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[nonfictional]

► A quick and dirty explanation:
Alan was able to survive and navigate the horrors of the Dark Place by utilizing visions as inspiration to push his story forward. Some were Alan using pieces of what makes a good story, while others were little snippets and glimpses into other people's lives that he was able to twist and use. The barge is a far cry from the Dark Place but since it's full of stories and characters Alan will still be able to tap into this ability to see these echoes on occasion. All he has to do is line up a few points of light that manifest for him and he can essentially eavesdrop on people!

What he'll actually see varies. It can be two people having a conversation. It could be an internal monologue. It might even be a warped interpretation of what actually happened.


► Mechanics in-game:
- Echoes can be anything, so long as they're relevant to your character: a navelgazing moment between them and their crush in canon, an argument with another character in the hallway of the barge, helpful advice as a fleeting thought. Anything's on the table - if you have a life from a breach you want Alan to be aware of, for example, it's fair game!
- The laws of drama and a good story apply: this isn't an exact science. Alan's subconscious can easily dial up the drama and change the tone for a better hook. It has to contain a grain of truth, but things can still get jumbled. If you want to mix it up, let me know and we'll coordinate.
- These are just small snippets of feeling, not whole memories. Alan will not be able to go into your dreams or witness an entire conversation or anything like that. Just a few juicy tidbits!
- Alan will be writing all of these down as he sees them where they will remain in his cabin. This is for his eyes only. If there is some sort of plot involving these pages getting stolen down the line, I'll contact folks beforehand and offer an opt out, etc.
- Alan will only see echoes around floods and ports for the time being. As he gains more balance/reaches enlightenment the closer he is to graduation, he'll be able to see them more frequently.
- This is entirely opt-in - by default, I'm going to assume people don't want Alan accidentally prying into your character's life, but comment here if you're into it and we can set things up.

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<b>Name</b>: <b>Journal</b>: <b>Echo information</b>: What would you like Alan to see? How distorted do you want it to be? Please be as detailed as possible! Maximum of three. <b>Contact</b>:

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[anashthetic]

Name: Ashton Carver
Journal: anashthetic
Echo information: She's got a semi-comprehensive history writeup (and honestly her relevant history is a conga line of weird & often awful things happening to or around her, as vampires do), but that's also 4.5k words, so here's some options she's sensitive about.
CW on the first one for body horror, abuse, and assault.

1. A dark closet that's become almost their entire world. Ashton was in love before this, but they don't have the choice not to be anymore. They can't get themself to kill the way their creator wants them to, which means punishment: nights without fingers, without a mouth; the vampiric body is a lot more durable than a human body & their sire is an expert at fleshcrafting, an expert in suffering. Nights of hell are blurring into each other. Nothing they do is good enough, their body doesn't belong to them and that's been made very clear; if their nerve keeps breaking he'll kill them and oh, god, they don't want to die.
   Just a nasty mélange of misery and fear and self-hatred and a lot of nonconsensual body horror. Heavily distorted.
   
2. A busy nightclub. Ashton's not human at the time -- something small, hidden. A sense of distressed certainty: these people are all going to die, they're going to be sacrifices; she has to do something, she can't let this happen -- and making the wrong choice off that impulse. Something metal heats, shatters, and its contents catch fire, and suddenly the whole place is going up in a blaze. Unmitigated horror: Ash didn't want anything like this. She was trying to help. It was an accident. But she has to get out of here, or she's going to burn too -- when she's watching it from the outside, something in her soul is going numb with icy inhuman calm, some instinctual predator's certainty. She knows this was so distressing just a few minutes ago, but it's all just... quiet.
   Has a sort of... dissociative clarity: the emotion is real in the moment, but it's all empty by the end.
   
3. FREE SPACE. Nice things have happened to him but they're less interesting.

Contact: daekie @ discord!