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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.”
giglio_madonna: (A woman sitting by herself is not)

[personal profile] giglio_madonna 2016-01-29 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well, at least this isn't the first instance of someone just cursing at nothing that Luce has come across.]

Problems?
maipokerface: (i put my faith in you)

[personal profile] maipokerface 2016-01-29 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[For a ghost, they're sure entertaining. She huffs out a laugh.]

Alright then, so get to talking. What's got you in such a rush?
trn451: (suspicion)

[personal profile] trn451 2016-01-29 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[This is entirely beyond hallucination. Parker frowns and pulls our her phone, recording the screen and the keyboard as she types back her reply.]

What specifically should I do?
maipokerface: (i never wanted to say this)

[personal profile] maipokerface 2016-01-29 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
... What.
panspermia: (★ Passions of Xanxor)

[personal profile] panspermia 2016-01-29 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
It's weird enough to hear nearly the whole of Flowers Over Bones have had something strange happen, but the way Doctor puts, Greg can't help but give a bewildered laugh. "You make it sound like part of puberty or something."

The smile fades after a moment. "But... you all met those guys, right? With the helmets?" He shifts the shoulder strap for his bass. "I've never met them. This is different, somehow."
liarmonstersnappydresser: (grinnnn)

[personal profile] liarmonstersnappydresser 2016-01-29 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"That depends~"

[Bill chirps, blinking when his appearance didn't startle his flighty bandmate quite as much as it typically did. He sets a couple sheets of paper he had been carrying down at the adjacent counter, idly drumming a persistant tune with his fingers as he leans on it.]

"I'm breathing, I'm living, I'm dying, I'm standing; that's four things right there!"

[AND he's being deliberately obtuse. hardy har, triangle pun You can up it to five! He leans in closer, just to see if he can provoke a reaction.]

"What do you think I'm doing?"
blindfoldcode: (look close your eyes)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-01-29 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
... [She considers this.] If I help him, will you stop haunting me?
blindfoldcode: (time to kiss the world)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-01-29 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh my god. She scowls at the paper, but the ghost is being polite and hasn't hurt her or anything so...] What can I do?
blindfoldcode: (isn't enoguh)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-01-30 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
[She swallows hard as she clutches Tiger to her.]

What the hell is mana?
tigermillionaire: (THINKIN ABOUT STUFF)

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2016-01-30 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Tiger seems like he isn't sure if he should speak right now, but after a moment, he answers in a soft and shaky voice:]

Um...I...I dunno. Something they can feel, I guess...
blindfoldcode: (we live a dying dream)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-01-30 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
Let's get out of here quick before they turn around.
tigermillionaire: (doki doki artichoki)

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2016-01-30 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
[He nods and squeezes her hand tight before beginning to shuffle down the hall again, as quickly as he can while remaining silent.]
panspermia: (★ Decide what's important)

[personal profile] panspermia 2016-01-30 12:11 am (UTC)(link)
Finally, he pulls back from the hug, just enough so he can look her in the eye.

"Sure. That'll help me. Performing, and you being there... but this isn't all about me. What is it you need?"
agains: (concerned and concerned again)

salt's well that ends well

[personal profile] agains 2016-01-30 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ Keith steps over the salt, careful not to disturb it -- that seems like it might be a big No in Ivan's book -- and checks the lit buttons. ]

Ah, perfect. [ His floor's already selected. Now all that's left is to lean against the back of the elevator and... experience the ride? ] What, exactly, are you doing? Perhaps I can help.

[ at least it smells like salt so he can rule out cocaine! ]
nibelungvalesti: Credit: <user name=virginwarrior"> (innocent human girl)

[personal profile] nibelungvalesti 2016-01-30 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
Meril met his eyes with a smile that touched hers in turn. It made her look practically like a different person. "Greg, I will be with you. That is all I need, at least for the near future. If I can see that delight you have when you play, then that will do more for me than anything."
blindfoldcode: (all that i've ever known)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-01-30 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
All right. You're the guide. Where do we go? [Aside from to the elevator.]
panspermia: (★ Final Frontier)

[personal profile] panspermia 2016-01-30 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
For a moment, he looks back, unable to believe he could possibly be enough for her. Then, finally, he breaks, last pretenses of resistance thrown to the wind against the swell in his chest. He kisses her.
punchesyu: (dude that's not cool)

[personal profile] punchesyu 2016-01-30 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
What are you going to do, pick up some props for a slasher flick or what?

[He steps out into the doorway and a little inside of the kitchen itself, inclining his head towards the cleavers that are hanging above one of the chopping tables.]
tigermillionaire: (eh...)

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2016-01-30 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
[He falls silent for a while, guiding her forward by her hand while staring forward, as if in a daze. There's been that music, all night. That feeling in his head, where music just felt so much closer.

He starts singing, seemingly unknowing, at first almost too quiet to hear.]


Never knew, I could feel like this...
Like I've never seen the sky before...
Wanted to vanish in this abyss...
I don't want it to be like that anymore...

[He's not even paying enough attention to be embarrassed.]
punchesyu: (weeeeeeeeehhhHHH)

[personal profile] punchesyu 2016-01-30 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
Well, it depends on what you download for games, duuuuh.

[Believe Yosuke has downloaded stuff he shouldn't of.]

You get those ads that pop up in your notifications sometimes?
nibelungvalesti: (what?!)

[personal profile] nibelungvalesti 2016-01-30 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
Like lightning. Meril went stiff in raw shock and surprise, her eyes flying wide as she tried to process the impossible.

For just one moment, and then her fingers tightened hard in his clothing and against his skin as she kissed him back.
trn451: (spider)

[personal profile] trn451 2016-01-30 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
Luce! [Parker blinks, one part at the noise and another at the compliment.] Hi, uh, thanks. I wanted to do something quieter and more subtle than my recent stuff. I got inspired again really suddenly, so.