+ We're quite sorry for any inconveniences this might cause. +

[vitaelamorte]

Oh no! The Queen of Hearts is furious! Whatever happened?! Well, as you UNDOUBTEDLY all figured out from Leo Fitz's announcement, science is the thing that happened! The consequences are as dire as they are inevitable, and The Queen has ordered her Mirrors to cross sides in order to right all those dreadful wrongs. Anything else you need to know is right here!

• So what DID happen?

For several weeks some very smart Real side scientists and Real side superhumans have been brainstorming ideas on how to escape Wonderland through the wonders of interdimensional physics. This Friday Leo Fitz and Cisco Ramon finally set in motion their plan to channel Cisco's dimension hopping powers, in order to create a portal right out of Wonderland. It did not work.

It did however very temporarily poke a hole right into the Mirror side, allowing some LESS THAN LOYAL Mirrors to seize their chance, slip through to the Real side, and spread some chaos. As much as Mirror Cisco and Mirror Rory thought they could pull their little switching stunt undetected, NOTHING ESCAPES THE WATCHFUL EYES OF THE ONE AND ONLY QUEEN OF HEARTS. Needless to say, she is furious. Furious at the Reals for disturbing the beauty of Wonderland's much better side, and furious at those of her Mirrors who DARED to disobey her rules.

• What is happening NOW?

The Queen has given ALL her Mirrors permission to cross over to the Real Side, in order to follow her two vital commands:
1. FIND THE MIRRORS WHO CROSSED WITHOUT PERMISSION and bring them to her, so she can bring them to justice.
2. TEACH ALL THE REALS A LESSON, so that in the future they will know better than to mess with the affairs of Her Mirror Side. Mirrors are encouraged to do this in any way they see fit, but they are especially encouraged to do this by seizing one thing their own Real holds dear.

• What kind of event is this?

This event is a cooperation between a player plot long in the making, and an equally long anticipated mod event. The opening phase was pre-discussed and pre-approved, and centred around a handful of characters only. The main phase, aka. NOW, is open to absolutely everybody and anybody. The lack of a "traditional" announcement (ALTHOUGH REALLY, WASN'T FITZ PERFECTLY CLEAR IN HIS WARNING?) was intended just like that, because we love you and you deserve terrible surprises. And not to worry, the event will last a full week, so there will be plenty of time for all of you to make arrangements!

• What do I need to know about Mirror events?

► All characters who are brought to Wonderland have a Mirror, however no player is obliged to play one. Don't feel like creating that kind of alternative for your character? No problem! Guess your characters' Mirror is really on reclusive side and won't be seen or heard by anybody at any point at all ever.

► No character's Real and their Mirror can be on the same side of the mirrors at the same time. Example: If Mirror Bob crosses to the Real side, then Real Bob is immediately forced to the Mirror side. If Mirror Bob returns to his own side, then so does Real Bob.

► Mirrors have the ability to jump through reflective surfaces and cross between both sides at any time, but they only do so with the Queen's explicit permission IF THEY KNOW WHAT IS GOOD FOR THEM.

► Reals cannot cross between sides on their own, and are subjected to their Mirrors' whims. However! Making any Mirror look at their own reflection in any reflective surface immediately forces them back to the Mirror Side.

► entranceway is for network posts made on the Real side, no matter if the post is made by a Mirror or a Real.

► mirroruniverse is for network posts made on the Mirror side, no matter if the post is made by a Real or a Mirror.

► entrancelogs is for Mirrors and Reals and both sides, just make sure to specify participants and locations clearly

► IF A CHARACTER, MIRROR OR REAl, DIES ON THE MIRROR SIDE, THEY DIE FOR GOOD. Deaths on the Mirror Side absolutely require mod permission.

► Also see the mirroruniverse profile as well as our activity check page for neat infos on all things Mirror.

AND THAT'S ABOUT IT! The event begins today, May 13th and will run up until next Saturday, May 20th, when you can expect another announcement. So head right down to the comments section for questions, plotting, as well as a sign-up comment for any Mirror who would like the honour of catching those darn Mirror traitors personally.

Enjoy, have a great time and a lovely weekend,

~Mouette

Comments

Questions...

[vitaelamorte]

...and answers!

