#✧ event : alternate allegory

[isolaradiale]

November was perhaps the most frustrating time of the year for Ofiuco. The Stars were always running maintenance on the island's functionality, making sure that even in a worst case scenario there would still be systems to fall back on if things went wrong outside of their own plans. It didn't happen often, but sometimes things slipped in that they didn't intend on.

But every November the Stars performed a big backup of the island's data. It was a lot of work, and involved pausing the city altogether so that the citizens that lived there had no idea that anything was amiss. That day, in this year's case November 8th, would feel like it had happened to them. Even though it actually hadn't.

"Why does this always fall on me to do? It's boring..." Ofiuco knew the reason. Her main body had evolved past her original schematics, but her robot body within the island's setting had all of the tools installed to make the data backup easier. None of the other Stars were allowed to touch that body since it was an extension of herself.

Ofiuco wasn't focused on the task at hand like she should have been though, so she didn't notice that she had accidentally hit the wrong button. "OOPS!?" At least until it was too late. Just like that, everyone's data in the city had been wiped. "...Good thing this is why we have backups in the first place." Everyone in the city was reconstructed from that backup, but something was wrong. Something that Ofiuco didn't catch at all.

All of the character data had been reinstated but it was jumbled. Characters were recreated as if they came from different worlds altogether, which would lead to a crisis that only some were able to realize. But how long would it take for the Stars to notice?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

Welcome to our last new event of 2024, ALTERNATIVE ALLEGORY!

Ofiuco made a little oopsie that slipped past her radar and accidentally deleted everyone's character data during the yearly big backup. Good thing she had the previous day's basic backup to reinstate them!

But something corrupted the backup, and while all of the characters were reinstated, all of the data has been jumbled up.

Because of this, the characters have been recreated as if they were from different worlds altogether.

Think of this as a chance to design an AU for your character, like Lloyd Irving from Tales of Symphonia as if he were an Ace Attorney character, for example!

All threads must be set on November 9th or later. The characters will believe they lived through November 8th, but the city was in maintenance mode on that day and wasn't actually active!

This event will run until 11:59:59PM EST on Friday, November 29th!

WHAT ARE THE RULES FOR DESIGNING OUR CHARACTER'S AU?

You can pick any series from the masterlist to design an AU version of your character from! You only require mun permission if you're using an original character's world instead. You cannot use a series that is not on our masterlist.

You can design an entire backstory for that character as if they're from that world, however you must abide by our fandom OC policies. This means you cannot give them direct ties to any characters from that canon.

Similarly, you can give them powers or change their appearances according to the setting but must abide by our fandom OC policies regarding what is or what isn't acceptable. That means you can't give them any powers that rival or surpass the main characters. Powers are uncapped for this event so this isn't too limiting.

You aren't required to AU your character if you don't want to! That said, if you want participation for this event you will need to write with someone who is AUed.

Whether your character realizes they have been AUed and remember their original canon or not is up to you! Do whatever you think works better for what you plan!

You can change your character's AU if you'd like! You're not bound to one for the whole event, you can have several!

To make it easier for others to keep track of what you've done, we recommend making a post describing the AU and everything that has changed.

If you have any questions about the event, please send them to the masterlist! We will not be answering them in the Discord server so that everyone can see the answers!

[gaiaspoken]

Even as she went through her usual morning and afternoon routines, she couldn't shake her weird restless feeling since waking up. Something about this entire day had felt…off, but there weren't any signs of why. As she does her best to keep busy, a text from Keigo saying that he'd be stopping by earlier than usual leaves her feeling a little confused, but it's not entirely uncommon, so it's easily brushed off. As she hears the front door open and she goes to greet him though, she's met with a strange sight.

The unfamiliar visage of a stranger greets her but on instinct, she ducks behind a wall before she's seen entirely.

"Aerith, you there?" he calls for her, and the voice is familiar at least. But as she peaks her head around the corner to further examine him, it's clear that he isn't someone that she knows. He looked more akin to a bird than anything. Much more bird than man, she'd say. Deciding that she can't keep hiding forever, a hand reaches for the frying pan on the stove before she shows herself, the pan pointed toward him threateningly.

"Whoever you are, my boyfriend is on the way and then you're gonna have to deal with both of us."

@wingherc

[swordsovereign]

Undoubtedly, something was horrifically wrong. Well, Seofon had a list of things that he knew were wrong and it started with the jumbled memories that had quickly unraveled- maybe in another life, another world, he could've been some hero from beyond the stars ⎛ to think, he would've been able to see even more of the sea of stars- or he'd see it in a different way ⎠ and the blue ring he wore had dimmed in its glow, the fuel from hope being replaced by the familiar pulse of the stars, the boundary. That was a sort of hope, too. Second on the list was the fact that a great deal of people seemed to be in a similar position- jumbled memories and the likes, and it only made Seofon more wary of the city he'd accepted as his new home. But most importantly ...

