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

[devilsavocado]

[ Connor, no......... Matt didn't want to think you could actually be interested in him, now he has to think about feelings.

Good thing he's great at looking stone-faced when he's actually just deeply uncomfortable (with himself.) ]

Connor, I... You're great. Honestly. I just... you're a good guy. We shouldn't complicate this.

[iustitiae]

[yes see this is going much more according to plan. he loves when he's right.]

It doesn't have to be complicated.

[devilsavocado]

[ Matt laughs, humorless. ]

Complicated is about the only way things work for me, Connor.

[iustitiae]

Not everything is going to be like your girlfriend.

[his tone becomes quieter, gentler]

Look, sometimes things can just be...two adults you want to have fun and not get hung up on it. Simple.

[devilsavocado]

Connor,... I can't.

[ Like, for real tho. Matt knows himself. ]

You're my friend. I won't do that to you.

[iustitiae]

You wouldn't be doing anything to me that I didn't want.

[devilsavocado]

You're not... You're not the problem.

[ Despite being remarkably forward, Matt's not seeing things clearly because he is too budy feeling self-pity of course. ]

It would change things, Connor. Like I said, I only do complicated.

[iustitiae]

[of course. good old matt]

What does that mean?

[devilsavocado]

I don't do well with one night stands, Connor.

[ Gosh that shouldn't be embarrassing to say? ]

It's not you, it's me.

[iustitiae]

[wow awkward]

Didn't you tell me you hadn't had any steady relationships since your shitty girlfriend?

[hes pretty sure the implication was made that there were indeed some short term flings there buddy]

[devilsavocado]

Yeah. It wasn't for lack of trying, believe me.

[ I mean, arguably, Matt broke up with them but... ]

They were all better off before they met me. I suck at relationships.

[iustitiae]

That's an awful thing for you to say about yourself.

[devilsavocado]

[ Matt laughs, dry and with a short huff. ]

It's the truth. Trust me.

[iustitiae]

I don't believe that. You're too nice.

[devilsavocado]

[ Another dry laugh. This time, Matt stands up. He's doing that thing again where he pushes people away when they get too close... ]

You don't know me as well as you think you do, Connor. No one here does.

[ CRAAAWLING IN MY SKINNNN ]

[iustitiae]

Then tell me.

[he puts his hand on matt's shoulder]

I want to know.

[devilsavocado]

[ Connor, you don't go from DTF to tragic backstory in the same conversation...... ]

Not right now, Connor.

[ Like, is he still trying to get into his pants? Matt brushes him off. Maybe if you hadn't propositioned him he'd actually open up about it, shit. ]

I'm gonna go get some air.

[iustitiae]

Fine.

[now he's angry on like two levels but he lets go of matt anyway and moves away to get some water. whatever!!!]

[devilsavocado]

I'll see you later.

[ And things definitely won't be super awkward, nope!! ]

Bye.