+ And Now Our Winners! (And a Ton of Other Stuff) +

[vitaelamorte]

Alright you guys! I'm posting a little early to let you know that we have our winners from the sign ups! They were all randomly selected with a super fun name drawing program called The Hat (because random.org is for people who don't love early 2000s open source sorting programs).

As you know, during the winter and spring events, red hearts inexplicably appeared with both of the Queens denying knowledge of their origin. In response, the Queen of Hearts challenged the Red Queen to a battle. And by battle, she clearly means a chess match.

That’s right! What our lucky winners get to do is play a live-action game of chess! Each character has been assigned a chess piece based on the order in which the randomizer listed them. The teams are as follows:

White - Real Things
Pawns:Gabriel Lorca, Jolyne Kujo, Tim Drake, Souji Seta, Max Caulfield, Clementine, Papyrus, Jean Kirstein
Rooks: Monika, Tim Wright
Knights: Commander Shepard, Daisy Johnson
Bishops: Pearl, Minato Arisato
Queen: Josuke Higashitaka
King: Jay Merrick

Black - Mirrors
Pawns: Seth Gecko, Drizella Tremaine, Cullen Rutherford, Snow White, Starlight Glimmer, Legion, Chloe Decker, Regis
Rooks: Sunburst, Stan Pines
Knights: Mettaton, Rocket
Bishops: Tony Stark, Ryou Bakura
Queen: Lapis Lazuli
King: Remi Briggs (Jane Weller)

As a result of the Queen of Hearts's challenge, the two teams above will be duking it out on the checkerchessboard hills under the direction of the two Queens. The Queen of Hearts, of course, will be directing her Mirrors on where to move and when, while the Red Queen will be directing the movements of the Real Things. All other characters (Mirrors included) will be “invited” to watch from some new, conveniently placed bleachers around the field of play. This means all Real Things and all Mirrors will be on the same side of the glass for the duration of the match. (However, the Mirrorside will not be open for exploration, so everyone is stuck on the Real side.)

The moves in the chess game have been mapped out, so players whose characters are on the board will know exactly who will be fighting who and at what point in the game. Pieces can be captured by killing or incapacitating the opponent, and players may have to get creative to make all of the moves work. Once a character is disabled, however that might happen, they disappear from the field.

Unbeknownst to the spectators, the captured pieces will be transported to an undisclosed location, where they will be able to interact with each other and view the rest of the match. Any physical injuries, up to and including death, will disappear once the character appears in the holding area. For those characters on the field of play, deaths do not count as Mansion deaths (though this is OOC knowledge only). However, any deaths among spectators due to conflict in the stands will be counted as Mansion deaths.

Below is a list of all the moves taken throughout the game. Moves that result in captured pieces are in bold, red text. We've also made screen caps of all 117 moves of this chess game, using the default icons of each from each account (in most cases; when we didn’t have information on a Mirror account, we used the default from the Real’s account). These are available from the links below or here, if you want to see them all at once and scroll through them (let us know if there are any issues viewing the images).

