38 - Power Palette Swap

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Power Palette Swap Event!
When: April 15th - April 18th 2017 (March 1st - March 8th 2019)
Where: Throughout the Far Shore and Near Shore
Summary: A couple of intrepid magical investigators unknowingly trigger some mishaps among the New Gods and Shinki.



For two weeks, the Ama investigators have been combing the compound where Cultists were dealt a heavy blow by the New Gods and Shinki. Among them, two in particular had been looking to move the Crystal that the cultists had in their basement, the stand that it sat on, and the dolls nearby. Combined with Waver's analysis, Judar succeeds in using his magic to transport the Crystal out of the basement.

As they manage that, a ripple effect washes over the New Gods and Shinki. There is a slight sense of Vertigo for some, a stronger wave for others, and then things start to change...



As It Happens: April 15

Everyone was minding their own business. Perhaps they were on the Near Shore helping complete a prayer, or they were in the Far Shore attending to various godly duties. Regardless of where everyone was, it's around noon when some things start to change. A mild sense of vertigo happens to those who start to experience physical body changes, while a stronger wave seems to wash over the God or Shinki's skin if their powers are changing, or perhaps even a sudden stop-in-your-tracks deadening of feeling if being depowered entirely.

April 16

Later in the afternoon, through no extra effort of the Crystal-movers, a loud noise like a subwoofer kicking into effect issues from within the Crystal, knocking anyone away who was near it by several feet. The one-shot noise reverberates in the ears of all New Gods and Shinki, triggering another change for some. At the Crystal, the black color that appeared when the former Goddess entered the Crystal fills more of it.

April 17

Closer to 7pm, once more, the noise issues forth from the Crystal, louder and knocking people back several yards this time. The Crystal fills with black and grey. Some might swear they can see a face of the white-grey against all of the black, resembling an Inkblot / Rorschach test style picture.

Aftermath: April 18

Around 10am, the black coils from within the Crystal settle down into more of whispy smoke, much harder to see in it. There's a slight tug in the direction of the Crystal regardless of where New Gods and Shinki stand, and with that pull, the change effects go away and all are returned to as they were.

In Summary:

• Swap powers with another character!
• Gain or lose powers!
• Swap physical appearances with another character!
• Use or abuse the changes while you can!
• Investigate who and what is responsible!
• Have fun~

Questions? Leave us a question on the OOC Plotting Post and we'll do our best to answer ASAP.

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[replicatedform]

Yamanbagiri have been out and about, mostly taking time to go on a rare walk. Walking just for the sake of walking, not on an errand. Honestly, he feels like he have to do something simple, instead of throwing himself into work. To avoid keeping himself from getting overworked again.

Anyway. that's how Yamanbagiri come across a mostly naked guy sitting by the side of the road. He pauses and blinks. And again. Before he slowly walks over towards him.

"Er... hey?"

He speaks up, hoping to get the other guy's attention.

"Are you... alright?"

Why is he naked?

[dredefulchilde]

Joscelin looks up in surprise. “I, ah...” Is he all right? He hasn’t quite gotten around to figuring that out yet. He desperately needs new clothes, given that what he’d been wearing is now in tatters, but...

The sun is shining and he isn’t afraid of it. It’s just there, in the sky. He knows, suddenly, that he won’t be burned by it.

“I appear to have grown up,” he replies finally. “Rather suddenly.”

[replicatedform]

"Suddenly?"

Yamanbagiri seems rather confused, giving him a raised brow. Suddenly grown up? That's rather odd, and he live here for quite awhile by this point.

"Did you know why?"

The more he look at him, the more he's aware that this man need to cover up. His hand fiddle with his cloak, as an idea pop into his mind. Maybe he can lend him his cloak...?

[dredefulchilde]

"As of about three minutes ago," Joscelin guesses. He gestures vaguely to his pale chest and the rags of his trousers. "Child size clothing no loner fits, and my voice has dropped at least an octave and a half." He rescues his phone and turns on the front facing camera. That's...his face, isn't it? This is all just too weird.

"Did you hear that booming sound just now and feel quite dizzy? Along with the bizarre sensation from yesterday? Something very odd is happening."

He isn't going to mention the fact that he had spent the previous 24 hours as a little girl.

[replicatedform]

"Three minutes ago?"

Yes, that's pretty sudden alright. Yamanbagiri looks him over, as he listens to this guy's words. From how he say it, it definitely sounds like he... grew up suddenly. From child to adult.

With a frown, he cross his arms and nod.

"Yeah, I heard it. But I haven't felt anything strange in me, yesterday or today." Which seems odd, all things considered. "But I agree that something strange is happening."

It feels like something is almost always happening. But before that, another thing is still bothering him. Yamanbagiri uncross his arms and bring a hand up to where his cloak are tied together. For a moment, he feel self-conscious about what he's going to do, before his concern ultimately win over it.

With one swift movement, he take off his cloak and hold it out to the basically naked guy. His face looks a little embarrassed, shy, awkward... before he glance away for a moment. Without his cloak, his hood, covering him, his handsome appearance is a lot more obvious.

"... Here. You can borrow this until you get some clothes."

[dredefulchilde]

Joscelin looks up at the man from his spot on the floor. "Ah...thank you." Hearing his voice like this is deeply unsettling. He feels so strange, so...muted. His arms and legs are longer and he feels less connected with them. He can't hear or see nearly as well as before. Even his mouth feels different; a probing tongue reveals uncharacteristically small and blunt canines. His fangs are gone.

He wraps the cloak around himself and endeavors to stand. The change in equilibrium is dizzying.

"I was on my way back to my god's temple," he offers, "if you are willing to join me. I'll try to find something that fits there and then I can return your cloak. It shouldn't be too difficult; everyone else in the temple is an adult, or near to it. I'm the only child there." He blinks. "I was the only child there. This is bizarre."

[replicatedform]

Yamanbagiri glance away for a moment. Mostly out of shyness than to give him some privacy. Although, he already see this man's body anyway. He looks back to see him wearing his cloak.

Which only heightens his anxious feeling. But he nods.

"... Yeah, I'll join you." If only to get his cloak back. He blinks and tilt his head a bit. "It would be weird, I guess. Just suddenly... growing bigger."

Yeah. He looks over Joscelin for a moment.

"Are you ready to go, um..."

Oh, he doesn't know his name.