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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.”
snapcrackleburn: (pffffffft)

[personal profile] snapcrackleburn 2016-02-10 09:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ When they reach the elevator Roy makes sure the doors stay open for Kido to get on with him. ]

It's a secret? Why would he want to keep baking a secret? If he's good at it he should be proud.
snapcrackleburn: (hmmm)

[personal profile] snapcrackleburn 2016-02-10 09:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Edible glitter? I didn't know it existed. What went into this?" Roy squints at the ingredients label. "Gum arabic! Ah. That makes sense!" He nods in approval. "Edible and able to bind to pigment easily. A little food dye and gum arabic, and you could make your own edible glitter right here in your own kitchen."
sharktrash: (blank // calm)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-02-10 10:27 am (UTC)(link)
Vooi, you know. Creepy Japanese girls walking toward the screen -- [ well that's oddly specific. ] -- documented murder isn't weird, right? [ Pause. ] Shit, I've doomed us all, haven't I.
trustme: (hello there)

[personal profile] trustme 2016-02-10 12:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Doctor gestures in the air at an imaginary table. "It'll be like a game. I'll put a bagel on a plate, vow not to eat it, and you play your music and try to get me to take a bite. Once you know how to influence other people- how to get me to eat the bagel, you'll know how to turn it off also. That and when you take a break you can have one. They're really very good. Have you tried a rainbow bagel before?"

Start with the simple things, and really what motive is better than good food?
blindfoldcode: (said if you won't save me)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-02-10 01:12 pm (UTC)(link)
It doesn't exactly fit his image does it? The guy could probably be making more money with a bakery than he is in music.
snapcrackleburn: (smile smirk)

[personal profile] snapcrackleburn 2016-02-10 01:45 pm (UTC)(link)
He could do both. Entertainers come out with cook books and side shows all the time. His fan base would love it.
sharktrash: (serious // talking)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-02-10 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I play her a lot of somethings, actually.

[ scowls at u ]

Practice makes perfect.

[ aka keep talking and his trying will succeed ]
sailorlaughter: (Did someone say party?)

[personal profile] sailorlaughter 2016-02-10 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Pinkie's brow creases a little, and she listens in fascination.

"Wow! You know a lot about chemicals and stuff!" She'd never looked at the ingredients, admittedly, but she would have never known what exactly gum arabic was to begin with. "Can you just like, GET that?"
traumatizing: (pic#605227)

[personal profile] traumatizing 2016-02-10 03:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey. [He smiles up at her and takes his feet off the chair.] How're you doing?
maipokerface: (we had even seen the start)

[personal profile] maipokerface 2016-02-10 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure, may as well. [Not that she's ever had anything like it but there's a first time for everything. Her brows raised up a little.]

Trust me, before the next show you'll meet An. You'll either love her or absolutely hate her. It depends how much she abuses you for a photo shoot session.
wounds: (Laugh)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-02-10 04:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[He laughs.]

I wouldn't be too surprised.
giglio_madonna: (Other people are born with stars at)

[personal profile] giglio_madonna 2016-02-10 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[Again a flicker of sharpness, but Luce hides it by stepping forward and pressing the closing the doors.]

You mean being a musician?
iitrebel: (askthestargazers) (I feel like the Devil slapped me in)

[personal profile] iitrebel 2016-02-10 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Try to get in a lady's underwear and you don't even try to meet the family first? [He casually tosses a rootbeer to Jecht.] Wow!
iitrebel: (askthestargazers) (I feel like the Devil slapped me in)

[personal profile] iitrebel 2016-02-10 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Taking it, he listens for approximately a minute.]

Wow. So. Uh. I take it you might be pissed about something?
iitrebel: (askthestargazers) (I feel like the Devil slapped me in)

[personal profile] iitrebel 2016-02-10 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"Huh." Not a lot to go on. Artolo shrugs regardless. "Well, if I hear of any weird cupcake flavors, I'll let you know." He's not sure if it's a thing he'll run into, but hey. Better than nothing, right?
iitrebel: (askthestargazers) (I feel like the Devil slapped me in)

[personal profile] iitrebel 2016-02-10 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Artolo sticks his tongue out, because he's an adult.]

Clearly you're not playing her enough.
iitrebel: (askthestargazers) (Good night I hope you dream about)

[personal profile] iitrebel 2016-02-10 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Because I can." Obviously. Artolo raises one long leg to kick at the elevator button as they reach one and grins back to him.

"If it's a bald cat, then it can't hit off allergies, right? So it's not like there's any other reason to complain."
traumatizing: (pic#2003760)

[personal profile] traumatizing 2016-02-10 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
It's kind of my thing. [Shrug. As if that's not total bullshit.] Directionless fury in the music, death glares in photoshoots. You know.
blindfoldcode: (in defense)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-02-10 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
He just asked me not to tell.
giglio_madonna: (Other people are born with stars at)

[personal profile] giglio_madonna 2016-02-11 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
...You might want to follow that feeling.

[She folds her fingers together.]

Sometimes our memories are tricky, even when we're young and healthy.
alleato: (Default)

[personal profile] alleato 2016-02-11 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
Okay...

[Dino is ranked number one in caring among all the artists--or that's what he seems to recall--and it shows.]

It's just... well, I've been having a heck of a day, so I'm wondering if everything's okay with everyone. Is there something going around?
in_an_augustforest: made by injusticeworth @ tumblr (looking ahead)

[personal profile] in_an_augustforest 2016-02-11 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Meanwhile August takes it in stride. Dino's not used to singing.]

It's fine. You gotta great voice.
alleato: (trying to cope)

[personal profile] alleato 2016-02-11 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. Yeah?

[He looks shy, almost disbelieving. He only sings for himself, not really around other people. He's the wallflower at karaoke, doesn't even attempt the harmony at shows. Dino just quietly sits back and plays earnestly, letting the others shine as they will. This is... nice. More than just comforting, it's validating. Go figure.]

I'm probably the worst in the band.
iitrebel: (askthestargazers) (I feel like the Devil slapped me in)

[personal profile] iitrebel 2016-02-11 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
Should switch places with me. That kind of shit would look good in a goth band.
stylistic_disloyalty: (041)

[personal profile] stylistic_disloyalty 2016-02-11 08:04 am (UTC)(link)
If I wake up with a creepy Japanese girl in my bed, I'm haunting your ass for the rest of time.

[It's totally his fault.]