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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.”
panspermia: (★ Clean that mattress)

[personal profile] panspermia 2016-01-25 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
He senses the world differently while playing like this. He feels Doctor's presence before he hears the cheering: a strange, electric connection between performer and audience. Still caught up in the heady rhythm, Greg grins over at his friend.

Doctor's expression doesn't match expectations. Greg's dazed smile falters. What's got him looking like that, Doc's always so enthusiastic--until a floating spark of light catches his eye. The dreamy mood fades fast as Greg quickly ends the melody with a dramatic chord, lights flaring one more time.

"I, uhh. That was--" Unable to come up with an explanation (since there wasn't one), Greg tries to wave off the twinkling lights still floating around. "H-hey there, Doc."
wounds: (Interest)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-25 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
Alright.

Your turn for horrible lyrics.
wounds: (Glance)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-25 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
How'd you end up in the music scene then?

[Because most of the people he's met are pretty passionate about it.]
blindfoldcode: (that we met right?)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-01-25 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
[Kido's face turns red.]

... They're stupid.
wounds: (Glance)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-25 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, so were mine.
vivelarevolution: (soft)

[personal profile] vivelarevolution 2016-01-25 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
It's not the music scene. It's their music scene. Not my thing. [he's passionate about what he does, but not what they do]

But I got disillusioned where I was and anything is better than living a lie. With that kind of group I can at least be honest. [about doing it for the pay. About being a sellout even. At least he knows what he's doing and has chosen it]

But I'm still trying to find something better out there.
mildwildchild: Mint-Drop is the only person who draws Jamie fanart (chibi-liger on muh butt)

II

[personal profile] mildwildchild 2016-01-25 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Jamie's just wandered out to the main living area of the penthouse - he's feeling restless and distracted, like there's something he should be doing but he can't remember what it is. There's the impression that if he just moves around enough he can figure out what the something is, but the music from Sora's ukulele has an irresistible draw. He leans quietly over the back of the couch, head resting on folded arms as he watches Sora play, waiting for a moment to speak up when it seems he won't be disturbing the other boy too much.]

That's nice. Something you've been working on a while?
wounds: (Glance)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-25 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh. He thinks about Garnet for a moment and nods slowly. He likes her, but their sound might not gel with everybody.]

Hope you eventually end up somewhere better for you.
vivelarevolution: (lol)

[personal profile] vivelarevolution 2016-01-25 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
I don't plan on abandoning ship. Maybe just put out some solo albums with the money.

[he scratches his cheek and gives a sheepish smile]

Once I can figure out what to put on them.

[another sip of his coffee]

What do you do with Manticore?
blindfoldcode: (let's change)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-01-25 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
[She sighs. She plucks a few notes on her bass. It almost sounds right but--]

I got enough on my mind
That when you look me in the eye,
You won’t know where I’ve gone to.
I’m keepin’ count in my mind
One, two, three faces—wish could’ve recognized.

I finish kissing my death,
So now I head onto the stage
Thinking about where I've been.
I mean the streets were never like this.

I wanna feel like I’m someone.
I guess it makes sense.
'Cause my life's become so empty as
They try to make it scandalous,
And I just wanna stay in bed

And see you like she used to.
And know that I am home.
So family if you’re out there,
Would you let me know?

Or go on, go on, go on, ‘cause I’m still thinking that the worst is yet to come
Why am I the one always left out in the dust?
For once, for once, for once I need the feeling that I'm somewhere I belong.
Why’s it feel like this is something I can trust?

She’s far enough from my life
That I can’t quite reach her.
I let my fate fill the air,
So now they’re taking over my thoughts.
Never been one to hold on
But I need just one breath.
So I ask if they remember when
She used to care and stay with them.
I’m a fool to think that nothing could go wrong.

Or go on, go on, go on, ‘cause I’m still thinking that the worst is yet to come
Why am I the one always left out in the dust?
For once, for once, for once I need the feeling that I'm somewhere I belong.
Why’s it feel like this is something I can trust?


[So for all that "these memories aren't real" shit she's trying to believe.

She totally believes these memories are real.]
wounds: (Smile for the camera)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-25 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
I'm the lead vocalist and our rhythm guitar.
vivelarevolution: (listen to me)

[personal profile] vivelarevolution 2016-01-25 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
You have the voice for it! [he jumps off the table and settles himself at the drum set, though not really doing anything right away]

Come down here to practice?
wounds: (Tiny smile)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-25 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you.

