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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.”
connivingbird: (stupid arm)

[personal profile] connivingbird 2016-02-21 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
We're the pawns.

[A sharp feeling of deja vu, the idea of being nothing more then someone's tool in a fight, Ankh's hand curled and he pressed his fingers against the Core again.]

What would a king want to do to protect the pawns around him?
sponsorigami: icon of Ivan looking upwards (折紙 Didn't know Blue Rose could do that)

Take heed of the salt in the grass (it'll kill your plants)

[personal profile] sponsorigami 2016-02-21 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ The word "hero" gives Ivan a lot of confusion. There's more to the word that what one normally thinks, but he can never figure out why. Glancing at the flickering lights when Goodman does, Ivan responds, more thoughtful than judging. He doesn't know why the idea of Goodman relying on a gimmick, something that's false, feels wrong. ]

I guess... but it wouldn't be real, and doesn't your band try to be more than what the mainstream music scene wants?

[ Ivan doesn't say "hipster" outright, but he's practically saying "hipster." ]
giglio_madonna: (Don't be Bob the Dead Guy over)

[personal profile] giglio_madonna 2016-02-21 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh dear. That can't be a good sign. That can't be a good sign at all. Maybe, months ago, Luce could dismiss it as something else. Busy work, the stress of everything, et cetera. Yet right now her brow furrows as she stares down at him, worry clear in her eyes.

"We were talking about the man who came to see me at the charity concert," she answers, wondering if that will help nudge his mind back into order or if she'll have to be more clear.
hanginginthere: (is all your life will ever be)

[personal profile] hanginginthere 2016-02-21 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah...how it leads to signs of danger, right?

[beat]

Is this guy dangerous?
hanginginthere: (is all your life will ever be)

[personal profile] hanginginthere 2016-02-21 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[rubbing his head turns in to rubbing his face. very, very briefly, there's a glint of red from his eyes, but it's so brief it surely must be imagined.]

I just think I might want to hear it when it's done.
in_an_augustforest: made by injusticeworth @ tumblr (ramble on)

[personal profile] in_an_augustforest 2016-02-21 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
It's funny. You have the social life and I don't. But when it comes to playing we are opposites.
sublimelymagnificentblitz: (a hero never... wait)

[personal profile] sublimelymagnificentblitz 2016-02-22 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
Think you're overestimating how there this guy was. All he did when he sat down was look puzzled for a bit.

Then we turned on the vibrators with the remote.
magic_to_do: (Humor... handled by a master)

[personal profile] magic_to_do 2016-02-22 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
Are you sure they don't?

[The real question is whether Trucy knows how ridiculous she is.]
dame_tsuna: (As I wake in bed)

[personal profile] dame_tsuna 2016-02-22 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe. I don't think it's important whether he's tall, dark, or handsome anyway.

[Tsuna is more concerned with him being nice. And trustworthy. And non-violent.]
panspermia: (★ So many flavors and you chose salty)

[personal profile] panspermia 2016-02-22 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
He blinks at her a few times. "Right. The guy who..." His head throbs again, and Greg grimaces. He remembers the conversation, but thinking at all past a string of words is overwhelming.

"Sorry Luce, I... I guess I'm out of it today. Can we talk about it another time?"
vivelarevolution: (lol)

[personal profile] vivelarevolution 2016-02-22 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Sabo waits, letting that moment hang like a breath, like the quiet between heartbeats. Then he laughs and applauds]

That's fantastic, man! You really deserve that ego.
vivelarevolution: (piano)

[personal profile] vivelarevolution 2016-02-22 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
I've... known it for a while. [he remembers practicing hours and hours and hours, all to fill an ambition that wasn't even his] Weird that you come to like something you're supposed to hate...
vivelarevolution: (hey cool)

[personal profile] vivelarevolution 2016-02-22 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
[he shudders a little at the flickering lights. It's probably nothing.]

