Some important clarifications regarding the #1 Vaccination plot resolution, to ensure that everyone is on the same page as we go into March and beyond. This comment comes to you as collaborated on by Pink and Pied.
TIMELINE: The vaccination is being developed as of now and the first prototype can be offered to the following characters who have been involved in the Kilgrave plot at the end of February, if you would like to have it: Frank, Rey, Poe, Faith, Kara, David. The vaccine will be tested by these characters and further refined in March. This can be handwaved.
After it has been tested, from April onwards Jessica will offer the vaccine only to her close CR and characters she considers to be especially vulnerable e.g. women, children. Taking the vaccine is entirely optional and opt-in only: you can decide whether or not you want your character to receive the offer and/or take the vaccine. Only limited quantities of the vaccine are available so it should be easy to handwave if you don't want to opt-in.
IC IMPLICATIONS: Jess will have contacted your character privately (can be threaded via inbox or handwaved, lmk) to offer them the vaccine, warning them that testing has been limited with no time yet to observe the long-term side effects, and cautioning them to keep it to themselves to prevent sabotage by Kilgrave (handwaved until plot relevant). Some important things to note:
• You can decide for your character to be offered the vaccine and decline to take it for any reason, but if you do then your character must a) agree to keep the vaccine a secret and b) stay away from Kilgrave at all costs. ICly, Kilgrave needs to not suspect that a vaccine exists for as long as possible, so the circle of characters who know about it needs to be small. • If Kilgrave knows that your character is vulnerable to mind control (i.e. he has successfully compelled your character before) then if your character takes the vaccine they will need to either stay away from Kilgrave or pretend that they are still vulnerable to him if he does give a command in order to prevent him from becoming suspicious. • If Kilgrave doesn't know that your character was vulnerable to mind control and they take the vaccine, you're pretty much good to go. Caution is still advised in this situation, however: if a lot of characters suddenly turn out to be immune to Kilgrave's control even though he can't see any reason for them to be, he is going to get suspicious which again is something we're looking to avoid.
None of the above is meant to exclude characters from interacting with Kilgrave if you want to! Everything can be discussed on a case-by-case basis. They're more just general notes to bear in mind so that we can control the situation ICly and keep the status quo with Kilgrave not knowing about the vaccine for as long as we choose.
OOC IMPLICATIONS: Any characters declining due to OOC preference can simply handwave the IC reasoning unless they would rather thread or work out the details OOC; it won't impact their CR with Jess unless that's the agreed upon outcome. Kilgrave's ignorance of the vaccine and its limited distribution will allow his character space to try and behave in accordance with his probation and Jess's character peace of mind with her close CR and new opportunities to expand beyond that circle. The vaccine will not be widely distributed or made public until such a time as a new plot merits it. For now, we're going with the timeline outlined above and keeping the distribution limited so that players can choose whether or not to opt-in.
To keep track of who's medically immunized and who's not in perpetuity, please reply to this comment to opt-in! Include any details you feel are necessary, including if you'd rather thread or handwave it. If opting out, no need to respond unless, again, there are IC consequences you are interested in between Jess and the character.
VACCINE PROTOTYPE OPT-IN and MARCH FORECAST
TIMELINE: The vaccination is being developed as of now and the first prototype can be offered to the following characters who have been involved in the Kilgrave plot at the end of February, if you would like to have it: Frank, Rey, Poe, Faith, Kara, David. The vaccine will be tested by these characters and further refined in March. This can be handwaved.
After it has been tested, from April onwards Jessica will offer the vaccine only to her close CR and characters she considers to be especially vulnerable e.g. women, children. Taking the vaccine is entirely optional and opt-in only: you can decide whether or not you want your character to receive the offer and/or take the vaccine. Only limited quantities of the vaccine are available so it should be easy to handwave if you don't want to opt-in.
IC IMPLICATIONS: Jess will have contacted your character privately (can be threaded via inbox or handwaved, lmk) to offer them the vaccine, warning them that testing has been limited with no time yet to observe the long-term side effects, and cautioning them to keep it to themselves to prevent sabotage by Kilgrave (handwaved until plot relevant). Some important things to note:
• You can decide for your character to be offered the vaccine and decline to take it for any reason, but if you do then your character must a) agree to keep the vaccine a secret and b) stay away from Kilgrave at all costs. ICly, Kilgrave needs to not suspect that a vaccine exists for as long as possible, so the circle of characters who know about it needs to be small.
• If Kilgrave knows that your character is vulnerable to mind control (i.e. he has successfully compelled your character before) then if your character takes the vaccine they will need to either stay away from Kilgrave or pretend that they are still vulnerable to him if he does give a command in order to prevent him from becoming suspicious.
• If Kilgrave doesn't know that your character was vulnerable to mind control and they take the vaccine, you're pretty much good to go. Caution is still advised in this situation, however: if a lot of characters suddenly turn out to be immune to Kilgrave's control even though he can't see any reason for them to be, he is going to get suspicious which again is something we're looking to avoid.
None of the above is meant to exclude characters from interacting with Kilgrave if you want to! Everything can be discussed on a case-by-case basis. They're more just general notes to bear in mind so that we can control the situation ICly and keep the status quo with Kilgrave not knowing about the vaccine for as long as we choose.
OOC IMPLICATIONS: Any characters declining due to OOC preference can simply handwave the IC reasoning unless they would rather thread or work out the details OOC; it won't impact their CR with Jess unless that's the agreed upon outcome. Kilgrave's ignorance of the vaccine and its limited distribution will allow his character space to try and behave in accordance with his probation and Jess's character peace of mind with her close CR and new opportunities to expand beyond that circle. The vaccine will not be widely distributed or made public until such a time as a new plot merits it. For now, we're going with the timeline outlined above and keeping the distribution limited so that players can choose whether or not to opt-in.
To keep track of who's medically immunized and who's not in perpetuity, please reply to this comment to opt-in! Include any details you feel are necessary, including if you'd rather thread or handwave it. If opting out, no need to respond unless, again, there are IC consequences you are interested in between Jess and the character.