#enemy plot

Plot 162: RA to the Rescue(?)

Plot 160: Sorted (submitted by Emmeline)

Muse A always knew they would end up in Slytherin. They came from a proud family, a long line that had been sorted into the same house for centuries, save for a cousin that no one talked about. When the day came to get on the train, Muse A found a compartment that held only Muse B. The two talked, shared their excitement, and bonded over what houses they wanted to be sorted to. By the time they reached the school, Muse A had Muse B convinced that they should be in Slytherin too, but the hat decided otherwise. While Muse A ended up in Slytherin, Muse B was most excited to learn everything they could, and was placed in Ravenclaw. Muse A, too proud to admit they were saddened by the sorting hat’s decision, simply turned to their housemates and began to chatter about all the food. They never saw the disappointed look on Muse B’s face.

Plot 152: Pokémon: Friend or Foe? (submitted by Emmeline)

This town has been nothing more than boring as long as Muse A has lived here. Not even Pokémon GO, a game lauded for it’s ability to encourage social interaction, has changed much of anything around town. Sure, a few of the high school students have picked it up, but it doesn’t seem to be the obsession here that it is everywhere else. Muse A definitely doesn’t mind; less people playing means less competition for rare Pokémon and less opposition for their hold on the town’s only gym.

Muse B is new to town, moving there right before Pokémon GO was released. Between unpacking and settling in, Muse B hasn’t had much of a chance to do anything besides downloading the game onto their phone. Eventually, they get so restless that they aren’t playing the game that they can’t wait anymore, and take to the streets of the sleepy town in the middle of the night, walking the length of it to find every stop and Pokémon they can. After they discover the gym, they stop and set up a lure at a stop near their new house, not yet ready to return home.

That same night, Muse A can’t sleep and ventures out towards the gym, checking in with a few stops along the way to collect supplies. They are shocked to find a lure around the last one – all the high school players are surely home this late at night. They are distracted, frowning down at the unfamiliar username as they forget to watch where they are walking, completely missing Muse B sitting on the ground.

Plot 149: PvP aka Strange Dayz  (submitted by Aki)

Virtual reality dictates daily life in Oceania. Status and currency is awarded to the best players; illegal street games of Risk, matches between players outside of government-sanctioned tournaments, are major underground sources of income. When two countries go to war, the result is new and incredible: soldiers fight in VR instead of in real life, bombing the virtual landscape and targeting virtual currency sources, raiding each other’s virtual strongholds, even meeting in scheduled places for PvP brawls that will sap losers of their virtual currency and even hard-earned gear.

Muse A is a top player from a feared raiding guild that works for the military and leaves a path of digital destruction in its wake. They’ve ascended to the top of society as a venerated virtual soldier, attending expensive soirees in real life and then fighting massive, over-powered battles in-world. Their only rival is Muse B, a mysterious raider from the opposing side, and there are rumours that even their comrades aren’t sure of their real-life identity.

In fact, Muse B is a hacktivist who knows Muse A in real life. In order to fight against their own government, they’re using the identity of someone from the opposing country to fight on their side. So far as anyone knows, Muse B’s just a programmer who works as a bug-fixer at the firm that takes care of Oceania’s virtual universe.

The penalty for dissension is virtual death, being permanently banned from anything digital–essentially exile from human contact in the modern world. 

Is it just paranoia, or do Muse A’s suspicions about the enigmatic raider seem to be growing? Are they really chasing Muse B through VR or are their repeated mid-raid meetings coincidental? Are they spending an unusual amount of time visiting Muse B after work, or are they just looking for some peace from the celebrity paparazzi? 

Plot 145: Partners in Crime

Muse A, a tenacious crime boss, is frustrated by yet another news headline about a big crime bust in the city which has ties to their own illicit operations. It seems that the mayor’s been making good on his promise to eradicate crime as of late (probably because he’s looking to run for Senator in the upcoming elections) and that ultimately spells trouble for Muse A. It’s only a matter of time before someone from the Mayor’s camp comes sniffing around Muse A’s nightclub, which operates as a front for their money laundering, but Muse A wants the Mayor dealt with before that happens. As fate would have it, Muse A isn’t the only one who wants the Mayor gone. 

Muse B, the Mayor’s child, sees right through the tele-prompted speeches, contrived family photo ops, and the empty promises of a crime-free city. Muse B has seen and heard their father conducting his own illegal practices and knows firsthand that the Mayor is not a good man. Muse B has lost all respect for their corrupt father and only feels disdain and fear toward him. It’s by coincidence that Muse B enters Muse A’s nightclub after a volatile confrontation with their father, but it isn’t a coincidence when Muse A recognizes Muse B and invites them to the VIP area to talk. In this secluded area of the club, Muse B spills all of their concerns to Muse A and Muse A offers protection in exchange for information. Muse B agrees to spy on their father for Muse A with the understanding that, at the opportune moment, Muse A will get rid of the Mayor. 

Plot 142: A Little Surprise

Plot 140:  A Parent Trap

Plot 129: Off the Grid

Eager to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life for the weekend, Muse A retreats to the great outdoors for a little camping. Determined to spend the entire trip “off the grid”, Muse A shuts off their cell phone before setting off to find the best spot to pitch their tent. As the sun starts to set and the temperature in the woods begins to drop, Muse A is struck with the realization that they’ve left something important in the trunk of their vehicle [blankets, matches, cooking supplies, etc.]. Muse A tries to hurry back to the car while there’s still some daylight, but it’s not as close to the camp site as they thought and it isn’t long before they get lost. Breaking their own no-tech rule when they start to panic, Muse A is only able to get GPS signal on their cell phone for a few minutes before the battery dies. Luckily, Muse B is camping just a few yards away from where Muse A winds up. It’s Muse B’s first time camping and they can’t help but be startled by every snap of twig or rustle of leaves they hear around them. When they hear Muse A nearing their camp site, they’re relieved to have some company.

Optional: 

Muse B invites Muse A to stay at camp with them until morning 

One of the muses is a criminal on the run, laying low from the authorities