nebulochaotic

WHO: Allison Hargreeves and OPEN TO ALL
WHAT: Christmas Party
WHEN: Saturday, 12/19
WHERE: Club Ares
WARNINGS/NOTES: Feel free to add a toplevel, tag out, have fun!

Club Ares has been transformed for the night. Equipment has been stored away, or sectioned off with lights or decorations so that it wouldn’t get in the way. And, with Tony finding out on Friday about his new account balance, he had insisted on splurging on a few things for the party. Remus had helped her to enchant the ceiling, to give the illusion of snow falling throughout the place, for the winter wonderland that Allison had been wanting to more or less create. In one section of the gym, there is a sitting area where people can sit down and eat, hang out, or enjoy a drink from the bar. If anyone feels like dancing, there is a dance floor, along with a DJ to help keep the music going.

For those that feel like doing something more tame (and for the kiddos), there is a corner of the gym that has been set up as a mini movie area where family friendly Christmas movies will play. There is also a hot cocoa bar, along with chocolate and truffles provided by Remus from the shop he works at, and a tall Christmas tree where Santa will stop by to give the kids a present.

The Hargreeves may not have grown up really celebrating Christmas, but between her life in Hollywood, and how much her daughter loves the holidays...Allison may have gone all out. Considering the last few months they've all had, though, they all deserve a fun night, so why not?

klebrige

[ When the video begins, Peter looks like he might well be hanging upside down, and he looks incredibly thoughtful. He also appears to be in a lab, a desk behind him, the H.E.R.O Labs logo on the wall. And while someone might think he’s just messing around, he starts to talk. ]

Uh, hi everyone. Peter Parker here. Thought I'd give some updates since the last time. The labs have finally asked for our help with the portals.

[ There's a little one shouldered shrug. He definitely doesn't realize he's still hanging upside down. ] Me and Tony Stark and Number Five. I know it's been a long time since this place has really talked about the portals, but I'm hoping we can change that. We'll definitely need everyone's help.

[ A grin, but he turns briefly when his name is called off screen. He colors and gives a little wave to one of the junior programmers who walks by. ] Has anyone experienced anything weird lately? If not, that's great. Like, really great.

Just... if things start to come up, we're gonna be the ones to tell. Hopefully with the three of us here we can get some real work done. I mean, not that there wasn't before, but I don't know. Someone looking out for all of us now, you know? Hopefully we can get all the math worked out sooner rather than later.

offtheboard

[Stan's got a tumbler of what is obviously alcohol in hand and he takes a big swing before he actually says anything, and he opens his mouth and pauses several times before he actually speaks.]

So, about these wishes - has anybody else had anything come from them? Is this all some big joke or....?

[Stan puts his glass down, rubs his eyes and nose underneath his glasses, and then takes them off completely before picking it up again.]

I don't... like is this real?

LOSERS FILTER.

I'm freaking out.

[Stan, in a little bit of a surprise move polishes off what's leftover in his glass before clonking it down on the table and raking a hand through his hair.]

What did I do? I think I did something stupid, I didn't take it seriously but also it's what I wanted and now this....

[Stan picks up the paperwork and waves it around, certainly worked up.]

~~PARENTS; text.~~

fateless

Do you guys want to do anything on Thursday? Personally I was just thinking takeout and movies, but if you guys want to do something more formal/traditional, I can help out.

passedthedoor

DELETED POST RESTORED; FILTERED TO DARCY - REROUTED TO FRIENDS & GIRLS (INCLUDING EDDIE)
So, it's been a while for me - since I've dated anybody, asked anybody out, the whole nine. It's kind of a little bit of a long story, truth be told but very complicated past over here.

Still.

Advice on the best way to ask out someone who you have a really good friendship with? Because the consensus is to feel it out and to me, that means think it out a little too.

EDDIE;
I saw Richie's back - I'm glad that he's all good. You doing all right after that scare?

INNER THOUGHT MATRIX ACTIVATED:

I was a little worried about you there for a second.

And I was just thinking that I was kind of missing hanging out with you, but it really was the worst timing so I held back in saying anything. But now that he's back can't hurt, assuming you're settling back down, anyway.

ROOMMIE FILTER;
Movie and Chinese food or something tomorrow, boys?

klebrige

Jeez, this thing's tiny!

