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[voiceinthedark]

Who: Sam, Mirror!Sam and You!
Where: Both sides of the Mirror
When: Duration of the event
Rating: PG-13 to R I imagine
Summary: Catch-all event post for Sam Yao and his mirror.
The Story:

Real Sam
He thought he'd be able to stay out of things, but that's never really been Sam's style. It's difficult to stay out of things when the last year of your life has involved very definitely getting involved in everything. Everything important anyway.

He starts with the familiar; caches of food and other supplies hidden at various points around the mansion and gardens for anyone to find. A few for himself. He'd rather not get caught short this time, not when that dream and had left a feeling of dread that pooled at the base of his neck and refused to leave.

And then came the messages on the mirrors and people vanishing.

The other side of the mirrors is as cool and alien and familiar as he remembers it being but this time the Mirrors aren't hunting them and there's terror everywhere.

He scrawls a note across a mirror as close to his room as he can, to warn them of where he is.


Mirror!Sam
The sword is gone. They've been tricked! Lied to. Betrayed. And if there's one thing that Sam hates, it's traitors. Monsters like that don't deserve the life the Queen gives them. But first the Jabberwocky has to be brought down. It's strong and fast and Sam sees other mirrors cut down and devoured until there's nothing left. And the sword sure as hell isn't here. So why not let the real thing fight instead while there's still work to be done.

[OOC: Both of them can be found in various places for the duration of the event! Let me know which side you'd like them on!]

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12/17, Mirror Side

[lightgunhustler]

Jo had wasted very little time in following the Queen through the Rabbit Hole once the announcement had been made. She'd made preparations, naturally -- she was geared to the teeth, as she so often liked to be, various knives hidden on her person and her trusty shotgun in hand. There was no telling how much good it would do against the Jabberwocky, but it would sure as hell help protect her from any of the nastier mirrors, and even the beast itself would have had to flinch at getting shot in the chest.

Maybe.

When she makes it to the other side of the Mirrors, she slows her pace, taking care to be cautious in her movements despite the fact that the last year has been spent just waiting to find a solution to the looming Jabberwocky problem. She knows how things work on this side of the glass, and it means being reckless isn't an option. She hesitates when she hears movement around the corner, exhaling slowly and lifting her shotgun to aim it at whoever's directly in front of it when she comes around.

Oh.

She narrows her eyes, dropping the barrel of her gun an inch. She's not sure which version of who she's looking at, but she knows that Kevin's mirror isn't one she wants to run into anytime soon. She's gotten decent at telling Sam and Kevin apart, however, at least their Reals, and so she hazards a guess.

"Sam?"

Re: 12/17, Mirror Side

[voiceinthedark]

The best that he can do while here is stay out of the way of any mirrors still left. After last time, after Billy's mirror, he's pretty sure that he wants to avoid them as much as possible. It seems a bit easier this time. People are quiet. It's giving time to explore.

He doesn't like what he sees.

He hears movement as he rounds a corner, only to come face to face with the barrel of a gun. His eyes widen and he backs up.

"Uh... yes?" What the hell was it with people from her world and threatening to kill him? "Jo?"

[lightgunhustler]

Anyone can say 'yes.' She presses her lips together, her gut instinct being to believe him, but before she says anything more, she pulls a flask from its place at her hip and pulls the cap off with her teeth, lowering her gun long enough to splash the flask's contents across his face. No smoke. She sighs, putting the safety on her gun before setting it down and capping the flask once more, tucking it away.

"Sorry," she offers him with a grim smile, genuinely apologetic. "Holy water. Had to be sure." A pause. "And yeah, it's the real me. Trust me, if I was my Mirror, you'd know. She'd probably have a blade stuck in your gut up to its hilt by now."

She was a real people person.

"Did you come over here on your own, or were you forced earlier in the week?"

[voiceinthedark]

One moment he was sulking, the next he's sputtering in indignation when Jo hurls water at him. "What the hell? What is that even supposed to do? I didn't think holy water was even a real thing."

It was just something in movies and maybe for really obsessive religious people. And Sam wasn't Christian. Not even culturally really. "Yeah but I just have your word for that," Sam said sceptically. "I don't even know what my mirror is like." Apart from kind of scary according to Neal.

"I got forced over."

[lightgunhustler]

"It tells me whether or not you're a demon. Kevin's Mirror is. Had to check. If you were, your face would have started smoking." But it hadn't, so he checked out clean. No harm, no foul, right? She presses her lips together, reaching for the flask a second time.

"I can test myself, if you want. My Mirror's a demon, too. Same deal. Holy water or salt or iron will out one." But Sam isn't from her world, which means those tests that hunters perform on each other whenever they meet up probably don't mean anything to him-- as far as he knows, she could be lying. She won't begrudge him the right to be skeptical.

"Or you can ask me something only I would know, I guess, but-- I realize we don't know each other that well." In theory, it worked, but in practice, maybe not so much. She sighs, glancing past him and then over her shoulder just to make sure the immediate area is still clear. "How've you been managing since then? You're not hurt or anything, are you?"

