#& — event : empatheorem .

[isolaradiale]

This is an event rerun. For more information on how to participate, please check our EVENT RERUN GUIDE! If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask! Keep in mind that this event has already been rerun before, and any form of past participation in the other runs means you cannot claim it again.

“GOOD MORNING, FAIR RESIDENTS OF SPIRALE! DO YOU REMEMBER ME? OF COURSE YOU DO, HOW COULD YOU NOT!?” Regardless of what one was doing at the stroke of midnight, a booming voice echoed throughout the minds of every resident of Spirale in tandem. “IF YOU’D KINDLY TURN YOUR EYES TO THE NEAREST SCREEN, I HAVE AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE!”

Every screen in the city - be it a television, a phone, the digital screen on the fridge - all tuned into the same image. Rudimentary camera work pointed at a barely-lit visage. A three-eyed beast, each eye sporting a gleam as its feline features became more apparent. For many this was a beast that had appeared once before, but for others? “I AM THE MAD MERRYMAKER, THE PRINCE OF– AH, I’VE DONE THIS BEFORE. SIMPLY CALL ME K’HORII.”

As the cat beast spoke, throughout the city those that came from other worlds began to feel peculiarly disoriented. They couldn’t tear their eyes away from the screens but neither did they feel rooted on the ground. Almost as if it were an out of body experience. “MY ATTENTION WAS CAUGHT BY THESE HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES OF YOURS! AREN’T THEY PECULIAR? YOU LOT SPEND THE OTHER 11 MONTHS OF THE YEAR ARGUING AND FIGHTING, BUT AROUND THE HOLIDAYS YOU PRETEND TO GET ALONG! DO YOU EVEN UNDERSTAND ONE ANOTHER? NO! BUT THAT IS THE POINT OF MY BUSINESS HERE.”

All three of K’horii’s eyes shone crimson, and the point of view of every outsider in the city changed. They were not merely in a different place, but a different body entirely. “THE GAME IS SIMPLE! EVERY SO OFTEN YOU’LL BE SHUFFLED AROUND INTO ANOTHER BODY! WELL, IT’S MORE OF A SWAP. BEFORE YOU’RE SENT TO ANOTHER FORM YOU’LL BE RETURNED TO YOUR OWN. TIMING? THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON! BUT YOU’D BEST NOT THINK THIS IS AS STRAIGHTFORWARD AS MERE BODYSNATCHING! …ALTHOUGH I’LL LEAVE THAT FOR YOU LOT TO DISCOVER!”

The screens all flickered off in tandem, leaving the out-of-worlders in completely different forms. At least for now. But… what could he have possibly meant by the situation not being as straightforward as it seemed?

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Welcome to our next rerun event, EMPATHEOREM!

As you’ve surely gleamed from the above text, this event is based around the idea of living in another’s skin and coming to better understand people in ways you might not have otherwise. Here’s a general overview of how things will work mechanically:

characters can only swap with one other character at a time. the duration of the swap is up to the muns involved, and it could last the entire event, a number of hours, or even less. do what you’re comfortable with!

the characters do not to be within close proximity of one another to swap nor does it have to be with someone they know. it could be with someone on the other side of the city, leaving them to try and figure out who they are.

swapping must be done with mun permission. please respect the boundaries of other muns!

you cannot swap with an animal / pokemon unless they are a character on the masterlist. if there’s a pikachu on the masterlist for example you could swap with them, but not the pokemon of a trainer on the masterlist.

powers remain bound to the body regardless of whether they are physical or mental along with the unlock limitations. so if muse a were to swap with muse b, they would be able to use all of muse b’s unlocked powers provided they could figure out how to use them.

it isn’t merely a physical swap however, and there are side effects to being in another’s body that become more and more prominent the more time they spend swapped.

swapped characters may be prone to acting more and more like the owner of the body they are in. so for example if muse a and muse b swap, the longer they remained swapped the more they may begin to act like one another.

swapped characters may also experience one another’s memories. with mun permission, feel free to have them remember experiences only the host body might have known. this is a great way for characters to learn things about one another that might otherwise have gone unsaid!

