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Entry tags:
- blue exorcist: yukio okumura,
- coco: héctor rivera,
- critical role: beauregard,
- critical role: kiri,
- dear evan hansen: connor murphy,
- final fantasy ix: zidane tribal,
- fragile dreams: ren,
- hyper light drifter: the drifter,
- marble hornets: tim wright,
- mass effect: legion,
- mushi-shi: ginko,
- october daye series: october daye,
- october daye series: quentin sollys,
- original: chip abaroa,
- original: erika fisher,
- osomatsu-san: ichimatsu matsuno,
- osomatsu-san: jyushimatsu matsuno,
- red vs. blue: agent washington,
- red vs. blue: leonard church (alpha),
- resident evil: albert wesker,
- the adventure zone: kravitz,
- the good place: michael,
- the league: jules dagger samari,
- voltron: keith kogane,
- voltron: takashi shirogane,
- ✖ good omens: aziraphale,
- ✖ good omens: crowley
January Undercurrent: Growing Pains
JANUARY UNDERCURRENT
Who: Everyone!
What: Hey bud, how's it growing?
When: January 3rd to January 20th
Where: Everywhere!
Warnings: This event has a potential for body horror and character death; please mark anything as it comes up!
What: Hey bud, how's it growing?
When: January 3rd to January 20th
Where: Everywhere!
Warnings: This event has a potential for body horror and character death; please mark anything as it comes up!
A Notion Growing Inside Me
Those of you who weren't with us the last time Umui entered the archipelago didn't have to contend with the lethal illness known as the Overgrowth personally, but anyone who remembers it probably doesn't remember it fondly. Fortunately, this isn't quite the same strain of the illness that you had to contend with the last time. It's not unrelentingly and uncompromisingly fatal, for one! That's always nice.
For those that need a primer on the Overgrowth, it is best described as a sickness that overcomes you with floral growth both inside and outside your body that can only be cured by expressions of emotional honesty. Expressions of truths, affections, and admissions of things that you have hidden from yourselves or from others were critical in dispensing of the illness. These could be as simple as admissions of past sins or the revealing of secrets, or as grandiose and overt as confessions of guilt or love. That general idea will remain more or less the key means of curing this strain as well, though the stakes fortunately aren't as high this go around! Which is to say, if you fail to have any grand emotional epiphanies by the time this event ends, you aren't doomed to suffer a character death; symptoms will simply dissipate come January 20th.
So what's this sickness going to be like in this particular instance, then? We're so glad you asked!
This strain is also rather more erratic, which can make emotional repression more of an inconvenience than a horrifying circumstance. For those who would rather not play around with intense sickness (or who have already endured this once before), you have the option to go that route if you like! With this variant of the Overgrowth, one can become, for example, so embarrassed that they hiccup up a flower. A vicious denial of their feelings may cause them to spontaneously erupt into a rash of dandelion puffballs, seemingly immediately. You might end up walking around with a bouquet for an arm for a few hours. Perhaps mortifying, but certainly not fatal! Isn't that nice?
Unless, of course, you want it to be...
Those of you who weren't with us the last time Umui entered the archipelago didn't have to contend with the lethal illness known as the Overgrowth personally, but anyone who remembers it probably doesn't remember it fondly. Fortunately, this isn't quite the same strain of the illness that you had to contend with the last time. It's not unrelentingly and uncompromisingly fatal, for one! That's always nice.
For those that need a primer on the Overgrowth, it is best described as a sickness that overcomes you with floral growth both inside and outside your body that can only be cured by expressions of emotional honesty. Expressions of truths, affections, and admissions of things that you have hidden from yourselves or from others were critical in dispensing of the illness. These could be as simple as admissions of past sins or the revealing of secrets, or as grandiose and overt as confessions of guilt or love. That general idea will remain more or less the key means of curing this strain as well, though the stakes fortunately aren't as high this go around! Which is to say, if you fail to have any grand emotional epiphanies by the time this event ends, you aren't doomed to suffer a character death; symptoms will simply dissipate come January 20th.
So what's this sickness going to be like in this particular instance, then? We're so glad you asked!
