the thing I am becomes something else

[enthymeme]

"It's genius. The very embodiment of 'be careful what you wish for.'"

Becoming the Costume

Up until just a minute ago everything seemed normal enough. Perhaps you were at a costume party, surrounded by guests, decorations, and refreshments. Or were you just trying a costume on at the shop? Maybe you were out trick-or-treating, backstage at a theatrical performance, or just seeing how you look in a costume that mysteriously appeared in your closet.

Whatever was going on, something just suddenly changed. That costume you were wearing? Is what you now are.

Now you're no longer a person in a costume— you're another person. Or a monster. Or a space alien. Or a zombie. Or any of a multitude of other things— some strange, some frightening, and some just, well. Unfortunate.

HOW IT WORKS:
♦ Leave a comment with your character's name and fandom, and state any preferences. If you'd like to roll for/pick an option here, go for it.
♦ Tag another character. Pick one of the options, either by using the RNG or just selecting one that interests you.
♦ Play out the results and respect others' preferences.
♦ Have fun!


1) Fantasy - Fairy tale characters or literal fairies, knights or princesses, dragons or unicorns? Anything that belongs in a storybook would fit in this category.

2) Sci-Fi - Aliens, astronauts, androids, oh my! Someone from another planet, or maybe this one a few centuries from now.

3) Occupational - This includes any costume for a particular occupation, be it a doctor, construction worker, maid, police officer, teacher, or soldier.

4) Historical - Costumes from any era from the beginning of time until the present day. Caveman furs? Togas? Victorian ruffles? Or perhaps you have some disco fever.

5) Scary - Ghosts and goblins, witches and black cats, or maybe a blood-covered ax murderer? Or maybe you have a different definition of "scary" and dressed as a tax collector, who knows.

6) Animals - This could range anywhere from gaining animalistic ears and tails to a full-on transformation, depending on how elaborate your costume was to begin with.

7) Pirates - It's time to swash some buckles, raid, pillage, and plunder.

8) Angels and Demons - This one is... fairly self-explanatory. But are you one of the demons that looks demonic, or perhaps an angel interested only in smiting the wicked?

7) Circus - Any clowns that don't fit in the "Scary" category would go here, as would animal tamers, trapeze artists, or perhaps one of the more elaborate Cirque du Soleil style costumes.

8) Cosplay - Your character was dressed as another fictional character from any medium. Let's hope they don't run into that actual character, or else we'll have some real meta going down here.

9) Wildcard - Pick an option not listed here!

Meme inspired by a suggestion from hyperkinetic!

Comments

Caliborn | Homestuck | OTA

[tumuting]

[epicpoetry]

[A troll girl walks past Caliborn; one with short white hair, wavy horns, green eyes and sharp fangs, with a lime green Caduceus symbol on her dress.
She'll mostly like catch the Cherub's eye, and what's more, seem quite familiar.]

Asami Sato | The Legend of Korra

[renegade_daughter]

Eliot Spencer - Leverage

[retrieverchef]

Lindsey McDonald - Angel

[hart_or_hand]

Cerni Odair - Hunger Games semi-OC

[knotsnarrows]

Kevin Prentiss | Weather Warden series

[fire_punk]

Stiles Stilinski | Teen Wolf | Going with an 8

[blackburningheart]

[Wearing a demon costume, with all the weird shit that went down around him constanty, probably hadn't been Stiles's best idea.

It really had been just asking for trouble.

Not that he really cares now that the outfit has taken over. It had been a simple, stupid pair of horns and a tail, placed over his red hood, but he strips them off, now, eyes black, and watching.

Don't need a costume to be what you simply are now.]

Minako Arisato | Persona 3 Portable

[afoolsjourney]

Re: Minako Arisato | Persona 3 Portable

[ex_helpinghands352]

"Avast!" Eiji declared, awkwardly trying to draw his cutlass and sort of failing as he managed to somehow jam the hilt into his own stomach. He doubled over on the deck, staggering a few steps to the side. The monkey on his shoulder looked unimpressed.

"Ow, jeez! Why do they make these things so hard to take out?"

Anri Sonohara | Durarara!!

[lovemantra]

[She doesn't even wear costumes very often...]

Hino Eiji | Kamen Rider OOO

[ex_helpinghands352]

[Eiji is a well-intentioned, slightly-airheaded wandering hobo who is also a masked superhero.]

Britta Perry | Community

[britta_ftw]

[this costume right here; or the costume from the previous year (i.e. squirrel).]

Rue | Princess Tutu

[tochterdesraben]

6

[rewritter]

[ wow it's like canon. except Fakir is too grumpy to dress up much for this masquerade besides grumpily putting on cat ears Ahiru probably picked them so no harm done or anyth

... did one of those ears just twitch. ]

Yaten Kou | Sailor Moon

[starsensitiveinferno]

Yuna | FFX-2

[silverwings]

John Egbert / Homestuck / OTA

[planethealer]

Saft | original character | ota

[whitescalesbigmouth]

8, as in the cosplay option.

[koa_chan]

[This is really all kinds of not good... This devil, normally the kind of jokester that doesn't deliberately hurt anyone with her little japes, had decided to dress as the Joker.

It's easy to tell when the spell hit... because of the laughter.]

Calliope | Homestuck | OTA

[epicpoetry]

[Could it be? Is it really true?
Yes, it is! While cosplaying, this little Cherub has been somehow granted her greatest wish - to become her trollsona, Callie Ohpeee!
Of course, with the transformation she doesn't happen to remember ever being a Cherub. To her now she's always been the lime-blooded troll Callie.
Well, considering the less than favorable life she lived before, even if she were aware of the erasure, perhaps she wouldn't actually mind all that much.]

Max | Sam & Max | 8 (Demon) | OTA

[hyperkinetic]

[After painting himself up red and black with a fake devil tail to wear...
It's now never been more accurate to refer to Max as a demonic little imp.
Unfortunately, this may mean the lagomorph has become even more inclined to get up to now rather fittingly devilish misdeeds. Stealing food from orphans? Kidnapping infants? Tormenting the elderly? It all comes with the newfound territory.]

The Narrator | Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse | 8 (Angel) | OTA

[monochromerose]

[This costume was actually intended to be ironic. Unfortunately, those large white feathery wings, halo, and angelic glow have become all too real. The holier-than-thou attitude hasn't changed much though, amusingly enough, except for now being far more literal.

Still, if he happened to be aware of the transformation, he'd think this is the most absolutely idiotic thing ever.]

{{Submitted for your consideration, an illustration by the mundane~}}

Dr. Norrington | Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse | 2 | OTA

[doncalamari]

[Great Scott! Way to make that "Doctor" title really official, Norrington, by ending up as a mad scientist; complete with long white labcoat, goggles, and hair like he's taken a few too many experimental electric shocks.
... Funnily enough he now actually does look a bit like Doc Brown. I think I've been playing too much of Telltale's Back to the Future game.]

Fakir, Princess Tutu

[rewritter]

Alice Liddell || American McGee's Alice/Madness Returns || 8 || OTA

[shattered_looking_glass]

[Alice, attending some foolish masquerade, was dressed as a cat and is not amused.]

bobbi morse ( marvel ) ( 1 )

[mimidaes]

( That awkward moment when Mockingbird becomes a genie. )

Charon Walken || Baccano!

[mode_gears]

galen howard | original character

[gleans]