Get ready! Friday, August 4th, there's a special one-day shenanigans-tastic event just for you! It's an event called Body Tag.
What is Body Tag?
It's a body swap type event, with a few stipulations. Characters must touch hands (or paws, mechanical digits, whatever they use when someone asks for a handshake) to another person. Even just brushing while in the elevator will do the trick, but since this is tag, it has to be a socially acceptable tagging appendage.
Is there a plot/way to fix this/etc. my character can get involved in?
No, this one's just a one-day funny thing. Think of it like a 24 hour flu except instead of a fever you end up in someone else's body when they try to take your temperature. There's no real explanation for it other than occasionally freak things happen. If your character is the type to relentlessly investigate, they might get driven a bit up the wall by it, but eh. Sometimes it's important to have easy fun.
Can I only switch back and forth with one person?
Nah, go to the moon with it. It's one day and it'll revert back to normal at midnight no matter where your character ends up. So if A tags B, then A (in B's body) tags C, then it just passes on whoever like that. You'll be responsible for keeping track of this yourself if it matters to you.
Do powers transfer?
Depends! If a power is physical, it stays with the body. Genetic and species-based abilities stay with the body. If a power is soul-bound or learned, then it goes with the soul/mind.
The devices don't work when the DNA/memory set is wrong. How am I supposed to post to the network?
The CPU is malfunctioning today so security protocols are a little relaxed. Devices will work with the body they're assigned to. That said, this means that if Character A is in B's body, then they must use B's device to post.
I don't have a switch partner!
Really? Well you can use this post to plot around and find one.
I don't want to play this. :(
Then don't. As with all events, participation is optional. No one is forcing you to swap character bodies with another character. Do what's fun for you. But this is an all-city situation so anyone can have fun regardless of location.
Communication is key.
That's not a question, that's a statement. If you play a closet perv or someone who sacrifices goats every night so your character will wake up covered in goat blood when they return to their body, tell the player who wants to swap with you before your character takes secret naked selfies. Surprises like that are not fair to anyone, nor acceptable.
I have other questions!
Reply here to ask them after making sure that the question is not answered in this post or another question in the question thread. As always, DO NOT reply to the Plurk for this post to ask questions regarding this event. Questions should be posted here in order to make sure that they are seen by a moderator and the information is easy for all players to find.
What is Body Tag?
It's a body swap type event, with a few stipulations. Characters must touch hands (or paws, mechanical digits, whatever they use when someone asks for a handshake) to another person. Even just brushing while in the elevator will do the trick, but since this is tag, it has to be a socially acceptable tagging appendage.
Is there a plot/way to fix this/etc. my character can get involved in?
No, this one's just a one-day funny thing. Think of it like a 24 hour flu except instead of a fever you end up in someone else's body when they try to take your temperature. There's no real explanation for it other than occasionally freak things happen. If your character is the type to relentlessly investigate, they might get driven a bit up the wall by it, but eh. Sometimes it's important to have easy fun.
Can I only switch back and forth with one person?
Nah, go to the moon with it. It's one day and it'll revert back to normal at midnight no matter where your character ends up. So if A tags B, then A (in B's body) tags C, then it just passes on whoever like that. You'll be responsible for keeping track of this yourself if it matters to you.
Do powers transfer?
Depends! If a power is physical, it stays with the body. Genetic and species-based abilities stay with the body. If a power is soul-bound or learned, then it goes with the soul/mind.
The devices don't work when the DNA/memory set is wrong. How am I supposed to post to the network?
The CPU is malfunctioning today so security protocols are a little relaxed. Devices will work with the body they're assigned to. That said, this means that if Character A is in B's body, then they must use B's device to post.
I don't have a switch partner!
Really? Well you can use this post to plot around and find one.
I don't want to play this. :(
Then don't. As with all events, participation is optional. No one is forcing you to swap character bodies with another character. Do what's fun for you. But this is an all-city situation so anyone can have fun regardless of location.
Communication is key.
That's not a question, that's a statement. If you play a closet perv or someone who sacrifices goats every night so your character will wake up covered in goat blood when they return to their body, tell the player who wants to swap with you before your character takes secret naked selfies. Surprises like that are not fair to anyone, nor acceptable.
I have other questions!
Reply here to ask them after making sure that the question is not answered in this post or another question in the question thread. As always, DO NOT reply to the Plurk for this post to ask questions regarding this event. Questions should be posted here in order to make sure that they are seen by a moderator and the information is easy for all players to find.
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