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[unborn-of-this.livejournal.com]

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The Tower may have fallen, but the root of the problem seems to still be thriving. Some of the following are optional, as with the previous omens installment; a couple of them aren't as kind.

OPTIONAL EFFECTS - you can choose to have your characters affected by one/more/all of them from now on:

ghost pains, wherever they have been heavily or lethally wounded; these pains can be as slight, memorable, and often as you like.

intense feelings of being followed and watched. Items in characters' households can end up either mysteriously moved from their regular places, or they can outright disappear (sadly, if you choose to have an item disappear, it will not be returned!)

bouts of insomnia, to the point of being unable to sleep nearly at all;

symbolic, or blatant dreams or short visions of destruction. Characters can even be aware that the visions aren't real, but they might be trapped too well in their dreams to wake up on their own.

for dead characters (whether City!dead, or having arrived dead) that traded to have their lives returned: you have the option of choosing whether their heartbeat will also disappear. Have no fear, their bodies will still work as well as ever at this time!

SADLY-NOT-SO-OPTIONAL:

the infamous Clock beat will start getting fainter; the longer you've been in the City, the weaker and weaker you'll hear it. Newcomers excepted, Citizens should find themselves unable to hear it by the beginning of April.

bibliophiles will find themselves in mourning, as pages, or entire volumes of some of the older books in the Library will suddenly catch fire, or rot away in their hands.

small animals will start migrating towards the forest; you are welcome to include your characters' pets into the category of critters suddenly abandoning ship the City!

after March 27, some of the lesser, harmless underground creatures (think worms, bats, rodents and other treats* ) will also be coming to surface, scavenging a little, and making their way to the forest.
! investigating the animals should reveal that those that have been revived at any point (among which, a small percentage of the wildlife) also lack a heart beat.

* UNDERGROUND WILDLIFE UNFORTUNATELY ON THE RUN
...not limited to, but might include representatives of:

WEAVERS: short and slim worm/snake hybrids, standing at about 5 cm in length. They are sensitive to light overexposure, and throughout the day, they will therefore make their home under a thin layer of dirt, ice, or animal, or human skin, braiding together in lines, as if a woven tapestry. Yes, they will try to make themselves comfortable, so glad you asked them in. Once fixated on a host, they will generally not harm it; in exchange for tapping into the host's food source, they have been known to increase its bodily immunity to common viruses and to extreme cold. Weavers have a natural life-span of 10 days, and are easily killed with fire. [IMAGE REFERENCE]

UNDERGROUND MOLD: like its more popular cousin, this mold takes a liking to humidity, and settles, breeds, and feeds on organic surfaces. Unlike its nominal relative, it has a degree of awareness, and has been known to make its home on open wounds. Like the Weavers, it can be quickly dispelled by fire, and also by strong light. [IMAGE REFERENCE]

You can organize any investigations or bug extermination or action plans in the comments!

Comments

[thenormalsquint]

/RAISES HAND

So like if we include the character's pets into the forest migration, is that it for them or can they... come back somehow after a while?

[unborn-of-this.livejournal.com]

/ SEES THIS HAND

It really might depend on what ends up being played out in the future. There is nothing in the forest that'd kill them at this time, other than other forest animals + the underground beauties. But whether the pets get lost, or attacked by any of the other wildlife members is up to you.

[thenormalsquint]

YOU SEE NOTHING.

Hmmm.. this makes me reconsider my horrific plans. /mysterious beard stroke

[deadly_legacy]

If a person who traded to have their life back chooses to go with the disappearing heartbeat will it be temporary for this event or permanent?

[unborn-of-this.livejournal.com]

This will probably not be helpful, but - it depends on the outcome of the event!

[deadly_legacy]

It's a little like asking a magic 8 ball, but I think it helps in it's own way. Thanks!

[dr_conscience]

Excuse me please, I have a question~

Would the loss of heartbeat be applicable to characters who have died under the conditions of a death exemption? I just want to be sure ♥

[unborn-of-this.livejournal.com]

Sadly, that doesn't apply to that set of characters but thank you for asking, we forgot to mention them!

[raecee.livejournal.com]

That's what I had assumed, I just wanted to check. Thank you!!

[wishgrant]

For dead characters (whether City!dead, or having arrived dead) that traded to have their lives returned:

It's midnight and I'm brain-dead: What does it mean by "traded to have their life returned"?

