"Love Fool" Player Plot Log

[oathshackledbird]

Characters: Diarmuid Ua Duibhne and anyone affected by his curse or who wants to get caught up in the chaos!
Setting: March 29th-April 4th. Anywhere in the tower during the beginning of the event, primarily in and around Room 4-16 later in the event.
Format: Any!
Summary: Instead of being mostly inactive, Diarmuid's curse starts being active most of the time and it's affecting both men and women! Chaos ensues! An OOC plotting and sign up post is here.
Warnings: Death, violence, blood, worms (X.x  Kariya...), psychological torture, swearing, shenanigans of a romantic nature, and ANGST! I will update as it is needed!
Notes: Being affected by Diarmuid's curse requires a tag on his permissions post here so please make sure to stop by!  If the log gets too big, I will make a second, overflow log and link it here.  While most sections have dates on them, they are only references for the time of the week that the events are going on and not when the section is available for posting.  All sections are open for posting just as soon as the log goes up and will stay open throughout the event.

Notice:  The log is open!  Have fun everyone and feel free to contact me if you have any questions!


Background Information:

One of Diarmuid's most defining traits is his curse, actually a gift given to him by a spirit of love, beauty, and youth as repayment for something he did for her. Unfortunately, while something like that might be an actual gift to a fellow spirit or god, giving it to a human doesn't work quite so well. Being a honorable man, though, Diarmuid has never taken advantage of those affected by his curse. Instead, he has done his best to let them down gently and guide them through the pain caused by it. Sometimes this has worked and sometimes it hasn't. In either event, he remembers vividly every person he's ever hurt because of it.

That approach works well until the woman who falls in love with him is his Lord's fiancee and a princess who won't take no for an answer. She places a geis on him that forces him to run away with her. Many things end that night and a great many more begin. At least, that's how the legends go.

In the tower, his curse has been weakened somewhat so that it is only rarely active. However, when it activates and for how long is random, and he doesn't know when it is happening until those affected start acting oddly toward him. Those so affected seem to remain that way for a week or two and often have some success controlling their reactions to him if they have a strong will or know that they are under the curse's spell.

Event Information:

During the event instead of activating only once and a while, Diarmuid's curse will almost constantly be active. It will also affect men and women meaning that almost everyone he runs into in the tower has the chance of being affected. He will not know this right away and will continue going about his normal patrol routes, meetings, and so on until he finally realizes what is going on. Once he does, he will start hiding in his room to limit the number of people affected. However, this won't work out so well because with him staying in one place, anyone who is under the curse's spell and trying to find him isn't going to have to look very hard.

Every day he will be spending at least a little time out of his room so that a character can be hit by the curse whenever they wish to be during the event. Anyone is welcome to have their character affected whether or not they actually have CR already with Diarmuid. This is actually a good time to start up CR if you have wanted to, but not been sure how since he will be checking in with people to make sure they are okay once the effects of the curse have passed. New players are also welcome!

How strongly and how long a character is affected by the curse is totally up to that character's mun. And remember, your character doesn't have to be affected by the curse to participate! Do they want to troll Diarmuid by acting like they are affected when they aren't? Do they want to slip him a gift or thank you but have been too shy to until they have the chance to do it under the guise of something else? Might they just be passing by Room 4-16 and get caught up in a fight? Do they have a friend who is affected and are trying to 'help' them out? Anything is possible and creativity is encouraged!

Below I have set up several locations and times to have things going on, but feel free to start something elsewhere if you wish!  Private meetings between characters working together or other similar posts are welcome.  Just be sure to mark what is going on.  In an effort to try and keep everything to one log, I have made sub-headings for his Mailbox and for Network posts should characters wish to use those things as well to show their feelings. Because people are competing for his attention to the point of fighting in some cases, please be aware that I am encouraging threadjacking and sneaky tricks like stealing gifts out of his mailbox or from his room. If you want to make sure that a thread isn't interrupted by others or a gift stolen, please mark the thread's subject line with the word "Locked." Any thread marked in such a way should only have Diarmuid and the thread starter replying in it unless other arrangements have been made. All other threads are considered open for interruption, but please remember to be polite.

Important Note:  To help keep things organized, please make sure to put either "Open" or "Locked" in the subject line of all newly started threads so that people know if it is okay to jump in or not.  It is all right if you decide to change the status later in the thread--just adjust the comment title in the next post.

Diarmuid will not respond to threads that aren't marked until they are marked, and I would ask others not to either since once replied to, comments can't be edited.  Once the thread is marked, it is fair game to be replied to.

During the end of the event players will find it harder to get into Diarmuid's room because the way will be blocked. Master Kariya Matou (vermicompost ) will have ordered his Servant Berserker (chevalier_mal_fet ) to guard the door. Far from what it looks like on the outside, both men aren't trying to help protect their friend from those affected. Instead, they have also been affected and are tying to keep away all other potential suitors! Can anyone say Boss Fight? Will those affected team up to take them down or maybe just sit back and let them take out a few rivals to thin the competition? It's all up to you guys and how nuts you want to get!