[voiceinthedark]

"Oh, I thought he was a bit weird when I met him. I guess the demon thing explains that." So it would happen to Crowley too if it came to it. "But it doesn't mean I'm not my mirror. Uh... I'm pretty sure he's not a demon. Probably. I heard he was kind of scary though." Carrying around an axe which... also didn't help since Sam had been known to do that.

He sighed, shaking his head. "No, it's fine. Should really have worked on setting up passwords like Billy suggested after last time." But things had happened and got in the way. "And I'm alright actually. Trying to stay out of the way if I can. That thing, the Jabberwocky, you can hear it sometimes."

[lightgunhustler]

"I'm gonna take it on faith that you're not. With any luck, I won't come to regret that." She doesn't know Sam well enough either way to be able to pin him as being either Real or Mirror, but he knew her name-- and while that kind of info could have been passed on to a Mirror, quite possibly even by her own, she was willing to trust her instincts on this one. "My gut is usually right."

She slides the flask back into her back pocket, freeing her hands up to reclaim her gun. Wouldn't want to be caught without it here, just in case.

"That's good. I figured it would be loud-- nice of it to give an advance warning," she says flatly, offering a grim smile. "I'm glad you're okay. When things go wrong on this side of the glass... well. They go really wrong."

[voiceinthedark]

"Yeah, I hope so too." He doesn't want to trust the wrong person, but he also doesn't have all that much choice here. And he isn't an inherently mistrustful person either. He's always tried to give people the benefit of the doubt until the last moment.

Considering Simon, maybe that was stupid of him.

"To be fair, it is also an enormous scaly monster. I think that counts as advanced warning on it's own." He smiles back though. "The mirrors aren't really a friendly bunch are they?"

[lightgunhustler]

"Not for the most part, no." She's sure there are exceptions here and there, but those Mirrors are always overlooked. It's the problem children that stick out, and for good reason. "Most of them are pissed at the Reals just because they're jealous. That alone is a pretty hefty motivator, they have this built-in existential crisis, but some of them are nasty pieces of work beyond that."

At this point, she just expects any Mirror she encounters to be trouble.

"Hey-- when you get back," she starts after a moment, because he will get back if she has anything to say about it, "I know it's not really my place to butt in or anything, but-- you should talk to Simon. He wants to change things, if he can."

Maybe it wasn't the best time to say so, but she has to be honest with herself. If the Jabberwocky shows up, there might not be another opportunity, and she has to get it out there.

12/16, Real Side.

[mirrorwizard]

BIlly didn't have any plans when he switched places with his Real except to escape being eaten and also maybe see if he could find the actual sword for his Queen. Not that he was looking very hard, but the thought was there.

He was avoiding his Real's stupid boyfriend, knowing that as soon as he was found Teddy would try to force him back over, which was not in the plan, not at all. He wasn't expecting to run into Sam but when the opportunity presented itself he couldn't resist.

"Looking for someone?" He asked with a smirk leaning against a nearby wall.

Re: 12/16, Real Side.

[voiceinthedark]

Sam nearly had a heart attack when Billy spoke. He definitely jumped. God he was on edge after all this. He turned to see Billy and smiled in relief. "Just checking up on people. Are you okay?"

[mirrorwizard]

"Oh, I'm great." He smiled at Sam pushing off the wall. He wondered what this Sam was like, the one he knew was useful, a little unhinged but thats what Billy liked about him. That among other things. This one looked...well he looked like someone his other self would like, which said a lot.

[voiceinthedark]

"Yeah? Good. You sorted stuff out with Teddy?" He hoped so. He didn't like seeing billy look so sad. He did look a lot happier now at least. "

[mirrorwizard]

Billy smirked. So his other self was having problems with his boyfriend? Pity. "Yeah, I'm sure he did. They are sickening. But you got the wrong Billy, Sam." No use pretending when it bored him to be that good.

"He's not on this side of the mirror anymore."

[voiceinthedark]

That was not a nice expression.

Sam froze, eyes widening as he looked at the mirror. Oh god, no, this was bad. This was probably very very bad. "Oh, that's..." He was already backing away, looking for an escape.

[mirrorwizard]

"Leaving so soon?" Billy asked pushing away from the wall. "I think I'm insulted."

[voiceinthedark]

"I've got things to do. I'm sure you've seen how busy everything is here." Not a zom, so he has a bit more leeway if it comes to a fight. But also he's Billy's mirror which means he probably comes with the magic too. Sam is pretty sure it can do more than make Sharknados.

[12/21 | Sam | Mirror Side]

[notmymccalling]

Scott stumbled into a random room so very short of breath, and for a werewolf, that was certainly something. His eyes are blazing red, his heart is pounding, his hearing is trained on some fight he can hear nearly a whole floor away. Whoever that had been, they'd told him to run and he'd hesitated. It had just been for a second, but he was so tired of running. He wanted to help, even if all he'd become was fodder for the beast. But after another order, he'd done as told and ran.

