Event Log: Dead Ringers

[hadrielmods]

Who: Everyone participating in the event!
What: The event log for the Dead Ringers event!
Where: All around the city
When: January 16th-January 25th
Warnings: Evil doubles, so we can assume manipulation, violence, murder, and maybe some nasty words

Everything seems normal on the morning of the 16th - actually, everything seems normal about the city for the entirety of this event. Nothing is strange, nothing is obviously wrong. Well, except that the population has mysteriously doubled, and the new residents each look exactly like one of the old residents. So weird! Definitely not ominous at all.

At least until your new double gets down to business. After all, their only goal is to ruin your life, and that can take any form. Smashing your favorite coffee cup? Telling your worst enemy they're right? Kissing someone else in front of your girlfriend? Brutally murdering you and then hiding your body in a closet so they can more effectively destroy your life? The possibilities are truly endless, and the only way to protect yourself is to kill your double first. They're not really open to negotiation, after all - but they sure might pretend to be in order to trick you.

So watch your back, and try to make sure that really is your best friend and not an evil clone masquerading as them. Boy, that would be awkward. If you can stick it out until January 25th, good for you! But if you didn't manage to and your double survives until the end - well, just as a final 'fuck you', there's a chance you'll come back to life and remember every awful thing your double did. Hey, at least that'll make it easier to fix, right?

► This log covers January 16th-January 25th.
► Feel free to make your own logs, as well
► 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 your evil clone happens to take you out, please let us know here, and remember that you will not revive until the event is over.

Comments

"Alphys" ; ota

[kairotic]

i. my mind is a safe, and if i keep it in we all get rich

[Hey there, Hadriel! Did you leave your room door open? Did you come in to your place of work and find the lock mysteriously open? Perhaps you just forgot to lock up last night, or a friend or roommate was mistaken.

Or, perhaps, there is a small, labcoated lizard in there, rooting through your stuff.

If you get the chance to watch her work, she's very meticulous- everything is picked up and put right back where she found it, though she does seem to be giving special attention to books and notes. If she finds something she's interested in, she'll copy it into a personal journal, and then gently replace it. Very infrequently, if she finds something small but valuable (she's especially gravitating towards circuitry or working, small electronics), she might just slip it into her pocket and be out as quickly as she came.

So, y'know. Take. You might wonder why she leaves anything amiss at all, if she's looking not to get noticed.

Unless, of course, she really wants to be caught.]

ii. i've got a lot of friends who are stars but some are just black holes

[And now, for phase two. "Alphys" is seeking people out, specifically playing the part of her crying, stuttering counterpart. Looking to garner sympathy, get people in close, especially those she knows will have an emotional connection. Now, she's not a killer- not enough Determination, not enough ATK and DEF to get the job done. But that's not her point. What she has here is knowledge- knowledge of her other's mistakes, the things she ran from, the things she would never want exposed. All of the little lies Alphys has been keeping since even before her stay here in Hadriel.

But people will believe it if she's making the "confessions" for her other. If she's finally ready to admit to her misdeeds.

And maybe her double isn't planning to be quite so sorry about the things she's done.]

2!

[somuchlove]

[So things could have gone better.

But Chara's continuing regardless, channeling their inability to quite for all it's worth. Find Frisk, Asriel, Sans and Alphys. Find a hole and play in the dirt until this all blows over. Not dead, of course.

Ahaha.

Despite the healing properties of the Hot Dog, Chara is still shambling from place to place much like their own double. It's slow work but despite losing the Locket, they still possess the Real Knife that they have a grip on so tight that it's making their hand numb.

Can't be bothered to care.

They spot Alphys eventually and head in her direction. She looks normal, but they're not making the same mistake twice so Chara stays out of arms's reach.]

Alphys. Is that you?

[kairotic]

[Most of Chara's life could've gone better, and yet, here we are. She can tell they're the real Chara thanks to the gods, so she pretends to be appropriately jumpy when Chara approaches, looking haggard.]

C-Chara? Ohmygosh, what happened?

[somuchlove]

A building.

[That's all they're going to say about that. It didn't matter. None of that mattered.]

I am looking for Asriel, Frisk or even Sans if he has not slept through this. Have you seen them?

[kairotic]

I h-haven't seen any of them, but Sans isn't home. I've been t-trying to find him all event.

[She reaches out to steady them. Yes, get them somewhere quiet so it seems appropriate to talk.]

L-Let me get you somewhere safe.

ii.

[skelebro]

[He runs into Alphys pretty soon after the carnage starts, and thank god for that. Nothing is going even remotely close to "all right," and it shows. There's the clinging scent of dried sweat on bone when he materializes near the place he shares with her and Papyrus.

But...heh. Can't trust that it's really her. And they got all the memories, that's the thing. They got all the memories, all the little tells. He's gonna have to keep an eyesocket out. More than usual.

And try not to look too worn to the bone when he waves her down.]

Alph. Hey. Look, uh...y'know what's up, yeah?

[kairotic]

[Ah, yes! There he is, the man of the hour. When he appears, she looks properly distressed towards his situation, putting her hands over her mouth quickly.]

S-Sans! What happened to-- I mean, I know about the, uhm, the s-second people and everything, but, did you get attacked??

[skelebro]

Only verbally.

[Mostly he's just been darting all over the damn city trying to find the people he needs to find. To little avail.]

How 'bout you? Run into any of the kids?

[Regardless of which Alphys she is, it'll be nice to get confirmation on one front at least. Unless she's the sort to lie. Which, uh, color him unsurprised should that be the case.]

[kairotic]

I'm fine. S-Sort of. I haven't seen any of them, though, n-not really. Are they okay?

[He looks so haggard... he can be convinced to stay for a few minutes so she can say her piece, she's sure of it.]

