EVENT LOG
number 002
The hotel humbly hopes that you're settling in well and are taking advantage of the various pleasures on offer for your stay. In Mr Bennet's opinion, things have been going quite well and he doesn't think that the guests are unhappy at all. New guests have arrived, some have left, it's all going along perfectly. So, of course, this is when the next troublesome thing pops up.
SHADOWS
One morning, characters will find the hotel to be a little dimmer than usual, a little more shadowy. Yet if anyone asks Mr Bennet about it, he will claim to not have noticed anything different than usual. Either way, as the characters move on with their day, they'll start to notice a few odd things start to happen. PHASE ONE: Initially, characters will notice their shadow beginning to move a little out of sync with them. Discreetly at first until eventually, their shadow takes on a life of its own, mischievously playing with characters and enjoying their newfound freedom. Very Peter Pan, and completely harmless.
PHASE TWO: Now, shadows might disappear entirely, roaming the hotel to their own discretion and ignoring the characters they belong to. As the shadow takes on this free will, characters will begin to feel slightly off balance and have a hard time feeling whole without their shadow around. The shadow may become slightly aggressive as well if told they should return to their characters, fighting back in their own way from knocking things over to outright attacking other characters. It's a little hard to fight back though when your opponent is a shadow, isn't it?
PHASE THREE: The shadows have become fully aggressive now, fighting anyone who tries to get them to return to their original person. Characters will find themselves feeling weak and low energy as a result of losing their shadow. Eventually, the shadows will come back to their owners but the characters will find themselves sinking into their shadow, eventually changing places entirely with their shadow. The only way to rescue a character from this fate is for another character to pull them out of their shadow forcibly. The bright side is once a character is pulled out of their shadow, it all returns to normal and their shadow is no longer sentient. These phases will last over the course of the week and it is quite alright to stay in phase one/two/three. Not all shadows will become aggressive, not all shadows will be playful. Feel free to manipulate your character's shadow in the way that's most fun for you.
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[ If Gojo hadn't been able to muster the strength to poof himself down the hall, Winter would have done so for both of them. Well, he can keep his once-a-day use of the biggest spell in his repertoire in his pocket for later, then.
He can sort of feel the way Gojo tenses to focus, so just before he winks out of existence, the shadowy flames on Winter's form dissipate and he lays a hand on Gojo's shoulder briefly. A halo of soft starlight alights itself around his head, and though it probably feels paltry to someone of such immense power, it is something. A bit of extra help.
A bit of guidance.
He's pulled Gojo free of his shadow, now all they have to do is come together again, and that's not something he can really help with. ]
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But this is not a battle of sorcery. He isn't relying on cursed energy to resolve this, even if he uses some to send himself down the hall to the shadow. It's something else entirely, Winter's brief touch at his shoulder offers him a sort of solidarity he doesn't expect.
He's not in this one alone. If he was, he would have sunk into his shadow completely.
As he reaches his shadow, he draws back his fist and launches it forward with alarming speed. There's no cursed energy in the strike, but pure strength alone, which is enough to send the shadow sprawling to the ground, out cold and still as it should be.
...He's not sure if he would have had the strength for that on his own. ]
Sheeeeesh. What a pain in my ass.
[ His shoulders sag as he sinks back against the nearest wall. ]
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So Winter makes his leisurely way down the hall, coming over to lean next to the other man. ]
Feeling a bit better now that you're hale and whole again?
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...Infinitely. Who knew losing your shadow could mess you up so bad?
[ In more ways than one, though he's only commenting on his physical state. ]
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Before this week? Certainly not me. I'm glad I found you when I did.
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...Yeah. That makes two of us.
[ He reaches over a fist to bump Winter on the shoulder, but winds up leaning on him more than anything else. Not for support, just for...appreciation. ]
Thanks. I owe you one.
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You owe me nothing. You'd have done the same for me, wouldn't you?
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Ha, if your shadow runs off on you, then we'll find out.
[ After another moment, he straightens up, stepping back from Winter's side. ]
I should leave you to any further heroic escapades you might be in the path of.
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[ Winter, you are a high level D&D character. ]
But helping my friends? That I can manage. Take care of yourself, hm? And I’ll be sure to let you know if I need any help.
[ Or, as the case may be, if Sumina needs any help. ]
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You better. I don't wanna have to nag to remind you that I owe you one.
[ He doesn't like to owe debts, either. ]
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[ With that, he will big Gojo farewell... until he texts him later for help with Sumina's shadow.
Surely what transpired here won't come back around to bite anybody later, right? ]