The news had been soul-crushing. It had been bloody and brutal and it didn't take Seofon long to put the pieces together. Something awful had happened to Fiyero. He had made it to her home as quickly as possible after getting as much out of a rather startled passerby, and even before he reached the door he knew that whatever had happened was awful.

Fiyero's door was locked. Of course, she had roommates, so it was possible that they were the ones locking the door, but it hardly mattered at the moment. There was the sound of a dog barking- Scratch, her loyal companion, and the sad screeches of the owlbear cub ⎛ Bark, a rather endearing creature, one that Seofon knew would grow to be quite impressive! ⎠ and hearing the animals in distress was enough to make him throw all caution to the wind. He'd fix the door later if he had to.

The door, of course, was a rather pitiful opponent when faced with the Eternal's swift kick. There was the sound of wood cracking as it swung in- Seofon made a quick mental note to apologize to Fiyero and her roommates... later, of course, because the door was nothing compared with whatever was happening now.

❝ Fiyero? ❞

The apartment's a mess. Not at all like he's seen it before. It's just another sign of...

❝ Fiyero! What happened? ❞

She's a mess. She looks like she's been through hell- and Seofon thinks of how she came to his house after that fiasco with that piece of crap vampire. She said she'd been performing, and he still hadn't been there ... This was infinitely worse.

Damn it all, what sort of hero was he, if he couldn't be there for the person he loved when she needed it?

@viladlind ❲ OH IT BEGINS!!! ❳

[anghexescu]

@innerbeast

WHAT on ISOLA happened here? Klaus had been pulled into this specific area because he had felt Aurelius' aura. He had picked up the feeling of death in the air. It clung like a lifeline. So close, very near. What he expected to see was in fact a dead body, but instead on the ground, he's standing witness to feathers burning slowly. Once white wings are now charred, slowly disintegrating. Klaus steps forward until he's closer to the burning wings. It isn't just one pair. There were a total of five, but none of them were gold.

"Aurelius!" Klaus calls out. These were not his wings and these bones scattered and discarded like nothingness was not his. Who did these belong to? he had been here, but someone else had as well.

...Speaking of...

Klaus can feel that he isn't alone here as well. The stench of blood and perhaps the aura of an angel has also beckoned for a demon to come. Or at least when Klaus turned to face them, he expected a demon and instead, it's a near-familiar face.

"Dar'khol?"

[ostentumm]

@lethalitisms

Someone Oliver recognizes, but then...there's this strange feeling of no, I've never met this person in my life. Large mutant hand clutches tightly onto the railing he's sat on. He doesn't mean to grab it so tight, but...

515--no, Oliver is still learning. He's still learning the ropes of the world OUTSIDE. He's really taken a step out and into a whole new world.

Hope the man below doesn't mind being WATCHED.

[innerbeast]

ironic, was it not? to be welcomed within a house of the lord. no resistance to keep the beast at bay upon his first step through open doors, no means of banishment for the sins draped heavily upon shoulders that carried their burden willingly. but of course, why would their be? He was always so gracious, was He not? so forgiving towards light-blessed children -- even should they bare their teeth against Him.

there was always room for change, right? to right ones wrongs.

oh, he could almost laugh at that. for what was there to change when it was that holy spark that drew him in? when it was the very want to seek it out and douse that dazzling fire with his own hands? such a want only grew as each step drew him closer, with every pew that passed him by and, of course --

with the growing sight of an angel most familiar. an abomination this city has done well to acquaint him with time and time again, familiarizing him with that which he despised.

( but loathe him as he may, why does this feel ... wrong? )

"of course it would be you."

agitation guides a partially barbed tail, barely scraping against a pew with a swift flick. the angel before him -- his face alone was enough to bring dar'khol's blood to a rolling simmer, memories shared from events prior still souring the name that came to mind along with it.

( why does this anger feel new? )

"who else would reserve a place to admire a man of false hopes, after all. have you nothing better to be doing? a seraph to be lying to, or something -- that's all you lot do, really."

@hollowfaith

[darkenforcer]

@innerbeast

"don't you guys have anything better to do? trial's over. i did the best i could." honestly... as if they'd expected their dolt of a leader to get off with a light warning. desperate for cash or not, you can't just go around robbing people in broad daylight, for crying out loud! paid him up front expecting a miracle, seems like.

"'best ya could'!? landin' our boss behind bars isn't what we paid for, ya hack!" one of the burlier lugs up front snarls with a curl of his hammy fists, "if we woulda known, we wouldn'ta spent a single dust on your sorry ass!"

oh, so a reduced sentence means nothing? what happened to beggars can't be choosers?

yuri sighs, irritation festering; a glare peeks through dark bangs. "how about you turn around and spend what's left of it on his bail, then?" (also reduced, might he add), "i won't even charge you for the legal advice. aren't i charitable?"

