sacktime | EMP 001 ● JUNE 2025

EMP

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Behold, an opportunity to gather.

Welcome to Somnia's first EMP! This is the place to be if you're interested in the game's setting, if you're unsure about who you'd like to bring or if you just want to check out the vibes. Remember that the EMP is open to all, and you don't need an invite to participate in the slightest!

Dates to note are as follows:

- TDM: June 7th
- RESERVES: June 21st
- APPS: June 22nd - 26th
- GAME START: July 1st

An opportunity for players who do not have invites to post their interest in receiving one will be available on the TDM as a mod comment to reply to. Just like our EMP, you do not need an invite to participate in the TDM, either (only to reserve and app). Mod-run invites will also be available then, so I thank you kindly for your patience!

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ᛗ CHARACTER
Name: Ivan
Canon: Alien Stage
Blurp:

(Non-Exhaustive) CW: human trafficking, physical and psychological abuse of children, captivity, death

Ivan is from a future where humanity has been conquered and only continues to exist as designer pets kept by aliens, who enjoy the sound of their "beautiful cries" AKA singing. The main characters of Alien Stage, Ivan included, grew up together in an artificial environment where they were vocally trained, taught lyricality, etc. with the expectation that they would all later become contestants on an alien entertainment program known as Alien Stage. The premise of the show is your average singing competition, except the loser of each round is executed live on stage.

Everything about Ivan himself is a little bit of a spoiler for a very short series, but I'll leave you with:

His public-facing personality is a charismatic cool cat.
The latter is masking, by Word of Creator.
He has deep, one-sided affection for another contestant that he self-describes as parasitic.

Vessel Type & General ideas:

Ivan is a character who would be greatly at risk of Succumbance, which would be fascinating to play out the progression of whether or not I'm able to find a catalyst for actually stopping it.

He would be an Offering. For Swarmling or Leshy I could draw upon parasitic insects or plants for inspiration, while Wraith has some in-built parasitic options for feeding. Alternatively, if I went Trickster I'd love to do something indulgently aesthetic with the shapeshifting element, like having Ivan flicker between his canon child, adolescent, and adult incarnations.