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Interdimensional Managers ([personal profile] interdimanagers) wrote in [community profile] interstellar55552015-12-07 05:47 pm

☆TRACK V: I WILL TWIST THE KNIFE PT. 1

Who: Everyone that isn't an opt out!
What: Naomi Rivers throws a terrible holiday party.
When: December 7th, 2054
Where: Naomi's ocean side mansion.
Warnings: Violence, poisoning, various murder attempts, mind control, general uncomfortable lack of consent. Also, probably drug use. Maybe sex? Who knows what you'll get up to.

“I will burn for you;
Feel pain for you.
I will twist the knife
and bleed my aching heart,
And tear it apart.”

☆I WILL TWIST THE KNIFE



The first two hours of the solstice party are surprisingly normal. Members of both labels arrive by private sky shuttle, and are invited into the ballroom for food and drink. It’s even more surprising when both Lesedi Santiago and Edward Blanche arrive as well, and spent most of that first period speaking quietly in a nearby lounge area. Lesedi’s body guards and Juno watch the space around them, keeping anyone of lesser important from interrupting what looks to be quite the serious discussion.

After food, the ballroom stage is taken over by a number of increasingly impressive entertainment pieces. It seems to be obligatory for everyone to stay and watch (not that it’s a struggle – the talent involved is unmistakeable), but not long into it Lesedi and Edward can be seen disappearing outside together, and show no immediate signs of returning.

And that’s when Naomi Rivers takes the stage.

To the Virgo that have heard it before, the song is more viscerally familiar than anything you’ve only heard once should be, and it awakens the ideas that were implanted there the night before. You have a job to do here, tonight. One that is only fair – almost righteous. Lesedi Santiago and her ilk will suffer for her transgressions.

The performances end, and everyone is released out to the rest of the grounds, to mingle and celebrate at their leisure. While things may seem civil on the surface, beneath that something dark is brewing. You gradually begin to notice that almost none of the more veteran members of either label are present.

► BALLROOM: The central nexus of the party, the ballroom is the location of the buffet table, the stage, and the dance floor. There will be music available all night, even after the official “performances” have ended. There are tables set up around the edges of the room for eating and relaxing.

► LOUNGE: Where Lesedi and Edward were having their meeting earlier, the lounge is filled with comfortable chairs, classic art, and a large, ornate fireplace. If you figure out who to ask, there are a number of chemical vices available to all guests.

► BALCONIES: There is a generous series of balconies that line the exterior of the upper floor. The ocean can be seen from one side and the gardens can be seen from the other.

► GUEST ROOMS: Down the halls from the ballroom there are a few generous guest bedrooms that have been left open for use.

► GARDENS: Out towards the back there are a wide variety of plants, and a well kept stone path and manmade waterfall. The plant life is on the sedate side due to the winter, but it’s still green.

► OUTDOOR POOL: There’s a pool out front with a shallow and a deep end. The water is clear and artificially warmed.

☆OOC CONSIDERATIONS
Please remember that any attempted assassinations are meant to remain covert, and if your character is incapable of being stealthy then you must assume that any attempts you make are happening towards the end of the evening – let’s say around 11PM. The spell compelling people to do this does not want a riot or a bloodbath – what it wants is for people to die before the rest of the group can realize that anything is even going on. Of course, this isn’t exactly going to work out, but if you are finding yourself getting into the realm of intense physical violence you might want to stop and slow down a little.

Virgo members that didn’t hear the song the night before are free from any compulsions, and so are all members of Pride. If non-mind controlled characters start clueing in to what’s going on and start trying to evacuate in large numbers, that is where you’ll want to wrap up threads and wait for Part 2 of the log, which will contain the end results and will be triggered by any large amount of chaos.

If any characters attempt to escape earlier in the evening, they’ll find that the shuttles have all been grounded, and wandering in the woodland nearby just seems to result in them getting lost and ending up back at the mansion. It’s a real pickle.

If you’ve got any question about what’s going on please leave them on the original plot post and they’ll get answered! The opt out event will be posted ASAP.

“I will lie for you;
Beg and steal for you.
I will crawl on hands
and knees until you see:
You're just like me.”
tigermillionaire: (hurting)

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2015-12-16 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[When Tiger feels Greg there with him, he can't resist the idea any longer. He needs some kind of comfort, and right then and there, it doesn't feel like anyone but Greg can give him what he needs.

He turns around to accept the embrace, despite all of his protests before. He doesn't understand, how this feeling and this love can be so close and so far away from him at the same time. Like they're both just prisoners in their own minds.

He curls up against him in bathtub, a quiet sob on his breath. He doesn't want to let go.]
panspermia: (★ Real Person)

[personal profile] panspermia 2015-12-26 09:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ Greg can't understand why he's here. It feels like his body did all this on instinct, calling on reflexes from a numbed part of his mind. Even as the fear and love overwhelm him and he blinks out tears, there's a sense of disconnect between his body and his mind.

He never planned on this, never wanted anything like it. It's not fair for him to be pulled into these alien feelings, caught between the urge to do something without any knowledge of what or how. It's not fair to Tiger--after all this boy's been through, he deserves someone who knows what they're doing. Instead, this immature, lost idiot is the one bumbling through a haze, trying to help. What did Tiger do to end up with this mess?