[ He taps on the screen curiously. He really should open on a more positive note, but there's definitely a level of admiration in his voice as he activate the mirror Lydia brought him. He's not really had a reason to use it yet, but for once, he's glad he has it. ]

Oh, sorry. Hey there. I'm Peter. I'm not really sure how many people have these things, but I know it's safer to use than the networks.

[ Settled at a desk, the edges of papers and things encroach the picture, and if anyone squints behind him, there's a school bag and a chemistry text book askew on the bed behind him. ]

I think most of us probably saw Caleb's post, but I wanted to see who here had their powers affected this week? You see, I've been working with Tony, and were looking to see if the data from the portal monitoring systems can be used to help us figure out why this happened. If we can pinpoint when people's powers started switching, we might be able to reverse engineer it. If there's any indication of electrical abnormalities, then we can— [ Editing. This is proof that he's self-editing. A little huff. ]

Anyway.

[ He taps his pencil against his lips, thoughtful, before he looks back to the compact. ] There's no telling if this stuff is gonna be temporary or not, but a head start could help. Even if it all goes away and we don't have to do anything at all, it might help us actually fix the portals. Or at least understand why they're acting totally crazy.

...Though I guess they've been acting pretty crazy from the start, since we're here and all. And with the network acting up, this seemed like a safe bet. [ A one shouldered shrug. ] If you don't want to talk here, I'm around at apartment 302. Thanks, everyone. I really hope I can help.

offtheboard

How do you figure out what the hell to do with yourself here?

Working at a bank isn't bad, of course, but it's boring. There's no challenge to it and it's driving me nuts. Plus, they've got some really bad habits at this bank and it's driving me nuts.

INNER THOUGHT MATRIX ACTIVATED- ADDED:

And I'm making a surplus to what I'm putting out anyway considering the stipend - they really have made a mistake in how they're doing this from a money management point of view. I'm going to have more than enough saved over the course of a period of time that it's going to be me probably more ahead than I should be.

Which makes it really easy to hate my job considering I have a cushion to be picky, which doesn't really help keep my mind from wandering and from struggling to think about Patty at home and the fact that I can never go back to that and I have to figure out how to settle in here.

DARCY (text generated on your behalf);

How are you settling in, I've been thinking about you and your boys wondering if you were doing all right?

LOSERS (ADDED FILTER TO DARCY, LYDIA, AND OTHER ACQUAINTANCES -if you have talked to San you can see);

So Thanksgiving is coming up, has anybody talked any plans yet? We could do something, potentially, thoughts?

[OOC: TRIGGER WARNING: SELF HARM/DEATH WITHIN]

sanguinescry

( She's grinning from ear to ear, okay, because today? Today is a really good day. )

Sweetie, check it out...look what I can do!

( Lydia has a glass of water in front of her and she uses a hand in a gentle, sweeping sort of motion, drawing the water up out of the cup in little ball-like globs before putting most of them back into the cup with another gesture and finally popping the last one into her mouth with a self-satisfied grin and raising her arms victoriously. )

I thought it was nice enough to wake up without the voices for once but this is so cool, I love this! I don't know what's happening, but I am so here for it.

raisedasasoldier

Alright, let me get this straight. I get dragged here, get pumped with something to "help me calm down," and I'm given enhanced senses for the hell of it? Or did the douchebag at the orientation thing get it wrong, since this is nowhere close to the "power" that the portal supposedly gave me.

INNER THOUGHTS MATRIX ACTIVATED:

Not that it's a bad thing, I guess, considering I would have probably burned something down by now by accident or something.

Fuck, why is everything so LOUD.

I swear, when I find who's behind this I'm going to rip them a new one.

yessiriusly

[The view, at first, is lovely; the mirror shows the scenery of the city's skyline with a glittering ocean beyond from a high vantage point.]

Give me a moment.

[The mirror moves a little until it's turned to show Sirius where he's leaning back against his bike, obviously on a rooftop somewhere as he digs around in his pockets for his cigarettes. The mirror is floating in place on its own and he looks better than he has in his past messages; the shadows beneath his eyes aren't as dark, and his smile comes easier when he finally finds the smokes.]

There we are. Salutations, my good lads and ladies. I do hope that this message finds you all well.

[He lights a cigarette and takes a deep drag before exhaling into the warm air, sitting back on the motorbike with comfortable ease.]

