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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.”
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[personal profile] scalpedsociety 2016-01-29 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
"About the same. Also scared out my mind by the things I'm seeing in my head. Music seems to drown it out, but I don't know why..." Tamara shakes her.

"I keep hearing this name, in my head, in every tv and radio... Aramat... Aramat..."
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[personal profile] variaboss 2016-01-29 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
He's nudging the radio when it sort of flickers and sputters and those disembodied whispers come out of it again. Only for a moment before whatever Xanxus did to break it finally does what it's supposed to and it just stops working.

He is stiff. Utterly stiff and for a moment, his face is pale. So pale that it makes his scars really stand out vividly. "I will if you tell me you heard that. Please tell me you heard that. Tell me it's not just me..." He's a little desperate, honestly. It's a huge fear, the fear that he might actually be crazy.
gunslingerqueen: (Sure why the hell not)

[personal profile] gunslingerqueen 2016-01-29 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
There's almost nothing she can say to that. Scared by visions, voices, things lurking at every corner ... That had been life for the past two months. They were all a mess, and pretending otherwise.

"I'm sorry, all I can think to do is give you a hug." It's the first form of comfort she knows to jump to, but she does put a hand on Tamara's shoulder, gentle.

"What I can say, though, is that you're here, you're real. That other sensory bullshit is just that - bullshit. And it's only right that music drives it away. Artists thrive on their craft."
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[personal profile] gunslingerqueen 2016-01-29 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
She laughs at that - a better ending? Probably only because of the two Nariko isn't nearly or wily or saucy as Xanxus.

"Are you kidding? Punk Opera should absolutely be a thing, and they missed the opportunity." Not that Nariko could really judge the label executives too much. She'd wanted to be placed in something more Blues, Jazz, or Pop oriented and ended up as the lead for Cosmic Indulgence, which existed without much definition. Even the 'Indie' tag was a desperate attempt to box them, one that generally failed.

The food is tempting enough that she lets go of her instrument for just a second to get a hold of a fork and shove a whole, huge bite into her mouth without syrup. He's ... Asking her to sing with him. When had she last performed an aria by herself, let alone for someone else? She pokes her fork against a pancake. She's probably out of practice, she'll probably sound like crap. But it's difficult to not sing when the offer is there.

"... Is anyone else here?"
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[personal profile] consocius 2016-01-29 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
You can get a virus on your phone?

[He looks astounded by this information. Sora's just a little slow at technology, okay? Just a little bit.]

I mostly just use it for twitter and play games on it and stuff. And of course texting too. Can you pick a virus doing that stuff?
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[personal profile] variaboss 2016-01-29 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
Fuck if I know. Someone! Do I look like a goddamn detective to y...

[ The temperature in the room drops very suddenly, like something just walked through it, leaving a huge cold spot behind ]

Fuck this shit. Fuck it.
blindfoldcode: (i won't forget this heat)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-01-29 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
[She shivers and draws herself back into her hoodie.]

They followed you, didn't they?!
variaboss: (the side)

[personal profile] variaboss 2016-01-29 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
He grins at that. "I agree. They totally missed out. Maybe I'll do something with that. When I'm not courting the metal scene." He flips those pancakes like an old pro, using a flick of the wrist instead of a spatula.

He grins at the way she shoves the food in her mouth. She eats like him. He hopes that it tastes good to her. He does try hard to make food good but he's so much better with Italian foods.

"We can do it together if you're shy. But far as I can tell, it's me." He points to himself. "You." He turns to point at her. "And the pancakes." He plops another huge pile of them down. "Don't let the pancakes intimidate you. If they get judgemental, just eat them and they'll shut up."
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[personal profile] variaboss 2016-01-29 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ He's shivering and his breath is coming out as mist in the air. It's really gotten very cold. He can't stand it and he just wants to leave. Go back to Chez Carnie and never come back out. Fuck. Fucking fuck. ]

NO! THEY DIDN'T BECAUSE THERE IS NO THEY!

[ He doesn't want there to be. He doesn't want to admit that there really are ghosts. ]
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[personal profile] liarmonstersnappydresser 2016-01-29 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
"Just a little somethin' I've been working on."

[Marty Mcfly's opportunity will luckily come in the form of the musician pausing to tune his sax between sets. Oh yes, Jazz might typically be reserved for the more relaxed fare, but this isn't just jazz, son, this is electro-jazz! Nevermind that today isn't normal, Bill Cipher has never been normal to begin with.]

"What? Never heard electro-jazz? Futuro-swing??"

[The urge to perform is still there, but the chance to brag is certainly worth suppressing it. Bill takes a moment to fish out his phone, bringing up a short clip of one of ViP's live performances. He holds it up for Marty to peruse, tapping his foot to the tune.]

"Imagine taking the most high-def speakers you got, playing an old record on it and breaking the fast forward and rewind buttons from hitting them both too hard at the same time. Make it strong; make it fast; mix it up! THAT'S ELECTRO-JAZZ, BUSTER! Think of it like a, uh--"

[He snaps his fingers, trying to grasp the words.]

