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.

Comments

[subtract]

There's a quiet scoff at Takami's rhetorical question, but Add decides to ignore it since he doesn't need to justify anything to this guy. Or maybe he's just too out of breath to argue. The first one makes him sound cooler, so he'll go with that excuse.

The next few words out of Takami's mouth are definitely worth yelling about, though. Add straightens himself up immediately, taking an offended step back from the shinki.

"Like hell you are! I asked if you could do it, obviously I can or I wouldn't be asking!" Or... or maybe he briefly forgot he doesn't have Dynamo with him, so a gap like that went from a cakewalk to a Herculean ordeal. He could barely jump over a waist-high fence, let alone a bottomless fiery death pit. "This is my temple, so I'm the one in charge here! You don't get to make decisions for me. Stop making up such stupid ideas and jump already."

[chibisu]

"No." With a tight jaw, Takami jerks his head up in challenge. "You turned around and immediately fell right on your own face. I have no belief that you could make a jump like that." It's almost Ebisu levels of bad, although admittedly Add hasn't tripped since then... But Takami isn't taking any chances. This is his god they're talking about, and he can't afford to have his only lead fall into a pit.

At least he doesn't continue trying to grab Add... Instead, he takes a step back and points to the pace besides himself. "If you can really make it, then jump from where you are to here."

[subtract]

"What the hell, so I tripped? What has that got to do with anything?! I don't have to prove anything to you, I'll—"

He takes a step forward while he rants... and promptly trips over his own feet again.

Takami might want to actually catch him this time, since otherwise Add is taking a swift one-way trip down the hellpit.

[chibisu]

The good news is that, for all that he's a jittery mess, Takami has pretty decent reflexes. You know. Even despite the fact that he's often running on minimum sleep. The only reason he's not better at catching Ebisu when the god inevitably trips is because he's overly nervous there.

But Add isn't Ebisu. One hand grabs the back of his shirt, and the other wraps around his waist, yanking him back. Takami doesn't say anything as he straightens up with the god in his grip... Just stares down at him with an expression of complete annoyed exasperation.