+ MOVES +

00. Initial board layout
01. White pawn (Max Caulfield) to D4
02. Black pawn (Mirror Regis) to A5
03. White pawn (Souji Seta) to E3
04. Black pawn (Mirror Snow White) to E5
05. White pawn (Clementine) to C3
06. Black knight (Mirror Mettaton) to C6
07. White knight (Commander Shepard) to F3
08. Black pawn (Mirror Regis) to A4
09. White pawn (Papyrus) to B3
10. Black pawn (Mirror Regis) to A3
11. White pawn (Papyrus) to B4
12. Black pawn (Mirror Starlight Glimmer) to D5
13. White pawn (Papyrus) to B5
14. Black knight (Mirror Mettaton) to A5
15. White knight (Commander Shepard) to E5 (Black pawn (Mirror Snow White) captured)
16. Black pawn (Mirror Cullen Rutherford) to F6
17. White pawn (Tim Drake) to F4
18. Black rook (Mirror Stan Pines) to A6
19. White knight (Daisy Johnson) to A3 (Black pawn (Mirror Regis) captured)
20. Black rook (Mirror Stan Pines) to E6
21. White pawn (Tim Drake) to F5
22. Black bishop (Mirror Tony Stark) to A3 (White knight (Daisy Johnson) captured)
23. White bishop (Minato Arisato) to A3 (Black bishop (Mirror Tony Stark) captured)
24. Black knight (Mirror Mettaton) to C4
25. White bishop (Pearl) to C4 (Black knight (Mirror Mettaton) captured)
26. Black pawn (Mirror Starlight Glimmer) to C4 (White bishop (Pearl) captured)
27. White pawn (Tim Drake) to E6 (Black rook (Mirror Stan Pines) captured)
28. Black pawn (Mirror Cullen Rutherford) to E5 (White knight (Commander Shepard) captured)
29. White queen (Josuke Higashitaka) to H5 [CHECK]
30. Black pawn (Mirror Drizella Tremaine) to G6
31. White queen (Josuke Higashitaka) to E5 (Black pawn (Mirror Cullen Rutherford) captured)
32. Black knight (Mirror Rocket) to F6
33. White pawn (Jolyne Kujo) to G4
34. Black pawn (Mirror Chloe Decker) to B6
35. White pawn (Gabriel Lorca) to H3
36. Black pawn (Mirror Legion) to C5
37. White pawn (Max Caulfield) to C5 (Black pawn (Mirror Legion) captured)
38. Black pawn (Mirror Chloe Decker) to C5 (White pawn (Max Caulfield) captured)
39. White bishop (Minato Arisato) to C5 (Black pawn (Mirror Chloe Decker) captured)
40. Black pawn (Mirror Drizella Tremaine) to G5
41. White pawn (Jean Kirstein) to A4
42. Black pawn (Mirror Seth Gecko) to H6
43. White pawn (Jean Kirstein) to A5
44. Black rook (Mirror Sunburst) to H7
45. White pawn (Papyrus) to B6
46. Black knight (Mirror Rocket) to D7
47. White pawn (Jean Kirstein) to A6
48. Black knight (Mirror Rocket) to E5 (White queen (Josuke Higashitaka) captured)
49. White rook (Tim Wright) to A4
50. Black knight (Mirror Rocket) to D3 [CHECK]
51. White king (Jay Merrick) to F1
52. Black knight (Mirror Rocket) to C5 (White bishop (Minato Arisato) captured)
53. White pawn (Jean Kirstein) to A7
54. Black knight (Mirror Rocket) to A4 (White rook (Tim Wright) captured)
55. White pawn (Jean Kirstein) to A8 [PROMOTION TO WHITE QUEEN]
56. Black knight (Mirror Rocket) to B6 (White pawn (Papyrus) captured)
57. White queen (Jean Kirstein) to C6 [CHECK]
58. Black king (Mirror Jane Weller) to F8
59. White rook (Monika) to H2
60. Black bishop (Mirror Ryou Bakura) to A6
61. White rook (Monika) to F2 [CHECK]
62. Black king (Mirror Jane Weller) to G8
63. White pawn (Souji Seta) to E4
64. Black pawn (Mirror Seth Gecko) to H5
65. White pawn (Gabriel Lorca) to H4
66. Black queen (Mirror Lapis Lazuli) to D1 [CHECK]
67. White king (Jay Merrick) to G2
68. Black pawn (Mirror Drizella Tremaine) to H4 (White pawn (Gabriel Lorca) captured)
69. White pawn (Jolyne Kujo) to G5
70. Black knight (Mirror Rocket) to D7
71. White pawn (Jolyne Kujo) to G6
72. Black rook (Mirror Sunburst) to E7
73. White queen (Jean Kirstein) to C6 (Black bishop (Mirror Ryou Bakura) captured)
74. Black rook (Mirror Sunburst) to E7
75. White pawn (Tim Drake) to D7 (Black knight (Mirror Rocket) captured)
76. Black queen (Mirror Lapis Lazuli) to D7 (White pawn (Tim Drake) captured)
77. White pawn (Souji Seta) to E5
78. Black queen (Mirror Lapis Lazuli) to D3
79. White queen (Jean Kirstein) to C6
80. Black queen (Mirror Lapis Lazuli) to C3 (White pawn (Clementine) captured)
81. White queen (Jean Kirstein) to E8 (Black rook (Mirror Sunburst) captured) [CHECK]
82. Black king (Mirror Jane Weller) to G7
83. White rook (Monika) to F7 [CHECK]
84. Black king (Mirror Jane Weller) to G6 (White pawn (Jolyne Kujo) captured)
85. White rook (Monika) to F4 [CHECK]
86. Black king (Mirror Jane Weller) to G5
87. White rook (Monika) to F6
88. Black queen (Mirror Lapis Lazuli) to C2 [CHECK]
89. White king (Jay Merrick) to H2
90. Black pawn (Drizella Tremaine) to H3
91. White queen (Jean Kirstein) to G8 [CHECK]
92. Black king (Mirror Jane Weller) to H4
93. White pawn (Souji Seta) to E6
94. Black queen (Mirror Lapis Lazuli) to C1 [CHECK]
95. White king (Jay Merrick) to H2
96. Black queen (Mirror Lapis Lazuli) to B2 [CHECK]
97. White king (Jay Merrick) to G1
98. Black pawn (Mirror Drizella Tremaine) to H2 [CHECK]
99. White king (Jay Merrick) to H1
100. Black queen (Mirror Lapis Lazuli) to F6 (White rook (Monika) captured)
101. White king (Jay Merrick) to H2 (Black pawn (Drizella Tremaine) captured)
102. Black queen (Mirror Lapis Lazuli) to F2 [CHECK]
103. White king (Jay Merrick) to H1
104. Black queen (Mirror Lapis Lazuli) to F1 [CHECK]
105. White king (Jay Merrick) to H2
106. Black queen (Mirror Lapis Lazuli) to E2 [CHECK]
107. White king (Jay Merrick) to H1
108. Black pawn (Mirror Starlight Glimmer) to C3
109. White pawn (Souji Seta) to E7
110. Black pawn (Mirror Starlight Glimmer) to C2
111. White pawn (Souji Seta) to E8 [PROMOTION TO WHITE QUEEN]
112. Black queen (Mirror Lapis Lazuli) to F1 [CHECK]
113. White king (Jay Merrick) to H2
114. Black pawn (Mirror Starlight Glimmer) to C1 [PROMOTION TO BLACK QUEEN]
115. White queen (Souji Seta) to E4 [CHECK]
116. Black queen (Lapis Lazuli) to F4 [CHECK]
117. White queen (Jean Kirstein) to G3 [CHECKMATE]

