Event: Species Swapping Shenanigans

[shadowmods]

While Hesiod and many other Nysgods would like to believe that they are the only race in the Known Worlds who know of and access the Wyld, this is hardly the case. In fact, as it turns out, the Wyld is also the mating ground for several demonoid species. And guess what time of the year it is!

Starting on Day 252, the candidates may begin to notice strange music in the air. Some of it is flute, some of it is wordless vocals. Anyone who investigates may find themselves led to small ponds in the forest, damp crevices in the mountains, or the farthest corners of the beach, underneath rock overhangs. There, they will see a strange and beautiful race of demons. These are Alastrians. Built like slender humanoids, they have pale, green skin, the color of mint toothpaste. Although they are largely androgynous, the females have breasts. Both males and females wear their hair incredibly long and the colors come in a wide range of pastels, seemingly at random. As far as clothing is concerned, they seem to favor skintight bodysocks in dark, earthy tones. The careful observer might notice that Alastrians have retractable claws and wings, both black.

Observers will need to be careful. Although anyone can, from afar, spot the demons, paired off two-by-two, holding hands and touching their heads together as a white light passes between them, anyone who gets too close will be detected. Alastrians have noses like bloodhounds and the second they smell outsiders, they will scamper off, too fast to be caught.

In their flight, the Alastrians' hair may happen to catch on some stones or branches. The hair is beautiful and wispy, no matter the color. It also happens to be a fantastic conductor of power. In the Harry Potter world, Alastrian hair might serve as a remarkable wand core. In the Wyld, however, it will cause a bit of a different problem.

Should two characters happen to touch a piece of Alastrian hair at the same time, that hair is going to do exactly what it's supposed to do: Conduct power. Thanks to the Wyld, this will result in the two characters being thrown apart and knocked unconscious by a wave of power. When they wake up, they will not remember the last ten minutes. But that probably won't be their biggest concern because they will have switched species. The swap will last for two IC days, after which, the Wyld will set things right again, knocking them both unconscious and allowing them to wake up as themselves again.

And now for some FAQs...

Do I have to participate in this plot? I don't really like it.
Participation is entirely optional, as always. We do hope you'll, at least, be willing to interact with some of your swapped friends, though!

Who do I get to swap with?
Anyone you want. Since there was some complaints about the memory plot being too mod-controlled, we're opening this one up to you. You may swap with anyone you wish. Of course, as always, we encourage you to use this plot to make new CR. We're also going to ask that you do not swap with any of your own characters.

Can I swap more than once?
Yes and no. Every swap must run the course of a full two days IC. That said, your character may swap again with someone else after they turn back. The reason why we're instituting ten minutes of amnesia is so that it takes longer for PCs to realize that it's the Alastrian hair that's causing the swapping. By Day 256, the Alastrians will be gone and their hair will gradually drift away. Therefore, you can swap one or two times, as you wish.

So what does this swap entail, exactly?
You and your partner will swap species. This includes everything from powers to appearance. Your character will retain their own memories, however. And just because they have an ability, that doesn't mean they automatically know how to use it!

My character is a human with special abilities. Can they swap with a baseline human?
Yes. For the purpose of this plot, we're going to count mutants, wizards, Jedi, witches, vessels, etc. as separate species from baseline humans. You can negotiate this with your scene partner(s). We trust your judgment when it comes to your own characters and their abilities.

Will our characters remember everything they did during the swap, once it's over?
Yes. Everything but the last ten minutes of their time swapped, just as they won't remember the ten minutes leading up to the swap.

Hey! I'd like to talk to one of those Alastrians. Would it be possible to catch one?
No. It's not possible to catch an Alastrian. However, there are going to be some Alastrian NPCs (lovingly played by Wizera and Arma) who will be available to chat. An open log will go up, probably on Day 253. MCU and Star Wars casts, please be advised, one of the NPCs is going to be PBed by a (green) Natalie Portman. If you wish to avoid dealing with facetwin shenanigans, check in with the mods when the log goes up.

But I voted for the musical plot...
The vote was a very close call. The mods would like to encourage the players who were interested in the musical plot to pursue it. We are willing to help out. It just won't be part of the metaplot, like this one. Talk to each other! The Wyld is a place full of possibilities and we have a lot of magical characters. There is so much room for things to go wrong! In a musical way!

Wizera, you are the worst at FAQs. I still have so many questions!
Feel free to ask them in the appropriate sub-thread below. Otherwise, you are free to use this post as a plotting post.

Comments

QUESTIONS

[shadowmods]

Spike | Luke | Tony

[idolstolemylook]

I love this plot!

I'm offering up Spike to swap with someone. He's a vampire.

I'm open to swapping Tony (human) and/or Luke (JEDI), if anyone thinks of a nifty combo!

Re: Spike | Luke | Tony

[madame_de_pompadour]

I'd love for Tara to be a vampire

[ka_mai]

Just officially tossing Bert in as an option for Spike swapping!

[somepartsbroken]

I am offering Dorian to swap, he's a vampire with mental problems in his very blood. I would very much like to swap with a human.

Zach is free game, he is human with mutant powers.

[isthistheregion]

/YOINKS DORIAN

Anything that makes Creature different from a baseline human is because SCIENCE!!, so it's up to you whether Dorian gets any of it. These would include:

- Wacky nervous system resulting in physical difficulties (limbs don't quite move as expected, twitches, speech impediments)
- Resistance to cold
- Slightly-above-human strength

Or you could have him revert to the genetic baseline. As you wish.

