Activity Check

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Activity Check
(June 27-July 3)

The end of the month has arrived, and that means it's time for activity check. To pass AC, players need to type up a short paragraph explaining what their character has spent the month doing. Please provide links alongside your paragraph so that moderators can easily verify that said activity exists. If you were accepted in the month of June or were on hiatus for at least two weeks, you need only check in by replying to this post. If you are currently on hiatus, you can fill out AC after returning or get another player to fill out your AC for you. <b>Player:</b> <b>Character:</b> <b>Activity:</b>

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[oathshackledbird]

Player: Neko Sandy
Character: Diarmuid Ua Duibhne (Lancer)
Activity: Much was learned this month, but very little of it good. It started out with something that, while dangerous and upsetting, could be handled: a new power of the mirrors. Wary (but perhaps not wary enough) of the mirrors new found abilities, Diarmuid made a post of his own telling people about the pictures he and Kakyoin found in the dungeon and offering them to anyone who wanted theirs.

When everyone met to share information, Diarmuid was sure to be there to hand out what pictures were left, share his powers and some of his history to help others know him better. He also put in his two cents about leadership, first backing Kakyoin for leader, but then also suggesting alternative methods when he realized just how much is friend did NOT want the role.

The festival seemed like it would be a good learning experience at first. Diarmuid learned about games with Ryoko, met Alice again after thinking she was sent away, and ran into a new friend in the form of Sieglinde. Of course, that wouldn't last long and he soon found himself and his loyal dog, warning Madoka and Kakyoin about the dangers of the dolls, hiding in an alley from shadow creatures with Pokey and meeting a newly arrived Ringo. Really, all he wanted to do was get out of the strange place they had been brought to where things moved out of the shadows and whispers plagued him all the time. Unfortunately, the escape that was offered only made things worse.

Strongly affected by the headaches caused by the dolls, it didn't take Diarmuid long to start seeing his fellow magi as monsters. However, thanks to his empathy and the patience of some of his fellow magi, he realized what he was seeing was an illusion and stopped fighting them. It's a shame that knowing the truth of the illusion didn't help him be able to communicate with his fellows as he still heard them speaking in monster sounds instead of words. Thankfully, he could still read and Kakyoin was patient enough to write down things for him in the notebook he had along. Diarmuid was able to provide some important insight (much to his dread) about the hair ornament that was found in the hut with the Doll and Maria's bodies. When the horrible truth of what was going on came out, Diarmuid couldn't help but silently beg for a way to bring his friend back. His hope would not last long, though, when his empathy was all but overwhelmed by the LOVE coming from the approaching hordes and even though he was confused by the sudden change of plans when it came to attacking, in the end, he found some peace with what had to be done.

Peace doesn't make goodbyes any easier, though. Helping his fellows does, but only a little. This is a wound that is going to take a long time to heal from, if they can ever heal from it.

In the meantime, all they can do is try to pick up the pieces and do their best to make sure it doesn't happen again.