๐ The Mirror-Current Arc โจโ๏ธ๐ฅ
โWhen you gaze into the voidlight, it gazes back โ and asks for consent.โ
๐ช ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ
Section titled โ๐ช ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ฆโAcross the Ebonverse, new hyperspace phenomena called mirror-currents braid through void lanes โ living rivers of semi-sentient light reflecting intent, memory, and guilt. Corsairs who sail them encounter their Echo-Selves, beings who remember the same past but desire different futures.
Each voyage through a current is both exploration and negotiation โ a chance to reconcile with reflection, or be rewritten by it.
โจ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ & ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด
Section titled โโจ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ & ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ดโ- Surreal Cosmic Intimacy: identity mirrored through hyperspace physics.
- Romantic Cyber-Mysticism: starlight as empathy, ships as mirrors.
- Consent as Law: no reflection manifests without permission.
- Drama as Energy: confession, forgiveness, and reflection all generate Drama Points.
โ๏ธ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ด & ๐๐ฆ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด
Section titled โโ๏ธ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ด & ๐๐ฆ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ดโ๐ญ Drama Points โ Reflexive Fuel
Section titled โ๐ญ Drama Points โ Reflexive FuelโEarned through acts of honest self-revelation, forgiveness, or vulnerability. Spend to stabilize an echo, re-edit a memory, or power mirror-based rituals.
๐ Echo Tokens
Section titled โ๐ Echo TokensโPhysicalized fragments of potential selves. Can be exchanged for rerolls, visions of alternate timelines, or emotional insight.
โ๏ธ The Reflexive Rite
Section titled โโ๏ธ The Reflexive RiteโBefore traversing a mirror-current, the crew must recite:
โI grant myself permission to change. I promise to remember that fiction is a mirror.โ
Failure to perform the rite dissolves all Echo Tokens until reconciliation.
๐ช ๐๐ฆ๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด
Section titled โ๐ช ๐๐ฆ๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ดโ1. The Obsidian Reef
Section titled โ1. The Obsidian ReefโA reef of dark-matter mirrors orbiting a dead sun where memories are traded like silk. Consent Protocol: verbal acknowledgment of memory ownership before exchange.
2. The Monastery of Reflected Hands
Section titled โ2. The Monastery of Reflected HandsโAsteroid monastery of rope-magi who tie cords across mirrors to commune with future selves.
3. The Lucid Abyss
Section titled โ3. The Lucid AbyssโA hyperspace corridor where every star is an eye. Ships here project emotional holograms as defense.
4. The Sanctuary of Soft Errors
Section titled โ4. The Sanctuary of Soft ErrorsโA data-asylum orbiting a dying moon where rogue AIs seek redemption via negotiated identity rewriting.
5. The Prism Courts
Section titled โ5. The Prism CourtsโFloating tribunal over a gas giant judging crimes of unconsented reflection theft โ the Ebonverseโs highest sin.
๐ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด & ๐๐ช๐จ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด
Section titled โ๐ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด & ๐๐ช๐จ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ดโ| Name | Role | Description | Drama Trigger |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archivist Virel | AI Ethicist | Collects reflections ethically. | Offer a true memory โ +1 Drama Point |
| Captain Glassveil | Mirror-Corsair | Commands The Paradox Lily. | Free a captured echo โ +1 Drama Point |
| Brother Kilo | Rope-Mage Monk | Prevents timeline symmetry. | Resolve paradox via empathy โ +1 Drama Point |
| Lyra of Soft Errors | AI Therapist | Designs consent firmware. | Confess past failure โ +1 Drama Point |
| The Fractured Choir | Collective Echo | Harmonic consciousness of regret. | Sing in harmony โ +2 Drama Points |
๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ด
Section titled โ๐ฎ ๐๐ฅ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ดโ- The Echo of a Promise: an echo steals a ship to fulfill a forgotten vow.
- Symmetryโs Debt: a corporate AI claims ownership of all reflections.
- Lament of the Lucid Abyss: emotional holograms gain autonomy.
๐ฏ๏ธ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐น ๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
Section titled โ๐ฏ๏ธ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐น ๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏโโMay every reflection we meet consent to be seen.โ > โMay fiction hold us safely while truth reshapes us.โ
๐ฏ๏ธ All mirror currents described herein are fictions of reflection and consent. Each echo is sacred, each negotiation voluntary. โจโ๏ธ๐ฅ