Use this post to plot for this portion of the event. Work out how the chess pieces will manage to capture each other, what will be going on in the stands, etc. Please do all plotting on this post rather than on Plurk or Discord. As always, there is a Q&A thread where you can ask questions.

The log for the event will go up on Friday of this week. The game actually takes place on Monday, June 11, but because we know it will take some time to thread all of this, the log for the chess game (complete with thread headers to keep everything organized) will be posted on Friday, June 8 (and of course, you can back tag the log like there's no tomorrow). This means that the event does not actually start until Monday, and everyone can feel free to post during the weekend.

(As a note for those who track the comms, because of the way the event post is being set up, there may not be a notification sent out when the log goes up. There will be an announcement on Plurk, but for those who don't use it, just check back on Friday for the log.)

Comments

Monika (white rook) and Jessica Hamby

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Monika is going to spend this entire thing terrified out of her goddamn mind.

She has absolutely zero combat experience. The worst fight she's been a part of was watching two of her club members verbally spar over her love interest. Her expectations for the war were totally wrong and she will be full of regret. She thought she'd be able to stay on the sidelines and vaguely help, but nooo.

Seeing as she's going to spend a chunk the game doing absolutely nothing but watching others getting messed the hell up, she's going to be gradually getting more and more frazzled. By the time she does move, she's going to expect the absolute worse every time. Picture that bit in Family Guy where Stewie never knows when Brian's going to get him back. That'll be her, expecting a fight and getting nothing. So when she finally comes up against Mirror Lapis, she'll be the gooiest puddle of goo ever. Enjoy all of her whimpers, people around her! At least she'll feel better in the holding room afterwards.

Jessica, meanwhile, is going to get the scare of her fucking life. When the match starts, she'll have gone to bed for the day, since she has no choice in the matter. Then suddenly she'll be slapped awake by the realization that she's outside in her pajamas. Cue the absolute worst screams ever and running for shelter under the bleachers.

It's going to take her a while to realize she's not actually burning to into a steaming puddle of blood thanks to the power of ~Wonderland magic~. Even then, she'll be extremely terrified of going into the sun, no matter how cool it is to see it again. #vampireworldproblems

She'll probably meet her equally terrified Mirror too and be freaked out by that. She's going to have the best of days. <3

[wasitalie]

Jessica and her mirror might run into another Mirror hiding under the bleachers for different reasons. He will probably freak out at the vampires. Fun.

[255000255000255]

Sounds like a fun time to me~

[jivitadana]

Minato owes Monika something. He'll want to talk to her once they're in the holding cell together, if that's cool with you?

[255000255000255]

Of course!! She'll appreciate having someone to calm her down for sure. If anything, he'd be the first one she ran to haha.

[jivitadana]

He'll be happy to see her in human form for sure! And be so worried when and after she's captured. If she didn't know about his Personas (though with Monika being Monika, I'm assuming she does?) or him using his Evoker, then she can see him now. XD

[255000255000255]

At least she'll think she's in Wonderland heaven if he's there lol...

I figure she'll have a vague idea of his abilities (I'm honestly trying to tone down her fourthwalling because it's getting a wee bit too complicated harhar), but she'll def be amazed to see them in action. Her best lover friend is so strong and powerful, oooh!

You can totally expect she'll load off all her intense regret for doing something so stupid on him, so there's that too. Being a human is hard.

[jivitadana]

Oh, man, tell him about being human and living and how hard it is. They can chat together about it! He'll feel so bad that her chance at being human this time was ruined by this chess game. :( So he'll be there to make sure that she's okay, especially after all the trauma.

[eatsyourscience]

Souji spends awhile in a square next to Monika. He can try to calm her down a little!

[255000255000255]

Haha wow! I was paying so much attention to her position I didn't even realize. That'll be great. At least she'll be too distressed to be creepy as usual. ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜)

[eatsyourscience]

While Souji doesn't mind a good creep now and then, he probably won't even think about it under the circumstances.

Also, he will be there for when she gets captured, so he's going to be quite worried about her afterward.