maybe forever.

Vulnerability can be the most terrifying thing of all.

THE DETAILS

What will your character lose? Well, that's pretty much up to you, as long as it falls under the general idea of a sense, power, or ability. They could lose a sense, or part of one - going half-blind, being unable to taste. They could lose a power - their magic, their ability to stay in human form. Or they could lose an entire limb - an arm or a leg, or maybe just a finger. They could even have more than one thing taken from them, if you really want to be mean. One eye gone at the beginning of the event, and just as you're getting used to it, the other disappears? Yikes.

Fear won't take anything that will cause them to die instantly, however. No vital organs, no ability to breathe. He also won't take physical objects or memories. He's interested in causing fear, and dead people can't feel fear. Though, of course, he won't much care if you happen to, say, stumble into the river and drown because you suddenly can't see. That's really your fault, after all.

All missing things will be restored at the end of the event, and please remember that this event is optional - your character doesn't have to be affected if you don't want them to be. Have fun!

THE OVERVIEW

► May 14th: Your senses begin to fail
► May 20th: Luckily, they come back in the end

Comments

taako and alphys

[pocketspa]

WOOHOO

So Taako will be losing his magic- this is traumatic for him in a number of ways, but primarily will be an issue because he can't stop his hellraising sister, but he has another caveat. Without getting into too many canon spoilers, Taako ran into a challenge at one point that changed his appearance; he lost his beauty, and doesn't look as glamorous as he typically does. He currently uses a spell to make himself look like he used to (and match Lup), but without magic, won't be able to keep this up. It won't be a DRASTIC difference- more like sagging around the eyes, not having as nice a nose, but he'll absolutely look different to the people that are used to seeing him. Along with that, he's gonna be having an identity crisis about not having magic and what that means for his self-worth. It's gonna be a great time! (It's going to be bad, it's going to be so bad).

Meanwhile, Alphys is going to be losing her soul- at least figuratively. Because a monster's SOUL is what holds them together, she'll still be alive, and her magic intact, but she'll essentially have the sort of soul that Flowey ended up with in her canon, so completely unable to feel emotions. She'll also be struggling with morality, her work, and sort of the person she is without these feelings. Catch her having seven consecutive depression void days that you can't escape from, it's fine, this is Fine.

hit me up for plotting!!! I'd like to do shit with both of them and I am soooo down for that good good existential crisis discussion :V feel free to message me at cancerously as well!!

[puzzlingly]

Existential crisis you say? What about having a soul and no body to use it? ... meanwhile Alphys' body is gonna be empty...... hmmm

[sciencelizard]

so she will like... Technically have a soul, it'll just sort of be a different soul than she usually does?? because monster bodies are made entirely of magic from their soul aaaaand I didn't want to kill her LOL. I'm not sure if she could be possessed but it might be super freaky for em both O:

[puzzlingly]

oh man i forgot that part! probably not, we don't want to break alphys!

[sciencelizard]

np!! she gets a reprieve from feelings for a few days and then, uh, Dying In Emotions Hell

Re: taako and alphys

[nodogsonthemoon]

WELCOME TO MAGNUS' NON MAGICAL LIFE TAAKO.

They can be useless in fighting liches together.

[pocketspa]

THANKS, HE HATES IT

HOW DO YOU LIVE LIKE THIS

[hasitsthorns]

rosie can't tell alphys she's the best so instead she just aggressively does grand gestures etc.

also wow taako what truck hit you this morning yikes

[sciencelizard]

its ok alphys will have no feelings so rosie can just have a thumbs up :)

also taako's highkey gonna lie and say the event took his beauty, and like, how terrible right? it's the event. yep. fight him