EVENT INFO: LOSE YOUR SOUL

[inthenightmods]

EVENT INFO: LOSE YOUR SOUL

the basics

It's almost Halloween, the night when ghouls and goblins pass through the veil and the restless dead walk the earth. Or whatever planet Beacon is on. Actually, the restless dead are kind of always walking around here, aren't they? Whatever, the point is, it's almost Halloween! And it seems like the forest spirits might know that, because as the fateful day approaches, they're definitely Up To Something.

On the 30th, All Hallow's Eve Eve, this mischievous plotting culminates in the appearance of a crudely built theater in the town square. Looks like the spirits have even made some makeshift benches (or... did they maybe steal those off your porches?) for you to sit on! Clearly, they're expecting an audience.

As midnight nears, some of the more friendly spirits gather to perform a strange play in pantomime, a story about fire and thieves. It's an odd narrative, given that it's been written by spirits, but it appears to be a cautionary tale about mysterious beings known only as the Fire Snatchers. Surely it's something made up by the creatures, or some local urban legend meant to frighten you. Tis the season, after all. But then Halloween itself arrives, and things start to go missing.

It's clear that the spirits are behind the thefts, but it's not clear why. Whatever the reason, nothing is sacred. They won't go so far as to steal lanterns, but the clothes you're wearing? The food you're eating? The tablet you were just texting with? All fair game. The spirits will snatch anything they can get their dirty little paws, claws, and other appendages on, so watch your stuff!

After All Saint's Day is over, the pilfered possessions will reappear— in the church, of all places. But nothing's labelled, so have fun sorting through the piles for the things you lost. If someone else hasn't taken them already.

the details

Characters are not required to witness the play, though it might give them more context once their things start vanishing. As stated, the spirits have no limits in what they steal (or how much you were using it when it gets stolen), except that they won't take anything that's keeping you alive. Like your lantern, for instance. They're here to educate you on the dangers of burglary, not murder you!

In addition to your things being stolen, you're also free to play out the aftermath; someone else finding your item, someone else finding your item and saying "finders keepers" before pocketing it, begging others on the network for information as to its whereabouts, etc..

Players are free to create their own spirit NPCs for this event, so if you want a little critter to steal from your character, or for your character to chase down after the theft, feel free! As this is a small event for Halloween, mods will not be playing the spirits here. If you have any questions about this, or how the spirits might behave during the event, you are welcome to ask below!

Additionally, players are welcome to use this post for OOC event plotting! In fact, please do, as not everyone in the game has access to each other's plurks! If you'd like, you can use the small form below to kickstart your plotting plans:

<b>player:</b> (feel free to put your contact info here if you like!) <b>character(s):</b> <b>plans:</b> (have any plans already? or do you have plans you'd like to make? let the world know!) <b>notes:</b> (anything else worth mentioning, like permissions/opt-outs/hiatuses/etc.?)

the tl;dr

• October 30th: The spirits set up a makeshift theater and perform a play about the Fire Snatchers


• October 31st: Items begin disappearing


• November 1st: Items reappear in the church

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Comments

QUESTIONS

[inthenightmods]

Re: QUESTIONS

[itselbitch]

Can the crude theater be deconstructed/reconstructed later on by the people in Beacon? There's interest in possible future Beacon Bit productions that would benefit from reusing the resources.

Like, y'know, a home-made production of A Christmas Carol. Or something.

Re: QUESTIONS

[isochrone]

Quick question, will there be an event log going up for this, or should we create our own for threading out the finders keepers shenanigans?

Re: QUESTIONS

[worthallthis]

if Bucky tries to Morse Code at the spirits setting up for the play, will any of them respond/understand?

if so, can he ask for a translation of the play once it happens?

[notthatjason]

If Jason is paying close attention during the play to some of the 'lines' could he find a spirit later and maybe play the 'lines' back and get some translations? He's really wanting to expand his ocarina repertoire.

[itselbitch]

player: pytho
character(s): eliot waugh
plans: eliot will lose his bottomless flask. who wants to hold it hostage?
notes: n/a

[mind_blown]

I don't know if jason would hold it hostage, but we could work something out, I am sure........