Important Note:  When tagging the 'Boss Fight' section, in addition to marking your post "locked" or "open" in the subject line, please also state if your character is meeting Lancelot in his true form--which will mean having to deal with him in some way so your character can get through to the room--or in Diarmuid's form--which will mean he will greet your character and act like Diarmuid in an attempt to lead your character away from the room.  Your character is free to be fooled or see through his deception as the thread progresses. Just be aware that Lancelot's mimic ability is high level and will take either knowing Diarmuid and his quirks well or having a lot of magical knowledge to see through.

Finally, while the tone for the event is mostly fun and humorous, if you want there can be more serious consequences.  If any character is involved in a serious incident or dies because of something related to the event, please make sure you put a comment in this section with your character's name, journal, a quick blurb about what happened and, most importantly, if you want Diarmuid to know what happened. Obviously, because of his nature, he is going to want to contact anyone who is seriously impacted by or killed because of his curse.

That's it! Go forth and cause chaos! If there are questions or problems at any time, please feel free to contact me via pm though Diarmuid's journal (oathshackledbird ) or on Plurk at NekoSandy

IC Event Introducton:

The day starts off like any other for Diarmuid and for that he is glad. After all that had happened at the end of the month in February, quiet and routine days are something he is not going to argue against. Besides, with so many people who are from some version of the world he knows having arrived this month, he would really like them to have a chance to settle in before things get too chaotic again.  There are those he would also like to spend as much time with as possible before anything else happens. So many people, himself included, need as much time as they can get to just sort out the things going on in their heads.

The problem is, will the tower give that time to them?  Diarmuid knows each quiet day is one more step forward so that they can all be prepared for whatever the administrators throw at them next.

A small smile crosses his face as he takes off to make his first patrol of the tower. After that, he will probably have something to eat at the cafeteria, before taking some time to visit friends. Sometime before nightfall, he will make another patrol of the floors before retiring to his room for the night. It's a simple day and considering how quickly things can go bad in the tower when things get too complex, he's not bothered at all by that simplicity.

It's just a shame that he doesn't realize, as he leaves his room, that things won't stay simple for long. Not with his curse suddenly becoming active in a way it never has before...

Section Links:

Diarmuid's Mailbox #0091
Network Posts
Diarmuid's Room (4-16) on Mar 29th-Mar 31st
Outside of Diarmuid's room on Mar 29th-Mar 31st
Anywhere in the Tower on Mar 29th-Mar 31st
Diarmuid's Room (4-16) on April 1st-April 4th
Outside of Diarmuid's room on April 1st-4th
Anywhere in the Tower on April 1st-4th
Boss Encounter with Berserker on April 3rd-April 4th
Serious Incident/Death List

Comments

open/before Waver corpse antics and I guess Diarmuid form at first?

[puppy_lancer]

[It was a bit of a wonder, seeing his brother standing outside the door. Maybe Diarmuid had noticed that most of the crowd has already dispersed?]

Yo.

[Lancer greets Diarmuid. Though he doesn't have his blindfold on yet, he can't feel the curse affecting him. Maybe it really had gone away for the time being.]

open

[proteusmoon]

[ Cecil is surprised herself to see the corridor finally looking less crowded, but she's certainly not going to complain. Still, when she sees Diarmuid and Lancer outside the room, she can't help but be worried and she approaches them. ]

Diarmuid? Should you not still be inside?

[ Even knowing that the curse exists hasn't seemed to help her very much. She supposes that's the price to pay for allowing Diarmuid his ignorance regarding its effect on her, for surely he would not have been so comfortable around her if he knew. ]

Re: open

[puppy_lancer]

...You know him, Cecil?

[Wow, he and his brother sure knew a lot of people in common.]

[proteusmoon]

[ She nods and takes a step closer to stand beside the man she knows as Lancer. ]

Yes. We met... the night Dax was murdered. He is a good friend of mine. He told me he was your roommate when he saw the crystal you gave me.

[ She pulls a necklace of string carefully out from under the collar of her gambeson to show him. She tied the string around Lancer's Valentine's Day gift so she could wear it around her neck for safekeeping. ]

[puppy_lancer]

Ah.

[He nods.]

He's more than that. He's my brother.

[proteusmoon]

[ Cecil smiles. ]

Yes, he did liken you to a brother. I think you are... a great many things to him.

[ The paladin is not the jealous sort, but when she recalls that Diarmuid said he and Lancer share a bed, she feels a twinge of pain that she's sure is envy. She tries to push it aside, to ignore it, but it's not an easy task. ]

[puppy_lancer]

Yeah...

[He trails off here. He can be many thing for Diarmuid, but not a lover. He can't be the one thing that Diarmuid wants above all.]

[proteusmoon]

[ Lancer going quiet suddenly sort of... strikes Cecil as unusual. They've only really spoken once, true, but something just feels distinctly off about this, so she gingerly takes him by the hand and pulls him further aside from Diarmuid. She lowers her voice: ]

...Is something wrong? You don't seem yourself.

