September Event: Awaiting Patch Update.

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State of the Castle

Much to the relief of everyone involved (that includes you) Ozuma has started to shake off the shadows cast by the Queen, allowing the Safe Zones to return to a state of normalcy. Within a week, food stores return to normal, and the general lighting about the area begins to burn brighter than ever.

In the aftermath of her failed army, the Queen has seemingly withdrawn, for now. The castle’s valiant heroes are left to enjoy a moment to breathe in the cheerfully pleasant weather, the worst of the summer’s heat receding as the trees begin to show signs of the coming autumn. Heck, even the Overworld theme seems to have picked up on the cheer and purpose of-

Wait, what.

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With so many serious blows dealt to the castle occupants throughout the past few months, Ozuma is intent on making amends… which does come with a few bugs and glitches. All the best things do, right?

Throughout the month of September, you may find yourself caught up in a series of startling, though mostly harmless video game glitches, from loading screens appearing whenever you shift between rooms, to finding yourself incapable of not jogging on the spot whenever you stop to speak to someone. What sort of game glitches are occurring seems to differ between individuals, but as any AAA title developer would tell you coughBethesdacough there’s a lot.

This event has the potential to affect characters during their day to day business no matter the hour...or their method of communication. Sweet memes are made of thee, solnet- or perhaps whoever you’re messaging just decided they prefer their text upside down. Don’t be hatin’.

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You and I see eye to eye…. Heart to heart.

The reason for these glitches, at least, does seem to be coming from good intentions. In making amends, Ozuma is going directly to the heart of the problem- as tensions run high between friends turned enemies and fragments of trust litter the halls, he’s decided to combat the Queen’s external influence with something a little closer to home.

Perhaps, when you wake up one morning, you won’t be alone.

Throughout the course of September, characters will be seemingly connected to others by their very soul; only one at a time, but for some, it seems to be a recurring issue. This could be seen as a twist on the usual Soul Resonance (probably exactly where Ozuma ripped the idea from; he’s not that creative), the Other Self experience in Yu-Gi-Oh, or the- also aptly named Other Self experience from Kingdom Hearts. Characters will find themselves sharing thoughts and emotions regardless of proximity or intent for the duration of their connections, even going as far as gaining the ability to communicate ‘telepathically’.

However, with this comes an inevitable amount of overshare, and the longer these connections last, the more confusing it might become to remember just who is who….

Whatever your interpretation, one thing remains clear- it’s time to resign yourself to an unbreakable connection.


Important notes for this event:

Characters will be capable of establishing a soul bond with one other individual at a time, for a duration that is entirely up to you! The longer these connections last, the more bleed over is likely to occur; whilst initially sharing thoughts and emotions, characters might find themselves falling into the characteristics of each other, losing their own sense of identity before the bond is broken.

There are a few rules to this event, so please keep in mind:

• It is entirely opt-in, and by no means compulsory.
• Soul bonds require the agreement of both muns, so please make sure to communicate with each other! Feel free to comment below with any intended bonds you’re going to make, and see about asking your friends to reply with their own consent.
• Please limit yourself to four soul bonds maximum throughout the duration of this month. We also ask that players soul bond with only ONE castmate; save some room for cross canon CR!