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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.”
stylistic_disloyalty: (026)

[personal profile] stylistic_disloyalty 2016-02-11 08:05 am (UTC)(link)
Weird. [It's the most honest answer, and given Luci is drunk, honest is the flavor today.]

How about you?
panspermia: (★ Passions of Xanxor)

[personal profile] panspermia 2016-02-11 08:11 am (UTC)(link)
Her final comment makes his face screw up, the words getting stuck as he attempts to process the meaning. "There's nothing we can make that isn't his." The idea of an alternative is more baffling than anything.
giglio_madonna: (I want to be that one girl who looks)

[personal profile] giglio_madonna 2016-02-11 08:54 am (UTC)(link)
"Of course there is!" She doesn't notice it- isn't even aware of what she's doing- but the hope and confidence in her carries out through her voice then. Luce is certain there must be a way. There has to be. After all...

"He's not omniscient, he's not all powerful. There's plenty he doesn't know yet. We simply don't know enough yet."
panspermia: (★ Get my head around it)

[personal profile] panspermia 2016-02-11 09:02 am (UTC)(link)
Greg stares, still bewildered by the idea. He isn't? There is? At some point Greg had accepted the idea there was nothing they could keep from Edward Blanche, nothing that went on in their lives he didn't have a camera or crony watching, or even whatever terrifying magic he has on his side. Her affirmation is slow to process in his mind.

"How are we supposed to learn any more, though...?" It only ever seems like details come forward at their expense.
sharktrash: (blank // calm)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-02-11 09:07 am (UTC)(link)
........

[ .......................... ]

You're still coming, right?

[ Haha who's scared he's not scared. ]
panspermia: (★ How this works)

[personal profile] panspermia 2016-02-11 09:39 am (UTC)(link)
Despite Doctor's chipper take on the "game," the thought of it still sends a little pit of anxiety into Greg's stomach. It feels like taking the stopper out of something he'd rather leave blocked up. The conflict is apparent on Greg's face, but after a moment, he heaves a sigh. If this is something he can do, he ought to make sure he knows how not to do it, instead of ignoring it.

In the end, if there's a way to make something a little less nerve wracking, food's always your best bet. "I've heard word around about those things, but haven't gotten my hands on one. They're always out by the time I get there." He could tell one of the people on staff to hook him up without any trouble, but where's the fun in that?
sharktrash: (frown // ugh gross)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-02-11 10:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ Tries to grab that tongue because he's just as much of an adult. ]

The fuck are you trying to say?
trustme: (hello there)

[personal profile] trustme 2016-02-11 10:25 am (UTC)(link)
Doctor watches Greg struggle with the reality of his situation. He doesn't say a word, waiting for him to make up his mind. Then Greg sighs and talks about the bagels, and Doctor nods at him and claps him on the shoulder again. He knew Greg would make the wise choice.

"Don't worry about standing in line. Come to the Flowers Over Bones penthouse at lunchtime tomorrow. Honestly we're one of the reasons those bagels are so hard to get."
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[personal profile] snapcrackleburn 2016-02-11 01:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"I do dabble in chemistry here and there," Roy says with a chuckle. "I had to know at least a little to work safely with pyrotechnics."

"You could buy some easily and for a reasonable price. I don't think it would be in grocery stores but online they likely sell food grade that has all ready been ground up. It's used for a number of things, not just food, so large quantities are harvested. It's actually sap from acacia trees, put simply." He won't bore her with talk about polysaccharides and glycoproteins.
snapcrackleburn: (why yes I am the best)

[personal profile] snapcrackleburn 2016-02-11 01:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't worry, I won't let him know that you spilled to me. I might imply to him that I'm craving baked goods though.

[The elevator doors open again at ground level and Roy heads out into the lobby.]

Tell me more about your band- we should talk about more than just MANTICORE.
trustme: (a little concerned thought)

[personal profile] trustme 2016-02-11 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Doctor's expression changes quickly from excited chatter to solemn silence. He lowers his voice to a near whisper and steps closer to Finnick. ]

It's very possible. There are people here capable of very bad things.

Did anyone tell you what happened at Naomi River's party?
blindfoldcode: (here am i)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-02-11 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)
About System Crash? [There's a pause where she follows, stuffing her hands in her pockets, and smiles fondly.]

They're good kids. I know Tiger has this diva label but he's just a little kid--a lot nicer than he seems. And Trucy can get a little weird but she's the nicest person you'll ever meet. I don't know Molly as well, but she seems nice, and Pinkie... Pinkie's an experience.
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[personal profile] sublimelymagnificentblitz 2016-02-11 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jecht catches it in midair -- old man's still got some reflexes. In another world he might have been catching a ball.] Came over tonight, didn't I? 'Course if I'd caught her nothing woulda come of it, but yeah, getting in good with her friends has to be a thing now.
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[personal profile] trustme 2016-02-11 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. They're called the Daleks. Deadly, hate-filled creatures, who wouldn't hesitate a moment to hurt an innocent person.