[mind_blown]

I don't know that Jay has anything precious except his notebook. But-- he also has things like guns, bullets, a crowbar, mask...

You know. Useful things.

If anyone wants to pilfer those and/or have Jason pilfer their stuff!

[mellowyellow]

Mask as in that shiny superhero mask? Because Masaomi wouldn't necessarily steal it, but he would draw on it.

[isochrone]

player: Li (sojourney)
character(s): Elizabeth
plans: Elizabeth will be losing both her silver thimble, and her choker necklace, and I'm game for anyone interested in finding them!
notes:

[sunborne]

Hello!!

Like I said on Plurk, I would love for Daylight and Elizabeth to have proper CR in the game - So this could be a good start for that. :>

I'll be happy to have Daylight find her thimble! I was thinking her choker would be a good conversation piece to let them talk about their worlds, if Elizabeth is open to that, but the idea of giant Day somehow finding the tiny thimble is giving me life.

[sauntered_downward]

player: MJ
character(s): Crowley
plans: Crowley will lose his mobile phone and tablet----anyone want to play finder's keepers? He's not going anywhere near the church.
notes: n/a

[isochrone]

Elizabeth wouldn't try to keep it, but I'm down for her finding his mobile phone if you want?

[policier]

player: rachel
character(s): javert
plans: he'll probably be spending most of the event searching for everyone's stolen items since this is right up his policeman's alley. give him something to investigate. alternatively, if you want to find something of his, he's got a few personal items like his broken pocket watch and handcuffs someone can find.

[unpredict]

Why not add this to our pile of Javert and Kol threads?? Kol's losing a rock the Librarian gave to him to pass onto the Postmaster, which is probably one of his most prized items atm, so perhaps this is a job for a Policeman?? They can also perhaps find one of Javert's lost items if no one claims to find it?

I'm sorry there are so many questions in this comment.

[sunborne]

player: Melly! (prognostic
character(s): Daylight vis Lornlit.
plans: Daylight will be losing two pieces of precious items to him and will very much be unhappy with their loss, so he will be forever grateful for whoever finds the following items:

Luxian Tear gem
An anniversary gift from his boyfriend, Emergency Aid.

A pair of sketches
Two pages out from a high quality sketchbook, depicting Daylight's parents.

notes: These are very much proportionate to Daylight's size - ten feet, five inches - so apologies in advance for those who wind up with these items.

[unpredict]

Speaking of returning things, I'm planning to have Kol return Daylight's sketchpads once November rolls around! Considering Daylight has already lost so much this month... Perhaps if it's early in the morning on 1 November when Kol returns the pads, presuming it's pre-everything being returned at the church, they can have a chat about how Daylight seems to be losing all his important stuff?

[otrazhenie]

player: Amy
character(s): Elena Gilbert
plans: Elena will be losing her journal, which has had many pages filled since she received it earlier this month. Private things that absolutely no one should read.
notes: Permissions

[unpredict]

Kol can find it if u want although I'm totally cool with you passing over me if someone else wants to find it.

[mellowyellow]

player: Wind
character(s): Masaomi Kida
plans: Masaomi will be losing an earring (or earrings; he has three)! And thus be frantically searching the entire town on his knees, hoping to catch something small and shiny out of the corner of his eye.
notes: I'm down for anything. Help him search, snag it for yourself, taunt him with it, ask the network who has such lame taste. Whatchu got?

[itselbitch]

what happens if the person who finds it just. doesn't know what to do with it and leaves it on their kitchenette counter? :')

[savingthrows]

player: Inky | inkcharm
character(s): Eleven
plans: Log is HERE. Eleven can be encountered....
- at the play (ota)
- trick or treating on the 31st (ota)
- chasing the spirit that steals the blue hair tie she always wears around her left wrist (closed to first responder). Obviously it will get away, but Eleven is gonna be unreasonably upset about the loss of a hair tie. closed to first responder
- getting the hair tie back (closed to Nancy Wheeler)
- as she drops the plague doctor cone AND the bucket full of candy while chasing after the spirit, both the bucket including its contents and the cone will ALSO be stolen. One person can find each. Let me know if you want to keep the items, or return them to Eleven <3
notes: n/a

[worthallthis]

can Bucky find her hair tie and bring it back to her? (I will probably toss him at her log, too, but.)

