I have a few questions about the event! Would a chosen person be able to overcome the brainwashing of the dagger? And how would you say a stabbing would go like is it done secretly or out in the open?
Hello! Thank you for your questions! First in regards to the brainwashing, nobody is able to overcome it nor ignore it. It is basically as suggested, mind control. The person who has been stabbed will be hyperfixated on the idea that they must spread mother's love to whoever they have strong attachments for and hasn't been infected as of yet. Mind you by strong attachments we don't mean simply just friends or lovers, afterall they do say that things such as hate is just a differents side of the same coin as love!
In regards to the stabbing, the dagger is aware that doing it in the open would certainly cause a lot of chaos so we could say that in the beginning when there are still few people it would be easier for them to do it secretly. But as more people are infected and the dagger has to travel further in order to find a victim, it might become a bit more rash! For the time being though, we prefer the asks/submit to imply secrecy.
Hope that helps! Feel free to message us if you have any more questions.