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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.”
agains: (internal conflict and internal conflict)

the salt before the storm

[personal profile] agains 2016-01-31 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
An ounce of prevention, as others say.

[ He nods. It explains very little, but "Ivan doing a Japanese thing" is easier and easier to accept, even for one who doesn't always get the memo. ]

The building has so many gimmicks, I thought someone had suggested we try a new ambient light system. [ He frowns. ] Thanks to the darker atmosphere, I've felt very tired, and worn out.

[ He realizes his foot is still tapping along to the phantom rhythm, the song that's inside that he hasn't been able to put on paper. His fingers twitch. He wants to play. ]

Is that what you mean?
blindfoldcode: (makes no sound)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-01-31 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
[This is very new, but... Kido stops in her walk. No one can see them, no one is near, and she can pick up the tune, she thinks, as she crouches in front of him so it doesn't have to be her waist he's holding onto.

Her voice is soft but confident, and she holds onto his arms. She's trying to be gentle, comforting.]


It's not as if our world has been a perfect place
And I know that it's love you've been trying to chase
It won't matter who we are, in any case
You should know I feel it too.

[She runs her hand over his hair as comfortingly as she can. It's affectionate. Even though she knows not to mess with his hair. She as a human being just doesn't know how to say that she loves him too, so please take the vague agreement to the sentiment.]
tigermillionaire: (doki doki artichoki)

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2016-01-31 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
[It's okay. He used to hate that touch - anyone messing his hair, with his clothes. He didn't want to be touched. He didn't want to be messed with my anyone, ever. But now...now it seems okay. It's been a long time.

They continue to sing together, the power of the music between them seeming to grow. Unknowing, feelings of Tiger's affection mingle into the empathic vibe of the words.]


And there's no mountain too high, no river too wide.
Sing out this song and I'll be there by your side.
Storm clouds may gather,
And stars may collide...

[For a moment, the music softens again. And Tiger finished, in gentle words:]

But I'll love you...no matter what you hide.

[They are both bathed in the warm pink light of Steven's gem.]
gunslingerqueen: (Bird Song)

[personal profile] gunslingerqueen 2016-01-31 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
"However I can," Once Tamara allowed it Nariko was more than happy to wrap both arms around the woman and hold her gently, as if she were the most precious thing left in the world. Sometimes it was enough to be grounded by physical sensation, though it would be fair to say that wasn't the case, here.

"I could always sing to you the way my mother used to do for me?" She was mostly just teasing.
panspermia: (★ Get my head around it)

[personal profile] panspermia 2016-01-31 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
His brows knit even closer. "What do you mean?" It's true, maybe, but that's only ever struck him as suffocating. "I mean... you could too."
wounds: (Praised)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-31 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I would swear that there's someone somewhere
Watching me

Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach
Like the fire in my blood
wounds: (Tiny smile)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-31 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
Definitely seems like it.
panspermia: (★ Kidding myself)

[personal profile] panspermia 2016-01-31 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
"A-alright." Somehow, Greg manages to look very small while at the center of a universe. This power he's unlocked is bigger than he ever wanted to be.

He glances around at the magical glitter drifting about him. "I uh, this is... I've done it before, but this is the biggest it's ever gotten. Usually just messing with the lights, or something..." He bites hard inside his cheek. "I don't know how to get it to stop."
wounds: (Glance)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-31 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
[He follows along and nods at the explanation.]

Whenever I see that man... I feel very close to him, even if I've never met him in person.

... There might be a lot of people around with visions. But it's not a great idea to talk about them too openly.
blindfoldcode: (until i grasp your hand)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-01-31 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Kido never really feels calm, but this is close to what she assumes it might be. Her chest feels as warm as her eyes (though a small part of her is still concerned those red eyes might frighten him.

Kido pulls him close to her in that second. Tiger is precious to her. And something inside of her needs to keep what's precious near her, keep him safe. There's a fear deep inside her that can't be erased that if she lets go, she's going to lose him too.]
wounds: (Glance)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-31 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
I'm good for now.
wounds: (Pouty)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-31 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
I am. Jecht's not gonna be the one singing them.

If he has a problem he can talk to me first.

[So basically, fight him.]
tigermillionaire: (AWKWARD LAUGH HA HA?)

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2016-01-31 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
[The light fades.

They've felt this before. Or...he has felt this before? They haven't. Or they sort of have, but only part of them. But functionally all of them? Eugh. They steady themselves, suddenly without another person to lean on - lifting themselves to their full height which is much taller than they are accustomed to.