[ ♆ ] Stage One: Germination. Initial symptoms involve fever, coughing fits, numbness to nerves and extremities, and general joint stiffness. Difficulty breathing or performing other basic functions will often occur. Fatigue, difficulty sleeping, and intense weakness or dizzy spells are also liable to occur as the flowers begin to harvest nutrients from the body. This will also generate extreme thirst and periods of intense nausea. Tremors and the sensation of something "itching" from inside are also common. The end of Stage One is usually marked by the act of vomiting or coughing up flower petals or spores, along with a not-insignificant amount of blood.This was followed by Stage Three: Bloom, which resulted in character death. However, this strain will not advance to this style of Stage Three. All symptoms will disperse by the time Umui resurfaces.
[ ♆ ] Stage Two: Budding. The floral growths spread more completely inside the body, and begin to grow on the skin or exterior. Difficulty performing basic functions will increase as, for example, airways become obstructed and flowers grow around joints and pinch them still. The site of affliction also yields rashes, blisters, and blood sores as the flowers sprout from the skin. The rate of vomiting or coughing up floral growths will increase dramatically. Flowers often bloom quickly, and very painfully. Numbness in affected areas will increase, oftentimes rendering parts of the body completely inert - a pair of legs claimed completely by blooms, for example, will no longer work.
This strain is also rather more erratic, which can make emotional repression more of an inconvenience than a horrifying circumstance. For those who would rather not play around with intense sickness (or who have already endured this once before), you have the option to go that route if you like! With this variant of the Overgrowth, one can become, for example, so embarrassed that they hiccup up a flower. A vicious denial of their feelings may cause them to spontaneously erupt into a rash of dandelion puffballs, seemingly immediately. You might end up walking around with a bouquet for an arm for a few hours. Perhaps mortifying, but certainly not fatal! Isn't that nice?
Unless, of course, you want it to be...
I Can't Fight It Much Longer
Now, while the Bloom Stage isn't present in this strain, it has mutated its progression into a rather nasty end stage. Those of you who succumb a little too readily to this illness, who don't fight off the emotional repression quickly, who don't admit those difficult truths to yourself or confess to whatever you're bottling up, you'll be faced with a potentially horrifying transformation. Potentially, because it is your choice whether or not you see fit to commit your character to that fate - as stated above, this option might simply skip over your character entirely, and the worst they'll have to deal with are cartoonishly over-the-top effects that disperse in due time.
But maybe not all of you will be so lucky. Some of you might discover for yourselves how this particular variant of the Overgrowth has mutated.
We call this mutation Stage Three: Outbreak.
Now that the victim's body is no longer fighting the Overgrowth, the illness lends them increased speed, strength, and durability, making them dangerous foes indeed. They will usually seek to infect others by whatever means necessary - usually via biting or exuding breathable spores - but in some cases, they will simply reduce to base instincts, and just outright attempt to attack and kill whoever is closest.
Unfortunately, at this point, there is no hope of a cure; it's hard to make someone be emotionally honest when they're capable of little more than blunt, animal instinct. At this point, you can either wait for the Stage Three symptoms to disperse come Umui's return, or take manners into your own hands. You can probably guess what that might entail.
If you decide to put your Overgrown friends out of their misery, this will count as a character death. If it comes to that, be sure to let us know on the Deaths page! Death penalties, however, will not be reduced for this event.
Now, while the Bloom Stage isn't present in this strain, it has mutated its progression into a rather nasty end stage. Those of you who succumb a little too readily to this illness, who don't fight off the emotional repression quickly, who don't admit those difficult truths to yourself or confess to whatever you're bottling up, you'll be faced with a potentially horrifying transformation. Potentially, because it is your choice whether or not you see fit to commit your character to that fate - as stated above, this option might simply skip over your character entirely, and the worst they'll have to deal with are cartoonishly over-the-top effects that disperse in due time.
But maybe not all of you will be so lucky. Some of you might discover for yourselves how this particular variant of the Overgrowth has mutated.
We call this mutation Stage Three: Outbreak.
Now that the victim's body is no longer fighting the Overgrowth, the illness lends them increased speed, strength, and durability, making them dangerous foes indeed. They will usually seek to infect others by whatever means necessary - usually via biting or exuding breathable spores - but in some cases, they will simply reduce to base instincts, and just outright attempt to attack and kill whoever is closest.
