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

[alloys]

Must be what keeps the shelves stocked.

[frost_jewel]

We have shelves now? Full of chaos? Hmm...is that why he opened a general store?

[Talking to herself, out loud. Someone's tired.]

[alloys]

[ The general store...ah. That was Shikamaru's place, wasn't it? ]

That's why he put in a Slurpee machine to draw me in.

[frost_jewel]

Now you're just teasing me. What in Mercury's name is a Slurpee machine?

[alloys]

Slushy drink. You haven't tried it? You should. Go get one and bring me some back.

[frost_jewel]

Do you really want one? I could get it for you. [At this point she'd do quite a lot to make him feel better. It depends on what a slushy drink is.]

[alloys]

Would you really? [ He can tell she's tired, but how can he refuse that offer? ] The Mountain Dew flavor is choice.

[frost_jewel]

['Tired' has never stood in her way before, and it will not do so now.]

Knowing you, you'll tell me it doesn't taste like cold mountain spring water. I'll see what I can do for you. [Being able to do anything feels good.] Don't escape before I get back.

[alloys]

Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere.

[ Much as he might like to. ]

...And thanks. [ For more than just the slurpee. ]

[frost_jewel]

[She just hums, rising to go and hunt down this mysterious slurpee dew of mountains beverage.

What she comes back with is not what she expected to bring, for sure. Mia practically sinks back into that chair.]

You knew exactly what you were sending me after, didn't you.

[alloys]

[ He's dozed a bit while she's gone, but when she's back, he wakes again - and grins when she sees what she's brought him. ]

Atta girl. You're a dream, you know that?

[frost_jewel]

No, I'm quite real, for once. Are you able to sit up enough to even think about drinking this, Tony?

[Visitor or not, she has standards and does not like to get in trouble.]

[alloys]

Maybe you could just dump it in my IV.

[ He's joking.

Mostly.

But at least he pushes himself up into a sitting position. ]

[frost_jewel]

If I wanted to freeze you from the inside, I wouldn't need help.

[She can help him. She can adjust the way the bed sits and move that infernal flat pillow and set the silly drink down so both hands are free to help him lean back again. When she retrieves the slurpee she holds onto it, giving him a Look.]

It's yellow. In Imil we teach children to avoid this sort of thing.

[alloys]

[ He reaches out for the drink, an amused look on his face. ]

It's not full of pee. I promise.

[frost_jewel]

I know. I tasted one while I was there. [There are things she won't bring to sick people and she had to make sure.] Knowing what it tastes like worries me even more.

[But it is mostly water and sugar, which can't really hurt him and will probably help him, so she relents and hands it over.]

[alloys]

[ He takes a good, long sip before responding. That's good stuff. ]

You mean, knowing it's delicious?

[frost_jewel]

[She's making a face.]

We'll just have to disagree about that part.

[alloys]

I suppose we will.

[ He just keeps sipping away. ]

[frost_jewel]

Don't rush yourself. [That's another thing she doesn't know, how much he's already been able or allowed to eat.]