Event Log: Jumpscares

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Who: All characters participating in the event!
What: The event log for the Jumpscares event
Where: All over the city!
When: May 16th-May 20th
Warnings: Some startling jumpscares, interdimensional demon cats, the usual

A dark shadow looms over Hadriel on the morning of May 16th. There's a tension in the air, something palpable, as if everything has gone still and is ready to snap. You've been waiting for the other shoe to drop for hours now, and you're getting to the point where you're starting to wish that it would just happen already so that you can stop feeling this way.

Of course, when it does happen, it's not quite like you expect.

Maybe it's a tiger leaping out of your closet, claws extended. Maybe it's a faceless slenderman, stepping out from around the corner or a monster with beak and claws ripping open your shower curtain when you're most vulnerable- but within seconds, after you've been startled half to death by the monsters, they're gone. They vanish in a puff of smoke, or dissipate into glitter, or become something silly instead for a few brief moments before disappearing entirely.

Weird. But not unendurable, I guess. The bright side is that there will also be a few demon cats that have also made their way through the door. No two cats are ever in the same location, but there seems to be enough of them to go around, though the toothy one can be a bit vicious. Still, they aren't untameable, and might make nice pets, as long as you don't mind a bloody finger or two when it's time for lunch!

► This log covers May 16th-May 20th.
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Comments

[souveraine]

Maketh!

[Anne was still holding the sword but she sheathed it quickly before making her way over to the other woman. She was shaken but unharmed, brushing confetti off of herself.]

I'm alright- how are you?

[She took a deep breath, trying to steady herself.]

[mismanagement]

Shaken, [Maketh admits, scanning the area carefully. Thus far, no monsters - shadow or otherwise.] It's not real. What we're seeing. But unfortunately knowing that doesn't seem to help.

[souveraine]

Are you hurt at all?

[Anne hadn't heard of any of the illusions turning to be real or hurting anyone but she still wanted to make sure.]

It seems all too real each time I see it- I fear that there may be a time when it will be real and cause real injury.

[mismanagement]

No, I'm all right.

[A small mercy, in the grand scheme of things. Maketh eyes Anne up and down carefully. She doesn't look injured, which is good.]

That is my concern as well. Perhaps we should go inside?

[souveraine]

That is a good idea, we may be safer there. [She nodded, sticking close to Maketh.] My apartment is closer, I can make us tea.

[mismanagement]

That would be nice. [Maketh could use some tea. Truthfully she'd prefer something stronger, but this will do. She scans the area carefully, wary of threats - real or imagined.] It seems better inside. The event, I mean. Less powerful.

[souveraine]

[Anne reached out to grab Maketh's hand while they walked. She was still shaking but she still felt more steady being close to the other woman.]

I haven't seen anything appearing in my apartment so far at least.

[mismanagement]

[They're holding hands. That's a thing they're doing.

Maketh glances at Anne curiously, but doesn't pull away. All right.]

Nor have I. I suppose that's--something.

[souveraine]

[Anne didn't let go of Maketh's hand until they reached the apartment and once they were both inside she shut and locked the door. Perhaps it was a useless gesture against the illusions but it made her feel better.]

Do you want something to eat? I have some crackers that are good with tea.

[mismanagement]

That would be nice, thank you.

[A step closer to normalcy. Maketh smooths her hands down her jacket, glancing about the apartment.]

I see you've settled in. It--it suits you.

[souveraine]

[Anne smiled as she went to get the tea started, taking out teacups and a plate for the crackers.]

Thank you. It's the first time I have had my own space to do with what I've wished. I've lived in various palaces my entire life, this is a refreshing change.

[mismanagement]

[Maketh took a seat on the couch, watching.]

I suppose it wouldn't be so different from living on a ship. Though I imagine the accommodations were much nicer.

[souveraine]

Tell me about your ships? I assume they are different than ours.

[Anne finished preparing the tea, bringing it over to them and setting the cup in front of Maketh.]

[mismanagement]

[Maketh takes her cup with a smile, curling her hands around it. The warmth feels good.] They're made of metal. I--

[She pauses.]

Well. They fly. I assume your world hasn't invented that technology yet?

[souveraine]

They fly? How?

[Anne held her tea cup in her hands but she was watching Maketh with fascination.]

I know of no one who has flown before. Our ships sail on the water with sails and are made of wood.

[mismanagement]

Engineering. It's an old technology by my time.

[Though unheard of in Anne's. Curious. Maketh smiles a little.]

I suspect some of concepts are similar. Your ships harness--wind energy, yes? Ours burn fuel in order to stay aloft and to permit steering.

[souveraine]

Yes, with large sails. My father told me stories of Spanish explorers who were the first to set off in their large ships to explore the New World on the other side of the planet. They brought back gold, spices, natives, and stories.

[Anne reached into her shirt to pull out her small cross to show to Maketh.] The gold is from the New World, it was passed down to me from my grandfather to my father.

[mismanagement]

[Maketh learns forward to examine it.] It's beautiful. Some of our planets have gold as well, though not all. Why do you call it the New World?

[souveraine]

It's unexplored, an entirely different world than Europe. It's a world completely new and foreign to anyone. My home country, Spain, lead the explorations to the New World.

[mismanagement]

[Maketh leans back in her chair.] So there are places on your planet that are still unmapped? I--I admit I have trouble imagining that.

[She pauses.]

This place would have been a great shock, then.

[souveraine]

Many places that we're still discovering. You know where everything is on your planet? [That was so strange, the world seemed so big to know it all.]

Yes, and learning of people who can fly, lanterns powered without flames. It's a lot at times, getting used to this all.

[mismanagement]

[Maketh nods.] Even if no one lives there, we can map it out with GPS. There are hidden places, of course, but we generally know where everything is.

[She smiles a little.]

I can't imagine. But you--seem to be taking it in stride.

[souveraine]

So no one in your galaxy goes on explorations to discover new lands anymore?

[She couldn't imagine anyone knowing everything about Earth, there was something to be said the mystery and thrill of the unknown.]

I try, sometimes it seems as if it's too much but everyone here has been so helpful.

[mismanagement]

Occasionally new parts of space are charted, new planets found, but -- not often. Not by the Empire, at least.

[Sometimes by people fleeing the Empire, but she doesn't say that.]

There are good people here.

[Maketh smiles just a little.]

I don't think I could do it, without the people.

[souveraine]

That seems sad, in a way. I've always liked the possibility that the world continued on beyond the horizon, new possibilities I could never dream of.

[But she had been a Spanish princess trapped in a balance and then a French queen trapped in her station in life by duty. Stories were all she had sometimes.]

Despite our circumstances, I am glad to be here just for the people I've met.