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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[Ryan can feel that guilt like it's his own, but the most he can do with his face in Min's hand is glance downward again. Not only did he make Min-Gi feel bad, but if Min doesn't have an answer there might not be an answer.

But Min keeps going, and the mood turns around. He finally returns Min's gaze, cautiously hopeful.]

I...don't usually have to figure it out. You already help like, a lot.

[He's helping right now, just by being there without assuming the worst, or treating him like he could do this on his own if he just tried harder.]

What if there isn't an answer though? What if I'm just like this?

[It still feels like a failing somehow, but...Min's being really patient with him. Maybe he really won't get sick of putting up with him.]

[Min's still pretty sure there is an answer, even if he isn't sure what it is right now. That's not Ryan's question though. He hesitates, unsure how to respond without either dismissing him or putting him down.]

I... don't know.

[It's not an answer he wants to give, but he has to give him something. Even if it's not the one either of them want.]

What would you want? If there wasn't an answer?

[It's not as though he minds being the one in charge of most of their scheduling. But usually it's for things that both of them are doing. Together. They don't do much separately and that's how both of them like it, but that doesn't mean Ryan wants Min-Gi putting pressure on him when it comes to the few things he does do individually.]

I...don't know.

[It's easy to echo him. After all, no one's ever tried to help like this before, so how can he really know what he wants? It's a placeholder answer though; Ryan's still visibly thinking even after he says it.]

Maybe just. Patience? I don't want it to turn into a constant excuse or be annoying about it all the time, but...yeah, patience, I think.

[He lifts a hand up to place on top of Min's, holding it there between his palm and cheek. For the first time in this theater without his mask on, he gives a smile - tiny and genuine.]

And you're good at that.

[He can wait for an answer. Even if it doesn't come now, at least Ryan's trying to come up with something rather than pretend he's okay when he really isn't. It's a start.

Min-Gi isn't expecting him to come up with anything, but it's a pleasant surprise when he does. It's not a solution to end Ryan's problems, but it's something he can do. He nods, returning the faint smile with one of his own. He hasn't always found it easy to be patient with Ryan, but they understand each other better now. That helps. And after all the ways Ryan's been patient with Min...

It's the least he can do for him.]

So are you.

[He leans in to give him a light kiss on his forehead, chaste and gentle.]

Just tell me when you need me, okay? I'm here for you.

[The little kiss is enough to brighten the gloom that Ryan's been stuck in. He loves Min so much, and even this is an immense comfort - one that makes him feel like he can be brave with his feelings in return.]

I know. ...I will.

[For the first time in this conversation, it feels like he really does know. Min is here for him, and he isn't going anywhere. Even when Ryan intensely dislikes himself, Min still loves him. It's cliché, but...it leaves him feeling warm and fuzzy inside.]

[Except, it isn't cliché.

A small but blinding light shines between them for a moment, and Ryan feels it pulling something from him. It doesn't hurt exactly, but he doesn't have time to process how it does feel before the light extinguishes and two things clatter to the ground - the mask he'd been wearing on his head and a sliver of something sharp.

Ryan should probably be relieved, but he stares down at the shard and then feels the spot on his chest where it came from. That was inside him.]

...Is that a chunk of glass?

[Hang on, he's going to ruin the nice moment by lifting up his shirt to see if he has some sort of shrapnel wound left behind (and breathes a sigh of relief when no, he doesn't).]

[Min-Gi falls back at the flash of light, panicked for the moment it takes to clear. Unlike Ryan he's visibly relieved once he can see he's all right. He doesn't notice the glass at first, not until Ryan points it out.

That is alarming.

Min's eyes widen again as he looks at it, eyes darting up to Ryan's exposed chest for any sign of damage. There's none, but he doesn't relax completely. He looks as though he's considering picking up the glass, but he doesn't. Even discounting the sharpness, he's not sure he trusts what would happen if he does.]

Was that inside you?

[His eyes still keep flicking over to Ryan with concern, as though some sign of injury might suddenly appear.]

[Thankfully no injuries are there, not even a bruise or a scratch. Ryan's not totally satisfied with the lack of answer, but he does pull his shirt back down.]

I think so? I couldn't feel it or anything, but something came out of me...[He shudders.] This place is so messed.

[The glass is still there and neither of them really want to touch it. Ryan thinks for a moment and grabs the powerless mask by the chin and after a couple tries he scoops the shard up with it so they can look at it closer. It doesn't look bloody or like it just came out of a body, but it also looks too big to be something that could just sit inside of him without feeling it at all.

Then again, until just a second ago he had been so melancholy that maybe he couldn't have felt it if he'd tried.]

[For a moment it looks as though Min might try to stop Ryan picking up the glass, but curiosity gets the better of him. When it doesn't look like anything is going to happen he leans in, frowning at the size of it.]

Are you sure you're okay?

[It seems like there's a decent chance this place isn't real, so maybe the glass isn't either? It's a reasonable theory, but not one that does much to ease his concern even it Ryan does seem to be physically okay.]

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