[cptn_tightpants]

Mal needs to be able to freeze things if for no other reason that to deal with teh fact that he's going to freak out.

Martha and Mal

[cptn_tightpants]

Martha and Mal are both normal humans.

Mal likely will end up switching with Zach on day 252 and then Marion around Day 254. Because going from freezing to RAWR will be hilarious.

Martha is gaining Jedy powers on Day 254!

Some

[gruesome]

Does anyone want to be a grue for two days? Some's been human before, but would be grateful to be one again.

Re: Some

[punch_it]

Um hi. I have two human ladies. At least one of them is well-adapted to working/frolicking/exploring with other species. And one who is terribly British and wouldn't remark upon him joining her for discovering what is making that sound even if she would be mildly wary

Devi & Matthew

[artistwithasickness]

I can offer one DBZ styled Artist who can fly and blow some shit up (Devi is available on 254 or 255, but not before) and one well dressed Vampire (Matthew).

WHO WANTS TO PARTY

[fivethreestrawberryblonde]

/parties hard

I would totes like to have Lydia and Matt do a swap, maybe for the first two days? And then maybe Draco and Matt for the second two? Assuming I'm allowed to totally monopolise here.

Draco | Lydia

[alphaophiuchi]

Draco is a wizard, and anyone who swaps with him will likely start sparking and randomly floating objects. He's spending at least one of the rounds swapping with Charles, but I'm open to more things!

Lydia is a human/banshee who has really good hearing.

Caius and Charles

[solus_unus]

Offering Caius (only available on Day 254/255, not before): he's a pretty immortal with near instant regeneration. For a swap, I'd really like to have him experience pain, so if your cool with an injury of some kind, let's talk. If not, I'm open to other bids.

Also offering Charles like I don't torture him enough (committed to swapping one round with Draco, but open to others): is a telepath with various other abilities.

[fivethreestrawberryblonde]

/idly wanders through

Draco and Charles for the first two days? We'll need to ponder ~shenanigans~

H.G. and Charlotte

[feellikeibelong]

I'm not offering either of them to be swapped. Helena needs a break from things happening to her, and Charlotte would murder me fiercely if she was turned into something other than a vampire.

However, they both are very available to interact with their friends that get species swapped!

[punchedaklingon]

Pasha is sitting this one out because she's already a pregnant whale.

Gaila is up for swapsies. She's a sexpot alien who produces intense pheromones.

Sophie-Anne is sitting this one out but will be laughing at you all heartily.

Glinda is swapping with Bucky and become 100% non-magical human. Both magic and hair colour. She will be thoroughly traumatised but up for other swapsies as well.

[titfortat]

How would you feel about swapping Gaila with a vampire? Sexpot alien would be hilarious/appropriate for something I kind of already have planned for him.

Reinette, Tara, Nott

[madame_de_pompadour]

I very much would like Nott to become human. the rest are fair game

[littledhampir]

Human you say? (Wrong journal but still).

I happen to have one 'so human it hurts' Kenzi?

[investigatetime]

I have Sarah Jane Smith and Robb Stark. Both are human with no special abilities.

I'm open to plotting and/or switching with anyone!

[notrosesshadow]

I suddenly wish I had a nonhuman for you... Too bad Mary Poppins isn't here. Or Peter Pan...

[katerrifically]

Kate is a mutant who has an accelerated healing factor and can heal others.

Any takers?

[suspecteverything]

I wouldn't mind throwing Joan into this mess, though it could be hard to come up with a reason someone else would touch the same hair as her. She's totally human.

If someone is in need of another normal human to swap with I will give Mary as well.

[hero_with_no_fear]

Would Joan like to know what it's like to be a Jedi? Or Mary?

I'm looking for a normal, no special powers at all, character to swap Anakin with. Oddly, swapping right now would be a fucking relief for him so this might be a good plot for him to participate in.

They could just... get caught in the same breeze that caries one of the strands of hair and they are temporarily in close proximity?

[titfortat]

OMG YES

Damon is a vampire and is up for switching shenanigans. Making him human would be fun, but human-ish with perks would work too.

Lissa will be up for CR things, but no switching shenanigans.

Bo is a succubus and omnoms on sexual chi. She's taken for one of the changes already, but I'm open for a second.

[funnythingsare]

Okay so... if a dude switched with a succubus, how would that work?

Because I'd love for Tony to go into that.

[littledhampir]

ALL the excite over this event!

Rose is taken for both exchanges. She'll be a Succubus for one and she'll be a Vampire (Moroi) for the other. One involves, sexy sexy feeding and two involves... well... also sexy feeding in a way because when a Moroi bites somebody it pumps their body full of endorphins and is described as better than sex! She'll also have the ability to heal people and do other accidental acts of magic along with compulsion so, that'll be fun! She's open for general shenanigans then.

Kenzi is open for swapping. She's as human as you can get and she also really wants to become Fae (Supernatural) so you know. Bring me all your Supernatural awesome :D She's also deathly allergic to nuts... worth noting for potential playing with if you want?

[andthenbriarrose]

Aurora is a perfectly ordinary human. I would enjoy her becoming something else~

[nott_caine]

I'd love for Tara and Aurora to switch, if you like?

[strategic_guile]

Blaine is an ordinary human, and I'm up for switching him out with just about anyone else. If we can plot it, it can happen.