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Interdimensional Managers ([personal profile] interdimanagers) wrote in [community profile] interstellar55552016-01-23 10:20 pm

☆TRACK VII: IN REACHING OUT PT. 1

Who: Everyone in Pride and Virgo HQ.
What: Ghosts need your help.
When: The evening of January 30th, 2055
Where: Pride and Virgo HQ.
Warnings: Phantasmal violence, possibly some real violence.

“Hold your colours against the wall,
When they take everything away,
Hold your colours against the wall,
With me (soaking through)”

☆IN REACHING OUT



Starting around the 20th of January, the heavy lockdown and supervision of the musicians of both labels will begin to fade. While they still require escorts to be out and about, the guards that have been routinely stalking them around their own homes and HQs will be gradually phased out, until it is just the regular managers and security remaining. Sweet deal, right? Over a month after the hysteria of the ill-fated solstice party, things seem to be finally letting up a little. Whether because you've played nice for long enough, or whether their attentions are being directed elsewhere, it isn't clear.

Either way, this is the also the start of some increasingly familiar paranormal activity. All the way back to the first tour of this generation of musicians, members of both Pride and Virgo have found themselves haunted by strange and inexplicable happenings. Starting on the 23rd, these happenings begin to flare up again - lights switching on and off, TVs starting on their own, and even things falling off of shelves unprovoked. (These minor happenings can be made up by you and don't need to be mod designated - however, they should not be anything that would be threatening or dangerous to the characters.) For some people this will be completely new, and for others it may even be faintly nostalgic.

This will continue until the night of the 30th, when things finally seem to come into swing. The hauntings will become more pointed and explicit. The details are specific to each HQ, and there and you can make yourself open to an NPC haunting down below.

☆PRIDE RECORDS
About halfway through the evening on the 30th, Predator will begin prowling the halls of Pride HQ. At first it won't be clear for what, but after catching a few snippets of conversation (this can be handwaved) characters will have a change to realize that they are looking for the ghosts that have been causing a fuss recently. How crazy this will sound to you will probably depend on how new you are. They will actively shake down random musicians they meet for information about what they've seen the last couple days. As usual, Jenny is leading the pack, with Cass and Donny (nsfw) providing back up muscle.

Provided you lie well or tell them the truth, they will move along fairly quickly. If you start shit with them, they will probably rough you up a little. Any major confrontations with them will be handled on the companion OOC post, and a few top levels may appear over here that can be tagged into in limited amounts.

Beyond those activities, Pride members will feel various effects based on their EMOTIONAL ALIGNMENTS:

ALL: Their connection and desire to create music will be especially heightened. They will find themselves subconsciously beginning to tap out rhythms, hum, peck at instruments, or straight up sing things even when it would otherwise be totally inappropriate. Strong emotions will cause them to want to sing and play to each other. They may also feel very strongly that they want to dance, to a particularly addictive beat that seems to emanate from the air. It may shift and change as the night goes on, but at any given moment everyone will hear the same rhythm. It sounds like particularly great percussion.

LOVE & DUTY: They will have no extra special effects, but they will feel this urge to create music even more strongly than the rest, as it seems to be focused on them as they are not being directly targeted by any other sensations. When Hope and Passion musicians hear music made by these characters, they will feel stronger, like energy is being gifted to them.

HOPE: Characters of this alignment will feel increasingly like they are being drawn somewhere, or like someone is calling for them, but they can't quite make out the direction it's coming from. The aspect of hope will be empowered within them, and they will find themselves unusually trusting towards the other characters, as if they only have the most optimistic outcomes in mind. Beyond this, they may feel dazed or confused by the sensations they are feeling. They may also experience strange visions, or the sensation of being another person they are not (and not just their true self this time, someone else completely).

PASSION: Characters of passion will be targeted by the 'hauntings' much more directly than the others. More than random acts, the hauntings around them seem like someone is actively trying to communicate with them. Sometimes it will even feel like someone is trying to speak in their heads, though they won't quite be able to make it out. Passion characters who request haunting instances will get the most major effects.

☆VIRGO ENTERTAINMENT
Soon after things start to get extra weird on the 30th, Juno and a couple Virgo veterans (Anansi and a man you recognize as a popular folk artist named Brett Hogan) will start wandering the halls. They will pull individuals aside for questioning in private rooms, asking about the strange occurrences. They will not attempt to rough anyone up, but excessively resistance or attempts at violence towards them may result in characters being locked in their rooms for the rest of the night.

All three of them seem particularly hard to lie to for some reason, tonight. It's possible, but while you make the effort to do so, the words seem to be on the verge of falling out of your mouth. Juno seems to have something very particular in mind as she searches the HQ, like she can see something you can't. There will also be top levels for these guys appearing.