[unborn-of-this.livejournal.com]

Characters can undertake deity trades to regain their 'lives' - the heart beat, proper body warmth and, depending on whether they are dead in their canons or whether they died in the City, the ability to return home. If they died within the City and traded to have their lives returned, characters can allegedly still hope to leave back to their worlds at some later time. If they were dead in their own canons, the deities make no guarantees of their ever leaving the City.

The price for this kind of trade tends to run pretty heavy, though. On the plus side, a character can pay the price for another (provided all parties are agreed on it OOCly)!

You can read more about trades here (http://berryfloss.livejournal.com/1896.html) and you can OOCly arrange a trade (for, well, anything, not just a life ) here (http://berryfloss.livejournal.com/5986.html).

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

HOLY CRAP I AM LOVING ALL OF THIS.

[unborn-of-this.livejournal.com]

Even the Weavers?

[manofgnee.livejournal.com]

...okay, except them. They give me fear dreams.

[pyromatics.livejournal.com]

Bye bye, turtleducks? ;-;

[unborn-of-this.livejournal.com]

....




oh oops

[unborn-of-this.livejournal.com]

If they go away, the Tickler can return one or two to Zuko. In his fangs.

[pyromatics.livejournal.com]

Well since he's only getting them once every Friday, when does this come into effect and how long does it last?

Sob Tickler...

[unborn-of-this.livejournal.com]

This comes into effect immediately; the migration will end some time next month.

But the turtle ducks probably count as pets, so... you don't have to have them migrating, it's optional! But think of the Tickler, doesn't he look bony to you?

[pyromatics.livejournal.com]

Maybe a few will migrate in the next week or so! ♥ Don't go playing da game with me bro, I heard about the Tickler's fantasy of a turtleduck with green beans and.... yeah how dare you

[beifongbandit]

I bet Zuko feels real smart now.

[pyromatics.livejournal.com]

Well shit. He just gave away his firebending for the next six weeks for nothing. :D

[beifongbandit]

WHY AM I SO BAD AT BEING GOOD

[unborn-of-this.livejournal.com]

The cat, Toph.

Side.

With.

The cat...

[beifongbandit]

Hey, any opportunity to make fun of Zuko is a good opportunity.

[pyromatics.livejournal.com]

YOU ARE SO TRAITOROUS.

[beifongbandit]

Hey now, who forgave you first?

Thass right.

[pyromatics.livejournal.com]

You mean AANG.

[beifongbandit]

sssh what is this thing you call logic

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

WORST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER








no really ilu

[unborn-of-this.livejournal.com]

Think of it this way, Rosella: at least you don't own a turtle duck.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

But but but HER LIBRARY BOOKS. :(

GDI Betty we're done professionally.

[unborn-of-this.livejournal.com]

If they're library books, they're not hers.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

Butbut they're surrogate hers. /mourns

IN HONOUR OF THE TURTLEDUCKS...

[unborn-of-this.livejournal.com]

...since the matter of pet safety (and lack thereof) was brought up, I feel naturally compelled to offer the Tickler to antagonize whatever pet or human, running after a pet you need him to.

[violence-violin.livejournal.com]

Wait, wait, ghost pains?

Meaning I could mess with Kohaku's guignol-sensing eye as much as I'd like?

That's quite... interesting. Let's see if I'll use it.

[unborn-of-this.livejournal.com]

Toy away >>!

[designedtoparty]

JUST TO MAKE SURE.

How new's a newcomer?

[unborn-of-this.livejournal.com]

Anyone who apps in as the event is ongoing would meet that standard!

[bequiet_hescreamed]

For the ghost pains, do characters still get them if the limb lost is one they only had during a curse?

For example, if a character was an angel during the event a few months back and they got one of their wings lobbed off at some point, would they have phantom pains in that area now?

[unborn-of-this.livejournal.com]

Since that wasn't really a part of their body, it shouldn't apply!

[soulofocean.livejournal.com]

So what happens to poor fish that are confined to their tanks and so unable to beat it even if they want to? Do these experience a restlessness/act weird/ram their heads against the glass walls/whatnot? >8

[unborn-of-this.livejournal.com]

Even if fish can't really migrate to the forest, we did include pet restlessness in the past omens post, so that sounds doable!