Please, s-sit down for a minute, you look awful.

1.

[save_theworld]

[Alphys generally doesn't visit them. Alphys...generally doesn't visit most places, unless there's something of real interest there; the potential manga, or electronics that work, and really shouldn't. Frisk sees Asriel off at the corner, and turns around because they forgot their broom. It's kind of silly; how are they supposed to help clean up without their broom?]

...Alphys?

[Finding the apartment occupied isn't what they're expecting. Finding Alphys is practically beyond their scope to understand. No one was in, wouldn't she just-]

Um. Asriel and Chara aren't here. I'm leaving too, so maybe..?

[She should just, come with them.]

[kairotic]

[Well, well well. They turned back. A pity. She won't get the chance to scavenge around before finding them. After all, she was certain she needed to talk to the famous Human.]

Oh! F-Frisk. Sorry about that, I was just looking for you!

[She makes a little, worried look out towards the door.]

But, uhm, I'd prefer to talk to you in p-private. If that's okay.

[save_theworld]

Oh.

[Well- that's okay. They note the look she gives the door, immediately moving to close it behind them. A good host would ask if she wants some water, or if she'd like to sit down.

Frisk is ten. She stands, and they come closer, tucking their hands behind their back.]

Are you okay?

[kairotic]

Well, uhm, a-as okay as ever, uh, I guess, but... well, uh, I wanted to talk to you, since...

[She takes a second to really sell it, grips her hands together, looks plenty nervous.]

Have you, uh. Have you seen w-what started happening, today? W-With the doubles and everything?

i

[justice_from_above]

[Fareeha had been out collecting more canned goods for the week, and hesitates when she comes back to find her door open. She sets her groceries in the hallway and eases herself into her apartment, glancing around corners and moving gingerly to mask her presence, finally coming to the door to her second bedroom - where she keeps her armor.]

[She slowly, carefully, and quietly peeks around the door, looking in to see a familiar figure that she hadn't expected here. She pushes the door open and steps in, no longer worried about keeping herself concealed.]

Alphys? What are you doing here?

[It's more curious than accusatory, considering Alphys had already been helping to keep it stocked.]

[kairotic]

[Ah, what lovely work. Alphys' double had wanted to study this armor, see if she could plant some seeds of dissent between this woman and the real Alphys-- but wouldn't you know it! She's just arrived.]

Oh! H-Hey there, uhm. I didn't realize you weren't, uh, home. I had just wanted to, uh, look at your other weapons and t-things like that.

ii

[fulcra]

[ the fact that ahsoka can't tell the difference between the usual citizens of hadriel and their doubles is bothering her more than she'd like to admit. it's turning into an exercise in paying extra close attention to what motivations and underlying emotions she can sense in the force, hoping that'll be a tell and will give her the warning that she needs.

but alphys, when they run into one another in the streets, just... feels like alphys usually does when the city's in chaos. which is always a little worrying, honestly, because ahsoka so prefers when alphys isn't a nervous wreck about life. ]

Alphys, hey. [ her face is pinched in concern, but at least ahsoka doesn't look like there's anything she needs to defend her friend from right now. that's rare, when things are going to hell. ] How are you doing?

aw yiss

[kairotic]

Ahsoka!

[The double looks plenty relieved, mirroring Alphys' pleasant demeanor. Just the woman she was looking for. Alphys' cute little crush.

There should be no secrets between lovers, the double thinks. Those will just ruin the relationship.]

I'm, uh, d-doing alright. Just uh, I mean... another d-day where something goes, uh, horribly wrong! You know how it is. What, uhm, a-about you?

[fulcra]

About the same. [ she shrugs, grimacing a little. that's about the best way of describing it, isn't it? something going horribly wrong, just about every day here. it's got to be exhausting for people who aren't used to so much of it. ]

I'm not technically on patrol now, just keeping an eye on things. You need an escort anywhere?

[kairotic]

[Good. She's not busy.

Perfect.]

Actually, if n-now's a good time for you, I was hoping we could, uhm, talk? I've got something that's k-kind of been on my mind, and with, uhm, everything happening, it's p-probably important you know a few things.

[kairotic]

[She jumps just a bit, whipping around to see-- why is he climbing in the window. There's a perfectly good door right there. The window was her escape route. Gosh darnit.]

Well, w-what're you doing here??

[Time to be a nuisance about it! Especially since she doesn't think she's met this monster before in her life... if he's a monster at all.]

1

[darthvaderfanboy]

[Kylo comes back to the still-destroyed apartment after making a quick run for food. He hadn't bothered taking his helmet with him. When he returned, he noticed that the lock on the door had been jimmied open. He opens the door, one hand hovering over his lightsaber. First room, nothing. Kitchen, nothing. Bedroom? Well, there's a little lizard alien going through his and Hux's items.

He watches for about a minute. The only things that are really in the room are clothes, Hux's datapad, and Kylo's helmet. He waits as she roots around. She'll no doubt find the datapad fascinating, though when she goes for the helmet, which does have electronics wired through it, Kylo's had enough.]

What are you doing in here?

[kairotic]

[Oh. Goodness. She honestly expected nobody to be living here, considering the place was such a wreck. She does page through the datapad, scanning over relevant information, but takes pause when he speaks. The timing was too convenient. She's been caught.

Well, best play it off.]

I c-could ask the same of you.

[darthvaderfanboy]

I live here. You do not. So, answer my question. [He lifts a hand, pulling the little lizard forward until they're only a few feet apart. She's got Hux's datapad in her hands (paws?). Kylo doesn't know of everything the general keeps on there, but he does know there's some sensitive information he wouldn't want just any little alien lizard going through.]

What are you doing here?