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onset| Gender Switch Fairly self explanatory! Males become females, females become males, and the intersexed become one or the other! My Dirty Little Secret The one thing a character never wanted anyone to know, (however silly or important this secret may be), is the one thing they feel compelled to talk about all day. Lost in Translation Day Everyone speaks a different language or dialect that transcribes differently, poorly, or even Babelfishyly. Opposite Day Where everyone does the opposite of what they want, says the opposite of what they mean, and generally behave in the opposite way they would. We Did That? Citizens feel compelled to talk about their sex lives. Not for the faint of heart. Ghost World Citizens are haunted by the ghost(s) of someone(s) from their home world, someone who is not in the City. They can be alive or dead, someone said citizen wants to see, or... not. Ghosts are visible only to the affected. Morality Reversal Day Sinners become saints, and those as pure as the driven snow become cesspits of moral filth. Basic personalities remain unchanged, a cheerful outgoing good guy will simply be a cheerful outgoing bad guy. Age Reversal Day The young become old and the old become young. Fast forward to adulthood or rewind to the glorious days of youth. This can be mental or physical or both mental and physical. Immortals or characters who are older/younger than they appear to be by some other strange circumstance may reflect their true ages A Road Not Taken Almost every resident of the City has taken a certain path or made a life-altering decision that shaped out their ending or current life. But what would have happened had they taken the road less traveled by? Citizens reflect the differences in direction, both mentally and physically. Body Swappers Ever had a morning where you wake up feeling not like yourself? Well today citizens get a dose of that in the flesh. Blondes have more fun, brunettes are smarter, boys do it better, babes do it best, it ain't easy being a pimp. The sky's the limit on what experiences citizens can have walking in someone else's shoes, literally. Power-Switch Citizens switch powers with each other, or the powerless. If they switch with a citizen who doesn't have powers then their loss is your gain! Safari Day Humans turn to animals. Animals and animanoids turn to humans! A species switch is afoot, but be careful, some citizens enjoy the hunt in any form. Days of Our Young & Restless Passions Bring on the melodrama, the evil twins, the surprise pregnancies, and the dark family secrets, for today the citizens' life is like an open-script soap opera. They're the main protagonists, antagonists, and everything in between. Extreme plot twists abound, many boxes of Kleenex will be on reserve, and everyone is wondering just what will happen next. Make sure to ham it all up, only high emotion will get you ratings. When You Were Dumb Remember a time when a citizen was completely at their worst? Well today is that day when the personality clock is rewound so bad habits, bad manners, and bad deeds are all possible once again. Consider it a time to reflect on shortcomings… if they were in their right minds anyway. Anti-Angst Day Bringing a cycle of tears full circle! The sadder or more frustrated a citizen feels, the happier they'll express themselves today. Isn't that the greatest kind of comfort? Find A Rainbow Day No not that kind of rainbow. Cheerfulness is rewarded with a spectrum of colors like a halo around a citizen's head, pessimism is rewarded with a little black rain cloud, and it really does get wet. Stay happy if you want to stay dry ♥ I Cannot Tell a Lie Ask a question, tell no lies, no matter how hurtful those truths may be. Honesty is a virtue that everyone must uphold on this day. A citizen must be truthful about the flaws of another, but any citizen is free to counter with honesty in return! Parents Day That phrase "You remind me of my mother." rings true for citizens today. Some of them might feel another is as overprotective as their father. The urge to motherhen or interrogate dates is strong in the force, no matter the age of the affected. Dæmon Day Affected citizens suddenly find that their souls have evacuated their bodies in the form of dæmon companions (moderately sized animals, natural or mythical). It could make a great pet, it could loathe every fiber of your being. Just remember the City leash laws. Say It Loud Say It Proud Everyone has a little bit of pride in them. Now imagine a day when that pride is multiplied by a thousand! Sometimes you just have to declare it to the entire world and make sure no one else is better than you. Who possibly would be? Philias and Phobias Irrational fears and extreme obsessions come full force to the City. Even if a citizen just didn't like the water before, now they're hydrophobic! A citizen with a soft spot for vampires might… well, you get the idea. Tabloid Trash Gossip gossip gossip. That's all the network is good for. But today loose lips are encouraged and the deities really want to fill that rumor mill. Doctored photos and libel are free game today. What's in a Name? Today the citizens of the City take on the traits of their names. Is it Rose? If so they might just find roses tattooed all over their bodies or rose petals mysteriously floating around them or become a rosebush themselves. Any Valentines out there? Perhaps they’ll be perpetually covered--or buried--in hearts and candy! The sky's the limit on how their names are interpreted. Listmania Citizens feel compelled to list list list on the network. It doesn't matter what the list is or how many lists there are, they simply can't stop listing. Top Tens and Things I Would Do For Money are all fair game today. Black Bars Prevent Mental Scars Too bad black bars are lacking in the City. Citizens find that their clothes are nowhere to be found and when they do find them it seems as if their clothes don't want to stay on! What's the meaning of this embarrassment? The Deities do advise that some of their citizens simply need a