Unfortunately, at this point, there is no hope of a cure; it's hard to make someone be emotionally honest when they're capable of little more than blunt, animal instinct. At this point, you can either wait for the Stage Three symptoms to disperse come Umui's return, or take manners into your own hands. You can probably guess what that might entail.
If you decide to put your Overgrown friends out of their misery, this will count as a character death. If it comes to that, be sure to let us know on the Deaths page! Death penalties, however, will not be reduced for this event.
Try to Get Through It
Of course, there's a lot going on in the background as well. You're free to use this log as a catch-all for the duration of January's Undercurrent Event, as well as any of the other minor events listed on our Monthly Rundown post. And, of course, you are always free to create your own individual logs and posts as needed.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them over on the Questions header on our Rundown post!
Of course, there's a lot going on in the background as well. You're free to use this log as a catch-all for the duration of January's Undercurrent Event, as well as any of the other minor events listed on our Monthly Rundown post. And, of course, you are always free to create your own individual logs and posts as needed.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them over on the Questions header on our Rundown post!
January TimelineLOGS ● OOC ● STORIES ●
MAIN NAVIGATION
[ ♆ ] January 1st: "This Sucks" begins and lasts until January 10th
[ ♆ ] January 3rd: "Growing Pains" begins and lasts until January 20th
[ ♆ ] January 11th: "No Water is Safe" begins and lasts until January 19th
[ ♆ ] January 20th: Umui returns to the archipelago
[ ♆ ] January 21st: "Impawsible Geometries" begins and lasts until January 31st
( CODED BY BOOTYCALL )
It's fine I figured
(They consider his words. He also clearly needs to confess, though his condition is better than some others.)
We spoke previously about your history. At the time, we were unable to continue this conversation, as it risked revealing secrets that our not ours. We would continue now, if you are willing.
(There are things they'd like to say, about how they've met others with Zidane's past, about their admiration of him, among other things.)
Re: It's fine I figured
…….I’m not sure where to start on that. [He’s accepted his origins and isn’t letting them determine his life although there a few issues related to it. He doesn’t want to admit it because it feels so stupid but….]
no subject
(Legion knows, at least, where they want to start.)
no subject
[Heck, it might be really hard for them to talk about it to people.]
….My past doesn’t bother me…[Well, if he's honest....] ..as much as it used to.
I dunno…..I guess it is still pretty scary that I almost did turn out like that. That I would have tried to start a war and fought against my friends……if I didn’t grow up on Gaia. I mean, it's dumb......it's not as if Garland can do anything to me. [Not anymore, anyway. He's dead.]
Still.....there was another guy like me.....someone who I was supposed to replace....
no subject
(They chatter.
Does Zidane fear his creator?)
An outdated model?
(Does it occur to Legion that using their robotic terms for things might be insensitive in this circumstance? No, it does not.)
no subject
Uh.....no. It was more that Kuja didn't turn the way out that Garland wanted. Too strong-willed. I guess Garland thought the guy would turn against him and ruin his take over Gaia plans. Kind of makes sense, knowing how things turned out. So that's why I came along.
Anyway, Kuja did a lot of crap. He helped start a war, murdered thousands of people, made my friends suffer....[Freya lost her hometown, Dagger's mother was manipulated into becoming evil by Kuja and then killed by him, Alexandria and Lindblum were destroyed, Cleyra was wiped out...
What Kuja did was unforgiveable. Zidane will not deny that. And yet....]
Still....if it weren't for him, I wouldn't have ended up on Gaia and turned out the way I did. I would have ended up like him and fought my friends and killed and caused pain to thousands of people on Gaia. Kuja.....he didn't have any friends or people who gave a damn about him, taught him what it really meant to live. Garland saw him as a means to an end. I mean, the old coot did with me too but I had my family in Tantalus and everyone else.
In the end though, Kuja saved us.....teleported us out of Memoria when it disappeared. Had a change of heart. So.... I decided to stay behind and save him.
[But while Zidane was able to see him and they were able to talk, albeit briefly...].....He didn't make it.
no subject
(They chatter. Considering this.)
It is common to apologize for tragic occurrences outside of one's control: we are sorry.