TRAITOR HUNTING : SIGN RIGHT UP

[vitaelamorte]

The Queen of Hearts demands that Mirror!Cisco, Mirror!Rory, and their vile co-conspirator Mirror!Fitz are apprehended immediately. Many will wish to seize the honour, no doubt, but only so many can succeed.

Comment here with your Mirror's name if you wish for your Mirror(s) to participate in hunting the culprits. The deadline for sign-ups is Tuesday, May 16th. The lucky "winners" will be announced the day after, and have an opportunity to thread the arrest which will bring them glory in the eyes of their beloved Queen.

...Some slightly less lucky Mirrors may run into trouble instead, but isn't the risk worth the reward? Only the RNG will decide in the end.

[dustiest]

I'll sign Mirror Frisk up for traitor hunting!

[issacthewrathful]

Zack's mirror is good with laying traps. Can he voulenteer to help catch the misplaced reals and keep them locked up until the Mirrors return?

[thegrayportrait]

Mirror!Dorian, reporting for duty.

now with the right journal

[circlejerked]

Just to confirm so I can keep it all straight in my head, the official dates for the event are this Saturday until next Saturday, and the 20th will be the final day?

Bless you for this week of absolute chaos. ♥

[bloodmagics]

will the Queen accept like...say... an eye just wondering

[infernalis]

signing m!sam up! he needs to earn some points back with the queen to get rid of his traitor brand, l-lol

[ssmisery]

This is really not an event question so much as a general Mirror question, which I've idly wondered about before, but --

Although a Mirror can be forced back to the Mirror side by causing them to see their reflection, is there anything actually preventing them from just... immediately crossing right back over again, rendering the whole thing moot?

[barde]

m!leliana would be up for it

[latersbaby]

signing mirror ray up, please!

[asphyxiaphilic]

He would want to be involved.

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[latersbaby]

sorry was that english

couldn't understand through those cotton-balls you scots try to speak around

[mausetitolemy]

Mirror Evelyn is down to crack some skulls :)

[tattooedredheads]

Signing Mirror Kay up.

[meanestgirl]

For the purposes of this event: Does you character's real have to be on the mirror side in order for your mirror to cross over? Or can they still both be on the real side?

Re: now with the right journal

[vitaelamorte]

Correct and in fact I will edit that into the main post in a second.

[vitaelamorte]

Get out.

[vitaelamorte]

With the Queen of Hearts there really isn't any specific volunteering per se. She yells at her Mirrors to get a job done, and expect them to do it, independently, without taking up any of her valuable time to bother her with specifics.

IC she did mention that she expects some of her Mirrors to "make certain that the misplaced Reals do not make nuisances of themselves", so presumably that would sound like as good a reason as any to go for it.

OOC all I can say is absolutely yes, go for it! Have fun, knock yourself out. Make a log for it or try catching people in their posts, plot in advance or see what comes up, whatever strikes your fancy.

[issacthewrathful]

Good enough for me!

[vitaelamorte]

No character's Real and their Mirror can be on the same side of the mirrors at the same time. Example: If Mirror Bob crosses to the Real side, then Real Bob is immediately forced to the Mirror side. If Mirror Bob returns to his own side, then so does Real Bob.

Mirrors have the ability to jump through reflective surfaces and cross between both sides at any time. Reals cannot cross between sides on their own, and are subjected to their Mirrors' whims. However, making any Mirror look at their own reflection in any reflective surface immediately forces them back to the Mirror Side.

[meanestgirl]

Okay, that's what I needed to know! Thank you!!

[squandered]

MIRROR!CULLEN has no idea who the offending traitors are, and thinks it's entirely too much work to find out. He will instead focus on stealing something of value from his shitty other version, and make a general nuisance of himself otherwise. He will try to stay on the Real Side as much as possible. I'm open for any and all encounters.

CULLEN himself will largely attempt to protect people from Mirrors trying to cause serious harm, as well as attempting to talk to some of the ones who don't. He will explore the Mirror Side and spend most of the event over there. He will also have a very unpleasant run-in with Hawke's Mirror and could use some medical attention afterwards.

I'll be doing tag-ins and closed logs, so let me know if you want to plot anything.

[vitaelamorte]

There actually is no reason to stop a determined Mirror from crossing back over immediately, so smashing whatever surface a Mirror got forced through is probably a good idea, so as to at least buy some time and distance.

[meanestgirl]

SECONDARY QUESTION: I'm assuming this excludes Real!Freya from astral projecting herself to the Real side too?