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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.”
scalpedsociety: (lashes lashes lashes)

[personal profile] scalpedsociety 2016-02-01 07:46 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not that much of a comfort, but it still feels better.

"You sing lullaby's, how sweet."
traumatizing: (pic#605214)

[personal profile] traumatizing 2016-02-01 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sabo's comment makes him laugh, but he also mentally stores it away as something to mention to Koumei later. He'd posited being drugged as a reason they were all so messed up and thrown it out because individually drugging people is too much work and money.]

[Not that Sabo knows any of that, and Terry gives him a bit of a wry smile.]


Yeah, assuming I don't look at my work when this is over and discover it's all shit.
sharktrash: (diplomatic // no srsly keep your trash)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-02-01 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Well, he might not have much to compare it to, but that impression is about right. Squalo's considered a genius of his particular craft, after all. Granted, he'd gotten a bit... jostled when a couple weeks back he suddenly woke up with a metal hand, but he's managed to overcome it by now. ]

[ And he'll follow just as seemingly effortlessly as before. It's clear he's enjoying himself, having fun as he plays, even as the tempo rises into the impossible. This calls for a high-paced "guitar" solo, right? ]
traumatizing: (pic#2003760)

[personal profile] traumatizing 2016-02-01 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. [His drumming slows to an idle tapping on his knee and he looks over at Artolo.] The electrics in our place are all fucked up, so I came down here to work.
sharktrash: (unsure // what the fuck)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-02-01 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He should really make some conclusions from that. Like "don't piss people off if you don't wanna get stabbed". But ah well. ]

[ He squints a bit. Sure, he can play stupid pop, not that he's sure how to make it "about" someone considering he doesn't intend to sing -- but. ]


The fuck's baby pop?
traumatizing: (pic#2003741)

[personal profile] traumatizing 2016-02-01 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[He pulls a face at the screen. What does that mean? Is he a ghost? Has he been dead all along?]

[Well, probably not.]


Is there an easier way to talk about this? Over Skype or something maybe?
nibelungvalesti: (removing helmet)

[personal profile] nibelungvalesti 2016-02-01 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"I fully intend to blame you. Apparently I am just another fangirl, unable to resist the Universe charm."

She tried to look sad and severe at him, but simply could not pull it off. Maybe because faking an expression like that didn't come naturally to her, or maybe just because she was undeniably happy.
wickedlyable: (003)

[personal profile] wickedlyable 2016-02-01 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh. A lot of her is furious that she's being interrupted. But, well. She did tell him to come talk to her if anything else weird happened.

So with reluctance, she puts her bass down and turns towards him. ]
What do you mean, strange? Did you have another one of those vision things?
totheright: (calculating)

[personal profile] totheright 2016-02-01 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Fine. Tomorrow. I'll hold you to that. [ He's definitely amused, not really meaning his words. The fact that Dino wants to help out means more to him, anyway. ]

Why don't you fall asleep? I'll put on Planet Tera. It's the world's best lullaby. And if you fall asleep, the voices shouldn't bother you, right?
psyvampexperiment: (Minus eyeglasses)

[personal profile] psyvampexperiment 2016-02-01 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Nor had I the chance to say hello. [Glancing at the papers and glancing into his room before looking back to her.] What a way to meet each other fully, though sometimes the strangest things can bring people together, if I might risk a cliche. [A small smirk, but his good eye still wary.]
panspermia: (★ These things are expensive)

[personal profile] panspermia 2016-02-01 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Be careful. I'm a black hole, I'll just draw you in further."

His grin can't possibly be contained to his face, and he steals another kiss.
punchesyu: (excuseu)

[personal profile] punchesyu 2016-02-01 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's starting to look at Jamie like he's the one going crazy here. His eyebrow raises, a little annoyed at the question.]

What do you mean what am I doing here? What are you doing in here? And what the hell are you looking for anyway?

[He steps further in, taking one quick look back outside to make sure that they aren't going to get caught by someone.]
punchesyu: (ARMS ALL AKIMBO IN HUR)

[personal profile] punchesyu 2016-02-01 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow, you seriously did a number on that thing.

[He looks on as it takes photos randomly, without Sora even pressing anything.]