Things have calmed down, but let's not get too comfortable, hmm? There's still work to do, and we need to talk about it. I'm sure you're all aware of what has happened, for those of you who aren't let me bring you up to speed, as they say.

[There's a thoughtful sigh and a contemplative stare into the distance.]

Apparently there was a bit of a corn creeper sneaking about, drugging festival goers and children. As can be expected from someone with a predilection for creeping in corn, I suppose. Anyway, [he waves his hand dismissively,] we got him. The interesting part is this; the drug that was being used was supposedly an experimental one developed by, guess who? HERO Labs, that's right, bully for you. HERO Labs, who paid the madman to use it. I'm not saying this to make anyone panic, but for the sake of transparency, our little maze gremlin suggested that the experimental drug has been used before in the lab, particularly as a sedative. And isn't that convenient, considering one of the very few things we all have in common is that we simply showed up here without remembering how.

So. [Sirius sighs before placing his cigarette between his lips to hang and sliding one hand into his pocket. For a moment he stares down at the roof he's on, thinking and conflicted, until he looks back up with a frown.]

I think that we've finally reached it. We're going to have to report this to an outside source, I'm just not particularly sure who. We've been throwing around theories, I'm still quite convinced that there are members of the fuzz involved. Not all of them, mind you, but at least a few. Enough to brush the local attacks under the rug, so to speak, and to try and silence the story our fairy drug mother provided. We've spoken about the possibility of the lab being involved as well and this nearly confirms it for me. But perhaps you're all feeling a bit more cautious.

Either way. [Another drag, another exhale, and another frown.] We simply don't have the authority to take care of this ourselves and we have to try to keep our noses as clean as possible. Our reputation with the local population is finally improving and continuing that trend is in all of our best interests. My thought on the matter is, we can either go to the fuzz, hope that the person we're reporting to doesn't have a distaste for the displaced. We could go directly to the Appeal, let the story hit the public first before it can get smothered. But that's all I have.

[His attention turns back to the mirror and he gives a one shouldered shrug.] It's not a decision to be made by a select few of us, but all of us. I'm here for your thoughts. So, thoughts?

atypically

[ When the video kicks on, at first, all that shows is the front of the Eglaf Government Housing building. In the background, suddenly this song starts to play. The camera starts to pan slowly, as though whoever has the bracelet had their arm in the air facing the building and is slowly turning it toward themselves for a selfie shot.

First into view is Caleb, lip-syncing the first two lines not to the camera itself, but to the unseen person to his left.

His arm moves again and pans out further to capture Steve standing beside him and lip-syncing the next two lines back to Caleb.

Then, they both lift their sunglasses and lip-sync the last line together before the musical interlude, at which point, the camera shifts away long enough for Caleb to turn the music way down and bring the camera back up for them both to talk. ]

Guess who's baaaaack?

[ Steve is grinning like an idiot, completely oblivious to their cheesiness. He’s clearly excited as he starts shouting like an announcer.]

The one, the only -- [ He pauses.] The two?- [ He shrugs, flipping a hand through his hair.] It’s your boys, Caleb Michaels and Steve Harrington!-

So who's still here? Richie, you four-eyed, old ass motherfucker, you better still be. First thing I'm doing is getting a new Switch and kicking your ass in Mario Kart.

[ He smirks a little and then looks over at Steve. ]

Bro, wait, there's one person that I swear to God better still be here...I know it's only Saturday but…if we gotta be stuck here in America's armpit, I'm gonna fuckin' need a Taco Tuesday stat, you?

[Steve’s eyes light up, his eyebrows disappearing into his hairline.]

Oh my God! Tacos! I’ve missed tacos. Sally, tell me you’re still here. You’ve got to be here. Taco night tonight! No excuses. No habla excuso. We need tacos!-

[ Caleb snorts, in the background quietly parroting it back ]

No habla excuso, what the fuck Steve?

[ Steve turns to Caleb, grabbing his arm.]

She has to be here, right?-

She has to be. This place'll suck even more fucking ass as the first time around if she's not.

[ He pauses, considers, gives a facial shrug. ]

Only one way to find out.

[ With that, the feed cuts off as they head toward the building to go inside. ]

offtheboard

WHO: Stan Uris and OPEN
WHAT: First week of arrival catch-all (log and network options)
WHEN: Today through next Monday
WHERE: Throughout Eglaf, the bank (new job), the Apartment Grounds, etc
WARNINGS/NOTES: Mentions of past trauma, Pennywise/Derry, self-harm, etc

( This wasn't the death that Stan had expected.... )

NETWORK POST (Text);

Why are we here? This doesn't make sense, none of it. This isn't where I'm supposed to be.

