> POWERSWAP IMPOCALYPSE WRAP UP

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This doesn't need to take effect until the end of the day, but the powerswap ends with Sollux regaining control of himself long enough to rewrite several pieces of the game code as seen here. So it's clear what's been done here's a list of game changes:

Glitches fixed:
=> Powers have been restored to normal.
=> The underling population has been reduced to normal, and while they are somewhat more challenging than before they are back to being tolerable without hiding in caves and the like.
=> Visual glitching and item malfunctions have been fixed. There is no longer falling through walls and the like. Objects and solid and work as they should.
=> The shadow planets have been removed - the session is reduced to its normal size.
=> Much of the random broken fuckery going on in the game code has been smoothed out.
=> Sburb will no longer be bringing new people in. (This does not effect the app cycle because things will change before then but just so you know, right now that glitch has been fixed.)

Glitches remaining:
=> Denizens are still active as they were before.
=> Dreamselves still aren't waking up when players sleep.
=> Deleted planets are still gone.

Sollux has suggested that he left a backup of the code required to restore the Land of Brass and Frogs somewhere outside of the Horrorterror's reach. If the players can find it, hope is not lost. Otherwise, the session has mostly been repaired.

Sollux is out of play as if dead.

IT'S A MYSTERY CHARLIE BROWN.

> AND ANOTHER THING ABOUT HORRORTERRORS

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Oh right and I totally forgot to mention this but it's kind of important.

Everyone who had the horrorterror voices lurking in their heads or anything like that will feel them suddenly go quiet about fifteen minutes to a half hour after Sollux's messages end.

=> This means that people dreaming of the horrorterrors will no longer dream of them in any form.
=> Players that had sleeper agent tendencies from horrorterror infections will now be free of those impulses.
=> No one will hear the horrorterrors singing from Derse anymore.

Basically any psychic effects that the horrorterrors have been having over players are no longer active.

>Ink: Be Good At Plot

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So! As many of you know, I've had a plot in the works for quite some time involving Theo's denizen and the Land of Silk and Canopy. Now that denizens are active, this plot can finally happen!

A big immediate thing to get out of the way: This plot is not going to start immediately. I know that the powerswap plot was huge and intense and people want a break; I'm simply putting up the info now so people can plot and ask questions if they want to. I'm projecting a start date for this plot as after Valentines (February 16th, at the earliest), which should give everyone a chance to unwind and do their own thing and deal with the fallout from this big plot we just had. If mods or anyone has input on dates, that can go on this post too!

On to the actual plot.

Theo's denizen is Anansi, the trickster spider storyteller who steals stories and memories and keeps them in pots. He did this with Theo's consorts, though with Theo's help they've regained much of it through his translations of old weavings. Now that Theo's been largely absent from Silk and Canopy for an extended period of time, Anansi is getting kind of antsy with no Hero to annoy and consorts that are a lot less terrified of him than they were before.

What does this mean for the rest of you? Anansi is going to steal the stories and memories of your consorts as well! If his Hero won't pay attention to him, perhaps others might. This will result in some, if not all, of the following symptoms among your consort societies:

*Extreme disorientation. Consorts will lose their trains of thoughts often, misplace items, and in some cases forget where they are, what they're doing, and in extreme cases who they are.
*Loss of knowledge. Consorts who could read and write may forget how to do so or do so with less skill than before. They will also forget key details of the lore of their land, the history of their people, festivals and important events (sorry, Castlecon), and anything relating to planet quests. When questioned, answers on these topics will be disconnected at best.
*Skittishness. Consorts will display unusual levels of fright and uncertainty towards just about everything, including their Hero.
*General unhelpfulness. Consorts will often work at cross-purposes and display a lack of coordination or communication with each other and their Hero.
*Any questions about their new state of mind will be met with garbled explanations about Anansi and the Gent of Charm and 'the tallest tree', though making those explanations make sense will take a lot of careful listening.

You can pick and choose among these as you like, and play them out however you wish once the event starts! I wanted to make a plot that anyone (with a planet, sorry deleted planet bros) could get in on, as well as a plot centering on consorts, which often get overlooked in plots but in this game are pretty dang awesome.

This will be the first phase of the event and will last probably several days if not more (it's flexible depending on how quickly people figure out what's going on) .

The second phase will start whenever a substantial number of players put together that Anansi is the jerk behind their consorts suddenly being really, really annoying (more than usual). Theo will likely take charge of this once it's clear that this is his Denizen's fault, and lead an expedition to get the stolen cultural memories and knowledge back. How this happens exactly in game is up to people involved (though Theo will suggest that he keep Anansi busy while the others smash the pots containing what they're after). But I want to stress that this is not a combat mission. Characters of all levels can participate without fear of getting hurt -- I have nothing planned that would put anyone other than Theo in danger. This is also a plot where opting out is okay. You don't have to participate if you don't want to for any reason! Your consorts getting messed with is solely up to you and I won't dictate at all what Anansi has or has not done to anyone's planets.

Any questions, comments, concerns, whatever go here! Again, this isn't starting for a bit, so I'm open to suggestions and plotting beforehand.

not really a hiatus but

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what up jarjams

this is just a heads up, but tomorrow morning i leave to go cross-country for funeral stuff, and will be there a couple of days. i actually think i'm going to have time to tag some after tomorrow, but i can't be sure, so if gentaro is scarce until the beginning of next week that would be why!

i'm going to get to the things i owe tonight and i will definitely be AWOL tomorrow the 7th at the least.