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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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[ At the very least, Jotaro's experiences have him closer to the mark than most people can be expected to get. The fact that his hands are bloody don't register... but the fact that his hand is on her shoulder does, and it does provide a little comfort. ]

I... I can't...

[ Because what would that mean for the others? For the other girls, who deserved to live just as much as she did? If she chose, and she chose wrong, then it'd be nothing more than taking over the life of someone else... while leaving her original one behind. ]

I can't choose... I have to get it right...! But I don't know anymore... it's too much...

[ And yet, no matter what she does, no matter how clear it may be to someone else on the outside... on the inside, she's never been able to rid herself of that uncertainty... uncertainty that is now being reflected on the outside just as much.

So she starts to sob, hanging her head and hanging onto the small comfort provided by the hands on her shoulders. His blood stains the cloth, but at this point that doesn't really matter to her right now. ]

You're a teenager. You're not going to get it right. No one knows who they're going to be even if they were in your shoes. Your teen years are supposed to be trying to figure out who you are. You are allowed to make mistakes, I promise.

[Jotaro's not sure what else to do. He doesn't have enough information but he knows he has to be careful. He can't risk shattering this girl's spirit more than it already is. He gives her shoulders a comforting squeeze, trying to ground her.]

Why do you have to get it right now? If it's too much, can't you leave it for a while?

Edited 2024-03-11 02:19 (UTC)

I'm NOT!! Not for this!!

[ She can't really blame Jotaro, he doesn't know... yet she lashes out anyway, suddenly pulling away and glaring at him.

Yet as she does so, as she lets herself lash out in a moment of anger—her anger—her appearance briefly flickers into stability. All of the colors, all of the chaos, all of it vanishes just long enough that Jotaro will be able to see a young girl... blue eyes, pink hair, done up in twintails.

Alas, that stability vanishes as quickly as it came, her anger simmering as she looks down again. ]

I've... I've left it for too long. Four girls, fused into one... but only one comes out. I thought I knew who I was... but all of these memories... I can't handle it, it's too much... I... I can't remember which are mine anymore...

[Jotaro stares back with his calm, steady gaze. He lets Yuzu yell at him, watching her stabilise and then return to her despair.]

Seems like of the four girls, you're the only one concerned about these things. It sounds like you carry the legacies of the other three girls. But that's all.

[If Jotaro's good at anything, it's pissing people off.]

[ And weirdly? It might actually be helpful, even if Yuzu clearly isn't appreciating it. Her eyes go wide and she lashes out once more... and that rage, something so clearly her, stabilizes her again. ]

How dare you!! What do you know!?

[ There's flickers, flickers of the others, but the girl known as Hiiragi Yuzu shines through with a righteous fury that's all her own. ]

I carry more than just their legacies! I carry their lives!! They all deserved to live just as much as me! Ruri and Rin had so much more stolen from them!! But I was... I was...!!

[ ...and right alongside that righteous fury, is that crippling guilt, which it swings into just as quickly as her rage flared. ]

Why... why was I the only one...?

If you carry their lives, you should know them separately and not let them get lost.

[That's good to see, honestly. Jotaro's sharp eyes pick up on how distinct her rage is - how only pink appears when he presses on the situation like that. He stares at her with that same stoic look, though now it has the faintest trace of pity.]

Life is cruel. We all deserve to live and only some are allowed to.

[He balls his fist and blood drips from his hand, like a sponge being wrung out.]

Do those girls resent you for being alive?

I... I don't...

[ They should resent her, she feels. Resent that out of all of them, the girl who had been possibly the least affected by that war was the one who came out. Ruri deserved to reunite with her friends and family, Rin deserved to go back to a city finally in the midst of change, Serena deserved to finally live as more than just a child soldier.

We all deserve to live, and only some are allowed to, huh? She knows that, of course she does.

But to the very end, none of them ever had any agency in that, did they? ]

They... they should resent me...! For stealing their lives, their memories, their...!

[ And yet... ]

But... I they wouldn't... their memories are driving me crazy... but none of them...

[ None of them were hateful. Even if they had every reason to be, they weren't. It's strange, really. With the exception of Serena, Yuzu never even had the chance to speak with her counterparts, so identical they may as well be sisters... yet with their memories making a mess of her head, she can't help but understand who they were. ]

[Of course, they never had a choice.]

None of them resent you. You have their memories but even if you carry them you are still yourself. They wouldn't want to take that from you.

[He offers a hand to her.]

My name is Jotaro. Jotaro Kujo. What's your name? And what were their names?

I... I don't...?

[ "I don't know"... except she does. She realizes that in this fit of rage, she had found herself again without even realizing it. It's not perfect, her features still occasionally flicker into the visages of other girls, but... ]

I... I'm Yuzu... Yuzu Hiiragi...!

[ She says it out loud... and tears start to flow fast at the regaining of her sense of self. ]

I'm Yuzu...! The others... Ruri, Rin, Serena... but I'm me...!

