With the winter chill in the air, a lot of the city-zens were staying inside, clinging to sources of warmth both natural or otherwise. But not The Council. Far removed from the city itself as they were, that did not mean they weren't hard at work on improving it.
The question was always on their minds. This city was the most successful yet of the HAVEN project. But simply being the best wasn't good enough; they wanted to improve on things thought immutable. After all, Lifelines were once thought to be a pipe dream too... who's to say they can't be... 'upgraded?' A little testing in production never hurt anyone, right?
It's Friday morning, and MINTHY has a lot of work to do. In her hands she carries a box, wrapped in generically-festive wrapping paper and topped with a large red bow. She carries it up to the front door of someone's home, and knocks thrice. Knock, knock, knock. Never more, never less.
There's no answer, and so she shrugs and leaves the gift box at the doorstep, and moves on to the next house, materializing another identical box in her hands along the way. Knock, knock, knock, until she's visited every resident of The Chronolium.
Those who do answer the door will be greeted cheerily, and told that this gift is from The Council itself, and please be careful with it! Any questions more specific than that will be met with vague non-answers, unfortunately.
The box itself isn't too heavy. It feels about the weight of an arctic fox, perhaps. Upon undoing the bow keeping the lid secure, out will pop an ARCTIC FOX, covered in soft white fur and boasting adorably large ears. This fox will ignore most attempts at communication, instead opting to seek out and boop every member of the household with a swat of her paw. If someone isn't home, she will wait by the door until they do arrive, booping them as soon as they enter.
When all is said and done and booped, the fox is satisfied, and disappears in a puff of white smoke. Those touched by the fox will feel as if there's something more to them now, something they weren't aware of before. They feel more powerful—literally. Luckily, their very Lifeline has now been altered, and so they have an innate sense of how to use their newfound power, but it may take some getting used to...
So, what exactly happened... ?
You've been visited by the holiday fox of good fortune (along with her Tiefling-like companion) and, whether your muse had supernatural abilities before or not, they now have new ones! Yes, even ordinary human muses can now have a sample of what it feels like to be one of their more magical and fantastical friends.
The list of powers your muse can now use, along with their safe limits, can be found HERE.
Your muse cannot use these powers infinitely, nor can they use them without risking harm to themselves. There is only so much 'mana' imbued into your muse's Lifeline for this event, and so if you use these powers too much... you will run out, and be unable to use any more at all (aside from those you already had before the event).
How quickly this mana runs out depends on the powers used and how much you use them, and Chronolium staff doesn't really want to moderate the exact minutia of it, so you're free to use your best judgement about whether or not you are overusing powers! Besides, there is a workaround anyway, which will be explained further down.
That's right! These powers are experimental, and The Council cannot guarantee that they are completely safe to use. If you are below the safety limits listed in the powers document, you should be just fine! You can exceed them, of course, but at your own risk. Some powers might refuse to work at all, but still drain your mana. Others might work but incorrectly (for example, a fireball might explode in your face instead of at your target), or they might bring about more normal pains akin to those laid out on the ranks page. It's up to you! The only thing is that some sort of consequence is guaranteed beyond the safe limits, just that what the consequence is, is at your discretion.
How can we replenish mana?
Simply put, by visiting a local medical center! Any one will do; the local hospital, urgent care, clinic, etc. Hell, you could even try the dentist, so long as they have a spare room. If you go to the front desk and ask to see "DR. VEDNA," you'll be brought into an empty room and, after a few minutes, be seen by the doctor in question.
She will request that The Council replenish the mana of your Lifeline, in exchange for a full and detailed report of any experiences you had with the powers, particularly any bad side effects. This is an experiment, after all, and they could really use the data! When she is satisfied, she will leave, and you will awaken the next day with fully restored mana.
How long will the event last?
The event will end at 11:59pm on January 7th, 2022. No starters for the event may be posted after the end date, and you must participate in the event in some form before the end date to earn participation credit for this event. You may still continue existing event threads after the event has ended, of course, but they will not grant you credit for participation if you have not already received it.
Do I need to participate in this event?
You don't need to participate, no! Event participation is never required, nor are you required to have your muse acknowledge that are events are happening if you don't want to. However, while events are not required for any ranks, they may be used for council benefits (coming soon!), so you may want to keep that in mind and keep track of your participation somewhere!
Can I write a drabble for participation?
You can, and it will count just as much as a thread with someone else would! There is no required word count, we just require that you at least put some effort into it (a one or two sentence post just for event credit wouldn't count, for example).
I have another question about the event!
Please send it to the masterlist, and not the council sideblog! As the masterlist is where events are posted, it is also where event-related FAQs will be answered, unlike ordinary FAQs. The first batch of event FAQs will be answered tomorrow, Saturday the 18th!
How can Minthy possibly visit every house in one morning?
You wouldn't ask this of Santa Claus.
