Artifact 03: Brooch of Love

[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

[ Angela had been absent from the Plane for a bit before the whole Octopese fiasco (which is now over for her, thank you!), and is now going back to using the Plane to her advantage. She's currently going through a bag of strange objects, anyone who has spoken to her at length before can probably assume they're all artifacts. At one point she's having trouble keeping track of them all, and thus takes one of the smaller of the group-- a simple ornamental pin-- and attaches it to her clothes before going about reorganizing her bag-o-magic-stuff.

She really needs to learn not to go pinning things that she doesn't understand to her clothing. ]


((OOC: Okay, extensive OOC note for this artifact. Considering the name, you'd think it'd be the jewelry version of Alien Sex Pollen-- and it can be! But that's not all it does. The Brooch of Love alters emotional reactions to the wearer. This means your character can see her as a sibling they never had, a mentor, a pupil, a mother, a rival, an enemy, a best friend, a girlfriend... Or it can simply not affect your character at all. It's an imperfect artifact after all. And because it's imperfect, it will also affect her in the same way. So if your character views her as a little sister, she will view your character like an older sibling. It does not, however, alter memories. So while they'll feel like family, they won't have memories of growing up together. Characters may clue into the emotions being "wrong" while still in her presense or they may not, but regardless, once they're a good ten feet away from her, the feelings will go away.

Basically, use this however you want to. If you've been itching to have your character be in a fight, she can be the enemy. If you think your character needs some cuddles, she can be a snuggle buddy, no strings attached. Need some torment? Angst! She'll have no choice but to indulge, since she won't know any better. I'm cool with everything short of character death, so have as much fun as you want to at her expense. And if someone manages to get the brooch off of her, it'll impact whomever wears it. ♥

TL;DR - Pin thingie affects the emotions felt for the wearer. Pick a relationship, treat her as such, I'll roll with it. \o/ ))

Comments

[buckingbronco.livejournal.com]

[Rather likes the smile, and he starts relaxing a little] Is there anything I can do to help?

[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

Mmm, I don't know. [ She looks down at the artifacts. ] Can you think of any way to trigger these things? I haven't been successful yet.

[buckingbronco.livejournal.com]

[Picks up something that looks a little like a triangle] Is there usually a specific way to active them?

[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

Each one's different. [ She gives the piece of coral she's holding a shake. Nothing happens. ] Some just start on their own. Like the blocks. [ She points out the familiar colorful blocks that have formed yet another little town on the floor. ] So far I can't figure these ones out.

[buckingbronco.livejournal.com]

[Brings the triangle up to eye level as he sits down and crosses his legs] The boxes and rings connected with Dying Will Flame are activated by emotions...could some of these work on the same principal.

[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

[ She leans in, peering at the triangle too. ] What kinds of emotions?

[buckingbronco.livejournal.com]

[He doesn't mind Angela being a bit closer. He's always been comfortable around her anyway] Intense ones usually. Emotions and convictions that would make a person be willing to risk dying for.

[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

[ Softly. ] Sounds like love.

[ Then she clears her throat. ] Or, well, what they write about it.

[buckingbronco.livejournal.com]

[Blushes a little, looking at her]...It does sound a little like love if you think about it.

[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

[ She blushes right back. ] Well, that's... kind of a hard thing to fake. Only certain people would be able to use them.

[buckingbronco.livejournal.com]

[Smiles a little] Maybe the world would be a better place if only those who could feel love could wield power.

[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

But isn't that what makes people do crazy things sometimes?

[buckingbronco.livejournal.com]

Isn't a little bit of craziness a good thing?

[whitestlotus.livejournal.com]

Not when the crazy person is in power!