Now he was really just torturing himself by listening to the fate of the one who saved him. He'd been careless to let himself get caught. He'd been keeping a step ahead this entire time, but exhaustion had gotten the better of him and he'd stopped listening for just a moment. But the little catnap he took was enough.

The cuts on his cheek and upper arm sizzled as they healed rapidly. He pressed his back against the door and slid down into a sitting position, running a hand through his hair roughly. With his hearing on high, the slightest sound around him would seem like a minor explosion to his eardrums. The sound of another heartbeat in the room made him jump, slamming his back hard against the door accidentally, partially wolfing out in response to the surging adrenaline in his system. But his enhanced eyes caught the humanoid figure quickly, and he eased up slightly.

"S-sorry! I didn't mean--I'm intruding, I'm sorry!" Scott, control your shift before you freak him out! He forced back the fangs and dimmed his eyes back to their idle chocolate brown.

[12/21 | Sam | Mirror Side] Sorry this took so long! Christmas and work happened!

[voiceinthedark]

When the door opened, Sam was instantly wary, hand going to his sidearm when someone entered. He'd been resting here, taking a breather, but there were enough mirrors around that anyone was suspect right now and he couldn't relax.

The person didn't seem to notice him at first, but then they rounded, face strange, inhuman, eyes glowing... Sam pressed back against the wall, even when the apology came, but... he thought that he recognised that voice.

"Uh... you're Scott right?"

Scott and hopefully not his mirror or anyone who might mean him harm. The apology was probably a good sign.

No worries! I think we all got caught up in Christmas and work. XD

[notmymccalling]

His own heartbeat was oddly steady in his chest, but that wasn't too abnormal. It was quickened enough that he had to take a moment to calm down before he could be certain he wouldn't be too jumpy with the other around. He'd been alone for so long here that he didn't have to take into account that his reflexes might hurt someone around him.

"Y-yeah." He breathed the word out, nodding. "It's um, Sam? ...or Kevin?" His features settled completely, fully human again. At the moment, he was too worried about the monster roaming the halls of the Twilight Zone side of Wonderland rather than the fact that he'd been seen as anything but human. "I think you have a twin?" Scott was so unsure at this point. "Either that, or I might've hit my head." He tried to joke, with a weak laugh in an attempt to break the tension.

[voiceinthedark]

Sam managed a small smile, a little breathless himself now that the adrenaline wasn't needed. It was difficult to go back to normal. He wasn't sure how the runners managed it every day. "Yeah, it's Sam." He gave a slightly strained laugh at that, but it was tinged with relief too. "I know. It's weird isn't it. And with the mirrors running around that makes four of us altogether. Thank god we aren't triplets."

[notmymccalling]

"I can't even imagine what that'd be like. And oh man, triplets would be awful!" The wolf laughed a little more freely, loosening up a bit more. "I'm really sorry if I startled you." He offered up the apology again, a bit less rushed this time. "I think everyone on this side is a little on edge right now, with good reason." He was fairly certain by now that Sam wasn't a mirror. Not just by the way he spoke about them, but he didn't have that magic 'aftertaste' to his scent that they all seemed to have. It took him a long time to distinguish it and he could only really detect it if he was looking for it, but he was looking now and wasn't finding it.

"How long've you been stuck over here?"

[voiceinthedark]

"It's strange but I think I've got used to it, mostly," Sam replied. it was like having a brother, a twin. It helped that they got on pretty well too.

He paused for a moment at the apology and nodded. "Just a little. That was um..." How do you tell someone that you're pretty sure they'd had fangs and glowing eyes a few moments ago without sounding like you were totally crazy? "It's fine. Everything's a bit crazy here I guess." You were never quite sure if you were talking to a friend or not.

"A couple of days."

[notmymccalling]

"That's cool, then." He wasn't sure how he'd be with a look-alike. He wouldn't be negative at all, but he would probably just be so uncomfortable. So he admired Sam for taking it so well.

He heard Sam halt his sentence and glanced up, looking the other boy over for a moment, assessing. "Everything here is a bit crazy, huh? But um... if you're worried about what uh... you think you saw? Don't worry. I won't hurt you. Just um, don't tell anyone? Please?" There. He was vague enough that he didn't entirely give himself away if Sam hadn't actually seen anything, but trying to be reassuring enough so that Sam didn't question himself, either.

"A couple days? Yeah, it's hard. But just keep ahead of the Jabberwocky and you should be good. I think the mirrors here are all too busy trying not to get eaten to really bother us much. Those that are still here, anyway."

[voiceinthedark]

"It's like having a twin, and we like a lot of the same stuff so..." He enjoyed Kevin's company. It was nice. Like having a brother he supposed, although he'd never had a brother for real.

He hesitated for a moment when Scott spoke. It didn't explain everything, it didn't explain anything except that he hadn't been imagining things. "I won't tell anyone, but... what was that?"

It definitely hadn't been human. And yet here Scott was, talking to him and looking no different to normal.

"I have noticed they seem less willing to play games this time. Thing it's different on the other side." Billy's mirror had definitely wanted to play games.