Shadow Event Log

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▼ A Feast of Shadows

 

Who: Anyone
Where: All over the city
When: December 16-20
Summary: The Shadow Event has begun! Follow the link for the event summary and post your threads here if you want. You're still free to make network posts of your own if you'd rather do that, though!
Warnings: Characters' darkest and most shameful secrets within, along with plenty of combat. Please mark any threads that will contain triggering content appropriately, since some characters have darker secrets than others.
Music: IT'S JUST AS BILLY JOEL WARNED

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Agatha Sheridan - December 16 OTA (warning for I guess there's gonna be violence.)

[badluckhealer]

[...where do we even begin with this one?

This clearly isn't the Agatha people know, of course. For one, she doesn't - quite - look human. More like a puppet, a robot...the seams are showing at the mouth and the neck. After all, that's how people see me, right? A doll. An emotionless pawn. I don't have feelings, I just do what everyone else says! I hate it!

The yellow eyes are also a dead giveaway, as is the utterly screwed-up smile on her face. Meet the Shadow, folks.

... who's currently got blood on her hands after having killed a few aggressive demons for stress relief. She waves at whoever's nearby as if that isn't the case, though.]

Hello~

[... even her voice sounds a little synthesized.]

[prettytamer]

...hi.

[Midori knows nothing about what's going on, but man is she ever worried about something taking Agatha's face.]

Agatha?

[badluckhealer]

Midori~

[Hi, you're getting a bloody glomp from the Shadow. ... bloody because, y'know, the recent demon killin'.]

Hello~

[prettytamer]

[Oh gross. No wait, that's not important now.]

You seem happy tonight.

[badluckhealer]

Of course~ There's every reason to be happy! Everything's just great tonight~

[prettytamer]

Can I ask why your eyes are a different color now?

[It's not like she's not close enough to tell.]

[badluckhealer]

Huh? [Head tilt.]

Is that really such a big deal? I'm me, still!

[Siiiigh.]

Then again, I know I'm kinda worthless. Still, I'm still me, for whatever that's worth!

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[How unfortunate that she runs into one of the recent arrivals, one who's already seen this song and dance before...with the Fool already formed in his hand as soon as he notices the golden eyes.

Why. Why, of all things, would it be this, and how did this even happen?]

...Hello.

[His reply is flat, even. It does well to hide the already considerable amount of frustration he's getting from this mess.]

[badluckhealer]

[The Shadow gets a feeling she knows exactly what's going on.

Cue pout.]

You're gonna attack me, huh? Well, it figures! Of cooooourse nobody wants a social pariah to live! But you see, I don't wanna die!

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[He shakes his head. If he attacks, it won't be because he intended to strike first. For now...he was going to see what he could get out of her.]

No one wants to. But I'm sure you have more than your fair share of reasons why you don't...

Or should I say, 'your "real" self does'?

[badluckhealer]

[The smile disappears at that.]

I'M the real me. And I'm going to make sure it STAYS that way. I'm done with the facade, so I'm gonna break it.

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

I can't allow that.

Not when you and your real self have to sort these differences you have out.

[Izanagi felt stronger than he did before, even if he wasn't quite at the peak he was back then... if it comes to blows, he should be able to keep things under control.]

[badluckhealer]

"Sorting out differences," huh~?

I don't know the meaning of those words. I'm just a doll, after all. A puppet. I don't "sort out differences", I follow orders. Because Aggie is a good girl~

It's so fucking stupid and I'm done with it. I'm also done talking with you. You're boring. Time to set things straight, seeya~

[Attempting to escape battle...........]

[tyrantball]

"...why are you pretending to be Desco's friend Aggie?"

Straight to the point.

[badluckhealer]

R U D E!

But then I guess you can't expect anything else out of a little kid with delusions of grandeur, huh? Ahhh, I kinda miss being like that~

But the point is that I'm the real Agatha. You're being pretty rude, defending a lifeless puppet like that!

[tyrantball]

Desco is stubborn, violent, and impulsive - but she's also very good at all those things.

"Primal Force!"

As the attack goes off, Desco floats in a little closer.

"Aggie doesn't have weirdo seams like you do, impostor. Also, Desco makes a point of scanning everyone she meets, and Aggie is weak to Dark - unlike you."

[badluckhealer]

Well of course a fakey fake faker would be weaker! I mean, come on! And just because you can't see a puppet's seams doesn't mean they're not there. Gosh, you're not human either, I almost thought you'd understand!

... But then, the whole world's kinda against me, isn't it?! Ever since the day I was born!

[Wow, O W. Time to heal that off!]

[tyrantball]

"If you wanted to go undetected, then maybe you shouldn't suck so bad at being disguised!"

Completely ignoring what the Shadow has to say as irrelevant because that is what she does.

And since Primal Force didn't work, she'll just have to resort to something stronger.

"True Godly Weapon!"

[badluckhealer]

[She's still healing.....]

You'd better stop that, you don't even know what it is you're defending!

[luckyuncle]

[The sight of a familiar form killing demons is enough to send Jack for a loop. But when she turns around, smiles, and waves a bloody hand at him--]

Agatha?

[--Jack doesn't quite realize that it's not the true Aggie at present, confusion overwriting his mind's ability to pay attention to the little details.]

[badluckhealer]

Hello, Uncle~

[The fact that she has yellow eyes all of a sudden isn't enough of a hint?!]

How are things? It's a really nice day today, isn't it?

[luckyuncle]

[SHE'S KILLING THINGS OF HER OWN FREE WILL, THAT'S ENOUGH TO THROW HIM OFF BALANCE OKAY]

[Though, that voice--]

It's a little colder than I'd like, but... It's not bad.

[Now that the shock of the moment has passed, Jack takes notes of the seams, and, more importantly, those eyes. Along with the strange synthetic undertone to her voice -- like Agatha talking through a low-quality phone line -- all of this gives him a bad feeling.]

[He's going to play it cool for right now, though. No need to start a conflict if this can all be explained easily...]

Hey, Agatha... are you wearing contacts? You look a bit different.

[badluckhealer]

Oh, you noticed!

[She... twirls. Though it looks more like a puppet being made to twirl on its strings than a human turning in a circle.]

Hee hee. Hmm, what's the phrase we're supposed to say...Ah, that's right! "I am a Shadow, the true self."

[She giggles after trying to stay serious for that one line.]

It's pretty cliche, but it does the job, you know? And it's true!

[luckyuncle]

A "Shadow"?

[Okay, this just went from strange to "what the fuck is this even"--]

So the eyes, the... seam... things... and your voice... this is your true self?

[He taps a finger against his chin, looking equal parts amused and confused.] I knew I should have kept Sara away from all of those sewing kits.

[badluckhealer]

Well of course this is me, Uncle! Gosh, you really thought I stopped feeling anything? That kinda hurts!

[That last statement makes her tilt her head and then she starts laughing again. Like, batshit laughter.]

Uuuuuuncleeeeeeee, you and I both know Mom isn't even into sewing things. [She waggles her finger, tsk-tsk.] You're slipping~