His breathing shudders as he tucks the shrunken teen under his chin. He's so scared he's going to break this poor child, but he's even more terrified of letting go of this source of the most true, terrifying thing he's ever experienced.

There's no telling how long they clutched each other in that bathtub, silent but for crying, before Greg finally breaks it with a low murmur.
]

Is it all right... if I ask you something...?
tigermillionaire: (battle scars)

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2015-12-27 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
[Despite the way he'd lashed out before, Tiger doesn't seem to have any more of that left in him. He's quiet for a moment before speaking up, his voice quiet and uncertain.]

Y-Yeah...
panspermia: (★ Passions of Xanxor)

[personal profile] panspermia 2015-12-27 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
Is it all right if I know your real name?

[ After what they've been through, calling him "Tiger" has started to feel so... stilted. ]
tigermillionaire: (welp time to die)

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2015-12-27 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
["That is my real name," is what he's tempted to snap. It's what he's argued every time that someone has brought this up before. He never cared about his given name - it was chosen by two people that didn't have any place in his life, and that he didn't even care about. The name he picked for himself was way more important.

But lately...it's started to feel less that way. Like Tiger is a silly nickname he uses, a person he is on stage. Like people using it to refer to him is a layer of distance purposefully set between them.

He doesn't know. It makes him upset to think about. Tiger Universe was supposed to be his identity, one that he picked out for himself and liked. Now he's not so sure.

He speaks quietly.]


I never liked it...I didn't like going by what he decided to name me. It...It wasn't fair. That he'd get to pick something like that, when he didn't even...

[He trails off.]
panspermia: (★ Let's count that a success)

[personal profile] panspermia 2015-12-27 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ Right. That man, real or not, has left scars on his son. Everything that Tiger is, or was when they first met, was about shunting off that man's shadow, it makes sense that the name would be another part of that.

Greg nods, chin in Tiger's hair.
]

Sure. I don't like thinking about my old name, either. [ He watches the far wall of the shower stall, brow knitting together. ] My parents cut me off when I went into music. So I figured I may as well have my own name.

[ That much is clear, and all he ever bothered to reflect on. After his conversation with Garnet, though, he wonders... everything else about his family is a haze. ]

Hah... crazy, right? We did the same sort of thing, and ended up picking the same name.
tigermillionaire: (ummmmm)

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2015-12-27 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
Hehe...yeah...

[HAHA YEAH. PRETTY WEIRD. Tiger's laugh is pretty weak.

It makes his heart hurt to think about it. There are too many confusing things pulling him in way too many direction. Their names matching fits into the puzzle perfectly, but only if the answer to it all is something that makes him deeply uncomfortable.]


Did you...really pick the name 'Greg'?

[He sounds softly incredulous. Like...why would anyone willingly choose Greg? It's so...boring?]
panspermia: (★ Final Frontier)

[personal profile] panspermia 2015-12-27 10:08 am (UTC)(link)
Nah. I've been Greg from the start. I didn't feel like changing it.

[ It is pretty weird sounding next to his last name, but he sort of likes that about it. ]

My family's name never made much of a difference for me, but... I dunno. "Greg" has been with me through everything. It's mine, y'know? ...I dunno if that makes any sense. I never put it in words before.
Edited 2015-12-27 10:08 (UTC)
tigermillionaire: (doki doki artichoki)

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2015-12-27 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah...I guess so.

[He has to think about that for a few moments, letting the concept settle with him. There's a period of silence before he speaks again.]

Mine is Steven.
panspermia: (★ Passions of Xanxor)

[personal profile] panspermia 2015-12-28 09:14 am (UTC)(link)
Steven, huh.

[ It feels familiar, coming out of his mouth. He's sure he knows someone with that name. ]

That's a nice one, I think. Hard to stand up to Tiger, though.
tigermillionaire: (ryslig tbh)

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2015-12-28 09:19 am (UTC)(link)
[He snorts softly.]

Yeah, tigers are awesome.

[Which is really all the logic someone needs when they are less than ten years old and picking their own name. That's how he remembers it, anyway.]
panspermia: (★ Let's count that a success)

[personal profile] panspermia 2015-12-28 09:35 am (UTC)(link)
A whole universe full of tigers. Sounds like a song.

[ If there's one thing Greg can always fall back on, no matter his mental state... ]
tigermillionaire: (hahaha yeaaaah...)

I JUST THOUGHT OF A SWEET ALBUM COVER

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2015-12-28 09:37 am (UTC)(link)
[He giggles, very quickly. It's kind of silly.]

If you google "space tiger" there are a whole bunch of pictures. Some of them are of me! But also...real tigers. But in space.
panspermia: (★ Final Frontier)

CALLIN' IT WATER WITCH

[personal profile] panspermia 2015-12-30 07:18 am (UTC)(link)
Hah. Bet there's some of you riding one. It'd be...

[ Between the masses of water crashing around him, a pinkish-white light cracks open the air. An instant later a huge pink lion bursts through. On his back sit two small figures, one a young girl and the other--

"Steven!"
]

...p...pretty cool...