Mini Event: Network Misfires... 2!

[seasonshelpers]

It starts with a network post from a generic "researchcentre" account. The video feed shows what appears to be an empty cubicle, and a few employees gossiping in the background.

"Can't believe he brought the cat to work again."

"Who, Gary? Yeah, I heard Helene felt bad for him."

The cat in question creeps into the video, curiously nosing and pawing at the screen, as the conversation continues.

"I don't blame her. I saw his dream a couple weeks back, and Buttercup looked so sad alone at home!"

"Oh, that dream cloud thing? What a disaster. Can't believe Bartholomew holds down a job."

"At least it's been a couple years since the cat caused an incident..."

As if on cue, Buttercup gets bored and starts walking on the keyboard. The feed cuts off.

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Welcome to a Mini Event! Much like last time around, the network server's having cat-related difficulty, so all network messages have a chance of going to the wrong recipient. It doesn't need to happen, but there's a high chance of misfires happening for the duration of the mini event.

This post can be used for sending out messages that can end up for anyone and everyone completely without meaning to. Feel free to also just send a blank message with your character and receive messages from others! Whatever works best for you and is most fun.

This event will happen for the whole weekend, starting from now and ending on late Sunday night (so March 6-9) once they finally manage to fix the mistake. As always, backtagging is encouraged.

Remember to put warnings up if you want to post anything NSFW-ish and especially link pictures; however, if anything gets explicit (e.g. sexting), remember to move it to inboxes or another post.

Comments

[escapethecurve]

That's a good one. The earlier seasons, the better.

[happydreamed]

Thank you, I'll take that under advisement.

I don't believe we've spoken? My name is Kantera.

[escapethecurve]

You're welcome.

We haven't. My name is Morty. Nice to meet you, Kantera.

[happydreamed]

Pleased to meet you as well. Have you been in Ellipsa long?

[escapethecurve]

Not too long. Since the beginning of January. You?

[happydreamed]

About two years now. I was one of the first group to arrive here.

[escapethecurve]

Have you mastered all of your seasonal abilities yet?

[happydreamed]

I have learned all of the spring abilities. 'Mastered' is a bolder claim.

[escapethecurve]

Fair enough. But you can do it all. Impressive nonetheless.

[happydreamed]

I have some natural aptitude for magic, and idol hell also came with its own set of new abilities to learn, so I have practice.

[escapethecurve]

Which power set do you find more useful? Seasonal magic or Idol Hell magic?

casual body horror mention

[happydreamed]

Idol hell's magic was in many ways more powerful. I could enhance my own strength and speed considerably; I could create my own empowered weapons at a moment's notice. And there even was magic to prevent one from dying, no matter what.

Even if one were stabbed through the heart, they could continue fighting. But 'alive' does not necessarily mean 'capable of combat'. If one were, say, chopped into little pieces, they would remain alive and conscious, immobile and in excruciating pain.


I prefer seasonal magic.

Re: casual body horror mention

[escapethecurve]

Given it was Idol hell, the torture of keeping someone alive when cut into tiny pieces tracks.

There are some nasty things you could do with seasonal magic but that's more on the wielder than the magic itself. Makes sense.

Re: casual body horror mention

[happydreamed]

You can certainly be cruel with almost any power set. Some just take more creativity than others.

Re: casual body horror mention

[escapethecurve]

A little imagination goes a long way.