Event: No Light, No Light; Part Two

[snowblindmods]

NO LIGHT, NO LIGHT

The transformation continues on day 243. It may or may not complete by the end of the day, depending on how quickly you happen to personally be changing, and it's harder and harder to think straight. There's the distinct knowledge you're losing your grip on your normal personality, which may be worse than the sudden transformation and chaos the last time this happened. There are new visitors, though, or rather old ones: everyone will see their anomaly companions again--the ones they have seen once before, and perhaps twice. For those transformed into monsters, however, the anomalies don't look like anomalies at all: no, they look exactly like they're supposed to. If asked, well, they just borrowed your light. You weren't using it, right? Even if it was stolen by someone else, it seems like it's ended up in the hands of the anomaly. They follow close behind whoever they're attached to. For the most part, they ignore anyone else, though they may speak if addressed, and will recognize others from their home. Those who aren't monsters have their anomalies back as well, but they see their anomalies rather differently. Sometimes they're the warped monster versions of themselves, always following but never attacking. Most of the time, however, they're a horrific Frankenstein's monster: a combination of body parts known and unknown, stitched together in the shape of a human. You always recognize at least the head, though: the head is always the person you remember, the one the anomaly becomes when it looks like a monster. Sometimes there are other recognizable parts. Sometimes those parts are from others from home that you remember. These anomalies follow but do not attack. They will speak similarly to how they did in the last event, asking after lights. However, sometimes they sound like other people. It could be someone else you recognize, or it could be someone completely unknown to you, though it always seems to be associated with one body part or another. Maybe someone else in town recognizes this version of them--or maybe they don't. In the case of the anomalies attached to a character who is not a monster, you may play them as the character they were before, but you may also play them as other characters who aren't here. These can be from your canon or not, but please ask before using characters from a canon in-game. A blanket permission post for canon permission has been provided here; please clear it with the rest of your canonmates before replying to this. Anomalies following monster characters act very similarly to their normal selves for now, though there's something... Off... Characters who have their light will see all anomalies as stitched-together monsters, while characters who are turning into monsters will see all anomalies as either one person (in the case of other anomalies belonging to monster characters) or the monstrous anomaly version (in the case of anomalies belonging to characters who have their lights).

Comments

QUESTIONS

[snowblindmods]

[0thingsonmymind]

what do the personalized anomalies do if attacked? specifically by monster characters.

also general filming question re: filming anomalies and filming by monsters

[snowblindmods]

They'll get out of the fight as quickly as possible, either by fighting back or by leaving and then reappearing later.

Anomalies show up on film as indistinct shapes made of static.

[holmesice]

For characters that are new, do they get a new anomaly too? And the design can be someone from their past etc as outlined above?

What happens if a character-turned-anomaly touches a character with their light? Do they get ill or pass out? What happens if a character with their light tries to touch one of anomalies following them?

Do they see current character-turned-anomalies as stitched up Frankenstein monsters even if they have watched them transform?

[snowblindmods]

New anomaly as outlined above, yes! A monster character will not pass out, but one who has their light will pass out for fifteen minutes. Current players who are anomalies show up as monsters, it's only the NPC anomalies who look stitched together.

[holmesice]

Thank you! One more question--do the anomalies follow characters inside buildings? If your character was already in a building and didn't leave, would the anomaly just appear in there?

[snowblindmods]

The anomalies can follow characters into buildings. They may appear outside or inside the first time they show up, but otherwise they can't teleport.

[warriorscribe]

Will the anomalies attached to characters who have their lights actually specifically say they're after the characters' lights, or will they always be vague about it? Do they still sound the same way, too or does it sound like they're any more or less miserable than before?

[snowblindmods]

They sound the same way they did last time and specifically ask after the lights.

[warriorscribe]

Excellent, thank you!

EDIT: Oh wait one more thing! Do they still attack/fake-out attack as well?

[snowblindmods]

No.

[warriorscribe]

Okay cool, that's all I needed. Thank you again!

[heroproceeding]

For those player characters that have been transformed into monsters and have anomalies following them that look just like someone they know, will they still suffer any symptoms of a sort if they were to touch their anomaly at all? What if they did so for an extended amount of time?

[snowblindmods]

They won't suffer any effects from touching the anomalies, nor will they for touching them for an extended period of time, though the anomaly will generally not allow that.

[heroproceeding]

Got it! Thanks!

[jumpthegun]

So, if someone wanted to be an idiot and try to enter into one of the morgues, would they still feel the same 'get out' sensation before lockdown that they would in their normal form? Would they be able to survive the appearance of the morgue monster along with their anomaly if they tried to overnight it on 243?

[snowblindmods]

They would still feel the same get out sensation and would be forced out. The anomaly would not enter the morgue, but would wait outside. They would not be able to survive a night in the morgue.

[rubikscomplex]

And I'm taking it Mr. Giant Hound wouldn't be able to just drag his anomaly into the morgue, kicking and screaming?

[snowblindmods]

It would get out of the way. Also, that's rude.

[jumpthegun]

It's a rude anomaly, really. Looking like his sister. It needs to stop that.

[phaseshifter]

Can monster characters still use the network after their transformations are (more or less) complete? If so, do they cause the same visual distortion on camera as a regular anomaly?

[snowblindmods]

They can, though they may or may not have difficulty using the text function depending on what their hand situation looks like. They cause the same visual distortion, though audio should be okay.

[mrcreamsicles]

Piggybacking off this, would the visual distortion still happen for cases of partial transformation?

[snowblindmods]

Yes, though it wouldn't be quite as bad.

[mrcreamsicles]

Thanks!

[bookofnope]

How coherent and conversational are the not!anomalies, those who aren't warped? Can they basically interact with others as the character they look like normally would?

[snowblindmods]

Yes, for now...

[tidalflame]

If there are two people turning into monsters traveling together and they both have anomalies who look "normal" how will those anomalies interact if at all?

[snowblindmods]

They'll ignore each other. If whoever they're following points out the other anomaly they will acknowledge the other anomaly's existence, but otherwise they don't seem to care.

CANON USE PERMISSION

[snowblindmods]

If you would like to allow people to use your canon in their anomalies, reply here! Make sure to clear it with any other canonmates, and fill out the textarea below:

<b>Canon:</b> <b>Do Not Use These Characters:</b> (if you or your canonmates have any exceptions that you don't want to see in an anomaly)

Re: CANON USE PERMISSION

[warriorscribe]

Canon: El Shaddai
Do Not Use These Characters: You can use anyone, provided you know of them! Perfectly willing to answer questions or suggest characters based on traits you want to use or whatever!

[rubikscomplex]

Canon: House, MD
Do Not Use These Characters: Anyone and everyone is fair game.

[0thingsonmymind]

Canon: Marble Hornets
Do Not Use These Characters: None. Use anybody

[devoutish]

Canon: Peaky Blinders
Do Not Use These Characters: Anyone is fair game! I'm also here to answer questions etc.

Final Fantasy IX

[tidalflame]

Canon: Final Fantasy 9
Do Not Use These Characters: Dagger/Princess Garnet. I don't know if the player on the TDM will app this round but just in case I don't want to say anything that might put them in an awkward situation. Zidane's anomaly is Kuja. Anyone else is fair game and I can answer any questions.