Post-Event Blues

[lucetimods]

Who: Everybody, everybody!
What: The battle is won. Now what?
When: The eleventh, twelfth, and onward
Where: Luceti
Summary: With Zompano dead and the cultists routed, Luceti is restored. Kind of.
Rating: F for Feels

On the eleventh, things were slowly breaking down. Memories of their true lives were breaking through. The village, scarred by the battle with the cultists, began to rebuild itself. Community buildings that had vanished were returned to their rightful places. The battle dome was uncovered from the earth that had covered it. Hundreds and hundreds of fake homes slowly faded away. Paved roads gave way to trees and grass. It was an incredible sight for anyone who was willing to sit aroun and watch it happen.

Things wouldn't be easy for the villagers, though. The memories perpetuated by the last ten days would not be easily removed. The feelings and hatreds it had created would take time to conquer and remove. Perhaps, in a way, that was Zompano's nastiest trick of all. The village itself may heal from his invasion, but it would take far more than a few Shifts to fix the people left behind.

Towards the end of the day, their wings returned. Much like some of the buildings, they seemed to just reappear, as if they had never been gone. Their barcodes became visible again as a singular reminder that they were, ultimately, just the property of another entity who as a whole were not much better than Count Zompano.

By the twelfth, the village looked as though nothing had ever happened. Sure, the contents of buildings might have been messed up or destroyed during the battles, but things were otherwise as they were supposed to be. The night before, people would have had to find their old beds to go sleep in, as they no longer possessed the old ones granted to them in another life.

The village was peaceful.

Modly Note: That wraps up the event. As noted in the prose above, you have the option to play up the after effects of the event more than in other ones. While it won't have the same impact universally, the Shift was constructed in such a way that people may have difficulty shaking off the emotions they developed during the event. In effect, it was a cruel send off to Luceti so they would have to deal with the loathing and hatred that came with the less desirable parts of it. Of course, that means the feelings of familial bonds will also persist for awhile as well. It's up to you, as players, to decide how much or little to play with it!

Comments

[curiositykills]

[...okay, that one makes him smile. With Dick's usual attitude here, it so was easy to forget that underneath that mask, he wasn't all that different from him. He just didn't want anyone to know there was a regular kid under the mask.

Jason nods with confidence.]

A hundred percent real, I promise.

[teenwonder]

[He lets out a long breath.]

Thanks. I was worried they made me forget Them.

[curiositykills]

You don't just forget things like that, Dick. They can try, but stuff like that? It sticks with you. Always. You might think you've forgotten, but deep down, you'll just know.

[teenwonder]

[He gives Jason's shoulder a light shove.]

Who taught you how to be so wise?

[curiositykills]

Definitely not you. [That is a totally acceptable response. He grins.] But hey, it's good to have you back.

[Well, mostly back. He suspects that the only reason Dick isn't taking this as badly as he expected him to is because he's still not quite himself.]

[teenwonder]

Good to be back. Well. Mostly. There's still a lot that needs straightening out.

[For example...]

Are. You okay? About the Zatanna thing, I mean. You guys were getting pretty close, weren't you?

[curiositykills]

Uh. We were? [Because that's news to him. Unless it had something to do with that Shift... or the flirting, but he flirts with everyone, it doesn't count. Either way, he shrugs.] Look, I think she's great, but she's just a friend. You can do whatever you want.

[teenwonder]

I thought you were. You don't treat everyone like that, do you?

[Maybe it just seemed more obvious when it was with Zatanna. Ugh she's not even Starfire why is this a thing.]

Well I guess if you're sure... [He's also not going to fight too hard about it.]

[curiositykills]

Only the good-looking ones.

[So yeah, pretty much everyone. He's not even ashamed, if that grin is anything to go by.]

Besides, I think watching you fumble over all this relationship stuff might actually be more fun than actually dating.