[equinoctials]

player: Dubs
character(s): Riku
plans: Riku still isn't around??? Yet somehow the following objects end up in the church:

his tablet. its screen is smashed.

a star-shaped charm, hand-sewn and stuffed with cotton. rather worn. fits in the palm of your hand.

notes: Riku's gonna really want that charm back.

[savingthrows]

If you want, Eleven can find the charm! These two need some more talkings

[mayorly]

player: Brooke brooklyn2181
character(s): Allie Pressman mayorly + Scarlett Harker kungfuey
plans: Both with be at the play. Allie to enjoy it and Scarlett in case there's information to be learned.

Scarlett will lose her weapons, one by one. Yes. All of them. Because I am awful. Good chance that early on she may throw around some false accusations? Either way she's going to be pissed.

Allie will lose the gold star pendant necklace that she always wears and is going to be pretty distraught until she gets it back.

notes: Not sure if I'm going to do top levels for one, both or none so come at me if you're keen for something so I can plan accordingly :D

[lunchbreaks]

Can Aziraphale find the necklace? He'll go around town until he finds who owns it!! He also lost some sentimental jewelry :(

[worthallthis]

player: Gail
character(s): Bucky, Stone
plans: Stone has nothing to get stolen besides his tablet, and he doesn't really care a ton about that, so. He'll be treating this as a bunch of rambunctious kids playing pranks, probably shaking a fist indulgently at them as they try to nick bits of his dinner or something. Also, he has an incredibly strong sense of smell, so he COULD potentially help people hunt down their stuff via scent :3 Dragon-bloodhound.

Bucky on the other hand has a lot of knives to lose. A lot of knives. And like a grenade or two. And his tablet with his beloved music on it.

Who wants to find a tablet with a bunch of Queen music on it, a lot of knives, and a couple grenades? :D I'm happy to spread the love around if multiple people want to help out.
notes: Bucky is grumpy, Stone is amused. This is their life now.

[policier]

how in the world do you manage to lose so many knives?? javert's going to be so disappointed

[shadowsran]

player: Raven
character(s): Misty, here
plans: Nothing in particular; Misty doesn't have more than one or two items she'd take personal issue with temporarily losing, but like, if you want to see her desperately aiming to not look ready to break legs over a discman (or just moderately annoyed at losing tools), now's the time. Any means of broadening her cr circle a little would be good! (More established cr is more than free to prod me, obviously, but her circle is moderately small and she mustn't fall into that trap.)
notes: Nnnnnnnothing coming to mind!

[worthallthis]

No not the discman! Everyone's music is being stolen!

[catholicisms]

player: kitty! you can pm me, comment here, or hit me up at ~meowed!
character(s): matt “mmm” “catholic guilt” murdock
plans: he’s losing his sunglasses for sure. maybe his rosary.
notes: enjoy looking at his pretty face for the next three days. he’s gonna he grumpy about that. I considered letting the spirits steal his shirt but I guess I’ll wait for the next opportunity. He is up for finding and returning things to other characters, or bringing things to a makeshift lost and found in the invincible. that said I’m not intending to make a post so if we plot something I’d suggest doing it in an inbox or meandering to a post of yours!

[notthatjason]

Funny story, I was actually planning on Jason's shirt(s) being stolen cause I couldn't think of anything else |D

We haven't thread in awhile if you want Jason coming across the glasses or rosary.

Edit: and I don't mind just doing an inbox exchange either.

[lunchbreaks]

player: Xy
character(s): Aziraphale
plans: Aziraphale is going to be up in the church tryina sort through people's things but he will be missing his:

1. Pocketwatch
   
2. Ring
   
3. Bowtie
   
4. 5 gel pens
   
5. And a single black feather!

notes: Going to be gone Nov. 1st-6th but will be back on the 7th!