[That's all there is, that's all he can think to say, that's all that's in his brain - other than...no still, even as he sits on the couch in a stupor having made it there after he's not sure how long.]

[OOC: Stan's opt in/out for his psychic abilities - he just knows things and has psychometry, so if you would like him to or to not know things or have particulars please hit me up. Feel free to pick up/throw something at him from any of the bolded places as well beyond arrival.]

winterfires

WHO: Beverly Marsh and OPEN
WHAT: First week of arrival catch-all (log and network options)
WHEN: Today through next Monday
WHERE: Throughout Eglaf, the Apartment Grounds, and Apartment 203
WARNINGS/NOTES: Mentions of past trauma, Pennywise/Derry, minor mention of domestic violence.

( action/log options, cut for length )

NETWORK, FIRST DAY;

Hi. I’m Beverly, just arrived.

Question. All those people missing - is that common around here?

[ Is there a pattern? Has it been 27 years since this happened? Is this some duplicate of Derry? She doesn’t ask those things to avoid sounding like a crazy person right off the bat, but that’s really the main thing she wants to find out. ]

imprudency

[ When the video turns on, Klaus appears, looking dazed with wide, pale eyes and a paler face. It's early, judging by the warm glow of the sun in the window behind him. He's sitting in what appears to be an empty apartment, void of all personal touches, save for the two dogs one might see prancing around in the frame.

He wrings his hands back and forth and sucks in a slow, shaky breath, before he continues. ]

Well.

For those of you who know my esteemed sister, Allison, I regret to inform you that as of this morning the portals have decided to up, up, and away with her. Just like that. Poof. [ He laughs a little, though it's mirthless, and bubbles out around a frown. ]

Maybe we'll get lucky, maybe she'll come back, as this seems to be the Hargreeves curse. God, this place...

[ He looks away from the camera, and if someone looks closely enough, they might see his eyes are a little puffy, red-rimmed. He sniffs once before he looks back at the camera. He can feel the urge to scream, feel the panic climbing up the back of his throat but he swallows around that lump instead and continues. ]

I'll be at the gym tonight at seven. I promised her I'd help with the search parties today anyway and God knows she'll kick my ass into next week if she comes back and the family loser has gone and dropped the ball. I'll be there every evening. We'll get ourselves organized at seven and keep searching until everyone reported missing makes it home safe. [ He has to do it for her. ]

If you have questions, give me a few, won't you? Hugs and kisses, et cetera...

[ He reaches for his cigarettes with trembling hands, pulling one from the practically empty pack and lighting one up before his video switches to a private feed. ] Seven, sharp.

Locked to: Hargreeves family, Prim, Tony Stark, Sirius Black, Lydia Martin, Derek Hale

Could someone watch the dogs? I'm supposed to work for a few hours. Yippee. [ He lets out a breath and scrubs a hand over his face. He looks like he hasn't slept. ]

She said she was going to take today off, so I was going to head up the search to give her a break. I just saw her last night. We walked home together for Christ's sakes. That was literal hours ago. Hours.

[ The frustration shows in the wrinkled brow, the fingers pulling back through his hair, the beginnings of dark circles under his eyes. When he speaks again, his voice wavers. Beside him on the couch sit two little dolls on their sides, hand made and in perfect condition. One Allison bought, one he bought. ]

But she's gone. Really gone. Damn it.

yessiriusly

( A message from your local hot genius and hot wizard )

sanguinescry

(( *Tony Stark, Sirius Black, Prim Everdeen, Allison Argent, Laura Hale, Isaac Lahey, Allison Hargreeves, Ben Hargreeves, Klaus Hargreeves ))

[ When the video opens, Lydia looks fine, if a little tired. Allison and Klaus both let her in on the fact that a lot of people had been looking for her when she hadn't even realized she'd been missing.

So, it seems like she ought to let everyone know that she's all right if they didn't know already. ]

So...I'm fine. I'm home safe; I got home late last night. Thank you for anyone who was able to join the search party and to everyone who reached out. I just wanted to let you all know that I'm okay.

Before you can ask: I don't know. I don't know what happened. One minute, I was in the maze with Allison and the next, I was downtown alone in the middle of the night...the next night. I don't remember anything in between.