the former two points are optional. you do not need to utilize either if you are not comfortable with it.

if your character has any special biological traits to note, please make sure to include this information in an info post or on your ad! in cases where characters have a fatal weakness to something mundane (in cases like being weak to the sun), you can choose to have anyone in their body subconsciously realize this for example. please do not kill anyone else’s muse without permission!

a posted mini will not count as participation during this event unless it is replied to before the event period ends. likewise during this event, drabbles will not count. this is because the event is very dependent on bond building interactions and we would like you guys to reach out and write with each other.

if you are not comfortable swapping with another character you are free to avoid doing so for the event! however to earn participation you must interact with at least one character who has swapped with someone else!

in regards to icons: if you’d like to offer up icons for people to use you can, but it isn’t mandatory at all!

you can use an info post to list things like unique biological characteristics, unlocked powers, and what kind of things like memories or personality traits a character in their body may come to expect if you’re okay with them experiencing these things. you can also provide a sampling of usable icons if you’d like! we recommend you tag these info posts with ‘#iremp info’.

even if you have mun permission we will not allow nsfw to be written during the event (unless it takes place outside of the event of course!). we also ask that you do not write any content picking fun at your new body in any form, even lightheartedly, for the sake of member comfort (for instance, if your muse does not have breasts and ends up in a body that does, do not joke about “having boobies”, or if they are a different weight do not draw attention to and mock it). if you are at all unsure if something crosses this line, we ask that you refrain.

the event officially ends at 11:59:59PM EST on july 5th.

[hcrpyiia]

@pratisodha

There's a trail of mess in her wake. Broken glasses, ripped fabrics, shattered windows, and walls broken. A palm slams against the wall, creating another indent from sheer force. Her heart HURTS. It's funny.

Ramattra doesn't have a beating heart, yet her feeling is SO incredibly primal. The anguish she feels that isn't her's to feel. This is all his pain and this is all his rage. How does he do it? How does he keep all of it at bay? She wants to scream and she wants to cry, but....There are NO tears for her to shed.

[daxned]

@darkenforcer

"When I thought we'd meet again, I thought it would be during another part get-together." After all, in their first meeting she remembers he had promised something. Who would have thought this would be the reason they met.

She's tired of this whole swapping business and it looks like even the small sapling is too. It squeaks, long spindly limbs reaching upward. Oh, it's going off!

"You're complicated." But did she truly have any room to talk?

[occultacarne]

@divinedevourer

"I was beginning to wonder who had my body." Being in this one was an absolute pain and there didn't seem to be any way to return to his formal self. He knows the effect of being in one's body will have. He's been in Raven's for quite some time to know.

"How does it feel to be in a body with no voice in their head?" Surprisingly, he doesn't seem THAT upset to find that Vanth was the one to take his form. Had he nothing to hide?

[indomitableblackdragon]

Between waking up somewhere she wasn't familiar with and in a body she had never met before NJ wasn't exactly having a wonderful morning. Yet even as she wandered throughout the city she couldn't find her actual self regardless of where she looked. Just a tad bit depressing that out of anyone the "black dragon" couldn't find was herself. Primarily because her mind was on other things.

"Honestly if that guy was a BIT younger I'd probably shoot my shot with him. Then again I don't know if he's already got a date or not." Which caused a shake of their head and a slap on the cheek.

"...Ok NJ, find my body first and then go find a date. I doubt anyone would believe me if I was still walking around like I got ripped straight from Wonderland."

And as such the search continued...

@eusyram

[learnspells]

@hcrpyiia

ʚїɞ - "You said you'd be the one to give me a ride sometimes, but it seems like the reverse is true." Fern had taken a little bit to adjust to having a pair of wings on her back. And a bird tail. And a pair of talons for feet. But in the end she had made it to her home where she had agreed to meet Yumine. It only made sense she'd be at her home since they'd swapped bodies and all.

But Fern had her regrets. She was too worried about messing up while trying to fly and hurting Yumine's body, so she just hadn't bothered trying.