Beyond those activities, Pride members will feel various effects based on their EMOTIONAL ALIGNMENTS:

ALL: Their connection and desire to create music will be especially heightened. They will find themselves subconsciously beginning to tap out rhythms, hum, peck at instruments, or straight up sing things even when it would otherwise be totally inappropriate. Strong emotions will cause them to want to sing and play to each other. They may also feel very strongly that they want to dance, to a particularly addictive tune that seems to emanate from the air. It may shift and change as the night goes on, but at any given moment everyone will hear the same song. It sounds like someone riffing expertly on a guitar.

HOPE & PASSION: They will have no extra special effects, but they will feel this urge to create music even more strongly than the rest, as it seems to be focused on them as they are not being directly targeted by any other sensations. When Love and Duty musicians hear music made by these characters, they will feel stronger, like energy is being gifted to them.

LOVE: Characters of this alignment will feel increasingly like they are being drawn somewhere, or like someone is calling for them, but they can't quite make out the direction it's coming from. The aspect of love will be empowered within them, and they will find themselves unusually loving, connected, and emotionally open to others, even if this would usually be out of character. (This can also mean they are more inclined to get physically intimate, if you want to.) Beyond this, they may feel dazed or confused by the sensations they are feeling. They may also experience strange visions, or the sensation of being another person they are not (and not just their true self this time, someone else completely).

DUTY: Characters of duty will be targeted by the 'hauntings' much more directly than the others. More than random acts, the hauntings around them seem like someone is actively trying to communicate with them. Sometimes it will even feel like someone is trying to speak in their heads, though they won't quite be able to make it out. Duty characters who request haunting instances will get the most major effects.

☆PLOT NOTE
This will be a two part event, and the second part will be posted in a few days and will only include those that choose to help the spirits. This can be discussed OOC. Any alignment can assist, though the Passions from Pride and the Duties from Virgo will be the most directly pursued because they will be the easiest for the spirits to communicate with. Realize that participating is serious business, though: there are good odds the characters will be caught eventually, and there will be consequences. Do not volunteer your characters for this plot if you don't want them to suffer potential physical or mental trauma.

“Fading gently, soaking through,
And starting not to show at all.
In reaching out and into you,
nothing else could touch me.”
panspermia: (★ Clean that mattress)

[personal profile] panspermia 2016-01-28 12:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Greg, ever the most skillful at disguising his intentions, goes rather stiff at the startling sensation.

"No kidding." His voice has a slight pitch to it. Internally, his mind can be heard adding, Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
trustme: The Doctor looking confused (confused or disbelief)

[personal profile] trustme 2016-01-28 12:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"Sorry!" Doctor drops their 'connection' and the funny sensation at the front of Greg's mind stops in an instant. "Sorry, it's really something you have to show rather than tell. I think you get the idea. And if you're worried about your privacy I am currently unable to go rummaging through anyone else's head space. Not that I would if I could unless it was to get something out of Blanche or some other nasty character."
panspermia: (★ Let's count that a success)

[personal profile] panspermia 2016-01-28 12:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's all right!" Greg raises his hands, quickly apologetic. "It's actually pretty cool, I... just need to get used to it." He runs a hand through his hair, letting out a long breath. "You'd think I'd start getting used to everyone's wild magic whatever, but... it always manages to throw me for a loop."
blindfoldcode: (is falling down on all)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-01-28 01:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[Kido's pressed as far back in her chair as possible, staring at the perfectly stable pile of books that were on the table that just crashed to the ground. Once she's got her breath back she glances over--

That's the new guy in Genos's band, right?]


Sorry. Surprised me.
notahobby: (maxxie010)

[personal profile] notahobby 2016-01-28 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Maxxie looks up, surprised, as if he's just realized he's been drumming. He pauses a moment, but then he smiles, like it's a game, and starts drumming out a more of a steady rhythm with two of the pencils he's been using in his sketchbook.]
thelittlemerman: (Default)

[personal profile] thelittlemerman 2016-01-28 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Finnick frowns at that. Doctor's breakout tour was a couple months before Hue & Cry got their footing, and he knows a few people from bands that had toured that season but none of them have mentioned anything like that.]

What strange things?
nibelungvalesti: (removing helmet)

[personal profile] nibelungvalesti 2016-01-28 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Meril laughed softly in turn. "I have done so little. Merely sat there... been there. But they were... well, let us be honest, it was miserable, but you were always there for me. I have never had someone like you in my life."
yellowcopycat: (sparkle)

[personal profile] yellowcopycat 2016-01-28 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ryouta had been humming under his breath as he sat at one of the building cafes, writing lyrics and drinking tea when suddenly there's a cute boy leaning on him.]