[puppy_lancer]

I'm fine.

[He glances toward Diarmuid's direction.]

Just...a little worried about him.

[proteusmoon]

Because of what's been happening?

[puppy_lancer]

Yeah, pretty much. You know about that too?

[proteusmoon]

Yes, I...

[ She looks uncomfortable suddenly. Ah, that must be why Lancer seemed less than the cheerful when she mentioned Diarmuid's admiration for him. ]

Well, I ran into him a couple days ago and he told me... about all of it...

[ That is, he told her about Lancer being affected. ]

[puppy_lancer]

He did?

[He sighs.]

How...how did he say it. Was he calm or...

[chevalier_mal_fet]

[To wear a Glamour is to look out through another's eyes. Lancelot's senses are all his own, open to his own interpretations, but Diarmuid's body offers a new experience of them, all the same.

He leans easily in the doorway, his arms crossed. At Cu Chulainn's approach, he gives a warm smile and a friendly nod, letting pleasure show openly on his face.]

Hello, Brother.

[puppy_lancer]

So, feeling a little better today?

[He's glad to see his brother smiling again. Especially in such a carefree manner.]

[chevalier_mal_fet]

I think so, yes-- things do seem a little better today.
Lancelot knows with a fair amount of certainty what it was that passed between these two, for Diarmuid himself told him as much. He lets slightly shy concern show in his face.]

And you? How are you feeling?
I'm glad you've come. That's why I'm here, I was waiting for you.

[puppy_lancer]

Ah, really?

[His grin grows so wide it threatens to split his cheeks in two.]

I'm glad. Is there something you wanna talk about? Don't worry. I haven't died lately, so I've been completely fine.

[chevalier_mal_fet]

[Lancelot is armed with the knowledge that these lovers (for after reading their tearstained correspondence, so he believes them to be) have fallen out over words of love. He keeps Diarmuid's passionate regard in mind as he looks on Cu Chulainn. The other Lancer is certainly dashing. He smiles on the man intimately.]

I'm just happy to see you-- and now that you're here and smiling like that, I'm even happier.
[He laughs softly, fondly, laying a hand on Cu Chulainn's shoulder.]

There'll be no more dying while we're looking after each other.

[puppy_lancer]

[Lancer closes his eyes and places his hand on top of Diarmuid's.]

Of course not. But try not to worry too much about me. I'd rather see you always having that smile.

[chevalier_mal_fet]

[He turns his palm up and laces his fingers with Cu Chulainn's, bringing the man's hand up to his face, cupping his own cheek in Cu Chulainn's palm.]

If I'm smiling now, then it's because you're here. I can't help but worry a little over you, brother mine. I know you worry over me, even when you shouldn't.

[puppy_lancer]

...You're acting a little more affectionate than usual.

[This sort of action is suited more for a lover than a sibling. Not that Lancer resists.]

Guess you must be...really happy.

[He'll play along if it's what Diarmuid wants.]

[chevalier_mal_fet]

["Diarmuid" lets his hand fall, though his fingers are still entwined with the other Lancer's. For the first time since this began, since he began using his Glamour here before the door, Lancelot wonders if he himself might be affected bythe Curse. No, surely not.
Still, there is an odd immersion he usually does not truly feel when wearing another's face and form. Almost as if his empathy and desire to know and to simply be around Diarmuid are affecting his own Magic.

He glances down at Cu Chulainn's hand in his. His inner turmoil shows registers on his face. On Diarmuid's face.]

You're right. I am. More than usual.

I don't know-- Brother. I guess I want things to be better than they are. Or at least to be different. But I guess I also just want them to be good, however that is. I don't know if I'm making any sense.

I do feel better than I did, and I am glad to see you-- I did want to see you.
I feel better when you're here.

[puppy_lancer]

[It feels like Diarmuid's words are cutting into him. Every time he is reminded of what Diarmuid wants--what Cu Chulainn can't give him--it sends a stab of pain and guilt into his heart.]

[He squeezes Diarmuid's hand tightly.]

Who know...what the future will bring? But no matter how much everything changes, I'll always love you.

[Maybe he chokes up a little, just at the end. He doesn't notice it himself.]

[chevalier_mal_fet]

Will you? I'm afraid.
It's as though I'm always divided from people I love, in the end.
[This is true enough, for what does Diarmuid's Curse do, but keep him unloved, unfulfilled?

But Cu Chulainn is near to weeping.
Truly, as he had said to Diarmuid himself, "Those most worthy of Love are seldom made Happy by it."

It isn't your fault, Brother. It isn't your fault I'm like this.
You know how I feel, and whatever happens, that will never change.

[He curls a hand around the back of Cu Chulainn's neck in a Brotherly clasp.]
I don't want the sight of me to always make you sad.

[puppy_lancer]

I won't leave you. And it's not as if you always make me sad.

[He grins and tugs on "Diarmuid's" free hand.]

Hey, how about we go to the workshop? You can show me how to fold those paper flowers again.