victory_road | Event: The Reveal Glass

Across the Pokémon world, characters may have spotted a falling star last night. Or at least, one would think that's what it was: a naturally occurring phenomenon, rather than a legendary artifact. Specifically, the Reveal Glass fell to earth during a fight among a group of legendaries started by the return of a long-lost family member. But it's probably best to leave them to handle all that themselves, while your characters deal with other consequences.

The Reveal Glass shattered upon impact, and the shards scattered throughout Kanto, Johto, and the Sevii Islands… And made their way into the hearts of your characters. But bleeding isn't the concern here. Instead, the impact will hit when a character first looks into any reflective service. An eerie feeling hits them as they're transported to the Mirror Dimension.

While this realm can be many different things for different characters, one thing is always true: It is a place of honesty, where true selves are revealed. Those struck by a shard will find themselves facing truths they are no longer able to hide, and now must accept. Fortunately enough, even those who haven't been struck will be able to enter the Mirror Dimension during this event via a reflective surface to offer help. By the end of the 29th, things will return to normal. Characters will be back in the usual Pokémon world and their hearts will be rid of the shards, but time is strange in the Mirror Dimension, and the experience may feel like it goes on far longer than a day. Or, maybe that's just the emotional exhaustion.

The Reveal Glass plot is here. You can swing by the event info post for additional details and FAQ, and play out your characters’ enforced therapy on this post. As with most VR events, this plot is entirely optional and your characters don't need to take part at all.

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"The point-!" His voice echoed unnaturally and he stopped, sighed, pulled himself back again. It was all too easy to let it all out in this place, he had to be extra vigilant. Louie was who he wanted to hurt least.

"The point is that I've learned I can't control you or anyone else, or anything around me. I can only control myself. Except I can't! Not until I get permanent hold on this part of me. Especially because I don't wanna hurt people."

"No, no," Louie sighed. But there was more fond amusement than anything else in that sigh, as he shook his head. "I mean: What's the point of trying to control this stuff in a way that doesn't work? I'm not sure pushing it away should even really count as controlling it."

Thoughtfully, he rubbed at his beak with his fist. "Either way, you said dealing with things like that has only made your temper harder to control. That's diminishing returns, Hue."

Louie pauses for a moment at his own phrasing. He thinks that's a correct way to put it, maybe? Or maybe he just really needs to finish the book Armin got him for Christmas... But it's fine. It gets the point across.

"Anyway, wouldn't working with all of it be better?"

"Well I- Yes, it would." Frustrated with all of this, Huey paced away, hand furiously scrubbing at his head. For just a moment there was a red flash in his eyes but he was able to pull it back, breathing deeply. Long hold. Loooonnng breath out.

"I have before. And I know how, which just makes this- even more exasperating!" Whirling around, he stared at Louie almost imploringly, hands out. "I should be better than this!

"...Shouldn't I?" He's the big brother. He's learned how to control his temper! Had used it to defeat FOWL! And now he was just back at square one. Square zero, even.

Louie just looked back in confusion at first, before realizing Huey was asking that in all earnestness.

"I don't know, Hue. I have three years of growing up on you, not thirty..." He shrugged awkwardly. "But I don't think so. Someday, maybe. Right now we're just kids. We're gonna mess up a lot, right? Even Uncle Scrooge isn't always better than doing things you'd think he knows better than doing. And he's super old, so..."

The mention of the three years brought a hardness to his eyes, for just a breath of a moment. Then he shook it off, literally so as it moved into a general shake of his head.

"I know it's just a human thing to mess up. And we're kids," he had to bite back the bitter 'Some of us anyway' that bubbled in his brain, "and are just gonna mess up more. I'm just upset that it's over something that doesn't even matter! And that it's over something I'd already made peace with in me!" He sighed in frustration, scrubbing at his face. "Or I thought I had."

Louie nodded at what was a fairly familiar sentiment, then rested his hand on Huey's shoulder.

"Nah, it's frustrating. I'm not going to argue with you there, but I also know you too well to think you'd give up on something that takes time and work." He sighed softly, looking off a bit. "You'll figure it out, Hue. And while you're still working on it, I'm not going to be impatient about it. I'll be there for you through it all, okay?"

He looked back to his brother. "I have a really good example to follow on that stuff."

Event: The Reveal Glass

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