[itselbitch]

"5 gel pens"
...does he want them back for his mountain?

can eliot find the pocket watch? c:

[unpredict]

player: Jade / bogans / jaded#0421
character(s): Kol Mikaelson.

plans: Kol's going to lose his fox ocarina, a rock he needs to give to the Librarian, his baseball bat, and I'd like him to also lose clothing items as well amongst characters who you're comfortable making uncomfortable lol. Cool with anyone finding them! Although not interested in playing finders keepers with anything that isn't clothing (he'll get pretty angry if people play games with the ocarina, rock, and baseball bat).

I'm also up for him finding other people's things and returning them! (My plan would be to tag your character's inbox or a post if you throw one up for this.)

notes: I'm probably not going to be doing top levels for this one, but am cool with doing something in his inbox for returning things.

[isochrone]

Omigosh that fox ocarina is too cute!! May Elizabeth find and return it to Kol?

[necromantiae]

player: tc | spoonishly
character(s): ambrose spellman
plans: ambrose doesn't have a ton of things that he'd be sad about losing, honestly. maybe a picture of his family or something that he keeps with him shut up what are you talking about he's a tough guy.
notes: i've got family in town till nov 2 so i'll be a little slow with things till then.

[itselbitch]

bats eyes at ambrose

yeah Eliot sure believes you're a big tough guy

which is to say
gimme more Ambrose pls

[moderatelymaladjusted]

player: Ireth
character(s): Quentin Coldwater
plans: I have no plans, since I'm not sure where Quentin is going to be for those three days. I might tag in on toplevels, but I don't think Quentin will make one for event.
notes: Stealing shit. Honestly, Quentin brought nothing from home that he'll miss or would notice is gone. He already leaves his things everywhere (Thank you, Coraline btw) and the only thing he'd miss would be Eliot. Would the spirits grab him and make off with him? Maaaaybe not. But anyone is completely free to find black clothes in the church that might be his, or a MetroCard for the New York metro (it's not for the New York metro)

[sunborne]

//presses face in here because hi hello i would love more cr with you

Continuing the grand tradition of 'giant boy trying to delicately handle tiny things' - Daylight can find the MetroCard! He would be very !!! at the card upon discovering it and trying to give it back to Quentin, since he has fond memories/feelings of his world's New York. So he'll do his best to give it back.

[notthatjason]

player: Erica
character(s): Jason Grace
plans: Probably just tagging around for his event, wasn't really planning on top leveling, but if you want to go the inbox route we can.

Jason didn't come with a lot of sentimental items nor has he gotten much here. I'd say the spirits are stealing his shirts. Like, every time he tries to get a new shirt it's suddenly gone. This will be very annoying and Jason will eventually just give up and suffer.
notes: It is likely, due to it getting cold, that Jason will make a toga out of bedsheets. This is likely what he will be wearing when he goes to get the items from the church. Feel free to marvel at his toga skills.

[mellowyellow]

/slow claps at him while wearing one of his shirts

[pure_havoc]

player: Gemini
character(s): Cao Pi
plans: god I'm late to this party but I want him to lose some pretty valuable shit: ONE of his swords, and some of his fancy clothing. I want him angry and half-naked I guess. If anyone has seen him armed they know Pure Havoc is a pair of identical swords with blue gems in the hilt, so missing one is a Very Big Deal. His clothing is silk and very fancy with all this goldwork on it.
Also down for losing his tablet but since he's got it set to Will's drawing app so he can draw in Chinese and have it translated, good luck. Might be fun to get it confused with Kuai's.
notes: just hmu on his inbox or permissions if you want to thread, IC or OOC. I'll plan a log starter if anyone wants to stake a claim on dealing with his pissy snooty ass accusing everyone of theft...or returning items.

[moderatelymaladjusted]

I am so down for Quentin to find the sword, if you are, and know just who it belongs to, because he's played with this sword before! Yes, he has! And also, now he can take a few practice swipes with it! Without Cao Pi side-eyeing him angrily!

Also, up for him accusing Quentin of taking it on purpose. Maybe he saw Quentin eyeing it like he wanted it in the park? Because he so did