EVENT LOG: TURN THE LIGHTS OFF

[inthenightmods]

EVENT LOG:
TURN THE LIGHTS OFF

characters: everyone.
location: around town.
date/time: january 20-29.
content: the lanterns begin to malfunction.
warnings: body horror and psychological horror. please cw tags appropriately.

you'll become one

January 20th arrives the same as all the days before it. There's no great pulse of warning that throbs through the air, no ominous wind that causes the bonfire to shudder. The spirits are neither agitated nor do they hide. You could almost miss the change, if the lanterns weren't always by your side. There's no explanation that comes with the way that it's changed, but it's impossible not to worry when it's happened so suddenly.

Maybe it takes a few days, or maybe it only takes a few hours, but suddenly it isn't just the lanterns that have changed. You, yourself, have become somehow different. It's possible that you won't even have the right state of mind to wonder how long it will last. At the very least, it appears you aren't alone. All across Beacon, lanterns are changing, and changing the people with them.

Out in the distance, the lighthouse's beam has turned green.

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[sublimebeast]

[WHAT IS THAT?

Something big and metal approaches and starts calling to him like he's a common dog. That's not really a problem, it's better than being kicked or chased with pitchforks.

The accusation that he's stolen the lantern is more problematic. What if this creature tries to take it from him?

Link sets his lantern down and snarls a warning at the strange smelling giant.]

[sunborne]

[ yikes! this is most definitely not a friendly one. at least, not for now.

daylight immediately throws his servos up in front of him, trying to show he's not going to do anything towards the angry wolf. ]

Sorry, buddy! Was that too aggressive of me? [ he tries to smile nice and wide, his winglets canted in what he thinks is a peaceful angle.

he still wants to get that lantern and give it back to whoever that belongs to but, first, he needs to get the wolf's trust. going down via wolf is kind of cool but awkward to explain to dr. solis. ] Sorry. Um. Let's try that again?

I'm Day! Daylight! It's nice to meet you. Sorry for scaring you like that. Um...

-Do you want a snack? [ he gestures to the messenger bag that he had clipped to his waist, acting like a belt of sort for day and his items. ] I have some food I was going to share with some friends but you can have it if you want.

[sublimebeast]

[Link lowers his head and his ears prick forward.

Daylight? As in Daylit?

It must be the person he'd talked to over the network. Now that he listens, the voice is the same.

The snarling stops and he instead gives Daylight a desperate whimper and paws at his lantern.]

[sunborne]

[ ... okay. this is unexpected.

he stops trying to make kissy sounds towards the wolf, looking concerned for the poor thing. ]

What's wrong, buddy? [ he's about to stand up and walk towards the wolf but stops himself halfway, remembering that he's... really big and, from past experience, animals have never been comfortable with his size if they don't know him. ]

Um... Can I come closer to you, buddy? I just want to see what's wrong, if that's okay with you. [ he smiles, trying to show he means well while raising his servos up to emphasise his friendliness. ] I promise I won't do anything.

[sublimebeast]

[Link decides to respond by gently picking up his lantern and approaching Daylight. He moves slowly but his tail is wagging.]

[sunborne]

[ do not pet the wolf do not pet the wolf do not pet the wolf do not pet the wolf do not pet the wolf-

daylight approaches the wolf slowly, meeting halfway and then he immediately sits down on the ground. not only to make himself look smaller and less of a threat, but to also rest his servos under his aft to make sure he doesn't pet the wolf.

just in case. ]

Huh. I've never seen that lantern design before. [ meaning it has to be one of the newcomers into beacon, he guesses. he looks at the wolf, tilting his helm in curiosity before a thought comes to mind. ] Oh! You didn't steal this, did you?

[ between their behaviour before and their behaviour now, day is almost connecting the dots. ] You're protecting the lantern, right? Making sure no one tries to nab it. [ like... himself just now. ] Sorry.

[sublimebeast]

[Link sits down and drops his lantern into the snow, then gently places a paw upon it as if to say "mine".

Then...]

WooooOOoo!

[There's a musical quality to his howl.]