[ Doctor slides into the chair at the table next to Ivan, looking at him with a quieter, almost sad gleam in his eyes. ]

Honestly, the dreams and visions I have of them are nightmares. Not a very nice thing to see or experience at all.
thelittlemerman: (srs//joining hands)

[personal profile] thelittlemerman 2016-02-11 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[He frowns, thinking that over.]

I suppose. It's just that, lately I've been thinking that something doesn't quite fit.
thelittlemerman: (sadness//please leave me alone)

[personal profile] thelittlemerman 2016-02-11 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I was there.

[Finnick snaps at him suddenly, shackles metaphorically raised at the mention of the party. He looks Doctor up and down, taking a step back. He speaks in an angry, suspicious hiss.]

I thought that kind of violence was reserved for people outside the label.
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[personal profile] traumatizing 2016-02-11 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Less weird?

[Maybe? He doesn't look 100% certain about that.]
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[personal profile] sailorlaughter 2016-02-11 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that's probably a good call. Pinkie's polite enough to listen, but she really doesn't care about all that.

"Neat!" She immediately whips out of her phone to google it before she forgets. "It'd be cool to make my OWN glitter. I could do it in all our band's colors or something!" Tiger would probably like that; his makeup tends to be pretty shiny already. "We don't get to do a lot of cool pyrotechnics stuff at our shows, it's kinda not our thing. But glitter cannons would be!"
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[personal profile] consocius 2016-02-12 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, yeah. I've noticed that too. Even my phone was flipping out earlier.

[He blinks.] A balloon preference? Uh, not really. Just regular ones, I guess?
psyvampexperiment: (Teacup)

[personal profile] psyvampexperiment 2016-02-12 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
[He'll fill a second glass, then goes in search of water and sugar cubes, and finds the former in bottled form, but only finds sugar packets, which he'll sadfais at, but makes do.]

Hmmmm! I can take a certain amount of abuse, depending on how she handles me. Though now I have a feeling that strapped-on costume wings will be in my future.

I take it you've been through a similar gauntlet?

[He'll set to work sprinkling the sugar into the glasses before pouring the water in, about half again as much, before stirring the two together...]
agains: (yes we are talking)

salt helps those who help themselves

[personal profile] agains 2016-02-12 08:26 am (UTC)(link)
Only Pride cares about that King and Queen nonsense. [ With their Court of Thorns this and their Heavy Metal Prince that, they're way flashier than Virgo. But Keith has been struggling to remember something royally absent from his memory.

He'd resigned himself to thinking it was an old tv show, or maybe a game he used to play as a child. Being the king of something. ]
They're the extravagant ones. You play well, and your popularity is due to your merit. For one of us to become King of...

[ King of what? ]

I'm afraid I talk too much, Mr. Karelin. I will refrain in the future.
maipokerface: (do you understand)

[personal profile] maipokerface 2016-02-12 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Knowing her she'll go all out on the wings if she can.

[Here Mai waves a hand.]

We've all been run through the hell gauntlet by now. I kinda half suspect Wolfram just ran away after a while.
mildwildchild: ([STARES INTENTLY])

[personal profile] mildwildchild 2016-02-12 07:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jamie lets Sora guide him, eager to learn more - about music, about this aspect of Sora that brings him satisfaction. He fumbles a bit at first with the B chord, biting the corner of his lip in concentration, but once he's got a better handle on it he strums it a few times, carefully, getting a feel for it.]

At least having small hands makes the finger positioning a little easier on this, huh?

[As he strums, there's a little tingle of ambient emotion in the air, a sense of contentment and warmth. It's faint right now, but Sora might feel it growing in intensity the more he and Jamie play.]
giglio_madonna: (And rage the likes of which you)

[personal profile] giglio_madonna 2016-02-12 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
And there's the pause.

The man in the suit, the one from her memories, is a person she's only talked about to the rest of her band. Doctor knows she's met him. Rei and Ivan know she's had dreams about him. Talking to someone clearly about something like that is...

No. It's Greg. She can talk to him.

"Can you keep a secret? A proper one, one you won't tell anyone else." No lightness is in her voice as she asks the question. It's weighed down by a certain somberness.
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[personal profile] killerbeep 2016-02-12 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, it's shocking, I know." He probably couldn't keep the grin off his face if he was actually trying. "Dunno what I'd do if it ever got out."