( That's a lie. She remembers some of it. She remembers seeing Stiles as the nogitsune. That's all she remembers, but that's enough for her not to want to talk about it. Most of these people wouldn't know what she meant, anyway. It probably isn't even a memory; it's probably just a nightmare she had before waking up downtown in the middle of the Summer Stage alone for no discernable reason. )

So, you know, as much as I'd like to be helpful and tell you all...I don't know the answer to that question, so please don't ask it. You'll only frustrate us both. That said, if I do remember anything, believe me, I'll share.

sanguinescry

WHO: Allison Argent & Lydia Martin
WHAT: Something awry in the corn maze
WHEN: Monday evening; 10/5
WHERE: Corn maze on the edge of town
WARNINGS: Hallucinations, attack, simulated kidnapping?

Falling in the black, slipping through the cracks. Falling to the depths, can I ever go back?

rumores

Hello. For those of you that don’t know me, my name is Allison Hargreeves. Over the last few weeks I’ve been working on opening up a new business around here, but earlier this week that ‘vision’ changed to focus on something different, and something that I think is needed more.

Eglaf doesn’t really have a place where Supers can spar, or train, or learn self defense if they don’t already know it from home. Yes, there are gyms around but let’s face it - a lot of us have abilities that don’t ‘fit’ that mold, and some have powers that make it hard to train with other humans.

( So, let’s train with each other, and learn from each other. )

littleducktails

[Prim's eyes are redrimmed, teary, and her cheeks are still wet. And a smuch as she understands that she should probably try and be strong for Five's siblings in this instance she still can't help but feel her own heart heavy in her chest. She can't help but feel her own emotions.

Five is gone. And the words still feel heavy in her mind, but she's looked everywhere. He'd never just disappear without telling her where he is. He'd never leave her worried for him and alone.

Sniffling, Prim swipes at her eyes to brush away the tears.]

I'm sorry...but Five's gone. I l-looked everwhere for him and he's just not here.

[Prim looks at the camera sadly, feeling even worse speaking the words out loud. She looks as rough, as wrung out and drained as she feels.]

He would have left a note or told me if he were going somewhere, but he's just....gone. I'm sorry.

[Prim cuts the camera off, both embarrassed and too emotional to do much else.]

Text; (PUBLIC)

I'm sorry for posting it like this, but for anybody who knows Five and is his friend he's gone. I've looked everywhere and I'm sure.

[Prim can't really muster much more - this much is hard, so she just leaves it at that, despite the fact that the part of her that isn't hurting feels like she should say or do more to be helpful for the other people going through this losss. But she's feeling it too much herself at the moment.]

nebulochaoticmod

WHO: OTA
WHAT: Eglaf Annual Fall Festival
WHERE: All of Eglaf, Florida
WHEN:

Friday, September 11—Sunday, September 13
Friday, September 18—Sunday, September 20
Friday, September 25—Sunday, September 27

WARNINGS: Please place applicable warnings in the subject lines of your comments if the content of your thread starts to require one.

The Eglaf Annual Fall Festival takes place each weekend for the last three weekends of September every year. Tons of activities are available around town, from hayrides and vendor booths downtown near the Summer Stage, to carnival rides and games, to special deals and silent auctions sponsored by local small businesses. The fall marks the end of the tourist season in Eglaf and surrounding areas, and the fall and winter festivities are generally the locals' way of celebrating the calm that falls over the town before the holiday season.

Characters will have received brochures that will be slipped under each character's apartment door Monday morning, September 7, given they're still living in the government housing, as well as downloaded automatically as a pdf file on the devices of characters no longer living in the government housing.

Entries tagged with lydia martin | sanguinescry

christmas party, ota;

video;

video; OPEN

text to Lydia/Peter/Isaac;

(no subject)

mirror | something's happenin here

Text to Eddie (REDIRECTED TO EVERY NETWORK PARTICIPANT, EDS INCLUDED)

video message originally sent to Allison A; redirected to any and all

text, tuesday morning;

Mirror;Open to Portal Team

video;

Arrival, Netowork, & Open Post

action/network; ota

video; ota

Mirror;Open to Portal Team

video; closed to friends*

log; closed

text;

video; (Private to Allison & Klaus)

Eglaf Annual Fall Festival; ota (catch-all)