"why, you little--" the big guy charges and...!

BLAM!! briefcase, meet face!

before another snarky quip can leave his snarky lips, though, an unseen assailant leaps in from behind, hooks beneath his arms, and lifts him into the air! "wh-- hey!" yuri struggles, kicking his legs to no avail.

"urgh--! let go, damn it!!"

[hanabisays]

@inablinkgone

She had woken up in a rather unfamiliar surrounding. The room she woke up in was clean, well kept, and had a lot of cute objects that she knew, she was not even allowed to keep. She was surprised to see things that were unfamiliar to her.

Then, when the singer stepped out into the world, she was greeted by bright light. A sun, the sound of people chattering...People and not...

...She was surrounded by people that looked like her and for those that didn't---they walked amongst the humans.

She feels disorientated. As if she's taken a very long nap and woke up confused. she is confused.

it's only natural that she'd reach for the nearest person, fingers wrapping at the ends of his sleeve, "E-Excuse me."

[wiseoldmage]

ALTERNATIVE ALLEGORY Elminster awoke with the usual pain in his body but before he'd even opened his eyes he knew something was different. He could still remember the struggles of his rich life in Faerûn, but it was like something had invaded those memories like ink spreading to more paper than it should have. He could remember old companions and friends, the Weave, Mystra, the mighty Aumar name... But what was this about a hero with mouse ears? Mickey... Mickey Mouse was his name. His old apprentice. A troublemaker if there ever was one, but one pure of heart. Looking around the room, he now saw everything in a different light- magic was still the Weave, but it was also... light. Light and goodness, hope. Elminster had only ever seen the Weave and its endless bounds, but now he saw that magic could be in all things. More importantly? He knew that it had to be protected from those that did not understand.

((Yenminster lives! Consider this a starter call for this AU, and for now I'll cap it at 3!))

[ellysiland]

lore—ley was being dragged around by MANTY again but honestly?? the hydro—allogene didn't care. MANTY seemed happy with whatever it was doing, seemed excited to drag her somewhere. and who was she to stop them?? ⁽ probably, as a creature tied to her sinner powers, it knew that it wasn't meant to be here at this moment and was making up for time lost ⁾ ❝ manty, slow down!! wherever you want me to go, will still be there. you shouldn't rush!! ❞

flickers of feelings, of emojis flashed through her mind, a response from the manta—ray ⁽ glee urgency fun fun puppy now ⁾ which caused the girl to laugh. where did the puppy come from?? was it cabbage?? ❝ oh wait, manty!! ❞ shoot, with her mind set to deciphering her companion's messages, lore—ley almost missed it slamming it's body against @lethalitisms , dousing the poor man in water.

[occultacarne]

@atomsurvived

"This body..." To say that he doesn't enjoy it would be an understatement. He misses his OWN. It's a weird feeling. This Is his, and yet he feels it does not belong to him. His powers are mostly the same, but...something also differs. He doesn't feel AS strong as he should.

Never the mind, it isn't permanent. That's what he will tell himself.

"You." He spots a lone man with his dog. Speaking of dogs, Morpheus sits beside Sebastian. A zombified dog that was reanimated into living, much like himself.

"You will tell me what the meaning of all this is."

[mortememoria]

ALTERNATIVE ALLEGORY -- { pkmn au }

originally from the hoenn region, he was brought to sinnoh under a business compromise resulting in his role as a gym leader under the name schwann. after ten strong years, however, he's clocked himself into retirement!

upon retiring, he'd taken the liberty of addressing himself under the name "raven", along with a more casual style of dress and persona, to attempt to cover his tracks and go about his life a little more peacefully.

but, having created such a reputation, it's difficult to avoid a battle now and again from a strong-eyed trainer that (unfortuntely) recognizes him. despite his complaints, he never does turn down a battle, though.

although he originally held a team of six, he carries with him only his three closest companions! a ditto, wigglytuff, and the ace of his team, a shiny altaria!

however, he's most commonly seen with his ditto -- a funky lil' fella that will often aid raven in sticky situations with its ability to transform, taking the appearance of its master more often than not.

his wigglytuff also takes the liberty of escaping her pokeball every so often to keep raven in line. his flirtatious behavior is nothing a good double slap can't fix!

speaking of pokeballs -- all three pokemon are stored in love balls!

as an aside, raven is very much aware his background has been altered, but he willingly plays ignorant. a good 'what if' for him to play out despite, unfortunately, knowing better.