tan. Dear John Today all communication, written or spoken, on the network or in person, is done in letter format! Does your citizen have a note or a memo to leave lying around? Remember the proper salutations, even if a Dear is followed by Jerk in Apt 5. Meme Day It's not exactly Caturday but there are far too many things that a citizen could oh so easily fit into! It's even better if they don't know what that thing called the internet meme is. Bitches don't know about chargin' ma lazers in Sparta. Hand In Glove Hi! How's it going! What? You don't like the shade of my new nailpolish?! How dare you! Fighting erupts even over the most mundane things, but put your superpowers and reiatsu away. The City's decided to "tax" its citizens by turning battles into traditional slaps across the cheek. Whoever slaps hardest to the point of KO wins, of course knowing how strong and resilient some citizens are, these slapfests might just last all the way until midnight. Moody Weather Feeling a little blue? Maybe raindrops are falling on your citizen’s head. All moods are reflected quite literally on this day, be it a 2ft storm cloud constantly floating over their heads or rays of sunshine coming out of you know where. No Inner Monologue Day Every thought comes out in words or writing. There is absolutely no discretion involved before someone says something. If a citizen is reminded of the time they rode a bike naked through the supermarket in a dream they will Outer Monologue it. Armistice Day The enemy of your enemy is your friend, but in the City it just doesn't work that way. Today citizens can't help but be the absolute friendliest to their worst enemy in the City. The day commemorates a time when war stood still, what better way to celebrate it than by making friends with the ones you don't love? Cold Turkey Does your citizen have a bad habit or an addiction? Whatever that may be, today they'll find themselves completely without that one thing that makes them feel oh so good, be it cigarettes, alcohol, or you know what. Whether it's a whole pack, a bottle, or just one wrapper, it'll go missing or be continuously out of reach. It's the only way they can learn self-control, so says the City. False Confessions Don't falsely confess to a crime. Don't falsely report someone lost, killed or injured. Don't falsely confess a relationship or love affair. But who ever pays attention to the rules? Today's the day when everyone has something to confess to, be it tales so tall they have to be true or filthy filthy bogus lies. However, hidden somewhere might be a truth and what citizen would want to take a chance on it? Of course, what citizen could suffer the consequences if it turns out to be untrue. Citizens must decide. Did it hurt when you fell from Heaven? Whether they're suave, awkward, good, or just plain horrible, citizens find themselves unable to stop speaking in the language of pickup lines while other citizens find themselves won over by them... or find themselves giving into rage by the audacity of them. So be careful, lest you give someone the wrong idea and come home with the wrong person in hand, or a mighty black eye. That's Your Horoscope for Today Everyone has a zodiac sign based on their various birthdays and a horoscope that corresponds to them. Most people don't pay much attention to what their horoscopes generally say...but the residents of the City ought to. Whatever the newspapers and magazines say about their zodiac sign will come true during the day. [This can be the western or eastern zodiac. If a character has no canon birthday you may choose a zodiac sign that seems to fit them best.] Fatigue Day L........ A........ … Z......... Y. That's the theme for today. No really. No matter what your citizen needs to get done they just don't have the energy to do it. Fetish Folly Give me a breath mint to make me feel all tingly inside. And melted marshmallows leave such a sticky white mess... There's silk and fuzzy handcuffs too but how vanilla. Today citizens find themselves giving in to secret desires and guilty pleasures, no matter how bizarre, how edible, or how decadent. [Please be mindful of when to LJ CUT or label things NSFW!] The Years That Never Were Imagine how different life would be if something happened beyond your control... or didn't happen at all. This is about the accidents or strokes of luck that occur, often shaping a citizen's life and they don't even know it. Fast forward as far into the future as you like or trace back the steps to childhood. [Regardless of how you affect your character (whether it's winning the lottery or getting kicked out of school) they may act as if they have been living in the City all this time or arrive "for the first time" all over again.] Memory Theater The City has decided to air memories of its citizenry, literally. Somehow videos of a memory find their way to the network, posted for all to see whether its subject knows it or not. Be careful about all that dirty laundry no~w. Mine Mine Mine The Citizens are all armed with felt-tip markers, stamps, stickers, you name it...because everyone has the compulsion to label their property! "Property of so and so, this is my apartment," "my bed", and "my toilet seat" are all over the place today, as well as "my friend", "my sibling", and "my rival"! Touch or steal at your own risk! The Elephant in the Corner It's huge, it takes up space, everyone knows it's there but no one wants to talk about it--except on this day. Did something happen to you with someone that you would rather forget? Is it obvious but for some reason discussing is too embarrassing? Well today's curse has citizens crossing the verbal bridge that no one else wants to touch and leaves others dying to question them concerning issues they'd rather not talk about. Today, FML. Today, MLIA. Today, the citizens of the City seem to be unable to stop complaining about how much their lives suck, and even the littlest things make them want to say something. Meanwhile others feel the need to comment on these things, saying things like "you did it yourself" and "I agree, your life sucks". F*** their