Their feel their waist. Their bare arms. The long, fluffy ringlets of green and yellow. Oh. Um.

It's different, but the same. This is all they've ever been, but they've only been around for a few rare moments.]


Whoa...sorry?

[They feel like they should apologize to...someone? Who, though?]
Edited 2016-01-31 02:22 (UTC)
blindfoldcode: (to no avail)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-01-31 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
No it's--

[Who are they talking to? They blink, pausing as their fingers catch in their hair. It seems wrong in a way--right in a way, but... does it normally tangle? They look from side to side, to see if anyone's around, if anyone might have seen. But the hall is still clear.

Their heart thuds in their chest. This is strange. But not a bad strange. Just... strange. Kind of warm, maybe.]


What's happening?
tigermillionaire: (uh...?!)

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2016-01-31 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
I've done this before...right?

[They think about explaining, and then realize it isn't really necessary.]

It was...Greg.

[They tug on their hood in a moment of confusion, and then shake it off. What do they do now? Can they still feel it? They pause for a moment to see if those feelings drawing them towards the music are still there - they are.]

Can we - yeah.

[They take a step towards their destination - but can they still stay hidden?]
costumechange: (You want to go?)

[personal profile] costumechange 2016-01-31 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
Haru laughs even with the pain at his ridiculousness. "No, silly, it's a trick to make sure I'm not seeing multiple, that I didn't knock my head too hard."

She sits up with his help, leaning into his side and perhaps snuggling a bit closer than he really intended with the motion.

"It does take a lot to knock me down, but...things seem to be snowballing recently, don't they?"
costumechange: (Yes I work!)

[personal profile] costumechange 2016-01-31 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
Haru laugh a little sheepishly and tugs on a piece of her hair with a couple of fingers.

"Ahaha, funny you should mention drugs and drinking because we've been kind of lighting up the place with baked baked goods, and alcoholic desserts, but those were my band mates' preferences! We can make like fruit pizza or key lime pie or something if you're trying to be good!"
costumechange: (Sex please)

[personal profile] costumechange 2016-01-31 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
"There are brownies! I've also got some bourbon blondies, and boozy semifredo...Not sure if you want to mix your pot and liquor?"

She tips her head back and back until she can almost rub her nose against his jaw.

"Could make something else too if you've got a craving."
psyvampexperiment: (Frailer than he looks...)

[personal profile] psyvampexperiment 2016-01-31 05:11 am (UTC)(link)
Papers, books, the piano playing by itself. I had to get out of there before more happened to me.

[He looks up, taking the papers, flipping through them and sorting them into some semblance of order.]

My thanks...
psyvampexperiment: (What's this?)

[personal profile] psyvampexperiment 2016-01-31 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
"Who's doing this?" he murmurs, looking about. Dryly, yet nervously, a hint of a wary tremble in his voice, he adds, "A man who plays at being a vampire now haunted by ghosts, unless someone palmed something into my food or drink. I wasn't even drinking absinthe tonight."
psyvampexperiment: (Looking down)

[personal profile] psyvampexperiment 2016-01-31 05:19 am (UTC)(link)
He wags his head slowly, his hand cradling the side of it as he looks toward her. "I saw shadows, I heard a voice in the back of my head, I've seen papers and books flying about in my room and the piano in there playing by itself," he murmurs. "Not very well, the melody broken...

A pause, then, "What did you see....?" he asks, almost half singing.
twoscompany: (EEEEEE)

[personal profile] twoscompany 2016-01-31 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
I need my hero!
I'm holding out for my hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be tough
And he's gotta be quick
And he's gotta wear red and white
I need a hero
I'm holding out for my hero 'til the end of the fight
He's gotta be set
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be stronger than life


I need my hero!
I'm holding out for my hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be tough
And he's gotta be quick
And he's gotta wear red and white
I need a hero
I'm holding out for my hero 'til the end of the fight
He's gotta be set
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be stronger than life

I need my hero!
I'm holding out for my hero 'til the end of the night!


[This is...pretty awesome! But Garnet feels more coming on, even as they start to finish the song, wrapping it up.]
wounds: (Praised)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-31 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
[He grins at her, thrilled with the conclusion.]
twoscompany: (EEEEEE)

[personal profile] twoscompany 2016-01-31 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah!...

You ready for the next song?
wounds: (His disciple)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-31 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, let's go.