[ She doesn't take his hand. Instead, she just lunges forward into a hug as tears run down her cheeks. She doesn't even care about the blood... or maybe she's just still so unstable right now that she's not even processing it. ]

[She's a child. Not in a bad way, but in the way that she needs support. She shouldn't have to bare this alone.

Jotaro jumps a little as she flings herself forward but he catches her all the same. He hugs her back without hesitating, holding her in the same way he would have his daughter.]

It'll be okay, Yuzu.

[ It’s strange, really. She’s spent three years in this strange world, almost four now… and her adventure throughout this place had kept her distracted from it, but here she is at last, facing the burden she bears for the first time.

It’s no wonder she’s so much young in this realm… she had never moved past it… at least, not until now. ]

H-Haah…

[ She sniffs, still crying. For the first time in a long time, her sense of self feels concrete… something she knows for certain, instead of just looking to things like her bracelet to reassure her.

It’s not perfect, as seen by the occasional bits of someone else still flickering in bits of her form… but it’s the most comfort she’s had in years. ]

[Well, Jotaro can't blame her. At least she's only a few years younger, not forty in the body of a teenager.

But he's glad that she feels a bit more comfortable and not tearing apart at the seams. Jotaro lets Yuzu hug him for as long as she wants. When she's finished, he pulls back and looks over at her.]

How are you feeling now? Better, Yuzu?

[ Honestly, anything is a vast improvement from how she was earlier. She felt as if she was falling apart, yet held together by stitches. Now... well, there's still flickers of someone else, but... ]

M-Mm... I'm fine, I think...

[ She thought she had a handle on herself... but in the end, all she's ever done these past few years was push it all down until this mirror dimension turned it all inside out. It still feels like her mind is reeling, but she can recognize how much she had needed that help... and after three years of taking care of herself in this world, she can't help but feel bad at finally leaning on someone else for a change, even if she knows that's not a bad thing. ]

...huh? W-Wait, what the heck!?

[ ...but now that her mind isn't in complete disarray and she's properly calmed down... it is occurring to her that the (really, really tall) boy in front of her is supposedly in the process of bleeding out. ]

I-I'm sorry! I didn't even notice...!

[ Weird to admit! Especially considering she has a fair amount of his blood on herself too at this point. ]

[Obviously, just having someone yell at her and then coming to a revelation isn't going to help her fully. It's just a start. At least now she's acknowledged it, she'll be able to sort her identity out slowly, like all young women her age.

Jotaro gives her a small smile before he hears her exclaim. At first, he thinks she's going to be annoying as she realises how embarrassing she is. But then he notices what she's actually alarmed about and looks down at the bloody mess between them.]

Ah. No, it's fine. These injuries aren't even real - just something I suffered through several years ago. Getting stabbed is expected when you fight a vampire. It's fine... it doesn't hurt as much as it should.

[Hopefully, by being dismissive himself, she'll think it's nothing to worry about. (Be concerned, Yuzu)]

Uh...

[ Wh

Where do you even start to unpack the words that just came out of Jotaro's mouth? Not that Yuzu's one to talk, considering her mess of a situation, but having a complicated situation doesn't automatically prepare you for "I fought and got stabbed by a vampire a few years back and the injuries were THIS bad".

Oh, and also she was just clinging and crying on him. Embarrassing, but believe it or not, bloody teenager does rank higher than her embarrassment in terms of priorities at the moment. ]

T-They aren't...? I-I mean, I guess it's not the weirdest thing in here, but...!

[ She really can't talk! Considering that she was just dealing with the worst case of a broken identity in a very literal sense until just a few minutes ago. Plus, she's noticing that she's also younger... not that there's much of a difference. Height is turning out to be something she might be lacking in. ]

A-A vampire!? You were fighting a vampire!? These wounds are awful! Are you sure they don't hurt...?

[Jotaro, one to rarely explain, simply tilts his hat, as if that magically explains everything. He got better, so it's not like it's a big concern to him. He wipes his hands on his black coat, but that does little more than smear the mess further. His hands still remain red.]

Yeah. He was threatening my mother. I took care of him.

[Jotaro nods. He stands up properly, as if to prove he's fine, but he staggers a little bit.]

... I just need rest. Once we get out of here, I'll probably heal.

U-Uh huh...

[ It still feels weird, hearing about other's crazy supernatural experiences, when she really can't talk when it comes to crazy situations. That and, well, now that her own mind isn't fraying at the seams... she instead has to deal with all of the blood throwing her off-guard.

Seriously, seeing this much blood is making her feel a little faint, actually. ]

P-Probably...?

[ It's good to stay optimistic, especially since... well, it's not like there's anything immediate you can do about that much blood, but that still doesn't really instill confidence in her. ]

[Jotaro sees her expression and he casually tilts his hat down and closes his jacket. The wounds aren't as obvious with his black jacket covering the stained green shirt but the damaged coat still does indicate where he's been hit.]

Let's not worry about unimportant things. Why don't you tell me about this place? [He looks around the somewhat merged, distorted mirror world.] Are these places important to you and those other girls?

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