lives. Today, other citizens of the City also seem to be unable to stop talking about their normal everyday lives, and the stuff that happens to them. At the same time, others want to comment about whether their lives are "average" or "meh". How average! Tell Me A Story Once upon a time there was a curse that made everyone narrate their own lives as though those ordinary lives were extraordinary stories. The elegant lady rises from her bed and glides gracefully to the Network where she tells her own story as a story. And the handsome and charming gentleman who answers her story will do so with his own story. And so the Network and the City streets will fill with stories told by the ones who live them. [Affected characters narrate their own stories in the third person, as excessively and as purple as they so like. A character waking up and going out shopping can make a network post detailing this dramatic event. The stories are narrated in the third person, as though the characters were metaphorically writing a log entry, and this can take place in normal conversation as well. Ex: She writes her reply full of eloquence, recounting the event in similes and metaphors because "It was fun." simply would not suffice.] [Not] Awesome Powers Behold my amazing ability! Cower in fear! Quake in terror! And behold! I! Shall! Never! Get! A! Papercut! Gasp! Today, affected citizens have...new powers! ...Amazingly useless ones. Boo! Such as the amazing ability to keep peanut butter from sticking to the roof of one's mouth, the ability to shake only two aspirin out of the jar, or the ability to smell like tires! Amazing! Affected citizens have new powers, but ones that are stupid, useless, unpleasant, or otherwise not at all awesome, super, or amazing. Could it be the Deities are playing a practical joke or is there something else going on~? Hateration Federation People tend to talk trash about people or things they don't like behind closed doors. Not today. Citizens are compelled to go to the streets, to the network, to just about anyone or anything, and talk that trash--or--in better terms. Hate. Even the smallest pet peeve like lint on black clothing can be a subject of sudden unabashed revolt. Oh and masks, hashbrowns, Hennessy and anonymity are optional. [This does not mean your characters can post tirades anonymously, however they are more than free to try and fail at being anonymous!] What Were You Thinking Remember the last time you turned to your friend or partner and said, "Quit reading my mind"? Today they can't stop, and your private thoughts are now totally shareable--across the network or across the house, everyone knows that you're wondering if the underwear on the floor is clean or not. On the other hand you might just be hearing voices. Which is the lesser of two evils? [The curse is selective in that Character A's mind could be read by anyone, Character A's mind could be read only by Character B, or they can read only each other's, etc. Please be clear about your parameters in OOC notes. This differs from No Inner Monologue in that nothing is said aloud, characters might not even know they're affected until someone tells them...if someone tells them.] Simon Says Remember that game we all played as children? Today, citizens will find that everything they say really happens - literally - and it's not just limited to ordering people around. The sky is falling, your mother is a saint, and monkeys will come flying out of your - well, you get the idea. Maybe next time your girlfriend asks what you're thinking about you'll think twice before replying, 'Nothing.' [Effects are limited to targets within earshot and only with the consent of players if affecting another character. Situations can last as short or as long as you want but all effects revert at midnight. Large-scale destruction is not allowed.] My Inner Voices Ever have an inner voice telling you what you should or shouldn't do? Today they get a life of their own, literally. Miniature versions of citizens pop up on their shoulders or in their pockets to give them advice on various issues. Some citizens have one or two, some have as many as six to fulfill different aspects of their personalities. Some might run their mouths off too much so best keep them in control, because if they get themselves killed it's no different from killing a part of yourself. [Miniatures are palm sized and players may NPC up to six minis. If all minis are killed then the originating character must be dead until midnight. Killing only some minis results in fatigue and pain.] 140 Characters or Less No not actual characters, more like letters! Today Network communication is limited to only 140 letters or less. That spells trouble for characters who like to say a lot but they could always do this: #5 Words After Sex Whether or not Citizens have done the deed before, the cursed feel compelled to post with five words they'd say after sex. No more. No less. Plan Your Epitaph Harpies, weavers, omens, honestly with all these shenanigans going on maybe it's time Citizens start writing up their own epitaphs. They might just need them soon. Whether it's simple or elaborate, the network's abuzz with the words you want (or the City wants) carved out in marble for you some day. But when? [Characters can uncontrollably post their epitaphs or find their epitaphs already mysteriously posted for them.] Pick Your Poison What's your kryptonite? Do you know it? If so guess what you'll be posting to the Network today. Those affected by this curse find themselves announcing a weakness to the entire City. It could be as major as kryptonite, as subtle as hot water, as wtf as twinkies, or as emotionally damaging as Bambi. Whatever the case may be it makes you weak and now everyone's going to know about it. [Weaknesses are flexible, it can be physical or emotional. There is no memory-wipe clause for this curse so don't have your character mention a weakness if you don't want other characters potentially using the information against them.] |
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Date: 2013-03-06 09:51 pm (UTC)