"So long as I can figure out how to do fly, that is."

[fairyknight]

@robustdragonheart

● "YOU! Give me my body back!" Baobhan had thought to jump at the woman wearing her face to pin her down, but had completely misjudged her own strength and the distance needed since she was so much smaller.

She flew about half the distance she planned on, and the wind even knocked her off course. "AND WHY IS THIS STUPID BODY SO LIGHT!?" It was unnaturally light!

She was not taking being stuck in a teenaged dragon fairy's body well, clearly.

[elfcast]

@cladinivcry

✲ "Indigooooooo!? How do you deal with living like this!?" Marcille was at least glad that she had swapped with someone she lived with, much less her partner. There hadn't been any reason to panic beyond having to adjust to having a different body. But it had never occurred to her just how different a djinn's body was.

"Like the only good thing is that I can reach the top shelf! I'm constantly craving a smoke and even though I want to sleep to pass time, I can never fall asleep! Don't you get bored!?"

[horoffic]

@eusarca

👻 "Is dreaming you've switched places with your body a normal dating thing?" Perona really had to wonder! She didn't have any context for what was happening, just that she'd been asleep while Kyrie had been visiting and the next thing she knew she was floating elsewhere in her home.

She recognized her clothes, the sound of her voice... But she felt different. Probably because she was dead? "Hahaha! I didn't know dreams could be this realistic!" That had been what she was going with until a familiar face wandered into the kitchen with her.

Familiar because it was her own face.

"H-HEY! IT'S ME!"

[preciouswitch]

@daxned

✦✧ "Dam-bi! Please be careful! Remember that isn't your body!" It had only been about an hour since the two of them had swapped bodies and Coco was already tired. She had been trying to learn anything that might have been of use to her while the two were exchanged, it felt like the one in her body was all over the place.

At least she hadn't suffered from any side effects so far. Maybe she felt a little calmer than normal?

"That critter that always follows you around seems to be confused too. Not that I blame them..."

[darkenforcer]

empatheorem event info !

POWERS / ABILITIES

he can trigger Over Limit (lvl 3) and use his Shining Fang arte, each 5x daily! i doubt it'll rly come into play since it doesn't impact his fighting style much, but you can take a look at his app if you wanna know how they work.

MANNERISMS

effortless, casual confidence is the gist of it! he's loose with his movements and blunt with his words, but the same can't really be said for how he expresses his emotions; not straight-faced by any means, but definitely cool and collected. while selfless above all else, he can be a bit of a shithead from time to time, too! teasing, snark, an inclination toward minor crimes if the situation calls for it... the works.

MEMORIES

he's sure got 'em! some a lot worse than others (even damning, especially out of context), but there's still plenty of sweet stuff crammed in there. embarrassing stuff, too! i know vespy's not the most mainstream ip out there, so feel free to ask for specifics if you wanna do any memory swaps during the event! good vibes or bad.

ICONS

i did everyone a solid and condensed my 900+ icons into a much more manageable... 300-ish (lmao..). i'm more than happy to share them via dropbox or wherever's easiest! repede's in the pack, too, just in case you'd like to include him somehow! 2 for the price of 1!

so with all of that out of the way, hmu (or mention it in the replies ig) if you wanna do some plotting! i might post a designated starter call later, but i'll wait and see how things go first.

oh, i'm also 1000% okay with a muse being in yuri's body for other threads! go wild, be free!

[corvisque]

the world is dark, dark, dark and there is a pounding in his head.

a horrible pounding.

he opens his eyes, he thinks he does, he knows he does, but the world does not grow any brighter. is he still sitting in the rainsworth manor, as he had been only moments before, or had he been suddenly swallowed by some horrible abyss? the pit in the center of the city, perhaps. or else had the sky gone black, as if the world were about to end? unfair, that he would be forced to suffer such a possibility twice in one lifetime.

he is not quite to the point of panic, although he fears he is far closer than he has been in a good long while. his heart is racing, and every beat seems to make the pounding in his head worse. and his stomach. he feels nauseous.

it occurs to him, now -- has he been poisoned? had someone who he had ostensibly considered a friend slipped something into that tea that had been so readily offered? he cannot think of a reason why break would do something like that, but a lack of noticeable motive means nothing, he knows.