Sometimes. I come down when I want to work on songs too.
tigermillionaire: (welp time to die)

Tiger Universe | Hope Alignment

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2016-01-25 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Tiger doesn't think he can do this.

He's been trying all month, but the song just isn't coming together. He doesn't know what to write about, and he feels like anything he performs is just going to sound stupid. Nobody wants to hear anything he really has to say, and he doesn't have it in him to put on a happy face and fake it either.

His fingers wearily drag across his keyboard, tapping out tunes unrelated to the project he's been getting frustrated about. He's been feeling really weird tonight. So restless. He wants to go outside and wander, it feels like...but he guesses that isn't something he's been allowed to do for a long time now.]
vivelarevolution: (revolution)

[personal profile] vivelarevolution 2016-01-25 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
I can help you out if you need a beat. [he's got nothing better to do. The lights flicker again and he makes a face]

That can stop happening at any time.
variaboss: (full scars)

[personal profile] variaboss 2016-01-25 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
He nearly jumps out of his skin when he sees the floating bottle of cologne. What. The. Ever. Loving. Shit?! And then it drops. It drops and there is glass everywhere. What's more, the liquid is spelling out something.

"Sorry?...." Shit. Shit. This is creepy as fuck. He's almost glad he chose to wear the brown pants today because damn. He has to take a breath and not run out of there like a scared little bitch.

"You best be sorry. That's some expensive shit right there." His voice breaks a little, showing that yeah, he's actually scared as hell though also...a bit of a liar, because Old Spice isn't all that expensive.
wounds: (Speaking)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-25 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
Wonder if something's wrong with the power grid.

I wouldn't mind some help. I've only got guitar and vocals for most of these lyrics.
heymcfly: (➟ but a plug falls on the lawn)

I!

[personal profile] heymcfly 2016-01-25 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
[ Marty happens to be nearby when Sora slumps down in a chair, a phone in one hand. Ohh, oh. He understands.

Kind of.

It was kind of embarrassing for Marty to openly admit that he didn't know a lot about phones. Or Twitter. Or basically any kind of form of social networking at all. How in the hell did phones get so tiny? How did you pack so much shit into one tiny thing that fit perfectly in your pocket? Marty knew that he grew up with these things of course, but it was ridiculous. It was something he always wondered about, even though it was kind of dumb and he had bigger things to worry about now.

With his hands stuffed in his pockets, he walks over to Sora, peeking over his shoulder. ]
Broke what?

[ A small point to the phone. ] That thing? They're kinda askin' to be broke, aren't they? I mean, with how tiny they are.
wounds: (Glance)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-25 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
[His eyes close as he listens to her song.]

That's not even bad.
heymcfly: (little baby)

[personal profile] heymcfly 2016-01-25 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
Marty looks over just in time to see Ankh messing with his iPad, and he gets the idea. He grins and looks over their group, bobbing and weaving with the music. This moment is calling for something else; not completely obnoxious to ruin the music, but enough to add the right touch. So he looks over to Rarity!

He raises his eyebrows, not wanting to yell over the music and distract everyone, if that's even possible. He grins, as if to say you should sing!
blindfoldcode: (calling him in and out)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-01-25 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
You liked Children Record, too, you know. I can't trust your judgement.
wounds: (Direct)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-25 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
That's because it was good.
blindfoldcode: (calling out to all)

[personal profile] blindfoldcode 2016-01-25 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
Stop inflating my ego.
wounds: (Interest)

[personal profile] wounds 2016-01-25 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
Get a bigger one.
heymcfly: (nooooo)

[personal profile] heymcfly 2016-01-25 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ Marty doesn't notice the weird text in the search bar until it's almost too late. He puts his hand on the top of the laptop, getting ready to shut it for the night...when he sees the message. He squints, reading over the words four or five times. He definitely, definitely didn't do any of that.

Maybe while he was completely zoned out, someone came in and dicked with his computer? Rocking too hard sometimes made him oblivious to stuff. Or maybe he typed that to himself, but he couldn't remember? Marty frowns, his brow furrowed, and he puts the guitar off to the side. ]


Okay. Why can't I shut it? [ He's asking that more to himself than the computer, but. ]