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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[but! Akira is oblivious to the hotel's latest bout of shenanigans, so. . . when he finds this stranger staring at him for reasons he cannot comprehend, for some reason, he feels suddenly petrified in place]
[her stare is just as big as she is!1]
Ah. . .
[AWKWARDLY]
. . . did I put my shirt on inside out?
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[ Ominously, apparently. Sorry to Akira and Akira's shadow, specifically???? ]
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[???? he has never had someone stare at his shadow before? said shadow is doing the goofy wiggling hands near the ears pose at Barghest. . . at least until Akira glances down at it. then it is normal again!! hm!]
Is something wrong with it?
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[ And of course it stops as soon as he looks at it! Are you trying to brand her a liar, shadow?! ]
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[it's not that difficult to believe, considering some of the things he's seen in the hotel thus far, and his gaze drops down to scrutinize his shadow again. it's behaving!!]
Should I be worried??
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[ Famous last words. Let's not talk about this hours later, okay? ]
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More than one might think. . .
[that is muttered underneath his breath, though still perfectly audible, should she be listening closely enough]
Is your shadow moving, too?
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It is, though others have caught it more than I have.
--More importantly, what did you mean by that statement? Are you familiar with shadows wreaking havoc?
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[CAUGHT. . .! he's honestly worse at this than Ryuji is]
Y. . . yes?
[why does he sound so unsure with his response]
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Elaborate, please.
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I don't know if it's relevant to--
[. . . he doesn't have the chance to finish that statement]
[because his shadow (not his Shadow, capital "S"), has decided to make its presence known by grabbing at Akira's ankle and yanking him to the ground. he crashes to the floor with a loud, surprised yelp]
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This likely only works on one front. ]
They're acting deplorably, as expected.
[ TERSE. ]
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. . . that little asshole.
[is he pouting? he's pouting]
What did I ever do to you??
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[ Surely Akira has not done anything wrong ever in his life-- ]