"ah, break?"

it is his lips that form the sound, but it is not his voice.

❱ @schleckermaul

[hcrpyiia]

@kleinstar

Please! I will go with you. So please, please I beg of you to not destroy their hard work. These crops and these homes are theirs. They built this community with their hands!

It is me you want, so please...

As she walked away from the people in the town, she could see them crying and begging her to not go. Even so, they couldn't stop her from leaving.

The dream shifts though. A strange and unfamiliar setting for Yumine. There's a young boy at a hospital. At least that's what she gathered when one of the nurses came and went when checking up on the young boy. He looks sad and lonely and she can feel it, too.

...?

feel it?

And when she wakes from her sleep, she's confused. She feels all-around different. Upon a closer look, her eyes manage to focus on the ceiling, then the walls to her left then right, and then...

"Where amI---" That wasn't her voice. Yumine shoots right up and falls right off the bed, landing on her stomach, "oof!" She must have swapped again!

She hoped she didn't wake anyone.

[scarrfaze]

empatheorem info !!

abilities

uses his own blood to create ice (esmeralda blood freeze)

able to create five baseball sized projectiles of ice per day

able to create five ice shields per day

able to partially freeze a person five times per day

mannerisms/physical

(typically) cool, collected, and in control

suspicious and/or paranoid enough to be obnoxiously observant

has a bad habit of overthinking things all of the time

piss poor posture, this man is always slouching

most of his strength is in his legs since he uses them to fight

memories

watching new york fall apart and reform as hellsalem's lot

anything from kekkai sensen and kekkai sensen back 2 back, particularly the calamity auction arc because i love reliving pain

anything from here in spirale! these are happier memories (with a few exceptions)

naturally i'm willing to share icons! like this and i'll come running to your DMs to plot things out. <3

[toadstoolism]

( empatheorem event info )

abilities

you can hover after jumping/falling for 5 seconds, 5 times a day! that's neat

physical

well you're fairly tall now, and you've also got heels. good luck?

plus a big dress, cool and very treasured crown, and hair+skin that probably require Daily Routines to keep perfect.

mannerisms

by default, always polite and unassuming - hands are usually folded and kept close to her body, but often used to emote when speaking

so very rooted in kindness! and positivity! but not to a point of naivety or letting any disrespect slide of course

beneath the surface though she's got a very adventurous and playful spirit, which can go hand in hand with being stubborn and careless. can also be a wittle competitive.

memories

i mean, you can think of any mario game moment that isn't of the paper or smash variety and be like 'damn wtf has this girl been through'

it's hard to put together anything chronological and totally cohesive but y'know. weird princess upbringing, no one who raised her is human or fellow royalty or even related to her at all, the kingdom seems to flip-flop between sunshine and rainbows + chaos with no in between... honestly you might get a headache trying to make sense of things, including: how is she so seemingly normal?

and who's this funny little mustache man on her mind...

icons

i can do my best to put together a folder of good ones :3

anyway if you're interested at all, feel free to like this and/or just shoot me a message to start plottin something

[amoirsetpacis]

empatheorem event info;; vash the stampede

* if you are interested in swapping with vash you need to be comfortable with possibly writing themes surrounding human experimentation, torture, self-harm, etc. ty to xav for the template ♡

physical:

vash is 6'8'' and the bodily equivalent to a wacky flailing arm inflatable tube man; all long limbs and runner's muscles. he's still pretty thin, but he's gained a bit of weight during his stay here. he is accustomed to folding in on himself to fit in most spaces, so if your character is not used to that and they are anywhere non-accommodating, they are likely to bonk their forehead a lot.

your reflexes will be so fast. like a nervous cheetah.

despite looking on the leaner side, vash is inhumanly strong. he's very good at keeping it under wraps and controlling what he does, so if your character isn't used to that there may be some consequences.

