Event Log: Soulmates

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Who: All characters participating in the event
What: The event log for Soulmates event
Where: All over the city
When: February 14th-February 22nd
Warnings: None

Oh shit, what even happened last night? You're pretty sure you had a normal night, no crazy drunk antics (unless that is your normal night). But this morning you woke up with a brand new tattoo, and it's... a name?

Maybe it's a name you recognize, one of your good friends. Maybe it's a stranger. Maybe it's someone you can barely stand. No matter who it is, you kind of feel like you should look for them and figure out what's going on with this weird tattoo. And when you find them - well, they've got one too, except this one is your name. It would seem weird, except as soon as you see each other you kind of understand. Of course you'd have a tattoo with the name of the person you've found such an amazing connection with. You were meant to be together.

So enjoy your time with your newfound soulmate. Who knows, you might wake up tomorrow with a whole new name on your arm, a new connection, a new love. Make the most of it!

► This log covers February 14th-February 22nd
► Please tag headers of threads with content warnings where they apply
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!
► If you try to pull off a stupid stunt to impress your soulmate and fail so miserably you die, please let us know here.

Comments

[knifecollecting]

No drinking on the job? [Probably best for a bouncer. She can't imagine it's a good idea for one of them to be drunk.]

Yeah, the Roadhouse. It wasn't much but it was home. [She misses it. She is, however, not going to reminisce right now.]

Is it weird? Seeing other people's memories? [For her part, she keeps her voice low. She's pretty sure this isn't a conversation for anyone else to overhear.]

[braveoff]

Absolutely not. Gotta stay sharp when your job is to keep other people from getting hurt.

[ He can sense Jo doesn't want to talk about home, so he answers her question, appreciative of how she lowers her voice. He matches her tone, leaning in a little and speaking just under the buzz of the bar. ]

Weird as hell. It's not just that, either, you take on aspects of their personality... the second best thing about being here is that I don't have to deal with that anymore. You start to lose track of who you are after awhile. Like it wears off, sure, but when you keep swapping from brain to brain you start to question yourself. You have to fight it all the time.

[knifecollecting]

[Jo takes another drink, considering that. She can hardly imagine that, worrying about losing yourself just to stay alive.

It seems hard.

And the thought of him taking on some aspects of herself? That's weird as hell.]

That sounds like it would suck a lot.

[braveoff]

The only thing that doesn't suck about it is being basically invulnerable. There's only one way to kill me, that's why I haven't asked to be turned back.

[ He circles a finger around the rim of his glass thoughtfully, a small furrow between his brows. ]

I want to be human again. But then I couldn't protect this place and these people even half as much as I do now. And this is home to me.

[knifecollecting]

[Jo takes a long drink and shakes her head.]

You're talking to the wrong person to say humans can't protect people. [She's pretty sure he knows that much.]

I won't ask about how to kill you. Who are you spending time with recently?

[braveoff]

Yeah, you know I didn't mean it like that. My whole life has been protecting people and I've only been like this for two years, most of it here. I'm just... sturdier now. Sometimes this place calls for that, but you're right, I shouldn't be so scared to go back.

[ He sips his drink again, addressing the next question gratefully. ]

The usual, I guess. Everybody in the guard but especially Nick and Tinya, Ephemera, Lup, Ianchus, Komaeda... I should socialize more, huh? How about you?

[knifecollecting]

[Jo can't help but smirk a little at his admission. She can understand not wanting to give up an advantage, but it seems like this has some major downsides for him back home.

She listens to his list and nods. She knows some of the names, and Lup on that list interests her, but she laughs at his question.]

Your list is longer than mine. Pell, George, Peter, those are my roommates. [Jo doesn't know what he saw when he had her memories.] Kate, Sharon too. Whoever's at the Speakeasy.

[braveoff]

[ Back home doesn't matter. Drake's thinking going forward, to somewhere other than home because he's very very dead. It has downsides for him here for sure, though. ]

That's not so bad. Back home my list would've been way shorter. I guess I've got a lot more downtime here.

[knifecollecting]

Yeah. [She gives Drake a thoughtful look before dropping back to her own drink.]

Kinda feels like there's more time here.