Hey Shen! What's up?

[He only really knows Shen from that one time he had drunkly texted him, so he doesn't know if this is normal behavior or not]
sailorlaughter: (Just a jump to the left...)

[personal profile] sailorlaughter 2016-01-28 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's the problem! I don't really know!"

Pinkie darts over to Artolo's side to look at the tray he just took one from. "I mean, those ones are lemon, I know that. But it's like...I think I had this other kind as a kid or something, and now I don't remember what it was! So I just decided to make every cupcake until I figure it out!" That makes sense, right? Yeah, totally.
sailorlaughter: (Bo-RING!)

[personal profile] sailorlaughter 2016-01-28 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Pinkie shrugs, finally rising to her feet. "Iiiiiiiiiiii dunno. They're good, they just aren't what I was trying to make."

She offers Kido a hand up. "I think it's something my grandma used to make or something. I don't really remember how it goes now, so I thought I'd try and find out!"
connivingbird: (let me fly)

Ankh | Hope | Virgo + phone call to Luci

[personal profile] connivingbird 2016-01-28 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Just a little phone talk
[He really wasn't sure what he expected. True, he knew by now that when he ran into Silver, that he was going to end jamming with him and feeling another piece of himself slide into place. But he did not expect the second Core to appear, forcing itself from his skin to fall onto the ground like a drop of crystallized blood. He also didn't expect it to chime a little when he picked it up, or for the first Core to echo that chime. The face of it looked different then the first and when he looked up to ask Silver why, the man was gone.

At least it was easier to hide the two Cores. They seemed to not want to leave his skin so he just left them pressed into the underside of his arm, knowing that they won't attracted attention since he had a lot of strangely twisting and colorful tattoos in that place. It felt better to him as well, almost relaxing and the rush of desires he had been feeling muted. Now it took a lot of wanting to shake up his control.

However he had developed a new problem and he needed some expert help with that. So while the ghosts plucked at the strings of his guitar, he gave Luci a call.]


Hey, how can you stand being so hot?

Let's Jam
[All that earlier jamming session did was make him want to do more. So he grabbed a bite of ice cream to slack his thirst and to help cool off his core before he was back at it. This time he was going to play things his way, which meant it was a lot more guitar and a lot less meandering lyrics. Not that he can't write lyrics, he just wanted to play, his nails on the strings and his voice a little hoarse from all the random words.

Then the words were not random as he found a rhythm that fit and the bits of a song. The only problem was that he never showed signs of being able to speak Japanese before. Although that didn't matter to him.]
consocius: Any icons that are by me are safe to take, except for this one please! (glance.)

[personal profile] consocius 2016-01-28 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Blame it on just plain old lack of being observant or the fact that he's kind of distracted, but Sora doesn't even notice the manic tapping at first. He's actually considering the question. And he answers in the affirmative, because absolutely nothing could go wrong with a plan like that, right?]

Sure. Like what? Water balloons?

[Just the first idea that popped into his head. And now he notices the tapping.]

...You okay?
thelittlemerman: (smile//with her again)

[personal profile] thelittlemerman 2016-01-28 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[Finnick finds her in the hallway, taking up half of it with her bass and her writing. His footsteps must have disturbed her before he turned the corner, because she's already angry when he gets there.]

Oh, I'm... I'm so sorry I was just...

[He's far more sheepish than he usually is, shoulders curled forward shyly. He doesn't want to be alone right now, even if it means talking to an angry Johanna, so he tilts his head and takes a couple steps forward.]

Writing something?
consocius: ([up]; encourage)

[personal profile] consocius 2016-01-28 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[He has no clue as to what this idea might be, but Trucy's enthusiasm is contagious, so he's excited anyway.]

What? What should we do?
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[personal profile] consocius 2016-01-28 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Twelve. Twelve? Twelve... [Think, think.] I don't think I've ever been on this floor before.

Oh... Nothing, I guess? Just kinda wandering. [He looks around.] I just feel like I have to keep moving, you know?
consocius: Any icons that are by me are safe to take, except for this one please! (bloom.)

[personal profile] consocius 2016-01-28 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sora seems to care a lot less about there being anyone around, but this probably shouldn't come as a surprise. He shifts on the sofa to face Jamie, and shuts off the TV since he wasn't really watching it anyway (some random game show).

He looks just as excited at Jamie's suggestion.
]

Yeah? Like the music, or the lyrics? Or both? And what about?