his senses are very sensitive! you'll probably become a bit overwhelmed by what he considers a normal amount of sensory input.

guy is covered in scars, skin grafts, and metal bits holding him together. his left arm is missing. there are many places where the nerves are dead.

because of the combination of the amount of strain he's put on his body and lack of taking care of it, as well as being at what is basically the 'end of his battery life' with regards to what is keeping him alive, vash suffers from a lot of chronic pain. the severity differs from day to day, but typically there is almost always somewhere on him that at least sort of hurts.

weapons + abilities:

vash's abilities and weapons are currently all unlocked. you can find a list of them [ here ].

one of the abilities it being able to telepathically communicate with his brother knives, though this does not extend to their stampede equivalents. discussions with beetle or the mun of whichever character knives may swap with should be considered.

it should be noted that it takes vash well over a century to gain complete control over his abilities as a capital P Plant. Even at the end of the series, he is shown to not be 100% in control of some aspects of it. Before having the level of control he currently does, each use of his abilities had been triggered against his will, and their use had been catastrophic. Characters that try to tap into this power will most likely not have the ability to control it to the same degree.

on that note, as stated before, he is near the end of his 'battery life', which is why his hair is black. any unchecked use of his abilities will kill him. honestly i dont really mind if you do this, just give me a heads up first, lol.

vash is an extreme deadeye. as stated before, his reflexes are incredibly fast. he's shown time and time again to be able to shoot a moving bullet out of the air. do with this what you will.

his signature gun, as stated in the above list, as a Colt .45 top-loading revolver. he also has a gun hidden in his prosthetic left arm.

mannerisms:

tone changes a lot depending on the situation, but he typically speaks a bit lazily, dropping the ends of words.

often picks at the cuticles of his flesh hand out of nervous habit.

also rests his hand on the back of his head a lot out of nervous habit.

almost constantly fidgeting or shifting his weight around or moving unless he is completely comfortable.

enormous sweet tooth.

loves kids and is perceived as incredibly bully-able by most.

almost always concentrating on his movement and sound; he has the ability to either make himself silent but often deliberately makes himself known to appear more friendly. it comes second nature to him most of the time, and he doesn't have to really think about it. however the second he actually stops thinking about it he very much does trip over his own two feet.

almost always wearing his sunglasses

almost constantly overly-aware of how he might come off as non-human and does a lot to try and make sure it's undetectable.

over dramatic. screams a lot. also an absolute fucking yapper.

memories:

vash gets a lot of nightmares and ptsd episodes from various sources; losing his mother, being experimented on by his brother, his body being forcefully taken over against his will on multiple accounts, wolfwood dying, etc. i can give more information as needed.

memories of himself and knives as children aboard the space fleet, SEEDS.

memories of his time post-series which are-- hazy, often. tw for self harming and alcoholic tendencies here, should be discussed in dms first.

memories of wandering the desert with his brother after the collective crash of the SEEDS fleet, along with the memories leading up to and surrounding knives cutting off vash's arm.

memories of the various times in which he's been tortured are also up for grabs. these can be discussed at greater length in dms.

memories about his recent wedding and honeymoon are off limits, but just about any of his other spirale memories are free game.

vash has a lot of shit to unpack, so please feel free to message me with anything else you're curious about! i can go full corkboard-with-yarn for you so fast

other:

lives in a two-story house with wolfwood and their cat in fibonacci.

he usually walks everywhere because he's dogshit at driving but he does have a motorcycle given to him by the Stars

their house has a big garden and the house itself is full of plants as well. these and the cat are his children. please be so nice to them

same as zach, the event rules already talk about this sort of thing but please dont be weird about vash's body or his relationship with wolfwood. vash is still working a lot on unpacking a lot of self-hate and also it's just not cool in general.

icons:

sharing icons is totally okay! however i have. uh. well over 2000 of them, and tend to only edit them as needed. i can link you to a g/oogle dr/ive which i will keep updating, since this event has kind of kicked my ass into actually working on them lmao. i just ask that you dont share them or use them outside of the event.

please dm me either here or on discord if you're interested!