Try restoring it to factory settings, maybe that'll fix it. You're gunna lose everything on your phone if you do that, though.
droppedthread: (why? to see where it would fall?)

[personal profile] droppedthread 2016-02-01 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Hell, I'm even thinking about working through some lyrics. Anything's possible.
droppedthread: (if you had your gun)

[personal profile] droppedthread 2016-02-01 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I... yeah.

[She hums and taps the best approximation of the music she can, and starts singing some of this. The instrumentals make it better, at least?]

I mean... there's a lot of instrumental stuff too, but you get the idea.
droppedthread: you ran into the night (you ran into the night from all you had)

[personal profile] droppedthread 2016-02-01 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ryuko scratches her head and sighs.]

The music's fine. I'm just trying to get the lyrics working better. Not my area of... uh... shit I'm good at.
droppedthread: (the hell does any of that shit mean?)

[personal profile] droppedthread 2016-02-01 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[She frowns.]

At least the shit I say to it makes more sense.
droppedthread: (summer evening breezes blew)

[personal profile] droppedthread 2016-02-01 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Well that's... spooky. You gonna talk to me or keep hijacking my hand?

[BECAUSE WHY THE HELL NOT WITH THIS SHIT, RIGHT? FUCK IT.]
wounds: (Pouty)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-02-01 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't.

[Cyborgs don't really need it.]
faithfulflame: (Priestess Lets get to it!)

[personal profile] faithfulflame 2016-02-01 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Ivan...

[Rei pulled back, hands on his shoulders, just meeting his eyes and listening. A lot of that doesn't really make sense...because when did this happen? how?

It doesn't add up. How did he just forget?

Was it...no, it couldn't be. But...

No. No it couldn't be.]


What do you mean he was going to be a hero? How is him rushing in to fight someone your fault?

[A pause.]

And what he did? I don't follow.
variaboss: (too sexy)

[personal profile] variaboss 2016-02-02 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
He's not insulted at all by this. He understands the joys of syrup even if he's not a fan of sweet things. Besides, he's already more focused on getting her to sing with him. He wonders if he could do that he did to Tamara. He had done something when he sung Tosca with her, using something in his voice to instill confidence in her so she would sing with him. He doesn't honestly know if he could do it again or even if he wanted to.

"A duet would be lovely. I honestly don't think I would outdo you at all. So please, sing with me. Seguidilla. I won't make you dance. Just the song is fine." He even starts humming the tune for it.
consocius: Any icons that are by me are safe to take, except for this one please! (ponder.)

[personal profile] consocius 2016-02-02 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah! Kinda like my phone is doing except we get to choose the lines, right? That's a great idea! Though... Pride's got a lot of bands, and I dunno if I want to do a cover of any of Predator's stuff...

[Not that he thinks Trucy would want to, either.]

Maybe just all the ones that got started this past year like our two did?
consocius: ([neutral]; curious)

[personal profile] consocius 2016-02-02 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
[It did sound like he'd been playing something. And not for the first time, either. He'd played the song a little earlier in the day too. It's weird, but he's prone to not question it to much.

Especially since B mentions the TV, which Sora looks at and nods at his friend's words.
]

Yeah. For now, anyway. It was kinda messing up earlier. A lot of the electrical stuff's been doing that again, huh? Maybe something with the wiring? Though my phone was acting funny too...
costumechange: (I heard it wink~♪)

[personal profile] costumechange 2016-02-02 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
Haru hasn't asked, or scolded, or even prodded Sans about the way he's hung out perpetually on the couch since the charity event. She'd seen enough to just be grateful he's not curled up in his bed unmoving.

She raises her eyebrow at his question. "Hmm, not sure. I've never really gardened before." Then she gets a bit of a devious look. "I have been told I make some mean baked goods, and there's a few recipes I've been tempted to try medicating....mac n' cheese too if you'd rather something savory."

Generally Haru is all for being kind and treating her bandmates, but the past couple of days she's had an itch under her skin, and a need to take care of them even more. If she can do these little things for Sans, and curl up on the couch to share them with him, she thinks it would be good for her, too.
costumechange: (Lollipop look)

[personal profile] costumechange 2016-02-02 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
Don't worry Celty, Haru won't tell anyone else, not even the guys. She is definitely going to take advantage of this closeness for a while, though.