"An AUDITORY MARGARITA! Are we old? Are we new? Who can say! But it's easy to be timeless when no one can tell what era you come from in the first place~"
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[personal profile] totheright 2016-01-29 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ Kaoru's been a little off lately himself, feeling acutely like something's missing. Someone, maybe. It's left him raw around the edges, less likely to throw up his usual facade of bratty flirtation.

So when he comes across Dino in the corridor, he doesn't hesitate before giving him a smile and reaching out to brush his fingers lightly over his jaw. ]
Hey, are you feeling alright?
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[personal profile] vivelarevolution 2016-01-29 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
I'm looking forward to it.

[he goes to sip his coffee, forgetting for a third time there's nothing there. Damnit]

I'm going to get more. [shakes the cup]

Want some?
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[personal profile] gunslingerqueen 2016-01-29 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
It definitely tastes good, though she might get up and find the syrup soon enough. You could only eat dry pancakes for so long! That was just a fact of life and not a commentary on his skills.

His prodding, while well meaning, only makes her a little more nervous but, let's face it, singers are going to sing. Xanxus had already proved that in his own way, and it's what she keeps in mind as she parts from her guitar. "So," She draws the word out a little bit, "A duet or a solo performance? Although you're going to outshine me in the former."

That she isn't brimming with as much confidence just goes to show how long it's been. It wasn't that she didn't love her job, didn't love her band and her family, but singing in Cosmic Indulgence wasn't as technically demanding as a well executed aria, the kind that could wrench emotion from the heart whether the audience liked it or not.

"We could go for the Seguidilla, though I won't do the dance. That or Carmen's habanera." Anything else would just be an insult to the culture itself.
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[personal profile] alleato 2016-01-29 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
[When Kaoru's presence registers, the blonde turns toward him and takes a deep breath. It's funny, but Dino is immediately and visibly relieved to have some familiar company. His smile is fainter than usual, not quite forced, but worn. Still, there's a joy underneath that always shines through. Closeness is currently very welcome.]

I guess it's not worth lying and saying I'm fine. I don't know what's up, honestly.
sponsorigami: Ivan looking very uneasy (漫画 I'm so screwed right now)

[personal profile] sponsorigami 2016-01-29 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
"Problem" meaning they're making our lives difficult compared to earlier.

[ He actually did the air quotes. ]

I'm not sure what else to call it but... I'm taking suggestions.
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[personal profile] totheright 2016-01-29 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ In that case, Kaoru's arm will easily shift around, hanging loosely around Dino's shoulders. Maybe he's pressed up next to him a little closer than the situation requires, but it just feels right. ] C'mon. Tell me everything.

--Or we can ignore it, if you want to.
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[personal profile] faithfulflame 2016-01-29 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
Let's call it...weirdness...for now. Because what have they done so far other than make noise?
sponsorigami: icon of Ivan looking upset (漫画 I am my own worst enemy)

So salty

[personal profile] sponsorigami 2016-01-29 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ivan looks up as he quickly dumps a handful of salt outside onto the floor once the door opened enough. ]

I'm stopping every ten floors.

[ He doesn't have enough salt or time to do every floor. If Keith looks, there's a sizable pile of salt by the door to make up for it. ]
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[personal profile] alleato 2016-01-29 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a soft sound of amused assent as Kaoru's arm goes around his shoulders, and he leans a little. It's comfortable; he's pretty fond of his bandmates already. They make a heck of a team.]

You're going to think I'm crazy if I talk about it, so it's up to you if you want to completely ruin the image of me as a prince on a pure white horse.
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[personal profile] totheright 2016-01-29 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ Kaoru laughs, shaking his head. ] Here's a secret: even if you're crazy, you're still hot. That's all I need to think of you as a prince or whatever. So you can go for it.
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[personal profile] alleato 2016-01-29 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
Seriously? [Chuckling, he seems a bit bashful over that. He wants the attention, but what does he even do with it?] You're a hell of a good guy, you know that? [He sighs, but then drops his voice.] I think I'm just hearing things and seeing things. Not big things, I guess? But it's like somebody's standing behind me whispering a lot.
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[personal profile] wickedlyable 2016-01-29 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ She narrows her eyes at him, a sharp retort on the tip of her tongue as he edges forward, but then, for once, she pauses. Because as much as she's annoyed right now, Finnick is a kind of, sort of, ally. In some sort of way. They've talked once and they might need to talk again in the future. Whatever.

So she grumbles under her breath, then says out loud: ]
Obviously. What do you want?
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[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-01-29 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
BULLSHIT THERE IS NO THEY ARE YOU BLIND OR JUST STUPID?!
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[personal profile] loveconservative 2016-01-29 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Nia tilts her head curiously.] Help save who?
Edited 2016-01-29 04:13 (UTC)