[thegreatfraud]

@salfxsher

" *COSMIC PROFANITY* BOSS! THIS IS THE SEVENTH TIME THIS WEEK. IT HAVEN'T BEEN FUNNY YOU TELEPORTED ME TO THAT SNOWY PLANET WHILE I WAS IN THE BEACH."

Huey of the Mask fool who was just taking a dump in the rest room suddenly open the door and....he not in the Luofu anymore.

Since mask fool don't really do space ships....their form of interstellar travel what the funniest for Aha at the moment.

Shit he in.......someone apartment? The owner just happen to open the door to his apartment as Huey immiedatly take out his ID. Yes he have a gun? But he haven't been a mask fool long enough to be THAT psychotic.

It's nothing on it. But one of the FEW blessing of Aha is lies and bs. If the target isn't in immediate high alert and believe him enough. They see whatever they wanna see on the paper.

"Huey Makoto Ponzi. I am....the plumber for the building. There was reports of leaking pipes?"

[swordsovereign]

@hollowfaith

Seofon had tried his best to keep his promise- to be the protector that Fiyero needed. To his credit, he'd managed to stay calm until Fiyero had fallen asleep ⎛ and he'd tried to get some rest himself ⎠ and he wanted to say that he was a little more level headed when he woke up.

Except, that wasn't really the case, was it? Certainly not when he'd set off to the Sanctus Clinic to wait for Aurelius to leave-

Just a talk, he'd whispered upon Fiyero's lips- I'm not going to get myself killed- but I also can't just let him get away with this. What Aurelius had done was monstrous- Seofon fancied himself a fairly skilled slayer of monsters. Not that it was the main task of the Eternals, but when a monster was a true threat... It was his duty to step in.

❝ Hey- ❞ Aurelius sure is easy to recognize. He holds himself like a haughty bastard, and Seofon can see exactly what sort of person he is. There's a part of him that can't wait to put him in his place. There's a part of him that knows this won't just be a talk. Anosiete stirs in the back of his mind, urges him to do what must be done. Get rid of the threat, don't waste time chatting.

❝ Aurelius, right? Yeah, I'm Seofon- Fiyero's partner. Gotta say, you left her in a really bad spot. ❞ He can't really have this talk right in front of a clinic. This isn't anyone else's issue- but it doesn't stop the Gateway-Star sword from manifesting in his hand in fragments of light.

❝ I don't want to make a scene here, but I'm not going to leave until you tell me what the hell you were thinking doing something like that. ❞

[starlightdive]

@darkenforcer

"Yuri? Got a moment?" Lilli pokes her head through the door, offering a small smile. They'd been coworkers for a while, but...

"Sorry to pester you about law when you're off the clock, but I wanted to ask about how we would document something like, say... a monster attack," she puts a hand on her hip. "We can't exactly press charges on a Polwiggle or a Stone Golem, you know." Not that she's seen too many monsters of these types here in Spirale... but she's sure there's some sort of monsters to worry about. There always are.

And Lilli knows how the agency is about paperwork... if and when something like that happens, she'd rather know ahead of time.

"Would it count as an animal attack? I'm not seeing an option for monsters on the forms..."

[grymfared]

❲ @weavebcund ❳

This strange city was a far cry from the familiar surroundings of Baldur's Gate, or in fact any place in Faerûn that Malchior had ever been in. Well, maybe that was a lie- there were some similarities, but not enough for him to feel any sort of comfort- he'd been able to navigate somewhat ⎛ mostly with Raven's help- truly, the tressym had been his saving grace after he'd fallen into such misery ⎠ - the locals found him handsome and charming, he had caught a fair amount of people looking his way, and wasn't that nostalgic?

He and Rorek had been rather well liked back in Baldur's Gate. And speaking of Rorek ...

Brown hair with a gentle wave. The garb of a wizard- Malchior's heart skips a beat and he snatches Raven up from the spot she'd chosen for a quick nap ⎛ much to her chagrin- ⎠ and the tressym lets out a startled meow as she's squeezed a little too tightly.

Numbly, Malchior loosens his grip and allows her to land beside him as he simply stares at the man before him. Upon closer inspection, the man is most certainly not Rorek, but ... perhaps in another lifetime ...

He sees himself growing old with the wizard at his side. They spend their youth exploring Faerûn, considering following the path of the city's founder- deciding against it in favor of simply settling down, because they've earned it. Rorek is older, but no less handsome, and Malchior's white hair doesn't look so out of place for his age. Two tressyms are curled up by a warm hearth- In another life, they're happy.

The vision fades and he's faced again with the situation at hand. Raven looks up at him with no small amount of concern, and Malchior realizes that he's crying. ❝ Sorry- I ... ❞

How was he supposed to explain this one?

❝ You ... I thought you were someone else- an old companion of mine ... ❞