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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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"Ugh...I feel so nauseous..."

It takes time for the memory of what just happened to really catch up. Emporio holds his knees as he tries to stand, feeling more than a little fatigued. "I..."

Finally, he voices the most necessary question.

"Did that really just...happen..?"

“Um, yeah. It certainly did, Emporio. And to be honest, I initially thought that it was some strange dream I just fell into when I first started on this whole dimension hopping trip,” he sheepishly admits to him.

"Ugh...I..."

...What does he even say. He remembers it, but it's hazy and dizzying, like it's going through a filter. Not to mention what the material of the memories forming that place were like.

"...I'm sorry you saw all that," he manages, but even that doesn't feel like the right thing to say.

“It’s alright, there is nothing to worry about now: I was very familiar with that kind of scene myself back at home. Not exactly the most pleasant to see or witness but it was something that I could understandably relate to.”

"Still, it..."

It what, exactly? Emporio isn't sure. The teenager sighs, and looks away. "...I wasn't exactly...acting like myself back there though, is the thing..."

“…As in what was in the mirror dimension is real? If I had to guess, it seems like the mirror dimension tries to emulate whatever dark secrets and pain we still clung onto and it tries to amplify them greatly to mess with our heads.”

He had been to Radley and Bo’s mirror dimensions by now so he does have a feeling that the similarities despite their differences were there in some form.

"I guess..? ...I... ...I just didn't feel like me, in there. It felt real but it didn't..."

That might have a bit to do with having looked like a child the whole time. Disorienting, for sure.

“No kidding. The disorienting feeling of the place trying to mimic the worst moments of our lives did almost felt very real.”

That has him thinking. Maybe he and Emporio should try to forget what they went through with hanging out with each other for a little bit. Anything to distract them from what they have seen/went through in the mirror dimension for the time being.

“So um. Do you want to do something to keep those rough memories at bay for the time being?”

Does he want that?

Emporio chews his lip. "...What would you suggest?"

Because he...has nothing.

“How about if we can go to the nearest place to sit in and talk about other things instead?” Harry politely suggests to him, “Maybe even getting something to eat or drink if you’re up to it?”

Before he could say anything, one of his PokéBalls opens up to reveal a young Sentret appearing in front of them and greeting them in a cheerful tone, “Sentret. Sentret, Sentret. Sen, Sentret, Sen-Tret!”

Something to eat and drink...

"...Yeah. Food might be good. I-"

There is a sentret here. Emporio blinks, idly realizing that he might still be in shock.

"...Huh. Hey there," he greets even so.

Oh my. It looks like one of Harry’s newest Pokémon decided to come out and play right now. He didn’t expect the Sentret to escape his PokéBall so soon but at least this is a nice change from the depressing seaside scene in the mirror dimension.

“Wow Dobby. Deciding that now is the time to get out of your ball right away, isn’t that right, little guy?”

“Sen-Tret!” the Sentret happily squeaks.

"Heh. Excitable I take it..? Sentret always made me think of raccoons, weirdly enough. They're not as brown in the books, but the ring tails are the same at least."

Talking trivia is a coping mechanism, he promises,

“Oh yes. He sure is very excitable. Right, that is true. The rings of their tails does remind one of raccoons very much, even though I don’t usually see raccoons in the UK outside of books on them and zoos. They aren’t exactly native to that part of the world as far as I’m aware.”

Dobby wiggled his ears again as he happily speaks, “Sentret, Sentret, Sentret.”

"Apparently they're all over a little more north...not just in forests, but cities too. They're an invasive species in some countries too..."

He stoops down, offering a hand to try and pet the Sentret. "...It's nice seeing pokemon here honestly. There's so many different kinds, more than anything I'd have seen at home."

“Sentret! Sen, Tret!” Yes Emporio, the Sentret is just begging you to pet him right now; Dobby is hoping to get some right now.

“Me too. I don’t usually get to see so many animals a lot. I have studied about all sorts of magical creatures in my world but I’m still amazed by how many and diverse the Pokémon in this world are. They are very interesting things about them that are just waiting to be discovered.”

Dobby will be getting plenty of pets then. All the pets!

"How'd you study them all if you didn't get to see them often..? ...Or were you at least able to see those ones?"

“I’m more familiar with the more magical creatures than with normal animals but I had this textbook on magical creatures in my school that we used for some classes. I even got to befriend some along the way, like hippogriffs and thestrals for example,” Harry tells him, “They are quite gentle creatures as long as you’re able to be kind to them.”

“Sentret, Sentret, Sentret.”

"That's more than I've ever had. I think I can guess what a hippogriff would look like but...what's a Thestral?"

“They are a species of winged horses with a skeletal body, faces with reptilian features and wide leather like wings reminiscent of bat wings. Despite their strange appearance and their carnivorous diet along with being seen by my world as signs of ill omens, they’re actually gentle kind clever creatures and they’re very loyal to whoever they consider as friends and they will defend them from anyone or anything they deem as a threat,” Harry explains to him.

"Huhhh..." He's picturing it...he's picturing it...

"Sounds cool!" That's Emporio for you. "...Sounds a lot like what Dark types amount to here, too. That and ghost types...I wonder what they'd classify one as if they were here."

Considering what makes them invisible, almost certainly 'Ghost'.

“Yeah that is very much possible. They could fit either Ghost or Dark or even both,” he chimes in, “They probably wouldn’t look too out of place when they are placed among the Dark and Ghost type Pokémon.”

“Sen! Sentret, Sentret.”

"Dark Ghost........."

Emporio thinks about the pokemon he knows that are Dark and Ghost type.

He winces.

"....That's a rough crowd..."

Sableye and Spiritomb.....

“Sen?”

“I haven’t encountered that many Pokémon who are both Dark/Ghost types so far despite having Pokémon who are either part Dark or part Ghost. Maybe it is probably for the best that I should watch out for them before they try to do too horrible,” Harry admits to him while petting Dobby on the head.

"There's only two," Emporio explains with a shrug though. "When you look at how many pokemon there are, and how many types there are... ...there's so many possible combinations that there are some that haven't even been recorded- like 'Bug' and 'Dragon'. But Dark Ghost only has two examples of pokemon having the two types at once. Sableye, the rock-eater, and Spiritomb, the collection of vengeful ghosts."

With a small laugh, he can't help but add- "It's kind of a relief when a pokemon is something nice and simple, like Normal type..."

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