Really? Is it usually this bad? [he kind of hopes not. In any case he nods at Sora]

Sabo... Cosmic Indulgence. Nice to meet you. [have a handshake and everything]

vivelarevolution: (hey cool)

[personal profile] vivelarevolution 2016-02-22 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah! Show me something! [he can't help but be enchanted by it]
vivelarevolution: (shhn)

[personal profile] vivelarevolution 2016-02-22 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
[it's a wonderful moment. He can feel it filling him. It's as good as it is distracting, like a good book or absorbing thought. It's almost as if words are floating in the air above them and he sings softly]

The stars are here to remember
The moon to say goodbye
When we were together
Days just flew by
vivelarevolution: (focus)

[personal profile] vivelarevolution 2016-02-22 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
Nah not really. Bits and pieces. Nothing important. [he chews absently on a thumbnail] It feels like it has to be big, you know?
consocius: Any icons that are by me are safe to take, except for this one please! (laugh.)

[personal profile] consocius 2016-02-22 07:33 am (UTC)(link)
Whoops, sorry about your balloon.

[Sora lifts his balloon up slowly, snickering a little as strands stick to it.]

Yup, we got static!

[He grins as he attempts to change B's hairdo a bit using only the balloon, because why not?]
sharktrash: (diplomatic // no srsly keep your trash)

[personal profile] sharktrash 2016-02-22 09:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ Good call. That's a good point for you, Sabo. Not everyone realizes that silence too can be part of music. The oldest kind, actually. ]

I know. [ He grins, leaning back a bit. ] You're not the worst I've played with, either.
maipokerface: (we had even seen the start)

[personal profile] maipokerface 2016-02-22 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
... So do you really believe that Fallen Angel schtick?

[He's not bad looking but...]
iitrebel: (sassybird) (Troll Jesus was obviously not given)

[personal profile] iitrebel 2016-02-22 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Weirdly enough, not really... Like, if there's any color that needs to be added, I'd feel like it should be... yellow, or something.

But that's bee bullshit, right? Black and yellow.
yellowcopycat: (smile~)

[personal profile] yellowcopycat 2016-02-22 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ryouta offers a soft smile]

I'll let you listen when I'm done then.
giglio_madonna: (sassybird) (to quote hamlet act 3 scene 3 line 92)

[personal profile] giglio_madonna 2016-02-22 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Not very much, if Solstice was any indication.

[He had to know what would happen. Everyone had to know what would happen, including Naomi.]

As long as we're all scattered instead of united, as long as he still has people he can use himself...
giglio_madonna: (snappleicons) (Bisexual girls are great)

[personal profile] giglio_madonna 2016-02-22 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
He could be, if he wanted to. [She twirls her pen in her hand.] But... Mostly it's his passion that's dangerous.

[That sounds right, doesn't it...?]
mildwildchild: (Default)

[personal profile] mildwildchild 2016-02-22 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"I guess not." Jamie considers this. "Some people just don't like cats, though. I dunno if the people I live with are like that, but still."

The elevator chimes and the door slides open. "Hey. How come you like cats so much anyway? You must like 'em a lot if you've got a whole apartment full of 'em."
mildwildchild: (oh john ringo no)

[personal profile] mildwildchild 2016-02-22 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[Once Jamie's got all the basic chords down he starts stringing them together into simple phrases, trying for more complex arrangements as he goes along. With each chord struck, the sensations grow a little stronger, and more sharply defined - beyond the initial flush of warmth, there's the impression of a sort of intimacy, and a delight in that intimacy. The only outward expression of this is the little grin on Jamie's face and the glances he aims at Sora, watching his reactions.]

Hm? Doing what?

[He doesn't even notice what he's doing - imbuing his strumming with his own emotions - until Sora mentions it, but once Jamie realizes what's going on he abruptly stops playing and clamps his hand around the neck of the ukulele, silencing it with a discordant twang. The emotions dissipate just as suddenly, leaving the room as it was before.]

Oh geez, I forgot all about that - that mind-manipulation stuff. I didn't put any weird ideas in your head, did I? If I did I'm sorry, I didn't mean to -

[Never mind that he has to actively concentrate on making people want to do things, he's embarrassed and a little upset that he might have done to Sora what he did to that poor jackass at their performance that one time.]