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]

[Add nods—perhaps it isn't as obvious to others, but knowing what he does about his own body and the awkward way Ebisu is sitting... he also knows enough to not be worried, though, since injuries like this were common back when he first pulled his body back together. It'll hold with enough stubborn determination.

He can't help but flinch when Zelda touches his shoulder. Wrapped up in his own paranoia, her intent is completely lost on him. At least he lacks a reason to interpret it as malicious. He keeps his attention focused on Ebisu and Dynamo, letting the god of fortune take the lead in their conversation.]

... there was something like a shockwave. That's all I can remember before waking up like this. [He has plenty of theories as to how something like this might occur, but that's the only lead he's got when it comes to the actual cause.]

[sageprincess]

[Takami is the real victim in all this. Zelda gives him a sympathetic look before returning to the topic at hand.]

Yes, I am willing to agree with you on that point, Lord Ebisu. [Congrats, Add, even if she's too much of a tsun asshole to show affection in a more obvious way, at least you're off the hook. She brings her hand to her chin in contemplation.] Though it begs the question in turn of what did cause this to happen. A shockwave created by an outside force...

[Hmm. After a moment of thought, she looks to Add.]

Would your, ah... "jewelry" potentially be able to offer us any insight regarding this?

[She has no idea, but maybe?? It could offer a hint of a lead where they currently have zero (0)??]

[chibisu]

It would certainly be helpful if we could track the source of energy. We may even be able to use ourselves as items to inspect, considering how we have both been affected. There may be something still lingering- Oh, Metis-sama, you may want to look away for a moment.

[That warning is given because, with Takami having gotten his tie loose, they're ready to re-attach his leg, and Ebisu remembers well how adversely she reacted to just seeing his leg at all despite the lack of gore. Or maybe the lack of gore is what made it worse...]

[Either way, after a moment to give her the chance, Takami carefully removes the leg from where it's been tucked away- looking ill all the while- and rolls up the bottom of his god's kimono so that he can start tying it in place. He's sure!! not having a great time here!!! But he's holding out like a champ.]

[Ebisu watches just long enough to make sure that Takami won't faint before resuming the conversation.]

Would the chip and dynamos be able to assist with this endeavor, Add-sama? I do want to do what I can.

[subtract]

[It takes a moment for him to figure out what the hell she means by "jewellery". His advanced tracking device is more than a piece of jewellery, Zelda! He spent months mastering that design!!]

It's possible my tracking chip could've detected something... it's only been programmed to look for the anomaly specific to disappearances, but it may have still picked up some useful data. Your shinki are already authorized to check that data, so just ask whoever you left in charge of that. [because that's a hell of a lot easier than trying to explain how to connect to the server and enter security credentials using Dynamo.]

Dynamo should be able to pick up some useful data as well, but... [... yeah, no, this is still way too difficult for a tutorial] I would hope you understand now that it's not something I can just explain how to use. Dynamo was only intended to be used by one person, so most of the controls are designed around my own instincts and thought processes. Moving them around or activating existing programs is one thing, but creating a custom scan and then filtering the data for useful results is a lot more complicated. You need to know exactly what you're looking for before you could even begin attempting such a thing.

I'm not saying it's impossible for you to try, but it'd take at least several hours for me to explain all the necessary theory for this to have any chance of working, and you'd need to understand all of it. Are you sure you can handle that?

[It's not that he thinks Ebisu is too stupid to understand it, but that is going to be a lot of very dry lecturing. Even Add would probably get bored trying to cram that much information in one sitting...]

[chibisu]

Hm... That's a good question. I would like to think that I would be able to understand some amount, which hopefully wouldn't be useless. At the same time, if it takes such a long while, then it may be better to hold off on that for the time being.

[If he stays like this for an extended amount of time, then it would definitely be worth the hassle. However, they can't be sure of anything just yet.]

For now, let's focus on what we can all do. Oh, thank you, Takami.

[Good news, Zelda, you can look again as Takami readjusts Ebisu's kimono.]