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

[kairotic]

[UGH, he is the OPPOSITE OF ALL THINGS FUN. She rolls her eyes overdramatically.]

You're not even any fun, y-you know that? But then again, I guess you m-must know plenty about Fun.

[Seriously, don't make her do all the god damn work here. Just fall apart on your own, won't you?]

Regardless. You know you hurt her, too, by r-running away from your problems? By not talking to her? You're going to have to f-face her eventually, you know.

[skelebro]

[What were you expecting here, exactly? Figured he'd dance to your little tune, play your little game? Let you lead him along as though with a carrot on a stick?

Sorry. He don't play that game, no matter what kind of itch that emphasis on Fun implies.

He laughs.]

So you're givin' me life advice now. Is that it?

[kairotic]

Well, you certainly need it. It's a miracle Alphys event p-puts up with you, you know that? You cling to her so you'll feel less lonely, and she just takes it because she's too desperate to go it alone.

[Ugh. She infinitely prefers Sans' double. At least that guy owns up to his... well, everything.]

[skelebro]

[Just 'cause he figures it'll bug her, he hitches his shoulders in a guileless shrug before they drop back down into their default slump, his skull rolling idly to one side.]

Okay.

[As if he don't know that's the truth already. C'mon, not-Alph. You can do better than that. Actually, on second thought - please don't do better than that. He'd rather not deal with whatever other shit you're planning on chuckin' his way.]

And?

[kairotic]

And? D-Do I need to spell it out for you? You don't support anyone. You take, and take, and t-take, and it will be your undoing. Eventually everyone will realize there's no point to you. And y-you'll be alone.

[You can know things, but can you stand hearing them? She knows the real Alphys sure can't. Maybe this tactic will work here too.]

[skelebro]

[He digests that quietly. Actually, wait - no he doesn't. He don't have a digestive tract. Instead, he stands there, one eyesocket slitted open as he contemplates her wearily.]

You done?

[It ain't nothing he hasn't told himself a million times already. Ain't nothing he's already see play out in plenty of ways. Seein' it play out now, in fact.

Nothin' new.]

[kairotic]

[Goddamnit Sans you are the epitome of not fun.]

You're impossible. I don't see how anyone even p-puts up with you.

[But fine. She supposes her job is done here!!! Seeing as he's so infuriating he doesn't even care about all her carefully chosen barbs.]

Well, go on! Run off and f-find the real Alphys. Unless you're going to actually do something about me being here.

[skelebro]

Cool.

[Yeah, okay. He's done here. He spins on his heel, a neat about-face, and starts ambling off, 'cause he's just about done here. To her credit, he don't much see why anyone puts up with him either. It's just kinda a thing that continues to happen, despite all odds.

Still, he manages a ragged grin and tosses her a jaunty salute.]

Don't work too hard now.

[And the next time she blinks, he's gone.]