[Not that Sora is expecting Jamie to come up with the subject or any of this all on his own, he was definitely going to help. But there's a part of him that really wants to write about Jamie. And that would be weird, if Jamie was helping. Unless they wrote about them being together?]
alleato: (TYL! okay so i look like a dork w/e)

Dino Cavallone | Duty | Virgo

[personal profile] alleato 2016-01-29 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Whispers in Dino's head were, at first, the least of his worries. But as they intensified, he felt a great need to somehow calm them. Well, whatever they were. He hopes, in all honesty, that he isn't going completely bonkers. Maybe he isn't sleeping enough, maybe he needs to write the lyrics and music that bounce around in his head, because man, the TV sure is doing weird things, and the lights, and...

He stops where he is in the hallway, breathing deeply and laughing quietly to himself. Yep, definitely just worn out. It can't be that he's got a voice in his head that he can't really make out. Tugging idly at one of his earlobes, he pushes off from the wall again, forces a yawn, then begins to hum an aimless tune.]


Geez. Okay. Bed...
Edited 2016-01-29 00:23 (UTC)
alleato: (sweet or stern?)

B

[personal profile] alleato 2016-01-29 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
[Dino catches a tiny hint of the tune, humming along intuitively for a line, seemingly needing a little zen himself as he leans on the wall. It's just a brief moment as she passes, and he doesn't catch himself doing it right away. But once he does, he stops his easy harmony and blinks at her.]

Whoa. Uh, sorry about that. [A pause.] You don't look so good.
mildwildchild: i am gonna shank someone i stg (what the crap)

[personal profile] mildwildchild 2016-01-29 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
It is an entirely reasonable question. Unfortunately, the actual cause of Jamie's befuddlement just isn't that simple.

"Drugs?" Jamie looks, if possible, even more bewildered by this suggestion. "I don't...think so." He frowns at the floor briefly, then back up at Artolo. "Am I?"

He stares into space for a minute or so, then suddenly says, "Wait - who are you?"
variaboss: (booooooored)

[personal profile] variaboss 2016-01-29 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
He raises an eyebrow at that. He wonders if he could get her to sing opera with him. While he's very much a baritone, he was certain he could do Jose's role easily enough for her. "Perhaps I'll have you sing it for me. You could be my lovely Carmen, though perhaps we could have a happier ending."

He turns to plate those amazing fluffy pancakes and put some more on the griddle. "And there's a good reason I don't sing more often. I was trained in Opera. Opera and punk really don't go together well. Besides, it's sort of a treat for the fans, when I sing with Luci." He chuckles a little. "Though I have been tempted to ask her if I could do a solo piece. Maybe I could just throw some Bizet into punk. What do you think. Think they'd rock out of the Flower aria?"

He chuckles because he knows they probably wouldn't. As he does, he places that stack of flapjacks in front of her. "Of course, I prefer to just sing like this. Care to do one with me while I get the rest of this cooked up? I've really been feeling Carmen today. I can give you some spoons for castinents."
variaboss: (frozen hands)

[personal profile] variaboss 2016-01-29 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
"Nope. You wouldn't. If you tried to escape, we'd just have to drag you back and tie you to something. Then you'd be all over the tabloids. Poe Dameron, Junkyard Carnival's kinky pet." He yawns again and sort of almost sits up this time around. Almost. It made a token effort and then just sort of rolled so he could look at Poe directly and not at the ceiling.

"It's not bad, it's just not Carnie material, you know. You could just release a single or something. I've thought of doing it for metal. You're allowed to have a mistress, so long as you keep coming back home to the wife at the end of the day. That, or trick them both into a threesome." Fusion music was pretty popular right now.
variaboss: (lol)

[personal profile] variaboss 2016-01-29 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ He watches her flail about and tries to come up with a logical explanation. ] Other than you spazzing out like a dumbass? Probably some asshole from another band glued them up there and the glue finally wore off.

[ Right, because anyone could just reach those vaulted ceilings. Maybe if they had sprouted wings... ]
blindfoldcode: (father has spoken)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-01-29 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
Who's that fucking bored?!
scalpedsociety: (hope?)

[personal profile] scalpedsociety 2016-01-29 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
Her eyes turn towards Mai. "Oh, so you want to join me. That's wonderful. What should we play?"
liarmonstersnappydresser: (smooooth)

[personal profile] liarmonstersnappydresser 2016-01-29 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Bill notices his little tiny audience member and wastes no time in rounding over to her, dropping to his knees to play a tiny solo just for her. Being of the love alignment, Nia may be feeling just a bit energetic from hearing it as well. He might be feeling a bit obsessive with the need to perform but it's hard to stay moody with such obvious praise.

There is the muffled sound of laughter as he smirks behind the mouthpiece. Oh yes, he knows kid. He's freakin' incredible.

Bill starts up another tune, a little more casual this time, rising back to his feet to sway with simple to follow movements. Perhaps she'd like to dance?]